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In the reception room of the Angels Agency, Helen Herman welcomed a visitor, Mike Stein, a representative of Disney Pictures.

Sitting on the large single-seater sofa, Mike Stein looked at Helen Herman with sincerity on his face, "Because of Disney's internal problems, the sequel to the "National Treasure" project has been delayed, and now Disney Movies The business is on the right track, and we intend to put a second installment of National Treasure on the agenda."

"That's a good thing." Helen Herman knew that Mike Stein had worked as a production manager on the "National Treasure" project, and it was not surprising that she came forward, "Me and Matthew have been waiting for this project. "

Mike-Stein said with a smile, "'National Treasure' was a big hit at the box office, and Matthew's personal appeal contributed a lot. We intend to invite the original team to return to the sequel."

Helen Herman nodded lightly, "Matthew is very satisfied with the cooperation with Disney Pictures and wants to continue to cooperate." come back?"

"Yeah." Mike Stein didn't sound like he was lying. "We've been in contact with Joe Deterdubar."

"Is that so..." Helen Herman considered for a few seconds, and then said, "Matthew also wants to continue this series, and he is very interested in this kind of intellectual thriller."

Hearing what Helen Herman said, Mike Stein breathed a sigh of relief, and the initial contact seemed to go well.

Disney Pictures sent him here. First, he used to work as a production manager in "National Treasure" and knew both Matthew and Helen Herman. Second, his position was not important, even if Helen Herman proposed too much. conditions, the two sides still have room for negotiation.

In addition, he has an important purpose, to test the psychological bottom line of Matthew Horner and his agency.

The Matthew Horner of today is not the Matthew Horner of the past.

Disney Pictures is very aware of this. If you want to understand Matthew Horner's price first, ideally, he can negotiate directly with the Angel Agency.

So, after a few more words, Mike Stein asked politely, "Helen, does Matthew have any special requirements in terms of treatment?"

"No special requirements." Helen Herman said in a flat tone, "The daily treatment is the same as that of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew."

Mike Stein smiled and nodded, none of that was a problem.

Helen Herman's voice remained steady, "In terms of remuneration, we ask for an appropriate increase."

"Yes." Mike Stein heard the word appropriate and thought it was appropriate. "The company has plans for this as well."

He then asked, "Helen, do you know how much Matthew is asking for?"

"Twenty million dollars!" Helen Herman said calmly.

Mike Stein almost didn't stand up, his eyes widened slightly, "Two... twenty million dollars?"

Where is this appropriate, it is clearly the lion's big mouth!

Helen Herman's words have not been finished yet, "20 million US dollars is the base salary, in addition to 10% of the global box office share!"

Although it is not the top salary requirement of 20 plus 20, 20 million US dollars plus 10% of the box office share is also a rare high compensation in Hollywood.

Of course Mike Stein would not agree, and even if he did, it would be useless, and neither would Disney Studios.

"It's impossible." Mike Stein knew the bottom line of Disney Pictures, and categorically refused, "The remuneration you asked for is too much!"

Helen Herman did not have this kind of awareness, and said directly, "This is the salary for the sequel."

Mike Stein argued, "Even for a sequel, you're asking for too much money."

"This is not high at all." Helen Herman said slowly, "Starting from "The Scorpion King", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Dawn of the Living Dead", "National Treasure", "Mrs. Smith"..."

She suddenly increased her tone, "Matthew has made five consecutive box office hits, and even the lowest box office "Dawn of the Living Dead" has finally reached the level of $200 million at the global box office!"

Mike-Stein naturally knew that these were the facts.

Helen Herman continued, "Excuse me, looking at the whole of Hollywood, among the stars who are still active now, who has made such achievements? Who has shown such a huge market appeal?"

Mike Stein thought about it, but couldn't find a name that could refute Helen Herman.

"Twenty million dollars!" Helen Herman's voice increased, "plus 10% of the global box office share, this is our bottom line."

The smile on Mike-Stein's face disappeared and he said, "Miss Herman, no one can afford such a salary nowadays except for a few stars."

Helen Herman said lightly, "For "National Treasure", Matthew is a limited star! Don't forget the market research data released by many institutions, one-third of North American audiences are because of Matthew. Choose to buy tickets to watch National Treasure.”

The lead actor in the sequel has a natural advantage in negotiating, and Mike Stein is well aware of that, and even so, Helen Herman's offer is going too far.

As a member of the production team, of course he wanted to lower the price and said, "Miss Herman, I don't see the sincerity of what you said."

Knowing that Mike Stein didn't have the power to decide, Helen Herman said, "Well, Mike, you can bring my terms back to Disney."

Mike-Stein thought for a while, then nodded lightly, "Yes, I will truthfully report the price you offered to the company." He stood up and said **** for tat, "Miss Herman, I hope we will have more in the future. opportunity to talk."

Helen Herman smiled slightly, but did not answer, and shook hands with him to say goodbye.

Watching Mike Stein leave, Helen Herman sits back on the sofa. The situation is the exact opposite of when Matthew was trying to win the "National Treasure" male lead. Matthew doesn't necessarily need the "National Treasure" sequel project, and "National Treasure". The sequel to "National Treasure" needs Matthew very much, and it can even be said that Matthew is indispensable. "National Treasure" is a typical commercial entertainment film. If you want Matthew to continue to play the role of Ben Gates, what kind of friendship and cooperation are you talking about? It's all false, only the high remuneration is the real sincerity.

And in her opinion, the sequel of "National Treasure" has little meaning to Matthew except for the high salary. In the future, Matthew will have two sequels of "Pirates of the Caribbean", as well as "Spartan Three Hundred". Warriors and Akiva Goldsman's projects, there is no shortage of heavyweight roles and jobs.

Since the biggest value of the sequel to "National Treasure" is the salary, of course they have to call the price a little higher.

If "Pirates of the Caribbean: Gathering Soul" is released and the box office is a big hit, she dares to directly call out the top price of 20+20.

However, Helen Herman is also very clear that Matthew has just stepped into the front line, and it is not easy for Disney to pay such a terrifying huge salary.

Anyway, she and Matthew are not in a hurry, everyone talks slowly, unless it is absolutely necessary, Disney Pictures will not take huge risks to replace the male lead.

Now that she is not just in its infancy, she has the trump card of Matthew in hand, and she has improved not only her economic income, but also her status in the circle and her right to speak when negotiating with the production company.

Helen Herman actually knows that her most important job is to keep Matthew and prevent him from being poached by other companies.

She had known Matthew when he was a poor boy, and they had worked together for many years. She thought she was the person who knew Matthew Horner best in the world. Matthew Horner had a dark heart. Thick-faced and mercenary are definitely the most appropriate descriptions.

If someone offers huge benefits, someone like Matthew Horner will definitely kick her out without hesitation and change her manager.

It's not just Matthew Horner, there are too many situations in the circle.

The agent wants to keep the star he brought up with one hand~www.readwn.com~ It is not impossible, Helen Herman considered three strategies, one is the friendship with Matthew for many years, even if Matthew is that He is a bastard, but the two still have some friendship; the second is to seek greater benefits for him, and she can give what others can give. With Matthew's temperament, he will definitely not change jobs; Xiu's entire service team, so if Matthew wants to change jobs, the cost will be very high.

Thinking of this, Helen Herman took off her black-rimmed glasses and gently rubbed her forehead. The brokerage industry is not that easy.

I remember that in the 1990s, a certain magazine published a report on Michael Ovitz similar to an interview, in which it described the infinite myth of the profession of a Hollywood agent, saying something like Tom Hanks, Tom - Cruise, Julia Roberts, Steven Spielberg are all pawns under the agent's hands, just like the props in the movie at the mercy of the agent, Michael Ovitz is still the mastermind behind Hollywood, the actual control and so on...

If this is the case, Hollywood will not have so many stars who fire agencies and change agents every year, and CAA will not face the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise. Such customers are lost, and Tom Cruise's firing of Pat Kingsley is long overdue.

If there is no star client, the agent will have a headache; if the star client is brought up, the agent will also have a headache.

According to Helen Herman, agents are the underdogs in Hollywood.

Of course, that's what she thinks about it. When an agent faces ordinary actors, he definitely has an advantage.

Who is the real weak group in this circle, maybe Helen Herman can't tell, but who is the real strong group, even the young actors are clear.