Relativity Building, a very ordinary reception room belonging to the office floor of Shahai Entertainment, Julian Simpson looked at the fat man who shook hands with her, and her mood was a little low.

"Hello, Ms. Simpson. The fat man with slightly greasy hair introduced himself: "I'm Reid Brewster from the production department of Shahai Entertainment, and welcome to Shahai Entertainment." ”

Julian Simpson smiled, "Hello, Mr. Brewster. ”

Brewster gets straight to the point: "Some time ago, someone recommended "Super Storm" to Shahai Entertainment, I read the script, and it was well written. ”

"Thank you. Julian Simpson responded politely.

In the bottom of her heart, she was quite disappointed that the person who received her was not Ronan Anderson, nor George Clint of Shahai Entertainment, or even other well-known figures, just an inconspicuous fat man.

What is the position of this fat man? Director of the production department? Obviously not, Dingtian is also a supervisor.

Could it be that the situation is not the same as expected?

Brewster didn't pay much attention to it, and said directly: "As for me, on behalf of Shahai Entertainment, I will talk to you about the script buyout." ”

Julian Simpson frowned: "You're just going to buy out the script?"

"If Ms. Simpson is willing to sell, Shahai Entertainment is willing to buy out all the rights to the script, and given that you are a member of the Writers Guild, Shahai Entertainment is willing to pay $25,000 to buy it out," Brewster said. ”

Hearing this price, Julian Simpson's face instantly gloomy, these Hollywood companies are too arrogant, and even the extremely reputable Shahai Entertainment is not much better.

Inspiration and creativity are so worthless?

This is almost touching the minimum price of the scripts set by the Writers Guild.

"I'm sorry. Julian Simpson cleaned up his mood and quickly returned to normal, saying: "Thank you very much for the appreciation of Shahai Entertainment, but I can't accept such a price. ”

Brewster offered only the lowest price, and the license price he received was well over $25,000.

But he didn't raise the price easily, which was also not conducive to negotiations: "Ms. Simpson, if you have any requirements, you can put them forward. ”

Julian Simpson understands that there is still room for negotiation.

Selling the copyright of the script separately is not in her interests.

Julian Simpson tentatively said, "Mr. Brewster, Superstorm is not just a script in my hands, it's a film project. She pulled out the preliminary plan for filming and production and put it in front of Brewster: "This is my preliminary plan......

Brewster flipped through it.

Julian Simpson added: "I hope to work with Sand Sea Entertainment on the film project 'Superstorm'. ”

Brewster didn't look much at it, flipped through it for a while, closed the plan, and asked, "Ms. Simpson wants to be the director and producer of this project?"

Julian Simpson smiled: "Yes, this is a prerequisite for cooperation. ”

Brewster lightly tapped his fingers, this is completely inconsistent with the company's plan, and the superior explained to him very directly that the company purchased this script for the time being to enrich the script library, and there will be no shooting and production plans in the short term.

"This project, from the initial idea to the completion of the script, was completed by me. Julian Simpson is also fighting for herself: "I'm the one who knows Superstorm best, and I've worked as a director and producer before......"

Brewster interrupted her: "Ms. Simpson, Shahai Entertainment can pay $30,000 to buy out your script. ”

Julian Simpson took a deep breath, suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said: "It is a prerequisite for cooperation that I will be the director. ”

She took a step back and stopped talking about the producer.

"I'm very sorry. Brewster said directly: "Shahai Entertainment is just interested in the script of "Super Storm". ”

At this point, the negotiations inevitably developed in the direction of collapse.

Julian Simpson was quite disappointed, but Brewster still left a little leeway, took out his business card and put it in front of Julian Simpson: "Ms. Simpson, you can think about it again when you go back, and if you change your mind, you can contact me at any time." ”

Although he didn't want to take the business card, considering that it was a road after all, Julian Simpson put away the business card: "I hope you can also think about it, I am very sincere in cooperation." ”

has made a lot of psychological presuppositions before, but in the face of Shahai Entertainment, a first-class production company in the industry, Julian Simpson still unconsciously puts himself in the position of a weakling.

The negotiations ultimately failed to reach any results, and Julian Simpson was inevitably disappointed when he arrived on the first floor of the Relativity Building.

Fortunately, I had made some psychological preparations beforehand, and I was not hit.

Stepping out of the Relativity Building, getting into the car, talking to the agent on the phone, and briefly talking about the situation, Julian Simpson started the car and prepared to leave Century City.

The phone rings suddenly.

Julian Simpson flipped out his phone and looked at it, it was an unfamiliar number.

After connecting, an unfamiliar man's voice said, "Hello, Ms. Simpson, I'm the deputy director of Twentieth Century Fox Film Production......"

After a phone call, Julian Simpson started the car, and it didn't take even five minutes to arrive at the Fox Building, also in Century City.

Soon, she was in the building to meet the deputy superintendent who had just called.

At this time, Julian Simpson is completely gone, and he looks shrewd and full of confidence.

"Shahai Entertainment was desperate to work with me, and they were willing to invest $150 million in the project 'Superstorm'!" Twentieth Century Fox approached her for a film project, and Julian Simpson retreated: "I can't think of any more reason to work with Twentieth Century Fox?"

The deputy director got the news that Julian Simpson had just come out of Sand Sea Entertainment, so he confirmed the authenticity of the rumored news: "Ms. Simpson, Twentieth Century Fox is a traditional Hollywood big company, and the advantages are not comparable to that of a newly emerging company like Relativity Entertainment. ”

Julian Simpson has a decent smile on his face, and he has long calculated in his heart that the relationship between Relativity Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox is very poor, even hostile, and everyone in Hollywood knows that there must be a great barrier to communication between the two, which will lead to a poor flow of information.

Moreover, she did discuss cooperation with Shahai Entertainment.

But the specific content, Twentieth Century Fox should not know.

The relationship between Relativity Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox, even if Relativity Entertainment openly denies it, maybe Twentieth Century Fox will think that it is setting off smoke bombs.

These could be the capital of her negotiations with Twentieth Century Fox.

The first communication and exchange between the two sides lasted for two hours, and although no agreement was reached, there was a preliminary intention to cooperate.

Twentieth Century Fox has the success of "The Day After Tomorrow" in the past, and attaches great importance to climate disaster films, and Hurricane Katrina has just passed, and the storm will be one of the hot spots of social attention for a long time to come.

The biggest disagreement between the two sides is over Julian Simpson's role as director and producer.

But Twentieth Century Fox looked at her resume and was not entirely unacceptable, after all, she had a successful experience directing films.

Investing in a movie is risky in itself, and in a way, Twentieth Century Fox is more adventurous than Ronan and Relativity Entertainment.

Ronan has a special experience, and if he doesn't make good use of it, it's purely because of his head, and the same is true for choosing a director, a director with enough resume or a director who has left an impression on him is the first choice.

A type like Julian Simpson, definitely with caution.

According to Ronan's vision, if you want to shoot a movie with a script like "Super Storm", you must invest a lot and produce it.

For a production of this scale, the director is very important.

Brewster's report of the negotiations quickly shifted to Ronan, who only read it and decided to abandon the Superstorm script.

Just buy the script, even if you pay tens of thousands of dollars more, with the current strength and funds of Shahai Entertainment, it doesn't matter.

But using Julian Simpson as director could involve hundreds of millions of dollars in investment.

"Cancel it. Ronan instructed Connie: "This batch of recommended projects focuses on "Zombie Paradise" and "Shameless". ”

John Wilson and the people from the legal department have made initial contact with the British side, and it is not the first time that Hollywood has remade a British film and television series, and the British side has no intention of refusing, and also hopes to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment, and the only thing that can affect the cooperation between the two sides is the copyright licensing fee.

As for "Zombie Paradise", the copyright has been in the hands of Shahai Entertainment, and relevant preparations will be launched soon.

Connie answered and asked, "What about the second blacklist plan?"

"Put it in December. "Tell George Clint that the program shouldn't run too often, and that the earliest is to send an email to participants every quarter," Ronan said. ”

Connie jotted it down, then said, "I got a message from Endeavour Elite Brokerage about Julian Simpson. ”

Ronan knew that Connie couldn't say this for no reason: "Specifics?"

"It's been revealed to us that Julian Simpson has reached a preliminary agreement with Twentieth Century Fox, and Twentieth Century Fox is very likely to invest in Superstorm," Connie said. ”

Ronan asked, "Twentieth Century Fox agreed to those conditions?"

"Turned down Julian Simpson as a producer. Connie said, "But you could consider her as the director." ”

She looked at Ronan: "The news comes from a producer who is good friends with Julian Simpson, he is currently working on the crew of "Lost", and according to what he knows, the reason why Twentieth Century Fox found Julian Simpson was precisely because we took a fancy to "Superstorm". ”

Ronan couldn't help but shake his head: "Twentieth Century Fox, this is our corner digging addiction." ”