After asking for leave, Simon changed his clothes and came out of the dressing room with his bag on his back.

Courteney was holding a convenience bag and was chatting with Jonathan. When she saw Simon walking over, she took a step forward with a smile, but then stopped, said hello to Simon shyly, and followed the two men out of the convenience store.

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Jonathan Friedman's black Mercedes-Benz sedan was parked on the street. The two got in the car, nodded to the girl on the curb, and Jonathan started the car and took Simon eastward.

Smiling as she watched Jonathan's Mercedes-Benz turn around a corner and disappear, Courteney put away her expression with some disappointment, feeling some regret for rejecting Simon's words that night.

If he hadn't spoken out, perhaps, he would have just invited himself to leave with Jonathan.

In the car that was driving away, Jonathan glanced at the girl still standing on the roadside in the rearview mirror as he turned the corner, and asked Simon with a smile: "Do you have a crush on Curt?"

"No," Simon shook his head and explained, "Just ordinary friends."

Jonathan's smile did not fade and he said: "Actually, if you like Kurt, I can let her be the heroine of your movie, so that you will have a chance to pursue her."

Simon thought for a while and said: "Kurt is indeed quite suitable to be the heroine, but we are really just ordinary friends."

Jonathan nodded, and then said: "Kurt is really not suitable for you."

"So," Simon did not continue the topic, looked at the agent and asked: "Is there a result?"

"Well," Jonathan raised his chin and said, "There is a good cafe in front."

The Mercedes-Benz continued to move forward for a certain distance, then Jonathan Friedman stopped the car and took Simon into a roadside cafe.

The two of them sat down by the window facing the street, and waited for the waiter to bring the coffee. Then Jonathan briefly explained Fox's new quotation for Simon's script, and finally asked: "So, Simon, do you think it's okay?"

The basic salary was doubled, and the share-sharing clause was retained. Although an option contract for a script was added, Simon also knew that this contract was already quite generous for a newcomer like him.

However, after nodding, Simon still asked: "Qiao, what's the specific packaging plan? I think WMA is even less likely to give up on this project now, right?"

Jonathan was not surprised at all that Simon said the following words, nor did he hide it. He said: "Brian will be a part-time producer while serving as a director. In addition, Matthew also withdrew from the project, and the company asked me to be responsible for re-

Pick the main characters.”

Seeing the smile in Jonathan's eyes after saying these words, Simon also understood why the agent just said that Courteney could be the heroine.

Simon did not follow Jonathan's suggestion and asked again: "When will the contract be signed?"

"The formal packaging plan will be announced in the next few days, and the specific contract may not be until next week," Jonathan replied: "But Simon, you can go back and resign now. If you are short of money, I can lend you some first.

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Simon shook his head and said with a smile: "That's not necessary."

When he first accepted the job, Simon made an agreement with the convenience store owner that if he wanted to resign, he would need to notify him a few days in advance so that the other party could recruit new people.

Although the middle-aged fat man is very stingy, we are getting along well with each other during this period. What's more, Simon will use Roger's convenience store for the next filming of "Lola Run", so it is not suitable for him to leave suddenly now

Let it go.

Jonathan didn't know what Simon was thinking, but he didn't try to persuade him any more. Instead, he said, "One more thing, Simon, regarding the WGA, do you want to join the union?"

Simon looked puzzled, wondering why Jonathan would suddenly mention this.

Seeing Simon's confused expression, Jonathan took the initiative to explain: "By joining the WGA, your next contract will be based on the union's "Basic Agreement", which will better protect your personal rights and interests. So, if you are willing, I will help you as soon as possible."

I'll help you handle it, and I can probably get it done before signing with Fox next week."

There is a threshold required to join the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Applicants need to accumulate enough points through various film and television works within the three years before application to be eligible to join.

Of course, Simon has no doubt that Jonathan has the ability to make the WGA make an exception.

If Simon simply wants to be a screenwriter, joining the WGA is indeed a good choice.

However, Simon's ambition is to become the top of the Hollywood pyramid.

Now that he joins the WGA, he is likely to stand on his own opposite side in the future.

You know, the WGA is the union with the most frequent strikes in Hollywood. Once the WGA makes a decision to strike, all members must strictly abide by the strike regulations and are no longer allowed to work for the film and television production company. By then, if Simon is both the boss of the film company and the WGA

Members, that would be very lively. You can’t just stop working on your own, right?

Shaking his head, Simon said to Jonathan: "No need, Joe. If I want to join any union, I will only choose the PGA (Producers Guild of America)."

When Jonathan heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, that's it."

The two briefly chatted about some things, settled Simon's side, and Jonathan Friedman hurried back to the WMA headquarters.

This incident made Jonathan Friedman realize a lot of things. Now that Lou Weiss has given him the task of re-selecting the main characters of "The Butterfly Effect", Jonathan has no intention of sharing this project with anyone else.

Jonathan directly gave all roles that suited his clients to his own people. Even if he couldn't find a suitable candidate under his own name, he would always choose clients under the name of an agent with whom he had a good relationship.

After such a busy afternoon, Jonathan Friedman submitted the revised list of roles to Lou Weiss in the evening.

Subsequently, a series of details were discussed with Fox again. On Wednesday, WMA and Fox jointly held a press conference to announce the specific packaging project plan to the media.

Simon did not attend the press conference.

In fact, only a few senior executives from WMA and Fox attended the "Butterfly Effect" project press conference, and none of the film's relevant creators were present.

However, Simon soon learned the new creative information of "The Butterfly Effect".

In addition to himself and Brian De Palma, the male and female protagonists selected by Jonathan Friedman are all clients under his own name, namely Matt Dillon and Elizabeth Shue, and most of the other supporting actors are also

in this way.

Simon is not familiar with Matt Dillon and Elizabeth Shue.

Or, for most people, both of them actually belong to the type who often appear in Hollywood movies, but are difficult to remember. However, in 1986, they are still only in their early twenties.
Chapter completed!