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Looking at Jerry's posture of trying to pretend to be calm, but the muscle lines of his shoulders couldn't help but tense slightly, and even the smile on his face seemed a little too vain, and that indescribable sense of joy arose. Especially when Jerry gives a serious and enthusiastic compliment, it is even more funny, like a French comedian who performs satirical pantomime.

Lance will not be at the helm of "Pirates of the Caribbean", not because his agreement with Michael does not include the director's content, but because he disdains, he does not have no other choice but "Pirates of the Caribbean".

What kind of demeanor did Robert Iger look like when he heard the news that he had rejected the tube? It was going to be a lot of fun, but Lance couldn't see it for himself, but the scene of Jerry in agony was amusing enough.

The emotions in his heart did not leak out in the slightest, but Lance put on a more and more sincere expression, "Although I can't join the crew as a director, it is my honor to be able to participate in the creation of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' crew as a screenwriter." ”

Jerry feels like he's been cornered, and if he continues to persuade Lance to direct "Pirates of the Caribbean", it's almost begging, and Lance may not necessarily nod, but what should Robert and Michael do? Gritting his teeth hard and leaving other things behind for the time being, Lance was unable to direct "Pirates of the Caribbean", which was a good thing for him, he could have pushed Gore out again, took full control of the crew, and got back on Michael's side. As for Lance, that's Robert's trouble, and if Robert still wants to use Lance to make trouble, let Robert and Lance go to a fight.

"Of course, the screenwriter who has won the Oscar screenwriter nomination for two consecutive years is willing to join our crew, which is something we welcome with both hands." Jerry decided to follow Lance's words and stop humiliating himself. Because of clenching the root of his teeth, he was pushing too hard, so that his gums were now starting to ache faintly, and he felt his teeth ache when he spoke, and he couldn't help but gasp, "We've discussed it internally, your script idea is very bold, but it's really feasible, we hope you can further discuss it with Ted, Terry, and others and make changes to the script." ”

Jerry still has some reservations when he speaks, "feasible", that's his word. But in fact, at the Disney internal discussion meeting, Michael and Robert had already directly decided to use Lance's version of the script, and there were some disagreements within the board, but they quickly disappeared, and it was rare for everyone to reach a consensus, as if all the previous worries had disappeared.

This is the game within the big companies, and those who oppose Michael, all support Robert; Those who watched were suppressed by Michael.

So, it's Reims. This is the final decision.

Jerry thought he was still holding the handle, and reverted to his condescending posture, playing with Lance. But even he didn't notice that the tone of his words just now had softened a lot, and his sharp energy had quietly disappeared in the confrontation just now, and the two of them had unconsciously become equals.

As if he hadn't noticed anything unusual, Lance still smiled, raised his hands, and showed his modesty in a gesture of surrender, "Of course, as I said, it's my pleasure. Lance's kindness and excitement greatly satisfied Jerry's self-esteem, "However, I've been busy with another job lately, so the schedule may be a bit tighter. I'll get in touch with Ted, Terry as soon as I can, and then arrange a time to meet. ”

Jerry vaguely felt that something was not right, but he couldn't say why. Then Lance continued, "I haven't participated in the creation of a work purely as a screenwriter so far, so I don't know much about the revenue, I don't know what the Disney side is?" ”

"Ugh." Jerry's first reaction was that he was stuck, and Jerry, who was so experienced, was actually stuck! He was clearly caught off guard by Lance's directness and frankness - began to talk about remuneration before the script was finished, when there was still room for his words, when the cooperation was not yet fully determined? Actually started to roll up his sleeves and go into battle to talk about money? Aren't you worried that money will tarnish art?

Of course, is there such a person? There must be, and there are no less. However, most screenwriters will talk about this through an agent, so as not to let commercial interests be mixed with literary creation, which will affect the screenwriter's own work, and even if there is no agent, they will complete the negotiation through the Writers Guild of America. A stunned and straightforward person like Lance is really unprepared.

Jerry was completely unprepared. He can give a figure based on his own experience, after all, he is the chief producer of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and he controls all the expenses of the crew, and he is indeed responsible for the remuneration of the screenwriter; But he didn't want to, on the one hand, he was annoyed that Lance was so rude and vulgar, and on the other hand, he was worried that he had made a mistake by surprise.

"Huh." Jerry chuckled to hide his panic, "I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry. I thought Cole Grad would negotiate in your place. Jerry also sarcastically replied without hesitation, mocking Lance for not seeing the world, "Of course, if you're curious, we can exchange opinions." You must have understood the basic situation, either choose remuneration or dividends, it depends on your own ideas. ”

In fact, screenwriters are the same as directors and actors, and there are two ways of remuneration and dividends. However, Hollywood screenwriters have always had no status, not only because their income is only a fraction of that of actors and directors, but also because actors and directors can participate in many additional dividends, but screenwriters are not eligible.

For example, when a movie or TV series is rebroadcast or downloaded, there will be additional copyright income, and many big-name actors and directors can participate in the dividends. But the screenwriter didn't.

For example, actors and directors are eligible to veto an ad insert for a TV series if they believe that the ad does not match the tone of the TV series. But the screenwriter didn't.

Such neglect and contempt can be seen everywhere in the entire industry, and it is in all aspects and corners. This led directly to the Hollywood writers' strike in late 2007 and early 2008.

Similarly, in the production process of a movie, big-name directors like Steven Spielberg and top actors like Tom Cruise can pay dividends of up to 25 percent, or even 30 percent, but even the top screenwriters in the industry cannot break through the shackles of five percent.

Not only that, but many actors can choose to take more risks by paying dividends, which also means that they can win more money after box office success. For example, when John Travolta participated in "Pulp Fiction", he was at a low point in his career and was considered an outdated star, even so, Quentin still couldn't afford to pay John's salary, even if it was only a million dollars, and in the end John only received $140,000 in salary, and the rest was paid by box office dividends, a decision that made John earn more than 15 million.

But screenwriters can't. Only a small number of big-name screenwriters can be eligible for dividends, and other screenwriters can only receive remuneration in the form of remuneration, which also makes those screenwriters miss the opportunity to give it a go like the actors. Generally speaking, the average price of a script in Hollywood is currently a million dollars, and the highest script price has not exceeded three million dollars, which is immediately higher than the income John made after giving it a go.

Lance's situation is more special, although he is still young, and he has only written three scripts before and after, but all three scripts have been a huge success, two Oscar nominations, a golden man, and two 200 million works, which makes Lance's screenwriting status rise and win the dividend qualification.

However, the script of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not original to Lance, he has made changes to the script created by Ted and Terry, and of course, the third sequel has the most serious modifications, almost unrecognizable, and can basically be regarded as a re-creation. In this case, the second script should be regarded as a revision, and the salary is about 500,000; The third script can be paid anywhere from one million to two million.

The problem is that Lance's identity as a screenwriter is far more than that, especially after Tom Cruise won the Oscar, Lance's fame skyrocketed, and his influence on the audience began to expand, doesn't the salary need to rise?

So, as Lance said, this is the first time he has participated in the creation of a work as a pure screenwriter, how should the remuneration be measured, and how should the dividends be proportioned, this is a question that both he and Disney need to think about.

"Whew, that's a conundrum." Lance also fell into thought, as if he had a headache because of this problem, "Dividends, I think this is a more correct choice, this can be sure that I am 100% committed to the work of the crew, isn't it?" Lance's words seemed to have something to say, but Jerry simply ignored it, "Five percent, I think?" Lance's brow furrowed slightly, "I'm not sure, you know, I'm inexperienced after all, but I think that's maybe a good number." ”

Jerry's expression was already extremely ugly, his smile was almost unbearable, he couldn't even say polite words, and his only thought now was to brush his sleeves away. Lance was completely a lion's mouth, arrogant, and unsightly, humiliating him fiercely, which made it difficult for Jerry to maintain his expression, and he showed a ridiculous smile, "Are you kidding?" ”

"Oh, no, of course not. How can such a thing be a joke? Five percent, that's what I think. Lance said sincerely, like a slap in the face, one after another on Jerry's face, and the hot pain slowly spread. (To be continued.) )