The handwriting gradually became lighter, and finally left a white scratch on the paper, unscrewed the pen tip, threw the used refill into the trash, the box of refills in the drawer was half used, took out a new refill, opened the package, reinstalled, and pulled off the red sealing wax on the nib.

Connected to the white imprint on the book, the beads on the nib of the pen kept rolling, bringing out strings of unsightly English characters, occasionally pausing slightly, thinking about it and then rewriting.

The storyboard work of "Death" has come to an end, and only two scenes have not been written, and the ghost knows why a male protagonist wants to take the storyboard work on himself, he can only secretly hate Mickey, a lazy worm, who pushed all the work into Lu Ze's arms under the pretext that Lu Ze's ability to write storyboards is better than him.

The ability to understand the script is too strong, and occasionally ...... It's not a good thing.

Of course, Mickey didn't push all the work to Lu Ze, and then spend all his time drinking, he also had his own things to be busy, such as pulling investment, surveying scenery, etc., otherwise Lu Ze would definitely go on strike, and now there are not enough people, and there is really no way.

Until this scene was written, looking at the clock had already pointed to a little late at night, today's work came to an end, put away the notebook, put it in its place, Lu Ze stretched his waist, and after the bone joints in his body sounded, he brought a slightly sleepy laziness.

The coffee in hand was already cold, he got up and walked into the kitchen, poured the coffee and cleaned the cup, came to the bathroom to open the floodgate, and was just about to go back to the room to sleep, but there was Mickey's voice behind him.

"Ready to sleep?"

"Well, why are you waiting for you not to sleep?"

"Didn't you just come back, sober up, I had dinner with the investors and Kamiya tonight, I told you to go, you still don't go, tonight Aolong is very delicious, it's useless for you to regret it now." ”

didn't go to the banquet with Lu Ze tonight It's not that Mickey started to exclude Lu Ze, it's purely that Lu Ze himself doesn't want to go, after all, it's a dinner for investors and directors, he doesn't need to go at all, as for why Kamiya went, what does it have to do with him?

"Stop talking nonsense, drink a glass of warm water, rest early, there are more than thirty actors to audition tomorrow, watch it early and start work early, I'm going to sleep. ”

"Wait. ”

The light in the living room was not turned on, which is why Lu Ze didn't see Mickey sitting on the sofa, Lu Ze's hand that was about to push open the bedroom door stopped, and the bedside lamp shone a dim light, and came to the living room through the half-open door, making the dark space a little more colorful.

The sound of a cheap disposable lighter, the flame is about five or six centimeters high, shining on Mickey's face from below, this refractive angle of non-natural light does not exist in the natural light source, resulting in a bias in people's cognition, resulting in anxiety and fear, this light source mostly appears in horror movies, that is to say, Mickey is now lighting a cigarette like a ghost.

The burning cigarette rolled red and shiny as he inhaled, and when the cigarette was completely burned, he methodically stuffed the man into the soft pack cigarette case and gently slapped it on the table.

Kamiya signed, and the heroine was decided. ”

"How much does it cost?"

He is a shareholder of the company, not just the male lead, so he has the right to ask the heroine's contract, and Mickey is also obliged to inform him of the company's property flow, so Mickey will choose tonight's living room as the time and place where this happened.

"Three million pounds, not euros. ”

That is to say...... You gave her all the last profit from "The Effect"? But is 3 million enough? I heard that her salary is 8 million. ”

After returning from Berlin, Mickey first secured funding for "The Dead", with an investment production company and a cinema chain co-producing with Universal Brothers Pictures, with all three parties contributing £3 million each to the film.

Now Kamiya alone has shared one-third of the total investment, which is absolutely unreasonable for a well-run crew, but considering Kamiya's worth, ability, box office appeal and other comprehensive considerations, Lu Ze did not deny Mickey's decision, but only suspected that Mickey's salary would have other promises in addition to three million cash.

Actors usually don't reduce their salaries, even if they are their friends, they can't give more money, they can only give more, not less, and giving less will affect the actor's other movie salaries after the actor, so an actor with an upward trend, his salary will always go up, unless it is a friendship star, don't want money, it seems that you have a good relationship, so it's okay.

Yes, but there are very few examples, such as the crew's tight budget, and he himself likes this film very much, so it is possible to reduce his salary, of course, the difference can't be too big, and he can't be paid 1 million per se, but he will act for 100,000, so his value will have a bubble, no one wants to be this kind of fool, and the price can't talk about his bottom line, that is, it can't be negotiated completely.

For a big name like Kamia, who started with eight million dollars and five million pounds, it is absolutely unrealistic for her to nod and agree that her salary has dropped so much.

Holding the cigarette butt with his thumb and forefinger, he hid the cigarette in his palm and took a puff, he didn't speak, poured himself a glass of water, and when the gurgling stopped and the glass-bottom kettle touched the tabletop, Mickey slowly spoke.

"I gave seven percent of the theater share, and the investor agreed, that's why she went to this dinner tonight, and that's what we mainly talked about. ”

He was a little hesitant in his words, because the difference between the contract he signed with Lu Ze and Kamia's salary was too big, and he only gave Lu Ze 700,000 euros and a 3% share of the box office.

He doesn't treat Lu Ze as a cheap laborer, nor is Lu Ze only worth so much, but Lu Ze is embarrassed to ask for more because he took the shares of Universal Brothers worth two million for nothing, and he also hopes that the film can get more funds and make the effect better.

As for why he didn't act in vain, of course Mitch wouldn't agree, most of the friendship roles were small roles that showed his face, I haven't heard of any actor who played in vain, and it was also for Lu Ze's worth not to bubble, with his current popularity in Europe, 700,000 euros is just right.

Why is he embarrassed when he says it now, he is just afraid that Lu Ze will definitely have too big a salary gap between him and Kamiya, which will lead to psychological imbalance, not to mention the three million funds given, let's just say that 7% of the theater will be shared, which is also the price that the director will offer.

It's normal for big names to get a share of the box office, but it's usually only about 3 to 5 percent, while directors are 5 to 10 percent, and actors like Robert Downey who have become the backbone of an entire franchise are counted.

It stands to reason that Lu Ze's reputation in Europe is not high, and he can't get a share, but Mickey feels that 700,000 euros is too little, so he gave Lu Ze a 3% share...... It still looks too shabby, and Mickey is really afraid that Lu Ze will feel uncomfortable.

But it turns out...... Mickey thought a lot, and Lu Ze also knew that in terms of his current ranking in Europe, he was indeed a little self-defeating compared with Kamiya, and when Mickey said these words, he was already mentally prepared, and approved the salary plan that Mitch gave Kamiya.

"Okay, I support. ”

"Really?"

"It's all for the company, for the work, good brother don't say a word, don't think too much, I'll go to sleep first, good night." ”

The dim light was finally swallowed up by the open mouth of the bedroom, and the living room fell into darkness again, and there was no light on the upper floors, only the green laser headlights on the roof of the skyscraper opposite were shining back and forth in all directions.

The cigarette butt goes out in the ashtray, and Mickey takes off his shirt, with only a white vest restraining the bulging beer belly and the two slightly shameful dots above.

Swiped the smiling face of her daughter Fanny, unlocked the phone, took a random photo and posted it on Facebook, and when she refreshed the page again, she found a photo of herself and Kamia walking out of the restaurant after attending dinner tonight, threw the phone aside, rubbed her face in confusion, and finally sighed and raised her glass.

"Knock ......"

“……”