Chapter 251

In the death watch group, Murphy holds three concurrent positions, namely director, screenwriter and producer. The director is the main position, the screenwriter provides the necessary additional script, and the producer, as the initiator of the project, needs to ensure his voice in the group as much as possible.

Hollywood has a mature industrial system. If there are actual positions in the cast, they will get a corresponding salary.

The total remuneration of the screenwriter is US $300000. Since Murphy asked Robert Downey Jr. to participate in the writing of the dead man's lines and Seth Logan to co design humorous scenes, although they will not sign their names in the column of screenwriting, they will share the US $300000 remuneration.

On the producer side, Murphy is more of a celebrity, but also has a $100000 reward.

His salary is mainly reflected in his own job as a director. As it was previously determined that the director's salary would be composed of a lower basic film salary plus later dividends, Murphy's basic film salary is only $3 million, which will be settled in three stages: the start of the film, the end of the film and the next stage in North America. This aspect is not the focus of the negotiation. Bill rosis and 20th Century Fox The key to success lies in the proportion of box office share and whether it involves the global box office.

As we all know, after entering the new century, the box office share of Hollywood superstars and first-line directors has not been limited to North America, but has expanded to the global box office. In particular, in the next few years, some superstars will be able to get $50 million in box office dividends from the movies with the global box office boom.

But now Murphy can't compare with those super-a stars and first-line directors, and can't get such a high proportion of dividends in any case.

Bill rosis's idea is to try his best to make Murphy's box office share based on the global box office of the film, or even reduce the share appropriately. In most cases, the 1% bonus of a big selling film's box office in North America is less than the 0.5% bonus of the global box office.

However, in the 20th century, fox was not stupid either. It was only after nearly a week of negotiation that the two sides reached an agreement that they kept the dividend within the scope of North America.

What Murphy finally signed is still a ladder like dividend agreement.

The agreement takes the production cost of 60 million US dollars as the basic point. If the future North American box office can reach the cost line of 60 million US dollars, the director will get 1% of the North American box office as a reward. Once the North American box office rises to 100 million US dollars, this proportion will increase to 1.5%, and 150 million US dollars will increase to 2%, 200 million US dollars That's up to 2.5 percent, and 250 million US dollars is 3 percent.

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

It's just an incentive clause. From Bill Rossi to Carla Firth to 20th century fox, no one would believe that such an R-rated film would make more than $300 million at the box office in North America.

Today, the box office record of R-rated films in North America is nothing more than the $280 million that matrix 2 has just created this summer.

In terms of post copyright, Murphy can get a 2% share of North American copyright revenue, and Hollywood film companies will not make concessions in terms of post copyright share. As time goes by, a film can produce far more revenue than can be seen on the surface.

These are Murphy's personal rewards, not directly related to Stanton studio's $15 million investment share.

In today's Hollywood, it's nothing for a top director to get 20 million US dollars. As long as the box office and follow-up revenue are guaranteed, some second-line directors' single film revenue can exceed 10 million US dollars. In this regard, Murphy is close to becoming a second-line Hollywood director.

He is struggling in the independent film circle. He doesn't want to make a reputation as an art director by relying on independent films. He is just accumulating capital for his turn to the mainstream commercial film circle. After accumulating four films, he not only successfully entered the mainstream commercial film circle by relying on the project of death watch, but also qualified to compete with 20th Century Fox for personal treatment.

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

After the contract was settled, another news came from 20th century fox that they had won a tax rebate from New South Wales, Australia, for the dead waiter. The film had to be shot in New South Wales. The plays in the studio could be put in Fox Studios in the suburbs of Sydney. The location plays needed to be inspected by the crew.

Murphy sent Paul Wilson out for a preliminary investigation.

Paul Wilson has cooperated with Murphy for many times and assisted Murphy to complete the script and plan in Stanton studio. He is the most suitable person.

In the 20th century, fox was able to get a special tax rebate from the Australian government for a film with an investment of 60 million dollars, saving millions of dollars in investment for the film. It also shows that fox is one of the six major Hollywood companies. When Murphy and Miramax worked together, the Weinstein brothers were all over the world, but the ordinary tax rebate was not available.The brothers have had a hard time recently.

"Their conflict with Michael Eisner has become public."

At night, Bill rosis sat by the pool in Murphy's backyard and said to several other people, "fortunately, we didn't continue to work with Miramax, otherwise we would have a lot of trouble."

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

Robert Downey, Jr. shrugged. "You didn't jump in the mud, but you got into another vortex."

Everyone's eyes are open, and naturally you can see the fight between kalafes and devcola.

"With his character, how can karafis be left alone?" James Franco stretched a long stretch. "I can easily watch you play a good play this time."

He's got a comedy with Jonah hill that won't be on the death watch crew.

"Why don't you help Kara"

Gail gado, who was wearing a loose sportswear, came up with a large fruit tray in his hand, put it on the table, sat back beside Murphy and said, "everyone eat fruit."

She took a small piece of watermelon and handed it to Murphy. "Have some fruit. They said don't drink on an empty stomach."

Hearing Gail gado's seemingly complaining but actually caring words, several people around laughed.

"Murphy, I envy you." Jonah Hill always said, "Gail is more beautiful and gentle than that"

before he finished, Seth Logan put a banana into his mouth and said, "eat a banana."

On some of Murphy's past things, Gail gado had some understanding, and didn't care much. He just gave a big smile.

"All right, you guys, stop messing about." Murphy timely transferred to tonight's topic, "today I'm looking for you to come here not only to drink, but also to help you to supplement the lines and humor field in the script, especially when the dead waiter uses his mouth to brush celebrities. The project will soon be pushed into the completion guarantee process, so the final draft of the script must be determined as soon as possible."

In fact, all the scenes and plots of the script have been basically determined, and what is missing is the lines of the dead man.

Murphy asked Robert Downey Jr. to write something based on his own characteristics, but it's not enough. He believes in the wisdom of the group, especially the other four members of his small team. They are all funny.

"I'll tell you first. Besides the lines I've already written, I've come up with a good idea." Robert Downey Jr. took the lead in saying, "when Wade finally took off his mask to face Vanessa, I thought he should put a picture of Leo as Leonardo DiCaprio on his face. Well, Wade's house can also have a poster of me and Leo walking hand in hand

He gestured to make a phone call. "I've got a channel with Leo."

Hearing this, Murphy can't help but make up the soundtrack of the poster in the film, that is, Hai Ke Kui Shi can be rotten, the sky can be broken, and the ground can be cracked. We hold hands hand in hand, hand in hand

he just wanted to write it down. Gail gado, who was next to him, had already taken pen and book, wrote down the words of little Robert Downey, and specially added the words that Leonardo DiCaprio had agreed to tagging.

"We can make fun of Bush, too." Seth Logan held his glasses and said, "the last scene you put in the power plant reminds me of a passage by George W. Bush. The root cause of California's power crisis is that there are not enough power plants, and then there is not enough power to send to power plants to generate electricity. It can be changed appropriately."

"He said something so illogical," Gail gado asked curiously.

Robert Downey, Jr. shrugged. "Our president has said too many things that are not reliable."

"Well, we can also add a paragraph from his anti-terrorism speech to make fun of him." He thought back and said, "with a proper change, Wade can say that my enemies have always been resourceful and innovative. But I don't lose to them, their leaders will constantly come up with new ways to bring disaster to the country and the people, and I will do the same "

later, people said a series of jokes, including Master Yoda and Luke Skywalker, and Murphy followed suit, determined to join in the banter on Skywalker, and even used the famous joke when Wade Wilson and Vanessa loved each other Master Yoda's classic action of riding Luke Skywalker on his back remains to be continued.