Ace Hollywood

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Daniel's decision to hire Drake Lane was not on a whim. Compared with big stars such as Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, although Daniel is a Hollywood rookie, he doesn't have no connections at all, at least in editing one. Luck is willing to help him because Cusa has just negotiated a partnership with him.

Melissa Lane, Bole in Daniel's circle will become a new member of Daniel's management team.

Cusa chose Melissa, of course, because of Drake's connections in the circle. You must know that Drake is an Oscar judge himself, and he can provide Daniel with a lot of help that he needs next. Secondly, of course, her relationship with Cusa There's no threat, whether it's from the brain—well, it might be inappropriate to say that, but it's true, Melissa's IQ really has no competition with Cusa. Or from the positioning, neither of them is a competitor, Melissa is more of a business-oriented talent, and Kusa grasps the overall situation.

As for why Drake sent his daughter to Daniel's team, it is purely optimistic.

In addition, Cusa has indeed negotiated with Kevin about Daniel's agent.

Kim Payson also had some words circulated inside CAA. Relatively speaking, this brokerage scandal created many enemies for Daniel in CAA.

However, these are not enough to worry about for the time being. Cusa is a potential figure favored by the current head of CAA, Eno Martin, and no one will embarrass them for the time being.

The impression of CAA to the outside world has always been equality, openness and equal opportunities. Although this is absolutely impossible, it has indeed deceived many young people who are not familiar with the world for CAA. Eno Martin himself attaches great importance to this impression, which means that he will not allow obvious infighting within CAA.

Of course, Ino is not alone. From the very beginning, CAA has been a multi-faceted brokerage company. The five founders, and the current senior partners, no one can truly speak their minds.

So, in the final analysis, it still depends on whether Daniel's value can prompt Ino to devote more energy to suppressing other parties.

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Jessica finally called Daniel that night.

But Horner and Jessica's parents seem to have had some communication, so much so that she was rarely gated.

As an adult, although she has not reached the legal drinking age, what happened to Jessica is sympathetic enough.

But she can't quarrel with her parents just to get into bed with Daniel.

"Daniel, I can't come out today, so they'll stay in the living room downstairs."

Daniel was lying on the boat and rolled his eyes. He had prepared safety measures, just waiting for the gun to mount.

"I've taken off my pants, are you telling me this?"

"what?"

"Uh." Daniel patted his forehead, how could he be like a young man, "Jessica, but I really want to see you, can't you sneak out, or turn out the window?"

"My room is on the second floor. I'll break my leg if I flip it down. Daniel, just wait for me to join the group and film. They won't keep setting doors for me."

Daniel decided to accept his fate.

"Okay, okay, but during the day, can we meet during the day?"

"I think so, but don't you need work?"

"I'll call you when I have free time, girl, you can't let me dove any more."

The two chatted late on the phone.

The two have established a relationship by default. To be honest, with the traditional Chinese education Daniel received, it is easier to accept a relationship before going to bed. But from a man's instinct, this can be a bit frustrating.

Jessica simply felt in a good mood, and rolled back and forth on the bed several times after the phone call.

"Jesse, haven't you slept yet?"

Jessica's mother's questioning made her roll her eyes and yelled at the door, "Mom, do you need to set a sleep time for your regulated robot daughter?"

Jessica's mother and father looked at each other.

"We seem to have offended our daughter." Mr. Alba glanced at Jessica's room. "And, tomorrow, it may be even worse."

"Sleeping with that kid two days later won't kill her."

Daniel could never have imagined the gift prepared for him by the gifted Jessica family.

Because he has to be busy fighting with MGM.

Kusat took time out to go with him. This was the first event they attended together after the brokerage scandal.

It seems that Kusabee is going to be a lot more serious before, more like a wily senior agent, and Daniel, still a naive new Hollywood idol, yes, it must be like this.

This small-budget film with a budget of 18 million is one of a long list of experimental films by MGM, so they were able to offer 2 million + 5 to invite Daniel, who has both risks and opportunities.

The basic plan is not lost. The box office of this film is reasonable between 3000 and 50 million. The addition of Daniel will not affect this basic plan, but if their plan succeeds, it means that they can attract more young audiences.

Participating in the discussion were only MGM Vice President of Production Helen Dele, director Robert Luketic, screenwriter Amanda Brown, producer Rick Kidd, plus the two leading actors and their broker.

Reese is also a client of CAA. His agent Davis is a much more senior CAA agent than Cusa, and he is very optimistic about Reese.

After dropping out of Stanford, Davis won the second female lead in Columbia's "Deadly Game" for her. After all, she has been away from the mainstream film circle for many years, and she was not an accomplished film actor before. It is already an opportunity to start afresh to get this opportunity. Davis is superb.

The movie got some attention, but Reese's own star fortune did not improve, and then Reese Witherspoon had an affair with the movie's actor Ryan Phillippe, which gave her a huge amount of money all at once. focus on.

Then she entered the marriage hall at the age of 23 and received unanimous praise for the girl.

This is a Tennessee girl who lives in peace, and the mainstream media commented on her like this.

The opportunity for Legally Blonde came at this time, and MGM's tastes were indeed consistent.

Whether it is Reese Witherspoon or Daniel Sandler, they are indeed very topical actors.

Daniel needless to say, Reese has recently started to spread the news of her feud with her husband. It is said that Ryan is rude and rude, and his life is not healthy. Does this mean that Reese is modest and obedient and has a healthy lifestyle.

Therefore, there is not much to consider in the filming of the film itself. Daniel only gave it a month and a half. Now it is almost April. After mid-May, Daniel will definitely enter the intensive promotion period for "Gladiator". The focus of everyone's discussion is actually the promotion strategy, which is the work of MGM.

Helen Dele started her cliché, "MGM will develop an effective publicity plan, we will invest two million dollars, and the publicity will be ingenious."

It has to be said that it is a big deal to invest 2 million in publicity for a film with a production cost of only 18 million, but it can also be seen that this old-fashioned film company is a little bit of a fool, always thinking that it will be big with small. Gambler mentality.

Davis and Cusa greeted friendly at the beginning, which made Helen feel a little uncomfortable.

If the male and female protagonists form a strategic alliance, the constraints on the distribution company will be greater.

"Helen, it's not the first time we've worked together." Davis, of course, has other clients. Although MGM has been getting worse in recent years, it still ranks in the top seven, and there are many opportunities for cooperation. "I think everyone is a movie. Stakeholders, whether it is Reese or Daniel, hope that the movie will be a big hit, especially Daniel, after all, there is still a share."

This is what Davis and Reese are most dissatisfied with. Reese, as the absolute star of the film, not to mention that Amanda has made significant changes to the script and added a lot of scenes to Daniel, the salary is enough to make People are not happy anymore.

Reese's $1 million.

Daniel has two million dollars, and still has 5% of the surplus.

This is simply to say that the coffee levels of the two people are one level apart.

However, MGM and Davis have communicated this many times. Daniel, as a super popular idol who has just risen, is not a topic that can be compared with Reese Witherspoon, who is an old clam and a new pearl. Differences are also natural.

And if the film is successful, Reese will get far more benefits than Daniel, so Daniel must always get one, either the salary or the reputation, otherwise why would he spend his own money for such a film that has no room for performance popularity.

Davis was just letting out his anger.

"So, everyone can be more direct. Reese and I's concerns are mainly focused on hype, which will hurt Reese a lot. We think we must be cautious and at least get our permission."

"Davis, it is stipulated in the contract that the actors have the obligation to cooperate with the publicity. MGM will definitely operate moderately, but we cannot agree to your request. We must make a publicity plan in advance, and it must be completely confidential and communicate with you in advance. The threat of a release plan leaking is too great for us to take the risk." Helen wouldn't budge.

Davis glanced at Cusa and seemed to signal for him to speak, but Cusa turned his head and said a few words to Daniel without saying a word.

Helen showed a faint smile. Daniel and Reese were not in sync as she imagined, so it would be much easier.

The two sides exchanged several back and forth on this issue, Davis asked for scale, number of mentions, and wording of description, while Helen refused to make any promises that would limit MGM's actions.

"MGM has not shown even the slightest sincerity, and we will not give up the right to directly refute your propaganda tactics. I don't think it's what you want to have a scandal involving infighting on the "Legal Blonde" crew. An inspirational movie, and girls are usually sensitive and vulnerable, and any action that may affect their desire to watch the movie should be avoided.” Davis leaned forward, creating a lot of pressure on Helen, who was a threat. The words also opened Daniel's eyes.

The filming has not yet started, and the actors and producers seem to want to fight.

Although this is the norm, this is the first time Daniel has seen it.

"Who will make concessions?" Daniel asked Cusa in a low voice, as if they were discussing something.

"No one will, they just make the other party have scruples, and no one will do less of what they should do. What do you think the negotiation between **** and **** can achieve other than giving the middle finger?" Kusa looked serious, as if Talking about a serious topic.

As Cusa expected, after arguing for more than an hour, the two sides only reserved their opinions, and no one gave an exact promise.

"Solved one." Helen turned to look at Daniel and Kusa while thinking, with a softer expression. Daniel was about the same age as her daughter.

Kusa gave Daniel a moment before he said, "We require that the post-production remuneration be paid immediately after the production is completed. This must be written in the supplementary contract. The box office is divided into annual units. If the movie is released in 2001, then before December 31, 2001 , we must pay us a share of the box office surplus generated during the year. In addition, we regularly ask accountants to intervene in the financial situation. These must be written down.”

Daniel's contract stated that the salary of 2 million was paid in two installments. One million was paid directly with the contract, and the remaining one million had no clear time, only vague expressions. As for the provisions on earnings sharing, it is even more unsound. When signing a supplementary contract this time, Daniel will definitely ask for clarification of the relevant terms, which MGM is prepared for.

They don't particularly care about earnings sharing. According to MGM's estimates, "Legal Blonde" may bring MGM 5 million to 15 million in revenue, and 5% is 250,000 to 750,000. It's not a lot of money.

Helen did not raise any objection to this, but only indicated that the reason why MGM accepted the account happily was entirely because they were sincere in their cooperation.

"Daniel's publicity can't have negative hype." Cusa's second point sounds a bit unacceptable, "Before we talk about this, we must be honest, Daniel is still on his feet, and any possible blow will damage him. The reputation and value of "Gladiator" will be released this year. If Daniel performs well, it means that he can accumulate more goodwill, which is consistent with the Emmett he plays, a perfect Emmett talent It's what female moviegoers want, and if you're hyping some negative news off-screen, it's hard for people to believe Emmett's setup."

"Secondly, before we decided to participate in Legally Blonde, there were some agreements, the publicity obligation was one thing, but the image of the actors was another. To be more honest, Daniel and Reese are different. ."

"Hey, Cusa."

"Davis, you don't have to be angry, I have no ill intentions, Reese is already married, and you are already releasing the news of marital discord, so doing something on this will not affect you much. But Daniel is different, he Still spotless."

Cusa said this as a matter of course, and Daniel almost couldn't hold back his blush.

"The third point, Helen, I want to say that this is not exactly what we asked for, you know very well that Daniel took over the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy" before, and they will also launch a huge publicity campaign next year, if you do decide to The summer file is online, so Daniel's image will no longer be allowed to smear. Have you seen the scandal-covered Elf Prince? New Line and Time Warner behind him are not easy to mess with, I don't think Legally Blonde is necessary Do thankless things."

Cusa's words prove that all negotiations end in threats.

Helen was obviously silent for a while, and then said she would consider it.

Davis glanced at Cusa several times, obviously admiring this colleague.

Until now, everyone is ready to enter the discussion time of the movie.

Robert Luketick was deaf and turned a deaf ear to the dispute between the two sides. It was not until Helen announced the discussion of the filming plan that he seemed to return to his soul.

"Amanda, talk about the new script."

Amanda nodded and glanced at Daniel. It can be said that this version of the script was changed purely for him, and I hope it is worth the money.

"The new script is mainly to add-"

On the contrary, the pure movie discussion eased the atmosphere that was a little bit tense just now, and everyone expressed their opinions.

"You just mentioned that Elle will have a lot of outfits to show that she's in different stages, I think you can add color, like at the beginning, when she was the president of the girls' club, and the queen of the prom, everything Elle could be pink Yes, the bed, the dresser, even the puppy's clothes, which makes people know who this is without thinking." As the only young woman present, Reese's ideas were indeed very constructive.

Robert and Amanda kept recording everyone's thoughts and opinions on paper. The follow-up script discussion will be held two or three times, and it will be more intensive. For the screenwriter and director, this is the busiest thing before the filming starts. .

The final draft of the script has to go to the MGM meeting again, and after UU Reading www.uukanshu.com is approved, the shooting can really start.

The discussion that day was very thorough, and Helen was very satisfied in the end.

Daniel felt that when she finally praised Reese Witherspoon, she was still a little sincere.

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"Kusa, you should stand with me, we can get more favorable conditions." Davis and Kusa walked in the front, he kept complaining, this is a capable agent, but not advanced enough Unpredictable.

"Daniel, your agent is kinda cool." Reese walked beside Daniel. They didn't bring an assistant today. Reese wore a pink dress with exposed calves in April, and it seemed a little cold at the moment.

Daniel confirmed that she was implying that she should be a gentleman.

"You look a little cold." Daniel took off his coat and put it on Reese, but suddenly felt a little strange.

He turned his head to look, but Reese tickled his palm lightly, "Thank you, you are such a likable gentleman."

"No man would let a beautiful lady like you get cold, Reese."

"Is it?"

"Of course."

"Then, you will contact me, right? I mean we should have a good conversation."

"Of course, wait for my call." Daniel suppressed his doubts and put Reese into the car with a decent smile, before returning to his car with Kusa.

"Cusa, I feel like I've been calculated."