Hollywood Hunter

"Owitz means that if you want Steve to continue to guide the sequel, you must participate in profit sharing. The other party's condition is 20%. I think the bottom line should be about 15%."

After the regular financial meeting, Simon discussed the sequel of "Jurassic Park" with Tom Pollack, the head of Daenerys Pictures.

In the original plan, "Jurassic Park" was a trilogy plan.

Now that the film has been so successful, the preparation for the sequel will naturally be put on the agenda soon.

On the original timeline, "Jurassic Park" is definitely the most successful project Spielberg has produced since the film. Relying on the omni-channel profit sharing contract signed with Universal Pictures, Spielberg only passed the first " "Jurassic Park", received an unprecedented salary of 250 million US dollars.

This time, Spielberg's pay package was a 10% North American box office share of a base salary of $8 million.

Compared with the risky profit sharing, this plan to obtain a direct draw from the box office is undoubtedly very secure. Daenerys Entertainment has so far only contracted similar contracts for two people.

According to the "Jurassic Park" box office data, Spielberg will receive more than $40 million in compensation through this project, which is also the top treatment among Hollywood filmmakers.

However, if you compare the benefits of Daenerys Entertainment, Spielberg will certainly feel that she is getting a little less.

On the original timeline, Spielberg's compensation plan was not difficult to guess, it should be a 20% omni-channel net profit share.A "Jurassic Park", the global box office, toys around, video sales, TV broadcasts and other channels, brought profits to Universal Pictures more than 1 billion US dollars, Spielberg's salary also reached 250 million US dollars.

In "Captain Hawke", which previously cooperated with Columbia Pictures, Spielberg and two starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman received a total 40% omni-channel net profit share contract, including Spielberg himself took 20% of the big head.

Unfortunately, "Captain Hawke" is just reluctant to return to the original, Spielberg's remuneration is only a basic director's remuneration.

It is for this reason that Spielberg agreed to Daenerys Entertainment's seemingly very profitable sharing clause in Jurassic Park.

As a result, when the movie's box office exploded, and the surrounding sales even followed the DC movie universe series, Oldston realized that he had done a cheap business.

According to the long-term contract signed by Universal Pictures with Spielberg, after "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List", Spielberg still owes a film contract to Universal.

In the original time and space, Spielberg, who always claimed that he did not like to repeat work, therefore shot the sequel of "Jurassic Park" "Jurassic Park: The Lost World".

Everyone with a discerning eye can see that "Jurassic Park: The Lost World" is just a very untruthful ticket. Although the special effects are better and the scenes are more magnificent, the core storyline is just a simple copy of the first part. This also caused the second box office and word of mouth to fall sharply compared to the first.

This time, Olds should also think that in the case of the first box office sale, the two sides have another film appointment, Daenerys Entertainment will definitely tend to let him continue to direct the sequel.

Executives of traditional Hollywood studios will certainly do so.

Because everyone is just a professional manager, he dare not take too much risk, continue to be at the helm of Spielberg sequel, is undoubtedly the most safe.

Proposal of profit sharing is only in accordance with Spielberg's own value convention.

However, Simon is not a person who likes to follow conventions.

Tapping lightly on the desk desktop and carefully combing for a moment, Simon said to Tom Pollack: "In this case, let's start looking for other directors."

Tom Pollack froze, seeming to think he had heard it wrong.

After staying for two seconds, Pollack reacted, still somewhat uncertain: "Simon,

"Yes, substitute."

Tom Pollack didn't know what to say for a while.

Judging by Jurassic Park's current box office and surrounding sales data, this is a super-selling project that will bring Daenerys Entertainment a profit of not less than $1 billion in the next few years.

Such an amazing start for a traditional Hollywood filmmaker like him, of course, crying and begging Spielberg to continue directing the sequel to ensure the overall quality of the series.

As long as you can ensure the sequel, the 15% net profit share is actually totally worth it.

What's more, a filmmaker who can bring $1 billion in revenue to a studio can't take away $150 million.

In fact, the traditional Hollywood big guys actually make more money than many studios on many projects.

After hesitating for a moment, Tom Pollack finally said seriously: "Simon, I think this decision is a bit reckless. You must know that with the current income of "Jurassic Park", Steven's offer for the sequel is actually not high. ."

"Of course I understand that this is my decision after careful consideration," Simon said in a similar tone. "Do you think this Jurassic Park is perfect?"

Tom Pollack has some doubts: "We can get a box office of about $350 million in North America alone. Isn't it perfect?"

"Of course it is not perfect," Simon shook his head, but did not comment carefully, saying: "So, I want to change people, not because of Steven's split pay plan. In fact, if you can ensure the quality of the sequel, I also think that history Even if Steven takes 20% of the profit share in the sequel, it is reasonable."

Tom Pollack understood it, and was a little confused, saying: "But, throughout Hollywood, Simon, besides you, do you think there is someone more suitable for directing the sequel than Steven?"

"So, Tom, you first talk about, what is the most attractive part of "Jurassic Park"?"

Tom Pollack heard Simon say this and thought about it, said: "Special effects."

"Yes, special effects," Simon continued: "It just happens that the special effects team of "Jurassic Park" is fully in our hands, which is enough to ensure the quality of the sequel in terms of special effects. However, I want the audience to buy tickets for the sequel. Entering the scene, just special effects, certainly not enough, I hope the film will have a breakthrough in the plot and even the content. This point, you think that in the case of the film has been so successful, Steven will also spend a lot of energy to seriously do this project Doesn’t it mean that Steven doesn’t want to bother, we can make suggestions from it, but, do you think that with Steven’s character, will he accept us to intervene in the creation of the film?”

Spielberg is a man with a very strong desire to control, and this is understood throughout Hollywood.

After relying on the rise of "Great White Shark", Spielberg's An Berlin Film Industry not only produced projects directed by Spielberg himself, but also produced a large number of other films each year by the movie master as the producer. .These projects are basically firmly in the hands of Spielberg. Other film creators must be completely produced according to the will of Laos, otherwise they may be expelled.

This one-click production mechanism is not wrong.

If there are always different sounds on a movie project, and there are always a variety of people pointing fingers, the result may be disastrous. The most typical case is that Simon Memory Zhonghua has a good card to the sparse DC movie universe series. .

Daenerys Entertainment is also largely determined by Simon himself.

Now, "Jurassic Park" has a very amazing start, if Spielberg can ensure that the quality of the sequel to a higher level, even, even if it maintains the level of the first part, Simon will tend to let the other party continue to control the series .

Although it is not fair to apply Spielberg to what is happening in the previous life, Simon thinks that combining all factors, Simon Spielberg will continue to let Spielberg control the series and follow the previous sequel level. Kind of inevitable.

If Spielberg is a person who is willing to accept the opinions of others, this may not be a big problem.

Precisely, this is another person with a strong desire to control, and will not allow the film company to point fingers at their own projects.Especially if the first song is still so successful.

Therefore, Simon wants to change the director of the "Jurassic Park" series, not because Lao Si's salary is too high, but to fundamentally withdraw the creative control of the "Jurassic Park" series.

After listening to Simon, Tom Pollack quickly understood the intention of his boss.

It's just that this is a bit risky.

Knowing that the young people in front of him had decided, Tom Pollack thought about it and did not persuade him, but said another question: "If this is the case, Steven, as well as the media, will be very troublesome."

"Jurassic Park" continues to be released right now, and overseas also shows a trend of box office explosion.

I just made such a successful project for Daenerys Entertainment, and the sequel has not been discussed yet, so I was fired directly, which hurt the face of a legendary Hollywood director.

If the media knows the news, it will definitely be more lively.

Cross the river to dismantle the bridge, go to the house to pull the ladder, rabbits and dogs cook, birds try to hide.

Well, the West does not have such a rich idiom vocabulary, but when the time comes, media public opinion will definitely be more colorful than this pile of idioms.

To make matters worse, Daenerys Entertainment can make other Hollywood filmmakers unhappy.

This was something Simon hadn't thought of yet, but when Polak reminded him, Simon quickly sorted out an idea.

Daenerys Entertainment really must pay attention to this issue.

Finger tapping on the desktop for a moment, Simon said: "In this way, the preparation of the sequel should not be too much for the time being, you continue to talk there, don’t relax. Um... wait for Steven to complete "Schindler's List". Then break up on the ground that the two parties cannot agree on salary and creativity."

Obviously this can only be done.

After dragging on for more than half a year, the heat of Jurassic Park will also cool down.

As long as the reasons are right, both parties will step down.

In any case, it is much less than the result of Spielberg’s expulsion.

Finalizing this matter, Tom Pollack was about to get up and leave, and Simon suddenly shouted at each other, staring at the old Hollywood executive’s eyes, saying, "Tom, there is one thing you need to understand, you are now Danny Lisi Entertainment executives, you are working for me. So, I definitely don’t want our conversation today to be known by people who shouldn’t know, understand?"

Tom Pollack stayed in shape, and instead of being dissatisfied with Simon's sudden doubts, he scared away a little cold sweat.

He just did have some ideas.

As a professional manager who has been in Hollywood for many years, he instinctively has some intimacy with the old veterans such as Spielberg, and he is more inclined to think that they are their own.

By comparison, Simon's rise is too fast. For the Hollywood natives, it still looks like an outsider.

Without Simon’s sudden reminder, it’s difficult for Tom Pollack to hold back what Spielberg wouldn’t reveal in advance. Although it’s not necessarily the entire content of the conversation between the two of them today, it’s enough for Spielberg to know roughly Insider.

As for the result.

I just shot a super-selling movie, and the film hasn't been downgraded yet, so I was fired. As long as I have a little temper, I will definitely resent the people who fired me.

It is not difficult to see from the boyish clause of writing someone who has rejected himself into every movie contract that Spielberg is definitely not a broad-minded person.

Faced with Simon's gaze, Tom Pollack still did not quibble or express his dissatisfaction, but said: "I understand, Simon, I will definitely not do this."

Simon nodded in satisfaction and said, "Also, you will discuss this matter with Amy in private and come up with a detailed plan."

Tom Pollack nodded again, confirming that Simon had no other instructions, and finally got up and left.

Stepping out of Simon's office and traveling in the breeze corridor of the office building, he felt the coolness of his body and gradually calmed down. Tom Pollack couldn't help but think of another thing.

A young man sitting in that office seemed to be too transparent about many things in Hollywood.

If I remember correctly, my little boss will be 25 years old next month.

Even a young man from a Hollywood family, 25 years old, is unlikely to know so many twists and turns.

However, thinking about the miracles created by the other party since his debut, Tom Pollack quickly relieved that his own boss was a weird existence.

Perhaps, it may be able to psychic.

Tom Pollack left and almost fell off work.

Simon does not usually mean to get off work on time, but according to the work schedule, he rushed to the post-production center to check the recent lens samples of the seven deadly sins.