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This is simply ridiculous！
From "Pacific War" to "Buried Alive" to "Crazy Love", the pay for each film is actually lower than the last. He looks like a has-been actor whose career has reached a dead end. The salary of 100,000 for "Buried Alive" has already been It's low enough. Third-tier actors are almost at this price. Even many TV drama actors are paid higher than this figure. But now, it's been falling again and again. Twenty thousand? Isn't this just sending beggars away? Sounds like the price a newbie in the modeling industry gets..
What's more, Renly is now the Emmy Emperor! Emmy Awards! The Emmy Awards, one of the four major arts awards in the United States! Twenty thousand dollars? What the hell is this?？
As for dividends? That's just bragging！
It can be judged from just a few words that "Crazy Love" has not found a production company at all, but only attracted investment. It is like being "buried alive". What does this mean? This means that directors and producers have no say at all. How much dividends they can share, how the profit ratio will be distributed to distribution companies and major theater chains, and even whether they can find a suitable buyer are all yet to be determined. In the future, it must be decided by the other party. The box office dividend ratio of "Buried Alive" was decided by Focus Features.
Taking a step back, even if the production company and the distribution company agree to share the box office dividends, how much can Renly get?？
The wave of actors in Hollywood participating in box office dividends began to rise after the new century. Although this situation has occurred before, it has never been mainstream. The mainstream of cooperation between production companies and actors is still film remuneration, which really makes people aware of The one that realized the importance of box office dividends was 2006's "Pirates of the Caribbean"2”.
Prior to this, the 20 million club represented the highest level in the industry; but "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" brought Johnny Depp an income of 33 million US dollars - basic salary plus North American box office dividends. It immediately shocked the entire industry, and the subsequent "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" only had a lot more, which shocked Disney..
Later, when filming "Pirates of the Caribbean 4", Disney signed Johnny to continue starring with a record-breaking salary of 55 million U.S. dollars. In fact, this figure was Disney's own internal estimate, and it calculated basically The result obtained by superimposing the figures on the salary and box office dividends is to pay Johnny's salary in one go. In this way, if the movie's box office success exceeds expectations, all the proceeds will go into Disney's pockets..
After that, although the 20 million club still existed, it existed in name only. Actors would not pay too much attention to the basic salary, but were more willing to participate in film creation in the form of dividends. This is also a problem for film companies. A good thing, because they can save budget and let actors share part of the box office risks - make money together and bear losses together, so the major film companies are also happy to see this happen.
In other words, the film company's willingness to share box office dividends is to share risks, not to divide profits. Naturally, only those top actors with box office appeal can participate in the dividend list, and other actors will directly stand aside..
Although Renly just won the Emmy Award for Best Actor, he is not ranked among the stars in Hollywood. The accumulation of just two works is not enough to make Renly a second-tier actor. Now he can only be regarded as a second-tier actor. Third Line. Even if Renly can participate in dividends, 1% is the limit, and the film company will not let go easily..
The biggest possibility is that the film company is not willing to pay even this 1%. It is impossible to snatch chicken from the weasels..
Of course, Andy will not forget that there is another situation - if "Crazy Love" is taken over by an independent production company and independent distribution company.
Well, due to insufficient budgets, this type of low-cost independent films often invite first- or second-tier actors to star in the form of box office dividends. For actors, they hope to test the waters during the awards season; For the crew, they can save money and it’s a win-win situation.
The most famous case is "Pulp" in 1994. At that time, John-Travolta's career was in a trough, and it was a mess. But after experiencing the peak, even though he was no longer on the front line, Not just any independent film can invite stars..
Quentin Tarantino was very keen on old movies and had a special liking for John. He invited him to star in "Pulp", but he was short of money. At that time, John's salary of about 3 million was only considered a second-tier level in the industry. It was not something Quentin could pay. So Quentin negotiated a basic salary of 170,000 US dollars, and then invited John to star in the form of box office dividends..
John thought, since the career can't get any worse, why not do it?？
Thus, the film history classic "Pulp" was born. The second thing is to earn more than 10 million yuan in salary. The important thing is that John's career has regained its second life and even received an Oscar nomination..
But the problem is that there is only one "vulgar" movie. The North American box office of this movie reached 107 million. So what about "Crazy Love"? Not to mention 100 million, it is not easy for an independent film to exceed 30 million at the North American box office. This is true for "Buried Alive" and the same is true for "Crazy Love".
All in all, this is an extremely ridiculous situation. Andy just feels a tightness in his chest..
An actor's remuneration is not just a simple salary. First of all, the remuneration is the guarantee of the actor's cyclical investment. The investment in the entire image project cannot be completed with hundreds of thousands of dollars. What's more, Renly's "Buried Alive" is still in this year's awards season. There is some hope. The expenditure on public relations activities is not a small expense. If these investments are not made, then there will be no possibilities in the future..
Secondly, remuneration is a direct reflection of an actor's status in the industry. Top actors occasionally lower their remuneration to star in friendships or appear in independent films. This is called "pursuing". However, new actors have not yet achieved any results, and their remuneration is deteriorating. This is It's called self-destruction.
The last thing is Andy's own dividend, which is also the most insignificant part, because for a top agent like Andy, a 10% commission for training new people is not profitable at all. Not only that, he also has to pay back..
Looking at the calm Renly in front of him, Andy really wanted to cry. He found that in just one month since he accepted Renly's managerial job, his mood had been ups and downs more than in the past year combined. He took a deep breath. , took another deep breath, "Can you tell me why you want to star in this work? Give me a reason.”
“reason? "Renly didn't seem to understand what Andy meant. He is an actor and Andy is an agent. They have different perspectives on things..
Andy crossed his hands to support the armrests of the chair and moved his body slightly forward. "For example, do you think the challenge of this work is even more difficult than 'Buried Alive'? It may impact the Golden Globe Awards next year, or even the Oscars."？”
Renly chuckled directly, "Ha." As expected, the focus of attention of the agent and the actor were completely different..
Not all movies need to be linked to awards and box office. For example, the biggest injustice since the 21st century, "Mulholland Drive". This work was controversial at the time. Those who liked it regarded it as a saint, but those who hated it People abandoned it like shoes, and later this work only received a mediocre Best Director nomination at the Oscars, and all other departments failed. It was obvious that it was just to comfort David Lynch. Caused strong dissatisfaction from countless fans.
Now this work has become the favorite of countless film critics and senior movie fans. In those 21st century movie lists, "Mulholland Drive" can almost occupy a place in the top five, which shows its status in film history. Although In this way, the heroine Naomi-Watts came out of the blue with this work and ushered in a turning point in her career..
And so on, there are "Fight Club", "Death Illusion", "Requiem for a Dream", etc., and there are countless more. These works may not have achieved good results at the box office, nor have they been able to win any recognition in major award seasons. But it does not affect their important status in film history, and they have also become a bright spot on the resume of actors or directors, laying an important foundation for their subsequent careers..
Actors care about the work itself, while agents care about the effects of the work. This is the essential difference..
However, Renly understood Andy's concerns, so he nodded and gave a positive answer, "This is the direction of our efforts..”
Andy breathed out softly, "After I get the script, I need to review it." This time, Andy did not use a questioning tone, but directly expressed his opinion. Renly did not mind, and nodded directly. no problem.
The cooperation between the agent and the actor is an equal relationship. Even if it is a newcomer, it is the actor himself who signs the performance contract. If the actor does not agree, the agent cannot force the newcomer to sign. Of course, the newcomer's vision, ability, They don’t have enough experience. Generally speaking, they do what their managers say. Even some top artists who have been famous for a long time will listen to their managers’ professional opinions..
People like Renly and Andy also exist. However, both parties need to continue to explore before they can cooperate to achieve a win-win situation. Otherwise, it is the actors themselves who will be injured in the end - the agent has one less actor and can still find countless actors; actors You can also change agents at any time, but if you miss the golden period of career development, you may not get a second chance. Not everyone can get a second chance like Robert Downey Jr. and John Travolta. Opportunistic.
“So, why did you come to me? "Renly looked at the alarm clock on the wall and took the initiative to ask..
Only then did Andy realize that the impact of "Crazy Love" was so sudden and violent that he actually forgot his destination. At this time, Renly reminded him, and his brain turned around. Wan Lai, "I'm here to talk to you about your next project. I've found two suitable projects. If you're interested, I can arrange for you to participate in a one-on-one private interview to see what the feedback is. and then discuss further.”
Obviously, Andy has not been idle during these two days in Telluride..
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