Chapter 11 We are the number one in the industry
Hoke took out another piece of information and handed it to Eric: "Last year, excluding the works produced by Hollywood film companies, independent films during the Sundance Film Festival only 14 films were sold, but the number of exhibitors was as high as 1,488.”
He hit the point: “If we don’t take necessary measures, this kind of unpopular film will be released. "What are the chances of selling it?"
Eric had the urge to comply, but when he saw the gold Rolex watch his girlfriend bought for him, his fevered head calmed down instantly and he said. : "I need to discuss it with someone."
Hoke did not rush: "Please do as you please, call me anytime after the discussion."
Eric asked the waiter to add the coffee money to the room charge.
His voice attracted the attention of several other people in the distance.
One of the handsome guys wearing gold-rimmed glasses turned his head and saw Eric. As if he had taken drugs, he suddenly became excited and strode over: "Eric, my friend, what a coincidence. Ah."
Hoke looked at his gold-rimmed glasses and then at Eric.
The latter muttered: "What a coincidence. I attended the same film festival and stayed in the same small hotel. It was obviously intentional."
Gold-rimmed glasses came to the table with a smile on his face: "I heard that your screening did not go well. I have advised you not to make this type of film, but you refused to listen."
Eri K said: "Don't worry about it."
Gold-rimmed glasses said again: "I see you are confident, is it because of Castle Rock Pictures?"
Eric's face changed slightly .
The gold-rimmed glasses turned to Hawke and asked: "You work for him? Listen to my advice and leave early. He can't sell his films and can't pay his salary."
Hawke just felt that this man was inexplicable.
"I wish you good luck." The gold-rimmed glasses patted the back of Eric's chair and returned to his seat.
Hoke asked with his eyes.
Eric whispered: "His name is George Hansen. When I made my first short film, he was the assistant director. Later, he pursued Catherine like me. He failed, and we were in " After disagreements over "Highland", he secured investment after leaving and made a feature film called "Lemon Street", which he also participated in this film festival. "
Hoke said: "The former subordinate took over. , eager to kill your former boss? ”
"Maybe." Eric went back to discuss with his girlfriend.
On the other side, George Hansen put away his grandiose disguise, sat back among a few people, his eyes fell on the bald head opposite, with a serious look on his face: "It is now confirmed that the news from the trading intermediary is true, Castle Rock Robert from the film industry will go to see Eric's movie."
The bald man slowly stirred the coffee and said: "I have inquired, as long as the agent is willing to spend money, the agent can influence Robert's assistant. Get him to watch our "Lemon Street". br>
George desperately wanted to step on his former boss: "Ask the agency if Robert can only look at us and not Eric."
The bald man picked up the phone and called After a while, he hung up the phone and said, "According to the agent, Robert will only be staying in Park City for one day. His schedule is tight. He suggested that our screening be held at the same time as Eric's. He will find a way to invite Come Robert.”
He looked at George and showed an incomprehensible smile: "To do this, you need to add money to his quotation!"
George could understand the smile and moved his buttocks: "Can you help me add money? ?"
Bald is the project financier, inviting George: "Okay, we should go back to the room, you have five minutes, hurry up and think about how to satisfy me."
The two people left the coffee shop and came to the elevator.
Hoke came out of the bathroom and was about to enter the safe passage to go downstairs. The sound of the elevator arriving made him subconsciously turn his head, just in time to see Baldhead pinching George's butt.
George also saw Hawke, raised his middle finger at him, and said angrily: "Close your eyes, idiot!"
He stepped into the elevator and pressed the door button.
Missing the opportunity to kneel and lick Catherine and reap the joy of throat and anorectal medical treatment was the main reason why George hated Eric.
Hoke came to the first floor and received a call from Eric before he left the house.
A few minutes later, the two met again on the second floor.
This time, in addition to Eric, the square-faced girl Catherine is also here. Catherine asked Hawke again about creating a movie-watching atmosphere, and then asked: "How confident are you?"
Hocke said frankly: "We have never failed!"< br>
Catherine stared at Hawke.
Hoke has a calm face and is full of confidence, without any guilt.
He didn't tell lies, he was very confident.
Katherine then asked: "How do you charge?"
The organizing committee's information stated that the production cost was US$200,000, and Hawke started from this: "Twenty thousand US dollars. "
"Your price is too high." Catherine shook her head: "The crew only pays the local minimum hourly wage when recruiting extras. If the film is less than two hours long, we will calculate it as two hours, and the hourly wage per person will be calculated. Raise to 10 dollars..."
Hoke raised his hand to interrupt her: "The extras you mentioned can only serve as background boards. Where are my people? We need to make preparations starting today, familiarize ourselves with the film information, and master the viewing skills. The film crew’s preferences, on-the-spot rehearsals, and total working hours will exceed 30 hours. The minimum wage in Utah is US$5.15 per hour. For a team of hundreds of people, the labor expenditure alone will exceed US$15,000.”
He raised his head with a bit of pride: "You can't find a more professional team in the film industry than us. We are the well-deserved number one in the industry!"
Katherine has money, but she doesn't spend it like this. The other party would not kneel down and lick her, so she said: "Up to 5,000 US dollars."
"There are thousands of film festival crews, and you are not the only choice." Hawke knew where the breaking point was and reached out to Eric: "Please return the information to me."
Mr. Eric Wanting to let his hard work be screened in theaters, he lightly kicked his girlfriend. He couldn't bear it any longer.
Catherine had no choice but to give in: "I will pay you a deposit of US$5,000, and the other US$5,000 will be paid after the completion."
Hawke shook his head: "Not enough, I won't do a loss-making business."
Katherine didn't want to take the risk herself, so she simply passed the risk on: "If the copyright of "D.C. Heights" is sold, I will give you another percentage of the transaction amount. One as a commission”
Hoke laid his hands on Eli. The information in front of Ke said: "Two percent!"
Eric touched Catherine again, and Catherine responded: "Okay."
She also had conditions: "I demand All 200 seats in the theater were filled, and no one left the theater in the middle..."
Hawke's grassroots team hasn't been set up yet, so where can we get 200 people?
He said seriously: "The more theater audiences, the better. You may not have noticed that there are too many films shown during the film festival. Except for new works by famous stars and directors, other screenings are rarely full. , half of the attendance rate is very high. With a film like "D.C. Heights", the audience Doesn’t it look fake?”
Eric nodded: “That makes sense”
Hoke said: “Please believe in our professionalism”
Catherine stopped pestering and said directly: "Get your lawyer over here and let's sign the contract."
Hawke was well prepared and called Brand. Not long after, Brand came to the hotel with a local lawyer.
The two parties drafted the terms and signed a cooperation agreement.
Catherine then wrote a check for $5,000 to Hawke.
The money was transferred to the bank account, Hawke paid the legal fees and rushed back with Brand.
This side is done, but the grass team on the other side doesn’t even have a framework.
Brand was convinced: "You have nothing, yet you dare to sign the agreement and get 5,000 US dollars!"
"Because I have you." Hawke grabbed Brand's shoulders: "Remember last night? The community drama group that was discussed is not a reunion A? Don’t you have any sponsorship?”
He said: “I’ll let the troupe watch a movie for free and then fund the party!”
(End of this chapter)