517 Taylor's dilemma
517 Taylor's dilemma
Recommended songs: Park Chun - don'ttbsp; Back at Summit Entertainment's office building in Los Angeles, Lee Joon-yi lamented that movie promotion is really no easier than album promotion. Fortunately, only three stops were arranged for the next global campaign.
Although the original "Twilight" was popular in the United States for a while, and its sales around the world were also very considerable, the most popular thing in "Twilight" was still in the United States after all, and its popularity in other countries was less than half that of the United States. Coupled with the lack of budget for Summit Entertainment's promotion, only three stops were arranged in London, Munich and Paris.
However, seeing that "Twilight" is so popular, it is estimated that when "New Moon" is released, the strategy of global publicity will definitely be expanded, and there will be more than these three stops. If the global box office of "Twilight" is good this time, it is estimated that the number of cities advertised will increase exponentially.
Originally, "Twilight" also planned an Asian propaganda plan this time, after all, Lee Joon-yi's appeal in Asia is still very considerable, but in the end it was stranded due to budget problems. At present, Summit Entertainment has asked Lee Joon-yi about his short-term plans, and learned that Lee Joon-yi will return to prepare a new album in the near future, so it is planning whether to let Lee Joon-yi attend the screening of "Twilight" and Tokyo, and the detailed planning is still being formulated.
Today, the office building of Summit Entertainment is not to discuss the publicity plan, but to discuss the shooting plan of the "New Moon". Before, Summit Entertainment started to adapt the script of "New Moon", and now, "Twilight" is very popular, and Summit Entertainment will soon be able to cash in the first box office income, and it is logical that "New Moon" will start construction.
The situation that Lee Joon-yi had feared before no longer exists. Judging from the experience of publicity in the past few days, Edward played by Lee Joon-yi is almost popular in the United States, and if the girls' dream lover is announced at this time, there is no doubt that Lee Joon-yi, a Chinese teenager, will quickly become on the list. If Summit Entertainment changes actors in the "New Moon", I am afraid that the movie will not start filming, and it will be directly drowned in the saliva of book fans and movie fans.
In the same way, Kristen Stewart didn't have that concern. So today, in addition to talking about the shooting plan of "New Moon", the two of them also want to talk about the salary of "New Moon".
Today, Taylor Lautner was also invited, which made Taylor Lautner breathe a sigh of relief, and he had been worried that he would be replaced. Before the release of "Twilight", Taylor Lautner was very determined to continue to appear in this series of movies; after the release of "Twilight", the box office hit also made every character in "New Moon" a fragrant bun, and the producer naturally had more choices, which also made Taylor Lautner even more nervous. Fortunately, I was at least invited today, indicating that the outlook is at least optimistic.
Sure enough, at the beginning, Guy O'Turry, the producer representative of Summit Entertainment, talked about the renewal of the contract, and when the contract was negotiated, it was discussed one by one, mainly because it would involve sensitive issues such as remuneration and contract rights, so it was necessary for the agent to negotiate the details with Guy O'Turry.
Li Zhunyi was the first to negotiate, Fred Pyle and Lin Xiyuan, as well as a translator in charge of Lin Xiyuan, plus Li Zhunyi, four people entered the office.
Things went very smoothly.
Although it is now popular, Li Zhunyi did not sit on the ground and raised the price, and the lion opened his mouth. Li Zhunyi knows that his roots in the United States are still shallow, and only one "twilight" is not enough to prove anything, and popularity comes and goes quickly, so it is necessary to keep having good works. This time Edward is successful, so it is crucial to continue to star in "New Moon".
And Summit Entertainment, represented by Guy O'Sawy, also clearly knows the value of Lee Joon-yi now, and if Edward's actor is replaced in "New Moon", the impact will be incalculable.
Therefore, both sides are very humble, and the conditions given by Summit Entertainment are even higher than Li Zhunyi's expectations. Lee Joon-yi's salary in "twilight" was $2 million, which is the level of a newcomer in Hollywood, which is very in line with Lee Joon-yi's situation at that time. This time, Summit Entertainment doubled Lee Joon-yi's salary in "New Moon" several times, $7.5 million. This level of salary is nothing compared to the salary of two or three hundred million dollars for first-line superstars. But among the new generation of actors, they can be ranked in the top three. Except for actor Daniel Radcliffe, who became popular because of the "Harry Potter" series, it is estimated that Lee Joon-yi is now the most paid.
In addition, Summit Entertainment is actually willing to give Li Zhunyi dividends, although the percentage of dividends is a very low number, but for a production company that does not pull out a dime, this seems unprecedented. Box office dividends, that is a benefit that only top actors like Denzel Washington and Will Smith who have salary bargaining qualifications can enjoy, and the higher the box office, the higher their earnings. This is not only an affirmation of big-name actors, but also an incentive. Lee Joon-yi is only his second movie in Hollywood, and it can be seen that Summit Entertainment is very satisfied with the value created by Lee Joon-yi in the "twilight", and is also very confident in the future, so it will give such favorable conditions.
As for the remuneration for "Lunar Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn", that is all for later. Summit Entertainment and Fred Pyle are both shrewd, and Summit Entertainment is thinking, "If 'New Moon' fails, then it will definitely have to be paid in the future." Fred Pyle, on the other hand, said, "If Crescent is successful again, the salary will definitely go up." After all, no one can predict the success or failure of the movie, and only after the results come out will the status of the actor change substantially.
After Lee Joon-yi finished talking, Kristen Stewart, as well as supporting roles such as Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greeney also successfully signed the contract of "New Moon".
When it was Taylor Lautner's turn, Fred Pyle was the only one who went in with him. Now, Taylor Lautner has signed the "Yi Family" and become a member of Lee Joon-yi's agency, which is no secret in the crew. So, after Taylor Lautner talked for a while, when Fred Pyle came out to call Lee Joon-yi in, Kristen Stewart and the others were not surprised, but they were all curious, why did Lee Joon-yi be called in, what happened?
In fact, Taylor Lautner's fears have finally come true. Although Summit Entertainment offered Taylor Lautner an invitation today, they did not have a strong desire to sign Taylor Lautner to a "Crescent" contract. Fred Pyle had negotiated with Guy O'Cell, and now that things were more tricky, he came out and called Lee Joon-yi in.
In fact, the reason why Summit Entertainment doesn't want to renew the contract with Taylor Lautner is very simple, in the original book "New Moon", the werewolf is still a werewolf, but the werewolf Jacob has finally awakened, from a skinny child to a six-foot-seven-inch (two-meter) adult werewolf, and in reality, Taylor Lautner looks like a little hairy child, although because of the perennial practice of karate, Taylor Lautner's figure is very good, but he is still too thin, so the gap in image is too big.
The image gap is too big, this is not a problem that can be solved immediately, no wonder Fred Pyle will call for Lee Joon-yi.
Lee looked at Taylor Lautner, who looked like ashes, and knew that he had been hit hard. He patted Taylor Lautner on the shoulder and sat down in the seat next to him.
"Guy, is this what you mean or what Summit Entertainment means?" Lee Joon-yi's question seemed very nonsensical to Taylor Lautner, didn't Guy O'Turry represent Summit Entertainment? What is the difference?
But Guy O'Sawey showed a smile, it seemed that Lee Joon-yi's question hit the nail on the head, but he didn't plan to say his thoughts directly, producers who are rolling in Hollywood, who doesn't have some twists and turns in their hearts, "Yi, whether I mean it, or what Summit Entertainment means, the situation we are facing now will not change much." ”
Although Guy O'Turry didn't reveal any other information, Li Zhun-yi keenly grasped Guy O'Same's evasion, and he also had some bottom in his heart, "No, no, no, in my opinion, whose meaning is decisively different from the current situation. Li Zhunyi glanced at Fred Pyle, but there was also a trace of imperceptible doubt in Fred Pyle's eyes.
In fact, Taylor Lautner's entry into the "Twilight" crew was decided by Guy O'Sawy, who believed that Taylor Lautner's youthful, childish and sunny temperament, like a breath of fresh air, was Jacob's most suitable candidate. In other words, Guy O'Sawey himself should have been very happy with Taylor Lautner. Therefore, Lee Joon-yi speculated that he felt that Taylor Lautner's image did not match, and the decision to replace Jacob's actor should have been put forward by the top management of Summit Entertainment.
This is also why Li Zhunyi had the question just now. Fred Pyle doesn't know about this inside story, otherwise with his qualifications, he will definitely not wait for Li Zhunyi to come to this inside story. And Taylor Lautner was simple-minded, and he really didn't understand much about Lee Joon-yi's conversation, but he just knew that Lee Joon-yi was fighting for his welfare, so he sat there quietly.
Hearing Li Zhunyi's words, the corners of Guy Othello's mouth twitched, and there was a hint of secret approval in his eyes, but it was caught by Fred Pyle. Although Guy O'Turey didn't give Lee Joon-yi any response this time, Lee Joon-yi confirmed his thoughts even more, so he turned to Taylor Lautner and said, "Little werewolf, do you really want to play the role of Jacob?"
Taylor Lautner still didn't understand why Lee Joon-yi suddenly turned the conversation to himself, but he still blurted out, "I want this role, I love this role." I don't want to lose him, I know I'm better than everyone else, and I'm going to continue to be Jacob Black. After saying this, Taylor Lautner realized that he had actually said a lot of words, and the sentence "I know I am better than everyone else", his swarthy face could not help but turn red, and his eyes were turning around in a little panic.
Hearing Taylor Lautner's words, Guy Othery burst out laughing, which made Taylor Lautner even more embarrassed.
Today's second update.
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