After taking a leave of absence, Simon changed his clothes and came out of the locker room with his bag on his back.

Courtney was chatting with Jonathan with a convenience bag, and when she saw Simon coming over, she took a step forward with a smile, then stopped again, greeted Simon with a shy expression, and walked out of the convenience store with the two men.

Jonathan Friedman's black Mercedes sedan was parked right down the street. The two got into the car and nodded to the girl on the curb on the side of the street, and Jonathan started the car and drove Simon east.

Smiling as Jonathan's Mercedes turned around a street corner and disappeared, Courtney retracted her expression a little lost, feeling some regret in her heart for rejecting Simon's words that night.

If he hadn't said it, perhaps he would have invited himself to leave with Jonathan just now.

In the far away car, Jonathan glanced at the girl still standing on the side of the road in the rearview mirror when he turned the corner, and asked Simon with a smile, "Do you have a crush on Curt?"

"No," Simon explained, shaking his head, "just ordinary friends." ”

Jonathan smiled undiminished and said, "Actually, if you like Curt, I can let her be the heroine of your movie, so that you have a chance to chase her." ”

Simon thought for a moment and said, "Curt is indeed quite suitable to be a heroine, but we are really just ordinary friends. ”

Jonathan nodded, and then added, "Curt really doesn't suit you. ”

"So," Simon didn't continue the topic, looking at the agent and asking, "Is there a result?"

"Well," Jonathan said, lifting his chin, "there's a nice café up ahead." ”

The Mercedes sedan continued some distance before Jonathan Friedman stopped the car and walked with Simon into a roadside café.

The two sat down at the window facing the street, and waited for the waiter to serve coffee before Jonathan briefly recounted Fox's new offer for Simon's script, and finally asked, "So, Simon, do you think it's okay?"

The base salary was doubled, the royalty clause was retained, and although an option contract for a script was added, Simon also knew that this contract was already quite generous for him as a newcomer.

However, after nodding, Simon still asked, "Joe, what about the specific packaging plan, I think it is even more unlikely that WMA will give up this project now, right?"

Jonathan didn't feel surprised that Simon could say the latter sentence, and he didn't hide it, saying: "Brian will also work as a part-time producer while serving as a director. In addition, Matthew also withdrew from the project, and the company put me in charge of re-selecting the main roles. ”

Looking at the smile in Jonathan's eyes after saying this, Simon also understood why the agent just said that he could make Courtney the heroine.

Simon didn't follow Jonathan's hint and asked again, "When will you be able to sign?"

"The formal package will be announced in the next few days, and the contract may not be until next week," Jonathan replied, "But, Simon, you can go back and quit now." If you're short of money, I can lend you some first. ”

Simon shook his head and smiled, "That's not necessary. ”

When he was hired, Simon agreed with the convenience store owner that if he wanted to resign, he would need to give him a few days' notice so that he could hire again.

Although the middle-aged fat man is very picky, everyone gets along well during this time. What's more, Simon will use Roger's convenience store for the next filming of "Lola Run", and he is not suitable for him to walk away all of a sudden.

Jonathan didn't know what Simon was thinking, but he didn't persuade him anymore, and said, "One more thing, Simon, about the WGA, do you want to join the union?"

Simon gave a puzzled look to his eyes, wondering why Jonathan had suddenly brought this up.

Seeing Simon's puzzled expression, Jonathan took the initiative to explain: "By joining the WGA, your next contract can be based on the union's "Basic Agreement", which will better protect your personal rights and interests. So, if you'd like, I'll get you through it as soon as possible, probably before I sign with Fox next week. ”

There is a threshold to join the Writers Guild of America (WGA), and applicants need to accumulate enough points through various film and television productions within three years before applying to be eligible to join.

Of course, Simon has no doubt that Jonathan has the ability to make an exception for the WGA.

If Simon just wanted to be a screenwriter very simply, joining the WGA would be a good choice.

It's just that Simon's ambition is to become the top of the Hollywood pyramid.

Now joining the WGA, he will most likely stand against himself in the future.

You know, the WGA is one of Hollywood's most frequently striking unions. Once the WGA makes the decision to strike, all members must strictly abide by the strike rules and are no longer allowed to work for film and television production companies. At that time, if Simon is both the owner of the film company and a member of the WGA, it will be lively, and it will be impossible to strike his own work, right?

Shaking his head, Simon said to Jonathan, "Joe, it's still not necessary. If I had to join any union, I would only choose the PGA (American Producers' Union). ”

Hearing this, Jonathan smiled and said, "Okay, that's it. ”

The two talked about some more things, and after Simon's side was settled, Jonathan Friedman hurried back to the WMA headquarters.

The incident made Jonathan Friedman realize a lot of things, and now that Lou Weiss has given him the task of re-selecting the main characters of The Butterfly Effect, Jonathan has not had the slightest idea of sharing the project with anyone else.

Jonathan gave all the roles that were suitable for his clients directly to his own people, even if he couldn't find a suitable candidate under his name, he also chose the clients under the name of the broker with whom he had a good relationship.

After such a busy afternoon, Jonathan Friedman handed over the reconfirmed cast of roles to Lou Weiss in the evening.

Subsequently, a series of details were discussed with Fox again, and on Wednesday, WMA and Fox jointly held a press conference to announce the specific package project plan to the media.

Simon did not attend the event.

In fact, the project launch of "Butterfly Effect" was only attended by several senior executives of WMA and Fox, and the relevant creators of the film were not present.

However, Simon was quick to learn about the new creator of "The Butterfly Effect".

In addition to him and Brian De Palma, Jonathan Friedman's choice of male and female protagonists are all clients under his name, Matt Dillon and Elizabeth Sue, respectively, and most of the other supporting characters are also the same.

Simon is not familiar with Matt Dillon and Elizabeth Sue.

Or, for most people, both of them are actually the kind of people who often appear in Hollywood movies, but it's hard to remember. However, now in 1986, the two who are still in their early twenties are already potential newcomers in Hollywood who have starred in many films.