Chapter 1089 1089 Industry Pressure

Rick Rosen has been having a headache lately, but not because of the New York Post.

The "New York Post" report is ridiculous, but it is also ridiculous. Anyone in the industry will not care. This is completely self-hype of a red fruit, and the whole article is full of "I need to pay attention" This kind of clown-like reporting is not uncommon in the entertainment industry, and it is even more commonplace for the "New York Post".

The best way to deal with this kind of coverage is to ignore it. No response is necessary—and no response is correct, because any kind of response would have the New York Post rejoicing and then launching a second round of hype. Just like last year's box office gamble, after completely ignoring the "New York Post", their hype and activity are like two drops of hot oil falling into a large tank of cold water, and they can't make any waves at all.

Stepping back 10,000 steps, the success of "Before Sunrise" does not need to be judged by the "New York Post". DreamWorks and Columbia Pictures know what they have in mind; Hugo's career development does not need the worry of the "New York Post". Elite brokerage firms have corresponding teams to consider.

But Rick does have a headache, not because of the New York Post, but also from the New York Post. Although the New York Post is full of nonsense, Colin Myler's smartest thing is that he hit a pain in the Hollywood industry: pay.

Hugo's consecutive filming of "Pulp Fiction" and "Before the Sunrise" for less than $300,000 really stung the Hollywood industry rules.

Objectively speaking, every film company and every businessman naturally hopes to exchange the least cost for the greatest benefit. Therefore, actors like Hugo who have created amazing box office with low remuneration are definitely their most welcome. where they even wish Hollywood actors could go back to before the 1980s—before innovative artist agencies sent industry paychecks soaring.

That's why Hugo is so popular. Countless film companies are eager to cooperate with Hugo, with excellent acting skills, amazing box office appeal, dedication and seriousness, not to mention the low remuneration, which is simply a good thing in the sky. Major companies are naturally rushing.

But on the other hand, from the standpoint of the actors, or more strictly speaking, from the standpoint of the agency, this makes it very difficult for them. The brokerage companies headed by the Creative Artists Brokerage Company are joining forces to put pressure on the Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, which makes it difficult for the Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, which has not yet fully started.

Unlike film companies, no actor will dislike their high salary - they are not Jesus, and no brokerage company will actively reduce the salary of their actors - because they rely on commissions to achieve profits, and actors' salary is reduced. This means that their income is reduced.

At the beginning, the creative artist agency took the initiative to challenge the traditional Hollywood industry rules. In fact, it was supported by major agency companies. This broke the industry rules and allowed actors' remuneration to rise. The first ten million dollars in remuneration appeared, and then There has been a 15 million-level remuneration.

This has made the entire entertainment brokerage industry thriving.

Now, on the one hand, the film company is waving a check of $20 million, hoping that Hugo can cooperate with them; on the other hand, Hugo only earns less than $300,000 for two consecutive works. Of course, "Pulp Fiction" is an exception. Although Hugo was only paid $250,000, he received a 20% dividend, which allowed Hugo to pocket $34 million before taxes, and continued After "Speed ​​of Life and Death" brought Hugo a pre-tax dividend of US$3,460, Hugo has already received a salary of 30 million for two consecutive works!

However, "Before Sunrise" is different. Hugo is not only an actor, but also a screenwriter. The 20% of the 20% he earned is a full $6.4 million, but it can't be counted in the actor's share.

As a result, an extreme situation emerged: the film company offered 20 million yuan, but Hugo worked hard in independent films with an ultra-low salary of 300,000 yuan.

Originally, this was only Hugo's business, and it was also the actor's personal choice. His agency didn't care anymore, and other people naturally didn't care. What's more, there are not a few actors of this type in Hollywood, and many actors are no longer taking the film for the salary.

But the problem is that Hugo's rise is too violent, and he does have an impact on the entire Hollywood industry. A lot of actors' pay is stuck because of Hugo and can't go any further, because major studios are always used to Hugo as a measure.

For example, a Brad Pitt movie, Martin Baum wants to use the momentum of "Interview with the Vampire" and "Burning Years" to ask for $10 million, but the studio is obviously not willing, because they think Inviting Brad to participate with 10 million US dollars is too cheap, and it is not worth mentioning compared to Hugo.

Or in other words, when the brokerage company wants to raise the price, the film company will say "Hugo's current highest salary is only eight million", which will make the brokerage company's negotiation bogged down. At present, there is no actor in the entire Hollywood who can reach the height of Hugo. It requires box office and box office, acting and acting skills, popularity and popularity, and quality. Even Tom Cruise needs to avoid the limelight, let alone Speaking of other actors.

Just as Colin said in the New York Post, "An actor who has five consecutive films with a box office of more than 100 million dollars still earns hundreds of thousands of dollars, how can the studio be willing to pay other actors? Tens of millions of dollars to make a movie?"

The phrase has sparked conflict within the industry as a whole. It can be said that Hugo's "special case" is a breach of the rules of the entire brokerage industry. He alone has affected the interests of thousands of brokers in dozens of companies in the brokerage industry. How could Rick Rosen be under pressure? Not big?

Endeavour Elite Brokerage has just started, and International Innovation Management has been looking for opportunities to suppress them. For the past six months, Marvin Josephson has been cleaning up the mess of infighting, and there is not much time to take care of Endeavour Elite Brokerage. The company, even so, the few suppressions that International Innovation Management Corporation downplayed were enough to keep Rick and Ali in a hurry.

Now, the international innovation management company has been gradually sorted out, and it is time to start dealing with the Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company. And now the Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company has become the public enemy of the brokerage industry. If Rick doesn't think of a solution, he is afraid that the future development of the company will be the real difficulty.

However, from another perspective, Endeavour Elite Brokerage has also benefited a lot from this industry pressure. Hugo relied on his own efforts to have an impact on the salary trend of the entire industry, which shows his current influence. And Hugo actually chose Endeavour Elite Brokerage, and besides, Tom Hanks, Al Pacino, and Quentin Tarantino are all here. This has also made many people have confidence in Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company. Many brokers and second- and third-tier actors have cast their votes of confidence in the company. The company has also entered a period of rapid development during this period, and the momentum is good.

In fact, Rick knows that the most direct and easiest way to solve this problem is to take a high-paying movie for Hugo, maybe not 20 million US dollars, but at least 10 million US dollars, so that we can alleviate the problem. Stressed out. After all, it is a personal freedom for an actor to choose how much to pay for a film.

However, Rick knew very well that the problem was not with Hugo at all, but with the choice of the script. If a script is excellent and can get a high salary, Hugo naturally has no reason to refuse. It's like "Pulp Fiction" and "Life and Death" both got 30 million level dividends for Hugo. This is a truth.

Therefore, the pressure on Rick is even greater.

After returning from Park City, Rick began to select the script for Hugo, but this was a very difficult task, not only not easy, to be precise, it should be difficult.

Looking back at Hugo's past several works, Hugo's roles and scripts are all different. It can be seen that Hugo has ambitions for acting, and at the same time he has strict requirements for scripts. For example, "Life and Death", although this is a popcorn movie, the script is unique among the popcorn commercial movies that attract attention with blasting.

Especially after the brilliance of the three works of "Schindler's List", "Speed ​​of Life and Death", and "Pulp Fiction", the results of "Before Sunrise", although excellent, are indeed a buffer - from this perspective Reading the "New York Post" remarks cannot be said to be 100% self-talk. Now the selection of new works is also very important. Even if the splendor of the previous works cannot be reproduced, it should not be a work that is too personal and remote like "Before the Sunrise".

Are you looking at the box office or the awards? Should the subject matter be light or serious? Are you looking for a breakthrough in acting or challenging new genres like comedy? Does the scale of the work need to be one hundred million? Should co-stars focus on senior names or should they open their minds to independent upstarts like Quentin and Richard?

Rick's work is definitely a long way to go. After experiencing the development trajectory of the previous works, the choice of new works must be carefully selected. Now there is the "New York Post" blindly participating. Coupled with the pressure of the industry, Rick feels unprecedented. Irritability and cramped.

But Rick also knew that a crisis also means an opportunity, not only an opportunity for Hugo, but also an opportunity to forge ahead with an elite brokerage company. If successful, the company will rise to a higher level; if it fails, it may face an international innovation management company. A new round of suppression.

Fortune and misfortune depend on each other, which is probably what it means. No one knows whether disaster is waiting after a series of successes, and no one knows whether it will usher in a sunny day after a short-term obstacle.

Compared with the heavy pressure on Rick's shoulders, Henry Bloom has been complacent recently, relaxed and comfortable.