Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 176 Raising Money to Suppress
"1000?"

Richard Gere frowned immediately when he heard the number.

Being a celebrity has a lot of expenses, and the bigger the star, the greater the daily expenses.

After taking out 800 million for the bet, he didn't have much money left in his account.

There are also people like Robert Downey Jr. who have even less money, and the money they use to bet mainly comes from borrowing.

It would be very difficult for them to raise $1000 million to increase the box office.

"Michael, do we have to create fake box office results? The current box office of Sugar Coated Trap is 1.54 million US dollars. After seven or eight weeks, it will be at least 1.8 million. I think it will be difficult for Link's new movie to exceed this result."

Richard Gere said, smoking a cigarette.

Ovitz said, "Who can guarantee this? The box office revenue ratios of Link's first three films were all over a thousand times, and Final Destination is his first major project with an investment of more than 1000 million. If this movie gets 20 times the box office revenue, it will be 2 million, 30 times will be 3 million, and 40 times will be 4 million. This guy is very lucky. We must treat it strictly to ensure that we win this bet."

Richard Gere became annoyed when he thought of the box office revenue ratio record that Link had once set.

"It's just that 1000 million is too much. Most of the money that Robert Jr. and his friends bet on came from bank loans. It's hard for them to agree to continue investing money in publicity."

"Richard, you have to find a way to convince them. In order to improve the box office performance of "The Sugar Coated Trap", CAA and Paramount Pictures have added more than 10 million in additional activity funds. In the next few weeks, if we want the box office to exceed 200 million, we need to invest another 20 to 30 million. We are a community of interests. If we win the bet, we will all make money together. This part of the money should be paid out in proportion.

In addition, if the box office of "Sugar Coated Trap" exceeds 2 million, our chances of winning will increase infinitely, exceeding 99%. Once we beat Link, all the money we invested will be recovered, and in the end, the only loser will be Link."

Ovitz said.

Richard Gere understood this, but it was very difficult for them to come up with another 1000 million to increase the box office.

Ovitz continued, "Of course, if you think this bet is a sure win and there is no need to continue to support the box office of "The Trap," I will also listen to your opinions and stop paying too much attention to this movie, letting the market determine its final box office. If we are lucky, maybe we can win the bet. The specific way to do it is up to everyone to decide, and I will wait for your news."

"it is good!"

After hanging up the phone, Richard Gere called Robert Downey Jr. and others and repeated what Ovitz said. When he said that he needed another 1000 million US dollars to support "The Trap", Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland and others said that they had no money and the money for the previous bet was borrowed.

If they want to invest more money, they will need to borrow more, and if they can't repay the debt, they will go bankrupt.

Richard Gere said that Link was a lucky guy. He could pick up a dark horse movie like "The Wedding Banquet" by acquiring any film company. No one can tell how much box office his new movie will get and whether he will continue to be lucky.

If we don't find a way to increase the box office of "The Trap" now, it will be too late to increase it after Link's new movie is released.

Not only will he lose all his bets, but he will also be humiliated in front of Link.

Richard Gere also said that CAA and Paramount Pictures invested an additional 10 million dollars in publicity, and will invest another 20 to 30 million dollars in box office revenue in the future.

As a community of interests, they cannot just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Richard Gere and others did not doubt Ovitz's statement that he invested more than 10 million dollars to raise the box office of "The Trap", because there were many news reports in the media saying that the box office of this movie was fake.

This must be the action of Ovitz and others.

So it was reasonable for Ovitz to ask them for additional investment.

"Does it have to be added? The current box office of Sugar Coated Trap is 1.54 million, and it will be 1.8 million after seven weeks. Can Link's new movie get this number?"

Kiefer Sutherland said.

Richard Gere said, "If it were someone else, we wouldn't have to worry, but Link's movies always get a high box office return ratio, so being careful is the only way to ensure victory."

By the way, Richard Gere also said that CAA and Paramount invested tens of millions to support "The Trap". If they did not invest and just sat back and enjoyed the fruits of their labor, it would be difficult for them to share the prize money if the film won in the future.

Robert Downey Jr. and others said they would consider it and if additional investment was necessary, they would need some time to borrow money.

Dustin Hoffman said he was in agreement with Richard Gere and would follow suit as long as Richard Gere made additional investments.

After notifying several people, Richard Gere continued to call Tom Cruise to talk about additional investment.

Although Tom Cruise is the leading actor of "Trap Night" and belongs to CAA and Paramount Pictures, his participation in the bet was implemented through them.

If they want to raise funds to support "The Trap," Tom Cruise needs to chip in with them.

“How much more do I need to add?”

Tom Cruise asked.

"Ovitz said that we need to raise 1000 million. According to the proportion of our original investment, you need to add 240 million US dollars."

Last time, Tom Cruise first invested 200 million US dollars in the bet. Later, when he heard that many people were playing, he added another 300 million, making it 500 million.

Based on the total amount invested by several of them, and calculating the proportion of investment required this time, Tom Cruise needs to add approximately 240 million US dollars.

When Tom Cruise heard this number, he couldn't help but frowned. Although 240 million was not a lot for him, it was also a considerable expense. Including the previous 500 million, the total investment was 740 million.

This was the biggest gamble he had ever made.

However, Tom Cruise did not object to the investment. "The Trap" is his movie, and it would be good for him if the movie sells well.

Besides, he didn't think he would lose to Link. "Okay Richard, I'll transfer the money to you later."

After hanging up the phone, Tom Cruise frowned and thought for a while, then called Ovitz to ask about the promotion of "The Trap". He didn't want Ovitz to falsify the box office because it was unnecessary.

This movie is very good. The reason why the current box office has not exceeded 2 million is because the publicity is not in place and many audiences are not attracted by the publicity. As long as the publicity efforts are increased, the box office of the movie will definitely be higher.

He has enough confidence in this movie.

Ovitz agreed with a smile.

"what happened?"

After Tom Cruise hung up the phone, Nicole Kidman came over with a facial mask on, and her tight silk nightgown made her figure even more graceful.

Tom Cruise felt hot in his heart when he looked at her hot body, but he restrained himself in an instant. He was too busy with work recently. He had been busy in the president's office of Paramount not long ago and had no energy to do that kind of thing for the time being.

"What happened?"

Nicole Kidman sat down on the sofa opposite and poured a glass of red wine.

Tom Cruise talked about investing additional money in promoting the film to ensure that it can beat Link at the box office.

Nicole Kidman said, "So the news about Trap being inflated is true?"

"It's fake. In order to increase the box office in recent weeks, Paramount Pictures has invested tens of millions in publicity to attract more audiences to the cinema. This is the same as Link's hype for the movie and it doesn't count as box office fraud." Tom Cruise said.

Nicole Kidman said, "Now that The Trap has grossed $1.54 million in North America, it has a chance to break $2 million in eight weeks. Isn't $ million enough to beat Link's new movie?"

Tom Cruise frowned and said, "Ovitz believes that Link's movie has great box office potential. The box office of "Sugar Coat Trap" needs to be more than 2 million to ensure that it will be a sure thing."

"Link's films have hardly ever failed at the box office, so this film does have great box office potential."

Nicole Kidman said.

"Hmph! His movies are all crappy. They rely on hype to trick audiences into going to the cinemas. That's nothing big." said Tom Cruise.

"Yes, Link's movies are bad, but his movies are all good at the box office."

Nicole Kidman smiled and said, "Why don't we ask Naomi Watts? She also attended the preview of Link's new movie. Ask her what the movie is like and how much box office it will get?"

Tom Cruise was also a little nervous, and after thinking about it, he nodded.

Nicole Kidman called Naomi Watts and asked her what the movie was like.

Naomi Watts is British and grew up in Australia, where she attended acting school with Nicole Kidman.

However, Nicole Kidman was lucky. After coming to Hollywood, she married Tom Cruise and became a famous vase actor in Hollywood.

And Naomi Watts is currently just a new actor.

In "Final Destination", Naomi Watts played the class beauty Blake. After auditioning for the movie, she was signed by the United Elite Agency UTA and became a junior client of UTA.

When asked by Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts hesitated and said that she had a confidentiality agreement with Guess Pictures and could not disclose any information about the movie.

"Naomi, can't I tell you either? Okay, I won't make it difficult for you. You just need to tell me how good Link's new movie is and how much box office you predict it will make?" Nicole Kidman said.

Naomi Watts hesitated and said, "Link's new movie is very good, full of fantastic ideas and very interesting. The plot is scary, the special effects are great, and Link is very good at directing actors. Everyone performed well in this movie."

"Then what do you estimate the box office revenue of this movie?"

"Link's movie will not do badly at the box office, but I'm not sure how much it will get."

Naomi Watts said hesitantly.

Nicole Kidman continued to ask questions but didn't get anything out of them. The two chatted for a few minutes and then hung up the phone.

"It sounds great. It's still a horror movie, with special effects and substance. The actors also perform well. It looks like this movie might be a big hit."

Nicole Kidman said.

"Humph! No matter how much his movie sells at the box office, it will never be as good as "The Trap."

Tom Cruise snorted.

"Yes, I believe you."

Nicole Kidman sat down next to Tom Cruise and gently hugged his arm.

When Tom Cruise smelled her fragrance, his heart warmed up again, but he didn't have enough energy, so he waved his hand, stood up and said he would go to the study to read the script.

Nicole Kidman took off the mask on her face and looked coldly at his back as he hurriedly fled.

　Merry Christmas!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)