Chapter 074 You Are Finally Back
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Simon only rested for less than five hours, and got up early at eight the next day.
In order to save time, he did not plan to drive back in person this time, and the crew would hire a driver to send the SUV back to Los Angeles. After simply having breakfast and saying goodbye to everyone, Edward Feldman, the producer of "Bloody Night", drove him to the Phoenix Municipal Airport.
Due to the time difference, when I arrived in Los Angeles, it was only nine o'clock in the morning.
Los Angeles International Airport.
Simon got off the plane, went all the way to the pick-up hall, and looked around.
I called Janet last night to pick me up, but it was Jonathan's assistant Owen Wright who appeared at this time. Owen Wright also quickly found Simon, hurried over, and before greeting him, he handed him a pair of sunglasses and said, "Simon, you'd better wear this."
There were not many people in the pick-up hall at this time. Before Owen Wright could continue to remind him, Simon had already seen seven or eight guys with cameras trotting towards this side. Some people even raised their cameras and pressed the button When I pressed the shutter, a series of flashes suddenly lit up around me.
With the movement here, many eyes in the hall were also projected at the same time.
Although it was the first time in his life that he encountered such a situation, Simon didn't panic, put on his sunglasses, lifted the suitcase that had been pulled behind him, and hurriedly walked out of the hall with Owen Wright.
When the paparazzi saw Simon and Owen speed up their steps and plan to leave, they trotted to catch up again, surrounded the two of them tightly, and continued to take pictures while asking questions.
"Simon, can you stop and say a few words?" "Simon, "Lola Run" won the box office championship last weekend, tell me what you think." "Simon, I heard that you are looking for a partner for your new script. , the asking price is 10% of the North American box office share, do you think this is possible?" "Simon..."
Buzz, buzz.
In the clutter of questions, Simon just lowered his head in silence, squeezed the gap between the paparazzi with Owen Wright and slowly moved out, without daring to exert too much force, he heard Stallone being touched by the paparazzi in Arizona. Porcelain's news, I don't want to encounter this kind of shit when I just returned to Los Angeles.
It was quite difficult to get to the parking lot, and the two got into the car. It was not until they entered the highway around the airport that Simon was slightly relieved, but soon found that the group of paparazzi were all behind Owen Wright's car. .
Owen in the front driver's seat looked up at the rearview mirror and said with a smile, "Simon, how does it feel to be famous?"
Simon said honestly: "I kind of want to hit people."
"Oh, you'll get used to it in the future. The number of people like this is actually very small. You came back suddenly. It should have been contacted by the reporter from Arizona." Owen stepped on the accelerator and accelerated a little before continuing: "Miss Johnston was going to come and pick you up, but when she was about to go out, she found that the house was surrounded, so she had to call Joe, and then I came."
When Simon heard the words, he immediately asked with concern: "What's going on?"
Owen made a calm gesture towards Simon, who leaned over from the back row, and said, "Didn't you tell the reporter last night that you have a girlfriend?"
Simon said in amazement: "I didn't say Jenny's name, and, why did you know it so quickly?"
"There are thousands of newspapers in the whole federation. How can they sell if they are unhappy? But don't worry, those paparazzi are basically following the rules. As long as Miss Johnston doesn't go out, there will be no problem. We will talk about this in a few days. The news about her was almost fired, and the paparazzi who blocked her house were scattered," Owen explained, and then asked: "Simon, where are you going now? I suggest you don't go to Johnston. Miss, that will only bring more paparazzi there."
Simon thought for a while, since Jenny was blocked at home, there must be someone squatting outside his villa in Montana District.
After thinking for a moment, Simon made a decision and said, "Go to the WMA headquarters. It just so happens that I also have something to talk to Joe about."
Owen nodded and said: "Joe actually wants to talk to you as soon as possible. You have been away for a month, especially the last two weeks, seeking cooperation, requesting interviews, inquiring about news, all kinds, but they can't find them. You, you can only contact us, Joe is about to be driven crazy, and even I block dozens of calls about you every day."
Although he had clearly felt the changes around him in Arizona, Simon smiled when he heard what Owen said: "It's not that exaggerated, right?"
Owen glanced at Simon through the rearview mirror again, and then said: "It seems that you obviously don't know your current situation. Simon, "Lola Run" is very promising to win the North American box office championship this year. Think about it. What a great thing Tom Cruise was after last year's Top Gun hit. Now, so are you."
Simon noticed that a paparazzi riding a motorcycle outside the window was using the camera with one hand to take pictures in vain at the window glass. He nodded, stopped talking, and restarted thinking about the next things.
More than 20 minutes later, Owen parked the car in the parking lot in front of the WMA headquarters. Before the paparazzi came around again, the two hurried into the WMA headquarters building.
It was a busy time when I just went to work, and there were people coming and going in the WMA headquarters building.
Noticing that Owen Wright came in with a young man, most of them were puzzled at first. As some people who recognized Simon eagerly stepped forward to greet him, everyone quickly realized Simon's identity, so they either nodded.
Greetings, or take the initiative to come forward to chat.
When he came to Jonathan Friedman's office in such a lively manner, the agent had already greeted him.
"Simon, you are finally back."
Saying hello, Jonathan stepped forward and hugged Simon. After releasing, he patted him on the shoulder. Only then did he lead him into his office in the envious eyes of other wma employees and customers around him.
Entering the office, Jonathan motioned to Simon to sit on the sofa in the reception area, but turned to the desk and took out a thick stack of folders from the filing cabinet.
Simon watched the manager busy, but did not go to the reception area. He came to his desk and pointed to the landline on the table, and said, "Joe, I want to call Jenny first."
"Of course," Jonathan nodded understandingly, put the stack of folders on the desk, and pressed it casually, "You call first, I just happened to be going out, and the mailroom just said that there is a document that needs me. Sign it in person."
Simon smiled and watched the agent leave the office before picking up the phone and dialing Janet's number.
After getting along for so long, Simon also found that Janet was a person who hated answering the phone. After beeping for a while, someone picked up and hummed lazily.
Simon smiled and said, "Jenny, it's me."
Hearing Simon's voice, Janet on the other side of the phone regained her energy, but immediately began to condemn Simon for bringing a lot of paparazzi to her.
After chatting for a while, under the obsession of the woman, although he knew that rushing to Malibu would definitely attract more paparazzi, Simon finally promised Janet to rush over as soon as he finished talking with Jonathan.
Hanging up the phone, Jonathan, who had apparently been waiting outside for a while, pushed the door and walked in.
The two came to the reception area and sat down together, and Owen Wright brought in two more cups of coffee. After Owen left, Jonathan introduced the stack of folders to Simon one by one, and said, "Simon, here are some documents and memos related to you in recent weeks, from the media, from the studio, From other filmmakers, I spoke to you on the phone. You'd better see it for yourself, though."
Simon nodded in response, and opened a folder to take a few glances.
Jonathan waited for Simon to turn over a few pages of documents, handed over two more scripts, and said: "Also, the screenwriter named Nora Ephron you asked me to inquire about, she has exactly two scripts under her name. A crime comedy called "Daughter", I think it's not bad, but it has been bought by Warner Bros. Another romantic comedy called "When Harry Met Sally", very special plot The structure, though, may be too out of the norm for the studios to pick up on the story."
Simon took over the two scripts and flipped through them casually, still smiling.
Jonathan looked at Simon's expression, and then handed over the last folder, saying: "Finally, after you asked me to release the news about "Death Is Coming", in the past few days, Warner, MGM, Columbia and Second-tier companies such as Canon and New Line have all inquired about this matter. Although they have not given a definite reply, the heads of these companies have expressed their hope to talk to you in person."
Simon took the last folder and opened it, but it was Jonathan's assessment of the possibility of cooperation between Warner and other companies on the "Death Come" project.
After a brief glance, Simon also put the document in front of him, then looked at Jonathan and said, "Joe, I think we should talk about the new contract first."
Simon and Jonathan signed a simple script agency contract for three years.
But now, Simon is rapidly rising in Hollywood with "Lola Run". If the two want to continue to cooperate, the original contract will definitely no longer be suitable.
Jonathan piled this large stack of script document memos in front of Simon at this time, not only to show that he had invested enough energy for him, but also to remind Simon that the two needed to renegotiate the contract.
Therefore, Jonathan listened to Simon's initiative, just smiled and nodded, waiting for him to continue.
Simon is not a stingy person, and naturally he will not let Jonathan do the work of a full-scale agent with the commission of the script agent. However, considering his own development plans in the next few years, it is impossible for Simon to sign a sharing contract with Jonathan.
After reorganizing his thoughts, Simon said: "Joe, I thought about it before I came back. Next, I hope we can sign a fixed salary contract, three years, $500,000, what do you think?"
When Jonathan heard the conditions offered by Simon, some disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he didn't speak for a while.
Simon noticed the change in Jonathan's expression, only to realize that there was ambiguity in his words just now, and quickly explained: "You misunderstood, Joe, it is $500,000 a year, not $500,000 for three years."
Jonathan still has some idea of what Simon is about to get from Lola Run.
From the details he knows, Simon's personal income from the distribution of "Lola Run" through various channels in the future will definitely not be less than 20 million US dollars. With such a huge sum of money, it is understandable that he is unwilling to sign a sharing agency agreement with himself.
However, at first, I thought that Simon would only give him a fixed salary of $500,000 for three years. Although this offer is not too low strictly speaking, if Simon insists, in order to maintain cooperation with the boy in front of him, he will give his other clients opportunities. Jonathan would also agree, but his disappointment with Simon was inevitable.
Now, $500,000 a year, Jonathan
Friedman immediately had no dissatisfaction.
In this era, only a small number of first-line superstars can reach the $5 million level, and these people often take a starring role in a year or two. So, on average, they must be giving brokers less than $500,000 a year.
Simon's asking price is equivalent to directly placing himself in the position of a first-line superstar with an average of one full-paid film per year. Although he had a premonition that the young man's future annual income would definitely be more than that, as an agent, Jonathan also knew that he could not ask for more.
With a smile on his face, Jonathan readily reached out to Simon and said, "Then, happy cooperation."
Simon also stretched out his hand to the agent and said, "Happy cooperation."
The matter of changing the contract is naturally not in a hurry, and Jonathan immediately began to explain the series of documents to Simon in detail. However, within half an hour of talking, the phone on Jonathan's desk rang.
Making a wait gesture to Simon, Jonathan walked over to pick up the phone and talked to the other side for a few words, then covered the microphone and quickly whispered 'Goldberg' to Simon before continuing to talk to the other side.
Simon didn't get up either, just quietly listening to Jonathan's conversation with Fox Films president Ronald Goldberg.
A moment later, after hanging up the phone, Jonathan said to Simon, who had a general understanding of the situation: "Goldberg wants to invite you to dinner at noon. Moreover, according to what he just said, Fox should agree to your conditions."
Jonathan said this, and there was obviously some disbelief in his expression.
10% of the North American box office and 5% of videotape sales.
Even if Spielberg would not have rashly put forward harsh conditions, it is incredible that Fox should agree to it.
Although he tried his best to communicate with the film company for Simon, Jonathan originally just thought that after some bargaining, it would be very rare for Simon to finally get half of his conditions.
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