Peter Bogdanovich's mood is getting worse day by day!

On the surface, he is a cooperative studio of Universal Pictures. He is already considered a middle-income earner in Hollywood. No matter where he goes, young screenwriters and actors will bow to him.

But only he knows whether he is doing well or not.

Although the movie "Mask" that has just been filmed has begun internal preview screenings, the results at the internal preview screenings were not very good.

In order to give the employees in his studio another job, Peter Bogdanovich temporarily took over the filming of a horror film without authorship.

The asking price was not low, US$300,000. At first, he got the other party's clean cash.

He even muttered privately with a look of joy on his face: "Jerry doesn't know where he met such a "fool"."

But when the American Film Institute recently announced that the April box office champion was his film "The Ghost Story", Peter Bogdanovich was so angry that he almost had a heart attack!

[The Ghost Story grossed US$56 million in its first week, ranking first at the box office in April. In the first weekend of May, the reputation of The Ghost Story bucked the trend and its single-day box office exceeded US$19 million. The next billion-dollar box office movie is about to be released.

, who is Marco, the lucky director who has never shown up before?]

Peter Bogdanovich looked at the title in the American Film Institute's internal magazine and kept thinking about it.

"Teacher, don't worry, this year's Oscars are about to start. Maybe the theme [Mask] will get a nomination by then! With the nomination, our movie will definitely be a big seller!"

When Peter Bogdanovich heard his apprentice's comfort, he waved his hand very weakly: "Hey, let it go! Recently, the Universal Pictures Distribution Department has been looking for theaters to distribute. I hope they can find a cooperative theater chain.

, I don’t expect to win this year’s Oscar.”

"Hey! Teacher, didn't you work as a film critic before you debuted? I heard that Marco, the director of "The Ghost Story", was planning to invite some film critics to sit as guests in Los Angeles. I heard that the financier of this film was

[Neil United Cinemas], you can come forward! Maybe [Neil United Cinemas] will have to sell you a favor by then!"

"Wha...what?"

"That's right!" Peter Bogdanovich's apprentice immediately explained when he saw his teacher's look of disbelief: "Didn't you also shoot a horror film in Los Angeles not long ago? Maybe you are right

That movie can also give them some good advice!"

When Peter Bogdanovich heard his apprentice's words, he suddenly felt like he couldn't breathe!

He still remembers the content of his chat with Jerry Bruckheimer that day.

[Jerry, I don’t know why you insist on letting me follow this low-key horror movie. I’m really not interested in him!]

[Uncle Peter, you are my senior. This film was entrusted to me by a good friend of mine. This hard-earned money is in my hands. If you don’t want to, you can have someone else’s name as the director of this film.

, But you all need to sign a confidentiality agreement.】

Peter, who was quite moved at the time, was finally moved by what Jerry said. Although the money was paid in cash, as a producer, of course he knows that if a movie is shot with cash, then the money is definitely not

Too clean.

But if all the investors of [Ghost Story] had been told to him at that time, he wouldn't be afraid of that risk!

That was a movie invested by [Neil United Cinemas]. Was Jerry Bruckheimer afraid that this old man would steal his opportunity? Peter Bogdanovich, who was getting more and more angry as he thought about it, suddenly felt short of breath.

, the air outside gradually became a little difficult to breathe.

His apprentice dialed the ambulance number anxiously.

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Spielberg looked at Tao Xi who was sitting opposite him with a haggard look. Kathleen Kennedy stood anxiously under the RV and answered various phone calls. However, her boyfriend Frank Marshall kept talking to him like an honest person.

Having fun with Tao Xi.

Spielberg rubbed his temples and broke the silence between the two parties with an annoyed look on his face: "I'm really angry about your behavior that night!"

Tao Xi helplessly spread his hands and explained to Spielberg, a Hollywood boss: "Isn't this the rule of Hollywood? I don't have money to invite those damn film critics to watch my movie, so I can only do this.

Yes, if you are dissatisfied with me, you can treat me like this."

Peter Lamont, who was brought in as a lobbyist, couldn't say anything when he saw Taosi's scoundrel look.

Because what Tausi said is right, this is the rule of Hollywood, the winner and the loser! You can't blame others, if Grigris Netto hadn't lost his job because of the news that Tausi broke [Member of the New York Film Critics Society]

] title, by the way, the hatred of the [New York Film Critics Association] was transferred to Spielberg. Maybe Taosi will die next!

But what Tao Xi said is too rogue. If you want to give Tao Xi a precise position in Hollywood!

Tausi, who has [Neil United Cinemas] as his backer, is more like a distributor, while Spielberg is a producer. How can a producer who is choked by the distributor dare to retaliate against him privately?

?

According to Tao Xi's method of doing things, if Tao Xi really finds out that someone has cheated him, the first person Tao Xi will find to settle the score is [Amblin Entertainment], although [Amblin Entertainment] has some relations with several major Hollywood film production groups

It's an unclear relationship.

But if [Neil United Cinemas] and [Amblin Entertainment] get into a fight, those large production groups will certainly not side with either side. You must know that [Neil United Cinemas] is currently the only one with in-depth cooperation.

May, but MGM has not yet been able to intervene in the management of [Neil United Cinemas].

What if a large production group distributes a certain movie and wants to cooperate with [Neil United Cinemas] but is rejected?

What if a large production group wants to cooperate with [Amblin Entertainment] to produce a certain movie but is rejected?

They can only help each other. Invisibly, Tao Xi already has the strength to negotiate with those Hollywood giants. The 007 series of movies has been successfully released, the rotation of Once Upon a Time in America has been successful, the re-release of A Nightmare on Elm Street has been successful, and now there are still more

The announcement of "Ghost Chronicles" in April was successful, and all this tells Hollywood!

"I! Tao Xi! I need you to respect me!"

Moreover, Peter Lamont also saw that the little guy in front of him had a strong interest-binding relationship with ABC!

"Okay! Taosi, that's not what Spielberg meant. He has already resisted all the pressure from the New York Film Critics Association. And in order to make friends with you, Spielberg helped you put [Anna Calle]

Did I bring you the remake rights of Nina?"

Peter Lamont winked at Spielberg as he spoke. As a Jew, Spielberg directly placed a contract in front of Tausi: "I paid a lot to get those guys this time.

, I hope you can help me when the movie [Back to the Future] comes out, just like your magazine!"

When Tausi heard Spielberg's words, he responded very openly: "I need them to review [The Ghost Story]. I leave this matter to you. Of course, I am in the movie [Back to the Future]."

We can provide you with some conveniences when announcing the distribution, such as reducing the commission by 2 points!”

Peter Lamont couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this sentence. The 2-point video split was enough for Spielberg and others to do something.

Spielberg thought differently. The underage kid opposite him actually had such strong control over [Neil United Cinemas]!

"Nice to meet you, I'll help you get it done, but that Yellow Pages..."

"I need money. Printing, updating and distributing the Yellow Pages all cost money."

Spielberg pondered for a moment and asked: "How much money do you need for the same level of publicity as [The Ghost Story]?"

Tousi held out a finger. Peter Lamont was stunned when he saw Tousi's asking price. One million US dollars is enough for a newspaper with a history of hundreds of years in the United States to publish "Back to the Future" every day.

Waving the flag and shouting!

"Okay! I agree! I saw your Yellow Pages coverage in Manhattan, and I hope you can do it in New York and Los Angeles."

When Tao Xi heard that Spielberg agreed so simply, he still murmured in his heart that the price quoted was too low. This price was reported by him. You must know that Emilio Adams was buying [Yellow Pages]

]’s color page advertisement paid US$2.8 million.

That money is sitting in his account now!

Before that money was spent, another $1 million came in. This media company’s money is so easy to make!

Spielberg left very simply, but Tausi took the copy of the "Anna Karenina" remake copyright authorization form in his hand and threw it aside within a few minutes after opening it.

Instead, Peter Lamont looked at the authorization letter with a greedy face and complained: "Tsk! Only Jews like them can get that copyright!"

"What? You are interested! If you are interested, I will give this to you!"

"No, no, no, no, I have to return to the UK as soon as possible to be responsible for the art coordination of 007. Then don't forget to give us 007 a magazine promotion."

"No problem, as long as the money is in place, anything can be discussed!"

Peter Lamont heard Tao Xi's words and kicked Tao Xi with a smile. Tao Xi sent the car away without hesitation.

"Hahahaha! It's so cool! If [The Ghost Story] can have a box office of 200 million US dollars, wouldn't I be rich?" Tao Xi flipped through the book Jerry Bruckheimer just sent to him last night.

The [customer who intends to purchase the copyright] looked at it happily.

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The movie "Out of Africa" ​​directed by Sidney Pollack has a very high budget. Universal Studios gave a total budget of 10 million US dollars to successfully shoot this movie. When Ms. Audrey Hepburn once again participated in the movie

When filming the movie, Universal Pictures once again increased its investment by US$5 million.

In a poor place like Kenya, $15 million is enough for you to start a war!

Sidney Pollack, wearing a white hat on his head, kept reading the script in his hand, while the film crew around him looked exhausted and were hiding under the cool trees, waiting for the start of filming.

There were many tents set up around it, one of which was Audrey Hepburn's residence. In order to ensure the safety of this fossil in the film industry, two dedicated bodyguards stood at the door.

Sophie Marceau walked in happily holding two packages that had just been mailed from California, USA.

Audrey Hepburn, who was sitting in front of the dressing mirror and retouching her makeup, said energetically to Sophie Marceau who walked into the tent: "Hey! Beautiful little girl, isn't your scene over? What are you doing?

Haven’t you gone back yet?”
To be continued...