Michael Fortray was simply furious, he didn't thunder, he didn't scold, he didn't lose his look, he just sat quietly behind the desk, but his whole face was so gloomy that he could drip water, he held the pen tightly in his right hand, and pressed hard, and then forced, until the knuckles of his fingers became white, and the powerful low pressure was like a dark cloud pressing down on the village, and the restlessness and uneasiness of the mountain rain were hidden under the skin, and there was naturally a frightening atmosphere.

Neil H. Moretz was not flustered at all, but looked at Michael with interest, and the panicked, pin-and-needle Vin Diesel, the kind of grievance, depression, and humiliation made Van look like an angry bull, and the green tendons on his neck and forehead seemed to be on the verge of bursting at any moment.

Deep down, in fact, Neil was a little gloating, everything today was predictable, he warned Michael, he warned Van and he warned the other producers of the crew, he even tried to warn Ron Meyer, but alas, no one listened to him.

Rejected "Thor", starred in "Buried Alive", and before "Speed and Excitement/Love 5", he devoted himself to "Love Crazy". These clues can be seen that Lan Li is not a typical Hollywood actor, or even a typical British actor. What's more, there is Andy Rogers who can't be ignored and the innovative artist agency standing behind him -

Almost at the same time as the news broke, there were the latest rumors of "killing reincarnation" in the industry.

10 million US dollars, 5% box office dividends, this is the remuneration contract for Lanli to join the "Killing Reincarnation". At such a level, it can be called a first-line level, and it is basically the same as when Fan and Paul signed "Fast and Thrill/Love 4", but the point is that this is only the first time Lan Li has starred in a commercial film, and the leap from artwork to commercial film is simply appalling.

can be made a horizontal comparison, Chris Evans starred in "Captain America" is 300,000, Gal Gadot starred in "Wonder Woman" is 300,000, and Chris Hemsworth starred in "Thor" is 150,000;

Objectively speaking, for the current Lan Li, starring in the sequel to "Fast and Exciting/Emotional", thanks to the great success of the fifth part, Andy asked for seven million or eight million, which is a reasonable category, but starring in "Killing Reincarnation", and it is the first time to take the lead, eight million US dollars, no dividends, this should be the most normal signing conditions.

But now, Warner Bros. has directly given 10 million plus 5% box office dividends with a big stroke of the pen, which is comparable to Robert Downey Jr. of "Iron Man 2". Even if Warner Bros. has a lot of money, it's incredible.

This rumor has raised many questions. In the past, it always took a lot of effort to find out the internal salary news, but this time it was easily leaked, and many people believed that this was a deliberate rumor released by an innovative artist agency, in order to strive for more benefits in the negotiations in the future.

But then, Warner Bros. gave confirmation, and also revealed more inside information about the cooperation, and the industry was stunned.

So far, "Killing Cycle" has not had a producer in charge of the overall situation - at least not one who is in charge of the budget and planning, Tim Lewis is in charge of the film. Therefore, in this cooperation, the intermediate part of the producer was skipped, Andy and Jeff started a direct dialogue, and the negotiation became crisp and neat.

On the one hand, the internal rumors of Universal Pictures have become Andy's biggest bargaining chip in the negotiation process, and the eight million dollars starring in a side story and two sequels are undoubtedly an important certification of the box office appeal of Lanli; aside from the box office success of "Fast and Thrill/Love 5" and "Love Crazy", "Buried Alive" has achieved a profit of nearly 12 times its own investment cost under the condition that it is not optimistic, which cannot be ignored.

On the other hand, Jeff is full of praise for Lan Li, not only as an actor, but also as a screenwriter and producer, Lan Li has shown a keen sense of the work. Jeff had a separate meeting with Lan Li and Tim, and after negotiation and discussion, Jeff decided to give Lan Li the title of "Executive Producer" and let Lan Li participate in the production of "Killing Reincarnation".

This is the two-pronged approach that has led to the current situation.

It's not just a salary of 10 million, it's not just a five-percent box office dividend, it's also an executive producer. Everyone knows that Warner Bros. is bold, dares to reuse Christopher Nolan, dares to promote Gerard-Butler, dares to use Wolfgang-Petersen, dares to believe in M-Night-Shyamalan, dares to throw money crazy and dares to accept failure, but this "killing cycle" still stunned people.

You must know that Lan Li has only been in Hollywood for two years, you must know that "Killing Reincarnation" is only Lan Li's seventh work, including two unreleased films and one TV series, you know, this is only Lan Li's first monoclonal antibody commercial film. Just the position of the leading actor, the risk is already not small, and now you have to add the executive producer?

With such boldness, such a big gamble, and such a strong force, Warner Bros. once again showed the absolute demeanor of Hollywood hegemon after the millennium.

In comparison, Universal Pictures' grinding, humming, and going around and around not only seems small, but also has no foresight at all, completely losing the demeanor of the six major Hollywood studios.

It is rumored that Universal Pictures is actually unwilling to pay even six million in salary; it is rumored that Fan and Lan Li are-for-tat and incompatible; it is rumored that the infighting in the crew has reached the point where it cannot be cleaned up, and even a good old man like Paul has never signed a contract; it is rumored that Michael is ambitious, but he does not have enough ability to support him, and he is discouraged; it is rumored that the crew has a bad attitude, and the contract renewal work with Lan Li has been at an impasse from the beginning......

Compare Universal Pictures and Warner Bros., compare "Speed and Excitement/Emotion" and "Killing Reincarnation", and have an immediate opinion.

After these rumors came out, Michael and Van were immediately roasted on the fire.

First of all, they failed to complete the contract renewal work with Lan Li, and the previous negotiations became a stepping stone and achieved the title of executive producer of Lan Li;Secondly, they failed to take the initiative to "get rid of" Lan Li and take the lead in the preparation of the sequel, not only became the target of use, but also became a laughing stock; Thirdly, now it is clear that it is not the "Fast and Thrill/Emotional" sequel that refuses to cooperate with Lan Li, but Lan Li's refusal to cooperate in the sequel, so, what should they do now?

In Michael and Fan's view, these rumors are so easy to hear, not because of the negotiation work of the "killing cycle", but to humiliate them.

With a "snap", the pen in Michael's hand finally couldn't bear the pressure anymore, and it was directly broken into two, the ink inside was dipped all over his hand, and the sharp fragments also stabbed his palm, dripping with blood, the picture looked really shocking, but Michael shook his hand lightly as if nothing had happened, pulled out a few tissues, and wiped the stain away.

"Michael. Fan opened his mouth and called, hesitated for a moment, "What should we do now?"

"Hmph. Isn't this the result you were expecting?" Michael pushed Fan into the abyss with one sentence, "Didn't you say at the beginning, Lan Li stayed, and you quit? Isn't that what you wanted? It's up to you to tell me what to do, and what do you think would happen if Paul left our set again?"

Fan choked up for a moment and looked at Michael dumbfounded--all his actions were supported by Michael at the beginning, and the two of them were comrades-in-arms of the united front, isn't it? Why does Michael now put all the fault on him? It seems that he planned it all alone? This is not fair!

Yes, he really didn't like Lan Li to continue to join. But in fact, he just doesn't like Lan Li to grab power, if Lan Li can agree to stay with a suitable salary, it will be helpful for the sequel, and he can achieve box office success again, why would he not agree? Because the ultimate beneficiary is him, he is the only one in the crew who has the right to box office dividends!

What's more, what he hopes is that the crew will kick Lan Li out, not that Lan Li will take the initiative to choose to leave and make the crew a joke!

He doesn't want to see the current situation. How could Michael!

But Michael didn't pay attention to Fan's stunned and shocked at all, and looked directly at Neil, "You say, what should we do now?" went around in a circle, and in the end it was Neil who cleaned up the mess.

Although he was muttering in his heart, Neil was silent on the surface. He felt embarrassed and regretful about Lan Li's departure, they could have avoided such a dilemma, but the wood was already in the boat, and he quickly accepted the facts and planned for the next one. Just like Dwayne Johnson last year, this year's Blue Gift is no longer essential.

"First of all, we need to whitewash the peace. Neil Chengzhu said in his chest, "No matter what the media asks, we must stick to the Lanli statement." Everything is fine, everything is just a peaceful breakup, there is no contradiction between us, we will bless Lan Li with good results, just as Lan Li blessed us. ”

As he spoke, Neil's gaze fell on Fan.

Fan only felt a tightness in his chest, and his mouth was so bitter that he couldn't speak, but he knew that if he broke out any inappropriate remarks at this time, the responsibility for the infighting in the crew would fall on his shoulders, which was an unbearable reputational loss for the preparation of the sequel, especially at such a sensitive juncture, they couldn't afford more negative news.

Knowing is knowing, but that rampaging anger almost tore him to pieces. Even if he leaves, Lan Li can still easily let him out of trouble. This damn guy!

"Second, we need to respond immediately. Paul, that's our priority. Neil's eyes were still locked on Fan, and Fan's chest froze, almost vomiting blood.