One Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty-Six

Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall formally expressed their stance on Renly joining the "Jurassic Park" restart project, and Ron Mayer officially nodded, but Thomas Tour was still playing tricks and scheming , and Andy Rodgers launched a hand-to-hand confrontation, and it seems that he still refused to compromise until the last moment.

As the CEO of Legendary Pictures, Thomas can easily navigate among the elites of Wall Street. Is he really messing around without a brain?

Obviously not.

Now look back at the reasons why Legendary and Warner Bros. parted ways. Not because of the uneven distribution of interests between the two sides, nor because of Kevin-Tsujihara's exclusion of dissidents, but because Thomas's blueprint for ambition failed to convince Kevin, the two sides broke up, and in the end, Thomas simply tore up the contract and turned to leave.

Thomas wants to hold more real power.

It is not just sitting behind the screen to make calculations and judgments, which work to invest in and which to reject; it is to be able to appear in front of the camera, truly become the producer of the crew, and control the power of life and death for those top Hollywood actors. Top of the pyramid at Vanity Fair.

Just like Frank Marshall.

To put it simply, Thomas is no longer satisfied with dealing with numbers. He needs to deal with characters and gain more attention and presence with more exposure. He needs to become a real powerful figure, just like "Truman's" The director in the "world" is generally in control of the lives of those actors.

The newly appointed Kevin Tsujihara refuses to dilute his rights, because he knows that Thomas is an ambitious hero, and there will only be more and more interference in the future, and the last thing Kevin needs now is another thorn. Challenge your authority, even at the cost of losing the support of Legendary Pictures.

Thomas, who was sharpening his knife, also refused to compromise again. He was tit for tat and did not give in. The turmoil at the top of Warner Bros. was the best opportunity for him. If he missed it, there would be no more. And to terminate the contract, no matter what the answer is, it is in line with his expectations.

In the end, the "breakup" between Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. can be said to be a complete tearing of the face, rather than a peaceful letting go that the two sides reached a consensus. The scene is very ugly, and the friendly army directly becomes the enemy army.

When he chose Universal Pictures, Thomas had already emphasized his position and requirements to Ron Mayer, so in the negotiation process of the "Jurassic Park" restart project, Thomas was always tough, while Ron Mayer always compromised, Because this is the first project that the two sides have decided to cooperate, everything is worth the peace.

Objectively speaking, Thomas has no intention of targeting Renly, but the timing just hit an important turning point.

On the one hand, Thomas refuses to be the one who opens the pay gate, which is definitely not a good start for his "producer" career; on the other hand, Thomas needs to have more voice and initiative , officially established his image as a powerful producer, tough and ruthless, and he said nothing, and must not easily compromise or refuse to make concessions easily.

Although it is not appropriate to describe it like this, Thomas may not have the meaning of "killing chickens to warn monkeys". Even in the face of Warner Bros., Thomas dared to confront it head-on, let alone a Renly?

Or it could be explained from Thomas's point of view, but Renly was unlucky and collided with his own gun.

Therefore, even though Universal Pictures has held an internal meeting to determine the result, Thomas still did not let go of the water easily. During the conversation with Andy, he clearly stated his position, further exerted pressure, and showed himself. tough wrist. But the problem is that Thomas uses Wall Street's methods to determine his prestige, which is not necessarily popular in Hollywood.

At least Steven and Frank didn't buy it.

As early as after the Universal Pictures internal meeting, Steven sent an email to Renly, informing the ins and outs of the matter, and actively advised:

"If you end up refusing to be in this work, I don't blame your decision. In fact, I think Thomas lacks respect for you, you should raise the price further, and if there are negative rumors in the industry, I will personally You clarify. God, I'm really fed up with these Wall Street elites being so self-righteous all the time. Art isn't numbers. They should learn that."

At the beginning, Steven teamed up with two friends to co-found DreamWorks. At its peak, it was the seventh-largest film company in Hollywood. Unfortunately, it ended in a split and sold. A large part of the reason was because they rejected the Wall Street giants. Funding and control.

Although DreamWorks has produced numerous popular and box-office works; but there are not a few works that fail at the box office, the capital chain has problems, and subsequent investment and operations have gradually begun to fail to keep up, resulting in the film department and animation department in 2004. Years of split, and later, in 2006, Paramount and Universal Pictures launched a rush to buy the film department, Paramount came from behind and successfully won.

Going around, Steven and Thomas, who acted on Wall Street, had another head-to-head confrontation. Naturally, he was also full of complaints and dissatisfaction.

In fact, Renly didn't get to see the email for the first time - his habit has not changed, the email is completely a trash can, if Matthew didn't get the news when he helped to organize the email regularly, I'm afraid Renly would still be confused by now. In the dark; however, even if Renly knew the situation right away, he wouldn't care too much.

Regarding the pay and "Jurassic Park", Renly has always maintained a relaxed and open mind: I am lucky if I get it; if I lose it, I will die. In terms of the mentality of commercial films and art films, Renly has made corresponding adjustments——

He now opens up all possibilities and accepts different roles and scripts; at the same time, the sense of urgency and tension is relatively relaxed, missing a role or a movie, there is always a next time, there is no need to be too eager . Slowly, he is starting to enjoy his acting career, one man with a thousand faces? This is a nice challenge.

Facing Andy's astonishment at this time, Renly shrugged lightly, "Don't worry, I know it won't be long. Besides, my news updates are not as timely as yours."

Andy only felt a dull pain in his forehead.

"So, what's Thomas' offer now? You just said he's acceded to your request, didn't you?" Renly changed the subject with a smile on his face and returned to business.

Andy let out a long sigh, calmed his mind, and regained his composure, "Yes, he has nodded in agreement now, but I need to see more sincerity, otherwise I don't recommend you to star in this film. Works. After we actually start shooting in the future, we are bound to encounter more problems, and we must draw the bottom line now.”

"What's more, the protagonist of 'Jurassic Park' is originally a dinosaur. If it weren't for Steven's relationship, I don't think you need to play at all. In the movie, it's just a supporting role, just like Megan Fox and Shia - LaBeouf is like in 'Transformers', running and running, nothing special. I think you deserve a better choice."

"Who else remembers the actors who were in 'Jurassic Park'? All the images in my head are Tyrannosaurus rex and I don't remember the rest. Oh yeah, Julianne Moore once There's a third part, but even an actress as good as hers gets overwhelmed, doesn't she?"

"Steven said before that this time we should focus on the characters in the narrative, but until now, the script has not been in our hands. How can we make a judgment? If they still go the old way, With all the focus on the dinosaurs, then you don't have to."

"Wait, you say, is it because of this reason that Thomas always thinks such a salary is not worth it? The focus of the film's narrative must be on dinosaurs, they don't need to use big-name actors, just a second- or third-tier handsome guy. , that's enough. Are there still few actors like this in Hollywood? You can find a bunch of them casually, so that's why Thomas is so dissatisfied and then acting so tough?"

"No. I need to find out more, and if that's the case, then we can reject Thomas right away, I mean a formal rejection!"

Andy couldn't help but start ranting about it now. He could really feel that he had a lot of resentment for Thomas' behavior. Even though Renly had already made concessions, Thomas was still making an inch. People couldn't like it; not to mention that Renly was no longer the same, and he needed to be tougher.

But then Andy found that he was always speaking by himself, and he didn't get a response at all, so he raised his head and cast his eyes, "What about your opinion?"

Renly made an air of serious thought, then nodded, "Okay."

"...You weren't thinking at all just now, were you?" Andy was already complaining about his weakness, but Renly was also noncommittal.

Andy shook his head helplessly, and could only continue to say, "I see. Leave everything to me, anyway, this is my job anyway, your attention should have shifted to 'Interstellar' now," The Jurassic Park' project has to take a back seat, right? You're getting ready for your next role now, aren't you? Not even working."

"No, publicity is the most important thing right now," Renly said solemnly.

Andy gave a roll of eyes in response, and the topic came to an end temporarily. Andy raised his head and looked left and right, muttering in a low voice, "Why is the pick-up staff so slow? This is not right, we all It’s been almost an hour here, how long will I stay here? This kind of work arrangement is really amateurish.”

Before he could finish speaking, Nathan walked over to him, with two unfamiliar faces beside him, who seemed to be local staff.