"I understand."

"As for the cast, Harvey Carter should have called you just now. This film probably won't start shooting until the end of next month. Although you're playing one of the three most important roles, you're a newcomer with no previous works, so Miramax pushed down your salary—it's only $150,000."

"And?" Ryan still remembered the instructions he had given his female agent.

"Of course, the main reason your pay was pushed so low is because of the conditions you requested." The female agent sighed; she really couldn't understand Ryan's fanciful thinking. "The contract already states that if this film's North American box office exceeds $250 million, you and Nicole Carter will each get one percent of the box office revenue."

"Wow..." Ryan exclaimed excitedly. He could easily imagine Harvey Carter Weinstein coughing up blood after the film's release.

"Don't get too happy yet, because for the same reason, Nicole Carter's salary is also only $1.5 million."

The female agent poured cold water on him directly. She knew very well that the reason Miramax was willing to include such a clause in the contract was, first, because they believed the film's box office would never reach such an astronomical figure, and second, by lowering the salaries, they could save a considerable sum for their tight finances.

In the eyes of those seasoned film professionals, "The Sixth Sense" was indeed an excellent story and script. If handled well, it could achieve tens of millions or even over a hundred million at the North American box office. But what does $250 million at the North American box office mean? In history, only Star Wars and Jaws had achieved that. Could a family drama disguised as a thriller really reach such heights? Don't be ridiculous.

It was precisely because of immediate interests that Miramax appeared generous in offering this contract.

Of course, Ms. Goldsley also played a crucial role in this. Although it seemed like it would reduce her income, as a smart person, she naturally believed that Ryan's true value lay more in his writing, which was her main source of profit.

The matter of "The Sixth Sense" was temporarily settled. Unlike Nicole Carter, who needed to study the script and her role, he was the script's author and had watched the original film more than a dozen times in his previous life. Thanks to his extraordinary memory in this life, those scenes were etched in his mind, so there was no need to study them further.

Well, that's not entirely accurate. During leisure time, as well as during his daily exercise and walks, he would also discuss the script with Nicole Carter, especially the interactions between their characters. He had much deeper insights and understanding of the film, and some of his perspectives naturally influenced Nicole Carter, which would be somewhat helpful for the future shoot.

Just as Nicole Carter had once complained, Ryan had almost no friends. Having experienced the internet age in his previous life, he was somewhat of a homebody. Compared to the lively and sociable Australian beauty, he now lived a much quieter and more orderly life.

Every morning and evening was his and Nicole Carter's routine exercise time. After breakfast came reading and writing. Every afternoon, aside from writing, he would set aside some time to practice musical instruments. Sometimes, when inspiration struck, he would compose a simple tune, add some English lyrics, and use his immature voice to "torment" Miss Nicole Carter Kidman and the neighbors living in the same building.

After dinner, he would watch TV and the news for a while, often debating current events with Nicole Carter. With more than twenty years of life experience, he could argue the cool beauty speechless. Occasionally, when he was refuted, he would act spoiled and use the privileges of his age until Nicole Carter surrendered.

It had to be said, Nicole Carter spoiled him a bit too much, making Ryan more and more unruly in front of her.

Of course, most of his evenings were still spent writing. Now that "The Sixth Sense" had found a buyer, Ryan naturally had to prepare for the next step and even further ahead. With the experience of writing "The Sixth Sense," he had gained some valuable insights.

For Ryan, who had clear images in his mind, once he had enough experience, constructing a script was even simpler and faster than adapting a novel. Scripts rarely required the kind of ornate language and complex descriptions that novels did, which made him even more adept. Besides, the creative ideas suitable for his age group had already been claimed by him early on. If those film companies still wanted to make these movies, sorry, they'd have to negotiate slowly with Ms. Goldsley.

Although he didn't mind being seen as a little weirdo, Ryan didn't want to be too shocking. In his current thinking, as long as those few well-received, high-grossing movies each year came from his hand, that would be enough. This way, he could earn a lot of money and also give himself a halo.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person. If there was anything special, it was that, because of his profession and hobbies, he had watched far more movies than the average person. At the start of this life, he was an orphan with no one to rely on. Even if he had some wild dreams he wanted to realize and was sometimes a bit greedy, he didn't have the kind of grand ambitions that legendary reincarnators were said to possess.