Movie Master

You guys arrived earlier than expected. Lance stood up and smiled to express his welcome. All the thoughts in his mind were hidden. Putting on the mask again, he became the fearless man again. Inglourious Basterds dealt with all of them with a good laugh. It really caught me off guard, so I hope I'm not being rude.

First Jerry Bruckheimer, then Eric McCleod, Lance shook hands with two people one by one, received them warmly, and his attitude seemed more friendly than ever before. This made Eric smile wryly in his heart and shook his head. The friendlier Lance is, the more difficult things will be. It seems that he will face another tough battle today.

Last time, the negotiation between the two sides on the cooperation project of Pirates of the Caribbean broke up unhappily. Lance rejected the guide tube, and at the same time he asked for a 5% dividend for the script, which directly led to the collapse of the negotiation , Jerry was even more furious and out of control.

Faced with such humiliation, Jerry naturally would not let it go. He made a decision on the spot and refused to cooperate with Lance, from director to screenwriter. Pirates of the Caribbean returned to the original point, using the original crew of the first part to continue to create the next two sequels, and Lance was completely excluded from the plan.

But surprisingly, both Robert Iger and Michael Eisner objected.

Robert is justifiable. He didn't want the original team to continue to build. Lance was the candidate he introduced at the beginning. Now he is riding a tiger and wants to continue to promote cooperation with Lance. This is an expected choice; but Michael unexpectedly expressed his opposition, and even directly refuted Jerry's face. He had no room to change his request to adopt Lance's script. Facing Michael's strength, Jerry was speechless.

Later, Robert seemed to be aware of Michael's conspiracy, so he planned to switch camps and decided to support Jerry—planning to really pull all the original Pirates of the Caribbean crew into his camp. But there was internal strife within the board of directors, and a small group of people stood up to oppose such a proposal. To be precise, it was to oppose Michael; but others believed that they had finally passed the proposal, agreed to narrow the story frame of the sequel, and now gave up. This proposal not only complicates things, but they also believe that the quality of the movie may not meet expectations.

In particular, the excellent box office performance of Sin City has tilted the balance of controversy. Sin City showed the strongest performance at the most appropriate time, once again proving Lance's ability as a director and screenwriter, and his box office appeal is even more impressive.

Before the power struggle, the more important thing is the interest struggle.

So, after going around in a circle, Jerry still sat opposite Lance again, such a scene seemed familiar. Even Jerry, who was as thick-skinned as a city wall, was a little awkward at this time, and the threshold in his heart was stumbling.

So, what's the matter with your personal visit today? On the phone, you refused to disclose any details, which made me very curious. After the greetings were over, Lance asked with a smile.

Seeing Lance's smile, Jerry just wanted to punch him hard, and his knowing face was like a slap in the face, and the sense of shame swept over him. Gritting his teeth faintly, Jerry suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and showed a relaxed smile, A happy event, of course it is a happy event. Now I am afraid that the whole Hollywood is curious, when is your next work? will come.

In fact, this is secretly pursuing Lance, and everyone can see the success of Sin City.

Lance chuckled twice, without being modest, he just accepted the compliment frankly. Jerry just felt a lump in his chest, but he didn't show it, and went on to say, What do you think of the two sequels to 'Pirates of the Caribbean'?

Lance raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, I thought we had reached a consensus, my next schedule is not suitable...

Jerry was stunned, I thought you had no projects in hand now. When Lance said this last time, he took it for granted that it was the Superman Returns project. This is no secret in Hollywood.

However, last month, the Superman Returns project officially started filming, and the director was Bryan Singer, not Lance as people thought. This matter has indeed caused a lot of discussion in the circle, and almost everyone thinks that Lance will take over the guide tube is a certainty, especially considering the success of Sin City.

Lance chuckled lightly, I'm still preparing for that new project and polishing the script, so the short-term schedule is really not suitable. When he refused last time, Lance never said that the project in his hand was Superman Returns is just Jerry's wishful thinking.

Jerry thought of this possibility, and thought that Lance might be deliberately making an excuse to refuse, which made his facial muscles twitch a little. But Jerry also knows that although it has only been such a short time since the last meeting, a Sin City has changed many things, and now Lance is already an important role that cannot be underestimated.

Oh, that's such a pity. Jerry could only suppress the indignation in his heart, with a sad expression on his face, But I think we can still adopt your script. Lance opened his eyes wide, showing With a puzzled look on his face, Jerry quickly explained, We really like your script. From the framework to the lines, everything is excellent. Johnny called me last time and was full of praise for the script. We held a Everyone was very satisfied with the script practice within the crew. Therefore, in order to show our respect, we will use your script in the form of dividends.

Completely different from last time, Jerry first praised Lance, and then offered to propose a form of dividends, as if they were the ones taking the initiative.

Jerry wanted to maintain a decent face, and Lance had no objections at all. When he cooperated with Michael, the purpose was to teach Robert and Jerry a lesson and then recover some interest. If the cooperation can really be achieved, he doesn't mind extorting a lot from Disney; but if the cooperation cannot be achieved, he will hold the script to mediate, delaying enough time - and money, before completely refusing They, pit them hard once.

Of course, if there is a choice, Lance is still very willing to pay dividends - the combined North American box office of the two sequels of Pirates of the Caribbean is 700 million, even if it is only 1% of the box office dividend, it is 7 million.

Wow, I didn't expect this. Lance was flattered, greatly satisfying Jerry's self-esteem, However, what is the exact number of dividends?

Jerry couldn't help choking, which reminded him of the last confrontation, and the sense of satisfaction just now disappeared, We hope to show enough sincerity, after all, you are the winner of the Oscar statuette. Putting on a high hat, I'm afraid there are quite a few film companies that want to adopt your script. We are able to take the first step, which is really exciting. After talking a lot of nonsense, Jerry went around He said veiledly, 0.5%. Believe me, this is definitely a number that satisfies you. You have to have confidence in the sequel of 'Pirates of the Caribbean', and you must also have confidence in yourself.

0.5%, even if the North American box office of the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel is only 300 million, it is 1.5 million. Objectively speaking, such a remuneration is already very good for Lance, what's more, Lance knows that the reasons for the North American box office of the two sequels are more than that.

But Lance was not so easy to fool, he shook his head with a chuckle, Jerry, I'm not a professional screenwriter, but I'm not ignorant. Three percent, this is my bottom line. Negotiations are all about asking prices and paying back the money. Before Lance called for 5%, it was intentional, and today he called for 3%, which is the same, to test Disney's bottom line.

Sure enough, Jerry's smile was a little stiff. Not only was he surprised that Lance had raised the price without any notice, like a peddler at a street stall; he was also surprised that Lance had raised the price so high, even though he said Zero point five is indeed not Disney's upper limit, but Lance's self-confidence really embarrasses him.

You know this price is impossible. Jerry said honestly, a 3% dividend means that as long as the box office exceeds 100 million, the screenwriter's salary can reach 3 million. It is the price of the top screenwriter in the circle. Of course, the difference between buyout and dividends is that the upper limit of dividends is higher. In Hollywood, screenwriters who can currently get 3% dividends are enough with two hands, and Lance has definitely not reached such a height.

Lance spread his hands and said innocently, I thought my script was worth the price.

Eric sat next to him and took a breath. He could clearly feel that Lance was not joking. Although Lance's expression was always friendly and friendly, his attitude was rarely tough, and his confident, calm and nonchalant attitude was almost nonexistent. Leave too much room for negotiation. This gave Eric an illusion, an illusion that Lance did it on purpose, but he quickly denied this possibility: How could Lance deliberately offend Jerry, let alone the Disney behind Jerry? .

Jerry also found it difficult to continue negotiating. He opened his mouth, but found that facing Lance's smile, he had no choice but to change the subject, Are you sure you don't need a manager to discuss this matter? ?”

Is there any difference? Lance's words were blocked directly. Even if it was a manager's talk, the artist still needs to nod in agreement in the end.

Although Lance's words were correct, such a forceful way of responding really made people feel uncomfortable. Jerry exhaled calmly, finally suppressed the emotions in his heart, and tried to maintain a polite manner, We will go back and discuss it carefully, and get back to you as soon as possible.

Of course. Lance showed a big smile, I hope we can reach a cooperation, I can't wait.

Jerry also smiled, but he gritted his teeth and raised his middle finger in his heart.