Chapter 141 The Chainsaw

"Twain! Twain! I'm a reporter from Los Angeles Entertainment Station. Can I ask you a few questions?"

Tang En, who came to work early in the morning, did not expect to run into entertainment reporters at the entrance of the company. Fortunately, there were not many of them.

"Can."

"Disney and Fox adjusted the schedules of "Sixty Seconds" and "Titan A.E." at the same time, which collided with the schedule of "Spider-Man". Do you have any countermeasures for this?"

Tang En raised his brows and said calmly, "Is there such a thing? I'm sorry, I haven't received any news yet. However, the schedule of "Spider-Man" has been confirmed, and fans can go to the theater to watch it on time according to the date printed on the poster. "

The eyes of the reporters lit up. Don't need to listen to Tang En's postponement of the first half of the sentence. The second half of the sentence is the key point.

Tang En's bones are strong enough, and he actually wants to fight his way out against the pressure of Disney and Fox!

Anyone who understands the market can understand that Tang En Pictures has been targeted by a big company.

"I heard that Tang En Pictures and 20th Century Fox are in conflict?"

"Nothing! In the past three years, 20th Century Fox has been our best partner, and we have worked together on many wonderful movies."

"What about Disney? The media under Disney have been keen to report on your love affairs for the past few months. It is said...they are deliberately adjusting the movie schedule to suppress "Spider-Man."

Tang En's face remained calm, "I'm sorry, I don't know much about Disney. But...my name is Tang En, and "Spider-Man" is the movie I directed!"

Seeing the back of Tang En leaving, the reporters were all trying to figure out the meaning of his words.

Don't know much about Disney?

Disney's name is famous all over the world!

Could it be... is he disdainful of Disney's tricks?

...

Tang En went directly to Bill McNick's office, "Bill, are you sure about the candidate for the president of Rampage?"

Furyfilm, also known as Fury Film Studio, is a newly established subsidiary of Dunn Films, specializing in the production and distribution of low-budget films such as horror films and thrillers.

Bill McNick took off his reading glasses, got up and sat on the sofa with Tang En, "I thought of someone, one of my former subordinates, Glenn Morgan."

"People from Fox? I'm afraid it's not easy to dig." Tang En frowned.

Bill McNick shook his head, "He used to be the creative officer and producer of the Fox TV production department. He has filmed many excellent TV series, including "Dragon Tiger Boys" and "X-Files". Creating suspense fits well with the structure of a thriller."

"What now?"

"Now he's quit the TV drama industry and is now in the film industry." Bill McNick glanced at Downey with a smile. "As a producer, the first movie he produced and wrote was "Death Comes."

"It turned out to be him!" Tang En suddenly realized, "Can we dig him out? "Reaper is Coming" has been a big success, and New Line Pictures is likely to entrust him with important tasks."

Bill McNick smiled and waved his hand, "Even if he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility, how high can the position be? The position we offer is the president of Rampage Pictures! And he was my subordinate in the past, and he has a friendship."

Tang En slapped his hands, "Then it's settled! Well... Since it's the opening of a new company, I'll make a movie myself. It can be regarded as a congratulatory gift to Rampage Pictures!"

Bill McNick looked a little envious.

Young people are good, with unlimited energy!

Looking at Tang En's recent work, he has to prepare for "The Chronicles of Narnia", promote "Spider-Man", prepare for the Cannes Film Festival, and now suddenly has the idea of ​​making a new movie.

Fortunately, low-cost horror films do not require much energy.

After returning to the office, Tang En ordered Isla Fisher, "Go and call some screenwriters, who are good at writing suspense and thriller plots."

Ella Fisher suddenly thought of the book "The Lost Lover" that Tang En asked her to write, and was taken aback for a moment, "Tang En, you...are you going to write a new book?"

Tang En said with a smile: "Write a new book, it's a script! I don't have time to write it myself, so explain the story to them and let them figure it out."

"Oh." Isla Fisher nodded blankly, "What's your name?"

""Chain Saw"!"

"Horror film?"

Tang En smiled and waved his hands, "Okay, this has nothing to do with you, let's finish writing "The Lost Lover"! By the way, have you bought the copyright of "Resident Evil"?"

"Go, Mr. Hill went to Asia yesterday to personally negotiate the film copyright of this game."

"Ah That's good."

...

The WMA brokerage company finally sent back news that the Asian director Ann Lee agreed in principle to cooperate with Dunn Films as the director of The Chronicles of Narnia.

However, he is currently busy promoting "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in Asia. At the end of April, he will return to the United States and have a detailed discussion with Tang En Pictures.

Tang En is not in the mood to argue now, and directly handed over the negotiation work to David Heyman, who is the executive producer of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and the pioneer of project preparation.

At this time, Tang En's favorite project was "Chain Saw".

Rampage Pictures is said to be an independent subsidiary, but in fact, like Marvel Pictures, its jurisdiction is extremely small, and its workplace is also in the same office building as Tang En Pictures.

Twain Films had more than 10 million US dollars of remaining funds, and directly injected 5 million US dollars into Rampage Pictures. "Chain Saw" was the first film of Rampage Pictures.

Estimated investment... between $1.2 million and $1.5 million.

The director candidate, Glenn Morgan, the president of Rampage Pictures, gave four names: Wes Craven, George Romero, Paul Anderson, and Huang Yiyu.

Wes Craven, the godfather of American horror films, the director of "Scream", the salary is no less than 2 million US dollars;

George Romero, a master of horror films, has a classic legendary work "Night of the Living Dead", and his salary is not low;

Paul Anderson, British science fiction film director, good at suspense small productions;

Huang Yiyu, the director of "Death Comes", is just now popular.

What Bill McNick meant was to hire a big-name director, and since it was Rampage's first film, it had better be an instant hit.

Glenn Morgan's suggestion is Huang Yiyu, they have just collaborated on "Death Comes", and the box office is very good.

Tang En gave an unexpected answer.

"Since they are masters, let them lie on the credit book honestly. What we need is an obedient director who can honestly make movies according to the requirements of the script."

"Forget about Huang Yiyu, "Death is Coming"...the reason for its success is entirely due to the excellent setting of the script, and the director did not show his personal charm."

"Bill, when I was watching the Super Bowl, I watched every advertisement carefully, and some of them were particularly good, such as the Mercedes-Benz car. The darker tone fully expresses the thick and atmospheric feeling of the Mercedes-Benz car."

Bill McNick was sitting next to Tang En at the time, surprised why he was so interested in commercials, but he didn't expect...he was concerned about commercial directors!

"Twain, this...isn't this too risky?"

"No, as I said, as long as you shoot honestly according to the script, even a college student who has just graduated from the director department can show amazing results. Don't forget, "Saw" is my idea!" Tang En shot Patting his chest, there was a bit of pride on his face, "I hope that through the low-budget B-grade movies of Berserk Films, I can provide Dunn Films with an excellent team of directors!"

Bill McNick understood Tang En's meaning. He wanted to discover Tang En Pictures' own director.

People's hearts are long, and no one will forget the kindness of giving charcoal in the snow. As long as the conditions are not too bad, then the directors trained by Tang En Pictures will definitely be the most important partners of Tang En Pictures in the future.

Tang En Pictures competes with Disney and Fox for connections and strength, and is definitely at a disadvantage. Using this method to win over a group of filmmakers may be Tang En Pictures' way to break through the barriers.

"What's his name?"

"Zack Snyder."

Looking at the blank faces of Bill McNick and Glenn Morgan, Tang En explained with a smile, "I checked him, he is a very thoughtful director, he is keen on bloody, violent, and action themes, but he has never been given the opportunity. , filmed MTV and commercials for ten years. This time, I want to give him a chance!"