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Hearing his mother's reprimand, Stewart grimaced at Elizabeth and lowered his head to play with the Rubik's Cube in his hand.

After calming down a little, the girl realized that she was actually teased by the little guy in front of her. Moreover, she can't have the slightest seizure, she can't lose her temper with an eight-year-old child.

After sulking for a moment at the magazine in her hand, Elizabeth suddenly turned her gaze to the closed door of the small conference room.

It's all to blame on that bastard!

The girl muttered silently, and simply turned her anger on Eric.

Unbeknownst to him, Eric in the conference room was innocently shot again, as he looked blankly at Brian Kuzman and Charleson Runkel, who were sitting across from him.

"$10 million and 10% of the North American box office, Charlie, do you mean that?" was silent for a moment before Eric asked, it seemed that the CAA had not learned his lesson at all, and once again the lion opened his mouth. In the previous negotiation between Cruise and Hanks, CAA was just trying to get a high percentage of profit sharing, although the difference between box office share and profit share was tens of millions of dollars.

Charleson Runkel glanced at Eric weakly, not knowing how to speak, and Brian Kurzman, who was beside him, quickly said: "Mr. Williams, Mr. Runkel has given me full responsibility for this negotiation, and he is just listening. If there is any problem. You can ask me directly. ”

"Oh. "Well," Eric sneered, and asked, "If this negotiation fails, Mr. Kuzman, will you be able to take responsibility for it?"

As soon as these words were uttered, Charleson Runkel subconsciously looked at his agent with concern and vigilance in his expression.

Obviously, Charleson Runkel also knows that this time the conditions are compared to the salary rules of Hollywood stars. Some are unrealistic. But he is also very conflicted, on the one hand, of course, Runkel also wants to get such a generous salary and contract, but at the same time, he also knows that if he insists on this salary condition, the possibility of the final negotiation is very high.

When Eric saw Runkel's expression, he immediately reassured himself that as long as the other party did not completely hand over the leadership of the negotiations to this strange new agent.

Eric didn't know why CAA replaced the original Horner Wiley, and secretly thought that it might be because of the turmoil in the first half of the year.

But none of that was Eric's concern. He knows a lot about Runkel's character, a mediocre and unassertive middle-aged man. But he likes to grasp things that are beyond his ability, and he habitually suffers from gains and losses.

Therefore, Eric knows that the main breakthrough point of this negotiation is on Runkel, and as for Brian Kuzman, who seems to be much more shrewd and capable than the original Horner Wiley, doesn't he have that sentence, no matter how powerful a fighter is, he can't withstand the drag of his pig teammates.

Brian Kuzman was also secretly scolding Runkel for not succeeding enough and failing at this time, he had already negotiated with the middle-aged man in detail, saying that as long as he did not interfere, he would definitely be able to get a very generous salary and contract for Stewart, of course, he could get more of his own commission, but unfortunately the couple never gave him the right to negotiate.

At this time, Eric was just a temptation, and the incompetent middle-aged man exposed his details to the other party.

Brian Kuzman knew that if they were allowed to stay here, they would be even more passive in their negotiations with Eric.

"Mr. Runkel, if you can trust me, perhaps you can go out and wait," Brian Kutzman said to Runkel with a smile so as not to disrupt his plans.

Eric didn't seem to hear what Brian said to Runkel, and he didn't have any words or actions to dissuade him, since he had planted a seedling of distrust in Runkel's heart, it was strange that Charleson Runkle was willing to go out at this time.

Sure enough, when Runkel heard Brian's advice, Fafu's body writhed a few times in the chair, but instead of getting up, he said, "Brian, I'd better stay here, you talk about yours, I promise not to intervene." ”

Brian Kuzman's hand on the desk clenched subconsciously, but he still maintained a smiling expression on his face, ignored Charlison, and said to Eric: "Mr. Williams, we all know that you signed a distribution contract with Fox, which includes the distribution rights of Home Alone 2, and I think that even if you wanted, Fox would not let this negotiation break down, right?"

"Then you should know that "Dark War", which has now exceeded $200 million at the box office, originally belonged to Fox distribution, but was eventually taken by Columbia. So, it's a big deal that I'll make another film for Fox," Eric said in a relaxed tone, playing with the pen in his hand.

Brian Kuzman hesitated for a moment when he heard Eric's words, and then said, "Fox will definitely not agree to you changing the film, because you can't come up with a work that is as famous as Home Alone." ”

Hearing Brian Kuzman's tone, Eric once again put a big stone down in his heart, it seems that CAA does not know the details of the contract he signed with Fox.

You must know that the original distribution contract of Fox's three films was originally for the sequel to "Home Alone", so while agreeing to Eric's high sharing terms, he also signed a series of harsh conditions specifically for this film, one of which is that Eric must continue to let Stuart Runkel serve as the leading actor in the sequel.

Since CAA didn't know anything about this, Eric became more relieved and bold: "Even if Fox doesn't agree to change the film, then I can change the actor." I believe that there are countless families who are willing to let their children star in the sequel to "Home Alone" at a low price of tens of thousands of dollars, right?"

With that, Eric looked at Runkle. He was sure that the Runkels would have resonated deeply with his words.

Although Stewart's salary bonus in the first part of "Home Alone" is not high. But because of the worldwide fame brought by Home Alone. Over the course of a year, Stuart signed a series of sky-high endorsements, bringing tens of millions of dollars to the couple: "Charlie, I think most of Stuart's endorsements are for one year, right? If advertisers know that Stu is no longer starring in the 'Home Alone' sequel, do you think you can still get tens of millions of dollars in endorsement fees from advertisers next year?"

"Mr. Williams, you've been talking about us, why don't you mention yourselves. If the "Home Alone" sequel is in vain. Fireflies could lose hundreds of millions of dollars, wouldn't they? ”

Eric shook his head: "If you stick to this whimsical offer, Fireflies, as the payer of Stu's remuneration, will only be left with a 25% share in the end, and this part of the share minus the production budget of the sequel, which may exceed $25 million, may not be as profitable as Stu will get in the end." Not to mention the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. And, you're wrong. Brian, no one is unique in Hollywood, I can tell you that Firefly has a backup plan right now, and if your salary offer is too high, we plan to immediately open the audition for the young actors for the sequel to Home Alone, and the audition can also hype up the fame of Home Alone again, and the final production budget may only be a fraction of $25 million. ”

Brian Kurzman was about to retort, but Charleson Runkel, who was sitting next to him, couldn't hold back any longer and interjected, "Eric, it seems that you haven't said how much Firefly plans to pay Stu, right?"

Damn it!

Brian cursed, and felt a strong urge to punch Runkel's chubby face.

"$8 million. ”

Eric quoted a number, and then immediately added: "Charlie, you shouldn't focus on this small salary, take a long-term view, many people can see that Stu Jr.'s greater potential is in advertising endorsements, as long as he can maintain enough fame with "Home Alone", then you can still get tens of millions of dollars in endorsement fees next year." With this, Stu can become the highest-paid star in Hollywood. Whether it's Tom Cruise, Bruce Wiley, or Julia Roberts, not only will they not get a salary of 8 million, but they will also be unable to get a series of sky-high endorsements like Stu, because they have many competitors in the same age group. ”

"Mr. Williams......" Brian Kuzman knocked on the table, trying to interject.

But Eric ignored him completely, still staring at Charleson Runkel: "So, if Firefly uses the backup plan I just mentioned, then there is no doubt that Stu's reputation will plummet next year, and although the sequel to Home Alone may bring certain risks because of the substitution, the hope of success is still very high." If that happens, you say, whether those advertisers will choose the new protagonist of Home Alone as the spokesperson or Stu, it's obvious, isn't it? Think about it, Charlie, you're giving up tens of millions of dollars, oh no, maybe hundreds of millions of dollars, in order to stick to that unrealistic pay deal, because the Home Alone sequel will be filmed for several films, and either Stu will always be the actor, or Firefly will continue to use the audition plan and create a competitor for Stu every year. ”

Charleson Runkel was already beading with sweat on his forehead, and Brian Kurzman sat down in his chair in a daze, knowing that the negotiation had been a complete failure. Because Charleson Runkel was completely moved by Eric's words, it was almost impossible for him to regain the initiative. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you to take!Pay attention to ~ 點 / public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter dd), participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now immediately pay attention to dd WeChat public account!) (to be continued......)