A major film company has become very close to British filmmakers. Because of Richard Curtis, many British directors and actors like to work with Bob. In addition, Joe Wright has cooperated with a major film company one after another.

"Pride and Prejudice" and "Atonement", the latter is adapted from the novel of the same name by British national treasure writer Ian McEwan.

This further attracted British filmmakers to set their sights on a major film company.

In addition to attracting British filmmakers, a major film company also has great appeal to independent filmmakers.

If nothing else, it’s because of the thrilling horror films made by a major film company, especially the "Saw" series.

One more thing to mention, the third part of "Saw" has been filmed and is expected to be released at the end of October this year.

The second part had a global box office of US$150 million. The success of the two parts gave the "Saw" series a firm foothold.

Because of this, many independent directors and producers who come to Hollywood to try their luck will consider a major film company.

For example, now, an independent director named Richard Schenkman comes to the door and wants Bob to distribute his new film on his behalf.

Bob took time out of his busy schedule to meet with the director, read his script, frowned, and said, "Richard, this movie doesn't look like a hit. It's just a bunch of people sitting in the room chatting."

, I don’t see the twists and turns in the story. If you want, we can release the DVD for you. I don’t recommend that you release it in theaters. It will be faster to sell the DVD directly.”

Richard Schenkman said: "This is the last novel of my good friend Jerome Besby. He gave this story to me before he died, hoping that I could make it. Bob, I know you are

The best boss in Hollywood, you don’t want Besby’s last wish to come true, right? Bob, please.”

"Sorry, Richard, I can't distribute this movie for you." Bob still cruelly rejected him. After all, in his opinion, Richard's story did not look like it could make money for the company.

Distributing DVDs on behalf of Bob is Bob's greatest sincerity.

"Okay, Bob, excuse me." Richard Schenkman was in a very depressed mood. He had visited all major independent production companies in Hollywood these days, including Lionsgate, Lakeshore, Focus, Summit, and Telescope.

I've been there, but their words were the same as Bob's, and they couldn't see that the movie would bring profits to the company.

As soon as Richard left, Cheng Yuan came out of the office next to him and invited Bob to have dinner with him. He asked him:

"Who was that person just now? He looked very excited."

"An independent director made a movie and wanted our help in getting it to theaters, but I didn't agree."

"Oh? What's the name of the movie?" Cheng Yu'an asked casually.

"It's called "This Man Came From Earth". It's said to be a science fiction film, but the whole movie is just a group of people sitting in a room chatting. Although the content of the conversation is very good, the whole story is too bland." Bob told him while packing his things.

Cheng Yuan said.

"This man is from the earth"!!!

It turns out that Richard Schenkman tried to get the film to go to theaters, but failed.

The film "The Original Spacetime" has been rumored to be amazing, but unfortunately, no one knows its box office, because it has not been released at all, but has been directly released on DVD. However, it is said that the DVD revenue of this film is very considerable, and it can earn up to one year.

There are hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

Cheng Yu'an said: "Call him back, Bob, I want to have a chat with him. After hearing what you said, I am very interested in this movie."

Bob said: "Cheng, I think the most we can do is release a DVD for him. It's really uneconomical to help him go to theaters."

"I have a plan, please call him over."

"Okay." Bob knew that he couldn't change his boss's mind, so he called Richard Schenkman: "Richard, you are a lucky man. My boss is very interested in your movie."

,I think we can talk some more.”

Richard on the other side of the phone was confused: "Aren't you the boss of a big film company?"

"I only hold a small part of the company's shares and can barely be considered a small boss. I'm talking about the big boss of our company. He wants to see you now and treat you to a meal by the way. Come back soon."

"That's great, Bob, thank you, I'll be back soon." Richard was very excited.

After Bob rejected him, the big boss asked him to meet again, which means that the big boss's opinions are different from Bob's, and he is likely to help him distribute the film.

When Richard saw that Boss Cheng was so young, he exclaimed: "I didn't expect that the boss behind a major film company would be so young. Hello, I am Richard Schenkman."

"Hello, my name is Cheng Yu'an, you can call me Cheng."

The three of them came to a Chinese restaurant. Cheng Yu'an laughed and said: "We Chinese are used to discussing business at the dinner table, so that if the conversation breaks down, we can grab a wine glass and throw it in each other's face."

Bob added: "When the conversation breaks down at the American dinner table, we usually kill each other directly with a knife and fork."

"Hahaha!"

The three of them chatted while eating. The two Americans couldn't use chopsticks. Cheng Yu'an taught them and explained the culture of chopsticks to them. Finally, seeing that the two of them were struggling to eat, they changed their knives and forks.

Richard Schenkman told Cheng Yuan the general story of "The Man from the Earth" and the last wish of his good friend Jerome Besby.

"Cheng, I sincerely ask you to help me distribute this movie. This is Besby's final work. I hope to give him a happy ending and he will be happy in heaven."

Cheng Yu'an had almost finished eating, took a sip of water, and said: "I liked the story I just heard you tell, but Bob's previous worries are also my worries. Your story is too bland, and everything is just a few words.

A conversation with a friend. There are no big stars in your film, and there are no thrilling scenes. The narrative structure is not very exquisitely designed. The sequence and transition are all ordinary. "

Bob added: "My boss is also a screenwriter and director."

Seeing that Richard Schenkman was speechless by him, Cheng Yuan finally said: "Well, how about I personally pay $1 million to buy out the copyright of "The Man from the Earth"?"

Cheng Yuan wanted to finish the movie in one go.

Bob added: "Richard, the cost of "This Man Came From Earth" does not exceed US$100,000. I think US$100,000 is a very generous price."

Cheng Yu'an continued: "And, if you are willing, our company can let you direct the next movie. I have given the script to Bob a few days ago, and we can start work at any time."

This was undoubtedly the last straw for Richard. His career as a director was really mediocre, and he couldn't get any roles all year round.

Richard thought about it for a while and finally said: "Okay, I promise to sell you "The Man from the Earth" for $1 million. Bob, I will work under you from now on. We will cooperate happily."

“A pleasure to work with!”
Chapter completed!