Burbank.
On the same morning, at nine o'clock, Jamie Spears drove to Universal Studios, holding her daughter's pass. Before entering, she was still stopped by the attentive doorman, so she had to call Barry Weiss's office.
After a while, Jamie Spears was let in and made his way to Barrie Weiss' office.
The soft-voiced female secretary who just answered the phone told him to wait a moment. Jamie Spears pressed the recorder in the bag on her waist and sat down honestly in the outside rest area. She couldn't help but glance at the professional dress in pink. A beautiful female secretary with curvaceous clothes in a suit secretly thinks that when she gets 200 million US dollars, she will open a company and hire at least two such secretaries.
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After waiting for more than ten minutes, just when Jamie Spears was a little impatient, the door to the inner room finally opened, and Barry Weiss sent a few young people out with a smile. Jamie Spears knew him, and this was the popular one. Backstreet Boys.
When Jamie Spears saw Barry Weiss seeing off the guests, he didn't forget to smile to himself. He subconsciously stood up, reacted, and sat down again. He waited for Barry Weiss to return after seeing off the young people and walked towards him. Spears Then he stood up again and greeted Barry Weiss.
Barry Weiss shook hands with Jamie Spears, motioned for the other person to enter his office, and asked with a smile: "Jamie, what's the matter with coming to see me suddenly? Hehe, you look like you're not feeling well, and you haven't slept recently. Okay?"
As he said this, he didn't forget to ask his secretary to bring in two cups of coffee.
Only then did Jamie Spears realize that he had been neglected by the secretary. He had just been sitting there for more than ten minutes, but he did not see the other party bringing coffee. He secretly resented it, so he stopped being polite and ignored Barry Weiss's greetings. He said in a cold tone: "Barry, there's no need for coffee. I have something very important to talk to you about."
Anyway, when you become rich, what kind of coffee can’t you drink
Barry Weiss was a little confused, and even had some bad premonitions, but he still signaled to the secretary not to bring in any more coffee, and went to the reception area with Spears to sit down, and asked again: "So, Jamie, what is it?" matter?"
Jamie Spears quietly pressed the satchel next to him, looked at Barry Weiss and said: "Barry, I want to see Simon Westeros and talk to him about my daughter."
Barry Weiss raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Jamie Spears silently for a moment, and then asked in a cold voice, "Jamie, can you please speak clearly first?"
When things got to this point, Jamie Spears stopped hiding it and grinned. With his bloodshot eyes, he looked even more bewildered: "Barry, you actually understand, don't you? I want to see Simon." "Westeros, about her and my daughter." After a pause, Jamie Spears simply made the words clear: "Like, Michael Jackson, and Jody Chandler."
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent again.
The two faced off for more than a minute, and Barry Weiss finally spoke again: "Jamie, you are doing a very stupid thing, understand? So, I suggest you go home and take a nap, wake up When you come here, forget everything you just said."
Barry Weiss spoke calmly, but Jamie Spears could no longer hold back and glared over fiercely: "I don't need you to tell me what to do, Barry." With that said, Jamie Spears took out his satchel On the recorder inside, press the play button directly: "Or, I will call the police now and hand this recording to the reporter of the Los Angeles Times."
Immediately, the voice from the recorder sounded in the room.
First, there was a soft male voice: "Bree, my baby, did something happen between you and Simon Westeros, I mean, sexual relations?"
Then there was a weak and fragile girl's voice: "Yes, daddy."
Barry Weiss frowned and waved his hand to interrupt: "Okay, Jamie, turn it off."
Jamie Spears turned off the recorder and looked at Barry Weiss with a proud grin: "I said, Barry, this is not something you can handle. I want to see Simon Westeros."
Barry Weiss ignored the other party. He was a musician and was most sensitive to sound. He could hear traces of editing in just a conversation. The idiot in front of him probably thought everyone was a fool, so he thought that such evidence could pose a threat to his boss.
Moreover, the state of the girl in the recording also made Barry Weiss realize why Britney has been acting like this in recent days.
It's not some new way of playing by my boss. Instead, just like the rumored Jackson case, Ivan Chandler injected his son with anesthetic and then induced Jody Chandler to say the words he needed.
It seems that some idiot has carefully studied the ins and outs of the Jackson case, and he plans to repeat the same method.
Since the other party is determined to do something stupid, he can only make it happen.
With this in mind, Barry Weiss stood up, turned behind his desk, and said to Jamie Spears, who was still lying on the sofa in the reception area: "You go out first, I want to make a phone call."
There was no trace of politeness in his tone.
Jamie Spears noticed the change in Barry Weiss's attitude and felt dark in his heart, but still had a proud smile on his face. He stood up casually, deliberately slowed down and walked out of the office, leaving the door open. , came outside, sat down on the sofa again, held the bag with the recorder on his knees, and looked around unscrupulously.
This office is really average. In the future, I will spend millions to install the best one.
Perhaps, when you meet Simon Westeros later, you can pay attention to it and decorate it according to the young tycoon's office in the future. Of course, a beautiful female secretary is indispensable.
Malibu.
At Daenerys Studios, Simon had just reviewed some documents in his office when Girl A transferred Barry Weiss's call and said that there was something very important.
Simon pressed the phone and continued to read a briefing on the market conditions of major Asian countries in the past week while listening to Barry Weiss talk about what had just happened.
I just feel a little ridiculous.
what is this
The ignorant are fearless
While flipping through the documents in his hands, Simon waited for Barry Weiss to finish speaking and said to the landline: "I understand, Barry, let that person wait over there, and I will ask someone to take over."
Barry Weiss agreed and hung up the phone.
Simon pressed the call button again and said to Girl A: "Please pick up George Norman for me. Also, ask Neil Bennett to come and see me."
Girl A agreed.
Simon continued to deal with his work. After a while, the call was connected. It was the voice of Jennifer's uncle George Norman. After greeting him, Simon said: "George, go to Universal Studios now and find Barry Weiss. For details, Let him tell you that all you have to do is talk to the other person more, postpone it for a few days, and don't worry about the rest."
As a lawyer, George Norman has always had a very close relationship with the Westeros family over the years, and he can be regarded as a confidant. After hearing what Simon said, Norman didn't say much, just agreed and hung up the phone.
A moment later, Neil Bennett, who was the first to follow Simon and was now responsible for the security and private intelligence network of the Westeros family, entered the door. Simon gave a general explanation and asked Neil Bennett to send a team to keep an eye on the Spears family, mainly to avoid any unexpected troubles.
After explaining the matter, Simon continued to work.
Calm.
Of course, Simon understands how the wind can bring Qingping, and he also knows how to guard against the slightest change. However, with the current strength and foundation of Westeros, if he can't even deal with such a trivial matter, he can just spend all his wealth and retire from the world.
Therefore, this small temporary incident did not even touch Simon as much as the later knowledge that Lin Yibin planned to switch to Disney.
This was just after the production meeting of "The Matrix" and before the video conference with AOL, Girl A came forward to tell Simon the news she had just received: "Lin did not show up in person, Ms. Pascal only saw his negotiations Representative, Lin hopes to collaborate with Disney on a film first, or a mockumentary film, and then continue to fulfill the contract with us?"
Simon looked through the minutes of the meeting about "The Matrix" and asked, "How much did Disney give?"
Girl A had learned about the specific situation in advance and said: "Six million US dollars plus 10% of the local box office share. In addition, this is a joint project between Disney and Panasonic. Most of the funds are provided by Panasonic to promote Panasonic's digital cameras."
"Six million, and 10%, it should be the full commission, right?"
Girl A nodded.
There are many modes of box office sharing, either local or global, or sharing directly from the entire box office, or sharing based on the share with the theater chain, and also sharing the gross profit after dividing the cost with the theater chain, etc. Wait, wait, it all depends on the agreement.
Simon immediately understood that this was a contract worth tens of millions.
In comparison, Daenerys was given a salary of US$1 million for her second collaboration, which can only be described as shabby.
Not too angry, just a little disappointed.
However, it is also understandable.
How can 10 million U.S. dollars compare with 1 million U.S. dollars
If you are a Hollywood veteran, you have a greater chance of choosing the former, and there will be almost no hesitation, because they understand that the uncertainty in Hollywood is too strong, and maybe the next movie will fail at the box office and end their career. Therefore, getting What is in your hands is your own. If someone promises the future, it is best to treat it as farts.
Simon is of course different. He is really giving Lin Yibin a fairly secure future.
So it's a pity.
Now, I definitely can’t keep him. The conflict of interest is too great. If I force him to stay, he will only become an enemy. And it’s not the time when Jim Carrey was involved, because there were too many involved, and Simon couldn’t be allowed to give in, otherwise the entire core cast of the DC movie universe would be in trouble.
"Boss, do we want to stop it?"
Hearing Girl A ask another question, Simon came back to his senses, thought about it for a moment, and said, "In that case, let him take the photo. However, there are two conditions. First, we take back the 100 we gave him last time. The reward is US$10,000, and secondly, Lin’s next movie can only be released in 1999 at the earliest, that is, about 15 months later.”
After listening to this, Girl A quickly understood her boss's intention. Not to mention withdrawing the reward, the 15-month interval was actually similar to a non-compete agreement, with the purpose of minimizing Lin Yibin's use of "Ghost Story"'s popularity.
Thinking about this, Girl A added: "Boss, maybe we can also ask for part of the compensation, for example, 20% of Lin's contract salary?"
"Oh, no need."
Girl A had no objection. She just felt that her boss really valued her, but she still said: "In that case, boss, do you still want Lin to participate in the global promotion of "The Ghost Story"?"
Simon shook his head again, but of course this time the meaning was completely opposite: "No, please let me know and let him disappear temporarily and work on his own project."
Simon just cherishes his talent, but he is not even a good person, let alone a bad person, so this is the limit. Before working together again, Lin Yibin should not get any more resources from Daenerys Entertainment.
"Then let's be more detailed in the terms," Girl A added: "The promotion of Lin's next movie must not mention "The Ghost Story" in any form."
"Well, you can discuss these among yourselves."
After Simon finished explaining, he waited for Girl A to leave, and took advantage of the gap before the conference call began to start writing on the minutes of the "Matrix" meeting just now.
Actor: Keanu Reeves.
There is no objection to this.
The two core male supporting actors, Agent Smith and Hugo Weaving, were also directly confirmed.
As for Morpheus, Simon thought about it for a while and originally wanted to give up the original Laurence Fishburne. Director Samuel Jackson was more attractive. Then he remembered that Jackson was chosen to be the pre-Star Wars character just like before. As for Mace Windu in the Legend series, even if Jackson is only a supporting role in Star Wars and the schedule is available, the two more or less similar characters are still not suitable for mixing.
So enable the original version.
Then there is the most important heroine.
Living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where humans are ruled by machines, Trinity must first be strong and have a cooler temperament.
The original image of Carrie-Anne Moss is actually good, but her appearance is a bit ordinary and her reputation is too low. If that's all, Simon can accept it. However, the former Carrie-Anne Moss never interacted with the male protagonist Keanu in the film, and her character creation was also lackluster. So after "The Matrix" made Keanu famous, the heroine remained the same. neither warm nor hot.
Of course I have to change it this time.
Simon's first thought was Kate Beckinsale.
Kate's look in "Underworld" is perfect for Trinity. However, Kate's problem is the same as Samuel L. Jackson's, who already has the Charlie's Angels franchise, and they are two similar characters who are easy to mix up. Moreover, even if Kate is his woman, if he thinks rationally, Simon cannot spend all his good resources on one person.
Balance is important.
So I can only regret PASS.
The first choice was eliminated and Simon continued to consider it.
Sandra Bullock, who has partnered with Keanu twice, wrote her name down and then crossed it out.
After knowing each other for so many years, we couldn't be more familiar with each other. Sandra was still more suitable for acting in dramas or silly eldest sisters. Forget about action movies, Simon didn't dare to think about what it would be like to play a somewhat incompetent Trinity.
So I continued to sort out suitable actresses born in the 1960s and 1970s.
There are some suitable ones in the DC movie universe, but they can only pass. For the sake of the stability of the DC movie universe, they can't give too many resources to Hong Ji to cause trouble. However, I gave it some thought to Courteney Cox, who plays Superman's girlfriend Lois and completed the filming of "Collision" some time ago. Unfortunately, in two lifetimes combined, I can't remember any action movies Courteney has acted in. , I just remember Monica’s obsessive-compulsive disorder and give up.
Simon also had a flash of thought.
According to Trinity's setting, maybe it would be good to try a Chinese face.
It's hard to find someone in the Mainland, and Li Youhu, who is already familiar in Hollywood, is not suitable either. Over in Hong Kong, even though Hong Kong movies have declined rapidly in recent years, there are still a lot of action actresses who are beautiful and can speak English.
Speaking of which, many people thought that the bullet time that was once talked about in "The Matrix" was the original work of the Wachowskis (brothers?) (sisters?), but it was not. It has already appeared in Lao Du's "The Three Heroes of the East" in 1993, and the degree to which "The Matrix" was influenced by Hong Kong movies is well known.
Thinking of the three heroines of "The Three Heroes"... After thinking about it, it's a pity that their image and temperament don't match Keanu.
However, I still added a note. It was an audition anyway, so it was okay to make it lively. The priority is still on Hollywood's side, and the risk of Chinese-American faces is too great.
Then I wrote some more names and crossed out most of them.
One is left at the end.
Demi Moore.
If you think about it carefully, it seems quite suitable.
First of all, in this time and space, Simon still gave Demi Moore the title of "The Love of Ghosts". Even though the original version of Patrick Swayze was also used, he was a big guy who was not easy to call, but Moore was still The performance is very good, it can be described as a forced call and a tearjerker.
This can be regarded as a talent that comes from matching appearance, image and temperament. Maybe this time he can also call Keanu.
Chemical reactions are important.
In terms of action films, "The Devil", which was rejected by Simon this time, and "Charlie's Angels 2" also proved that Moore has this potential.
Furthermore, Keanu and Moore are of the same generation in terms of age. Although Moore is two years older than Keanu, the disadvantage of Western women who tend to look older is not obvious here. What's more, frankly speaking, whether on or off screen, Simon feels that Keanu is a very suitable person to find a big sister.
Finally, even though there are many flaws in her personal life, at work, Demi Moore is definitely a very dedicated person in the circle. Besides, the filming of "The Matrix" involved a lot of action scenes, which was very hard, and it was not easy for the more delicate actresses to endure it. Not only that, due to the sluggish career in recent years, Demi Moore, who is much more famous than Carrie-Anne Moss, has a very affordable salary, and it is easy to directly sign a long-term trilogy contract.
The voice of another assistant reminded me that the meeting could start.
Simon responded, raised his pen and circled Demi Moore's name, and asked his assistant to send the information to Linda Vargas and click on the picture to find out.