Chapter 55: 055

"Because it's been too long, some of the original actors have dropped out. Recently, they are re casting. I'll probably go to Arizona on the 20th," Katherine said to Simon about her schedule as the three people walk side by side on the neat asphalt corridor in Fox Studios. She glanced at Janet, who is hanging intimately on Simon's arm on the other side. After thinking about it, she said again, "I've already finished After talking to Mr. Feldman, Simon, if you can help me, you can be my assistant director. However, if you are busy with other things, it's OK not to come. The publicity of "Lola Run" should be very troublesome

After confirming the relationship with Janet, Simon didn't have any special thoughts on Catherine. He also realized why Catherine said that. Hearing this, he shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm not going to do the publicity of" Lola Run "myself. I just need to settle the distribution contract with the film company. With this done, I won't be too busy for the next few months. So, before the end of the month, I'm sure I can get to your crew. "

Katherine said what she had just said, and her mind began to rise inexplicably. Listening to Simon's words, the woman just nodded, her eyes floated away, and said, "well, OK."

It's not far from work time. Catherine and Janet are going back to Malibu together.

Simon takes the two women to the fork in the road leading to the parking lot and turns to Peter Sanders' administration building alone.

Walking toward the parking lot together, Catherine saw Janet and Simon separated, and then intimately took his arm, casually said: "don't you plan to move to live with Simon?"

Janet shook her head. "No, of course I live in my big house by the sea. He's not comfortable at all."

Katherine can't help joking: "you are so hard to support, Simon will suffer in the future."

"Ha ha, who let him be a man."

Katherine also smiles, but turns to say: "I'll look for a house in Los Angeles after shooting blood dead night. Then you can have Simon move to Malibu, too. "

"I've already told Simon about it. Malibu's house is so big that it's OK to live in the three of us, but he doesn't want to," Janet said, with a little melancholy in her voice. Finally, she said angrily, "male chauvinism."

"You don't want to move there, and he doesn't want to move here, so what are you going to do?"

"When he makes money to buy a big house," Janet said, rubbing against Katherine and laughing, "but it's good to live apart. I think I'll be killed if I move together too soon, this animal."

Catherine saw that Janet began to run away again. She felt a slight heat on her cheek. She raised her hand and knocked her on the head. "Shut up, I won't listen to your mess."

"Woo, it hurts. Hee hee."

Simon came outside Peter Sanders' office. After the secretary informed him, he waited for a moment before he was able to enter.

Just as the Secretary opened the door, Simon vaguely saw Peter Sanders on the phone. When he went in, the other party had put down the phone, got up, shook hands with him across the desk, and sat down again.

After saying hello, Simon put the code box with a copy of Lola Run at his feet and sat down opposite Peter Sanders.

"Simon, we're going to leave work soon, so let's get to the point," Peter Sanders said after Simon sat down. "It's very rare for a young man like you to make a film like" Lola Run. ". However, the theme of the film is too cold. The three-stage structure and the setting of video games are novel, but the audience is certainly very small. The probability of cinema distribution is not high, most likely directly to the video market. "

Business is about business.

Although Peter Sanders didn't like "Lola Run," Simon just listened quietly, patiently waiting for the other side to offer.

As he spoke, Peter Sanders looked at the young man in front of him. He saw that he was listening to the teacher, but his expression didn't change much. He stopped doing useless work and said, "I've just talked to Mr. Goldberg on the phone, because Brian and the three of them are famous. Besides, this film can really help promote the concept of" Butterfly Effect " So fox is willing to buy it for 800000 dollars. What do you think? "

Hearing the offer of $800000, Simon didn't feel much. Instead, he seriously asked, "Mr. Sanders, is $800000 the full copyright?"

Peter Sanders nodded: "of course, for $800000, fox bought out all the copyright of" Lola Run "for 20 years. In 20 years, the film rights will come back to you. "

There are few permanent copyright deals in Hollywood, but the decades long contract period is enough for film companies to squeeze every profit out of a work.

Simon finally shook his head and said, "it won't work, Mr. Sanders. The price is too low."

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Not surprised by Simon's refusal, Peter Sanders patiently said, "Simon, 800000 is a very reasonable price. You only paid 650000 dollars to make this movie, didn't you? The profit of 150000 US dollars, about 20% profit margin, has far exceeded the average return level of Hollywood movies. "In fact, so far, the final production budget for "Lola Run" is $597000, with about $53000 left in Denise pictures' account.

However, Simon naturally would not argue with Peter Sanders, but said, "Mr. Sanders, I think there is something wrong with your calculation. The 20% profit margin of a $10 million budget movie and the 20% profit margin of a $650000 budget movie are completely different concepts."

With a smile, Peter Sanders said, "of course, you clearly know that movies with a budget of $10 million and movies with a budget of $650000 are two different concepts."

"Well," Simon shrugged, "Mr. Sanders, actually, I was wondering if we could sign a share contract."

Peter Sanders flatly refused: "no way, Simon, this is fox. We don't have the energy to distribute a B-class movie that costs only a few hundred thousand dollars."

"Mr. Sanders," Lola Run "is just a budget for a B-rated movie, but it's definitely not a shoddy B-rated movie."

"Maybe, but you have to understand, Simon, the cost of publicity is very high for a big company like us. Maybe a little operation will cost more than your budget for making" Lola Run ". So we can only give you a buyout contract for this movie. "

Simon thought about it and said, "well, Mr. Sanders, it's OK to buy out. However, I hope that for the time being, I will only sell out the North American distribution rights of "Lola Run."

"I just said, Simon, it's very likely that this movie won't get into the theater."

"This is the premise of cooperation," Simon said with a slightly stronger attitude. "If fox is not willing to make a cinema release for Lola Run, no matter what conditions you offer, I will not agree."

"Fox won't give you such a guarantee," Peter Sanders said with the same strong voice. "Simon, you are not qualified to ask fox to give such a guarantee. None of the other six companies will."

"Well," Simon got up with a look of regret on his face, "anyway, Mr. Sanders, thank you for your time this afternoon."

Peter Sanders hesitated a little when he saw that Simon had already mentioned the code box, and his face was a bit embarrassed. Then he made a slightly calm gesture to Simon.

Simon didn't insist. He sat down again.

Peter Sanders said: "Simon, I know you will participate in the Sundance Film Festival next, but compared with the Oscar or several major overseas film festivals, Sundance has little influence. Even if you get the award, it will not have much influence on the popularity of" Lola Run ". So, one million dollars, that's the highest price I can give you. "

In any case, Simon is still eager to cooperate with a big film company. Peter Sanders is the only senior manager of a big film company he can contact at present.

All the arrangements in the early stage have been completed, and some things need not be concealed.

Simon pondered for a moment. Instead of accepting Peter Sanders' new offer, he said, "Mr. Sanders, Sundance may not have much influence. However, the stunt of Hollywood's youngest director should be able to attract some attention, right

Peter Sanders looked at Simon for a moment, but laughed and said, "Simon, if you say young, Spielberg started making movies when he was 13, do you think you are as young as he was at that time?"

"It's a pity that I didn't have access to the super 8mm camera when I was 13, or I might have been able to make a movie," Simon said with an indifferent smile. "However, if I remember correctly, Spielberg's first standard cinema movie was" rampage ", which was released in 1974 when he was 28 years old."

Peter Sanders still joked: "well, what about you? Simon, is it 18? "

People who don't know Simon very well often think about his age when they see what he has done.

Peter Sanders is just like that. Especially after watching "Lola Run", he thinks that Simon is likely to graduate from a top art school like the Film Academy of USC.

If so, Simon should be at least 22.

Top college students, 22, make a movie, this situation is still rare in Hollywood, but it is not too special news.

In the face of Peter Sanders' ridicule, Simon just slowly took out his driver's license, handed it over and said, "you guessed right, Mr. Sanders. I'm 18 years old indeed."

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