Chapter 569

After Neil finished, Andy didn't answer immediately. His face was still wearing a cool smile, and his pupils shrank slightly. Then he looked at Neil seriously and made an appearance of listening attentively. But Neil's words have been finished, just smile back, for a moment, the office fell into a silence, strange and embarrassing silence.

Tick, tick, tick.

A few seconds later, it was Andy who broke the embarrassment, raised his eyebrows in amazement and said with a smile, "are you serious? Jesus Christ, I thought you were joking. Three works, three and a half million each? It shouldn't be true. It sounds like an April Fool's Day prank

Although Andy's tone is relaxed, even with a little ridicule, the irony is very clear. He retracts his jaw, shakes his head and says, "it can't be true."

Michael looks at Neil and seems to be waiting for his response. But Neil's mouth was closed and his face was helpless, which made Michael have to take over the topic. "Why not? It's much better than Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans

Michael raised his right hand and put it on his mouth, as if telling a secret that only he and Andy knew. He didn't know who he was blocking. "If my news is right, Evans signed six movies at a time for 300000. Disney's move is cruel enough."

The implication is that Lan Li should know how to be content. Such terms and conditions are very rare.

Andy was not angry but laughed. The stuffy laughter rolled in his throat and said easily, "what about dividends?"

Michael showed a look of surprise, looked at Neil, and then looked at Andy, the line of sight finally fell on Neil, surprised to say, "I thought you have passed the ditch, this pay has included dividends."

The surface is calm, but you can feel the undercurrent of Michael's emotion. This is one of the important reasons why major film companies are not willing to let the ticket office pay dividends easily, because this is Hollywood's rule. After the actors win the right to pay dividends for the first time, they can not get dividends every time, but every work agent can ask for dividends, and then start a tug of war, agreement and compromise with the production company, More important than dividends is recognition of status.

Lanli's dividend in "speed and passion 5" is only 0.5%. In terms of North American box office of 300 million, this is 1.5 million US dollars. For Universal Pictures, it's nothing more than sprinkling water. But now the situation is that lanli has obtained the right to pay dividends, and the film box office has been successful. In the eyes of the media, lanli has contributed a lot. This has become a bargaining chip for lanli to continue to ask for dividends.

But for Universal Pictures, they don't want the blue lion to open up. All the foreshadowing in the front is for this point. It can be imagined that if they continue to give in, will the box office bonus of blue Lee be increased to two percentage points? Three percentage points? Or five percentage points? What's more, Langley's dividend has increased. What about van diesel? What about Paul Walker? What about the other veteran actors?

Michael's attitude, to a certain extent, represents the attitude of Universal Pictures: they are condemning Neil's responsibility. The negotiation has been defeated, and they have given the right to pay dividends at the box office to blue Lee! Obviously, they have forgotten that Neil can nod his head, which Universal Pictures agrees with.

No matter what happened, the ball had already been smashed, and Neil had to say it out loud, laughing and laughing, "it seems that I didn't explain clearly, my fault. For the next three works, globegroup hopes to complete the contract in a packaged way. "

"Don't worry, we will protect lanli's leading role. In the biography, it is obvious that Lan Li is the only leading actor. We are looking forward to creating a work similar to the style of "espionage". All the stories revolve around Lan Li. " Neil's body slightly forward, showing a little initiative, added, "in addition, in the two sequels, the role of Langley will remain at the highest level, and the position in the publicity process will not change."

To put it simply, we need to pay dividends, but we don't have any; 3.5 million yuan; But universal will ensure the weight and position of the protagonist. However, this is also mixed with water. When Neil mentions the sequel, he doesn't say "pay equal attention to van diesel and Paul Walker", but uses an ambiguous expression.

The roaring laughter in his chest overflowed, and Andy's thick eyebrows rose high, showing a look of surprise. "I think lanli deserves better treatment."

Andy didn't continue to be polite, but directly threw out the core content. Seeing that Neil had the intention to speak, Andy shook his head with a smile, cut off Neil's defense, and continued, "Emmy trophy, Oscar nomination, the profits of two consecutive works, especially the success of this summer season, I think Langley deserves more respect."

Three and a half million dollars. It's like sending beggars.

Andy has his own plan for the present pay of lanli. His position is eight million. With the recent east wind, if it can break through to 10 million, it is naturally wonderful, but he also understands that the difficulty is still relatively large, and lanli still lacks more self proof after all. Relatively speaking, eight million is a reliable target.

As for the bottom line, the figure of 6 million in commercial films is not a compromise, because 5 million to 8 million is the average price of second tier actors. For the current situation of lanli, this is a completely reasonable requirement, and it is also an affirmation of lanli's rapid rise in the past year.

But three and a half million? Even when dawn Johnson joined the third leading role of "speed and passion 5", he expected this number. What's more, Universal Pictures is now discussing a package agreement for three works, including an outsider, so this number is not only a joke, but also an insult.

As Andy said, the present Langley is not the original dawn. Maybe eight million or ten million yuan of film pay has yet to be negotiated, and maybe the six million yuan bottom line can be adjusted after negotiation. But the problem is that Universal Pictures has not shown enough respect, which makes Andy have to be tough.

"In the shooting process of 'speed and passion 5', I don't think anyone knows better than universal pictures what kind of situation he has experienced and what kind of performance he has given." Andy is still the image of Maitreya Buddha. His speaking speed is always not fast, but there is no gap left, which makes people unable to interrupt. "After so many affirmations in this summer, I firmly believe that universal pictures will show enough sincerity."

"We know." Neil nodded his head and said yes, but the following words didn't come out. Michael cut in directly and said, "there's no doubt that lanli is excellent, but even for Jushi, this number has shown enough respect. You must realize that lanli is not a typical actor or a typical commercial actor."

"Boulder" means dawn Johnson.

"Ha ha." Andy shrugged and said dryly, "then you can invite dawn. I'm sure he'll be very happy to sit down and talk to you. "

"Andy, you have to realize that in the two sequels, Langley is not the absolute protagonist. Besides him, there are fan and Paul." Michael's tone also became tough. "It's true that Langley has made great achievements in the past year, but he still hasn't proved himself. It's still not enough. What we are discussing now is the packaging agreement of the three works. You can refer to the situation of Chris Evans. I don't think Langley has more advantages than him. So, this number, you should be able to feel our sincerity. "

Chris Evans had proved his box office ability before he played Captain America, but he still signed six package agreements, with only $300000 for each film and no dividends. Of course, Disney ensures Chris's absolute leading role. Even in the Avengers League, Chris Evans is second only to Robert Downey Jr. and more important than Chris Hemsworth.

In contrast, lanli does not have any box office blockbuster. The following words didn't go on, but Michael's subtext is self-evident.

After that, Michael spread out his hands and made a helpless expression, as if to say: This is the fact, although cruel, but it is the iron fact, I can do nothing. Then the corner of his mouth rose, showing a kind smile, "of course, we all see lanli's efforts. To be honest, we're all looking forward to the sequel. We are full of confidence in the film

Michael stopped for a moment, frowned, and seemed to have hesitated for a long time before he made a decision. "Today's meeting, we also hope to hear your opinion. Do you have any special ideas about the next cooperation plan? "

The reluctant expression seemed to say: originally, we didn't intend to give in, and even there was no room for conditions. But this time, in the face of Lan Li, we are open-minded. You can put forward your opinions for our reference.

That kind of condescending arrogance, pity or charity is not enough, but that kind of overflowing self-confidence, determined that Lan Li could not refuse, but it is clear.

Andy's smile is more and more bright, his small eyes are almost gone, and the stuffy sound keeps rolling in his throat. The more he thinks about it, the funnier it is. Today, he saw a circus performance, and it was a funny performance. "It's actually very good. You can go to Chris, any Chris can do it. I'm not sure if Disney has signed an exclusive agreement, but I'm sure you'll get the answer you're looking forward to. "