The Wolf of Los Angeles

Chapter 89 Johnson's new business

In the early morning, Megan Taylor vaguely heard the sound while sleeping soundly. She tried hard to open her eyes. There was no one around her. She heard the sound of footsteps and turned to look over.

Hawke put on his clothes and called on her: "I have important work today and I'm leaving."

"Goodbye." Megan hasn't forgotten: "If you get important news, be sure to contact me."

Hawke went out, drove Mondeo, picked up the remote control given by Meghan, opened the electronic door, and drove to Century City.

Fifteen minutes later, he and Edward met at a breakfast shop in Century City, and after dinner he entered William Morris.

The front desk asked a few questions, led the two upstairs and into the familiar small conference room.

Dwayne Johnson has arrived.

He saw Hawk, even more kissing than when he saw his relatives, and he met him with a bear hug, and then said, "This battle is very fierce. I have no confidence at all, so I can only find you."

Hawke asked directly: "What specific videos and characters?"

Johnson took a text and handed it to Hawke: "A gunfight action movie, the title has not been truly confirmed yet. It is temporarily called "Counter-Terrorism SWAT team". I want to compete for the hero in it."

Hawke opened the text and looked through it carefully.

Edward, wearing a suit, gradually adapted to his role and continued, "It seems that there is an American drama called this name."

Johnson said: "These screenwriters came from the show."

Seeing that the text was a character script, Hawke immediately accelerated the reading. After reading the first fifth, he flipped to the end and then closed the text.

He looked at Johnson: "It works for the actors, it doesn't work for me."

The office door opened from outside and Dany Garcia came in with some information.

"Are early, Hawke." She greeted the two of them: "Are early, Savior."

Hawke stood up and shook hands with her: "Dani, I didn't expect to meet again so soon."

"Maybe we can continue to cooperate." Danny said with a smile: "Let me talk about the cooperation method first?"

Of course, we have to talk about salary and work content first. Hawke first listens to what the other party says: "I hope to hear it carefully."

Danny said: "Assisting Johnson in the role is different from previous image planning and business consulting, which falls within the scope of the manager's work. My suggestion is to sign a temporary manager agreement on both sides, and only be responsible for this role competition. .”

Hawk still knows the difference between a Hollywood agent and a manager and says, "Yes."

Danny talks about the remuneration issue: "The manager's commission is generally 10% of the corresponding roles of actors in the industry. Dawn's salary in "The Scorpion King" is $5.5 million, and the salary for new characters will not be low. On this number.”

After Hawke came to Los Angeles, he studied Hollywood and even the entire North American entertainment industry: "North America's box office exceeds 100 million yuan, and the male protagonist's pay must rise, which must match his status."

Danny nodded slightly: "The West Coast Studio's compensation is one-tenth of Dawn's salary this time."

Hawke added: "If the crew adopts the method of basic pay plus post-sharing, including post-sharing."

Danny knew that Hawke saved the Dodgers' star from the brink of being disgraced, and she was very confident in him: "No problem, but I declared in advance that Hollywood producers are pitfalls everywhere, and Dawn just gained a foothold in the circle. The status and strength are not strong enough, and the later sharing method will not be adopted."

Hawke asked, "Where are my guarantees here?"

Danny said directly: "Even if it fails, there will be a $100,000 reward: ". ”

Hawke said: "There are a few points that I need to state in advance. Danny, Dawn, we worked together once, you know something about me, I'm on how to play a role, how to play during auditions, how to do early for the role Prepare, don't understand these specialized things."

"If you do these jobs, Danny and I won't invite you, and you will do what you are good at."

Hawke still put it in the front: "My style is unconventional, and may even surpass the rules that are in the Hollywood industry."

Danny couldn't help but smile: "If all the rules are followed, will Hollywood or Hollywood?"

Johnson said to Hawke: "Do you know why I decided to invite you? Because some people don't follow the rules, after I passed the crew's first audition, Kevin Spacey called me to put pressure on me to voluntarily withdraw from the crew. .”

"Kevin Spacey?" Hawke thought of some rumors that he had seen online in his previous life. This is a **** man with a deep hidden depth. Does he want to support the **** stick or the one he was disturbed by him to play the leading role?

Danny confirmed: "Yes, I was there when the Oscar winner called. He didn't say a direct threat, but every sentence was threatening, just to make it clear that if Dawn didn't give up, he would Destroy Dawn's future."

Hawke looked at Johnson: "You are not scared away, you still have to fight for it."

Johnson smiled kindly: "I'm not a newcomer without any foundation, nor is it easy to mess with."

Hawke said explicitly: "Since you can use unconventional means, I'll take this job."

Danny and Johnson were clearly relieved when they heard this.

If competitors do not follow the rules, they will use the same method.

Hawke wasn't polite, either: "Sign the agreement."

Danny had already prepared: "The contract is here."

Hawke looked carefully and sent a fax to the lawyer again, confirming that there was no problem, and signed it.

The two sides reached an agreement and the work officially began.

Hawke first asked for basic information about the crew, which was different from the character script, so he read it carefully. "Counter-Terrorism SWAT team" is produced by Sony Columbia Pictures, with four other small companies participating in the investment, with a public production budget of $80 million. The first producer is Leonard Gordonburg, a non-Jewish white man, the most famous in recent years The work is "Charlie's Angels".

The director has also confirmed that Hawke has never heard of it, called Clark Johnson.

Danny has compiled Clark's directorial resume. She has been developing in the TV industry before, and has served as the director of series such as "The White House" and "The Wire", and has also directed a TV movie.

This is the first time directing a formal feature film.

In addition, the crew also identified a major actor, Samuel Jackson.

This guy got the support of a certain investor and served as a producer.

The crew will start filming in September and will be released in August next year.

At most, the candidates for all major actors will be determined by early July.

Hawke finished watching it and asked, "Where is the casting director?"

Danny understands what he means: "The one who can really decide the hero is producer Leonard Gordonburg, director Clark has the power to make suggestions. Because of the great success of "Charlie's Angels", Sony Columbia trusts Leonard very much. .”

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

Hollywood is a producer-centered production company. If the production company does not intervene, the crew will basically be the producer's one-man show.

The top major directors are exceptional.

Hawke asked again, "I need to know who Dawn's competitor is."

Johnson said: "The crew has conducted the initial screening and audition without makeup, screened out most of the actors, and there are still five actors competing for the leading actors. In addition to me, there are Paul Walker and Colin Farrey. Al, Josh Hartnett, Jeremy Renner.

Hawke has heard of the names of these four people, and his later achievements are not as good as Johnson.

Hawke got up and came to the front of the office, pulled the whiteboard over, and wrote down the names of the production company, producer, director and competitors with a carbon pen.

Then I wrote another line of words - crew insurance company.

"Let's do background checks first and get a look at the situation of these people," Hawke said.

Danny recorded it in her notebook: "I can draw relevant information from the company's database, including work and family information."

"Those are far from enough." Hawke put down his pen and said, "I need to know their hobbies and orientations, their life and work habits, whether they like to play on red sofas, whether they are drinking or taking drugs, whether they are messing with **** or being disturbed, Specific financial situation, the black materials and scandals that have been suppressed in the past…”

He said a lot, paused a little, focusing on two aspects: "Producer and director, past auditions to select actors, reasons for eliminating people, reasons for choosing actors, reasons for choosing actors, I have heard people talk about the key to choosing major actors, The audition room performance accounts for a part, and the audition room also accounts for a part outside the audition room.”

Johnson said frankly: "The audition outdoors account for a stronger proportion."

Hawke also said: "Which insurance company is providing guarantees for film production, who is the docking person, his background, likes and dislikes, and what are the risks he fears the most, we need to investigate these."

Danny heard it a little, saying, "The public relations companies know more clearly about hobbies and orientations, alcoholism and drug use, black materials and scandals."

Hawke looked at the two of them, "Let Miss Me join."

Johnson said to his wife, "Call Meme and ask her to come over quickly."

"You two, how can you call her that?" Danny said, taking out her cell phone, calling Caroline, waiting for the other side to connect, and said, "Daone has important business that you need to participate, come to William Mo quickly. Reese, what? Are you attending a client event on the Avenue of Fame?”

She simply and directly said: "This business is calculated separately for a single compensation of $20,000."

Caroline didn't hesitate at all: "Wait for me for half an hour."

At most ten minutes, Caroline almost ran into the small conference room, and even her feet were polished red by her high heels.

Hawke pointed to the position at hand: "Sit down and say."

Caroline sat down and found Hawke sitting in the first place, asking Johnson and Dany: "What happened? Did you actually invite him over?"

After several consecutive confrontations and cooperation, in her eyes, where Hawke is involved, something serious will happen.

"This time, assisting Dawn in a film's leading role," Hawke said.

Danny explained the matter in detail.

Caroline corrected her attitude: "You guys have found the right person, I can find a way to find these things."

She looked at Hawke: "But there is a premise that what I found cannot be exposed to the media, especially "Midnight Entertainment."

Hawke stated: "The information you provide is limited to this work."

Caroline stood up and said, “I’ll go now.”

Hawke said to Danny, "Hold on your side, too."

He called Edward: "Let's go, stay here and can't collect information."

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(End of this chapter)