章 27: celebration party and MGM
In the villa, Kevin was reading the news in the newspaper.
Since appearing on Oprah's talk show, it has suddenly attracted a lot of support for Escape from Breakthrough, especially the most famous black movie stars.
Famous black movie stars such as Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, and Samuel L. Jackson all published the news in support of Kevin's escape from Breaking Town.
After Kevin clearly set himself up for equal rights, plus the protagonist of the movie is indeed a black man.
So these black movie stars unified to express their support for Kevin.
Although these black movie stars may not have much box office appeal, their countless classic roles in film history still add a layer of authority to them.
By their joint recommendation, it has greatly influenced a group of moviegoers.
Under such circumstances, it took a week for the North American box office of Escape to break through hundreds of millions of dollars.
Under such circumstances, Warner Bros. decisively threw a party to celebrate and reward the main creators who escaped from Dead Town.
Except for Kevin, who only participated in the Oprah Talk Show, everyone else ran a lot of publicity for escape.
The busiest of them all is Will Smith.
These days, he almost fell to his knees. Every day, he ran propaganda in major black communities, movie theaters and the media, and only slept about five hours a day.
However, the results are still very gratifying. In just one week, the North American box office has exceeded 100 million US dollars.
This makes Will Smith wear a crooked mouth every day.
No way, he can't be unhappy.
The first movie with a male protagonist immediately exploded. With a production cost of three million US dollars, it created a North American box office of over 100 million.
This box office has undoubtedly entered the ranks of the top ten movie box office of the year.
This also means that escaping from Destiny Town is a small conferred god.
And he, Will Smith, has also become the male protagonist of a movie with a box office of 100 million yuan, and instantly became the darling of Hollywood.
....
The time comes ten days after the movie was released.
"Julie, am I handsome in this dress?"
Looking at himself in a black casual suit in the mirror, Kevin was very confident.
The skin of this body, I have to say, is really handsome.
No less than Keanu Reeves when he was young, and there are six or seven similarities with Xiao Lizi.
"handsome!"
Julie is also very **** and moving. If it is not for the party, Kevin doesn't mind having an extra meal.
In this regard, I have to say that European and American women are too fierce.
The two went out in a car and headed towards Hollywood.
It's about an hour's drive from Beverly Hills to Hollywood. The party is held at 8 o'clock in the evening. They are leaving now and can arrive a little earlier.
....
After an hour's drive, the two came to a hotel in Hollywood.
Warner Bros. has booked the party, and also invited some Hollywood stars, as well as some other studio executives.
Of course, what is indispensable is the female Mote who is trying to find the gold master in the party.
Kevin brought Julie to the party, and the handsome men and beautiful women were particularly eye-catching.
Several beautiful female Mote secretly stared at Kevin, trying to find a chance to climb on his bed.
The last successful one, the woman by his side, Angelina Jolie.
motivating them to do so.
"These sluts, Bitchi."
Julie scolded secretly, and as soon as she came in, Kevin was chatting with the president of Warner, while she stood by to prevent other Bichi from prying her.
These are just around the corner, a model who is more exposed than the other, completely triggered a sense of crisis in her heart.
Kevin is not a guarded person. She is very clear about this. If she doesn't pay attention, her position as a female companion may not be stable.
If Julie's thoughts are let Kevin know, they will definitely complain greatly.
If Julie wasn't Julie and was really just a small model, he wouldn't necessarily like it.
A director with two masterpieces can line up hundreds of meters if he needs a woman.
"Kevin, congratulations, your film project has been successful again. As a producer, director, screenwriter and investor, you can make a lot of money this time!"
Jeff Robinoff congratulated with a smile on his face.
As president, Jeff Robinoff also has his own pressure to be responsible for Warner Bros.' annual financial statements.
If the financial statements fail for two consecutive years, his position as president will be unstable.
Fortunately, Kevin brought him a huge surprise, and this year's financial statements have almost stabilized.
Escape in May, and in June, Warner's investment in Batman Returns, directed by Tim Burton, immediately followed.
With the foundation of these two films and this year's financial statements, he no longer has to worry.
"No no no, Warner Bros. is the biggest winner."
The investment of Kevin and New Line Film Company can only obtain the profits after the box office share, and the bulk of the specific follow-up copyright income is still in the hands of Warner Bros.
No way, although Kevin holds the copyright, the channel is king.
Offline copyright development channels are not within the reach of Kevin now.
As a copyright owner and investor, plus the multiple identities of director and editor, Kevin can only get 30% of the follow-up copyright income.
Of course, the advantage is that Kevin doesn't have to worry about it, he can just lie down and collect the money.
But predictably, all of this presupposes that he and Warner are in their honeymoon period.
Once the two sides turn over, these follow-up income can be manipulated.
Jeff Robinoff smiled and did not deny Kevin's statement.
Warner is the biggest beneficiary of this wave of investment.
However, this is also determined by the ecology in Hollywood. Without these corresponding channels, even if the quality is sufficient, it is far from impossible for films from non-big five film companies to achieve such results.
The same is to escape from the dead town, if it is only released by the new line, it is very difficult to break the 100 million, not to mention the escape from the dead town that is far from the upper limit issued by Warner.
From the very beginning, Kevin was very clear that film quality was one thing, but distribution was another.
In the early stage of development, he could completely give up some of his interests in exchange for a firm foothold in Hollywood.
And all this is as he expected.
"win-win!"
Jeff Robinoff raised his glass with a smile, and then said:
"Kevin, have fun, this is a party for you guys!",
After all, let go.
The so-called party is originally a public celebration.
Of course, there has to be a good reason for the party.
However, the achievement of escaping from the fatal town can stop everyone's mouth.
..
Just as Kevin and Julie were networking and enjoying the food at the party, Harvey Weinstein reappeared.
As soon as he appeared, he raised his glass and approached Kevin very enthusiastically.
"Director Kevin, congratulations, you succeeded in escaping from Deadly Town again."
Apparently, with the success of Kevin's second film, Harvey Weinstein can't use that **** way of treating little directors anymore.
Kevin is like a gold mine at this point, and everyone wants a piece of it.
So did Harvey Weinstein.
Making money for two films in a row means that Kevin has this kind of strength, and the chance of his next film making money is also as high as 80%.
As long as he continues to make such low-budget horror films, the investment is never to worry.
Harvey Weinstein, watching Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema making big, big money, isn't greedy, that's a lie.
The purpose of coming to this party is to catch a ride on Kevin's next movie.
In the face of Harvey Weinstein's favor, Kevin didn't want to slap him in the face directly, but just retorted.
"Thank you!"
Kevin's refusal look doesn't stop Harvey Weinstein from taking advantage of him.
This is a business that costs tens of millions of dollars. Compared with this, what is the face.
Harvey Weinstein forcibly came to Kevin's side, and said earnestly with a picture of your own goodness:
"Kevin, you just entered Hollywood, it's been a while, you don't know some things."
"In Hollywood, the Oscars are the quickest way to become a great director."
Kevin nodded. Although he didn't like Harvey Weinstein, he also admitted that this statement made sense.
If there is no recognition of awards, if you want to become a great director, you need many classic works.
But if there is recognition by awards like the Oscars, there are two or three classics, and if you promote it through the media, he will immediately become a great director.
No, this can only be considered a guide.
A great director also means a great production.
Having said that, Kevin thought about his next work again.
He made up his mind to come to a big production at the upper middle level.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to get the recognition of big awards even if it is a big hit every day.
Seeing the change in the expression on Kevin's face, Harvey Weinstein was suddenly overjoyed and hit the railroad while it was hot:
"Work with me, Kevin."
"Miramax Films, with rich experience in award winning, can help you to the greatest extent possible to impact the Oscar for Best Director."
"..."
Just as Harvey Weinstein persuaded Kevin eloquently, MGM President Wright, dressed in a suit and an elite white outfit, came to Kevin.
"Hello, Kevin, I'm MGM President Reiter!"
The white man's face was amiable, and his status was equally high in Hollywood.
Leiter completely ignored Harvey Weinstein beside him and said to himself:
"We can give you the conditions Miramax can give you, and we can give you the conditions they can't give."
Although Kevin didn't know Leiter in front of him, he knew that after 1993, MGM would change its president.
In other words, the current president of MGM may step down directly next year.
So, he came to him to save MGM's performance?
Harvey Weinstein grimaced as he watched the president of MGM cut his own dick.
To be honest, he was very angry about this situation, but MGM has a heritage that he can't match in Hollywood.
The former MGM, its lion logo, was once regarded as a symbol of the United States and created countless classics.
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