Hollywood New Century

"Hello Simon, I worked as an assistant editor-in-chief at American Vogue after graduating, and resigned a year later to write this workplace novel, the one that Sonia helped me publish," Lauren Weis Berg expressed the doubts in Simon's heart.

"Hello, Miss Weisberg, your novel is very well written. That novel was published in 2002," Simon Pike remembered that the film adaptation was about to come out, but he couldn't help but asked:

"I would like to ask if the film adaptation rights of that novel have been sold?"

"Well, a producer came to ask last year. Mr. Wendy Fineman from Dune Entertainment wanted to develop it, so he found Twentieth Century Fox Films. I don't know why it's gone!" Lao Len Weisberg spread his hands as he spoke.

"That means, the film adaptation rights have been sold to Wendy Fineman?" Simon frowned after hearing this. Some film companies or producers are too quick.

"I am also preparing for the adaptation of the novel into a script. This time I heard that Sonya has found a good screenwriter, so I happened to come and have a look." Lauren Weisberg, of course, will participate in the adaptation of her own novel. , It's just that the preparations for the movie don't know when to start.

"I signed a pre-emption agreement with him last year, and I still have the film adaptation rights of the novel," Lauren Weisberg said. It's no secret.

Simon nodded, just signed a preemptive purchase agreement, it must be that Twentieth Century Fox didn't develop it last year, and Wendy Fineman didn't buy it with his own money.

Perhaps, there is still hope, but needing to know how that agreement was signed, Simon glanced at Sonia Roman inadvertently, only to start with her.

"Ms. Weisberg, if you need anything about the adaptation of the novel, you can contact me at any time. After all, I also like that workplace novel very much!" Simon wants to get the right to adapt the novel now. No Money.

"thanks!"

In the following days, Lauren Weisberg and Simon exchanged some ideas for the adaptation of the novel.

In November, Hard Candy came out, and Juno, which was handed to Nicole Kidman through a friend of Sonia Roman's, was nowhere to be found.

"Sonia, it's already December. Did your friend send the script to Nicole Kidman?" Simon sighed while sitting in the office of Sonia Roman of AC's agency.

"My friend knew Nicole Kidman's agent Pat Kingsley, and she said she actually handed the script to the lady Kingsley, and Nicole Kidman should have seen it. Come on!" Sonia Roman is no different, Pat Kingsley is a big manager, managing a large team, so busy!

"Forget it, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Now I should know someone among the screenwriters in the independent film circle. Anyway, "Hard Candy" won the box office of 4.5 million US dollars in North America, and the cost is only 1 million US dollars. The movie is also highly rated," Simon is quite satisfied with the effect of this movie, but he is only a screenwriter, and he feels that it has no influence, but the starring Ellen Page has some popularity!

There are actually very few theaters where "Fruit Hard Candy" is released. It is good to be able to show it for half a month. Now it can make a lot of money from the North American market, and there is a lot of profit at the box office.

It can be sold overseas no matter what, and the DVD market is not. This kind of movie does not need to wait as long as six months to enter the DVD market. After all, the movie is released quickly.

"Don't worry, the audience doesn't know you, but some people in the circle know it. If you go to help people adapt the script in the future, the price will be higher," Sonia Roman can still see it clearly. How much effort did the script save the producer?

"By the way, Sonia, let's talk about the novel "The Devil of Fashion". Why did 20th Century Fox not develop this movie last year, and there is no news this year?" Simon tried to ask.

"I don't know, I just helped sign the preemptive purchase agreement with Mr. Wendy Fineman from Dune Entertainment. As for how the film company arranged it, it's not something that my little agent can know," Sony said. Ya Roman doesn't understand what Simon cares about, shouldn't he care about the Juno script?

"Sonia, what is the agreement between Lauren Weisberg and Dune Entertainment, I want to know!"

"Simon, are you still thinking about other people's novels?" Sonia Roman felt that Simon was thinking too much.

"A five-year agreement with an advance deposit of $200,000. Within five years, Dune Entertainment has the right to purchase the rights to Lauren Weisberg's novels and films. Lauren Weisberg has an annual agreement fee of $150,000. ," Sonia Roman said anyway.

"Then, how much is the film adaptation rights of the novel? How much is the compensation for violating the agreement?" Simon continued to ask.

"$1.8 million, the cost of Lauren Weisberg's subsequent adaptations is not counted, the price of violating the agreement is very high," Sonia Roman said and shook her head,

"Simon, what are you thinking? This is not your concern!"

After Simon listened to it, he began to calculate in his heart that $1.8 million was really expensive as a novel about life and workplace. It seems that novels were indeed very popular at the time. After all, such movies are not so popular.

If you can't violate the agreement, then you can only negotiate with Dune Entertainment to let them give up this preemptive purchase agreement. Of course, if you want to convince them to give up this agreement, then the necessary compensation must be indispensable, the deposit, and the agreement fees for the two years, etc.

Wait, it must be compensated, and the price must be increased.

Fortunately, Dune Entertainment did not directly invest $1.8 million to buy the rights to adapt the novel, and it is estimated that it plans to find investors first.

"What are you thinking?" Sonia Roman walked over angrily and patted Simon Parker on the shoulder. What were you thinking, so ecstatic?

"Oh, nothing, I just think that novel is good, and the adapted movie should have a good box office," Simon came back to his senses and said haha.

"Okay, go to the audition tomorrow, remember to perform well, it's not easy to win the audition for a small supporting role with you," Sonia Roman said and waved her hand.

Simon holds a few pages of the script in his hand. He is indeed a small character, but he has lines and still has several minutes to play!

Castings for the film "The Stones" produced by Michael Langton Film Studios in Los Angeles.

Simon Pike was in a room with a group of men and women waiting to audition.

Looking around, there are mostly women. It seems that there are more female characters in the movie, a movie that I have never heard of.

Such a small role also needs to be observed by the film casting director. It seems that Sonia Roman really hopes to go on the road of acting!

The assistant called three people in at one time, two women and one man, to audition for small roles in three movies at one time.

Simon wanted to shout out, I am the producer, so I actually want to audition for such a dispensable little role?

Finally, a female assistant shouted: "Elizabeth Reese, Claire Dennis and Simon Pike are ready, wait a minute, it's just the three of you!"

Simon Pike and the other two female dragons stood up and walked to the entrance of the porch, waiting for others to come out and then go in directly.

Simon's role is basically not difficult. It is estimated that the casting director will choose whichever he likes!

Indifferent Simon leaned against the wall, feeling that the two female dragons were a little nervous, so he said: "Relax, our characters are not even supporting roles, it's not difficult, just stay as natural as you can, choose roles. The director probably chose this kind of role based on his eyesight!"

"Well, I hope so!" a girl whispered.

"It's not that all three people who auditioned together were selected. It is possible that the role we auditioned will not pass and we will get other roles. It is also possible that one or two of the three of us passed," Simon said with a sigh, not for money, Audition head!

The two female dragons nodded, of course there are many such situations.

Suddenly, the mobile phone in his pocket vibrated, and Simon picked it up, not paying attention to the surprised eyes of the two girls, and immediately auditioned, this guy was actually answering the phone!

"Sonia, is there anything?" Simon has no friends, and the only person who called him was his agent. As for Jennifer Smith, there was basically no contact.

"Nicole Kidman's agent called and offered to pay $850,000 for your Juno script," Sonia Roman said excitedly.

"Wait, sell the script?" Simon confirmed.

"Yeah, $850,000 is very sincere, and I'm also helping you talk to Pat Kingsley," Sonia Roman said to herself on the other end of the phone.

"That, Sonia, try to arrange for me to meet Nicole Kidman and her agent, my thoughts are..." Simon didn't finish his words.

"Okay, the three of you go in," reminded the female assistant who auditioned. Suddenly she saw a guy on the phone. She was so angry that she walked over quickly and said angrily:

"What are you doing, you are preparing to audition now, and you are still calling? Get out of here if you don't want to audition, don't waste your time, your agent didn't teach you..."

Simon, who was answering the phone, was interrupted by the sudden roar. He was so angry that he was still scolding himself.

"Simon, where are you..."

"It's okay, I'll talk about it later," Simon hung up Sonia Roman's phone, turned his head and roared angrily:

"Shut up, didn't your parents teach you to be polite to people?"

"FUCK, don't you think that there might be a big star here in the future!"

Simon's angry shout made some people around stand up and watch. Facing the blushing face of the audition assistant, Simon continued to say: "Don't worry, I'm really not interested in tricks, and I'm not interested in becoming a big star!"

Then, he left this nonsense place gracefully.