Chapter 46 Three Scripts

John is not actually a top producer in Hollywood.

Looking at Hollywood, there are definitely countless producers who are better than him.

But Wu Yuan thought about it and still felt that if he wanted to make an independent film in Hollywood, it would be the most appropriate choice to find him to cooperate.

Wu Yuan was most familiar with John in Hollywood. During the months of working together, Wu Yuan also deepened his understanding of him.

Although John usually likes to play a little, likes to hold various parties, and his private life is a little chaotic, but at work, John's attitude is very responsible and there is no racial discrimination.

This is really a rare and valuable advantage in Hollywood.

After all, the group of college white men who control Hollywood have always been advocates of white supremacy.

In this circle, there are really few white people like John who are not racist.

Just for this reason, Wu Yuan thinks that it is most suitable to cooperate with John.

After all, he will not stay in the United States for a long time, and he does not have any connections in Hollywood, and he cannot get through the upper and lower relationships. John, who has been in Hollywood for ten years, can be called a professional in this regard.

"How about it?"

"John, I can offer you an annual salary of more than one million dollars, and you can participate in the preparation of the studio's films as a producer, and you can also get a share of the producer's dividends."

"I promise you that this dividend will definitely not be less than 3% of the total box office!"

The quick-talking Wu Yuan chose to spend money directly!

John, who was not even a middle-level manager at Fox Searchlight, only had an annual salary of 200,000 to 300,000 US dollars, which is why he was extremely happy and satisfied with a bonus of 500,000 US dollars.

"Are you really not kidding?" John was confused, and his thinking did not keep up with Wu Yuan's rhythm at all.

Wu Yuan laughed and shook his head, "Who is kidding you."

As he spoke, he opened the laptop he carried with him and retrieved three scripts from it.

"Look, I got these three scripts privately and have registered them in the copyright library."

"Although I will return to China to shoot new movies next, I also hope to make these movies as soon as possible in Hollywood."

The three scripts Wu Yuan took out are all low-cost movies, namely "The Hangover", "Proposal Marriage" and "The Blind Side".

The three movies have a production cost of about 30 million US dollars and have achieved box office results of 277 million, 166 million and 164 million respectively!

There is no doubt that such movies are very suitable for Wu Yuan to make a fortune with a small investment in Hollywood.

"John, the shooting costs of these three movies are not high. We can completely control the investment ourselves. We can cooperate with the six major Hollywood movies in terms of distribution. I believe that as long as they can be released, these three movies will achieve good box office results."

Is John a qualified producer?

Of course!

So he was still confused, and after roughly browsing the scripts of these three movies, he keenly judged that these three scripts did have the potential to be a hit.

One is a humorous nonsensical comedy, one is a romantic comedy, and the last one is an American Dream-style inspirational movie.

Low-cost comedy is one of the most popular genres in the global market, and American Dream-style inspirational movies are also very popular in the North American market.

"I've thought about it." Wu Yuan sat next to John, put his arm around his shoulders, and said in a gentle and persuasive way: "Let's shoot this "The Hangover" first. I will invest 15 million yuan myself, and you will go to Fox to get an investment of 10 million US dollars, and this movie will be shot."

"When the time comes, let Fox distribute it. As long as the movie is a hit, we will immediately start "The Proposal" and "The Blind Side". I plan to make "The Hangover" into a series, and then make two or three more later."

"These few movies alone will keep us busy for three to five years, and the money we make is guaranteed to be more than what you make as a producer at Fox Searchlight!"

John opened and closed his mouth, looking like he was about to say something but stopped.

He admitted that the blueprint outlined by Wu Yuan was indeed quite attractive. At least these three scripts really looked like they had the potential to be big sellers.

But he also had more doubts in his heart.

"Daniel, where did you get the scripts?"

"Any Hollywood film company would not let go of these three scripts, right?"

The subtext of this statement is that how could such excellent scripts appear in Wu Yuan's hands.

John never thought that these three scripts would be written by Wu Yuan, because these scripts are too American, too authentic, full of various slangs, full of American thinking, American jokes, and American values.

Anyway, it is impossible for an Asian screenwriter to write them, and it is even unlikely that an Asian screenwriter would write them. Only an authentic American white person could write such a script.

This is not racial discrimination, just like no matter how good an American screenwriter is, he can't write a good Chinese martial arts movie. This is a problem of cultural barriers.

Of course, Wu Yuan would not say that he wrote it himself. He couldn't believe it himself.

However, some things don't need to be said too clearly. Wu Yuan also needs to give John some mystery and control the core value of the future studio.

So he just smiled and said vaguely: "These scripts have been properly registered. I have bought them out completely. The copyright ownership is very clear. If you want, you can use your name as the screenwriter."

"As for where the script came from, don't worry about it. It's my ability to get the script!"

"In a word, are you willing to fight with me?"

"I have already registered the studio, and I am waiting for you as the person in charge to take office!"

John looked at Wu Yuan deeply, then turned his head to look at the laptop screen, took a deep breath, and nodded with a firm look: "I am happy to accept this invitation."

"But, Daniel, shouldn't you tell me what our studio is called first?"

"Haha." Wu Yuan clapped his hands vigorously, "The Age of Light!"

"It's so ugly." John muttered dissatisfiedly.

After John successfully joined the team, Wu Yuan's layout in Hollywood officially began.

As a Chinese, Wu Yuan is really not suitable to stand in front of a movie studio.

So in addition to handing the script to John, Wu Yuan left all the preparation work for the Light Era Film Studio to John.

Next, he will rent an office in Los Angeles, recruit a group of employees who can run the studio, and then wait for the box office share of "Juno" to arrive, and then start the preparation work for "The Hangover".

John will still be the producer, but Wu Yuan will not participate, and he will not even be the supervisor.

On the surface, Wu Yuan will not have any contact with the "Light Era" film studio.

Although this cannot be hidden from the major capitals in Hollywood, as long as they are willing to check, they can find out that this studio is wholly owned by Wu Yuan.

But with John standing in front of the stage, at least in the future, even if the movies produced by Light Era are a big hit at the box office, most ordinary people in the outside world will not associate Wu Yuan with it.

They will only think that another independent production company that has gotten lucky has emerged in Hollywood.

Don't underestimate this point. It is precisely because of this fig leaf that Wu Yuan can secretly make money behind the scenes without touching the two core interests of distribution and theaters, and the six major Hollywood companies can turn a blind eye.

After all, people from any country will not have a good impression of foreigners making a lot of money in their own country, so Wu Yuan does not need to make a big fuss.

After confirming the future work of the studio, Wu Yuan urged Fox Searchlight to urge the settlement of the local revenue sharing of "Juno", and then boarded the plane back to China.

I heard that the Chinese director who made the North American hit movie "Juno" was going to return to China to make a Chinese art film.

Those large, medium and small Hollywood film companies that were busy inviting Wu Yuan to cooperate in making movies felt ridiculous, and their private ridicule and disdain were beyond words.

They all agreed that this Chinese director was mentally ill!

They were waiting for Wu Yuan's Chinese art film to fail. At that time, he would naturally know how good Hollywood is, and he would take the initiative to come to ask for cooperation.

They still have a certain degree of patience for a director whose single film has grossed over 100 million yuan in North America.

They are willing to wait for Wu Yuan to "repent and return to the right path" and allow him to make a mistake once!