When it comes to fame, the Saturn Award is far less than the Oscars, but it is also quite popular with fans, "Transformers" won the award for best sci-fi film, and after Warner Bros. hype, it also affected the trend of the film in the market. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Transformers" is a popcorn film after all, and after the first month of hot screenings, it gradually slowed down the pace of box office harvesting, and after the Independence Day holiday, the number of theaters began to shrink, and the weekend box office also slipped below $10 million.

However, spurred on by the Saturn Award for Best Sci-Fi Film, in mid-July, "Transformers" saw a small rebound, and the North American box office fell for two consecutive weekends, thus pushing the North American box office over the $400 million mark to $411.24 million in one fell swoop.

In terms of global box office, "Transformers" has become the sixth film to exceed $1 billion at the global box office after "Titanic", "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" and "The Dark Knight", and the figure of $1,052.33 million still has a lot of release time to rise.

In the Chinese market, after getting the key to the postponement of Big Scissors, "Transformers" successfully exceeded 1 billion RMB, becoming the first film in Chinese film history to exceed 1 billion at the domestic box office.

The film's Chinese box office today is close to 1.3 billion RMB.

Correspondingly, the sales of various peripherals of "Transformers" are also very hot, especially toys, and many versions are sold out.

Like Pete? Co's chain of stores and the newly promoted online sale business had sold out almost all of the Transformers merchandise stock in stock, and Duke had received three calls from him in a week asking for goods.

The other party is the largest offline and online marketer on the West Coast, and Duke has also taken proper care of it, and the revenue brought by the film's merchandise is significantly higher than that of "The Dark Knight".

"Even though The Dark Knight is good, I still prefer Transformers."

In a car pulling out of the airport, Irene? Lauder shrugged her shoulders and said to Duke, "You could say I haven't grown up yet. But my biggest purpose in watching the film is to relax and have fun......"

"I'll have someone send the model of Optimus Prime to your villa on Long Island." Duke glanced at her and said, "And Megatron." ”

Erin? Lauder wasn't polite at all, "Then I'll take it." ”

The car drove out of the confines of the airport. Duke turned his head to look out the window and asked, "Where to go?" Hotel? ”

"Don't go to the hotel." Erin? Lauder gave the driver an address and said, "My apartment in Los Angeles has been renovated. After that, I didn't have to stay in a hotel here. ”

Duke couldn't help but ask curiously, "When did you buy an apartment in Los Angeles?" ”

"At the beginning of the year." Erin? Lauder reminded him, "When the property market is at its lowest, I think it's a good time to buy the bottom." ”

Having said that, Duke knows, Erin? Lauder has no interest in real estate and is just focusing on her cosmetics and luxury business.

Like Duke, she bought a house to live in.

The car was soon at its destination, an upscale neighborhood in North Hollywood. It's not very far from where Duke once rented, and both the security and the environment are very suitable choices for the greater Los Angeles area.

The two took the elevator to the top floor, and Duke helped Erin drag her luggage and followed her to the two white wooden doors.

"This is it."

Erin? Lauder didn't seem to come often, looked at the house number, confirmed that it was correct, took out the key and opened the door, and walked in first, "Hmm." Yes, that's what I want. ”

Duke put down his suitcase, looked at the spacious living room, and nodded slightly. Follow Erin? Lauder took a tour around the house.

Spanning over 2,500 square feet, this apartment is decorated in black and white, with bright rooms and a simple décor.

The apartment is decorated with unpretentious details, such as the pipes on the roof and the reddish-brown brick walls, which leave it exposed. And in the part that really lays the style. This apartment is the perfect interpretation of "understated magnificence", with a large number of black wood floors in the living and living rooms, simple lines and high-quality furniture, and a huge vintage clock on the walls of the dining room, giving the apartment a style that resembles its owner, exuding a leisurely and elegant aristocratic atmosphere.

In addition, the apartment on the top floor has a small rooftop garden filled with flowers.

"I've got someone to take care of it."

Standing in front of a clump of hydrangeas, Erin leaned in to sniff them and said, "Looks like they're doing a pretty good job." ”

Duke nodded, and the small garden was well organized, showing vigorous vitality from both greenery and blooming flowers.

Back to the apartment, Erin? Lauder grabbed a bottle of juice from the bar, poured a glass for her and Duke, and said apologetically, "That's all for now." ”

"It's okay." Duke took the cup and took a sip, "How long are you going to stay in Los Angeles?" ”

"There are two sponsorship deals to negotiate."

Almost all well-known makeup brands will ask Hollywood stars to make endorsements, Erin? Lauder's brand is no exception, "How long you can stay depends on the progress of the negotiations." ”

Any big-name Hollywood star is not easy to do, even if they are not too bright, and there are enough professional agents or managers around them.

"I'm going to get Tom? Cruise is the face of my men's collection. "Erin? Lauder sat on the single couch across from Duke, rubbed her forehead lightly and said, "His agent Pat? Kingsley is hard to do, and neither is he himself. ”

"Need my help?"

Hearing Duke's question, Erin? Lauder shook her head, "I can do it myself." ”

She took a sip of the juice and asked curiously, "I listen to Pat?" Kingsley says you're going to talk to Tom? Cruise collaborated on a film? ”

"That's right." Duke nodded slightly, "I'm going to invite him to play the leading role in the new film." ”

Erin? Lauder patted her forehead lightly, "I remember you mentioned to me last time that the heroine was Charlize?" Theron? Two super big names, oh...... It's a headache to think about. ”

Duke just smiled, two superbrands appearing in one film can indeed bring a lot of problems.

"Still, with your current status and status." Erin added, "Presumably these two will be a little more restrained. ”

"If you can't coordinate ......," Duke shrugged, "I won't invite them either." ”

Actually, for Duke, the two people themselves are not difficult to handle, and the team around them is the trouble, Charles, who has ended his vacation? Rowan has been with Charlize? Theron and Tom? Cruise's agent began to negotiate, and although both men agreed to compromise on the salary, the amount of concessions and other treatments were contested by the agent.

Hollywood's big-name stars, like directors like Duke, are scarce resources, and no one will give up their interests easily, just like Duke used to look at Tom? Like Cruise, the people who have come this far may be confused themselves, and the assistants, publicists, and agents around him who have a stake in him will certainly not all be fools.

Moreover, the treatment of the crew can directly reflect a person's status and influence in the industry, and what kind of treatment a star has is also a consistent tradition in Hollywood.

In the entertainment news, it is often reported that celebrities play big names, spraying people on the set, angrily scolding the paparazzi, and sharing and pinching each other in real time...... In fact, these are insignificant to the crew of a super blockbuster, and the contract is the most fiercely contested battlefield.

As we all know, Hollywood has a very strict union system, and the actors' union has set a minimum remuneration standard for its members, that is, as long as they are members of the union, even if they play small roles, they also have a minimum guarantee.

Star actors will definitely not be satisfied with this, they will generally agree in the agreement that they are more generous than the standards of the industry association, not only have a guarantee, but also can be divided in the later stage.

Hollywood's film sharing is a contract concept, if the actor has enough status and market appeal, through constant bargaining and compromise negotiations, he can get a film box office share that is more valuable than the salary, and the bigger the actor's coffee, the greater the box office appeal, the easier it will be to negotiate the share, and it will be easier to talk about a lot of small regulations in favor of the actor.

In addition to the box office share, big-name actors and their agents are not dissatisfied, and if a film does well at the box office when it premieres in theaters, the actor's agent will demand a box office bonus from the producer, and the actor may also demand that the producer pay him a certain amount of salary when the producer sells the overseas distribution rights of a film or the distribution rights in North America.

He may even ask for a percentage or a fixed value of the rights he has sold.

Hollywood's TV system is similar, they will do a large number of American dramas first, and once the ratings are good, they will invest in the production of long dramas, so of course the main actors think that they have their own credit for being filmed in long dramas, so they will agree on these in the contract in advance, requiring that if the TV series enters the filming stage, the actors will get a project bonus, a distribution bonus and even an award bonus...... It can be described as no holes and no drilling.

If you really think that those actors with a high enough coffee position are all 'tricks' or tools that are wantonly played by brokerage companies and film investors, then this person will first become the one to be played, because he doesn't even understand the most basic situation in the industry.

Throw out a script or a character at will, and the big-name stars give everything they can like brain-dead...... Hollywood can become a concentration camp for the mentally handicapped.

Like Charlize? Theron and Tom? Cruise, although he tends to cooperate with Duke, also promised to take the initiative to reduce his salary, but he will not give up what he should strive for.

Don't say it's them, even if it's replaced by other star actors, it's the same thing.

And Hollywood star actors are also very good at using a third guarantee to defend their rights. (To be continued.) )

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