Chapter 874: Prison Break
Qiu Yu came to Chen Hao with a little anxiety and told him the whole story.
Congratulations to Chen Hao for getting a very high salary in the American TV industry chain. For a TV series that has not yet started filming and has not been tested by the market, Chen Hao got a salary of 150 US dollars per episode. Just now, major media and websites have successively exposed this news, and it has been officially recognized by the producers and the actors' union to confirm the authenticity of the news.
This is America. Chen Hao was a little surprised. The talks were almost broken. The team, the union and Fox were conducting the final negotiation. If no agreement could be reached, they would break up. Chen Hao did not put forward many conditions, which were all required by normal actors. The only hard indicator left was to sign only two seasons.
There is an actors' union as a third party different from the Huaxia system. In the end, there will be an audit of the cooperation requirements of both parties. Given the current situation, Chen Hao felt that it was basically impossible to negotiate and was willing to give up, so he entrusted his team to negotiate. His hard indicators were there, and he agreed to the rest of the normal negotiations and signing. The other party agreed immediately. The actors' union, as a witness, is also a constraint between the two parties. It also has a role. As it is now, Fox can directly announce the cooperation news.
There is this right, but under normal circumstances, no company will do this. They will work with the actors themselves to find a more suitable environment to publicly announce it. Everyone stands together and leaves a photo of the cooperation standing side by side for everyone to take.
Fox suddenly announced the news, and the $1.5 million per episode salary was far lower than Chen Hao's bottom line, and even higher than the initial offer amount. Although Chen Hao has become a million-dollar actor with his role as the Joker and his fame, the $1.5 million per episode salary is too scary. When Game of Thrones was at its peak, the five main actors only received millions of dollars per episode. That was the salary price accumulated after several seasons and a large number of viewers and fans around the world.
Without such a crazy price, Swift and those who saw him would not have said congratulations. Not only did he make money, but he also attracted a lot of attention.
Fox officially announced that the popular star MOUSE will star in Fox's new drama Prison Break, with a salary of 1.5 million per episode.
A simple official news similar to a work log, with the crazy forwarding of many media, has become the hottest news in the world entertainment circle for a while. You should know that China is the largest buyer's market in the world today, and the same is true in the film, television and music industry. In the global box office of a movie, China alone can contribute to the box office comparable to that of North America. If you don't make a TV series popular in China, your commercial value will be limited.
With Fox's announcement, a new drama that has not yet been tested by the market has immediately become a drama with global expectations reaching a boiling point. Chen Hao's fans and Chinese audiences around the world alone have paved the way for this film to gain the favor of advertisers before filming.
Chen Hao can understand that Fox used him for publicity. As early as when the other party found him and was willing to offer him a high salary, he knew that the other party would definitely use his fame to make a fuss. This can be regarded as a subversion of the usual model of American dramas. Look at those popular American drama actors. More than 90% of them are unknown. Suddenly, a popular drama has made you a popular artist after several consecutive seasons.
Of course, American TV stars all have a strong sense of label. Without the drama that made them famous, no matter what they shoot, it seems that it will not go smoothly. This has been the case for so many years. Gradually, in addition to the salary, these people are locked in the small scope of a drama in terms of commercial value. Without this drama, they immediately lose great commercial value, and even have some concepts that they do not have much commercial value.
Fox took a new drama and found a popular big star to play the leading role. There was no information except the name to show the content of the story. This is completely subversive. If it succeeds, it is innovation. Once it fails, it is suicide. Chen Hao felt that it was a bit strange, especially the other party suddenly agreed to give a higher salary from the hesitation of almost giving up. He was a little uneasy. The reason for raising the salary was to let him cooperate more with the promotion of the drama, which was impossible for him to pass.
In the afternoon, facing everyone's congratulations, Chen Hao acted very calmly. He called the company's team and asked them to confirm every detail of the contract to ensure that there would be no loopholes for the other party to exploit. He also had to check the approval of the actors' union himself and confirm that there was no problem before he would really sign.
22 episodes, this is the first season with no flexibility in the script. In Hollywood, there are strict requirements for scripts. Movie scripts are those pages, 110 to 130 pages, one page is one minute of drama, and the length of the film that can be shot is also rated with this very small adjustable range of script pages. It seems to be mechanized on the assembly line, but it also reveals a kind of maturity of the system.
The $33 million salary pushed Chen Hao to the forefront of the storm. Many of the congratulations from others were jealous. Only a top Hollywood actor could get this number from the salary plus the share of the movie; a popular American drama with the highest ratings derived the salary of the two main actors after five or six seasons.
The meeting for the Super Bowl performance continued in the afternoon, and there was an additional link in the process. Everyone would steal a glance at Chen Hao from time to time. Occasionally, someone who was browsing on his mobile phone would look at him a few more times.
In one afternoon, this news spread all over the world, and various discussions began to spread through the media and the Internet. It is still the style of the past. Chen Hao is used to it, and the media is also used to it. Regarding some of his pioneering news events, mixed reviews are standard. In them, polarization, opposition, and conflicts are commonplace. One thing can be said The huge difference between heaven and earth is unique to Chen Hao.
When he returned to the hotel in the evening, the team was already waiting for him with the contract. Several professional lawyers looked at it and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the actor's contract. Except for a few additional clauses, it was the standard actor contract of the Screen Actors Guild. The additional clauses Among them, there was one thing that Chen Hao didn't know, but after reading it, he thought it was okay and normal.
"Using MOUSE's working hours as the axis, we will try our best to cooperate with the crew's filming schedule and drama-related promotions as long as conditions and time are available."
This is a very flexible clause. If it is placed above, yes means no. Even if Chen Hao does not cooperate with the promotion and filming schedule of the series, he can still use the conflict of his own work schedule as an explanation. The contract has no restrictions at all. Power, then why did you add this one?
Chen Hao would not think that the other party was trying to please him, and he had no qualifications for the other party to please him in this way.
Suspicion is suspicion, and he wants to refuse but has no reason. If this was outside Hollywood, he might refuse because of a little fear and suspicion in his heart. Money will never be a reason for him to compromise, but this is Hollywood, where powerful In front of the Actors Guild, and the other party is such a powerful company, rejecting it without any defensible reason is not impossible, but the cost is too high.
"there is always a solution to a problem."
Between suspicion and possible doubts, the attractiveness of the script and the character became a bargaining chip to unbalance the balance. Chen Hao confirmed that he would sign. Early the next morning, in a very formal way, several important media appeared on the scene. Under the witness of the two parties, the two parties signed a contract, and the "Prison Break" plan was officially launched. Chen Hao signed a contract to cooperate with the publicity, and in one fell swoop made the headlines of more than a dozen national entertainment news pages. Such personal influence also gave the sky-high price of 1.5 million for an episode. The pay was labeled as not too unfair, at least no one would think Fox was stupid.
Whether the new model is successful, whether the new drama is successful, and how much money will be lost if it fails? When calculating these, the potential value that Chen Hao's personal influence brings to the show and Fox must also be calculated.
The new song "MY LOVE" continues Chen Hao's previous glory, quickly occupying the top spot after landing on major charts. Although it is not as shining as the Grammys last year, it still steps on the Grammy stage, which enhances his personal reputation. A lot, and then there's the Super Bowl performance and the Oscar competition. "Prison Break" came over to participate. It means that the actor who was bought at a sky-high price of 1.5 million has thrown part of the attention accumulated in this period into this new Fox drama. Under the new model, there is no market test for this drama. The new drama has become the most anticipated new drama of the year. Note that this is not just in Asia. In the North American market, it is also the most popular new drama. According to Fox's idea, I don't have to wait until September 10. At a time when major American dramas are gathering together, with the current level of attention, the earlier the show, the better the effect will be. March and April have become the first choice.
Fox has been using various gimmicks to squeeze Chen Hao's recent attention. It can be said that they have succeeded. They have opened up a new path in the field of TV series. In the field of movies, there is no need to do this. They only need to follow the old path. If How about injecting Chen Hao's personal attention and influence into a new film project? Will there be better results?
After two rounds of negotiations with Chen Hao, they have reached an agreement on a movie script that only lacks the heroine. It is also from Fox. They feel that they should start the second round of publicity plan, and the top priority now is to find a script that can make Chen Hao and everyone A heroine who everyone feels satisfied with.
"Whoever he wants, just do what he says, as long as he makes the movie."
In the dark corner, the voice that once confirmed Chen Hao's participation in "Prison Break" appeared again, but this time, he did not receive recognition and support.
"NONONO, the failure of the movie is too costly. Besides, the same tricks will not work continuously. You have to know that we value MOUSE very much. He has the potential to become a superstar. Our purpose is not to destroy him, but to make him a superstar." He bundled into our ship as much as possible."