Ye Jin was very angry after hearing Taili Xiaosi's words.

He originally thought of helping Brooke Xiaosi arrange several movies so that she can become a big star.

This is not difficult for him.

However, Taili Xiaosi's words were really hurtful, and Ye Jin's guilt immediately disappeared.

"Even if you make Brooke Silk famous, it will be nothing more than filling you, the parasite." He thought to himself, "People like you deserve to be poor for the rest of their lives and have no support for old age."

...

After a while, after returning to the company, Ye Jin met with director Robert Benton brought by Meryl Streep, and Carl Reiner, who was waiting in the company early.

Robert Benton is famous for his screenwriter in Hollywood. In 607, he collaborated with David Newman in "The Male and Female Robber", which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; in 707, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

The movie "The Kramers" is adapted from the novel of the same name by Avery Coleman. Avery Coleman published the novel in seven or eight years. Although it did not receive much sales, it was still noticed by Robert Benton, so he bought the adaptation rights of the novel from him.

After Robert Benton adapted it into a script, he promoted it to several major Hollywood producers. After reading the script, they said that the script was pretty good and were willing to invest in the production of the movie, but some conditions were difficult to satisfy him.

For example, Robert Benton hopes that this movie can be starred by Hollywood's leading actress Dustin Hoffman.

But Dustin Hoffman has now nominated for Best Actor for the Oscar three times and the Golden Globes for Best Actor for the Golden Globes for Best Actor for the Golden Globes six times. Although he has not won the award yet, it is absolutely fine to rank first in Hollywood in terms of fame and status, and his pay is also ranked first in Hollywood.

The producers believe that although the script of "The Kramers" is good, the story is a bit old-fashioned. Although it is possible to win an award, the box office is expected to not be too high. Therefore, they do not agree to starring Dustin Hoffman and are unwilling to pay him an excessive pay.

For example, Robert Benton also hopes that the investment in this movie can reach 10 million US dollars, because he hopes that he can shoot in Manhattan, New York, and hopes that the film will be more well-made.

However, the producers believe that the cost of "The Kramers" should not exceed $5 million. Otherwise, it would be very likely to lead to losses.

In addition, Robert Benton couldn't negotiate with major producers in terms of pay, benefits, dividends, etc. So, he finally took the idea of ​​giving it a try and went straight to Ye Jin, hoping that Ye Jin could meet his requirements.

...

"The script is indeed good." Ye Jin took a long breath after reading Robert Benton's script. To be honest, he was moved by the reading.

"Thank you Mr. Ye for your compliment." Robert Benton nodded with a smile.

"You don't have to be polite, okay, I can invest in this movie." Ye Jin smiled again.

"Yes, Mr. Ye, but I still have some conditions." Robert Benton said immediately.

Ye Jin nodded, not surprised by this.

If Robert Benton had no other conditions, it would not be difficult to sell the scripts with his fame and qualifications in the industry. After all, he was a master-level figure who nominated for the Oscars for Best Original Script twice.

"Yes, please speak." Ye Jin said.

Robert Benton immediately explained his conditions, including the hero's choice of Dustin Hoffman, the film production fund reached 10 million US dollars, his salary required 800,000 US dollars, and the box office share, etc.

After Ye Jin considered it, he decided to agree to most of his conditions.

The film can be starred by Dustin Hoffman. Because the plot of "The Kramers" is relatively cliché, there are many similar family ethics films. Therefore, if "The Kramers" wants to be outstanding, it is a good idea to choose a famous big star.

Moreover, the movie "The Kramers" does test the acting skills of the school actors. Dustin Hoffman was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor three times, so there is no need to talk about his superb acting skills. So it is okay to star in him.

The funding for film production reached 10 million US dollars, and Ye Jin felt it was acceptable. At this stage, the average production cost of Hollywood movies is 7.5 million US dollars.

The production cost of 10 million US dollars sounds a lot, but it is not too high. Especially with the superstar Dustin Hoffman joining, so 10 million US dollars is quite reasonable.

As for Robert Benton's pay and share, Ye Jin only agreed. He either chose a $800,000 salary or chose a box office share.

Because for Robert Benton, his salary should be around 600,000 US dollars. He wants 800,000 US dollars, which is an exception. If the box office share is included, then he will be too much money.

If Ye Jin agrees to his conditions, it will be difficult to negotiate with other directors in the future, so this part of the conditions cannot be agreed to casually.

"Mr. Benton, I can agree to other conditions. But I can only agree to the pay and share of the money." Ye Jin immediately said to Robert Benton.

Robert Benton nodded, "Then I'll choose the pay."

In fact, he also knew that his requirements were too high. The 800,000 US dollars in the film pay was out of order, and he wanted to get dividends, which was simply a daydream. So he deliberately said the two of them together, and Ye Jin rejected one, so he was embarrassed to reject the second one.

As for whether to share the pay or share the money, Robert Benton also has his own considerations. He also believes that the box office of "The Kramers" will not be very high, so he wanted to invite Dustin Hoffman to star in it and use a strong star lineup to increase the box office.

But no matter how high the box office increases, in his opinion, it will not exceed 20 million US dollars. So from this point of view, choosing a pay of 800,000 US dollars is more cost-effective for him.

After hearing his choice, Ye Jin nodded.

Robert Benton chose the payroll as he expected.

"Okay, then that's it." Ye Jin stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Robert Benton, happy cooperation."

"That's it?!" Robert was shocked.

When other film companies review projects, they often have to go through layer by layer. They are first handed over to the production department for review, then handed over to the department manager for review, then handed over to the deputy general manager for review, and finally handed over to the general manager for review... After a month of discussion and investigation, a project cannot be settled at all.

But Ye Jin had only read the script and talked to him once, and decided to invest. He was so fast and efficient that he was really surprised.

"No wonder people in the industry are willing to cooperate with him. It turns out that they are really happy." Robert Benton said suddenly.

In recent years, the industry has been rumored how easy Ye Jin is to speak and how easy it is to cooperate with him. People like Randall Clazer, George Lucas, Stephen Spielberg, John Carpenter and others have praised him.

At the beginning, she thought they were just flattering him, but now she realized that it was really easy to work with Ye Jin. There was not so much red tape and there were not so many bumps and bumps.
Chapter completed!