"Mr. Leon!?" Tracey Jacob looked at Sid as she turned around the boss's chair and appeared in front of her.

He didn't expect that it would be the big boss of the Fire Lion, and he ran out to see her little agent, which made her feel at a loss for a while.

"Hehe, sit down, Tracy. Sid waved his hand disapprovingly, and took the lead on the side of the reception couch.

"Oh, okay. Tracey Jacob sat down a little bewildered, and then she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself.

"I wonder if you've ever heard the saying?" Sid asked suddenly, caught off guard.

"What's that?" asked Tracey Jacob, confused.

"Everybody who goes to Las Vegas thinks they can beat the bookmaker. But in reality, no one can ever beat the bookmaker. Sid's words immediately made Tracey Jacob's heart, which had just calmed down, hang again.

"I know you and Henry had some arguments about Johnny's pay, about the contract. Sid's understatement made Tracey Jacob feel that today's negotiations would not go so smoothly.

In the face of Henry before, Tracey Jacob could bargain on an equal footing, but when she faced Sid, she had a feeling of being restrained at every turn.

This made her soften first, "Well, Mr. Leon, Johnny and I just think it's a bit too much to sign a five-film contract at once......"

Sid didn't wait for the other party to finish, then stretched out his hand and interrupted: "Who do you think is the 'big star' of Pirates of the Caribbean?" ”

Sid's question choked Tracey Jacob's question.

Hollywood's usual rule is the big producer system, that is, the producer who has the right to dominate a film project has the most authority over a film project.

However, in addition to the big producer system, Hollywood also has a big star system, and the so-called "big star" here does not refer to the movie star who is extremely popular among ordinary audiences, but refers to the star who has absolute or relatively higher dominance in a film project.

For example, when the studio wanted to continue filming "Men in Black 2" and "Terminator 3", Will Smith and Schwarzenegger were well-deserved "big stars" of the film.

This is not only because they were the protagonists of the previous film, but also because when the studio financed from outside in order to diversify the risk, the prerequisite for all external investors and bank financing was that Will Smith and Schwarzenegger had to star in the film.

It can be said that without their participation, there would be no film project. The same principle can be applied to Tom Cruise's relationship with the "Mission Impossible" series.

And the "big stars" in these film projects, according to the different sizes of their respective authority, will have different degrees of influence on all aspects of this film project.

For example, in the "right to determine" of the 20 million club, it includes the selection of opponent actors, to the review of directors and scripts, and even the size of one's name in the opening credits.

Therefore, when asking "who is the big star?" in Hollywood circles, it refers not only to the level of the star, but also to who has irreplaceable importance for a movie.

And for "Pirates of the Caribbean", this question is, of course, nonsense - this is Sid's, Sid's company, Sid's films, and whether it is in terms of coffee position or actual power, the current Johnny Depp is not on the same level as Sid.

"Well, when, of course it's you, Mr. Leon. Tracey Jacob said with a wry smile.

"Henry's fixed salary for Johnny was $5 million, and the box office share was 600 million, 2.5 percent, 800 5 percent, right?" Sid asked.

"Yes. Tracey Jacob nodded.

"What does that mean?" asked Sid knowingly.

"$615 million in shares, 840 million shares. Tracey Jacob replied immediately.

"So has Johnny starred in a commercial blockbuster with an investment of more than 100 million yuan and a box office of more than 500 million before?" asked Sid flatly.

"No, no. Tracey Jacob replied stiffly.

Even Johnny Depp's most famous "Edward Scissorhands" is actually just a non-mainstream movie with a global box office of more than $80 million.

"And did he get an Oscar nomination?" Sid then asked.

"Nope. Tracey Jacob could only shake her head.

"There are three main characters in Pirates of the Caribbean, Orlando Bloom aside, Lindsay Lohan you know?" Sid asked lightly.

"When, of course. Tracy Jacob vaguely understood what Sid meant, but she didn't dare say anything more.

Lindsay is 15 years old and has already been nominated twice for Best Supporting Actress and once for Best Actress. Her "Hannah Montana" is second only to "Youth Musical" among teenagers, and her joining can make "Pirates of the Caribbean" widely watched by young audiences under the age of 17. ”

"Do you object to that?" Sid asked rhetorically after talking about Lindsay's glorious resume, deliberately raising his head and looking at Tracy Jacob with knife-like eyes.

"When, no, of course no. Tracey Jacob immediately shook her head.

"So do you know what Lindsay's salary is?" Sid asked, and without waiting for the other party to answer, he replied directly, "5 million basic salary, plus 600 million 2.5%, 800 million 5% box office share." ”

At this moment, Tracey Jacob's face is suddenly difficult to look at, and now Lindsay, who is obviously a lot higher than Johnny Depp, is the same salary as Johnny Depp, which actually shows the attitude of Fire Lion and Sid.

But now they are still "inch inch" and "insatiable" want to talk about the salary one by one, which is obviously beyond the scope of Fire Lion, or Sid.

"Well, I'm going to re-set Johnny's pay conditions now. Remember, that's the final condition – $5 million base salary, $615 million share of the global box office, $800 million $30 million share, $1 billion $60 million share. ”

"Also, now our pay deal is changed to the next seven films of the Fire Lion, not the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Moreover, the Fire Lion has the right of first refusal to shoot. ”

The so-called right of first refusal means that when a film company has a film project, the contracted actors have priority in shooting the company's films.

Although Sid's tone had always been flat, Tracey Jacob had an uncontrollable heartbeat that rose straight up from the soles of her feet.

originally thought that he would face Sid's aggressive bargaining, but Sid only slightly reduced Johnny Depp's box office share.

This made Tracey Jacob secretly relieved, but in the end, Sid's killer feature of a "seven-movie contract" made her mind foggy for a while.