Dean and Paul Greengrass have not yet been contacted, and production manager Andrew's initial contact with James Wong's agent, Edward, was first summarized on Ronan's side.

Edward turned down a $1 million offer. Andrew said to Ronan: "He thinks it's seriously not worth James Wong. ”

Ronan knew that James Wong was a big hit with two consecutive films, so he directly raised his salary from $300,000 to $1 million, but this $1 million obviously did not impress Edward and James Wong.

"What about their conditions?" Ronan asked.

Andrew briefly recalled and said: "Edward asked for the salary to be divided into two parts, the basic remuneration and the later share. He glanced at Ronan and continued, "The base remuneration also requires that it be implemented in phases like mainstream commercial film projects. ”

Ronan didn't speak, patiently listening to Andrew.

"If we asked James Wong to be involved in the crew from the pre-development stage, we would have to pay him $500,000 for development services. The main cost of filming labor from formal preparation to the end of filming is 2 million US dollars. Andrew listed them all: "The post-production cost is $500,000. ”

Ronan frowned slightly, independent films are not so particular, so it seems a little chaotic, commercial production projects have a roughly fixed mode of operation, the budget investment is higher, and the remuneration demanded by the director is also diversified.

As long as there is box office support like James Wong, commercial directors are far more confident than art film directors.

For example, in the early planning and pre-preparation stage, the independent film industry defaults to this as the director's own job, and the sooner the director intervenes in the crew, the producer will not pay more for it.

This is not the case with successful commercial directors, whose agents separate the pre-production and post-production phases and ask for a separate pay.

Edward seemed loyal, and he was no bad at all.

Andrew added: "Edward also asked for power in post-production, not for final editing, but for James Wong to have the power to decide the length of the film. ”

Ronan didn't think about it at all, and said directly: "This point is directly vetoed, and there is no possibility of talking." ”

In the hands of the director, the longer the movie must be, the longer the better, the longer the more clearly the director's intentions, if not restricted in this regard, the vast majority of directors can go to heaven, think about Peter Jackson in his previous life, how long is the director's cut of "The Return of the King"?

"There's also a late share. Andrew continued: "Edward is asking for a fifteen percent share of the total profits. ”

This is not particularly excessive, Ronan can roughly guess, and Edward also knows that with the level of James Wong, it is ridiculous to ask for an upfront box office share.

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "The profit share is okay, but it must be pressed within five percent." Basic Remuneration...... Keep it as low as possible, preferably no more than $2 million. These are premises, James Huang must at least sign two directing contracts with Shahai Entertainment, the sequel to "Human Eradication Plan" and "Death is Coming 2", and the salary and share of the latter part can be appropriately raised. ”

Even though James Wong's fame has a lot to do with Ronan, the sequel to "Human Eradication" and "Death Is Coming 2" will not bring James Wong artistic achievements and lofty film projects.

In this case, it is impossible for a famous director to give up his vital interests easily.

Hiring a well-known and successful director inevitably means a high salary.

Ronan said: "You continue to negotiate with Edward, and I will release the news to invite several other directors as candidates to exert appropriate pressure." Those director treatments such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, you look at and talk about it, as long as it is not too much, you should come down. ”

"Okay. Andrew got Ronan's instructions and understood where the bottom line was, "I see. ”

After Andrew said goodbye and left, Ronan wanted to call Edward at first, but after thinking about it, he gave up again.

At this time, let Andrew and Edward negotiate.

And he, the decision-maker, wants to show an attitude, and this directorial position does not have to be James Wong.

This is also the case.

Ronan wants to continue to use James Wong, also from a risk-averse perspective.

After simply taking care of the task at hand, Ronan dialed Paul Greengrass, who was not in Los Angeles but was back in England.

…………

In Surrey, England, Paul Greengrass was building a lawn when he received a call from Ronan.

"Paul, what's the stop?"

Standing at the door of her house, Margaret, the wife of Paul Greengrass, said loudly, "Go on, you must finish pruning today!"

Faced with his wife's lion-like shouts, Paul Greengrass ignored it, took out his mobile phone to connect, heard the familiar American English coming from inside, and simply turned off the lawnmower.

Margaret was a little strange, why didn't the roar work? Moving her footsteps, she was just about to teach the guy who wanted to turn the sky upside down, when she saw her husband, who had been depressed since returning from the United States, suddenly came back to life.

The originally depressed complexion instantly became ruddy, the corners of the drooping mouth were also curled, and the godless eyes were full of brilliance.

It's as if a walking dead suddenly has a soul!

Margaret had a bad feeling, could it be that Paul, a bastard, went to the United States and found another one?

Otherwise, why did I lose my energy after coming back, and I still loaded my mobile phone all day long, as if I was afraid of missing someone calling......

"Okay! No problem! I'm going to Los Angeles!" Paul Greengrass's voice suddenly rose sharply: "Mr. Anderson, I don't have any problems here, as long as it's an action movie that suits my style, I'll take it!"

This word reached Margaret's ears, and Margaret breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be a matter of work.

Paul Greengrass put away his phone, ignored the lawnmower, turned to his wife and yelled, "Go pack my bags, I'll book a plane ticket now!" I'll be back in half an hour, and then I'll go to London, and fly straight to Los Angeles!"

Margaret was momentarily unaccustomed to Paul Greengrass's loud voice and stood still.

Paul Greengrass's voice raised again: "Go! What is the stake! This is my future!"

Although she was a little dissatisfied with Paul Greengrass, Margaret heard that it was about the future, and all her dissatisfaction was suppressed, and she hurried back home, pulled out Paul Greengrass's suitcase, and began to pack her luggage.

Within twenty minutes, Paul Greengrass rushed back from outside, without saying a word, picked up his suitcase and left, Margaret hurried to the door, and saw that Paul Greengrass had already called a taxi.

All the dissatisfaction finally couldn't resist the worry, and Margaret shouted before Paul Greengrass got into the car: "Don't worry, be careful on the road!"

Paul Greengrass waved his hand, got in the car and left.

Rushing to London Heathrow Airport and changing his boarding pass, Paul Greengrass entered the departure hall, and his impatient mood finally calmed down.

After buying a bottle of mineral water and drinking a few sips, he smiled dumbly, he was almost fifty years old, and he was still like a hairy boy who had never seen the world.

But when I think of the action movie that Ronan Anderson said, I can't help but get anxious.

Paul Greengrass knows very well that the style that has been planned for many years can only be achieved by Hollywood, and even the best British film companies cannot make high-cost action movies without the support of Hollywood.

Those who fail once know how important opportunities are.

Paul Greengrass thought about Ronan = Anderson again, can you find a producer in other Hollywood companies who agrees with his style and strongly supports him like Ronan Anderson?

Can't say no, but it's too hard.

Ronan Anderson is young and bold, how many of those older producers are willing to give power to the director?

Thinking about it, Paul Greengrass feels that this is the best opportunity, and for him, isn't it the best way to prove himself by getting up from where he falls?

Finally, I got on the plane and arrived in Los Angeles without any problems.

Paul Greengrass didn't notify anyone, not even his agent Dean called, got off the plane and went straight to Burbank, where he met the young producer and film company owner who missed him all the way in the office of Shahai Entertainment.

"Mr. Anderson. Paul Greengrass looked at Ronan a little nervously.

"Coming so soon?" Ronan first pressed the hidden intercom button next to the table to get ready outside, and then looked at Paul Greengrass's tired face and said, "You go and rest first......

Paul Greengrass was anxious and said, "I'm not tired, let's talk about work first." ”

Ronan was not in a hurry at all, found out the original version and the first third of the script of "The Identity of Bourne", handed it to Paul Greengrass, and said: "We'll talk about it tomorrow, you go back and look at the original book and part of the adapted script first, and if you think it's appropriate, we'll talk about it." ”

Paul Greengrass saw Ronan's not eagerly attitude, and it was inevitable that he would beat the drum in his heart, I'm afraid he wasn't the only candidate, right?

Sure enough, before leaving the company, someone hurried over and was led into Ronan's office by the front desk.

"Directed by Greengrass. Suddenly someone called out to Paul Greengrass, it was George Clint, who had partnered with him: "Why did you come here today?"

Paul Greengrass smiled and said, "Mr. Anderson has something to discuss with me. ”

George Clint chatted with him for a while, Paul Greengrass's eyes looked at Ronan's office from time to time, and after a while, the guy who had gone in earlier came out of the office with a copy of "The Identity of Bourne" in his hand!

This is a contender.

When the man left, Paul Greengrass also said goodbye at the right time, in addition to the company, he first found a place to read the script, and the more he watched, the more energetic he became.

It's also a secret service genre, but it's much better than the previous one, and it works perfectly with his style.