Chapter 353： Cost recovery

At the scene of the game, even if I saw acquaintances, the topic of conversation was the game, not to mention the two strangers who had just met, and naturally they all revolved around the game between the Lakers and the Kings.

The second quarter of the game started soon. Leonardo DiCaprio found that although Evan Bell was not a pure basketball player, he was indeed very devoted, and that enthusiasm was even a diehard loyalist. Lakers ball mí will also fall for it. Maybe, as Evan Bell said, he likes tennis, and for basketball, he just likes the Los Angeles Lakers.

This realization makes Leonardo DiCaprio, who are die-hard fans of the Lakers, very proud. His own team can have such a great charm, which is something that all players should be proud of. In Leonardo DiCaprio's life dictionary, the Lakers are definitely an existence that cannot be banned.

So, soon, Leonardo DiCaprio joined Avon Bell's enthusiasm and cheered for the Lakers together.

It is always easy to accumulate friendships within the ball mí, the song mí, the shadow mí, because of the same hobbies, the same goals, the same supporters, sitting in the bar, watching the game, sharing thoughts and stories about the supporters, It is always possible to quickly shorten the distance between each other.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers were three points behind, which made Leonardo DiCaprio, Evan Bell and all the **** on the scene, all of them devote themselves to the shouting of the Lakers. Among them, I hope their voice can become the sixth person on the field. As long as the Lakers score, everyone cheers together: as long as the referee calls the Lakers a foul, everyone curses together.

The so-called home field advantage has been vividly reflected at this moment. Even the distinguished guests in suits and leather shoes loosened their ties and joined the frenzy.

"Come on! Lakers!" is enough to make everyone at Staples Arena one.

Unfortunately, the energy of everyone was not able to make up for the vacancy of Shaquille and O'Neal due to injury. Kobe and Bryant were alone. In the end, the Lakers lost the game with a slight disadvantage of 88-93. .

Despite this, the audience stood up collectively and thanked them with warm applause for their heroic efforts. This is just the preseason, and they have a long season ahead and another challenge to the championship. These applause are the biggest gift and reward to the stars.

"It was a wonderful game, but it's a pity that I couldn't keep the victory at Staples in the end." Evan Bell looked at Leonardo and DiCaprio without much loss on his face, More of the jingle after watching the wonderful game still remains on his cheeks.

Leonardo DiCaprio's expression is also good. After all, there are always winners and losers in competitive sports. More importantly, he has enough confidence in his team. "Although there will be many difficulties this year, I believe we will keep the championship ring at Staples for the fourth year in a row."

Evan Bell knew that the championship this season ultimately fell into the hands of the San Antonio Spurs, and the Lakers dynasty still failed to create a four-peat. However, competitive sports are always like this. There are ups and downs. Before the car accident in his last life, the Lakers were on the verge of winning another three-peat. It can be said that in the first decade of the 21st century, the Lakers are definitely competing for A must-have member of the championship team.

Therefore, Evan Bell gave a big smile: "Of course, the Lakers are always a strong contender for the championship."

By the time I left Staples Arena, it was already a month old. Evan and Bell and his party drove Anne Hathaway back to her final apartment in Los Angeles, and then returned to the hotel.

After a day of tossing, Nick Garmo finally had time to rest. After quickly finishing the press release of Evan Bell and Anne Hathaway's "one day date", I sent a copy to Sean Hall for backup, and then uploaded it to the "News of the World" website.

After all this was done, Nick Yijiamo had time to get out of the car to buy a pizza and a beer, and then returned to his temporary mobile residence, Black Chevrolet. While eating pizza, he clicked on the press release he issued in the early morning.

The press release, titled "Culkin's Nightclub Stealing and Repayment, Bell, DiCaprio Involved in Chaos," has a vague title, but it is very scary. In just one day, it brought more than 3 million hits to the "News of the World" website and more than 1,500 reprints. Just now Nick-Jamer has confirmed Sean-Hall's work, and this manuscript has brought him six thousand dollars in income.

Whether it is Macaulay, who has been silent for a long time, completely degenerate, or the addition of Evan Bell and Leonardo DiCaprio, including the subsequent Evan Bell and Leon's more DiCaprio In the press release, Nick yijiamo vaguely mentioned that Leonardo DiCaprio and a beautiful woman went to the private room on the second floor of the nightclub. Naturally, it was extended by the reprinter to infinity. reverie. From any point of view, this exclusive press release was a sensation. When everyone thought Evan Bell was honestly studying at Harvard, he not only quietly arrived in Los Angeles, but also made such a big news that night. , so that the media suddenly moved. These data are only the impact of one day, and it is estimated that the cumulative impact effect will be doubled tomorrow.

Coupled with today's scandal between Evan-Bell and Anne-Hathaway, Nick-Gamor felt that his two-day work couldn't be more comfortable.

But on second thought, Nick Yijiamo was still very curious about the half hour Evan Bell spent in the coffee shop on the top floor after he arrived at the hotel yesterday. Moreover, Evan Bell was in the nightclub yesterday,

Today's Staples has had an intersection with Leonardo DiCaprio. Is there any cooperation project between these two people? Filming?

Nick Yijiamo is still searching for all the information in his mind, using his imagination, trying to create an exclusive.

Nick Garmo and the other paparazzi spent a long night in the car below the hotel, and Evan Bell did not rest when he returned to the room. Obviously, Teddy Bell and David Greenblatt have something to discuss with him. .

After reporting on the three new agents, David Greenblatt brought up the release of "Deadly Identities."

"Fatal Identity" began to contact the distribution company as early as the beginning of July, but it was affected by the slander incident at that time, and things entered a stagnant state before it had time to unfold. It only took two days before and after the defamation incident, and even if it was judged in court, it would be less than a week. Therefore, two companies soon came back to contact the issue of "Deadly Identity".

However, under the behest of Evan Bell, the distribution rights of "Deadly Identity" were delayed.

Until the beginning of September, after Evan-Bell's strong return, "Deadly Identity" suddenly doubled in value, not only because of Evan-Bell's booming momentum, but also because of the success of "Sniper Phone Booth" and "Stubbornness", making "Deadly Identity" such a thriller Suspense-themed films have won the confidence of distribution companies.

In the end, under the competition of the three companies, the distribution rights of "Deadly Identity" were entrusted to Columbia Pictures in the form of participating in the box office share, and the final transaction price was 10 million US dollars. This Lou Xingquan includes various entertainment projects such as movie theaters, TV, cable TV, and D-4. Mainly because Eleven Studios, as a production company, currently does not have the ability to undertake the follow-up peripheral distribution responsibilities, so all the rights were packaged and sold to Columbia Pictures. But in addition to the transaction price of 10 million US dollars, Eleven Studio can also get 35% of the box office dividends of "Deadly Status", and 15% of other distribution proceeds.

In short, after Eleven Studio invested 7 million to complete the filming of "Deadly Identity", the cost has been recovered, and it has also made a profit of 3 million. The next work was entrusted to Columbia Pictures, and Eleven Studios could take advantage of the fisherman, win the box office and distribute dividends.

Making movies does make money. Of course, the premise is that the movie has an audience willing to buy it, or Oscar is willing to buy it.

"Deadly Identity" has been confirmed to be released on April 25 in Dao Nai Nian, and the first round of publicity is expected to start at the end of October and early November.

"Evan, if we want to continue making movies in the future, we should start signing screenwriters, acquiring scripts, and paying attention to the rights to adapt novels and comics. With the current scale of Eleven Studios, we want to involve the distribution of this huge It is absolutely unrealistic in the field of music, so Teddy Bell and David Greenblatt reached a consensus that the distribution of music and movies in the future will still be handed over to big companies for production. Of course, eleven work The distribution channels such as the independent record stores currently owned by the studio can also be used together, but the company will not set up a special part to get involved in the distribution field for the time being. Therefore, David Greenblatt thinks that the company should focus on the main energy. in the production process.

Evan-Bell shook his head, then nodded again, "No, no, we don't have to be so anxious. To be precise, we should focus on quality over quality. Whether it's the screenwriter, the script, or the adaptation rights, none of us are currently. Big companies don't have the ambition to become a giant in one go, so it's better to slow down. Like Fox Searchlight, they specialize in digging out quality works, whether it's music or movies, and make Eleven Studio a quality product. synonym."

David Greenblatt nodded, this development strategy is indeed in line with the situation of Eleven Studio, and also in line with the style of the leader Evan Bell. "I'll let the staff of Eleven Brokers start paying attention."

"There is one more thing today, and it's the most important thing." Teddy Bell saw David Greenblatt's head to confirm that the matter was finished, and then he spoke, which attracted Evan Bell's attention. "We have There are now three scripts that require you to make a decision. …,

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