readx;?“ Lance, what do you need to direct 'The Incredible Hulk'? After a brief greeting, Lang showed a rare decisiveness. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised. For a long time, Universal Pictures has given the impression of a small jasper, never moving fast, accompanying the last seat in the big six studios, occasionally bright spots, but embarrassed by big responsibilities, so Ron Meyer is also widely regarded as a leader who lacks courage. In the previous negotiations, whether to choose "Wanted" or "The Incredible Hulk", Lang has always wavered and hesitated.

Today, Lang has a very different outlook, but it's no coincidence that Universal Pictures was able to make history in 2015 with "Fast and Furious 7", "Jurassic World", "Minions with Big Eyes", "Pitch Perfect 2", "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Out of Compton" and other works all in unison.

"The right to edit the final editing, the right to choose the actors, 20% of the box office dividends, and, 150 million." Since it was rare for Lang to be neat and tidy, Lance was not polite, and directly reported his conditions simply and clearly.

Although the works of the Marvel Universe are all collaborations between Chaos Pictures, Marvel Studios, or Universal Pictures at the corporate level, the details are different, such as the distribution of the distribution link, such as the proportion of the production link, and so on. Companies are bound to negotiate and fight each other for power and profit. However, the company is the company, and Lance is Lance, and at this moment, Lance is fighting for his own interests as a director, producer, and screenwriter, and this part of the interests are borne by the production company - in other words, Chaos Pictures and the partner company share it.

Yes, Lance is now begging himself for wages - and Lang, of course.

Twenty percent of the box office dividends, considering Lance's three-time job, and the current top status of Lance in Hollywood, although a bit excessive, is still acceptable. After all, Lance has remained undefeated at the box office in all five films so far, and the script for "The Incredible Hulk" has been recognized by Universal Pictures.

Lang's way of thinking is different, according to objective conditions, 20% box office dividend is a fair number, but the reality is often not 100% relatively objective, such as now. The summer file has just been unveiled, and the prospect of "Fury Road" is unclear, once this work suffers a box office fiasco, Chaos Pictures' situation will fall to the bottom, or even on the verge of collapse, then it will join forces with Universal Pictures to cooperate with "The Incredible Hulk", which will become a lifesaver for Chaos Pictures' comeback, in other words, "The Incredible Hulk" is the insurance of "Fury Road".

Of course, some people will say that the "Fury Road" has succeeded, so how can it be calculated, Lance's value will inevitably rise, and it will be 25 percent by then.

However, it is this time difference that they are fighting for. Universal Pictures is gambling, and so is Chaos Pictures, so both sides have to take some risks.

"Fifteen percent." Lang cut off a quarter directly, and in terms of profit dividends, he showed the excellent quality of Universal Pictures "cherishing every penny".

"Huh." Lance chuckled, "Lang, you can talk slowly, I have a lot of time." Lance did not continue to bargain, but directly asked Lang to use a killer move.

Lang's mind raced.

"The Incredible Hulk" was mentioned by Lance, and it can be seen that Lang has a strong interest in this work, and he even took the initiative to write the script to show sincerity, which is really rare. So, how much sincerity does Lance have? How many companies are there in Hollywood that are eager to work with Lance?

Everyone has an account in their hearts, even if the "Fury Road" fails, Chaos Pictures may go bankrupt, but Lance will definitely not sink there, the company is the company, the individual is the individual, and there are still a lot of works in Hollywood that are willing to invite Lance to direct. Of course, Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures will definitely not give up the opportunity to fall into the ground, which is the fundamental reason why small and medium-sized studios are still standing on the sidelines, but Universal Pictures is not a small company, and they don't have to look at Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures at all.

Since Lang put the "wanted warrant" on the table the day after Oscar night, it means that he is ready to bear the consequences. Therefore, it is this gap that Universal Pictures needs to fight for, otherwise once the "Fury Road" succeeds, they really do not have an advantage in the competition with other companies.

Long couldn't help but think of Gail's evaluation just now, what if "The Incredible Hulk" also failed in the hands of Lance? Can Universal Pictures afford such consequences? But, what if "The Incredible Hulk" becomes another "Alien 2"?

"Sixteen.5 percent." Lang gritted his teeth and showed his hole cards.

Lance's chuckle came through the phone receiver, which made Lang a little nervous, although it didn't show it on the surface, but "The Incredible Hulk" was not only an investment of 150 million, but also a desperate gamble on the part of Universal Pictures - if Hulk failed this time, maybe Universal Pictures would really give up the idea of bringing this work to the big screen. What is lost is far from being as simple as a movie, nor is it as simple as a series of movies, but also the huge peripherals generated by this set of comic book adaptations, and the hope that will support Universal Pictures in the next decade.

It's like the "Spider-Man" franchise is to Sony Pictures.

"Lang, my bottom line is eighteen percent." Lance also said his bottom line, Lang's brows couldn't help frowning slightly, and things began to get tricky, however, Lance's words were not over yet, "But the cooperation negotiations between Chaos Pictures and Universal Pictures are obviously not that simple, I think, you should talk carefully with Theo about the director's bonus, as well as the producer's bonus." And, of course, the allocation of costs. ”

The subtext is that Lance has lost some personal interests, and Universal Pictures is bound to make concessions to Chaos Pictures in terms of corporate interests. In this tug-of-war, Lance does not intend to be careful, but he also does not intend to compromise easily.

150 million, this is the cost budget made by Lance for "The Incredible Hulk", mainly because of the computer special effects of the Hulk, Lance hopes to use the most advanced motion capture technology to complete, which also means a huge expenditure. Although Lance said that this cost was fully borne by Universal Pictures, he knew that it was impossible, and it must be shared by Chaos Pictures and Universal Pictures, so there will be some bargaining between the two sides in the distribution of benefits and responsibilities.

Now Lance's resolute attitude towards personal interests is not striving for more initiative for Chaos Pictures.

Long sighed softly in his heart, he knew that eighteen percent, if nothing else, Lance's dividend was this proportion. However, he didn't plan to let Lance succeed easily, at least after meeting with Chaos Pictures, the two sides really calculated and made a count.

After clearing his thoughts, Lang's emotions gradually eased, "Lance, don't worry too much, I didn't even make any fight for the final editing rights. ”

From the production company's point of view, they are not willing to easily give up the final editing rights, which is a guarantee of the quality of the film; From the director's point of view, Lance's ability has been fully recognized, and his signature is the most important guarantee of the quality of the film. Therefore, what Lang said was wrong, but it was not wrong, if Universal Pictures insisted on messing around, things would definitely not be that simple.

Lance chuckled, "So you're not worried about my choice of actors." He avoided the conversation, and it was completely unnecessary to argue with Lang on such a detailed end, so that Lang would be harmless to take advantage of his tongue.

Long shrugged, "That's not the number one issue right now. "The division of interests is the essence of the work, and of course, there are ......" So, when will the script be completed? I can't wait to see the finished version now. ”

"Give me another month." Lance gave a conservative expectation, mainly because the pre-publicity of "Fury Road" was bound to take up a lot of time in the coming period, and he could not devote himself to his work as fully as he did now.

"Very well, then I'll see." Lang said with a smile, and the two of them didn't say much more to each other, and then hung up the phone.

"The Incredible Hulk", officially clapidated.

All this is going so smoothly, since the end of the Oscars, in less than two months, first "Iron Man", then "The Incredible Hulk", and then the Marvel Universe, the grand blueprint of Chaos Pictures has finally been officially launched. Especially after nearly a year of confrontation and suffering, and even standing on the opposite side of Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures, the pressure is unimaginable, and the current success is becoming more and more unreal.

Lance took a deep breath and suppressed the joy in his heart, for he knew better than anyone that on the surface, this time it was going well, but it was all based on the perseverance of the past few years; What's more, the hard war has only just begun.

Picking up the phone again, he first dialed Ian's mobile phone, "The project is negotiated, and then the negotiations between Marvel Studios and Universal Pictures are followed." Hearing the good news, Ian was very calm, they did all the efforts they should have done, and the current result was completely expected, "Well, you can communicate with Theo for the specific situation first, I will have a video conference with him tonight, and leave the rest to us, you are in charge of professional work, don't worry about these trivial things." ”

Lance chuckled, at this moment, he really relaxed, and then dialed Theo's mobile phone, briefly explained the situation just now, Theo's voice also revealed a touch of warmth on the other end of the phone, "It's hard work, you go back first, don't worry about other things, and then the propaganda of 'Fury Road' will depend on you." ”

"Hehe, I'm afraid people won't know that you and Ian are two brothers." Lance's sudden words made Theo full of question marks, but Lance had no intention of explaining, "Okay, don't say it, I'm going to report the good news to Gawain, he definitely wants to know the news as soon as possible." (To be continued.) )