After Neil finished speaking, Andy didn't answer immediately, he still had an indifferent smile on his face, his pupils shrank slightly, and then looked at Neil seriously, making a look of attentive listening. But Neil's words had already been finished, and he just smiled back, and for a moment, the office fell into silence, an eerie and awkward silence.

Tick, tick, tick.

After a few seconds, Andy broke the embarrassment, his eyebrows raised high, revealing a shocked expression, and said with a full smile, "Are you serious? Jesus Christ, I thought you were joking, three works, three and a half million each? This shouldn't be yours, it sounds like an April Fool's prank." ”

Although Andy's tone was lighthearted, even a little teasing, the mockery mixed in could not be clearer, he tucked his jaw, shook his head and said, "This can't be true." ”

Michael looked at Neil, as if waiting for Neil's response. But Neil kept his mouth shut and had a helpless expression on his face, which made Michael have to open his mouth to take over the topic, "Why can't it? This is much better than the contracts of Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans." ”

Michael raised his right hand and put it to his lips, as if telling a secret that only he and Andy knew, and he didn't know who he was hindering, "If my news is correct, Evans signed six films in one go with a salary of 300,000, Disney's trick is ruthless enough." ”

The implication is that Lan Li should know how to be content. Such agreement conditions are already very rare.

Andy didn't laugh angrily, the muffled laughter rolled in his throat, and he said lightly, "What about dividends?"

Michael showed a look of surprise, looked at Neil, and then at Andy, and finally his eyes fell on Neil, and said in surprise, "I thought you had already communicated, and this salary has included dividends." ”

On the surface, the wind is calm, but you can feel the dark tide in the depths of Michael's emotions. This is one of the important reasons why major film companies are reluctant to easily give up box office dividends, because this is the rule of Hollywood, after an actor wins the right to dividends for the first time, although not every time he can get dividends, but the agent of each work can ask for dividends, and then start a tug-of-war, agreement and compromise with the production company, more important than dividends is the recognition of status.

Lan Li's dividend in "Fast and Thrill/Love 5" is only 0.5 percent, which is $1.5 million based on the North American box office of 300 million. For Universal Pictures, sprinkling water is not worth mentioning at all. But the current situation is that Lan Li has obtained the right to dividends, and the box office of the movie has been a success, and in the eyes of the media, Lan Li is even more indispensable. This has become a bargaining chip for Lanli to continue to ask for dividends.

But for Universal Pictures, they don't want the lion to open their mouths. All the foreshadowing is for this point. It is conceivable that if they continue to back down, will the box office dividends of the Blue Rite be increased to two percentage points, three percentage points, or five percentage points?

Michael's attitude, to a certain extent, represents the attitude of Universal Pictures: they are condemning Neil's responsibility, and the negotiations have been losing at the beginning, and they have actually given up the right to the box office dividends of Blue Gifts! Obviously, they have forgotten that Neil can nod his head, which is what Universal Pictures agrees to.

Regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, the ball had already smashed over, and Neil had to say out loud, laughing haha, "It seems that I didn't explain it clearly, my fault." For the next three works, Universal hopes to complete the signing in a packaged way. ”

"Rest assured, we will protect the leading role of Lan Li. In the side story, it is obvious that Lan Li is the only male protagonist, and we are looking forward to creating a work similar to the 'spy shadow' style, where all the stories revolve around Lan Li. Neil's body leaned forward slightly, showing a little initiative, adding, "In addition, in the two sequels, Lan Li's role will remain at the highest level, and at the same time, the status of the promotion process will not change." ”

To put it simply, there is no dividend, and there is no salary, 3.5 million, but Universal Pictures will ensure the weight and position of the protagonist. However, this is also mixed with water, and when Neil mentioned the sequel scene, he did not say "with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker", but used ambiguous expressions.

The laughter surging in his chest overflowed softly, and Andy's thick eyebrows rose high, revealing a look of surprise, "I thought Lan Li deserved better treatment." ”

Andy didn't continue to be polite, and directly threw out the core content, seeing that Neil had plans to speak, Andy shook his head with a smile, cut off Neil's defense, and continued, "Emmy trophy, Oscar nomination, the profitability of two consecutive works, especially the success of this summer file, I think Lan Li deserves more respect." ”

Three and a half million dollars, which is literally sending beggars away.

For Lan Li's current salary, Andy also has his own abacus in his heart, and his positioning is eight million. With the recent east wind, if he can break through to 10 million, it will naturally be wonderful, but he also understands that the difficulty is still relatively large, and Lan Li still lacks more self-proof after all. Relatively speaking, eight million is a more reliable target.

As for the bottom line, six million for commercial films is a figure that cannot be compromised, because five million to eight million is the current average price of second-tier actors, which is a completely reasonable requirement for the current situation of Lan Li, and it is also an affirmation of Lan Li's rapid rise in the past year.

Even if Dwayne Johnson expected this number when he first joined the third lead actor in "Fast and Furious 5", not to mention that Universal Pictures is now discussing a three-part package agreement, including a single side story, then this number is not just a joke, but more of an insult.

As Andy said, the current Lan Li is not the original Dawn. Maybe the salary of 8 million or 10 million is still to be discussed, and maybe the bottom line of 6 million can be adjusted after negotiation, but the problem is that Universal Pictures has not shown enough respect, which makes Andy have to be tough.

"I don't think anyone knows better than Universal Pictures what kind of situation was experienced during the filming of 'Fast & Thrill 5', and what kind of performance Lan Li dedicated. Andy still looks like Maitreya Buddha, and the speed of speech is always not fast, but there is no gap left for people to interject, "After receiving so much recognition in this year's summer file, I firmly believe that Universal Pictures will show enough sincerity." ”

"We know. Neil nodded in affirmation, but the words that followed didn't come out, Michael interjected directly, "Lan Li's excellence, there is no doubt, but even if it is a boulder, this number has shown enough respect, you must realize that Lan Li is not a typical action actor, nor is it a typical commercial actor." ”

"Boulder", referring to Dwayne Johnson.

"Huh. Andy shrugged his shoulders and said crisply, "Then you can invite Dawn." I'm sure he'll be more than happy to sit down and talk to you. ”

"Andy, you have to realize that in the two sequels, Lan Li is not the absolute protagonist, in addition to him, there are two people, Fan and Paul. Michael's tone also hardened, "It's true that Lan Li has achieved good results in the past year, but he still hasn't proven himself, it's still not enough, what we're talking about now is a three-part packaging agreement, you can refer to Chris Evans' situation, I don't think Lan Li has an advantage over him." So, this number, you should be able to feel our sincerity. ”

Before Chris Evans starred in "Captain America," "Fantastic Four" had already proven his box office prowess, but he still signed a six-part package deal, each with only $600,000 and no dividends. Of course, Disney ensured Chris's absolute protagonist status, and even in "The Avengers", Chris Evans' position is second only to Robert Downey Jr. and more important than Chris Hemsworth.

In comparison, Lanli does not have any box office hits now. Although the latter words did not continue, Michael's subtext was self-evident.

After finishing speaking, Michael spread his hands and made a helpless expression, as if to say: This is the truth, although it is cruel, but it is an iron fact, and I can't do anything about it. Then the corners of his mouth went up, revealing a kind and lovely smile, "Of course, we all see Lan Li's efforts. Honestly, we're all looking forward to seeing Lan Li shine in the sequel. For the outgoing movie, we are full of confidence. ”

Michael paused for a moment, frowned, and seemed to hesitate for a long time before making up his mind, "We also want to hear your opinion when we meet today. Do you have any special ideas for the next collaboration?"

The reluctant expression seemed to say: Originally, we had no intention of making concessions, and we didn't even have room to put forward conditions, but this time for Lan Li's sake, we are open, you can put forward an opinion, and we will refer to it.

That kind of condescending and arrogant posture, pity or charity is not enough, but the kind of overflowing self-confidence, the resoluteness that is sure that Lan Li will not refuse, but it is obvious.

Andy's smile grew brighter and brighter, the little eyes were almost gone, the muffled sound kept rolling in his throat, the more he thought about it, the funnier it became, he regarded it as a circus show today, and it was a burlesque show, "That's actually good, you can go to Chris, any Chris can do." I'm not sure if Disney has signed an exclusivity deal, but I'm sure you'll expect an over-the-top response. ”