On December 24, Christmas Eve, another time of year for family reunions, it seems that the world is involuntarily slowing down and concentrating on enjoying this rare holiday of relaxation.

On this day, the special edition of the "Los Angeles Times" reported on the front page with red font and green trim exclusive to Christmas, "The first $20 million salary in film history was officially born!" ”

With a "boom", the entire North American film market began to shake, and even not only North America, but the whole world fell into a frenzy because of this news.

This scoop from Dawes Carter broke the news, in which it is mentioned that Hugo has officially reached a cooperation agreement with Twentieth Century Fox, and the two sides will work together on a work tentatively named "Armageddon", which will invest $100 million, directed by Roland Emmerich, and the script will be co-written by Roland and his partner Dean Devlin. The two sides have completed the signing process, and the film will officially start shooting after entering the New Year.

What is certain is that Hugo's salary for this film will reach an unprecedented $20 million, and in addition to the basic salary, he will also share the box office dividends of the film.

This issue of the "Los Angeles Times" directly sold 6.21 million copies, surpassing the sales record set by Nicholas McLaan after the premiere of "Seven Deadly Sins", and reaching a new high, achieving a new high since the nineties, sweeping the whole of North America with a devastating momentum, creating an amazing chain reaction!

In less than half a year, the "Los Angeles Times" twice broke out sales of 6 million, which also made the competition between the "Los Angeles Times" and the "New York Times", the two major mountain ranges on the east and west sides of the strait, increasingly fierce.

The sensation caused by this exclusive revelation was only the beginning, and the sales of 6.21 million copies were only the beginning of Hugo's powerful influence.

Twentieth Century Fox's office phone was blown up in the first place, vividly illustrating the true definition of a so-called hotline. In a hurry, Kevin Pence announced that Twentieth Century Fox would hold an impromptu press conference to provide an official response to the incident. Less than three hours after the Los Angeles Times was launched, Twentieth Century Fox quickly held an impromptu press conference in Los Angeles.

At the press conference, Kevin responded positively to the recent rumors for the first time, and gave a positive answer to the "Los Angeles Times" report, Kevin opened his mouth to confirm, "I am happy to announce that we have signed a contract with Mr. Lancaster, and he will be confirmed to star in the production 'Armageddon' for $20 million. ”

In an instant, the entire press conference scene was boiling, and it broke out directly! It is clear to everyone what this means, and it can almost be said that it is a historical moment of change of dynasty!

Because this means that it has only been six years since Hollywood's highest salary rose to 15 million, and it will once again break the shackles and bring the cap to an incredible height of 20 million, so that the entire Hollywood will truly enter the era of "20 million salary".

In the past less than 15 years, the actor's salary has risen rapidly from 500,000 to 20 million, a full 40-fold increase, which is faster and more exaggerated than the previous Hollywood development of more than 60 years, which is really jaw-dropping!

It also means that after Arnold Schwarzenegger became the first 15 million salary winner in film history, Hugo Lancaster became the first 20 million salary winner in film history, and Hugo will also be accompanied by that contract and a check will really go down in history.

Arnold's 15 million salary can actually be said to be the result of Hollywood's concerted efforts, and the work is carried out by innovative artist agencies, but the entire Hollywood agency industry and actors are working together to promote such an outcome; In comparison, the 20 million salary has encountered strong resistance from major Hollywood studios.

This is not just a simple increase in salary of 5 million, but under the guidance of a number of high-investment and high-cost works led by "Future Water World", the cost of each film production link will rise sharply. Maybe the actor's salary will only increase by 5 million, but the cost of the entire crew will rise by 10 million, 20 million, or even 50 million. Therefore, when the salary of 20 million US dollars was mentioned several times around last year, it was not possible to make the trip.

But this time, Twentieth Century Fox easily completed such a breakthrough, even if other film companies wanted to oppose it, they still gave up after all, the reasons behind it are the promotion of history, changes in the industry, etc., and the more important reason is Hugo!

Starting from "Sleepless in Seattle" to the "Seven Deadly Sins" near the end of the release at this time - the box office of "Before Sunrise" and "Death Row Walk" cannot be included in the category, in three years, Hugo contributed five box office masterpieces, all five works have a box office of more than 100 million, two of which have broken 200 million, and the global box office has all exceeded 300 million US dollars, of which the lowest box office in North America is actually "vulgar" 172 million - not the so-called "over 100 million box office" that has just rubbed the threshold of 100 million, Instead, it has really crossed the box office of 150 million.

Not to mention that there is also an Oscar winner for Best Picture and an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

Hugo's powerful appeal has reached its absolute peak, and it can be called the spire of the Hollywood pyramid, a unique spire. For such a spire, if his salary and treatment are not correspondingly improved, then what will happen?

First of all, the treatment of other actors not only can't be raised, but on the contrary, it needs to be reduced, "Even Hugo only gets 15 million in salary, why should you?" Such an idea is bound to flourish more and more, which makes Hugo's salary increase unanimously supported by the agency and the actors' union.

Secondly, the film company cannot show differential treatment, for example, Twentieth Century Fox invited Hugo to star in "Armageddon", but what is the difference between this and inviting Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford? From the promotional standpoint of the film company, this is also disadvantageous. It's like when the fifteen million club came out, every time the film company decided on a new project, it would deliberately emphasize this point at the press conference, hoping to differentiate its work and attract more audience's attention.

To put it simply, remuneration is actually a differentiated sign of an actor's rank, which is also one of the factors that make the pyramid appear echeloned. It is beneficial for actors and film companies, and remuneration itself is one of the important links of industrialization. Hugo, as the first person in Hollywood today, makes him special and differentiated, which is very necessary for all parties.

More importantly, Hugo's salary will be increased to 20 million, and what kind of box office results will be followed, which also makes every film company look forward to it. Not only Twentieth Century Fox, but even other film companies are now gearing up to book Hugo's next production: the same 20 million salary!

What is the difference between a year ago and a year later? In fact, it is the "career decline theory" that the "New York Post" is worried about.

Because Hugo's results were so good before, people couldn't tell whether this was a moment of prosperity or strength, and the timing was not easy to grasp - what if they only paid 20 million yuan, Hugo declined? That's called losing all your money.

At such a moment, the appearance of "before sunrise" directly singled out this hidden doubt in people's hearts, and then the great success of Hugo's "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Walk on Death Row" broke these doubts, making everyone clearly aware that they thought that Hugo had reached his peak and that there was a high probability of a landslide, but in fact Hugo was still climbing upwards and that his peak was far from coming.

As a result, the 20 million salary of Twentieth Century Fox was naturally born, and it did not face the criticism of last year's salary at all.

With the confirmation of Twentieth Century Fox, all TV programs, all radio programs, and all newspapers and magazines focused on this matter for the first time, because "20 million salary" is not only the first time that Hugo has made a breakthrough in the basic salary, but also a summary of Hugo's incomparably brilliant time in the past few years, especially when Brad Pitt topped the "People" weekly and the world's sexiest man grabbed power, so that people can clearly feel Hugo's superstar light!

This is the real superstar! The 20 million salary immediately distinguished Hugo from everyone else, and he became the first and only 20 million salary in Hollywood, not only breaking history, but also creating history. What's even more incredible is that no one thinks this is abnormal, no one protests that this is too exaggerated, on the contrary, almost everyone is applauding, everyone is amazed, everyone is chanting "history has come".

The reaction of the media, the reaction of the audience, this is the true embodiment of the brilliance of Hugo's superstar, he is the first person in Hollywood today, no one can match.

If you look back at Hugo's development trajectory in the past few years, this is really amazing, starting from the Golden Raspberry Award in 1992, when Hugo, who cried bitterly and received his first Golden Sour Plum Worst Actor Trophy, became the laughing stock of countless people, and many people firmly believe that this is the end of Hugo's career; But four years have passed in a blink of an eye, and Hugo not only did not end his career, but on the contrary, he has reached heights that many people can't reach, one after another has repeatedly created miracles, and has made incredible breakthroughs in acting, achieving the highest glory of the first person in Hollywood.

What is condensed in Hugo's body is not only the light of a superstar, but also a myth of an immortal dream!