"The more Warner Bros. and DC Comics put in, the better it was for me. ”

In a hotel near the sea in Cannes, France, Will Smith sat on a chair in the lounge of the hotel lobby and said to Jada Smith opposite, "Any super-blockbuster film is indispensable for a lot of marketing." ”

Jada Smith didn't seem to approve of this, saying, "No matter how much money you invest, your salary won't increase." ”

Will Smith couldn't help but shake his head, "You have to look into the distance!" he reminded, "As long as this "Green Lantern" is a big hit, my career will usher in a turnaround, and it will not be difficult to return to the 20 million club." ”

"Really?" Jada Smith was impressed by the "Club of Twenty Million."

"Of course!" Will Smith said directly, "My agency team and I have had enough analysis, and we have also obtained detailed information from many first-line market institutions, according to the market response of the "Spider-Man" series, the new "Batman" series and the "Iron Man" series, it is very likely that there will be an era of superhero movies in the future." ”

He didn't take on the role as soon as his mind was hot.

Jada Smith was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't figure it out, but still asked the question she was most concerned about, "Will your salary increase?"

Without a high enough return, how can she support her high consumption?

Will Smith analyzed, "Have you seen the salary of "Iron Man" and Robert Downey Jr.?" He didn't need Jada Smith to answer, and said directly, "Robert Downey Jr.'s salary was only a few hundred thousand dollars when he filmed "Iron Man", and by the time of "Iron Man 2", the salary was close to 10 million dollars, and I have exact news, Marvel Studios wants to build "The Avengers" with Iron Man as the core, how high will Robert Downey Jr.'s salary be at that time?"

Jada Smith nodded mechanically.

"I'm starring in the first film of DC's Justice League universe!" Will Smith analyzed very reasonably, "For Warner Bros. and DC Comics, Green Lantern is Marvel's Iron Man, as long as this film is a big success, I can push DC to form the Justice League with Green Lantern as the core!"

"Sounds good. "Jada Smith still has a bit of a brain.

Will Smith suddenly laughed, "I'm paid tens of millions of dollars now, how much should we ask the film company for when you say it?"

Jada Smith also laughed happily, "The more the merrier!

In Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Disney Studios is said to have paid Johnny Depp more than $40 million.

Will Smith is also laughing happily, since he failed to compete with Matthew Horner for a leading actor, he has been unlucky in the past two years, and he has not had an excellent film, and even his salary has to be lowered, and he will continue to sink, and he may not be able to keep his position as a first-line star.

Warner Bros. reached out to him at this time, and it happened that "Iron Man" was successful, and Marvel Studios' "Avengers" plan was circulating, allowing him to see the very likely glorious future of superhero movies, and then finalized the role of "Green Lantern".

He knows very well that the first time a series of movies like this is joined, the more likely it is to become the core, and the more it becomes the core, the higher the income will inevitably be.

While this may have some impact on future development, it's better than slipping into a second-tier star, and with ready-made examples like Johnny Depp here, what's so bad about being a superstar in the series?

It's not the nineties anymore!

Will Smith has a clear understanding of this, in this day and age, it is too difficult to become a superstar, and not everyone has the strength and luck of Matthew Horner.

Look at the new millennium, in addition to Matthew Horner, has there been a new superstar in Hollywood?

The answer is obvious, not at all!

Will Smith knows that Green Lantern, and the Justice League program as a whole, is unlikely to make him a real superstar, but a superstar like Johnny Depp is also good.

"Green Lantern" will bring back that famous Will Smith!

With Warner Bros. and DC Comics putting a lot of emphasis on Green Lantern, where the series was supposed to begin, and dramatically increasing their promotional budgets, Will Smith believes that.

But...... It's still not as good as Matthew Horner!

Thinking of this, Will Smith couldn't help but sigh, that person has become the most popular and influential actor in Hollywood in just ten years.

"Will!Will ......"

Jada Smith's voice suddenly rang out, "Look over there, the two people who just came out of the elevator door, isn't that woman the head of Matthew Horner's studio?"

Hearing this, Will Smith hurriedly looked to the side ahead, it was a young woman and a middle-aged man, it seemed that the young woman was sending the middle-aged man away.

The middle-aged man he didn't know, very strange, but the young woman he knew was who, Matthew Horner's former personal assistant and now Bella Anderson, the CEO of Studio Thirteen!

She...... How did it end up here?

Will Smith is a bit strange, and everyone in the circle knows that Matthew Horner has no interest in European film festivals or anything.

Just as he was wondering, Bella Anderson had already sent the person out of the hotel.

"Mr. Longman. She smiled and said to the middle-aged man, "I came with Mr. Horner's sincerity, and I hope you will consider the $20 million offer." ”

She also emphasized, "We are really optimistic about the film 'The Artist'. ”

Thomas Longman responded with a smile, "I'll definitely think about it." ”

As the producer of "The Artist", this time I came to the Cannes Film Festival, in addition to wanting to get an award gilded, is to find a suitable international distributor and sell the rights of the film outside Europe for a large price.

Such a publisher can only come from Hollywood.

With the exception of Hollywood, studios elsewhere simply do not have the ability to distribute at the global level.

Watching Thomas Langman get into the car and wait for the car to start and leave, Bella Anderson returned to the hotel and walked towards the elevator.

She had been in Cannes for some time and had achieved her initial goals, intervening several times in Harvey Weinstein's negotiations with international studios and disrupting several Weinstein Pictures deals.

It's a pity that this time it didn't achieve its goal for the time being.

Judging by the reactions from all sides, this film, called "The Artist", is Harvey Weinstein's first target.

Bella Anderson had enough relevant information before, and the cost of "The Artist" participating in the trade fair was about 10 million euros, and the offer of $20 million was not high or low, but it just overtook Harvey Weinstein.

Meanwhile, Thomas Longman, who was leaving in the car, had just hung up the phone and told the driver, "Go to the Duwako Hotel." ”

Ten minutes later, he showed up in one of the reception rooms of the Duwako Hotel and shook hands with Harvey Weinstein, with whom he had previously interacted.

"Thomas, how are you thinking about it?" asked Harvey Weinstein.

"Mr. Weinstein. "The $15 million offer is too low for us to accept, and it doesn't even cost enough to make The Artist." ”

Harvey Weinstein narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm buying the rights outside of Europe!" He glanced at Thomas Longman with a little disdain, "You still have the European market, if it goes well, you can recoup your investment in Europe, and the $15 million will be your net income." ”

Thomas Longman smiled and said, "Who can say for sure what the future holds? I can't do a loss-making business." ”

The film, called "The Artist," sounds quite lofty, but in the eyes of the producers, it's ultimately all about money.

Harvey Weinstein is used to being strong in the face of these overseas producers, and said directly, "Thomas, winning Weinstein's friendship means that your future films will completely enter the North American market." ”

North America is the world's largest single film market, and who wouldn't want to get a piece of the pie?

If there is no better option, Thomas Longman also wants to take over the so-called Weinstein friendship hand, but the difference between the two is $5 million!

That's $5 million!

That fat face and that fat hand of your Harvey Weinstein is worth $5 million? What a joke of the century!

If you sell it by the gram, you can't plug such a big hole.

As a producer and a film businessman, how could Thomas Longman not understand such a simple way of negotiation as taking advantage of the pressure to exert pressure.

"Mr. Weinstein, I personally would love to work with Weinstein Pictures. Thomas Longman said unhurriedly, "But the film has multiple shareholders, and I don't have the final say on many things, and someone made an offer of $20 million......"

As soon as these words came out, Harvey Weinstein immediately thought of several of his businesses that had been disrupted, and asked in a cold voice, "Is it Studio Thirteen?"

"yes. "Thomas Longman doesn't mind if the other person knows who the competitor is, so it's better for him.

"Did you know they don't have the ability to distribute?" reminded Harvey Weinstein.

Thomas Longman had just spoken to Bella Anderson and responded, "They're going to be released by Disney or Warner Bros. He also emphasized, "That's a member of the big six Hollywood companies!"

Harvey Weinstein frowned, and said, "I said before that I bought "The Artist" to hit the Oscars, and there is no Hollywood company that can match Weinstein Pictures when it comes to running the Oscars!

"Then we can change the contract. "Thomas Longman doesn't eat this at all, the Oscars are really attractive, and the actual benefits are real," $15 million is the base buyout fee, and "The Artist" gets revenue in North America, and we have half of it!"

"It can't be!" Harvey Weinstein refused outright.