"Warner Bros. 20 million yuan plus 6% box office dividends. ”

On the night of the "Gravity" box office estimate on Friday, without even waiting for the exact value, Kevin Tsujihara simply signed it neatly, giving the green light to "Interstellar", officially confirming the third collaboration between Lanli and Warner Bros.

Then things entered a high-speed development stage, and in less than three hours, Lanli, which was being promoted in New York, had completed the signing of the contract and officially confirmed the franchise, and at the same time, Christopher Nolan also officially confirmed the start time.

Perhaps, Kevin Tsujihara is not a Barry Meyer-style resolute decisive, but after careful consideration, he is always able to make decisions and make the most appropriate choices for the current situation, even if it is admitting his mistakes and shortcomings. This is also the reason why Time Warner's parent group is willing to tolerate Kevin's arbitrariness after taking office.

This time, Kevin didn't miss his opportunity.

The "Interstellar" crew is very low-key and introverted, and there is no news about the signing of Lan Li, because director Christopher hopes that the whole project can be kept low-key, and even filmed in secret, to create a more relaxed creative environment for the crew as much as possible.

But the news still can't be hidden from the ears and eyes of those who have a heart.

After Ron Mayer told the truth, he fell silent again, lost in his own musings.

Although Universal Pictures seems stingy, like Grande, as soon as the topic of production costs is concerned, it has become constrained, and it has missed the opportunity to join forces with DreamWorks because of this, and has been criticized by Hollywood so far, and now the production direction of the entire film company is still dominated by low-budget comedy.

But Ron Meyer also can't say that there is not enough Wall Street capital injection, and they can't be as big as Warner Bros., and this time they chose to join forces with Legendary Pictures, hoping that Thomas's Wall Street capital chain can create more cost space for Universal Pictures and usher in a new development situation.

In fact, Ron Meyer, like former Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer, is a tyrant. They will never be soft on decision-making at critical moments, and there is no room for maneuver between resolute and decisive actions.

Aside from everything else, it can be seen that between Lan Li and Diesel, Ron Mayer chose to support the latter. Once the choice and decision were made, even though Lan Li had soared, even though Diesel had repeatedly made trouble, Ron Mayer still gave his full support, which also made Diesel desperate for Universal Pictures.

So, now what about the Blue Gift?

"What?" Thomas was caught off guard by the killing, and the exclamation blurted out like this, "Damn Kevin Tsujihara! Fuck him/fuck Kevin Tsujiwara!"

Although such a complaint was very childish, Thomas couldn't help it, and when he recalled the situation of the whole situation in his mind, he cursed again, "Hell!"

In the same situation, if it were other studios, then Thomas would like to hear that even if Universal's Grandet image would be criticized again, it would not be harmful, anyway, it was not the first time, but now it was Warner Bros., and Thomas had begun to get angry, angry.

However, after all, Thomas is also a top person who has seen countless winds and waves, and after the emotional turmoil in an instant, he gradually calmed down, and the details of everything quickly went through in his mind, "Then we will give up Lan Li." ”

In a flash of light, Thomas had already figured out a solution.

"From the very beginning, we had no intention of working with Blue Lane, so there was no question of Warner Bros. getting a head start. Remember, we gave up in advance. Thomas's gaze refocused, "You see, the result of Lan Li and Warner Bros. is six percent, but for us it is ten percent, his sincerity is obviously not enough, why do we choose to retreat and compromise?"

"If necessary, we can release the news to the media, because of Lan Li's greed, which forced this cooperation to not be able to reach this time, we can get out of the way, and then start to re-select the co-actors. From beginning to end, we will not suffer any condemnation and blindness. Just by talking, Thomas's blueprint in mind was immediately complete.

In terms of the ability to reverse right and wrong, Thomas is really a master.

Lan Li and Warner Bros. negotiated cooperation, it has never been a deep secret, and the competition between Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. has always existed, and Andy has also proposed the salary condition of "5% box office dividend", but Thomas refused to compromise and agree.

The only difference is that in the face of the same opportunity, Warner Bros. took the lead, and Lan Li was not aggressive, and the 6% box office dividend condition was officially implemented in black and white, while Universal Pictures is still waiting and watching, even now that the opening weekend box office data has been officially released, Thomas is still struggling with it.

Lanli once again raised its bargaining chips, although there are reasons for "gravity", but it is more of a means of protest. As the top actor in North America now, he deserves better treatment.

Actually, Thomas knows this, he just needs a step.

But Steven recklessly pierced Thomas's mask, "Mr. Tool, let's be clear, even if this cooperation is not possible, it is Lan Li who refuses, not us. Hollywood knows that if you want to talk to yourself, it's not just the three of us who will watch the jokes. ”

These words are really merciless.

"Steven. Frank whispered a reminder that at least they should keep the peace on the surface, and that it wasn't time to tear their faces off yet.

Steven didn't want to continue to pull, sat up straight, the lazy image just now had completely disappeared, and his face revealed a fierceness, "I'm just saying that among the six major Hollywood studios, there are not a hundred or eighty projects that want Lan Li to join and cooperate, but Lan Li has made it clear that he is willing to join, only 'Jurassic Park'." He nodded for the sake of my face. ”

At the Oscar night at the beginning of the year, Steven personally went out to inquire about Lan Li, which made Universal Pictures stand out from the fierce competition. But who knows, they have the advantage, but they still play a good hand to the ground.

"Even if we now have a cooperation agreement with Lanli, we have to wait. First the Warner Bros. project, then the Disney dubbing project, only God knows how long we will be able to rehearse. ”

To put it simply, it is Lan Li who now holds the initiative.

In the process of salary negotiations between Johnny Depp and "Pirates of the Caribbean" and Robert Downey Jr. and "Iron Man", both parties must grasp a measure and bottom line, if the work leaves the actors, it is bound to face the danger of restarting the series and losing its soul, and the film company will inevitably need to make concessions, but conversely, if the actors leave the production, they are far from having much choice.

But Lan Li is different.

Without any film project, "Blue Rite-Hall" is still the same Blue Rite-Hall, and conversely, any film project with the joining of Blue Rite will have a different influence and expectations. The current Blue Rite is like the level of Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise and Will Smith when they were at their peak, or even better.

In the short time that Thomas has been going back and forth, the "Jurassic Park" reboot project and the Blue Rite are drifting apart.

"But...... What do I know? I'm just an old man making movies, and those mathematical formulas are alien words to me. I'm here now, I hope Lan Li joins, even if it's 30 million base salary plus box office dividends, I think it's worth it, but the specific decision is in your hands. ”

"You can give up the blue ceremony, I have nothing to say, and I will not sit in protest. Anyway, this time I'm just a guest producer, so I won't interfere too much with the crew. ”

Steven formally put his attitude and opinion here, and then stood up, "The rest of the discussion is still slowly unfolding for you helmsmen who have mastered the money bags." I'll quit first. ”

Without stopping, Steven strode out of the conference room.

Frank then stood up and smiled, "Steven is still that Steven." He joked, but he didn't excuse his old friend - Steven doesn't need to excuse him now, he can play big names blatantly, "Regarding Lan Li's contract, I think that 20 million plus 10 percent of the dividend is a reasonable condition." That's my opinion. ”

Then, Frank slowly left the conference room and followed in the direction Steven had left.

In the blink of an eye, only Thomas and Ron Meyer were left in the huge conference room.

Thomas Che could feel the anger burning in his chest, but he controlled his emotions and looked at Ron Meyer, "What do you think?"

Ron Meyer didn't answer immediately, just muttered for a moment, "I decided to say yes." Then, he raised his eyes to meet Thomas's gaze, "So, do you still decide to continue with this project?"

Legendary Pictures works with Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures in the same way.

According to the film projects they offer, Thomas makes judgments and choices, selects the works that he is optimistic about, and then invests in them by Legendary Pictures, which are shot by the former Warner Bros. and now Universal Pictures, and those that Thomas is not optimistic about, he can choose to give up the investment and have Universal Pictures inject funds themselves.

André Hamilton's Sisyphus Pictures actually operates on the same model.

In the face of Ron Meyer's decision, Thomas's words were stuck.

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