King of Hollywood

“No, no, no, no, Mr. Adrian, we think this is just the right condition," Bertrand obviously came prepared, and he looked at Adrian very seriously and sincerely, "you are very talented, Mr. Adrian, and no one will deny that. But again, it cannot be denied that you are new in this business and that we must do as we are told. ”

“Oh?” Adrian picked her eyebrows and crossed her hands together.

“Even if we had a great box office after the movie, we wouldn't be able to give you a higher price on the script," Brandt made a gesture and remained serious and sincere, "because the price of the two scripts is now quite excellent for a new writer. As for the deadline, I don't think there's anything to discuss, is there? ”

“I would like to remind you, Mr. Brandt, that I did not fix the price for the script.” Adrian smiled and opened his hand.

Immediately after he threw the two scripts, the four companies started a fierce competition, because the four valuable scripts before them, they no longer had the idea of pricing and sharing, and the prices offered naturally climbed.

The first to give up was Warner, because the script in their hands was "Bodyguard," and according to their professional judgment, "Scream of Surprise" and "American Pie" had a lot to see, but they didn't necessarily bring much higher benefits than "Bodyguard"; then they gave up Fox, who thought Adrian's script was a good one, but Globe and Disney raised the price a little; Disney insisted on the end of the day, even though they were all making a merry-green type of movie, but they also had a test-stone movie company specializing in films above G level, but they still hadn't spelled Globe.

“With all due respect, Mr. Brandt, you obviously haven't seen my potential yet," Adrian continued, “and I thought, as you rethink how you're going to get these two screenplays, I didn't think I'd buy a little movie company and be a director now. ”

“It's the same thing, Mr. Adrian.” Bertrand said whether it was okay or not.

“No, no, no, I mean,” Adrian shook his head, "and I had a choice. I'm sure Disney, or Fox, or Warner, would be willing to make concessions on this, and if they were willing, they could just invest in it and let me make it, after all, nobody knows their script better than I do. ”

“It doesn't seem appropriate, Mr. Corwell.” Although Bertrand's expression has not changed much, his dissatisfaction and disapproval can be seen from the fact that he changed his name.

“That's true.” Unexpectedly, Adrian did not deny it.

“Well,” Adrian continued after sipping coffee, "Universal can have sole ownership of the sequel, but the price should be discussed after the first release. If we can't talk about it together, Globe can find someone else to write a sequel - of course, the definition of inconsistency has to be specifically negotiated. What do you think, Mr. Brandt? ”

Bertrand was a little dazed, and he couldn't have guessed that Adrian would offer such a condition, and the only ownership would have gone away, and he even gave himself the right to write the sequel! While specific definitions need to be discussed, it is also very simple for Globe to truly regret finding another screenwriter to write.

“I think - this is an acceptable condition.” Anyway, promise to come down and say that you are not losing money on your side, but you need to discuss it specifically, don't worry about what will go wrong. That's what Bertrand thinks.

“You can rest in London for a few days, and Wilson's attorney will be here shortly to discuss the details.” Adrian didn't give a shit either, so we agreed to send Brandt away.

It looks like Universal took up a lot of the cheap money, but Adrian didn't think so himself. He is well aware that, although he is acquiring a movie company and directing again, he is still, in the eyes of the world, just some talented wealthy kid who wants to play in the movie industry - who must know what he did before. Plus Adrian is still new, which is why they want to prioritize the sequel script for the same price, maximizing the benefits is normal.

In that case, Adrian simply gave them a bigger cake, but in his plan, the script made only a small profit, the main role was to get along with several major film companies, and he was not interested in the preparation of the sequel. The hardest script to write in Hollywood is neither original nor adapted, and the hardest to write is a sequel to a popular movie.

The sequel script should take into account not only the selling points of the film, but also the connection to the previous episode, as soon as there is a logically large hard wound, even if the visual effect attracts the audience, it will still be sickened. More importantly, sequel films can easily cause aesthetic fatigue and reduce selling points, such as the third part of "Scream of Surprise," which is still moderately high in terms of script, but the audience already knows that it's just different mask killers coming out to find Cindy's trouble, and the writer can't jump out of the original frame completely, which is naturally no better than the first one.

The same is true of American Pie, which, despite six or seven copies, has basically fallen to various * * and discussion * * officials as selling points. Therefore, the sequel script can be left alone, and it is also very important to maintain a talented image in Adrian's plan.

“Is there a problem?” After sending Bertrand back, Adrian saw Catherine standing at the table she had just negotiated, looking at herself with curiosity.

“Nothing, just... some accidents.” Catherine made an unintelligible gesture, "I didn't think you were a writer in addition to being a director. ”

“There's a lot you don't know, Miss Bezinsa,” Adrian laughed, "and I'm sure you didn't notice the name of the writer when you read the script - so sometimes don't make it easy to conclude. ”

“Unfortunately, the script you gave me did not indicate who the writer was.” Catherine grunted and turned around and left.

Looking behind her back, Adrian shrugged her shoulders in disdain, remembering that Joseph said she was only 17 years old and that a girl with a little spicy personality was attractive. Somehow, he always thought she looked familiar, which is one of the reasons why he was so interested in her. But Adrian didn't go through it, and it took too much time and energy.

Don't think about it so much, we'll talk about it when we get it. Adrian squeezed his fingers gently.

Knock knock on the door sounded, Adrian, busy in front of the typewriter, didn't raise his head to say "Wait a minute", then knock on the end of the period before standing up and walking to the door.

“May I help you, Miss Bezinsa?” Adri installed an unexpected look.

“Your assistant, Mr. Haggis, because of something, please, I'll bring you tomorrow's arrangements and some other stuff, and I hope you've seen it and made your comments before taking it.” Catherine yanked the documents in her hand, wearing a generous shirt and tight jeans that could not resist the smell of youth even in a slightly dim light.

“Okay, come in.” Adrian made a gesture, "would you like something to drink? ”

“No, thanks.” Catherine's smile was somewhat forceful, and that look was obviously saying, "Help me, if there's nothing I need to fix, let me take it. I have work to do."

“Okay, have a seat.” Adrian didn't talk much either, so he picked up the file next to the lamp and looked.

Catherine, sitting across the street, looked around bored, saw Adrian's input into the file without any particular indication, and her attention shifted to the scripts on the typewriter.

After a few lines, her face became surprised and she naturally picked up the manuscript on the table. The content of the article is a snippet of a novel or two different novels, but it still attracts Catherine.

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“What is a matrix? Control! The mother is the dream world of computer manipulation, and he was built to control humans. To turn people into something like this!” Murphy said that he lifted a battery, and his voice carried a metal ice cold that easily pierced Andrew's heart.

“No, I don't believe it, it's impossible!” Andrew screamed with his head in his arms.

“Yes, it's not easy to understand, Neo, but it is.” Murphy said without mercy.

“Stop it, let me out, let me out!” Neo screamed wildly.

Just for a moment, all the surrounding scenery disappeared, and Andrew appeared in that tiny cabin again. He rushed out of his chair, shouting "Don't come over” and crashed into the corner, then kneeling on the ground for a few vomits.

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“How do you feel?” Adrian's voice rang and Catherine jumped and quickly put the manuscript on the table.

“Relax,” Adrian laughed when she saw such a childish move, "I just wanted to know what you think. ”

Catherine watched him carefully for a few seconds and thought it wasn't a joke before coughing up: “Well... is this your novel? ”

“Yes, it's two science fiction novels.” Adrian nods her head, sees that she still has some confusion, and simply explains it: “This is a novel about a zombie. It's probably about a biology company testing a virus in a town in the west of the United States, infecting a normal person into a zombie after a virus leak. The city sends a special tactical team to investigate, and then triggers a series of accidents. This is a popular novel… that seeks to stimulate and read pleasure. And this one is a little more serious than that. It tells the story that in the future people will become their own AI batteries, immersed in the virtual world all day long, but there will always be doubts about it, and then someone will struggle out of the virtual world to reveal the truth about the world step by step! ”

(Suddenly I was grateful to have friends to reward me. It's just that the reward before you go on the shelf doesn't mean much to the author, so why don't you vote a few review votes? Also, if you can, ask for a few high-profile movies from before '95 that are better suited for young women. But I don't care if you're familiar with something like "Bizarre" or "Seattle Sleepless at Night". There is also hope that the book review area will be more active, that the book has looked into a lot of information, that it will be as well written as possible, and that it will be more realistic, while also trying to touch the dark side of Hollywood. Of course, it's still to be collected. That's it.)