Sponsors

Tomorrow, the first stop, Alex, is going to go to zippo and then to other potential sponsors.

However, before that, he had already prepared for the unsuccessful pulling of funds, and he also thought about the alternatives from his own pocket.

If BlackBerry and zippo don't agree to sponsor, then look for other phone and other lighter manufacturers.

In Alex's mind, lying on the bed, thinking about how to shoot the funds in order to take the best of his own film, "Buried", he hopes that the new version can be better than the original.

At 6 o'clock the next morning Alex woke up, Grandma Wang is 65 years old and most of the older people wake up earlier in the morning, so he also gets up early and makes breakfast whenever he is at home.

After breakfast, Alex will print the finalized script and the split-screen script into a portfolio:

"Grandma, I have something to do during the day, you can eat it by yourself, I'll come back at night and I buy food and cook."

"You go get busy, but pay attention to safety." She said.

I know. " he replied.

BlackBerry and Zippo Company main headquarters are not in Los Angeles; his goal today is the division of the two companies.

Sitting on the bus to the Zippo Los Angeles branch, standing at the door of the building, Alex put his own suit on the glass: "Alex, come on!"

"Sir, hello, may I ask? Do you have an appointment" he just entered Zippo building, the lady in suit at the front desk asked with a smile.

"Beautiful lady, I would like to meet Mr. David Howard." He said.

"Do you have an appointment?" she asked.

Alex shrugged: "No, I don't, but I have a good proposal plan here that might be interested."

"I am really sorry, although I am letting you in, please understand that this is my job but you have no appointment." She said.

Looking at the front desk with difficulty: "Can I trouble you to call Mr. Howard? Just a short phone call." he said.

"I'll try calling him but don't get your hopes up." said the front desk lady calling.

"Please tell Mr. David, there is a gentleman who wants to meet him, yes, he said that he has a good script and propaganda plan."

"Well, I know, thank you."

"He said that this kind of thing does not need to trouble him. You can go to the Minister of Propaganda, Mr. Mike Bren, maybe he will like your proposal." She said.

Alex thought about it, since it was implanted advertisement, it is really necessary to find the propaganda department first, not to mention the funds that he wants. "Thank you, then how should I find him?"

"Go to the third floor is the propaganda department, then you can say that Mr. David Howard has just let you come."

"Thank you, beautiful lady." Alex turned and went to the elevator. When he came to the third floor, he said his purpose and was quickly arranged in a reception room.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a middle-aged white man with a big belly walked in and looks at him strangely.

"You are Alex? Who has a good proposal plan?" Mike Bren didn't like Asians. He didn't think this guy had any good publicity project, and he didn't think that zippo needed that much this year.

Alex is not an idiot. Of course he sees Mike Bren's perfunctory and disdain. The feeling of being look down makes him very uncomfortable, but in order to pull more money, even Alex was unhappy about it:

"Yes, it is me, if you want to listen, then I will explain it carefully. If you are not interested, we can save time at this. I think you're gonna be interested in using my advertising." Alex said.

"Interested in using my advertising?" Mike Bren frowned. "What do you mean; don't you know who you are talking to brat?"

"I only know that we may be a cooperative relationship. Of course, you can think that you are superior, but that is limited to your own understanding, but this does not exclude you as a being racially discriminatory." Alex said

"Racist?" the air around Mike is suffocating; he can't afford to commit this such crime, even if he does have this tendency so he calm himself and said, "Speak first about your plan."

"One of my films has an almost full length of 90 minutes and has very important prop, It's the lighter..."Alex said.

"Do you want us to advertise this?" Mike Ben is a zippo propaganda head who is no stranger to advertising in films, not to mention in Hollywood, zippo has been implanted in Hollywood a lot of times.

Nowadays, Hollywood cooperates with brand owners to form a complete set of implant advertising industry chain in the long-term practice.

This industry chain consists of film producers, brand owners, advertising agencies and third-party evaluation agencies.

The usual process of placing an advertisement operation is that in the process of preparing the script, the film producer will analyze the possibility of the advertisement in the places in the script, compose and mark the information will be sent later.

Acting as an agency for advertising, these agencies are commissioned by brand owners to find opportunities to place advertisements in Hollywood movies, and have established long-term cooperation and connections with Hollywood studios.

When they receive the film project materials provided by the big studios, they will evaluate which brand customers are suitable for advertising in the film and propose a preliminary plan.

These programs were then submitted separately to film studios and brand owners who would present their opinions and communicate through the advertising agency until a detailed implant plan was developed and written into the film's sub-shot script.

"You are an advertising agent? Why haven't I seen you?" Mike Bren asked.

"No, I am not but a director, screenwriter and also producer."

When he heard Alex's words, Mike knew that this was a small time film maker: "Then you mean this is a low budget production? Do you still have such shooting costs?"

"Of course not, but since there is a chance to cooperate, why not choose to get you, everyone will be interested in this film, I can give you publicity, you give me sponsorship and I think this is a fair transaction." He said.

Alex give a copy script in the bag he took out: "Right, maybe you can look at the script, and we are not a small time movie production. Our main role is Scarlett Johansson. Maybe you should have heard of her, and Hollywood's A list superstar"

"Scarlett Johansson? Are you sure you're not bluffing? "Mike laughed was exaggerated this time, in his view this is absolutely impossible to be done and getting the main actress like Scarlett Johansson is a dream of many.

"If you really have Scarlett Johansson as leading star, I think we can consider advertising sponsorship."

"Would you like me to call her? I forgot to tell you that the whole film is almost always facing her and the lighter in her hand. Maybe you can take look at the script first." Alex said.

Alex feels that the other party has gotten interested. The idea, of course, he also knew that Scarlett Johansson played a direct role in this.

Although I don't like what Mike said at first, but for the sake of money, he can still bear it and wait until they sign.

Mike Bren took over the screenplay. Although he is not professional, he likes to go to the cinema to watch movies. He is also a senior film critic of Rotten Tomatoes.

He is not optimistic about a film that almost always faces Scarlett Johansson and a lighter.

"A woman who was assigned to work in Iraq..." Mike Ben looked down and looked more and more, and at this moment he completely drop off his original opinion.

When he finished reading the script, he couldn't calm down for a long time. Excluding Scarlett's pay, it would be a very small investment, but he had to admit that it was a creative and traumatizing to a person's essence.

At this moment, he completely loss his contempt and disdain for Alex. He took a deep breath and said: "Sorry, I have to say that this is a good script."

"Thank you!" Alex said and said smiled, he also felt that there's was a change on Mike's attitude.

"But I have to determine a question. This production of a big studio like Paramount, Fox or MGM or even..."

"Nope, this is my own production, but I believe you must recognize the excellence, are you still worried that it can't be released?

Even if I can't get on the big screen, I am confident that I can send it to various TV stations and make it into a DVD. You should know how much the 70% of the film is not on theater. It's divided into CD's and TV station on-demand revenue.

But I think we can release it. I should work with one of these ways after the filming ends, so please rest assured." he said.

"Yes, I know, out of my own personal opinion, I really like this movie script that hasn't been made yet. If it is released, I will definitely go to the theater. More importantly, Scarlett..." Mike Bren said.

"Are you worried that she is not the starring? I can call her, I can do it. We can sign an agreement, such as the inability to release or the sales cannot reach any certain percentage, then I have to compensate you from my pocket." Alex did this in order to grasp the point of acquiring funds.

Mike Bren said with a smile: "If you really can be sure, then I think sponsorship is not a problem. Of course, we still need to sign some agreements."

Alex whispered, he did not expect actually asked him not to call Scarlett.

He didn't go to the mailbox, but he didn't know that Scarlett had replied to him. What's more important is that he only had a phone call from Scarlett's agent. Only ghost knew if the agent would directly refuse him to contact Scarlett directly.

"Is there a problem?" Mike Bren asked.

"No, of course, no problem, I will sign now." Alex said.