Chapter 1079 1079 Colombia

Hugo and Columbia Pictures are actually quite related. They have worked together successively on "The Hero of the Sea" and "Sleepless in Seattle." What is even more rare is that the two works are continuous cooperation, which makes people feel the closeness between Hugo and Columbia Pictures.

It can be said that Columbia Pictures played a very important role in Hugo's strong rise.

But obviously this is just the outside world's self-conjecture. In the eyes of Columbia Pictures, Hugo is just an actor, and they just have two beautiful cooperations, that's all. Compared to the huge number of films under Columbia Pictures, Hugo's two works are not too special.

So, Columbia Pictures didn't take Hugo to heart, or that Hugo wasn't the "special" one. That's not unusual, because it's a choice and decision every studio makes, every one. Only a fledgling company like DreamWorks will take the initiative to extend olive branches to some actors, because they need to rely on human favors to make up for the lack of funds and resources. In addition, all other companies are businessmen, and naturally they are doing business.

So, the accident happened.

The first was the showdown between "Farewell to Youqingtian" and "Schindler's List". It was originally just an ordinary showdown of awards season works. As a result, it was exaggerated by the media. It was like a mortal enemy. "It ended in embarrassment, Columbia Pictures was angry, regretful and embarrassed, and the mood was mixed.

Then there is the showdown between "Life and Death" and "Wolf". This was originally just a very common schedule for the summer vacation. After the result was arbitrarily played up by the media, it attracted countless attention, but Columbia Pictures is very confident in "Wolf". , thinks that this kind of hype can stimulate the box office, so it presents a laissez-faire attitude. As a result, everyone knew that "Wolf" suffered a fiasco and "Life and Death" won a big victory, which made Colombia's situation immediately delicate.

Logically speaking, one is an actor and the other is a film company. There is no deep hatred between them. It is a cooperation of interests. Unless it is a personal grievance between actors and managers, everything else is just a normal competition of works. That's it, it's not worth mentioning at all, and this kind of competition is staged almost every day in Hollywood.

However, the competition between Hugo and Columbia Pictures has changed because of the media rendering, especially the original competition between Hugo and Universal Pictures is the focus, because the new helm of Universal Pictures, Ron Mayer and There was a personal feud between the Hugos, but now all the attention has shifted to Columbia Pictures.

Mark Canton, president of Columbia Pictures, firmly believes that there must be a shadow of Lang behind these media hype.

That's when Mark arranged a meeting with Hugo at the World Cup final, not so much for the original sound of "This killer is not too cold", but to hope that the relationship with Hugo can be eased. After all, for the soundtrack of a movie, there is no need for the president to go out in person, and it is enough to directly contact Henry, the agent of Glory to Death.

After that, Columbia Pictures tried to cooperate with Hugo again several times, but unfortunately they were not able to make the trip. Instead, Hugo chose "Before Sunrise", a script he wrote, which made Mark really embarrassed. Now, "Before Sunrise" is out at Sundance, and it has won a lot of applause. This is naturally a great opportunity for Columbia Pictures, which is determined to ease relations, and Mark doesn't want to miss it.

So it's no surprise that Columbia Pictures is the most sincere company among the four contenders.

"How are the conditions of Columbia Pictures?" Hugo didn't hesitate for too long, all thoughts just flashed in his mind, and he asked directly.

Rick didn't expect Hugo to ask questions so simply, and was stunned. When he noticed Hugo's gaze, he said, "Uh, they... They submitted several screening plans, all of which are perfect. And the publicity plans are also different. It can be seen that they put a lot of thought into it. The film has only been released in Park City for five days.

Rick paused again and sorted out his thoughts, "I think one of the plans is more impressive. First, it will be screened according to the usual practice, and it will be the first to screen in about 200 art theaters, and then gradually expand the screen. After that, it reached 500. As for the expansion steps, it depends on the box office performance of the first three weeks. The pre-promotion of the film mainly focuses on the theme of 'love', and will focus on all aspects of love, which is discussed in the film. Some of the things — come up separately, spark discussion, and draw audiences into the cinema to watch.”

This kind of plan is obviously very targeted, and the target audience is very clear, that is, to target those literary and artistic youths. Perhaps in this way, it is difficult for the movie box office to have a huge breakthrough, but it is the most stable. Because accurate positioning of a film is often the most difficult thing, but also the most important first step to success.

Hugo understood it immediately and nodded slightly, "But they didn't think about it, because the target audience for the movie is too small, they all focus on entering the cinema in the first and second weeks, so the scale of the first two weeks will be It’s not suitable anymore. Either it’s bigger to attract more audiences; or it’s smaller to let word of mouth spread for a longer period of time. Two hundred theaters… This is too familiar, too vague.”

Hugo really doesn't know much about distribution, but he himself has experienced the process of several movies from point release to expansion, so he also knows some things in general.

Rick was quite surprised by Hugo's seriousness, and his face couldn't help but put a smile on his face. In October last year, Hugo recommended a writer to him. Although there is no news about the writer so far, it was Hugo's first author. Once joined the company's affairs; now Hugo is more concerned about the release of "Before Sunrise", which is a good thing for Endeavour Elite Agency: the more successful Hugo's works, the more favorable the company's development will be .

"Yes, they have also considered these situations, so they have listed several alternatives, but they have to formulate corresponding different publicity strategies, so it will take some time." Rick said simply, with a shallow face. The smile made his words relatively relaxed, "Columbia Pictures really did it this time."

Hugo nodded slightly, "If everything is suitable, then Columbia Pictures." Rick is a professional, and Hugo believes that he must be more knowledgeable than himself, not to mention that David will check later.

Rick didn't expect Hugo to nod so quickly, it only took a few minutes before and after, "So, it's decided like this?" Rick asked suspiciously, and Hugo nodded as a matter of course, "You don't mind. ?" Rick asked subconsciously.

"Why should I mind?" Instead, Hugo was puzzled, and then he saw Rick's expression, and then he smiled relievedly, but when he was about to speak, he swallowed the words and frowned slightly. "Yes, why should I mind?" Then Hugo raised his head and looked at the others in the room, "Do you all think I would mind?"

As a result, Joseph and Samora looked at each other, both of them raised their hands to show their innocence, while Charlize pouted, "None of us are you, don't let us guess what you think." One sentence made Hugo Very helpless.

Even friends around Hugo think so, and think that there is a gap between Hugo and Columbia Pictures. No wonder the media outside is buzzing, and it is no wonder that Columbia Pictures is so urgent.

In fact, Hugo forgot. In the second half of last year, Columbia Pictures repeatedly courted Hugo and submitted a lot of good scripts, some of which Rick and Joseph really felt good, but Hugo refused all of them. . Therefore, it is not surprising that they have such thoughts.

Hugo smiled helplessly, "Guys, 'Before Sunrise' is a work that our entire crew has worked so hard to produce, I don't care which company distributes it, what I care about is whether they are attentive, otherwise our It's going to cost you all your hard work. Since Columbia Pictures is so sincere, isn't it a matter of course to give it to them?"

But seeing everyone's uncertain expressions, Hugo really felt dumbfounded, "This is a business, this is a transaction, I know, interests come first. I won't forget Columbia Pictures paid my check."

Hugo's last self-deprecating remark made everyone burst into laughter.

Although I don't know the negotiation process, I can tell Rick to say "sincere" words, which shows how hard Columbia Pictures has worked this time, so it is not surprising to get this result now. What's more, there is no hatred between Hugo and Columbia Pictures. If Columbia Pictures has an excellent script in the future, Hugo will naturally not resist working with them again.

No matter what Hugo thinks, at least in Mark Canton's view, this time Columbia Pictures' efforts have finally paid off. Who knows if "Before Sunrise" will be the next "Pulp Fiction"? Even if not, who knows if Hugo's next work will create the miracle of "Pulp Fiction" again?

"By the way, didn't you say there are four companies? Who else besides Columbia Pictures?" Hugo asked curiously.

"I thought you weren't curious." The matter was settled, and Hugo also showed a positive attitude towards the company's affairs. Rick was obviously in a good mood now, and said with a chuckle, "The other three companies are 20th century companies. Fox, Nelson. Entertainment, and a young independent film company called..." Rick paused to think, "Summit. Entertainment, yes, that's the name."

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