In addition to the handover between the two sides, there are many things that need to be dealt with, such as the Canadian government's tax refund quota, some personnel placement, and so on.

It's enough for Sophia and Gail Anne Hurd to be busy, and Helen has to continue to keep an eye on Twentieth Century Fox and get a box office share of "Saw 2" as soon as possible.

In addition, while terminating the cooperation with Touchstone, negotiations with Paramount and Lucasfilm will also take some time.

Although it has been largely decided, Paramount's investment will not exceed 20 percent of the film's budget at most, and Lucasfilm will not exceed 10 percent, just filling the litmus test.

However, some details still need to be negotiated one by one.

For this reason, Ryan had to hand over the post-production of "Evil Ghost Invasion" to Lei-Sancheni and Twentieth Century Fox.

Fortunately, the film has been largely edited, and there are not many things left, even if Ryan is not involved, it will not have any impact.

At the same time, Ryan began to ask the studio to recruit some personnel again, so as not to run into an unexpected situation and make another mess.

One of them happened to be of Chinese origin, named Chen Yu, but he was not from across the Pacific, but from Singapore.

"Well, haven't you been to Hawaii?" Ryan asked, taking his ticket.

"Visited once when I was in school and it was very charming with the best sandy beach. Chen Yu replied with a little restraint.

"That's good. Ryan muttered to himself and walked towards the gate with his ticket.

Chen Yu had just graduated from the University of Los Angeles and came to the studio to apply for a job, not because he liked Hollywood, but because he wanted to earn a salary.

Because he was born in Singapore and can speak Chinese and English fluently, Sophia took a fancy to him and became her second assistant.

This time he only went to Hawaii with Ryan, but he had been there once? Barely familiar with the local environment.

This time it's still first class? Very spacious with dedicated service flight attendants.

But? What is the quality of flight attendants in the United States? Don't talk about it.

There are also good-looking ones, but there are more at the level of aunts.

Chen Yu's first time flying in first class? Looked a little nervous, "Mr. Ryan?" Did you think we'd be able to meet Jim Carrey this time?"

Ryan rolled his eyes? He asked, "What do you say?"

"There should be no problem. Chen Yu scratched his head in embarrassment.

This time I went to Hawaii, mainly to meet Jim Carrey and talk about "Truman's World".

Don't think it's too much.

Jim Carrey at this time? Definitely a popular male star in Hollywood? More popular than Tom Cruise.

The most important point is that he has no shortage of scripts at all.

"Batman Forever" was released in May, and the film grossed $184 million in North America in the past life.

The second in the annual box office list in North America, the first is the famous "Toy Story".

Jim Carrey didn't play the length of the man, but played an important supporting role? The heroine in the film is also a well-known person? Nicole Kidman.

In addition to this, he has a film? A sequel to "Detective Plane Nose 2", and he will prove it again? Box office appeal and commercial value; The North American box office of this film will once again exceed 100 million US dollars.

So it's hard to get Jim Carrey to play? Ryan had to make a run himself.

Of course, the most he had was to try it out, and he didn't have to invite Jim Carrey.

As soon as he got off the plane, Ryan was blowing a cool sea breeze, which felt a little chilly, and it seemed to be a little cooler than the temperature in Los Angeles.

"I don't know what's good about Hawaii, it seems like Hollywood stars like to come here for vacations. Ryan muttered to himself.

The tone was a little sour, he didn't come to Hawaii last time, so he could only choose Santa Monica Beach.

"Let's go, let's go meet Jim Carrey first. Ryan gave the address to Chen Yu and asked him to find a car and meet Jim Carrey first according to the address.

The two of them were on the plane just now, they had already had lunch, and it was only one o'clock in the afternoon.

When I went to the door according to the address, it was a beautiful woman who opened the door.

"Who's you looking for, please!" she asked, with some hesitation.

Ryan subconsciously glanced at her, as if he had seen it somewhere, and said, "Is Mr. Jim Carrey here?" ”

"You're Director Ryan Gosling!" she seemed to recognize Ryan, a hint of discoloration flashed in her eyes, and she immediately introduced: "Hello Director Ryan, my name is Debbie Maza, you can call me Debbie." ”

As she spoke, she invited Ryan and the others in, a very neat apartment, large in size, estimated to be worth a lot of money.

After a while, the three of them walked into the living room, and Jim Carrey happened to be sitting on the sofa, holding a copy of the script to read.

Debbie Maza offered to introduce them, invited the two to sit down, and brought two cups of coffee.

"Hello, Mr. Jim Carrey. Ryan looked at Jim Carrey in front of him, thinking back to some memories of his past life.

Now Jim Carrey is at the peak of his career, and in the next few years, there will be good works one after another, which can be described as a proper winner in life.

"Hello, Director Ryan. ”

Jim Carrey nodded politely, and then went straight to the point and said: "Director Ryan, I know very well what you mean, and the script of "Truman's World" is also very exciting. ”

"However, it's a pity that I need to shoot "Detective Plane Nose 2", and there is no spare time for the time being, unless the crew can wait for a while to shoot. ”

"Detective Plane Nose 2" is going to be released at the end of the year, so the filming time is very tight.

There is no schedule!

Ryan frowned and said, "As far as I know, your agent has said that he can act, but the salary is too high." ”

"A $20 million salary, and 10 percent of the global box office, is too much for a film with a budget of only $35 million. ”

Speaking of which, he suddenly understood a little, I'm afraid that Jim Carrey didn't mean to star in "Truman's World" at all.

Otherwise, the two crews can shoot at a staggered time.

Of course, it may also be related to the litmus, although the termination of the cooperation has not been publicly announced, but this news is not a secret to Hollywood at all.

Faced with a project that has been terminated by a litmus test, as Jim Carrey, will not be considered at all.

"If it's because of the litmus test, then don't worry at all, Paramount and Lucasfilm have decided to invest, and Paramount will be the distributor of the film. Ryan explained slightly.

However, there was still no reaction from Jim Carrey.

"I need to think about it for a few days and discuss it with my agent before I can give a specific answer. ”

Jim Carrey put down the script in his hand and finally gave a plausible answer.

Ryan glanced at the script he had put down, which read "Ace Correspondent", and knew that the invitation was a waste.

"Ace Messenger" is a project invested by Colombia with a budget of up to $47 million.

The most critical point is that in the previous life, in order to invite Jim Carrey to play, the crew paid $20 million for this, allowing Jim Carrey to join the $20 million club in one fell swoop.

However, according to the budget of "Truman's World", Ryan can offer a salary of $10 million and a small share of the North American box office, which obviously cannot get him to join the $20 million club.

Ryan didn't say anything at the moment, and chose to get up and say goodbye.

After sending the two out, Jim Carrey returned to the living room and sat down, with a hint of regret on his face, and said, "'Truman's World' is a really good script, maybe I shouldn't say no." ”

"My dear, you are not wrong in your choice. Debbie Maza walked over and sat down with her arm around Jim Carrey, "A good script doesn't matter to you compared to joining a $20 million club, not to mention that there is really no schedule for the time being." ”

Jim Carrey nodded, compared to a really good script, joining the $20 million club is the priority.

Unless the other party can offer a salary of $20 million, he may not be unable to agree.

However, what finally made Colombia vomit blood was that "Ace Correspondent" did not have the expected big hit, with only $42.58 million at the North American box office and $102 million at the global box office, which is far from a big hit.

The only consolation is that Colombia is not losing money, and the film is enough to recoup the cost of investment, and even in the long run, there is a small profit.

Of course, for the expectations of the media and the audience, it can be regarded as a failed film.