Chapter 117: Means (1)
After the millennium, in addition to the 1.5 million reward given by Weinstein and Minghella, Sean also had 800,000 income from "Breaking Bad". Although this price is comparable to "The Grim Reaper", his role is only about 15 to 20 minutes, and in fact, it may be shorter after the screening, which can almost be regarded as a cameo, so it is also in line with his value.
These plus last year's savings, even if the expenditure is a lot, Sean still has a net worth of more than 2 million, and it is not a big problem to buy two cars in one go. As I said before, American cars are very cheap, Mercedes-Benz CL600 is a product just launched this year, so it is a little more expensive, about 130,000 yuan, and ML55 is much cheaper, close to 70,000 yuan, and it cost about 200,000 yuan in total.
The idea of buying a car has been around for a long time, although Lincoln Continental is classic and stylish, but after all, there are three people in the family, and it doesn't matter if they go out together, but it is not enough to be separated. Galen still has a second-hand Porsche, and it looks pretty good, and if Sanders wants to go out alone and the other two cars are gone, he can only drive Sean's broken Ford.
Although the Ford performance is not bad, after all, it is an old car that has been running for ten years, and the maintenance is not as good as the Lincoln Continental, so Sean took the opportunity to celebrate his Oscar nomination and took them to the Mercedes-Benz car shop. He originally wanted to come down and give it to them, but considering the self-esteem of Galen and Sanders, it was better to put it in his name for the time being and give it to them to use.
"Hey Alice, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you look a lot prettier again." After driving his new car to Endeavour's office building, outside Frederick's office, Sean and his assistant said hello.
It was a young girl with short hair, a few years older than Sean, very slim, with a few freckles on her face, very cute.
"Don't do that, Sean." Alice said this, but lowered her head.
"Don't bother my assistant, Sean, come here, we have business to talk about." Frederick poked his head out from behind the glass door and shouted.
"You told you before, Sean, don't touch my assistant." After he entered, the first thing the agent who closed the door said was this, and then looked outside, "Your two followers are not good, and it will also have an impact on our relationship, a very serious impact." β
Through the clear glass office, Sean could clearly see that Galen and Sanders were taking turns talking to Alice.
"I just said yes," he shrugged, then raised his hands under Frederick's gaze, "Okay, I see, I'll remind them - you said they wanted to see me?" β
"We're in some trouble," the agent didn't dwell on the topic and went straight to the point, "I already got everything done, but Anna came out and was about to snatch this advertising contract, so I need you to meet the other person, have lunch together or something, and use your charm to conquer him!" β
"You mean, with my charm...... Conquer a middle-aged man. Sean asked half-jokingly.
"I'm serious, Sean." Frederick pinched his fingers, "Okay, I'll admit, I was a little derelict in my duties, I had a lot of things to do after moving into the office, so I relaxed my focus on that side, and Anna took advantage of it." We have to find a way now, otherwise she will really snatch the advertising contract, can you tolerate something that has already been in hand but suddenly fly away? β
"Of course," Shaun unexpectedly spread his hands, "it's just an advertising contract." β
The agent was stunned for a minute: "Sorry, did I hear something wrong?" β
"If it was Budweiser, I would definitely go for it, but Blue Moon...... Frankly, their beer is good, but the aftertaste of wheat is not as good as Budweiser," Sean explained, "so if I shoot a Blue Moon commercial and a reporter catches drinking Budweiser, it will be troublesome." β
"Hell, it's not an endorsement, it's just an advertisement!" Frederick covered his head with a headache, "If it's an endorsement, I can ask for an endorsement fee of 2 million, instead of the current advertising fee of 800,000!" β
"Is that so?" Sean still looked indifferent, "Well, you can tell the whole thing from beginning to end, Fred, don't have regrets and hides, okay?" β
ββ¦β¦ All right. The agent sighed and told the previous things in detail, without much concealment, of course, avoiding the important and the light must be indispensable.
"I think it's normal for them to be worried, and in fact, I'm bothered by some controversy right now," Sean said, holding up a hand to stop Frederick from speaking, "I admit that it's a huge honor to be nominated for an Oscar, but it's also quite a lot of pressure, you should know, because being brought to Ravan?" Compared to Phoenix, there are already a lot of people who are dissatisfied with me. β
Indeed, because Melanie? Haas's original sentence, some media like to use Ruifan? Phoenix is the second to call Sean, using this to stir up controversy and attract attention. It was okay at first, but after mentioning it a few more times, there were more dissatisfied people, especially after Sean was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor. Haas thinks this is also a kind of film school for Rivan? Phoenix's compensation, which attracted quite hatred, and the voice of dissatisfaction grew louder.
In fact, Haas also said very vaguely, only vaguely, but it can't stand the interpretation of some media, for these guys, as long as it is beneficial to report on them, can attract attention and can make the sales of the newspaper rise, that is a good thing. As for the series of consequences, I'm sorry that it doesn't matter to them, they just say what they think.
Coupled with a series of issues such as age, the Oscar nomination certainly makes Sean very beautiful, but he is also in the whirlpool of controversy, and Blue Moon's consideration is understandable.
"I don't agree," Frederick is not so easy to give up, "in fact I think the opposite of yours, the more you are in the whirlpool, the more you should stand out." You're not the kind of person to follow the crowd in the first place, think about it. How many actors can be 19 years old after entering Hollywood a year and a half, and play the leading role in the work of a big director, and they have been quite acclaimed? You should be positioned to be different! It's time to challenge things that seem impossible! Should everyone be told, you're not Rivan? Phoenix second, are you the unique Sean? Tang Dynasty! β
After saying this, he began to lure: "Think about it, Sean, just two or three days of work, he has an income of 800,000 yuan, which is easier than filming "Breaking Baby". And this is also one of the ways to maintain popularity at the moment, Blue Moon is not as good as Budweiser, but it is also one of the top ten beers in North America, anyway, you don't have the big-movie character you want for the time being, this is just right. β
"I knew that as soon as you talked about it, you started talking a lot." Sean teased, "Okay, then let's make an appointment to meet." β
"Are you sure?" Frederick was a little surprised, apparently not expecting Sean to speak so easily.
"Of course, I don't think I'm wrong, but you have a point, so it's okay to make an appointment to meet." Sean noddedβ
The next morning, Sean met at Padley's Cafe with Regis, the head of Blue Moon Beer in Los Angeles. Johnson, in his forties, is not tall and, like most managers, has a small belly. The three of them didn't get straight to the point at first, but talked about something else, which was basically quite pleasant, and Johnson was relatively straightforward, so when Sean said some nice things about Blue Moon Beer at Frederick's suggestion, he also moved those things in high school out.
"It doesn't have a good aftertaste, but it's very refreshing, and when we had to fight at those fast-paced parties in high school, we almost unanimously asked for Blue Moon beer." Sean said.
"That's right, I was the same in high school, always picking the kind of beer that was refreshing and could be drunk as soon as possible." Johnson smiled emotionally, clearly recalling the old days.
However, this did not prevent him from conveying his opinion: "But, Sean, this is also the problem, it doesn't matter if you are a year older, the number 19 is too conspicuous." β
Every now and then, Frederick would jump out and change the subject, in fact, as long as he got down to business, it wouldn't be long before he interjected into something else, as if he wasn't here today to get an advertising contract.
"That's right, listen to your favorite music or songs after work, and the previous fatigue will be swept away." After Johnson casually said something about music, Frederick immediately continued, "Personally, I like classical piano music, of course, rock music will also listen to some music, I don't mind the type of music, as long as it sounds good." β
"Look, this is the habit of modern people, they like too many things, so they can't have a deep experience." Johnson quipped, "There's only one genre of music I like, and that's jazz." β
"Really? As it happens, Sean also loves jazz. Frederick said immediately, and Sean next to him suddenly widened his eyes.
But before he could speak, the agent had already kicked him under the table, and Johnson looked interested: "Oh? Sean also loves jazz? β
"I've heard some, but I'm not very proficient," glared at Frederick very covertly, and Sean said with a smile, "I know that there are several kinds of jazz, Latin, classical, New Orleans, etc., and I also know that the third and seventh notes of the major scale are often lowered, and the melody often uses syncopated rhythms and triplets to form a reversal of light and stress, and the rhythm is mostly in double beats, usually 4/4 time, and some are 2/4 time, etc., but it is not possible to understand it in detail." β
"No, no, no, you know this has surprised me, Sean," Johnson looked very excited, "There are very few young people who know jazz as well as you do, do you know Chicago jazz?" That's my favorite genre! β