Heads Up Hollywood

Chapter 268 I want it! I want!

Tang En flew back to Los Angeles again.

After getting the "Gulfstream V" plane, he originally wanted to find an opportunity to fly the crew of "Unsinkable". On the one hand, you can urge the progress of James Cameron's filming, on the other hand, you can enjoy the blessings of Charlize Theron and Liv Tyler.

It's a pity that he is too busy to spare time.

Back in Hollywood, Tang En first asked about the business of Legendary Pictures, especially the cooperation with Warner Bros. on the "Assorted Platter Investment" project.

Fortunately, very smooth.

Warner has launched a new film project, and the first film in history with a platter investment is about to be born-"Training Day".

The film is expected to cost $50 million and is a crime action film starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.

It's a man-centered movie, and Penelope Cruz doesn't appear in it.

She is participating in Warner's upcoming feature film "The Heart of Atlantis" starring Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, and she will play the leading role.

Because of this incident, Penelope Cruz has been excited for several days, and being able to act with Mr. Hopkins is like a dream.

Tang En's reaction was relatively cold.

"Hearts of Atlantis"?

Never heard of it, probably a bad movie!

What about Anthony Hopkins?

It seems that Twain will personally communicate with Warner about the lead role in Penny's next movie and arrange for her.

Warner's production department is not very reliable.

Twain then sent an inquiry to MGA Entertainment. Unexpectedly, Isaac Larian had a very humble attitude, just like his little brother, and rushed directly to Twain Films to narrate in person.

Regarding the copyright issue of Baze dolls, Isaac Larian gave a once-and-for-all solution-spend money to eliminate disasters!

MGA spent the money directly, signing a buyout agreement for the "Baze Dolls."

Anyway, Baze doll designer Bryant has left Mattel and moved to MGA.

With the short-sightedness of Mattel's top management and the level of open-mindedness, it is not a big problem to win this buyout agreement.

Tang En was very satisfied with Isaac Larian's efficiency, and looked at the "Baze Doll" doll he brought over several times, and finally talked about the last topic - financing.

Isaac Larian still showed the greatest sincerity, for MGA Entertainment, with a valuation of 20 million US dollars.

This is the same price as when he bought his brother's shares a few months ago.

Tang En was also polite, and directly invested 10 million US dollars in the name of Tang En Capital to acquire a 49% stake in MGA Entertainment.

Tang En now has the attitude of a big boss, and every word and deed is a conclusion.

The specific matters are handled by the people below.

After finishing all this work, in the afternoon, Tang En finally had time to meet David Heyman.

David Heyman has a small production company in the UK, but because of his connections in Hollywood, he has a lot of influence in the British film industry. The project "The Chronicles of Narnia" almost aroused the jealousy of the whole of Britain.

However, "The Chronicles of Narnia" is destined to be just a series that drives high and low and dies quickly, and only the first one has profit margins.

Dunn had high hopes for David Heyman, and it was impossible for him to devote all his energy to The Chronicles of Narnia. Now, the movie is finished and it is in post-production, with Warner Productions checking in, and David Heyman can get out.

"David, how are you? Do you still have the energy?" Tang En didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point.

David Heyman knew that Tang Enyuan was filming in Boston in the east, so he flew back specially to meet him. There must be something important. He said burningly: "Of course! The environment in New Zealand is very good, and it is very supportive."

Tang En smiled and said, "That's good. The "Harry Potter" series has finally become popular in the United States. I heard that translations and publications have also been published in many European countries. The situation is very good."

David Heyman's eyes lit up, "Twain, you mean... you're going to start a project on Harry Potter?"

"That's exactly what I mean!" Tang En did not hide it, "David, we are old friends, and you also contributed a lot when buying the copyright of "Harry Potter". This time, I have to trouble you again."

"No trouble, absolutely no trouble!" David Heyman could not hide his excitement.

"Harry Potter" is well-known and extremely popular in the United States, let alone in the United Kingdom.

The movie has not yet started, "Harry Potter" has become a kind of culture. In the school, almost everyone has a set of this series. I even heard that Prime Minister Blair is also a fan of this set of books.

David Heyman has already produced "The Chronicles of Narnia". If he is labeled as "Harry Potter", then he is an absolute master producer in the British film industry!

Tang En nodded, "There are many characters in "Harry Potter", and at the beginning, they were all children. The problem of casting is a big difficulty."

David Heyman agrees very much, "Yes, especially this series has seven films. If the film goes well, this group of child actors will take at least ten years to film!"

"That's why, casting must be serious, cautious, and take everything into consideration! Family factors must also be taken into account. Don't touch those parents with weird personalities. This will be a trouble for us." Tang En said with a frown.

David Heyman said: "I understand. Fortunately, when filming "The Chronicles of Narnia" before, I already had this kind of extensive casting experience. Of course, "Harry Potter" has more characters and more characters. It's complicated, I think...it's best to spend at least half a year to determine a group of small actors. Then conduct about 3 months of training and observation to determine whether they are really suitable for acting, and then sign a contract and use the summer vacation next summer to complete shoot."

"Well, this arrangement is very good. I will name the first producer of the project, but I am too busy. The specific process of casting and shooting requires you to check and master the scale."

"I know... By the way, what about the director? The director's style has a great effect on the choice of characters."

Tang En smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've already contacted the production department, it's Chris Columbus!"

"Chris Columbus? Director of Home Alone?"

"That's right, it's him!"

"An American director..."

Tang En's face darkened, "David, what we are shooting is a commercial blockbuster, and we must follow the market as the standard! Don't follow me like JK Rowling!"

David Heyman smiled awkwardly, "I didn't mean that..."

Tang En waved his hand and interrupted him, "Also, about the film appointment. In the "Harry Potter" series, there will be eight films, and there must be eight! So in this regard, don't have too many scruples. Gentleman after man, settle the contract. Don’t let the movie become popular in the future, because of the contract problem, give them a chance to speak loudly.”

This is a bloody lesson!

In the previous life, Warner cast "Harry Potter".

Although this set of books has become very popular after the previous publicity and hype, there are still great risks in film adaptation.

Therefore, Warner's production department, in accordance with Hollywood's inertial thinking, signed three contracts with young actors.

As a result, the movie was a hit!

After the contracts of the three films expired, the actors collectively shouted sky-high prices!

He even asked for box office dividends!

You know, actors get box office dividends, which only existed in the 1990s.

Especially after the emergence of platter investment, the financial pressure on the producers has been reduced, and it is very rare to give up future box office dividends in order to lower the actors' salaries.

But these little actors, relying on the popularity of "Harry Potter", couldn't replace them, and softly kidnapped Warner.

After several rounds of negotiations were fruitless, Warner could only admit it, and offered several large contracts for "box office profit sharing".

The fourth part of "Harry Potter" was able to continue filming, and continued to sell well all over the world, and the sales were booming.

At this time, the profound skills of Hollywood are revealed.

Will Warner be kidnapped by several young actors? childish!

After the movie was released, through internal operations, the global best-selling movie with a box office of nearly 1 billion US dollars actually lost 20 million US dollars!

The result is simple, and there is no need to pay any dividends!

With such a result, the young actors could only grit their teeth and accept it. After learning the lesson, they could only give up the request for dividends in the next few filmings.

But such a result also made Warner notorious, implicating Hollywood, and the impact was very bad.

Tang En naturally didn't want to see such a situation, and directly locked the other party with a long-term contract.

Just like "Spiderman" James Franco.

play tricks on me?

no way!

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"Wow! Twain, you're here!" Taylor Swift was wearing a yellow dress, her blond hair was delicately braided into two small braids, carved with jade, delicate and lovely.

Andrea Swift frowned when she heard that, "Taylor, call me Uncle Twain!"

Little Taylor made a big face.

Tang En smiled, he didn't mind very much, took out a girl doll from the pocket of the windbreaker, and handed it out, "A gift for you."

"Barbie?" Little Taylor curled her lips in disdain and raised her fist, "I don't want it. I've grown up, and I want to promote feminism!"

Andrea listened, and smiled and said: "After hearing your feminist speech, she threw away all the Barbie dolls and Disney princesses, saying that she wanted to be an independent new-age woman."

"Ambition is great!" Tang En praised with a smile, "But... look again, is this a Barbie doll?"

"Um?"

Little Taylor's eyes widened, and he stared at the fashion doll in Tang En's hand, "Huh? Really not, wow, it's so pretty, I want it! I want it! Give it to me, give it to me, I want it! Tang En ,I want!"

The words were inadvertent, but the listener meant them, and Andrea Swift blushed, neither persuading nor saying no, it was extremely embarrassing.

What Tang En had in his hand was the Baze doll sample given to him by Isaac Larian. He laughed and dodged Little Taylor's pursuit in the room, thinking it was very interesting.

But listening to it, I also feel that something is not quite right.

Taylor's words...are ambiguous!

Tang En coughed dryly, and quickly said, "Okay, okay, let's go!"

As he said that, Tang En threw it lightly, and it was a coincidence that he threw it into the crack behind the sofa.

Little Taylor muttered dissatisfiedly: "Twain, why are you so bad? You got it all in!"

"I didn't do it on purpose." Tang En waved his hands helplessly.

Little Taylor checked out the Bates doll, which was stained with some dust from the cracks, and said unhappily, "It's all dirty by you."

"Wash it up."

"You wash me!"

"All right."

"Forget it, let's go together."

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