"If it's all just a joke, it's a lot simpler. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" In the face of Terrance's softness, Lance did not continue to be aggressive, lightly sarcastic, and then did not continue to be unforgiving, but took the opportunity to say, "What I know is very simple, Robert met with the trafficker, the paparazzi took pictures, and then came to the door, I paid some price and got the negatives in my hands." I want this to end here, but internally, it shouldn't be revealed. ”

Externally, things can come to an end; But what about internally?

"Of course, that's something none of us want to see, and believe me, I'm so caught up in anger right now that I can't even breathe." In a relaxed tone, Terrance conveyed his apology by expressing his seriousness, but then the conversation changed, "Actually, you can leave this matter to us." ”

Terrance keenly grasped the key and tactfully expressed his displeasure - did Lance pay the price? What exactly is the cost? Lance said that the paparazzi threatened him, so what kind of paparazzi was it? Are you sure Lance has nothing to do with this? Of course, these are just speculations, in a flash, what Terrance is really complaining about is Lance's arbitrariness, originally this matter is related to Robert, just leave it to the brokerage team and the public relations team to deal with, but Lance wants to stand up, even if he pays a heavy price, it is also the self-reaping fruit of overstepping his belief.

Lance immediately heard the tactfulness in Terrance's words, "So, what are you going to do?" What to trade? The subtext is that although the innovative artist agency has a big business, what the paparazzi need now is news from Lance, which is also the fundamental reason why the paparazzi found Lance as a producer, even if Lance told Terence, what they can do is very limited, and it is very likely that they will finally ask to come to Lance, then the cost of Lance's solution to the problem may be rising.

Terrance choked up, he couldn't refute it, did he?

"So, are you sure you're okay now? Anything else you can help with? "Terrance offered to help and show their kindness. In fact, the deeper meaning is to expose the matter, or continue to use Robert Downey Jr. to play "Iron Man".

"Yes." Lance's direct answer caught Terrance off guard again, "I need to redraw the contract, and if Robert happens again during the filming of the film and during the promotion, then it's not just as simple as breaking the contract, he needs to pay for the damages." ”

Terrance was a little surprised, not because he was surprised that Lance's request was "excessive", but on the contrary, but because Lance's request was too reasonable and simple. Originally, in this cooperation, they were the ones who came to the door, and today's incident was also their fault, and Terrance was now at a loss and had no position to argue with Lance. In this stall, in order to maintain cooperation, even if Lance made some excessive requests, they had no way to refuse, but in fact, there was nothing wrong with Lance's request, which was completely in line with Hollywood's industry rules.

Hollywood's rules are cumbersome and detailed, not only are there contracts that prohibit artists from smoking in public — most of Disney's child stars have signed such contracts; And there are also contracts that stipulate the time, place and object of the artist's dating, for example, if a certain movie decides to hype up the scandal of the hero and heroine, then during the scandal, the two parties are not allowed to have a date in private, because once they are caught, the entire publicity plan will be put into practice, as for the details of the date of this scandal, it will be clear in the contract, and then the agent will contact a familiar reporter to pose for a record.

In a situation like Robert's, even if Lance doesn't ask for it, Terrance will ask Robert and the innovative artist agency to sign a stipulation clause internally, because they both know very well how terrible the lethality is to break out negative news during the filming and publicity period of a superhero movie, just like when Hugh Grant became popular all over the world as a popular lover, a **** scandal was exposed, the whole country was a sensation, and it took countless efforts for the PR company to suppress the matter.

Lance's request was really too reasonable, but it caught Terrance a little off guard, he was ready for a tug-of-war, but Lance's attack was so light that he didn't have any strength, and Terrance suddenly leaked out in one breath, "No problem, I will discuss the details of the contract with me, and then ......?" ”

The words were blank, and Lance answered, "Just send it to Theo's office." ”

Terrance apologized again, and then Lance also said that after the contract was signed, he would hand over the negatives to Terrance, and as for what to do, it was up to the team behind Robert to decide. After hanging up, Terrance let out a long breath and couldn't help but look at Lance, "It seems that he is an artist, not a businessman, after all." ”

For an artist, the work is the most important thing, but for a businessman, the profit is. Judging from Lance's previous works, whether it is against the media or conflicts with actors, it should come from his paranoia and fanaticism about his works, even his disputes with Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, and Disney. This also means that Lance's code of conduct is traceable - the work is Lance's weakness, which is really good news for Terrance, because Lance's behavior in the future can be predicted. Unlike businessmen, they are cunning and tricky, and they will never let go easily when they bite their interests, even if they understand the laws of behavior, they have no way to start, they can only exchange benefits for benefits, and there is no other way.

Perhaps for those producers or production companies, artists are the biggest headache because of their stubbornness and refusal to compromise; But for brokers, artists are much easier to deal with than businessmen.

Then Terrance held an emergency meeting with his colleagues to discuss the follow-up treatment plan and negotiate the terms with Lance, which is only the first step, after all, Lance is a producer, and their goals are the same, but the paparazzi and the media are not necessarily. During the meeting, a fax from Chaos Pictures was sent.

Terrance flipped through it casually, and then he was stunned, he originally thought it was just a supplementary clause, but he didn't expect that Chaos Pictures actually re-transmitted the entire contract, he raised his head and looked at his assistant, "Did you take it by mistake?" ”

"Nope." The assistant shook his head, "I called to confirm, and this is the one that faxed me, that's right." ”

Terrance frowned slightly, and there was an ominous premonition in his heart, but he still suppressed this strangeness for the time being, and began to read the entire contract in detail, and when he saw the key point, Terrance couldn't help but burst out laughing, his eyes were full of helplessness, and he lifted the contract fiercely, and wanted to tear it apart, but his anger suddenly subsided, and he threw the contract on the table speechlessly.

"What's wrong?" Wade Russell opened his mouth to ask, but Terrance didn't say anything and directly pushed the contract over. Wade flipped through it quickly, his eyebrows gathering little by little towards the middle. Looking at Wade's expression, Mark Johnson was also anxious, "What's wrong?" As soon as he snatched the contract and flipped through it, Mark's face immediately became like the bottom of a pot.

Chaos Pictures not only added prohibitions on drug use and alcoholism, but also modified Robert Downey Jr.'s contract terms.

Originally, Robert was not a first-line actor, and even the second-line was a little reluctant, and the ten-year trough was not just talking, so after they agreed, Robert signed "Iron Man" with a salary of $4.5 million, and if he starred in a sequel in the future, the two sides would negotiate. The innovative artist agency originally planned to talk about box office dividends for Robert, but after careful consideration, it chose to give up, firstly because Robert was not an actor who could get dividends even at his peak, and secondly, because the future of "Iron Man" was unclear.

But now, Chaos Pictures has signed six movies with Robert with the image of Tony Stark with a salary of three million. A simple decision, but full of decisiveness, so ruthless, makes people gasp.

On the surface, it seems that Robert actually made money, because Robert's career is now dark, and it is very difficult to even star in one work, but now Chaos Pictures has signed six works in one go, which is undoubtedly a trust in Robert; Although the remuneration per film has decreased, the decline is still within an acceptable range, and six films is equivalent to 18 million in remuneration, which can be called the first ray of light for Robert in ten years.

But in fact, Chaos Pictures made money, which is a typical practice of large film companies, packaging and signing contracts in one go, if "Iron Man" hits the street, they can freely decide whether the follow-up work will be filmed or not, even if the contract is rotten there, there is no problem; If "Iron Man" earns, they can continue to shoot sequels at a low price to avoid the situation where the salary of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" skyrockets.

However, generally only the big film companies will say this, because it is equivalent to shelling out 18 million to buy a possibility of success, as if you have spent 18 million on a racetrack, and buying one of the horses can achieve a winning streak. The big film companies have a lot of money and don't care; But a small company like Chaos Pictures does not have such a bearing. Not to mention six sequel works, it is impossible for a small film company to consider a sequel until a work is confirmed to be successful.

"Lance is crazy?" Mark's voice couldn't help but rise, not hiding the absurdity and ridicule in his eyes, "Is he so sure that 'Iron Man' will succeed?" Could it be that he was so sure that Chaos Pictures' eighteen million would not be lost? ”

Terrance raised his eyes and looked at Mark angrily, "Can't he be sure?" A rhetorical question directly choked Mark.