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"Sean, my request is not too much!"

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In an office at Universal Studios, Helen Herman looked at Sean Daniel opposite and said, "The $8 million salary is a true reflection of Matthew's fame and appeal today."

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"Too high!" Sean Daniel's tone was more subtle than Helen Herman's, "The crew's budget is only $28 million, and Matthew's salary has been taken away by nearly one-third. It was unbearable for the crew."

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Helen Herman is very tough. "From the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean" until now, Matthew has always been the focus of the media and audiences, and has always been the second most watched movie star on IMDB!"

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Now the popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean", as well as the popularity and praise of Matthew and Will Turner by fans, have given her sufficient confidence, "Disney Pictures and a number of marketing agencies have conducted research, Matthew is in the "Caribbean" Pirates is the second most popular actor and accounts for 39% of the audience interviewed. You must know very well that most of them can be transferred to Dawn of the Living Dead. The project is up!"

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Although Sean Daniel's tone was tactful, his attitude was firm, "Helen, if Matthew takes away nearly one-third of the production budget, what am I going to use to hire the director and other actors? We can't let them work for free, right?"

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The two have had many contacts before, and other aspects have already been negotiated. The only difference is Matthew's salary.

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At the beginning, Helen Herman offered an offer of 10 million dollars. After two rounds of confrontation, he cut it to 8 million dollars, and then Helen Herman insisted that he would not let go.

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Although after communicating with Universal Pictures, the production budget of "Dawn of the Living Dead" has increased from $25 million to $28 million, and the actor's salary alone is as high as $8 million, which is still unbearable for him and the crew.

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This is too high and will directly affect the normal operation of the crew.

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Helen-Hellman has her own plans and plans, and she won't let go if she bites the $8 million, "Sean, I want to remind you again! Matthew's two previous works starring, "The Scorpion King" North American box office more than 100 million US dollars! "Pirates of the Caribbean" has exceeded 200 million US dollars at the North American box office, and it is still in hot screenings. Anyone can see clearly that the North American box office of this film will not fall below 300 million US dollars!"

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She raised her voice and emphasized, "Matthew is an absolute male lead in these two films, and the characters he portrays are very popular! Judging from the box office of the two films he starred in in the past, is 8 million US dollars high?"

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Sean Daniel smiled, "Matthew's salary can't be calculated like this."

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Helen Herman was confident and directly retorted, "Hollywood has always calculated like this."

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Hollywood film companies have a system for measuring movie stars. This system has little to do with acting and awards. The most important criterion is the box office performance of the three most recent movies starring actors. If the last three movies are all losing money Goods, even if they are Oscar winners or actresses, are not worth the price.

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Of course, if it is a rookie actor who has not been verified by the market, even if it is a super genius with dazzling acting skills, it is also a cabbage price.

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This principle also applies to behind-the-scenes jobs like directors.

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Sean Daniel put away his smile and said seriously, "If I have a budget of $50 million, none of what you said is a problem and can be discussed, but I only have a production budget of $28 million. Matthew was allocated a salary of 8 million US dollars for himself. Even if I pressed the other actors and staff to the minimum, I had to allocate more than 2 million US dollars from the shooting and post-production budget, which was included in Matthew's salary. "

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Helen Herman did not speak, and continued to listen to Sean Daniel.

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"For a film with such a medium-sized investment, more than two million dollars less in filming and post-production, what does that mean?" Sean Daniel said without Helen Herman answering, "A lot of production must be saved. Just save it, it will definitely affect the quality of the final film, and the poor quality of the film will drag down the box office.”

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He looked at Helen Herman, "You must be as clear as I am, the quality of the film cannot be fully compensated for by the personal appeal of a movie star. Once "Dawn of the Living Dead" fails at the box office, Matthew, the leading actor, will be the first to suffer. , his upward momentum will be slowed down, or even stopped..."

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Of course Helen Herman knows this, and what he said before is actually putting pressure on Sean Daniel to make concessions in other areas.

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Sean Daniel's words are not over yet, "Helen, a movie star, once you stop moving forward, it also means you have to step back, and it is difficult to go up quickly." He gestured and said, "Why can't we Look farther? Matthew and I are also old friends. I don’t want to see him lose more long-term gains because of a little immediate benefit. I don’t believe that an excellent agent like you can’t see this?”

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"You are very reasonable." Helen Herman seemed to be persuaded, "Matthew and I can make appropriate concessions."

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Sean Daniel smiled slightly, and then followed her words and said, "Four million dollars, this can not only reflect Matthew's worth and the status of the absolute protagonist in the crew, but will not affect the production of the film!"

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The so-called friendship, in this kind of negotiation, can be said to be worthless.

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How could Helen Herman not understand such a truth, and refused directly, "It's impossible! If this is the sincerity of you and the crew, we don't need to talk any more!"

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Her tone faded, "You don't know, Matthew turned down another project because of scheduling issues last time, and he always felt guilty, this time you and Zach Snyder took the initiative to come over, he thought that it could not be pushed no matter what. Drop, after all, you helped him."

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When it comes to talking about beautiful scenes, an entertainment agent like her is no worse than anyone else, "This time, in order to cooperate with you, Matthew turned down the invitation of Jerry Bruckheimer! Sean, do you know what project that is? A top-level production with an investment of more than 100 million US dollars, Jerry Bruckheimer directly let Matthew play the leading role in "King Arthur"! And he rejected Jerry Bruckheimer in order to have friendship with you! You can go to Disney There are many people who know about it."

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Sean Daniel has nothing to say, Helen Herman dares to say so, Matthew Horner must have rejected Jerry Bruckheimer's invitation.

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Helen Herman snorted softly and said, "Sean, this is your sincerity? How much did Matthew pay to cooperate with you? And what about you?"

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Her tone gradually sharpened, "Let's put it this way, Matthew has no shortage of projects, and you must know that. The sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean" is about to start preparations, or two consecutive films! Jerry Bruckheimer's other A big project with an action-adventure theme, and I also intend to have Matthew in it."

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Hearing these words, Sean Daniel looked embarrassed, and seemed to struggle for a long time, as if he had made a particularly great determination, and then said, "Five million dollars! No matter how much more the filming and production are, it will really suffer a lot. influences."

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"We can accept the five million dollars." Helen Herman stopped here. "Matthew and I are not the kind of people who only care about money and not love."

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Before Sean Daniel could breathe a sigh of relief, she changed her tone and continued, "I have a few small conditions!"

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The other party was willing to let go of the salary, and everything else was easy to say. Sean Daniel nodded and said, "Let's talk."

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Helen-Hellman smiled slightly, "The first point, on the title credits, Matthew's name should be listed first among the actors, and it should appear alone in the font we agreed, not in the same column as the other actors."

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This is a completely acceptable condition, Matthew is the absolute hero, and Sean Daniel has no objection, "Yes!"

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"Second!" Helen Herman apparently didn't finish. "On the main poster of the film, except for the zombies in the background, there can only be one actor, Matthew!"

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Sean Daniel nodded, "That's okay too."

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Helen Herman added, "Thirdly, if there are some minor supporting roles in the film, the actors from the Angel Agency are suitable, and the actors from the Angel Agency should be used first!"

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Sean Daniel considered for a second, then nodded again, "I will communicate with the casting director on this point."

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For those supporting roles that are not particularly important, as long as the conditions are not bad, there is not much difference between the actors of which agency they use.

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"There is one last point." Helen Herman put the most important conditions to the end, "Sean, Matthew and I can both accept a salary of five million dollars! But!"

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She accentuated~www.readwn.com~ The five million dollars is just the basic salary! Matthew must participate in the box office share! "

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Sean Daniel frowned instantly, "Helen, you are too greedy."

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"We made concessions in terms of remuneration to reduce the risk of the project." Helen-Hellman had already prepared a speech, "It is also deserved to seek some of the later income, and Matthew is taking risks with the crew and the film. If the film fails, this part of his income will be lost, which can also inspire all of Matthew's work enthusiasm."

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She stated the plan, "We use $30 million as a cut-off point. If the film's North American box office exceeds $30 million in the future, Matthew can get 1% as a share. For every $10 million in North American box office, he The proportion of the share is increased by one percent!"

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"This is impossible!" Sean Daniel directly refused, "If the North American box office exceeds 100 million, he will take away tens of millions of dollars alone, let alone me, no crew will agree! Matthew has not done this yet. Appeal!"

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Hearing Sean Daniel's stern refusal to share the ratio, not to participate in the North American box office share, Helen Herman realized his bottom line through this temptation.

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She added, "We can talk about the share ratio slowly."

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Sean Daniel thought for a while and said, "This is not something I can decide by myself, I have to communicate with Universal Pictures." He stood up, "Just here today.") Download the free reader!!