Dean and Paul Greengrass have not been contacted yet, and the initial contact between production manager Andrew and James Huang's agent Edward was summarized to Ronan.

"Edward refused a $1 million salary," Andrew told Ronan: "He believes this is seriously incompatible with James Huang's value."

Ronan knew that two consecutive films were selling well, and James Huang was not the same as before, so he directly increased his salary from $300,000 to $1 million, but the $1 million obviously did not impress Edward and James Huang.

"What about their conditions?" Ronan asked.

Andrew recalled briefly and said, "Edward requires the pay to be divided into two parts, basic pay and later share." He glanced at Ronan and continued, "Basic pay also requires the execution of the mainstream commercial film projects in stages."

Ronan didn't speak, and listened patiently to Andrew.

"If we ask James Huang to intervene in the crew from the early development stage, he must pay him $500,000 in development services. The main shooting labor cost from formal preparation to the end of the shooting is $2 million." Andrew listed one by one: "Post-production costs $500,000."

Ronan frowned slightly. Independent films were not so particular, so it seemed a bit chaotic. Commercial production projects had roughly fixed operating modes, higher budget investment, and the director asked for diversified rewards.

As long as there is box office support like James Huang, commercial directors will have much more confidence in their pay than art film directors.

For example, in the early planning and preliminary preparation stages, the independent film industry assumes that this is a job within the director's job. The sooner the director intervenes in the crew and makes an appointment, the producer will not pay more for it.

But this is not the case for successful business directors. Their agents will separate the preparation and post-production stages and ask for a paycheck.

Edward looked loyal and honest, and he was not bad at all when he used the methods.

Andrew said: "Edward also demands power in post-production, but he does not have the final editing rights, but requires James Huang to have the power to decide the length of the film."

Ronan didn't think about it at all and said directly: "This point is directly rejected, and there is no possibility of discussion."

In the hands of the director, the longer the movie is, the clearer the expression of the director's intentions. If there is no restrictions on this, most directors can go to heaven. Think about Peter Jackson in his previous life. How long is the director's edited version of "Return of the King"? In this way, the fat man in New Zealand is not satisfied with the length and content completeness.

"There is also a later share," Andrew continued: "Edward asked for a total profit share of fifteen percent."

This is not particularly excessive. Ronan can roughly guess that Edward also knows that with James Huang's level, it is ridiculous to require an early box office share.

Ronan thought briefly and said: "The profit share can be enough, it must be within 5%. The basic pay... try to keep it low, preferably not more than 2 million US dollars. There are prerequisites for these, James Huang must at least sign two director contracts with Shahai Entertainment, the sequel to "Human Purge Plan" and "Death Comes 2". The pay and share of the latter movie can be appropriately increased."

Even though James Huang Chengming has a great relationship with Ronan, the sequel to "The Purge of Humanity" and "The God of Death Comes 2" cannot bring James Huang's artistic achievements and high-end film projects.

In this case, a famous director cannot easily give up his vital interests.

Hiring well-known and successful directors will inevitably mean high pay.

Ronan said again: "If you continue to negotiate with Edward, I will send out the news to invite several other directors as candidates to apply appropriate pressure. If you look at the treatment of directors such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, as long as it is not too much, you should come down."

"Okay." Andrew got Ronan's instructions and understood where the bottom line was, "I understand."

After Andrew said goodbye and left, Ronan initially wanted to call Edward, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

During this period, Andrew and Edward will go to the negotiation.

As a decision maker, he must show an attitude that the director position is not James Huang.

The reality is the same.

Ronan wants to continue using James Huang, and he also considers it from the perspective of risk avoidance.

After simply handling the work at hand, Ronan called Paul Greengrass, who was not in Los Angeles, but returned to the UK.

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Paul Greengrass was building a lawn when he received a call from Ronan.

"Paul, why did you stop?"

Standing at the door of his house, Paul Greengrass's wife Margaret shouted: "Continue, you must finish trimming today!"

Facing his wife's roaring shout, Paul Greengras ignored him, took out his cell phone to connect, and heard familiar American English coming from inside, so he simply turned off the lawnmower.

Margaret was a little strange. Why didn't the roar work? He moved his foot and walked over. He was about to teach the guy who wanted to make a fuss when he saw his husband who had been depressed after returning from the United States, and suddenly came back alive.

The originally depressed face suddenly became rosy, and the corners of the drooping mouth also raised, and the unsightly eyes were filled with brilliance.

It seems like a walking corpse suddenly has a soul!

But Margaret felt a little uncomfortable. Could it be that Paul, a bastard, found another one after he went to the United States?

Otherwise, why wouldn't I feel so excited after coming back and keeping my cell phone all day long, as if I'm afraid of missing someone's call...

"Okay! No problem! I'll go to Los Angeles now!" Paul Greengrass' voice suddenly became very high: "Mr. Anderson, I have no problem here. As long as it is an action movie that suits my style, I will take it!"

This was heard in Margaret's ears, and Margaret breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be a job.

Paul Greengrass put away his cell phone, ignored the lawnmower, turned to his wife and shouted: "Go and pack my luggage, I'll book a flight now! I'll come back in half an hour, and then go to London and fly straight to Los Angeles!"

Margaret was not used to Paul Greengras' loud voice for a moment and stood still without moving.

Paul Greengrass' voice raised again: "Go quickly! Why are you stunned! This is related to my future!"

Although he was a little dissatisfied with Paul Greengrass, Margaret heard that it was related to future, and all the dissatisfaction was suppressed. He hurriedly returned home, pulled out Paul Greengrass' suitcase and started packing his luggage.

Less than twenty minutes later, Paul Greengrass rushed back from outside. Without saying a word, he picked up his suitcase and left. Margaret quickly took it to the door and saw that Paul Greengrass had already applauded the taxi.

All the dissatisfaction finally couldn't resist the worries. Margaret shouted before Paul Greengras got in the car: "Don't worry, be careful on the road!"

Paul Greengrass waved and got in the car and left.

After rushing to London Heathrow Airport, changing the boarding pass, Paul Greengrass entered the waiting hall, and his impatient mood finally calmed down.

After buying a bottle of mineral water and drinking a few sips, he burst into laughter. He was almost fifty years old, and he was still like a young boy who had never seen the world.

But when I think of the action movie Ronan Anderson mentioned, I can't help but feel anxious.

Paul Greengrass is very clear that only Hollywood can achieve the style of designing for many years. Even a top-notch British film company would not be able to shoot action films with high investment without the support of Hollywood.

Only those who fail once will know how important the opportunity is.

Paul Greengrass thought of Ronan = Anderson. In other Hollywood companies, can he find producers who agree with his style and strongly support him?

It can't be said that there is no, but it's too difficult.

Only Ronan Anderson is young and courageous. How many older producers are willing to delegate power to the director?

After thinking about it, Paul Greengrass felt that this was the best opportunity, and for him, getting up from wherever he fell, wasn’t it the best way to prove himself?

Finally, I got on the plane and arrived in Los Angeles successfully.

Paul Greengrass did not inform anyone, and even his agent Dean did not call him. He got off the plane and went straight to Burbank. In the office of Shahai Entertainment, he met the young producer and film company owner who missed him all the way.

"Mr. Anderson." Paul Greengrass looked at Ronan with a little nervousness.

"Come so soon?" Ronan first pressed the hidden telephone button at the table to prepare the outside, then looked at Paul Greengrass's tired face, and said, "You go and rest first..."

Paul Greengrass was anxious and said, "I'm not tired, let's talk about work first."

Ronan was not in a hurry at all. He found out the original novel of "Borne's Identity" and the first third of the script, handed it to Paul Greengrass, and said, "We will talk about it tomorrow. You will go back and look at the original work and some adapted scripts. If you think it is appropriate, we will talk about it."

Paul Greengrass was inevitably worried when he saw Ronan's unhungry attitude. I'm afraid he is not the only candidate, right?

Sure enough, before leaving the company, someone rushed over and was led into Ronan's office by the front desk.

"Director Greengrass." Suddenly someone called Paul Greengrass, who was George Clint, who had worked with him: "Why are you here today?"

Paul Greengrass smiled and said, "Mr. Anderson has something to discuss with me."

George Clint chatted with him for a while, and Paul Greengrass looked at Ronan's office from time to time. Not long after, the man who had entered before left the office and also held a copy of "Borne's Identity" in his hand!

This is a competitor.

When the man left, Paul Greengrass also offered to say goodbye at the right time. In addition to the company, he first found a place to read the script, and the more he read it, the more he became more energetic.
Chapter completed!