Chapter 028

Two people sat in the coffee shop until evening. Simon explained the details of Lola Run to Sandra Bullock in great detail.

Sandra Bullock is a very straightforward character, agreed to Simon's request for hair dyeing without hesitation, and also said that he would start to exercise during this period to adapt to the upcoming high-intensity shooting.

In the end, Sandra has no objection to Simon's $5000 offer.

It's settled for the heroine.

It's a new week.

After last Thursday's Los Angeles Times article, in the following days, some media turned their attention to the story of butterfly effect.

Now that he has taken over the project, fox is aware of this situation and begins to promote the butterfly effect. Wma is more willing to see the media shift their attention from the company to the packaging project itself.

As a result, more and more people began to pay attention to the "Butterfly Effect".

However, although many media began to attach Simon's name to the script related topics of the butterfly effect, Jonathan successfully blocked some invitation to interview Simon himself.

As a newcomer, the $200000 script transaction price is really amazing, but after all, it's just a screenwriter who doesn't pay too much attention. Just as few people remember, last year a new script called "lethal weapons" was sold for $250000.

In the final analysis, script trading will only be concerned by those writers who also want to be outstanding. Most ordinary people, even if they notice it, often marvel and admire it, and then there will be no more.

So Simon's life is still very peaceful.

Now that we have made an appointment with Roger, Simon still hasn't left Griffin supermarket in the new week, and the fat boss is happy that Simon, a young man with a low salary but still dutiful, continues to work for himself.

After several days of intensive negotiation, the final signing date of wma and fox's "butterfly project" packaging contract is set on Tuesday.

Simon arrived at wma headquarters around 8:50 a.m., and Jonathan's black Mercedes just turned into the parking lot.

After locking the bike, Simon went to Jonathan, who was standing nearby waiting for him. He shook hands with his agent and said, "good morning, Joe."

"Good morning, Simon."

Jonathan smiles and shakes hands with Simon, then looks at his bike.

Jonathan lent Simon $20000 before he went to San Francisco last week, and Simon spent only $500 on the whole process.

However, after he came back, Jonathan did not take back the money. He knew that Simon was still living in a motel. He just told Simon to choose a suitable residence as soon as possible. The money was regarded as his advance payment for the butterfly effect.

Jonathan thought that Simon would be eager to improve his life when he suddenly had a large amount of money in his hands. I didn't expect that Simon was still riding that second-hand bicycle today, and his clothes didn't change much.

Although he admired the teenager's self-control in money, Jonathan advised: "Simon, you'd better buy a car as soon as possible. You can't do without a car in Los Angeles. Even if Fox's remuneration will take a few days, that $20000 is almost enough."

Simon nodded with a smile and said, "I'll think about it as soon as possible."

It's not that Simon doesn't want to improve his life. He has made an appointment with a realtor and plans to rent an apartment as soon as possible in the next few days. There are too many inconveniences in motels after all.

But in addition, Simon has no plans to buy a car or other clothes for the time being.

On the one hand, Simon is too busy. He arranges his time very fully and doesn't have much spare time to go shopping.

On the other hand, with the deepening of the preparation for "Lola Run", Simon is more and more aware that he may have mistaken a very important thing, which makes him more cautious in spending money.

After Simon and Jonathan arrived at wma headquarters, several other creators of the butterfly effect, including director Brian De Palma, actor Matt Dillon and heroine Elizabeth sue, also arrived one after another.

After Lu Weiss and other senior officials briefly stepped in, Jonathan is now in charge of the project.

We simply held a small meeting and went to Fox Studios, which is not far from wma headquarters.

On Fox's side, fox President Ronald Goldberg also appeared at the signing ceremony, as well as David giller, fox's producer in charge of the butterfly effect.

The signing ceremony starts at ten o'clock.

However, the whole process is rather low-key, which is also the common wish of both sides.

In a conference room of fox headquarters, under the witness of lawyers of both sides, Simon, like other people, frequently signed his name on the thick contract in duplicate, so busy for more than ten minutes, and finally finalized it completely.Then there was a simple luncheon. We had dinner together in a restaurant in Fox Studios. The heads of the two companies introduced to each other the staff who would be responsible for all aspects of the butterfly effect project.

During this period, Simon was also informed that the first production meeting of butterfly effect will be held next Monday, mainly to discuss the revision of the script.

Although Simon is very confident, the script he has provided is quite perfect.

However, this kind of thing is inevitable. The studio has the right to modify the script according to the actual situation and even the personal wishes of the person in charge.

Of course, Simon can also refuse.

But if so, the studio may be more happy, they can find a more obedient writer to modify the script, Simon can no longer get the remaining $60000 balance of the contract.

It can be said that the subsequent revision power of the script is not only the power of the studio, but also the power of the writer himself. No screenwriter would want his script to be changed beyond recognition and eventually make a bad film. It's better to do it yourself than to let others do it.

After lunch, Brian De Palma and others drove away directly from Fox Studios, while Simon hitchhiked back to wma headquarters with his agent's bicycle still there.

"Fox's fund settlement is very timely. If it goes well, you can get the check in the next few days," Jonathan said, looking at the boy opposite him in the broker's office. "So, Simon, 200000 dollars, do you have any plans to do anything?"

Simon replied with a smile, "make a movie, you know."

Jonathan also laughed and said, "speaking of this, except for the butterfly effect, you haven't shown me any of your other plays, especially the movie" death is coming ", which was first seen by the studio."

Simon took out the script of "death is coming" from his backpack, handed it to Jonathan and said, "I've been so busy recently that I almost forgot to give it to you."

Jonathan took over the script, but did not rush to open it. He said: "Fox has actually taken a fancy to this story. I have also read the outline. A very special idea is no worse than the butterfly effect. Simon, the question now is, do you want to give the script to Fox now for another sum of money, or wait until the butterfly effect is released? "

Simon did not hesitate, said: "of course, after the" Butterfly Effect "was released, I still have this confidence."

"Butterfly Effect" has become Fox's green light project, although there is no fixed schedule, but the latest release time will not exceed next summer.

If Simon sells the script to Fox now, he won't get a high price due to the limitation of option contract.

But if you wait patiently until next year's "Butterfly Effect" is released, things will be different.

Of course, things are not necessarily going to be better.

Once the "Butterfly Effect" box office success, Simon's second script price will naturally rise. On the contrary, "Butterfly Effect" box office failure, fox will not only further suppress the offer, more serious, or even completely give up Simon's script.

Simon and fox signed an option contract for five years.

Within five years, fox will be given priority to Simon's other two plays. The so-called priority, simply put, is the same offer, fox can get Simon's play first.

Moreover, over the years, there has been a tacit understanding between film companies.

As long as a screenwriter signs an option contract, unless the company voluntarily gives up, other studios will basically no longer participate in the competition of the other's scripts, which also makes the relevant screenwriters have to negotiate with the producers for remuneration based on their previous works.

Of course, if fox is on a five-year contract, he will not be satisfied with any of Simon's plays. At the end of the contract, the initial $40000 deposit is not refundable.

After discussing this matter, Simon took the initiative to mention Sandra's participation in Lola Run.

Jonathan heard that the two had agreed to pay $5000 for the film, but he had no objection either. These days, I'm busy with the packing project of "Butterfly Effect". My agent still doesn't know much about "Lola Run". In my heart, I even think Simon's offer is a little high.

However, the same as Sandra's agent, of course, such words can not be said. Anyway, it was a negotiation between the two, so Jonathan asked Simon to find Owen and ask him to prepare a contract for Sandra.

In any case, the agent's commission is still needed.

Simon had to go to Roger's supermarket. In the last few days, he was on the middle class. From 3 p.m. to 11 a.m., he talked about these things with Jonathan, and Simon got up to leave.

As soon as he left Jonathan's office, Simon had just turned a corridor when he heard a group of people's hasty footsteps behind him, with an air of arrogance that he wanted to run over anyone in front of him.

With some doubts about who would make such a show at wma headquarters, Simon let him go to the corridor, turned his head, and saw Matthew Broderick coming with unwilling and angry expression, regardless of the need to keep quiet.Besides, Ma Xiushen was followed by a group of men and women with the same noisy steps.

Matthew Broderick obviously didn't expect to meet Simon in the hallway of wma headquarters at this moment.

When walking, I suddenly found Simon appeared in front of me. Thinking of the events of the past few days, I felt a little more hate when I was unwilling and angry. I looked at Simon fiercely, but I didn't slow down. I passed by Simon in a hurry and walked out of the building.

Simon didn't know that wma finally chose to sacrifice the interests of Norman Broca and Matthew Broderick in order to settle the incident as soon as possible.

However, feeling the hate in each other's eyes, Simon was still a little more alert.

Six or seven men and women behind Matthew Broderick also passed by Simon one after another. At the beginning, the guy in the bar who was picked up by Simon with one hand tried to bump into Simon provocatively, but Simon escaped easily.

This is not a place for trouble.

Simon also saw Courtney's former roommate, Christie Swanson, in the crowd, but the other party apparently pretended not to see Simon at all, took a boy and left together with several other young people.