At the end of July, after quick negotiations with Warner Bros., the production and distribution company for Wayne's second project was finally determined, and the preliminary preparations could be carried out smoothly.

Regarding the most disagreement issue of director treatment, the crazy Jimmy initially called for a basic salary of $2.5 million, plus a sky-high director contract of 15% of the global box office. The producer Warner refused without thinking.

Then the two sides put aside their differences and put aside the issue of director's remuneration. The first two negotiations quickly determined other conditions, and the last negotiations started to argue about director's remuneration.

Warner Bros. and Jimmy both knew that it was impossible to offer Wayne such a high price. Both sides quickly tested each other's bottom line. If they wanted to reach a cooperation as soon as possible, both sides would have to make some compromises and concessions.

After the last tacit negotiation, with the acquiesce of Wayne and Warner management, we quickly reached an agreement on the treatment of the director with the greatest differences and signed an incentive ladder share contract.

Because Jimmy focused on the box office share and made a lot of concessions in basic remuneration, the director and producer, and the screenwriter remuneration combined were only $1.2 million, which was half less than Wayne expected.

According to Wayne's minimum anemia budget, he can complete this video with one million dollars, and the rest is left for the crew. Now it is not more than 30 years later, the US dollar is still a very strong world currency. Even in his previous life, the production cost of this film was only about four million.

Of course, it is not as easy as I imagined to get the box office share. This is Hollywood. It can be said that the production companies and distribution companies are all vampires, as long as the film has to create a large profit in order for him to get the share he deserves.

This is a step-by-step share agreement. Wayne can obtain the director's basic share of $1.2 million in three times in the form of "basic remuneration and North American box office share", and then participate in the share according to the total revenue of North American box office.

The production cost of the film is $5 million. If the North American box office of "Escape from the Deadly Town" exceeds the production cost ten times, that is, $50 million, he can get five percent of the total box office in North America; if the North American box office exceeds $100 million, he will enjoy a 10% share of the North American box office; if the North American box office exceeds $150 million, the proportion will increase to 15%; if the two hundred million US dollars is 20%;

At most, it is 20%, which is also the highest share ratio on the contract. It does not include overseas box office. The share of the film box office is only divided into the ratings marked on the contract, and there will be no 8% or 11% of the case.

The more the new film is, the higher the income the director earns. In this way, Wayne is firmly tied to the film. In fact, no one except himself believes that he can get more than 100 million shares of the second level.

The step-by-step box office sharing of core creators like this will soon become a Hollywood convention. On the one hand, the producers are committed to encouraging the main creators to devote themselves to the early shooting, and can also avoid the investment risks brought about by excessive early rewards.

You want more income and it is easy to do, and try your best to make the video more refined and more in line with the taste of the audience.

After returning to his home in Beverly Hills, Wayne's first thing was to call his senior Luke Simmons and ask him to come to his home to discuss the new project.

Then he called the lighting maker Steve Wilson and asked him to discuss. In addition, Jimmy introduced the caa customer cameraman Robert Carlos, he quickly determined his core team.

Among these people, except for the cameraman Robert, they have worked with him, understand his production style and are capable enough. Robert is a well-known photographer in the industry. After Jimmy's introduction, he will not challenge Wayne's authority.

At 10 o'clock the next morning, everyone gathered at the renamed Greenberg Manor and sat in the living room to discuss preliminary preparation issues. The only two people in the living room who were not familiar with each other were producer John Grey and cameraman Robert.

"John, when will the early investment in the film be in place?" Wayne looked around and then briefly introduced himself. Everyone sitting on the sofa went straight into the working state. "We must start preparing as soon as possible and use funds soon."

John looked at the people in the room. Apart from assistant Nina and agent Jimmy, the rest should be the core production team of the film. He immediately got into the state after hearing the inquiry.

"Warner Brothers' funds have been transferred to Merrill Lynch Insurance Company, and you can use them as expenses at any time."

Although there is not much investment, Warner still took the insurance company's film completion insurance. This is a customary rule, both good and bad. The advantage is that no matter what accident occurs, the insurance company will pay for it. Even if there is a problem with the film shooting, the insurance company will continue to make the film.

The disadvantage is that the money also requires the insurance company to review it. After they pass, the production manager will have to go through it again. It is very troublesome and it is better to be free to produce independent films.

But this is the rule of mainstream commercial films. Unless Wayne wants to make independent productions for a small investment for a lifetime, he must slowly adapt and shoot and produce videos under the constraints of various rules.

"Ok, Luke, this time you are still the assistant director. In the early stage, you mainly coordinated the use of the location and studio with John. The scene of this film is very simple, and the main shot is available at Warner Studios.

The outdoor scene is to go to the suburbs to find a small town with few people. We use the scene to film it. Also, we can post a recruitment information for actors, and all roles will be decided through the audition."

"No problem, leave it to me!" Luke agreed calmly. He had been waiting for several months but didn't go to work just to wait for the project to start.

Naomi sat silently behind the sofa outside the circle, holding a cup of coffee and listening. When she heard that the actors were all on audition, she almost threw the cup. But she stabilized herself. Wayne was a nostalgic person and should explain it to her later.

"Robert, you communicate with John about the photography assistant's problems. Most of the shots in this film will be shot in four cameras. You have to be prepared." Wayne continued, and he must pay attention to any job in the early stage.

"No problem, Director Greenberg." After saying that, he nodded to John, the producer, and signaled.

"Steve, so do you. I will give you a storyboard. You can learn about the video in advance, especially during the day. I want the sunny but cool whiteness."

"It's not difficult, don't worry, I'll do it." Steve hasn't spoken much, but his ability is convincing.

Wayne nodded after hearing this, looked at everyone again, and then said, "Okay, so much is here for the time being, everyone will prepare first."

People who had something to do began to pack up, and slowly there were only four Jimmy and the others left in the living room.

"Wayne, the crew's supporting actor..." Jimmy looked into his eyes and said slowly.

"In addition to a few main characters, those who have simple lines don't need to audition, but all newcomers who use caa are fine. Pay attention to the pay issue, and you can discuss it with John yourself."

"Thanks!"

"And Jimmy, please send me an African-American hip-hop singer named Will Smith and an invitation to audition for the leading actor. He should have just won the Grammy and is easy to find."

Wayne thought about it and said that the other party could definitely control this role and did not require any acting skills. The role of the maid in the whole film is the role of the maid, and it is not difficult as long as the acting skills are passed.

"Hip-hop singer? Grammy? Well, he may not necessarily come if he is afraid of sending him an invitation. You must know that those who sing are much faster than making movies." Jimmy opened the notepad and wrote down Will Smith's name.

"Just try it. If you don't fit, you can change someone else. This is Hollywood, and no one can replace me, including me." After saying that, he blinked to Jimmy.

"No problem, when will the audition be arranged?" The agent ignored his self-taught and continued to record with a notebook.

"In ten days, we don't have the money to hire famous actors, so we should focus on newcomers."

"Ok" Jimmy closed the book, stood up and said, "Then I'll go back to the company first, call me if you have something to do."

After seeing that Nina was the only assistant left in the room, Naomi sat next to him, holding the script in her hand and asked him: "If my audition is not satisfactory, will you change me?"

"Don't think too much, Nami." He pressed the other person's hand hard. "You got the script before everyone, and practiced for so long. If you can't pass the audition, what do you think I would do?"

"Well, look at Wayne, I will perform the best!" Although she didn't get the promise she wanted, she herself felt that the other party was right. She was already ahead of her competitors several positions.

"Nami, listen, I can only guarantee that your audition effect will be at least not much different from others. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Ok, I understand!"

No matter where you are, especially in this circle. For the same role, as long as the performance is not much different, the director will definitely give priority to his own people.

Even if Naomi's performance is not as good as that of others who come to audition, as long as they can ensure that they meet the needs of the film, the role will be hers.

In fact, there are not many unspoken rules here, or even very common, and the red sofa is always there. But if you just go to bed with the director or producer with a beautiful face, it is absolutely impossible to simply get the role you want.

I can only say that when the level is similar, your chances will be a little larger than others. Just for this, you have to pay a lot.

To put it bluntly, no matter how beautiful a woman is, it is not worth the director and producer. She can take risks with hundreds of millions of investments. It can only be said that your ability must be qualified first to have a slight advantage among the competitors.

If the person who deals with a beautiful girl is a capable producer or casting director, even if they fail to fulfill their promise in the end, they will not recognize others if they put on their pants, and most of the girls will have no choice.
Chapter completed!