Chapter 1384 1384 Light
December 24th, Christmas Eve, is another year of family reunion. It seems that the world can't help but slow down and concentrate on enjoying this rare relaxing holiday.
At that time, on this day, the special edition of the "Los Angeles Times" reported on the front page of the headline with red font and green trim exclusive to Christmas, "The first $20 million salary in film history is officially born!"
"Boom", the entire North American film market began to shake, not only North America, but the whole world fell into a frenzy because of this news.
This exclusive news broke the news from Dawes-Carter, which mentioned in the content that Hugo has officially reached a cooperation agreement with 20th Century Fox, and the two parties will cooperate on a work temporarily named "Doomsday". It will invest $100 million and will be directed by Roland Emmerich, with a script written by Roland and his partner Dean Devlin. The two parties have completed the signing process, and the movie will officially start after the new year.
What is certain is that Hugo's salary for the film will reach an unprecedented 20 million US dollars. In addition, in addition to the basic salary, he will also share the film's box office dividends.
This issue of the "Los Angeles Times" sold 6.21 million copies directly, surpassing the sales record set by the issue written by Nicholas McKellen after the premiere of "Seven Deadly Sins" and set a new record. It has achieved another new high since the 1990s, swept the entire North America with a destructive momentum, and created an amazing chain reaction!
In less than half a year, the "Los Angeles Times" has twice exploded in sales of 6 million, which also makes the "Los Angeles Times" and "New York Times", the competition between the two big mountains on both sides of the strait increasingly intensified.
The sensation caused by this exclusive revelation is only the beginning, and the sales of 6.21 million copies is only the beginning of Hugo's strong influence.
Twentieth Century Fox's office phone was blown up immediately, vividly explaining the true definition of the so-called hotline. In a hurry, Kevin Pence announced that 20th Century Fox would hold an impromptu press conference to provide an official response to the incident. Less than three hours after the "Los Angeles Times" was published, Twentieth Century Fox quickly held an impromptu press conference in Los Angeles.
At the press conference, Kevin made a positive response to the recent rumors for the first time, and gave a positive answer to the "Los Angeles Times" report, Kevin confirmed and said, "I am very happy to announce that we have Completed the contract with Mr. Lancaster, and he will confirm that he will play the work of 'Doomsday' with a salary of 20 million US dollars. The specific cooperation details are still in the in-depth discussion between the two parties. announced to everyone."
In an instant, the entire press conference site was boiling, and it broke out directly! Everyone knows exactly what this means, and it can almost be said to be a historical moment for a change of dynasty!
Because this means that it will only be six years after Hollywood's highest salary has risen to 15 million, and it will break the shackles again and bring the ceiling data to the incredible height of 20 million, so that the entire Hollywood can truly Enter the era of "20 million paychecks".
In less than 15 years in the past, the salary of actors has risen rapidly from 500,000 yuan to 20 million yuan, a full forty-fold increase, which is even more rapid and exaggerated than the development of Hollywood in the past 60 years. It's really jaw-dropping!
It also means that after Arnold Schwarzenegger became the first 15 million earner in film history, Hugo Lancaster became the first 20 million earner in film history, and Hugo also It will go down in history with that contract, a check.
It can be said that Arnold's salary of 15 million was actually the result of Hollywood's concerted efforts. The work was done by an innovative artist agency, but the entire Hollywood agency industry and actors are working together to promote such a result; in comparison, The 20 million remuneration was met with strong resistance from major Hollywood studios.
This is not just a simple increase of five million in the salary, but under the leadership of a number of high-investment and high-cost works led by "Future Water World", the cost of each film production link will skyrocket. Maybe the actor's salary will only increase by 5 million, but the cost of the entire crew will increase by 10 million, 20 million, or even 50 million. Therefore, when I mentioned a salary of 20 million US dollars several times around last year, I finally failed to make it.
But this time, 20th Century Fox made such a breakthrough so easily. Even if other film companies wanted to object, they gave up after all. The reasons behind it include historical impetus, changes in the industry, etc. The more important reason is that It's Hugo!
From "Sleepless in Seattle" to "Seven Deadly Sins", which is nearing the end of its release, the box office of the two works "Before Sunrise" and "Death Ramble" cannot be included in the category. In three years, rain Guo contributed five box office masterpieces, all of which exceeded 100 million at the box office, two of which exceeded 200 million, and the global box office exceeded 300 million US dollars. Among them, the lowest box office in North America was actually "Pulp Fiction". Twelve million - not the so-called "over 100 million box office" that has just passed the 100 million threshold, but a real box office that has passed the 150 million level.
Not to mention that there is also a Best Picture Oscar winner and a Best Picture Oscar nominee.
Hugo's powerful appeal has reached the absolute peak, which can be called the spire of the Hollywood pyramid, a unique spire. For such a spire, if his remuneration and treatment are not improved accordingly, what will happen?
First of all, the treatment of other actors not only cannot be improved, but also needs to be lowered. "Even Hugo is paid 15 million yuan, why do you?" This kind of thinking is bound to become more and more prosperous, which makes Hugo's paycheck more and more prosperous. The improvement has been unanimously supported by the agency and the Actors Guild.
Secondly, the film company can't show differentiated treatment. For example, 20th Century Fox invited Hugo to play "Doomsday", but what is the difference between this and Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford? It is also disadvantageous from the standpoint of the film company's publicity. Just like when the 15 million club came out, every time the film company confirmed a new project, it would deliberately emphasize this point in the press conference, hoping to distinguish its own work and attract more audiences’ attention.
To put it simply, the remuneration is actually a distinguishing sign of the actor's level, which is also one of the factors that make the pyramid appear echelon. It is beneficial for actors and film companies, and the remuneration itself is one of the important links in industrialization. As the first person in Hollywood today, it is very necessary for all parties to specialize and differentiate Hugo.
More importantly, raising Hugo's remuneration to 20 million, and what kind of box office results will be accompanied, also makes every film company look forward to it. Film companies have absolute confidence in Hugo! Not only 20th Century Fox, but other film companies are now gearing up to book Hugo's next work: the same salary of 20 million!
What's the difference between a year ago and a year later? In fact, it is the "career decline theory" that the "New York Post" worries about.
Because Hugo's previous performance was so good, people couldn't tell whether it was a fad or a source of strength, and the timing was not easy to grasp - if they only paid 20 million, Hugo would have declined. ? That's called bloodbath.
At such a juncture, the appearance of "Before Sunrise" brought out the doubts that were hidden in people's hearts, and then Hugo broke these doubts with the great success of "The Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Row", letting everyone They all clearly realized that they thought that Hugo had reached the peak, and there was a possibility of a landslide, but in fact Hugo was still climbing, and his peak was far from here.
As a result, the 20 million salary of 20th Century Fox was born out of nowhere, and there was no criticism of last year's salary at all.
With the confirmation of 20th Century Fox, all TV programs, all radio programs, all newspapers and magazines focused on this matter for the first time, because the "20 million salary" is not only Hugo's first basic salary. The moment of breakthrough is a summary of Hugo's incomparable glory in the past few years, especially when Brad Pitt topped the "People" weekly magazine's world's sexiest man to seize the power, let people clearly feel it. Hugo's superstar shine!
This is the real superstar! A $20 million paycheck instantly separates Hugo from everyone else. He becomes the first and only Hollywood paycheck of $20 million, not only breaking history, but also making history. What is even more incredible is that no one thinks this is abnormal, and no one protests that it is too exaggerated. On the contrary, almost everyone is applauding, everyone is amazed, and everyone is chanting "History is coming".
The reaction of the media, the reaction of the audience, this is the true manifestation of the brilliance of Hugo's superstar. He is the number one person in Hollywood today, and no one can match it.
If you look back at the development trajectory of Hugo in the past few years, this is truly amazing. Starting from the Golden Raspberry Award in 1992, Hugo, who wept bitterly and received his first Golden Raspberry Worst Actor trophy, became countless People's laughing stock, many people believe that this is the end of Hugo's career; but four years have passed, Hugo not only did not end his career, on the contrary, he has reached a level that many people can't reach. A masterpiece has created miracles many times, and has made incredible breakthroughs in acting skills, achieving the highest glory of the first person in Hollywood.
What is condensed in Hugo is not only the light of a superstar, but also a myth of an immortal dream!