Chapter 197 The head of the family surrendered without a fight
"Dad? Who?"
When David put down the phone with a speechless face, sweet and greasy inquiries entered his ears.
Turning around, Elizabeth in ake blue dress was standing at the door with Izzy in her arms.
Wearing a beige wide-brimmed hat on her head, she was carrying a small schoolbag, and her face was full of curiosity.
"Oh, it''s Rnd." David threw the phone into his handbag indifferently. At the same time, dressed coolly, he grabbed the peaked cap on the sofa and the sunsses on the bedside table, and said beeping : "He is looking at the Zhongxin project again, and asked me to go to the copyright owner to inquire about the price. It''s all about business..."
"What? What did he fancy?"
While David was speaking, Gti also drove the Olsen sisters into the house. Like the father and daughter, they also dressed casually.
"Isn''t he filming "Titanic" now? Everyone is in Mexico, how can he discover new projects?"
"Can we talk about business by email now? What''s more, there is online shopping..." Gti didn''t finish her sentence, and the six-foot young guy who followed her in immediately took up the conversation, "That guy Rnd came to Well, just make friends, he has so many friends, isn''t it normal for one or two new projects to pop up suddenly?"
"Besides, he only lived at home for a total of ten days this year. The rest of the time, isn''t it just for work and staying with the heroine of a romance movie? He works hard every day, let alone a new project popping up all of a sudden. It wouldn''t be surprising if it killed someone, right?"
The strange sound of yin and yang spread throughout the room.
"James, you are not allowed to say that about Rnd!" Upon hearing this, Elizabeth immediately became unhappy.
The seven-year-old girl puffed her bun face, and her straight eyes seemed to be able to scrape off ayer of flesh from James'' body, "Rnd said that the purpose of making money is to build a zoo for me, and he said that on my tenth birthday, I must Will raise whales for me!"
"Hey? Do you believe this too?" James got excited.
"Liqi, you have to know that if Rnd really wants to build you a zoo, then his current money is enough to build ten zoos!"
"I know! But Rnd also said that building a zoo is easy, but keeping a zoo is expensive!"
Elizabeth replied unceremoniously, "And there are people from the Animal Protection Association watching every day!"
Whoops!
here we go again!
The inexplicable tit-for-tat confrontation, the couple shook their heads helplessly.
Even the ten-year-old Olsen sisters rolled their eyes.
Because of this situation, the four of them are already familiar with it.
Since "Game of the Brave" was released, Rnd''s whereabouts have been erratic.
Well, it’s not really erratic.
Rnd''s bodyguards, assistants, and drivers are all hired by David. It is too easy to know his itinerary.
In the past six months, Rnd and Kate stayed together and rarely went home.
Except for the few days when Kate came to Los Angeles to attend the Oscars, during the rest of the time, Rnd''s residence was as quiet as a haunted house.
Although every time before filming, as long as Rnd joined the group, Rnd was basically not at home, but this time, everyone felt the difference in Rnd.
It''s not that he doesn''t call back every night to report his safety, but that when he reports his safety every night, the guys who talk to him on the phone can more or less hear some ringing on the other end of the phone.
For the Olsen couple, this is actually normal.
They also saw (sex) clock (started) affection (meaning) at the first sight, so they could understand the behavior of young people.
For the three Olsen sisters, this is also understandable.
They have been to the crew and know that the crew is like that.
But for James, the thin bamboo pole who has sessfully lost weight, the situation is different.
Why did he lose weight?
Isn''t it just dating girls?
But the Olsen couple made it clear that he had to go to college to fall in love!
Why?
Why?
When he was in school, Rnd dropped out of school, and his parents told him that this was to let Rnd go out of the grief of losing his parents;
When he was studying, Rnd was filming, and his parents told him that it was supporting Rnd''s preferences;
He earnestly studied knowledge, and when all his homework was A+, Rnd, who was ''illiterate'', was already worth a billion dors and even had a girlfriend, but his parents told him that arge part of his family fortune would be owned by him. Come to inherit, so you still have to be admitted to a good university, so as to ensure that he will not lose all his family business...
I believe you a ghost! You are a bad old man, you are very bad!
What inherits the family business?
Isn''t it because Ashley and Mary already have a brandpany under their names, Elizabeth, that little girl, has a high probability of following Rnd''s **** into Hollywood, and he, the eldest son of the family, has nothing?
Parents have always instilled in him the theory of reading to excel, and the result?
As the only student in the family, he is not the hope of the family at all, but the worst one?
This is so heartbreaking!
So, whenever Rnd is not around, James will openly diss this brother who makes him feel a lot of pressure.
At the same time, Elizabeth, who had always wanted Rnd to build a zoo for herself, would refute.
Brothers and sisters who were supposed to love each other lived like enemies.
The point is, what the public says is right, and what the wife says is right, the Olsen couple couldn''t find the right words to enlighten them.
If it was the past, they would have allowed the two to continue arguing.
But now—
They came out to watch the Olympics after all.
After looking at each other, the couple reached an agreement in an instant.
"Okay, okay, you two want to debate, so stay and debate."
"What''s the point of you two fighting against each other?"
"James, if you have the ability, can you say these things in front of Rnd?"
"Liqi, do you dare to sue James in front of Rnd?"
"Since neither of you dare, then stop arguing here!"
"Let''s go, let''s go to watch the game!"
Hearing these words, the siblings immediately red at each other, then walked out of the hotel room with a snort.
They were arguing, but they didn''t dare to make trouble with Rnd at all.
The reason is also very simple.
Although Rnd is not at home all year round, James has been dominated by the fear brought about by mathematics and physics for nearly seven years.
When he thought that his tutor was paid by Rnd, he felt a pain in his liver.
Elizabeth, that was quite precocious. She knew that Rnd was a more reliable pir of the family than her father. Mom and dad didn''t quarrel. The two sisters were happy every day. She could raise whales herself. It was all because Rnd was running outside all day.
Seeing that their child''s face changed when he heard Rnd, the Olsen couple smiled wryly and shook their heads.
Parents can do what they do, there is no one else.
However, it is better to rely on than not to rely on. Life can be easy, so why bother?
...
When Rnd was working hard for a better life in the crew of "Titanic" in Baja California, Mexico, the real Olsen family was experiencing the atmosphere of the Centennial Olympics in Anta.
However, fun is just fun, but business, David will never forget.
As a guy who entered the top 400 of the Forbes rich list for the first time, he didn’t need to go to a filmpany to buy the copyright for such a small matter.
But after the general manager of Warcraft Pictures received David''s call, he was confused by his inexplicable idea of ??asking the price.
After repeated confirmation to ensure that his top boss only had the willingness to buy, he then sent a letter to Miramax ording to the ideas of the bosses, and the content of the letter was also extremely concise, five lines of content, two sentences can cover—
【Ourpany has taken a fancy to yourpany''s "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film adaptation copyrights, let''s make a price. 】
What the fuck?
When the two Weinstein brothers saw the trade invitation from Warcraft Film and Television, they were dumbfounded by the straightforward words that went to grandma''s house.
What does it mean?
I know that this is an inquiry!
Those who didn’t know thought it was robbery!
Bob Weinstein, wearing round sses, carefully read the letter several times, and after confirming that he did not misunderstand the meaning, he pped the letter on the table in confusion, "We and Does Rnd have any grudges?"
"Why did he suddenly send us such a transaction letter?"
That’s right, this was Bob Weinstein’s first thought after receiving the letter. If the Peter Jackson of this era is just an unknown person, he is not worthy to y games with them at the same table, then—
They are not worthy to y games at the same table as Rnd now!
You know, Rnd''sposition is veryplicated!
Rnd is an actor on the surface, but he is actually a boss of a filmpany disguised as an actor;
On the surface, Rnd is a filmpany boss wearing an actor''s skin, but in fact, he is the first batch of yers on the Inte who disguised himself as an actor and cameo as a filmpany boss;
On the surface, Rnd is one of the first Inte yers who disguised himself as an actor and cameo as a boss of a filmpany. In fact, he was a capitalist who had threeyers of identities: an actor, a boss of a filmpany, and the first batch of Inte yers, chatting andughing with Wall Street giants!
If it is said that Rnd, who is backed by the Jewish gang, has not been targeted by people in the entertainment industry since his development, and after "The Shawshank Redemption" was released, the top six were toozy to touch him unless he had to, then after returning from New York, who started apany in the circle? Don''t you treat him as a transparent person?
As long as Rnd doesn''t provoke them, no one will know what he did...
No way, who made Rnd be a boy of good fortune for so many years, and how many guys who owe him favors can be discharged to the Pacific Ocean?
If other second-tierpanies sent letters, Bob Weinstein would have been furious, but Rnd...
He''s thinking—"We''re not in conflict with him, are we?"
"Of course there is no conflict! I''m crazy to go back and provoke him!"
Feeling the questioning look cast by Bob, the fat man Harvey Weinstein immediately rolled his eyes, "When I knew he was Steven''s student, I would not go to any women rted to him. Look, when I knew he was still a student of James, I wouldn''t grab projects rted to him at all, and when I knew he was ying in New York for ten days..."
"Do you think the current life is not good enough, or has the free life been enjoyed for long enough?"
Harvey knows better than Bob thinks!
After ying in the circle for more than 20 years, what things have you not experienced?
His potential actresses are indeed true, but he doesn''t want to touch any of them who have a backer!
Is it not good to live? Why do you have to die?
"Since you didn''t offend him..." Harvey was so frank, Bob couldn''t figure it out.
"Then why does he suddenly want to buy our copyright?"
Hearing this, Harvey looked even more helpless, and said, "Isn''t it because Fox announced the rtionship between Kate and him? Then Peter Jackson went to find Rnd!"
After learning that Warcraft Films had issued a deal invitation to hispany, Harvey inquired around, and finally learned from Fox that Peter Jackson, who had previously asked him to set up a project investment, is now staying in the crew of "Titanic" to observe Woolen cloth!
Although there is no cause and effect, the twists and turns are really easy to guess!
Harvey is not an idiot. When he changed his mind, he realized that Rnd was persuaded by Peter Jackson.
"But Peter Jackson convinced Rnd, shouldn''t it be a good thing?"
When Bob heard this, he didn''t understand even more, "Since he is willing to make "The Lord of the Rings", then we will cooperate with him!"
"Sony can cooperate with him in "Spider-Man", Fox can cooperate with him in "Titanic", why can''t we cooperate with him in "Lord of the Rings"? How much does Peter Jackson want? We can discuss the investment in proportion. There''s no need to start talking about copyright deals, right? After all, he didn''t take the copyright of "Titanic" either!"
Yes, the Sixth Party turned a blind eye to Rnd''s behavior. Apart from the fact that the backing was too strong and the two sides didn''t need to fight each other, another factor was actually Rnd''s terrific wit.
If the purpose of cooperating with Sony is to conspire with other overseas distributionpanies, then the cooperation with Fox has allowed those giants to see the possibility of both sides.
If Rnd really wanted to develop alone, he could have forcibly gnawed off the "Titanic" project from Fox, but he didn''t. Not only that, he didn''t even ask for copyright sharing!
This kind of behavior is not running apany at all.
I just wanted to make a movie.
Because even Spielberg will control the film copyright of the project directed by himself!
Since Rnd only wants to make movies, the Big Six doesn''t matter much. Almost everyone agrees that the 25% shares of the overseas distributionpany in his hands are held on behalf of Spielberg. Come-
Hello, me, hello, everyone!
Since Rnd, who has a strong backer, is not trying to kill them, as long as the copyright of the project is left, Rnd can do whatever he wants.
At most, it just doesn’t conflict with your movie!
How many movies can Rnd produce in a year?
out of the way!
But now?
Rnd wanted to buy the copyright controlled by the two brothers?
If the two sides really have no conflicts, then this behavior clearly looks down on the two brothers!
etc?
Look down on the two brothers?
Before Bob, who "cleared his mind", was "furious", Harvey, who got the idea of ??his brother, coughed in embarrassment, and said, "This matter...may still have something to do with me..."
"Huh?" Bob pronounced with his nose, "Didn''t you say you never offended Rnd?"
"Yes, I did not offend Rnd, but..."
Harvey curled his lips and said, "But I once showed kindness to Kate..."
"What?" Bob jumped up immediately when he heard the words, and his voice suddenly raised, "You dived past her?!!"
"How is that possible!" Seeing his brother getting impatient, Harvey didn''t hold back, and exined loudly, "I just bought Peter Jackson''s "Sinful Angel" and found that Kate was pretty, so I bought I invited her to dinner at the Venice Film Festival, saying that if she wants toe to Hollywood to make a feature film, she cane to me directly..."
"But she rejected me on the spot!"
"Then I said that there are too many guys like her who want to rely on feature films to enter the industry. Every year, neers emerge. If they can''t quickly gain a foothold after bing famous, they will be eliminated soon..."
"Immediately afterwards, she returned to China to pick up Keh and Emma''s notebooks. Iter found out that she is their niece..."
have to…
Bob has nothing to fuck.
Compared with the crimesmitted by Zhang San, an ouw, Harvey''s unspoken rules are nothing at all.
Casting couches are somon in Hollywood that there are only a handful of producers who haven''t done them.
But the problem is, no one can guarantee that the guy who was not sneaked by them before will find a boyfriend who is better than them!
In fairness, when they stood in Rnd''s position to think about problems, they would not choose to cooperate with themselves.
In this case, directly buying the copyright has be an obvious thing.
As for the tone of invitation?
Isn''t it too much at all!
but-
"Can''t we not sell it?" Bob wanted to reject the invitation directly, but before his brother could give him a look of caring for the mentally retarded, he shook his head again and again and said, "No... If we don''t sell, then this Even if the copyright is abolished."
"Because no one would dare to shoot!"
"Rnd not only has a backer, he is also a good person in the circle!"
"Sony and Fox are pointing at him to make money now, who doesn''t want to take his project from Warner, Disney, Paramount, Universal?"
"If they know that Rnd is interested in "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", but we just don''t cooperate with them, then they will definitely not invest in our project, abandon sess and choose the unknown? sick?"
"Even if they want to do it, they will choose to kick me away and bring Rnd back into the game!"
"And other second-tierpanies that can support this project will not take a gamble..."
"Because when the news spread, our rejection became against Rnd..."
"Outsiders don''t know what you do, but insiders don''t?"
"As soon as the timeline is pulled, they can guess that you may have cheated on Kate, and this way..."
"Whoever dares to do this project is teasing Rnd!"
"Nopany will take a gamble on this issue, because no one knows whether Rnd really cares. If he really retaliates, then thepany they control is gone..."
When Bob wanted to understand this, he immediately wanted to punch his brother in the face!
If you don''t know Kate, then Rnd will take the initiative to invest in our project if he doesn''t do it right now!
But you just went to flirt with others, and if you don’t sell it now, it means that the money you bought for the copyright was thrown into your hands!
Yes, they can indeed choose to swallow the loss, and they can even bet that Kate and Rnd will definitely break up.
but-
Doing business has never been done on a whim.
If they choose to fight the giant crocodile, then their Miramax will be gone long ago!
What''s more, it''s not just the wolves of Wall Street who support Rnd. If Rnd really has a grudge, he can cry to Spielberg, and Miramax will be closed tomorrow!
I can’t even find the actors, and I’m still shooting a fart scene!
As for parentpany Disney?
My family knows their own affairs, Bob and Harvey both understand that Disney will not help themselves.
"Well, when we bought it, how much was the copyright of the four books?" Bob had a headache.
After thinking about the stakes, he directly chose to admit counsel.
Although the idea of ??standing up for a woman is very stupid in any circle, those predators who have been favored by Rnd don''t think so. Maybe they will solve the easier problems of their pair first in order to repay the favor.
"Twelve million, plus 6% of the box office dividend." Harvey, who also understood the reason, had no intention of resisting, shrugged, and said: "The 6% of the box office dividend is Tolkien The foundation wants the minimum amount..."
"Then how much do you want to sell now?" Bob looked at his brother helplessly.
"Twelve million plus 7.5%?" Harvey thought for a while, and said, "1.50 is no longer making money."
"Do you think he will be willing to give us dividends?" Bob felt that his brother was a bit whimsical!
"Try it, how will you know if you don''t try?" Harvey, who never thought of confronting Rnd from the beginning, sighed.
However-
Rnd said that if he does not pay dividends, he will not pay dividends.
When Harvey asked the employees in thepany to reply to the letter, indicating that he had the willingness to sell, the general manager of the toolman of Warcraft Films also followed David''s previous exnation, directly crossed out the share n, and marked the fixed transaction amount. question mark.
After seeing the clean reply, Harvey, who wanted to save himself, let out a sigh of relief. Under the gaze of his younger brother, he thought for a while while holding the pen, and finally filled in a series of numbers...
Fifteen million.
Harvey''s meaning is already very clear.
Yes, you are really awesome now, I can''t afford to provoke you, but this is only my motive for selling the copyright.
In business talk business, the price of 3 million is nothingpared to the 1.5% share.
I took three million for my hard work, just because I didn’t want to fight with you.
If you want to buy it, you can sign it, save face, everyone will be better off...
When Rnd saw the price of 15 million yuan seven dayster, he fell into a state of boredom.
He thought the Weinstein Brothers would fight him, but—
Before he made a move, these two guys were as cowardly as the surrendered cheese monkeys.
If Harvey insists on not selling it, then he will really expose Harvey''s old background with the idea of ??venting his anger on Kate.
Can Harvey overwhelm the New York Times?
It doesn''t matter, pointing to him, the news corporation that Rnd knows people can spread Harvey''s ck material all over the world.
Yahoo followed closely behind, using both online and offline methods. At that time, there will naturally be guys who want to take revenge on Harvey.
If Disney wants to intervene, or wants to be a peacemaker, then as long as Rnd gives up "The Lion King", which has been eating dividends for two years, Disney, who has conflicts with the Weinstein brothers, will be more happy to help him put Ha Wei was trampled to death.
As long as you can get "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", the remaining bonus of "The Lion King" can be waived.
As for thest step of public prosecution?
Doesn''t matter whether it''s California or New York, isn''t it all his people?
California is already the stronghold of the donkey party, and in New York, Harvey will die faster...
"It''s a pity... this guy is too fast..."
Rnd looked at the documents faxed by David with regret. Although he hated fighting, he kicked Harvey to death without any psychological pressure.
"I haven''t made a move yet, you''ve already fallen first..."
Throwing the document into the shredder, with the creaking sound, the Weinstein brothers, who had been in Rnd''s vision for half a month, disappeared.
Everyone has confessed to being cowardly, so he doesn''t bother to touch them.
Defeating Harvey, who can be easily crushed to death, did not give Rnd much sense of aplishment.
After all, his seven years of hard work are all for the sake of not fighting now!
If the rtionshipwork that has been in operation for many years cannot allow him to trample a Harvey Weinstein to death every minute, then Disney will swallow a fart!
Note: ①When Disney acquired Miramax, it really wanted to turn it into a prize-winning machine, but the Weinstein brothers and Disney began to fight in 1994. At that time, Disney was still aimed at children, but the two brothers introduced the British religious homosexual film "The Priest" in 1994, which aroused the fury of Disney CEO Michael Eisner at the time. In addition, he was also working on live-action movies at the time, so he had a very bad impression of the two brothers. When Disney acquired ABC, the two brothers applied to Disney for funds and wanted to buy shares in the cable channels Bravo and IFC. This move made Disney internally believe that theymitted the crime above and caused ABC to be extremely dissatisfied. Since then, Disney''s operating philosophy for the brothers has been to invest in films but not to allow expansion. That''s why it was written in the article that Harvey and Bob didn''t think that Disney would save them when they fought with Rnd, because people including the head office, ABC, and Disney headquarters all wanted them to die. The same is true in reality. "Breaking the Rules of Heaven", "Kill Bill", "Cold Mountain", and "Fahrenheit 9/11" were all made by the two brothers under the explicit prohibition of Disney. The rtionship between Miramax and Disney is simr to that of New Line and Warner, both of which retain the right to operate, so the parentpany has repeated orders, and it cannot control them.