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It took five days for Ronan to finalize the negotiations with James Wong, and the two parties formally signed the director's employment agreement.

James Wong is the director of "Human Eradication Project" and is paid $300,000 and does not involve post-production.

This has already been agreed, and it does not take time, but it is a small matter that is really time-consuming.

For example, during the work period of the crew, it is necessary to provide special car service for the director, the director has an independent office or rest room in the studio, and the corresponding nanny car must be equipped when going out on location; under the same conditions, the crew should give priority to hiring the behind-the-scenes staff recommended by the director; and the director has the priority to choose the equipment within the price framework of the crew.

For these alone, Ronan had to argue with Edward for two days, and finally marked seventeen articles on the contract.

This is not an exaggeration, in the Hollywood environment, James Wong and Edward's requirements are not excessive, like first- and second-tier directors, similar to this kind of clause can be as many as forty or fifty or even hundreds.

Some are so demanding that they even have clear regulations for food, drinking water and bed linen covers for hotels.

Ronan had been a small producer in his previous life, so he didn't care very much about these side effects, as long as he didn't go too far, what he really cared about was the actual power within the crew.

He talked with Edward for three days, and on the basis of appropriate compromise, he took the final decision into his own hands.

For example, James Wong has the right to suggest actors, but the decision is in the hands of the producer; the director can participate in post-production, and the post-editing power still belongs to the producer; the producer is not allowed to interfere with the director's normal shooting, but has a veto power over the director's shots.

It's producer-centric Hollywood, and directors are subject to producer restraint unless they are to the extent of James Cameron and Steven Spielberg.

At the same time, another contract was signed.

Shahai Entertainment bought out all the rights to the script of "Death is Coming" in the hands of James Huang and Glenn Morgan for $5,000, including the sequel rights and peripheral development rights.

James Wong and Glenn Morgan are both members of the Writers Guild, which now sets a minimum buyout price of $4,500 to $50,000 for a script, a price range that is proportional to the investment in the project.

After the 2008 Writers Strike, the minimum buyout price for the Writers Guild will rise to $30,000 to $90,000.

In the iron triangle of screenwriters, actors and directors, whether it was before, now, or in the future, the screenwriter is the saddest one.

Hollywood's union that launched a strike against the Producers' Union was never the Writers' Union, but as soon as the Actors and Directors Union strike appeared, the Producers Union quickly negotiated a settlement with them, and the Writers' Union's strike intentions turned into a real general strike every time.

In 1988, the Writers Guild went on strike and signed a new agreement with the Producers' Union for 20 years, but after 20 years, the screenwriters wanted to fight for more, but the Producers Union flatly refused, so they had to strike again.

The contract stipulates that James Wong will direct the project himself and serve as a co-producer, while Glenn Morgan will also serve as an executive producer in addition to the writer.

No one is a fool, and James Wong and Glenn Morgan agreed to sell out the script at a low price in order to get more power and have more say in the filming and production of "The Grim Reaper."

In other ways, Ronan might do everything possible to suppress James Wong's power, but this project gives James Wong far more power than the Human Eradication Project.

In fact, as long as he holds the final editing right and the veto right, James Huang will not be able to turn the sky upside down.

Ronan will never relax the supervision of James Wong just because he is a Chinese director, or even send money and power, so what's the difference between being a fool?

Business is business.

The contract stipulates that "The Grim Reaper" has a minimum budget of no less than $6 million, and preparations will begin after the release of "The Human Eradication Project".

No way, Ronan has no money in his hands now, according to James Wong's initial plan, a simple film like "Human Removal Project" is enough for three to four months from preparation to completion of filming, or even shorter.

Ronan couldn't touch the money in the stock market.

So, his eyes are on Abu Dhabi again.

As long as "Human Eradication Project" can be released smoothly, and the Arab characters in it are positive images, presumably the bigwigs in Abu Dhabi will be more satisfied.

He, an old friend of the Emirati people, can go to Abu Dhabi to meet his friends.

Everyone is a good friend, so we always have to get together from time to time to talk about feelings and catch up on old times.

But it would be a bit stupid to refinance "Human Eradication Project" if it is not released.

Just like he did the first time, he always had to bring something convincing.

After getting the director, Ronan still hasn't relaxed at all, there are a lot of things to do at work, and he can't relax at the level of study.

He came back a second time after buying a dozen books, and returned to the USC Film School again to ask his former mentor, Professor Johnson, about some production questions.

Professor Johnson, who is nearly 60 years old, worked in Hollywood for many years before moving to USC to teach, where he had a significant number of behind-the-scenes roles with whom he had teacher-student relationships.

This relationship network, which was originally thrown down by Anderson Jr., Ronan not only picked it up, but also carefully maintained it.

Shahai Entertainment needs talents.

Fortunately, he is not alone, and now he has helpers.

After Shahai Entertainment recruited, it expanded to ten employees, all of whom have more than three years of experience in the industry, and all of these people will join the crew.

Of course, everyone's salary and even expenses are all included in the cost of the film.

Mary was in charge of the finances, and making a good account was a top priority.

Robert Lee got the location on set, and in a suburban town north of the San Fernando Valley, he negotiated a house.

The house, which is often used by companies in the San Fernando Valley to shoot messy films, was beautifully renovated inside and out, and Robert Lee negotiated a lease for the third week of May so that the crew could use it for location.

George Clint negotiated a small studio with Warner Studios to rent it from mid-April to mid-July.

With the director and the venue, the recruitment of other behind-the-scenes staff can be carried out on a large scale, and Ronan duly respected James Wong's opinion and hired the candidates he recommended on a large scale when the pay was similar.

James Huang has been in Hollywood for more than ten years, and has worked in three TV crews for a long time, and has met many related practitioners.

The combination of familiar human hands is also conducive to shooting.

Since "Human Eradication Project" is going to be made, Ronan certainly wants a successful and excellent film.

In the Warner Studios studio, Ronan walks out talking to James Wong.

"I've been to the location and it's in good condition. James Wong said: "I'm working on a shooting plan and I'll be submitting the full version of the plan by Friday at the latest. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Yes." ”

James Wong asked, "Have you seen the storyboard?"

"I've seen it. Ronan said directly: "Arrange it as you envisioned." ”

In fact, most of the scene layout prepared by the crew in the early stage was handed over to James Wong.

Ronan can see it very clearly, don't look at James Huang has never been a film director, and when it comes to his actual ability on the set, he is much better than him.

Moreover, the producer is in charge of the overall situation, rather than wasting energy on a subdivided work project.

Approaching the door of the studio, Ronan asked, "Have you chosen the camera equipment?" ”

James Wong said: "I'll give her the details tomorrow. ”

The two walked out of the small studio, and suddenly heard a rumbling sound from a large studio next door, the sound was very loud and audible.

"Which crew is next to it?" asked James Wong with a frown.

"A TV crew called Roswell. Ronan has understood: "I've been filming action scenes recently. Don't worry, I specifically asked that they will end the filming of action scenes in early May and switch to filming location scenes, which will not have an impact. ”

He thought for a moment and said, "Once you make a plan, we'll start recruiting actors." ”

After a few more words to James Wong, Ronan walked towards the crew parking lot, and just came to the car, the mobile phone rang, and it turned out to be a call from Carmen Keys.