After entering late July, "The Sixth Sense" began to decline one after another, and looking at the jaw-dropping figures, many people realized that the champion of this year's North American box office has been attributed in advance.

In Burbank's office, Harvey? Weinstein was looking at the latest report, and even though the room was fully air-conditioned, sweat was still dripping.

I just believe in a smart and eccentric boy, and I am optimistic about the story he created, the investment of 20 million US dollars, in exchange for more than 290 million US dollars at the box office, you must know that this is only the North American box office, with the opening of the Eastern European market, the overseas box office has a trend of surpassing the North American box office, so what kind of income will this movie get?

Even if the share of the theater chain exceeds 50% of the box office and is still slaughtered by the tax bureau, the net profit of this film still exceeds 70 million US dollars, and even the profits of the seven major film companies in the previous year at the box office are just a little more than this figure.

In particular, with this film, Miramax established himself in Hollywood, and many independent filmmakers came to him for investment.

Harvey? Weinstein wiped the sweat from his forehead, took out the two checks that had been prepared for a long time, and showed a wry smile on his face, according to Hollywood convention, after the movie is a big hit, the producer will distribute red envelopes to the crew, and the amount depends on the position in the crew.

As long as he remembered the red envelopes that had been distributed to the pair of sisters and brothers, and then looked at the numbers on the check in his hand, he couldn't stop a pain in his flesh.

Well, that boy is a gold mine, and the $8 million spent on the two of them before and after is considered an upfront investment, and he has already heard that Disney's Touchstone Pictures is in contact with the boy's agent, and Nicole? Kidman has another script written by the boy in his hands.

Although the boy has only one and only one script that has been successful so far, Harvey? Weinstein believed in his vision, just as he had decided that "The Sixth Sense" would make money, and he was very sure that this success was not accidental, and if it was possible, he really wanted to buy the adaptation rights of all of Ryan Jenkins's works, just like the "Lord of the Rings" adaptation rights he had just purchased, and it would be a huge profit in the near future.

In the same way, he also knew that it was almost impossible, not to mention his long-sleeved and dancing beauty guardian, and the cunning agent like a fox, he was not easy to deal with when he was only ten years old, and he had known him for a year, and he had been taken to the ditch by him more than once in conversation.

Even, he was a little suspicious, when he first met him, the little guy dug a pit and waited for him to jump down.

Of course, he didn't have any regrets or complaints, after all, this huge gain was real.

It is said that Touchstone Pictures has reached a preliminary agreement with him, so he has to hurry up, can't let Nicole? The script in Kidman's hands fell into their hands again.

"Mr. Weinstein, Ms. Kinsley, Nicole? Miss Kidman and Ryan? Mr. Jenkins is here. The secretary's words interrupted his thoughts.

"Let them in."

Ryan followed Nicole into the office and looked around, this office is very simple, just as it is rumored, the Weinstein brothers not only pick the door externally, but also pick the door themselves.

Both sides are acquaintances, and there are not so many politeness, a simple greeting, after the secretary and lady served coffee and juice, she quickly got to the point.

"I haven't congratulated you yet, Harvey." After Nicole's conversation ended, Ryan said with a smile, "The North American box office of $290 million should be ranked first in film history, but unfortunately, if the schedule can be extended for another period of time, maybe it will exceed $300 million." ”

"Congratulations, Ryan, too." Harvey? Weinstein handed two checks for $2.9 million to Nicole, "Jurassic Park is still the top seller in the United States, and both Harry Potter books are in the top 20, not to mention your age, Stephen?" Kim didn't do it either. ”

"Come on, Harvey, it's not like you don't know, it's all the light of books for all ages, haven't you listened to those book reviewers, if it weren't for the noisy kids, these books wouldn't have sold a few copies."

After Ryan finished speaking, he mischievously snatched the check from Nicole's hand, looked at the numbers on it, and there was no stack of green bills that made people feel excited.

After Nicole nodded, Ryan slipped the check to Kinsley and said triumphantly, "Pat, I didn't expect that. ”

Send? Jin Sili could only roll her eyes helplessly, she really didn't expect that the original contract not only did not reduce her income, but increased a lot, you must know that ten percent of the money in these two checks belonged to her.

After a few more small talks, he simply hid and let Harvey's assistant take him on a tour of the company, and Ryan knew that Nicole and the others were likely to talk about Sleepless in Seattle, but they didn't want to get involved too much.

Does he want to be like Tom in his previous life? Cruise, because he interfered too much in Nicole's affairs, caused a conflict between the two.

Zuihou doesn't know Harvey? What conditions Weinstein offered, Nicole agreed to work with Miramax, however, judging by her expression, the terms should be not bad.

"Four million dollars in salary, plus 1.5 percent of the North American box office." This is what Kingsley told him after getting in the car, "Your script, Harvey drove a hundred thousand dollars." ”

Ryan shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything, in fact, 100,000 dollars is not a small amount for him who only has one script to sell, and he believes that after the scripts he provided are sold one after another, he can rely on his identity as a screenwriter to ask for a share of the box office and even the peripherals.

Negotiations with Touchstone Pictures, when the box office of "The Sixth Sense" exceeded 250 million, the two sides reached an agreement, I have to say that Jin Sili can have such a big name in her previous life, she is indeed very skillful, and won him a salary of three million US dollars and two percent of the North American box office share, of course, this is all the remuneration of actors and screenwriters.

The film has entered the preparation period, and it may start shooting at the beginning of next month, and it is said that it will go to northern Canada to film, Ryan was relieved after learning the news, otherwise, although the snow scene of Christmas can be created in the studio, but if you wear that thick winter coat to shoot, you have to cover the prickly heat.

This kind of filmmaking isn't complicated, Chris? Columbus said that as long as Ryan was half as good as he was in "The Sixth Sense," he promised to finish his location in Canada in less than a month.

Fortunately, the summer vacation is still very long, otherwise it would be a hassle to just ask for a long vacation from school.

Instead of returning to Westwood, the car went straight to Beverly Hills, where they made an appointment with a real estate agent in the afternoon to see a few of his detached villas.

The terrifying high box office of "The Sixth Sense" has made many media focus on Ryan again, and the paparazzi downstairs are becoming more and more active, which not only affects their lives, but also causes a lot of trouble to the surrounding neighbors, Nicole simply entrusted Kingsley to find a suitable house.

There are many celebrity and wealthy areas in the greater Los Angeles area, such as Malibu, such as Santa Monica, such as the Blunkett neighborhood in the city, etc., but Ryan doesn't know Weishenme, Nicole has a soft spot for Beverly Hills, and clearly states that the villa must be located in Beverly Hills.

Well, Beverly Hills is actually quite good, even close to Hollywood, and there are a lot of celebrities living here. Ryan comforted himself like this in his heart after looking at a few villas.

"Miss Kidman, what do you think of here?"

Cones leading the way? Miller is a real estate agent, but only for the wealthy, and he can speak with the necessary respect and etiquette, "This French-style villa with a garden and a total of 2.4 acres with an outdoor tennis court and outdoor pool, and a four-car garage is the name of the famous villa designer Paul? Kosini's masterpiece. ”

In his previous life, he only had a small nest of less than thirty square meters, which was still rented, and he spent most of his life in a welfare home, even after being adopted by Nicole, he didn't come without thinking about life matters, Ryan was a complete layman when it came to choosing a house, so he simply held Nicole's hand and didn't say anything.

Walking into the empty villa, the agent continued, "The villa has seven bedrooms, three cloakrooms, five large storage rooms, an indoor pool and gym, and a small terrace on the top floor. ”

Inside and out, this villa is much larger than the one where she lives in London, and it can be seen from the details that the design is indeed ingenious, even if there is no furniture, it looks a little empty, but Ryan can clearly feel that Nicole is more satisfied.

"Ryan, what do you think of here?" Nicole asks for his opinion, and Ryan believes that as long as he shakes his head, Nicole will definitely turn around and leave, without even thinking about it.

"Do we have that much money in such a big place?" Ryan lived in a country with the most terrifying housing prices in his previous life, and he didn't know anything about housing prices in the United States in this life.

"Honey, what you should be asking is if I have that much money!" Nicole smiled.

"Well, this place is not bad, as long as the price is right."

Next, in the conversation between Nicole and the real estate agent, Ryan finally understood that this villa is really not expensive compared to his and Nicole's income, not to mention that he can apply for a loan, and the land for housing in the United States has no useful life after being purchased, although there is a tax to be paid every year, but it is more suitable than a 70-year long-term lease.

"Nicole, when are we moving?" Ryan asked before leaving.

"Moving?" Nicole shook her head and said with a smile, "It's going to be a long time, the house needs to be renovated, and we have to buy furniture. ”

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