I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 5

[Chapter 5 Conditions]

In a coffee shop in North Hollywood, Eric and Michael are negotiating the details of a “Jurassic Park” collaboration.

Eric didn’t get entangled in the royalty share, and took a 7% royalty share that is common for newcomers.

It’s just that the two people negotiated and confronted about the film and television copyright of the novel.

With Michael’s more than ten years of experience in the industry, of course, we can see the great potential of this novel in film and television adaptation.

In addition, Eric did not raise any objection on the royalty share, which made Michael feel that Eric was very young and easy to fool, so he proposed that Night Elf and Eric share the copyright of film and television, and the copyright of the film and television was handed over to Night Elf for publishing. agency plan.

After patiently listening to Michael’s proposal, Eric categorically refused: “This is impossible, Mr. Claus.”

Michael Claus was stunned, as if he could not react to Eric’s decisive refusal. After adjusting his mood, Michael Krause continued: “Eric, listen to me, you know, I just sold a novel from our publishing house to Twentieth Century Fox, which is millions of dollars. Adaptation fees. If the author talks about it himself, he may not even get half a million dollars. This is the advantage of the publisher’s agency…”

The two talked for more than ten minutes, Michael Crowe Sishui wanted to trick Eric into accepting his conditions, and took the initiative to reduce the publishing house’s share of film and television copyrights.

In the end, Michael Krause was disappointed to discover that this little guy was a fledgling young man. He was just like him, an old fritter who has been in the society for more than ten years. I’m not too familiar with it, but I can keenly perceive the hidden secrets in some seemingly favorable conditions.

What surprised Michael even more was that this young man was not at all impulsive like a young man of this age. Even if he found a trap, he did not point it out directly, or simply slapped his blood on the head, but implicitly hinted that he understood. out of the trap.

In the end, Michael gave up the plan to intervene in the film and television rights of “Jurassic Park” with a wry smile.

The next negotiation was naturally unimpeded, and the two quickly signed a cooperation agreement.

“Happy cooperation, Eric, I believe you will not regret handing over Jurassic Park to me to operate.” After signing the contract, Michael became the uncle with a bookish temperament, making people feel like a spring breeze. It seemed that the shrewdness and cunning on his face during the negotiation just now were hallucinations.

“Happy cooperation, Michael, I hope that too.” The

two shook hands, sat down, and chatted a few more words. Eric seemed to casually say, “Michael, do you have connections in those film companies?”

Michael Krause raised his eyebrows: “Of course, how else would I recommend the novel from my publisher to Twentieth Century Fox? Actually, I also know people in some other film companies, you know, I am in Simon Schau I was in charge of cooperating with film companies on book copyright when I was a publisher. So, Eric, please hand over the film and television copyright of “Jurassic Park” to Night Elf, I can directly recommend the novel To the producers of the six major film companies.”

Eric shook his head and said: “Let’s not talk about this issue, Michael, I will not give up a single cent of the film and television copyright of “Jurassic Park” . However, I am now finishing a script, if possible, I hope you can help me recommend it.”

Michael Krause’s just ignited hope has been extinguished again,

and it is not too much to hear the script that Eric said. Interested, but patiently said out of politeness: “Can you tell me the general plot of the script?”

“That’s it,” Eric sorted out his thoughts and said, “Eighteen years ago, seventeen-year-old Mike O’Donnell Na is about to play an important basketball game in his life, because as long as he does well, he will get admission to the Ivy League school with a generous scholarship. However, before the game, his girlfriend suddenly told He was pregnant himself, so during the game, Mike resolutely threw away the basketball in his hand and turned away from the arena, choosing to take on his own responsibilities. Eighteen years later, the glory and glory of the past have gone with the wind, and Mike has become a career A failed middle-aged man, and his marriage to his wife Scarlett is about to come to an end…”

Eric didn’t tell too many details, just briefly narrated the story. After he heard the quarrel between the Langkels, he quickly thought of “Return to Seventeen”. To realize his plan, this film Movies couldn’t be more appropriate.

A seventeen-year-old young man has the soul of a middle-aged uncle hidden in his body, which is tailor-made for Eric.

The eyes of Michael Krause, who was in the audience, became brighter and brighter. He was very optimistic about the young man Eric, but he didn’t expect to get the novel “Jurassic Park”. Eric immediately gave him another one. surprise.

Movies like traveling through the past and returning to the future or transforming into the future have only just emerged in recent years, and they are not as popular as later generations, so as long as the quality of the movie is good, it can usually get a good box office.

Not to mention the annual box office champion “Back to the Future” in 1985, just this year, there are two such films that have achieved good box office, one is “Back to Eighteen” in April, and the other is Only two weeks after its release, the cost of “Flying Beyond the Future”, which may eventually exceed 100 million at the box office, has already recovered. This film also made Penny Marshall the first female director in North American film history to have over 100 million at the box office.

“This is a good script, Eric. But don’t you think there are too many movies of this time-traveling genre over the years? Besides, you’re just an unknown newcomer.” In order to gain the initiative in the negotiation, Michael Of course, he has to be a little bit more careful. The negotiation on the film and television copyright of “Jurassic Park” just made him feel a sense of frustration.

Eric smiled slightly. Of course, he could see that Michael was pretending to be, and he directly stretched out five fingers: “Fifty percent commission!”

“What?” Michael couldn’t believe it, how could this guy be so generous all of a sudden? Did you hear it wrong?

Eric repeated: “Michael, you heard that right, if the script is successfully sold, I can give you 50% of the script fee as a commission! However, I have one condition?”

Sure enough, there is no free lunch in the world, Michael Hearing Eric’s last words, he breathed a sigh of relief, things seemed to be back on track, and the shrewd little guy was on the opposite side.

“Tell me?”

“I want to be the hero of this movie, which is Mike O’Donnell in my youth.”

“It’s impossible.” Michael said subconsciously: “Even the director doesn’t necessarily have the power to decide the role of the movie, let alone you. A newcomer has written a screenplay.”

“In the far east, there is an idiom that people make things happen, and things happen in the sky.” Eric said: “If you don’t try it, how do you know it’s impossible? , what’s more, with the release of “Flying the Future”, this possibility will become even greater.”

Michael Krause was a little bit unable to turn around: “What does this have to do with “Flying the Future”?”

Eric casually He stirred the hot coffee just poured in front of him with a spoon and said, “I think this movie is likely to gross over 100 million yuan. If so, for a script of the same genre with a good enough script, maybe someone will consider my conditions. Not necessarily.”

Michael Krause hadn’t seen the movie “Flying Beyond the Future”, but he still believed Eric’s words and said: “Okay, Eric, I can try, but the commission “…”

“Michael, you are too greedy, do you want to take more than the original author like me!”

Michael couldn’t help but touched his nose with his index finger, rarely embarrassed: “It’s not as serious as you said, And if you become the male lead, even if you are a newcomer, the salary is about 500,000 yuan, and I think it would be good to get 200,000 yuan for the script.”

Although he said that, Michael Krause did not mention it again. In terms of commissions, when saying goodbye outside the coffee shop, Michael Krause suddenly said: “Actually, Eric, I have an illusion that you are indeed suitable for the role of the hero in your script. Because, when the contract was just negotiated , I feel that it is completely negotiating with my peers, not an eighteen-year-old high school student.”

Eric smiled: “Don’t care about these details, Michael, I will hand over the script to you in two days, I hope you can Bring me good news.”

[End of this Chapter]