As the same director and screenwriter, Stallone was immediately attracted to the script, and the protagonist in it is undoubtedly a tragic character, and at the same time, it is also a quite wonderful character.

It reflects the characteristics of this era and is even more in-depth.

Is war just or unjust?

Stallone had seen Nathan's previous speeches, and he mentioned how similar the current situation was to the isolationism that prevailed before World War II, and the reputation of Vietnam veterans began to gradually change.

The soldiers fought for the country, and after they came back, they were treated unfairly, which is also a big contradiction, show this, the film can be thought-provoking, this is definitely a pretty good script, and it will definitely succeed.

Stallone has already fallen in love with the script.

"That's great, what's your gap time?" Tony said.

An actor must have a schedule, and now he is already very presumptuous to come to Stallone, after all, people still have projects, and now, Tony is asking about the other party's availability, and Tony must first determine his time.

After all, this movie only has a male lead, and as long as the male protagonist is chosen, it will be easy to choose other supporting roles.

Determine the schedule first.

"Next month, I'll have time." Stallone said.

In fact, his "Rocky 2", only the final editing is left, and the basic shooting work is left with an end, and it is said that the editing will take several months, but he likes this "First Blood" so much that he can't wait to start filming immediately.

He had a hunch that this would be one of his ascending works.

"Okay, then we'll talk about it again next month." Tony said: "So let's talk about the salary first, what is the price you expect?" ”

In addition to whether the other party can pick up, another big problem is the salary.

A good film needs a well-known actor, and different actors have different salaries, such as the current Stallone, as a famous actor, he definitely wants a lot of salary.

Like the last time Top Gun was a free director, a free actor, that is not possible for the second time.

"I don't want to pay much, just $3.2 million." Stallone said.

Isn't that high?

Hearing this, several people present immediately froze, and when they came, several people had already discussed, and the maximum amount of $2 million was given, which was already the largest investment that the Foundation could come up with.

Now, if the other party wants 3.2 million, and he directly gives 2 million, there is no doubt that the talks will definitely collapse, and the hard work just now will be in vain, and what is even more terrifying is that this guy has already read the script, what if this guy starts it himself and shoots it first?

No one will say that he is infringing.

Jenny had a smile on her face, still thinking about how to resolve this awkward situation, and at that moment, Nathan had already spoken.

"Mr. Stallone, we can agree to the 3.2 million salary you want, and in terms of your acting skills, it is completely worth the price." Nathan said.

As soon as Nathan said this, of course Stallone was very happy, an actor, what is the mark of being recognized by the market? Of course, it's a salary, so, look at the sissies actors in later generations, one is more paid than the other, in the eyes of others, I have to be higher, only if it is high, can I prove my worth.

"But our film was organized by our Vietnam Veterans Foundation." Nathan continued, "You should know that most of our Vietnam veterans are manual laborers, so the Foundation's funds are not quite abundant, can we do that?" ”

Nathan's words made Jenny and Tony who were present sweat, especially Tony, knowing the inside story of the showbiz, it's hard to talk about it, how is Nathan going to get the other party to agree?

"Say it." Stallone said.

"Can we prepay you 2 million in advance?" "The remaining $1.2 million, when the film is released, will be paid to you with our box office revenues," Nathan said. ”

Making movies is also a big gamble many times.

For example, some directors want to shoot a movie, but if they can't get along with the investor, they intend to shoot it themselves, at this time, the director needs to make a desperate bet, and needs to mortgage his car and house to complete the shooting.

After the filming is completed, it will be released, and if the release is successful, then he will have everything, if the release fails and the box office is dismal, of course, it will be lost.

Of course, those bad movies shot purely for money laundering are not counted, and people originally planned to take an account.

Now, Nathan said to pay 2 million in advance first, there is really no precedent for this, what if the movie is smashed and the box office income is not so much?

That would be equivalent to Stallone would also take part of the risk, if he didn't take the seat, then the remaining 1.2 million would definitely be gone.

Tony's mouth opened wide, Nathan, do you think I'm the only one in this circle?

Tony also wants the director's fee, and it was already said last night that Tony's director's fee needs to be given from the box office income after the release, and Tony agreed, this is completely a debt of human affection, after all, in the last film, Tony also entrusted the two of them with a blessing.

They have a friendship with each other, but they don't have it with Stallone, will they agree?

Tony's heart was uneasy, and at this moment, he saw the other party drink coffee into his stomach in one gulp: "Okay, no problem, draw up a contract, you can give it to me at any time." I'm sorry, I'm not going to work, I'm not going to accompany you. ”

After speaking, he grabbed his jeans, stood up and walked out, his burly figure, if it is combined with lighting effects at this time, it is simply the role of the hero in the perfect first drop of blood!

The other party actually agreed?

Tony couldn't believe it.

The other party has no reason to disagree, because Nathan knows that in history, this is the case, at that time, the filming party had no money, so he gave him 2 million first, and he didn't object.

For a person who loves movies, the salary is not the most important thing, the script is the first, as long as you read the script, it is half the success.

"Okay, we made it." Tony said: "Now, in this film, we have successfully taken another step, and the rest is to find a supporting role, do you want to join me?" ”

The two shook their heads.

"Extras can be selected from our veteran organization, many people want to enjoy it, so it can also save costs." Jenny said, pulling Nathan's arm.

Next, there is still half a day, and the two of them have to hurry.