Chapter 143 (1/2)

Linda Fiorentino denied: ”I don't want to be in trouble, Mr. westero. I'm just fighting for my rights.”

Simon's tone was ironic: ”have you ever thought that you overestimated your importance?”

Linda Fiorentino didn't show any diffidence under Simon's eyes. She raised her chin slightly and said, ”you have to try.”

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly calmed down. Brian De Palma looked very interested. Jonathan also kept watching. Only Linda Fiorentino, the agent, looked dejected. He was worried that Simon westrow would suddenly let himself get out with this stupid woman.

Looking at Linda Fiorentino across the conference table for a moment, Simon simply put down his pencil, leaned back on his office chair and said, ”tell me, what do you want?”

”Cut the share of nudity,” Linda Fiorentino said. ”I just said that.”

Simon said, ”I just said that if you insist on that, you can leave now.”

Linda Fiorentino pauses and says, ”at least, that exposed shot has to be deleted.”

Simon declined: ”this is a very important plot point. It can't be deleted, but I can guarantee that in the future, even if someone plays it frame by frame, they won't see anything.”

Linda Fiorentino put the cigarette back to her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and said, ”I don't want to be labeled as a pornographic actress. After this movie, Denise pictures must allow me to choose another role from your production list.”

Simon said: ”I've seen your performance in Scorsese's after work. It's pretty good. It's impossible for you to choose, but I can arrange it for you. ”

Linda Fiorentino's face flashed a bit of surprise at Simon's straightforward promise, but she quickly added, ”it has to be the heroine, and it doesn't need to be showy.”

Simon nodded: ”no problem.”

Although Simon westero seemed to be a little too talkative, Linda Fiorentino quickly went on: ”besides, the $10 pay is too low. I want $300000.”

Simon nodded again: ”yes.”

Linda Fiorentino looked at Simon and said, ”it has to be written in the contract.”

Simon agreed, ”of course, are there any other requirements?”

Linda Fiorentino thought, shook her head and said, ”no more.”

”Well, I'll tell you what I want,” Simon said emphatically as he sat up straight again, staring sharply at the woman. ”Put out the cigarette!”

Linda Fiorentino shook her right hand slightly with the cigarette. After a moment of stalemate, she put it out in an ashtray handed by Jennie.

Simon and other women pressed out the cigarette and said, ”your performance just now is very consistent with the personality of the heroine Catherine Trammell, which is open, sharp and strong. So I forgive you for your impoliteness this time, but only once. Next time I see you smoking in a work meeting, I'll have you thrown out

Linda Fiorentino, listening to Simon's merciless rebuke, subconsciously straightened up.

But, thinking of the terms she had just negotiated, Linda Fiorentino could not help but suppress the idea of attack. 300000 dollars, which is 100 times what she got when she first played in a role three years ago. As soon as she offered the price, she thought it would be very good to add it to 150000 dollars.

With these thoughts in her mind, Linda Fiorentino suddenly realized something and looked at Simon again.

This man is really a devil who likes to manipulate people.

If it's only $100000, she won't feel too sorry even if the talks collapse. She is not interested in the role with a lot of naked scenes. But, 300000 dollars, it's hard for her to easily refuse.

Although she has always felt that she doesn't value money very much, growing up in an Italian immigrant family with eight children, she hasn't seen $300000 in her life.

Such a sum of money is enough to ensure her livelihood in the next few years.

What's more.

There are also two leading actresses. Many actresses may not be able to get such an opportunity in their lifetime.

Simon didn't care if Linda Fiorentino guessed her intention, and continued: ”now that you have what you want, you have to devote yourself to the film. I don't want to hear any more opinions about the role you need to play. I can tell you very clearly that if this film is successful, you will definitely become one of the most famous female stars in Hollywood, and I promise that your next role will also take your acting career to the next level. But if you mess up, and it's because of you, I can guarantee that Hollywood won't have any more places for you. ”

Linda Fiorentino was provoked again and asked, ”Mr. westero, are you threatening me?”

”Yes,” Simon nodded. ”But you can still exit now. The door is there. Besides, never say that other people have no other choice. The most important thing Hollywood needs is actors. ”Linda Fiorentino felt the man's eyes and grabbed her handbag. After all, she didn't get up. She just kept her face away.

Simon saw that women were completely soft, so he turned to others: ”the meeting continues.”

The discussion continued for more than half an hour, and the matter was finalized. Simon and Jonathan discussed the two scripts to Robert De Niro, and then left the wma headquarters.

Inside the car.

Simon looked at the information of the plane casually and asked, ”what's next?”

Jennifer looked at her memo and said, ”it's four o'clock, Dave Stevens, author of rocket expert.”

Simon thinks of this science fiction cartoon set for the 1930s and 1940s in the United States. He really doesn't want to spend too much time on the ”sand” that was mixed in at the beginning. Make up your mind to go on perfunctorily after the next meeting. It's better to drag the project away naturally.

With that in mind, Simon asked, ”is the schedule ready for next week?”

Jennifer turned the memo over to one page and said, ”Monday is the audition for the supporting role of instinct, while Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are in San Francisco. Besides checking the location of instinct, I've arranged for you to visit silicon pictures and Pixar studio. I'm going to park city on Friday for the opening ceremony of this year's Sundance Film Festival. ”

In the 1990s, many CG special effects, including Jurassic Park, independence day and so on, were designed with the professional graphics workstation of silicon graphics company. Now the scale of silicon graphics company is still very small. Simon has already got in touch with each other before, hoping to promote the development of CG special effects in advance.

As for Pixar, it's for 3D animation.

”Besides, well,” Simon thought of another thing, and was about to open his mouth. Then he said, ”I'll do it myself.”

Since I'm going to San Francisco, I'm sure I'm going to visit Dr. Henry Chapman. There's no need for Jennifer to arrange this. I just want to make a phone call in advance.

However, after combing the itinerary of next week, Simon finds that he can't concentrate on the later stage of vulgar novel for another week. Fortunately, the later stage of the film is drawing to an end, and the schedule is set for June 3. Even if he planned to participate in Cannes Film Festival before, it's only January now, so he can't delay it.

Working overtime on weekends is for sure.

As the SUV enters the downtown area of Santa Monica, near the headquarters of Denise pictures, Jennifer looks at Simon beside her and suddenly says, ”I didn't expect you to be so strict with a beautiful lady.”

Simon glanced at the female assistant and said, ”if you don't obey me, I will be very strict.”