Ask a Hollywood actor casually, if there is an opportunity to play a superhero in front of you, even if it is a second-tier superhero, will you want it? Ninety-five percent of the answers will be the same, as for the inconsistencies, they are all people who have become famous, are already international superstars, and do not need this kind of role to increase their popularity and value.

Since the new millennium, with the power of Marvel Comics, Toby? Maguire and Hugh? Jackman and others have made superheroes a shortcut to fame again, and if they can play superheroes in big productions, once they are sought after, it will be equivalent to one step to the sky. So, although superhero characters are not omnipotent, like "Daredevil", which was released at the beginning of this year, suffered a tragic Waterloo, poor Ben? Affleck, but there are still countless actors flocking to him.

However, Sean is different from them, he is very clear about his purpose and can stick to it. So even if he wanted to try the role of a superhero, he wouldn't do it, so he could give up the opportunity to compete in "Spy" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" again and again, and it can be said that he has a lot of self-control in most things.

And now, he suddenly realized that there was a way to get the best of both worlds, and although the odds were low, it wasn't entirely impossible. What's more, it's Christopher who directs? Nolan, who is recognized as a person who can add a little connotation to commercial films, can completely minimize the impact of superheroes, so his heart is active.

As Katie said, you're not very good at creating miracles, aren't you very surprising, so why not try to find a path that no one else has taken?

So, at Katie's prompting, Sean thought of a possibility and thought about it for a long time, and discussed it with everyone for a long time, and finally called Christopher and said that he was willing to try.

"I still think you're a great director, and the new Batman franchise will shine in your hands, so my hesitation comes from myself, not you." Sean also explained that although the other party may not take it to heart, there should still be an explanation, which is also a kind of respect.

Regardless, Christopher was still happy to have Sean join, but even happier was Legendary Pictures, whose head made no secret of his interest in him from the beginning of negotiations. Moreover, when they tried it with words, the actor only mentioned a few words casually, and asked more about his production company.

"My investors have a lot of overlap with theirs, they know more about us than anyone else, and the speed of our rise is kind of remarkable in Hollywood, and they probably want to take us as a support." That's how Vladimir analyzed.

There is this possibility, after all, Legendary Pictures has just been established, although it is backed by the big tree of Wall Street and set up with Warner, but it will not be long, and it will definitely find a way to find allies in this place that pays attention to seniority. However, although they are interested in Sean and Reincarnation Pictures, they are only interested, and they can't get a share of the profits, Vladimir once tried to see if he could get a hand in the new Batman series at Sean's suggestion, but the other party refused.

Think about it, with Wall Street as a backer, there is definitely no shortage of legendary funds, and they need channels and connections more. In the final analysis, Samsara Pictures was founded only three years earlier than them, although it has developed well and has made surprising achievements, but it is still too young, and it can only be said that there is still potential to be tapped, so they are just interested.

It doesn't matter, the road has to be walked step by step, the meal has to be eaten bite by bite, and if the strength is insufficient, learn more from others. Sean asked Vladimir to look at the legends and learn their tricks, and he remembered that Christopher's movies seemed to have legends involved, especially after seeing the labyrinthine logo they designed.

Moreover, although the other party is probing their tone, they are also probing each other's tone, according to the news obtained from Christopher's side and the legendary person revealed one by one, I have to say that there is a big tree of Wall Street behind it is really confident. Not to mention anything else, when they were established, they pulled a full 5 billion investment, and the contract signed with Warner was to co-produce and invest in as many movies as many years as they wanted, and the legend side could pick and reject the scripts provided by Warner at will.

"When are we going to do this again?" Sean then half-jokingly said this to Vladimir.

At that time, he didn't care, he just wanted to express his envy, jealousy and hatred, but he didn't expect Vladimir to remember it, after all, Sean's vision had been proven before, so he got a big surprise two years later.

Of course, Frederick was the happiest at all, because Sean had finally come to his senses.

"I really didn't expect it, Sean, I really didn't expect it!" "I thought there would never be such a day," he said in an exaggerated tone. ”

"Don't make me look like I'm freewheeling and arrogant, Fred," Sean said dissatisfiedly, "and I thought all about these decisions. ”

"Oh, that's of course, I understand it very well, totally." In this case, Frederick would certainly not care.

In this case, Sean simply pricked a few more words: "Now why don't you worry about the value of the new director, or the Batman series?" ”

"Worried, of course I'm worried, but sometimes you have to take risks, don't you?" Frederick waved his hand, "Besides, you think that British director has potential, then he will definitely be able to do well, who doesn't know your vision now?" ”

This guy ...... Well, although Sean always admonishes himself about how the so-called good vision comes from, sometimes he can't help but feel a little fluttery.

Sometimes, the name does bring benefits, but sometimes it can't, such as in the initial negotiations with Warners, they are only willing to pay 5 million.

"It's just sending beggars away!" Frederick was furious, but he asked for 10 million.

"It's really unacceptable," Sanders agreed, "and it's a nuisance to cut it in half, and they're obviously not up to our minimum." ”

The negotiation is naturally a sky-high asking price, and the landing is repaid, the figure of 10 million looks very high, and Frederick also wants to reach it, but for now, it is still a luxury, so the bottom line is still 8 million.

But Warner cut it in half, which means that their final bid is likely to be less than 8 million, which becomes a difficult thing to do, because Sean can't cut the price.

Although for Sean himself, he doesn't care about the salary, anyway, the salary does not account for the majority of his income now. However, from other perspectives, such as commercial value and external image, or the sharing of brokers and agents, price reductions are not allowed.

This is a commercial film, not a literary film, a big-name actor can reduce the price for an artistic film or the opportunity to cooperate with a big-name director, but it must not reduce the price for a commercial film, even if it may lead to no film to solve.

The reason why the salary is called value is because it is closely related to status and fame, unless there are large losses in the filming of several masterpieces, so that it is crowned with the title of box office poison, and has to find a way to reverse the image, otherwise if the salary is reduced to act in a commercial film when the popularity is booming, even if it sells well, it will still be ridiculed.

Since Sean entered the industry, except for a few literary movies, the few works he has starred in are basically profitable, and even those literary and artistic movies can barely recover their costs, so there is no problem at all with a salary of 8 million. If you can't get along with Warner, then you can only give up, even if Sean really wants to have a real cooperation with Christopher to further win over the other party.

Luckily, Frederick knew what he was thinking and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, and with Christopher and Legendary Pictures both being slightly biased towards them, it took several weeks to finally reach a deal.

The remuneration was finally determined at 7 million, and then Warner agreed to part of the box office share, of course, it was a gross profit share, not a net profit share. But not much, about the total box office in 3. After 500 million, there is a 5% share.

It sounds like a good thing, but you don't have to wait for the producer to deduct the various costs before getting paid, so even if it's only 5%, it's pretty good. But in fact, it has to be adjusted by the publisher and co-producer, and Sean's position is very low, and he has to wait for other people who are eligible for dividends to take it first, and then he will get 5% of his own among the rest they take, so it is really 3. With a total box office of 500 million, it is quite good to have 1 million in the end.

Well, Sean doesn't care about that, as long as an agreement is reached, besides, Christopher's work doesn't have to be only 3. 500 million total box office.

It's a pity that he didn't remember that Christopher's first Batman work had only 3 box office in the world. 700 million. But again, as long as an agreement is reached, especially since Warner only signed him for one movie out of prudence, so if you want to continue after the results come out, then don't blame him for a higher price.

After that, according to the specific arrangement, the start time is about May next year, calculate the time, although there is still a contract for "Fast and Furious", but it should be fine.

But what Sean didn't expect was that only a few days after signing with Warner, George? Clooney called, and the sequel to "Ocean's Eleven", "Ocean's Twelve", will start shooting in February next year, and Linus's role has increased a lot.

Hearing the news, Sean really wanted to scold the last sentence "****", although "The Aviator" was not unexpectedly closed in early November, but he went to the crew of "Fast and Furious" to report from mid-term. The movie was going to be filmed until at least February, which was supposed to be a two-month break to prepare for Batman, but Christopher asked him to gain dozens of pounds and develop enough muscle. I didn't expect to receive an invitation to "Ocean's Twelve" again, even if they can complete the filming within 3 months and continue to play different roles in four movies in a row, even if Sean is full of energy, I'm afraid he can't stand it, right?

But did he refuse this invitation?