American Fame and Fortune Chapter 589

Chapter 589 Changes in Warner's Account Period

 In May, Charlize Theron was the first to leave the set after finishing filming the heroine's role. She will transfer directly to South Africa to participate in a series of activities before the opening ceremony of the World Cup.

 Subsequently, Martin received an invitation from the World Cup Organizing Committee.

 But the time when the World Cup was held in South Africa coincided with the promotional release of "Inception", and Martin had no time to pass.

 The pre-screening promotion of "Inception" has already begun, but Martin will not join the crew until the filming here is completed.

 On the first weekend of May, Elizabeth, Lily and Thomas came to Cape Girardeau to visit the class.

 In the hotel, after kissing Elizabeth, Martin turned to look at Lily and said to Bruce: "Where is the gift I prepared for Lily?"

Bruce scolded Martin for not being a human being, and dragged a small box out. After opening it, it was filled with orange herring stones.

 He acquired them all through the Fishing and Hunting Club.

Lily is now famous and well-informed, so she asked: "What kind of stone is this? I haven't seen it before."

Martin said: "It's for you. Take the time to help me make it into a heart shape, and wear it with a platinum necklace. I'll pay you back the cost."

Lily curled her lips, but did not refuse. She took out a few and looked at them carefully, thinking about what she could carve on them.

Thomas gave Martin a wink at this time.

Elizabeth knew they had something to talk about and went to see the rocks with Lily.

 Martin called Thomas into the study together.

Thomas said directly: "Gillian Flynn's new work was directly signed with Warner Pictures, and the adaptation rights fell into the hands of Warner."

 Martin nodded slightly: "I know, she came to me first, and the work had not yet been completed. I felt normal and did not give her a clear answer."

 “That's it.” Thomas thought that Warner Pictures used its financial resources to grab it.

"I have no problem with Gillian cooperating with Warner Bros., it's her freedom." Martin couldn't stop it, after all, Gillian brought the work over to him first and let him see it.

Thomas asked: "The news spread to Warner Pictures so quickly?"

Martin was not surprised: "The crew is very talkative, and many of them have worked with Warner Bros." He remembered: "The day Gillian came to see me, I was in the cafeteria, and someone was very excited when they heard what Gillian said. normal."

“I thought Warner was specifically targeting us.” Thomas said another thing: “Warner Brothers completed the acquisition of Castle Rock Pictures and obtained absolute controlling interest. Castle Rock has become a subsidiary of Warner Brothers.”

Martin understood what he meant: "Do you think Warner is trying to pressure me in some special way to sell the studio?"

Thomas explained: "Not only that, Warner Bros. officially sent a letter to WMA stating that the payment periods for the two films "John Wick" and "Benjamin" need to be postponed due to overseas channels and bank settlements."

  Martin asked: “How long are they going to extend it?”

"It ranges from three months to half a year." Thomas roughly said: "The accounting period for each share is different. Warner's intention is very clear. All the shares involving Davis Studio will be paid within the accounting period. Last time to pay.”

He added: “In this way, they can squeeze the funds of Davis Studio without defaulting on the contract.”

Hollywood's accounting period has a certain time limit. At first, Martin relied on Louise's long-term cooperation with Warner Brothers. Later, he also had market appeal as support. Warner Brothers would usually pay him personally and professionally in the middle of the accounting period. room division.

  Martin asked: “Just me and Davis Studio?”

 Thomas replied: "No, mainly works that are not owned by Warner Bros. subsidiaries."

 Martin could only lament: "Warner is no longer the same Warner as before."

Thomas said: “Hollywood's performance has been No. 1 for many years in a row. Warner's new management is full of confidence and believes that Hollywood will continue to be the leader of Warner Bros. in the next decade.”

 Martin stood up, turned around, and said: "Our share is in the tens of millions of dollars, and the interest alone is a huge amount of income."

Bruce, who had been silent, remembered his responsibility as a manager and interjected: "Warner Brothers is not suitable. Let's find another distributor."

Thomas reminded: “As far as Hollywood is concerned, Warner Bros. is the label with the strongest comprehensive distribution capabilities.”

Martin said: "There is another company that is catching up."

Thomas understood what Martin meant: "You mean Walt Disney?"

“That's right, Disney.” Martin said simply: “Disney is acquiring Pixar and Marvel. I got the exact news from Kathleen Kennedy. Their next target is Lucasfilm.”

Bruce then added: “Is there going to be a new Star Wars movie?”

  Martin ignored him and continued: "The most important point is that the Disney Pictures controlled by Alan Horn not only merged production companies such as Hollywood Pictures and Touchstone Pictures, but also integrated Disney's distribution channels."

"Are we going to cooperate with Warner Bros. next?" After Thomas asked, he quickly said something else: "Louis's negotiations with Warner Bros. on "John Wick 2" are not going well. Warner just raised the price. Issuance commission and account period, unwilling to make concessions.”

This was also within Martin's expectation. Warner Bros. made concessions to people as soon as they announced their policies. Naturally, these policies were in name only, and even CEO Kevin Tsujihara would lose all his dignity.

 Martin has largely given up hope on Warner Bros.

But Warner Bros. has expectations for him. Thomas said: "Kevin Tsujihara contacted me and asked you to go to the Warner Building to meet him when you return to Los Angeles."

Bruce heard something was wrong: "What did he say?" Thomas took out his cell phone and played the recording directly.

“You tell Martin to come to Warner Bros. to see me as soon as possible when he returns to Los Angeles, do you understand?”

　　Although the other party sounded like he was treating his subordinates, Martin didn't say anything and thought for a moment: "We'll talk about it when I get back to Los Angeles."

He turned to other aspects: "Jessica is negotiating with Disney Pictures on behalf of the studio. You will assist her when you return, and Louise will also join the negotiations later."

Thomas responded: "I'll go back tomorrow."

There was a brief silence in the study room. The three of them knew very well that they were drifting away from Warner Brothers.

The changes in senior management at Warner Bros. have affected all levels up and down the industry chain.

· Hollywood, like many business circles, likes to follow those who succeed. According to Thomas, even if Warner Bros. has increased the distribution commission and extended the payment period, most of the original collaborators still choose to cooperate with Warner Bros.

  Warner Bros. has been number one in the industry for many years in a row, which is the best persuasion.

The three of them chatted for a while, and Thomas was the first to say goodbye and leave.

Bruce asked: "You heard that Warner Bros. was going to take the rights to "Darkland", why didn't you do something to sabotage it?"

"The reason why we don't make trouble now is to make big things happen in the future." Martin didn't say much, but only mentioned one thing: "Warner Brothers sent people over and negotiated the adaptation rights so quickly. Why?"

Bruce thought for a while and said: "Because Gillian talked to you? No, it's more than that. Also, Gillian is now the best-selling author on the best-selling list, and "Gone Girl" is being written by you and David- Fincher's adaptation is likely to become a hit movie."

Martin said: "The more popular "Gone Girl" is, the greater the value of the adaptation of Gillian's new work will be."

Bruce already understood: "This movie will most likely be the last movie that the studio will ask Warner Bros. to distribute."

 Martin nodded: “Warner Brothers will have enough motivation only if they can see the potential huge profits.”

Gillian Flynn's two works are bundled together.

 Burbank, Warner Building.

McDonald came to his office just after work in the morning and was waiting for his immediate boss, Jon Berg.

 Although he returned to Los Angeles last night, he stayed up all night.

 Having heavy eye bags, sunken eye sockets, and bloodshot eyes.

 Just like this time, in order to achieve the goal, a heavy price was paid.

McDonald somewhat understands Jon Berg. Not only must he do a good job, but he must also let his boss see his hard work and hard work.

Hearing the sound on the door of Jon Berg's office, Macdonald hurried over with the manuscript.

 “Done?” Jon Berg asked.

McDonald placed the copied manuscript on his desk and said: "The novel is called "Dark Place". Gillian Flynn has only written half of it. I followed your instructions and quietly won it as quickly as possible. Received film adaptation rights.”

Jon Berg took the manuscript and flipped through a few pages. In fact, the content was not important to him or Warner: "'Gone Girl' has been at the top of the New York bestseller list for four consecutive weeks, and Gillian Flynn is very popular. , it's easy for her new work to attract attention.”

McDonald said: “There are also movies with Martin Davis and David Fincher.”

Jon Berg nodded: "As long as "Gone Girl" is successful, the new work we bought at a large price and the adaptation will naturally attract market attention."

McDonald said no more.

ˆ Jon Bourne waved his hand: "Go back and have a good rest for two days."

 After his subordinates left, Jon Berg went upstairs to the small conference room for a meeting.

There were not many people participating in this meeting. Except for Kevin Tsujihara, the rest were all bosses of core subsidiaries.

Hamada from DC, Jon from Warner Pictures, and Daniel from Warner Bros.

At the beginning of the meeting, Jon said: "Let me tell you some good news first. The film company has obtained the film and television adaptation rights of Gillian Flynn's new work "Darkland"."

Daniel was not sure and asked: "Isn't she cooperating with Martin?"

 Jon said: "Warner Pictures is more sincere than Martin."

“You did a good job.” Kevin Tsujihara nodded to his brother-in-law Jon and asked Daniel: “Is your progress not going well?”

Daniel said: "We may lose the publishing rights of "John Wick 2"."

 (End of this chapter)

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