The Greatest Showman - Chapter 183

[182 Riding the Wind]

“Hello, this is Renly Hall, I think I missed your call, please leave a message if you have anything.??”

The voice of the tape recorder came from the phone. Andy Rogers didn’t leave a message, and hung up the phone directly. Looking at Rodrigo Cortez, who was sitting in front of him, “He went out for a walk. Today is another full day of work. He needs a little time to rest and adjust.”

For three consecutive days of interviews, the interviewed media walked for a while. One batch, another batch, Renly has been interviewed by one hundred and twenty media. Naturally, this number cannot be compared with popular works such as “Black Swan” and “Robbers in the City”, but it is far ahead and unrivaled among independent films. Such a situation was far from what Rodrigo and Andy had expected.

Rodrigue didn’t mind at all, and nodded, “I understand. I only had a half-day interview today, and I started to have a headache.” He still has lingering fears now, “I heard people say that interviews are very tired, but I still have a headache. I don’t understand, but now I finally understand that interviewing is a physical task.” From the

outsider’s point of view, interviewing is just sitting on the sand and you ask and answer questions, but after personal experience, you will know that interviewing requires not only mental strength, but also physical strength. In the second half of the interview, the feeling of dizziness in the brain is really foggy.

“He should be back soon, is there any urgency for you to come here?” Andy always had a warm smile on his face, but his style of conduct was vigorous and resolute, and he cut into the theme quickly.

The Toronto Film Festival is just over a day away, and while it’s almost impossible for “Buried Alive” to win the People’s Choice Awards, the point isn’t the awards, it’s that Toronto is part of the overall awards season landscape. Therefore, he still has a lot of groundwork to complete.

Rodrigo and Andy have also met several times. After sweeping away the Spaniard’s lazy style, he immediately said, “Actually, I am here to ask your opinion. So far, I have received a total of four quotations, each with The pros and cons, I really don’t know much about the line, and I was a little dizzy for a while, I need some reference opinions that can calm me down.”

“Four copies?” Andy felt a little surprised, because the number was still more than expected A little less.

This is Toronto, not Sundance or Venice. Toronto itself is a huge trading market, and it is also the last large trading market in the whole year. After missing it, there are still a few sparse ones after this. The film festival, but after the big waves washed the sand, there are no traders left, and the quality is bound to be unsatisfactory. Therefore, almost all businessmen are looking for and Taobao here.

According to the exhibition momentum and trajectory in the past few days, whether it is the topic effect or the audience’s word of mouth, “Buried Alive” is on a rising curve, and the company should be more optimistic about this work. Although the gimmick of “Buried Alive” itself is not enough, even the bonus of Renly is still limited, but it also means that the transaction amount of the copyright will not be too high, and even some small companies can join the competition.

But now there are only four? This is not a positive sign.

“Yes, four.” Rodrigo did not hear the doubts in Andy’s words, and a bright smile appeared on his face, “One is Focus Pictures, and the other is Fox Searchlight.”

Andy’s eyebrows were light . With a slight lift, there was a hint of understanding in his eyes.

These are the two largest independent labels in the industry in North America at present. The competition strength of the awards season is no different from that of Weinstein Pictures. All are well-deserved leaders. “Buried Alive” can be recognized by these two brands, which is a joy in itself. As long as the wind is released, other companies that are watching will be willing to join the competition.

The invitation of two companies is even worth twenty companies.

“And then there are two more companies, Lionsgate and Roadside Attraction.” Rodrigo recalled seriously before he said, “I haven’t heard their names, so I’m not sure if I’m right. ”

Andy nodded to express his understanding. These two companies are not as famous as the first two, but they are definitely not unknown.

Lionsgate is slightly more famous. This Canadian local company started out as a business and then took care of production. It is based on thriller, horror and suspense genres such as “Chainsaw”, “American Psycho” and “Requiem for Dreams”. The film started, and in recent years, it has gradually ranked in the forefront of second-tier companies.

The roadside attraction may be slightly less popular, but this company is more focused and only does business. After years of precipitation and lag in exhibitions, it ushered in a full-scale rise last year, with two works “Dolphin Bay” and “I Love You Morris” In the awards season, the former won the Oscar for Best Documentary Golden Man in one fell swoop.

The strength of these four companies is definitely not inferior, which is far beyond Andy’s expectations.

As he expected, the strong topicality and the rising curve of word-of-mouth “Buried Alive” in recent days will undoubtedly have a huge appeal to the company, not to mention the prospects of the awards season, at least it can attract enough box office when it is released; In addition, the exercise of this work is bound to not be too expensive, and many companies are willing to take action.

Now it seems that the four companies that have been shot are all well-known in the industry, which is really a surprise.

“What’s your opinion?” Andy didn’t come to a conclusion right away. He was just Renly’s manager, not the producer of “Buried Alive”. He couldn’t make decisions for Rodrigo over and over again, so he still needed a strategy when negotiating. Rodrigo showed a bright smile, a little simple and honest, but did not hide his excitement, “If it is for me to choose, I must choose the famous one. Isn’t it true that the greater the fame, the

more resources?”

Dee was amused by such a candid and plain answer, “Yes, but again, the more famous they are, the more cards they have in their hands. Like Fox Searchlight.”

Andy has done a lot of research behind the scenes because of Natalie. , I have a deep understanding of “Black Swan” and Fox Searchlight, not to target them, but to prevent them from using Renly again. Renly is now in a completely passive rookie position. If there is no complete preparation, the situation is very easy into a disadvantageous situation.

“They have now confirmed the rights they have won, including ‘Black Swan’, ‘127 Hours’, and ‘Don’t Let Me Go’. The three works have one thing in common: the protagonist’s performance has been unanimously affirmed. Their propaganda resources are limited, what position do you think ‘buried alive’ can be placed in when distributing and utilizing?”

Andy’s words made Rodrigo look astonished, “‘127 hours’ is also theirs? So what? Are they still coming to contact us? Isn’t the momentum of ‘127 hours’ far better than us?”

Faced with Rodrigo’s question, Andy didn’t have an accurate answer, he had a few guesses, such as, For the “Black Swan” awards season, Fox Searchlight could buy the right to “Bury Alive”, and then ask Renly and Natalie to cooperate with the promotion. This is a win-win situation, and Andy knows he will not refuse ; For another example, they can wait and see the follow-up trend of “127 Hours” and “Buried Alive”, which plays the role of double insurance. After entering January, they can abandon the weak and ensure their overall strength this year. .

“It’s not important. What’s important is, do you have the confidence to occupy an advantageous position in the competition?” Andy pointed directly to the point, which made Rodrigo stunned for a while, then shook his head, looking a little lonely, he asked back. , “Should we choose two other small companies?”

“The advantage of small companies is that they have limited resources, so they will put all their resources on one work to ensure that this work can win. ” Andy explained, which gave Rodrigo renewed hope, “But the roadside attraction is out of the game this year, and they have won ‘Winter’s Bone’ at Sundance Film Festival and then in Europe. They have reached the limit of their capabilities.” What

Andy didn’t say is that it is very likely that one of these two works will be sacrificed, and it is “Beautiful Mistake” because it is not unexpected. It’s a foreign language film, the Oscar’s best foreign language film selection system is independent, and the way PR works is also different.

In other words, no matter what the prospects for Winter’s Bone awards season, curb appeal is now saturated. The tentative offer to “Buried Alive” is probably just an inquiry in their strategic sense. After all, the rights to “Buried Alive” are not expected to be too expensive.

Rodrigo’s shoulders drooped visibly, as if he had been hit. Independent films are indeed struggling.

Andy showed a smile, “What I said just now is only for the awards season. If you just want your work to be released in theaters, then just choose one, I believe you will not be disappointed. The ability of these four companies It’s all worth affirming, you just need to choose a price in your mind, as well as package services, and after confirming that you are satisfied, you can directly sign the contract.”

Rodrigo sighed, “I know I’m still greedy. But…”

Before the Toronto Film Festival, he just thought that the most perfect result would be if the film could find a dealer. Once he missed Toronto, the next few film festivals would be even more hopeless. However, after the movie was released in Toronto, it has received so many accolades, and at the same time it has attracted such a craze. In the past few days, it has been like a dream, and he inevitably has an ambition: if “Buried Alive” can go further in the awards season, If he can win an awards ceremony nomination, if the movie can still be a high-profile work of the awards season…

the mentality of worrying about gains and losses is really difficult to balance.

Looking at Rodrigo’s expression, Andy knew that the emotions he wanted to brew were almost done, so he said again, “Do you want to hear my opinion?”

Rodrigo immediately raised his head, There was a glimmer of hope in the confusion in his eyes, “Of course, this is the purpose of my visit today! Do you have any comments?”

Before Andy could speak, the door of the room was opened, and Andy and Rodrigo were at the same time. looked over.

It’s Renly. 8

[End of this Chapter]