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Hollywood What If Chapter 41
"So what's ? The answer is simple, iate with Warner Bros. and fight for better terms. If they don't agree, go to the other panies. I'm sure 20th tury Fox will want to work with us again."
"I uand."
Kazir and Salvatore talk after the deal was done. Kazir 't pay attention to iations and swriting at the same time.
This is one of the reasons why he signed with Salvatore Barlowe. The agent usually does this kind of work while the director trates on film-reted things like writing, auditioning, and direg.
Lawyer Terrence Downey left after the iations, it seemed he was busy these days.
Kazir had known Terrence for years.
He was a good guy. When Cassandra filed for divorce, Terrence Downey wao defend Kazir. Unfortunately, Kazir was too mu love with Cassandra in his past life. He lost his fortune in the process.
In this timelierrence was also disappointed because Kazir gave up his house again.
Anyway, these depressing things ended after Kazir won his first million!
'Hell, yeah!'
He got 2.3 million in the first round of iations with Fox Searchlight Pictures.
The another 25 million after selling the chts to Napoleon Dynamite! There was a lot of money in his bank right now!
Third was the uping box office share. He has the right to receive 5% of the North Ameri box office. As of nooleon Dynamite has 120 million dolrs.
If Cassandra had heard this news, she would have screamed her head off for leaving such a valuable man.
"Warner Bros. tacted me yesterday. They say they are willing to pay you 5 million to direct "The Hangover. "
Kazir's film was also a edy. The title of the movie was "The Hangover."
He first gave the scripts to 20th tury Fox and Warner Bros. These two paudied the script's profitability. In the end, they agreed that the film had a good ce of success.
Warner Bros. first showed their i by inviting Kazir to direct the film at a sary of 5 million.
For a new director, this amount was eous. Warner Bros. definitely cursed Kazir at the time.
Unfortunately, Salvatore said that Kazir Grey would only accept the deal if he had a share of the box offibsp;
Goddamn leech!
That was the best way to describe the agents.
These people have super thick faces. They will keep nagging for more money for their ts.
Apparently, Salvatore Barlowe wanted Kazir to have a share of the box office as well.
The chts to Napoleon Dynamite were sold for 25 million. As Kazir's agent, Salvatore Barlowe is entitled to a 3% ission.
This was the real reason why agents were crazy to have superstar ts. They would never go hungry with them.
Salvatore Barlowe was so happy that his gamble was a win!
750 thousand dolrs! This amount was almost ten times his annual sary. Salvatore Barlowe could hardly sleep. Knowing that his bank at was filled with money!
"Salvatore, tact 20th tury Fox as well. I'll go to an ating firm ale the money."
"Don't worry Kazir, it's my job to make sure you get good terms. If Warner Bros. and 20th tury Fox don't agree to our terms, I will go to Universal Pictures and Paramount. They are harassihese days."
"Hm, I leave the iations to you."
Kazir stood up.
Kazir hired an ating firm to handle his money and taxes. He thought hiring a personal atant was a bad thing. He heard about what happeo Nichos Cage. The famous actor was cheated by his financial manager.
Acc to the tract, Aaron was entitled to half of Napoleon Dynamite's earnings. This kind of cuse was bad for Kazir because he could not take all of the ine.
But Kazir and Aaron were brothers. The st people he wao betray were his family.
Half of the 25 million was wired to Aaron's bank at. Kazir had already tacted his brother about the money. Aaron ughed hysterically when he received the money.
Let's not fet the 5% of the North Ameri box office.
Kazir was already talking to Salvatore. He was going te Fox Searchlight Pictures to give the 5%.
Kazir was fident that Fox Searchlight Pictures would not cheat him.
'If they tried to do that to me, I would never work with them again. Simple as that.'
There were six giant movie panies in Hollywood. He could also work with DreamWorks and MGM.
'I heard that Steven Spielberg founded DreamWorks with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen to break the monopoly of the big six.'
The pany was formed st year and didn't have any projects at the time.
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A few days came and Napoleon Dynamite was released in different tries. Just as it was written in the tract, Ed Helms and the cast were tasked with promoting the films outside of Ameribsp;
As for Kazir, he talked to Fox Searchlight Pictures to let him stay in America. He wao polish his script.
Fox Searchlight Pictures didn't want to make him angry because Kazir had a new project. Fox wao work with him.
Kazir and his writing partners were also writing the sequel to Napoleon Dynamite.
Both sides were walking on eggshells and no one wao cut ties. At least not yet.
"What's the catch?"
After a week of talking with Warner Bros. and 20th tury Fox, Salvatore's face was haggard. But he was clearly excited.
"The two sides want to work with you."
"I know." Kazir nodded.
In fact, Warner Bros. and 20th tury Fox have tacted him so many times these days.
"First of all, 20th tury Fox will pay you a sary of 8 million."
"That's a lot of money."
"Indeed."
That amount was really big.
But directors like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron could get 20+20 from movie panies.
20+20 was known as 20 million sary plus 20% of the box offibsp;
This was the reason why Steven Spielberg earned more than 100 million after the success of 'Jurrasic Park'.
Few people in Hollywood could iate 20+20 terms.
'Unfortunately, 20th tury Fox didn't want to share the box office with me.'
"What about Warner Bros?"
"Well, they will pay you 3 million and 10% of the box office. But the dition is that the movie has to make over 150 million at the North Ameri box office. If it doesn't, you get nothing except your sary."
"Wow, both of them are really trying to squeeze me." He ughed.
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