One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-Three Equal

"...The only requirement is that he wants you to be a producer for Disney and be responsible for listing a few works..."

This was the only additional requirement that Bob Iger made in the negotiation process. As expected, he planned a more long-term and grand blueprint. "Rogue One" made concessions in terms of salary, and the price was Renly The "invincible halo" - it can be said simply and rudely, it is equivalent to "sell" Renly's reputation and prestige with a three million increase in remuneration, and escort Disney's follow-up works.

More importantly, Bob sees no reason for Renly to say no.

Recently, Renly has moved frequently, uniting Warner Bros., Sony Classics and Disney. The purpose is to create a momentum in the industry, and then form an absolute advantage over Thomas Tour and Vin Diesel; and now, Disney is not only satisfied Renly's condition, and it goes further: The producer title of multiple Disney productions, whether real or not, means that Disney has pushed Renly's power to the higher apex of the pyramid.

It would be hard for Renly to refuse such a deal.

As for Disney itself, the so-called "producer" is just a title. They can decide whether to adopt Renly's opinions according to the specific conditions of specific projects. For some works, Renly's false name can be borrowed; Let Renly actually do it. In the process of cooperation, Disney has the initiative.

In other words, although Renly doesn't need to sign multiple works in one go like the superheroes of Marvel movies, he still needs to work as a "coolie laborer" in another way to start a longer-term cooperation with Disney.

This also confirms Renly's previous conjecture that his "invincible halo" and "EGOT halo" are becoming alternative bargaining chips. Just like the image of brand value, Disney sacrificed a small part of the figure of the salary benefit, but through the method of brand value Complete the recycling - obviously the value of the latter cannot be calculated simply by numbers, and Bob's abacus is more refined than anyone else.

"Ha, aren't they worried about me being the next Thomas Tour?" Renly laughed happily instead of the anger and annoyance he imagined.

Andy's mood was also a little more relaxed, "Because you cherish feathers more than Thomas."

"A title producer is just a title. Steven Spielberg's titled productions range from 100 to 80. Among them, there are countless failures, but no one will blame Steven." Renly still watched Come on, he said in a relaxed tone.

Andy didn't buy it at all, "That means, are you willing to nod?"

The focus has never been on the name or the real power, but on Bob's temptation - which means that Bob is groping for Renly's bottom line. Once Renly backs down, then the future will inevitably be implemented in black and white, and then Renly must be subject to Disney has three works or five works, all of which have tied Renly to Disney.

Bob's abacus is definitely not that simple.

To Andy's surprise, Renly raised an eyebrow and nodded lightly in agreement, "Why not?" But Andy still showed a questioning expression, and Renly continued, "The premise is, Match my schedule. If my schedule isn't right, then even a nominal producer doesn't count."

What is this calculation? Even if Renly could delay it in the form of a schedule, as long as the agreement has legal effect after it is signed, it must be performed sooner or later. It can be postponed for a year or two, but it cannot be postponed forever.

It was impossible for Renly not to know this, so what was Renly's subtext?

Andy did not continue to guess, but directly asked, "What is the inappropriate schedule?"

"You're lacking a little patience tonight." Renly was still slow, which made Andy pause for a moment, then chuckled, didn't speak, made an inviting gesture, and Renly didn't either. Continuing to go around in circles, I briefly explained part of the actions and plans of Sisyphus Films during Park City.

The ambition of Sisyphus Pictures is a very, very large plan - to be precise, it should be the blueprint that Renly has drawn for Sisyphus Pictures. More preparation and thinking time, and then complete the preparation in the early stage. If it is not necessary, the less people know about this, the better, and no one can predict whether there will be extra problems.

Renly was willing to tell Andy, first out of trust and second out of cooperation.

In the huge planning of Sisyphus Pictures, relying on the abilities of Renly and Andre alone is not enough to open the situation. They need the help of the entire team, and Renly also hopes that Andy can be one of them.

Andy watched Renly silently, without speaking, as if digesting.

Renly was not in a hurry, picked up the coffee cup again, and added, "Andre is discussing the possibility of future cooperation with Sundance in Park City. He will come to Los Angeles next week and meet with Sony at that time. It takes things to have a clear outline, it's just in our conception stage right now."

That is to say, it is only on paper now. Whether it can be done, and to what extent, it is still unknown.

Andy still didn't speak, stared at Renly who was slowly tasting the coffee, and asked, "What cooperation is Andre discussing with Robert Redford?"

"Oh, it's just an idea." Renly still held the coffee cup, the corner of his mouth raised a small smile, and his expression was relaxed and comfortable, as if he was discussing what dessert should go with coffee, "If we have our own streaming platform, I think Maybe you can start an independent film or an art film channel, and then partner with film festivals, and put those works that don’t get the traction of the distributors and put them all on the platform.”

It's still the best option for an independent film to go to theatrical channels through a distribution company, and Renly knows this well and supports it; but not all films stand out, which means However, every year the film festival is bound to leave many regrets, and some works may never be able to meet the audience, and the efforts of the creators are in vain.

Not to mention, Damien Chazelle's "Boom Drummer" is like this. In order to raise funds, he made a short film and won an award above Sundance, but still no one cares. If a work like this can land on a streaming online platform, it means it will get more attention——

The creators can get a part of the money in return, although the amount is not too much, but at least a breakthrough; more importantly, their art can be displayed to the public, and their talent may even be awarded to a producer Appreciation, and then win more creative opportunities.

Andy feels like his brain is a mess, and now he can't think at all: distribution channels? Streaming online? Build an original film library? Partnering with a film festival to create an independent film channel? Where is this going?!

"Now Andre is discussing the possibility with Robert, if Robert is willing to cooperate, then the streaming media's library resources will have a clear direction, which is very important for early positioning; moreover, Robert also knows on Wall Street. Many important people, he can help a lot."

Renly was still explaining the situation slowly, "By the way, I'm going to Berlin in early February. I want to ask if Dieter is willing to join the streaming platform."

Dieter-Kosslick, the current president of the Berlin Film Festival, has held the presidency since he took office in 2001. He is a journalist and film critic. His persistence and dedication to art films have run through the development of the Berlin Film Festival over the past ten years.

Although Renly has a good relationship with the three major European film festivals, Berlin is always special. When he landed at the film festival with "Transcendence", Renly was also invited to participate in academic seminars and got acquainted with many European films. People can feel the deep artistic and cultural atmosphere inside and out.

However, the Berlin Film Festival has gradually withered because of its own artistic persistence. Now many excellent works of art are more eager to go to Cannes, not because Cannes recognizes art more, but because Cannes can win more exhibition spaces and platforms, which means that art Works can get more opportunities.

If the Berlin Film Festival is willing to cooperate with the streaming media of Sisyphus Films, then maybe both parties can open the door to a whole new world and open up more possibilities.

First Sundance, then Berlin?

Andy couldn't help shaking his head again and again, a helpless and absurd smile rose up at the corner of his mouth, and finally he rubbed his face in annoyance, picked up his coffee cup, and took a big sip, his whole cheek was hot because the coffee was too hot. The tangle twisted, but finally regained some sobriety.

"Jesus Christ!"

This is Andy's only reaction now, because he was too shocked, but now he quickly calmed down, "I now finally know why you can be on an equal footing with Bob."

Compared to Bob's strength, Andy thought he knew Renly very well, but now he found that he had only dug the tip of the iceberg, and the shock was even more turbulent.

Andy laughed again, "Oh, my God! So you're saying that you're going to be very busy yourself, so you don't necessarily have time to work with Disney, right? Then you're not afraid to offend Disney? Signing a formal agreement, only to leave them on the sidelines and go about their business?"

What's more, Disney also has its own streaming media platform, and it will be a competitor in the future, so it is even more dissatisfied with Renly's "stab in the back" behavior.

"Andy, this is the mall." Renly said with a smile, "What's more, if you pass on the conditions I just gave to Bob, do you think he will not notice the abnormality? Sundance's troubles, they also Not ignorant."

"Then... how about that?"