1532 Personal grudge
The glass walls with bright windows are completely open, and the warm and soft golden sunshine in California slowly scatters down. The whole room is full of bright/smelling and brilliant smell. It is already late autumn, but it is still stepping on the tail of summer and is reluctant to leave for a long time.
Located in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles, Burbank has a wide view. Even a bungalow or a two-story single-family villa can easily overlook the horizon. If you are willing to climb high, you can even see the coastline of Santa Monica at a glance, showing the blue style on the edge of the city.
Steven Spielberg sat on a spacious boss chair, like an old naughty boy, supporting the ground with his toes, and then continued to circle left and right, as if he was riding a carousel in the amusement park. His bright smile revealed a childish look, playing around as if no one was around, enjoying himself.
The sound of a squeaking chair echoed in the conference room. Lang Meyer only felt that the magic sound was filled with his brain. He endured it again and again, but he still couldn't hold it back. He turned his head and looked in his eyes. He tried to say something, but still couldn't say it. Then he glanced at another corner with his eyes, and then leaned against the back of the chair again.
Thomas Tour seemed to have not noticed the sound in the conference room at all - or the silence that was reflected by the sound. He was just immersed in his thoughts with a little conscience, his eyes were a little eccentric, and he showed a deep thoughtful look. All the movements and chaos around him could not interfere with his own world.
When Frank Marshall walked into the conference room, this was the scene before him.
Steven was swaying in and out, looking light and free;
Lang'an sat on the other end of the conference round table, and was hiding in the shadows, unable to detect the expression of his eyes and expressions;
Thomas was exposed in the sun, but his soul wandered around the world as if he was not here at all, and he looked like a dummy.
The messy sounds in the conference room were always there, but that was all, no one spoke or talked, quietly like a grave. Although this description was not appropriate, the first thought that came to Frank's mind was like this, which made him laugh.
"Knock, is anyone here?" Frank curled up his knuckles and knocked on the table, breaking the silence deadlock, feeling the gazes that everyone was casting, and said with a smile, "Hey, what happened? Why is no one talking? You shouldn't be waiting for my arrival specifically, right?"
Frank took the initiative to go to where Steven was and patted his old friend on the shoulder, "Why aren't you late today? I thought you were the last one. I was just chatting with Catherine outside for a while. Have you not had a job recently?"
"I decided to rest and relax for a while." Steven shrugged, and then joked jokingly, "Actually, this is just an excuse to hide your impending unemployment, all of them are excuses. Huh, there is still no way to compare with you. Recently, I opened all the news newspapers and saw your news everywhere."
What Steven said is the "Spy Shadows" series. Frank served as the producer of the series. The fourth part released last year, abandoned Matt Damon as the protagonist, but chose Jeremy Renner to take the lead and re-arrange the story branch. However, he was scolded by the fans and lost both box office and reputation. The myth of the series was shattered.
Not long ago, during his vacation, Matt Damon met movie fans on the streets. Someone asked whether Matt was willing to return to the "Spy Shadows" series. In response, Matt said that he did not mind being labeled as "Jason Bourne", but the premise was that Paul Greengrass was willing to return to the series.
Just now, "Captain Phillips" directed by Paul Greengras is being released and received well. In the short term, Paul is not working for the time being, and the next period is also open. The social network platform suddenly became lively, and everyone was asking: Is Matt possible to return to the series, and if he returns, what should Jeremy do?
In the focus, Frank naturally appeared in discussions among many industry insiders.
In fact, Frank is indeed meeting Paul and Matt separately, exploring the possibility of the original team reuniting. Every now and then, Frank's name will inevitably become the focus of discussion; what others don't know is that Frank is still thinking about how feasible the plan to play the villain with Renlilly is.
Faced with Steven's joke, Frank deliberately made a different interpretation, "I thought everyone was paying attention to the news in the autumn, and all other industry news was no longer important."
Frank blinked at Steven, and the two old guys who were over 120 years old together showed a hint of pride and gloating. In fact, they were squeezing the other two people in the conference room, just taking care of each other's face without being outspoken. Such childish behavior is really ridiculous.
Then Frank pulled a chair and sat down next to Steven, "Hey, Thomas, Long." After nodding to the two people, he did not continue to greet and politely, "So, what is our main task today? Steven has just said that I have been very, very busy lately, I don't have much time, and I think we can get to the topic as soon as possible."
This is a joke. Actually, Frank, like Steven, is on vacation recently.
After the words came, Frank and Steven both cast their sights at Long Mayer.
Unexpectedly, Lang Meyer just shrugged and didn't say anything.
All eyes in the entire conference room fell on Thomas Tour. Thomas seemed to finally come back to his senses, and a hint of impatient anger appeared in his eyes. After a long period of contemplation and consideration, his emotions had calmed down, but he still couldn't help but start to surge. "Lanli proposed the latest offer, with a 20 million yuan pay plus a 10% box office dividend."
After saying that, Thomas's gaze slowly swept past and fell on the other three people one by one.
Without words, just one sight had clearly expressed his anger. The anger of departure. Lanli's pay requirement was challenging Thomas' bottom line step by step. Finally, his eyes fell firmly and heavily on Steven and Frank, "Must be Renli?"
Is it necessary for the actors of the whole Hollywood to be placed in front of me?
In fact, the current situation is obvious. You don’t need to become a genius or an expert. You can also predict the development trajectory of things. The box office of "Georgeous" premiere failed. Then Lanli’s pay was slightly suppressed. The minimum salary of 20 million yuan plus 5% of the box office dividends, and even the dividend ratio could be reduced. On the contrary, Lanli’s pay would rise.
Every industry insider knows this clearly.
So when the box office of "Georgeous" premiere was released, Andy Rogers directly raised the pay price to a higher level, and also acted as if he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. The longer the time delayed, the heavier Andy's bargaining chips would be, and at the same time, Thomas's room for maneuver will be further compressed.
It is precisely because of clearly understanding this that Thomas's mood became more and more impetuous: Shouldn't the producers have the upper hand?
Frank and Steven exchanged a glance. While he was calm, Frank raised his jaw slightly, and then Steven turned to look at Lang Mayer, "The problem is not about us, but about Lang, are you sure what you think?"
Lang Meyer didn't speak.
"To be honest, more than 400,000 Hollywood actors are registered. Don't talk about Renly Hall. Even if the male lead is replaced by the female lead, it's like 'gravity', I can't see any problems." Steven's tone always maintained a relaxed and freehand style, and even smiled, "But if I ask me, I think Renly is the best choice."
Frank raised his right hand, without saying anything, but expressed his support for Steven with his movements.
So all eyes came to Long Meyer again.
For Universal Pictures, the two series "Fast and Furious" and "Jurassic Park" are being produced in full swing, which will undoubtedly be an important means for them to win the box office in the future. It is certain that Lanley is not the only choice, but choosing Lanley will be the box office guarantee.
The question now is whether Lang Meyer is ready for compromise.
After experiencing severe turmoil at Warner Bros., Long Mayer's mentality must have changed. For Vin Diesel, for Renly Hall, how Long Mayer chooses to deal with it is his decision.
Before this, no one had such a head-on blow to Long Mayer. Everyone was speculating on his views and attitude, but there was never a clear signal. Now, as a friend of Long Mayer, he made a blunt statement: if they refused, then there was no need for them to continue to struggle; if they continued to discuss, then Long Mayer had to make a positive statement.
Suddenly he was forced into the corner. In fact, Long Mayer was mentally prepared because he knew that he had to make a decision; but he was still irritable deep down. He had never dealt with Renley head-on, but he had never had a good impression of this actor.
After a pause, Long Mayer turned to look at Thomas, "What is your psychological bottom line?"
This means that the "private grudge" that lasted for more than two years has finally come to an end for a while. Lang Meyer relaxed his voice and the cooperation door between Universal Pictures and Renly was opened again. But... I don't know what Vin Diesel will react after he knows the news?
Chapter completed!