Peter Sanders seemed a little impatient. After greeting Simon, he suggested finding a place to chat.

Simon did not refuse, and after greeting Janet and the others, he took Peter Sanders out of the hotel where the crew stayed and went to a nearby coffee shop.

The two sat down and ordered coffee casually. Peter Sanders said: "Simon, I came here this time to discuss the contract between you and Fox."

Simon just nodded slightly and waited calmly for Peter Sanders to continue.

Peter Sanders looked at Simon's expression, paused, and then changed the subject temporarily, saying: "Simon, Mr. Goldberg arranged a preview screening of "The Butterfly Effect" on Tuesday.

But it’s not very good. Several film critics at the scene felt that the film was a bit scattered.”

Simon gently turned the coffee that the waiter had just served, and said calmly: "If this is the case, Mr. Sanders, I can only say that I am sorry. However, I believe that my script is a very exciting story, and I

I also believe that Brian is capable enough to present this story perfectly. Perhaps you should be more patient and wait for the film to be completely completed."

Feeling Simon's strength, Peter Sanders, who originally wanted to control it, remembered Ronald Goldberg's instructions and had to say: "Okay, that should be it."

Listening to Peter Sanders' tone, Simon didn't want the other party to be too embarrassed, so he took the initiative to change his title and said: "Peter, what contract did you just talk about?"

Peter Sanders took a sip of the coffee in front of him, put down the cup, and then replied: "Yes, Simon, we plan to fulfill our priority in the contract now and buy your script for "Death Is Coming"

, and Mr. Goldberg also hopes that you can direct this film yourself. If you agree, the project can be started now and the schedule will be at the end of the year."

The brilliance of "Dead Man" is that it is a very novel idea, but the movie is just an ordinary plasma thriller with limited box office potential. Simon does not intend to waste too much energy on this movie. Moreover, Simon has already

He signed his next directorial contract with Orion, and it was impossible to cooperate with Fox immediately.

However, Simon did not refuse immediately, but asked: "Peter, what are Fox's conditions?"

Peter Sanders hesitated for a moment, but this time he did not beat around the bush and directly reported the price offered by Ronald Sandberg: "Simon, as long as you are willing to direct it yourself, we can offer you $2 million.

The director's salary, plus 10% of the North American box office profit share. This is a very generous offer, Simon. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a newcomer like you to get the profit share. Moreover, I can reveal to you that you

This contract is exactly the same as Brian's salary for directing "The Butterfly Effect," and he has been a famous director for a long time. Also, the script is quoted at US$300,000, and you can enjoy the same sharing terms as union members."

Simon nodded slightly this time. The conditions offered by Fox this time were quite sincere.

In this era, except for a few people such as Spielberg at the top of the pyramid, the maximum salary for other first-line directors is only about US$5 million.

This condition from Fox is also an affirmation of his directing skills in "Run Lola Run".

You know, in Hollywood, where the film industry is already very developed, studios can still very accurately evaluate a filmmaker's ability based on his works.

If Simon now accidentally achieves high box office with a film with no technical content such as "Blair Witch", then the film company will definitely be amazed, but unless he wants to try his luck and use his accumulated experience in "Blair Witch"

Otherwise, no studio would be willing to offer him a directing contract, let alone the current salary package for a quasi-first-line director.

Speaking of which, this is also the result Simon hoped to see in the first place.

With these thoughts in mind, Simon could only shake his head regretfully and said: "Sorry, Peter, I have signed a directing contract with Orion. This is actually a condition for Orion to release "Run Lola Run" for me."

When Peter Sanders heard this, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

If it had been known that "Run Lola Run" would be able to achieve the current box office results, Fox would definitely be willing to sign an equal contract with Simon.

pity.

There are always countless ifs in this world, but there is only one result.

Fox does not know the specific details of the distribution contract signed between Simon and Orion. However, due to several consecutive contacts, it is not difficult to speculate on the relevant conditions. Since Simon's conditions have been agreed to, Orion will definitely use the profits it obtains from the North American box office.

The share remains at around 30%.

Then, even based on the total box office of "Lola Run" in North America of US$150 million, Orion will be able to obtain a box office share of US$50 million in the future.

As for the cost of publicity and distribution, according to Peter Sanders' observation, the box office of "Lola Run" basically relies on media buzz and audience reputation. Orion Pictures' expenditure in this area is simply pitiful. Even for this

In order to gain more profits in the later period, Orion Pictures actively increased investment in publicity and distribution, and it was impossible to exceed US$10 million in any case.

Based on this calculation, Orion Pictures will earn a net profit of US$40 million from the mere theatrical release of "Lola Run".

40 million US dollars.

This is obviously still a very conservative estimate.

However, the profit of the entire Fox Pictures last year was less than 40 million US dollars. In other words, Fox Pictures' film business last year simply suffered a loss.

As the vice president of Fox Pictures, Peter Sanders is very aware that among the movies released by his company last year, the best box office performance was only $85 million for "Alien 2".

Moreover, among the 16 films released throughout the year, there is definitely no one with a box office of over 100 million US dollars, and only five films with a box office of over 10 million US dollars. Among them, 12 films are in the red. The parent company News Corporation has even discussed reducing the number of films this year.

Film business budget.

Peter Sanders is just lucky that the person who finally made the decision to reject Simon's decision to hand over "Run Lola Run" was Ronald Goldberg. Otherwise, in the next few months, he is likely to

It's time to pack up and leave.

Seeing that Peter Sanders was silent, Simon continued: "Peter, to be honest, I actually have no interest in directing "Death Comes" myself. However, if Fox wants to get this script now, I have
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