"You arrived earlier than expected. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Lance stood up and greeted himself with a smile, all thoughts in his mind were hidden, and he put that mask back on, and he was the fearless Shameless Basterd again, talking and laughing at everything. "It really caught me off guard, and I hope I'm not rude."

First Jerry Bruckheimer, then Eric McClad, Lance shook hands with each of them and received them warmly, seemingly more friendly than ever. This made Eric shake his head with a wry smile in his heart, the more friendly Lance is, the trickier it is, and it seems that he will face another tough battle today.

Last time, the negotiations between the two sides on the cooperation project of "Pirates of the Caribbean" broke up unhappily, Lance refused the guide, and at the same time, the lion opened his mouth to ask for a 5% dividend for the script, which directly led to the collapse of the negotiations, and Jerry was even more angry and emotionally out of control.

In the face of such humiliation, Jerry naturally would not give up, and he made a decision on the spot and refused to cooperate with Lance, from director to screenwriter. "Pirates of the Caribbean" returned to square one, using the original cast of the first part, and continued to create the next two sequels, and Lance was completely eliminated from the plan.

But surprisingly, both Robert Iger and Michael Eisner objected.

Robert is also excusable, he didn't want the original team to continue to build, Lance was the candidate he pushed out at the beginning, and now it is difficult to ride a tiger, and he asks to continue to promote the cooperation with Lance, which is an expected choice; But Michael unexpectedly objected, and even directly refuted Jerry's face, and asked to adopt Lance's script without turning around, and in front of Michael's strength, Jerry was speechless.

Later, Robert seems to be aware of Michael's machinations and plans to switch sides, deciding to support Jerry - intending to really bring the original "Pirates of the Caribbean" team into his camp. But there was infighting within the board, with a small group of people standing up against the proposal, to be precise, against Michael; But others think that they have managed to pass the proposal, agreed to narrow the story framework of the sequel, and now abandon the proposal, not only complicating things, but also believing that the quality of the film is likely to fall short of expectations.

In particular, the excellent box office performance of "Sin City" has tilted the balance of controversy. "Sin City" showed the strongest performance at the most opportune time, once again proving Lance's ability as a director and screenwriter, and the box office appeal is even more eye-catching.

In the face of the power struggle, what is more important is the struggle of interests.

So, after going around in a circle, Jerry sat down opposite Lance again, and the scene seemed familiar. Rao is Jerry's skin is as thick as a city wall, and he is also a little awkward at this time, and the threshold in his heart is stumbling.

"So, what is the matter with your visit in person today? On the phone, you refused to give any details, which made me extremely curious. After the greetings, Lance asked with a smile.

Looking at Lance's smile, Jerry just wanted to punch him hard, but his face that asked so knowingly was like a slap in the face, and the shame swept over. Gritting his teeth faintly, Jerry suppressed the restlessness in his heart and showed a relaxed smile, "Happy event, of course happy event." Now I'm afraid the whole of Hollywood is wondering when your next work will come. ”

In fact, this is secretly pursuing Lance, and the success of "Sin City" is in everyone's eyes.

Lance chuckled twice, without modesty, and accepted the compliment calmly. Jerry only felt a clump in his chest, but he didn't show it, and continued, "What do you think of the two 'Pirates of the Caribbean' sequels?" ”

Lance raised an eyebrow and said in surprise, "I thought we had reached an agreement, and my next schedule was not suitable......"

Jerry was stunned, "I thought you didn't have any projects on hand now." The last time Lance said that, he took it for granted that it was the "Superman Returns" project, which is no secret in Hollywood.

However, last month, the "Superman Returns" project officially started filming, and the director was Brian Singh, not Lance, as people think. This incident has caused a lot of discussion in the circle, and almost everyone thinks that Lance's taking over the guide tube is a foregone conclusion, especially given the success of Sin City.

Lance chuckled, "I'm still working on that new project and polishing the script, so it's really not appropriate for a short period of time." The last time he refused, Lance never said that the project he had in hand was "Superman Returns", it was nothing more than Jerry's wishful thinking.

Jerry thought of this possibility, and then thought that Lance might be deliberately making excuses to excuse himself, which made his facial muscles twitch a little. However, Jerry also knows that although it has only been such a short time since the last meeting, a "Sin City" has changed a lot, and Lance is now an important character to be reckoned with.

"Oh, that's a shame." Jerry could only suppress the indignation in his heart, with a suffocating expression, "But I think we can still adopt your script." Lance's eyes widened and he looked puzzled, and Jerry quickly explained, "We really like your script, everything from the frame to the lines is excellent. Johnny called me last time and was full of praise for the script, and we had an in-house script exercise and everyone was very satisfied. So, as a sign of respect, we'll be using your script in the form of dividends. ”

Completely different from the last time, Jerry first praised Lance, and then offered to take the form of dividends, as if they were the ones who took the initiative.

Jerry wanted to keep his face decent, Lance had no problem at all, and he cooperated with Michael in the first place to teach Robert and Jerry a good lesson, and then recoup some interest. If the cooperation can really be reached, he doesn't mind extorting a sum from Disney; But if the cooperation can't be reached, he also has to hold the script to mediate, delaying enough time - and after there is money, he will completely reject them and cheat them again.

Of course, if you have a choice, Lance is still very happy to share the dividends - the North American box office of the two sequels of "Pirates of the Caribbean" adds up to 700 million, even if it is only one percent of the box office dividends, it is 7 million.

"Wow, that's something I didn't expect." Lance was flattered and greatly satisfied Jerry's self-esteem, "However, what is the specific number of dividends?" ”

Jerry couldn't help choking, it reminded him of the last encounter, and the feeling of satisfaction just now vanished, "We want to show enough sincerity, after all, you are the Oscar winner." Jerry perked up and put his top hat on Lance again, "I'm afraid there are quite a few studios that want to adopt your script now, and it's really exciting that we can get a head start." After talking a lot of nonsense, and after going around in a circle, Jerry said in a veiled manner, "0.5 percent." Trust me, it's definitely a number you're happy with, and you have to have faith in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' sequel, but also in yourself. ”

At 0.5 percent, even if the North American box office of the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean" is only 300 million, this is 1.5 million. Objectively speaking, such a reward is already very good for Lance, not to mention, Lance knows that the North American box office of the two sequels is not only for this reason.

But Lance wasn't so easy to fool, he chuckled and shook his head, "Jerry, I'm not a professional screenwriter, but I don't know anything either. Three percent, that's my bottom line. "Negotiations were originally about shouting prices and paying back the money, before Lance shouted five percent, which was deliberate, and today he shouted three percent, the same, to test Disney's bottom line.

Sure enough, Jerry's smile stiffened, and he was not only surprised that Lance shouted the price without warning, like a hawker setting up a stall; And unexpectedly Lance actually raised the price so high, although 0.5% is indeed not the upper limit of Disney, but the confidence shown by Lance really embarrassed him.

"You know it's impossible for this price." Jerry told the truth, a three-percent dividend means that as long as the box office exceeds 100 million, the screenwriter's salary can reach 3 million, and if you use the buyout price to calculate, this is the price of the top screenwriter in the circle. Of course, the difference between buyouts and dividends is that the upper limit of dividends is higher, and screenwriters who can get three percent dividends in Hollywood at present, two hands are enough, and Lance definitely did not reach such heights.

Lance spread his hands and said innocently, "I thought my script was worth the price." ”

Eric sat next to him and gasped, he could clearly feel that Lance was not joking, although Lance's expression was always friendly and kind, but the toughness of his attitude was rare, and his confident, calm, nonchalant posture left little room for negotiation. This gave Eric the illusion that Lance had done it on purpose, but he soon denied the possibility: how could Lance have deliberately angered Jerry, let alone the Disney behind Jerry.

Jerry also found it difficult to continue the negotiation, he opened his mouth, but found that in the face of Lance's smile, he had no choice but to change the conversation, "Are you sure that this matter does not need to be discussed by the agent?" ”

"Is there a difference?" Lance's sentence was directly blocked, even if it was an agent talk, it would eventually require the artist's nod and agreement.

Although Lance's words are correct, such a stiff response is really unpleasant. Jerry exhaled quietly, and finally suppressed the emotions in his heart, trying to remain polite, "We will go back and discuss it and get back to you as soon as possible." ”

"Of course." Lance smiled widely, "I hope we can work together, I can't wait." ”

Jerry smiled as well, but inside he gritted his teeth and raised his middle finger. (To be continued.) )