1448 Sudden mutation
“By the way, I was talking to Edith on the phone that day. She said she saw Henry in New York. Why did he suddenly come over?？”
Renly's question caused Matthew's movements to pause slightly, but then he continued the next action, placing all the fruits and afternoon tea on the coffee table, and said calmly, "Henry is engaged. The wedding date is about to be confirmed, so you came here to inform me..”
Henry Dunlop, Matthew's brother, the eldest son of the Dunlop family.
“Did you come here just for this? "Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, "For such a thing, Haite can just come over..”
Matthew stared at Renly quietly for one second, two seconds, and finally he lowered his eyes and said helplessly, "He needs to find a private detective to investigate the other party's family background and draw up a prenuptial agreement. You know Yes, this palm-sized place in London is full of familiar faces. He hopes that I can find help here..”
“American? "Renly was not surprised at all. He just raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in surprise..
“Canadian." Matthew said calmly, and then he saw Renly's slightly raised eyebrows. Matthew himself chuckled, "Yes, I know. But... that's how we met. However, She lives in Quebec, and her parents are second-generation immigrants from France..”
Renly shrugged slightly..
In North America, when American people talk about Canada, they always refer to it as "rural" with a strong sense of disdain, just like people in New York talk about New Jersey; and in Europe, the same is true, especially in The upper class in London always believe that the descendants of aristocrats who go to the United States or Canada are all down-and-out aristocrats who cannot support their appearance and go there in embarrassment, especially in Canada..
Now is the 21st century, but some conservative nobles still do not want to "lower their style" and still have strict requirements for family background; however, the Dunlops are relatively enlightened nobles, and all their concepts and habits are It has been seamlessly integrated with contemporary.
“But I think Viscount Dunlop won't mind. Do you remember? When we were on vacation in the Lake District that year, your mother said that there is no need for young people to be anxious. Marrying too early may not necessarily lead to happiness; getting married too late may not necessarily be a bad thing. She now regrets that she was too early. I got married a long time ago. At that time, your father was sitting next to you, his face turned green..”
As Renly spoke, laughter overflowed lightly. This also awakened the memories in Matthew's mind again. He shook his head helplessly, but in the end he couldn't help but chuckle.：
His parents were indeed different, and so were Andre's parents, otherwise, with Renly, a deviant and bold rule-breaker, they would have forcibly broken off the friendship long ago..
“It was not my parents' request. They had no objection at all. After the third meeting, they readily agreed. She is a woman with a cheerful personality; this is Henry's own idea. You know him." Matthew said meaningfully. said.
Renly understood immediately, nodded in enlightenment and said, "I have always thought that Henry and Elf might try dating. The scene should be too much to bear..”
“Is Elf even more exaggerated than Henry? "Matthew's eyes widened and he subconsciously retorted..
“Are you defending Henry now? "Renly asked back calmly..
“……”Matthew blinked, defeated..
Fortunately, there was a knock on the door, and Matthew came to the rescue. He stood up and opened the door. After seeing the person, he was not happy. He was helpless and funny, but his expression was not too much. The change was just a little bit revealed in his tone, "How did you know Renly was here? You didn't even knock on the door of the apartment downstairs, you came straight up, right?？”
Andy Rogers still had that big smile like Maitreya Buddha, "Is this important? The real point, shouldn't it be that Renly is here?"？”
Matthew was speechless and took a step to the side, making way for Andy to come in..
After closing the door, Matthew didn't stop and walked straight towards his desk: Andy came to the door specially, obviously for work matters, so he reserved a space so that they could talk; just in time. , he himself still has unfinished work.
Turning around and looking at Matthew's back, Andy was still a little uneasy. After all, he and Matthew were not that familiar. Moreover, Matthew's iceberg face seemed to have not changed much, and it was completely impossible to figure out; more importantly, , there is no interest or cooperative relationship between them, Andy has no way to start and is always elusive..
“are you sure? Andy asked hesitantly..
But Renly waved his hand nonchalantly, not caring, and went straight to the topic, "The 'Fast and Furious' series is starting to take shape.？”
During the recent period, Andy has been traveling back and forth between New York and Los Angeles. Apart from the incident where Renly accidentally entered the hospital, his main job has been to talk and negotiate with Universal Pictures..
“The two parties are in intensive discussions on the "Jurassic Park" reboot project and the "Fast and Furious" series project..
Regarding the former, in fact, two versions of the script have been released, but after Steven Spielberg read it, he was not satisfied with the results of both versions. In addition to the plot details and character settings, the story framework and thematic core were also unclear. There are still many problems. They are currently revising the third edition. Renly still has not seen the script..
Meanwhile, Renly is getting closer to the lead role in the "Jurassic Park" reboot project. So far, two producers, Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall, have given the nod. , the third producer Thomas-Tull also has a positive attitude, the problem still lies in Ron Meyer's ideas.
Needless to say, Steven Spielberg was the one who took the initiative to invite Renly on Oscar night; Frank Marshall had previously collaborated with Renly on "Edge of Tomorrow", and although he never showed up, The pleasant experience of that cooperation still made Frank look at Renly with admiration..
As for Thomas Tull, he is the founder and producer of Legendary Pictures. Their long-term cooperation with Warner Bros. is the most well-known alliance in the industry, "The Dark Knight," "Inception," " "The Hangover", "Pacific Rim", "Superman: Man of Steel" and other works are all jointly created by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros..
However, Thomas is still a producer himself and is actively involved in the production of more projects. This time, his name can be seen in the "Jurassic Park" reboot project.
The reason why Thomas is said to have a "positive attitude" instead of nodding his head is because Thomas still has doubts about Renly's salary. He refused to use box office dividends to pay for the film, but insisted on using a fixed-price payment method to complete the film. Pay, he thinks fifteen million dollars is the best option.
During the negotiation process, Thomas gradually relented and stated that he was willing to increase it to 20 million US dollars, but still refused to share the box office dividends. In addition, Lang Meyer's attitude has always been ambiguous, so it will still take a period of continuous negotiation..
Regarding the latter, not long ago, Renly deliberately let out the news through the paparazzi, expressing his interest in the "Fast and Furious" project, further putting pressure on Vin Diesel..
Unexpectedly, but reasonably, Universal Pictures did show interest. The spin-off projects and subsequent series projects that were originally shelved were all put on the table, and Lang Meyer proactively discussed the possibility of Renly rejoining. ——Not mentioning Renly’s conditions at all: when Diesel quits, Renly nods to join, but continues to mediate.
Now, the two projects are in the process of intensive negotiations. Andy suddenly appears. Renly takes it for granted that the two projects should have made a breakthrough. This is why he asked this question..
“It can be said that there are still more variables." Andy said simply, "At present, nothing is completely certain. This summer, Hollywood will usher in a storm..”
Renly couldn't help but raised his eyebrows slightly, "Storm? This word is not small. Do you mean that just two projects, dinosaurs and racing cars, are enough to lever the entire lever of Hollywood?" In his tone, Renly said Expressed strong doubts and didn’t really believe it at all.
Andy smiled and nodded in affirmation, "Of course not enough. The main reason is that the timing is too sensitive. After everything is mixed together, things are getting more and more difficult now. Your influence is also expanding, which also makes We have to consider more when dealing with things.”
“Let's simply talk about the conclusion first." Andy simply skipped all the tedious information and went straight to the topic, "In terms of 'Fast and Furious', Universal Pictures is temporarily preparing to start filming the seventh part. Diesel After compromising, he kept his mouth shut. International Innovation Management Company lowered its stance and asked him to establish a good relationship with Paul, Dawn, Jason and others. If nothing else goes wrong, filming will officially begin in August. Paul estimates I will receive the notification in the next two days..”
Obviously Paul is the producer and star of "Fast and Furious", but Renly got the news earlier than him. This small detail can show the composition of the Hollywood power pyramid. Now Renly is in more high position.
Renly immediately understood the deeper meaning of the words. It can be understood that Diesel compromised, and the negotiations for spin-offs and sequels were put aside for the time being. Now Universal Pictures still concentrates on filming the seventh part of the series, and does not want to create extraneous matters..
“Understood." Renly retracted his chin slightly, but didn't care at all, "This means that my goal has been achieved..”
When the rumor was first released, the original intention was not that Renly really wanted to join, but to let Diesel put away his tail and be a good man, and not be aggressive. Otherwise, if Renly really made up his mind to get involved in the "Fast and Furious" series of projects, Diesel would Serge has no power to fight back now, even if he changes his agency..
“Then, the dinosaur project is probably not going forward for the time being. Lang Meyer doesn't need to look at my eyes to act, does he? "Renly continued..
“Yes and no. Project Dinosaur, and other circumstances affecting.”
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