The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 89 Johnson's New Business
In the early morning, Megan Taylor heard a faint sound in her deep sleep, and opened her eyes with difficulty, but there was no one around her. She heard footsteps and turned to look in that direction.

Hawke got dressed and waved at her, "I have important work to do today. I have to leave."

"Goodbye." Megan didn't forget: "If you get important news, be sure to contact me."

Hawke went out, drove the Mondeo, picked up the remote control Megan gave him, opened the electronic door, and drove to Century City.

Fifteen minutes later, he and Edward met at a breakfast shop in Century City, and after eating, they went into William Morris.

The front desk asked a few questions and led the two people upstairs into the familiar small conference room.

Dwayne Johnson has arrived.

When he saw Hawke, he was more welcoming than seeing a relative. He gave him a bear hug and said, "The competition is fierce this time. I have no confidence at all. I can only turn to you."

Hawke asked directly: "What specific movies and roles?"

Johnson handed Hawke a text: "A gun-fighting action movie, the title has not yet been determined, temporarily called "Counter-Terrorism Police Team", I want to compete for the male lead."

Hawke opened the text and read it carefully.

Edward, wearing a suit, gradually adjusted to his role and continued, "It seems there is an American TV series with this name."

Johnson said: "Several screenwriters on the crew came from the TV series."

When Hawke saw that the text was a role script, he immediately quickened his reading speed. After reading the first fifth, he went straight to the end and closed the text.

He looked at Johnson and said, "It works for the actors, but it doesn't work for me."

The office door opened from the outside and Dany Garcia came in holding some documents.

"Morning, Hawke." She greeted the two. "Morning, Savior."

Hawke stood up and shook her hand. "Dani, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

"Maybe we can continue to cooperate." Dani said with a smile: "Let me first tell you how to cooperate?"

The salary and job content must be mentioned first. Hawke first listened to what the other party had to say: "I'd like to hear the details."

Dani said: "Assisting Johnson in getting the role is different from the previous image planning and business consulting. This is the scope of a manager's work. My suggestion is that both parties sign a temporary manager agreement and only be responsible for the competition for this role."

Hawke understood the difference between a Hollywood agent and a manager, and said, "Okay."

Dani then talked about the remuneration issue: "The agency's commission is generally 550% of the actor's salary for the corresponding role in the industry. Dwayne's salary for The Scorpion King was million US dollars. The salary for the new role will not be lower than this figure."

After Hawke came to Los Angeles, he did a lot of research on Hollywood and even the entire North American entertainment industry: "If the North American box office exceeds 100 million, the pay of the male lead will definitely increase, and it must be in line with the status of the star."

Dani nodded slightly: "The compensation from West Coast Studios is one tenth of Dawn's salary this time."

Hawke added: "If the crew takes the method of basic salary plus post-production share, it includes post-production share."

Danny knew that Hawke had saved the Dodgers' star player from the brink of ruin, so she had great confidence in him. "No problem, but I have to make it clear in advance that Hollywood producers are full of traps. Dawn has just established himself in the industry, and his status and strength are not strong enough, so we will not adopt the method of profit sharing in the later stage."

Hawke asked, "Where's my guarantee?"

Dani said directly: "Even if you fail, you will get a reward of $10: ". "

Hawke said: "There are a few points that I need to make clear in advance. Dani, Dawn, we have worked together once, and you know me. I don't know how to play a role, how to perform in an audition, and how to prepare for a role. These professional things don't know."

Johnson said: "If you do these jobs, Danny and I won't invite you, you just do what you are good at."

Hawke still said it in advance: "My style is very unconventional, maybe even beyond the explicit rules of the Hollywood industry."

Dani couldn't help but laugh: "If everyone abides by the rules on the surface, will Hollywood still be Hollywood?"

Johnson said to Hawke: "Do you know why I was determined to invite you? Because some people don't follow the rules. After I passed the first audition, Kevin Spacey called me and pressured me to withdraw from the crew."

"Kevin Spacey?" Hawke thought of some rumors he had read on the Internet in his previous life. This was a very secretive gay. Did he want to support the troublemaker or the one he had troubled to play the leading role?

Dani confirmed: "Yes, I was there when the Oscar-winning actor called. He didn't say a single direct threat, but every word he said was threatening. He just said that if Dawn didn't give up, he would ruin Dawn's future."

Hawke looked at Johnson and said, "You are not scared off and you still want to fight for it."

Johnson smiled kindly: "I'm not a newbie with no foundation, nor am I someone who can be easily messed with."

Hawke made it clear: "Since unconventional means can be used, I will take this job."

Dani and Johnson were visibly relieved when they heard this.

If competitors don't follow the rules, they will use the same tactics.

Hawke was not polite: "Sign the agreement."

Dani was ready: "Here is the contract."

Hawke looked it over carefully, faxed it to his lawyer, made sure there were no problems, and signed it.

The two sides reached an agreement and the work officially began.

Hawke first asked for the basic information of the crew, which was different from the role script, so he read it carefully. "S.W.A.T." was produced by Sony Columbia Pictures, and four other small companies participated in the investment. The public production budget was 8000 million US dollars. The first producer was Leonard Goldberg, a non-Jewish white man, whose most famous work in recent years was "Charlie's Angels".

The director has also confirmed that Hawke has never heard of the character named Clark Johnson.

Dani sorted out Clark's director resume. He had been working in the television industry before and had served as the director of TV series such as "The West Wing" and "The Wire", and also directed a TV movie.

This is the first time I have directed a full-length feature film.

In addition, the crew has also confirmed a main actor, Samuel Jackson.

This guy got support from an investor and also served as a production manager.

The crew will start filming in September and the film will be released in August next year.

All the actors for the main roles will be confirmed by early July at the latest.

After Hawke finished reading it, he asked, "Where's the casting director?"

Dani understood what he meant: "The person who can really decide the choice of the male lead is producer Leonard Goldberg. Director Clark has the power to make suggestions. Because of the huge success of Charlie's Angels, Sony Columbia trusts Leonard very much."

Hollywood is a producer-centered system. If the production company does not intervene, the crew is basically ruled by the producer.

The top directors are the exception.

Hawke asked again, "I need to know who Dawn's competitor is."

Johnson said: "The crew has conducted preliminary screenings and auditions without makeup, and has screened out most of the actors. There are only five actors left competing for the male lead. In addition to me, there are Paul Walker, Colin Farrell, Josh Hartnett, and Jeremy Renner."

Hawke had heard of the names of these four people, but their later achievements were not as great as Johnson's.

Hawke stood up and walked to the front of the office, pulled the whiteboard over, and wrote down the names of the production company, producers, directors, and competitors with a carbon pen.

Then another line of words was written - Film crew insurance company.

“We do background checks first to get a handle on these people,” Hawke said.

Dani wrote in her notebook: "I can pull out relevant information from the company's database, including work and family information."

"That's far from enough." Hawke put down his pen and said, "I need to know their hobbies and preferences, their living and working habits, whether they like to make a splash, whether they drink and take drugs, whether they are troublemakers or the troubled, their specific financial situation, and any black material and scandals that have been suppressed in the past..."

He said a lot, paused slightly, and focused on two aspects: "Producers and directors, the reasons for selecting actors in auditions in the past, the reasons for eliminating people, the reasons for selecting actors, I have heard people say that the key to selecting the main actors is partly the performance in the audition room, and partly outside the audition room."

Johnson said frankly: "The audition room accounts for a larger proportion."

Hawke added: "We also need to investigate which insurance company provides the completion guarantee for the film production, who the contact person is, his background and likes and dislikes, and what risks he fears the most."

Dani felt a headache after hearing this and said, "Hobbies and preferences, alcoholism and drug abuse, black material and scandals, these PR companies know more clearly."

Hawke looked at the two of them and said, "Let Miss Mea join us."

Johnson said to his wife, "Call MeeMeeMee and ask her to come over quickly."

"How can you two call her like that?" Dani said as she took out her cell phone and called Caroline. After the call was connected, she said, "Dawn has important business that requires your participation. Come to William Morris as soon as possible. What? You are attending a client's event at the Avenue of Stars?"

She was simple and direct: "The remuneration for this business is calculated separately, $20,000."

Caroline said without hesitation: "Wait for me for half an hour."

In no more than ten minutes, Caroline almost ran into the small conference room, and even her feet were rubbed red by her high heels.

Hawke pointed to the spot at hand: "Sit down and talk."

Caroline sat down and found Hawke sitting at the head seat. She asked Johnson and Dani, "What happened? You actually invited him over?"

After several consecutive confrontations and cooperations, in her eyes, wherever Hawke is involved, serious things will happen.

Hawke said: "This time, I'm helping Dawn compete for the leading actor in a movie."

Dany recounted the whole story in detail.

Caroline straightened her attitude: "You have found the right person. I can find out all these things."

She looked at Hawke: "But there is a premise. What I found out cannot be disclosed to the media, especially Midnight Entertainment."

Hawke stated: "The information you provided is only used for this work."

Caroline stood up: "I'll go now."

Hawke said to Dani, "Hold on tight here, too."

He called Edward and said, "Let's go. We can't gather any intelligence here."

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(End of this chapter)