Chapter 939

"Kendrick is just an ordinary contract producer of Sony. He mainly makes B-class films, and he doesn't even have his own studio. He's a very low-end kind. Jeter, I have to remind you, because "black man", there will be many people around us to contact you in private recently, but don't promise anything rashly, at least discuss it with me

When they leave the Sunset Tower Hotel, Jeremy Zhao personally drives Jeter Lee to Malibu danelis studio, telling the customer on the co pilot.

Jeter Lee, who has been in the circle for so many years, has gone through ups and downs. Of course, he doesn't lack this caution, but he still said, "I think he's very sincere. He promised to pay half of the film fee in advance as long as I let go."

"Don't be so naive, Jeter. Do you think you can get the money?"

"Isn't Hollywood very formal? If I do sign a contract with him, I will definitely put it in the contract

Jeremy, driving the steering wheel, accelerated to overtake a Ford in front of him. Shaking his head, he said, "Jett, perfect laws and abiding by the contract must be the pre impression of many of you who have just arrived in the United States on this country. I dare not say anything about other fields, but in Hollywood, these do not exist. Hollywood is a place full of deception. Just like that guy, you signed a contract with him. If everything goes well, everyone will be happy. However, in the event of an accident, even if it is clearly stipulated in the contract, he will not pay you. "

Jeter Lee said, "then take a lawsuit?"

"That's the problem, of course. You have a great chance to win a lawsuit with him. However, if you are entangled in such a lawsuit, it can be as short as three to five months and as long as one and a half years. During this period, you can't do anything else and you have to spend a lot of lawyer's fees. Do you think you can afford it? "

When Jeter Lee heard the words, he thought of some things in the past and suddenly stopped talking.

The agent took a look at him and added: "so, no matter how big the stars in Hollywood are, they have actually suffered from things like breaking their contracts due to salary arrears. Most of them are solved privately, because everyone can't afford it. Moreover, after all, they may cooperate in the future and seldom tear their skin."

After a moment's silence, Jeter Lee finally said, "is there no rules?"

"Of course, Jeter, the rules of Hollywood are very simple. As long as you can prove your value and always have value, you are the rules. Not to mention Simon westero, Hollywood's Evergreen directors and stars, such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks and so on, they are all the targets pursued by major studios. Of course, once they lose their value, they can only abide by other people's rules. "

"This It's too realistic. "

"If not, Hollywood would not be so prosperous. So, Jeter, I hope you will be very careful about this opportunity to get into Hollywood. You know, Jack has been trying to enter Hollywood for a long time. It was not until rush hour at the beginning of this year that he successfully entered the mainstream. In fact, this is more successful than Bruce Lee. It's a miracle for us Chinese. " At this point, Jeremy zhaoton, who had been looking at the road ahead seriously, turned to look at Jeter Lee and said, "I hope you can be the next miracle."

In fact, Jeter Lee had never been very used to this agent with a strange Cantonese accent. However, when he suddenly heard the other party's words and felt the sincere eyes of the middle-aged people, he suddenly felt a little moved, as well as the inexplicable pride that followed. He reached out to the other party and said, "Jerry, I also hope I can live up to your expectations."

The middle-aged Chinese American agent shook his hand with Jeter Lee and said again, "in fact, in my opinion, Jeter, the key to making a breakthrough in Hollywood lies in Denise entertainment. As far as I know," rush hour ", which puts Jack in the mainstream, is Simon westero's own idea. Westero has no talent in film Yes, I believe "black man" should also be related to each other. If I guess right, then there will not be only one "black man."

Jeter Lee nodded approvingly and said, "actually, I'm still thinking about Ang Lee's crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Can't we fight for it again?"

Jeremy shook his head: "Jeter, this project is really not for you. I've seen all Li's films recently, and have a more in-depth inquiry into the details of Crouching Tiger, hidden dragon. Generally speaking, Li's orientation is more inclined to be a literary director. Although crouching tiger, hidden dragon is a martial arts movie, it should also be a literary martial arts movie. You have high requirements for acting skills. This is not what you are good at. Your specialty should be action. Anyway, we'll meet with new world's president, Denny Morris. If Simon westero is very interested in you, there should be results today. "

Jeter Lee was disappointed again, but he also understood the correctness of the agent's words. Instead of saying more, he remembered one thing and said, "by the way, Jerry, I just received a phone call from the producer of black man in Hong Kong. Let me ask if Denise is interested in making a sequel?"

"I've heard that the box office there is very bad. It may be a huge loss?"Jeter Lee, of course, was more knowledgeable than his agent in this aspect. He nodded and said, "the first week is only HK $3.79 million, and it is estimated that he will lose HK $30 million."

The agent roughly knows the copyright division of "black man", and also understands that a film company on the other side of the ocean will lose 30 million Hong Kong dollars, which is likely to hurt its muscles and bones. However, he quickly said, "I don't think Denise should be interested in the sequel."

"Why?"

Instead of answering, the agent asked, "Jeter, frankly, do you think black man is a good movie?"

Jeter Litton nodded, still slightly shaking his head.

"Therefore, the success of this film, on the one hand, is that the audience in North America is interested in your Kung Fu, on the other hand, it is also mainly relying on the strong distribution of danielis entertainment. For a movie, the word of mouth is not good, and the box office is really 25 million, which is nothing in North America, so there is no need to develop a sequel. "

Jeter Lee hesitated a little and then said, "Jerry, the man who developed this movie is very kind to me Well, yes, I can't reply to him like this, can I? "

Jeremy asked, "if there's a sequel to be developed over there, do you need Denise's approval?"

"Well, I'm not sure about the terms of the contract."

Jeremy thought about it and said, "if it's me, I'll cooperate with other Hollywood film companies when danielis is no longer involved in the sequel. After all, the box office of" black man "is pretty good. I should be able to find a partner. Moreover, I'd better sell the sequel copyright directly this time to make up for the loss of the first song."

The agent said tactfully, but Jeter Lee understood that in fact, it was to make up for the loss of foreigners.

If you think about it, it's the best way to make up.

So he made up his mind to explore Denise's side. If the other side didn't want to develop a sequel, he planned to reply to Hong Kong.

Jeremy saw that Jeter Lee showed a clear expression, and then said: "in addition, Jeter, I advise you not to participate in the sequel. If you are kind, maybe you can compensate from other aspects, but if you participate in the sequel, it may have a negative effect on your popularity."

Jeter Lee hesitated this time.

The agent noticed his hesitation, thought a little, and said, "in this way, you can delay. Or, if we can reach an agreement with Denise later, the excuse will be even more sufficient. Hong Kong has lost so much. If we want to make up for the loss as soon as possible, we can't afford to delay. We should try to use other actors. "

Jeter Lee didn't answer this time.

But that's probably the only way.

Kindness can be compensated in the future. If you miss this opportunity, you may never have it again.

They chatted all the way, and finally arrived at danelis studios in Malibu.

Find the office building where new world pictures is located, and have a look at the time. It's three minutes earlier than the appointed time. Jeremy drives fast all the way and is never late.

The Secretary outside Denny Morris's office received them politely. Just a moment later, the door of the office opened, and Denny Morris sent out two middle-aged people with Asian faces, a man and a woman, just to meet Jeter Lee in the outer lounge.

They recognized each other, but the atmosphere was a little awkward.

After all, the two Chinese, one surnamed Li and the other surnamed Dong, had been in the same circle before, and even if they did not meet each other, they just knew each other. The man is a senior executive of Jiahe film company, and the woman surnamed Dong is the producer of "Police Story 4" by Jack Cheng.

Because of some disputes in the past few years, jet Lee has no good feelings for Jiahe.

This time, Jack Cheng, who has a close relationship with Jiahe, will probably not support his "black man" if it is not for Danieli's entertainment.

Embarrassment to embarrassment, after all, are strangers, or polite greeting a few words.

In fact, after the success of rush hour, Jack Lee should put all his energy into Hollywood. However, in an industry, there are all kinds of inevitable fetters. He can't do whatever he wants.

When they leave, Denny Morris greets Jeter Lee and enters the office together.

Three people sat down in the reception area, waiting for the Secretary to put on the coffee and leave, Denny Morris said with a smile: "jetty, I guess there must be a lot of people contacting you recently, right?"

Jeter Lee said with a smile: "thank you Mr. Morris again for the efforts of new world pictures in the release of black man."

"That's what we should do," said Denny Morris, sipping his coffee, putting down his cup and looking at them. "Well, let's get down to business. We'll meet you today, mainly to talk about our follow-up cooperation. Jeter, this is Simon's personal account. I hope we can reach a long-term cooperation agreement. "

Hearing about the "long term cooperation agreement", Jeremy Zhao's eyelids are jumping.It's not a surprise.

I immediately thought of Kim Carey's long contract.

Of course, Hollywood's long-term contracts are not all pitfalls. It's just that, for example, the DC movie universe long-term contract with higher gold content, because the core actors of the current project are basically finalized, and there is no news that other superheroes are about to be developed. In addition, it seems that there are no better opportunities.

Without waiting for Jeter Lee to speak, Jeremy snatched the lead: "Denny, can you tell me more about it?"

Denny Morris turned to his agent: "Jerry, I know what you're worried about, but Jeter is different. We know his position in the Asian film circle very well. Of course, it won't be a new contract. As I said just now, Simon himself told us this. He hopes that we can reach an agreement first to avoid Mr. Li's detour. "

"Detours?"

"Yes," said Denny Morris, "because of the success of black man, I think there must be other studios contacting you in recent days. And, no accident, all the projects involved should be B-class films with low and medium cost. This is a detour for Mr. Li. If he goes wrong, he may only play this kind of film in many years in the future, even in the whole Hollywood career Low cost B-class popcorn movies, such as Duff longer and Shanger Winton, are successful in their own fields. However, due to the long-term limitation of film style, it is difficult to enter the mainstream now, and the chance of becoming a big brand like Schwarzenegger and Stallone is even more slim. "

Now, Jeter Lee and Jeremy Zhao both understand.

But, after all, reading the world, they are very excited, but there is no impatience. Jeremy Cho asked, "Denny, since it's Mr. westero who arranged it himself, can I ask, is there a suitable project for Jeter at the moment?"

Denny Morris shook his head: "no, I've asked Simon the same question. He said he was still thinking about it. You two need to understand that Simon's current position does not allow him to think about many things. The original" rush hour "was the idea put forward by the boss himself. Simon has been very busy recently, so he needs some time

As they looked at each other, Jeremy asked again, "Denny, what's the specific cooperation agreement?"

"The starting salary of the three films is about $2.5 million, and the maximum is $5 million and $7.5 million, depending on the situation," says Denny Morris

Jeremy shook his head and said, "Denny, I still know something about Jack's pay. Jeter and Jack are actors of the same level in Asia. He shouldn't be half as much as Jack."

"It's not the same," says Denny Morris, with a slight gesture. "Jerry, black man is Jett's first film to be released in North America, or at least the first to make a name for itself. Jack has been working here for many years, and his Asian credentials don't count in Hollywood."

The agent exchanged eyes with Jeter Lee again and said, "we need to increase the share terms on the basis of the base salary."

Denny Morris directly refused: "I'm sorry, I also mentioned this possibility with my boss, but he didn't agree. In fact, you can see that this is a very sincere contract. I guess the film dealer who contacted you recently gave me a salary of this level. As for the future, you two, to be fair, if Jeter can become one of Hollywood's top ten million movie stars by virtue of these three projects, it's you who can take advantage of it. There are too many people in Hollywood who can't expect this possibility. Moreover, I checked that Jeter is 9 years younger than Jack, and he is only 33 years old this year. As long as he operates properly, he will have a long peak. "

Hearing this, they exchanged their eyes again. They didn't agree on the spot. Jeremy said, "Denny, we need to think about it again."

"No problem, but please give me an answer tomorrow morning."

That's the end of the story.

Jeter Lee then asked about the black man.

Danielis really didn't have any interest in the sequel. It seems that she also learned about the tragic experience of Hong Kong producers, or received someone's instructions. Danni Morris readily stated that Hong Kong can handle the sequel on its own, and will not participate in it any more.