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  Hollywood What If Chapter 90

  The influence of the MCU was so great that many film paried to copy it. Even fn tries tried to dab their hands and copy the Md filmed their own Avengers.

  The MCU movies made billions of dolrs. The franchise may have been the reason why movie theaters were still thriving uhe strong rapid rise of the I. Well, there were definitely many factors like the 3D, IMAX and increase of movie tickets.

  But it didn't ge the fact that MCU was the most successful movie franchise.

  Now, Kazir uood that his ematiiverse could not have been as good as the MCU. sidering that his movies were inal scripts and not based on ics. His ematiiverse didn't have a steady stream of fans.

  "This is my starting point. We will take 40% of the North Ameri box office. 20th tury Fox will only i 2.5 million in promotion. These terms may ge depending on how the movie does. However, I 't assure you that 20th tury Fox will give it the best schedule release. We have so many film projects this year and we have to prioritize them."

  "I uand."

  That was the main reason Kazir preferred Sony-bia. Sony-bia releases only a few movies a year, uhe Five. Kazir was fident that Sony-bia would give him a good release schedule.

  "Also, I have to see the movie first. If it doesn't meet my criteria, I'm sorry, but 20th tury Fox will have to pass."

  To be ho, Tom Rothman was not fident in the movie. He felt it would flop. The only reaso with Kazir Grey this time was for the sequel to Napoleon Dynamite. After all, Kazir Grey was the brains behind the movie. He khe Napoleon Dynamite story better than anyone.

  'I'm sure Warner Bros feels the same way. Kazir is definitely a talented edy director, but I don't know about aovies.'

  "We will talk about iional distribution once your "Taken" has proven itself in the North Ameri market."

  The Big Six would never distribute an uain film... Uhe movie was heavily ied. There were many movies that the Big Six distributed overseas in the hope that they could make a profit.

  Warcraft was a movie based on a pame. The movie only made 47 million at the North Ameri box office. However, it made 391 million in the rest of the world.

  Perhaps the game was one of the factors that made Warcraft(movie) successful, but it was still true that the movie made more money overseas.

  Unfortunately, the usual situation was the opposite. If the movie horribly flopped in North America, it would flop in the rest of the world.

  So Kazir uood why Tom Rothman couldn't promise iional distribution for Taken. After all, they have to i money just to distribute thousands of film copies around the world. Added that they also have to promote them.

  'Well, that's good for me. At least I egotiate with them again if Taken is good. Maybe I get a better deal then.'

  Sony-bia has already promised a 35% share of the worldwide box office. This offer was either good or bad frey Pictures.

  But in Kazir's opinion, the deal was already good. As long as the movie made more money, everything would be better for both parties.

  'I guess this meeting is fruitless again. It seems that Tom Rothman didn't want to repeat what happe time. Maybe he thinks it was a mistake to give me a share of the box office for Napoleon Dynamite. Well, I'm still grateful for what he did for me.'

  Fox Searchlight Pictures was his first partner. He had no problem w with them again as long as the ditions were met.

  The truth was that the meeting was not fruitful. At least Grey Pictures khe average terms of the two film panies. Besides, it was n to ask for more. Especially if Grey Pictures was going to be the sole ior in Taken.

  They have the right to agree or disagree with the film panies.

  '... I actually have another pany to ask from, but I'm not sure if they have the ability to promote my movie properly.'

  Anyway, this thing could not be solved right away. First of all, the movie was still not made. No film pany wao sign with Grey Pictures. Everything was just a 'promise' from now on. Nothing was certain.

  "Well, thank you for accepting this meeting, Mr. Rothman."

  "That's fine. By the way, if you have another edy script you want to direct, feel free to tact 20th tury Fox. We will make sure to i in your movie. Haha!"

  As expected, Tom Rothman's prejudice against his talent was obvious. Besides, what Tom Rothman said was only a promise. No one knows if 20th tury Fox would really cooperate with Grey Pictures if Taken was a massive flop.

  Everything depended oe of Taken.

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  "Make sure you eat healthy."

  "I will."

  "Huh! I know you always fet to eat when you are w on your movie. Don't try to fool me."

  "I will try to eat healthy food."

  "Good. Take care. Call me when you nd."

  Kazir Grey said goodbye to Reese Witherspoon. He wao take a flight to Frah the crew.

  March came and the preparations for the film were finished. Liam Neeson and the stunt men had already mastered their roles. In fact, Liam Neeson's body was impeccable at the moment. He got abs and toned biceps.

  'I reended him the gym I worked out in, and the result is satisfying.'

  Apart from Liam, Kazir Grey's figure was also perfect. If not for his job as a director, he might be hired as an actor instead.