Chapter 939 (1/2)
”Kendrick is just an ordinary contract producer of Sony. He mainly makes B-class films, and he doesn't even have his own studio. He's a very low-end kind. Jeter, I have to remind you, because ”black man”, there will be many people around us to contact you in private recently, but don't promise anything rashly, at least discuss it with me
When they leave the Sunset Tower Hotel, Jeremy Zhao personally drives Jeter Lee to Malibu danelis studio, telling the customer on the co pilot.
Jeter Lee, who has been in the circle for so many years, has gone through ups and downs. Of course, he doesn't lack this caution, but he still said, ”I think he's very sincere. He promised to pay half of the film fee in advance as long as I let go.”
”Don't be so naive, Jeter. Do you think you can get the money?”
”Isn't Hollywood very formal? If I do sign a contract with him, I will definitely put it in the contract
Jeremy, driving the steering wheel, accelerated to overtake a Ford in front of him. Shaking his head, he said, ”Jett, perfect laws and abiding by the contract must be the pre impression of many of you who have just arrived in the United States on this country. I dare not say anything about other fields, but in Hollywood, these do not exist. Hollywood is a place full of deception. Just like that guy, you signed a contract with him. If everything goes well, everyone will be happy. However, in the event of an accident, even if it is clearly stipulated in the contract, he will not pay you. ”
Jeter Lee said, ”then take a lawsuit?”
”That's the problem, of course. You have a great chance to win a lawsuit with him. However, if you are entangled in such a lawsuit, it can be as short as three to five months and as long as one and a half years. During this period, you can't do anything else and you have to spend a lot of lawyer's fees. Do you think you can afford it? ”
When Jeter Lee heard the words, he thought of some things in the past and suddenly stopped talking.
The agent took a look at him and added: ”so, no matter how big the stars in Hollywood are, they have actually suffered from things like breaking their contracts due to salary arrears. Most of them are solved privately, because everyone can't afford it. Moreover, after all, they may cooperate in the future and seldom tear their skin.”
After a moment's silence, Jeter Lee finally said, ”is there no rules?”
”Of course, Jeter, the rules of Hollywood are very simple. As long as you can prove your value and always have value, you are the rules. Not to mention Simon westero, Hollywood's Evergreen directors and stars, such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks and so on, they are all the targets pursued by major studios. Of course, once they lose their value, they can only abide by other people's rules. ”
”This It's too realistic. ”
”If not, Hollywood would not be so prosperous. So, Jeter, I hope you will be very careful about this opportunity to get into Hollywood. You know, Jack has been trying to enter Hollywood for a long time. It was not until rush hour at the beginning of this year that he successfully entered the mainstream. In fact, this is more successful than Bruce Lee. It's a miracle for us Chinese. ” At this point, Jeremy zhaoton, who had been looking at the road ahead seriously, turned to look at Jeter Lee and said, ”I hope you can be the next miracle.”
In fact, Jeter Lee had never been very used to this agent with a strange Cantonese accent. However, when he suddenly heard the other party's words and felt the sincere eyes of the middle-aged people, he suddenly felt a little moved, as well as the inexplicable pride that followed. He reached out to the other party and said, ”Jerry, I also hope I can live up to your expectations.”
The middle-aged Chinese American agent shook his hand with Jeter Lee and said again, ”in fact, in my opinion, Jeter, the key to making a breakthrough in Hollywood lies in Denise entertainment. As far as I know,” rush hour ”, which puts Jack in the mainstream, is Simon westero's own idea. Westero has no talent in film Yes, I believe ”black man” should also be related to each other. If I guess right, then there will not be only one ”black man.”
Jeter Lee nodded approvingly and said, ”actually, I'm still thinking about Ang Lee's crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Can't we fight for it again?”
Jeremy shook his head: ”Jeter, this project is really not for you. I've seen all Li's films recently, and have a more in-depth inquiry into the details of Crouching Tiger, hidden dragon. Generally speaking, Li's orientation is more inclined to be a literary director. Although crouching tiger, hidden dragon is a martial arts movie, it should also be a literary martial arts movie. You have high requirements for acting skills. This is not what you are good at. Your specialty should be action. Anyway, we'll meet with new world's president, Denny Morris. If Simon westero is very interested in you, there should be results today. ”
Jeter Lee was disappointed again, but he also understood the correctness of the agent's words. Instead of saying more, he remembered one thing and said, ”by the way, Jerry, I just received a phone call from the producer of black man in Hong Kong. Let me ask if Denise is interested in making a sequel?”
”I've heard that the box office there is very bad. It may be a huge loss?”Jeter Lee, of course, was more knowledgeable than his agent in this aspect. He nodded and said, ”the first week is only HK $3.79 million, and it is estimated that he will lose HK $30 million.”
The agent roughly knows the copyright division of ”black man”, and also understands that a film company on the other side of the ocean will lose 30 million Hong Kong dollars, which is likely to hurt its muscles and bones. However, he quickly said, ”I don't think Denise should be interested in the sequel.”
”Why?”
Instead of answering, the agent asked, ”Jeter, frankly, do you think black man is a good movie?”
Jeter Litton nodded, still slightly shaking his head.
”Therefore, the success of this film, on the one hand, is that the audience in North America is interested in your Kung Fu, on the other hand, it is also mainly relying on the strong distribution of danielis entertainment. For a movie, the word of mouth is not good, and the box office is really 25 million, which is nothing in North America, so there is no need to develop a sequel. ”
Jeter Lee hesitated a little and then said, ”Jerry, the man who developed this movie is very kind to me Well, yes, I can't reply to him like this, can I? ”
Jeremy asked, ”if there's a sequel to be developed over there, do you need Denise's approval?”
”Well, I'm not sure about the terms of the contract.”
Jeremy thought about it and said, ”if it's me, I'll cooperate with other Hollywood film companies when danielis is no longer involved in the sequel. After all, the box office of” black man ”is pretty good. I should be able to find a partner. Moreover, I'd better sell the sequel copyright directly this time to make up for the loss of the first song.”
The agent said tactfully, but Jeter Lee understood that in fact, it was to make up for the loss of foreigners.
If you think about it, it's the best way to make up.
So he made up his mind to explore Denise's side. If the other side didn't want to develop a sequel, he planned to reply to Hong Kong.
Jeremy saw that Jeter Lee showed a clear expression, and then said: ”in addition, Jeter, I advise you not to participate in the sequel. If you are kind, maybe you can compensate from other aspects, but if you participate in the sequel, it may have a negative effect on your popularity.”
Jeter Lee hesitated this time.
The agent noticed his hesitation, thought a little, and said, ”in this way, you can delay. Or, if we can reach an agreement with Denise later, the excuse will be even more sufficient. Hong Kong has lost so much. If we want to make up for the loss as soon as possible, we can't afford to delay. We should try to use other actors. ”
Jeter Lee didn't answer this time.