Hollywood Domination Chapter 80: Correct answer
For this question, the best answer is of course 'I choose your choice', but if she says that, she will not be able to 'find trouble' for Cesare for a long time in the future, so Jenny first ruled out Drop this easiest answer.
The second thing that was ruled out was the choice to exclude Josh from the game. This was not because of the life-saving grace between them, or the love contract. Of course, these factors were also within the scope of consideration, but Jenny The biggest concern is the script of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2". ——If Josh is out of the game, the script will definitely have to be greatly changed, so will the box office of 2 be as successful as her previous life?
No one knows the answer, at least she doesn't know. So far, the movie scripts in this world are almost the same as the ones she has seen. In terms of box office, it is impossible for her to remember the data of her previous life. There is nothing wrong with it, what should be a hit, what should be hit the street, except that "Pearl Harbor" has replaced Jennifer Bell to play the role, the basic plot and box office trend are similar. Therefore, Jenny also tends not to take too many risks. Even if she gets a little less pay, she will still maintain the box office of "Plus 2". If there is no space for performance, then of course popularity and seniority are the main factors, supplemented by salary. A very blockbuster trilogy and the first blockbuster, the second blockbuster aborted series, of course, the former is more helpful to her qualifications.
Looking at it this way, of course it is the safest choice to stick to the current bargaining strategy, but this will face a very direct consequence, which is to offend Tracy and Johnny.
Tracey and Johnny would not have offered to form an alliance if they hadn't been forced to be very uncomfortable. Obviously, they hope to make a 20/20 as soon as possible, so that even if the box office performance of subsequent literary films is not good, Johnny also has this contract guaranteed. Of course, you have to tie up Johnny to negotiate the price, and Tracy and others can't protest or interfere, but no one is a fool. If the status quo continues, Disney will choose to delay time, and Jenny originally hoped to delay time. Can Cesare see it, but Tracy can't? This is tantamount to telling Tracy and Johnny directly: I am using you to buy time and raise my own price.
She was able to sign the performance contract of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", and Johnny also expressed her support. Although this was a friendship between him and Cesare, in this matter, Jenny felt that the East and the West The philosophy of communication still has something in common. Wherever it is about connections, you can’t calculate it too clearly. For example, the famous "Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr. in her era, Jenny sees According to some news about him, he was able to return to the normal track from the point of no acting several times because of the connections he made when he was popular, and they were still effective when he was at his lowest point. Friends have abandoned him, but there are always a few people who stick to him and provide him with opportunities.
Of course, this is not to say that the West also advocates "a drop of water, a spring of gratitude". If someone has provided you with a Favor, you can not repay it temporarily, but you can't reverse the other party's career too much. Pass. If Jenny really refuses to give in and everyone delays time together, you may not see anything in the short term, but in the long run, at least members of the Tracy Gang and the Johnny Gang will not have a better impression of her. There will be a lot of losses on the line of contacts.
"Can I choose neither path?" She asked Cesare, "There is no rule that I cannot choose the third path?"
There was a very slight smile on Cesare's lips, he didn't answer directly, but raised his wine glass inscrutably and took a sip.
Jenny then said her thoughts, "Is this solution satisfactory to you, Mr. Vijay?"
She is also well aware that Cesare is trying to "stumble" her, as a retaliation for the previous Oprah incident, otherwise she would not have given her a warning in advance. Make judgments in a short period of time.
"What surprises me is that our basic ideas are the same,"—even though he was surprised, Cesare didn't show it. He seemed as if he didn't give Jenny any problems at all, "Let's go , it's time to go back."
While they were discussing, Johnny and Tracy were also whispering something, and they stopped talking when they were seated. Tracy showed a well-prepared warm smile and said to Jenny, "How is it? My dear, what is the result of your consideration."
Jennie looked at Cesare's face and saw that he didn't express anything in particular. She knew that he had temporarily left the talking stick in her hand. She spread her hands and said with a smile, "I still remember who is at the key For supporting me at all times and getting me this contract, Cesare and I are not ungrateful people - we are willing to give up following the bargaining strategy.”
Tracey's face suddenly glowed with excitement. She stood up and hugged Jenny, looked at Cesare for a while, then leaned forward and made a gesture of hugging. Embrace implementation. "Comeon, Tracy, don't be so unapproachable."
"It's not very annoying after all, is it, Chesa?" Tracy's tone was still a little bitter.
Johnny also hugged Jenny and said politely, "Thank you for your help, Jennifer."
"Call me Jenny, Johnny, I'm sorry I haven't been able to thank you in person," Jenny said with a smile.
"Then you should also call me John—when Vanessa returns to Los Angeles, or you go to France, you should come and have dinner with us." Johnny also warmly invited, "Seriously, find a time Come to France for vacation, our house is especially charming in autumn, the fruit trees are ripe, and there is home-made wine.”
As for the interaction between him and Cesare, it was more genuine than the one with Jenny—Johnny stretched out his hand and clapped Cesare heavily before shaking hands. What to say made Tracy's expression a little sour.
For the Johnny team, after Jenny gave up following the pricing, the biggest problem has been solved, and the strategy of bundling the alliance can be ignored. However, Tracy still showed her professionalism. She made small gestures to express her 'dissatisfaction' with Cesare, but she was very interesting in this matter. When everyone finished their lunch hastily and moved indoors to enjoy the air-conditioning, Tracy raised the issue of binding alliances. "You gave up following the bargaining price, but did not accept the bundled alliance, is it because you are not satisfied with the current distribution of benefits?"
Worthy of being a big manager, she can grasp the key information with every wording in her statement, but Jenny didn't say anything - just now when she announced that she would give up following the pricing, it was actually tantamount to taking more than half of this favor to herself It is not without the intention of cultivating goodwill with Johnny and Tracy. Cesare's acquiescence can be regarded as a reward for her 'answering the question correctly', but now it is in the stage of negotiation and persuasion. In such a situation, she doesn't have to step overboard.
"We do have some opinions on 20/20," Cesare also naturally took over the conversation, but, unlike Tracy, he expounded directly to Johnny, "Johnny , you know, if the sequels are negotiated separately, there will be a rise in the salary of each episode, this is the rule in the industry, you call 20/20 in the second episode, then in the third episode you may reach 20/20 What kind of asking price? The reason why the Disney people didn’t accept 20/20, I think a lot of it was worrying about how you would increase the price in the next third episode negotiation. So they always wanted to offer you a package price , Anyway, these two films will be filmed back to back. I think, even if we give up following the price negotiation, if you insist on 20/20, Disney is likely to shelve the negotiation now and restart it again in a year."
Johnny showed a thoughtful expression, and Tracy lit another cigarette—she was indeed addicted to cigarettes, and she had smoked three or four cigarettes since just now.
Jenny didn't feel anything when she was outside just now, but now in the air-conditioned room, she is still more sensitive to second-hand smoke, but she doesn't intend to protest.
"I'm sorry." Tracy still noticed the slightest change in her expression during such intense thinking, and she immediately sat downwind, "I really can't do without this baby, you know, especially when When I think."
She took a deep drag on her cigarette, "What do you want to sign a package price and then make a supplementary agreement?"
"If it were me, I might give up 20% of the dividend. The package price of the two films is 40 million, but when the box office of the second film exceeds a certain amount, for example, 800 million worldwide, the dividend of 10% in the supplementary agreement will be implemented. % clause, 10% dividends will be given to the box office profits of the second and third films." Cesare said, "This will make Disney more comfortable, and it can also reduce concerns and risks. Of course, this certain amount must be It can only be settled after careful calculation and negotiation, and it is impossible to come with an open mouth.”
"This leaves room for Disney to bargain. They are likely to demand that the third part of the supplementary agreement be implemented when the box office of the third part exceeds a certain amount." Tracy pointed out, "and This clause is for us..."
She looked at Johnny, "John, what do you think?"
Johnny thought for a while, "I trust your judgment."
Although he included Cesare, Tracy was not unhappy this time. Instead, he asked Cesare thoughtfully, "Do you think 20/20 is impossible?"
"I don't think so. The two movies are filmed and produced at the same time. Disney has to invest at least 400-500 million in filming expenses. Counting the cost of publicity and distribution, the investment is nearly 1 billion. This is a big project. And the filming A large part of the production fee is special effects that cannot be saved. Tracy, you must know that for Hollywood, the 20 million club may still enter the club, but I think few people will be able to achieve the 20% dividend in the future. , Unless you are shooting a special effects blockbuster, the production company will not allow you to get this amount. Nowadays, if you want to play special effects, the cost is rarely less than 100 million yuan. Film producers must weigh the ratio and risk of investment and income. The actors may be allowed to take 20% of the profits. In this case, they are taking all the risks of 1 billion, but the profits may only be tens of millions, and they may even lose money. This asking price is no longer a negotiation, Tracy, it is a setback table." Cesare replied quickly, "Do the math, and the possibility that Disney will agree is very small."
Although they are all called 20/20, it is hard to say what the latter 20 represents. Some stars with big appetites directly take away 20% of all box office, which is equivalent to 100 yuan of income. Take away 50 yuan, stars take 25 yuan, film dealers take 25 yuan, and also pay for shooting costs and expenses. If it is tens of millions, that is, the income of 100 yuan, out of the 50 yuan taken by the film dealer, the movie star will take 10 yuan, and the film dealer will deduct 30 yuan from the publicity cost, and still get 10 yuan in the box office profit.
For the first model, the possibility of making money is very small for film producers. Unless the cost of filming and publicity is low, and the surrounding profits are large, it is almost impossible to agree to such a sharing plan, while the second model As far as the model is concerned, it depends on the production cost. If it is a comedy king like Jim Carrey, when shooting a comedy, the actor’s investment is his 20/20. There is no need to hire any big names for other supporting roles, and the rest of the cost of the cast and crew can be ignored. Comedy films can earn 300 to 400 million box office around the world, so filmmakers will happily follow the 20/20 strategy. In fact, in the era when special effects were not so important and costly, the reason why stars were able to execute 20/20 was because most of the time, the production cost was not so appalling, and the star’s performance fee was the biggest cost of the whole show. .
But now, the situation has completely changed. In "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", it is absolutely impossible to save more than 100 million in shooting costs and special effects production costs. Even if the North American box office is 300 million, the global box office will eventually reach 1 billion. The shocking figures, Disney's global income is only over 300 million, 20% to Johnny, 7.5% to Jerry, the producer, there is basically nothing left, and the book may still be a loss in the end. Of course, there will be many other incomes to cover their costs. For example, some people say that the box office only accounts for 30% of the money that Hollywood filmmakers can make on a movie. In the box office situation, the final box office book will lose money, and it can only rely on long-term income to slowly make profits. This is a very big test for Disney's cash chain, and within the group, the loss of your film department is converted into the profit of Disneyland. Within Disney, certainly not everyone supports such a decision.
"Of course, if Johnny is willing to exchange the first 20 for the last 20, maybe Disney will agree." Cesare added, "But I'm afraid you may not make such a decision."
This is tantamount to putting all the treasures on the box office hit of "Plus 2". In the street, North America is 100 million, overseas is only 100 million, so Johnny can only get a share of more than 10 million.
Johnny was completely dazzled by Cesare's analysis, so he simply chatted with Jenny about his friend, the director Tim Burton invited him to participate in the new movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", " I'm still reading the script..."
Tracey, who was completely trusted by him, pressed the calculator for a long time, wrote down a number from time to time, and finally took a deep puff of cigarettes, "20/10, this is our bottom line, Cesare , what do you think?"
"I think this is a good asking price." Cesare replied, "But Disney may still lower the price. If you want to facilitate this contract, the best way is to make a slight concession on 2 and put this Part of the profit is allocated to 3, so that although the total amount remains the same, the pressure on them to pay will be lighter.”
"This is a good strategy." Tracy exhaled a smoke ring, "So, what about you, you are not so satisfied with eight million, are you?"
"We thought 10/10 at the beginning. Although it was just an inflated price and there was room for bargaining, we only got 8 million in the end. This result is definitely unsatisfactory." Cesare showed a business smile , "Tracey, what do you really think?"
"The 10% share is just your smoke bomb?" Tracy narrowed her eyes and said mercilessly, "What you really want to get is the part of the pay bonus that Disney redeems the 10% share, right? You and I know very well that Jennifer is still not eligible for such a big production."
"Indeed, so I don't ask for a 10% cut, my bottom line is 10 million dollars," Cesare also said frankly, "This is the second film, and the lower limit for the third film is 10 million dollars." , the upper limit, I want to reserve the right to re-raise the price after the second part is filmed."
Even Jenny and Johnny, who had been pretending to stay out of the matter, couldn't help showing surprised expressions at this time, and instinctively exchanged glances with each other: the condition proposed by Cesare is indeed unreasonable. Well, many old drama stars who are worth a lot of awards will not be able to make this amount in their lifetime, such as Hollywood evergreen Mel Streep, her current salary is only between 3 million and 5 million. It has not reached the height of 10 million.
Moreover, judging from the calculations just now, this asking price does not leave any room for Josh at all. Twenty million plus ten million does not even leave room for two million. It is directly for Josh. Sentenced to death, completely kick him out.
"This condition..." Just now, Cesare used calculations to persuade Tracy not to open his mouth. Now it is Tracy's turn to analyze the situation and try to lower the price to ensure that Disney can better accept this bundled contract. "As I expected, it's very your style. You always ask the price to the limit, but as you said, Chesa, we all have to take a step back. Wouldn't Jennifer get eight million? Don't Forget, she can only get 300,000 in the first part."
"Don't forget, the day after tomorrow is the Tony Award." Cesare said calmly, seemingly unmoved by Tracy's words, "Now I have already given a bonus of two million, Trey Si, if I wait until after the Tony Awards to talk to you about this issue, then if I don't get twelve million, Jenny will probably kick me off and go into your arms. When Johnny called today, I would Don't know what to talk about? I didn't say 'Tony Awards later' because we're friends, Tracy, don't play with me to lower the price, I support you, give up following the bargaining strategy , shouldn't you show your support for me?"
Tracey showed a troubled expression, but Johnny was moved by Cesare's words. He said without hesitation, "Of course I support you, Cesare."
What else can Tracy say? I can only shake my head and smile wryly, "This will be a very crazy binding contract, God, I hope that group of lunatics at Disney can accept it."
"So we have an agreement?" Cesare asked.
Tracey put out the cigarette **** and reached out to him, "I'll contact the lawyer to draw up the terms."
After Cesare shook Tracy's hand, Johnny laughed, and stretched out his hand to signal the remaining three people to stack their hands one by one, "No one will betray a friend, right?"
Tracey obviously couldn't bear Johnny's prodigal behavior, but she rolled her eyes lovingly, and put her hand up in approval. Of course, Jenny and Cesare would not be disappointed. In "Nobody Betrays a Friend", Johnny cheered with a smile, raised his hands up, and clapped vigorously, "Okay, the time to talk about money is over. Chesa, are you interested in going to the cigar room with me?" ?”
"Of course," Cesare looked at Jenny, "Together? Jenny?"
Jenny certainly can't say no, and this is a great time for her to socialize. Tracy contacted the lawyer and joined in after conveying his wish. The four of them stopped talking about box office and film salary, but talked about luxury entertainment such as cigars. Tracy wentssip with Cesare about the current situation of many big Hollywood names , Jenny can be regarded as the right time for the meeting, and in the spirit of the remaining fans, she is still very excited.
When the lawyers from both sides arrived and drafted a memorandum of cooperation with more symbolic meaning, the four people signed it separately, and the negotiation alliance was officially confirmed. Tracy and Johnny invited Jenny and Cesare to play billiards and swim—in short, to make the most of the entertainment facilities in the house.
Jenny waited until the car drove out of Johnny's house before asking, "Are you really planning to kick Josh out, Chesa?"
This is not in line with her idea. In her idea, Jenny is willing to return to the asking price of 6 million and leave room for Josh to 4 million. She thinks this allocation is more reasonable, and both parties There are also improvements.
Cesare didn't answer, but put on the bluetooth headset directly, and made a call while riding the red light.
"Anna, it's me." He was as concise as ever, "Today I met with Tracy and made an offensive and defensive alliance. The minimum salary for Jenny's second part will be 10 million, I think I better tell you."
Anna seemed to make a long speech on the other end of the phone, and Cesare listened for a while, "Yes, I also think that it is not too much for Josh to ask for 10 million... Yes, don't say that, friends It's time to help each other out...Tony Awards? Jenny's only been on The Oprah Show for a while, maybe a while, and it's too early for Josh to walk her down the aisle...Okay, keep in touch."
He hung up the phone, took off the headset, and Jenny stared at him wordlessly.
"What?" Cesare asked nonchalantly.
"The budget of Jerry's cast and crew is more than 50 million?" Jenny asked directly, "Did you tell the truth to Tracy and the others?"
"I didn't lie either." Cesare pointed out, "I just kept silent wisely."
"How much...how much? What's the real budget?" Jenny asked.
"Sixty million." Cesare didn't make a fool of himself this time.
It's just right, it's the rhythm of 10 million for myself and Josh, and 20 million for Johnny.
"Why would he tell you the truth instead of maintaining a consistent caliber to the outside world."
"Have you forgotten? My mother is a production manager at Disney, and Jerry knows there's no point in lying to me." Cesare looked at the rearview mirror and steered the car around a corner.
Noticing Jenny's expression, he raised his eyebrows, "What? I'm not lying, my mother didn't tell me anything, it's Jerry's choice. I'm just making a guess about his motives." Just guesswork—of course, you now know why I couldn't tell Tracy the real budget."
Jerry told Cesare that it was because he could not guard against it. As the recipient of favors, Cesare must have a wink, and he should not talk nonsense, which will ruin Jerry's negotiation plan, otherwise he will definitely treat his mother too. have adverse effects.
You are so reasonable, you...Jenny was a little itchy, and she quickly found a bug, "Then why do you have to persuade Johnny to give up 20/20? Since this plan still leaves Josh Tens of millions of space, and according to your analysis, Johnny's 20/20 Disney will not agree, it is very likely that they will choose to shelve the negotiation, so that after a year, if Johnny wants to make concessions, he can only dissolve the contract with us. Alliance relationship, or price reduction, then maybe we can really call 10/10, or 12 million."
"Are you against my countermeasure?" Cesare asked casually.
Jenny is a little shy, "...No, I'm just talking."
"Okay." Cesare said kindly, "Since you said so."
At a red light, he stopped the car and turned to look at Jenny, "First, signing the contract now will be very beneficial for you to increase the price of your next film contract. Second, indeed, John Ni gave up 20/20 and went back to 20/10. It seems that it has no effect on you. Even if he insists on 20/20, there is still a certain chance that you can renegotiate and get 10/10, but you have to remember that in Hollywood, never let an offer go cold. What if Josh has a blockbuster new movie this year? If he doesn't come back, Disney's confidence will definitely weaken. If Johnny's new movie loses money, Disney's confidence It will continue to weaken. If Disney’s internal personnel struggles intensify, Disney’s interest will weaken. If you don’t even sign the performance contract and delay it, there is a certain chance that you will no longer be able to shout 10/10, and you will lose this series. slices."
He starts the car, "But, if Johnny goes back to 20/10, as long as the negotiations go well, you'll have a ten million contract, and..."
There was a slight smile on the corner of Cesare's lips, "And it's possible to call 20/10 in the third part, right?"
Once again, Jenny is stuck in a 'nothing to say' situation, she feels like she's being sucked into it, not realizing the difference between Johnny's cut to 20/10 and Cesare retaining the power to rebid for the third part The connection - if Johnny doesn't withdraw the 10% share, Jenny's asking price for 10% share may be 100% rejected, and Disney has not so much profit to give up.
"Aren't you afraid that Tracy will realize the real purpose of your persuading her to reduce the asking price?" She asked seriously, "In that case, your reputation will be bad."
"If you have no score, I will not call 20/10. I think no one will guess my train of thought before I call this number." Cesare drove the car into the parking lot , "Is there a risk of not being able to return by then? Yes, but will I give up because of this?"
"No." Jenny closed the car door and walked to the elevator with him.
She was silent for a while, and suddenly said angrily, "Anyway, you are cheating anyway! Since it is a challenge, there is no reason to hide the key conditions and mislead the candidates-this time, I refuse to admit defeat! "
"It sounds like you're still a little dissatisfied with me." Cesare's eyes were covered with a slight smile.
"Maybe," Jenny snorted, "maybe not."
"Well, to make amends, I will accompany you to the Tony Awards." Cesare said, "Satisfied?"
"It's the agent's job, you're just doing your job." Jenny squinted at him, "I'm not satisfied if you can't do it?"
"OK, OK." Cesare raised his hand, "Can we go by private jet?"
Jenny is not fooled, "It's still my money, the round trip from Los Angeles to New York is at least 80,000 yuan, and my 500,000 yuan loan will soon be bottomed out. - You can't really ask Johnny Did you borrow a private jet?"
In the previous private jet, Jenny used Johnny's, so of course she guessed so this time.
"I didn't ask." Cesare said, "Johnny took the initiative to bring it up - he is very grateful for your concession. This time, all kinds of expenses will be entertained by him."
"It's good to make more friends, isn't it?" Jenny said with a smile.
Cesare curled his lips.
"It seems so," he said politely, "bring some extra clothes—we're meeting two important people in New York."
"What are you going to talk about?" Jenny became excited.
"Of course it is the most important issue at this stage." Cesare pushed the elevator for Jenny. "Your next video."
He did not follow into the elevator, but raised his hand to say goodbye to her, "Good night, Jenny, see you tomorrow."
The author has something to say: Note: In Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3, Keira and Orlando both received 12.6 million yuan in salary. Here, some adjustments have been made to the asking price due to different specific circumstances.
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