Chapter 357 A Suitable Price

Chapter 357 A Suitable Price

Chapter 357 A Suitable Price
Since Disney and Harvey Weinstein separated, the new CEO is named Cole Holden.

February 2006, 3.

Cole Holden finally organized company executives, along with representatives from parent company Disney, to watch "A Quiet Place Part II" in its theaters.

Everyone also received a form, and after watching the film, they would rate "A Quiet Place 2" based on their satisfaction.

It's just a symbolic process.

During the production of special effects, Miramax Films had people keeping an eye on it and had reported to the company long ago that although it was not as stunning as the first one and the pseudo-silent film idea was no longer novel, it still maintained a high standard overall.

Even if the internal test screening only scored six or seven points or even lower, Cole Holden would still decide to purchase it, and at most he would find a reason to lower the price.

With the fan base of the first film, even if the second film is not as interesting, the box office performance will most likely not be too bad, not to mention the revenue from peripheral copyrights.

John, a representative from the parent company Disney, had been in charge of European business and was transferred back to the headquarters last week.

Since he didn't know much about the situation, after sitting next to Cole Holden, John asked curiously:
"Fan, the young and talented director from Hong Kong, actually set up a studio to cooperate with Paramount and planned to make five movies. I heard from a friend that his people came to us with a script some time ago. After reading it, Paramount thought it was incredible. I wonder why he didn't continue to cooperate with us?"

Cole Holden was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said:

"It should be because of A Quiet Place 2. The newly appointed CEO of the group, Iger, was very dissatisfied with the cooperation agreement we signed before. He felt that we made too many concessions in the cooperation with him."

"Iger asked me to re-sign the contract online, cancel the 7.5% box office share clause, and reduce the total amount to less than $2000 million."

"I really tried to do that, so I didn't start reviewing the film until now. I guess that's why the honeymoon period was broken. It was only after Fan's studio and Paramount announced their cooperation that I learned that he had prepared other scripts."

John is a Jew who is related to the new CEO of Disney who took office last year. Hearing this, he quickly figured out the key point and nodded and said:

"You have purchased too many foreign films, such as The Chorus and A Quiet Place, which have caused great resistance from Hollywood practitioners."

"More importantly, the launch of Fahrenheit 911/ made the board of directors very unhappy and under great pressure, so they need to make a statement to prove their position. Your business will be reduced across the board and gradually merged into the parent company."

"But it's a pity to miss that young Asian talent. Maybe a more moderate strategy should be adopted. A Quiet Place is a very good project."

in short.

Two years ago, Weinstein decided to release the documentary "Fahrenheit 911/", which offended some people in Washington.

Even a strong company like Disney was implicated and had to pay a heavy price for this. Miramax Films itself was one of the costs, and another price was the departure of Disney's former CEO.

The board of directors of Disney Group has decided to abandon the golden signboard of "Miramax" this year, firing a group of people and merging the rest into other departments.

The reason why they seem so passive and lazy in dealing with Fan Wumian and "A Quiet Place 2" is partly because a group of Miramax Films executives are worried about their future and no one cares about the long-term interests of the company anymore.

CEO Cole Holden lowered his voice and continued:
"If he had contacted me at that time, I would have recommended him to the parent company. As far as I know, he has a strong box office appeal in Asia, and it would be great to make a movie together. If you want to try, can I arrange a time to talk?"

John hesitated for a few seconds, thinking that it was better to have less trouble than more, and there was no need to increase the risk for himself, so he shook his head and replied:

"Forget it. It's not difficult for one movie to stand out. It's hard to say what the quality of the next movie will be. Hollywood has no shortage of directors. Let's see how he performs during his cooperation with Paramount before making a decision."

We chatted briefly.

When the lights went out, everyone began to watch "A Quiet Place 2" quietly.

Similar to the first one, it has a magical power that can make the cinema so quiet that even the sound of eating popcorn sounds a bit harsh.

At the beginning of the second part.

Fan Wumian, who died at the end of the first film, appears on the screen again, taking Zhuang Muxi and his younger brothers and sisters to participate in the school baseball game.

Among the extras around the competition venue, there are blacks, whites and Latinos, so there is nothing wrong with saying that this was filmed in the United States.

It was an ordinary baseball game, but suddenly several huge meteorites appeared in the sky, dyeing half the sky red.

Everyone fled in all directions.

Then, monsters appeared, following the sounds and hunting everyone. Until then, no one knew what they were. The louder they screamed, the faster they died.

I don’t know why, but many of the audience felt really good when they saw the screaming girl being chopped to the ground by the monster.

Mainly because in many movies, there are always women who scream when they are in doubt, and they can't help at all. It's annoying to watch them too much. The monster cuts with one knife, and the whole world seems to be a little quieter.

Some people originally found it strange and thought that the second part was a prequel. When Fan Wumian drove everyone away, the camera turned and continued the story of the first part.

It is still an authentic pseudo-silent film, with silence everywhere and only some natural sounds.

Some of the audience at the scene began to think about the ending of the first part. They had already figured out how to kill the monster, so how could they shoot the second part?

After watching for a while, I realized that the main plot of the second part is to find the remnants of the organization, try to form an alliance to fight back against the monsters, and study how to produce new weapons to suppress these monsters from outer space on a large scale.

When writing a script.

Fan Wumian summarized some reviews of the first part and filled in the gaps in the second part, explaining clearly how the monsters came about, why humans lost, and the characteristics of the monsters.

Many things are mentioned in just one sentence to avoid the plot appearing dragged out, and the overall rhythm is well controlled.

A huge amount of money was spent on special effects production, and the monsters on the screen look very real, with a metallic luster all over their bodies, avoiding being similar to "Alien".

The plot gradually progressed and everyone on the scene watched it very seriously.

At the climax, in order to save his younger brother and sister, Zhuang Muxi chose to use himself as bait to attract the monster's attention.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like a situation where death is inevitable, so much so that many viewers at the scene felt that the tragic ending of the previous film would be repeated.

The film is full of thrilling scenes that make people's heart beat faster, and the horror effect is quite good.

In order to save publicity and promotion expenses, more than a dozen professional film critics were invited to the scene.

Newspapers have not been eliminated by the times, and the jobs of these film critics have not been completely destroyed. They have all received benefits from Miramax Films, and they are considering how to praise it while watching the film.

Fortunately, "A Quiet Place 2" was revised by Fan Wumian, and its quality is already good, so it is not against one's conscience to praise it.

After Zhuang Muxi fought the monster alone and saved the hero, John, who was sent from the parent company, turned his head and whispered to Cole Holden:
"It's better than expected. I'll say hello to the higher-ups. Let's discuss how to cooperate on the third film as soon as possible. Was there a preemptive right clause in the contract? If the third film is taken away by Paramount, we will lose a lot of profits. If nothing unexpected happens, I think it has a chance to continue the success of the previous one."

".I'm not sure. I need to ask a lawyer to check the contract I signed at the time. I'm not responsible for that."

Cole Holden finished speaking frankly and also said:
"We originally planned to allocate a $500 million promotion budget. It seems that it is worth investing a little more to complete the remaining business perfectly. Do you want to continue to cooperate in the filming of the sequel under the name of Disney?"

The Disney board of directors plans to sell Miramax Films, including the brand and a library of about 700 films, after completing the previous business.

Even the company’s staff are about to be laid off, so of course they will not renew the contract with Fan Wumian.

John nodded:
"That's right. With these two movies as a solid foundation, we can also shoot a third film, prequel, spin-off movies, and spin-off TV series. The board of directors should be interested. It has the potential to be similar to Resident Evil."

When filming "A Quiet Place 1" in the previous life, the creative team probably didn't expect that there would be a chance to make it into a series, so that by the second part, the quality plummeted.

When the script came into the hands of Fan Wumian, he made many revisions and dug out many holes. In addition, the plot was more detailed and substantial, so the quality improved immediately.

After watching the movie, the company's CEO Cole Holden took John from the parent company to a cigar club, where they drank whiskey, smoked cigars, and watched stripping dancers perform on poles. It was so cool.

About two hours later.

CEO Cole Holden received the feedback and arranged for a total of 33 people to watch "A Quiet Place 2", and the average score was around 8.6.

Among the picky film critics, the average score was 6.9.

After reading the message, John hugged a black girl and drunkenly told her:

"The average age of those film critics may be over 45 years old. Their aesthetic taste can't keep up. 6.9 points, such a pleasing and beautiful number, but it's a pity that it was ruined by a decimal point."

He is a close confidant of the parent company's CEO.

After listening to John, Cole Holden, who was already 52 years old, replied helplessly:

"I'm also over 45, but I think this new movie is quite interesting, and it leaves a lot of foreshadowing for the next film. Since that talented Asian director has gone to work with Paramount, why don't you try to make an offer? Maybe you can buy all the copyrights at a suitable price."

(End of this chapter)