Looking back, Universal Pictures chose Blue Gifts because of Dwayne Johnson's salary problems, and later launched a long tug-of-war that lasted for a year because of Blue Gifts' salary problems, Universal Pictures' caution and even stinginess are obvious, which is one of the important indicators of Ron Mayer's running company.

But this time, the salary issue of the "Fast and Furious 8" crew was quickly cut through the mess, starting from Paul informing Universal Pictures of his final decision, to the negotiation of all the salaries, it only took two weeks, and the dust had settled before Diesel realized the seriousness of the problem, which can be called a vigorous and resolute move.

Cause?

In order to avoid greater loss of interests and to avoid more interest disputes, Universal Pictures heroes found a new relative balance point by sacrificing a small part of their interests, and re-established the tone without any hesitation or hesitation.

In the face of real interests, Diesel can also be sacrificed, and Ron Meyer's turn of face does not even need to think more. The whole process was thunderous, and Ron Meyer once again showed his iron fist, a far cry from the previous image of procrastination and indecision.

After this incident, it can be concluded that it is not that Diesel cannot be replaced, but that he has not found a way to check and balance, and it is not that Ron Meyer is petty, but that there is not enough interest for him to show decisiveness. As one of the six major Hollywood studios, no matter how stingy and stingy Universal Pictures is, the interests they care about are not something that ordinary small companies can covet.

So, did Diesel rebel?

Of course, he couldn't be tied down, and through himself and through Fisher and his agency, Diesel put a lot of pressure on Universal: he also threatened the crew to quit! If Universal Pictures didn't increase his percentage of box office dividends, then he would leave like Paul.

This is Diesel's killer feature!

Diesel thought that Universal Pictures would compromise, and Paul's exit would not allow them to afford the departure of another pillar, otherwise the "Fast & Thrill" series might be completely suspended, which would be a heavy blow to the audience, and Universal Pictures would definitely do its best to save Diesel.

But this time, Diesel lost his grip on the situation.

Universal Pictures did not rush to negotiate with Diesel, but used a "drag" to stabilize Diesel, did not refuse or agree, but kept crying about his difficult situation, constantly complaining about the crew's miasma, constantly emphasizing the importance of Diesel to the crew, and constantly expressing that the crew is now facing a fork in the road...... It's basically Diesel who says whatever he likes to hear.

But the problem is that Diesel can't see Ron Meyer, or even Neil Moretz, the biggest producer of the "Fast and Furious" series, and can only pull strings with the producer in charge of the budget, so he drags on and doesn't make a decision, and it seems that Diesel is enjoying a unique treatment, but things are not progressing at all, let alone solving and promoting the core problem.

Universal Pictures once again showed the meaning of the phrase "ginger is still old and spicy", Diesel was stuck in a position that could not be up or down, there was no way to simply turn around, and there was no way to borrow the slope to get off the donkey, things were like falling into a quagmire, and there was no way to advance or retreat, and then, Diesel heard the latest situation-

The pitch with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham at the core, and the pitch with Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster at the core, are both on the agenda.

Since the huge success of Fast & Thrill 5, Universal Pictures has been actively promoting the Luke Hobbs Gaiden project. The project was strongly opposed by Diesel and Lan Li was unmoved, which forced Universal Pictures to put the idea of expanding the universe on hold.

Now it's back to the old story.

Dawn and Jason's Gaiden project was expected for a long time, but Michelle and Jordana's project was an unexpected surprise -

Jordana has always played Mia, Dominic Toledo's sister and Brian O'Connor's wife, in the series of movies, but this role has always lacked more room to play because of the congenital setting, lacking fighting and drag racing scenes, and more as a home image in the rear, which also makes Jordana's performance opportunities very limited.

After Paul left the crew, in fact, the biggest suspense was: What should Jordana do?

According to the plot, Brian O'Connor left, and Mia Toledo should also leave, although she is still Dominic Toledo's sister, but if Mia appears, Brian's departure and stay will become very ambiguous/ambiguous, which is very tricky for the follow-up plot arrangement.

But now Universal Pictures has the answer: Jordana will join Michelle in making a side story film about Mia and Letty - Letty is Dominic's girlfriend and Mia's teenage friend, and there is indeed a lot of room for development in the adventure story between them.

It can tell the story before Mia and Brian met, it can tell the story of Mia sneaking out after handing over the family to Brian, it can tell the story of Letty asking for help from Mia when she is in trouble, it can tell the story of Mia and Letty leaving the men to create a world of their own, and you can also tell the story of the men who are responsible for causing trouble and the women are responsible for cleaning up...... As such, there is no limit to the imagination between the characters, and there is no need to worry about the impact of Paul's absence, because Diesel will also be absent from this side story.

It is foreseeable that this is one of the requirements that Paul strongly promoted after leaving the crew, and he definitely would not want his departure to affect Jordana's career, which is the last thing Paul wants to see, so it is logical that the project of the biography will be established.

Unlike the previous stillborn projects, Universal Pictures was very determined to bypass Diesel and push hard for the two side projects, which are now officially on the agenda, and at the same time, the side story projects have also been agreed by the actors involved, and they are all actively involved in them, which has also become the direct motivation for the project.

In other words, regardless of Diesel's consent, Universal Pictures has decided to expand the "Fast and Thrill/Emotional" universe, just like the Marvel Universe, popular characters can gradually open up their own independent side stories, which is undoubtedly the ultimate goal that Universal Pictures has been hoping to achieve.

If Diesel could agree, it would be great, but even if Diesel didn't agree, and even withdrew from the series, Universal Pictures was mentally prepared - Diesel even realized that if he also left the crew, would Universal Pictures spend a lot of money to bring Lan Li and Paul back?

The thought had barely sprouted, and it had already begun to grow wildly uncontrollably.

Paul left the crew, and with Lan Li's escort, he didn't need to worry about future performance opportunities at all, but what else could he do with Diesel leaving the crew?

What else could he do? What else did he have to choose from? Although he also wanted to walk away impulsively, leaving Universal Pictures and Fast and Thrill behind in a fit of rage, and swaggering to announce that he could still break through the world after abandoning the shackles of the series, but ...... He still couldn't do it after all.

He can't do it!

Diesel was completely disillusioned: Universal Pictures was determined that he would not leave.

As a result, Diesel was stuck in a very awkward position, on the one hand, he refused to compromise, refused to sign on the eighth cooperation agreement, refused to establish a project for the film, and refused to share his power in the crew;

After a series of blows at the beginning of the year, just when he thought things couldn't get worse, the cruel reality was pushing him to the edge of the abyss, teetering and precarious.

"Why? Can you tell me, why?" Diesel looked up at Fisher, his eyes that had lost their luster seemed to have darkened and aged old, and even the wrinkles between his brows were stained with a layer of tiredness and frustration, lingering, making the air around him cold.

Fisher met Diesel's gaze, and he was considering how he should answer.

He can say that he is out of the blue, for example, the current dormant is for the rise of the future, for example, Universal Pictures is just bluffing and does not dare to give up Diesel at all, for example, Diesel should unite Michelle and Tyrese to re-expand the layout, and for example, the last laugh is the real winner, and for example, the strength of Universal Pictures is just an empty shell, Diesel can still exert enough pressure on the external film...... And so on, there are a thousand or ten thousand ways for agents to fool their actors, and those scenes can make the actors stunned.

But he can also tell the truth, the most direct and cruel truth.

"Fan, we haven't been working together for long, but I know you're a smart person, and those guys who think you're just an athlete have looked away, so do you want to solve the problem, or do you want the hard truth?" Fisher is a ruthless agent, if Diesel has no use value, he can give up Diesel without hesitation now, not even any hesitation, between feeding honey and arsenic, Fisher chooses the latter.

Diesel's brain was a mess of mush, and he didn't know what to do. Looking at Fisher now, the first reaction in my mind is that he doesn't want to know the truth, because the truth is often difficult to resist......; Is there a way out for him?

He is now standing in the abyss, and there is no way to retreat! If he retreats, he will be shattered.

"The truth. Diesel found his voice horribly hoarse, like a homeless man who hadn't eaten a full meal for ten days and half a month.