hollywood melon man

Chapter 34 Forming a Team
  A night of exercise left little Gilbert feeling refreshed.

He notified his agent, Sheena Boone, and asked her to contact Touchstone Pictures, and negotiations began.

Within a few days, news came from Sheena Boone that the negotiations with Touchstone Pictures were going smoothly.

Robert Iger basically agreed to invest 10 million US dollars in "Death Comes", and also agreed to convert Gilbert Jr.'s salary into investment.

Correspondingly, the salary will be lower, with the director, screenwriter and producer receiving only one million US dollars.

All is converted into film investment, accounting for 10% of the investment share.

Even so, this is much higher than the original salary of 100,000 US dollars.

At the same time, in terms of box office sharing, a stepped sharing strategy was adopted, starting with a box office of US$50 million.

The North American box office does not reach 50 million, so naturally it is not eligible to participate in the share.

Of course, the share amount is not high, only 5%, and it is a share of box office profits, not a share of the total box office.

Similarly, Little Gilbert is not eligible for a share of the overseas box office, and can only be divided according to the investment ratio.

However, being able to get this generous condition exceeded little Gilbert's expectations. After the details were finalized, he officially signed his name on the director's contract.

The news reached Universal Pictures, which made Lew Vasseur furious. Later, he was called to the office by President Akio Tanii and reprimanded.

"Mr. Tanai, listen to me," Lew Vasseur argued: "Disney agreed to Gilbert's conditions because the live-action film business was in urgent need of expansion.

Just look at it, Disney will definitely regret today's decision. "

Akio Tanii gave Lou Vasseur a deep look: "I hope what you said is right, Lou, otherwise, you will have to explain it to the board of directors."

"Don't worry, I have been in the industry for many years and I will not make mistakes in my judgment."

"It's best..."

After leaving the president's office, Lou Vasseur scolded Robert Iger a dozen times in his heart. It was him who broke the rules of the game.

Lou Vasseur didn't blame little Gilbert. After all, whoever has the best conditions will cooperate with whomever. This is the law of Hollywood. No one should be blamed.

Although I don’t know the conditions of Touchstone Pictures, I think the conditions offered by Universal Pictures are much more generous.

On the other side, Warner Pictures regretted not getting in touch earlier, otherwise this project would have belonged to Warner.

But Jeff Robinoff also comforted Doug Walter: "It's okay, Doug, we can watch it again.

If Gilbert Jr. proves himself again, it means that he really has a promising future. At that time, we at Warner Pictures will definitely strive to reach a cooperation with him. "

Doug Walter nodded regretfully: "That's all it can do."

At this time, little Gilbert, who caused a discussion among the film company's top executives, was interviewing his assistant.

"You said you were an assistant to a Chanel designer?" Looking at the girl in front of him, little Gilbert was a little surprised.

"Yes," Anna Singer nodded: "When I realized I couldn't achieve anything in the fashion world, I came back to Los Angeles."

Anna Singer was recommended by her aunt Meryl Klett, the daughter of her colleague.

Having graduated from a prestigious school and having work experience, he is a good candidate for an assistant.

After reading her resume and doing some research, Gilbert Jr. hired her as an assistant.

"Your main job now is to assist my agent Sheena Boone and be responsible for setting up the crew with Touchstone Pictures. If you have any news, please communicate with me at any time."

"Okay," the female assistant said, "I understand."

After finding an assistant, Little Gilbert contacted the photographer Doyle Randolph, who had worked with "Shark Beach".

"Dur, have you been busy recently?"

"No, I recently shot a few commercials for advertising companies, barely supporting my family." Duer Xiaorandorf said with a smile.

"Are you interested in continuing to cooperate with me?" Little Gilbert didn't hesitate and went straight to the point.

Duer Randolph has long been optimistic about little Gilbert's potential, and cooperating with such a promising director is also a huge career opportunity.

Without much hesitation, Dull Randolph immediately agreed: "Okay, that's what I meant."

"Then we will have a happy cooperation." "A happy cooperation."

After getting the photographer, little Gilbert also needs to find other reliable people.

The composition of a crew is very complex, including the director team, production team, photography team, visual effects and props, lighting, art, action and stunts, etc.

Little Gilbert didn't mean to recruit so many people. He only needed his own people in the core department to be able to control the entire crew.

After Doyle Randolph joined the team, Spielberg recommended Anne Burton to be Little Gilbert's assistant director.

Anne Burton also graduated from the University of Southern California and was considered Gilbert's senior. She was qualified and capable, so Gilbert readily accepted her offer.

Then Francis Coppola recommended Serena Hafey, who was also an excellent art and art director.

For the rest, little Gilbert will also take care of his own agents, giving priority to those recommended by Sheena Boone.

Although cooperation has been discussed with Touchstone Pictures, this project will not happen until after the New Year.

Before the old man came back from his fun trip to Europe, little Gilbert went to San Francisco to spend Christmas with his aunt and family.

"Here, try this, I made it." Little Gilbert served a dish.

Cousin Ellie asked in surprise: "Wow, cousin, what's so delicious?"

"This is the Chinese food I made. It's called Spicy Chicken. Try it." Little Gilbert said while rubbing his hands.

Ellie picked up her fork, struggled to pick up a piece of chicken, and took a bite.

"How's it going?" Little Gilbert asked expectantly.

"It's a bit spicy, but it's still delicious." Ellie felt good about it, so she just took a spoon and put it on her plate.

"Little aunt, you guys should try it too..." Little Gilbert was happy when he heard this.

Aunt Meryl asked curiously: "Little Gilbert, when did you learn to cook Chinese food?"

Little Gilbert joked casually: "When I was in college, I joined a food club, and there were classmates from China who learned from him."

"Oh!" The little aunt didn't doubt him. She also took a bite and nodded immediately: "Well, it tastes really good, delicious."

"This is not the most authentic. You can't buy chili peppers from China here. When you have time, travel to China and eat the most authentic Chinese food." Little Gilbert said.

"Okay, okay," my cousin clapped her hands and said, "My cousin told me about the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Dianchi Lake, and Shangri-La. I want to see them."

"Okay," little Gilbert agreed: "As long as your academic performance in the next semester meets your mother's requirements, my cousin will take you there."

"really?"

"Of course it's true. Mom will be your witness. You have to work hard!" Aunt Meryl also agreed.

After eating turkey and spicy chicken, little Gilbert stayed on the phone and called familiar people one by one to contact them.

Necessary greetings on holidays are a must, whether it is a partner, an elder, or a subordinate's partner.

The last call was to Cameron Diaz.

"Hey Michelle, Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas, little Gilbert, have you had your turkey?"

"Of course, our turkey is the biggest."

"Nonsense, our turkey is the biggest."

After the two flirted for a while, Cameron Diaz asked: "When are you going back to Los Angeles? I miss you."

"Really, do you miss me or my body?" Little Gilbert teased.

"I want to do it all," Cameron Diaz put her fingers on her plump lips and said in a mysterious tone: "When we get back to Los Angeles, we will try some new tricks."

"Hahaha, then I'm really looking forward to seeing what tricks you can do."

"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll like it. I learned it on the island."

Little Gilbert's tone paused. Did he learn it from the island country? He was so perverted in his childhood, what did Cameron Diaz learn?
  I don’t understand, what should I do if I’m looking forward to it?
  (End of this chapter)