Quinn Bai left all the troubles of the real estate transaction to the local Los Angeles lawyer introduced by CCA, and moved into the Hilton Hotel on the coast of Santa Monica with Sarah, enjoying a week of sunshine and beaches.

At this time, it was still freezing cold in New York and Jersey, but it was already 18 to 9 degrees in Los Angeles, which was just right for sunbathing on the beach.

After handing over the script, Quinn had very few things to do, while Wes Anderson and Christopher were busy preparing for the new film.

After spending a few more days buying furniture and household items, the two finally moved into a well-packed new home.

On the other hand, Harvey Weinstein's investment in "The Bad Guys" was only $3 million, and the remaining $3 million was delayed due to financial and procedural reasons. Neil, who represented the National Italian Civil Rights League, was demanding payment.

Mick's lawyer became desperate, and Harvey put the blame on Disney Pictures, the parent company of Miramax.

Everyone held a meeting to analyze and believed that the other party was waiting for the box office performance of "Bonnie and Frank" before deciding whether follow-up funds would be available. Whether it was Miramax's decision or Disney's idea was unknown.

Due to the new publicity plan proposed by Quinn Bai, Miramax increased the number of opening screens from 500 to 1,200. Calculated at US$700 per copy, that is a cost increase of US$500,000.

In addition, a large amount of publicity and distribution costs will be added, such as the promotional fees provided to WWF. If the box office of "Bonnie and Frank" is lower than Miramax's expectations, "The Evil Dead" will definitely be affected.

Fortunately, funds from Widmark Pictures and the National Italian Civil Rights League have been secured, so the project team is not left without rice. They can start by recruiting the crew, auditioning actors and identifying filming locations.

When the project was established, the two parties agreed to pre-lock five actors for the roles. Among the two male protagonists, Bai Quinn will play the police officer and Randy will play the gang boss. Mira Sorvino will play the policewoman and the second-in-command of the gang in the supporting role.

Owen Wilson, the supporting actor, and Sarah Michelle Gellar, who plays the forensic investigator.

Other actors will be recruited openly, and the first batch of centralized auditions will be after the Oscars. Bai Quinn will also participate in the casting process.

Originally, in Bai Quinn's script, the story took place in New York, but with Harvey's intervention, it became Los Angeles on the West Coast. Most of the creative team lived in New York and Jersey, and they came to Los Angeles as a business trip.

This greatly increases the budget.

There is also another expenditure that has increased significantly as a result of Harvey's intervention.

Harvey pushed for Mira Sorvino's salary to be set at half a million dollars, making her the highest-paid character on the show.

If we follow the prevailing principles in Hollywood, the salary of the two male protagonists should also be increased accordingly, at least equal to Mira Sorvino. However, for the sake of the overall situation, Bai Quinn and Randy actually gave up the salary because of tight budgets.

According to the salary requirements, the two of them received a salary of 300,000 yuan each.

Sarah only has a measly $50,000. Fortunately, she officially signed the contract for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Whedon's salary for her is $12,000, and the series has been finalized to be released on FOX at the end of March.

, Sarah’s income will be on par with third-tier Hollywood stars in the future.

The reason why Harvey gave Mira Sorvino a high salary is that Mira was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and is expected to win, which will contribute to future box office.

"Many people will enter the theater for Mila's pair of hats!" These were Harvey's original words.

"These people themselves are action movie watching groups." Bai Quinn retorted without saying it.

On the Oscar night on March 25, because producer and director Joss Whedon needed to attend the awards ceremony, the production team of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", which had already started filming, was forced to stop production, and Sarah finally had a day off.

Fake.

As a partner of Miramax, Harvey secured two seats for Wedmark Pictures at the awards ceremony.

According to the division of labor between the two brothers who are the owners of Wedmark Image, Chris acts as the face of Wedmark Image as the producer and owner. Chris must go for this opportunity to expand his network. And for the other ticket, the two

After some discussion, it was given to Wes Anderson.

As for Quinn Bai and Sarah, they can just hide at home and live a small life.

But after Harvey heard about their arrangement, he still found a way to get tickets for the two little-known actors to the Vanity Fair celebration party after the award ceremony. The two could enter the banquet hall after the opening, and wait until the end

Big stars attended the celebration party together.

One thing to say is that although Harvey is cunning, strong, and likes to be in the limelight, he is still thorough in everything he does and pays attention to details.

The Oscar dinner was held at the Dorothy Chandler Hall at the Los Angeles Music Center.

All kinds of activities before the red carpet started at 5 p.m. Naturally, Quinn and Sarah, who were just going to party, didn't have to leave so early.

When the black actress Whoopi Goldberg took the stage to announce the start of the Oscars ceremony, the two set off from home to North Hollywood.

At the awards ceremony, Chris was sitting upright in a black tuxedo, and next to him was Wes Anderson, who was also dressed meticulously.

Wes is not in a good mood. His goddess Mira Sorvino has just walked hand in hand with Quentin Tarantino and walked down the red carpet. This is the latest official announcement of their relationship after breaking up with Kevin Costner.

After Whoopi Goldberg finished speaking, the famous 007 Pierce Brosnan walked onto the stage with two supermodels, one black and one white, and introduced the films shortlisted for Best Costume Design.

A group of models wore costumes from five movies and staged a fashion show on the Oscars stage.

The first person to appear was Tyra Banks, who was wearing an 18th-century British-style dress. This look came from "Sense and Sensibility" directed by Ann Lee.

Taking advantage of the cover of the music, Chris quietly said to Wes Anderson beside him: "The producers of this Oscar are black, the host is black, and there were also black people on stage with 007 just now, and most of these models are also black, they are all so black.

Well, those guys outside are still shouting that it’s unfair to black people.”

Chris was referring to the demonstrators gathered not far from the Los Angeles Music Center. He heard that the "Rainbow Coalition" protest was launched by the famous pastor Jesse Jackson to protest against the lack of job opportunities for black people in Hollywood.

Chris's words are extremely politically incorrect. If heard by outsiders, they would be regarded as discriminatory remarks and would probably trigger another protest.

But Wes Anderson and he are already very close friends, and we all think about the same things, so we can talk about what’s on our mind.

Pierce Brosnan emerged from among more than a dozen male and female models, opened the envelope, and announced that the winner of the best costume was James Acheson of "Love".

Wes took the opportunity and whispered to Chris: "On the surface, they are holding the banner of racial equality, but behind the scenes they are asking for racial privileges, but you really can't ignore their energy. The Los Angeles riots have just passed not long ago."

Christopher smiled and applauded, and whispered: "Those black people who participated in the riots didn't care about Rodney King's life or death at all, they were just taking advantage of the situation. If it was for justice, why did they rob irrelevant Chinese, Koreans, and even black people themselves?

Stores? You should attack the police station with a gun, or at the worst, go to Beverly Hills to rob those rich people. We Sicilians are much braver. We fight against those black-hearted French nobles and priests to protect our people.

Being oppressed! Look, if those guys dare to do the same thing in Jersey as they did in Los Angeles in 1992, we will let them see the methods of the Sicilians..."

Wes Anderson smiled and nodded, ending this topic that should not be discussed here: "The Best Supporting Actor indeed went to Kevin Spacey! Do you think he can come and star in our "Bad Man"? Play the perverted murderer,

I loved his performance in "Seven Deadly Sins"..."

Chris touched his chin and said: "I have watched "Seven Deadly Sins". His performance is really good, but the price is not cheap! It is up to the QB to see whether it is suitable for him. I believe in his vision..."

"QB and Sarah should be on their way here now..."
Chapter completed!