Chapter 1535

"Warner Brothers. 20 million plus a 6% box office bonus. "

On the night of the "gravity" box office forecast on Friday, even without waiting for the exact value, Kevin tohara signed the green light for "Star Trek" and officially confirmed the third cooperative work between Lanley and Warner Brothers.

Then things entered a high-speed development stage. In less than three hours, lanli, who was publicizing in New York, had signed the contract and officially confirmed his joining; At the same time, Christopher Nolan also officially set the boot time.

Perhaps, Kevin Fu was not a fierce decider of Barry Meyer's style, but after careful consideration, he was always able to make the most suitable choice for the current situation, even to admit his mistakes and shortcomings. That's why Time Warner's parent group is willing to tolerate Kevin's arbitrary behavior after he takes office.

This time, Kevin didn't miss his own moment.

The "Star Trek" crew is very low-key and introverted, and there is no little information about the signing of the lanli contract, because the director Christopher hopes that the whole project can keep a low profile and even shoot secretly, so as to create a more relaxed creative environment for the crew as much as possible.

But the news still can't be hidden from those who want to.

After Lang Meyer told the truth, he was silent again and fell into his own meditation.

Although Universal Pictures looks like a cheapskate, just like grandstand, when it comes to the topic of production cost, it begins to be tied up. In those years, it missed the opportunity to join hands with DreamWorks, which has been criticized by Hollywood. Now the production direction of the whole film company is still low-cost comedy.

But Lang Meyer also has some difficulties. Without enough Wall Street capital injection, they can't be as big as Warner Brothers; This time, we chose to join hands with legendary pictures, expecting Thomas' Wall Street capital chain to create more cost space for Universal Pictures and usher in a new development situation.

In fact, Lang Meyer and former Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer, they are all heroes. They have never been soft handed in making decisions at critical moments, and there is no room for manoeuvre in their vigorous and resolute actions.

Apart from other things, it can be seen that at the beginning, between Langley and diesel, Lang Mayer chose to support the latter. Once he has made his choice and decision, even though Langley has soared to the sky, even though Disher has repeatedly made trouble, Lang Meyer still gives his full support, which also makes Disher die hard for Universal Pictures.

Now, what about the blue rite?

"What?" Thomas was killed a unprepared, surprised voice so blurted out, "damn Kevin - yuan! Fuck Kevin Sawara! He did it on purpose

Although such a complaint was very childish, Thomas couldn't help but think about the whole situation in his mind and scolded again, "Damn it!"

In the same situation, if it's any other film company, Thomas would like to hear about it. Even if the image of grandstand of universal pictures will be criticized by people again, it's not the first time; But now it's Warner Bros. and Thomas is starting to get angry.

However, Thomas is also the top person who has seen numerous big waves after all. After a moment of turbulent emotion, he gradually calmed down, and the details of all things quickly went through in his mind. "Then we'll give up lanli."

Thomas has come up with a plan to deal with it.

"From the beginning, we didn't plan to cooperate with lenley, so there was no problem of Warner Bros. taking the lead. Remember, we gave up early. " Thomas's vision gathered again. "You see, the result of the talks between Langley and Warner Brothers is 6%, but it is 10% for us. His sincerity is obviously not enough. Why do we choose to compromise?"

"If necessary, we can let the media know. Because of the greed of Langley, this cooperation can't be achieved. We can withdraw completely, and then start to select new actors. From the beginning to the end, we will not suffer from any condemnation and blindness. " Just as he spoke, the blueprint in Thomas's mind immediately became complete.

Thomas is really a master in his ability to confuse right and wrong.

The negotiation and cooperation between lanli and Warner Bros. has never been a top secret. The competition between universal pictures and Warner Bros. also exists all the time. Andy once proposed the "5% box office bonus" as a reward, but Thomas refused to cooperate.

The only difference is that in the face of the same opportunity, Warner Bros. is the first to win, while lanli is not aggressive, and 6% of the box office bonus conditions are formally implemented in black and white; And Universal Pictures is still on the sidelines. Even now that the box office data of the premiere weekend have been officially released, Thomas is still struggling.

The reason why lanli once again raised its bargaining chip was gravity, but it was more of a means of protest. As the top actor in North America, he deserves better treatment.

As a matter of fact, Thomas knows all about it, but he just needs a step.

But Steven ignored Thomas and said, "Mr. tour, let's make it clear that even if this cooperation can't be achieved, the one who refuses is Langley, not us. Hollywood knows that if you want to talk to yourself, it's not just the three of us who will see the joke

This remark is really merciless.

"Steven." Frank can't help but whisper to remind that at least they should maintain the peace above the surface. It's not time to tear their faces.

But Steven didn't want to drag on any more. He sat up straight. His lazy image had completely disappeared, and his face revealed a kind of fierce spirit. "I'm just saying that among the six major Hollywood film companies, there are not 100 and 80 projects that he hopes to join in, but lanli has made it clear that he is willing to join, It's just Jurassic Park. He nodded just because of my face. "

At the Oscar night at the beginning of the year, Steven personally asked lenley, which made universal pictures stand out in the fierce competition. But who knows, they have the advantage, but still a good hand to play poor.

"Even if we have a cooperation agreement with lenley now, we have to wait. First Warner Bros. project, then Disney's dubbing project. Only God knows when we can schedule. "

In short, it's lanli who has the initiative now.

In the process of negotiation between Johnny Depp and Pirates of the Caribbean, Robert Downey Jr. and iron man, both sides must grasp a proper measure and bottom line. If the work leaves the actor, it is bound to face the danger of series restart and loss of soul, and the film company will inevitably need to make concessions; But on the other hand, if the actors leave the work, they don't have much choice.

But Langley was different.

Without any film project, "Langley hall" is still Langley hall; On the other hand, any film project with lanli's participation will have different influence and expectations. Today's Langley seems to be the level of Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise and Will Smith at their peak, and even better.

In Thomas's short time, the "Jurassic Park" restart project and Langley are gradually moving away.

"But... What do I know? I'm just an old man making movies. Those mathematical formulas are alien characters to me. I'm here to make a statement now. I hope lanli will join us. Even if it's 30 million yuan plus the box office bonus, I think it's worth it; But it's up to you to decide. "

"You can give up lanli. I have nothing to say and I won't sit in and protest. Anyway, this time I'm just a guest producer. I won't get involved in the crew too much. "

Steven formally put his attitude and opinions here, and then stood up. "The rest of the discussion is for you helmsmen who have mastered the purse strings. I'll leave first. "

Without stopping, Steven strode out of the room.

Frank stood up and said with a smile, "Steven is still that Steven." He joked, but he didn't excuse his old friend. Steven doesn't need to excuse himself now. He can play a big card openly. "As for the lenley contract, I think 20 million plus 10% dividend is a reasonable condition. That's my opinion. "

After that, Frank left the conference room slowly and followed in the direction of Steven.

In a twinkling of an eye, only Thomas and long Meyer were left in the huge conference room.

Thomas really felt the burning anger in his chest, but he still controlled his emotions and looked at long Meyer, "what's your opinion?"

Long Meyer did not answer immediately, but pondered for a moment, "I decided to agree." Then, he raised his eyes to meet Thomas's eyes. "So, this project, do you still decide to follow?"

Legendary pictures, Warner Bros. and universal pictures have the same way of cooperation.

According to the film projects they provided, Thomas made judgments and choices, selected his favorite works, and then invested by Legend pictures, shooting by Warner Brothers and Universal Pictures; For those works that Thomas is not optimistic about, he can choose to give up the investment and let Universal Pictures inject its own funds.

Andre Hamilton's Sisyphus pictures is actually the same business model.

In the face of Lang Meyer's decision, Thomas's words got stuck.