Hollywood Director 1992

The weather in Oahu is nice, with a mild and humid climate. The temperature ranges from a minimum of 15 degrees to a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius throughout the year, making it perfect for vacations.

However, the weather in Hawaii this year is hotter than in previous years.

The highest temperature in September reached 35 degrees Celsius.

The local Hawaiian television station said in its weather forecast that the temperature in Hawaii this year has broken historical records, reminding residents and tourists on the island to take sun protection measures.

Link woke up from his afternoon nap covered in sweat. He pushed aside the arms draped across his chest and legs and went to the bathroom for a cold shower.

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The bathroom was full of randomly discarded personal clothing, colorful like a backyard after a rainstorm, with scattered petals everywhere.

Outside the bathroom's floor-to-ceiling windows, the sunlight was exceptionally dazzling. The azure sky connected to the azure sea, and the crescent-shaped beach formed a waning moon formation, separating the turquoise seawater and white waves from the bay. Several tall palm trees swayed their fluffy crowns in the sunlight, appearing very beautiful.

After showering, Link changed into clean clothes, kissed Jennifer Lopez's fragrant shoulder as she slept soundly, and went to the side villa to have tea and chat with Sam Haskell.

"Isn't Jennifer here? I remember she said she was also vacationing here," Sam Haskell asked.

Link paused for two seconds before realizing he was asking about Jennifer Connelly, not the Puerto Rican wild horse upstairs, Jennifer Lopez, nor the American sweetheart from New York, Jennifer Aniston.

"She left. She's filming on set right now."

Initially, he, Monica, Liu Xiao Li, and Jennifer Connelly were vacationing here. Later, Liu Qianqian had to go to school, and Liu Xiao Li returned to Los Angeles first. Monica and Jennifer Connelly also left one after another to join film crews.

After they left, Link called Renée Zellweger and Julianne Moore, inviting them to vacation on the island. The two brought Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Lopez, and their arrival made his vacation more colorful.

Sam Haskell nodded, holding his tea, and said, "This place is really beautiful, probably the most beautiful beach manor in the world. It's also very quiet, perfect for reading. I've been reading Francis Bacon's books recently. Have you read Bacon?"

Link looked at his hesitant expression, "I've been writing a script recently and haven't had time to read Bacon. You can say whatever you want directly, no need to beat around the bush."

"Haha ~ Alright, Bacon said that after a person succeeds, the greatest virtue is temperance, and in adversity, the virtue is resilience. What do you think of this statement?" Sam Haskell asked.

"Very good, I used that quote in my sixth-grade writing class," Link said with a smile.

Sam Haskell laughed, "I have no intention of interfering in your private life, I just want to advise you to pay attention to your health. The most important thing for a man is his career, and the foundation of all this is health. You probably don't feel it at your age, but when you reach my age and your physical strength declines, you may very well regret squandering your body when you were young, leading to a very serious decline in physical fitness."

"You're right, I'll pay attention," Link nodded in agreement, accepting Sam's advice.

However, he didn't plan to correct his personal style. Firstly, because he possessed the Golden Finger, his physical condition was getting better and better. Even the strongest person in the world couldn't compare to a tenth of him.

Secondly, he usually paid attention to exercise and nutrition, had good living and hygiene habits, and knew moderation in matters of the opposite sex. He rarely played perverted games and wasn't as absurd as Sam thought.

In his situation, he could easily play volleyball against twenty professional female volleyball players at once. Now there were only four.

He was being restrained enough in this matter, and there was no issue of squandering his body.

"Haha, it's good that you're willing to listen to advice. In Hollywood, many people became famous at a young age and earned a lot of money. However, they didn't know how to restrain themselves, squandering their money and bodies, and became lazy in their work. These people will be forgotten by the entertainment industry in a few years, becoming has-been stars. And you are a hundred times, a thousand times more powerful than them, and your future achievements will be a thousand times, ten thousand times higher."

While Sam Haskell was giving a long speech, Richard Fox walked over from the corridor in the middle of the gazebo.

"Link, we need to talk."

"Don't rush, have a cup of iced tea first, it's quite hot today," Link waved his hand, and a servant brought a cup of iced tea unique to Hawaii.

After drinking the iced tea, Richard Fox got down to business.

He had just had a meeting with the Warner Bros. Pictures executives to collectively discuss the new requirements Link had put forward.

After discussion, Warner Bros. Pictures could hand over the entire film crew to him, including the final script, casting, and final editing rights, etc.

However, Warner Bros. hoped to assign a producer to participate in the film production.

This producer's job was to communicate between the company's production department and the film crew led by Link, to understand the dynamics and needs of the film crew in a timely manner, and to act as a bridge for cooperation between the two parties, without participating in specific production or interfering with the filming work.

Link thought for a moment and agreed, but the job content that the producer was responsible for needed to be clearly stated in the contract.

On the issue of remuneration, the basic salary of $10 million remained unchanged, but Warner Bros. Pictures proposed a new plan for box office revenue sharing.

For the Batman sequel, if the North American box office exceeds $100 million, he would receive 5% of the North American box office revenue; if the North American box office exceeds $200 million, he would receive 5% of the global box office revenue; if the North American box office exceeds $300 million, he would receive 10% of the North American box office and 5% of the overseas box office; if the North American box office exceeds $400 million, he would receive 10% of the global box office.

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If the North American box office exceeds $500 million, another 10% of the global box office revenue would be added on the original basis, but this was difficult to achieve.

Link didn't agree with this revenue sharing model because it was too little.

The so-called director's salary not only includes his own salary but also the wages of all the staff in the director's team, including the assistant director, director's assistant, cinematographer, editor, and script supervisor, etc.

When filming a big production like Spider-Man, the director's team needs to expand its numbers, the filming time is longer, and the labor costs are also greater. Filming for two or three months costs about a million in wages.

The remaining salary and box office revenue sharing, even if the North American box office breaks $300 million, he would only receive $40 to 50 million in salary.

Spending half a year earning $40 to 50 million is much less than making a movie for his own company.

At the same time, making a movie for Warner Bros. and helping Warner Bros. make money is not a good thing for Guess Pictures.

From an economic point of view, it's not very cost-effective.

However, Link didn't refuse outright.

Originally, he planned to shoot a new movie, The Sixth Sense, at the end of the year, but the male lead, Bruce Willis, was recently filming Die Hard 3 and didn't have time to shoot a new movie this year.

Before finding a suitable candidate, The Sixth Sense cannot be started for the time being, which also leads to a window of opportunity in the second half of the year, allowing him time to shoot other movies.

There's another reason.

Now that he has money, the main purpose of making movies is no longer to make money, but to earn more directing experience and directing physical fitness bonuses.

In the past, filming two or three movies a year only yielded about a 30% physical fitness bonus, which was a bit slow.

He plans to hand over the company's affairs to Michael Leeson and others to manage starting next year, and concentrate on making movies himself, filming three or more movies a year, earning more professional experience and physical fitness bonuses, and seeing if there's a chance to become a Super Saiyan.

So, when encountering a big project like the Batman sequel that may have more bonuses, he is willing to give it a try.