Before nine o'clock in the morning, Ryan came to the Star Agency as agreed yesterday, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Heidi sitting at the front desk with a bored face.

"Halou!"

"Heidi, long time no see. ”

Ryan stepped forward to say hello to himself, and after that, he glanced around, saw that there was no one else, and asked in a low voice, "Heidi, ask you a question." ”

"How old is Helen?"

He had always been curious about Helen's age.

"What do you want to do?"

Heidi looked at him with a strange look and said, "It's hard for you to know if age is every woman's secret, or if you want to pursue Helen!"

"I warn you, don't strike Helen's idea. ”

Ryan gave a look of helplessness and said, "I'm just curious. ”

Helen looks to be in her twenties, but her style of action is very sophisticated, and she seems to have a lot of experience. ”

"For someone like her who has a good background, it stands to reason that this age should be a flower in a greenhouse. ”

In fact, he wants to know more about who Helen's parents are and her relationship with George Lucas than her age.

Well, such a more personal question is inevitably a little difficult to export.

"Humph!"

"Don't want to talk to me, I won't tell you anything about Helen unless she wants to tell you herself. ”

Heidi could see at a glance that his plan was nothing more than an attempt to take the opportunity to inquire about Helen's family history.

"Well, you should go to Helen's office now instead of continuing the. ”

Heidi pursed her lips and ignored Ryan again.

Hearing this, Ryan had no choice but to go upstairs and knock on the door, and without waiting for Helen to agree, he directly pushed the door open and walked in.

Today, Helen's outfit seems to be completely different from the image of the past, a white gown with beautiful embroidery on it, long black hair on her shoulders slanted down, wrapped in a white ribbon, and a small and delicate metal earring in each ear, which is indescribably charming.

She already has a proud figure, with a height of about 1.75 meters, and the silk dress completely sets off her body line, making her look even taller and sexier.

The long gown, almost reaching the middle of the calf, was wrapped in black stockings and silver heels studded with rhinestones.

"Wow, dear Helen, you're so charming today. ”

Looking at Helen in front of him, Ryan didn't hide it, his eyes kept looking up and down, and the whole person involuntarily stepped forward, faintly smelling a faint fragrance of jasmine.

Helen looked at Ryan, who was getting closer and closer, without any expression on her face, and said, "I'm going to a party in a while, so I don't have much time." ”

And keep your focus on business. ”

Ryan grumbled and said, "You should have invited me to be your male companion, that's the right thing to do." ”

Helen ignored him, but continued: "I've already talked to the distribution department of Twentieth Century Fox, and it's not impossible to share the box office ladder. ”

"But you have to start with $50 million at the North American box office, and for every $10 million you add to the box office, you can get a 0.5 percent box office share, up to a maximum of five percent. ”

Originally, she hoped to start with $30 million at the box office, and for every $10 million increase in the box office, she could get a 1 percent share.

But being rejected by Twentieth Century Fox, what a joke, in case the film is a box office hit, wouldn't they have to share a big piece of the cake.

In the end, after several negotiations, Twentieth Century Fox reluctantly agreed to sign a box office ladder share.

But it must be calculated from $50 million, and for every $10 million added to the box office, Ryan can get a 0.5 percent box office share, with a maximum of five percent.

Don't look at the cap of only five percent at most, or start with the box office of $50 million, it is already rare to get such a deal.

In Ryan's own words, not to mention any ladder box office sharing, and even the buyout price has to be reduced by more than half.

"$50 million box office starts counting!"

It seems that Twentieth Century Fox estimates that the final box office of the film should not exceed $50 million. ”

Ryan saw at a glance that Twentieth Century Fox's plan was nothing more than to estimate that the final box office of the film would not exceed $50 million.

"So I suggest you cancel the tiered box office share, so that you can slightly increase the price of the buyout. ”

Helen didn't care about Ryan's gaze, straightened her clothes, and said, "Of course, if you insist, $800,000 is a very good price." ”

Now that Twentieth Century Fox has backed down, agreeing to a ladder box office split.

Then the original price of 900,000 US dollars naturally needs to be changed.

The box office share mentioned here refers to the film's North American box office share, not the global box office share.

If it were to be a global box office share, unless Twentieth Century Fox was really crazy, he would never agree to it.

Moreover, there is only one share of the North American box office, which has nothing to do with videotapes, TV station broadcast rights, adaptation rights, etc.

"Yes. ”

"When will the distribution contract be officially signed. ”

Naturally, Ryan will not refuse, once the film can achieve the box office results in his previous life, then he will get millions of dollars.

In addition to paying taxes and a brokerage commission belonging to Helen, the millions of dollars are Ryan's personal income.

He didn't believe that what he could do with his craftsmanship in his previous life couldn't be done now by Twentieth Century Fox, which has News Corp. as its backing.

"If you agree, you can sign a formal buyout contract tomorrow afternoon. ”

Helen deliberately corrected one point, not the film distribution contract, but the copyright buyout contract.

"By the way, Helen, I hope that the cost of the film buyout will be paid in mid-April. Ryan didn't want to be taken away by the tax officer as soon as the money arrived.

Every year from February to around mid-April, it is the time to pay taxes, and everyone needs to file their taxes.

As long as the tax return is delivered after the tax filing deadline, then you will not have to deal with the tax officer for a long time.

"Yes. ”

"I suggest you hire a personal assistant and a trusted financial manager to help you manage your finances and avoid taxes legally. ”

"It's also better to buy a car and get a decent apartment, preferably closer to Hollywood. Helen gave her advice.

She is an agent and cannot always play the role of an assistant, and legal tax avoidance is something that every Hollywood person needs to face.

"Okay, dear Helen, can you introduce me to a real estate agent until I find a suitable assistant!" Ryan winked at her.

Finding a suitable personal assistant takes a certain amount of time, and a trustworthy financial manager needs opportunities.

In his previous life, he had seen a lot of news, and many Hollywood stars or big-name football stars were cheated out of all their property by financial managers.

One of the most speechless ones, it seems that he has lived in a mansion for a year, and suddenly finds that the name on the property right certificate is not himself, but the name of the financial manager, which is simply a farce.

"I can introduce you to a real estate agent I know well. ”

Looking at Ryan's gaze, Helen suddenly felt a trace of helplessness in her heart, it seemed that she, the agent, had to wear many hats for the time being.

"If nothing else, then I'll need to go downstairs to a banquet now. ”

As she spoke, Helen stood up and was about to walk out.

Seeing this, Ryan couldn't help but say tentatively: "Dear Helen, don't you really need a good male partner like me!"

"No, you don't. ”

Helen didn't look at it, and refused directly.

Ryan had been prepared for this, so he could only wail and say, "I knew it would be like this." ”

"However, as for the three leading actors of the film, I hope that as soon as the buyout contract is signed, they will travel to Africa for a period of time and come back when the time is right. ”

Although he had already told Helen, he wanted to remind him.

"You don't have to worry about these things, I'll talk to Twentieth Century Fox about it, but you have to remember that you can't have anything to do with 'Blair the Witch'. ”

"Not even in a personal relationship. Helen's tone suddenly became stern.

Compared with "Blair the Witch", which is about to sign a buyout contract, Helen is more optimistic about Ryan's newly written script.

is also a low-budget film, but it is not much better than "Blair the Witch".

So at the moment, we must not have the slightest relationship with "Blair the Witch" because of a small loss.

Ryan naturally knew who she was talking about, and spread his hands to show that he was innocent.