Hollywood New Century

Blake Lively, one of the four heroines, was chatting with his agent during overtime on the set of "Summer of Jeans" over the weekend.

Blake Lively is still an unknown young actor, but he does not have the fame after "Gossip Girl" in the future.

"Summer of Jeans" is an independent film with a cost of 20 million US dollars. Although Blake Lively can be one of the four girls starring, he also cherishes this opportunity very much.

The agent Sonia Roman is also a small agent, working in a small agency only.

Sonia Roman, who is in her thirties, is well-dressed, and now Blake Lively can play one of the leading roles in "Summer of Jeans", which is a hard-earned opportunity!

Today, Sonia Roman was chatting with Blake Lively, but suddenly found that a handsome young man on the crew was called away by a film producer.

"Blake, do you know what happened to the errand boy that Mr. David Higgins was looking for?" Sonia Roman had already inquired that the errand boy was just a chorus of the crew.

He looks handsome, but Hollywood still lacks handsome men?

Blake Lively shook his head and said a little puzzled: "I asked, that person is called Simon Parker, and he is an extra who works in the crew. The crew temporarily recruited here in Los Angeles."

Sonia Roman nodded and met directly with the film producer. Could it be that she was spotted by the filmmaker?

In an instant, Sonia Roman had an idea. Anyway, she was a young man who was chasing her dreams. Anyway, most of the actors like this did not have an agent.

As an agent, Sonia Roman felt that she could invest.

Yes, in a coffee shop near the set right now, producer David Higgins is negotiating with Simon Parker about the script for Hard Candy.

Two days ago, Simon received a call from his assistant, who had made an appointment to meet today.

After reading the full script brought by Simone, David Higgins looked up at the young screenwriter.

"Simon, I heard that you graduated from the Southern California Academy of Film Arts, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Higgins, I graduated in May. I wrote this script in June. I accidentally saw the news of RB's online dating girls, so I wrote this script!" Simon said.

"Ha, so it is," David Higgins was shocked. He saw similar news some time ago, so he came up with such an idea. He was going to find someone to write the script, but he couldn't expect to find a registered script outline in the Screenwriters Guild.

"Simon, I'm a little interested in this script. I want to buy your script and try to develop it, what do you think?"

Simon nodded, "I also hope my script can be made into a movie!"

"The script is very detailed. I want to buy your script for $50,000. Of course, the writer of the future movie must be signed by Simon Parker," David Higgins laughed. The perfect script saved a lot of time.

"Fifty thousand? Mr. Higgins, this is too low. The original script of "Stay in Life" just sold for $1.5 million," Simon said.

"It's not the same, Simon, the screenwriter of "Life and Death" is the author of the previous "25 Hours" script novel, and he is also the screenwriter of the movie "Troy". Although "Life and Death" is his first original screenplay, it is worthwhile. This price!" David Higgins smiled slightly,

"Also, you are a newcomer, and you don't have any fame now!"

"Mr. Higgins, now the minimum standard of the Screenwriters Guild, the minimum price for a script is $105,000, and it will take a lot of time from the idea to the first draft to the complete script!" Simon Parker said about the upcoming production I still have some idea of ​​how much the script for the movie is worth.

The current original story script, the highest transaction price is 4 million US dollars, of course, if it is an adaptation of a famous novel, then the highest price is more than this price.

Under normal circumstances, the price of an original script will never be so low. After all, it is creative, not written according to the producer's creativity.

More than 200,000 original scripts are the price that newcomers should have. If there are different producers bidding, the price will be higher.

"Simon, the minimum $105,000 is indeed stipulated by the union, but that's for a script that costs more than $5 million, what do you think?" David Higgins smiled and touched the script on the table .

"Fruit Hard Candy", the main scene is a house, a high-IQ girl Hailey, a middle-aged photographer and a neighbor woman, there are too few places to spend money.

"Simon, you have also studied filmmaking. If this film is developed, the cost is very low. You should hope that this film will be released as soon as possible!" Of course David Higgins knew that spending 50,000 dollars for this script was a real deal. It's too cheap to do business, isn't that what it is?

"There are very few scenes in the script, and the actors are poor, and they don't need much fame. The main thing is that the heroine candidates need to be selected. The production cost of this film can be controlled within 1 million US dollars. After all, it is a niche theme. Independent film!" Simon Pike also told the truth that this kind of film will have a small influence and won't make much money.

"Ha, Simon, you've got the right idea, and so did I," said David Higgins, who was about to find new directors and lesser actors to keep costs under control, release the film through small distributors, and then as quickly as possible. release DVD.

"The movie is not too difficult. After the crew is formed, the shooting time is also very short. After all, there are not many scenes. It's just the way of an ordinary literary film!" Simon didn't like this movie very much, and only hoped that his name would follow It's good that the movie is released and known to some people in the circle.

"Mr. Higgins, I'll sell this script to you for $880,000. The writer's signature is my name. If you need to revise later, I'll adapt it for free. How about it?" Simon doesn't care about the cost of the script, only Hope this guy develops as soon as possible and then releases it!

Looking directly into Simon Parker's eyes, David Higgins thought, "Okay, I bought it for $80,000!"

David Higgins had to avoid a long dream, and that afternoon he signed a purchase contract with Simon Parker in the presence of a lawyer.

When they returned to the crew, everyone was ready to call it a day. Simon, who had taken a half-day leave, held the check for $80,000 and shook his head helplessly.

When the crew financer received a salary and was about to go home.

"Mr. Simon Pike!"

A capable woman in her thirties caught up.

"Who are you?" Simon asked.

"Sonia Roman, I'm an agent," Sonia Roman quickly took out a business card and handed it to Simon.

"Can you find a place to chat?"

"Well, okay!" Simon looked at the business card in his hand, AC brokerage company, he had never heard of it anyway.

It's the same restaurant just now, and Simon is here again, but the person opposite has changed from filmmaker David Higgins to agent Sonia Roman.

"Simon, I can call you that. You shouldn't have an agent, right?" Sonia Roman is very direct. After all, Simon Parker is just an extra, but he looks very good, very sunny and handsome.

"No, I only graduated from USC in May, and I applied through the recruitment information of the crew myself!" Simon said.

"I think your appearance is good, I can sign you, maybe you will have more opportunities in the future," Sonia Roman said while drinking coffee, while also paying attention to Simon's expression.

However, when I heard that I signed him, he didn't have any fluctuations. Shouldn't he show excitement? How many dream catchers in Los Angeles he doesn't know? Isn't being able to have a broker the first step to success?

"Ms. Roman, thank you, I'm just a small screenwriter, acting is not my direction, and I want to develop in the direction of a producer!"

"Screenwriter? Producer direction," Sonia Roman frowned. It's a good thing for young people to have ambitions, but this kind of empty dream is too big!

Is it that easy for a producer?

"By the way, I found out today that you met Mr. David Higgins, the filmmaker, because of the script writing?" Sonia Roman felt that it should be Mr. Higgins who asked him to write the script.

I also have a screenwriter's brokerage contract in my hand, and I have published novels before, but the adaptation of the movie has not yet started preparations.

Sonia Roman thinks it's okay to sign another screenwriter, and Simon Pike's appearance is also very good, and he can also develop into an actor in the future.

Simon knew when he heard her say David Higgins' name, so it was.

"I sold Mr. Higgins an original screenplay," Simon said, placing the $80,000 check on the table like a napkin.

"$80,000!" Sonia Roman was surprised, this was close to her one-year income, and her eyes were a little hot.

"Wait, an original script? Creative or?" Sonia Roman gets the point.

"Original and complete script," Simon knew that he had sold at a loss, but it was no pity.

"Even the lowest union price, it has to be $100,000, you are..." Sonia Roman felt that Simon Pike was still too young.

"Fortunately, I don't want to waste time. I wrote the script in June. Mr. Higgins was the first person to look for me. I know that if I wait, there may be other producers who will raise the price, but , I hope he develops a movie soon!" Simon said.

"So that's the case," Sonia Roman looked at the young man and seemed to not care about the script. If she only hoped that the movie could be released as soon as possible, it was for the sake of fame.