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After lunch, Akiva Goldsman returned to Warner Studios, also considering Francis Lawrence's words on the way, Matthew Horner and Will Smith have their own advantages, but Matthew Horner has worked with him Once, more familiar, Will Smith had not dealt with much before.

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For the sake of precaution, he specially asked someone to know about Will Smith's salary before. Starting from "King Ali", Will Smith officially entered the 20 million club, and then "Men in Black 2". The remuneration is 20 million US dollars plus 10% of the box office share, "Absolute Men 2" not only the early stage remuneration is as high as 20 million US dollars, the proportion of the later stage is as much as 20%.

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"Me and Robot" didn't have a box office share, but the salary reached a terrifying level of 28 million US dollars.

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No need to talk to Will Smith's agent, Akiva Goldsman also knows that Will Smith's salary cannot be less than $20 million.

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After several previous negotiations with Helen Herman, his psychological bottom line for the actor's salary has risen from $15 million to $20 million. If there is more, let alone him, Warner Bros. will have an opinion .

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Matthew Horner and Helen Herman refused to cut the price, and if Will Smith was only paid $20 million, he could consider Francis Lawrence's advice and replace Matthew Horner with Will Smith male protagonist.

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In the previous contact with Kevin Howian, Akiva Goldsman once tested, Will Smith's bottom line seems to be 20 million US dollars.

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"My father was one of the founders of CAA, you know that."

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After coming out of the restaurant, Helen Herman walked towards the gate of Warner Studios and said to Matthew on the left, "Although he was out in the CAA power struggle, the people who supported him back then basically left. But there are also a few people with hidden relationships who stay in CAA, and if I ask specifically, they will give me some information.”

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Matthew has long heard Helen Herman talk about her family background.

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The two entered Warner Studios, and Helen Herman added, "Will Smith and Kevin Howard's bottom line is $20 million, and they will never take the initiative to withdraw $2000 in a commercial big production project. million club."

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She turned her head and glanced at Matthew, "Just like what I told you before, if you take the initiative to lower the price, then the filmmakers will have a fair reason to lower the price for the next role."

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Matthew knew this very well and said, "It's easy for a club of 20 million to quit, but it's hard to go back."

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The 20 million club is attractive to many Hollywood stars, and even surpasses the Oscar for best actor. As long as it is possible, no one wants to withdraw voluntarily.

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Helen-Hellman and Matthew walked towards the studio where the crew of "I Am Legend" was talking. According to the original plan, Matthew, before Helen-Hellman negotiated with the two producers of the crew, Will meet Akiva Goldsman.

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After all, he worked with Akiva Goldsman, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith was also a box-office hit.

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"It is said that Kevin Howard is very influential?" Matthew asked.

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CAA's reputation is too loud, it is impossible for him not to be influenced by media reports.

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"Don't worry." Helen Herman seemed to know what he was thinking, "Kevin Howard is just one of many small partners in CAA."

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She suddenly smiled, "In the early years, CAA's public relations propaganda made it a myth, and even some of CAA's partners believed that CAA was a tool in their hands, but they forgot that CAA was not an agent for a long time. the CAA."

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Matthew wondered, "How do you say this? Isn't CAA a partnership of brokers?"

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Helen Herman shook his head, "Brokers? How many shares of CAA do all the brokers of CAA have together? The real ownership of CAA belongs to Detai Investment, and Detai Investment holds absolute controlling interest in CAA. "

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These are things that Matthew doesn't understand, but he didn't say much. Helen Herman had an unhappy relationship with CAA, and her evaluation of CAA may not be true and fair.

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The two quickly walked to the studio where the crew of "I Am Legend" was located. There were many items in the studio, and the crew had obviously started the preparatory work.

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A staff member brought Matthew into the temporary office where Akiva Goldsman was located. There was not only Akiva Goldsman in the office, but also a middle-aged man with short black hair.

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Helen Herman has to prepare for the negotiation for a while, and will not pass until Matthew leaves.

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"Hi, Matthew."

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Akiva Goldsman took the initiative to shake hands with him, and said enthusiastically, "We haven't seen each other for a long time, haven't we?"

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Listening to his tone, it seems as if the negotiation between the two sides went very smoothly and there were no differences.

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"It's been a long time." Matthew shook Akiva Goldsman's hand and said enthusiastically, "I miss the tacit understanding when we worked together on "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"."

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Akiva Goldsman laughed, then introduced the short-haired middle-aged man to Matthew, "Matthew, this is David Heyman, a producer from Warner Bros."

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He introduced Matthew to David Heyman, "David, this is Matthew Horner, a great actor."

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Matthew shook hands with David Heyman and said, "David, you're an amazing producer, and I wouldn't have seen the Harry Potter movies without you."

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These words were scratching at David Heyman's itch. David Heyman said with a smile, "I'm just lucky, I met Joanna Rowling, and good things will never be buried."

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Needless to say, Matthew can also guess that David Heyman in the crew represents the interests of the investor Warner Bros.

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In fact, without the introduction of Akiva Goldsman, Matthew also recognized David Heyman. In recent years, his name and photos have often appeared in the entertainment pages of newspapers and magazines along with the "Harry Potter" series of movies.

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Although Michael Barnason is the first producer specially hired by Warner Bros. for the "Harry Potter" series, anyone who has followed this series knows that the one who really recommended the "Harry Potter" series to Warner Bros. The man is David Heyman.

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According to media reports Matthew has seen, as early as 1997, when David Heyman was looking for a script for a children's film, his assistant recommended Joanna Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" It was given to him, and the book was lying quietly on the shelves of the bookstore at that time, and no one was interested in it.

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Basically everyone knows what happened next. David Heyman had several lunches with Joanna Rowling, discussed the adaptation, and then recommended it to Warner Bros. Warner Bros. noticed the commercial potential of this series, After mobilizing huge financial, material and human resources, and doing publicity and marketing with great fanfare throughout the Western world, the "Harry Potter" series has also changed from an unpopular one that cannot sell many copies a month to a popular all over the world.

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This series can be said to have made Matthew fully aware of the importance of publicity and marketing. In the words of some media, without the efforts of Warner Bros., it is impossible to have the popularity of the "Harry Potter" series.

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When Matthew practiced reading, he also read several books that have been published by "Harry Potter". He also browsed "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in the movie. He was probably used to the spells and myths of the East. I don't have any feeling for the Harry Potter series, and I don't know what's so good about this series.

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Even, he thought that some of the things he had read at a certain point, from the brain hole to the setting to the plot, completely exploded the "Harry Potter" series.

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Unfortunately, there is no Warner Bros. behind those books, and it is impossible to be as lucky as Joanna Rowling.

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He still believes that Joanna Rowling can achieve today's achievements, and writing the "Harry Potter" series is only the foundation, and the most important thing is that she has the support of Warner Bros.

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Therefore, since Matthew starred in the movie, in addition to his past memories, the projects of the six major companies were also a factor that influenced his choice.

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"I'm working with Warner Bros. in 'Three Hundred Spartans'."

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Matthew was the real protagonist in the meeting before the negotiations began. He told David Heyman, "I would love to continue working with Warner Bros. I think we can definitely reach an agreement on cooperation."

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"Of course!" David Heyman smiled~www.readwn.com~ Warner Bros. was dissatisfied with Matthew's offer, not his commercial value and appeal, "Now all Hollywood studios want to talk to Matthew-Horner collaboration."

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Matthew deliberately showed a surprised look, "I didn't expect me to be so popular." He joked to Akiva Goldsman again, "When the shooting of "I Am Legend" starts, you must prepare a special feature for me to let those who spread rumors Those whose negotiations have broken down, slap themselves in the face."

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Akiva Goldsman nodded, "No problem."

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Matthew restrained his smile and said seriously, "A few days ago, I went to New York to participate in the publicity announcement of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Gathering of Souls", and went to First Avenue and Wall Street especially, I was thinking, if all the I'm the only one left in New York, how should I live? Will the loneliness of walking among high-rise buildings make people depressed and mad?"

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Akiva Goldsman replied, "Different people may have different feelings. If it were me, I would definitely go crazy."

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David Heyman nodded, "People are social animals after all."

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"It makes sense." Matthew nodded first, and then said, "I don't know why, but I felt that I would enjoy this kind of loneliness at that time. Maybe it was an illusion. Could it be that I am anti-social?"

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After speaking, he laughed himself, and so did David Heyman and Akiva Goldsman.

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After chatting for more than half an hour, Matthew said goodbye and left the office on the grounds that he was busy with work in "Three Hundred Spartans". )!!