Chapter 116: Returning Home (Sixth Shift)

After superheroes step down from their roles, if they want to play the leading role in some ordinary people's movies, they often need some sacrifices, such as salary!

The high remuneration of actors is not a unique situation in China!

Even Game of Thrones is the same!

In the latest season of "Game of Thrones", the salaries of the five main characters have increased significantly, reaching $1.1 million per episode!

Cast and crew pay 50% of the total production cost!

This is a common phenomenon in Hollywood, and even a basic law in the industry!

Actors are also human beings and have desires, and it is impossible to stupidly give him a free job for a certain outstanding role or so-called artistic pursuit.

These people are good to say, those superstars like Leonardo DiCaprio, the salary is the horror.

However, this kind of thing can't be slapped in the face, even if their salary is super high, there are still companies willing to use them, this is superstar.

Because their name has a magical effect in "money speaks" in Hollywood, which can influence the decisions of studio owners.

In the final analysis, it's just a money word!

With their joining, investors are willing to spend money to auction, and audiences are willing to pay for tickets, which is completely due to the supply and demand relationship dominated by the invisible hand of the market mechanism.

Because of this, Hollywood's star salary has repeatedly broken through the ceiling, not only the basic salary is as high as 20 million US dollars, but also has to participate in box office dividends, as little as 10%, as much as 25%!

For example, Keanu Reeves, who ranked first in the history of star salaries, received a total of $156 million in 2003 for the two films "The Matrix 2" and "The Matrix 3", with a total salary of $30 million plus box office dividends;

Arnold Schwarzenegger is paid $20 million for starring in "Terminator 3", plus 20 percent of the box office dividends, and the film's global total box office is more than $430 million, of which 20 percent goes to Schwarzenegger.

The reason why Xiaobai invited Xiao Lizi is also to use his name to get a high box office!

But people are not stupid, "One Flew Over the Asylum" is certainly exciting enough, but the projects in his hands have gone to the sea, Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", Ridley Scott's "Mexican Drug Lord", Martin Scorsese's "Flower Moon Killer", "Roosevelt", "The Devil in the White City", David O. Russell's "Secret Legacy"!

Without enough concessions of interests, it is impossible for Xiao Lizi to make a move to sacrifice himself!

"Let's find Robert Downey Jr., he also has a lot of influence in our country!"

"But his salary is not low!"

“… My bottom line is $20 million plus 15% global box office dividends, and I can't participate in film investment! ”

David thought for a moment and nodded: "This one is more reliable!" ”

"Heroine, what do you think?"

Xiao Lizi doesn't need it, and the shredded meat is just fine, and for a while, Xiaobai can't think of any good actors: "... What about you? Do you have any recommendations? ”

"Saoirse Ronan!"

“… No! ”

Hearing this name, Xiaobai directly vetoed it!

This is a popular actress in North America, born in 94, starring in "Brooklyn", "Lady Bird", and was favored by the Oscars...

is considered by many to be the best post-90s flower in the world!

Acting skills or something, let's not talk about it first, but she doesn't look good!

I don't know if the North American audience has aesthetics, such a square face was actually selected as the most beautiful face in the world...

"That..."

"Find an Oscar-winning actress, this role is a test of acting skills!"

“OK!”

"There is a suitable candidate to send it to me directly, and I will return to China tomorrow..."

……

"The Man on the Moon" is likely to lose money, so the production cost was compressed to $40 million, and Jim Carrey's salary was only 8 million;

This is an Olympic film, and Xiaobai didn't expect it to be a box office hit...

The original version of "The Man on the Moon" had a box office of more than 30 million in North America and less than $50 million in the world, but at that time, Hollywood had not yet achieved global distribution...

If you can win next year's Oscar, it must still be possible to make money.

"One Flew Over the Asylum", according to the original setting, the production cost was as high as 80 million US dollars, and now, Xiao Lizi has been rejected, and the actor's salary has been reduced a lot - after all, Xiao Lizi starred, and the supporting roles he was looking for must also match his coffee position!

Now that I've replaced Robert Downey, there's no need to think about it so much...

As for box office expectations, it should not be a big problem to make money anyway for global distribution!

The original "One Flew Over the Asylum" was able to take nearly $60 million at the North American box office...

After calculating the expectations of the next two projects, Xiaobai put on an eye mask with peace of mind and changed his posture, wanting to fall asleep as soon as possible.

At this time, he was sitting on a plane to the capital.

It's already early December...

……

Ten years ago, the entertainment market was untapped, and newcomers had to struggle for several years to make monetary gains. Nowadays, the whole industry chain is becoming more and more urgent, as long as you become popular today, you can earn millions tomorrow.

Uh, a million might be a bit less, add another zero!

However, the recent incident of Fan Ye has made everyone a little panicked, Yanzi and Shu Qi took the initiative to withdraw their variety show income - "Chinese Restaurant 2", the original remuneration was 50 million per person, and she directly refunded 40 million...

Money is not very important, the important thing is that people are okay!

Mao Xiaohui doesn't have any works, just because Bai Xiaofei handpicked the female number one in "Kung Fu", her status has risen directly, and there are many more commercial activities and pictorial shooting.

In just three months, she was taken aback by her bank card balance.

The net worth is actually over 10 million!

hurriedly bought a house, at this time, she was lying on the bed reading the script, and was teased from time to time.

The script is "Life on Mars", which has nothing to do with Mars......

In fact, it is a crime-themed time-traveling drama: she is the second male lead with a smile, and the setting is to be with a sand sculpture, and everything is like acting in a sketch.

For example, during the interrogation, the first male took out a notebook and tape recorder, and the second male took out a large ashtray - if you dare to lie, Lao Tzu will kill you!

As for waking up the unconscious male number one, he used a more direct method: flicked a few big mouths, and shouted 'Wake up!' ’

As for the female number one she wants to play, a dispensable character...

There's no way, this TV series itself is adapted from a British drama, a rotten national drama, and actresses have always been soy sauce!

She pulled a tissue in her hand, wiped her eyes, and couldn't stop smiling at the corner of her mouth.

I wasn't dissatisfied with the role, but I felt very lucky to receive such a good script!

It is said that this role was originally intended for Li Kaixin...

The company thinks that Mao Xiaohui is also the first officially listed 'flying girl', and she must be picked up!

As for Li Kaixin, she hasn't graduated yet, so there's no hurry...