Chapter 331

Simon is naturally not as free as Terry Semel in the afternoon. Since Semel didn't leave after lunch, he just took him to the city of Calver in the east of Santa Monica.

One of gaomen's major projects this year, "the crossroads of life," has already begun shooting in Culver City.

Simon has been busy in Los Angeles these days. Although he keeps in touch every day, Terry Semel has never been able to find an opportunity to have a deep talk with Simon. Today, he obviously wants to make sure something.

They took Simon's car to Culver City together. Simon didn't have a secret. He once again told us many of his ideas about the DC movie universe, including Warner's "flash" and "steel bone".

"If we want to ensure the integrity of the DC film universe and make all the films in this series interact with each other to achieve an effect of one plus one greater than two, we must ensure that there is no second voice in the implementation of the whole plan. Terry, since Warner is not willing to open up the investment in "flash" and "steel bone" to daenerys entertainment, then I will be the producer of these two films, and I will control the project. Danielis entertainment will not participate in the sharing of benefits. I will only take my share of the reward. Specifically, you ask people to discuss with Amy and them. What do you think? "

Inside, Terry Semel's face lit up when Simon said that.

This is what Warner hopes to get in the process of internal discussions.

However, because he rejected Simon's co investment proposal, Terry Semel was worried that Simon would let go of flash and steel.

Now, Terry Semel is absolutely sure that Simon really cares about the DC movie universe plan.

Otherwise, even if Warner is willing to pay a lot of money, with Simon's current wealth status, he does not need to spend time on unrelated projects of other companies.

"I'll go back to discuss it with Amy later," Terry Semel agreed quickly. After thinking about it, he said, "but Simon, are you going to start all these two projects?"

Simon didn't answer directly, but asked, "how much did Marlon Brando finally take away from Superman?"

In the 1978 version of "Superman" by Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando plays Clark Kent's father. There are only less than 10 minutes in the film, but in the end, he gets a very outrageous reward because of the sharing terms signed in advance.

If Simon didn't show up, Warner would have made the same mistake on Jack Nicholson in the first Batman movie many years later.

Terry Semel was stunned and thought, "probably, close to 20 million."

Simon asked, "do you think it's worth it?"

"It's not worth it," Terry Semel said, adding immediately, "but as long as we don't sign the sharing terms easily this time."

"Terry, you don't understand that, in fact, Batman, Superman and wonder woman are super heroes who are more popular than Hollywood stars. They don't need to attract people through real stars. What we have to do is to make these films as good as possible. "

Terry Semel nodded if he understood.

Simon continued: "on the other hand, from the first stage of next year, there will be 10 DC films in the universe. Take the flash for example, the superhero will appear in the three films of flash, flash 2 and Justice League. If they sign a first-line star, they will not accept a long-term contract. When it comes to Justice League, it will be a sky high price After that, maybe not. Now, just like the Batman Series, danelis entertainment has five movie contracts, which can just complete the first phase of the plan. "

According to recent discussions, Denise entertainment and Warner Bros. will launch 10 DC films in the next few years, including Batman: The Dark Knight, flash, wonder woman, Superman, Batman: the rise of the dark knight, suicide squad: Mystery mission, Batman vs. Superman, flash 2, and so on《 Steel and justice alliance.

Terry Semel suddenly thought of a question and said, "Simon, Adam Baldwin has only five movies. What about after the first stage?"

Simon said: "everything has an end. The first stage is completed. Batman is suspended for a few years and then replaced."

"It's a pity," Terry Semel said. "If everything goes well, Batman's popularity will definitely go up to a new level after just alliance, and there will be other heroes. At that time, making a just Alliance 2 must be very marketable."

"It depends. If Adam Baldwin is willing to take part in the show at that time, and the salary offered is reasonable," Simon shrugged. "One thing is for sure, Denise entertainment will not work for stars. I will only pay them what I think is reasonable."

Terry Semel also remembers that the creator of Batman Series tried to renegotiate the contract some time ago. He also made a public statement in the media under Amy's entrustment.Adam Baldwin is now tied to the contract and can only carry out the agreement honestly.

However, after the completion of the agreement, if you want the other party to participate in the performance again, you can't do it without paying enough price.

If it was Warner, Terry Semel felt sure he would compromise.

Just like the "lethal weapon 3" in preparation, because of the success of "lethal weapon 2", Mel Gibson not only paid as much as $10 million for the basic film in "lethal weapon 3", but also took 20% of the profit share of the whole channel of the film.

And it's just Mel Gibson's salary.

Director and producer Richard downer and Mel Gibson's two partners in the film, Daniel Glover and Joe Percy, also signed more or less sharing terms before they agreed to join the third film.

Because they all signed the sharing terms, the estimated production cost of "lethal weapon 3" is not high compared with that of the second film, which is only 35 million US dollars. However, even if the box office of the third film is more successful than that of the second film, most of the profits will be attributed to the main creator, and Warner will only make a hard money in the end.

It's really working for the stars.

However, Warner doesn't have many choices. The series of "lethal weapons" is still profitable. Warner may lose all his money if he invests in other films.

Denise entertainment is in sharp contrast to Warner in this respect.

At the end of last year, the box office of "flying over the innocence" of the Thanksgiving show had reached 156.26 million US dollars by the end of the past week.

According to the current rate of two or three million dollars a week, we can probably earn another 10 million dollars before the next shift. The box office of the film is about $10 million lower than expected due to the impact of "Batman: the moment of war". The domestic box office of the film is expected to exceed $160 million, but it is also much higher than the summer season "lethal weapon 2".

According to the original contract, "flying innocence" box office to achieve more than 100 million, the sequel copyright will also return to Denise entertainment.

However, as for the sequel, danelis entertainment just makes a little trial to Mel Gibson and other creators, and never mentions it again.

You know, so far, the box office of "lethal weapon 2" is only more than 200 million US dollars, but there is no problem that the box office of "flying over innocence" will exceed 300 million US dollars through the following overseas distribution.

For a series with a global box office of more than 300 million US dollars, danielis entertainment said to give up and give up. Simon's persistence and self-confidence in the film business are also amazing. He is obviously confident that the market performance of the new project launched by daenerys entertainment is better than that of the production of the sequel of "flying over innocence".

Warner has no confidence in this matter.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why this young man can rise rapidly.

They talked all the way, and after 20 minutes, they arrived at Carlson Park in the south of Calver City, where the intersection of life was filmed.

When he arrived at the set, Terry Semel just said hello to Ella doechman, the president of gaomen film, who also came to visit in the afternoon, and then left in a hurry again. His car has just been following Simon's car. Now that these things have been finalized, there is no need to stay.

Just a group of shots are shooting, Simon and doechman are not disturbed, quietly watching Robert Altman's shooting outside.

The plot is about the Finnegans, one of eight groups in the film.

Howard Finnegan is a TV host, and Ann Finnegan is a housewife. They have a son, Kathy, who lived a very happy life until Kathy was suddenly hit by a car accident.

Meanwhile, according to the film's setting, Finnegans' neighbors happen to be a mother and daughter, Tess Trina, an aging and lusty mother who sings in a jazz bar every day, and Zoe Trina, a cellist's daughter.

In my memory, in addition to Tess triner, Simon knows the other three actors, Bruce Davidson, Andy McDowell and Lori Singh, all of whom are very familiar actors in Hollywood. One of the more interesting points is that Lori singer has a cousin named Brian singer.

Based on the information of other actors in the original version, Simon found that the original "intersection of life" project is probably the packaging project of ICM, one of the three major talent agencies in Hollywood. Tim Robbins, Robert Downey Jr., Andy McDowell, Julian Moore and other actors in the film are all artists under ICM.

Now, this project is basically a packaging project under wma.

Most of them are no longer original actors, except for Aunt Moore, who Simon put in herself because of some shortcomings.

In the part being filmed, the two groups of actors who are neighbors have all changed.

Among them, the original role of Lori Singh was given by Simon to his inner magic woman player, famik Jensen, because the role was set as a cellist, and famik had studied Cello for several months before. Post dubbing is inevitable, but there won't be too many flaws in the lens.After Simon's return to Los Angeles, Amy said that Jonathan came forward and hoped that danilisi entertainment could renegotiate the agreement with Adam Baldwin and others. Although this incident did not cause much trouble, they probably understood that Simon and Jonathan could not be so close to each other because of their different positions.

But Simon didn't mean to alienate Jonathan.

The relationship between film studios and talent agencies has always been like this, interdependent and antagonistic. Disney CEO Michael Eisner and CAA president Michael owitz are close friends recognized by Hollywood, and they are neighbors.

Similarly, Jonathan helped Simon a lot at the beginning. As long as there was no sharp contradiction, the two sides would get along well.

In essence, Simon is still a person who doesn't like conflict. However, with the continuous expansion of Simon's industry, all kinds of conflicts of interest are bound to be more and more.

Today's shooting is only for the Finnegans, not for Trina and her daughter.

Simon and doechman are talking about recent events, and the shooting in the venue will soon be over.

Robert Altman, with disordered hair and fat figure, finally had time to say hello to Simon. After a short period of glory in the 1970s, Altman was on the verge of falling to the point where there was no film to shoot in the early 1980s because of the failure of several films in succession. The success or failure of "intersection of life" is very important to the director.

After chatting with Simon and doechman for a while, Altman ran to prepare for the next shot.

The actors of the Finnegans also stepped forward to talk to Simon.

Simon is very familiar with the two wma actors in front of him.

Howard Finnegan is played by Sam Neal, which is also the result of Simon's promotion.

Ann Finnegan is played by Shira ward, a woman with a lot of temperament. In the original time, she played in films such as "end of the world", "Independence Day" and the famous TV series "crime scene investigation".

The guys who can get around Hollywood are usually very eye-catching.

Perceiving Simon's interest in Sheila ward, Ella doechman and Sam Neal unwittingly stepped aside, as if there was something important to talk about.

Ella doechman knows all about her boss's preferences.

Shira ward stands beside the make-up trailer on the set and talks with this legendary young man. It's only when another shot starts, but no one calls herself, that she finally feels something wrong.

Subconsciously pulling her hair from her forehead, Sheila ward held her hands unnaturally in front of her body, took a small step back and said, "Simon, I think it's time to go back to work."

Simon nodded and said, "it's almost time I left, too."

Shira ward was stunned. She didn't expect Simon to say that. She was a little at a loss for a moment.

Just as he didn't know how to react, he heard the young man on the opposite side say again, "are you free in the evening? Let's have dinner together?"

That's normal.

For some reason, Sheila ward felt relieved and relaxed as much as she could. She looked at the young man opposite and said, "is it just dinner?"

Simon nodded solemnly: "of course."

Sheila ward could not help rolling her eyes, thinking of something and saying, "you, it seems Well, can I have dinner with other women? "

Simon spread out his hand and said, "so, in order to avoid making headlines tomorrow, we have to eat quietly in my villa."

Sheila ward gave Simon a sharp look and said, "Mr. westrow, may I refuse?"

"Yes."

"And then I don't have to come back to the cast tomorrow, do I?"

"Of course, tomorrow is Saturday."

"I mean, next week."

"I'll talk about next week," Simon said to the woman, looking up at his watch. "Well, it's a happy decision. I'll have someone pick you up after work."