The Best Entertainment Era

Dean and Paul Greengrass have not yet been contacted. The initial contact between the production manager Andrew and James Huang's agent Edward was first summarized to Ronan.

Edward rejected the $1 million salary. Andrew said to Ronan: He thinks this is seriously inconsistent with James Huang's worth.

Ronan knew that the two films in a row were big hits, and that James Huang was not what he used to be, so he directly raised his salary from $300,000 to $1 million, but the $1 million obviously didn't impress Edward and James Huang.

What about their conditions? Ronan asked.

Andrew briefly recalled, and said: Edward requires the remuneration to be divided into two parts, the basic remuneration and the post-production share. He glanced at Ronan and continued: The basic remuneration also requires phased implementation like mainstream commercial film projects.

Ronan didn't speak, but listened patiently to Andrew.

If we ask James Huang to intervene in the crew work from the early stage of development, we must pay him US$500,000 for development services. From the official preparation to the end of the shooting, the main shooting labor cost is US$2 million. Andrew listed them one by one: Later stage It cost $500,000 to make.

Ronan frowned slightly. Independent films are not so particular, which is why they appear a little chaotic. Commercial production projects have a roughly fixed operating model, with higher budget investment, and directors demand various remuneration.

As long as there is box office support like James Huang, commercial directors have far more confidence in their salary than art directors.

For example, in the early stage of planning and preparatory stage, the independent film industry assumes that this is the job of the director. The sooner the director intervenes in the crew to make an appointment, the producer will not pay more for it.

But this is not the case for successful commercial directors. Their agents will separate the preparatory and post-production stages and ask for a separate salary.

Edward looks loyal, and his methods are not bad at all.

Andrew also said: Edward also asked for the power in post-production, but he didn't have the final editing right, but he asked James Huang to have the right to decide the length of the film.

Ronan didn't think about it at all, and said directly: This point is directly rejected, and there is no possibility of discussion.

In the hands of the director, the longer the film must be, the longer the film can clearly express the director's intentions. If there are no restrictions in this respect, most directors can go to heaven. Think about Peter Jackson in his previous life, The Return of the King How long is the director's cut? In this way, the big fat man in New Zealand is not satisfied with the length and completeness of content.

There is also a later share. Andrew continued: Edward asks for a 15% share of the total profit.

This one is not particularly excessive, Ronan can roughly guess, and Edward also knows that with James Huang's level, asking for an early box office share is too absurd.

Ronan thought for a while, and said: Profit sharing is fine, but it must be kept within 5%. The basic salary... Try to keep it as low as possible, preferably not more than 2 million US dollars. There are prerequisites for this, and James Huang must at least be with Sha Hai. Entertainment has signed two directing contracts, the sequel to The Purge of Mankind and Reaper 2, and the remuneration and share of the latter part can be raised appropriately.

Even if James Huang became famous and had a great relationship with Ronan, the sequels of The Purge and Reaper 2 did not bring James Huang artistic achievements and tall film projects.

In this case, it is impossible for a famous director to give up his vital interests easily.

Hiring well-known and successful directors will inevitably mean high remuneration.

Ronan said again: You continue to negotiate with Edward, I will release news to invite several other directors as candidates, and apply appropriate pressure. Those directors' treatment such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, you can talk about it, as long as it is not too much, you should come down. .”

Okay. Andrew received Ronan's instructions and understood where the bottom line was, I see.

After Andrew left, Ronan initially wanted to call Edward, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

During this period of time, let Andrew and Edward go to talk.

And he, the decision maker, has to show an attitude that James Huang is not required to be the director.

The same is true of the situation.

Ronan wants to continue using James Huang, but also from the perspective of avoiding risks.

After simply handling the work at hand, Ronan called Paul Greenglass. Paul Greenglass was not in Los Angeles, but returned to England.

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Paul Greengrass was mowing the lawn when Ronan called him in Surrey, England.

Paul, why did you stop?

Standing at the door of their house, Paul Greengrass' wife, Margaret, said loudly: Go on, we must finish the trim today!

Faced with his wife's lion-like shouts, Paul Greengrass ignored him, took out his mobile phone to connect, heard the familiar American English from inside, and simply turned off the lawnmower.

Margaret was a little strange, why didn't the roar work? Walking over, I was about to teach the guy who wanted to shake the sky, when I saw my husband, who had been downcast after returning from the United States, suddenly came back to life.

The originally depressed complexion instantly turned rosy, the corners of the drooping mouth turned up, and the dull eyes were full of brilliance.

It was as if a walking dead suddenly had a soul!

But Margaret had a bad feeling. Could it be that Paul, the bastard, found another one after he went to America?

Otherwise, why would you be so depressed after you came back, and keep your phone on all day long, as if you were afraid of missing someone's call...

Okay! No problem! I'm going to Los Angeles right now! Paul Greengrass's voice was suddenly high: Mr. Anderson, I don't have any problems here, as long as it is an action movie that fits my style, I will take it!

This word reached Margaret's ears, and Margaret was relieved, it turned out to be a matter of work.

Paul Greengrass put away his cell phone, ignored the lawn mower, turned to his wife and yelled, Go and pack my bags, I'm going to book a plane ticket now! I'll be back in half an hour, then go to London and fly straight to Los Angeles !

Margaret couldn't adapt to Paul Greenglass' loud voice for a while, and stood still.

Paul Greenglass raised his voice again: Go! Why are you so dazed! This is related to my future!

Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with Paul Greengrass, Margaret suppressed all her dissatisfaction when she heard that it was related to her future. She hurriedly returned home, pulled out Paul Greengrass' suitcase, and began to pack her luggage.

In less than 20 minutes, Paul Greengrass rushed back from the outside. Without saying a word, he picked up the suitcase and left. Margaret rushed to the door and saw that Paul Greengrass had ordered a taxi. .

All the dissatisfaction finally couldn't bear the worry, and Margaret exhorted Paul Greenglass loudly before getting into the car: Don't worry, be careful on the road!

Paul Greenglass waved, go

Get in the car and leave.

Arrived at London Heathrow Airport, changed the boarding pass, and Paul Greenglass entered the departure hall, his impatience finally calmed down a bit.

He bought a bottle of mineral water and drank a few sips, he couldn't help laughing, he was almost fifty years old, and he was like a boy who had never seen the world,

But when I thought of the action movie Ronan Anderson was talking about, I couldn't help becoming anxious again.

Paul Greengrass is very clear that only Hollywood can realize the style that has been planned for many years. Even the first-class film companies in the UK cannot shoot action movies with high investment without the support of Hollywood.

Only those who have failed once know how important opportunities are.

Paul Greengrass thought of Ronan Anderson again. In other Hollywood companies, can you find a producer like Ronan Anderson who agrees with his style and strongly supports him?

Can't say no, but it's too difficult.

That is to say, Ronan Anderson is young and courageous. How many of those older producers are willing to delegate power to the director?

After thinking about it, Paul Greengrass felt that this was the best opportunity, and for him, picking up where he fell from was not the best way to prove himself?

Finally, I got on the plane and arrived in Los Angeles smoothly.

Paul Greengrass didn't notify anyone, not even his agent Dean called. He got off the plane and went straight to Burbank. In the office of Sandsea Entertainment, he met the young producer and the boss of the film company who missed the journey all the way. .

Mr. Anderson. Paul Greenglass looked at Ronan nervously.

It's coming so soon? Ronan first pressed the hidden communicator button on the side of the table to get the outside ready, then looked at Paul Greengrass' face full of travel fatigue, and said, Go and rest first... ...

Paul Greenglass was anxious and said, I'm not tired, let's talk about work first.

Ronan was not in a hurry at all. He found out the original novel and the first third of the script of Bourne's Identity, handed it to Paul Greengrass, and said, We'll talk tomorrow, you go back and read the original and some adaptations first. The script, if we think it's appropriate, we'll talk about it later.

Seeing Ronan's not-so-enthusiastic attitude, Paul Greenglass couldn't help but feel drummed in his heart. I'm afraid he isn't the only candidate, is he?

Sure enough, before leaving the company, someone rushed over and was ushered into Ronan's office by the front desk.

Director Greengrass. Suddenly someone called Paul Greengrass, it was George Clint who had partnered with him before: Why are you here today?

Paul Greenglass said with a smile: Mr. Anderson has something to discuss with me.

George Clint chatted with him for a while, and Paul Greengrass looked at Ronan's office from time to time. After a while, the person who went in before came out of the office with a bag in his hand. The Identity of Bourne!

This is a contender.

When the man left, Paul Greengrass also offered to leave at the right time. Apart from the company, he found a place to read the script first, and the more he read it, the more energetic he became.

It’s also a spy thing, but it’s so much better than the previous one, and it fits perfectly in his style.