American Peanuts

Chapter 55
"Of course it's business. You also know that I have signed a gambling agreement with Bully. If the profit does not meet the target, I will leave directly."

"I know that deep down you want me to leave. But at least at this moment, you should listen to me."

"You shouldn't need me to contact Bo Li, right?"

Charlie stared at each other.

The language he used just now seemed like a layman's gesticulation, but in fact, every step he took was to accurately focus on the key points.

"The King's Speech" is a future Oscar-winning best picture, and ranks second in the box office history of Westin Films.

Of course, compared to those other giants, Westin, the leading independent film company, is just a small company, with the highest global box office of only 6000 million US dollars.

"Who is the heroine of this movie?" Charlie forgot the name.

"The current choice is Helena Bonham Carter. She is a good friend of director Tom Hooper."

Tim Burton's wife, an actress with a naturally decadent and gothic temperament, has appeared in movies such as "Fight Club", "Sweeney Todd" and "Big Fish".

"She's too ugly. Replace her. We need a female... artist who is eye-catching enough." Charlie didn't say she was an actress.

Militao's expression became more and more ugly, and he probably began to call God in his heart to take away the young man in front of him.

He slowly took out a cigarette, completely forgetting Charlie's previous warning.

"You know, we are an independent production company and we are not shooting commercial works." He tried to say.

“But poets also have to eat.”

In Charlie's mind, word-of-mouth is not as practical as box office.

"I'll go talk to Hobo. He will definitely not agree." Militan said with some despair.

"Don't forget to call those two female stars. I want to discuss the salary issue with them." Charlie said his original intention.

He only realized it now. No wonder both of them retweeted their tweets. It turned out to be because of this incident.

I can’t blame the two for competing for roles, as “The Reader” will help her win the Oscar for Best Actress next year.

"Let's put aside the imitation game thing for now." Halfway through, Charlie realized that he had let the slip.It was seven years after this movie was released.

There are some projects in Hollywood that span a long time, and many of them are scripts that have been backlogged before.

Militan became interested in this name.

"The Imitation Game sounds pretty good." He nodded, approving of Charlie's proposal for the first time.

"Which films are you working on now?"

"There are several low-budget movies, including the sequel to "Moonlight", which is nearing completion and is expected to be released on Halloween this year."

A thriller movie series that is well-known at least in the United States, with more than a dozen sequels, all of which are new year's goods, with stable profits.

"There is also a Silence of the Lambs spin-off "Hannibal Young", which is looking for a distributor and is expected to be released in the middle of the year."

"No need. Just by the name, you know it's a bad movie. Give up your investment and cut your losses in time. Netflix is ​​not looking for new business. Ask them if they are interested in buying all the rights to this new movie."

Netflix was not yet popular at this time, but the company’s founder was ambitious, and Charlie wanted to take this opportunity to get in touch.

After that, Militan produced several small-budget movies, whose names were ones I had never even heard of, and which had a strong smell of being thrown into the street.

“It’s all packaged and sold to Netflix.”

"In addition, we also signed a contract with an Asian film to be responsible for the distribution in North America and the public relations for the Oscars. Everything was originally negotiated, but the other party kept delaying, saying that the filming was not finished. Are you kidding me? It's been almost ten years." Militang complained midway.

"Which movie?"

"the Grand Master."

"Oh, that's okay. Don't rush the other person and let them take pictures."

"Also includes Rambo 4 with Stallone."

"Has the heroine been decided?" Charlie laughed and went around in a circle, and this shit was in his hands again.

"not yet."

"Then I have a model here. It's just a vase anyway. Who can I ask to act?"

Charlie is planning to let Jetta star. After all, she is the first signed model. Making her famous will serve as a demonstration and attract more people to come.

"Okay, I'll go negotiate with Stallone."

"Finally, there's The Mist, which is about to be released. This time we're co-producing it with Frank Darabont, who is a good friend of Stephen King."

"Our investment?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I understand, this drama will be our main focus in the next stage."

After a conversation in the car, we sorted out all the existing business.Charlie cut off all unnecessary branches and let the company focus all its attention on profitable movies.

Militan felt a kind of courage from this young man. Charlie had almost no time to think, and his mind was very clear.

Regardless of the benefits of doing so, at least it is difficult for anyone to achieve such a drastic stance.

For these Hollywood tycoons, every time they invest in a film, it is like drawing a lottery. They may lose everything, or they may receive hundreds or even thousands of times in return.

Can these people who have been in the industry their whole lives really not see it at all?The answer is of course no, it’s just a matter of luck.

But Charlie was different. He had read the answers in advance and could get high scores no matter what he did on the open-book exam.

That's why he appears confident.

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"We're here, let's go and take a look inside the company." Militao said gently.

At this time, his attitude towards Charlie was much more serious, and he no longer had that annoying smile.

But Charlie shook his head: "Obviously, I haven't taken over the company yet. I will meet with you then."

Then he added: "Actually, I came to see someone today, Gwyneth Paltrow. Did she say anything to you?"

Militao seemed hesitant and hesitated: "She has separated from Weinstein a long time ago. I haven't seen her in many years."

This is a little embarrassing.

"Can we contact her?"

Militan continued to shake his head.

Charlie thought for a while and called Spielberg.

"Gwyneth Paltrow? Why are you looking for her?" Spielberg was a little curious.

"At any rate, she is an Oscar-winning actress who came out of Westin Pictures. I want to catch up with her." Charlie said casually.

"Would you like to ask her out for you? Come to my house to have a meal together?" Spielberg said quite astutely.

"Just make an appointment alone." Charlie politely refused.

He didn't want Spielberg to know about Marvel.

"Okay, but it will take two days." Spielberg said.

"Why?" Charlie was puzzled.

"Because there's the annual Oscars tonight!"

The end of February and the beginning of March every year is the time when the Oscar Awards Ceremony is held. This year is the 70th and [-]th edition. There are several dinner parties surrounding the award ceremony, which must last for several days.

It seems that I have missed Oscar in the past few days since I went to Hungary.

"Okay. Then it'll be two days."

"I won't tell you anymore, I'm going to walk on the red carpet."

After hanging up the phone, Militang smiled and asked:

"Awesome, how did you get involved with Spielberg? That Jew is not easy to deal with."

He heard Charlie's name on the phone just now, and now he is more and more curious about him.

"This might be fate. By the way, why didn't you go to the Oscars?"

"I almost never appear in public." Militao explained.

“Only by standing in the dark can power be secure.”

"Special understanding." Charlie began to calculate.

Back to Chicago?Charlie thought for a while and decided to finish the other thing first. He happened to be in New York, so he could finalize Razek's matter and start the derivatives project when he got back.

But I called Razek three times in a row, but the other party didn't answer at all.

Are you hiding from yourself on purpose?

Charlie thought for a while and decided to get in touch with another person.

"Mr. Charlie, I'm sorry, Leonardo is walking on the red carpet. It will be inconvenient to answer the phone. I will ask him to call you back later." The person who claimed to be DiCaprio's assistant said.

Damn Oscar.

(End of this chapter)