hollywood melon man

Chapter 81 A new beginning (second update)
  "Little Gilbert, how was your trip to China?" Robert Egger and little Gilbert exchanged greetings.

"It's very good." Little Gilbert made tea for Robert Egger: "Taste it, this is the tea I brought from China."

I am used to drinking coffee, and then drinking tea brewed with hot water is a strange experience, and the taste is a bit strange.

Robert Egger didn't think it tasted good, but he came today to talk to little Gilbert about a new project, so he praised it against his will: "It tastes good, it really tastes good."

Little Gilbert did not expose him, but said: "Bob, actually, the idea of ​​a new project has been lingering in my mind for a long time.

This time, I'm afraid it will require a lot of investment. "

In view of the success of three consecutive films of Little Gilbert, Robert Iger's confidence in Little Gilbert has skyrocketed: "I feel that no matter what film you make, it will be successful."

"Hopefully!" Little Gilbert took out the script he had prepared and handed it to Robert Egger.

While he was flipping through it, little Gilbert added: "Warner also received my script. We had a great cooperation last time, and I hope we can all work together this time."

Before arriving, Robert Iger knew that Gilbert Jr. had submitted a script to Warner, so he hurried over.

He actually wanted to kick Warner out of the game, but he couldn't. Jeff Robinoff was licking him like a dog, making him sick.

But if someone is shameless, he can't be shameless either, and he has to lick it too.

Now if little Gilbert wants to see a tap dance, he can imitate Michael Ovitz and climb on the table to do a funny tap dance.

There is no way, little Gilbert has this value now.

The new script is a science fiction action film called "The Iron Fist", adapted from the short story "The Iron Fist" by Richard Matheson.

Many people are not familiar with this writer, but his other novel "I Am Legend" is well known and has been adapted into movies twice.

But the most famous version of the movie has not yet come out.

Spielberg's first feature film, also adapted from Richard Matheson's novel.

With Spielberg's recommendation, Gilbert Jr. successfully obtained the copyright to "Iron Armor".

The script was quickly handed over to Disney executives and Warner executives for discussion.

The story of this film is very interesting. It tells the story of robot boxing.

This setting caused high-level discussions. This man's boxing story would be interesting to film, but robot boxing? this?
  Executives weren't sure, but it wasn't surprising when they thought the director and screenwriter were little Gilbert.

It’s not surprising that young people want to shoot such wonderful stories.

Despite its past performance, Gilbert Jr.'s investment of at least US$80 million is still enough to make the film company hesitate for a while.

Faced with an investment of tens of millions of dollars, any film company's hesitation and caution are inevitable.

Little Gilbert was not in a hurry. He slowly called back the team members who were on vacation and started the preliminary preparations.

"Sophia, help me go to the Screenwriters Guild to recruit people and ask if any screenwriters are interested in coming to the studio to work as screenwriters." Little Gilbert ordered.

"Isn't your script finished?" Sofia Coppola asked curiously.

"Not this project, I have a few other scripts on hand and I need a few writers to help me finish them."

Little Gilbert himself is very busy at work and has limited energy, so it is necessary to find a screenwriter to help.

"Okay," Sophia said she understood and went to contact the Writers Guild.

Little Gilbert said to art director Serena Hafey: "I need you to design different robot images, as tall and powerful as possible, with an industrial aesthetic.

We will discuss the specific design requirements later. "

"Are you going to make a physical model? Or is it all going to be CGI?" asked Serena Hafey.

"Let's make one or two physical objects and see the effect. If we promote them at that time, it will also be a selling point." Little Gilbert said.

As requested, Serena Hafey immediately started design work.

At the same time, little Gilbert said to assistant director Anne Burton: "I need a young male lead, about twelve or thirteen years old, help me go to the Screen Actors Guild to find him.

If it doesn't work, hold an audition to select a suitable leading actor. "

Sofia came back from the phone call and suggested: "Can Scarlett be the guest star?" Let’s find other young actors.”

As time passed, Touchstone Pictures and Warner Pictures quickly agreed to the project of "Iron Fist".

Then came the issue of little Gilbert's personal treatment. Three consecutive movies were hits, giving little Gilbert the capital to speak loudly.

Agent Sheena Boone offered a base salary of US$15 million, plus a North American cap of 20% of the total box office share agreement.

But this director's contract will definitely not be accepted by Touchstone Pictures and Warner Pictures.

However, both parties have reached a consensus, and the differences are nothing more than contract details.

Finally, at the end of July, the two parties concluded discussions on the details of the contract.

Touchstone Pictures and Warner Pictures, Melon Studios, plus several small investors, jointly invested $8000 million.

After receiving part of the share of "Speed", Gilbert Jr. naturally would not let go of the opportunity to invest in his own movie and took this investment opportunity.

Eager to sign a contract with Little Gilbert, Warner and Touchstone didn't think much about it and readily agreed to an investment of US$10 million from Melon Studio.

Touchstone Pictures and Warner each spent US$30 million and were responsible for the film's North American and overseas distribution.

The remaining US$10 million was divided among seven or eight small investors.

The basic salary for director Gilbert Jr., screenwriter, and producer is 850 million U.S. dollars, plus a stepped box office share, with a maximum cap of %.

In order to win investment opportunities, Gilbert Jr. made concessions in terms of personal treatment.

Of course, this is also a reason why directors generally do not receive as high a salary as star actors.

This director contract means that Gilbert Jr. has officially entered the ranks of Hollywood's first-line directors.

In order to celebrate this good news, Warner Pictures and Touchstone Pictures held a project launch conference, and many media reporters came.

Facing the reporter's question, Gilbert Jr. responded calmly: "The new work is an action science fiction film with a touch of warmth and passion."

When asked why he continued to cooperate with Touchstone Pictures and Warner Pictures, Gilbert Jr. casually said:
  "The two companies are my firm partners. When I have new ideas, I immediately think of cooperating with them."

Little Gilbert's film is finally no longer the situation that no one paid attention to before, but can attract the attention of many media reporters.

After signing the director's contract, Touchstone Pictures and Warner went ahead with their promotional work.

Keanu Reeves will play the male lead, and actresses such as Julia Roberts and Jodie Foster will be the female leads.

Of course, these news are all false. Their main purpose is to tell movie fans that Gilbert Jr.'s latest work has entered the project approval stage, so please pay attention.

As long as people who pay attention to entertainment and movies can notice that a movie called "Iron Fist" is about to be filmed, it will be considered a success.

As for hyping up the lead actor, that's a common tactic. As far as the "Iron Fist" project is concerned, Keanu Reeves is not suitable to be the leading actor.

In fact, the signing was completed yesterday, and Gilbert Jr.'s team also passed the relevant review by Touchstone Pictures and Warner Pictures and joined the crew.

Anne Burton served as first assistant director, Sofia Coppola served as second assistant director, and Doyle Randolph served as director of photography.

The producers working with Gilbert Jr. are still Charles Rowan and Kane Waxman.

Soon, the team members ended their vacations and returned to Los Angeles to officially start preparations for the movie "Iron Fist".

　Some readers may be wondering how it was possible to film "Iron Fist" with the special effects technology of that era.

　　You should know this when you watch "Jurassic Park" released in 1993. The production cost of "Jurassic Park" was US$6300 million.

　　In fact, judging from current technology, the special effects of "Jurassic Park" are very backward.

　　But in that era, it seemed extremely real. We just need to make it feel real to the audience in the 1990s.

　　There will be commercial blockbusters one after another, especially big projects like "The Lord of the Rings". As a leading actor who was born as a major online movie director, he lacks experience in big projects.

　　Therefore, it is necessary to arrange an A-level commercial film for the protagonist that requires a large amount of investment but is not difficult to shoot.

　　The protagonist doesn’t have a golden finger, so there must be a process of growth.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)