Chapter 642: Want to own the asset of Kim Basinger?
"What's going on? Why did you file for bankruptcy? You don't know that after filing for bankruptcy, all financial information will be made public. Even the bills for any private toys you bought in the past few years will be disclosed.
Will anyone announce it?"
Kim Basinger changed an agent last year. This new agent obviously treats Basinger much better than the original one who only relied on her to make money. Originally, when clients were in a desperate situation, ordinary agents would only
Separate the relationship. And this new agent is also working very hard to help find capable people in the industry to see if he can help Basinger get out of trouble, or simply accept a movie and use the advance payment to get out of the predicament. After all, she is now
She is also a popular porn star worth millions.
So after he learned that Ronald took the initiative to care about Basinger's current situation, he immediately ran to find Basinger and found out from him that Ronald had a history of having a one-night stand with her.
Combined with Ronald's good reputation in the industry, he made a prompt decision and asked Basinger to wear the sexiest clothes she could find. He ran to a Four Seasons Hotel near Daydream Studios and swiped his card to book a movie for Basinger.
The room is ready...
Richard now has a good reputation in the industry and has been taking care of Ronald's affairs all year round without any problems. Through Richard, he informed Ronald Basinger that he was just ten minutes' walk away from him.
I just want to see him once.
Thinking of the fact that Basinger treated him very flatteringly, and that he wanted to use this matter to fight for a better working environment for female stars in Hollywood, Ronald walked with only one bodyguard during lunch time.
Arrive at the suite at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Kim Basinger specially put on makeup because she filed for bankruptcy and everyone around her left her, including her personal hairstylist and makeup artist. She put on makeup herself and let her hair down into a shawl. She remembered Rona.
De likes this...
"Hmm..." Kim Basinger has been in the suite for more than an hour, constantly thinking about how she could plead with Ronald to save her once and get rid of this nightmare. Who knew Ronald would come in?
When I saw her first words, which were such sincere friend-like concern, I hugged Ronald excitedly and started crying.
"Don't be too excited. What did Alex say about your situation?" Ronald comforted the excited Basinger, who sat on the sofa, hugged a folded leg with his hands, and shook his hair.
, and then said, "Don't mention him. I can't help it now. There's no point regretting marrying him. He can't help me with anything."
"She is indeed the sexiest blonde beauty in Hollywood." Ronald smiled. Even after crying, he did not forget to pose in a charming way. He took out a small bottle of whiskey from the mini refrigerator, opened it and handed it to Basinger.
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"I really met the devil..." Kim Basinger partly wanted to show off her charm and remind Ronald to help her by remembering the past. Partly, she really hated that Jennifer Lynch and began to denounce her as a
How could she team up with her father to harm her?
The whole story is a long one. At the beginning, Jennifer Lynch wrote the script of the boxed beauty Helena when she was nineteen years old. The story is about an upgrade of her father’s previous movie Blue Velvet.
version.
This time, the blonde beauty will have her limbs chopped off by the bad guys, leaving only a torso alive in the end. There will also be a very large-scale nudity scene. It is impossible for a sane producer in Hollywood to cast such a crazy script.
Developed with money.
But sometimes there are some unusual producers who take a fancy to Jennifer's father, David, and plan to take a roundabout way, first helping their daughter develop a project, and then getting closer to her father. You know, his movies have won many Oscars.
Nominated for awards.
This crazy production company is New Line Cinema. Not only did they invest money, they also tried to contact the famous singer Madonna. As we all know, although Madonna is already a diva-level figure in the music industry, her dream is to be an actress.
You can win an Oscar in one day.
At first, Madonna was very interested in Jennifer Lynch because of the reputation of her father, David, and participated in the early preparations for the play, preparing to play this role.
But after reading the script carefully, even a bold woman like Madonna was scratching her head about the plot. In the end, she was still afraid of such inexplicable large-scale shots without any help in shaping the characters.
In the end, Madonna withdrew from the project and made a written statement, leaving one reason for her withdrawal, saying, "Not even Madonna herself can perfectly interpret the role of Helena.
But Kim Basinger's agent at the time took a fancy to her ability to attract money. As long as it was a role that showed Basinger's charming body, he persuaded her to take it. Because Hollywood paid Basinger a lot for such roles.
The highest amount can reach 3 million, which is more than three times what she would be paid for a normal role that does not involve nudity on screen.
Kim Basinger, misled by her bad agent, publicly told reporters that she thought the role would be "a great showcase for an actress' potential." Basinger was working with the then 22-year-old Jennifer Lynch
We met to discuss the film, including "sensual" nudity scenes, and the treatment of some erotic scenes, and then verbally agreed in principle to star in it.
The record of this conversation was made into meeting minutes, and at the urging of Basinger's agent, Kim Basinger and Mainline Pictures, Jennifer Lynch and others discussed cooperation and reached a consensus.
Memo. Because of this incident, Kim Basinger and "Helena in a Box" were officially linked in the media.
Mainline Pictures, unlike its name, is a production company that does not follow the mainstream Hollywood production route. They got the news reports and the meeting minutes and memorandum, and quickly went to Europe and initialed an overseas reservation worth more than 6.8 million US dollars.
Sales contract, coupled with a reasonable domestic pre-sale revenue estimate of US$3 million, the film was finally launched with a cost of US$10 million.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But two months later, Kim Basinger changed agents. After the new agent reviewed her files, she was shocked. This movie is not
The kind of movie script that arranges nudity scenes for the purpose of film narrative or atmosphere enhancement.
This is a film that is completely nudity for the sake of nudity, and we try our best to shoot such controversial scenes to gain exposure for the director and hype the director's script. In places in Europe, shots of this scale may not be a big deal, but
In Hollywood, such a scale can isolate Kim Basinger from mainstream Hollywood productions.
This discovery led Basinger to consult with several senior industry insiders, who all agreed with her new agent's ideas. This prompted her to change her mind and conclude that Basinger should not star in the film.
Because there was no formal agreement signed, Basinger withdrew a few weeks before production was to begin. Those pre-sales were paid for Basinger's performance in Batman. So the investment was about to be withdrawn.
Jennifer Lynch's first directorial project was about to be aborted. Fortunately, her father David Lynch helped and invited Sherlyn Fenn from the TV series "Twin Peaks" that he directed and produced.
Field, took over the film.
Because of this incident, the shooting budget and creative freedom that Jennifer Lynch finally got were far less than what she got when Basinger starred.
After the film was made and released, it received rave reviews. The MPAA gave him an NC-17 rating. After an appeal and the ending was reshot, it was changed to an R rating. This fully demonstrated that Basinger's withdrawal was wise.
. Because this movie is a B-level exploitation film made using her status as a porn star to defraud investment.
Its market should be to not release it, but to put it directly into video rental stores and sell it as a curiosity movie to those interested audiences.
But Jennifer Lynch refused to swallow this breath, causing her debut film to fail. Lynch's second-generation director's reputation exploded before he could boast about it. Christopher B. Stewart, the boss of Mainline Pictures, also suffered heavy losses and did not want to let it go.
Lynch and his daughter also wanted David to pay off their daughter's debt.
Of course David Lynch refused, and the three finally targeted Kim Basinger. They sued her in a California court because she quit before filming started, causing the film to change roles and fail at the box office. They claimed compensation for 10 million yuan from the filming.
cost.
There are no such dishonest people in Hollywood, and Kim Basinger didn't take it seriously. But when responding to the lawsuit, Jennifer Lynch gave testimony against her. Lynch also found Hollywood through her father's relationship
Several producers served as witnesses.
Their argument is that Hollywood contracts are oral agreements based on unsigned "memoranda of exchange." Artists often authorize their agents to agree to act in a film on their behalf, and in Hollywood this gentleman's agreement is established.
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The reason why a formal contract is not signed is called a "long form agreement" in the industry - a formal written contract. Long form agreements are usually negotiated by lawyers and contain many standard terms.
The defense of Lynch and Mainline Pictures is that although Box Office and Basinger did not sign a long-form contract, their verbal agreement was still binding.
Because Basinger has many terms that are still being negotiated with the producers, there are many ancillary or additional terms that may subsequently be negotiated and incorporated into the written contract. However, for pre-sale financing in Europe, all that is needed is a transaction memorandum, because long-term
The format negotiation takes a long time, and they can't afford to wait.
Kim Basinger was careless in this matter. She did not hire an expensive lawyer to respond to the lawsuit. In the end, the judge was convinced by the highly biased testimony of some industry producers brought in by the Lynch father and daughter.
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After the preliminary trial, Kim Basinger was ordered to pay more than 9 million to Mainline Pictures. This suddenly interrupted the career of this Hollywood porn star.
Because Kim Basinger previously spent more than 20 million to invest in a small town ranch (also on the advice of the irresponsible old agent), she lost her large-scale starring role in "Love You for Nine and a Half Weeks" on the screen.
"After waiting for the income from the movie, the accountant finally calculated that she now only has more than 5.8 million assets.
Because this verdict is ridiculous, Kim Basinger also wants to hire a qualified lawyer who is familiar with Hollywood to appeal and overturn the verdict.
However, the compensation in the first trial is here. If Kim Basinger wants to appeal, she must find a guarantee company to provide her with a guarantee to ensure that if she loses again in the appeals court, there will be enough money to compensate the plaintiff.
Generally speaking, bonding companies usually require people to post bonds equal to 1.5 to 2 times the actual judgment amount, which in Kim Basinger's case was approximately $11 million to $14.8 million.
If there were not so many asset guarantees, then the compensation would have to be paid first and then a way to appeal could be found. Basinger's husband, Alec Baldwin, was unwilling to take risks for his wife and used his own property to help his wife appeal.
This put Kim Basinger in a desperate situation. Seeing that the deadline to pay compensation was coming, she had no choice but to file for bankruptcy. Because she and Baldwin did not merge their properties after their marriage, it was only her this time.
Personal bankruptcy filing.
At this time, Jennifer Lynch showed the bad genes of this family. She found the boss of Mainline Pictures and proposed a "plan" that would allow him to get not only the 5.8 million Basinger received after his bankruptcy liquidation, but also the
I want the remaining millions back with interest.
This method is to legally declare that Kim Basinger’s image rights, as well as the remuneration income in the next few years, belong to Mainline Films. They completely own the “asset” of Kim Basinger. Designated by Mainline Films
An experienced director or producer in the industry can serve as Kim Basinger's guarantor (such as herself) and "find (specify)" film and television drama projects for Basinger, and in addition to the minimum living expenses
In addition, other income will be used to pay the compensation in installments until it is paid off.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! To put it clearly, this method is equivalent to turning Kim Basinger into a slave to her Jennifer Lynch, letting her make whatever movies she wants, and it can still be used
Various methods were used to deliberately lower the pay and exploit this famous Hollywood porn star.
After hearing Basinger say this, Ronald became angry. This is not a matter of personal grudges. Is this going to cut off the future career path of a female star who is already extremely competitive in Hollywood and has few opportunities?
He picked up the phone and called Guber in Colombia. He wanted him to work with him in the industry to put pressure on the Lynch father and daughter who were going too far.
"Ronald, you are going to make things very difficult for me. After all, this is not my project. Even if you have a good relationship with Jin, this is a legal operation after all..." Gubel refused with an embarrassed look on his face. He always
Paying great attention to the way your expression matches your words, even over the phone, is said to increase your credibility.
"Peter, I'm not asking you for help because of personal relationships." Ronald first clarified his position, and then analyzed the situation for Guber.
Guber doesn't know how to film, especially those with over-the-top scenes. It's impossible to force actresses to perform these. Even if it's expressly written in the contract, in the end, it still has to go through the director and the opposite actor to make the actress trust them.
Finally, she can film a film with outstanding acting skills, which will increase the actress's career by adding award nominations and increasing her salary.
Therefore, these plots with intimate scenes, whether they are small productions or large productions, all require some personal trust to a large extent. The director may use deception, rational persuasion, or make the actress feel deeply influenced by the director.
Love, it’s okay if it’s for her own good, coaxing the actress into filming.
However, deception will eventually lead to betrayal. Therefore, filming this kind of scene requires the overall environment of Hollywood to allow actresses to retain the option of quitting.
What Lynch and his daughter did was to completely destroy this trust and consensus.
"Peter, do you think there will be no trust in the future? Before everyone shoots an intimate scene, they must sign a formal long-form contract with many terms, including strict regulations on the amount of nudity, whether there will be a nude substitute, and where the actor's hands should be placed.
, are there more or less actresses filming such scenes that audiences love to watch? Is the beauty of actresses increasing or decreasing?"
"Holy shit, is this guy going to steal one of the two pillars of Hollywood's box office? Kiss is gone, and Bang Bang alone can't attract too many female viewers."
Guber came to his senses and quoted the title of Pauline Carr's film review book to refer to Hollywood's two most popular magic weapons: erotica and violence.
"Okay, I promised, I will call this bastard Lynch." Gubel agreed.
"Um, um... ok, that's it... ah... bye"
Ronald didn't say anything on the other end, just agreed in agreement, and then quickly hung up the phone. Basinger stopped sitting on the sofa, knelt down to make himself taller, and moved his head closer to Ronald to hear something.
Good news.
When Guber finally agreed, she was so happy when she heard it. She immediately hugged Ronald tightly and thanked him very hard.
It was much easier for Ronald to get Guber to agree to deliver the message. Shirley Lansing from Paramount was a lady, and McDavoy from TriStar Pictures was an expert, plus several people from Twentieth Century Fox.
Executives, everyone is privately sending a message to Mainline Pictures and the Lynches: it's best not to push Kim Basinger to a dead end.