Chapter 1765: Chapter 1765

In Hollywood, the producer is undoubtedly the person with the most say in the entire project. When the film enters the production process, even Barry Mayer, Kevin Burns, Mark Canton and other big shots will not easily criticize the film. Instead of pointing fingers, the producer is solely responsible. The producer is not only the link between the production company and the crew, but also the person who has the life and death power of the entire crew. He controls the economic lifeline of the crew and the direction of production.

If you encounter a bad producer, interfering in every aspect of the production of the work-the point is still layman pretending to understand, then this is a disaster, and it is not surprising that an investment of 100 million US dollars can be easily ruined. "Future Water World" is obviously the most representative case.

This is also the reason why many top directors will shoulder the responsibility of producers of their own works, such as Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, George Lucas, etc., their works are generally produced by themselves of. Of course, ensuring quality and creative freedom is one reason, and producers can participate in dividends is another reason.

In a crew, those who are eligible to participate in profit sharing include the director, screenwriter, and producer, as well as top actors, such as Hugo. However, there is obviously no way to compete with the director and producer for Hugo's dividends, and they are the ones who get the big ones. In the case of Steven, James, and George, they can get a part of the dividend as a director, and then get a part of the dividend as a producer, so the dividend is often as high as 20% or more.

Twenty years later in Hollywood, it is not uncommon for top actors to act as producers of their own works, control the quality of their works, and participate in dividends. The main reason is that after the birth of the 20 million club, Hollywood put forward a theory that actors with super high salaries must also bear more risks. Therefore, in fact, many top actors later became the producers of their own works, and shared the risks of the work by means of dividends. Much more.

Since "Mission: Impossible 2", Tom Cruise has served as a producer in almost every starring work of his, conscientiously taking all the risks of his career on his shoulders; Brad Pitt's co-produced " 12 Years a Slave", "Selma Parade (Selma)", "Fury (Fury)", "Moneyball (Moneyball)" and other works continue to hit the Oscars and achieved very good results; Natalie -After Portman became the producer of his own works, he had strict requirements on the quality of his works, and he repeatedly broke out conflicts with co-actors and co-directors, which even led to temporary replacement of actors, temporary rewriting of scripts by screenwriters, disputes with directors, and other negative results such as stranded filming progress .

It can even be said that it is a norm and a transformation for top actors to act as producers.

However, at the moment in 1996, few actors were willing to do so. Because producers often mean dealing with production companies and crews, which means huge box office risks. Also, few film companies are willing to do this, because it means that they give power to the actors, let the actors override the director, and challenge the director's authority-for a director like James, this is almost like giving the crew a bad job. Time bomb, not to mention, this also means that the film company needs to give actors more benefits.

Of course, the most important thing is that so far, no actor has such a strong appeal, allowing the film company to give trust and put the heavy responsibility of the producer and the pressure of the box office on the actor-even if it is an independent film, although occasionally This happens, but not often. Because an actor is an actor, in the current cognition, an actor cannot bear the risk of a producer.

Barry Meyer is not the first person to eat crabs. Paramount made such an attempt for the first time last year. Tom Cruise not only played the leading role in "Mission: Impossible", but also shouldered the production responsibility filmmaker responsibilities. Even Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks and others hadn't tried it before, and it was undoubtedly a huge breakthrough.

The result is clear at a glance. The success of "Mission: Impossible" has made all the bigwigs in Hollywood have their own calculations in their hearts. However, it is obviously not an easy task for an actor to become a producer, not only because the 20 million pay of Hugo and Jim Carrey led to different results, this is far more complicated than the "20 million club" , because this is the link that allows actors to truly enter the core of power and truly enter the production industry, which has an immeasurable impact on role positioning, power distribution, and profit distribution.

But there is no doubt that if any production company really wants to make further attempts, Hugo is undoubtedly the best choice. In all of Hollywood, if Hugo can't do it, so can every other current actor -- not even Tom Cruise, and Paramount doesn't have the guts to do it outside of "Mission: Impossible." let him try.

Someone once analyzed that Hugo has already stood at the pinnacle of actors. From awards to box office, Hugo has everything, not to mention his appeal at the peak. For Hugo, there are actually not many challenges. There is no room for Hugo to rise above the pinnacle of power-unless Hugo picks up the guide tube like his friend Tim Robbins, Hugo once wrote "Before Sunrise" script, so it's not out of the question.

However, now Barry has given a perfect answer: the producer, even a position above the director, allows Hugo to participate in the production of the film.

Regardless of whether Hugo will write the script again, and regardless of whether Hugo is interested in the directing position, becoming a producer is undoubtedly a huge career breakthrough. Imagine that one day in the future, Hugo may stand on the stage of winning the best picture as a producer, or Hugo may create a second "Independence Day" as a producer to sweep the North American box office... It's like Hugo's achievements at the Grammys are average, and this is definitely a brand new stage.

Faced with such a proposal, it can be seen that Barry has made great efforts behind the scenes, and it is indeed difficult for Rick to refuse.

However, everything is just rumors at present. Rick has heard rumors constantly, but has not talked directly with Barry, so everything is still in the stage of rumors. But judging from today's situation, it is gradually taking shape.

As the screenwriter, director and one of the producers of "LA Confidential", Curtis' appearance is far more convincing than Barry's. His appearance today is to express his sincerity to Rick and Joseph, and the most important thing is Let Joseph convey this sincerity to Hugo.

At the same time, once the "L.A. Confidential" project is implemented, it means that Hugo can form a crew of his own-although he needs to discuss it with Curtis, but looking at the entire Hollywood, except Except for the top four directors in the 1980s, no one dared to challenge Hugo directly, so Curtis would definitely not sing against Hugo.

Well, this also means that "LA Confidential" will have a large demand for actors. Most importantly, this is a movie with three protagonists, and it is developing in the direction of "The Wire" and "Seven Deadly Sins". Although "Independence Day" has become the first film produced by Endeavor Elite Agency in a bundled package, "LA Confidential" is different. Endeavor Elite Agency still has limited resources of top actors, and they are likely to join forces with other agents. The cooperation of actors under the company is like the "seven deadly sins"-Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman are all from different brokerage companies.

There are many possibilities for the appearance of Thomas. Maybe 20th Century Fox is preparing for a new project. Since it is impossible to cooperate with Hugo, it would be a good choice to cooperate with the innovative artist agency; maybe Thomas came here on a special trip Report to Joseph, and then hope that the actor they are optimistic about can enter the "LA Confidential" crew; maybe 20th Century Fox wants to step in at the last moment to keep the muddy water from continuing to muddy, maybe they will see it A suitable proposal, like "Boogie Night", was born out of nowhere, and at the last moment, it was overwhelmed... It is hard to guess.

But the appearance of Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer seems to have a clear purpose. It seems that they hope to appear in the cast of "L.A. Confidential". That's why he thought that Barry's bargaining chip was almost determined.

Even if Barry is willing to let Hugo become the producer of "LA Confidential", and Hugo nods in agreement, there are still many details that need to be discussed, such as how to calculate Hugo's salary and box office dividend ratio? For example, how should the selection of actors work? For example, how should the budget and shooting plan be adjusted? and so on.

That's why Rick said that it depends on how much interest Barry Meyer is willing to share, and now they can completely pay back the money on the spot.

This is one of the most significant additional benefits brought by Hugo's strong momentum. At present, no one in Hollywood can stand shoulder to shoulder with Hugo, unless, like Disney and MGM, they don't plan to cooperate with Hugo at all-others in Hollywood There are countless actors, otherwise it depends on each other's negotiation skills.

Now, Rick and Joseph have also become the hottest figures in Hollywood-this is the second additional benefit brought by Hugo. Even if it is just breakfast, people will ask Rick's assistant, including Zamora. focus.

"What about him, does he have a general idea?" Rick was in a good mood, and Hugo's career had another breakthrough, which he never expected. Along with it, Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company will also have more room for development. Recently, the International Innovation Management Company can be said to be restless. Marvin Josephson obviously did not expect that a "Hugo" would be able to exert such an effect, causing a series of chain effects, forcing the International Innovation Management Company into a panic.

This him obviously refers to Hugo.

Joseph shrugged, "He said the day before yesterday that he would re-read the script, but he didn't give me any reply yesterday, so I think he needs to think about it again."