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"Sean, I'm not asking too much!"

In an office at Universal Studios, Helen Herman looked at Sean Daniel across from her and said, "The $8 million salary is a true reflection of Matthew's fame and appeal today." ”

"It's too high!" Sean Daniel's tone was more tactful than that of Helen Herman, "The crew budget is only $28 million, and Matthew alone takes nearly one-third of his salary, which the crew can't afford." ”

Helen Herman has been tough, "From the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to the present, Matthew has been the focus of media and audience attention, and has always been in second place on IMDB's list of most watched movie stars!"

Now the popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean", as well as Matthew and Will Turner's great love and praise from fans, have given her plenty of confidence, "Disney Pictures and a number of market organizations have done surveys, Matthew is the second most popular actor in "Pirates of the Caribbean", and accounts for 39% of the interviewed audience, you must know very well that most of them can be transferred to the project of "Dawn of the Living Dead"!"

Sean Daniel's tone was tactful, but his attitude was resolute, "Helen, if Matthew takes nearly a third of the production budget himself, what am I going to do to hire the director and other actors?

The two have been in contact many times before, and other aspects have already been negotiated, and the only difference is Matthew's salary.

Initially, Helen Herman offered $10 million in terms, and after two rounds of fighting, he cut to $8 million, and then Helen Herman insisted that he would not let go.

Although after communicating with Universal Pictures, the production budget of "Dawn of the Living Dead" increased from $25 million to $28 million, and the actor's salary of up to $8 million alone is still unaffordable for him and the crew.

This is too high and will directly affect the normal operation of the crew.

Helen Herman has her own plans and intentions, biting 8 million US dollars just won't let go, "Sean, I want to remind you again! Matthew's previous two works, "The Scorpion King" has exceeded 100 million US dollars at the North American box office! "Pirates of the Caribbean" has exceeded 200 million US dollars at the North American box office, and it is still in hot screening, anyone can see very clearly that the North American box office of this film will not be less than 300 million US dollars!"

She raised her voice and emphasized, "Matthew is the absolute leading actor in both films, and the characters he portrays are very popular! Judging from the box office of the two films he has starred in in the past, is it high at $8 million?"

Sean Daniel smiled, "Matthew's salary can't be calculated like that. ”

Helen Herman was full of confidence and directly retorted, "Hollywood has always calculated like this. ”

Hollywood film companies have a system for measuring movie stars, which has little to do with acting skills and awards, and the most important measure is the box office performance of the three movies starring the actor recently.

Of course, if it is a rookie actor who has not been verified by the market, even if it is a super genius with explosive acting skills, it is also the price of cabbage.

This principle also applies to behind-the-scenes work such as directing.

Sean Daniel put away his smile and said seriously, "If I have a budget of 50 million US dollars in my hand, what you said is not a problem, you can talk about it, but I only have a production budget of 28 million US dollars, if it is on Matthew alone, I will allocate 8 million US dollars in salary, and even if I press the minimum in terms of other cast and crew, I will allocate more than 2 million US dollars from the shooting and post-production budget to be included in Matthew's salary." ”

Helen Herman didn't speak, and continued to listen to Sean Daniel.

"What does it mean that such a medium-sized investment film, with more than $2 million less in shooting and post-production?" Sean Daniel said without Helen Herman's answer, "A lot of production aspects will inevitably be saved, and it will definitely affect the final quality of the finished film, and the quality of the film is not good, which will drag down the box office." ”

He looked at Helen Herman, "I guess you know as well as I do that the quality of the film is not completely compensated for by the personal appeal of the movie star, once "Dawn of the Living Dead" does not perform well at the box office, Matthew, the leading actor, will bear the brunt of the drag, and his upward momentum will be slowed down, or even stopped......"

Helen Herman certainly knows this, and what has been said before is actually putting pressure on Sean Daniel to make concessions in other areas.

Sean Daniel's words are not finished, "Helen, a movie star, once she stops moving forward, it also means that she has to go backwards, and it will be difficult to rise quickly." He gestured and said, "Why can't we look farther? I'm an old friend of Matthew, and I don't want to see him lose more long-term gains because of a little immediate benefit, and I don't believe that a good agent like you can't see that?"

"You have a point. Helen Herman seemed convinced, "Matthew and I can make appropriate concessions. ”

Sean Daniel smiled slightly, and then her words said, "Four million dollars, which can not only reflect Matthew's worth and status as the absolute protagonist in the crew, but also will not affect the production of the film!"

The so-called friendship of friends, in this kind of negotiation, can be said to be worthless.

Helen Herman didn't understand such a truth, and directly refused, "This is impossible! If this is the sincerity of you and the crew, there is no need for us to talk about it anymore!"

Her tone turned light, "I guess you don't know yet, Matthew has always felt guilty for rejecting your other project last time because of schedule problems, and this time you and Zack Snyder took the initiative to come over, and he thought that he couldn't push it off no matter what, after all, you promoted him." ”

When it comes to talking about beautiful scenes, an entertainment agent like her is no worse than anyone else, "This time, in order to cooperate with you, Matthew turned down Jerry Bruckheimer's invitation! Sean, do you know what kind of project it is? With an investment of more than $100 million in a top-level production, Jerry Bruckheimer directly asked Mattheimer to play the leading role in "King Arthur"! And he rejected Jerry Bruckheimer for the sake of friendship with you! You can go to Disney to inquire, there are many people who know about it. ”

Sean Daniel has nothing to say, Helen Herman dares to say that, and Matthew Horner must have turned down Jerry Bruckheimer's invitation.

Helen Herman snorted softly and said, "Sean, this is your sincerity, how much did Matthew pay to work with you, and you?"

Her tone grew sharper, "Let's put it this way, Matthew has no shortage of projects, and you must know that very well. The sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean" is about to start preparations next, or two consecutive films! Jerry Bruckheimer's other big project with an action-adventure theme is also intended to have Matthew star. ”

Hearing these words, Sean Daniel looked embarrassed, and seemed to struggle for a long time, as if he had made a very big determination, and then said, "Five million dollars! No matter how much the filming and production of the film will really be greatly affected." ”

"We can accept the five million dollars. Helen Herman stopped there, "Matthew and I are not the kind of people who only recognize money and don't talk about justice. ”

Before Sean Daniel could breathe a sigh of relief, her tone changed and she continued, "I have a few small conditions!"

The other party is willing to relax in terms of salary, and everything else is easy to say, Sean Daniel nodded and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

Helen Herman smiled slightly, "The first point, in the opening credits, Matthew's name should be ranked first in the actor, and it should appear separately in the font we agreed with, not in the same column as the other actors. ”

It's a perfectly acceptable condition, Matthew is the absolute male lead, Sean Daniel has no objection, "Yes!"

"Second!" Helen Herman obviously didn't finish, "On the main poster of the film, in addition to the zombies in the background, there can only be one actor Matthew!"

Sean Daniel nodded, "That's fine." ”

Helen Herman added, "Third, if some small supporting roles in the film are suitable for the angel agency's actors, give preference to angel agency actors!"

Sean Daniel thought about it for a second, then nodded again, "I'll talk to the casting director about that." ”

Those supporting roles that are not particularly important, as long as the conditions are not bad, there is not much difference between the actors of which agency to use.

"And one last point. Helen Herman put the most important condition at the end, "Sean, Matthew and I can both accept a salary of five million dollars!

She accentuated her tone, "Five million dollars is just the basic salary! Matthew must participate in the box office share!"

Sean Daniel instantly furrowed his brows, "Helen, you're too greedy. ”

"We made concessions in terms of remuneration and reduced the risk of the project. Helen Herman had already prepared her rhetoric, "Seeking some of the post-production income is also deserved, and Matthew is taking risks with the crew and the film, if the film fails, his part of the income will be lost, which can also stimulate all of Matthew's enthusiasm for work." ”

She said the plan, "We will use $30 million as a cut-off point, if the film will grossed more than $30 million in North America in the future, Matthew can get a 1 percent cut, and for every $10 million increase in the North American box office, his share will increase by 1 percent!"

"This can't be!" Sean Daniel directly refused, "If the North American box office breaks 100 million, he will take tens of millions of dollars alone, let alone me, no crew will agree! Matthew does not have such an appeal!"

Hearing Sean Daniel's stern refusal to share the proportion, rather than participating in the North American box office share, Helen Herman sensed his bottom line through this temptation.

She added, "We can talk about the proportion slowly." ”

Sean Daniel thought for a moment and said, "It's not something I can decide on my own, I'm going to communicate with Universal Pictures." He stood up, "That's all for today." ”