Chapter 417: Harvey's Red Sofa Theory

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Dancing Out of My Life is basically a drama that relies on people. There are no hot scenes like action movies, and there is no need for computer special effects. Except for dances and some music performances, there are scenes of crowded parties, schools, and theaters. Cast and crew salaries must be the biggest expense of the show.

Moreover, dancers are a type of work that is easily injured. If you break a leg or something during filming, you will be in trouble, so the insurance expenses for so many people are absolutely indispensable.

Anyway, three million is absolutely unbeatable, and Amblin Entertainment's asking price is completely dishonest.

I called Catherine, and the other party responded that it will be done next month, which is not perfunctory. After all, the filming of Schindler's List is entering the final sprint, and Jurassic Park will be released soon. But Song Ya didn't want to wait, he took advantage of the weekend to make a special trip to Los Angeles.

"So you don't agree with Catherine's offer, right?"

In another mansion under his name on Malibu Beach, David Geffen, who was on vacation, was approached by him, "This year is very critical for Amblin Entertainment, and it is understandable that they don't want to take any risks. Yes. Now that the situation is delicate and the production capacity has been greatly weakened, the box office guarantees that the production resources in Spielberg's hands will be converted into real money. I think this asking price is already very fair..."

David Geffen himself explicitly rejected the cooperation, but he is still helping Spielberg to get business, "You can increase the budget by another two million, or lower the multiplayer scene, and this thing can be implemented smoothly. You know Yes, singers who want to get into the film industry are the best targets for Hollywood. So the key point is that even if your film fails at the box office, the quality must be above the standard, otherwise you will lose money. Stop being chased, insulted and ridiculed by them."

Today, the Hollywood bigwig is a little sad for some reason, and he seems to no longer regard himself as a member of Hollywood in his words, and he has returned to the record industry.

Song Ya knew that what he said was not unreasonable. Dancing out of my life must not be like Mira's return to the blue coral reef. Some scenes were shot with the rough texture of a TV series, and it will definitely attract a group of attacks. , any strange words will be invented, Mira just can't bear this kind of pressure...

After thinking too much, he shook his head and put aside his distracting thoughts, "Let me think about it again, Mr. Geffen, uh, I will probably talk to a few more companies."

"It doesn't matter, it's all business, you go do what you should do, in fact, I still suggest you make a small production to practice your skills."

David Geffen understands.

"David Geffen? Hehe, what does he know! Don't listen to him."

Leaving Malibu, he went to visit Harvey Weinstein, one of the bosses of Miramax. This independent film industry leader has attracted a lot of criticism after defecting to Disney, mostly from small and medium-sized filmmakers and those who are optimistic about the development of independent films. Film critics, to some extent, many people pinned their hopes on him to get rid of those assembly-line commercial films of the Seven Biggest, but now it's all over.

Some of the shares were sold, and Harvey Weinstein, whose value has increased, didn't care. This 40-year-old white man has a typical strong character, full of energy, loud voice, sharp rude words, and the flesh on his double chin when he laughs. Shaking all the time.

The money is not as high as that of David Geffen, but it does not affect his contempt for David Geffen in the slightest. "This GAY is so whimsical. Do you really think that the donkey party will handle the same-sex case for him in the military?" Arkansas two days ago He directly expressed his attitude and objected! Haha! He is so angry that he dare not take it out now. You saw him this morning, right? Is he about to lose his temper?"

"Okay? But I remember that the reason why he spent money to support the Arkansas campaign was the agreement between them, right?"

Song Yaxin said that it is no wonder that David Geffen is in a bad mood.

"Politician's promise, hehe, now that he is in charge, will he really offend the majority of conservative voters for the demands of a few Hollywood gays?"

Patted on the shoulder affectionately by Harvey,

"I know you rooted for Gore, we're the boys of the gang."

Gore is anti-gay, that's why this guy said we were in the same gang.

"It seems to be a good character with a straightforward personality?"

After meeting and talking, Song Ya became more and more fond of him, but he didn't want to talk about political issues, and moved the topic to the project of dancing out of my life.

"Let's jointly establish a project for the film first, then make a budget, and start shooting! Release it!"

He does everything.

"Uh, wait a minute, what does the joint project mean?" Song Ya was not stupid, and soon discovered the problem in this sentence.

"It's a joint project, the script comes in first, and then we make a shooting and distribution plan together." Harvey replied: "Hurry up, there is a good schedule for Valentine's Day next year, and we can't waste time from now on!"

"Uh, hehe, I have classes in the second half of the year."

I was almost fooled by this guy. After the script went in and the film project was approved, wouldn't I become the meat on the chopping board? Song Ya quickly shied away, and Harvey made insinuations about the budget, but he had no choice but to play Tai Chi with him.

"Your film company just got acquired, what's the situation now?" he asked.

"What's the impact, the people are still my people, the company is still my company." Harvey still didn't give up, "Going into the film industry is a wise decision boy, I founded this company when I was a few years older than you, Do you know what my source of power is?"

"What is it?"

"Sleeping Star." He said it casually, without any sense of shame, "Hollywood red sofa, have you heard of it?"

"In the 20s and 30s?"

Song Ya knew that early Hollywood actor auditions were very irregular. Putting a red sofa during the audition meant that the actor had to dedicate his body to get the role. If he was willing to accept the hint, he would take the initiative to sit on it.

In fact, it is the same in Hollywood now, but it is not so obvious. The boss, producer or director, casting director, and even the middle management of the crew who have the power to assign roles are well aware of this. Pick the best ones and arrange them in order of status, and even some low-level drama managers can get a share of the pie by recommending group performers, it all depends on their ability.

"Haha, yes, you can't be picky about girls, Fergie..."

He shook his palm flat and made a gesture that was too long, "Girls in the record industry are not as beautiful as Hollywood, follow me, and I will guarantee you the best."

"Uh, I'm not interested in this kind of thing, Mr. Weinstein." Song Ya shied away.

"Hahaha!" Harvey Weinstein smiled strangely, "This is not only for self-satisfaction, but also for the dedication of the movie. You will definitely like it."

Still donate? Too shameless, right? "How to say?" Song Ya asked.

"What kind of girl do you think can be popular? The most beautiful? No, no, no, the one that catches the audience's eyes the most. This is a very wonderful thing. It keeps changing with the times, and it has almost nothing to do with any acting skills."

Harvey said: "There are too many beautiful girls, and there are also many beautiful girls with good acting skills. If we don't have the same aesthetics as the audience, guess what will happen?"

"what's the situation?"

"The 45-year-old actress is still playing the role of the 18-year-old heroine, the social activist who constantly hypes up political correctness, the ugly girl from a family of performers, and the famous lady who comes from a wealthy family, for sure! At that time, it will be full of people like this! The resources of these people are not comparable to those ordinary girls who can really seduce the world, and the door of Hollywood will always be closed to them."

Harvey said: "Would you let these people sit on the red sofa? No! Would that kind of person want to sit on your red sofa? No! So without us, Hollywood would not dedicate so much youth to the audience. Beautiful faces! At that time, those poor audiences will have no choice but to stare at a bunch of aunts' faces in the cinema, they have no choice."

"Uh, it's not us, it's people like you." Song Ya left.

"Come on, join us, you'll be dazzled first in Hollywood, and then reluctantly choose the best one, it must be the most beautiful, the most seductive, the most exciting for the audience, and the best selling box office..."

This guy is simply a devil, what happened to the red sofa theory that he said was so reasonable and necessary? Song Ya felt that he would be brainwashed if he continued to talk, "Forget it, let's talk about the project."