1534 Get there first
“Warner Bros. 20 million salary plus 6% box office dividend.”
On the night when the box office estimates for "Gravity" were released on Friday, without even waiting for the precise figures, Kevin Tsujihara signed the green light for "Interstellar", officially confirming Renly and Warner Bros. Three collaborative works.
Then things entered a stage of rapid development. In less than three hours, Renly, who was promoting in New York, had completed the contract signing and officially confirmed the franchise; at the same time, Christopher Nolan also officially confirmed the start-up time..
Perhaps Kevin Tsujihara is not a decisive decision-maker like Barry Meyer, but after careful consideration, he is always able to make decisions that are most suitable for the current situation, even if he admits his mistakes and shortcomings. This This is also the reason why Time Warner’s parent group is willing to tolerate Kevin’s arbitrary actions after taking office..
This time, Kevin did not miss his opportunity.
“The crew of "Interstellar" is very low-key and introverted. No tidbits of news about Renly's signing have been exposed, because director Christopher hopes that the entire project can be kept low-key, and even filmed secretly, to create a more relaxed creation for the crew as much as possible. environment.
But the news still cannot be hidden from the eyes and ears of interested people..
After Lang Meyer told the truth, he fell silent again and fell into his own thoughts..
Although Universal Pictures seems to be stingy, just like Grandet, it starts to become restrained when it comes to the topic of production costs. It even missed the opportunity to join forces with DreamWorks because of this, and it has been criticized by Hollywood to this day. Now the production direction of the entire film company is still mainly low-cost comedy.
But Lang Meyer is also suffering. Without enough Wall Street capital injection, they can't spend as much as Warner Bros. This time they chose to join forces with Legendary Pictures in the hope that Thomas's Wall Street capital chain can provide global services. The film industry creates more cost space and usher in a new development situation.
In fact, Ron Meyer is the same as former Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer. They are both tycoons. They never show mercy when making decisions at critical moments, and there is no room for maneuver in their decisive actions..
Apart from anything else, it is evident from the fact that Ron Meyer chose to support the latter between Renly and Diesel. Once the choice and decision were made, even if Renly had soared into the sky, Even though Diesel repeatedly caused trouble, Ron Meyer still gave his full support, which also made Diesel completely devoted to Universal Pictures..
So, what about facing Renly now?？
“What? Thomas was caught off guard when he was killed, and he blurted out in exclamation, "Damn Kevin Tsujihara!" Fuck Kevin Tsujihara! He did it on purpose！”
Although such complaints were very childish, Thomas couldn't help it. He recalled the whole situation in his mind and cursed again, "Damn it."！”
In the same situation, if it were other film companies, then Thomas would be happy to see it. Even if Universal Pictures' Grandet image will be criticized again, it won't hurt. It's not the first time anyway; but now it is Warner Bros., Thomas But he has already begun to get angry and furious..
However, after all, Thomas was also a top figure who had seen countless storms. After a moment of emotional turbulence, he gradually calmed down. He quickly went through the details of everything in his mind, "Then let's give up on Renly.".”
In the blink of an eye, Thomas had already figured out a plan.
“From the very beginning, we had no intention of cooperating with Renly, so there was no question of Warner Bros. taking the lead. Remember, we gave up on our own initiative in advance." Thomas's eyes focused again, "Look, Lanly The result negotiated by Li and Warner Bros. was 6%, but for us it was 10%. His sincerity was obviously not enough. Why should we choose to back down and compromise?？”
“If necessary, we can let the news out to the media. Renly's greed forced this cooperation to fail. Then we can retreat and start re-selecting co-stars. From the beginning to the end, we will not Will receive any condemnation or look down upon." Just as he spoke, the blueprint in Thomas' mind immediately became complete..
When it comes to the ability to confuse right and wrong, Thomas is indeed a master..
The negotiation of cooperation between Renly and Warner Bros. has never been a deep secret. The competition between Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. has always existed. Andy also proposed the "five percent box office dividend" remuneration condition. But Thomas just refused to compromise and agreed..
The only difference is that, faced with the same opportunity, Warner Bros. took the lead, and Renly was not aggressive, and the six percent box office dividend condition was officially implemented in black and white; while Universal Pictures continues to wait and see, even now for the first time The box office data for the opening weekend has been officially released, but Thomas is still struggling with it.
Renly once again raised his stakes. Although there was a reason for "gravity", it was more of a means of protest. As the top actor in North America, he deserves better treatment..
In fact, Thomas knew this very well, he just needed a step up.
But Steven broke through Thomas' mask regardless, "Mr. Tull, let us be clear, even if this cooperation is not achieved, Renly will be the one who refuses, not us. The whole of Hollywood knows it." You know, if you want to talk to yourself, then it won’t just be the three of us who will laugh at it..”
These words are truly merciless.
“Steven." Frank couldn't help but remind him in a low voice that at least they should maintain the peace on the surface. It's not time to break up yet..
Steven didn't want to continue pulling anymore. He sat up straight. The lazy image just now had completely disappeared, and his face revealed a sharp look. "I'm just saying that among the six major film companies in Hollywood, I hope that Renly will join us in as many as eighty projects, but the only one that Renly has clearly stated his intention to join is 'Jurassic Park'. He only nodded because of my sake..”
On the Oscar night at the beginning of the year, Steven personally asked Renly, which made Universal Pictures stand out from the fierce competition. But who knew that they had the advantage, but they still played a good hand to pieces..
“Even if we now have a deal with Renly, we have to wait. First the Warner Bros. project, then the Disney dub project, and God only knows how long we’ll be able to schedule it in..”
To put it simply, it is Renly who is in control now..
During the salary negotiation process between Johnny Depp and "Pirates of the Caribbean" and Robert Downey Jr. and "Iron Man", both parties must grasp a sense of proportion and bottom line. If the work leaves the actors, it will inevitably face the restart and loss of the series. The film company will inevitably have to make concessions if the soul is in danger; but conversely, if the actors leave the work, they will not have much choice..
But Renly is different.
Without any film project, "Renly Hall" is still the same Renly Hall; on the other hand, with Renly joining the team, the influence and expectations of any film project will be different. Now Renly is as good as Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise and Will Smith at their peak, and even better..
In the short time that Thomas has been back and forth, the "Jurassic Park" reboot project and Renly are drifting apart..
“But...what do I know? I'm just an old man who makes movies, and those mathematical formulas are alien words to me. I'm here to express my opinion now. I hope Renly will join. Even if it's a basic salary of 30 million plus box office dividends, I think he will. It’s worth it; but the specific decision-making power is in your hands.”
“You can give up Renly, I have nothing to say, and I will not sit down and protest. Anyway, this time I will only serve as a guest producer, and I will not interfere too much in the crew's work..”
Steven formally put his attitude and opinions here, and then stood up, "The rest of the discussion should be carried out slowly by you helmsmen who have control of the money bag. I will leave first..”
Without any pause, Steven strode out of the conference room..
Frank stood up immediately and said with a smile, "Steven is still the same Steven." He joked casually, but did not excuse his old friend - Steven did not need to excuse himself now, he was completely You can blatantly play big, "As for Renly's contract, I think that 20 million plus 10% dividend is a reasonable condition. This is my opinion..”
Then, Frank slowly left the conference room and followed in the direction Steven left..
In the blink of an eye, only Thomas and Lang Meyer were left in the huge conference room..
Thomas really felt the burning anger in his chest, but he still controlled his emotions and looked at Long Meyer, "What do you think?？”
Long Meyer did not answer immediately, but pondered for a moment, "I decided to agree." Then, he raised his eyes to meet Thomas's gaze, "So, do you still decide to continue with this project?？”
Legendary Pictures cooperates with Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures in the same way.
Based on the film projects they provided, Thomas made judgments and choices, selected the works he was optimistic about, and then invested by Legendary Pictures, and was shot by the former Warner Bros. and now Universal Pictures; and those works that Thomas was not optimistic about , he can choose to give up the investment and have Universal Pictures inject funds themselves..
Andre Hamilton's Sisyphus Films actually operates on the same model.
Faced with Long Meyer's decision, Thomas' words were stuck..
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