King of Hollywood Chapter 11: Fiction draft
"No, no, Mr. Adrian, we think this kind of condition is just right," Brant was obviously prepared. He looked at Adrian very seriously and sincerely, "You are very talented, Mr. Adrian, No one will deny this. But it is also undeniable that you are still a newcomer in this business, and we must act in accordance with regulations."
"Oh?" Adrian raised his eyebrows resignedly, his hands crossed.
"Even if the movie has an excellent box office, we can't give you a higher price in the script," Brant made a gesture, still maintaining seriousness and sincerity, "because these two The price of the script is quite good for a newcomer. As for the deadline, I don’t think there is anything to discuss, right?"
"I want to remind you, Mr. Brant, the price of the script is not what I set." Adrian smiled and spread his hands.
After he threw the two scripts, the four companies immediately started a fierce competition, because the previous four valuable scripts, they no longer have the idea of price reduction and sharing. rising.
was the first to give up Warner, because the script in their hands was "Bodyguard". According to their professional judgment, "Scream" and "American Pie" although have a lot of points, but the benefits brought It is not necessarily much higher than "Bodyguard"; then it is Fox, who thinks that Adrian's script is good, but Universal and Disney have raised the price a little higher; Disney insisted that in the end, although they produced the family type Of movies, but it also has a touchstone film company specializing in the production of G-level movies or above, but it has still not competed with Universal.
"Please forgive me for your offense, Mr. Brandt, you obviously have not seen my potential," Adrian continued, "I think, when you think about how to get these two scripts, I did not expect that I would buy a small film company and become a director."
"This is two different things, Mr. Adrian." Brant said nonchalantly.
"No, no, I mean," Adrian Shi Shiran shook his head. "I still have a choice. I believe that Disney, Fox or Warner will be willing to make concessions on this. If they want, they can just invest and produce it by me. After all, no one knows their script better than me."
"It seems inappropriate to do so, Mr. Kewell." Although Brant's expression didn't change much, his dissatisfaction and disapproval could be seen from his change of title.
"It is true." To his surprise, Adrian did not deny it.
"It’s better," Adrian took a sip of coffee and continued, "Universal can have sole ownership of the sequel script, but the specific price should be discussed after the first movie is released. If there is really no talk, Universal You can find someone else to write a sequel script-of course, the indefinite definition must be discussed specifically. What do you think, Mr. Brant?"
Brant was a little dazed, he could not have imagined that Adrian would put forward such a condition, even if the sole ownership was left, he actually gave the right to write the sequel to himself! Although the specific definition still needs to be discussed, it is also very simple for Universal to really want to repent and find another screenwriter to write the script.
"I think-this is an acceptable condition." Anyway, I promised to say that I haven't suffered a loss here. Anyway, I have to discuss it concretely. Don't worry about what will go wrong. This is what Brant thought.
"You can rest in London for a few days, and Lawyer Wilson will come over to discuss the details with you soon." Adrian is no nonsense, and after reaching an agreement, he sent Brant to leave.
It seems that Universal is taking a big advantage, but Adrian doesn’t think so. He knows that although he is a film company and a director, he is still a talented rich kid who wants to play in the film industry in the eyes of Universal-they must know what they have done before. . Plus Adrian is still a newcomer, so they will want to buy the script of the sequel first with the same price. Maximizing the profit is a natural thing.
Since this is the case, Adrian simply gave them a bigger cake. Anyway, in his plan, the script earned only a small profit. The main role is still to have a good relationship with several major film companies. Is not interested in writing. The most difficult scripts to write in Hollywood are not original or adapted. The most difficult to write is a sequel to a hot movie.
The script of the sequel should not only consider the selling point of the film, but also the connection with the previous episode. Once there is a big logical flaw, even if it attracts the audience by visual effects, it will still be criticized. More importantly, the sequel movie is easy to cause aesthetic fatigue and diminish selling points. For example, the third part of "Scream" still has an upper level in terms of script, but the audience already knows that it is nothing more than a different mask killer. The trouble of coming out to find Cindy, and the fact that the screenwriter can't completely jump out of the original frame, is naturally inferior to the first one.
The same is true of "American Pie". Although there are 6 or 7 titles, it has basically been reduced to various **** and discussion officers as selling points. Therefore, the sequel script will not touch the edge. In the Adrian plan, it is also very important to maintain a talented image.
"Is there any problem?" After sending Brant back, Adrian saw Catherine standing at the negotiating table and stared at herself with curiosity.
"It's nothing, just... something unexpected." Catherine made an unidentified gesture, "I didn't expect you to be a screenwriter other than a director."
"There are many things you don't know, Miss Miss Kate Beckinsale Sa," Adrian smiled, "I think you must have not noticed the name of the screenwriter when you read the script-so sometimes don't make conclusions easily."
"Unfortunately, the script you gave me did not indicate who the screenwriter is." Catherine snorted and turned away.
Looking at her back, Adrian shrugged dumbly and smiled. I remember Joseph said she was only 17 years old, and the girl with a spicy personality was really attractive. Do not know why, he always thinks she looks familiar, which is one of the reasons why he is interested in her. But Adrian didn't go back in detail, it was too much time and effort.
Don't need to think so much. Adrian gently squeezed his fingers.
咚咚咚咚咚铚 sounded, and Adrian, who was busy in front of the typewriter, did not lift his head and said "Wait", and then cracked and knocked out a paragraph before standing up and walking quickly to the door.
"Is there anything wrong, Miss Miss Kate Beckinsale Sa?" Adrian pretended to be an unexpected look.
"Your assistant, Mr. Haggis, because something is wrong, please ask me to bring you tomorrow's arrangements and some other things. I hope you will read it and make comments before taking it." Catherine raised her hand. The document, she was wearing a wide T-shirt and tight jeans, even in the slightly dim light can not resist the breath of youth. .
"Well, please come in." Adrian made a please gesture, "Do you want to drink something?"
"No, thank you." Catherine's smile was a little reluctant, and her eyes were obviously saying: help, let me take it if there is no need to modify it, I still have something to do.
"Okay, please sit down for a while." Adrian didn't speak much, so he picked up the file next to the desk lamp and looked at it.
Catherine, who was sitting opposite, looked around boringly, seeing that Adrian was put into the document without any special expression, and her attention turned to the manuscripts on the typewriter.
After looking at a few lines carefully, her expression became amazed, and naturally picked up the manuscript on the table. The content of the manuscript is a fragment of the novel, or two different novels, but still attracted Catherine.
"What is the mother body? Control! The mother body is a computer-controlled dream world. He was established to control human beings. In order to turn people into such things!" Murphy lifted a battery, his There was a kind of metallic cold in the voice, which easily pierced the heart of An Drew.
"No, I don't believe it, this is impossible!" An Drew yelled with his head in his arms.
"Yes, it's not easy to understand, Neo, but that's the case." Murphy said mercilessly.
"Stop talking, let me go, let me go!" Neo shouted madly.
It was only a moment, all the surrounding scenes disappeared, and An Drew appeared again in the small cabin. He rushed out of the chair, shouted "Don't come" and slammed into the corner, and then knelt on the ground to vomit~IndoMTL.com~ How does it feel? "Adrian's voice rang, and Catherine jumped and quickly put the manuscript on the table.
"Don't be nervous," Adrian smiled, seeing her childish movements, "I just want to know your opinion."
Catherine watched him carefully for a few seconds, feeling that it was not a joke before coughing: "Well... this is your novel?"
"Yes, these are two science fiction novels." Adrian nodded, seeing that she was still a little puzzled, and simply took the manuscript to explain it: "This is a novel about zombies, probably about a creature The company conducted a virus test in a town in the western United States. After the virus leaked, it infected normal people into zombies. The city government sent a special tactical team to investigate, and then triggered a series of accidents. This is a department... it is to pursue stimulation and reading. A thrilling popular novel; although this is also the case, it is still a little serious in comparison. It tells that in the future, people will become the battery of their own designed AI, and it is unknown that they are immersed in the virtual world all day, but there are always people Will doubt all of this, and then struggle out of the virtual world to uncover the truth of the world step by step!"
(Suddenly found that there is a friend who rewards, and I am grateful. The reward before the shelf is meaningless for the author to come, it is better to vote a few evaluation votes. In addition, if you can, ask for some 95 years ago. Movies with high box office or high reputation are better for young women. But even the familiar works such as "Disguised Geek" or "Sleepless in Seattle" are fine. There is also the hope that the book review area will be more active. The book has checked a lot of information, and I will try to write it as much as possible and write it as real as possible. At the same time, I want to touch the dark side of Hollywood. Of course, I should still collect it. That’s it.)