Chapter 69： Waldorf Astoria

After the weekend, when Ryan and his team set foot on the land in New York, the first week of the box office of "Terminator 2" was released.

Perhaps it was his influence. This film was not handed over to Columbia Pictures for distribution as in the previous life, but signed a distribution contract with Twentieth Century Fox.

Twentieth Century Fox won nearly 2500 theaters for this movie. After the first four days, "Terminator 2" won the North American box office of 58.87 million U.S. dollars, which surprised everyone. This figure has exceeded the number of 1989. The sensational "Batman".

Ryan scratched his head when he saw it. He couldn't remember the first week of the box office of the movie in his previous life, but he vaguely remembered that it should be lower than "Batman". From this point of view, his popularity and appeal seemed to have risen a lot. The role of this movie has been profitable.

In fact, "Terminator 2" recovered most of the cost before it was launched. Mario Casa may not have enough ability to run a large film company, but it is more than enough to run such a medium-sized film company.

After three months of negotiations, he sold the rights to film and video tapes for $10 million, and the rights to television broadcasts for $7 million. As there was no overseas film distribution rights, he sold the rights to overseas distribution for $65 million. The price was sold to 20th Century Fox, and there were several inconspicuous inserts, and another nearly two million dollars were harvested.

In order to prevent monopoly, the law stipulates that film production and distribution cannot be the same company, and the overseas distribution rights are in the hands of the seven major film companies. Whether it is James Cameron or Anne Hurd, they can only agree to this approach. .

At that time, Ryan wanted to buy the overseas copyright of the film, but unfortunately he not only did not have that much money, but also did not have the overseas distribution rights.

With the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, the market in Eastern Europe has gradually opened up. Many movies’ overseas box office has surpassed North American box office. It’s like the previous "Terminator 2" in North America, which only had more than 200 million box office, but overseas box office was as high as 300 million. The share of theaters is much higher than that of North America, but it is also a large piece of fat.

It’s just that all of this is controlled by the giants. Don’t think that setting up a film company and making more than a dozen movies can really stand by the big Hollywood giants. That’s just a joke.

Another important point is that they have seats in the MPAA, which is the Motion Picture Association of America. The organization that controls the film classification system can directly affect the classification of the film after the production is completed. For example, "Terminator 2" was R-rated in the previous life. That is, under 17 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to watch. If it is rated as NC-17, that is, under 17 years old is prohibited to watch, then the box office in North America will be reduced by at least half.

is very simple, teenagers are always the main consumers of movies.

There is no library of thousands of films, no cinema chains that can be manipulated, no independent overseas distribution rights, no MPAA seats, even Steven Spielberg and the dream factory close to the seven major film companies, in the end, they can only Under the joint suppression of the giants, the hatred ended.

In the future, he may become a rich man and a superstar, or he may become the most powerful figure in Hollywood, but he will become a movie giant? The difficulty is very, very big!

No one knows better than him. In the next few years, media giants such as Viacom, Conscate, and French water companies will soon reach out to the film industry. From then on, Hollywood will completely enter the era of giants. The new line, Miramax, etc. can only become the acquired subsidiaries.

As for making movies, publishing books, and recording records alone, you can become a media giant...

Ryan shook his head, and threw those YY thoughts from his previous life out of the clouds. He will try his best to control himself in the future. Don’t think about these unrealistic thoughts, which will kill people. He doesn’t want to go from the Golden Gate Bridge or the Empire in the future. Jump off the building.

Movie sales are inevitable. The crew simply put their stay in New York at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, but Ryan smiled enthusiastically. After entering the hotel lobby, he encountered a character that surprised him.

"Ryan Jenkins, don't say you don't know me anymore." The girl was wearing a pink knee-length dress, she looked a lot longer, and her height was a bit taller than a few months ago, especially her flat chest. It bulged slightly.

"Miss Hilton, okay, Parrie!" Ryan rolled his eyes helplessly, and had to change her nickname, "It's nice to see you again."

"What about the manuscript for the new episode of Harry Potter? When you were in Beverly Hills, you promised me that you would write it out and give it to me to read." Paris Hilton was really not at all polite.

"When did I... When did I... promised?" Ryan's eyes were bigger than copper bells, and the other party made it clear that they wouldn't be reasonable, and the heart said that if I can't provoke me, I can't hide it, flash first~

Just as soon as she turned around, she was pulled by the backpack by the little girl behind. She had been staring at him, how could he slip away so easily. If there weren’t so many messy things happening last time, she would have looked for it. Come to urge the change.

"Ryan, are you treating your fans that way..."

"Hi, Ryan, who is this little lady?" James Cameron passed by, not only did not help, but fell into the limelight, "Is it your girlfriend? Yes, very discerning!"

Girl... Girlfriend? Ryan had the urge to hit the ground with her head. If she was her girlfriend, there would be so many green hats in the future that would have to push him down.

"Who is this bearded man?" Paris raised her chin.

"Dictator, tyrant, old gangster." Ryan unceremoniously launched a counterattack.

It's all right now, Cameron simply turned around and left. He didn't bother to care about two little kids. Besides, that little guy can really kill his popularity when he is angry. He doesn't want to find sin on his own.

Ryan couldn’t help it. There were already many people around him watching. Under the crowd, he couldn’t want to talk with the other party. He had to turn around, changed the subject, and asked, "Why are you here? Here?"

"I lived here?" The little girl gave him a look that you are an idiot, "The Waldorf Astoria is my house. I have lived here since I was a child."

Ryan just remembered that this hotel seemed to be really owned by the Hilton Group. He blinked and remembered something. The two sisters, Paris Hilton and Nikki Hilton, were indeed fostered since childhood. In the presidential suite here.

"Okay, Parrie." Ryan took her aside, so as not to stand in the lobby for others to watch the show. "Harry Potter hasn't started writing the fourth episode, and I just arrived in New York. Can you let me go back to my room and rest?"

"Um...that's fine."

winked at George who was pulling his salute, Ryan hurriedly walked to the elevator, but just breathed a sigh of relief, he found Paris following from behind.

Coming to the floor where the crew lived, Ryan entered his own suite, facing the pink girl who followed him, he was rather helpless.

Indeed, Paris Hilton’s reputation in the previous life affected his senses. After living in North America for so long in this life, how could he not understand that in the open coastal states of the United States, many girls played more than her before they got married. Crazy, but not as prominent as her, and being betrayed by her ex-boyfriend, resulting in a videotape incident. In a sense, she is also considered a victim.

Of course, after the videotape incident, she broke the jar, so she can only blame herself.

"Your crew is really stingy." The little girl curled her lips, as if she was disdainful of this suite, "As you are, you should ask them for the presidential suite."

The room is just an ordinary suite in the Waldorf Astoria. A small living room plus two bedrooms is not bad in Ryan's eyes, but it is far worse than a luxury suite or a presidential suite.

Ryan can only roll his eyes, what can he say, expecting the lady born with a golden spoon to understand the difficulty of budgeting and making money?

"Would you like something to drink?" Ryan pointed to the water glass.

Seeing the girl shaking her head, Ryan simply ignored her, dragged the suitcase to the desk and packed up her salute. Except for a few clothes and the guitar that she brought with him, the rest were almost all manuscripts and scores, while watching He placed a thick pile on the desk, and Paris's mouth opened wider and wider.

"Can I take a look?" the girl asked curiously.

"Yes, but you are not allowed to tell others after reading it." Ryan said without looking up while finishing the draft.

"I promise."

In fact, there is nothing special in it, just the script and setting sketch of "The Lion King". As for the score, can you expect that girl can understand the score now?

The script of "The Lion King" is not complicated. UU reading frankly says that it is just a simplified animal version of the Prince’s Revenge. Ryan has completed more than half of it, but this script is in a way that "Bodyguard" is a bit similar, the songs in it are very good, especially "Endless" and "Love Tonight".

Since most of the script has been plagiarized, the songs will naturally not be let go. He remembers several classic songs clearly. Even if there is a little forgotten place, he can easily complete it with the music of this world.

However, some songs are still forgotten, which requires him to recreate according to the plot and animal settings.

"It's so beautiful, is this a little lion?" Paris took a picture from the draft and asked, "Can you give it to me?"

Her tone is asking, but her expression is that this painting belongs to me.

Ryan glanced at it. It was a colored pencil sketch, showing two little lions walking together. They were the young Simba and Nana.

He drew more than one set of Simba and Nana, and nodded at the moment. In order to prevent the young lady from fancying his other things, Ryan hurriedly sorted the manuscript and scores and gave them to George. .

"Thank you, Ryan." After saying a rare thank you, Paris rolled her eyes and said, "Well, to show your thanks, I have dinner."

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