Hong Kong Entertainment: Kung Fu Superstar 1981

Chapter 297 Situation Reversal

"What... what?"

When he heard the news brought back by Lewis, Steven thought he had heard it wrong.

What do you mean you need to wait a little longer?

He is the production manager of Warner, and on behalf of the entire Warner Group, he personally visited Zhang Yang to discuss cooperation matters. This is something that many local American actors can't ask for in their lives, let alone Zhang Yang, who came from a foreign country to be beautiful. Asian actors came from across the ocean.

What went wrong?

Steven had not yet come out of this subversive sense of perversion, but Lewis did not explain much. He just comforted him and sat on the sofa, looking up at the watch, quietly waiting for time to pass.

And Steven, who was sitting on the sofa, was really sitting on pins and needles.

He really couldn't understand why everything had suddenly turned into this.

Obviously just a few days ago, I was sitting in Warner's spacious office, meeting the other party, and listing the terms and corresponding details of the contract to the other party. But now, in just a few days, I actually carried it. With a more concise and loose cooperation agreement, he waited in the lobby of the hotel for the other party to call him to come up...

This huge sense of gap even made Steven feel a little dazed.

After waiting like this in a daze for nearly two hours, Steven's whole body had changed from a daze to suffering, and he had even begun to feel a little numb. Finally, with the soft "ding" of the hotel elevator, A man in a suit and tie walked out of the elevator.

When he saw the other person's face, Steven was startled for a moment, then immediately sat up.

Because he has keenly recognized that the other party is the head of the MGM production department, who is also one of the eight major film studios in Hollywood. The same position, different companies, and this status make the two of them a natural fit. competitors.

When such an opponent appeared in front of him, as if instinctively, Steven's brain suddenly regained its clarity. He sat up straight, trying his best to dissipate the depression just now and not squinting.

However, when the other party came to him and spoke the first words, Steven, who was pretending to be calm, completely broke his guard, and his whole body collapsed again like a deflated rubber ball.

"Steven, are you here on behalf of Warner? Haha, go ahead, Mr. Zhang asked me to call you up."

Bad, the worst thing happened!

Although Warner had the first time to grasp the box office data of "John Wick", someone still got there before them. What should they do now? Haven't they already reached a cooperation agreement?

If this is the case, when he returns to Warner Bros., Gerrard will have to skin him!

But right now, I can’t ask the other person this question...

I can't just stupidly tell others, "Brother, have you reached a cooperation agreement?"

Anyone who can tell him half a word is a fool waiting to be sued for leaking secrets!

Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. If they really reach an agreement, there is no need for Zhang Yang to call him up.

If there is still a chance, there must still be a chance.

Steven cheered himself up silently in his mind, then got up and walked into the elevator.

Accompanied by Lewis, the two came to the door of Zhang Yang's room and clicked it with their fingers.

Along with the soft sound of "dong dong dong", the loud voice from inside the door also sounded.

"Enter."

A simple word, but it made Steven extremely nervous at this moment. After taking a deep breath, he slowly opened the door. At this time, Zhang Yang was sitting at the table by the window, holding a stack of documents in his hand. Steven couldn't help but take a peek, but he could only see the word "Cooperation Agreement" in bold and black at the top of the title. Before he could distinguish the others, Zhang Yang had already turned the documents upside down on the table.

"Mr. Steven, please sit down."

Zhang Yang raised his finger and pointed to the position opposite, and Steven had no choice but to put away his curious eyes, and then sat opposite Zhang Yang. Then Zhang Yang did not take the initiative to speak, but continued to pick up the documents and flip through them casually.

The scene was deadlocked for a while, and Steven, who was restless, tentatively spoke.

"Mr. Zhang, I am here to discuss follow-up cooperation."

"Well, keep talking." Zhang Yang replied casually without raising his head.

With the document covering his face, Steven couldn't see Zhang Yang's expression clearly, but the matter was already here and he had already taken the first step, so there was no reason to continue to retreat, so he cleared his throat and continued. : "That's it, Mr. Zhang. After our last conversation, I went to our senior management and told them your demands..."

"Let's just tell you the results. I'm quite busy."

Before Steven could finish speaking, Zhang Yang suddenly interrupted.

This sentence was choked in Steven's throat, making his face turn red. But in this situation, he had to endure it honestly, so he was silent for a moment and worked up a good mood again. Finally, Steven continued: "In short, the senior management agrees with most of your opinions, and we are happy to change the employment contract into a cooperation agreement."

"Well, what's the specifics? Tell me."

"First of all, in terms of production, we at Warner are willing to cooperate with Mr. Zhang's ideas throughout the process. We can also provide team assistance if you need it. After the film is finished, we at Warner need the exclusive global distribution rights. Of course, the specific copyright will still be retained. Give it to your Yingyang company, we only need to be an agent for distribution."

"Well, go on."

"Shhh."

There is still no clear statement. Apart from a brief "hmm" and "continue", there is only the faint sound of the paper when Zhang Yang flips through the contract. In the silent environment, this soft sound falls in Steven's ears, but it is like being caught by The heavy hammer kept hitting his head.

Fighting this headache, Steven continued: "In terms of box office sharing, we can offer two options. One is to maintain the existing 50% share, but we can pay [-]% of the expected production cost of the film in advance. Another thing is that we will not provide financial support, but the share ratio can be increased to [-]:[-].”

"In addition, we hope that through this cooperation, we can sign a long-term cooperation agreement, which will give us the priority to cooperate with the equal share ratio when looking for distributors for subsequent films produced by Yingyang Entertainment when they are released overseas."

"If Mr. Zhang does not want to host the filming, but wants to join our project, we can sign an independent actor hiring contract. We can guarantee that the salary figure in the hiring contract will definitely be the top salary in the Hollywood industry, except In addition, Mr. Zhang, if you have any other requests, we can continue to communicate."

Put all the cards you can play on the table.

At this moment, Steven finally let out a long sigh of relief.

No matter what, he has done everything he can, and now it depends on Zhang Yang's choice.

(End of this chapter)