hollywood melon man

Chapter 82 He still can’t forget Tom Cruise (Third update)
  After the director's contract and the team member's contract were signed, the funds from Disney, Warner, and small investors were transferred to the accounts of third-party insurance companies.

After receiving the box office share of "Speed", Little Gilbert also invested US$10 million in the name of Melon Studio, accounting for one-eighth of the investment share.

The third-party insurance system is very troublesome. Every financial expenditure of the crew needs to be reviewed by a third-party insurance company.

The third-party insurance system also protects the interests of investors and producers of the film, preventing losses caused by the film being overdue, failing to be completed, and various accidents.

Little Gilbert actually doesn't like operating under this system because the procedures are cumbersome.

But let alone him now, even Spielberg and James Cameron combined have to complete the production of the film under the third-party insurance system.

An individual cannot fight against the system rules of the entire industry, and little Gilbert knows this very well.

Hollywood is not a martial arts world of happy grudges, nor is it a male protagonist of a Chinese online novel who kills decisively.

It's full of interests, compromises, deals, politics.

When you don’t have a certain amount of capital, you just shout and kill, scramble to hold the copyright for yourself, and clamor to change the world, and the result will be that you will be crushed to pieces.

For example, in the movie "Death Is Here", Gilbert Jr. converted his salary into an investment.

Taking one-tenth of the share, it stands to reason that one can get one-tenth of the total income.

But this is not the case. In addition to the share of the box office, in terms of video and TV rights, little Gilbert can enjoy the share, and the sequel production cannot bypass him.

The other peripheral parts have nothing to do with Little Gilbert and only belong to Disney.

If Disney's live-action business hadn't been too stretched and promised Little Gilbert's conditions for the sequel, there would be no need for Disney to buy the sequel rights from Little Gilbert.

A default unspoken rule in Hollywood is that non-major investors do not obtain the long-term copyright of the film.

Of course Gilbert Jr. could object, but that would definitely touch upon the core interests of the film company.

Not only the giants, but even second- and third-tier production and distribution companies will not allow external investors to obtain the long-term copyright of the film.

The reason why Hollywood giants are giants is not only because they have strong distribution capabilities and wide channels, but also because they control the copyright of tens of thousands of films.

When Panasonic acquired Universal Pictures, it also had to spend money to buy Universal Pictures' huge library of film and television copyrights. This is the reason.

These things are the money trees...

Some films lose money just at the box office. But as long as you hold the copyright in your hands, you can reap long-term benefits.

Hollywood has undergone a significant change since George Lucas's "Star Wars":

The proportion of box office revenue has been significantly reduced, and the income from peripheral copyrights has increased, and this trend has become more and more obvious in recent years.

Muskmelon Studio occupies one-eighth of the investment share and can make profits from box office and peripheral income such as video tapes and TV copyrights. Little Gilbert is satisfied.

Of course, he would not overestimate the credibility of unscrupulous film companies.

Accountant Kevin, who has worked well together on several projects, will lead his team to fully participate in the preparation, filming, post-production, publicity and distribution of the film, as well as financial auditing of revenue sharing.

Kevin was also very smart. Instead of asking for a fixed remuneration, he asked for a 5% share.

This is inevitable. The kind of novel in which the domineering spirit is revealed, and the younger brother will bow to you and work for you wholeheartedly even if you don't want any money. This cannot happen in Hollywood.

If someone wants to work for you without asking for money, or only needs a small amount of money, then you should be careful, it is definitely a scam.

Shortly after the project establishment conference, in an office provided by Warner, a preparatory meeting on "Iron Fist" was underway.

The financial officer of the third-party insurance company reported a lot of dizzying financial expenses. The film has no beginning and end, the actors have not been selected, and the upfront ten million US dollars have been thrown away.

For the movie "Iron Fist", the most important thing is the special effects and robot design.

No company in Hollywood is better at these jobs than Industrial Light & Magic. All these ten million dollars were thrown at Industrial Light and Magic.

However, this is far from enough. It is estimated that another 40 to 50 million US dollars will be spent to achieve the results that Gilbert Jr. wants.

From Gilbert's perspective, today's special effects technology is lagging behind what it would be a few decades later.

But the dinosaurs in Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" previously amazed audiences of this era, which gave little Gilbert confidence in the movie "Iron Man."

After hearing about the financial expenses, Gilbert Jr. discussed casting issues with his team members. The first production manager of the crew was Kane Waxman, who worked well with Gilbert Jr., and the second production manager was Charles Rowan.

Together with little Gilbert, the three of them formed the first layer of the crew with the highest power.

Only the bosses and managers of each group are eligible to participate in the project preparation meeting.

Unlike the relatively silent Kane Waxman, Charles Rowan was actively involved in the management of the crew.

Regarding the choice of the male protagonist, Charles Rowan suggested: “In terms of the choice of the male protagonist, I think Tom Cruise is very suitable.

However, his agent proposed that the male protagonist’s son should be changed into a daughter…”

Before Charles Rowan finished speaking, he looked at little Gilbert and shut up instantly.

Well, he still can't forget his Tom Cruise.

Little Gilbert glanced at Charles Rowan, then turned around and said, "I think Sylvester Stallone is a good choice. He has played a boxer himself, and the male protagonist Charlie is also a boxer."

Kane Waxman expressed doubts: "Will Stallone agree? After all, we had not very happy competitions in the competition between "Speed" and "The End of the Road"."

Gilbert Jr. said there was no need to worry: “This is normal business competition, and competition and cooperation are normal, and Mr. Stallone must also know this.

Send him an invitation first, and consider Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis as alternatives. "

Kane Waxman nodded. He usually does the talking about actors.

If possible, Gilbert Jr. would prefer to cast Hugh Jackman.

But at this time, Uncle Wolf seems to have not made his debut yet, and he is also very young, so he is not suitable to be the male protagonist.

This movie does not have a heavy heroine role, it is mainly about robot boxing and the relationship between father and son.

However, there are still female characters and a lot of roles.

"As for the choice of the heroine Bailey, I propose Naomi Watts to play the role. Charles, what do you think?" Little Gilbert asked.

"Naomi?" Charles Rowan actually wanted to change to a more popular heroine.

But Naomi Watts was little Gilbert's pillow, and he couldn't object. He could only say: "Let's audition!"

After auditioning, it's basically confirmed.

The petite woman has made great progress recently. After starring in "Speed", she has played important roles in several movies. She is considered a familiar face in Hollywood. It is not a big problem to pick up such a role.

There is also a female character, who is the villain in the play, the rich second-generation daughter.

If possible, Gilbert Jr. would really like Gwyneth Paltrow to play the role. Her character is quite suitable for this role.

But Gwyneth Paltrow's popularity is rising rapidly, and she will not play this kind of supporting role.

She is currently filming "Mrs. Pike's Lover", has also collaborated with Nicole Kidman on "Body Heat", and has a new boyfriend.

However, according to Verona Ryder, Gwyneth was not satisfied with that aspect of her new boyfriend and thought he was inferior to little Gilbert.

Verona Ryder and Johnny Depp had a complete breakup, and subsequently contacted Gilbert Jr. several times.

After all, little Gilbert was a friend of women, so of course he had to take care of and comfort the sad and frustrated woman. The two spent several nights together.

This rebellious girl also shared her experience of stealing things in the supermarket with little Gilbert. She said it was very exciting and invited little Gilbert to go together.

Little Gilbert refused. If he was caught, his reputation would be ruined.
  He also advised Verona Ryder to stay calm. With her current popularity, there would be no problem in getting to the top.

After all, there have been several good times. If it were anyone else, little Gilbert would never say these words more.

But I don’t know if Verona Ryder listened.

The role of the rich second-generation daughter, as well as several other important supporting roles, will eventually be auditioned to see the effect before making a decision.

The second most important character in the film is undoubtedly his son Max.

(End of this chapter)