Chapter 726 Bronfman Jr. decides to compromise(1/2)
"Brownfman Jr. said, mine, no, our terms have not been finalized yet..."
In the CAA's office, Orwitz said to his deputy, Ron Mayer.
The terms he had negotiated before, such as 5% options, and Sigram paid all the taxes for him...
But the negotiation process made Orwitz feel a little worried. It seemed that Edgar Bronfman, Jr., was not really making decisions about the Seagram company as he showed.
Every time they talk about some progress, Bronfman Jr. would go back to New York, and when he returned to Los Angeles again, he would always come up with some fresh reasons to refute what Orwitz used to fight for his own benefit last time.
statement.
"This is normal. It's the first time Michael Edgar manages such a large group, and it's also the first time he has the opportunity to hire a rare Hollywood talent like you. As a young man, I think he's done a good job
, Think about the situation where we worked in William Morris' mailroom. Didn't we also want to be recognized at that time?"
Ron Mayer answered carefully. Orwitz has been hesitant recently and seems to feel a little regretful about his sale of CAA. In CAA, he is the real boss. If he arrives at the new Global MCA, he will have a small one on it.
Bronfman still needs to report there.
"Ah, you reminded me of old times. At that time, we called in the car and in the office every day, and finally got the TV series "General" so that CAA could survive."
Orwitz began to recall the past like an old man...
"Ron, I haven't been sleeping well in the last few nights. I'm wondering if this is a reaction. Shouldn't I give up on CAA? Twenty years of struggle have not been so easy to pick up my briefcase and leave.
I have a feeling that CAA is not an experience in my life, CAA is me..."
"Hi..." Ron Meyer saw that Orwitz wanted to retreat again, so he lowered his head and curled his lips. What CAA is you, CAA was clearly founded by five of us young people fired by William Morris.
Yes, why did you become you?
"Michael, think about it carefully, do you want to go to an agent's day? For twenty years, I have been attending various parties every Christmas, making a lot of calls every day, and finding ways to satisfy the various quirks of celebrity clients.
, Haven't you been enough yet?" Ron Meyer thought about it, and started with Orwitz's emotions. He wanted to sell CAA to work in a studio because he couldn't stand Barbara
·Is Streisan's unreasonable disturbance triggered?
"Well..." Orwitz's expression changed a little. Although he couldn't bear to leave CAA, he really had enough of such a life. A partnership like CAA is also a Party B, and the big boss can't be idle, so he still has no time left.
There is a lot of business work on the front line. This is not a listed company like a studio. The CEO does not really have much transactional work to deal with. Just use good people and make good decisions.
"Michael, for the benefit of the two of us, we must carry out this negotiation to the end." Meyer struck on the iron and continued to encourage Orwitz.
"You need a bigger arena, and you have trained for this position for the rest of your life. I don't believe that you and me will do not do as good as the world today, Lu Wasserman and Sidney
Himberg?”
"That's it, let's do it to the end!" Orwitz also felt that he had been living in Hollywood for so many years. Is there anyone who is more familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of celebrities than himself? Anyone who knows better than himself what actors and directors a successful movie requires to have a successful movie.
Combination?
Sidney Himberg was just lucky enough to meet Spielberg. Not only did Orwitz know him, but other top business directors, such as Sidney Pollack and Barry Levinson, are all him.
My client, CAA, also signed with James Cameron and Ronald Lee, a big director like this.
It's just moving the CAA package to Global. And I will be the Party A at that time...
"Ron, you have to go to New York to check it out, what are they hesitating?" Orwitz's mood changed again, and he always felt that it was useless to bargain with him.
In the end, it has to be based on his price...
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"Hi, Joel...Long time no see, today congratulations on your movie sale..."
"Oh oh, Ronald...hahaha..."
At the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, Ronald comes to the premiere of the new Batman movie, which is the third part of the series - "Batman Forever".
The movie should have been continued by Tim Burton, the successful director of the first two films, but the box office of the second film "Batman Returns" was lower than expected, with only 160 million yuan in China, away from the first film
Two hundred and fifty millions are far apart.
So, after a long time of analysis, Warner Bros. finally concluded that the overall atmosphere of Batman's return was too dark. Tim Burton made Batman into a Gothic film noir, only
Comic fans, and some adult male fans are willing to see the heroine Michelle Pfeiffer’s so-called sexiest cat-women’s clothing.
They made great changes to the third eternal Batman script, abandoning the Gothic black tone, and instead using a script that can be accepted by the whole family and suitable for family portraits.
For granted, Tim Burton was also excluded from the director's candidate. Warner Bros. finally found Joel Schumacher, who filmed "St. Elmo Fire" who was one of the Hollywood Boys who helped open the mountain movies.
The director comes to film.
This led to a series of chain reactions, and the leading actor Michael Keaton also no longer wanted to shoot Batman because of the director's departure. He liked Batman with the temperament of noir movies, but did not like this family-leading movie
The superhero in the country refused a $15 million salary to pursue "more fun characters".
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After trying several candidates, Warner Bros. finally chose Fang Keimer, who played the role of Iceman in "Top Gun", to take over Batman.
As a result, the original cast basically withdrew, and Warner set up an All-Star lineup casting.
Robin is played by Chris O'Donnell, one of the villains, Harvey Dent, starring Tommy Lee Jones, the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and another villain, Ridder, is the most popular one now.
Comedy star Jim Carrey.
In addition, Nicole Kidman, defeated Sandra Brock, Robin White, and Linda Hamilton, and finally got the chance to play the Poison Ivy Girl.
Drew Barrymore, the actor who played the little girl who fascinated the whole of American parents in ET aliens, was awarded the assistant who played the role of a two-faced person.
With such a large star lineup, Joel Schumacher is under a lot of pressure. The domestic box office must exceed 200 million to be explained.
However, Ronald and him are old acquaintances. When filming the movie, Joel Schumacher also prepared his famous Hollywood work "The Fire of St. Elmo" in the office next door. The two often talked about things,
Nader also recommended Demi Moore to play a role in the Fire of St. Elmore.
"To be honest, how did you deal with Fang Keimer? I heard that he was very convinced when filming Top Gun?"
"Why, he caused you trouble?" Ronald smiled. Fang Kemer also caused a lot of trouble for himself back then.
"It was just a thorn on my butt. He didn't talk to me in the last few weeks of the shooting. And Tommy Lee Jones, who felt threatened by Jim Carrey and scolded him every day
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I'm tired of defending these actors who are overpaid and overprivileged. God bless me, I won't work with them again next time."
"That's all I wish you good luck, and I can't guarantee that I'll have no problem with casting." Ronald shook his head. Although he hasn't seen each other for many years, Joe Schumacher is still very talkative, and directors actually have mutual communication.
No, let’s talk about the actors’ impressions.
"I need your blessing..." Joe Schumacher is two meters tall and is one of the few Hollywood people who can easily pat Ronald's shoulders.
"Come on, take a photo of us. Director Schumacher and I are old friends, hahaha." Ronald posed and asked the reporter to take a few photos.
In fact, Ronald may not have wanted to premiere the comic adaptation movie released by Warner Bros. He had a bad relationship with Warner. However, Tom Cruise begged him through Paula Wagner, this is his wife
Nicole Kidman participated in the first big-produced commercial film in Hollywood, and he still played the leading role.
Ronald agreed casually. To be honest, he also wanted to know what the reaction would be to Batman, who changed from a movie noir to a family portrait, in the audience.
The Mann Village Theater in Ximu District is a very old cinema. It was built in 1931. It is an ancient single-hall cinema that can accommodate 1,300 audiences. There is also a spire on the building. After renovation last year, it was very suitable for
The premiere of the movie is held.
Ronald and Schumacher were both tall and tall. The reporters were very happy to take a lot of photos of them, and the Spanish-style spire could be seen in the background.
After letting the reporters take a photo, Ronald ran to say hello to his acquaintances.
There are not many such large-scale premiers in Hollywood. Often, only large productions with a budget of more than 50 million can be held for a shortage of money. Therefore, this has also become a very good opportunity for celebrities to debut.
Ronald saw Cindy Crawford. After she divorced Richard Kiel, she had no fixed boyfriend for a long time. Recently, she starred in a movie again, and it was especially necessary to have some media exposure, so she simply put the photographer Herbert
Riz invited him to be a male companion, but professionals know how to find a camera.
"Ah, it's Ronald." Cindy Crawford saw that it was Ronald, and quickly shook off the hand of photographer Herbert Reeds, posing and was about to step forward to reminisce about Ronald.
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"Ronald, hahaha, I'm so happy to see you here."
Who knew that an actress wearing a sky blue sweater and dressed in a pure appearance rushed to Ronald first and hugged Ronald excitedly to express her gratitude.
"Ha, look at you, Cameron, you are a female star now..." Ronald recognized that he was the heroine Cameron Diaz, who was partnered with Jim Carrey in disguise. Maybe.
It was her relationship with Jim Carrey that came to the premiere.
The fate of this blonde beauty avoiding going to the San Fernando Valley was that Ronald gave her the opportunity to shoot a Coca-Cola advertisement. Now she met a great nobleman, Cameron Diaz was very excited, so
I couldn't help but exert some force when I hugged.
"Bichi, occupying high-quality resources for so long."
Unexpectedly, Cameron Diaz actually thanked Ronald incoherently for a long time. Cindy Crawford next to him couldn't say anything, so he squeezed it up and put Cameron Diaz in one go.
He knocked away, "Ronnie, I haven't seen you for a long time. Last time, I went to Christie's place, you've left, I'm very disappointed, don't you want to see me?"
"Hahaha, you're too exaggerated. I'm just a little busy. I always have time for you two big Hollywood stars..." Ronald felt that Crawford's words were a little exaggerated, so he quickly disassembled them.
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However, he still underestimated his charm. His current energy can already allow these female stars to take the initiative to come and "communicate" with him regardless of whether they are reserved in front of the camera.
At the scene, Cameron Diaz was still telling the reporters whom Ronald picked him at first sight, while Cindy Crawford tried his best to stick him onto him, hoping to take a photo or two.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! Female celebrities are all attracted by each other. Elizabeth Berkeley, who has just finished filming Paul Van Hoven's movie, is also here to come and Luo.
To be continued...