Andy anticipated Universal's tough attitude.

Dwayne Johnson was like this at the beginning, Universal Pictures was reluctant to let go, and Neil was unwilling to give up his own interests, resulting in the final breakup, Andy cleverly used the advantages in the meantime to let Lan Li win the opportunity to perform;

But comparing Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, and Ranley Hall on the same scale? Andy laughed genuinely angrily.

As anyone in the industry knows, commercial value can be forged, and over the past three decades, box office dominance has changed several times, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., ...... But outside of them, newcomers with box office appeal are one after another, and almost before the front wave has time to climb, the back wave rushes up again. Fresh faces are always welcome in commercial films, even for the male lead, and Chris Hemsworth is the latest representative.

But in the past 30 years, there are still a few old actors with outstanding acting skills, Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Penn, Denzel Washington, etc., why the topic of the Oscars about the rise of Generation Y is so lively this time is because the actors of Generation X have not been able to meet expectations and have not been able to take over the burden from the baby boomers. Now, Lan Li has become a Gen Y acting leader comparable to Natalie Portman and Jennifer Lawrence, which is the most valuable.

To put it simply, Lan Li and the two Chris have different positions, and their future development potential is also different, which is not a comparable situation at all, but Michael completed "statistics" so simply and rudely, which is really ridiculous and funny.

Andy still had a bright smile on his face, but the power of his words was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he fought back directly with a gun and a stick, "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. ”

In such an interview situation, Andy's response can even be said to be unkind. Even Neil's expression froze, let alone Michael, the atmosphere quickly cooled down, Michael didn't even want to maintain a polite smile, and looked at Andy with a serious face, as if questioning: Are you kidding?

"$10 million for a gaiden movie, $8 million for two sequels. In addition to this, there is a five-percent box office dividend. Hidden behind Andy's amiable smile is the ambition of the lion's mouth.

Today's meeting, from the very beginning, Universal Pictures has been pressuring, every detail is reminding Andy, don't act rashly, in front of the six giants in Hollywood, Lan Li can still only be regarded as a small shrimp, they could give up Dawn and choose Lan Li, and now they can also give up Lan Li and select another actor again to join the sequel shooting.

Since the other party has already worked so hard, then Andy doesn't follow the situation and extorts a good sum of money, expressing the arrogance of Lan Li's "I don't know the height of the sky", then I'm sorry for Universal Pictures' hard work.

With such conditions, it can be said that he is at the level of a first-line actor, which is basically the same as Vin Diesel's status in "speed and excitement/emotion", and for the current Lan Li, it is indeed beyond the scope of ability.

After Andy spoke, Neil couldn't help but be stunned, but Michael laughed directly, taking it for granted that Andy was joking, but then seeing Andy's serious look, the smile froze at the corner of Michael's mouth.

Originally, Andy didn't intend to be so aggressive, but now, he has shown his strength and domineering just right, and this is not the end. "Of course, there are other ways we can work together. This sentence made Michael's stiff face slightly better, but then it was comparable to the bottom of the pot.

"Let's start with the gated movies. The cooperation agreement of the sequel, and then talk slowly. Andy threw out the gesture of "waiting for the price to sell", that confident attitude showed his trust in Lan Li, with the advancement of time, Andy believes that Lan Li's salary is only high, not low, and it will be Universal Pictures that will regret it. "I think this is a great proposal for a story, and as part of an innovative artist agency, I'm happy to lead the team and contribute to the casting of the film. ”

Innovative artist agency, currently Hollywood's well-deserved industry leader, its actors account for almost 30% of the entire Hollywood, absolutely only a lot more, such a giant, even in front of top giants like Warner Bros. and Disney, they do not show weakness.

Any actor can be replaced, this is the iron law of Hollywood. It's not a big deal to offend a Lan Li, but it's a problem to offend Andy and the innovative artist agency he represents. However, innovative artist agencies are also tycoons in the industry, will they tear up their faces with Universal Pictures because of a blue gift? Apparently not.

In the flash of light, Michael's mind was also full of thoughts, and finally turned into a loud laugh, "Haha, I've heard that you are very humorous for a long time, and today I finally saw it." We very much welcome the follow-up full cooperation, but regarding the signing agreement of Lanli, it is absolutely impossible. ”

Andy didn't refute it, and the smile on his face never changed, "In private and at work, I personally have a clear distinction." I'm sure you too. For the signing agreement of Universal Pictures, you should know, it is also absolutely impossible. ”

Michael and Andy both did not give an inch, and for a while, the atmosphere was actually stiffened here, this is not only a personal battle of will, but also a game between two top companies, no one will compromise easily.

Neil, who was caught in the middle, said that he was miserable, and he coughed lightly twice, breaking the frozen air, "Today is just the first time we have met, and our conversation is so full of sparks, it seems that the future cooperation can be looked forward to." And then there's a lot more to the details of the collaboration that we need to slowly discuss, right?"

Neil cast an inquiring glance at each of them, but neither immediately responded, and the conversation was stuck in mid-air. In the end, it was Andy who was the first to laugh, "Of course, the so-called cooperation has not even taken the first step yet." ”

In this confrontation, Michael, who briefly had the upper hand, raised his chin slightly, straightened his waist, and showed the demeanor of a superior, "Then let's stop here today." I don't want to delay your trip to the airport, family is always the most important thing. ”

There was no politeness, no greetings, jerky and tough cut off the topic, once again declaring the initiative of Universal Pictures - when it comes to the competition for core interests, the toughness of the six major studios is unquestionable.

Andy knew that Michael was sending off a guest, so he didn't panic in the slightest, stood up straight, and said with a smile, "I think there is still a lot of work to be done within Universal Pictures, so I won't continue to delay the serious work." Good bye. ”

He slapped his ass neatly and walked away, but the hints in his words gave a powerful response: Neil and Michael didn't seem to be of the same mind. And what is Ron Meyer's attitude?

Michael didn't leave the office, it was just Neil who dropped Andy to the elevator. Today's meeting ended unhappily, but the beginning was not very pleasant. At the moment when the summer file was lively and vigorous, the negotiations of the "Speed and Excitement/Emotion" series did not go as smoothly as imagined.

After leaving Universal Pictures, Andy was not angry, but calmed down, rearranged the whole situation, and then notified the company and began to inquire about the news through a large number of contacts.

The innovative artist agency is famous for resource sharing, the agent's resources are open to all the company's signed artists, and similarly, the resources of the signed artists are also open to all agents, and finally realize the sharing of benefits. This is Andy's advantage, and he naturally won't let it go easily.

Regarding the preparation of the sequel to "Fast and Thrilling/Emotional", it is now the top classified project of Universal Pictures, and the people involved in the project are all high-level, and it is not easy to find out the news. But the innovative artist agency still got a small amount of news, allowing Andy to successfully piece together the whole picture of the puzzle.

It's not hard to guess Universal's attitude, they want to make money through the "Fast & Thrill/Emotional" series, and the Gaiden and the two sequels do exist, but they don't want to spend too much cost, and the budget for each work still hovers around 100 million, especially the salary, they don't want to let go easily.

Although it is said that the catalytic effect of Lan Li on "Fast and Exciting / Emotional 5" is obvious, but taking a step back, so far only one "Fast and Exciting / Emotional 5" proves the commercial box office potential of Blue Rite, in addition, there is no evidence for the time being that Blue Rite is outstanding, and more importantly, it is two different things to take the lead in literary and artistic works and save the world in commercial films, not everyone is suitable for playing the leading role in commercial blockbusters.

The most famous case is George Clooney, the absolute top actor in Hollywood, but he doesn't fit in with the leading actor of a commercial blockbuster.

First, the fiasco of "Batman and Robin" in 1997 directly led to Warner Bros. dusting the Batman series for nearly ten years, and then after the millennium, the successive routs of "Perfect Storm", "Allied Raiders of the Lost Ark", and "Tomorrowland"; the only set of "Ocean's Eleven" series with a good box office, three films were filmed, but the box office revenue was worse than the other, and the last one benefited from the excellent overseas box office, which avoided the tragedy of losing money.

Even George is like this, let alone a pink newcomer like Lan Li, Universal Pictures doesn't want to take a risk lightly.