The smooth sailing of the Emmys, Toronto, and Telluride made Andy a little carried away and full of expectations for the future of Lan Li, but then the successive encounters of "Bad Boss" and "Fast and Furious/Love 5" sounded the alarm, and Andy began to readjust his plans. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Fast and Exciting / Love 5" is indeed a good opportunity, but if you lock your eyes on the salary, it will be at most one million US dollars, and the cap is 1.2 million, which is actually not much meaningful, even if you miss this work, with the accumulated reputation of the two works of "Pacific War" and "Buried Alive", Andy can win such a level of salary for Lan Li in any commercial movie, hovering around 800,000, so why should he be in a hurry? Why does it have to be "Fast and Exciting / Love 5"?

What's more, Lan Li took over the filming of "Love is Crazy", which was only a salary of 20,000 US dollars, which was consistent with the remuneration of Lan Li for starring in the episode "Pacific War". It can be seen that the salary is not the most important thing for Lan Li.

Thinking about it carefully, what is the biggest positive impact of "Fast & Excitement 5" on Blue Rite?

Is it too cheap to be the third leading role, is it a success at the box office? After the movie is released, if it is successful at the box office, people will say that it is the credit of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, if it fails at the box office, people will say that it is the casting failure of Ranley Hall, which is the reality; is it a good idea to exercise your acting skills? This is obviously a joke.

Testing the waters of action movies and opening up the commercial potential of Blue Rite is one reason, but not enough.

In Andy's view, the most important role of "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 5" is exposure and recognition.

Next, Lan Li will enter the competition for the awards season, "burying alive" such a rootless independent work, it can almost be said that grandma does not hurt, grandpa does not love, and there are no top big-name producers like George Clooney and Brad Pitt, and even Sundance does not have a bonus, just relying on Toronto's breath, trying to fight a bloody way in the highly competitive awards season, which can be called a fool's dream.

However, through the filming of "Fast and Exciting / Emotional 5", creating hot topics and attracting more attention, the name "Lan Li-Hall" began to become familiar, and then cooperated with the publicity strategy of Focus Pictures, which could win a glimmer of life - a weak front-line.

At the end of the day, awards season is a PR battle, and if you haven't even heard of the work or the actor, how can you vote? In the era of the information explosion, the silence and elegance of waiting for the aroma of wine to attract guests are gone.

Therefore, if "Fast and Exciting 5" can't bring these attention to Lan Li, Andy thinks that it is better to push off this work and re-select it, there is no need to make a hasty decision. As an agent, Andy has to make a more detailed and long-term plan for Lan Li's career, and he doesn't want to help him.

Telluride's small accident had a very obvious impact wavelength.

"Dividends of 0.5 percent. Andy said unhurriedly, obviously having been thinking about it for a long time, "In addition, Lan Li has to be the third star of the crew, and participate in the promotion of all the shows, I mean, the premieres everywhere, and all the talk shows and radio programs, in addition, there are also photo shoots for various occasions, magazines, premieres and press conferences. ”

Hollywood's system is very mature and complete and intricate, and it is discussed only in terms of actors.

When the crew is filming, whether there is a separate RV, how many people are in the work team, including makeup artists, costume artists, assistants, etc., whether there are chairs with their names on them at the filming location, and whether the transportation expenses for filming are reimbursed......

During the publicity period, whether every promotional itinerary will be taken, what will be the position of attendance, the position on the official press release photo - and even the shooting angle, where the press conference will be, whether it has the right to refuse to attend the program, what will be the length and weight of the magazine interview, whether the accompanying team will be officially equipped or brought by themselves, and whether the promotional clothing will be sponsored......

After the film is released, does the actor have the right to watch it in advance, whether he has the decision to veto his performance clip, and whether he has the right to modify the script......

What is the weight of the subtitles at the beginning and end of the movie, whether the list of actors is listed separately, how many appear in the end, what is the size and position of the font, and even whether the background picture is different from other actors......

All of this is different, every detail can distinguish the actor into different levels, the more big-name actors, the more requirements, and the more specific and detailed they are. Even the top big names can ask that they refuse to share the stage with an artist, even if it is just an unexpected encounter during the promotion, all of which can be clearly stipulated in black and white in the contract agreement.

"And, of course, the placement of the subtitles for the movie. Andy added that "Fast and Excitement/Emotion 5" is a huge crew, with nearly ten core roles, except for the two absolute cores, the competition for the positions of other actors is bound to be very fierce, and Andy must fight for a more advantageous position for Lan Li.

Although all this is Neil's expected answer, and it is understandable to ask for the corresponding treatment of the third leading actor, Neil still has to admire Andy's ambition and execution, like a net, quietly waiting for him to be caught. Originally, they thought that they had everything in their hands, but there was still a yellow finch waiting behind.

Give up the blue gift, or do you want to compromise?

Neil's mind once again had two options, but this time he didn't hesitate, "It's better to be like this, a million pay, and then the treatment of the third leading actor." ”

The box office dividend of 0.5%, calculated according to the 200 million box office in North America, is actually one million US dollars. At such a price, Neil has no reason to refuse, but the difference is: one is a salary payment, and the other is a dividend payment, which is different for Lan Li's recognition.

If it's a dividend, it also means that Lanli needs to take the box office risk - although the risk of 0.5% is almost negligible, the attitude of the crew is bound to be different, and Lanli will be given more respect during the production and publicity stages. Especially considering the huge crew of "Fast and Excitement/Love 5", Lan Li, who has shallow qualifications, without this talisman, it is difficult to win more attention.

Neil knows this, and Andy naturally knows this.

"I think the treatment of the third lead actor is a matter of course. Andy was not in a hurry, and said slowly, speaking at a slower pace than Neil, "But the salary of one million is not the level of the third leading actor." ”

Hobbs's weight in the script is that of the ironclad third lead, but the low salary can't match it, just as Chris-Evans (Chris-Evans) was paid only $600,000 for "Captain America."

However, Chris signed a contract with Paramount, and the contract was six films, and the salary was not high, but it ensured that Chris was tied to the role of Captain America next, paving the way for the actor's career, and of course, his first leading role treatment was also absolutely guaranteed.

What Andy is fighting for now is the treatment that matches the third leading actor - in terms of salary, Universal Pictures naturally cannot give Lan Li a remuneration of 2.5 million, and 1 million is already the cap, so Andy proposed an exchange plan, completely giving up the claim for guaranteed remuneration, lowering his posture, and then replacing the remuneration with dividends, on the one hand, to ensure Lan Li's "low" salary, and on the other hand, to ensure Lan Li's third leading role.

Compared to Dwayne Johnson, using Blue Gift is economical and affordable.

A helpless smile appeared on the corner of Neil's mouth, and it has to be said that Andy took the right time and made reasonable demands just right, almost on the edge of challenging the bottom line, but without making people angry. And, of course, Steven Spielberg.

"You're ambitious, aren't you?" The chaotic thoughts only swirled around in his mind for a moment, and Neil quickly calmed down and made a decision.

Andy shrugged his shoulders and half-jokingly said, "This is Hollywood, and people always say, dream higher." ”

"How's his schedule? In five days, we'll be back in Los Angeles. Neil finally got back to business, they all knew that Lan Li was filming "Love Crazy" right now, and if the schedule didn't fit, the conversation just now wouldn't be meaningless.

Andy glanced at the calendar and thought to himself, "No problem. If nothing else, Lan Li should be back in Los Angeles today to complete the filming of the rest of "Love Crazy", five days is enough.

"I'll have a lawyer draw up the contract and fax it to you. Without continuing to be polite, Neil simply said that since he had made his choice, he would go on firmly.

The two of them exchanged a few words, and then hung up the phone.

But Andy still did not take it lightly, after the lawyer drafted the contract, they need to carefully examine one party, add some details, and then go back, it takes about two to three days for the two parties to go back and forth. Andy will not forget that Neil contacted Jason Statham, and if Dawn let go of his posture during these three days, then things still fell short, and he still can't take it lightly before signing in black and white.

After thinking about it, Andy made a few phone calls and explained a few words. His approach was simple, just letting Dawn know that Jason had signed a contract with the "Expendables" crew, and that was enough.

Dawn had held out for so long, and the finish line was close at hand, if he believed that Neil was also a slumber in a moment, and that choosing Jason was just a desperate fight in a helpless situation, then Dawn would continue to grit his teeth and persevere, but what if he didn't......

Andy needs to convince Dawn that Lane is still filming in London and has no plans to return to Los Angeles anytime soon.