Chapter 1165: Cultivate, Don’t Just Use

In Hollywood, there have always been some more conventional rules.

For example, one of them is the "Law of Three Parts" that we are all familiar with.

Meaning, a successful person in Hollywood has the right to fail three movies.

If three movies in a row fail, it means that he (she) is no longer suitable for Hollywood and has been eliminated. Then people no longer need to care about him (her) or his (her) works. .

The three-part rule can be applied to actors, directors, and producers.

Many people's understanding of Hollywood is actually somewhat confused with their understanding of Hong Kong movies.

In the Hong Kong film industry, under normal circumstances, the director is the supreme authority in a movie. The so-called producer is usually the name of the company boss, and the real power is still in the hands of the director.

Although there are tyrannical producers like Xu Ke who can completely ignore the director and just make the director act like an executor, after all, this is a minority among the minority and cannot become the norm.

But it's different in Hollywood.

Hollywood has always been a "producer responsible system".

The producer is not the supervisor of TVB TVB. They are just somewhat similar. In fact, the producer has greater power.

The producer is the general person in charge of a crew, and all directors, screenwriters, cameramen, and actors are under their control.

In major film companies, there is a group of producers like this. They are responsible for finding scripts for various projects. After finding them, they apply for project approval with the company, attract funds, find directors and actors, and start filming. Make.

In Hollywood, producers who are not affiliated with major companies will also come up with an idea first, and then they will find several screenwriters to write their ideas into scripts.

Or producers can directly purchase the rights to adapt some famous novels, and then find screenwriters to adapt the scripts.

Once the script is polished, the producer will take the script and go to major film companies to sell it and seek cooperation.

A weaker producer will let the film company take the lead, and he will only be responsible for planning the crew, shooting and other details.

Stronger producers will not only lead the entire film, but will also participate in the investment themselves, which will also provide great convenience in terms of profit sharing.

For example, the future Bruckheimer will be such a strong gold medal producer.

There is also Akiva Goldsman, who produced blockbuster films such as "Superman", "I Am Legend", "The Da Vinci Code", and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith". David Heyman of "Gravity" is such a gold medal producer.

Although they only have a small production company, in terms of power and profits, they can compete with second-rate film companies. They are very powerful.

Of course, nothing in the world can be static.

If you are James Cameron, if you are Spielberg, if you are Michael Bay, if you are Christopher Nolan, if you are Tim Burton...such a super class director, then the producer People are just serving you as the steward of the crew. If there is any dispute, the film company will definitely listen to you and can change the producer at any time.

So this also explains to us an eternal truth.

Blacksmith need its own hardware.

You don’t have the strength to be tyrannical, and your words won’t be that effective no matter where you go!

Once you are a strong person in the industry, no matter whether you are a peer or a boss, everyone must follow your words and do things.

It is a pity that there are only a handful of top people like this in every industry.

However, many people think that they are such a person, so they cannot recognize themselves, and finally end up with a pitiful and ridiculous end, which makes people sigh.

Bruckheimer is certainly not a nobody, nor is he the kind of person who has no discernment.

In the entire Hollywood system, except for the era of comic book hero movies, Bruckheimer's achievements are actually the highest among all gold medal producers.

He almost dominated the entire 80s and 10s. Even if his thinking and ideas are a little outdated due to his age, he still has a lot of super big IP, which is enough for him to support him in his old age - "Pirates of the Caribbean" This is one of them! !

Yin Jun has never underestimated such a person, even though he is now unknown.

Therefore, Yin Jun gave Bruckheimer the most generous terms, signing the contract for only five years and producing six films.

The rest is gone.

Similarly, Bruckheimer thought Yin Jun was harsh at first, but after he saw the contracts of Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Tom Hanks, and Eddie Murphy, he immediately felt that Yin Jun was treating him well. good.

But at the same time, Bruckheimer was also a little confused. Could it be that Yin Jun was not optimistic about his future, so he only signed a contract with him for so long?

With this in mind, the future gold medal producer came to Yin Jun's office at United Artists Film Company.

"sit!"

Yin Jun put down his pen at the table, "Jerry, I came to see you today about the new movie. ... Before that, let me ask, have you prepared yourself?"

It is so convenient to talk to Americans, and you can go straight to the topic simply and clearly.

Bruckheimer did not feel uncomfortable and nodded: "I have been reading the script of "Beverly Hills Cop 2" for a month, and I already know exactly what to do. In addition, the production team is all original With a full crew, we can complete filming in three months at most, and with post-production and promotion, there will be no problem in catching up with this year’s Christmas schedule.”

The total global box office of "Beverly Hills Cop" is 320 million U.S. dollars, reaching the top five in last year's total movie rankings. It is also the third highest-grossing film in North America. Compared with both "Speed" and "Speed", "Superman 2" is even better.

With such a premise of great success, Bruckheimer can confidently say that he can compete for a good ranking during the Christmas period.

"Then start planning. Eddie Murphy will come to the United States this month to cooperate with the filming," Yin Jun said.

"boss……"

Bruckheimer hesitated and said, "Do you think we can let Eddie Murphy stay in the United States in the future? After all, the United States is his base. He is needed not only for filming, but also for promotion. He is needed. Then he also needs to appear in some variety shows and so on to consolidate his popularity. Making a movie in another year is really a waste for him. We should let him make at least two movies a year, Only in this way can he increase his status in the hearts of the audience."

"Well, you can ask him yourself whether he will stay in the United States or not." Yin Jun nodded in agreement, but then added: "I don't think it's appropriate to ask him to fix two movies a year. . The more you want him to become famous and make money from the movies he makes, the more you should cherish his identity and not let him be equated with bad movies.

My opinion is that if there is a suitable movie, let him act in it. If it's not suitable, let him join the crew of some literary films and let him practice his acting skills. Anyway, he is still very young, so there is no need to worry about wasting time or not making money now. I'm afraid that his foundation and talent are not enough to support his development in the next twenty or thirty years. "

Eddie Murphy is a typical example of someone who has good conditions but lacks foundation and continuous efforts.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have had two ups and downs.

And he has a very fatal flaw, that is, he can only adapt to comedies. If he makes feature films other than comedies, he will be very uncomfortable, and neither will the audience.

This seemed a bit embarrassing, so in the end Eddie Murphy gradually fell behind and withdrew from the stage of history due to the lack of good themes and the movie market was not yet so huge.

Morgan Freeman, the big brother of black people, is different. He can act in serious movies, and when he needs to be wild, he can also be wild. His temperament is both good and evil, making it impossible to ignore him in every movie. performance.

The same goes for Daniel Washington, which is why he can become the most guaranteed and powerful representative of black people at the box office.

In this regard, Will Smith is also worse, but he encountered a good era. When movies were blooming, when Hollywood movies completely conquered movie audiences around the world, his roles were well known to many people, and thus he was well-known overseas. With a huge number of movie fans, Will Smith has the capital to continuously obtain first-class resources and star in A-level productions.

The first actor Yin Jun trained in Hollywood in his life was Eddie Murphy, and Eddie Murphy was very aware of propriety, grateful and not demanding too much. He would do whatever he was asked to do.

If such direct descendants are not cultivated, it will be a huge waste.

At the same time, establishing Eddie Murphy as a model will have many benefits for Yin Jun's own image and the image of Qilin Group.

No matter how much you say that Hollywood is a ruthless vanity fair, people are also very eager to get a touch of warmth. If there is such a relatively good boss, then those directors, producers, and stars, under the same conditions, Next time, it is obvious who you will choose to cooperate with.

Even if Eddie Murphy has no good movies in the future, Yin Jun will just give him a series of movies, such as "Halloween", and ask him to follow Teddy Perry's example and make one every two or three years. It is enough for him to eat for more than ten years and earn enough for his retirement.

Moreover, the young man also believes that Eddie Murphy, the most famous black comedy star in the 1980s, must have great potential to explore.

After 2010, which of the so-called new stars has acting skills?

All movies rely on special effects. In fact, it doesn't make much difference which star appears. What people see is not the star, but the special effects and gorgeous fighting scenes.

The ones who really support the show are the middle-aged celebrities from the 90s and 00s.

Eddie Murphy's acting skills are not much better than those of young stars.

Listening to Yin Jun's words, Bruckheimer became a little envious of Eddie Murphy.

This boy is really lucky to have such a boss who values ​​him and wants to see him well, rather than just using him to make money!

His thoughts dispersed, Bruckheimer nodded, "I understand, I will find an opportunity for him to give it a try."

By proving himself with "Beverly Hills Cop", Bruckheimer has become a cutting-edge producer. It cannot be said that many people please him, but the network he can expand is much larger, and for the sake of In terms of the Kirin Group's reputation, he has a lot of resources at his disposal.

This is the reason why you can enjoy the shade by leaning against a big tree.

It is not difficult to use these relationships to cultivate Eddie Murphy.

If it really doesn’t work, Disney and United Artists Film Company also have such opportunities!