After hearing this, Barry Weiss looked at Britney for a moment, thought of something, frowned slightly, and said to Lisa: "Go and check... By the way, who did the examination for Britney?"
"Dr. Scott."
"You go...forget it, I'll go there by myself."
Lisa didn't know why and just watched Barry Weiss hurried away.
Barry Weiss came to the nearby infirmary and found a middle-aged doctor who was clearing the table and waiting to get off work. He dismissed the other people in the infirmary and asked: "Ryan, over there with Bree, can you help her do it?" Check?"
Seeing Barry Weiss, the middle-aged doctor named Ryan Scott also showed a cautious expression. He sat down again and nodded: "I originally wanted to tell you tomorrow, Barry, that's it. I feel, that The girl seems... I mean, maybe you could give her a drug test."
The music circle in the United States is even more chaotic than the film and television circle. Barry Weiss is also considered an old man in the circle. He has seen all the situations that need to be seen. He just observed Britney carefully for a moment and probably made a judgment. At this time, he listened to the doctor That said, it's basically certain.
However, just thinking about it made Barry Weiss feel horrified.
You should definitely not ask more about this matter.
Even, you must pretend that you don’t know anything.
Things are actually easy to relate to.
Britney Spears may be the new favorite of her boss during this period, and big shots, after reading all the celebrities, will inevitably come up with some new tricks.
Thinking he had figured it out, Barry Weiss looked serious and said to the middle-aged man in front of him: "Ryan, I will only remind you about this once. If you don't want to lose your job or even get into more trouble, you can finally So you can pretend you don’t know anything.”
The middle-aged doctor also nodded: "Of course I understand, Barry, that's why I just plan to tell you quietly."
Seeing that the other party understood, Barry Weiss explained a few more words, left the infirmary, and returned to the practice room just now. He happened to see Britney's mother, Lynne Spears, coming to pick up her daughter.
Worried that the family would be unhappy if they discovered something strange about their daughter, Barrie Weiss called out to Lynne Spears. As soon as he mentioned Britney's strangeness, Lynne Spears hurriedly shook her head, looking obviously guilty and panicked: " It's okay, Mr. Weiss, nothing is wrong with Bree, she is just, maybe tired in the past few days."
Barry Weiss didn't expect the other party to be so sensible. He thought that he had probably been informed in advance, so he didn't say anything more. After thinking about it, he simply said: "In this case, tomorrow is Friday. Mrs. Spears, let Barry Take a few days off and come back next Monday.”
Lynne Spears agreed repeatedly, but as if she was worried about being chased, she pulled her daughter who had just changed clothes and left in a hurry.
The mother and daughter came to the parking lot together and stuffed their weak daughter into the back seat. Lynn Spears turned to the driver's seat. Because her arms were shaking, she had to insert the car key several times. When the engine started, Lynn Spears Spears did not drive immediately. Instead, she held the steering wheel blankly and suddenly burst into tears.
She always felt that these days, the things her husband did in a daze might bring bad luck to the whole family.
How could Simon Westeros be the same as Michael Jackson
Driving home in a daze, sending her daughter to rest, Lynne Spears came to the couple's bedroom.
It was still bright outside, but the bedroom with thick curtains was dark. Only my husband was tinkering in front of a computer that had just been installed in the past two days.
The children have long wanted to install a computer at home, but the husband has always refused to spend the money because he does not understand.
In the past two days, I quickly learned the audio editing software and spliced and edited the various words my daughter said after being given medicine.
Quietly, she sat down on the bed behind her husband and stared blankly at the man for a while. Lynn Spears finally said, "Jamie, I think, at least, we should find a lawyer?"
Jamie Spears, who was immersed in work, didn't notice his wife coming in. He was obviously startled when he heard the sound. He yelled an American curse, turned his head and glanced at his wife, withdrew his gaze and continued to tinker with the mouse while saying. : "Do you know how expensive lawyers are? If you invite a lawyer, for 200 million U.S. dollars, those bastards may take away tens of millions, which is enough to buy a top-notch mansion in Beverly Hills."
Lynne Spears paused and then said: "What do you plan to do, Jamie, when do you plan to contact that... person?"
"I'll finish what I have in hand right away. Tomorrow, tomorrow I'll send Bray to class in person. By the way, I'll talk to Barry Weiss first. He can contact Simon Westeros."
"But, just now I went to pick up our daughter, and Barry Weiss noticed something strange about Bree and took the initiative to give her three days off. Why don't you go again next Monday?"
"That's just right. I'll go find Barry Weiss by myself tomorrow," Jamie Spears said. Feeling the delay and flinch in his wife's tone, he turned his head and glared at her with bloodshot eyes: "If you're afraid, We can divorce first, and then the $200 million will be mine."
Lynne Spears didn't expect that her husband would suddenly say such things. The huge pressure she had accumulated in recent days because she had to attack a certain big shot made her almost want to explode. However, thinking of that... it seemed that the hope was actually quite high. 200 million US dollars, she quickly felt as if she had been pricked by a needle and was discouraged again.
If there are really 200 million US dollars, actually, of course it would be great.
After a moment of silence, thinking that the children would be out of school soon, Lynne Spears didn't say anything else. She stood up numbly and went out to prepare dinner for the family.
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It was the next day in a blink of an eye.
Friday, October 10th.
This is the day when the box office of "The Ghost Story" is released for the second week. Early in the morning, every corner of Los Angeles is the first to read today's newspapers.
Then came the inevitable exclamations of wonder.
In the second week of release, due to the popularity of the first week, Daenerys Entertainment quickly increased the number of screening screens of "The Ghost Story" from 2,045 to 3,123.
The scale of screenings has increased significantly, coupled with the film's continued reputation, the box office of "The Ghost Story" dropped only 17% in the second week. Following the explosive first week of $59.63 million, it collected another $49.45 million in the second week. In just two weeks, this ultra-low-cost pseudo-documentary film with a public cost of only US$300,000 has grossed over 100 million US dollars, reaching US$109.08 million.
Moreover, even if it fell by a full US$10 million the following week, "The Ghost Story"'s single-week box office of US$49.45 million still set a Hollywood single-week box office record for October.
Unrivaled in the limelight.
Not only that, because of the popularity of "The Ghost Story", the sales of iRec, owned by Tinker Bayer, have also increased significantly. In the past two weeks, the shipment volume of this electronic product in North America where "The Ghost Story" has been released has soared by 50%. , sales have jumped from 250,000 to 300,000 in a single week to more than 400,000 in recent times.
At the same time, the sales of Tinco Bayer's iPlayer, iCam and even the iMac just released in the first half of the year have also increased significantly, and the iPad-10, which will be officially released this Saturday, has only sold out in two weeks from the launch to now. , the pre-sales in North America alone have exceeded 1.2 million, and it will obviously once again become a hot electronic product with sales exceeding 10 million in the first year of release.
While everyone in Hollywood is discussing various ideas related to pseudo-documentary films, Sony, Panasonic, Kodak, Samsung and other established electronic giants that have been firmly suppressed by Tinker Bayer in related fields in recent years are completely unable to sit still. live.
The similar products launched by these manufacturers in recent years have no power to fight back against Tinker Bayer. But this time, the bundled marketing between Tinker Bayer's iRec and "The Ghost Story" is really successful. Template It's really unreasonable if everyone doesn't follow suit here.
Sony is close to the water.
Some time ago, the first weekend box office of "The Ghost Story" was released. Norio Ohga directly assigned the task to John Kelly, the head of Sony Pictures. In the next year, Sony Pictures will use Sony's consumer-grade digital camera products to shoot at least three movies. Mockumentary movie.
As for Panasonic, Kodak, Samsung and other manufacturers, even if they are not as convenient as Sony, they have recently sent teams to Hollywood to seek cooperation with their own digital camera products and pseudo-documentary projects.
Under this situation, the main creators of "The Ghost Story" who have already had successful cases, whether they are directors or actors, are becoming more and more popular. Film companies and brand manufacturers of all sizes are offering ever-increasing high salaries. Trying to find cooperation.
When the temptation reaches a certain level, it is not so easy to resist.
Santa Monica.
Inside a fancy restaurant bordering Brentwood.
During breakfast time, this was Lin Yibin’s third meeting with Disney President Bill Michanik and Panasonic’s Shun Nakagawa, who was said to be the vice president of the marketing department.
As the most talked-about celebrity in Hollywood recently, ever since the box office of "The Ghost Story" was released on the first day, he has been faced with an endless stream of various attempts to please his surroundings. No matter how determined he is, he will inevitably feel overwhelmed.
If compliments and flattery from people around you can only bring emotional pleasure, at this moment, facing a director's remuneration that has increased from the initial $3 million to 5 million and then to 6 million at this time, plus you can directly draw 10 % of the domestic box office share is such a condition that Lin Yibin is really unable to resist.
At the same time, there is also guilt and embarrassment.
The guilty conscience is that Lin Yibin knows very well that for the success of "Ghost Story", he is more of an executor. If he gets a high salary this time, but cannot produce a work that is equal to "The Ghost Story", or even half as good as "The Ghost Story", then his brand will be completely destroyed.
The difficulty is the contract.
"Mr. Michanik, and this, Mr. Nakagawa, the problem is that I signed a three-picture contract with Daenerys Entertainment before "The Haunting of Shadows", and that's not counting the three-part deal for "The Haunting of Shadows." According to the film contract, during the contract period, if I want to shoot a film for another film company, I must obtain the consent of Daenerys Entertainment."
As soon as Lin Yibin finished speaking, Panasonic's Shun Nakagawa asked in obviously accented English: "Lin, may I know how much the liquidated damages are?"
Lin Yibin shook his head: "It's not about liquidated damages. Frankly speaking, Mr. Nakagawa, unless I have no other choice, I don't want to fall out with Daenerys."
Bill Michanik said at this time: "If my understanding is correct, Lin, you mean that during the contract period, if you make films for other manufacturers, you need to obtain Daenerys's consent, but you are not prohibited. Bar?"
"Yes."
"In this case, if you can authorize it," Bill Michanik said, "we can contact Daenerys on your behalf."
Lin Yibin shook his head subconsciously, mainly because he didn't trust the other party.
Not to mention Daenerys' promotion, given the strength of this major studio in Hollywood at this time, if there was a complete falling out, Lin Yibin knew that it was not impossible for him to be banned. Even though he was very excited about the $6 million from Disney and Panasonic, he did not lose his mind.
If Disney and Panasonic were to contact Disney on his behalf, it's hard to say whether the other party would deliberately mess things up.
As for letting him negotiate with Daenerys Entertainment, he still feels guilty.
You know, he just received a $1 million reward from Daenerys Entertainment last week, and the two parties have also been discussing his next project recently. Moreover, the new film has not yet been announced, and the salary has been negotiated, which is US$1 million. Lin Yibin knew very well that "The Ghost Story" can only be regarded as an exception. When filming a regular film next, Daenerys took the initiative to raise the salary to 1 million instead of giving a newcomer's price, which is actually very good.
What's more, Daenerys Entertainment is really cultivating him seriously. As long as the first legitimate film succeeds, he will be on the front line and get a basic salary like Roland Emmerich and Michael Bay. A salary of tens of millions plus bonuses is not impossible.
However, US$1 million, and an unavoidable future that is inevitably somewhat unguaranteed, cannot compare to the US$6 million right in front of us, not to mention the 10% direct box office commission.
With the strong influence of "The Ghost Story", Lin Yibin probably knows that as the director and producer of the project, even if the second mockumentary film does not do very well, the box office of 30 to 50 million US dollars is still very guaranteed. , if he thinks about it seriously, he will not deny that this is actually consuming the popularity accumulated by "Record of Ghosts".
Therefore, the entire contract is actually worth US$10 million.
For ordinary people, 10 million is enough to live a lifetime quite comfortably.
Seeing Lin Yibin shaking his head, Bill Michanik understood it after a little thought. He smiled and said patiently: "Lin, I know your concerns. You don't want to have direct contact with Daenerys, and you are worried that we will mess things up. , in this way, you can send someone you trust to participate in the negotiations with us. By the way, how about your agent at ICM, Vincent Pine?"
Unlike Amy Adams and Jessica Chastain, Lin Yibin, who had already made several feature films before "The Ghost Story", already had his own agent, and he was also affiliated with ICM, one of the three major Hollywood companies.
However, Lin Yibin still shook his head.
His agent, like himself, was a minor player under ICM, and his vision was far less far-sighted than that of the big-name agents in Hollywood. During this period, if Lin Yibin hadn't warned him sternly, the agent wouldn't have known what to do. How many jobs did he take on
This is also the reason why I met with Michanik alone today.
It is conceivable that if you let the other party negotiate on your behalf, for the sake of a 10% commission, the chance of the other party actively messing up is greater than the two people in front of you.
Lin Yibin is already considering changing his agent.
After thinking about it for a while, Lin Yibin finally said: "I'll contact my father and ask him to take time to conduct this negotiation on my behalf."
Neither Bill Michanik nor Nakagawa Shun had any objections, but Bill Michanik couldn't help but ask: "Lin, your father, I mean, does he live in Los Angeles?"
Lin Yibin felt a little unhappy when he heard this. Because of his Chinese face, Bill Michanik probably thought that his parents might be living in a small village in China where they still live in straw huts with pigtails. Maybe he would have to go through troubles such as visas to come to the United States, which would not be possible in the short term. Get that kind of thing.
This was not the first time that Lin Yibin encountered such deep-rooted prejudice and discrimination, but he did not have an attack. He just said: "Our family lives in Orange County, and my father can be here in half an hour with just a phone call. "
Both of them nodded again, this was of course the best.
Daenerys Studios.
Girl C came to Los Angeles yesterday afternoon and stayed at the Dume Point Manor in the evening. She also played a guest role as a waitress at breakfast. In addition, when she arrived, she was packed with gifts. She looked like a lady who was visiting the palace. It was very It was to please Janet.
Worked with Simon in the morning.
Of course, Girl C didn't come to Los Angeles out of boredom. She also came to Los Angeles for "The Ghost Story" and even the recently planned "Blair Witch".
In the first "The Ghost Story", the collaboration between Tinker Bell and Daenerys was just a casual test of the waters.
Now, with the success of "Haunted", a clear charter is needed for the follow-up.
It's still the sisters who are settling the scores.
Otherwise, as long as Daenerys lets it out, other electronic manufacturers will have no problem spending tens of millions of dollars to implant their own digital cameras. Tinkerber will just provide some common marketing resources. If you want to take advantage, that is not a serious cooperative attitude.
In order to finalize the follow-up cooperation on the sequel of "The Ghost Story" and "Blair Witch", which was also creatively provided by her own boss, Claire even went to Los Angeles in person.
Of course, after all, they are members of the family, so there is no need for a protracted tug of war. During the short journey from Cape Dume Manor to Malibu Studios, Girl C, who was taking advantage of Simon, negotiated a price with her boss, 5,000 10,000 dollars, five movies, namely the last two sequels of "The Haunting of Hill House" and the planned "Blair Witch" trilogy.
This is a one-time cash payment and is the price of continued use of iRec digital cameras for five films.
Of course, Simon can't guarantee that "Blair Witch" will be 100% successful, and it's hard to say whether it can be a trilogy. Therefore, Tinker Bayer's $50 million is not the calculation of 10 million per film, but more. For the price of "The Ghost Story", "Blair Witch" is only a bonus.
If you only count "The Ghost Story", the two sequels cost 25 million US dollars each, which seems high, but in fact it is only equivalent to Tinco Bayer selling 30,000 iRec units. But now, iRec's recent sales have soared It has reached more than 400,000 units in a single week.
Therefore, 50 million is just a small amount of money for Tinker Bayer.
And it's not too high.
Now even if Daenerys Entertainment offers this price to Panasonic or Kodak, both parties will grit their teeth and there is a high probability that they will be willing to pay.
Because "The Ghost Story" was so successful.
What's more, if you include the "Blair Witch" series, it can only be described as a good deal. After all, it was Simon himself who provided the idea. Over the years, Simon has not missed many times.
Upon arriving at the cinema, Girl C separated from Simon.
The amount of US$50 million is approximate, and other details such as the subsequent joint marketing still need to be negotiated and implemented on paper.
These are the things about Claire and Amy.
Simon came to his office in Building 1 of the Administrative District, and Girl A began to briefly introduce today's work schedule.
9 o'clock, 1 hour, dealing with various daily documents.
At 10 o'clock, the production meeting of "The Matrix".
This project will also enter the casting stage, and is expected to start filming in the first half of next year, with the initial schedule set for the summer of 1999.
At 11 o'clock, the conference call with AOL was mainly about AOL's operational and financial summary of the past quarter.
During this period, Simon also planned to discuss the cooperation between AOL and China Telecom with Steve Case.
A few days ago, Soros gave the list of Chinese projects for cooperation in telecommunications projects. Simon planned to hand it over to AOL. After all, he is an expert. AOL can not only provide funds, but also provide technology to China Telecom. In fact, both parties have already done this before. Already have small-scale cooperation.
AOL has little room to maneuver in North America. Finalizing this project is equivalent to another overseas expansion of AOL, which will be a strong positive for the stock price.
12 o'clock, one hour lunch.
I made an appointment with the SpaceX team in advance to have lunch and talk about the manufacturing progress of SpaceX's first self-developed rocket.
afternoon.
At 1 o'clock, a marketing coordination meeting was held for the sprint promotion phase of a series of projects such as "The Conjuring 2", "A Bug's Life", "Contact" and "Titanic", which are scheduled to be released at the end of the year.
The local distribution of "Contact" is actually handled by MGM. However, as a cooperative film, Daenerys leads the overseas distribution, so it is also included in the discussion of Daenerys Entertainment. In fact, there is also a "The Flash 2", but this project is completely led by Warner itself.
At 2 o'clock, watch the rough cut of "Extreme Cold", which is scheduled for next Easter, and discuss subsequent production strategies.
The job takes three hours.
"The Deep Chill," which was conceived and produced by last year's "The Mummy" director Stephen Sommers, was completed two months ago. A rough cut has been completed, and the next step is the improvement of various special effects shots and final editing.
This project used to be a mess at the box office. Simon took the initiative to promote the project at the beginning, mainly because he felt that the film was not that bad. The box office failure was largely due to the distribution strategy. After all, the subsequent video tapes and DVDs sold very well.
What's more, if it really fails, Simon is quite looking forward to it.
At 5 o'clock, others got off work, but Simon continued.
Mainly to meet with executives such as Amy Pascal to communicate some work matters that he needs to pay attention to in the days when he leaves North America.
After explaining the matter, Simon will rush to Los Angeles International Airport and fly directly to Hangzhou, China.
A certain little guy's full moon drink is scheduled for Sunday.
Lin Su had returned with her children a week in advance. Simon was too busy with work, and considering the time difference, he could only arrive at the right time.
But that's the thing.
Often times, plans never seem to keep up with changes.