Chapter 11: Novel draft

"No, no, Mr. Adrian, we think that the conditions are just right," Brant was obviously prepared, and he looked at Adrian seriously and sincerely. "You are very talented, Adrian Mr. An, no one will deny this. But it is also impossible to deny that you are still a newcomer in this industry, and we must act according to regulations. "
"Oh?" Adrian raised his eyebrows indifferently, his hands folded together.
"Even if the movie has an excellent box office after it's released, we can't possibly give you a higher price on the script," Burrant made a gesture, still maintaining seriousness and sincerity, "because the current prices of these two scripts For a new screenwriter, it is already quite good. As for the deadline, I don't think there is anything to discuss, right? "
"I want to remind you, Mr. Brandt, that the price of the script is not mine." Adrian smiled and spread his hand.
他 After he threw out these two scripts, the four companies immediately started a fierce competition. Because of the previous four valuable scripts, they no longer had the idea of ​​lowering prices and sharing, and the prices they offered were naturally rising.
Warner was the first to give up, because the script in their hands was "Bodyguard". According to their professional judgments, although "Scream of Scream" and "American Pie" have a lot of advantages, the benefits they bring are not It must be much higher than "Bodyguard"; then gave up is Fox, they think Adrian's script is good, but Universal and Disney have raised the price a little bit higher; Disney insisted to the end, although they made all the family type The film, but also has a touchstone film company that specializes in producing G-level and above movies, but still has not worked across the globe.
"Excuse me, Mr. Brandt, you obviously haven't seen my potential yet," Adrian continued, "I think, as you think about how to get these two scripts, and I didn't expect that I would buy a small movie company and become a director. "
"It's two different things, Mr. Adrian," Brandt said without comment.
"No no no, I mean," Adrian Shi shook his head, "I still have a choice. I believe Disney or Fox and Warner will be willing to make concessions on this, if they If you want, you can just invest and make it for me. After all, no one knows my script better than I do. "
"It doesn't seem appropriate, Mr. Cowell." Although Burant's expression had not changed, his dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction can be seen from his change of address.
"It's true." To his surprise, Adrian did not deny it.
"It's better," Adrian sipped his coffee and continued. "Universal can have sole ownership of the sequel script, but the specific price should be discussed after the first movie is released. If it can't be said, Universal can Find someone else to write a sequel to the script-of course, the definition of ambiguity must be specifically negotiated. What do you think, Mr. Brandt? "
Brandt was a little dazed, how could he never have imagined that Adrian would put forward such a condition, and the sole ownership would not matter, he actually put the right to write the sequel into his own hands! Although the specific definitions still need to be discussed, it is very easy for Universal to find another writer and write a script.
"I think-this is an acceptable condition." No matter what I promised to say, I didn't have a loss on my side. I have to discuss it in detail anyway. Don't worry about what will happen. This is what Brandt thought.
"You can rest in London for a few days, and lawyer Wilson will come quickly to discuss the details with you." Adrian also did not make nonsense, and agreed to send Brant away.
It looks like Universal has taken a big advantage, but Adrian doesn't think so. He is very clear that although he is a film company and a director, he is still a talented rich child who wants to play in the film industry in the eyes of Universal-they definitely know what he has done before . In addition, Adrian is still a newcomer, so they want to buy the script of the sequel first at the same price. It is natural to maximize the benefits.
In this case, Adrian simply gave them a bigger cake. Anyway, the money made by the script in his plan was only a small profit, and the main role was to have a good relationship with several major movie companies. Besides, he said that Not interested in writing. The hardest script to write in Hollywood is neither original nor adaptation, and the hardest is a sequel to a hit movie.
The script of the sequel must not only consider the selling point of the movie, but also the connection with the previous episode. Once there is a big logical flaw, even if it attracts the audience by visual effects, it will still be criticized. What's more important is that the sequel movies can easily cause aesthetic fatigue and diminish the selling point. For example, the third part of "Scream of Shock" still has a high level in terms of script, but the audience already knows that it is just a different mask killer The trouble of coming out to find Cindy, and the screenwriter's inability to completely jump out of the original frame, naturally cannot compare to the first one.
也 "American School" is also the same, although there have been 6, 7 books, but in the back has basically been reduced to a variety of and discussion officers as selling points. Therefore, the sequel instinct is not touched, it is also very important to maintain the image of talent in Adrian's plan.
"What's the problem?" After sending Brant back, Adrian saw Catherine standing at the negotiating table just now and staring at herself with curiosity.
"Nothing, just ... somewhat unexpected." Catherine made a gesture of unknown meaning, "I didn't expect you to be a screenwriter besides being a director."
"You still don't know a lot, Miss Becensa," Adrian smiled. "I think you must haven't noticed the screenwriter's name when you read the script-so sometimes don't draw conclusions easily."
"Sorry, the script you gave me didn't indicate who the screenwriter was." Catherine hummed, and turned away.
Looking at her back, Adrian shrugged with a smirk in his eyes, remembering that Joseph said that she was only 17 years old, and the girl with a little spicy personality was really attractive. I don't know why, he always thinks she looks familiar, which is one of the reasons why he is so interested in her. But Adrian didn't recall it carefully, it took too much time and energy.
Don't think about it that much. Adrian squeezed his fingers gently.
The clattering of the door rang, and Adrian, who was busy in front of the typewriter, did not raise his head and said "wait a moment", and then knocked up a paragraph before standing up and walked quickly to the door.
"What's the matter, Miss Bechensa?" Adri's appearance was unexpected.
"Your assistant, Mr. Haggis, because of something, please ask me to bring tomorrow's arrangements and some other things to you. I hope you can read it and make comments before taking it." Catherine raised the file in Yang's hand, She was wearing a large t-shirt and skinny jeans, and could not resist the youthful atmosphere even in the slightly dim light. .
"Well, please come in." Adrian gestured please, "would you like something to drink?"
"No, thank you." Catherine's smile was a little reluctant, and her eyes were clearly saying: Help, if there is no need to modify, let me pass, I still have something to do.
"Well, please sit down for a while." Adrian didn't talk much, so he picked up the file next to the lamp and looked up.
的 Catherine, who was sitting across from her, looked bored around, seeing Adrian thrown into the document without any special indication, and she turned her attention to the manuscripts on the typewriter.
看 After looking at the lines carefully, her expression became surprised, and she naturally picked up the manuscript on the table. The contents of the manuscript are all fragments of a novel, or two different novels, but still attracted Catherine.

"What is the mother body? Control! The mother body is a computer-controlled dream world. He was created to control human beings. In order to turn people into such things!" Murphy said, holding up a battery, and his voice was carrying A metal cold and easily pierced Andrew's heart.
"No, I don't believe it, this is impossible!" Andrew yelled, holding his head.
"Yes, it's not very easy to understand, Neo, but it is the case." Murphy said mercilessly.
别 "Stop talking, let me out, let me out!" Neo shouted frantically.
It was only a moment, all the surrounding scenery disappeared, and Andrew appeared in the small cabin again. He rushed up from his chair, shouted "Don't come over" and stumbled into the corner, then knelt on the ground and vomited. UU Reading Book www. uukanshu.com

"How do you feel?" Adrian's voice sounded, and Catherine jumped down and quickly put the manuscript on the table.
别 "Don't be nervous," Adrian smiled at her childish gesture, "I just want to know what you think."
Katherine carefully watched him for a few seconds, and felt that she was not joking before she coughed: "Well ... this is your novel?"
"Yes, these are two science fiction novels." Adrian nodded, seeing that she was still a little puzzled, simply took the manuscript and explained: "This novel is about a zombie, probably about a biological company A virus test was conducted in a town in the western United States. After the virus leaked, normal people were infected with zombies. The city government sent a special tactical team to investigate, and then triggered a series of accidents. This is a ministry ... it ’s the pursuit of stimulation and reading pleasure. Popular novel; although this one is also the case, it is still a little serious in comparison. It tells that in the future, people will become the battery of their own designed AI. It is unknown whether they are immersed in the virtual world all day, but there are always people Doubt it all, and then struggle out of the virtual world to reveal the truth of the world step by step! "
(Suddenly found that there are actually friends who give rewards, and I am grateful for them. It is just that the reward before the shelves is of little significance to the author. It is better to vote for a few evaluations. In addition, if possible, ask for a few high box office 95 years ago or Movies with high word of mouth are more suitable for young women. However, well-known works such as "Ghost in Disguise" or "Sleepless in Seattle" are just fine. Also, I hope that the book review area will be more active, check this book Many materials will be written as well as possible in the next, but also want to touch the dark side of Hollywood. Of course, it should be collected. That's it.)