Chapter 341 Will there be a plane?
Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!
As the referee, Jennifer Aniston left after introducing Matthew and David Ellison, but he would look over there from time to time. Since this year, rumors have gradually been heard in the circle that Matthew Horner is a standard scheming man. What do he want to do when he finds David Ellison, who is young and relatively inexperienced?
She was a little curious and believed that the rumors about Matthew Horner were true. A person who could climb from a street gangster and a little driver to a second-tier star would not be a simple-minded idiot anyway.
"You're welcome, David."
On the other side, Matthew exchanged a few greetings with David Ellison, and gradually became familiar with each other, "You can call me Matthew."
David Ellison saw Matthew's familiar face and said, "Matthew, it's great to know you."
"So too." Matthew stretched out his hand again and shook David Ellison. "I'm happy to know you."
David Ellison smiled but didn't say anything again. It was true that he was young and inexperienced, but he was not a fool. He clearly remembered that he had no intersection with Matthew Horner before.
Matthew Horner took the initiative to come up and wanted to do what? David Ellison looked at the other person's sculpted facial contour and his head quickly turned. This is a status, with a strong appeal and commercial value far exceeding the popularity of the little green demon James Franco. Can he use it from him...
"David, I'm here to thank you." Matthew had already had a corresponding strategy if he wanted to find a way to narrow the distance with David Ellison.
"Thank me?" David Ellison was a little confused.
"I benefited a lot from the big sale of "National Treasures"," Matthew asked strangely, "Don't you know how I got this role?"
David Ellison shook his head. He only knew that "National Treasure" was a super big sale and achieved great success. If he could invest in such a project, he would definitely open up the situation in Hollywood.
Matthew then said, "The original starring role of "National Treasure" was James Franko. James Franko turned down this role, and the crew chose me."
"So that's the case." David Ellison suddenly realized, remembering what happened last year, and said, "It's just a coincidence, you need to be polite."
"No, no, no..." Matthew waved his hand, "If it weren't for your investment, there would be no hero in "National Treasure."
He brought a glass of wine when he came over, then picked it up and said to David Ellison, "David, I must toast you."
David Ellison's mind was very fast. Thinking of the business value and box office appeal of the person in front of him, it was not a bad thing to owe him a small favor.
He picked up the wine glass in front of him and touched Matthew gently, "Then I'm not polite."
Matthew laughed and had a drink with David Ellison.
Putting down the wine glass, he was about to get to the point, but David Ellison suddenly said, "Last week, I watched "Pirates of the Caribbean" starring you and Johnny Depp. It is a very wonderful movie. People want to watch it again after watching it."
Hearing this, Matthew realized what David Ellison might have wanted to say and swallowed the words he had prepared to say.
"Such a wonderful movie can always arouse people's appetite and make people eager to know the subsequent progress." Sure enough, after David Ellison finished speaking, he asked, "Matthew, when will the sequel start filming?"
"It's almost." Matthew thought for a while and said, "It's probably in May."
David Ellison continued, "The investment must be very high, right?"
Matthew answered vaguely, "I don't know very well how much it invests." He glanced at David Ellison, "But the cost of a single production exceeds 200 million US dollars is certain."
"Two million dollars?" David Ellison seemed a little surprised. "Such a high investment."
But in a flash, he said, "The cost of a single production is 200 million US dollars, and two films are more than 400 million US dollars. Even Disney Pictures can't afford it."
Matthew nodded and asked Disney Pictures to take out a budget of more than $400 million by himself, which was not realistic.
David Ellison saw that the tentative result was good, and said in time, "Matthew, I have a lot of money in my hands and have been looking for suitable film projects." He deliberately mentioned, "I have invested in James Franco's "The King of the Apes", and this movie will be released in June."
Matthew immediately responded, "Is there a premiere? I will definitely support you when I go."
David Ellison mentioned this, not to let Matthew support him, he simply said, "Matthew, aren't you going to thank me? In this way, you will introduce me to Disney Pictures."
Matthew looked at David Ellison again. The other party was not as old as him. Perhaps because he was influenced by his family environment, he had already become a businessman.
"I can refer you to Disney Pictures." Matthew quickly thought about the countermeasures and asked, "David, do you want to invest in the last two sequels of Pirates of the Caribbean?"
David Ellison admitted directly, "That's right."
Matthew said with a serious look on his face, "David, my recommendation will not have any effect." He quickly explained, "First, Disney Pictures has completed financing; second, the profits of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series are expected. Disney Pictures and Jerry Brookheimer will not interfere. The financing is mainly based on pure bank loans, and it will not allow outsiders to share their income at all. Third, you overestimate my weight."
With a long sigh, Matthew said, "When I negotiated a contract with Disney Pictures, I proposed to bring funds to the group..."
Although this is fake, all the previous words are true. The two sequels of "Pirates of the Caribbean" are not short of money. After all, this is a sequel to a super-selling movie.
David Ellison asked curiously, "Disney Pictures didn't agree?"
"Disney refuse!" Matthew said, all in most truths, mixed with a few lies, and the lies are in line with the basic situation in the industry. "Disney Pictures would rather increase my pay than allow me to bring funds to the group."
He also emphasized, "It's not just me, but many film funds and investment institutions that are interested in investing have been rejected by Disney Pictures without exception."
David Ellison thought for a while and said with regret, "I still think that I can work with an outstanding star like you. Now it seems that the chance is not great."
Matthew remained silent, but then David Ellison said, "David, do you really want to work with me?"
David Ellison's previous words were completely polite. Now when he heard Matthew say this, he subconsciously wanted to shake his head, and then he woke up. In front of him, he could be said to be one of the Hollywood male stars with the best commercial box office results in the past two years.
"Well..." David Ellison said after a moment of hesitation, "Of course."
He immediately gave a reasonable explanation, "I am an investor, and you are a very appealing movie star. Of course I want to cooperate with you. Which investor doesn't want to cooperate with a star like you."
Although there are no sequels to the Pirates of the Caribbean series, there are many big-name movies in which Matthew Horner plays the leading role, such as the sequels of "National Treasure" and "Dawn of the Living Dead", which is good if you can invest.
Speaking of this, there is no need to go around the circle. Matthew said directly, "I have a project in my hand, which has just been launched and someone is in need of capital injection."
When David Ellison heard Matthew’s meaning, it seemed that it was not the sequel to the previous several big-selling movies, and couldn’t help asking, “What project?”
It is rumored that he is a brainless idiot, but his money is not blown by the strong wind.
However, he asked again, "Will the plane appear in the movie?"
"Airplane?" Matthew couldn't understand, "Is this related to the aircraft?"
He didn't need David Ellison to explain, and said, "Do you know the illustrator of Spartan Three Hundred Warriors? I and Zach Schneider, the director of "Dawn of the Living Dead", are preparing to adapt it into a movie. Frank Miller has agreed to transfer the copyright to us."
Compared with other film companies, David Ellison is more like a pure investor, and he has just left school and has not opened up in Hollywood at all.
"I've read this graphic novel." David Ellison was not as impulsive as rumored. "You guys want to adapt it, it's not a sequel movie..."
He hesitated a little, "The style of this graphic novel is too alternative."
No matter what, he has studied at the Film Academy of Southern California and has some basic common sense.
Matthew reminded, "David, have you seen the recently released "Sin City"? It is also adapted from an illustrated novel by Frank Miller. It is currently praised by the media and has a good box office."
David Ellison frowned and thought, and after a while, he asked, "I just want to ask, is this film starring you?"
He didn't know that Zach Schneider, but the person in front of him was one of the most promising young actors recognized in the Hollywood industry, especially the commercial box office appeal, which was not comparable to other young actors.
"Yes!" Matthew also understood that he had gradually formed a brand effect, "I will play the leading actor Leonida."
David Ellison did not respond immediately, but instead asked more details, and Matthew also answered accordingly.
If you want to attract people to invest, you must have the least patience.
Afterwards, Helen Herman also rushed to the Regent Hotel, met Matthew and David Ellison, and said goodbye to Jennifer Aniston in advance, left the banquet hall, and asked the hotel for a reception room, and started a secret talk.
Chapter completed!