Chapter 986
Now the entire Hollywood actor with a salary of 15 million can be counted with two hands. To be precise, Hollywood has entered the era of high salary, and it has not been ten years since the beginning and the end. An actor with a salary of $10 million is not much, and it is not easy for a studio to willingly invite an actor for $15 million.
At present, the production cost of most Hollywood films is still maintained at around 60 million to 80 million, and works with more than 100 million are still rare, and 80 million is an absolute big production. For a movie worth 80 million dollars, if you spend 15 million to invite a male lead, the remaining only 65 million dollars will be put into production. This is an account that any film company must carefully calculate.
Therefore, 15 million is still the limit that Hollywood can accept.
Once a film company pays 15 million to sign an actor, they will definitely hype it up. Just the keyword "remuneration" is the focus of the hype. They paid such a large sum of money to invite an actor. Naturally, they hope to be able to Squeeze the residual value as much as possible, not to mention the box office after the movie is released, using this topic to hype enough news, attract public attention, improve the company's brand effect, increase peripheral output value, etc., are one of the goals.
So what if a company signed an actor for $20 million? The result can be imagined. It must be a big explosion of media information. There is no need for the film company to promote it. The major media will first explode on their own, and then coupled with the fanning of the public relations department of the film company. In the days and a half months, these news will always be absolutely topical.
Imagine a $20 million paycheck collided with the most appealing and popular Hugo Lancaster today, what would that look like?
Hugo can already imagine the picture of "everyone going crazy" in Cameron's words, and even the Actors Guild can't hold back, scrambling to discuss, presumably the entire Hollywood film industry chain will be shaken very much, because This also means that Hollywood remuneration has entered the 20 million era. With the first one, there will inevitably be a second one. Even if the actor has no ambition, the agency will not let it go, so it is completely conceivable that the next There will be a surge of 15 million to 20 million, which will take the entire film production cost to another level.
To be more serious, top actors require a salary of 20 million yuan, a first-line actor requires a salary of 15 million, and a first-line downstream actor requires a salary of 10 million... The cost of film production companies will increase exponentially. It is conceivable that the entire film industry will be turned upside down.
No wonder, even a newcomer actor like Cameron, who has just entered the film industry for less than half a year, will be full of interest. If Hugo is a bystander, he will probably join in the fun with enthusiasm. But the problem is, Hugo is the party involved, which is really weird.
After Hugo hung up Cameron's phone, he sat on the sofa and thought about it carefully. Joseph did not tell him anything in the past two days, and Samora also looked normal... Or he was too deeply involved in the drama. , so overwhelmed that he didn't find the anomaly of Joseph and Samora?
But what Hugo can be sure of is that he didn't sign any contracts for new works, and Joseph didn't give him anything to sign, so what the heck is going on? Hugo didn't want to think about his own thoughts. The truth must be confirmed after face-to-face communication. Hearing is not necessarily false, and seeing is not necessarily true.
"Knock knock," came the knock on the door, and then the room door was pushed open, "Why don't you turn on the light?" Joseph's voice came, Hugo only turned on a lamp next to the sofa, and the whole The room was dark. Joseph stood at the door and turned on the light. The bright yellow light slowly turned on, dispelling the darkness in the whole room.
Joseph stood at the door and did not come in, "Charlize is ready to start the rehearsal, how about you?"
It seems that Charlize's adjustment is better than him, and he was ready so quickly, Hugo recalled the phone call between Charlize and Mr. Perfect, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief again. Now, I'm fine, just give me two minutes and I'll wash my face." Hugo said, regaining his inner peace.
"I see." Joseph patted the wall lightly, then turned around and was about to leave, but Hugo's voice came right after, "Joe..." This made Joseph stop at the door, turning back in confusion. Looking at Hugo, "Did Rick call you these two days? Is everything okay in Los Angeles?"
Hugo was inevitably a little cautious, and he couldn't be blamed for that. Although he and Rick have been getting along well for the past six months, his choice of each work is indeed contrary to Rick's, and the two people have communicated many times to solve the problem. But now the 20 million yuan salary is indeed the first major threshold after he hired Rick as an agent-although Universal Pictures and MGM Pictures have said it a few times before, but after all, it is only a matter of It's just that, if they really smashed a check of 20 million, Hugo didn't know how Rick would react.
Hugo wanted to believe in Rick, and was willing to believe in Rick...he, he just needed to confirm.
Hugo usually rarely asks these things, because Joseph knows Hugo. Hugo is a person who attaches great importance to friendship and trust, whether it is friendship, love or family. Hugo is willing to give trust, and after he chooses to believe. It will be handed over to the other party, but if the other party betrays it, it will be a fatal blow to Hugo.
For example, about Lina, although Joseph didn't know the details and Hugo didn't mention it, Joseph still noticed something abnormal from the clues.
So, Joseph was stunned for a while. He thought about it carefully, sorted out his thoughts, and then understood it. With a smile on his face, he walked into the room and closed the door, "You heard about Los Angeles. ?" Joseph walked to the sofa and sat down. After the dispute in the second half of last year, Joseph also understood that communication is necessary and important.
Hugo didn't speak, just pursed his lips.
Joseph knew what this meant, and he chuckled, "Nicholas called you? Or David?" Nicholas Maclen and David Geffen, this was Joseph's best guess.
"Cameron." Hugo gave a different answer.
Joseph couldn't help laughing, "I didn't think about that." He lightly nodded his chin, which actually confirmed Hugo's guess and the rumors said by Cameron, "Rick gave I called and said it, and the checkbook is on Rick's desk, and the company is almost full of frying pans."
Joseph did not hide anything and admitted the truth openly and honestly, which made Hugo slightly relieved. It seemed that his guesses were unnecessary. Rick should not have signed his contract behind his back, so this so-called $20 million salary must have a backstory.
Hugo nodded, "It is conceivable that Ali should have green eyes." Ali Emmanuel, one of the senior partners of Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, has the same connections as Ali, and his ability is also Very outstanding, his contribution to the company cannot be underestimated.
Ali has always advocated that Hugo should take up commercial films to attract attention and business volume for Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company. If Hugo can be used well, it will be a great development for the company. But Rick paid more attention to the cooperation with Hugo. He was always willing to listen to Hugo's ideas, and the two had a lot to discuss - and most of the time Rick was the one who was persuaded by Hugo, which angered Ali. Very dissatisfied.
Although Hugo had not seen it with his own eyes, he heard from Joseph that Ali had complained to Rick about his problems more than once, and the conflict of interest between Rick and Ali was also one of the hidden dangers of Endeavour Elite Brokerage. Fortunately, at present, Rick and Ali are both of one mind and want to start the company, and Hugo's current momentum is still rising, so the two sides still maintain each other's balance.
This time, the $20 million salary check appeared directly on Rick's desk. Ali would definitely complain to Rick with foul language. If Hugo was Ali's artist, it is estimated that Ali would force him to bind Hugo. Signed.
Thinking of this, Hugo couldn't help but feel very happy.
"The company needs this 20 million salary, and Rick also admits it." Just as Hugo thought, Hollywood's first 20 million salary, this is leather. The fateful moment, if this moment appears in Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, it will have immeasurable positive significance for the company's development, "But Rick also knows that you don't want to..."
Speaking of which, Joseph patted his head, paused, and interjected, "By the way, I forgot to tell you, there are two companies with a salary of 20 million yuan, one is the 'Future Water World' of Universal Pictures, and they Offer 20 million in salary and 15% of box office dividends..." Hugo's only thought was, madman.
"The other is MGM's '007' series, with a salary of 20 million and 10 percent of the global box office..." Another lunatic.
After Joseph finished speaking, he went on to say, "You rejected both of these works, and Rick knows that it is useless to persuade you. Even if the money is in front of you, it is estimated that you will be tempted and then refuse. "
"Who said that money is really piled up in front of me like a hill, maybe I will agree." If 20 million US dollars is really in front of me, it must be difficult for anyone to withstand the temptation. confused.
Hugo's words made Joseph laugh, but he also knew that Hugo was just joking, "So, Rick didn't persuade you, he said, as long as you want, you can actually get $20 million at any time. Pay, he believes that you have this ability." This is Rick's confidence, a simple sentence, but Hugo knows how much courage and trust is required for Rick as an agent.
"But Rick, like Ali, doesn't want to miss this opportunity, so this news is a deal."