Hearing Cameron's words made Jonas feel very amused.

The script he got was still the first draft, and the script he revised was the script of a movie that Cameron had filmed. All the changes were actually originally perfected by Cameron.

At such times, it is not surprising that Cameron considers Jonas his bosom friend.

Of course, Jonas did not have the idea of using the other party's achievements as his own bargaining chips and then negotiating with the other party.

The common purpose between him and Cameron is to make the movie good and make the movie successful.

As for the conflict of interests, he didn't want to get involved.

"Hello, Mr. Cameron, I don't know if this script is yours or this Ms. Hurd. ”

Cameron smiled mildly, "Actually, I conceived this script and gave it to Jill. ”

Jonas laughed: "It seems that we should be grateful for love, if there is no love, there is no such whimsical script." ”

Everyone laughed, and Jonas took his seat.

After Jonas sat down, Cameron said, "Actually, I was inspired by the sci-fi TV series "Alien Bounds" in the sixties, so I created this script......"

Cameron hadn't realized it yet, but Alain Ryder's smile quickly froze. "James, are you sure?"

The smile on Cameron's face also disappeared, and he hesitated for a moment before saying, "The idea for the robot Skynet came from the episode "Soldier", and the idea of the construction of the robot came from the episode "The Devil with the Glass Hand". ”

"Hell, why didn't you say it earlier. Alain Ryder grumbled, quickly adjusting his mood. "I'm sorry, I lost my temper. Fortunately, it's not too late. Frank, I need you to go back to the company immediately and find out who wrote "Alien Bounds" and who owns the copyright to the script. ”

Frank, one of his retinues, heard his command and immediately complied, pulling out the key as he walked out.

Cameron looked at his girlfriend, and the two men held hands together. "Is the problem serious?"

Alain Ryder's mood had calmed down. "A little, but not very big, it would be nice to pay the copyright owner at most. ”

Jonas found an opportunity to say: "There is only a small amount of infringement, and it will not affect the copyright of your script." I think let's talk about the script first. ”

Alain Ryder said, "Jonas, I've arranged a place for the restaurant and requisitioned a small conference room. I think it's a good idea to have dinner and then focus on the script. ”

Jonas looked at Cameron and smiled, "I have no opinion. ”

Dinner was served with the famous Italian cuisine of the hotel's restaurant, where their predatory group received a lot of attention.

In particular, Alain Ryder, as the most powerful figure at the top of the pyramid in Hollywood, has people come to talk to him from time to time.

Jonas is a little transparent, and at most he nods politely when others greet Alain Ryder.

Jonas also met several of the more famous big stars of the era, and even his favorite Harrison Ford.

Today's Harrison Ford is one of Hollywood's top stars, and in a way, almost no one can compare to him.

Although Syllegro has made a lot of blockbuster movies, his image is too simple, and in terms of actors, he is far inferior to Harrison Ford with the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series and the "Star Wars" series.

In his previous life, Jonas watched the first Hollywood blockbuster he watched was "The Outlaw" starring Harrison Ford.

However, he did not show his enthusiasm, and in the eyes of everyone, he was a calm young man beyond the age limit, and it could even be said that he was a little cold.

This is, of course, due to the fact that Jonas is a time-traveler and has a proud mindset in the face of anyone.

Among them, Cameron and his girlfriend Jill are the most curious.

They received a call to talk to Fox about the script, but they didn't expect it to be the company's president, Alain Ryder, who came forward in person.

And what they didn't expect was that the decision-maker of their script turned out to be an eighteen-year-old child.

Until now, they still don't know what Jonas is, only Cameron thinks that Jonas, who can modify the script so much to his heart, is definitely worth paying attention to.

However, a young man who is still in high school is not looking forward to how much of a role he can play in the process of making a movie.

In his opinion, Jonas may be a second ancestor with a background, because he is a young man and is interested in science fiction themes, so he just picked his script.

Of course, there is a sense of closeness, but there is a sense of trust...... I can't mention it.

When I came to the small living room of the hotel, the topic quickly shifted from small talk during dinner to the script.

At this time, the other two scripts have been put away, and only Cameron's "Terminator" remains.

Gallant was the first to open the topic and said to Jonas: "According to our understanding, the Skynet concept that Cameron borrowed came from two episodes of the TV series "Alien Bounds" in '63. And the remake copyright of this script is in the hands of the original author, Harlan Ellison.

Before you went downstairs, I got Cameron in touch with him, and he had no problem with the adaptation and wouldn't talk too much. ”

Jonas nodded and said, "In other words, there won't be much dispute over copyright?"

"Yes. ”

"I don't know much about the filming process, and now that I've got that out of the way, shouldn't I be sure of the contract between Fox and Ms. Hurd, and will my discussion with Cameron now about the content of the script affect the ownership of the script?"

Gallant looked at Cameron and said: "Mr. Cameron's conditions are not harsh on the copyright of the script and the extension of the copyright, and the biggest difference is that Mr. Cameron insists on directing himself." And on this issue, your opinion will influence our decision, so your engagement with Mr. Cameron will be very important. ”

Jonas's brow furrowed unconsciously, he didn't want to be taken advantage of, but from the very beginning, he couldn't escape this kind of personnel chaos.

He knows very well in his heart that Alain Ryder is a very gambling person, and now he is involved and involved in decision-making, not to mention that Cameron has already made a movie independently and participated in the shooting of several movies, even if Cameron is a rookie director, he dares to fight.

And in the process, he can use various means to make the people of the opposing forces suffer.

However, if he wants to get the approval of Yannick and Macridge, he can't escape it, and he has to do it more perfectly.

The person in front of him is none other than Hollywood's future king of directors, so Jonas has enough confidence.

He groaned for a moment and decided to let go of the tangle. He raised his head, faced Cameron and said, "Mr. Cameron, it's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Jonas Hoffman, the commissioner of the investment production department of Fox Films. ”

Alain Ryder smiled and nodded, not disturbing their conversation, after Jonas said this, he now has only one identity, and that is the clerk of Fawkes.

Jonas definitely knows more about the movie "The Terminator" than the original author Cameron.

Cameron now only has a rough script and has not perfected many details, let alone a sequel.

But Jonas is different, he has seen several sequels, and probably remembers the plot.

What is more important is not the plot, because the plot can be adapted and perfected, and the structure and world presented by several movies are the most important.

Therefore, Jonas was the first to propose to modify the time period of the world controlled by the robot.

"The world of the future has to be pushed backwards, and now it's '83, and I think it's going to be pushed back at least until the middle of the next century. ”

Cameron held a pen in his hand, but couldn't write, and looked up and asked, "Is it necessary?"

"Of course it's necessary. This film is still a vague concept in your concept, but I think it's more important to build a complete world and structure. In those seventy years, we can build this film into a complete series of dozens of films. ”

Alain Ryder slapped his thigh and had to interject: "Jonas, I don't think it's necessary to talk about this issue, let's discuss it around the plot first." ”

Jonas shook his head and said, "If you want to make a movie into a big series, the most important thing is the complete structure, which is the premise of the content discussion. ”

Cameron didn't understand why there was infighting as soon as the topic began. But he understands that this infighting is in his favor.

Alain Ryder looked at Jonas, sighed and said, "Gallant, first draft a rough copyright and director contract. Jonas, wait for Mr. Cameron to sign the contract, and then we'll continue the discussion!"

Cameron and his girlfriend were immediately overjoyed, and although it was an initialed agreement, it was almost certain that Cameron would be in charge.

Things went so smoothly from the start that they looked at Jonas differently.

This is actually Jonas's purpose, since Alain Ryder wants to use him, then he naturally wants to let Alain Ryder know that he is a double-edged sword.

What's more, Cameron's identity as a director must first be determined in order to make the film successful. As for how the benefits are distributed between them, it is not Jonas who cares at all.

Jonas watched them argue for a long time before he finally settled on a rough copyright scope.

There is no doubt that the copyright of the script of "The Terminator" belongs to Cameron, but when it is made into a movie, the film copyright belongs to Fox.

The first Cameron did not have any additional income except for the director's remuneration and the screenwriter's remuneration.

There is no big objection on both sides of this point, because screenwriters are the bottom of Hollywood, and it is rare to get film copyrights and derivative rights.

The key question is in the sequel earnings in the follow-up......