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Chapter 464 Breakthrough Star

"I'm sorry, Ronald, I feel like I did something stupid and made you suffer this kind of insult. I'm very annoyed by these idiots..."

Kevin Costner took the image of Ronald's participation and went to discuss a new partner with publisher Warner Bros. Who knew that their president Terry Temel personally ordered the rejection of this cooperation.

He gave an alternative condition, either Kevin Costner refused Ronald's cooperation, and everything else would be in accordance with the originally agreed terms. Or he accepted Ronald's money, and then used the market price from

Warners here to take over "The Bodyguard" movie project.

Anyway, it's either Warner Bros. or Ronald's Daydream, take your pick.

When talking about it, Terry Trammell was not so explicit. He pointed out that Warner had veto power over new investors in accordance with the contractual provisions of the previous project. They felt that Daydream could neither be distributed overseas nor be sold in China.

Creative content adds value to the project. If you want to invest, you can only share the second round of investment with external capital.

And this condition is undoubtedly an insult to Ronald, an insider. A producer with a good investment vision can only enjoy the investment terms of an outsider. This is equivalent to saying that you are not welcome in our project and you cannot

To add any value, this project relies entirely on the two stars of Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. Nothing else matters, so don't stick your spoon in and drink the soup.

"Nah, this has nothing to do with you. This is directed at me. Mr. Tramel and I have a script dispute..." Of course Ronald understood that the two heads of Warner, Terry Tramel and

Robert Daley, as a Jew, may have more reasons in this matter.

They just don't want outsiders to come in and gradually occupy the right to speak in Hollywood. Ronald repeatedly asked them to purchase the filming rights for the "Forrest Gump" novel, but was also rejected. There were also some verbal conflicts in the process, which increased the number of conflicts between both parties.

A situation where they don’t like each other.

"So what do we do next?"

"Of course I listen to you. If you are willing to buy this movie, I am willing to provide half of the money, and Whitney is also willing to contribute part of it, but you have to get the distributor..."

"Hey, what company is Whitney signed to?" Ronald thought. Warner Bros. didn't seem to understand the potential of this movie. As the company that had produced the most successful movie soundtrack of all time, "Dirty Dancing,"

, the producer of two albums with "More Dirty Dancing", he understands that it doesn't matter if the movie loses money, he can still make money from the album.

"Her? I don't know, maybe CAA?" Kevin Costner was confused when asked.

"Idiot, I'm asking about her record company. Forget it, I'll just ask him directly. Then we'll form a project together."



"I take care of most of Whitney's business matters..."

Ronald quickly found out that Whitney Houston was signed to Alistar Records, which is the parent company of Columbia Records.

Don't you think this is a coincidence? Ronald quickly found Whitney Houston and discussed with her to buy the project and transfer it to Columbia Pictures for distribution. After all, they are all subsidiaries of Sony.

Wouldn't it be useful to save some face?

However, Whitney Houston was a little unwell, so all major matters were negotiated by a female assistant named Robin Crawford.

This Robin Crawford actually looks a bit like Whitney Houston. They are both rare thin types among black women. She is also very tall. It seems that the two of them are very close, and they obviously belong to

This is not an ordinary assistant relationship.

"OK, this is Kevin and I's idea. What do you and Whitney think?" Ronald didn't understand the relationship between the two, so he gave it a try.

"I think Whitney is the core character of this movie, isn't it? She has to sing and act..." Robin Crawford actually spoke, as if she could do Whitney

Like Nick Huston's Lord.

"Robin..." Whitney Houston covered her mouth and came out to stop Robin. She smiled apologetically at Ronald, but she knew Ronald's status in the industry.

"I trust Kevin very much, and I also trust the person he trusts most, Ronald. This is my first time acting in a movie, and I will obey your terms no matter what..."

"Okay, this is my condition. You can ask your lawyer and agent to take a look at it and see if it is fair. If you think it is okay, we can make it final and then go to Columbia Records and Columbia Pictures to promote the project.

."

"Oh, that's very generous. I agreed." Whitney Houston is not an idiot. She also actively controls her business activities, so she can see that this time she took advantage and was able to negotiate with both parties.

A Hollywood boss cooperated on relatively fair terms, which was due to her status in the music industry. At least in the conditions given by Ronald, she attached great importance to the movie soundtrack album...

Ronald achieved his goal and said goodbye. The commercial potential of this project is still great.

"Whitney, this is not fair at all. Your status as a singer..."

"Shut Up, Robin. This is my first time making a movie. Madonna has already made three or four movies. Now Madonna can only be the third or fourth heroine in the movies produced by Ronald. I can already be the one."

The first heroine, this is the best condition... You will not be allowed to disrespect Ronald or Kevin like this in the future. By the way, there is also Bobby..."

Whitney Houston scolded her female partner and assistant, then called her boyfriend Bobby Brown and asked him to come see her.

The promotion at Columbia Pictures went very smoothly. CEO Guber personally met with Ronald. After reading the script and terms, he immediately agreed and said that he would use the best time slot at the end of the year for Ronald.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! He received a lot of pressure at Sony Columbia Pictures. The two old guys at TriStar Pictures put a lot of pressure on him, and now Ronald has the script

The project is negotiated with the starring star, so he will accept any conditions.

Even if the movie loses money, if you can show your kindness to Ronald, you won't be afraid of problems in cooperation with him in the future. Anyway, all the major studios want to cooperate directly with him, but they just want others to explore the way first and see.

Let’s look at his film-making cooperation model and CAA’s Ovitz’s packaging model, which one is better and can bring him more profits and better assessment indicators.

The production of "Bodyguard" went very smoothly. After paying the advance fee to buy the project from Warner Bros., Bannon's Wall Street funds quickly entered the second-round investment list. They don't understand Hollywood, Ronald

Together with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, no one wanted to miss the second "Dances with Wolves". The subscription for the investment quota was so enthusiastic that we had to open a few more

quota.

However, there was a problem with the negotiations with Columbia Records. Because the production and release of Whitney Houston's new record was already on schedule, Columbia's Alistar was very unhappy with this extraneous matter.

Happy to cooperate. They all want to ban Whit Houston from making movies. Wouldn't it be better to leave more time for his own music career?

In the end, it was President Tommy Motura who solved the problem for Ronald.

Tommy Motura knows the sales of Ronald's "Dirty Dancing" record. Although the old guys in the record industry don't like this "crooked" thing very much, sales are sales, Motura

Not caring about these things at all can add more performance to him, which will also be beneficial to his future position in Sony's American system.

After Ronald called him for help, Tommy Mottura put pressure on his company Alista. The fact that a singer can obtain the status of a movie star is a great boost to record sales. In the past, Barbra Streisand, many

Liz Day has a history of success.

Temporary troubles in exchange for long-term profits may not be a concern to the people of Alistar, but Motura's status and vision are very clear.

In the end, both parties reached a compromise. None of the good songs that Alistar had hoarded for Whitney Houston could be used for the soundtrack of "The Bodyguard", and the producers had to find them themselves.

But most importantly, Whitney Houston can make time to sing the theme song for The Bodyguard and some new songs for the movie.

Ronald, who has always believed in letting professionals do the work, let Whitney Houston's team handle the matter of finding the "Bodyguard" episode.

Ronald himself also has some things to be busy with here, such as the filming problems of "Pink League" in New York and the filming problems of "City Heroes" in Los Angeles. Professional crews can generally solve them, but there are some things that need to be solved from the top.

For example, the Yankees made things difficult for the rental of the baseball stadium, and the LAPD made things difficult for some road closures in Los Angeles. Such things need to be coordinated by Ronald.

Fortunately, he has relatively deep connections in the political circles. The New York State Senator personally called and inquired, and the California Senate candidate formally raised the issue of facilitating the filming of the film at a campaign rally. After the filming was delayed, it was still resolved.

On the other hand, Ronald did not get a good solution even when he came forward.

Paula Wagner is bouncing back and forth between seven major studios, trying to find a permanent long-term distributor for C/W Films.

But these executives seem to have the same intention, that is, wait and see, and don't want to be the one who eats the crab.

Ovitz launched an offensive against Jewish executives at the seven major studios, trying to prevent Tom Cruise from signing a long-term distribution contract with them.

It is not uncommon for directors and independent producers to sign distribution contracts for multiple films with major studios. Even many retired executives of major studios have their own small production companies as part of their retirement agreements.

As a part of the film, I obtained a guaranteed distribution contract for about five films from the original studio.

In fact, these are not enough threats to CAA, or Ovitz's business model, but if the production company of a popular star gets this kind of contract, it is a visible threat.

If Tom Cruise really did this, will all stars be able to do this in the future? So as a monopolistic agency, what is the need for CAA to exist? Their packaging

With the agreement, the seven major studios or the stars themselves can no longer be threatened.

There are actually precedents for people who were stars before and signed such multi-film distribution contracts (for example, releasing three big-budget films in the next five years).

That was in the early days of CAA, when Columbia Pictures was still under the rule of Frank Price. At that time, there was an urgent need for star signings to boost the stock price. It once signed such a contract with Jane Fonda's production company.

But that was a chaotic period when United Artists had just collapsed, Paramount was acquired by Gulf Western, and the company and Disney were still fighting among themselves.

After surviving the difficult period of declining domestic box office, and after Spielberg's E.T. Extraterrestrial hit the total box office again, the seven major studios were no longer willing to sign such an agreement.

Moreover, Jane Fonda also gradually faded out of the film industry and married media tycoon Ted Turner. Her figure can only be found in the new aerobics videos on the market every year to soothe the hunger of movie fans.

thirsty.

Studios are unwilling to sign distribution contracts with stars, but they are willing to sign distribution contracts with producers. The reason is actually very simple.

Because stars are the guarantee of financing for film projects. Producers cannot rely on their faces to obtain bank loans and capital investment.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the current situation where modern media has monopolized information channels for everyone in the world, fans and audiences only like to read celebrity gossip and news. No one wants to watch a director and a producer

Filmmaker, or news about a supporting actor.

This also leads to the fact that only celebrities in the world can let a certain number of audiences enter the cinema in advance to watch their movies. Producers and directors do not have this magic.

When studios sign distribution contracts with producers and directors, they still have a lot of initiative in negotiations.

If they are not optimistic about your project, they can cut the budget or even suspend the project. The distribution contract only stipulates a guaranteed number of films to be released, but not a few scripts.

But celebrities are different. Because they have natural audience appeal, these people themselves also have strong bargaining chips.

But to be honest, compared to producers and directors, stars’ overall ability to control projects and their vision are quite different. So if a star can obtain investment based on his influence but does not have a good vision, it is very likely that he will

What happens is a very high failure rate.

This is a fatal problem for the senior executives of these major studios. It doesn't matter if they lose money, but it will be difficult if their positions are not guaranteed as a result.

Moreover, compared to the producers, directors, and stars, the say in this kind of project also makes the studio executives feel uncomfortable. By then, it will not be certain who has the greater say.

Just like the "Bodyguard" project recently produced by Ronald, once Warner says no, if the star has confidence in it, he can leave with the project. Those executives who usually condescend to the star to gain a little self-esteem, this is not the case.

Really don't want to see that happen.

Therefore, Columbia Pictures, which is closest to Tom Cruise, only offered a distribution contract for one movie, and also had to negotiate a script, and refused to sign a long-term contract.

Although everything is difficult at the beginning, there are not many studios in Hollywood that can sign this kind of contract. It is said to be the big seven, but in fact, MGM has basically stopped its production business under the governance of the Las Vegas tycoon.

And the size of Disney is not enough for a big production with a star like Tom Cruise.

Ronald didn't have any good ideas for this. Besides, Wagner and Cruz didn't take the initiative to ask for help. It might not be a good thing to rush to help at this time. The key point now is to find the Columbia

Newly appointed presidents like Frank Price took the opportunity to sign a contract that broke convention.

At this moment, a headhunting company came into Ronald's daydream.


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