Chapter 359

Standing next to the French windows of the hotel, looking out from a commanding height, the long queues at the entrance of the theater are really spectacular. The turbulent crowd in the streets and alleys crowded the whole town. The dense crowd in the line of sight looks like a bustling ant, so small, so dense, in a trance, there is an illusion that he is God.

No wonder those elites on Wall Street always like the floor where their offices are located, higher and higher.

After five days of silence, Sundance has finally become noisy because of the birth of "crazy love", and it is still heating up, which also makes the major media active.

"The scenery here is really good, isn't it?" Harvey Weinstein, with his hands behind him, has a mellow beer belly, a simple and honest smile and a friendly look. He exudes a kind of closeness all over his body. Even if he meets for the first time, he doesn't feel strange at all. He seems to be familiar with each other in just a few greetings.

"However, compared with the view on the top floor of the rising and setting sun Tower Hotel, it's not so good here." Harvey turned around and walked calmly back to the sofa group in the hall from the French window. Instead of sitting down in a hurry, he just casually supported the back of the sofa with a gentle smile on his face. "If you have a chance, I can invite you to the top floor to have a look. It's not as good as the Empire State Building, but it's also a spectacle. "

Harvey Weinstein, together with Bob Weinstein, the well-known Weinstein brothers, will shake the whole film industry when they stamp their feet in Hollywood. Some people even call them "the king of Hollywood" behind their back. The powerful influence of the two brothers can be seen.

It's no exaggeration to say that the rise of the award season is driven by these two brothers. In the past decade, they are definitely the most important figures in each award season, winning hundreds of nominations and dozens of golden men. They have made great achievements, and each move is enough to set off a bloodbath.

Recently, "social network" has been in dire straits. First, a number of people related to Facebook directly came forward to accuse the film of fabricating facts and defacing images; Then the film's original novel also broke out the plagiarism storm, deep in the whole. Not to mention the truth of the matter, but a series of negative news, do affect the "social network" award season prospects.

More importantly, in the first half of the award season, David finch has been actively cooperating with the film's publicity; In recent years, there have been a lot of negative news, and all kinds of dirty and ugly means have come out. This really disgusts David, and he gradually begins to be absent from the college's public relations activities.

Behind all this, we can find the shadow of Weinstein brothers, who hold the North American distribution right of "the king's speech".

The Oscar nominations will be announced soon, and the first stage of the award season will enter the final sprint stage. However, the two brothers are not nervous at all. They not only did not stay in the base camp, but also came to park city to participate in the annual Sundance Film Festival.

In fact, in recent years, with the gradual rise of independent films, the eyes of big producers and distribution companies have gradually shifted. Last year's "blue Valentine's Day" and "winter's bone" are the most direct proof. Naturally, Weinstein brothers will not miss it. Every year they come here to rush for gold.

Weinstein and his younger brother Bob are better at producing, and he will be responsible for selecting works; Harvey, the elder brother, is in charge of the whole situation. He is in charge of media publicity, public relations, publishing copyright and other matters. Today, too, Harvey stayed in the hotel room while Bob walked through the cinemas in park city.

To be honest, when Drake doremus told Langley that the Weinstein brothers had sent an invitation to talk about the distribution rights of "crazy love", Langley's head was slightly confused for a moment.

This is Weinstein, not a casual producer or publisher.

This is different from meeting Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg in the audition. At that time, lanli's attention was focused on his performance, hoping to get the job, and did not have the leisure to worship the two big men; But today, the Weinstein brothers take a fancy to "crazy love", which not only means that the work has been recognized by them, but also means that they have a positive attitude towards the prospect of the award season.

Before Weinstein, in fact, "aicrazy" had received the olive branch from four distribution companies, one of which is an independent brand of Paramount Pictures, paramount advantage, and the other three are independent distribution companies.

The three companies have shown strong interest in the "crazy love" North American distribution rights, especially paramount advantage. As a brand of the six major film companies, though paramount has less advantages than focus film, Miramax and Fox Searchlight, it still has a rich foundation. They not only wanted to win the "Crazy" North American distribution rights, but also asked about the global distribution rights.

It can be seen from this single detail that paramount is very optimistic about this work.

The popularity of Sundance and the popularity of the Internet have attracted enough focus and firepower for "crazy love". Naturally, the right of distribution in North America has also gone up and become very popular. It's no exaggeration to say that "crazy love" is the most remarkable work of Sundance, and no one has the right to sell it. So far at least.

No, Weinstein pictures also expressed interest. Even if focus pictures and Fox Searchlight join hands, Weinstein pictures will never fall behind. It was really a big surprise.

Drake's excitement, Jennifer's and felicity's excitement are understandable.

In the end, Langley took the lead in calming down, because he knew that the Weinstein brothers' strategy had always been wide spread, and he would rather kill by mistake than let it go.

From Sundance to the end of Toronto, they will continue to buy the distribution rights of their works, and then slowly select and gradually eliminate them. After entering the award season, the number of seed players left in hand is very limited, and most of their works have been directly eliminated.

In other words, being liked by the Weinstein brothers is not as wonderful as they think.

Each distribution company has its own characteristics. The same work is in the hands of different companies. The publicity strategy and focus are quite different. The final results of the award season may also be very different. The Weinstein brothers are absolutely the typical representatives of the supremacy of interests and the determination of cutting. What they care about is not the artistic value, but whether they conform to the value orientation of the Oscar judges.

In short, if the Weinstein brothers can't hold up the award season, they will be shot.

However, for independent films like crazy love, the Weinstein brothers are really Godfather figures, which is enough to make people lose their manners.

Today, Drake called on lenley, and they came to the hotel to visit the Weinstein brothers.

At the beginning, Drake made a promise to Lanley in the form of box office bonus, because Lanley's film remuneration was too low.

Generally speaking, the distribution rights of independent films can be simply divided into two possibilities: one is buy it out at a buy it out price, and whether the distribution company makes money after that has nothing to do with the crew; One is the appropriate distribution of copyright fees, and then participate in the box office dividend, the box office level will determine whether the crew can recover costs, but also can achieve profitability.

No matter which way the distribution rights of "crazy love" are finally sold, Drake is willing to share part of the interests with lenley in the form of percentage. That's why he invited Langley to meet the Weinstein brothers today.

Part of the reason is that he needs courage. Yes, that's what Drake said.

Looking at the confident, leisurely and skillful Harvey in front of him, Drake's nervousness and astringency are clearly visible - he is only 27 years old this year, and he is still a real youth.

However, lanli noticed Harvey's appearance. No matter what he said in front of the French window or the friendly invitation standing beside the sofa, Harvey always kept standing. Facing lanli and Drake sitting on the sofa, Harvey undoubtedly had the height advantage. The superior praised his subordinates for their awe inspiring manner, and he had completed the control of the situation quietly.

For Harvey's way, Langley is no stranger, George hall is the best at this kind of invisible oppression.

What's more, Harvey obviously has something to say. What he proposes is not the top floor sightseeing of the Sunset Tower Hotel, but the final summit of the award season. Every year, the Oscar night held by Vanity Fair is held at the Sunset Tower Hotel, which will be a celebration party for the winners.

However, Harvey is expected to be disappointed. In Langley's opinion, Drake didn't recognize Harvey's words at all, "really? I've also heard that the view of the Empire State building is wonderful. But I haven't had a chance to go and have a look. If I can go to the top floor of the Sunset Tower Hotel, it must be cool! "

Drake said with a smile on his face. He even turned his head and nodded to lenley with a look of excitement: he seemed to be really looking forward to the trip to the Sunset Tower Hotel.

The corner of blue Li's mouth rose slightly, and then nodded solemnly, "I think so, too."

Harvey narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the two people in front of him seriously. At last, his eyes fell on lanli. He didn't hide his curiosity. He waited for lanli to turn his head and their eyes collided. Then he showed an embarrassed smile, "sorry, please forgive me for being so direct. You are younger than I expected, you can't see it on the big screen, or your performance puzzles me. As an audience, it's really a pleasure. "