Chapter 10 Remuneration

It was a day in early August. After taking the phone from Nicole, Ryan scratched his head. He really couldn't think of anything that the fat man could do to him. Could it be that Miramax was so idle, or was it Harvey? ?Weinstein's head is cramping, and he wants to talk about the future with this brat?

  "Hello, Harvey." Miramax is not as confident now as it was later. Although these two brothers are philistines, they still maintain their due closeness to people who can create value for themselves. "Yes, Pat has come over and got the contract. What are the conditions? Of course you are satisfied, no problem." "

  What? No, no, no, Harvey, I don't want to interfere with your decision. I grew up in Los Angeles. Yes, but Philadelphia is one of the oldest cities in North America, isn't it? Don't you think it would be more convincing to set the film in Philadelphia?"

  After hearing Harvey Weinstein say that he wanted to set the film in Philadelphia, When the filming location was changed to Los Angeles, even though he knew that he was in a low-key position, Ryan couldn't help but raise objections. Fortunately, Harvey Weinstein had not started to swell and quickly gave up the idea.

  "Okay, that's it. Wait, Harvey, I want to ask, have the director and the leading actor been confirmed?" Listening to the name coming from the phone, Ryan scratched his face subconsciously, "David "Finch? Is he the one who filmed the MV for Madonna Ciccone?"

  After getting a positive answer, Ryan hung up the phone, okay! Another Hollywood celebrity has his life derailed by this big butterfly.

  "Ryan, what's it like to star in a script you wrote?" Ms. Kingsley asked with a smile while drinking coffee.

  Ryan rolled his eyes, as if to say you were an idiot, "Pat, the movie hasn't started shooting yet, how do I know what it feels like?" "

  Ryan, come here." Nicole said at this time She pointed to the two contracts on the table in front of her, "These are the script contract and your actor contract. I have already signed them, and the rest is up to you."

  Jinsili, who was sitting on the other side, said Explained, "As for the script, the $50,000 has not changed, but there are some minor flaws in the script that need to be revised."

  "I understand."

  "As for the actors, Harvey should have had a phone call with you just now. The film will probably be released next month. It won't start filming until the end of the month. Although you are playing one of the three most important roles, you are a newcomer without any works. Miramax has lowered the salary in terms of salary, only 150,000 US dollars." "

  And what's more? ?" Ryan still remembers the things he told the female manager.

  "Of course, the reason why the salary is so low is mainly because of the conditions you proposed." The female manager sighed. She really couldn't understand Ryan's whimsical thinking. "It has been stated in the contract that if this The North American box office of the movie can exceed 250 million US dollars, and you and Nicole will each share 1% of the box office."

  "Wow~" Ryan shouted excitedly, he could totally imagine the movie After the film was released, Harvey Weinstein looked like he was vomiting blood.

  "Don't be too happy, because for the same reason, Nicole only has a salary of 1.5 million US dollars." The

  female agent directly poured cold water on her. She knew very well that Miramax would include this in the contract. Firstly, they believe that the box office of the movie will never reach this astronomical figure, and secondly, by lowering the film remuneration, they can save a huge amount of money for the stretched finances.

  In the eyes of senior film professionals, "The Sixth Sense" is indeed a very good story and script. If it is done well, it is possible to achieve tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars at the North American box office, but a US$250 million What is the concept of North American box office? Only Star Wars and Jaws have achieved this in history. Could it be said that such a family ethics film disguised as a thriller can also achieve such results? Do not make jokes.

  It was precisely based on immediate interests that Miramax offered this contract seemingly generously.

  Of course, Ms. Kingsley also played a crucial role. Although this seemed to reduce her income, as a smart person, she took it for granted that Ryan's value lay more in writing, and that was It is the top priority of her income.

  The "Sixth Sense" thing has come to an end for the time being. Unlike Nicole, who has to study the script and characters, he is the author of the script. He has watched the original movie more than a dozen times in his previous life, thanks to his super memory in this life. , those pictures seem to be engraved in my mind, there is no need to study them at all.

  It's a bit wrong to say that. After dinner, as well as during daily exercises and walks, he will also have some discussions with Nicole about the script, especially the interaction between the two characters. His feelings and understanding of the film must be There are many more, and some opinions will naturally affect Nicole, which will be somewhat helpful for future shootings.

  Just like Nicole once complained, Ryan has almost no friends. As a person who has experienced the baptism of the Internet in his previous life, he is somewhat of a homebody. Compared with the Australian beauty who likes liveliness and communication, he is now in a poor position in life. Much quieter and more regular.

  Every morning and evening is his and Nicole's routine exercise time. After breakfast, there is reading and writing. Every afternoon after writing, he will take a certain amount of time to practice musical instruments. Sometimes when inspiration comes, he will also compose music. A simple piece of music, filled with some English lyrics, using a childish voice to harm Miss Nicole Kidman and the neighbors who live in the same building.

  After dinner, I would watch TV and the news for a while. I would often argue with Nicole on certain current affairs. I would use my extra twenty years of experience to render the cold and charming girl speechless. Occasionally when she was refuted, He will also act coquettishly and use the privileges of his age until Nicole surrenders.

  It has to be said that Nicole indulged him a little too much, making Ryan become more and more lawless in front of her.

  Of course, most of the night is still spent writing. Now that "The Sixth Sense" has found a home, Ryan naturally has to prepare for the next step and even beyond. With the opportunity to write "The Sixth Sense" He gained some experience in script writing.

  For Ryan, who has a clear picture in his mind, after having enough experience, constructing a script is easier and faster than adapting a novel. The script rarely requires the gorgeous rhetoric and complex language descriptions of the novel, which makes him more In order to be handy, besides, creative ideas that are suitable for his age group have been taken over by him early. If those film companies still want to produce these movies, sorry, they can only go to Ms. Kingsley to talk slowly.

  Although he doesn't mind others treating him as a little monster, Ryan doesn't want to be too shocking. In his current thinking, as long as the few movies with good reputation and high box office every year are produced by him, it will be fine. Earn a lot of money and give yourself a halo.

  In his previous life, he was just an ordinary little person. If there was something special about him, it was because of his career and hobbies, he had watched far more movies than ordinary people. At the beginning of this life, he was a helpless person. A helpless orphan, even though he has some delusions in his heart that he wants to realize, he is sometimes greedy, but he does not have the huge ambition of the legendary reborn person.

  What he wants is actually very simple, to realize his dreams in the past life and this life, and to help the people he likes and loves deeply.

  Unless the world is ending, or the red empire is about to end and the whole world is growing mushrooms for fun, Nicole will knock on the door within a few minutes after 10:30 every day to remind him to go to bed, even in the first place where he was adopted. That year, Nicole often stayed with him in the evenings.

  This has been a portrayal of Ryan's daily life for several years, even when he was in school. He was famous for only doing what he wanted to do in class. At the beginning, the school even approached Nicole for this, but all After getting consecutive A grades, the school gradually shut up.

  For Ryan, who has experienced cruel education in his previous life, the knowledge taught in Western primary schools is simply too childish. Of course, it is not without merit. For example, they will not teach children about loveism and the like when they first enter school. What you learn is safety rules and how to protect yourself, and these are also the top priorities in daily teaching.

  The hot August passed by in a flash. At the end of the month, Nicole reconnected with an elementary school for Ryan. As a transfer student, she took a test before entering the school and was finally assigned to the third grade. Fortunately, Ryan has always had a dispensable attitude towards schooling and doesn't care much. If Nicole hadn't been in trouble with the law by dropping out of the school, how would he have gone to this damn American elementary school.

  Of course, he only needs to survive the compulsory education age. If there is no accident, he will not waste time going to college.

  In a month, Ryan compiled the outlines and main lines of the two movie scripts, and also drew some setting drafts. Although he wrote some content and plots, the music and other aspects were scattered. Less energy, otherwise, these two scripts would not be just frameworks until now.

  Since most of Nicole's previous appearances were in literary films, except for a limited number of them, the rest were not very impressive. One of the two scripts belonged to the romantic comedy genre that was popular in the 1990s, and this was written specifically for her by Ryan. What I was prepared for was that such a love movie would be a bit too absurd if it were made by a ten-year-old child.

  Forget it, let's wait for a while, wait until "The Sixth Sense" is released. At that time, I will be one year older, which will be a little more convincing. Even if some people will chirp, let them go.

  Besides, I am a boy and not a girl. This society is much more accepting of geniuses with male surnames than female ones.