Chapter 1432: Make a name for the name
Lucas showed a smile in his eyes. Anson's self-deprecating self-deprecation can always add some ease and pleasure to the serious work discussion.
"So, do you think the company's second work should choose a...ced movie without you?"
Cult, Anson likes Lucas's vocabulary choice, smiles It bloomed completely, "Yes, I do think so."
"Luca, because 'going with songs', Forest Pictures is already tied to me, and the whole Hollywood knows Forest Pictures is Brother Anson’s company.”
"I know, it's no secret that you are not ready to hide this..." Anson noticed the sharpness in Lucas's eyes and felt a little nervous. "I'm not ready to deny this, but it's not conducive to the development of the business. "
"We need to show our attitude before Hollywood completely tied Forest Pictures to me." "
"Yes, indeed, Forest Pictures is willing to participate in more of my In the production of the work; but at the same time, Forest Pictures is willing to open its arms to welcome more possibilities, screenwriters, producers, actors, artistic creations that are expelled and ignored by Hollywood, bound by stereotypes, and trapped by Hollywood narrative templates 'Hey, don't hang yourself in a tree, there are vast forests outside." '
"I believe, 'City of Sin' is such an opportunity." br>
Lucas was very serious and immersed in Anson's words, revealing some surprises.
Forest Film was originally just a company established by Lucas to support Ansen, and everything revolved around Ansen; but now it has been given a new meaning by Ansen, and the company's theme and concept have quietly changed.
However, this feeling... seems not bad.
Thinking of this, Lucas's thoughts pulled back and looked at the project in front of him again.
"City of Sin", so rebellious, so special, so ostentatious and so strong, Lucas knew nothing about the artistic creation and marketing of films, but he knew how to invest—
Determine risks, calculate returns, and look to the future.
So, is this movie worth it?
If this is Anson's work, such as "Walking with Songs", Lucas naturally doesn't need to consider these things, and everything is given priority.
But if this is not Anson's work, things will be completely different.
Lucas lowered his head and flipped through the script, and his focus gradually condensed.
This is a script, not a project plan, so there are naturally no details such as creative intentions, target masses, creative teams, investment budgets, etc., which is not good news for Lucas.
Lucas looked through the script, and those lines and dialogues were meaningless in his eyes.
Thinking for a while, Lucas looked at Anson, "I can discuss with the producers. Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller are producers, right?"
Anson, "It's mainly Robert. Frank knows nothing about film production."
Lucas lightly his head, "then it should start with Frank. Anyway, Frank doesn't understand film production, just tell him we will Following the script and following their shooting philosophy, Frank will be impressed soon.”
"Then he will believe that everything is right and willing to be our breakthrough, and even help us convince others. Anyway, I have fulfilled his greatest wish, right?"
Frank, on the contrary, may become a breakthrough. "The key point is, what is the budget? Can profit be achieved?" "This challenging work not only provokes Hollywood's production formulas, but also provokes the market's ability to accept. .”
"Sorry, Anson, I need to think more possibilities from the digital level."
Anson's smile burst out directly, "I understand, I fully understand, the CEO model, oh huh, professional Luca is indeed different."
Lucas glanced at Anson helplessly. Anson smiled even happier, "I understand what you think."
"In my opinion, this work needs to be profitable, which is 100% for a freshly-off company For example, profit is undoubtedly the key. "
"But at the same time, return to the point of view just now."
"I tend to be closer to a declaration and marketing and publicity, proclaiming our existence in a way that subverts stereotypes - unlike other film companies."
"This publicity is necessary."
"And then, back to the work itself, indeed, it was a provocation to the mainstream market, but think about it, a remake like 'Dawn of the Living Dead' The works still have a lot of crowds and sought after, and reality proves that this part of the audience cannot be ignored. "
"Precisely because the works of traditional Hollywood narrative ignore this part of the audience, they are even more hungry and loyal, even if they are one. They are willing to cheer and pursue ordinary and ordinary quality works. What if a classic really appears? ”
"So, I won't worry about market potential. The real key is that the first is the quality of the work and the second is the promotional strategy."
Lucas pondered, "You believe this..." and looked down. Look at the director's name, "Does Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino?"
Anson, "I believe Robert Rodriguez can convince Frank Miller to nod and make Hollywood Things that other producers and directors can’t do.”
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"Of course, cost control is a difficult problem. Both directors are lawless. If they are given enough budget, they will squander them all; but at the same time, they are from a B-level movie. , can still complete an excellent job in a limited budget."
Lucas, "Game is the key."
Anson, "Yes, it depends on whether the producer can control the two wild horses."
"And, 'City of Sin 'It is indeed special. It requires a lot of computer special effects support and a series of special shooting techniques. The cost is probably not too low. The game between producers and directors may be full of traps, which is also a fact."
Lucas looks To Ansen, "How much do you think the budget of this movie needs to be controlled so that we can have a chance to make a box office profit?"
Ansen smiled directly, "Wow, this is a difficult problem."
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"In my opinion, $30 million to $35 million? This is the upper limit. After all, we need to take the cost of publicity into consideration."
Lucas's eyebrows lightly ended up with a light eyebrows. Pick, fall into deep thought.
In his previous life, "City of Sin" did not find a large film company to cooperate with. Even if it had three people, Robert, Quentin and Frank, it would not work. Mainstream Hollywood film companies were worried that such a work might fail.
It may even anger a part of the audience as in the "Crucifixion".
Things are particularly tricky.
No one in Hollywood is willing to offend the entire market easily for a project. Even if the project achieves great success, the result may not be worth the loss.
If it weren't for a special situation like Forest Pictures, the caution of other companies and producers would be completely understandable.
In the end, the film was produced by Robert Rodriguez himself, a production company that had just been established for less than three years.
However, relying solely on Troublemaker Studios is seriously underfunded.
So, Quentin relied on his name to raise funds among Hollywood giants, and finally found the Weinstein brothers.
(This chapter ends)