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Simon was naturally not as "relaxed" as Terry Semel in the afternoon. Since Semel didn't leave after lunch, he simply took him to Culver City, northeast of Santa Monica.

One of Gaomen Pictures' key projects this year, "Intersection of Life", has already started filming in Culver City.

Simon has been busy these days since he came back to Los Angeles. Although he is in touch every day, Terry Semel has never been able to find a chance to have a deep conversation with Simon. Today, he obviously wants to confirm something.

The two took Simon's car to Culver City together. Simon didn't keep it private, and once again revealed many of his thoughts about the DC movie universe, including Warner's "The Flash" and "Cyborg".

"If you want to ensure the integrity of the dc movie universe, and let all the films in this series interact with each other to achieve a one plus one greater than two effect, you must ensure that the entire plan is executed without a second voice. Terry, Since Warners is reluctant to open up the investment of "The Flash" and "Cyborg", then I will serve as the executive producer of these two films, and the control of the project will be under my control. Daenerys Entertainment will not participate in the sharing. For the benefit, I personally only take a reward that belongs to me, and you have someone discuss it with Amy and the others. What do you think?"

In the car, listening to Simon say this, Terry Semel couldn't help showing a look of joy on his face.

That's what Warner hoped for during internal discussions.

However, because he rejected Simon's proposal for co-investment, Terry Semel was worried that Simon would let go of "The Flash" and "Cyber".

Now, Terry Semel is finally sure that Simon really cares about the DC Cinematic Universe project.

Otherwise, with Simon's current status, even if Warner is willing to pay handsomely, there is no need for him to be busy with projects unrelated to his own company.

"I'll go back and discuss with Amy later," Terry Semel quickly agreed, thinking about it and then saying: "However, Simon, do you still plan to use all new people for these two projects?"

Simon didn't answer directly, but asked, "How much money did Marlon Brando take in the end of that "Superman"?"

The 1978 Christopher Reeve version of "Superman," starring Marlon Brando as Clark Kent's father, had less than 10 minutes of play, but ended up taking an outrageous payment for a pre-signed share clause .

Speaking of which, if Simon didn't show up, years later, in the first Batman, Warners made the same mistake again with Jack Nicholson.

Terry Semel was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment: "Probably, close to 20 million."

Simon asked, "Do you think it's worth it?"

"It's not worth it," Terry Semel said, and immediately added: "However, as long as we don't easily sign the terms of the share this time."

"Terry, you still don't understand, in fact, superheroes like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman are themselves more popular than Hollywood stars, and there is no need to attract popularity through real stars. What we have to do is to Make these movies as good as possible."

Terry Semel nodded understandingly.

Simon continued: "On the other hand, the first 10 DC Cinematic Universe films starting next year, take The Flash, the superhero will be in The Flash, The Flash 2 and Justice. It appeared in the three movies of "League". If you sign first-line stars, they will definitely not accept long-term contracts. When it comes to "Justice League", it will definitely be a sky-high salary, and then, probably there will be no more. Now, signing new people, just Like the Batman franchise, Daenerys Entertainment has five film deals, just in time to complete the first phase of the plan."

According to recently discussed plans, Daenerys Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures will jointly release 10 DC Cinematic Universe films over the next five years, namely Batman: The Dark Knight in 1991 and The Flash in 1992. "Wonder Woman" and "Superman" in 1993, "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" and "Suicide Squad: Mystery Mission" in 1993, "Batman v Superman" in 1994 and "The Flash 2", 1995 Cyborg and Justice League.

Terry Semel suddenly thought of a question and said: "Simon, Adam Baldwin only has 5 film contracts, what about after the first stage?"

Simon said: "Everything has an end. At that time, "Batman" will be suspended for a few years and then replaced."

"It's a pity," Terry Semel said: "If all goes well, after "Justice League", Batman's popularity will definitely rise to a higher level, and there are other heroes. At that time, make a "Justice" Alliance 2 is definitely very marketable."

"It depends on the situation, if Adam Baldwin is still willing to participate in the show at that time, and the proposed salary is more reasonable," Simon shrugged and said, "One thing is certain, Daenerys Entertainment will not mention star work. I will only pay them what I think is reasonable."

Terry Semel also remembered that some time ago, the creator of the "Batman" series tried to renegotiate the contract, and he publicly expressed his position in the media at the request of Amy.

Adam Baldwin is now bound by the contract and can only honestly fulfill the agreement.

However, after completing the agreement, it is definitely impossible to let the other party participate in the performance without paying enough price.

If it's Warner, Terry Semel feels himself

Will definitely compromise.

Just like the "Lethal Weapon 3" that is being prepared, because of the success of "Lethal Weapon 2", Mel Gibson not only has a basic salary of up to 10 million US dollars in "Lethal Weapon 3", but also takes 20% of the film's omni-channel Profit sharing.

And, that's just Mel Gibson's salary.

The film's director and producer, Richard Donner, and Mel Gibson's two co-stars, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci, also signed more or less sharing terms before agreeing to join. Part three.

Because they all signed the sharing clause, the estimated production cost of "Lethal Weapon 3" is not high compared to the second film, only 35 million US dollars, but even if the third film's box office is more successful than the second, most of the profits will be All will belong to this main creator, and Warner will only earn one hard-earned money in the end.

This is really working for a star.

However, Warner does not have many choices. The "Lethal Weapon" series still has a profit guarantee to some extent. If it invests in other films, Warner may lose everything.

Daenerys Entertainment stands in stark contrast to Warners in this regard.

At the end of last year, "Flying Over the Childhood", which was a thanksgiving file, has reached $156.26 million at the box office as of the past week.

According to the current revenue rate of two or three million US dollars a week, it will probably make another 10 million US dollars before the downgrade. The film was hit by "Batman: Time for War", and the box office shrunk by about $10 million than expected. It is expected to exceed $160 million at the local box office, but it is also much stronger than the summer "Lethal Weapon 2".

According to the original contract, "Flying Over the Innocent" box office exceeded 100 million, and the sequel copyright will also return to Daenerys Entertainment.

However, as for the sequel, Daenerys Entertainment only tested the main creators such as Mel Gibson and no longer mentioned it.

You must know that the global box office of "Lethal Weapon 2" has only exceeded 200 million US dollars so far, and "Flying Innocent" has no problem with the global box office exceeding 300 million US dollars through the subsequent overseas releases.

A series with a global box office of more than 300 million US dollars, Daenerys Entertainment said that if she gave up, she would give up. Simon Westeros' persistence and confidence in the film business are also admirable. He's clearly very confident that Daenerys Entertainment's new project will outperform the production of a sequel to Innocent.

In this matter, Warner has no confidence at all.

Perhaps, this is probably the reason why this young man can rise rapidly.

The two talked all the way, and 20 minutes later arrived in the Carlson Park area south of Culver City, where "Intersection of Life" was filmed.

Arriving on the set, Terry Semel just said hello to Ella Deutschman, president of Highgate Films, who also came to visit in the afternoon, and then hurried away in the car again. His car had just been following behind Simon's car. Now that these things have been finalized, naturally there is no need to stay.

It happened that a group of shots were being filmed, and neither Simon nor Deutschman bothered, and quietly watched Robert Altman direct the shooting from the periphery.

This episode is about the Finnegans, one of eight branch lines in the film.

Howard Finnegan is a TV host, Ann Finnegan is a housewife, and the two have a son, Casey, who had a very happy life until Casey was suddenly involved in a car accident.

At the same time, according to the setting of the film, the neighbors of the Finnegans happen to be a mother and daughter, the mother Tess Trainer who sings at the jazz bar every day in her old age, and Zoe Trainer, the daughter of the cellist.

In memory, in addition to the actor who played Tess Trainer, Simon, who played the other three characters, knew each other, namely Bruce Davidson, Andie MacDowell and Lori Singer. A very familiar Hollywood actor. One of the more interesting points is that Lori Singer has a cousin named Brian Singer.

Moreover, combined with other actor information in the original version, Simon found that the original "Intersection of Life" project was probably the packaged project of icm, one of the three major talent agencies in Hollywood. Tim Robbins and Robert Jr. Actors such as Downey, Andie McDowell, Julianne Moore, etc. are basically artists under icm at present.

Now, this project is basically a packaged project under wma.

Except for Aunt Moore, whom Simon shoved himself in out of some inhumane wicked taste, most of the others were no longer the original cast.

In this group of scenes being filmed, the two groups of actors who are neighbors have all changed.

Among them, the role originally belonging to Lori Singer was handed over by Simon to his default Wonder Woman actor, Famke Janssen, because the role was set to be a cellist, and Famke had specially designed it for a few months before. 's cello. Of course, post-dubbing is unavoidable, but there won't be too many flaws in the shots.

Amy said after Simon returned to Los Angeles that Jonathan came forward and hoped that Daenerys Entertainment could renegotiate the agreement with Adam Baldwin and others. Although this matter did not make much waves, each of them probably already understood, because With different positions, Simon and Jonathan will never be as close as they used to be.

However, Simon did not deliberately alienate Jonathan.

The relationship between film studios and talent agencies has always been this way, interdependent and antagonistic. Disney CEO Michael Eisner and CAA President Michael Ovitz are recognized as close friends in Hollywood, and the two are neighbors.

Similarly, Jonathan helped Simon a lot at the beginning. As long as there are no too sharp contradictions, there will be no problem for the two sides to get along harmoniously.

In his bones, Simon is still a person who doesn't like conflict with others. However, as the industry under Simon's name continues to expand, various conflicts of interest are destined to only increase.

Today's filming is only for the Finnegans and does not involve Trina's mother and daughter.

Simon and Deutschmann discussed some recent events, and the shooting on the venue soon ended.

Robert Altman, with messy hair and fat body, finally had time to come over and say hello to Simon. After the short-lived glory of the 1970s, Altman was on the verge of dying out of nothing in the early 1980s due to the failure of several consecutive films. The point of filming, therefore, the success or failure of "Intersection of Life" is crucial for the director.

After chatting with Simon and Deutschman for a while, Ultraman ran to prepare for the next scene.

The actor who played the Finnegans also stepped forward to chat with Simon.

Simon is also very familiar with the two actors under the WMA banner.

Howard Finnegan is played by Sam Neill, which is the same Simon-driven result.

Ann Finnegan is played by Sheila Ward, a very temperamental woman who has starred in famous movies such as "Desperados", "Lonely Day" and the famous TV series "Crime Scene Investigation" in the original time and space. series.

Guys who can make it in Hollywood are usually very winking.

Aware that Simon was interested in Sheila Ward, Ella Deutschman and Sam Neill unknowingly stepped aside, as if there was something important to talk about.

Ella Deutschman knows nothing about her boss's preferences.

Sheila Ward stood by the makeup trailer on the set and chatted with the very chatty young man in front of him. It was not until another shot started, but no one called her, that she finally felt something was wrong.

Subconsciously flipping the hair in front of her forehead, Sheila Ward took a small step back with her hands unnaturally in front of her, and said, "Simon, I, it seems it's time for me to go back to work."

Simon nodded and said, "It's almost time for me to leave."

Sheila Ward was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Simon to say that, but she was a little overwhelmed for a while.

I didn't know how to react when I heard the young man on the other side say again: "Are you free at night, let's have dinner together?"

This is normal.

For some reason, Sheila Ward felt relieved, let herself relax as much as possible, looked at the young man opposite and said, "Just for dinner?"

Simon nodded solemnly: "Of course."

Sheila Ward couldn't help rolling her eyes gently, remembering something, and said, "You, it seems... that, are you having dinner with other women?"

Simon spread his hands and said, "So, in order to avoid becoming the headlines of gossip tomorrow, we can only quietly dine in my villa."

Sheila Wooddan's phoenix-eyed eyes glanced at Simon and said, "Mr. Westeros, can I refuse?"

"sure."

"And then I don't have to come back to the set tomorrow, right?"

"Of course, tomorrow is Saturday."

"I mean, next week."

"Next week's matter will be discussed next week," Simon raised his wrist and looked at his watch, then raised his head and said to the woman, "Then, it's settled. I'll have someone pick you up after get off work."

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