Chapter 876： Weinstein

876 Weinstein

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Today, "Mysterious Skin" has become a fragrant bun, and both the United Kingdom and the United States are fighting for the "ownership" of this film, and major film companies are also fighting for the distribution rights of this film!

Haruka remembered that when "Mysterious Skin" was about to be filmed a year ago, a small group of media, including "Premier", did their best to ridicule the film. They were not optimistic about Evan Bell's directorial career at all. A film directed by Evan Bell would be a disaster. The result of the txt download of the advertisement for "Lian Lian Notebook" was a success, and the North American box office achievement of 150 million US dollars made Eleven Studio earn a lot of money. Now, "Mystery Skin" has also succeeded, taking Evan Bale's first director-related trophy at the Venice Film Festival.

Those who waited to see Evan Bell's jokes died, at least not now, not the time to laugh at the sarcasm and get down on the ground, they all believed that when Evan Bell always made mistakes, they always To be able to find an opportunity to let out a mouthful of anger. For example, "Brokeback Mountain" may be the opportunity they have been waiting for. Therefore, the media headed by "Premier" and "News of the World" will wait quietly for the opportunity to come. But, will the opportunity they waited for really come?

After the opening screening of "Mysterious Skin" at the Venice Film Festival, someone has begun to contact Teddy Bell, but Teddy Bell is not in a hurry, not because he is looking forward to the awards ceremony, but because Eleven Studio is A very small studio, only Teddy Bell is responsible for coming to Venice this time. He is responsible for the planning of all activities of the entire team. If it weren't for Evan Bell's help, Teddy Bell would not have Being too busy, he really didn't have time to talk to those film companies about distribution rights. Therefore, Teddy Bell's reply is always "after the awards ceremony is over".

In fact, for the distribution company, if it is really optimistic about a movie, it is a wise decision to finalize it before the awards ceremony, because once the film wins at the awards ceremony, the price is bound to rise. On the contrary, if you are not sure about a movie, it is a relatively stable consideration to wait and see the results of the awards ceremony before negotiating.

But "Mystery Skin" received rave reviews after its unveiling, and with the addition of a stunt directed by Evan Bell, it was enough for the distribution company to decide. [氵 Kun][氵 Kun][small][said][net][\\\\]Unfortunately, Teddy Bell's words made these distribution companies think again and again: Could it be that Evan Bell is still Want to win an award in Venice? What if they win the award, and how to negotiate if they don't win the award, the distribution companies are starting to use their brains.

Before the start of the award ceremony, Teddy Bell received a total of inquiries from eight companies. Of course, they still have to be sincere, tentative inquiries, pretending to be related, and so on. But Teddy Bell really didn't have the energy, so regardless of his nature, he always blocked it with that sentence.

After the awards ceremony, I didn't expect that Evan Bell would really win the award, and he was the best director Silver Lion Award as soon as he won it! It boiled over immediately. The United Kingdom and the United States are still discussing which country this movie should be considered to be, and major film companies have already seen the huge business opportunities behind it.

Evan Bell's second work, Evan Bell's first award-winning work, Evan Bell's first work challenging taboo subjects... Barabara, if you want to promote it, there are countless ways to write this copy. Once the distribution rights are confirmed, the idea of ​​the copywriting can begin.

On the night of the award ceremony, Teddy Bell received calls from five companies. Although there were three fewer companies than before, all of them had a lot of background and sincerity. The most familiar ones are Warner Bros. and Fox Searchlight. In addition, Lionsgate, which had been in contact with the last time because of the distribution rights of "Crash", has appeared again, but this time they are going to have a long and short encounter with Fox Searchlight. Last time, "Crash" was bought by Fox Searchlight for the distribution rights. I don't know what the result will be this time. There is also Miramax Pictures, which belongs to Disney. It not only officially expressed the idea of ​​​​purchasing the distribution rights, but also The attitude is very sincere; in addition, the appearance of DreamWorks is quite surprising.

Among these five companies, Miramax Pictures and DreamWorks are both in contact with Eleven Studios for the first time. DreamWorks is famous and needs no introduction, and Miramax Pictures is actually The background is not small. This company was founded by the well-known Weinstein brothers in the industry. This high-end production film company founded in the 1970s has achieved unprecedented success in the field of high-end movies, and has also allowed large film companies to For the first time, the infinite potential of the film is officially launched. The Weinstein Brothers are most famous for two points. First, they are very sensitive to the film's intuition. They can always see the highlights that others overlook, so as to dig out outstanding works. Second, they have excellent market operation ability and public relations methods What's more, in the operation of Oscar's public relations, the Weinstein brothers are definitely good players.

In 1993, Disney acquired Miramax Pictures for $80 million and became a subsidiary of Disney. Since then, Miramax Studios has aimed at impacting Oscar films, low-budget films and art films. Their releases over the past decade include Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, which Quentin Tarantino was brought up by the Weinstein brothers; The English Patient, Good Will Hunting, "Shakespeare in Love", "Life Is Beautiful", "Gangs of New York", "All the Time", "Chicago", "Cold Mountain"... all of them are works released by them, nominated or won at the Oscars, almost Become an Oscar professional.

There is a statistic that Miramax Films has won a total of 249 Oscar nominations as of the 76th Oscar in 2004, and won back 60 of them. It is said to be the top spot among the current ** film companies.

The Weinstein Brothers' unique vision, outstanding publicity strategy and public relations ability, coupled with the strong economic backing of Disney, made Miramax Pictures prosperous, and the two-dimensional animation market declined. And Disney, which has been losing ground, has gained a precious respite.

After receiving calls from these five companies, Teddy Bell and Evan Bell split up and met with representatives of each company. Teddy Bell competed with Fox Searchlight and Lionsgate. When the opponents met, they had a preliminary conversation on the issue of the division of interests of the distribution rights. After testing the bottom line, the time for the next meeting was agreed. Evan Bell met with Warner Bros. and DreamWorks successively. After understanding the details of the rights, and having a preliminary understanding of the distribution of benefits, the first interview ended.

In the end, Teddy Bell and Evan Bell met the Weinstein brothers together, not because they were particularly valued, but because the Weinstein brothers both appeared, the Bell brothers naturally couldn't fall behind in numbers.

The Weinstein brothers are brother Harvey Weinstein and brother Bob Weinstein. The two brothers are two years apart in age from the Bell brothers. The elder brother is fifty-two years old this year, and the younger brother is fifty years old. In fact, the Weinstein brothers don't seem to have any obvious characteristics in appearance. They have chubby goose-oval faces, piercing beards, small eyes, big noses, and a pair of catching ears. The appearance is matched with a kind smile, which immediately brings people a sense of intimacy. They have no disadvantage in social situations, and it is estimated that the lack of aggression in appearance is also one of the factors. Affinity is illusory and invisible, but its importance cannot be ignored.

To tell the truth, in fact, Evan Bell has indeed admired the Weinstein brothers for a long time, not because of their proficiency in Oscar PR, but because the personalities of the two brothers are so much that Evan Bell likes them. The Weinstein Brothers have always been fond of pornographic films. They are not limited in subject matter, content, or scale. Personality, sex, characteristics, and outstanding films are all their targets. This is really a rare trait for producers and distributors. Although it cannot be said to be unique in Hollywood, it can be said to be one of the few.

This personality also made the Weinstein brothers very unhappy in their relationship with their owner, Disney, and their relationship with Michael Inas can be described as "bad".

The image that Disney has built over the years has always been healthy and uplifting, suitable for all ages, and it is required to be suitable for the whole family to watch together. But the Weinstein brothers never cared about this, and always came from their own temperament. First, he introduced the British religious-themed **** film "Father" in 1994, and then invested and distributed director Kevin Smith's religious-themed film "Rage to Heaven" in 1999, and then invested in the extremely **** and violent "Killing" in 2003. Bill", and now interested in Evan Bell's "mysterious skin"Religion, homosexuality, blood, violence, these elements are all cause for trouble and no negotiation, Disney is not happy.

Similarly, the Weinstein brothers are also complaining and complaining about Disney, especially their relationship with Michael Inas is very bad, and the two sides have disagreements on many issues.

First of all, the Weinstein brothers want to expand the company's business and make more big-budget films, but Michael Eisner believes that Miramax, as a major film company and a subsidiary of Disney, should not be too big. , In 2003, "Cold Mountain" investment reached 80 million US dollars, so Michael - Inas repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction.

In addition, the Weinstein brothers had proposed to acquire the ** film company Artisan Films, as well as take a stake in cable channels and, all of which were rejected by Disney. Most frustrating for the Weinstein brothers was that Disney rejected Miramax's plan to run Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings." How can the Weinstein brothers calm down after watching New Line's success after taking over "The Lord of the Rings".

Therefore, whether it is the personalities of the Weinstein brothers or their disdain for Michael Inas, Evan Bell is full of expectations for today's meeting.

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