Hepburn Kang Film Company was the film company that Chunhu Kang registered under Hepburn's name. The meaning of the name was very simple. Hepburn was Hepburn, and Kang was Kang. Chunhu Kang used their surnames to register the company name, which was simple and symbolic.
For the same reason, the record company under Madona's name was called Ciccone Kang Record Company.
"Mr. Kang is really swift and decisive. He started the company so quickly.”Spielberg sat on the sofa and smiled.
Spielberg sized up Chunhu Kang's company along the way. It was neither big nor small, showing that its owner was ambitious and rational.
"Thank you. I don't like to procrastinate. If there's something, I have to finish it immediately.”Kang Chunhu shrugged and asked,"Spielberg, do you need anything?”
"I want to talk to Mr. Kang about this script.”Spielberg waved the script in his hand.
The script in Spielberg's hands was the one that Kang Chunhu gave him before he left. The name of the script was " A Boy's Story."
Perhaps everyone was not familiar with the name of A Boy's Story, but everyone would know the name when it was released.
" ET ". That's right, it was " ET "." A Boy's Story " was called " ET " when it was released.
Spielberg said excitedly,""Kang, your story is great. I agree with many of your ideas. I've always wanted to make a movie like this, but I haven't had a suitable script.”
Seeing Spielberg holding the script and talking non-stop to Chunhu Kang, Chunhu Kang smiled smugly in his heart.
Since Chunhu Kang had given the script to Spielberg, it was obvious that he wanted Spielberg to direct the movie. Spielberg was so excited to find Chunhu Kang, so the initiative was back in Chunhu Kang's hands.
After confirming that both parties were sincere in investing in the movie, the two of them began to discuss the actual filming plan.
As a veteran of Hollywood, Spielberg explained all the steps and requirements to Chunhu Kang first.
Spielberg's proposal and the problems to be solved were as follows. The estimated investment was 11 million USD. The best special effects would be Lucas 'Industrial Light and Magic. Find someone to design the main character, the ET alien; The producer was also temporarily unavailable. Other things like music, production crew, etc. needed to be discussed after a producer was appointed. Finally, there was no distribution company yet.
Chunhu Kang wrote down everything Spielberg said and thought about how to solve it.
Chunhu Kang could afford to invest 11 million on his own. If he remembered correctly, the cost of shooting ET in the original time and space was 12 million, and the most expensive production cost of ET was 1.5 million. This money could be saved because Chunhu Kang had seen what ET was like. He could design it himself, so the investment could probably be maintained at less than 11 million.
It was a given to find Industrial Light and Magic for the special effects, but there was nothing better than this.
Producer? Chunhu Kang tapped the producer's back with his pen. Suddenly, Chunhu Kang smiled and said,""Buddy, I heard you're writing a script for Toby Hopper?”
Spielberg didn't know why Chunhu Kang would suddenly ask about this, but he still nodded." Yes, it's already written. If Hopper doesn't plan to change anything, I think we can start shooting next month.”
"Then are you still going to recommend Ms. Catherine Kennedy to be the producer?”After getting a positive answer, Chunhu Kang asked.
"You know about Kennedy?" Spielberg was a little surprised, but he continued to answer,""Yes, Ms. Kennedy is a very capable person and was a production assistant in Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
" What do you think?" Chunhu Kang smiled and put his hands on the table." How about I recruit Ms. Kennedy into the company and make her a producer?"”
Spielberg said helplessly," You're poaching her. She's my secretary now."”
"When she becomes a producer, do you think she will still be your secretary?”Chunhu Kang rubbed his chin and said nonchalantly. Before Spielberg could say anything, he continued,"Besides, she's the producer and you're the director. It's better to work with an acquaintance than to work with a stranger, right?”
Therefore, Spielberg was convinced by Chunhu Kang…
With a producer, there was no need for Kang Chunhu to worry about setting up a crew, pre-production preparations, setting up a film crew (including the signing of the contract for the cast and production equipment), production cost accounting, financial review, and so on.
The producer was equivalent to Chunhu Kang's representative. In the future, Spielberg would discuss with the producer. As for whether the two of them would work together to trick Chunhu Kang, Chunhu Kang thought that the probability was very small.
First of all, the contract for the distribution of profits was not something that the producer could sign. It had to be signed by Chunhu Kang (which would be Hepburn's business in the future) and all parties. For example, when Chunhu Kang invested in 9 to 5, the producer Bert could negotiate with Chunhu Kang, but the final decision was made by Fox's manager. Therefore, it was difficult to scam Chunhu Kang's money on this. After all, the bottom line of the negotiation was set by Chunhu Kang.
Secondly, it was also very difficult to earn money from the film production fees. This was because the United States had something called a film completion guarantee. The company that provided the film completion guarantee would help you supervise the use of every penny. At the filming site of some Hollywood movies, it was common to see people who were not part of the production team holding various budget sheets, schedules, and production lists. They would communicate with the on-site producers and the art director for a while. If they did not say that they could save money, they would say that they had to speed up the progress today. Don't be surprised. These were the staff members sent by the film guarantee company to monitor the budget and progress of the film.
Most of the film production companies that had used the guarantee were small or medium-sized film companies or independent producers. The films they produced were usually low-budget films. There were very few medium-budget films. Although the 11 million investment for ET was not considered a big production, it was still considered a medium-budget investment.
Of course, although Kang Chunhu's company was a small film company, he didn't want to use the guarantee unless it was absolutely necessary. Firstly, he didn't want to affect Spielberg's filming. Having a group of people supervising the work would definitely affect the director's performance. Secondly, there were too many people. Kang Chunhu wanted to keep a low profile for the filming of ET, so this was very important. Whether or not he could make a name for himself in Hollywood depended on him.
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