Chapter 239 Red Sofa

Although Wu Yuchen said it was lighthearted, he was actually very happy. This time, being able to force Michael Eisner to personally admit the failure of "Pearl Harbor" and remove his cronies was something that had never happened before.

This means that Michael Eisner's rule has been shaken. In the past, when he was extremely powerful, many people would be afraid of him. But when he begins to show his decline, the fangs hidden in the darkness of those he has offended will slowly emerge.

This time he can throw out a close confidant to explain to the shareholders and the board of directors, but how many right-hand men and women he has who are important enough can be used by him like this? Maybe it will be his turn next time!

Since he was happy, it was natural to celebrate. That night, Wu Yuchen called the two beauties Jennifer Connelly, the heroine of "Beautiful Mind", and Anne Hathaway, the heroine of "Spider-Man", to come over and have fun together!

Jennifer Connelly had long expected this scene, and Wu Yuchen had mentioned this idea to her before. And she agreed on the condition that Wu Yuchen promised to help her win the Oscar.

Anne Hathaway was a little caught off guard. She knew that her relationship with Wu Yuchen was mutual use, and he must be more than just her. But she thought she would be Wu Yuchen's most beloved one!

After arriving at Wu Yuchen's place, Anne Hathaway was stunned when she saw Jennifer Connelly who was already in Wu Yuchen's arms. She was a little at a loss when Wu Yuchen waved to her.

After all, Anne Hathaway has only been in the industry for a short time, and now she has become the heroine of "Spider-Man", which is a bit embarrassing.

When Jennifer Connelly saw this, she couldn't help but smile at Wu Yuchen and said: "My dear, it seems you haven't taken care of this little baby of yours yet~"

Wu Yuchen smiled when he saw this, then opened his legs, patted his thighs, raised the corners of his mouth and said: "Annie, good baby, be obedient~"

Anne Hathaway's mind was spinning rapidly. She had already got the heroine of "Spider-Man", and now the movie has been filmed. Even if she rejects Wu Yuchen now and no longer has anything to do with him, she should get what she deserves. It won't be thrown away either.

But soon, she rejected the idea. Look at Jennifer Connelly next to Wu Yuchen. She has been nominated for Oscar twice, but she is still next to Wu Yuchen.

And with the success of "Pirate King", Wu Yuchen's prestige and influence in Hollywood have further increased.

Wu Yuchen's three previous films were all small productions with big profits. This time, he demonstrated his ability to direct large-scale productions and has completely proved that he is a well-deserved Hollywood director.

More importantly, "The Pirate King" is not a movie with an original novel, but a completely original movie by Wu Yuchen! Moreover, Wu Yuchen once said that he has made a trilogy plan for "Pirate King", which means that he has created a super profitable series of projects, and now he is simply the favorite of major Hollywood studios. , everyone wants to cooperate with him.

At the same time, after the success of "Pirate King", Sony's confidence in "Spider-Man" has also greatly increased. After all, the trilogy of "Spider-Man" projects was also planned by Wu Yuchen!

Anyone with a discerning eye can see what Wu Yuchen means now. Anne Hathaway knows that there are countless women who want to climb into Wu Yuchen's bed now, and she has now gained the first-mover advantage. If she leaves now, let's not say His friendship with Wu Yuchen would probably offend him. This is definitely not a wise choice!

Anne Hathaway's heart skipped a beat, she had already dedicated herself, so why did she still care about this? A beautiful smile appeared on her face again, and then she walked up to Wu Yuchen on the catwalk, and immediately sat on Wu Yuchen's lap. .

She kissed Wu Yuchen on the face, and then said softly: "My dear, you really gave me a surprise, I couldn't even react just now~"

Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "Really? I thought my little baby Annie wanted to be rebellious today~"

As he spoke, he patted Anne Hathaway's butt gently. Anne Hathaway twisted in his arms, and then looked aggrieved: "How could it be, I am always the most obedient Anne! I also want to be the heroine in my dear movie!"

Wu Yuchen chuckled, just listen to the first half of the sentence, but he knew that the second half was the other person's true words. Now who is the most enviable girl in Hollywood, it is undoubtedly Keira Knightley, the heroine of "Pirates".

Keira is only 16 years old this year. She became famous after "Pirates". Her previous experience as a stuntwoman for Natalie Portman in "Star Wars Episode I" was naturally discovered. But now, she's even more famous than Natalie Portman!

Based on Keira's experience, who among the large group of beauties in Hollywood who are still struggling for opportunities would not be envious when they see it? They all wish that this kind of thing would happen to them in their dreams!

And Anne Hathaway naturally wants to be the heroine in Wu Yuchen's movie, so her future in Hollywood will definitely be extremely bright!

Wu Yuchen gently stroked Anne Hathaway's hair and said with a smile: "Anne, if you want to be a heroine, you have to show me your sincerity~"

As he spoke, he pressed his hand down on Anne Hathaway's head. Anne Hathaway and Wu Yuchen had played with each other many times, so they naturally understood each other's intentions. But this time there was Jennifer Connelly watching next to her, and she couldn't help but hesitate.

But when she thought of the opportunity for the heroine mentioned by Wu Yuchen, Anne Hathaway followed his hand and knelt down on the carpet...

Jennifer Connelly looked at Anne Hathaway's actions, then smiled and said in Wu Yuchen's ear: "Honey, is this your punishment for her disobedience just now?"

"Well... look, baby Anne is still very obedient." As he spoke, he gently rubbed Anne Hathaway's head.

Then he said: "And how can this be called punishment? This is obviously a reward~ My dear, do you want my reward?" Wu Yuchen looked at Jennifer Connelly after finishing speaking.

Jennifer Connelly gave him a wink, then took the initiative to lean down and reach Anne Hathaway's side...

Wu Yuchen looked down and realized that what was sitting under his butt turned out to be a red sofa. I can't help but sigh, it is indeed the red sofa of Hollywood!

In the past, when I mentioned the red sofa in Hollywood, the first thing that came to mind was Harvey Weinstein. But now, he himself has sat carelessly on the red sofa, which is really... comfortable!

He is not worried that he will end up like Harvey Weinstein in the future. Didn't he take a look at the women who jumped out to report Harvey? They were all used by Harvey and received no rewards from him.

And those who have really benefited from Harvey, those who have eaten his dividends, those actresses who have thanked him on the Oscar podium, such as Pepper Gwyneth, and Aunt May Meryl Tripp, for example, his eldest cousin Jennifer Lawrence, who would take the initiative to accuse him?

If they actively deny Harvey, wouldn't that be denying their own achievements in the past?

In the same way, people who have received help from him, Wu Yuchen, cannot jump out and talk about these things about the red sofa.

Moreover, Director Wu's reputation is well-known. Everything they have paid for him has been rewarded to their satisfaction. Not to mention other people, Gretchen, the previous heroine of "Black Hole Frequency", is still looking for Wu Yuchen to renew her relationship.

It's just that Wu Yuchen now had something more interesting, so he politely rejected the other party, which made Gretchen feel hurt for a long time. After "Black Hole Frequency", her career was brilliant for two years, but now it has begun to decline. But Wu Yuchen felt that he was worthy of her, and that one masterpiece had enabled her to do well in Hollywood.

Tonight, it was naturally a carnival celebration. Wu Yuchen fulfilled his wish to personally compare the two generations of Hollywood goddesses Jennifer Connelly and Anne Hathaway, which of the two big white sheep is whiter.

For the next period of time, Wu Yuchen did not do any more promotions. It was enough for Depp and other leading actors to appear on the show. He is currently busy with the post-production work of "A Beautiful Mind" and "Spider-Man" every day during the day, and takes care of the heroines of these two movies at night. He is very busy.

The happy time passed quickly, and time soon came to July.

After one month of release, "Pirate King" has already exceeded US$300 million at the North American box office. Although the daily box office of "Pirate King" has dropped below 3 million, since there are still two months left in the summer and the decline of "Pirate King" is very healthy, the market predicts that it will still have at least 100 million box office revenue in North America.

On this day, Spielberg led people from Global to find Wu Yuchen. It should be said that people from Universal visited DreamWorks and Miracle Pictures, the producers of "Pirate King", to discuss copyright matters with them.

It's not overseas copyright, because when Universal was initially confirmed as the distributor, DreamWorks had already negotiated with Universal about the share of the overseas box office. It was not based on profit, but 27% of the overseas box office.

This is the condition that DreamWorks, which has the three giants, can negotiate. It is simply impossible for other small companies in Hollywood to directly negotiate share with large distributors, such as the previous Miracle Pictures.

In fact, the most powerful one is Lucasfilm. For example, in their "Star Wars" series, Fox is basically working for Lucas. The distribution fee in North America is 8%, and the overseas box office of Lucasfilm is Karma can be divided into 30% or even more than 35%.

But Fox is also willing because they can obtain some peripheral licenses for "Star Wars". Needless to say, the peripherals of the Star Wars series are so popular. Fox can also make a lot of money from this aspect, so it is very happy. However, it can also be seen from this that Lucasfilm’s bargaining power is strong.

Now "Pirate King" has actually been released overseas, especially in the UK, where the response has been very enthusiastic. After all, "Pirate King" is about their history, including the British Royal Navy. Elizabeth, played by Keira Knightley, is even more popular among British movie fans. However, the money for the overseas box office split will most likely not be available until next year.

"Spielberg, Wu, congratulations, "Pirate King" is a great work! And the peripheral capabilities of this work are actually very terrifying. We think you are far from developing it in place. Have you considered Has it given full authority to us at Universal?”

Wu Yuchen heard this and looked at Spielberg. If he remembered correctly, some of the peripherals had actually been authorized, such as the toys of the Black Pearl, Captain Jack's costumes, etc.

Spielberg had been in Hollywood for a long time and knew the reason for coming to Universal. He smiled at Wu Yuchen and said, "If I guess correctly, you came to Universal for Universal Studios, right? You want "Pirates" "King" project comes to Universal Studios?"

When it comes to theme parks, the most famous one in the world is Disneyland, and Universal Studios is actually on par with Disneyland. Many adults and men even prefer to go to Universal Studios. However, Disneyland is all about those who win over children. Later, it attracted a group of women who flaunted their pink girly hearts into the Disney camp, and thus became the most famous in the world.

As its name suggests, Universal Studios has developed many theme movies, such as "Jurassic Park", "Terminator", "The Mummy", "Back to the Future" and so on. Now, with the popularity of "Pirate King", Universal is naturally eyeing this project and wants to obtain the authorization for "Pirate King" and let it settle in Universal Studios.

"Hmm, Steven, you should know best that after "Pirate King" settles in Universal Studios, it will generate a lot of revenue for you, and it will also create a lot of potential audiences for "Pirate King" in the future. "Pirates" Isn't "The King" a trilogy? This will be a very beneficial publicity for you, how about it?"

Wu Yuchen didn't speak. He really has no experience in this area, and Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" and "Back to the Future" have both been involved, so it's better to listen to what he has to say.

Seeing Wu Yuchen smile at him, Spielberg understood what he meant, and said to the people at Universal: "Of course there is no problem if you want "Pirate King" to be stationed in Universal Studios, but we have to see what your conditions are. "

"Of course, we have already prepared it." After saying that, the people from Universal took out a document and handed it to Spielberg and Wu Yuchen for them to read slowly.

Wu Yuchen and Spielberg got together. After Spielberg's guidance, he also understood that the main thing was to see the amount of licensing fees Universal was willing to give and the profit share created by the project.

After a while, Spielberg closed the document, then frowned and said: "I don't feel Universal's sincerity. The share you gave is too low!"

The people at Universal looked sincere: "Steven, after our evaluation, this is the best condition we can give to "Pirate King"!"

Spielberg shook his head, and then emphasized: "We want the same treatment as "Jurassic Park"! "Pirate King" is worth it!"

The people from Universal shook their hands: "No, no, no, we don't think "Pirates" can be compared with "Jurassic Park."

"The box office performance of "Pirate King" is not weaker than that of "Jurassic Park"!"

"But box office trends don't represent everything. "Jurassic Park" is groundbreaking!"

Spielberg thought for a while and then said: "Even so, the conditions for "Pirate King" should be stronger than "The Mummy" and "Back to the Future." You can look at the teenagers and children outside. They all Crazy about Pirate King, it's far more popular than both of those franchises!"

The people from Universal smiled and said: "Steven, you should know that both "The Mummy" and "Back to the Future" are our own movies at Universal, and the conditions we give will naturally be more generous."

Spielberg drooped his face: "I don't see Universal's sincerity at all in this document. In this case, we don't mind negotiating with Disney. I think Disney's conditions will be better than Universal's."

The two people from Universal looked at each other, and then said with a smile: "Come on, Steven, there is no need to use Disneyland to lower the price. We all know what happened between Disney and Wu, and we don't believe that Wu will let "Pirates" King" comes to Disneyland!"

As for the conflict between Wu Yuchen and Eisner, these major studios are aware of it. I didn’t realize that Justin Wu had openly spoken out against Eisner a while ago, and "Pirate King" forced Eisner to shed tears and kill his cronies. No one believes that Wu Yuchen will cooperate with Disney again.

Spielberg did not speak at this time, but turned to look at Wu Yuchen. The two people from Universal also set their sights on Wu Yuchen.

Wu Yuchen naturally understood what the other party meant. Now "Pirate King" is a hit, both for Universal Studios and Disneyland. However, because of his personal relationship with Disney, Universal believes that he and Disney cannot cooperate at all, so they are not afraid of Disney coming to steal business. . The conditions for natural opening may not satisfy Spielberg.

Wu Yuchen cursed the profiteers in Hollywood in his heart, and then said with a smile: "I came to America, came to Hollywood, and learned a sentence: Business is business. I think this sentence is also true now. I can give it to you.”

Business is business, this sentence should be familiar to many people. It actually originated from the Jews. Jews believe that in the business world, everything is a commodity. Since it is a commodity, it has only one attribute - adding value and making money. Except for breaking the law and breaking the contract, everything else should be subordinate to this highest goal. Especially don’t mix personal feelings!

Now, Wu Yuchen used these words to express to Universal that he would not involve personal feelings in this deal.

Spielberg cast an admiring look at Wu Yuchen, and then said to the two people from Universal: "You two, you must have seen Wu's attitude. If you can't come up with conditions that satisfy us, we don't mind negotiating with you." Disneyland partnership.”

The two people from Huan Huan cast a suspicious look at Wu Yuchen, nodded, said hello to them and left.

After sending the Universal people away, Spielberg praised Wu Yuchen: "Wu, you have become mature!"

Wu Yuchen smiled at Spielberg, and then said: "Steven, you don't think what I said is true, do you?"

"Huh?" Spielberg's eyes widened.

Wu Yuchen sneered: "For me to cooperate with Disney, unless Eisner kneels in front of me and begs me! Otherwise there is no way!"

"Uh..." Spielberg couldn't help but take off his glasses and rubbed his eyebrows. He really thought Wu Yuchen was telling the truth just now!

In fact, if it were him, he would probably be able to tolerate this tone. After all, Eisner is Eisner and Disney is Disney. He feels that they can be separated completely. Attacking Eisner does not prevent making money with Disney.

However, Spielberg also knows that he and Wu Yuchen have different ideas, and it is normal for young people to be unable to bear this tone.

"Wu, although you just expressed your position in front of Universal, the other party is not that easy to fool. They will definitely keep an eye on us and Disney. If we had not negotiated with Disney, they would not have raised their conditions."

Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "Then let's wait for now. They don't give high conditions now, partly because they think Disney and us will not cooperate, and partly because they still have doubts about the follow-up of "Pirate King". After all, many sequels are bad movies, and this year's "The Mummy 2" has a poor reputation.

But I have confidence in the "Pirate King" series. When "Pirate King 2" comes out, we will see if Universal Studios can still sit still. "

Spielberg nodded when he heard this, and then asked with a somewhat excited look: "Wu, so you plan to start producing "Pirate King 2" soon?"

"Well……"

Wu Yuchen faced Spielberg's expectant gaze and shook his head in embarrassment:

"Steven, it's impossible this year. My schedule this year is full. As for next year or the year after, I have to think about it."

Spielberg immediately said: "It is best to shoot next year and release it the year after that. This connection is just right."

Wu Yuchen thought for a while and said: "Steven, I think filming a sequel is not an easy task. Compared to me, I think we'd better settle one thing first, Depp's remuneration for the sequel. Captain Jack Sparrow But the core character of the "Pirate King" series, if this issue is not discussed, the sequel will not be so easy to film."

Spielberg nodded when he heard this. In fact, filming this year is simply impossible because Depp would not agree. Depp will not discuss a sequel contract until the global box office of "The Pirate King" comes out, because he needs to determine how much he will bid for the next contract based on the global box office of "The Pirate King."

In other words, it will take next year at the earliest to negotiate the sequel contract with Depp, and this negotiation cannot be accomplished just by talking.

Thinking of this, Spielberg also sighed, hoping that Depp would stop talking.