Chapter 323 Investor Terminator

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The smile on Kang Jianfei's face disappeared instantly and he asked: Miss Hurd, as a producer, you don't let investors see the original author and director of the script. Do you think I can't afford the money?

As soon as Zeng Bolin translated this sentence, Anne Hurd quickly apologized: Sorry, Mr. Kang, I didn’t mean that.If you really want to meet Cameron, we can go directly to his house.

This is almost the same!Kang Jianfei said with a stern face.The one who pays the money is the old man. If he is not tough, he will make it seem like he is too much money to spend and asks to invest in others.

Anne Hurd came in a car, and after checking out, he drove Kang Jianfei and the others to Cameron's house in person.

In front of Kang Jianfei, a potential investor, both Anne Hurd and Cameron are just insignificant roles.

If Kang Jianfei was a white man, Anne Hurd had to speak carefully just by being able to enter and exit the office of Alan Ryder Jr.

Anne Hurd is just a little figure in Hollywood. This woman has served as an assistant to Roger Koeman of New Century Pictures. Through this position, she met many big bosses in Hollywood.

But it was just a matter of knowing each other, and Anne Hurd couldn't speak in front of those big guys.

James Cameron is just a loser director. He began to conceive "Terminator" more than a year ago.

After Cameron wrote the script, he only received ridicule from his agent, thinking that the movie was extremely boring.

In a fit of anger, Cameron fired his agent and then looked for investors everywhere with the script.

Anne Hurd is a very ambitious woman. After seeing the script of "Terminator", she immediately realized that she had met Bao.

Under Anne Hurd's trick, James Cameron actually sold the script of "Terminator" to Anne Hurd for $1, and also promised the author of the script to sign Anne Hurd's name, with the only requirement that he must be the director.

In this way, Anne Hurd bought the script of Terminator for $1 and became one of the script's authors.

Then the woman took the script and invested everywhere, but after working hard for several months, she didn't get a penny.

It was only at this time that James Cameron realized that Anne Hurd was making a fortune.

But Cameron had no choice, after all, Anne Heder knew more than he could, and it was easier to invest in movies.

After Kang Jianfei's small attack, Anne Hurd also adjusted his attitude and drove her car to sell her script: Mr. Kang, "Terminator" has been supported by Orion Pictures. As long as you invest in making "Terminator", Orion Pictures will help release it, so you don't need to worry about the release of the movie.

Orion Pictures, what kind of broken company?

Kang Jianfei had never heard of Orion Pictures. He felt that the company was very unreliable and said to Anne Hurd: I can help contact 20th Century Fox for distribution, and I don’t need that Orion Pictures.

Zeng Bolin did not translate this time, but instead whispered to Kang Jianfei: Boss, Orion Pictures is not a small company.

Kang Jianfei asked: Is it very good?

Zeng Bolin explained: Last year, Lianyi Film Company merged into MGM and changed its name to Lianmei. Five former executives of Lianyi did not join Lianmei, but withdrew from the company to jointly found Orion Pictures.These five executives have a wide connection in the American film industry, and the owner of Orion Pictures is Warner Bros. Orion Pictures promises to help release the film, which is equivalent to Warner Bros.

Kill, Kang Jianfei, who made a fool of himself, coughed and covered up his embarrassment, and said, "Well, it's right, it seems that Miss Hurd is very capable."

Anne Hurd also took the opportunity to show his connections and said with a smile: The distribution director of Orion Pictures is my good friend.

That distribution director is certainly not Anne Hurd's friend, at least not yet, but her former boss, Roger Coman.

Roger Koeman is not optimistic about Terminator, but Anne Hurd has been an assistant for several years, so it is hard to say no to him.

He thought no one would invest in such a broken robot movie, so he made an excuse to say that if "Terminator" could be filmed, Orion Pictures would agree to help release it.

The so-called helping to issue is actually just a verdict.

If Roger Koeman is optimistic about "Terminator", Orion Pictures will directly invest in filming, so how can it be Kang Jianfei's turn?

Kang Jianfei asked: Which company does Ms. Hurd work in now?

Anne Hurd shook his head and said: No, I am a freelance producer now.

Kang Jianfei didn't ask any more questions. If he was really prepared to develop in the United States, he could have brought Anne Hurd into Oriental Film Company. It would be worth attracting just by this woman's vision.

Unfortunately, Kang Jianfei just wanted to come to the United States from time to time to make money, and did not have too many plans.

I soon arrived at James Cameron's house, and Cameron's wife, Sharon William, was not at home.

Cameron heard that Kang Jianfei was interested in investing in "Terminator", and almost helped Kang Jianfei and Zeng Bolin to bring coffee with him with a humble attitude.

After greeting each other a few words, they soon started to talk about the main business. Kang Jianfei asked: Mr. Cameron, how much budget do you think "Terminator" needs to be filmed well?

Cameron's eyes flashed: Sir, 4 million is enough.

Are you sure?

Kang Jianfei had already guessed what Cameron was making. He probably was afraid that he would scare Kang Jianfei away if he said too much. He wanted to fool Kang Jianfei into paying 4 million first. When the auction was halfway through, he said that the budget was not enough, which forced Kang Jianfei to invest additional investment.

In the future, when filming movies such as "Titanic", Cameron will be able to master this trick.

Kang Jianfei was too lazy to expose it, and he said: Yes, but I have a request.

What are the requirements?Cameron asked nervously.

Kang Jianfei said: It just so happens that I have a film company in the United States, and I want the copyright of the movie "Terminator".

no!Anne Hurd firmly objected, I am the producer of this film, and the copyright of "Terminator" is mine.

Kang Jianfei smiled and said: But it was me who paid for it.

Anne Hurd shook his head and said: Anyway, it just won't work. James has sold me the script of "Terminator".

Cameron dreamed of filming "Terminator", and for this reason he even sold the script to Anne Heard for $1, just to rely on Anne Heard to invest.

But now that investors are coming, Anne Hurd actually holds the copyright of the movie and refuses to let go, which makes Cameron feel strongly dissatisfied.

Thinking about the past few months that Anne Hurd has been running around for "Terminator", Cameron couldn't bear to turn against her and advised: Anne, since Mr. Kang is willing to invest, I think the copyright of the movie should belong to him.

Anne Hurd asked: What about me?What can I get?

Kang Jianfei said: You are the producer of this movie, plus the owner of the movie script, I can give you a 1% box office share.

Anne Hurd shook his head and said: Too little.

Don't be greedy!Kang Jianfei is really angry. He is not satisfied with the 1% box office share. Do you want me to give you all the box office?

Anne Hurd will become an excellent producer in Hollywood in the future, so naturally she is not a brainless woman.The reason why she refused to agree to Kang Jianfei was because she had her own plans.

Anne Hurd regards "Terminator" as a tool to become famous. As long as the reputation is established, he can become the boss of the production company in the future.

The copyright of "Terminator" must be in your hands to facilitate the future sequels. As for the film company to which the copyright belongs, you can register any company.

It’s not that Anne Hurd has been thinking too long, but that Cameron has long planned to make a sequel and has discussed it with Anne Hurd.

Some plots of "Terminator 2" are actually in the first version of "Terminator 1". If the special effects technology is not good now, there will be liquid robots in "Terminator 1".

The scene suddenly froze, and Kang Jianfei looked at Cameron with a smile.

Cameron was silent for a while and suddenly said to Anne Hurd: Anne, come here, I think we need to have a good talk.

Anne Hurd smiled at Kang Jianfei and said: Sorry, please wait a moment.

Cameron and Anne Hurd entered a room, closed the door and began to communicate.

The Cameron's house was probably not soundproof. Not long after, the two of them quarreled from time to time. Kang Jianfei sat outside and pretended that he didn't hear it.

For Cameron, the script of "Terminator" was written last year. Only Kang Jianfei is willing to invest in this movie this year, and he cannot be missed no matter what.

The coffee in front of Kang Jianfei was already cold, and Cameron and Anne Hurd finally came out of it. It seemed that they had compromised each other.

How was the talk?Kang Jianfei asked with a smile.

Anne Hurd said angrily: I am the producer of "Terminator" and I want a 3% box office share.

Kang Jianfei tapped his finger on the armrest of the sofa and thought: Just take the 50 million box office of "Terminator" for sale. Excluding movie tax, theater sharing, theater sharing, and publisher sharing, the money in my hand is only 10 million.If you want to leave 3%, it will be more than 1 million, and I, an investor, can get up to 8 million.

Kang Jianfei didn't say anything more after saying this. Cameron felt embarrassed because it was absolutely impossible to finish "Terminator" with $4 million.

If an additional two or three million investment is added, then the investor Kang Jianfei will only earn up to 1 million, and the money you get is not as good as Anne Heddo.

And there is another most important issue, that is, Cameron cannot guarantee that "Terminator" can sell for 50 million yuan.

If the box office is less than 50 million, the investor Kang Jianfei will inevitably lose money.

Anne Hurd thought about it and took a step back and said: OK, I only need 1%.

Cameron then said: I have a request, too.

Kang Jianfei smiled and said: Please say.

The content of the script cannot be modified at will, and I want the final editing rights of "Terminator".

Cameron was scared by producers and investors.

When he filmed "Pizzard 2" two years ago, he was nominally a director, but he also worked part-time as a choreographer on the set, and the content of the film was even messed up by the producers.

That was Cameron's most painful time, and he even had a nightmare that he was killed by a future killer, which led to the idea of ​​"Terminator".

Can.Kang Jianfei generously agreed.