IAIH :: Volume #6

#555: The sincerity of old fox

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Since aa expanded the manager business scope in the 80's, presented more specialized script manager, after the unobstructed channel, hires various types that screenwriter writes to change screenwriter besides Film Studio specially this, Hollywood Film Studio will receive thousands of Original Script every year, because these script, once were selected by big Film Studio, even sells to million USD high prices, often will make the penniless pauper be among the ranks of 1 million wealthy men, therefore Hollywood also has another name to Original Script, ‚speculates script’. First script «17 Again» that ︾, Eric initially sold, is very successful speculation script. 自从八十年代aa扩展了经纪人的业务范围,出现了更加专业的剧本经纪人,渠道畅通之后,除了电影公司专门雇请编剧撰写的各类型改编剧本外,好莱坞电影公司每年都会接到数以千计的原创剧本,因为这些剧本一旦被大电影公司挑中,甚至卖到百万美元的高价,往往会让很多原本一文不名的穷小子跨入1000000富翁的行列,于是好莱坞对原创剧本还有另外一个称呼,既‘投机剧本’。︾,艾瑞克当初卖出的第一个剧本《重返十七岁》,便是一部非常成功的投机剧本。 Recently for serveral days, for with Metro Goldwyn Mayer Film Industry cooperation tenable DreamWorks Film Studio choice project, Eric where, regardless of arrived, will be bringing a thick fat along, seemed like similar to the famous work that small 16 opened, but 500-600 pages of fat contents were actually the script outlines that Hollywood many Brokerage Firm submitted. 最近这些天,为了给和米高梅影业合作成立的梦工厂电影公司挑选项目,艾瑞克无论到哪里,随身都会带着一本厚厚的大部头,看起来如同一部小16开的名著,但五六百页的大部头内容其实是好莱坞很多经纪公司递交过来的剧本概要。 After emitting chooses the script news, initial Eric desk last every day will undergo the preliminary shortlisting script to pile up with, by his present situation, Eric is impossible to find enough time to consult one by one, therefore was only told simply several, one day later, carried on the script outline that has bound carefully then to deliver to front of him according to the request of Eric, except for some necessary script authors and other information, each script was reduced about 2-3 pages stories. 放出挑选剧本的消息之后,最初艾瑞克办公桌上每天都会被经过初步筛选的剧本堆满,以他现在的情况,艾瑞克根本就不可能抽出足够的时间逐一查阅,于是只是简单的吩咐了几句,一天之后,按照艾瑞克的要求进行了精心装订的剧本概要便送到了他面前,除了一些必要的剧本作者等信息,每个剧本都被缩减成两三页左右的小故事。 Rupert Murdoch sits in the bold car(riage) Firefly cinema city the main road, is looking at both sides the giant movie studio as well as the busy crowd, in the heart somewhat sigh with emotion, but remembers today's meeting, wisp of worried look floats the heart. 鲁伯特.默多克坐在自己豪车里萤火虫影城的主干道,望着两旁巨大的摄影棚以及忙碌的人群,心中不由地有些感慨,但想起今天的这次会面,一缕忧色又浮上心头。 Bold car(riage) across office district, in Firefly cinema city internal repaired outside the fine dining room to stop. 豪车穿过办公区,在萤火虫影城内部一家装修精致的餐厅外停了下来。 Because of also less than at noon dining time, in dining room and few individuals. Murdoch enters the dining room, sees in corner simple T-shirt jeans, the attitude is reading a book comfortably, as if in Firefly cinema city any ordinary young staff general Eric. 因为还不到中午用餐时间,餐厅里并没有几个人。默多克走进餐厅,就看到角落里一身简单的t恤牛仔裤,意态闲适地阅读着一本书,仿佛萤火虫影城里任何一名普普通通青年员工一般的艾瑞克。 If there is not witnessed the entire process, who can imagine an even under 25-year-old youth, in several years started from scratch to annex Disney. Establishes scale huge Firefly Pictures. 如果不是见证了整个过程,谁能够想象一个甚至还不到25岁的青年,短短几年时间就白手起家吞并迪斯尼。建立起规模庞大的萤火虫影业呢。 Although annexes the Disney's source of funds may be called miracle, but at the «Jurassic Park» present global Box Office scale, Murdoch knows, even if no two years ago the oil shock that war brings, Firefly Pictures develops one of the Hollywood big Film Studio, is only a simple time issue. 虽然吞并迪斯尼的资金来源堪称奇迹,但以《侏罗纪公园》现在的全球票房规模,默多克知道,即使没有两年前那场战争带来的石油危机,萤火虫影业发展成好莱坞大电影公司之一,也只是一个简单的时间问题。 The Eric corner of the eye split vision feels some dining room people to come, gains ground the discovery is Murdoch, put down the books to set out to welcome hastily: „Rupert, was not makes 12 points. How such already to come?” 艾瑞克眼角余光感受到餐厅有人进来,抬头才发现是默多克,连忙放下书本起身迎了过来:“鲁伯特,不是约好了12点吗。怎么这么早就过来了？” Murdoch shook hand with Eric with a face all smiles, said: „I am very actually curious you to work the appearance of time, therefore comes to have a look ahead of time, has not thought that they told me you here.” 默多克笑容满面地与艾瑞克握了握手,说道:“我倒是很好奇你工作时候的样子,所以提前过来看看,没想到他们告诉我你在这里。” Eric and Murdoch sit down together, explained: „I just here and Director discussed something, he leaves also shortly.” 艾瑞克和默多克一起坐下,解释道:“我刚刚在这里和一个导演谈了些事情,他离开还没多久。” Murdoch asked curiously: „Is «007» or 《Charlie's Angels》, I heard that Metro Goldwyn Mayer also did give you «007»?” 默多克好奇地问道:“是《007》还是《霹雳娇娃》,我听说米高梅把《007》也交给你了？” „«007» at least must wait till can manufacture next year, moreover I excessively will not meddle. At present is primarily 《Charlie's Angels》, but is very skillful. Two movies I elect is Director, is that person who I just saw, named Martin Campbell.” “《007》至少要等到明年才能制作,而且我也不会过多插手。目前以《霹雳娇娃》为主,不过很巧。两部影片我选的都是一个导演,就是我刚刚见的那个人,名叫马丁.坎贝尔。” Murdoch suddenly did not remember Martin Campbell this person, but, can make Eric simultaneously pay the people of two heavyweight movie guide sleeves, definitely has any forte. Murdoch this name at heart, had planned secretly makes the person investigate, perhaps Fox can also win over. 默多克一时间没有想起马丁.坎贝尔这个人,不过,能够让艾瑞克同时交付两部重量级影片导筒的人,肯定有什么过人之处。默多克暗暗将这个名字记在了心里,打算让人调查一下,或许福克斯也可以拉拢一番。 The attendants quick were Murdoch carry one coffee, Murdoch have carried to sip one lightly, actually is too not at heart willing to mention the topic that today met with. Before seeing the Eric body, that binds fine does not have the title fat books , to continue chat to ask: „Is reading?” 侍应生很快为默多克端上了一杯咖啡,默多克端起来轻啜了一口,心里却不太愿意提及今天会面的话题。看到艾瑞克身前那本装订精致却没有标题的大部头书籍,继续闲聊般地问道:“在看什么书？” „For the DreamWorks matter, received many script recently, I made the person make the simple script outline, read to be very interesting,” Eric was saying, advanced in front of the books Murdoch. “为了梦工厂的事情,最近收到了很多剧本,我让人做了简单的剧本概要,读起来挺有意思的,”艾瑞克说着,将书本推到了默多克面前。 Like other Hollywood Film Studio, Murdoch will take DreamWorks to provide the plans of ten movies in three years as Production Studio to Metro Goldwyn Mayer Film Industry regarding Eric to admire that if possible, Fox does not even mind the cooperation of same condition. After all, average one year three high-quality movies, not only will not make big Film Studio have the dependence to Production Studio, and can bring very rich benefit, nobody can not covet. But behind his very clear DreamWorks had also been established a series of intriguing blackmarket transactions, therefore can only be the same with other Film Studio management, looks helplessly this fat falls into Metro Goldwyn Mayer this Hollywood ‚family whose fortunes are on the decline’ in hand. 和好莱坞其他电影公司一样,默多克对于艾瑞克将在三年内以梦工厂为制作公司向米高梅影业提供十部影片的计划非常艳羡,如果可能的话,福克斯甚至不介意同等条件的合作。毕竟,平均一年三部优质影片,既不会让一家大电影公司对制作公司产生依赖,又可以带来非常丰厚的利益,没有人会不觊觎。但他也很清楚梦工厂成立背后一系列错综复杂的暗盘交易,因此只能和其他电影公司高管一样,眼睁睁地看着这块肥肉落入米高梅这个好莱坞‘破落户’手中。 Murdoch simply flipped, has given Eric, said: „These are speculate script, can pick up well?” 默多克只是简单地翻了翻,就又递给了艾瑞克,说道:“这些都是投机剧本吧,能挑出好的吗？” Can deliver to front of Eric, definitely is good script, naturally, Eric more hits ‚is picking to leak’ the thoughts, if can meet in the memory good movie script, that was better. If cannot, consider to read short article collection of stories, moreover meets itself to be interested the budget not too high script, Eric will also select to give the movie-making department to attempt. 能送到艾瑞克面前的,肯定都是不错的剧本,当然,艾瑞克更多地是打着‘捡漏’的心思,如果能够遇到记忆中不错的电影剧本,那就更好了。如果不能,就当是阅读一份短篇故事集,而且遇到自己非常感兴趣预算又不会太高的剧本,艾瑞克也会挑出来交给制片部门去尝试。 Naturally, Eric will not place these Original Script in hand all attention, he also makes the person investigate the information of good movie some next several years have been able to present according to his previous life memory, if finally insufficient, Eric also planned the big piece that selects in several original space and times not to present manufactures, as for result how, not within he considered. DreamWorks involves the Firefly Pictures benefit in any case is not too many, so long as he ensure ten movies makes money most probably, very much has done right by that to help the Europe investor. 当然,艾瑞克也不会将所有注意力都放在手中的这些原创剧本,他还让人按照自己前世的记忆去调查了一些未来几年会出现的不错的影片的信息,如果最后还是不够,艾瑞克也打算挑几部原时空中并没有出现的大片去制作,至于结果如何,就不在他考虑之内了。反正梦工厂牵扯到萤火虫影业的利益并不是太多,他只要保证十部影片当中大半赚钱,就已经很对得起那帮欧洲投资人了。 Places one side books that Murdoch hands over, Eric replied: „My vision is good.” 将默多克重新递过来的书本放在一边,艾瑞克回答道:“我的眼光还是不错的。” Murdoch envies Eric really ‚vision’, if he can have Eric this selecting piece vision, News Corp already ruled the world. Naturally, this point also the share that absolutely only then envies, carried the coffee to drink a small mouth, Murdoch said: „I also think that you will compile script personally.” 默多克是真的非常羡慕艾瑞克的‘眼光’,如果他能够拥有艾瑞克这种挑片眼光,新闻集团早就统治世界了。当然,这一点也绝对只有羡慕的份,端起咖啡又喝了一小口,默多克道:“我还以为你会亲自编写剧本呢。” „Meets to be interested. I meet certainly 12, like 《Charlie's Angels》 this, but my energy is limited,” Eric sees Murdoch as if too not to discuss the subject, does not worry at heart, withdrew from the Fox TV Network removing stock plan book to submit several days ago about Firefly Pictures in any case to Fox that side. Even if this Murdoch is not willing to discuss that even they have broken off conversation, that Firefly Pictures can also defer to the normal business process to withdraw from Fox TV Network completely, naturally, in this case, delaying the time to be definitely long. “遇到感兴趣的。我当然会12部,就像《霹雳娇娃》这样,但我个人的精力还是有限的,”艾瑞克见默多克似乎不太想谈正题,心里也不着急,反正关于萤火虫影业退出福克斯电视网的撤股方案书已经在几天前递交给了福克斯那边。即使这次默多克不愿意谈甚至两人谈崩了,那萤火虫影业也可以完全按照正常的商业流程退出福克斯电视网,当然,这样的话,拖得时间肯定会久一点。 Unknowingly to 12 o'clock, to the dining time, the cinema city had the large-scale staff cafeteria, but many staff members often enter this dining room as before, although saw that Hollywood two Big Boss sit here. These staff members very on own initiative not the Murdoch surrounding dinner table collect toward Eric and by, but also no longer discusses the time of proper business at this time. 不知不觉到了12点钟,到了用餐时间,影城有大型的员工食堂,但依旧有很多职员不时地走进这家餐厅,虽然看到好莱坞两个大老板坐在这里。这些职员很自觉地没有往艾瑞克和默多克周围的餐桌旁凑过来,但此时也不再是谈正事的时间。 Has ordered two lunches, Eric and Murdoch continues to chat, has had the lunch, saw similar that the person in dining room also walks, Eric made the attendant withdraw the tableware, exchanged the coffee. 点了两份午餐,艾瑞克与默多克继续闲聊着,吃过午餐,看到餐厅里的人也走的差不多,艾瑞克才让侍应生撤去了餐具,重新换上咖啡。 Two people both are the busy men, this time Murdoch has not mentioned some immaterial topics again. Eric opens the mouth to say on own initiative: „Rupert, that did remove the stock plan book you to look?” 两个人都是大忙人,此时的默多克也没有再提及一些无关紧要的话题。艾瑞克主动开口道:“鲁伯特,那份撤股方案书你应该已经看过了吧？” Murdoch nodded. Carried the coffee to taste one, the bitter and astringent flavor made his brow pressed, toward coffee Riga several sugar, Murdoch said: „Eric, good that very although Firefly Pictures develops in the two years, but you did not think. Your this walking was too anxious?” 默多克点了点头。端起咖啡尝了一口,苦涩的味道让他眉头蹙起,又往咖啡里加了几块糖,默多克才说道:“艾瑞克,虽然萤火虫影业这两年发展的很不错,但你不觉得。你这一步走的太急了吗？” „Since saw the future road, naturally must early walk, always compared with the future and one group of people presses together proceeds to strive to excel.” “既然已经看到了未来的路,当然要早早地走过去,总比将来和一群人挤在一起往前走要强吧。” Bids for Paramount from this year's Viacom and QVC, the merger and acquisition prologue of media group has pulled open, United States altogether on three large-scale TV Network. The step was slow, in the future must certainly compete with other groups, such purchases the price that the difficulty pays considerably to increase. 从今年维亚康姆和qv竞购派拉蒙,传媒集团的并购序幕已经拉开,美国一共就三家大型电视网。步伐慢了,将来肯定要与其他集团竞争,那样无论是收购难度还是付出的代价都会大大增加。 „By your disposition, even if chooses the splitoff merger and acquisition of certain proportion, will definitely not resign too many stocks, you did not plan that makes Firefly Pictures go on the market, that only then an issue debentures road,” Murdoch said the plan of Eric idea superficially, said: „You should know risk, developed very good enterprise in the merger and acquisition process that does not control, because the huge debt accumulates burns out. Like present Metro Goldwyn Mayer, because of massive debt accumulations, even if every year has some profits, often also reluctantly pays the interest on loans, this Film Studio besides was resold by the shareholder repeatedly earns some benefits, now simply does not have many values. If the thoughtless expansion, Firefly Pictures also will possibly fall into this region.” “以你的性格,即使选择一定比例的换股并购,也肯定不会让出太多股份的,你又不打算让萤火虫影业上市,那就只有发行债券一条路了,”默多克轻描淡写地将艾瑞克构思的计划说了出来,道:“你应该知道其中的风险,很多原本发展很好的企业都是在毫无节制的并购过程中,因为庞大的债务积累被拖垮的。就像现在的米高梅,因为大量的债务积累,每年即使产生一些利润,往往也只是勉强支付债务利息,这家电影公司除了被股东反复倒卖赚取一些利益外,现在根本没有多少价值。如果盲目扩张的话,萤火虫影业很可能也会陷入这种境地。” Murdoch said here, has drunk one already the somewhat sweet greasy coffee, continued an appearance of gentle elder, said to Eric sincerely: „Eric, simple computation, even if Firefly Pictures issues the 5 billion USD long-term bond, at 5% annual interest rates, the interest on loans of every year paying reaches as high as 250 million USD, let alone also has the 5 billion USD debt principle, these funds must always repay, the uncertainty that the movie invests is very big, is impossible maintains the profit of high quota, moreover TV Network is not good to manage, once Firefly Pictures falls into the loss, you will discover that these were warm the incomparable Wall Street capital forces to open the sharp claws immediately, tries to control your company as creditor, this matter I have met personally capital. More than once.” 默多克说道这里,喝了一口已经有些甜腻的咖啡,继续一副慈祥长者的模样,对艾瑞克语重心长地说道:“艾瑞克,简单的计算一下,即使萤火虫影业发行五十亿美元的长期债券,以5%的年利率来说,每年支付的债务利息就高达2.5亿美元,更何况还有五十亿美元的债务本金,这些资金总是要偿还的,电影投资的不确定性很大,不可能一直保持高额的盈利,而且电视网可不是那么好经营的,一旦萤火虫影业陷入亏损,你就会发现,那些原本热情无比的华尔街资本势力立刻就会张开利爪,试图以债权人的身份控制你的公司,这种事情我亲自遇到过的都。不止一次了。” Eric repeatedly has certainly considered these issues, and had at heart has dealt with the plan. 艾瑞克当然反复考虑过这些问题,并且心里已经拥有了很多应对方案。 But at this time, Eric naturally also clear, Murdoch is impossible is thinking of him, this old fox does not want to lose with the Firefly Pictures cooperation originally. 而此时,艾瑞克当然也清楚,默多克不可能真的是在为他着想,这个老狐狸只是不想失去与萤火虫影业原本的合作关系而已。 Besides several grades of television programs, Firefly the high-quality movie of product, the broadcast of television channel will basically choose Fox TV Network this platform in the two years, the massive high Box Office high-quality movies are not only the viewing ratios that Fox TV Network has brought surpassing, but also improved Fox TV Network brand reputation to a great extent, but this aspect, 20th Century Fox performance on difference in many. 除了几档电视节目以外,萤火虫这两年出品的优质影片,电视渠道的播放基本上都会选择福克斯电视网这个平台,大量高票房的优质影片不但为福克斯电视网带来了超过的收视率,还在很大程度上提高了福克斯电视网的品牌美誉度,而这方面,二十世纪福克斯表现就差上很多。 Once Firefly Pictures purchases own TV Network, both sides cooperated definitely will cancel, even also will become the hostile relationship. 一旦萤火虫影业收购自己的电视网,那么,双方原本的合作肯定会取消,甚至还会成为敌对关系。 Lost the Firefly Pictures movie to supply but actually next, but at this time, Fox TV Network several grades of main programs, 《Friends》 and «File» and «Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?» has the complicated relation with Firefly Pictures. Although Murdoch has created a series of miracles in the newspaper industry management, but regarding media content, is actually not an expert, for example for these years, although there is 《Friends》 and other television program support viewing ratios, but Fox TV Network itself has not actually developed a grade of copyright completely innate popular television program. 失去了萤火虫影业电影供应倒还是其次,但此时,福克斯电视网的几档主要节目,《老友记》、《档案》和《谁会成为百万富翁》都与萤火虫影业有着千丝万缕的联系。默多克虽然在报业经营上创造了一系列奇迹,但对于媒体内容方面,却并不是太在行,比如这几年,虽然有《老友记》等几部电视节目支撑收视率,但福克斯电视网本身却没有开发出一档版权完全自有的热门电视节目来。 The importances of these pillar programs to TV Network, does not raise other, thinks in the original space and time 《Friends》 several season six to act the leading role in the Shanji 1 million sky-high price salaries to be inferred finally. 这些支柱节目对一家电视网的重要性,不提其他,想想原时空中《老友记》最后几季六位主演单集1000000的天价片酬就可见一斑。 Although Eric is young, but Murdoch will actually not treat as the having little experience of the world young people Eric, he believes when necessary, even if Eric is impossible to take back this third gear program completely, these three will keep off the program to ruin completely, because Murdoch knows that he, such will do when necessary. Moreover grasps at least half copyright Firefly Pictures also definitely to have this jurisdiction. 艾瑞克虽然年轻,但默多克却一点也不会把艾瑞克当做涉世未深年轻人,他相信如果有必要,即使艾瑞克不可能全部收回这三档节目,也会把这三挡节目全部毁掉,因为默多克知道他自己在必要的时候,就会这么做。而且掌握着至少一半版权的萤火虫影业也绝对有这个权限。 Again said somewhat after having a parched mouth, Murdoch carries the coffee once again, simultaneously is sizing up the opposite youth aloof expression, cannot bear sigh at heart. 再次说的有些口干舌燥之后,默多克又一次端起咖啡,同时打量着对面青年无动于衷的表情,心里忍不住叹了口气。 Puts down the coffee cup, Murdoch has to ask finally: „Eric, since you have decided on the attention, then we chatted the 《Friends》 matter, purchased TV Network is not matter in one single day, but after this year, contract of Fox TV Network and Firefly on 《Friends》 have expired, did we chat the matter that renewed a contract to be what kind of?” 放下咖啡杯,默多克最终只好问道:“艾瑞克,既然你心里已经打定了注意,那么我们谈谈《老友记》的事情吧,收购电视网可不是一朝一夕的事情,但今年之后,福克斯电视网和萤火虫在《老友记》上的合约就到期了,我们谈谈续约的事情怎么样？” 《Friends》 copyright completely belongs to Firefly . Moreover, another two grades of programs are the contracts of five seasons, will expire to next year . Moreover, first mentioned the 《Friends》 matter, Murdoch was also testing the Eric manner. 《老友记》的版权完全属于萤火虫,而且,另外两档节目都是五季的合约,到明年才会到期,而且,首先谈起《老友记》的事情,默多克也是在试探艾瑞克的态度。 Eric does not circle, speaks without reservation: „Rupert, 《Friends》 definitely will not renew a contract, but, another two grades of programs, I can promise you, next year after the contract expires, Firefly Pictures can as before with the Fox TV Network renewing a subscription contract.”( To be continued......) 艾瑞克也不兜圈子,直言不讳道:“鲁伯特,《老友记》肯定是不会续约的,不过,另外两档节目,我可以向你保证,明年合约到期之后,萤火虫影业依旧可以与福克斯电视网续订合约。”(未完待续……)
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