568 Pushing the envelope
After Neil finished speaking, Andy did not answer immediately. He still had an indifferent smile on his face, his pupils shrank slightly, and then he looked at Neil seriously, pretending to be listening attentively. But Neil had already finished speaking, and he just looked back with a smile. For a moment, the office fell into silence, a strange and awkward silence..
Tick, tick, tick.
A few seconds later, it was Andy who broke the embarrassment. His eyebrows were raised high, a surprised expression appeared, and he said with a smile, "Are you serious? Jesus Christ, I thought you were joking. , three works, three and a half million each? This shouldn't be true for you, it sounds like an April Fool's Day prank..”
Although Andy's tone was relaxed and even a little ridiculing, the ridicule mixed with it could not be clearer. He retracted his chin, shook his head and said, "This can't be true..”
Michael looked at Neil, seeming to be waiting for Neil's response. But Neil kept his mouth tightly shut with a helpless expression on his face, which forced Michael to take over the topic, "Why is it impossible? This is nothing like Bick Reese Hemsworth, Chris Evans' contracts are much better.”
Michael raised his right hand and put it to his mouth, as if he was telling a secret that only he and Andy knew. He didn't know who he was blocking. "If my information is correct, Evans is thirty years old." With Wan's salary, he signed six movies in one go. Disney's move was ruthless enough..”
The implication is that Renly should know how to be content. Such an agreement on terms is already very rare..
Andy smiled instead of being angry, the muffled laughter rolling in his throat, and said easily, "What about the dividends?"？”
Michael showed a surprised look, looked at Neil, then looked at Andy, and finally his eyes fell on Neil, and said in surprise, "I thought you had already communicated with me, and this salary already includes dividends.".”
On the surface, everything is calm, but you can feel the undercurrent deep in Michael's emotions. This is one of the important reasons why major film companies are unwilling to give up box office dividends easily, because this is the rule of Hollywood. After the actor wins the right to dividends for the first time , although you may not get dividends every time, the agent of each work can ask for dividends, and then start tug-of-war, agreements and compromises with the production company. What is more important than dividends is the recognition of status..
Renly's dividend in "Fast and Furious 5" is only 0.5%. Based on the North American box office of 300 million, this is 1.5 million U.S. dollars. For Universal Pictures, it's just water. , not worth mentioning at all. But the current situation is that Renly has obtained the right to dividends, and the movie has been a success at the box office. In the eyes of the media, Renly has contributed even more. This has become the reason why Renly continues to demand dividends. chips.
But for Universal Pictures, they don't want Renly Lion to open his mouth. All the foreshadowing is for this point. It is conceivable that if they continue to give in, then Renly's box office dividend will be increased to Two percentage points? Three percentage points? Or five percentage points? Furthermore, Renly's dividend has been increased, but what about Vin Diesel? What about Paul Walker? Where are the other veteran actors?？
Michael's attitude, to some extent, represents the attitude of Universal Pictures: they were blaming Neil for his responsibility. The original negotiations failed step by step, and they actually gave up the right to Renly's box office dividends! Apparently, they had forgotten that Neil was able to nod, which Universal agreed to.
No matter what, the ball was already hit, and Neil had to say aloud, laughing and saying, "It seems that I didn't explain it clearly, my fault. The next three works, Universal's Hope that the signing can be completed in a packaged manner.”
“Don't worry, we will protect Renly's protagonist status. In the side story, it is obvious that Renly is the only male protagonist. We are looking forward to creating a work similar to the "Bourne Supremacy" style, with all stories surrounding Renly. ." Neil leaned forward slightly, showing a little initiative, and added, "In addition, in the two sequels, Renly's role will be maintained at the highest level, and at the same time, during the promotion process, Renly's role will be maintained at the highest level. The status will not change.”
To put it simply, there is no dividend; there is no salary; 3.5 million is required; but Universal Pictures will ensure the weight and position of the protagonist. However, this is also mixed with water. When Neil mentioned the role of the sequel, there was no He said "equal to Vin Diesel and Paul Walker", but used an ambiguous expression..
The laughter that surged in his chest overflowed lightly, and Andy's thick eyebrows were raised high, showing a look of surprise, "I thought Renly deserved better treatment.".”
Andy did not continue to be polite, and directly threw out the core content. Seeing that Neil was about to speak, Andy shook his head with a smile, cut off Neil's defense, and continued, "Emmy Award trophy, With Oscar nominations, two movies in a row being profitable, and especially this summer success, I think Renly deserves more respect..”
Three and a half million dollars, this is just sending a beggar off..
Regarding Renly's current salary, Andy also has his own calculation in his heart. His position is eight million. With the recent east wind, if it can break through to ten million, it will be great, but he also understands that, The difficulty is still relatively high. After all, Renly still lacks more self-proof. Relatively speaking, eight million is a more reliable goal..
As for the bottom line, six million for commercial films is a figure that cannot be compromised, because five million to eight million is the current average price of second-tier actors. For Renly's current situation, this is a completely reasonable request, and it is also a request for Renly. Recognition of rapid rise in the past year.
But three and a half million? Even Dwayne Johnson expected this number when he originally joined the third protagonist of "Fast and Furious 5". What's more, Universal Pictures is now discussing a three-film package agreement, including playing the leading role alone. A side story, then this number is not just a joke, but more like an insult.
As Andy said, the current Renly is not the original Dawn. Maybe the salary of eight million or ten million has yet to be discussed, and maybe the bottom line of six million can be adjusted after discussion, but the problem is that Universal The studio didn't show enough respect, which forced Andy to toughen up.
“During the filming of 'Fast and Furious 5', I don't think anyone knows better than Universal Pictures what kind of situations he went through and what kind of performance Renly gave." Andy is still the same. With the appearance of Maitreya Buddha, his speaking speed was never fast, but he did not leave any gaps for people to interrupt. "After receiving so much recognition this summer, I firmly believe that Universal Pictures will show enough sincerity..”
“We know." Neil nodded in affirmation, but before the next words were spoken, Michael directly intervened and said, "There is no doubt that Renly is outstanding, but even for the monolith, this number has shown enough respect. , you have to realize that Renly is not a typical action actor, nor is he a typical commercial actor.”
“"The Rock", referring to Dwayne Johnson.
“Haha." Andy shrugged and said simply, "Then you can invite Dawn. I believe he will be very willing to sit down and talk to you..”
“Andy, you must realize that in the two sequels, Renly is not the absolute protagonist. Besides him, there are Fan and Paul." Michael's tone also became tougher, "Indeed, Renly is in He has achieved good results in the past year, but he still has not proven himself and is still not enough. What we are discussing now is a package agreement for three works. You can refer to the situation of Chris Evans. I don’t think Blue Li has an advantage over him. So, with this number, you should be able to feel our sincerity.”
Before Chris Evans starred in "Captain America", "Fantastic Four" had already proven his box office capabilities, but he still signed a six-part package deal, with a salary of only $600,000 for each film and no dividends. Of course, Disney has ensured Chris' absolute leading role. Even in "Avengers", Chris Evans' position is second only to Robert Downey Jr. and more important than Chris Hemsworth. important.
In comparison, Renly currently does not have any box-office success. Although I did not continue to say the following words, Michael's subtext is self-evident..
After finishing speaking, Michael spread his hands and made a helpless expression, seeming to say: This is the truth. Although it is cruel, it is an iron-clad fact and there is nothing I can do about it. Then the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a kind and pleasant expression. smiled, "Of course, we all see Renly's hard work. To be honest, we are all very much looking forward to Renly showing off his talents in the sequel. We are even more confident about the spin-off movie.".”
Michael paused for a moment, frowned, and seemed to hesitate for a long time before making a decision, "We also hope to hear your opinions during today's meeting. Do you have any special ideas for the next cooperation plan?？”
That reluctant expression seems to be saying: Originally we had no intention of making concessions, and we didn't even have room to raise conditions, but this time for Renly's sake, we're going to be generous. You can give us your opinion. Reference Reference.
That kind of condescending and arrogant posture, not necessarily pity or charity, but the overflowing confidence, the determination that Renly would never refuse, but it was obvious..
Andy's smile became brighter and brighter, and his little eyes almost disappeared. The muffled sound kept rolling in his throat. The more he thought about it, the funnier he became. He treated it as if he had watched a circus performance today, and it was Burlesque, "That's actually good. You can go to Chris, any Chris. I'm not sure if Disney has signed an exclusive agreement, but I believe you will get the answer you are looking for.".”
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