Chapter 18 Don’t eat soft food
Country music is playing in the log-style bar.
"What to drink? Whiskey?" Eric stretched out his hand, revealing a dazzling gold Rolex watch. He poured the wine for Hawke and said, ""D.C. Heights" can't enter the theater."
< br>Hawke was slightly surprised: "Didn't Castle Rock Pictures buy out the copyright?"
Eric said: "They will directly enter the DVD and video tape market. If they do it quickly, it will be after the Oscars." Can appear in video stores ”
Hawke said: "After all, it can be seen by thousands of viewers."
"Compared to most directors, I am a lucky person." Eric toasted to Hawke: "With Catherine I invested and met you again in Park City. Without you, this film would not have been sold, and I would have been abandoned by Catherine. It will be difficult for me to have another chance in the future..."
Hoke said vaguely: "Katherine treats you well."
Eric shook his head: "A director with no successful works cannot improve the style of the rich woman, so what's the use of keeping him? "
He pointed at Hawke: "And you, man, got me the chance to continue making movies."
Hawke poured wine for the two of them: "I look forward to your next work coming out soon."
Eric obviously had an idea: "I will ask you to do film operations then. You are the best person I have ever seen in this regard." The most powerful."
"Thank you." Hawke was also a little proud.
Eric's next words hit home: "Of course, I haven't seen many movie operators."
Hoke quickly adjusted his mentality: "It's not movie operations, I'm good at it. Media Operations.”
Eric drank several glasses of wine in a row and became drunk. In addition to wealth, power and beautiful women, a man also has a major hobby, bragging.
He pounded the table and said: "When I open a film company, I will ask you to be the director of media operations."
Hoke also drank wine and spoke less scrupulously: "Can Catherine agree? ”
“I both If you have enough money to start a company, why would you want to find Catherine?" Eric thought to himself: "Who would be willing to eat that if we can get regular financing?"
Hoke continued to pour the wine and said: "Do me a favor."
Eric said: "As long as you don't let me eat that stuff, the rest is easy."
Hoke suspected that this guy would leave a shadow for a lifetime. He said: "Help me spread the word of mouth, you don't have to do it. What, if someone calls you to ask about my operations, can you tell the truth?"
Eric was surprised: " Haven't you been successful many times?"
Hoke repeated his old saying: "The crews I have worked with all consider themselves a victory for the art of film, and my work is insignificant."
" Shit!" Eric picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Hawke: "If anyone has doubts, just ask him to call me."
Everything is difficult at the beginning. Hawke made a breakthrough at the film festival, so of course he must continue and make more money.
The two of them had not finished a bottle of wine when Eric received a call from Catherine and had to leave in advance and go back to the hotel to accompany his girlfriend.
“Take people’s money and listen to their arrangements.” He picked up the wine glass, drank it down in one gulp, and reminded Hawke: “Don’t eat soft food!”
Hoke said: “Don’t worry, If there is such a thing as soft food, I will take it hard.”
Eric didn’t understand, waved his hand and said, “I will go to Los Angeles for development next. Remember to contact me when you go to Los Angeles.”
Hawke had another drink with him: "I will contact you when needed."
Eric staggered away.
Hoke looked at the remaining wine in the bottle and simply poured it himself.
The melodious country music on the stage was replaced by jazz. Hawke hummed a few words, and the chair next to him was suddenly pulled open and someone sat down.
Female reporter Jin Na raised her fingers and asked the waiter to bring a new wine glass, and asked Hawke: "Drinking alone?"
When the waiter brought the wine glass, Hawke poured the wine for her and said: "There are two of us now."
Jin Na came over with a purpose: "Is there any big news?"
Huo Ke did not answer, but asked: "The response to the news in the morning was very good?"
"Explosive effect." Jin Na was in a good mood and took a sip of her wine: "This is the first time in the history of the Sundance Film Festival For the first time, it attracted the attention of the American entertainment industry. What is even more incredible is that George Hansen also suffered a ruptured intestine..."
Hawke was a little surprised: "So serious?"
Jinna followed the report and learned about the situation: "The thing taken out was nearly seven inches long, which is crazy."
She came closer: "This George Hansen opened Pandora's Box and made a very bad start. In the future, there will be copyright competition between the two crews. Say no. I decided to pull the other side’s switch. It’s weird to think about it in the future.”
Hoke clinked his wine glass with her: “Don’t you like this kind of business war?”
Jin Na returned to the previous topic: "If you come to me with similar big news again, money is not an issue."
Hawke shook his head: "If news like this were everywhere, I would have been rich a long time ago. Why do I still drink here? The hotel has two Hollywood female stars to accompany me. It's no more fun than a bar."
Jin Na looked Huo up and down. Ke, obviously not a rich man, took out a business card and gave it to him and said: "Call me when you encounter news. As long as the news is valuable, I will give you an informant fee."
I thought of stopping by in the morning. Making $1,000, Hawke asked: "The bigger the event, the more valuable it is?"
"That's basically the case, but some industries are special." Jin Na said roughly: "For example, I mainly work in the entertainment category. The same incident happened to celebrities, and When it happens to ordinary people, the news value is very different."
She used an analogy: "As for the Great Salt Lake Cinema incident, what if it was Spielberg who did it? Download the video.”
Hawke nodded slightly.
Jin Na continued this topic: "Let's talk about Hollywood. There have been rumors in the market that Tom Cruise is a senior banker. "U.S. Weekly" and "News of the World" have privately offered millions of dollars in rewards, please. If someone actually takes a photo or video of his teller, he will immediately become a millionaire..."
Hoke But she smiled: "There is still a possibility that the big bosses of Scientology will be sent into the universe to meet their supreme god."
Jin Na agreed: "So, if you want to be in this business for a long time, you must meet well. Just stop it and don’t mess with the people you shouldn’t mess with.”
Hoke gained something from this female reporter and ordered another bottle of wine.
Hawke, a practitioner in the fake media industry, also took the opportunity to get a lot of words from Jin Na.
Jin Na drank too much and wanted to take Hawke home to study the camera.
Hoke will not take advantage of others when they drink too much. He has a square face, let alone A. If he vomits, it will easily leave a shadow.
Driving Jinna’s car to send people home, Hawke walked back.
He obtained a piece of potentially useful information from Jin Na. The Brazilian crew called "The Invaders" was preparing for a media screening, hoping to gain some fame and gain attention from the North American film industry.
Hawke went back to rest, and woke up the next day to start collecting information about the crew.
This time not only Brand, but also Larson and several deputy captains came to help.
After one successful case, it is too easy to win the second business.
Hawke went to meet with the crew director and producer Bedo Blunt. After the latter called Eric and Castle Rock Pictures, he signed an agreement with him without thinking for too long.
(End of this chapter)