Hollywood Drawing

Give $30 million in cash to a lawyer, find any reason to file a lawsuit with the other party, and drag it on until the other party goes bankrupt? Is this a lunatic?

Hearing what the executive said, everyone felt absurd. If you do, it will definitely work. This simple and crude method has always been popular among the rich in North America.

As long as I'm richer than you, I'll just find a reason and keep suing you until you go bankrupt and can't afford to file a lawsuit. There are such **** lawyers on Wall Street.

"Okay, gentlemen!" ceo Kevin Trasuha tapped the table lightly, and pointed at some information with his hand, and said, "Don't worry about the director's private life, we are going to discuss this project proposal, there are What a chance of success!"

"There is one situation you need to pay attention to!" Jeff Robinoff, director of the film and television production department, spoke first. "Not counting "Happy Death Day" and this "Get Out", my people still inquired about other situations at the Screenwriters Guild.

Wayne Greenberg also filed a script called "joket" with the Writers Guild, and a brief outline of the script called "W". Then my people found a surprise in the magazine that Random House released a few months ago.

There were three short stories under the pseudonym of Wayne, and it was found that he delivered them through his mother's channel. Although this can't explain anything, it at least proves that the director has a complete career plan, not just a flash in the pan. "

Here is Hollywood, a highly commercialized world film center, where film companies also have a highly procedural assessment mechanism for actors and directors.

The most intuitive way to evaluate a director is the three data of the works released in the past three to five years. ----Total box office, ----Single screen, ----Single week box office, each film company has a way of distinguishing directors, but they are all based on these three data.

So it doesn't matter how brilliant a director has been in the past few years, the most important thing is the results of the last three films. As long as his recent films shown in theaters have grossed more than 10,000 yuan per screen, he is a first-line director to the film company.

And Wayne, who has only one film, is not in this ranks, so Warners will analyze him to see if he is the kind of character who stepped on **** and then disappeared.

At least Jeff's words gave everyone a signal that this guy wasn't the kind of lucky guy with no brains.

In general, Hollywood studios, like other commercial companies in North America, use data and achievements to speak.

"His agent, Jimmy, has already started negotiations with Twentieth Century Fox. Is it too late for us to intervene now?" Vincent, the deputy general manager of the distribution department, reminded everyone.

"That's why I took out the project today!" Jeff Robinoff said calmly and seemed confident. "I have definite news that his agent Jimmy and Twentieth Century Fox have reached an impasse in the negotiations, and this is the best opportunity for us to intervene."

The executive vice president sitting at the end of the table suddenly said: "Jeff, don't forget, he only has one work, and such a director's stability is something to worry about."

"That's right, he only has one movie, but the box office of that movie is about 110 million worldwide." Without Jeff speaking, Ralph, who is also in the film and television production department, had already said it first. "There is no commercial record or data in any language, it's the Hollywood rule!"

"Dang, dang." Everyone looked at CEO Kevin Trasuha, who tapped the table with his middle finger. Seeing that everyone was quiet, he said in a calm voice: "

Our "Batman 2 Bat Returns" has just been filmed, and a large amount of money has been invested in it. This is our head project, and any film plan cannot affect it.

In addition, the production of "Hunting Cannon 3" and "Qianlong Rongtian", which have invested a lot of money, have not been completed, and we lack sufficient cash flow in our hands. The director's film investment is not high, the prospects are gratifying.

The differences he negotiated with 20th Century Fox mainly focused on the post-production rights and the North American box office share of the film. We can give him what Fox is unwilling to give or give to him! "

Hearing the CEO's words, everyone was thoughtful. That's right, the director's request, given Warner's situation, can completely satisfy him. As long as his film can be successful, Warner will still generate a lot of revenue.

"And I have an idea." Kevin watched everyone thinking, and a calm voice came out of his mouth again. "We at Warner Bros. don't have a director who works closely with him, and if Wayne Greenberg can continue to be successful this time around, his commercial potential is immeasurable.

Jeff mentioned that his script records will definitely become a hot commodity for all companies. We can negotiate an incentive ladder sharing contract with him, but the premise is that we must sign the priority investment rights for follow-up projects with us.

If his "Get Out" box office is successful, then give him a step-by-step split and tie him to Warner. If the market is not ideal, throw him away! ! "

Seeing everyone nodding in agreement, Kevin Trasuha finally said: "Jeff, contact his agent, give him what he wants, sign with that director as soon as possible, and make sure to respond in time for 20th Century Fox. forward."

"No problem, boss!"

At this time, in Wayne's apartment, Naomi was packing clothes with him. He was doing it himself to seal the information box with tape. There were some diaries he wrote in the past. Although there was no one here who knew Hanyu Pinyin, he had to be cautious.

He didn't even have a suitcase full of clothes. He only brought a few things that he often wore. He could handle three or two black suits. In addition to a box of documents that he had sealed with his own hands, there were also two boxes of videotapes that he had collected himself.

From high school to the first three years of his college, he watched the film almost every day, and some of them had to watch it repeatedly to learn shooting techniques and concepts.

"Bang! Wayne!"

Jimmy suddenly pushed the door open and rushed in, holding his shoulder and shaking it hard twice. "Good news, someone is willing to give you all the conditions you want!"

"Hey, Jimmy!" He broke away from Jimmy's hand, pulled him to sit down, and then suppressed his surprise and asked him, "Twentieth Century Fox agreed? Aren't they very tough? Why did they suddenly change their minds?"

"Fox? No! It has nothing to do with Fox, I deliberately spread the news that the negotiations with Fox are deadlocked!" He cracked his mouth and took the coffee poured by Naomi with a smile. "Thank you, Ms. Watts."

"And then, Jimmy, then what?" Naomi couldn't wait to ask Wayne before he could speak. "Are there other companies willing to invest, and they are willing to start negotiations with us?"

"Of course, just before I came, I received a call from Jeff Robinoff, director of Warner Bros. film and television production, and he asked us to go to Burbank tomorrow to talk to their company.

On the phone, he made it clear that he can give you the treatment you want, but we need to discuss the specific terms, and he hopes you can meet him in person, he needs to understand your thoughts. "

"Nice job, Jimmy!" Wayne was not stingy with praise at this time, and kept saying good things. "I knew you could do it! You're the best agent!"

"Of course, of course! Wayne! It's not you who are trying hard, I have to keep up with you." Jimmy looked at him sincerely.

Seeing Jimmy's expression, don't care how true it is. Wayne also knows what he wants. He is afraid that he will succeed too quickly, so he will get rid of him and sign a big agent directly. After all, Jimmy's connections can't match those famous agents. compared to.

"Don't worry, Jimmy, you are the best agent for me. I promise you, as long as you don't make mistakes of principle, I will never fire you! Before the official shooting of this project, I will go to caa with you and renew my contract. economic contract."

"Ok, so I can rest assured, I will provide you with the best service, you are my most important customer, and I will guarantee that in the future. My future work will only revolve around you, yes, I am the most suitable your agent."

Jimmy got the promise he wanted. The cost for a star or director to fire an agent is too low, even negligible.

Wayne never thought of kicking Jimmy, as he said, now this is the best agent for him, no one. Compared with those big-name brokers, although he does not have a network of contacts, he has his own trust, UUkanshu www.uukanshu. com and trust with strangers is difficult to build quickly.

"Hey, gentlemen, it's settled, what about tomorrow's moving?" Naomi asked, pointing to a few boxes after seeing that they had finished their business.

"Tomorrow I'll go to Warner first." Looking at the boxes, he thought. "Nami, you and Nina help me move over there. Only these boxes are enough. By the way, Nami, on the second floor of the manor, you can choose a room that belongs to you."

"ohmygod! Really?" Naomi covered her mouth excitedly. "Wayne, you know, my dream is to live in Beverly Hills. Honey, I'm so touched!"

"Stop, don't get me wrong, Nami!" Seeing that she didn't seem to understand, he quickly continued with a straight face: "Listen, you can choose a room, this is what I promised you, I I won't be arranging others to live in in the future, but that doesn't mean you are the hostess of the manor!"

Naomi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that, yes, they talked about this issue, but she ignored it.

"No problem, this is also very good. I have decided that I will also move in early, Wayne, is that okay?"

"As you wish, you know that I don't hate you at all, the only request, don't think about it!" Seeing that she understood, Wayne was relieved.

His career has just started, and he definitely doesn't want to run a relationship, which will involve a lot of energy. Even if he admires Naomi very much, he himself is not allowed to indulge in emotional games.

"Then we'll meet in Burbank at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, pay attention to the time Wayne, I'll go back to prepare first, I'm going to work overtime tonight, you should give me a bonus, Director Greenberg!"

With an exaggerated expression, Jimmy opened the apartment door, nodded like Naomi, and walked out.