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    Macdonald quickly lost interest in the conversation between Leete and Nolan. He didn't think "Memento" was a good script, but Leete was so interested in it that he couldn't brush it off.  I was very interested, so I had to sit there patiently.  Li Te and Nolan quickly agreed on the details of the cooperation. Nolan not only agreed to join AMG, but also agreed to help persuade his younger brother Jonathan to join AMG.  After watching the Nolans leave the cafe, MacDonald had the opportunity to speak.  ""Memento" doesn't feel like a box office hit to me. Are you sure you want to help them like this?" Li Te picked up the coffee cup and took a sip.  "From a producer's point of view, I very much agree with your point of view. The narrative technique of "Memento" may be an innovation in my opinion, but the audience may not necessarily see it that way. I even think that this movie will  , if you only watch it once, many people may not understand it. When viewing such a movie, the audience is often divided into two groups. Although one group knows that they may understand it after watching it a few more times, they feel that this time should be spent on  more movies; the other group may watch it repeatedly. Of course, I don¡¯t mean going to the cinema. More people may choose to buy DVDs. In this case, the film¡¯s box office performance will obviously not be ideal.  "Then you promised Nolan to support him in filming this movie?" Macdonald was puzzled.  "Don't forget, I am the chairman of AMG." Li Te put down his coffee and leaned back into the sofa.  "From the perspective of the agency, the value of "Memento" cannot be measured simply by box office." Mike Donnell nodded.  "I understand, you want to use this film to invest in Nolan's future!" "Basically correct. But not completely." Li Te shrugged, "I wonder if you have noticed such a problem. Many major  Celebrities and great directors often part ways with their original agents after they become famous, and there are basically few examples of long-term cooperation. Why do you think this is? " "It's very simple. It's because of differences of interest." " But have you ever?  Have you ever thought about why this disagreement occurred? Otherwise, the interests of the broker and the client would not have been the same at the beginning." This question made Mike Donnell think deeply.  .  "Actually, the reason is very simple. Before becoming famous, actors need to rely more on the resources of their agents. It is easy for both parties to reach a consensus on the interests of both parties. But after the actors become famous, the situation will be different. On the one hand, agents hope to benefit from stars.  He earns more from him because he thinks this is a reward for investing so many resources in the actor; but on the other hand, the actor hopes that the agent will take less from him, because at this time the actor no longer needs it.  As before, we need to rely on the resources of the agent. If this is the case, why should the agent continue to charge as high a commission as before? Based on such a contradiction, the cooperation between the two parties will definitely be difficult to last. " Mike explained so much.  Tang Na finally understood what Li Te meant.  "So you are worried that something like this will happen to you and Nolan?" Li Te did not deny it and continued: "AMG's current business model can ensure that customers are dependent on the company's resources before and after they become famous.  Likewise, this is an important guarantee for our long-term cooperation. Actors need good movie roles from us, and directors and screenwriters need our help to obtain investment from film companies. This is a systematic way to avoid what I mentioned to you just now.  That kind of situation. But you also know that the system is often cold and impersonal, so in order to ensure that everyone can cooperate happily in the future, we need some more humane measures, for example.  Like now, even if I am not optimistic about the profitability of "Memento", I am willing to fully support Nolan in making this movie. The reason is that I insist that he will be a very accomplished director in the future, so from now on.  I regard him as a very accomplished director. This type of director is talented but also willful. If you want them to listen to you, you must first make them feel they owe you. " "Are you sure about this?  Does it work?" Mike Donnell couldn't help but interjected.  Li Te spread his hands, "How else do you think I convinced the Coen brothers? I promised them that if "Red Flame Battlefield" can make money, I will unconditionally support them in making a movie that is not for the purpose of making money, and Nolan  The situation is exactly the opposite. I first supported him in making a movie that didn¡¯t make money, and then I asked him to make a movie with the purpose of making money. Do you think he can still refuse? " This sounds reasonable, MacDonald.  He nodded, but there was still a question in his mind.  "But have you ever thought aboutHowever, film companies have invested in these unprofitable movies, which will cause them to have considerable doubts about their continued cooperation with AMG in the future, which may have some negative effects on the development of AMG.  " Li Te is not worried about this. " It is impossible for all movies in this world to make money. As long as the money I help the film company make exceeds the money I make them lose, they will always be willing to cooperate with me.  "McDonald glanced at Li Te, "But I always feel that this is not all your reasons.  " "Of course, I will definitely not make that kind of useless movie. Either it can make a difference at the box office, or it must perform well in winning awards, and "Memento" belongs to the latter.  , this film works well, and I don't think its achievement is worse than Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction."  " Mike Donner was stunned. "Pulp Fiction" was the film that won the Cannes Palme d'Or. He didn't expect Li Te to speak so highly of "Memento." "But when the film won the award, it was only the director and the film company that benefited, and  You don't seem to have much to do with it.  " "The actors in the movie are all from AMG. If the film wins awards, they can also receive attention and even win awards. Do you think this has anything to do with me?  " Litt's rhetorical question made Macdonald suddenly realize. It turns out that what Litt was really planning was to use these unprofitable movies to promote his own company's actors. "In Hollywood, there is no one other than the one who determines an actor's salary.  In addition to his box office appeal, acting skills are also very important, and an important criterion for measuring an actor's acting skills is the number of awards he or she has won. Under the same conditions, the salary of an actor who has won an Oscar and an actor who has not won an Oscar.  It is definitely different. Even for those famous actors, it is not difficult for them to gain box office appeal, but it is not easy to win a heavyweight award, so big-name stars often do it themselves.  Reducing the pay to star in some low-budget art films is not because they really like such films, but because it allows them to win awards, and after winning awards, their future pay will become higher.  -Donner came up with a bold idea. In Li Te's hands, this kind of film that does not make money but can win awards is likely to become another means for him to attract big-name movie stars to join AMG (to be continued).
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