Chapter 911: 'Betrayal' under Heavy Profit (1)
There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests, this is a wise saying wherever it is placed, let alone Hollywood, where fame and fortune reign?
For the sake of huge interests, Brian, the veteran of the light and shadow company, did not hesitate to make non-cent demands to Sun Ziming, and they were very excessive in both legal and reasonable terms.
Jill, as the president of the light and shadow company, naturally also said-for-tat: "Brian, if it weren't for the boss's support, Ms. Rowling would have been forced by life and would have given up writing!" The success of "Harry Potter" is certainly due to her own talent, and more importantly, the boss discovered her from the sea of people. Van Gogh was great, but his greatness was only discovered after his death! If it weren't for the man who discovered his greatness, perhaps he would have disappeared into history!
The original conditions of Boss are indeed a bit low today, but that is venture capital. Venture capital, you know? Now that the boss has won the bet, of course the proceeds are his, is the boss betting wrong, will Rowling return the check to him? ”
That's right, the truth is this, but those who should make concessions must also give in a little way, and he is not the kind of Grande who only recognizes money and does not recognize people. If people raise their dissatisfaction and they don't express themselves, what do friends and brothers think of themselves?
Sun Ziming smoked a cigarette leisurely, waiting for Brian to be relented, and then throwing some benefits to make him grateful.
Jill started a fire, but he had to be unforgiving, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get a temper tantrum like James Cameron, "Brian, you're not sixty yet, are you?" Do you have Alzheimer's? Now it is a society under the rule of law, everything is decided by the law, and how the original agreement was made, we have to implement it! ”
This was a bit too much, and Sun Ziming hurriedly said: "Jill, speak politely, Brian is one of the founders of the company." Although he has left the light and shadow, we must also give him enough respect. Brian, you go on. ”
Although Brian is the president of UTA, he is still an agent at heart, and if he doesn't have this kind of self-cultivation, then how can he mix in the circle? However, Sun Ziming's round still made him grateful, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, boss, we are talking about work, and it is normal to speak too much." ”
But Sun Ziming, who has worked with this guy for five or six years, saw him so calm, and instinctively felt that something bad was wrong. This old boy is notoriously difficult, when Jiang Peng was the president, the general manager's office, the director department and the artist department often quarreled over the treatment of artists. If it weren't for Jiang Peng's long-sleeved and good dancing, several departments would have been in a mess, which is why the Actors' Union later introduced new industry regulations, and Chris Columbus and they all agreed to let the artist department out of light and shadow.
As expected, Brian quarreled for so long, and finally let him seize the opportunity, and said calmly: "Miss Jill, since you talked about the law, let's talk about the law." ”
Hollywood is a very realistic place, and if you don't have enough leverage, the ghost will listen to your nonsense! Brian dared to come today, he would definitely not be unsure, took out another fax from his briefcase, respectfully put it on Sun Ziming's desk, and explained: "Boss, this is your original agreement with Ms. Rowling, do you still have an impression?" Witness by Edinburgh's John Smith, you signed this agreement with Ms. Rowling: Ms. Rowling sold you all of her film adaptations of the novels for $2 million plus a 1% box office share per novel.
In order to protect your legal rights and interests, Mr. John Smith, with the consent of you and Ms. Rowling, has set the liquidated damages at 20 times the amount of Ms. Rowling's income from FilmShanghai. Boss, this is a fairly high percentage of liquidated damages, which is unheard of in today's Hollywood. It can be seen that Ms. Rowling and Mr. John are extremely grateful to you at the beginning. ”
It's over, I hunt geese all day long, but I am pecked by geese!
After being reminded by this bastard, Sun Ziming finally remembered the original scene, and when he was happy, how could there be so many fancy intestines? What's more, as this bastard said, twenty times the liquidated damages, people took the initiative to indicate in the agreement, what else can they say? Unexpectedly, the liquidated damages that seemed high at the beginning are no longer worth mentioning today!
Jill snatched the fax and glanced at it, his face turned snow-white, and he immediately rushed out the door to find the original agreement.
This agreement must be true, and what Sun Ziming can think of himself, it will definitely not be wrong. However, Sun Ziming stared at the fax in front of him, and felt betrayed in his heart.
Being a man can't completely talk about interests, Sun Ziming asked himself if he was right to Rowling, when she was poor, he saved her in advance. If she hadn't had herself, maybe she would have soared, but who can say for sure? A company as big as Sony, isn't it because of its own appearance that Panasonic and Hanhua have no power to fight back, let alone alone. As long as there is a slight accident, it is difficult to say whether Rowling will survive the day when she comes out.
What a mercenary woman, in order to thank her for her contribution, I named the first floor teaching building after her; For her joke, she also asked Arjun to beg her father to sell face, and specially asked Leo to go to France to buy Lafite in 1956 that could not be bought on the market! The more Sun Ziming thought about it, the more he felt that he was too merciful at the beginning, he knew this, why did he look for her in the first place? Organize a team to write Harry Potter so that she can't even get a hair!
Looking at the gloomy Sun Ziming, Brian was calm and relaxed, and he didn't think he would lose at all.
The boss is known for his toughness, and if he is unwilling to compromise, anything can happen, such as getting himself out of the UTA and then giving Rowling an obedient agent.
It's a pity that the boss was too kind at the beginning, not only giving shares to the actors who broke away from the light and shadow, but also copied the rules set by the light and shadow company to vote by head. Zhi's Asian stars will listen to him, Leo and Morgan and their A-list stars may also listen to him, but what about more people, more second- and third-tier actors?
What's even more wonderful is that although the company is now listed, the decision-making power is in the hands of the original shareholders of the company headed by the boss, who are still continuing the original vote by head. That's right, what the boss decides, everyone will not object lightly, because he has never missed it. But this matter is different, not only is it related to each person's vital interests, but everyone can see and know how to choose.
Hehe, what is the boss's usual habit on this kind of issue? Listen to everyone! When the artist agency broke away, wasn't it that Chris and Roland agreed to the board of directors first, and then the boss had no choice but to agree?
If not, why would everyone be so convinced? Like Chris and Roland, they became Hollywood A-level directors, and after they became billionaires, they would rather stay in the company and follow him, rather than be like Spielberg and others, opening their own film companies and working for themselves? In addition to feelings, isn't everyone aware that although the company is controlled by BOSS, the power belongs to everyone, and it can save a lot of management costs. Who wouldn't be happy with such a good thing?
A rapid sound of high heels came, followed by a 'bang' of the door, and Jill who had just gone out came back, glaring at Brian with a blue face, gritting his teeth and saying, "Make your conditions, right?" If it's too much, we'd rather fight a lawsuit and take that slut and you bastard to court! Believe me, public opinion will ruin you, and you will never be able to raise your head as a man! ”