In just a short while, several film selectors changed their views on this film one after another.

The content in the film is very simple. Three college students from the film department mysteriously disappeared in the jungle near Buzizville, a small town in Maryland, USA.

At that time, they were filming a documentary about the ancient local legend "The Witch Blair".

Until a year later, their backpacks were discovered, and the audio tapes, Hi-8 cameras, 16mm cameras and other items were clearly recorded.

Apart from a pretty heroine and a slightly terrifying and mysterious atmosphere, the whole film does not have anything that makes people shine.

However, this is an indescribable film, with a garbage-like picture quality, but it has a stunning publicity plan.

Based on his years of distribution experience, as long as the promotion is in place according to this plan, he can almost 100% achieve a good box office.

What's more, the film in front of me is pitifully invested in a small amount.

Even if you need to spend a certain amount of resources to promote it, you won’t need too much money, just a little bit of it.

At that time, those TV stations and newspapers will come over excitedly and spontaneously reprint and promote the whole thing.

The only thing that makes people hesitate is that after the film is released, it will be a matter of time before the truth is revealed. Faced with the fooled news media and countless public relations and movie fans, if one is not solved well, it will affect the company's reputation.

Of course, he was only hesitant for a moment. As one of the largest film production and distribution companies in Hollywood, Twentieth Century Fox's promotional downstream was not very high, but the current promotional plan was even lower.

With News Corp as support, Twentieth Century Fox is one of the world's largest multinational media groups. As long as it is profitable, who will care about a mere reputation?

As one of the management of the distribution department of 20th Century Fox, Collette Singer is also an excellent film selector and even has a certain say in the company's introduction of films.

He is not too concerned about the details of the film like a film critic. Many popular films have passed the shooting level at most.

He is more concerned about the changes in the market, as well as the North American public, what kind of videos the fans want to watch, and what types of videos they need.

Obviously, the movie "Blair the Witch" in front of me has such potential and can cater to the curiosity of North American public and movie fans.

Even if it can be released simultaneously, some English-speaking regions can achieve good box office.

For a moment, he focused all his attention on talking to the two film selectors beside him, whispering about the promotional plan, and did not care about the content of the film.

According to the plan you are in hand, as long as the publicity is successful and there are no obvious loopholes in the plot and logic, other aspects can be ignored.

"You can try it." Colet Singer seemed to be talking to himself, and at the same time he seemed to be asking his colleagues around him about his opinions.

"It's true."

The two colleagues next to them nodded together.

If it were other distribution companies, they might also consider it, but 20th Century Fox didn't need it at all. With News Corporation as a support, there was no need to worry about publicity.

"I really don't know how he came up with an amazing publicity plan."

One of the film selectors had a very complicated tone. He had never encountered such a thing before. He would decide whether to release the film because of a promotional plan.

"I really want to see what achievements it will achieve when the film is released."

Even if it only has a box office of several million dollars, it is still a sure profit, and the potential of the film in front of us is obviously not only a few million dollars.

Maybe 20th Century Fox will release one that can be recorded in the history of Hollywood's small-cost films.

The entire film of "Blair the Witch" is only more than ninety minutes, about an hour and a half, so the trial will not last long.

As the film was over, Collette Singer immediately walked over and smiled and said, "A very good video."

Ryan was very kind and said, "Thank you, your praise."

Colet Singer smiled and shook his hands, saying, "This is not a praise."

"To be honest, if it weren't for Mr. Lucas' invitation, I would never have attended today's trial meeting."

"However, it seems that you brought me an unexpected surprise today."

"Maybe we can sit down and talk."

Without further ado, Ryan could see that the Colet Singer in front of him was very interested in "The Witch Blair".

But Ryan did not agree directly, but looked at Helen first, saw her nodding slightly, and then agreed: "Of course."

The three of them came to a cafe downstairs and started chatting briefly.

The three of them knew very well that it was just a simple contact at the moment, and specific matters needed to be discussed separately. After all, the 20th Century Fox distribution department also needed some time to discuss.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that as long as the two people in front of you don’t speak loudly, everything will be based on Hollywood rules, Twentieth Century Fox will not refuse to release this video anyway.

Even in his own opinion, George Lucas is only one aspect, and the most important thing is the publicity plan he has.

“Great claim plan, really good.”

Colet Singer thought for a moment and spoke first: "But the film itself has no advantages. To be honest, if it weren't for this promotional plan, even if it were recommended by Mr. Lucas, it would be difficult for this film to enter theaters."

"So you should be clear that publishing such a video is very risky for the distribution company, so the price of copyright buyout may not be too high."

He deliberately emphasized his tone on copyright and did not mention the issue of sharing the content.

Whether it was Ryan or Helen, they were prepared for this.

Such a film, plus a new director who is not very famous, will not be any distribution company agree to be released in a share form.

"I can agree to buy out the copyright."

Ryan shrugged and said, "But, for the specific price, I think the 20th Century Fox should not be stingy."

Helen next to her frowned when she heard this, and opened her mouth, but finally she didn't say anything.

Not stingy!

If outsiders hear it, they must laugh out loud.

There is no film company or distribution company in Hollywood that is not stingy unless the other party has more benefits.

Collette Singer showed a hint of embarrassment on his face. If someone else said this, he would have said without hesitation that he would have quoted an extremely low price after the end, and he would buy the copyright at most 30,000 to 50,000 US dollars.

But Ryan in front of him is a little different. Not to mention the amazing promotional plan of the film, there is no deception in the relationship between George and Lucas alone.

He knew very well the importance of George Lucas to the company's senior management, which was related to the restart of the Star Wars series.

"Well, Mr. Ryan, I can buy the full copyright of this video for $800,000 on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox."

Collet Singer hesitated for a long time before saying a price he thought was very high. After that, he was afraid that Ryan would refuse directly, so he added again: "Of course this is just my personal offer, and it still needs to be negotiated."

Helen felt relieved. She could relax her worries over the past period of time. It was very rare to get a price of 800,000 US dollars for a cost of more than 40,000 US dollars.

Furthermore, according to her experience, it is possible to slightly increase the price during the subsequent negotiation process.

Eight hundred thousand dollars!

Ryan nodded secretly. The price could be said to be very high, or the price given is very generous for George Lucas's sake.

However, he clearly remembers what the results of "Blair the Witch" achieved in his previous life, with a box office of US$140 million in North America and a global box office of US$248 million.

If he sold all the copyrights for $800,000, he was somewhat unwilling to accept it.

“A very sincere price.”

Ryan looked very calm and said, "I have no doubts about the price. It's just that the producer and the director are divided into it, so you need to discuss with Helen."

He held several jobs in the entire film, and did not have a dollar pay, so he only signed a box office share agreement.

At first, Helen thought that he wanted to save money, but now he understands that he has long been trying to share the box office.

Producer and director share!

Suddenly, Collett Singer was a little amused and crying. He encountered this situation for the first time. What else should he talk about when he bought out the copyright?

Logically speaking, even if there is a share of the money, shouldn’t it be included in the money you bought out?

It is hard to say that such a share must be paid by the issuing company.

"Mr. Ryan, I cannot agree to your request." Collette Singer refused without hesitation.

He would not agree to such a request, and he had no right to agree to it.

Unless the company's senior management nodded, he did not have such rights.

"It's okay, this matter can be discussed slowly."

Ryan didn't look anxious at all. It seemed that the person who wanted to speed up the shooting progress a few days ago and strived to release the film in the off-season was not him at all.

At this moment, Collette Singer had no choice but to say goodbye and leave. As for whether to agree in the end, it could only be left to the company's upper-level decision.

Seeing that only Ryan and Helen were left, she finally couldn't help but speak and said seriously: "Ryan, I hope you can leave this to me next time, instead of negotiating with the issuing company."

Such things are originally the scope of the agent's work. Similar to Helen's work on the crew some time ago, she no longer has the scope of the agent's work.

If it weren't for the forced, she wouldn't have been like this.

“No problem.”

"The negotiations below can be handed over to you." Ryan showed a smile. He didn't want to have any unhappiness with the beautiful big golden legs in front of him.

In fact, the biggest role of agents in Hollywood is in addition to some help in contact, which is to negotiate with film companies, distribution companies, and investment companies, and time to turn against each other.

The actor or the director himself will not have any unpleasant things to do with him.

In this way, it will naturally be conducive to the crew's shooting work.

"I hope so." Helen held a skeptical attitude.

After so many days, she knew Ryan a little. She seemed to care about nothing, but she had her own persistence and would not follow the advice of her agent in everything.

"The producer or director can be discussed in one thing, but even if Twentieth Century Fox finally agrees, it probably won't be too much." Helen took the initiative to change the topic and talk about the main things.

"It's hard to talk about the normal share, so what about the box office stairs sharing!"

"For example, as the starting point, for every 10 million US dollars in extra box office, you can get a share of one percent," Ryan asked.

He had already thought about this and wanted a step-by-step box office share, even if the starting point was higher, it wouldn't matter.

Ladder-style box office share!

"Since you are optimistic about the box office of the film, I can try to talk to the people from the 20th Century Fox distribution department." Helen didn't look at all surprised.
Chapter completed!