Chapter 939 Rules

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"Kendrick is just an inconspicuous contracted producer under Sony, who mainly produces B-grade films, and doesn't even have his own studio. He is very unprofessional. Jett, I have to remind you, because " "Black Man", there will definitely be a lot of people contacting you recently, but don't promise anything rashly, in any case, at least discuss it with me."

The two left the Sunset Tower Hotel, and Jeremy Zhao personally drove Jet Lee to Malibu Daenerys Studios, speaking to his client in the co-pilot.

Jet Li has been in the circle for so many years, and he has experienced ups and downs. Of course, he is not lacking in this caution, but he still said: "I think he is very sincere and promised to pay half of the salary in advance as long as I let go."

"Jett, don't be so naive, do you really think you can get the money?"

"Isn't Hollywood very formal? If I do sign with him, I will definitely write this in the contract."

Jeremy turned the steering wheel to slightly accelerate past a Ford, and said, "Jett, the laws are perfect and the rules are followed. This must be the pre-impression many of you guys who have just arrived in the United States have of this country, and I dare not speak about other fields. , but in Hollywood, these are definitely not there. Hollywood is a place full of deceit and deceit. Just like the guy just now, you signed a contract with him. If everything goes well, everyone is happy. However, if something goes wrong, even if It's clearly stated in the contract that he won't pay you either."

Jet Li said: "Then let's go to court?"

"Of course, here's the problem. You have a good chance of winning a lawsuit with him, but if you are entangled in such a lawsuit, it will be as short as three or five months, as long as a year and a half, and everything else will be in the meantime. If you can't do it, you have to spend a lot of legal fees, do you think you can afford it?"

Hearing this, Jet Li suddenly stopped talking after thinking of some past events.

The agent glanced at him and added: "So, Hollywood's biggest stars have actually encountered such things as unpaid wages and broken contracts, and most of them are resolved privately, because everyone can't afford it, and, after all, they may cooperate in the future. , and seldom tear the skin."

Jet Li was silent for a moment before finally speaking again: "Isn't there any rules?"

"Of course there is, Jett, the rules of Hollywood are actually very simple, as long as you can prove your worth, and always have value, then you are the rules. Don't talk about Simon Westeros who is high and high, Hollywood's evergreen big Directing the big stars, like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, etc., they are the existence that the major studios strive to chase. Of course, Once you lose your value, you have to follow other people's rules."

"This... is too realistic."

"If it weren't for that, Hollywood wouldn't be as prosperous. So, Jett, I hope you take this opportunity to break into Hollywood very carefully. You know, Jack started trying to break into Hollywood early this year, until The Spikes earlier this year. "Moment" can be considered a successful entry into the mainstream of Hollywood, which is actually more successful than Bruce Lee back then, and it is a miracle for us Chinese." Speaking of which, Jeremy Zhao, who was originally looking at the road ahead seriously After a pause, he turned his head to look at Jet Li and said, "I hope you can become another miracle."

In fact, Jet Li had never been very comfortable with this Cantonese-speaking agent with a weird accent. However, when he suddenly heard the other party's words, he felt the sincere eyes of the middle-aged man, and he was suddenly moved and moved. The inexplicable pride that followed, stretched out his hand to the other party and said, "Jerry, I also hope that I can live up to your expectations."

The middle-aged Chinese agent vacated a hand and shook hands with Jet Li. After parting, he said again: "Actually, in my opinion, Jet, if you want to make a breakthrough in Hollywood, the key is Dan. Neris Entertainment, as far as I know, Rush Hour that put Jack in the mainstream was picked for him by Simon Westeros himself, Westeros has an unrivaled eye for movies, I I believe that "Black Man" should also be related to the other party, if this is true, I think, there will definitely not be only one "Black Man"."

Jet Li nodded in approval and couldn't help but say, "Actually, I'm still thinking about Mr. Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Can we really fight for it again?"

Jeremy shook his head: "Jett, this project is really not for you. I watched all of Lee's films recently, and I also explored the details of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In general, Lee's positioning I prefer to be a director of a literary film. Although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a martial arts, it should also be a literary martial arts. It has high requirements for acting skills. This is not what you are good at. Your specialty should be action. In any case, Wait until we meet with Danny Morris, president of New World Pictures, about what I just said, if Simon is very interested in you, it should come out today."

Jet Li was disappointed again, but he also understood the correctness of the agent's words. He stopped talking, remembered one thing, and said: "By the way, Jerry, I just received a call from Hong Kong, from "Black" The producer of "Man", they want me to ask for help, is Daenerys interested in making a sequel?"

"I heard that the box office in Hong Kong is very bad, maybe a huge loss?"

Jet Li's news in this regard is of course better than his agent's. He nodded and said, "There is only 3.79 million Hong Kong dollars in the first week, and the loss is expected to be 30 million."

The agent knew about the copyright division of "Black Man", and also understood that a film company on the other side of the ocean would lose 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

Neris should have no interest in the sequel. "

"why?"

The agent did not answer, but instead asked: "Jett, frankly, do you think "Black Man" is a good movie?"

Jet Li paused, still shaking his head slightly.

The agent said: "Therefore, the success of this film, on the one hand, is that the North American audience is interested in your kung fu, and on the other hand, it is also mainly due to the strong distribution of Daenerys Entertainment. For a film , the word of mouth is not very good, the box office, to be honest, 25 million is not much in North America, so there is no need to develop a sequel."

Jet Li hesitated a little before saying again, "Jerry, the gentleman who developed this movie was kind to me... um, it's a kind of kindness. I can't reply to him like this, can I?"

Jeremy asked, "If there's going to be a sequel over there, does Daenerys need permission?"

"This, I don't know the specific contract terms."

Jeremy thought for a while and said, "If it were me, if Daenerys was no longer involved in the sequel, I would cooperate with other Hollywood film companies. After all, the box office of "Black Man" is not bad, it should be able to Find a partner, and, this time, it is best to directly package and sell the copyright of the sequel to make up for the loss of the first movie."

The agent said it tactfully, but Jet Li understood that, in fact, he was trying to make up for his losses by pitting foreigners.

When you think about it, this is the best way to make up for the loss.

Waiting to find out what Daenerys said, if the other party doesn't have the will to develop a sequel, he plans to reply to Hong Kong's side like this.

Seeing Jet Li's clear expression, Jeremy continued: "In addition, Jett, I advise you not to participate in the sequel. If you are kind, you may be able to make up for it in other ways, but if you participate in the sequel, you may have a problem with the sequel. Your popularity has a negative effect."

Jet Lee hesitated a little this time.

The agent noticed his expression, thought for a moment, and said, "In this way, you can delay. Or, if we can reach an agreement with Daenerys later, the excuse will be more sufficient. Hong Kong has lost so much, if you want to To make up for the loss as soon as possible, it will definitely not be able to delay, and should try to use other actors."

Jet Li didn't answer this time, but he understood that it was probably the only way.

The two chatted all the way, and finally arrived at Daenerys Studios in Malibu.

I found the office building where the New World Pictures team was located, and checked the time. It was three minutes earlier than the appointed time, and I was always not late.

The secretary outside Danny Morris's office received the two very politely, but after a short wait, the office door opened, and Danny Morris sent out two middle-aged men with Asian faces, a man and a woman, who happened to be with him. Jet Li in the outer lounge ran into each other.

However, the atmosphere was a little awkward when they recognized each other's identities.

One of the two Chinese is surnamed Li and the other is Dong. After all, they had been in the same circle before, and even if there was no intersection, they happened to know each other. The man is an executive of Hong Kong Golden Harvest, and the woman of Xindong is Jack Cheng, the producer of "Police Story 4".

Because of some entanglements in the past few years, Jet Li has no good feelings for Jiahe.

In fact, if it wasn't for Daenerys Entertainment, Jack Cheng, who is closely related to Golden Harvest, probably would not have cheered for his "Black Man".

Embarrassment is embarrassment, after all, they are all strangers in a foreign land, so I greeted them politely.

Jett Lee also guessed that the two are very likely to discuss the cooperation with Daenerys about "Police Story 4" this time. In fact, after the success of "Rush Hour", Jack Cost should put all his energy into it. It is a wise choice to be placed in Hollywood, but in an industry, there are always all kinds of inevitable fetters, after all, you can't do whatever you want.

After the two left, Danny Morris and Jet Li greeted them and entered the office together.

The three sat down in the reception area, and when the secretary changed into coffee and left, Danny Morris smiled and said, "Jett, I guess, a lot of people must have contacted you recently, right?"

Jet Li smiled and said, "Thank you again, Mr. Morris, for your team's efforts in the release of "Black Man"."

"This is what we should do," Danny Morris took a sip of coffee, put down the cup, and looked at the two of them and said, "Well, let's just get down to business. I'll meet the two of you today, mainly to talk about us. The follow-up cooperation. Jeter, this is explained by Simon himself, and I hope we can reach a long-term cooperation agreement. "

Hearing the "long-term cooperation agreement", Jeremy Zhao's eyelids jumped.

Certainly not a surprise.

Instead, he immediately thought of Jim Carrey's long-term contract.

After all, the DC movie universe with higher gold content has a long-term contract, because the core actors of the current project are basically finalized, and there is no news about the upcoming development of other hero series, so, other than that, there seems to be no other better opportunity.

Without waiting for Jett Lee to speak, Jeremy directly grabbed the conversation: "Danny, can you tell me in detail?"

Danny Morris turned to Mr. Agent, smiled, and said: "Jerry, I know what you are worried about, but Jett is different, we are very aware of his position in the Asian film circle, given the Of course, it won't be a newcomer contract. I just said that it was personally explained by Simon, and he hopes that both of us can take the agreement first to avoid Mr. Li's detours. "

"detour?"

"Yeah," Danny Morris said: "Because of the success of "Black Man", I think other studios must have contacted you in the past few days, and, not surprisingly, the projects involved should all be Chinese low cost

This is a detour for Mr. Li. If he goes wrong, he may only be able to star in this low-cost popcorn B-movie for many years, or even his entire Hollywood career, just like Dolph Longuet. They are very successful in their own fields, but it is difficult for them to enter the mainstream, and the chances of becoming big names like Schwarzenegger and Stallone are even more slim. "

This time, both Jet Li and Jeremy Zhao understood.

It's just that, after reading all the world's affairs, both of them are very excited, but they are not impatient. Jeremy Zhao asked: "Danny, since it was arranged by Mr. Westeros himself, can I ask, are there any projects that are suitable for Jett at present?"

Danny Morris shook his head and said: "Not for now. In fact, I asked Simon the same question. He said he was still considering it. Jett, Jerry, you must understand that there are not many things that Simon can think about himself. , The original "Rush Hour" was an idea proposed by the boss himself. Simon has been very busy recently, so it needs some time."

The two looked at each other, and Jeremy said again: "Danny, then, what kind of long-term cooperation agreement are we going to sign here?"

Danny Morris said: "Three films, starting salary of 2.5 million US dollars, and then doubled depending on the situation, up to 5 million US dollars and 7.5 million US dollars respectively."

Jeremy shook his head and said, "Danny, I still know some of Jack's salary. Jett and Jett are actors of the same level in Asia. He shouldn't be half of Jack's."

"It's not the same," Danny Morris shook his head, "Jerry, we all know that Black Man is Jett's first film released in North America, or at least the first film that made a name for itself. And Jack has been working here for many years, and his Asian credentials are uncountable in Hollywood."

The agent exchanged glances with Jet Li again, and said, "We need to increase the sharing clause on the basis of the basic salary."

Danny Morris refused directly: "Unfortunately, I also discussed this possibility with the boss, and he did not agree. In fact, you should see that this is a very sincere contract. The film companies you contacted probably offered this level of remuneration. As for the future, the two of you, in all fairness, if Jett can become a first-line star in Hollywood with a tens of millions of remuneration by virtue of these three projects, it will be you who take advantage of it. There are too many people in Hollywood who can’t get that possibility.”

The two exchanged glances after hearing this, and Jeremy said, "Danny, we need to think about it again."

"No problem, but please give me an answer tomorrow morning."

The topic is over here.

Jet Li then asked about "Black Man" again. Daenerys really didn't have any interest in the sequel. It seemed that she also learned about the unfortunate experience of the Hong Kong producer, or received an instruction from someone. Nee Morris said frankly that the Hong Kong side can handle the sequel by itself, and will not participate here.

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