Successfully getting the supporting actor in "Earthshattering/Prison in the Sky" is a great breakthrough for Jerry Towne.

This means that he is no longer limited to the small circle of singing on stage with his own money, and has begun to be accepted by major film companies, taking a solid first step and officially entering the Hollywood entertainment industry.

This step is of great significance, many actors, even movie stars who have been famous in their country for a long time, are difficult to get roles with heavier roles when they first arrive in Hollywood, and most of them start from inconsequential small supporting roles, and then slowly integrate into this circle after getting the opportunity to show their faces, and gradually develop and grow.

Even so, there are still a handful of actors who can eventually become A-list stars in Hollywood.

The vast majority of foreign actors are short-lived on the Hollywood stage, mixing for a few years, and then returning to their own country after confirming the name of an international movie star, enjoying the wonderful taste of the stars holding the moon and countless fans worshipping each other.

After successfully getting a new role, Jerry Towne once again realized how important opportunities are to actors.

If the success of the audition for "Prison in the Sky" is the shadow of the predecessors planting trees and the future, then the live audition for "L.A. Confidential" is equivalent to Jerry Towne opening a window first, and then pushing open a door.

Director Curtis Hansen really didn't break his promise, and on the afternoon of the second day after the audition, he personally called Jerry to inform him that the audition was passed, and producer Haile Grande was very satisfied after watching his audition video, so the role of Ed Eisley was his.

"Yay!"

Jerry put down the phone and waved his arms excitedly, high-fived Brian, "Victory, success opened the situation!" Brian, we should have a drink first, and then sign a performance contract, what do you think?"

As he spoke, Jerry took out a bottle of Merlot from Château Petrius from the wine cabinet, opened the five fingers of his left hand, sandwiched four wine glasses, and poured Brian, Monica, and Paul Sr. each a glass, the last one of which was his own.

"Ding~~~Cheers!"

Putting down the wine glass, Jerry picked up the performance contract on the table, flipped to the end of the ten lines at a glance, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Looking up at Brian, Jerry grinned, "$3.85 million, although from my father's point of view, I call Bruckheimer uncle, but business negotiations are not personal, and Bruckheimer is notoriously calculating."

You know, I don't have any work released yet, so I don't have much value at all. ”

Brian smiled narrowly, "Too much or too little?"

"This is the first money I have ever seen!"

Jerry was choked up, rolled his eyes, and said: "From last year's film project to now, I have spent tens of millions of dollars in the blink of an eye, and the stall is not small, but there is no gain, at least there is no income at present." So...... What do you say?"

Brian directly skipped the part where he poured bitter water, and said, "Do you know what the starting salary for John Cusack was selected to play this role?

$6 million! is equivalent to half of the salary of the actor Nicolas Cage.

Even so, John Cusack is not very satisfied with this salary, he believes that he is no worse than Cage in terms of fame and acting skills, and the only thing he lacks is an Oscar trophy.

For this reason, John Cusack's agent directly asked for 9 million, and the reason why the price did not increase to the height of Nicolas Cage's salary of 12 million was because the Oscar trophy in Cage's hand was worth no less than $3 million.

After several rounds of negotiations between the two sides, John Cusack's salary in the latest negotiation was between 600~7 million, which obviously exceeded Bruckheimer's expectations, so he did not sign a contract with John Cusack for a long time.

Just when Bruckheimer was hesitating, he inadvertently discovered you, so he directly replaced John Cusack with you.

The day before yesterday, after the audition, as soon as you left on the front foot, he made an offer of $3 million, and of course I didn't agree. ”

Speaking of this, Brian was a little emotional, and said angrily: "Vince Raj's role is quite heavy, and there are many action scenes, and his appearance time is second only to Cage, why does John Cusack need more than 6 million for his role, and only 3 million for the same role?"

You must know that the budget of this drama is as high as 75 million US dollars, a real big-budget commercial film, although you are not very famous now, but you are already the leading actor of a feature film with a production cost of more than 20 million, our film will be released within the year, with this movie, it is enough for North American audiences to know you, even if the box office is dismal, your fame will not be low.

By the time "Prison in the Sky" is released next year, you'll be at least a second-tier star, and your fame may not be as good as John Cusack's, but it's not much worse.

Because of this, I directly quoted 5 million, discussed with Bruckheimer for two days, and finally, each of them took a step back and reached the current contract. ”

Looking at the contract in Jerry's hand, Brian was still a little uneasy, and muttered: "To be honest, I'm not very satisfied with this salary, 3.85 million is still too low." If it weren't for the fact that you're too young and the starring work hasn't been released yet, my offer wouldn't be lower than John Cusack, and even I want you and Cage to compete for the lead actor spot. What a great opportunity, just slipped away for nothing, and I was angry just thinking about it. ”

Jerry didn't expect that he had such weight in Brian's heart, he expected more from himself than Jerry himself, and he spoke with confidence.

This made Jerry wonder, where did Brian's confidence come from?

In silence, Jerry and Monica looked at each other and looked at each other, Monica's eyes were full of surprise, while Jerry was at a loss, unable to understand Brian's thoughts.

In fact, Jerry is quite satisfied with this contract, the salary of 3.85 million has exceeded his expectations, he thought that it would be very good if he could get one or two million, but he did not expect Brian to get twice the expected salary for himself.

What Jerry never expected was that Brian was not satisfied with this, and actually treated himself and John Cusack on the same level.

You must know that John Cusack debuted in 1983 and began to write and act in 88, and has participated in more than 20 works and starred in more than a dozen films.

In terms of the number of works alone, John Cusack is indeed no worse than Nicolas Cage, in terms of age qualifications, he is two years younger than Cage, but he debuted almost at the same time as him.

However, John Cusack is far worse than Cage in terms of personality charm and acting style.

John Cusack debuted early and participated in many films, including popular films with both box office and word-of-mouth, but the film became popular, but he was tepid, and he belonged to a typical type of actor who couldn't become popular no matter how he acted.

has been in Hollywood for more than ten years, John Cusack's salary is still hovering at the level of several million, and he is still a quasi-first-line actor.

On the other hand, Nicolas Cage, who became a Hollywood first-line movie star as early as 1990, has become one of the few superstars in Hollywood with a salary of up to 10 million dollars in recent years.

At the recently concluded 68th Academy Awards, Nicolas Cage won the actor crown with the film "Far from the Casino" and became a hot Hollywood superstar.

To be honest, Jerry was able to play with Cage, who had just won the Oscar, this time, whether he admitted it or not, he was stained with Cage's light, which invisibly raised his value, and when this film is released, even if "Jerry Maguire" does not meet the expected goal, Jerry's value will not be lower than John Cusack.

It is not difficult to imagine that Jerry stole the role of John Cusack in a very unreasonable way this time, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for the two to become friends in the future, and it is even very likely that they will become rivals.

Cutting off people's financial routes is tantamount to killing their parents, this beam is settled, and there is almost no possibility of releasing the suspicion.

However, Jerry does not regret how many roles he was robbed of in his previous life, and as a result, most of them became popular, and this time it was finally his turn to make a move.

No matter who gets in his way, Jerry will not hesitate to kick it away, and there will be no shortage of such things in the future.

Hollywood says that it is not big, there are so many good roles, if you don't fight or grab, when will it be your turn, so what you grab is your own, and becoming famous as soon as possible is the king.

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After signing the contract, Monica leaves the apartment and returns to the academy to continue her acting studies with Lady Sally.

There are still three months before the start of filming, and she can take advantage of this time to recharge her batteries and receive professional acting training.

As she was leaving, she gave Brian a vague look at Jerry, who knew that she would be back this weekend.

Brian is indeed very powerful, although Monica is nominally the heroine, but the actual role is very few, but Brian has won her a salary comparable to Jerry, which shows that the beautiful and sexy actress occupies a position second only to the male protagonist in commercial films.

"I heard you've been close to Gwyneth lately?" Brian asked with a smile as he walked over to Jerry with his glass.

"Huh?" Jerry was stunned, withdrew his gaze from the speeding car, turned his head to look at him, and said in surprise: "You're also interested in my private life?

Brian put on a bitter expression when he heard this, and said, "You are my cousin, and it is clear who is near and who is far away, don't I care about you? Don't tell me that you and Gwyneth are in love? My aunt has two more, and there is no such thing as you in love." ”

Jerry's face didn't change when he heard this, and his heart didn't beat, and he smiled calmly: "Can I tell you that I am so strong in some aspect that both women have gone to the academy for refuge?" Obviously...... No. Did Brad Pitt complain to you and sue me behind my back?"

Brian's eyelids rolled and he looked up at the gorgeous chandelier, speechless.

………… (To be continued)