"Your mom called me."

On Monday morning, Scarlett Johnson was sent to the school gate, and Duke told her, "She will come to pick you up after school today, don't run around, do you understand?"

After getting out of the car, the little girl staggered towards the school. Duke didn't start the car and leave until he saw her entering the school gate. When he arrived at the Duke's studio, his agent Nancy Josephson was already waiting in the office.

In recent times, Nancy's main energy has been focused on the project negotiations for "Save Private Ryan", and has frequently contacted senior executives of several major Hollywood companies, and the negotiations have gradually achieved preliminary results.

“Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox have clear investment intentions.”

Sitting across from Duke, Nancy Josephson briefly talked about the current situation, "The two companies are interested in continuing to cooperate because of the successful cooperation of "Day", and they have the most confidence in you. The only trouble now is that Walt Disney wants to join in, and like Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox, after receiving our script, it has pushed the project into the preliminary review stage."

"What about Warner and Fox's attitude?" Duke asked.

"The income that "Day" can bring is too high." Nancy Josephson smiled bitterly with joy. "Warner Brothers and Twentieth Century Fox don't want to share the benefits easily with others in "Save Private Ryan."

“When will they pass the review?”

This is the question Duke is most concerned about, "I want to know the approximate project establishment time!"

"It will be October at the earliest." Nancy Josephson was also helpless, "After so long, you must also know that every investment in Duke and Hollywood production companies is not an easy thing."

Duke could only nod. If it was as rumored, Hollywood could decide to invest tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of movie projects with just a few ceo words, he would not be so troublesome and waiting every time.

Unfortunately, any commercial company has mature operating systems and power constraints, and every investment is both risky and cautious.

"Also, Duke." Nancy Josephson continued. "Disney doesn't want to give up. Their people are still communicating with Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox. Michael Eisner called me personally yesterday to ask about your attitude towards Disney investment."

"What do you think of Disney?" she asked.

“The support of more large film companies is only good for our films.”

Although Michael Eisner's reputation for being arbitrary and ruling has nothing to do with Duke. "As long as Disney does not interfere too much in the filming and production of the film, I personally welcome it. If they support the director's share agreement I proposed, then I will welcome it with both hands."

Now, Duke has received the top director treatment and the director's power including the final editing rights, which is basically natural. Nancy Josephson is still waiting for the preliminary review of the project to discuss in detail with the co-producer at that time.

Of course, according to Nancy Josephson, if Duke personally supports Disney to join the investment ranks, the other party will owe him a small favor. If he uses Disney in the future, the demands will not be excessive, and Michael Eisner's reputation will not be rejected.

Hollywood is both competitive and cooperative. Some relationships are handled very delicately, and the premise of all this is that Duke, like Spielberg, already has the capital to talk to major companies.

The difference between the new director and the director who won the top box office results in Hollywood is so great that it cannot even be described as a gap.

The two discussed a few more words about "Save Private Ryan" and the investors. The topic gradually turned to other aspects.

"I just got the news, Duke."

Nancy Josephson mentioned ICM's competitor, "Michael Orwitz has left his post from CAA and will join Walt Disney as a CEO starting next month."

"Who is Caa taking over?" Duke immediately became interested.

"Martin Bob, one of the founders of Caa, defeated Ino Martin and became the new controller of Caa."

Hearing Nancy's words, Duke nodded slowly. The other party was one of the giants of Caa, and in Caa, it was second only to Michael Orwitz in Caa, and it was not surprising that he won this internal competition.

The handover of caa's controller means the end of internal competition. As long as this giant in the entertainment brokerage industry is driven by the inherent model, it will inevitably continue to move forward, and even more Hollywood stars and directors can be gathered.

If you remember correctly, the internal friction will be transferred to Walt Disney. Although I don’t know when Michael Orwitz took office and left office, this agent giant, who was once exaggerated by the media, will soon withdraw from the Hollywood historical stage and gradually be forgotten.

Facts have also proved that compared with giants of film media companies like Michael Eisner, Michael Orwitz is much worse in terms of ability and other aspects.

Just as Duke and Nancy Josephson were discussing the next film project, many people walked into a conference room in Century City to prepare for the Caa re-packaging project.

"Mer, long time no see."

Sean Connery, who was wearing a suit and tie, took the initiative to walk over and hugged Mel Gibson, "Thank you for your invitation."

"There is absolutely no one in Hollywood who is more suitable to play the Scottish aristocrat than you."

A little distance was set, Mel Gibson smiled heartily, "This video tells a story about Scotland. How could I forget the people who have been pursuing Scotland?"

Hollywood directors and stars often have their own political factions and political demands, which has been the case since many years ago. Many films packaged under politics often achieve unexpected results and results.

The last person to enter the conference room was the investor Paramount Pictures’ ceo Shirley Lansing. From this aspect, we can also see Paramount Pictures’ emphasis on this packaging project.

After a brief greeting from several parties, the preparatory meeting officially kicked off.

"The actors identified are Sean and me."

As the director and male lead, Mel Gibson quickly brought the meeting to the main point, "In terms of the heroine, I plan to invite French actress Sophie Marceau. The other party is in line with the role setting and has a certain international reputation. He has always wanted to enter Hollywood, so his pay will not be high."

No one objected to this suggestion, and Mel Gibson, the first producer of the project, obviously has a considerable voice. He continued, "The production cost of the film is $55 million, and the title will be officially named "Brave Heart". The main location will be in Ireland. The Irish military agrees to provide us with the necessary help."

He looked at Shirley Lansing, "Have Paramount confirmed the release date?"

"We will take your advice," said Shirley Lansing directly. "The film's North American release will be held a weekend before Memorial Day."

This is another important period outside the summer holiday. The time is the last Monday of May every year, and it is also a legal holiday. It is connected with the weekend for two days, forming a short holiday of three consecutive days. It can be said that it is the most popular release period for commercial productions.

"Sherry, Caa will cooperate with Paramount."

This is the first packaging project led by the control of Caa. Martin Bob naturally wants to succeed. "I think from the beginning of the official preparation of the film, we must invest resources to carry out a series of publicity to get the market information that such a big production will be released on Memorial Day next year."

“Paramount has developed a complete publicity plan.”

Although Paramount Pictures' "Forrest Gump" is a super big sale, it is a project left over from his ex. Sherry Lansing, who took over CEO, also needs a big sale to stabilize his position. "In fact, starting from the next week, the preliminary promotion plan for this film will be launched, and Viacom will use media resources including CBS."

An investment of more than 50 million US dollars can be included in the category of large-scale production in this era. With Mel Gibson's appeal, as long as the publicity is in place, it is not difficult to attract the attention of fans.

"Are there any strong competitive films released during the same period?" Mel Gibson asked suddenly.

“No…”

Martin Bob looked through the information in front of him and said, "From the current releases, there are no major productions in the same period."

"Mer, with your achievements over the past few years."

Another agent of caa said with a smile, "With the full support of caa and Paramount Pictures, as long as we announce that the film will be released on Memorial Day, even if other films have plans for the same period, I believe they will take the initiative to make adjustments."

Mel Gibson was already unruly, so he nodded in agreement at this time. The films he starred in in recent years have been making great successes, and he really deserves such praise.

When the new Monday arrived, caa and Paramount Pictures jointly held a press conference, officially announcing the new project "Brave Heart" that both parties cooperated with, and also announced the release date of the film. Although not revealing too much content of the film, Mel Gibson's self-directed and self-acted triggered a certain sensational effect.

Duke did not notice this. In recent times, Sophia Coppola, Zach Schneider, John Schwartzman and others have ended their vacations one after another. He reconvened his team and while formulating storyboard sketches and scripts, he is also waiting for the results of negotiations between Nancy Josephson and the film company.

Of course, Duke is also indispensable to paying attention to the real-time box office of "Day". After all, this is directly related to his actual income, especially overseas box office. If the expected results can be achieved, the benefits will directly exceed the box office of North America. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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