Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

The copyright department of the Sherman Entertainment Group quickly found out that there is currently no script for a TV series called "Ugly Betty" in the Writers Guild of America, not even a TV series with related themes.At the same time, the international cooperation department within the group received news from Colombia that "Ugly Betty" is a popular local workplace comedy.However, because this comedy was not very successful in the South American market, the local copyright company sold the adaptation rights to Sherman Entertainment Group at a very low price, and at the same time gave away "Ugly Betty" in the South American market. North American and global broadcasting rights were given to Sherman Entertainment Group.

In addition to the film production company, Sherman Entertainment Group also has four production companies, Dongfeng TV Production Company, Dongfeng Entertainment Company, Dongfeng Comedy Center and Dongfeng Studio, which respectively produce drama dramas, reality shows and variety game shows, and sitcoms. and talk shows and TV documentaries.Although these four companies are not well-known, they produce at least half of the popular time programs of the four major wireless TV networks and several major cable channels.Therefore, "TV Guide", the largest TV magazine in the United States, laughed and said, "Mr. Jed Sherman is not so much the czar of Hollywood, as he is the emperor of Burbank!"

Burbank refers to the American television industry as Hollywood refers to the American film industry.Although the major US television networks and cable channels are headquartered in New York, except for news programming, the rest of the programs are produced in other cities in the United States, especially Burbank.And Jed has established his own Dongfeng Burbank TV City on the opposite side of the NBC Burbank TV Center through the enclosure of the year. Together with the Abc Disney Burbank Production Center, it is called "the three major filming bases in the United States".

After Jed completed the outline of the script of "The Devil's Fashion", he handed it over to the screenwriter department for polishing. According to Hollywood rules, one or two assistants who contribute the most will become the second and third signers of the script people.Because Hollywood's rule is that the contribution to the script must exceed 3% before it can be signed, so there are usually only three people in Hollywood-produced movies.And these three people will share 2.5% of the box office share according to the signing order or other agreements. If you are lucky, the dividend of a movie is enough for a screenwriter to change from an unknown to a gold medal screenwriter in Hollywood.

While the script of "The Devil's Fashion" was being polished, Jade gathered the scriptwriters of Dongfeng Comedy Center together, preparing to shoot the American version of "Ugly Betty".This will be an extension of the "Fashion Devil" movie, but Jed will present it in a more subversive way.The heroine will be an ordinary-looking girl from a Mexican immigrant family in Queens. By chance, she is stuffed into a top fashion magazine and becomes the editor-in-chief's personal secretary.The male protagonist is the editor-in-chief of this magazine, but he comes from a wealthy family but is an idiot, and has no skills other than spending time and drinking.Of course, apart from the male and female protagonists, any TV series must at least have a super villain.The super villain is a successful person in the fashion circle, and also the fashion creative director of the magazine "one man is under one man and more than ten thousand men".She dreams of replacing the male protagonist as the editor-in-chief of the magazine, and at the same time wants to kick the female protagonist who knows nothing out of the magazine.

When these three characters with distinctive and conflicting characters were set, the eyes of other screenwriters lit up. This is a TV series full of jokes!The hero and heroine have to face the villain in order to defend their dominance in the magazine, but the villain and they are more familiar with the fashion circle and the magazine, and suddenly a kind of inspirational plot line of "breaking through the barriers and fighting the boss" came out.Then the playboy hero who is not changeable and the mediocre-looking heroine who has almost failed to fall in love all his life will slowly spark love, so the second plot line running through the story also comes out.In addition, Jed has to set the family for the male protagonist, the female protagonist's family, the villain's family, as well as their colleagues and opponents, etc.This TV series is completely a TV series with laughs and tears, without a single real villain.If this kind of TV series is shot well, it will be another "Friends" completely.

"This TV series will be handed over to the we TV network." Jed made a final decision, "This kind of youth idol comedy with fashionable themes is still suitable for the we TV network, but we will make the first season version of 6 episodes first. The show will be released in the spring of next year, and if the ratings do not meet expectations, we will package it and sell it to other TV networks as autumn episodes."

One reason Jade didn't mention was that after the release of "The Devil's Fashion", it would inevitably trigger a surge in the ratings of "Ugly Betty".If this spring test fails, it can only prove that we TV network really has no way to expand, so Jade has to have other considerations.After convening a meeting with the scriptwriters of Dongfeng Comedy Center, Jed left Burbank TV City.Although TV series are very important, Jade has more experience in movies.

Especially after having two babies at home, Jed is not as workaholic as before.In particular, the system of the Sherman Entertainment Group in the future will be sufficient to ensure that the Sherman Entertainment Group will show an upward trend in the next 50 years. As for the future, it is not a question that Jed should consider.Fortunately, Jed has registered a large number of scripts and program proposals with the U.S. Copyright Office and the Screenwriters Union. At least the prosperity of the past 20 years is no problem.

The first movie actor Jed wants to convince is the first supporting actress in "The Devil's Fashion". Jed acted as the first supporting actress in the film written and directed by Jade, so he immediately agreed.She is very clear that this will be the first rising point in her career.When chatting with Emily, Jed found that Emily had a deep understanding of Emily in the novel.She believes that Emily is not a villain, but an important supporting role, setting off the "ignorance" and "slack" of the heroine.Emily said that she understood the pain of Adria working in a profession she didn't like, but at the same time, she couldn't understand Adlia's lack of seriousness and hard work.In particular, she thinks that Adria easily replaces Emily in the novel to get the opportunity to travel to Paris. This scene should have more foreshadowing in the movie, otherwise the movie will feel full of loopholes.Emily's proposal coincided with Jed's script. Jed immediately liked this spiritual girl and decided to help her add some scenes to the script.A smart girl is welcome in any workplace, and Jed is willing to act as the nobleman for this child's prosperity.

Stanley Tudge, the second supporting actor for Nigel, is a very difficult talent to convince. Jed knows that this actor will not only be nominated for Oscars and Golden Globes, but he will also win Emmys and Grammy Awards. The nomination of the US general, and he is also a screenwriter, director and producer in the film industry. It took Jed a lot of talk to make him "condescend" to play a supporting actor in a commercial film.Originally, Stanley didn't like the novel "The Devil Wears Prada" very much. Fortunately, Jed said that the script had been greatly revised, and the revised script finally made Stanley express his willingness to read it.Under the temptation of the new script, Stanley became very interested in the role of Nigel.Nigel in the novel is just one of Andrea's few friends, but in the movie version, Nigel is almost Andrea's spiritual mentor.Especially when Stanley read that Nigel paid a lot for the magazine "Flyover", and was even Miranda's only friend, but in the end Miranda sacrificed decisively in order to keep himself, Stanley said, "I love this character , I can’t wait to show Nigel’s helpless, angry and sad expression of being betrayed by a friend in front of the camera!”

After finalizing the important supporting roles, Jed began to have a headache on how to persuade the two leading actresses, Anne Hathaway and Merip Streep.Anne became popular because of her role in the Disney movie "Princess Diaries", so she has always been regarded as an actor of the Disney faction. As Disney's mortal enemy, it is very difficult to persuade Annie to join.As for Malip Streep, Jed wondered if she would just throw her script in the trash.You must know that for Melip, box office and film salary are no longer her considerations. What she considers is the artistry of the film and the honor and status it can bring her.

After thinking for a long time, Jed contacted a public relations company through his assistant, and finally invited Merrip Streep to have afternoon tea at the Four Seasons Hotel.In Jed's view, the essence of this movie is Miranda played by Melip Streep. If Anne Hathaway really wants to have a different opinion, there is never a shortage of American beauties among the younger generation of Hollywood.

"Mr. Sherman, it is a great pleasure to invite me to the Four Seasons for afternoon tea." Merip Streep said always so gracefully, "I heard that you invited the best pastry chef in England for the Four Seasons , it is said that they even have royal appointments. I think this is a very pleasant thing for some people who are obsessed with British afternoon tea. But are we just drinking tea?"

"Of course not." Jed smiled and handed over the script outline, "This is a movie I plan to cast recently, and I think Ms. Streep would be interested in playing the role of Miranda in it."

"Playing a mean and indifferent villain in a commercial movie?" Streep smiled faintly, "Can Mr. Sherman give me a reason? Why did I play in "The Hours" and "Brainwashing" Do you want to make this movie after Secret Order?"

"Ms. Streep's artistic achievements have indeed put countless actresses to shame, and I don't think there is any way to help you win the title of actress again, at least not in this movie." Jed said with a smile, "But in Trophies alone are not enough for Hollywood to survive. Don’t forget, your salary is related to the box office of the movies you have starred in in the last three years. If you star in my movie, I can guarantee that this movie will bring you at least [-] million The North American box office in US dollars, the global box office may even reach [-] million. And if you and I work hard enough, it is not impossible to double this result."

Meryl Streep was a little moved at this time, she is also someone who needs to eat, she naturally knows what it means to be the heroine of a movie with a box office of [-] million.That means she'll get a better script and a bigger paycheck, and she won't have to worry about her worth, at least for a while.However, she still decided to make a decision after reading the script, "Mr. Sherman, why don't I give you an answer after I read the script carefully. If your script is as good as ever, I think I will make a decision tomorrow."

Jed smiled and nodded in agreement, after all, the big names still have big names to maintain.