Reborn Tycoon Rise

After turning the first page, Terry read it carefully. Xu Zhi did not rush him, but just waited slowly.

Soon, Terry read the entire script. The story was actually very simple:

8-year-old Kevin is the youngest member of a large family. His naughty personality often brings all kinds of trouble to his family, and he is unanimously rejected by his family. One night near Christmas, Kevin had an argument with his brother and made the house a mess. Kevin was punished by his mother. He felt aggrieved and made a wish to make his family disappear. Unexpectedly, the family went to France to celebrate Christmas the next day, and made a mistake while busy, leaving the naughty Kevin at home.

Kevin thought that his wish to change his family came true. This rare freedom made him happy. He was happy at home and did whatever he wanted.

But there is also a side that frightens him - he must face the long night alone and look after the house alone.

Just when Kevin was enjoying his unrestrained life, Harry and Marvin, two clumsy and hilarious thieves, targeted the Mai family and broke into his life.

Although he unfortunately encountered thieves who had just stolen something and was followed by them. Kevin, who is extremely resourceful, uses various methods to decorate his home to look like someone is there and deceive the thieves. Unexpectedly, the two thieves accidentally learned that Kevin was the only one in the Mai family and decided to steal that night.

The resourceful and brave Kevin decided to use his own power to defend his home, and even set up various traps in the home, making the clumsy thieves embarrassed and causing all kinds of jokes. But after all, there was a huge disparity in power. Kevin was caught by two thieves. Fortunately, old man Marley appeared in time and saved Kevin. At this time, the police also arrived and arrested two less-smart thieves. Kevin successfully protected his home.

Then the family returned to Kevin on the second day of Christmas. The family resolved their misunderstanding and the story ended successfully.

"The story is indeed good." Terry said after reading it: "If it is well filmed, it will attract a large number of children to watch."

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, children will always be the main consumers. Mr. Gilliam, would you be interested in joining this project?"

Terry nodded and said, "Yes, but my salary is not low."

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "How many do you want?"

Terry said: "One hundred thousand dollars, plus 2% of the North American box office commission."

"This is impossible." Xu Zhi refused: "The price can be negotiated, but there is no need to think about the box office share."

Terry frowned and said, "Eric, you may not understand Hollywood. 2% is not much."

"There are indeed directors in Hollywood who share the box office, but I don't have such plans for this movie!" Xu Zhi still refused directly.

In fact, the other party's request is not excessive under normal circumstances. Although Terry is not a big name, he has directed many well-known movies, especially Monty Python and the Holy Grail in 1975, which has a good box office and reputation.

It is normal for well-known directors to participate in the box office share, such as Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, etc. who are very famous in later generations.

In addition to these big directors, some small investors will also give a share of the box office in order to ensure the director's full investment.

However, the cost of the movie Home Alone was extremely low, and the box office was even more popular. In 1990, the global box office exceeded 500 million U.S. dollars, and the North American box office reached 280 million U.S. dollars. Behind it, 20th Century Fox earned a total of over $800 million.

Although it is still 1978, comedy movies basically do not distinguish between eras, not to mention that Home Alone tells a story about children. There are no restrictions on time factors. Even if it is only half of the box office of later generations, the amount is astronomical. Xu Zhi cannot agree. Any director or actor share requirements.

Terry frowned. He was actually quite optimistic about the script, but he didn't expect that the other party would not agree to his request for a share.

Xu Zhi first broke the embarrassment and said: "Terry, I can increase your remuneration to 300,000 US dollars, which is already a very good income in Hollywood."

"This... I have to think about it." Terry hesitated. In Hollywood, unless a few giants invest in the film, it is difficult for independent directors like them to encounter films with a budget of over ten million US dollars.

In most cases, for independent directors, an investment of US$2 million is considered a good film, and this is the nominal announced investment amount.

Although the director is the core of the movie, it is generally not easy to get 10% of the investment as income, unless it is some small movie, but the investment is low, and the ratio cannot be much higher no matter how high it is.

This is a pyramid industry. The top directors receive huge box office dividends, while many of the people below receive a fixed income. US$300,000 is already a good salary.

After a while, Terry made his decision and said, "Eric, I agree with this number."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Okay, according to the rules, I will pay 1/3, a total of one hundred thousand US dollars, and I will give you the rest in batches when the movie is completed and the box office revenue is received."

Terry nodded and agreed. Just like payment in installments in business, Hollywood pays directors and leading actors their income in installments, except for some extras, who earn dozens of dollars a day and are paid once a week.

Xu Zhi was very satisfied with Terry. When he was in Hong Kong, he had watched many classic Hollywood comedy films sent by Lin Siqi. Most of them had lost their humor due to the age.

Although Terry's "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" tells a European medieval mythology, the plot is quite nonsensical and full of laughs, which also shows that the director has a very strong understanding of comedy.

Although the script provided by Xu Zhi has already written down the plot in detail, slight changes are still necessary. After all, the original drama is a product of the 1990s, and an experienced director is needed to modify some styles.

Xu Zhi said: "Terry, this building now is Kevin's house in our movie. When we were looking for this house, although we tried to follow some requirements in the script, after all, it was not newly built according to the requirements. You have to Study the script quickly and make appropriate changes to the structure of the house. It is almost October now. Although the plot of this movie is not complicated, there is not much time after all. We must film the movie before December."

After saying that, Xu Zhi stood up and said, "Let's take a walk together and take a look at this house."

"good!"

The two walked around inside and out, and after discussing some details about the filming of the movie, Terry left with the script. There is still a contract to be signed in the future, but these will be settled by lawyers.

Home Alone is about to be filmed!