"Daniel, you know that Legolas has sparked a lot of discussion in the country, and there have been elf incidents before, are you worried that such an image will make it difficult for you to break away from the fixed impression that people give you? For example, you may still be called the Elven Prince ten years from now. This is a reporter for the Chicago Daily Tribune.

Daniel knew exactly what he meant, in fact, he said a lot, and Orlando Bloom was still called the Elven Prince until more than a decade later, which is no longer a good thing, which means that his appearance in works of the caliber of "The Lord of the Rings", including "Pirates of the Caribbean", has been erased.

"It's actually a very interesting question, the acting process of a star is not gradual, and the fact that I was able to come across an opportunity like 'Gladiator' and a character like Legolas soon after I started in the industry shows that I'm lucky, but it doesn't worry me. I don't feel lost because I won the Oscar so early, and it's hard to have any room to move forward. I also don't worry about being solidified because I played a role that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, after the release of "Legally Blonde", I saw that many girls want to have an Emmett-type boyfriend, and after "The Fellowship of the Ring", people will appreciate Legolas, but I think I will have more impressive roles and works, after all, there is still a long way to go. ”

"So, I would like to ask, as you said, you are very young and proud of your achievements, so when are you going to start a new relationship after ending your last relationship with Jessica? After all, you're being remembered by tens of millions of girls across the U.S. and around the world. Cameron Diaz, or Reese Witherspoon, or anything else, and you're said to have had a good relationship with Ellie Rattle? ”

This question certainly asks a topic that many people want to ask.

Ellie Rattle also starred in "Legally Blonde", and it is inevitable that some people will mention the second collaboration with Daniel.

"I'm curious about this question too," Daniel said with a smile, turning his Jaeger-LeCoultre watch, "and the ladies you mentioned are good friends of mine, but that's all." Also, if I'm not mistaken, Reese wasn't single. So, are you accusing me of interfering in someone else's marriage? Don't worry, I'm not going to sue you, I just want to say that the lesson I learned from my last relationship is that if you can't make sure that the relationship is fresh at this level of work intensity, it's better not to start a new relationship just yet. ”

This crew, which has no big-name stars, finally opened the scope of questions after Daniel's repeated excuses.

"It's so irritating to be in the same group as a big-name star." McLean said to Ilya Jr., "Hurry up and work hard, or there will be two more sequels, you know?" ”

Just now asked by a reporter about McLean taking the crew to a same-sex bar, McClain sold Daniel clean.

Daniel still has a bit of a headache now, and tomorrow there will definitely be plausible same-sex news coming out, and he can even think of who will be unlucky - Paul Walker, who is one of Daniel's few friends in the circle, and has successfully ascended to the position with "Fast and Furious", so he will definitely not be able to escape.

"Peter, I'm really sorry." This is the Nth time Daniel has apologized, this kind of scene today is not unique, almost the entire publicity around the "Fellowship of the Ring", even if there are some trips Daniel does not attend, these people will be asked questions about Daniel.

Peter and Francis, of course, don't blame him, blurring the focus of the publicity, but they do increase a lot of exposure, and it's not easy to tell whether it's good or bad.

"The Fellowship of the Ring" was released in North America on December 19, the first one is of course aimed at the Christmas schedule, and the second is also to win the Oscars - the acting award is unlikely, except that Gandalf has some hope, but it is also relatively slim, this is clearly the first part of the trilogy, it will be discounted, and it is a special effects blockbuster, therefore, the new line and Time Warner will basically operate a technical award - this has a lot to do with the box office, and it is also the Oscar tradition for popular special effects films to give two technical awards.

Daniel can't wait for this time, he needs to go on a diet now, prepare for "The Pianist", the piano has been learning - a surprise is that the Chinese do have an advantage in consolidating the foundation, when he received the training of the piano teacher, the previous foundation played a great role, and now he can play self-absorbed and decent.

"Good luck with your shooting, see you in December." When it came time to say goodbye, Peter sent his best wishes, and they would meet again at the premiere.

……

"Are you going to go to Europe early?"

"The crew has formed a rough idea, I can communicate directly with Polanski in the past, I care about this movie very much, Kusa, things here depend on you more, DD Pictures is already difficult for David to support independently."

Kusa nodded, Daniel told him what "The Pianist" meant to him, and after filming several commercial, even saliva, films, returning to the top team and story is a very important thing for any career-minded actor.

"After filming "The Pianist", your next film plan has not been decided, and Jerry's new movie has not been moved? The two books handed by Universal and New Line,I look good.。 ”

Daniel's mind relaxed, both scripts were comedies, Universal was a "Be a God for a Week" story, and New Line's plan was a "big elf" Christmas story — one of the most stable themes since Ron Howard swept the U.S. box office last year.

"But do you really think Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell are the ones we can beat?" Daniel laughed when he said this, which is an interesting question, Jim Carrey is the uncrowned king of comedy, and unless Universal really wants to reduce its budget significantly, it is hard to believe that Jim Carrey will take the risk of choosing Daniel if he wants to play it. As for the latter, Daniel doesn't really want to play a silly and silly big kid right now.

Kusa is also very relaxed, which is basically a plan that is not very sure, which means that there is no pressure.

"We still have a chance, or Universal wouldn't have sent the script over, even though they might just be putting pressure on Kerry." Kusa is clearly prepared, "Kerry is very demanding, as far as I know, it should be 20+10 pay. ”

“20+10？” Daniel was a little frightened, it was well known that top comedians earned a lot, but Carrey's asking price still made Daniel quite envious.

The basic salary of 20 million plus 10% of the whole line.

This is really a blow to the world.

"Well, let's talk about it and see if we can knock Kerry off—oh, it's a little exciting to think about it."

……

On the global side, Donna Landley is in charge of the project, and Ron Meyer is in charge, both old friends of Daniel and Cussa.

Kusa actually gave a response at the beginning, expressing interest, this is not a deposit, if the content is really not intended to do this, it can be completely stopped.

So of course, Universal didn't pay much attention to it, as Kusa said, they sent scripts to many popular stars, in fact, just to put a little pressure on Kerry, after all, Kerry's asking price is too terrifying, Tom Hanks can call 20+20, but that is the glory of two Oscars and 300 million box office. Kerry is certainly very appealing at the box office, but the rules should not be called this Cheng dù.

In fact, Universal does not have much confidence to lower prices.

The solution they gave was 15 million plus a 10% upfront share of the global box office.

The basic salary is deducted from 5 million, plus 10 points of the global box office - this is not a profit, nor is it the box office after deducting the theater chain, but 10 percent of the total box office figure, which is a big number anyway.

However, Carrey's attitude is very resolute, he is not short of film contracts now, and if Universal does not use him, it means that he will need to face a strong competitor of the same genre in the next year.

The plan is to drag it out here, but it can't be dragged out for a long time, and Kerry won't leave them a slot.

Among these main leaders, Donna's opinion is to accept Carey's terms, and her reasons are very good, compared to Carey's record - or directly "The Grinch Stole Christmas", this offer is not unacceptable, Universal should consider the overall benefit rather than how to maximize profits, and the more Carey takes, the more he earns for Universal.

But Ron Meyer disagreed.

He has never been in favor of using a considerable part of the production cost to pay for the actors' salaries, for example, in the current project, Universal's expected investment is 70 million to 75 million, if Carey is chosen, half of it will be used to pay the actors' salaries, the investment in "The Grinch" is 120 million, and its budget on production is guaranteed, but Universal's project is difficult, Aniston is not a small coffee, even if she takes over this play, she also makes it clear that she needs to take care of "Friends" and another movie, This is also a tens of millions of actresses. What's more, there is a large proportion of the full share.

As the senior director of the project, Ron Meyer has doubts about the quality assurance of the project, and no charismatic actor can stand up to a bad movie - Jim Carrey has also had moments.

The two points of view collided very well within Universal, and Donna did not accept other actors, according to her original words, "I can't have a better choice but to choose other second-class comedy stars." ”

That's why Ron Meyer sent the script out of the hands of comedians including Daniel Sandler, Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves and even Leonardo. Leonardo's "The Beach" received a mediocre response, and this time he didn't want to take 20 million, let alone a 10-point share.

There is no shortage of opinions within the world about Meyer's wide net, but Schneider is very supportive of this move.

The benefits are obvious, putting pressure on Kerry, and then it can also allow the world to open up a bit of thinking.

Why do comedies have to find comedy stars?

Daniel and Kusa don't really think too much of this project that is almost non-existent, and their focus is on Walt Disney.

That is, Jerry's new movie, Daniel has made a lot of preparations for this opportunity, and Gore Wibinski's personal relationship, when he missed the cooperation of "Midnight Bell", the two sides have a word for the next cooperation opportunity, in addition, and Jerry Bruckheimer's love after "Pearl Harbor" is also relatively deep, and then he has a little good relationship with Robert Iger who is standing behind.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" can talk to such a few people, he is basically settled, Disney CEO Michael Eisner has been boiling rumors, by the way, Robert Iger will be able to take the position when Daniel finishes filming "The Pianist", then it cannot be said that Daniel will definitely win, but at least the advantage will prevail over all the other candidates.

This is Daniel's next big goal.

His participation in the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy" has gained countless popularity, and he is proud enough to have the "Spy" series, and then won "Pirates of the Caribbean", at least in five to eight years, he does not have to worry about not rising, and the salary of the sequel is usually much higher than that of the first part, an important symbol of status - salary, so there is no need to worry. And in the second half of the first decade of the twenty-first century, of course, he has other plans, and anyone knows the future of comic films, and with his current status, it will not be too difficult to win a hero at that time.

Kusa would always keep in touch with Jerry.

"So tomorrow after discussing the sequel to Pretty Woman with the guys at MGM, you're going to fly to Berlin?"

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10,000 words the next day, I hope to persevere, thank you for your support