Hollywood Road

In the "Deadpool" crew, Murphy held a total of three positions, namely director, screenwriter and producer. The director is the chief director. The screenwriter is an inevitable addition to the script. The producer is required as the initiator of the project. As much as possible to ensure their right to speak in the crew.

Hollywood has a mature industrial system, and if there are actual positions in the crew, they will get a corresponding salary.

The screenwriter’s total remuneration is 300,000 US dollars. Because Murphy asked Robert Downey Jr. to participate in the writing of Deadpool’s mouthpieces, he asked Seth Logan to co-design humorous scenes, although the two would not sign in the screenwriter column. , But will share the $300,000 screenwriter's remuneration together.

As for the producer, Murphy is more famous, but he also has one hundred thousand dollars in remuneration.

His salary is mainly reflected in the director’s own job. Since it was previously determined that the director’s salary will be composed of a lower basic salary plus later dividends, Murphy’s basic salary is only 3 million US dollars, and the film will start and shoot. Three settlements with North America are not the focus of the negotiations. The see-saw point between Bill Rossis and Twentieth Century Fox lies in the ratio of the later box office share and whether it involves global box office.

As we all know, after entering the new century, the box office share of Hollywood superstars and first-line directors has long been not limited to North America, and has expanded to the global box office. Especially in the next few years, some superstars will be able to break the global box office from movies. Get 50 million US dollars in box office dividends.

But the current Murphy is far from being able to compare with those Super A-level superstars and first-line directors, and in any case can't get such a high percentage of dividends.

Bill Rossis’s idea is to try to make Murphy’s box office share based on the film’s global box office, and even reduce the share ratio appropriately. In most cases, a high-selling film is 1% of the North American box office. Dividends are not comparable to the 0.5% of the global box office dividends.

But 20th Century Fox is not stupid, clinging to restricting dividends to North America, the two sides reached an agreement after nearly a week of negotiations.

What Murphy finally signed was still a tiered dividend agreement.

The agreement is based on the film’s production cost of US$60 million. If "Deadpool" can reach a cost line of US$60 million in the North American box office in the future, his director can get 1% of the North American box office as a reward. Once the North American box office rises to 100 million U.S. dollars, this ratio will increase to 1.5%, 150 million U.S. dollars to 2%, 200 million U.S. dollars to 2.5%, and 250 million U.S. dollars to 100%. Three-thirds.

There is also a remark clause at the back. Once the North American box office of the film exceeds the 300 million US dollar mark, the director Murphy will receive 5% of the total North American box office as a reward.

This is just an incentive clause. From Bill Rossis to Carla Firth to Twentieth Century Fox, no one would believe that the North American box office of such an R-rated film can exceed the $300 million mark.

The current box office record of North American R-rated movies is just over 280 million U.S. dollars set by "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" this summer.

In terms of late copyright, Murphy can get 2% of North American copyright revenue. Hollywood studios will not easily make concessions in terms of late copyright sharing. As time goes by, what a film can produce is far more than just Those revenue figures seen on the bright side.

These are Murphy's personal remuneration and have no direct relationship with the $15 million investment share of Stanton Studio.

Nowadays, in Hollywood, it is nothing for a top director to get 20 million US dollars in compensation. As long as the box office and subsequent income of the film are guaranteed, the income of a single film of some second-line directors can also exceed 10 million US dollars. From this perspective Said that Murphy is very close to becoming a second-tier Hollywood director.

He is struggling in the independent film circle. He is not trying to get a reputation as an art director by relying on independent films. He is just accumulating capital for his transition to the mainstream commercial film circle. After the accumulation of four films, he not only relies on "Death". The "Servants" project successfully squeezed into the mainstream commercial film circle, and is also qualified to bid for personal treatment with Twentieth Century Fox.

Step by step, Murphy's footsteps are exceptionally steady. He is neither conservative nor radical, with clear goals and high morale.

After the contract was negotiated, there was another news from 20th Century Fox that they won a tax rebate for "Deadpool" in New South Wales, Australia. The film must be shot in New South Wales, and the film in the studio can be placed At the Fox Studios in the suburbs of Sydney, the film crew needs to inspect the location scenes.

Murphy sent Paul Wilson out for a preliminary inspection.

Paul Wilson has cooperated with Murphy many times, and also assisted Murphy in the Stanton Studio to complete the script and plan. He is the most suitable candidate.

In the twentieth century, Fox was able to get a special tax rebate from the Australian government for a film with an investment of 60 million US dollars, saving millions of dollars in investment in the film, and also showing a strong foundation as one of the six major Hollywood companies. Think of Murphy's cooperation with Miramax, the Weinstein brothers all over the world for "Sin City" ordinary tax rebates are not available.

The brothers have had a hard time recently.

"The conflict between them and Michael Eisner has become public."

At night, Bill Rossis sat by the pool in the backyard of Murphy's house and said to several others, "Fortunately, we did not continue to cooperate with Miramax, otherwise we will encounter a lot of trouble."

Murphy leaned back on the white chair, picked up the beer glass in front of him, motioned to the people around the big round table, took a sip, and said, "We'd better not jump in this kind of quagmire. "

Robert Downey Jr. shrugged, "You didn't jump into the quagmire, but you got caught in another whirlpool."

Everyone's eyes are open, and it is natural to see the battle between Carla Firth and Dave Scola.

"With his character, how could Carla Fis sit and watch things?" James Franco stretched a long waist, "I can easily watch you perform a good show this time. "

He and Jonah Hill took on a comedy and will not appear in the crew of "Deadpool".

"Why don't you help Kara?"

Gail Gadot, wearing loose sportswear, walked over with a large fruit plate in his hand, placed it on the table, sat back next to Murphy, and greeted, "Everyone eat fruit."

She took a small slice of watermelon and handed it to Murphy, "Eat some fruit, I said not to drink on an empty stomach."

Hearing Gal Gadot's seemingly complaining, but actually caring, several people around laughed.

"Murphy, I really envy you." Jonah Hill always said whatever he thought of. "Gail is more beautiful and gentle than that..."

Before he finished speaking, Seth Logan next to him put a banana into his mouth and said, "Eat banana."

Gal Gadot had some understanding of some of Murphy's past, and he didn't care much, just smiled generously.

"Well, you guys, don't be fooling around." Murphy moved to the topic of tonight in a timely manner, "I am looking for you today not just for drinking. I mentioned it to you some time ago to help supplement the lines and humor in the script. , Especially when Deadpool uses his mouth to open up celebrities, the project will soon be pushed into the completion guarantee process, and the final draft of the script must be determined as soon as possible.

In fact, all the scenes and plots of the script are basically determined, and what is missing is the lines of Deadpool.

Murphy asked Robert Downey Jr. to write some based on his own characteristics, but it was not enough. He believed that the collective wisdom, especially the other four people in his small team, could be said to be good funny players.

"Let me talk about it first. In addition to the lines that have been written, I thought of another good idea." Robert Downey Jr. said first. "When Wade took off his mask to face Vanessa at the end, I thought I should be in the face. Post a photo of Leo...it’s Leonardo DiCaprio. Um...Wade’s house can also post a poster of me and Leo walking hand in hand."

He made a call gesture, "I have communicated with Leo."

Hearing this, Murphy couldn't help but fill in the soundtrack when this poster appeared in the film-the sea can be dry and the rock can be rotten, the sky can be broken and the ground can be cracked, we are holding hands holding hands holding hands holding hands...

He just wanted to write it down. Gal Gadot next to him had already taken the pen and notebook, wrote Robert Downey Jr’s words on it, and added a note that Leonardo DiCaprio had agreed to. .

"We can also tease George W. Bush." ​​Seth Rogen helped his glasses and said, "The last climax was at the power plant. It reminded me of George W. Bush's words that there is no source of the California power crisis. If there are enough power plants, then there will not be enough electricity to be sent to the power plants to generate electricity. You can change it appropriately."

"He also said such illogical words?" Gal Gadot asked curiously.

Robert Downey Jr. shrugged, "Our president said too many unreliable things."

"Um... Yes, we can also add a paragraph from his anti-terrorism speech to tease." He recalled and said, "Appropriate changes can make Wade say that. My enemy has always been resourceful and resourceful. Full of innovative spirit. But I am not losing to them, their bosses will constantly come up with new ways to harm the country and the people, and I will do the same!"

After that, everyone said a series of jokes, even Master Yoda and Luke Skywalker did not let go, Murphy also followed the kindness, determined to join in the ridicule of the Skywalkers, will be in Wade-Will When Sen and Vanessa were in love, they used the famous Yoda master to ride Luke Skywalker on their backs...