Regarding the salary negotiation of Lan Li's joining the "Jurassic Park" restart project, Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall officially expressed their positions, and Ron Meyer officially nodded, but Thomas Toole was still playing tricks and scheming, and started a hand-to-hand confrontation with Andy Rogers, and it seemed that he still refused to compromise until the last minute.

As the CEO of Legendary Pictures, Thomas is able to maneuver among many of Wall Street's elites, is he really brainless?

Apparently not.

Now to recap the reasons why Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. parted ways. Not because of the uneven distribution of interests between the two parties, nor because of Kevin-Hara's exclusion of dissidents, but because Thomas's ambition blueprint failed to convince Kevin, the two sides broke up, and finally Thomas simply tore up the contract neatly and turned away.

Thomas wants more real power.

It's not just about sitting behind the screen and calculating and judging, which work to invest in and which to reject, but to be able to appear in front of the camera, truly become the producer of the crew, control the life and death of those top Hollywood actors, and go to the top of the pyramid of Vanity Fair.

It's like Frank Marshall.

To put it simply, Thomas is no longer satisfied with dealing with numbers, he needs to deal with characters, win more attention and presence with more exposure, he needs to become a real powerful person, like the director in "Truman's world", and control the lives of those actors.

The new Kevin Hara refused to dilute his rights, because he knew that Thomas was an ambitious man who would only interfere more and more in the future, and the last thing Kevin needed now was another thorn to challenge his authority, even if it was to lose the support of Legendary Pictures.

Thomas, who is sharpening his knife, also refuses to compromise again,-for-tat, uncompromised, Warner Bros. high-level turmoil is the best opportunity for him, and after missing it, there will be no more, either to get on the throne smoothly, or to take the opportunity to anger Kevin and terminate the contract, no matter what the answer is in line with his expectations.

In the end, the "breakup" between Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. can be said to be a complete tear in the face, rather than a peaceful letting go agreed upon by both parties, the scene is very ugly, and the friendly army directly becomes the enemy army.

When choosing Universal Pictures, Thomas had already emphasized his position and requirements to Ron Mayer, so in the negotiation process of the "Jurassic Park" restart project, Thomas was always tough, and Ron Meyer always compromised, because this is the first project that the two sides have decided to work on, and everything is valued by harmony.

Objectively speaking, Thomas had no intention of targeting Lan Li, but the timing just happened to have encountered an important turning point.

On the one hand, Thomas's refusal to be the one who opened the salary floodgates is definitely not a good start for his "producer" career; on the other hand, Thomas needs to grasp more voice and initiative, and formally establish his image as a powerful producer.

Although this is not a good description, Thomas does not mean to "kill chickens and set an example for monkeys". Even in the face of Warner Bros., Thomas dared to confront it head-on, let alone a blue gift?

Or to explain it from Thomas's point of view, it's just that Lan Li was unlucky to hit the muzzle of his own gun.

Therefore, even though Universal Pictures has held an internal meeting to determine the result, Thomas still did not release the water easily, and in the conversation with Andy, he clearly stated his position, further pressured, and showed his tough hand. But the problem is that Thomas uses Wall Street to determine his prestige, which is not necessarily popular in Hollywood.

At least Steven and Frank didn't buy it.

As early as after the end of the internal meeting of Universal Pictures, Steven sent an email to Lan Li, informing him of the ins and outs of the matter, and took the initiative to advise:

"If you end up refusing to participate in this production, I won't blame you for your decision. In fact, I think Thomas is missing respect for you, you should raise the price even further, and if there are negative rumors in the industry, I will clarify it for you myself. God, I'm really fed up with these Wall Street elites, always so self-righteous. Art is not a number. They should learn this. ”

Steven and two friends co-founded DreamWorks, which at its peak was the seventh-largest studio in Hollywood, but unfortunately ended up being sold in a split in large part because they rejected the funding and control of Wall Street giants.

Although DreamWorks has produced countless popular and box office hits, there are also many works that have failed at the box office, and there are problems in the funding chain, and follow-up investment and operation gradually began to fail to keep up, which led to the separation of the film department and the animation department in 2004, and later, in 2006, Paramount and Universal Pictures launched a rush to buy the film department, and Paramount later succeeded in winning.

In a circle, Steven and Thomas, who acted according to Wall Street, once again went head-to-head, and he was naturally full of complaints and dissatisfaction.

In fact, Lan Li didn't see the email for the first time, his habit still hasn't changed, the email is completely used as a garbage can, if it wasn't for Matthew helping to sort out the mail regularly when he learned the news, I'm afraid Lan Li is still in the dark now, but even if Lan Li can know the situation immediately, he won't care too much.

For the salary and "Jurassic Park", Lan Li has always maintained a relaxed and open mind: I am fortunate to have gained, and I have lost my life. In terms of the mentality of commercial films and art films, Lan Li still made corresponding adjustments

He is now open to all possibilities and different roles and scripts, and at the same time, the sense of urgency and tension is relatively relaxed, and there is always a next time to miss a role or a movie, so there is no need to rush too much. Slowly, he's starting to enjoy his career as an actor, and it's a nice challenge.

At this time, in the face of Andy's consternation, Lan Li shrugged his shoulders slightly, "Don't worry, I also know that it won't be long." Also, my news updates are not as timely as yours. ”

Andy only felt a dull pain in his head.

"So, what are the terms that Thomas is giving now? You just said that he agreed to your request, right?" Lan Li changed the subject with a smile on his face, and got back to business.

Andy let out a long breath to calm his mind and regain his composure, "Yes, he's nodded in agreement now, but I need to see more sincerity, otherwise I wouldn't recommend you to star in this production." In the future, when we actually start shooting, we will inevitably encounter more problems, and we must draw the bottom line now. ”

"What's more, the protagonist of 'Jurassic Park' was originally a dinosaur, if it weren't for Steven's relationship, I don't think you would have to participate at all, and it's just a supporting role in the movie, just like Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf in 'Transformers', running and running, nothing special. I think you deserve better. ”

"Who still remembers the actors who starred in Jurassic Park? All the images that come to my mind are Tyrannosaurus rex, and I don't remember anything else. Oh yes, Julianne Moore once starred in the third part, but even as a good actor for her, she was also drowned, wasn't she?"

"Steven said before that this time we still have to focus on the characters, but until now, the script has not reached our hands, how can we make a judgment? If they still go down the old path and focus all the focus on the dinosaurs, then there is no need for you to participate. ”

"Wait, you say, is it because of this that Thomas always thinks that such a salary is not cost-effective? The narrative focus of the movie must be on the dinosaurs, and they don't need to use big-name actors at all, just a handsome second- or third-tier guy, and that's enough. Is there still a shortage of actors like this in Hollywood? You can find a lot of them casually, which is why Thomas is so dissatisfied and then acts so tough?"

"No, I can't. I need to probe again, and if that's the case, then we can say no to Thomas right away, I mean officially!"

Andy can't help but start babbling and complaining now, you can really feel that he really has a lot of resentment about Thomas's behavior, and when Lan Li has given in again and again, Thomas is still getting an inch, which is really unlikeable, not to mention that Lan Li is no longer the same, he needs to be tougher.

But then Andy realized that it was only he who was speaking, and he didn't get a response at all, so he raised his head and looked at him, "What about your opinion?"

Lan Li made a look of serious thought, and then nodded, "Okay." ”

“…… You weren't thinking about it at all, were you?" Andy was already complaining, but Lan Li was noncommittal.

Andy shook his head helplessly, and could only continue, "I see. I'll leave it all to me, it's my job anyway, and your attention should have shifted to Interstellar now, and the Jurassic Park project has to stand on the back foot, right? You're already ready to move on to your next role, aren't you? ”

"No, the most important thing now is the propaganda work. Lan Li said seriously.

Andy gave a roll of his eyes in response, and the topic came to an end for the time being, Andy raised his head and looked left and right, muttering in a low voice, "Why is the pick-up staff so slow? This is not right, we have been here for almost an hour, how long are we going to stay here? ”

Before he could finish speaking, Nathan walked up to him, followed by two unfamiliar faces, who looked like they were the local staff.