Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 251: Moderation
Oahu has nice weather, with a mild and humid climate. The lowest temperature in a year is 15 degrees and the highest is 33 degrees, which is very suitable for vacation.

However, the weather in Hawaii this year is hotter than in previous years.

The maximum temperature in September reaches 35 degrees Celsius.

A local Hawaii TV station said in its weather forecast that the temperature in Hawaii this year will break historical records, and reminded island residents and tourists to take precautions against the sun.

Link woke up from his nap, covered in sweat. He pushed away his arms that were draped over his chest and legs and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

The bathroom was littered with scattered underwear of all colors, like a back garden that had been hit by a rainstorm, with scattered petals all over the ground.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling window of the bathroom, the sunlight is particularly dazzling. The azure sky is connected to the azure sea. The crescent-shaped beach forms a moon formation, isolating the turquoise water and white waves outside the bay. Several tall palm trees sway their fluffy crowns in the sun, which looks wonderful.

After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, Link kissed the sleepy Jennifer Lopez on the shoulder, and then went to the wing villa to have tea and chat with Sam Haskell.

"Isn't Jennifer here? I remember she said she was also on vacation here."

Sam Haskell asked.

Link was stunned for two seconds before he remembered that he was asking about Jennifer Connelly, not the Puerto Rican pony Jennifer Lopez upstairs, nor the American sweetheart Jennifer Aniston in New York.

"I'm leaving. I'm filming on the set right now."

At first, he and Monica, Liu Xiaoli, and Jennifer Connelly were on vacation here. Later, Liu Xixi had to go to school, Liu Xiaoli returned to Los Angeles first, and Monica and Jennifer Connelly had to join the crew to film a movie, so they also left one after another.

After they left, Link called Renée Zellweger and Julianne Moore and invited them to vacation on the island. The two brought Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Lopez with them, and their presence made his vacation more colorful.

Sam Haskell nodded and said, holding a cup of tea, "Your place is really beautiful. It's probably the most beautiful beach estate in the world. It's also very quiet here, very suitable for reading. I'm reading Francis Bacon's book recently. Have you read Bacon?"

Seeing that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, Link said, "I'm writing a script recently and don't have time to read Bacon. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush."

"Haha~ Well, Bacon said that the greatest virtue of a person after success is temperance, and the virtue in adversity is perseverance. What do you think of this statement?"

Sam Haskell asked.

"That's great. I used that phrase in my sixth grade writing class."

Link laughed.

Sam Haskell laughed, "I have no intention of interfering in your private life. I just want to advise you to take care of your health. The most important thing for a man is his career, and the foundation of all this is health. You probably don't feel it at your age, but when you are my age and your physical strength declines, you will most likely regret squandering your body when you were young, which has led to a very serious decline in physical strength."

"You're right, I'll pay attention."

Link nodded in agreement, accepting Sam's advice.

However, he had no intention of correcting his personal style problems. One reason was that he had a golden finger and his physical condition was getting better and better. Even the strongest man in the world could not be one-tenth as strong as him.

Second, he usually pays attention to exercise and dietary nutrition, has good living habits and hygiene habits, knows how to be moderate when it comes to the opposite sex, rarely plays perverted games, and is not as absurd as Sam thinks.

Given his situation, it would not be a problem for him to play against twenty professional women's volleyball teams alone every time he plays volleyball, but now there are only four.

He was restrained enough in this matter and did not have any problems such as wasting his body.

"Haha, it's great that you're willing to listen to my advice. There were many people in Hollywood who became famous at a young age and made a lot of money, but they didn't know how to restrain themselves, squandered their money and bodies, and became lazy in their work. In a few years, these people will be forgotten by the entertainment industry and become outdated stars. You are hundreds and thousands of times better than them, and your future achievements will be thousands and thousands of times higher than theirs."

As Sam Haskell was delivering his tirade, Richard Fox came down the long corridor in the middle of the pavilion.

"Link, we need to talk." "Don't worry, have a cup of herbal tea first, it's quite hot today."

Link waved his hand, and the servant brought a cup of Hawaiian Island's unique herbal tea.

After a cup of herbal tea, Richard Fox got down to business.

He had just held a meeting with senior executives of Warner Bros. Pictures to discuss several new requests raised by Link.

After discussion, Warner Bros. Pictures was able to hand over the entire crew to him, including finalizing the script, selecting actors, and final editing rights.

But Warner Bros. wanted to have a producer involved in the film.

The producer's job is to communicate between the company's production department and the crew led by Link, to keep abreast of the crew's dynamics and needs, and to act as a bridge for cooperation between the two parties. He does not participate in the specific production and will not interfere with the filming work.

Link thought about it and agreed, but the content of the work that the producer was responsible for needed to be clearly stated in the contract.

On the issue of film remuneration, the basic salary of 1000 million remains unchanged, but Warner Bros. Pictures has proposed a new plan for the box office share.

If the North American box office of "Batman" sequel exceeds $1 million, he will be given 5% of the North American box office dividends; if the North American box office exceeds $2 million, he will be given 5% of the global box office share; if the North American box office exceeds $3 million, he will be given 10% of the North American box office and 5% of the overseas box office; if the North American box office exceeds $4 million, he will be given 10% of the global box office.

If the North American box office exceeds $5 million, an additional 10% of the global box office share will be added to the original basis, but this is difficult to achieve.

Link disagreed with this profit-sharing model because the profit was too little.

The so-called director's pay is not only his own pay, but also includes the salaries of all the staff in the director's team, including the assistant director, assistant director, cameraman, editor, script supervisor, etc.

To shoot a large-scale production like "Spider-Man", the director team needs to expand the number of people, the shooting time is longer, and the salary expenses are also greater. After two or three months of shooting, it is necessary to pay out almost one million in wages.

As for the remaining film salary and box office share, even if the North American box office exceeds 3 million US dollars, he can only get to million US dollars in salary.

Spending half a year to earn 40 to 50 million dollars is much less than making a movie for your own company.

At the same time, he makes movies for Warner Bros. and helps Warner Bros. make money, which is not a good thing for Guess Pictures.

From an economic point of view, it is not cost-effective.

But Link didn't refuse outright.

He was originally planning to shoot a new movie "The Sixth Sense" at the end of the year, but the leading actor Bruce Willis is currently filming "Die Hard 3" and has no time to shoot a new movie this year.

Until the right candidate is found, "The Sixth Sense" cannot start filming for the time being, which also results in a window period for him in the second half of the year, giving him time to shoot other movies.

There is another reason.

Now that he is rich, the main purpose of making movies is no longer to make money, but to gain more directorial experience and physical bonus.

In the past, we shot two or three films a year, and the physical energy bonus was only about 30%, which was a bit slow.

He plans to hand over the management of the company to Michael Leeson and others starting next year, and concentrate on making movies, at least three per year, to earn more professional experience and physical bonuses, and see if there is a chance to become a Super Saiyan.

So when he encounters a big project like the "Batman" sequel that may bring more bonuses, he is willing to give it a try.

(End of this chapter)