hollywood melon man

Chapter 32 Negotiations on hold
  After the initial contact with Universal Pictures, Sheena Boone came to Melon Studios in Burbank.

"At present, it is impossible for Universal Pictures to agree to our request. I think they will make appropriate concessions in terms of remuneration, and they will not agree to investment or sharing."

Through a negotiation, Sheena Boone roughly understood Universal's bottom line.

Little Gilbert said with regret: "It seems that it is impossible to get a share of the pie!"

"Indeed," Sheena Boone nodded and said, "But Universal Pictures is very optimistic about your new project internally, so I think investment shouldn't be a problem."

"In this way," little Gilbert tapped his fingers regularly and said to Sheena Boone: "We can also contact other film companies, and Universal Pictures is not the only one to choose."

Sheena Boone said she understood: "Okay, I will contact other film companies."

Burbank is known as the media capital. Time magazine, which is influential in North America and even the world, and the Los Angeles Times, one of the three largest newspapers in the United States, are headquartered here.

Of course, this is also the headquarters of many Hollywood companies, including the famous Warner Pictures.

At this moment, Warner Pictures CEO Jeff Robinoff is chatting with distribution director Doug Walter about Little Gilbert’s new project.

"According to the latest news, the North American box office of "Shark Tank" has exceeded 40 million US dollars, and the overseas box office has also exceeded 30 million US dollars, and it is still rising. The final box office is likely to exceed 100 million US dollars.

Gilbert Jr. has officially submitted the script for his new film to Universal Pictures, and according to our sources, Universal is very optimistic about the project. "

Doug Walter introduced the situation to Jeff Robinoff mysteriously, which made Jeff Robinoff frown.

"So do you think it's possible for us to grab this project from Universal Pictures?" Jeff Robinoff asked.

"It's hard to say," Doug Walter was not sure: "I heard that during the first negotiation, Universal Pictures and Little Gilbert's agent broke up on bad terms. This might be an opportunity."

"Okay," Jeff Robinoff made an instant decision: "We will actively contact Little Gilbert to seek opportunities for cooperation."

The same thing happened between Robert Iger and Michael Eisner.

Touchstone Pictures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walt Disney and is responsible for the live-action film business that Walt Disney is not good at.

"We learned from the Writers Guild that Gilbert Jr. has already filed several scripts with the Writers Guild. This is a director who is in a vigorous period of creation." Robert Egger introduced the situation to Michael Eisner.

He added: "Little Gilbert has unlimited potential. We have assessed that the possibility of his next movie failing is very small."

Michael Eisner also made a decision: "Contact little Gilbert first. Our live-action film business lacks people who can take the lead. As long as little Gilbert can come, any conditions can be negotiated."

"I understand, I will talk to him immediately." Robert Egger agreed.

Similar situations also occur at film companies such as Paramount, MGM, Sony Columbia, and 20th Century Fox.

However, except for Touchstone Pictures and Warner Pictures, which really want to snatch Little Gilbert's project, other film companies are just joining in the fun with the idea of ​​​​catching both fish and fish.

However, even if this is the case, it still makes Universal Pictures feel like it is facing a formidable enemy. Universal Pictures still attaches great importance to its cooperation with Little Gilbert.

Soon, at the urging of Universal Pictures, Sheena Boone entered into discussions with Universal Pictures for the second time.

"Miss Boone, we are looking forward to working with Little Gilbert again. The salary can rise to 1.2 million US dollars, but investment and sharing are conditions we cannot accept." Levitt Gore said.

"Gentlemen," Sheena Boone's eyes widened, as if in disbelief: "For a director whose film is about to sell over 100 million in global box office, your conditions are really outrageous.

Let me ask you gentlemen to think about how much Universal Pictures made on this project. Is it tens of millions of dollars?
  And now, you are only willing to give a salary of 1.2 million US dollars? "

By the end, Sheena Boone raised her voice and looked angry.

At this time, Lou Vasseur comforted: "Miss Boone, please calm down."

After Sheena Boone sat down, Lou Vasseur continued: "In the final analysis, little Gilbert has potential, but he only has this one work to prove himself.

We at Universal Pictures also took the risk of failure and chose to continue to believe in Director Gilbert Jr.

We also ask you to trust us and lay the foundation for better cooperation in the future. "

Lou Vasseur's subtext is that now little Gilbert is not qualified to participate in the sharing or to invest.

Of course Sheena Boone knew she wasn't qualified, so she just asked for an exorbitant price. According to Sheena Boone's ideal situation, the best salary would be 1.5 million US dollars, and it would be even better if there was a share.

So the second negotiation broke up unhappily again, and the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

After it was over, Lou Vasseur continued the discussion with Levitt Gore.

Levitt Gore's suggestion is: "I think we should put the negotiations on hold first and let them wait for a while before talking."

"However, other companies seem to be contacting Little Gilbert. What if Little Gilbert cooperates with them?" Lou Vasseur

"Don't worry, let's reveal Little Gilbert's conditions a little bit. I don't think other companies will agree to Little Gilbert's outrageous request." Levitt Gore said confidently.

When Lou Vassell heard it made sense: "Okay, let's do it."

It should be said that Levitt Gore's proposal is a good plan. If the negotiations reach a deadlock, then we should put it on hold for a while.

Little Gilbert is not Spielberg, he is the one who should be anxious now.

However, the two of them never expected that a film company would actually agree to Gilbert's conditions, so that Universal Pictures had no time to react.

At the invitation of Robert Egger, little Gilbert went to Robert Egger's luxurious villa as a guest.

A small party was being held here at this time, and it could be said that this party was held just for little Gilbert.

Just missing a female companion, little Gilbert thought of Cameron Diaz, so he invited Cameron Diaz to go with him.

Cameron Diaz was surprised when she received the invitation. She rented a dress specially and waited for little Gilbert to pick her up. The two went to Robert Egger's luxurious villa together.

"Wow, Michelle, you look so beautiful today!" Little Gilbert admired as he looked at Cameron Diaz, who was wearing a blue dress.

Michelle is the middle name of Cameron Diaz, Cameron Michelle Diaz

Cameron Diaz showed his shyness appropriately: "Really? Thank you for your praise."

Looking at little Gilbert's fascinated look, Cameron Diaz knew that he had chosen the right dress and it was indeed very attractive to men.

It was still a bit cold in Los Angeles in December. Little Gilbert took off his suit jacket and put it on Cameron Diaz.

"It's still a bit cold at night, so be careful if you get frozen." Little Gilbert said.

Looking at the man in front of her who cared about women, Cameron Diaz admitted that she was a little moved for a moment.

"Please, ma'am, please fasten your seat belt." Little Gilbert opened the car door.

Cameron Diaz smiled sweetly: "Okay, gentleman."

After saying that, he got into the passenger seat and put his slender legs inside.

Little Gilbert closed the passenger door, turned to the other side, and drove the car toward Robert Egger's estate.

　Happy New Year, readers. I wish you all good health, success and good luck in the new year...

　　Regarding the heroine issue, Cameron Diaz will not be the heroine, or just one of them.

　　The timeline of this book is very long. As the protagonist rises in power and wealth, there must be many famous actresses surrounding him.

　　Of course, there won’t be mindless stud stories, just a few will be enough, but there will be some one-night stands, just like Verona Ryder in the main text.

　　In the past, I only wrote about single female protagonists, and I didn’t write about multiple female protagonists. It was just a practice.

　　If you have any opinions, please leave them in the comment area. I'll accept them as long as you don't curse.

　　Once again, I wish you all success in your work and happiness...

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