I’m in Hollywood Chapter 1115: Residents

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"Eric, at the party of the Frank family last night, I met Richard Lovett of Creative Artists Agency. He said that Matt Damon would like to try the role of Bourne. I remember you wanted Matt to appear in the beginning. So promise to think about it, what do you think? "

Eric looked at the draft contract that Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Marshall initially reached, without looking up, and asked Amy: "Will he accept our compensation plan?"

After the success of "The Fast and the Furious", in the process of determining the salary of the two actor sequels Van Diesel and Paul Walker, the senior executives of the Eric and Firefly systems have discussed many times, and recently set a new set of basic salary Bonus pay plan.

In simple terms, the new pay contract will give the protagonist a base salary. Then, according to the situation of Box Office after the film was released, another part of the bonus Actor will be further awarded. The higher the film Box Office, the higher the bonus will naturally be.

For example, the already launched "The Fast and the Furious2", due to the great success of first part, Metro Goldwyn Mayer has set a minimum salary of 5 million USD for Van Diesel and Paul Walker. 5 million USD is also the upper limit of the base salary of the new compensation plan that the Firefly system will implement in the future.

Next, according to the content of the contract, as long as the sequel global Box Office reaches 500 million USD, the total remuneration of the two male protagonists will reach 10 million USD, global Box Office will reach 700 million USD, this number will rise to 15 million USD, global 900 million USD, the total remuneration will reach the top 20 million USD If the number of global Box Office can still reach a higher level, Metro Goldwyn Mayer will naturally be willing to pay more. However, if the sequel global Box Office is lower than 300 million USD, the two will not receive any bonus.

Of course, detailed contracts are much more complicated than this simple calculation. Moreover, other film projects in the future will also consider many factors such as the theme of the film, budget cost and so on. After all, no one can expect a budget cost of only 20 to 30 million USD global Box Office. It is difficult to exceed 300 million's vulgar comedy to accept the "blockbuster" pay model of "The Fast and the Furious".

However, the overall idea of ​​this new pay plan is simple. At the same time, this compensation scheme can also maximize the binding of Actor and the project, which can not only reduce the risk of Film Studio, but also will not attack the enthusiasm of Actor. In order to obtain more compensation, Actor will naturally work hard.

Actually, Eric has produced a similar idea of ​​remuneration payment in the past few years. The "Spider-Man" film signed by Stewart · Lunkel and Firefly generally adopts this model. The reason why the large-scale implementation has been formally determined until now is mainly because the Firefly system now has the strength to completely change the Hollywood rules.

Van Diesel and Paul Walker have now accepted the new pay contract. In the future, the follow-up series of Agent Film Universe, Marvel Cinematic Universe series, "Harry Potter" ​​series, 《Pirates of the Caribbean》 series and other key projects of the Firefly system will all adopt this remuneration payment scheme.

Amy noticed the casual appearance of Eric and realized what it was, saying: "This, Richard Lovett means that Damon is not a newcomer. However, he said that many things can be discussed . "

"Then," Eric raised his head and smiled at Amy, then lowered his head and continued to look at the document in front of him, saying: "Then," The Bourne Identity "succeeded, and everything had to continue to be distributed because of benefits as before The problem and the creators are talking, even until the project is yellow, like the current "Men in Black"? "

The Amy was suddenly silent, and everyone else in the meeting room who had originally wanted to speak closed his mouth.

Eric patiently turned through the last few pages of the draft contract and closed the document. Then he looked up to the Metro Goldwyn Mayer executives who were still sitting around and said, "I have said more than one thing, we have It is the master of Hollywood. Now that we have enough strength, we should take back the initiative lost by Film Studio in these years. From now on, Hollywood, only we can say it, not the stars. , Director or the producer. "

After a pause, Eric continued to add plainly: "Of course, you can also understand that the current Hollywood, I have the final say, you are all Williams's courtiers, also have the privileges, but others, they only Abide by the rules we have set up. So, do you have any objections? "

The Eric voice fell, and the meeting room became quieter. Several executives did n’t even have a little bit of eye contact with each other, and no one dared to try any objections raised at this time. The tone of Eric is very plain, but it is obviously not meant to be a joke. Who knows if he jumps out at this time, will he be swept out directly.

Eric waited for a moment, nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Very good, then, back to the topic just now. According to the past situation of Hollywood, if we do not have the initiative in the" The Fast and the Furious "series, now, two men The protagonist must be waiting for the price to sell, even if he is dissatisfied with the sequel payout issued by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, he announced that he will withdraw from this series, so do n’t want to continue the series smoothly. But the actual situation is that the sequel has been successfully launched. Accept the compensation plan we gave. Everything is going well, how good is it, isn't it? So, on the "The Bourne Identity" project, I will also not make concessions, maybe we can't invite first-line stars in a short time Joining, therefore will lose some benefits, but stick to it, all Hollywood stars, as long as they want to get a job, they must abide by the rules of Hollywood, at that time, we will also completely recapture all the big Film Studio lost the initiative. "

After saying this, Eric paused for a moment, giving everyone some digestion time before continuing: "Okay, that ’s all for today, I have seen several Actor materials handed over from ICM, that Mark · Walber It ’s not bad, although he is a bit lower than Damon, but he is also very suitable for the role of Bourne, and Paul Thomas Anderson ’s "Boogie Nights" also earned him a good reputation. What you have to do is to put This person's contract is negotiated. Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't talk about it. Continue to find the next one. "

The parking lot of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Headquarters, looking at the car of Eric left, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Chairman Frank · Makasso only looked at Amy · Pascal, and said in a small voice: "Amy, did you receive the benefits of Richard · Lovett?"

Amy suddenly gave Frank · Makasso a fierce glance: "You only received the benefits of Richard · Lovett."

"Then you also recommend Damon," Frank · Makasso didn't mind Amy's staring, and said with a smile: "You clearly know BOSS's mind, now it's okay, we are all family officials."

"You can resign if you don't want to."

Amy said a little teasingly, and felt aggrieved in her heart. She naturally understood Eric's idea. It's just that Matt · Damon's story was Eric's own. And, okay, Creative Artists Agency Chairman Richard · Lovett is indeed a very good lobbyist, so she will only recommend the direction Eric a little today.

"consider as finished, in fact, his family is not bad," Frank · Makasso touched some sparse hair of middle-aged people and said, "At least, we are privileged."

The next John · Calley also said at this time: "I suddenly felt that BOSS's temper is not as good as before."

"It is estimated that the pressure has been too great recently," Frank · Makasso gently shook his head and said: "Tsk Tsk, 300billion USD, how can the pressure not be great."

"It makes sense, it is easier for us to be a minister."

Amy lost his eyes, and turned to walk towards his car, saying: "Can you two have a more sour tone?"

Frank · Makasso and John · Calley laughed a few times. The Metro Goldwyn Mayer executives' parking spaces were adjacent. They also followed Amy to a corner not far away. Frank · Makasso said again: "That Mark · Wahlberg, are you familiar? "

"I have seen his information, and the acting is still good," John · Calley walked to his car without rushing to drive the door, said: "And, I suddenly felt that his appearance and Damon's There are some similarities, it seems that BOSS still prefers to use this type of Actor to play the "Spy" series. "

Amy did not rush to get in the car, frowned and thought about it, then said: "The origin of this Actor is not very good. It seemed to be a little **** and had been jailed long ago."

"These are the things ICM have to worry about," Frank · Makasso did not care, saying: "As long as the contract is signed, ICM will definitely help him maintain the public image, and here is Hollywood, there is nothing broken."

John · Calley said: "However, if it is definitely his, we must still remind ICM this point, don't let it be black. The male corner of the" Spy "series series is on this guy's head, jealous. There must be a lot of people. "

Today is Friday, and the three did not chat for too long. After a while, Frank · Makasso and John · Calley both drove away.

Amy also got into his car and started the engine slowly, but did not leave immediately, but was a bit dazed.

It's only ten years.

At that time, the young boy has become the master of most Hollywood.

She also clearly remembers the first time she saw Eric. At that time, the other party was completely like a fledgling big boy, but she obviously had the talent and confidence of other peers. At first, she wasn't even so sophisticated enough. Although she found a good position in Columbia Film Industry, she left because she was angry.

Now, I may never be able to do such things as a teenager again.

And.

Residents.

This somewhat classical name seems to be really good.