Raising Dragons in Hollywood

On the second day after being kicked out by Sammy, the Kerry brothers visited again.

They each hold a large bouquet of flowers, with exquisite and thoughtful small gifts, smiling faces to welcome people, completely indifferent to the unwelcoming attitude of others, and the perseverance that can't be shaken off like a thick-skinned and dog-skinned plaster is fully displayed, and, I did this every day for the next half month.

Sammy was so entangled that he almost wanted to pay for it himself, thus completely eliminating the possibility of cooperating with the two brothers.

But what I didn't expect was that the brothers were too cunning.

"We could have a big problem."

One day, Rossi said.

"what?"

Sammy looked bewildered.

"If I remember correctly, you said that the film we are about to make was originally inspired by real-life cases?" Rossi asked with a serious face.

"Yes, what's wrong with the case of being discriminated against by the people around because of sexual orientation, and finally ran to arsonist suicide?" Sami asked in confusion.

"Did you buy the copyright?" Rossi said, already sighing a long time.

Obviously, even if he asked this question out of his mouth, in fact, he already knew clearly in his heart that the answer was no.

"Buying rights? Wait, Rosie, are you misunderstanding something?"

Sammy couldn't help explaining: "I just saw this incident reported on the social news, and I got a little inspiration from it. But Hughes and I worked hard to make up the specific story. The case has nothing to do with it. What copyright to buy, and who to buy it from?" Sammy explained in bewilderment.

Rossi said, "I understand, but..."

He was very conflicted and told his friend: "Brother Kerry got the person involved in the murder case... Well, probably some people related to this matter, and the parents of the person who fucked him signed the document." Agree to the film and television adaptation agreement."

Sami was stunned for a full three seconds, and didn't react at first.

It wasn't until he realized Brother Kerry's attempt to do this that he couldn't help but swear: "Fuck!"

Rossi explained even more helplessly: "Although this matter is purely caused by them, there is no need to be afraid of them. Even if it goes to court, we may not lose the case. But this matter is very troublesome, and there are infringements. If you go out, you don't feel like you have a good reputation."

But there is nothing at all!

A pot fell from the sky.

Sammy is angry.

He felt that this pair of brothers was really cheap!

When filming "Say Hello to the World" back then, they simply bullied and took away the copyright fee of the Hello band;

As a result, now it was my turn to make a movie, and there was no need to pay any copyright fees at all, but the brothers were full and had nothing to do, so they scraped together the money, just to get a foot in the movie!

In this regard, Rossi, who has always been interested in the interests of the people, thinks it doesn't matter: "They want to invest, we just accept it."

He persuaded Sammy and said, "Why do you have to fight against it? Isn't it a good thing to send us money?"

But Sammy didn't feel much better.

On the contrary, because of the crooked ways played by the Kerry brothers, it made him feel coerced, and he wanted to brandish the dragon-slaying sword every minute.

However, regardless of the character of the Kerry brothers for the time being.

They are truly impeccable in their work.

After getting the so-called film and television adaptation agreement, the two brothers didn't simply use it as a bargaining chip to threaten Sami.

Instead, try to form a partnership with Sammy.

On this day, after Sammy and Rossi finished discussing the matter, the two brothers visited again as usual.

There were also many flowers and small gifts that they would bring in the past. Besides, they were all smiling, and put the agreements agreeing to the film and television adaptation in front of Sami attentively.

Then Big Cream remained silent.

But Kerry, who is always the representative of the two brothers, said with a smile: "I have interrupted you many times in the past few days, a little gift for apology."

There are no strong threats, and no hints of hiding a knife in a smile.

The two brothers just offered the film and television adaptation agreement with both hands.

Although this is obviously just for show.

Because, the agreement was signed with the Kerry Brothers Production Company, that is to say, unless there is another transfer of copyright, or simply agreeing to the Kerry Brothers Production Company joining in the film production, otherwise, this small gift will still It's useless.

But ignore that.

This thing is actually really cool.

The whole process was still very face-saving to Director Sami.

In addition to presenting this agreement, the Kerry brothers also solemnly promised that this time they will only be responsible for payment and post-release, and will never intervene in the issue of film production.If Sammy is worried, he can also write this article into the contract.

at this point.

Some people come to the door with money every day, begging themselves to accept it...

Sammy didn't want to bother anymore, and finally let go a little.

Brother Kerry got his wish and was very happy.

So, they rubbed their hands together again, and opened their mouths to ask, "How is our film preparation going?"

Sammy almost threw people out again.

Also 'our movie', all of a sudden it's 'us'!

Brother Kerry saw that his expression was not good, and immediately stopped asking any more questions.

But Sami looked at the two brothers, really puzzled: "Why are you targeting me? I really don't make movies for money, and I can't guarantee that the movies I make will make money! Moreover, I don't have any plans at all for this movie, it's just a temporary idea."

The Kerry brothers naturally praised and boasted wildly again, what are you being too modest, you are the king of Hollywood directors!There are too many outdated things in the film industry, you are the savior of the new generation...

too exaggerated.

So much so that it sounds so fake.

Sammy looked numb.

He opened the door impatiently, and signaled 'the matter is over, you two hurry up'.

After another week or two, Sami finally realized why the Kerry brothers had recognized him.

The specific news comes from Rossi, a good friend who has always been shrewd and likes to gossip.

Next, Rossi quickly explained the intentions of the two brothers to Sammy.

This matter is actually a legacy of the early years of "Snake Trouble".

When Sami was filming "Snake Trouble", although he spent more than the crew's budget for special effects, in fact, most of the snakes were real (Snake: there is such a big dragon, who dares to mess up? noisy).Moreover, the money he spends is nothing compared to those big-budget films that are becoming more and more popular in Hollywood.

However, such a small amount of money produced a classic monster movie, which once set off a movie-watching frenzy, which made the final box office results extremely impressive, and became one of the classic cases of small and big.

As a result, the Kerry brothers, who changed careers halfway and put interests first, thoroughly discovered the New World.

Ignoring all the disagreements they had with Sammy in "Say Hello to the World"...

After "Snake Trouble", the two brothers have been relying on financial resources and constantly trying to buy movies everywhere.

This time, however, it wasn't all random buying.

In the part of the internal news that Rossi got, they have been running around all the time, but most of the time they are targeting the major film festivals. At the same time, they are also paying attention to the movements of major Hollywood manufacturers, and they are constantly picking up leaks behind each other.

So, in just one year, they bought the copyrights of sixty or seventy films.

And these movies that were bought were not great and world-shattering works, which made people very optimistic when they saw them.

Purely because - cheap!

Most of these films are selected by big manufacturers and have flaws, but they still have certain quality and characteristics.

If the Kerry brothers do not show up, they will usually be picked and picked by some small studios and small publishers for a second round of carve-up in the days to come.

In the second round of carve-up, the eyesight of buyers will be tested.

But relatively speaking, the atmosphere is fairly peaceful.

Because most of the buyers in this round have relatively limited funds.

Sometimes, the money in their pockets only buys one movie.But if, after watching other good movies, they are reluctant to let a good movie be buried, at this time, they will often take the initiative to help each other, and recommend some of their second and third favorites to those colleagues who have not found their goals for the time being... Movies that don't have enough money to buy.

However, the appearance of the Kerry brothers completely broke this harmonious atmosphere.

They broke into the market fiercely like great white sharks, rampaged without any rules or reason, and finally, relying on their financial resources, they directly wiped out all the movies.

Others have thousands of choices, and among so many movies, you have to rely on your own eyesight to pick out a movie that may be popular to buy.

In the process, he also bears the risk of losing all his money after the film hits the street.

But for the Kerry brothers who have the money to buy all [-] or [-] movies, the risk has been reduced a lot invisibly.As long as it is not unlucky to a certain extent, all the sixty or seventy films purchased will lose money... Then, there will always be one or two, or even two or three that will become popular, just like "Snake Calamity", and help them make money with small gains. Recover the cost, and even win huge profits.

Of course, this kind of bad behavior of wrapping rounds in the audience and not even giving soup to their peers made their reputation in the industry extremely bad.

However, the gold mining activities in the sand did help them quickly enter the Hollywood film industry. Moreover, they bought movies generously and often regardless of good or bad. The first choice for producers who want to sell their films, thus cornering the market for bottom films.

So, it's not just Sammy who keeps improving and becoming a well-known director in Hollywood.

The Kerry Brothers have now gained a firm foothold, and their production company has become a well-known company in Hollywood, although it is not comparable to the big labels.

But human ambition is endless.

In the beginning, I was quite happy to pick up the remaining films from the big manufacturers; but now, the Kerry Brothers have changed their minds. , and even a higher level of appreciation.

In this way, buying those cheap movies is not so necessary.

They set their sights on those well-known directors.

But obviously, most of the famous directors in Hollywood are not so easy to invite.

They demand high prices, have big airs, and usually have partners they are used to, and they are not necessarily willing to agree to the request of the two brothers.

Brother Kerry is irritable.

At this time, Sammy ran out to find Rossi to engage in a new project.

What a coincidence!

Think back to when the two brothers had just switched from music to film, at the critical moment of their career transition, they encountered Sammy's "Snake Trouble".

Now, they are once again facing another turning point in their careers.

Sammy popped up again to start a new project.

The world seems to be in a cycle.

Going around in circles and turning back again!

There are days in the dark.

Maybe someone is their lucky star.

The Kerry brothers are instantly superstitious.

As if they believed in a cult, they thought blindly: "Be diligent and worship Sami, and your career will go to a higher level."