Made in Hollywood

"I didn't expect to see it here, Duke."

In the exhibition area, David Ellison sat on the opposite side of the small round table, looked at Duke, pointed around, and said, "I thought you were too busy to pay attention to these messy things."

After David Ellison came over, he went to watch the clips of the film. Duke could naturally guess his purpose, smiled, and said, "If a film wants to sell well, it must invest a lot of money. For promotion and marketing, "Transformers" will not be an exception."

"Mr. Ellison, Director Rosenberg..."

The vice president of Anchor Bay Entertainment came over. With his qualifications, of course, he recognized that the two top rich people in the circle are sitting here, and they have movie studios under it. "I am in charge of Anchor Bay Entertainment. Justin Lively of the film business."

"Hello there……"

Duke shook his hand, and David Ellison waved his hand.

"Justin, I am a little interested in that movie."

You can tell from Duke's tone that he doesn't seem to care much about the film, "Can your company consider transferring the copyright to me?"

David Ellison was still looking at Duke, as if he wanted to see that he didn't care about the true intentions underneath his expression. 9, he would not believe that Duke came here to buy the copyright of a movie, just a little interested.

Sitting between Duke and David Ellison, Justin Lively gave a reserved smile, but did not answer immediately.

Sure enough, as he thought, David Ellison said slowly, "I am also a little interested. Sky Studios also want to get that movie."

David Ellison believes that it won't take long for that movie to become the star of the independent small productions at the show.

The reason is also very simple. This is a film that Duke Rosenberg is interested in.

That's it. As long as the price is not too outrageous, it is enough for many people to buy the copyright and try their luck.

Justin Leverly looked at Duke, then at David Ellison, with a very embarrassed expression.

Duke leaned back in his chair and tilted his head slightly. I took a look at David Ellison, who was full of shame, and then said, "David, always pay attention to first come, first come when you do business."

"First come first, come second?" David Ellison shook his head and said, "In Oracle and Ellison's business guidelines, business is always based on operation and competition."

After that, David Ellison turned to Justin Lively, "I heard that Duke just wanted to buy the copyright for one hundred thousand dollars?"

He doesn't care about Duke on the other side. He said to himself, "Half million dollars!"

Justin Leverley didn't reply, but looked at Duke.

In Hollywood today, who doesn't know that David Ellison has something to do with Duke.

Duke smiled and said, "Justin, just half a million dollars, you choose Warner Bros. Or Sky Studio?"

Does this matter still need to be chosen? Justin Leverly immediately wanted to nod and agree that such a company could only be bought for tens of thousands of dollars. He can handle movies that no one cares about.

Using such a film to make friends with Duke Rosenberg and Warner Bros. is definitely a very cost-effective business.

David Ellison raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He had seen this situation countless times when he was involved in business negotiations with his father. Many people said they were not interested, but they did not.

Although the person claiming to be a **** in the clip played is extremely absurd. But he believed that Duke Rosenberg’s eyes, if he hadn’t received the news fast enough, the lighting entertainment exhibition area where he was just now was right next to him, and there would never be a chance to intervene.

Quickly forming his own judgement, David Ellison raised **** at Justin Lively. "Two million dollars."

Hearing this number, Justin Lively immediately swallowed what he wanted to say, and turned his eyes to David Ellison unconsciously.

Building a certain relationship through business is important, but actual profit is even more important.

Duke turned his head, looked at the LCD screen again, and shook his head inwardly. This film called "This Man From Earth" was not worthy of his entanglement at all.

But he had guessed David Ellison’s intentions earlier, and he also said the psychologically suggestive remarks of increasing publicity to prevent David Ellison from taking out Larry Ellison’s actions. Pie, shouted a big price.

Speaking of throwing money, David Ellison and he are not rivals of the same magnitude at all, but with Duke's character, how could he do such a dishonest thing on this occasion.

The most important thing is that "This Man From Earth" has some value, but it is not worth it at all. Duke has always disdain to do things that are not proportional to input and output.

It's just that David Ellison has the same personality as his father, which makes people unlikable.

After David Ellison said two million dollars, he stared at Duke closely.

He also knows a little about the movie market now, and he is not making a random offer. Two million dollars is his upper limit. There are too many deceitful things in the business field. If Duke Rosenberg is working on such a small production If you continue to increase the price, you really have to think about it.

After all, this is only an independent small production, just like the British black comedy being coldly received in the North American market. Their audience is limited and will not change according to personal wishes.

From "I Am A Legend", Duke can see David Ellison's progress, he will not be so flooded that he treats all the rich children as idiots like Rick Solomon...

If David Ellison is an idiot and Duke pays another $2 million, he will surely turn to $5 million.

Even Paris Hilton, whom he met last time, was not stupid enough, let alone David Ellison, who had accumulated a certain amount of experience.

Shaking his head, Duke no longer wasted here and stood up without hesitation.

"Director Rosenberg..."

As if not expecting Duke to do this, Justin Reverly couldn't help standing up.

Duke just smiled faintly. He didn't care about such a small matter. When he was about to leave, he saw the corners of David Ellison's mouth.

"This film is not suitable for entering theaters." Duke shook his head again at Justin Lively, "I don't know how long it will take to return to the video tape market..."

Having said that, he stopped staying and left the exhibition hall without looking back.

David Ellison turned his head, watched Duke leave, frowned slightly, not suitable for pushing into the theater line, really not suitable?

The arc of his mouth is even higher, and Sky Studio is establishing a distribution department, maybe they can give it a try.

Duke does not have any regrets or nostalgia for that film, and what he said is not suitable for entering the cinema market is also true.

Of course, to act like David Ellison, I am afraid that not only will he not care, he will do it in the opposite direction.

To enter the theater market, you must have investment in publicity, marketing and distribution, plus the purchase of 2 million US dollars in copyright. The total cost of "This Man From Earth" may pile up to 4 million US dollars or more.

David Ellison may not care about the money, but from the perspective of a businessman, it's not a good deal.

Even if this kind of film enters the theater, even if it spends 2 million US dollars in publicity, 99% of it may be on the street. What if more publicity funds are used? If the investment is greater, the final loss will be greater...

The previous film was once on the other side with a production cost of less than 100,000 U.S. dollars, in exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars in the box office, but Duke knew very well that "This Man From Earth" has never been screened in North American theaters. However, the so-called box office of hundreds of millions of dollars is just a wishful thinking of fans of the film.

Even if it is forced to enter the theater market, how many people will enter the theater based on the audience and viewing habits of this type of film?

The greatest value of "This Man From Earth" comes from the disc and video tape market, and it is only a niche choice in the disc and video tape market. After millions of dollars are invested in it, how long will it take to pay back?

The North American film market has its own laws, which will not change with personal wishes, let alone David Ellison, even Duke and James Cameron cannot change the inherent laws of the market.

Niche movies are niche movies, just like Quentin Tasino’s movies. Most of them are wonderful, but the number of theaters is quite average compared to the director’s personal reputation. The North American box office can exceed $100 million. It is the best of them. This is determined by the laws of the market. Even if Quentin Tastino’s behind-the-scenes man is Harvey Weinstein, it cannot change Quentin’s relatively ordinary box office. His films Profits depend on offline broadcasts from later TV, discs and video tapes.

Indeed, in the eyes of many people, "This Man Comes From Earth" is a good movie, but a good movie may not be able to get a high box office. There are too many examples of good movies at the box office.

Maybe "This Man From Earth" will have some changes in the hands of David Ellison, but this possibility is too low.

The type of movie will greatly affect the response of the theater market. Just like Duke told reporters, now you can watch movies through multiple channels such as TV, the Internet, and discs, and you can watch movies at home. It's more comfortable than entering the theater. Why should the audience go out to buy tickets for a movie?

The most important reason is that the big screen must bring a lot of viewing manifestations that the small screen cannot achieve.

For example, for films like "Transformers", Duke will not only continue to use imax technology to produce, but also use James Cameron’s improved 3D technology to shoot. The audio-visual enjoyment it can bring is definitely beyond the experience of a small screen. of.

After leaving the show, Duke threw "This Man From Earth" aside and continued the preparations for "Transformers". (To be continued...)

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