Hollywood Drawing

In addition to occasionally paying attention to the summer fight in the news, Wayne has also been thinking about new projects on the farm. This will be his first big-invested film.

In July 1992, Wayne left his farm in Ventura County and returned to Los Angeles. After this period of rest, he was eager to start a new job.

He is still young and has enough energy that Wayne does not want to stop for a moment. Only by maintaining continuous success can his status in this circle continue to rise.

Greenberg Manor remained the same as before he left. The housekeeper Hela was as reliable as ever and kept everything in the house in order.

When Sergey parked the car in the small square in front of the main building, Wayne got out of the car and saw Hela and Jimmy waiting for him at the door.

"So early?" He hugged Jimmy and walked into the living room together.

"Of course, how are you preparing for your new project?" Jimmy came over early in the morning to wait for him, mainly because of the new project. Not only Jimmy was anxious, but Warner Brothers was also concerned.

"Warner called me several times. They should have received the news that "Happy Death Day" 2 is about to start filming. They were afraid that you would abandon your new project and direct that film."

Wayne took off his suit jacket, threw it to Hela, sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette.

"The new project was planned very early. There is nothing wrong with the script. I have already made a note with the Screenwriters Guild. The plan will have to wait for two days, and I still need to think about some aspects."

Jimmy nodded, raised his hand and waved, exhaling wisps of smoke. "You must be getting more and more addicted to cigarettes. You must control yourself. This thing is no less harmful than leaf cigarettes. Can I read the script first? This time it won't be a horror thriller, right?"

"Of course." Wayne pointed to Nina's briefcase, and the assistant took out a stack of printing paper and placed it in front of Jimmy. "This film requires DC's authorization. If you don't get it, you will need to change a lot of settings, which is not worth the loss."

Jimmy picked up the script and turned to the first page, muttering something under his breath.

""joker"?"

The only sound left in the room was the sound of Jimmy slowly turning the pages. The script was very thick, which was very different from Wayne's previous two projects, and the story was much more complicated, making Jimmy feel dizzy.

After reading it roughly, he raised his head and glanced at his client with surprised eyes. Then I turned to the first page of the script and read it again.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Jimmy let out a sigh of relief.

"Wayne, are you taking your steps too far? This script is much more complicated than your previous two films."

Seeing the agent's reaction, Wayne asked with great interest: "How was it? How did you feel after watching it?"

Jimmy squinted, recalling the story. "There are still many things I don't understand. It seems now that the dramatic tension is so intense. Such a weirdo who is at the bottom of society and is incompatible with the surrounding environment actually makes me feel inexplicably trembling."

He shook his head as he spoke. "I can't comment on a script like this. There are too many elements involved in it. Except for racial issues, almost all the dark sides of North American society are deeply depicted. It's so disturbing..."

"Hey, hey! Jimmy!" Wayne interrupted, tapping the script on the table with his finger. "Don't make things too complicated. This is just a movie. Do you think if the project is handed over to Warner Bros., will they let DC authorize it?"

Jimmy raised his hands and searched his face vigorously, then glanced at the thick script on the table with complicated eyes. "As long as you impress them, authorization is definitely not a problem. I'm just afraid that you're going too far. No director would dare to do this kind of film easily."

There was no need to think about the final film. After Jimmy just read the script, he felt very deeply. Such a movie with a villain as the protagonist has almost never appeared in this era.

In Hollywood, whether it is in North America or dozens of ticket offices overseas, the most popular films now are undoubtedly about heroic individual heroes saving the world. All the protagonists in these films are positive characters.

And one can imagine the difficulty faced in creating a commercial film with such a neurotic and hysterical villain.

No one has ever done this in the commercial field of large-scale production, and for this story, just by looking at the script, without looking through the plan, Jimmy knew that the investment would definitely not be low, and there were too many things to be shown in it.

"When I finish the plan, I will talk to the senior management of Warner Bros. to promote the operation of this project." Wayne knows how risky it is to directly release this film, and he is already prepared to lobby one by one. (shui) Warner executives’ preparation.

According to the career path he had planned for himself, he should have made one or two more successful films, slowly accumulated the production company's trust in him, and gradually improved his shooting abilities.

But the success of "Get Out" dispelled most of Wayne's doubts. Since the audience of this era can accept such a film, and even accept it at a very high level, he is ready to start his plan in advance.

"Dark, deep, serious, twisted humanity, and a depressing and breathless atmosphere. Is this a fable? Or is it an accusation?" Jimmy muttered in a low voice. He could not forget the shock the story in the script gave him.

This is a character who seems to be very far away from me, but he also seems to be a part of his personality. Such a complex character is so fascinating.

"Jimmy? Jimmy!" Seeing that his agent was still immersed in the story in the script, Wayne didn't know whether he should be happy or not.

"Huh? Oh, sorry, I was distracted!"

"Have the theaters paid Warner Bros. the first box office share of "Get Out"? You need to communicate with them as soon as possible and let them pay my director's remuneration as soon as possible."

Why did he try so hard to make the film? Not to mention things like dreams, Wayne's core thought is Chi Luoluo's interests, which is the driving force that stimulates him to keep climbing.

Born in this country, money can definitely solve 99% of the worries, and the remaining 10% is just because there is not enough money.

In addition to the possibility of high profits from filming, there are other things, such as fame, power, life value, etc., and these are also inseparable from money.

"I'll communicate with them when I get back." Jimmy leaned on the sofa and tried to drive out thoughts other than work from his mind. "Don't worry, Warner Bros. will never default on your share. Since they want to cooperate more deeply with you, they will never offend you for the money they will pay sooner or later."

"Well, think about it Jimmy, there's a part of you in this too."

The biggest part of a broker's income is the various remunerations from his clients. The two people are tied together, so the broker will work hard to promote his clients.

According to the relevant regulations of North American theater companies, 28 days after a film is officially released, the theater will take the initiative to pay the film distributor the first share.

The first payment is also the most divided for a movie. Except for some bug-level movies, there is almost no possibility of breaking this rule.

The only one who can break this rule is the truck driver himself. The box office of Big Ship went from being tepid at the beginning to going on a rampage, and it never relied on the weekend box office at the beginning.

More than ten years later, Avatar once again replicated the box office trajectory of Big Ship, and only Truck Driver could do this.

After the theater chain has paid the first share, the subsequent share of the film will change according to the agreement and release time. Generally, all shares will be paid to the distributor within one week after the film is released.

But this box office share is in the hands of the distribution company. It is unknown when they will pay the money to the producer and other directors and actors who participated in the share.

If it is an individual producer, the distribution company's delay in payment for a year and a half is considered short. Even among the six most reputable giants in Hollywood, unreasonable delays and defaults are common.

After Jimmy left, Wayne put away the script and unfinished plan and returned to his bedroom.

As soon as she lay down on the deck chair on the balcony, Nina walked in with the phone. "Boss, your new sweetheart needs to call you and ask if you have returned to Los Angeles!"

"Aha?"

He took the phone and pointed to the bedroom door. He waited until Nina walked out before putting the phone to his ear.

"Hello, this is Wayne Greenberg."

"Hello, Director Greenberg, my name is Cameron Diaz. I called you several times before and my assistant answered it. Will you be in Los Angeles?"

Wayne's face slowly turned up. He could hear the surprise in the other person's tone, and he was also very interested in her.

"Of course, I just came back today. Do you have time? I have a big wine cellar. Would you like to come to my house for a drink?"

The person on the other end of the phone paused for a few seconds, as if thinking about something, and then a sweet voice came out. "Can you pick me up? My sense of direction is not very good. I might not be able to find your home by driving."

"No problem, tell me where you are now, and I'll ask the car to pick you up. Okay, you can just wait at the Four Seasons Hotel. Okay, that's it!"

Life needs new stimulation. The arrival of this call put Wayne in a good mood. He went downstairs and greeted Sergey and asked him to pick him up at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Cameron Diaz, who had just hung up the phone at this time, appeared in front of the Four Seasons Hotel with an expression of surprise. She had called the director many times, but her assistant always answered the phone.

I originally thought that the hard-earned thread was broken, but I didn't expect that surprises always come unexpectedly.

Not long after, a silver elongated Rolls-Royce stopped in front of her, and the glass was lowered under her somewhat embarrassed gaze.

"Ms. Cameron Diaz?"

"Yeah, it's me!"