Peter Jackson is the founder of Weta Special Effects Studio, which now belongs to Western Pictures. To join the "Matrix" crew as an assistant director, he basically represents Song Yang and Western Pictures, and he must join.

As for Sofia Coppola, it's because of Francisco Coppola. In recent years, Francisco has been building momentum for his only daughter in Hollywood. He has almost no intention of letting Sofia inherit his mantle and influence.

Don't hide it.

As the most influential figure of Italian origin in Hollywood, as long as the crews of Italian films and TV series are in it, they have to give Francesco some face. Francesco himself gave up his name on the crew of The Matrix and replaced it with Sofia's name.

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Peter Jackson and Sofia Coppola basically used their names this time to increase their popularity through The Matrix.

"Jackson, Sophia, and director Martin Scorsese will serve as the assistant directors of The Matrix," Larry Wachowski said, and then looked in the direction of David Geffen, "We would like to invite,

Director Spielberg comes to serve as the executive producer of The Matrix!"

This is dividing the cake, and the meaning is very clear. Inviting Spielberg to be the producer of The Matrix means that the filming team will use the team of DreamWorks, and the trilogy of The Matrix will also be co-produced with DreamWorks!

When the Western film industry first enters Hollywood, it will definitely need allies. It depends on which ally it wants to find. Whether it is independent film manufacturers such as DreamWorks, Miramax, and New Line, or film companies such as Warner, Disney, and Fox.

A giant.

And now Western Films has chosen to sign up with DreamWorks to keep warm, which is equivalent to Western Films investing money and cooperating with the DreamWorks team to shoot. Cooperating with a Hollywood giant is more secure, but it may also be cheated completely.

Hearing that the Wachowski brothers chose DreamWorks to co-shoot, Harvey and the Sony Columbia Pictures staff who were present today looked a little unhappy. This also means that the fat of the entire film project team was taken away from DreamWorks.

It was taken away!

Harvey and others looked at Song Yang's face, but Song Yang was sitting aside with a smile on his face, but he didn't seem to see any objection, knowing that Song Yang approved the proposal.

David Geffen ignored that and said directly to Song Yang, "I think Spielberg is happy to accept the role of producer of The Matrix, and DreamWorks is willing to cooperate with Western Pictures!"

It seems that there is a large group of people supporting it. DreamWorks, which is rich and wealthy, is actually very short of money. They jointly filmed "The Matrix". If the box office reaches the standard, it will be another opportunity for DreamWorks to increase its reputation and even create a "Dream Movie".

"Produced by the factory must be of high quality" has gained the banner.

For DreamWorks, the only problem now is its reputation and distribution channels. This is a pain for all independent film companies. Establishing distribution channels does not happen overnight. However, Western Pictures, which does not seem to use dollars as money, has nothing to do with DreamWorks.

For the factory, it seems to be a good "helper". To put it bluntly, David Geffen and others just want to use Western Pictures' money to do things for DreamWorks themselves!

Seeing that DreamWorks was reaping the benefits, Harvey Weinstein, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help it and said directly to Song Yang, "Song, Miramax is also willing to cooperate with Western Pictures. The Matrix has to be promoted with

Miramax is willing to take responsibility for the Oscar win."

The fat man almost told everyone present that he was an expert in playing Oscar awards. If Western Pictures chose him Harvey, he would be able to make "The Matrix" win an Oscar. Otherwise, it would definitely be

I have to find ways to add to the congestion...

Song Yang couldn't help but smile. He finally understood that Hollywood is even darker than Silicon Valley. Even Silicon Valley would not blatantly split up an emerging company. Although they all wanted to, companies like Microsoft, Netscape, etc.

, I still want a blue face, and my eating appearance is not that ugly.

But Hollywood is purely the law of the jungle. Unless the major movie giants like Disney have absolute control over a movie, and the entire crew to promotion is theirs, otherwise there will be something like what Western Pictures is doing today.

situation, everyone wants to come forward and take a share of the pie.

Song Yang looked at the people in the conference room, took a look at them all, and remembered them in his heart. The situation has changed. Now Song Yang, who has just entered Hollywood, has been ganged up by the Hollywood gang. However, God's way is reincarnation.

, but no one can always be the one who can cut leeks!

"Miramax Pictures can be responsible for the publicity and award winnings of The Matrix." Song Yang did not disgrace Harvey, knowing that this fat man must be greedy, but in the film industry, no one can come up with award winning methods.

Its left and right.

After confirming the filming team and publicity, the only thing left was the cast and announcement, which was the most heated argument just now.

Harvey Weinstein's Miramax Pictures is owned by Disney, so naturally it is interested in Disney and wants to bring the distribution rights to Disney.

DreamWorks is getting closer to Paramount, and naturally wants to acquire "The Matrix"

Distribution rights were brought to Paramount.

On the other side, we are here today at Columbia Pictures, which is the film giant with the closest ties to Italians in Hollywood. Sony Columbia Records and Film Company, including Tommy Mottola, are all Italian executives.

These three Hollywood movie giants all know that no matter whether The Matrix is ​​reliable or not, there is still hope for a movie shot with more than 200 million US dollars to make a profit. If the movie sells well at the box office, the distribution company can make a lot of money.

Pen.

For a Hollywood film company, the publicity and distribution expenses are likely to exceed the film production expenses. This trend has become more and more obvious in recent years. If a Hollywood movie chooses Disney, Columbia, Paramount and other giants to distribute the movie, then

A considerable portion of the profits must be given to these film distributors!

It can almost be said that relying on the film distribution system all over the world, several major film giants are making money. Film companies like DreamWorks and New Line that have no distribution channels, the higher the box office of their films, the more they distribute their films.

The company’s publishers, such as Disney, stand to make more money.

The major Hollywood film giants did not come out of thin air, but they were giants that emerged step by step by squeezing and sucking blood from the entire Hollywood and even the film industry around the world!

"We were able to get Paramount, the agent for 'The Matrix,' to get the distribution rights, and the movie was released in more than 45 territories around the world!" David Geffen said for Paramount Pictures.

Harvey Weinstein on the side didn't care at this time. He was a Jewish boss in Hollywood. It was true that he was from the same ethnic group, but when it came to beauty, ethnicity didn't matter.

But with tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars involved, how could Harvey give in?

After laughing a few times, Harvey looked at everyone in the conference room and said, "I think everyone here has heard of Disney's distribution channel capabilities, but Disney not only has distribution channels, but also has Disney parks all over the world.

, the world’s largest and largest film derivatives sales channel!”

As soon as these words came out, Western Pictures was a little excited. After so many years of development, Hollywood has already formed a comprehensive profit system. The box office is only a part of the profit. In addition, the most important event is

There are also video rentals, movie peripherals, clothing, IP licensing, etc. If the box office of a movie can reach 100 million U.S. dollars, if it is operated, it may generate a billion or even dozens of U.S. dollars in revenue in the future. Disney

He is an expert at this trick!

At this time, Elias, who represented the Italians, and the distribution manager of Columbia Pictures who were present looked at each other and couldn't sit still.

"Mr. Bruno, I think The Matrix, as the first movie in Western movies, should be cautious. The quality of a movie not only depends on itself, but also has an important relationship with its promotion and distribution. Only the best one can be found."

Only the "appropriate" publisher can make "The Matrix" get the best benefits!"

Elias is secretly giving Disney and Paramount eye drops, telling Song Yang not to listen to their nonsense. Now they are talking about nonsense and have made so many promises, but will they be able to do it by then?

There are two ways to do it.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in Hollywood. There are even countless movies that have been destroyed by distributors. It still needs "one's own people" to be reliable, and Columbia Pictures, which has close ties with Italians, is the best Western film industry.

choose.

Among the three film distributors, Columbia Pictures relies on its best relationship with Italians, while Disney has strong money-making ability. Paramount, on the other hand, seems a bit mediocre, but David Geffen is not in a hurry, just

Sit there and sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Indeed, both Disney and Columbia Pictures have their own strengths, but so what, not everything in this world can be measured. Although he has only had contact with Song Yang a few times, David Geffen has already

I'm sure Song Yang is definitely not the kind of person who can be fooled.

Then, Song Yang's words made David Geffen's lips curl up.

"Western Pictures has chosen to hand over the film distribution rights of The Matrix to Paramount Pictures for distribution!"

Song Yang said in the conference room. As soon as he said this, the fat man Harvey just laughed and didn't seem to care too much, but Elias and the Columbia distribution department manager had ugly expressions.

But Song Yang couldn't care less about them. When he first entered Hollywood, he would definitely sign up for a group to keep warm, but he had to be particular about who he signed up for.

Disney will indeed allow The Matrix to make a little more money, but it’s hard to say how much it will get back in the end, and Columbia Pictures doesn’t even have to think about it. If it’s all left to “its own people”, then the distribution fee will probably rise to the sky.

I went, and I don’t know how many people wanted to do it.

On the contrary, signing up for a group with DreamWorks, which is already influential in Paramount, is unlikely to be any better.

After the publisher was confirmed, only the cast was left, which was equally noisy.

Elias, who mainly represents the Italians, returned home empty-handed today, holding back his anger, and now wants to get the cast members in his hands.

"I think a top star should be chosen to star in The Matrix. I recommend Leonardo or Nicolas Cage..."

Regarding the heroine in the movie, everyone consciously said nothing. Whether to let Jenny, who had never acted before, be the heroine depended entirely on Song Yang's words, while the male lead was controversial.

Elias recommended Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicolas Cage, while David Geffen recommended Brad Pitt. Harvey, the fat guy, was even more playful. He was so outrageous that he even suggested that Neo, the protagonist of The Matrix, should be replaced.
Chapter completed!