Chapter 1534

"What's your bottom line?" Lang Mayer finally let go. It's not so much the company's interests that defeated the personal grudge as it's Langley hall that defeated van diesel. In this protracted tug of war, Universal Pictures finally chose to bow down and settle down, but now the problem is——

Universal Pictures has chosen to give in, so does lanli need to nod to accept it?

Thomas - Tour adjusted the sitting position, hands on the table, "my psychological bottom line is still the same, no change." Then he glanced around and noticed Steven and Frank's puzzled expression. He realized that they must have forgotten, so he added, "20 million, no dividend."

Steven raised his eyebrows with a hint of disdain and disdain; Frank, on the other hand, smiles and looks at Thomas with a meaningful look. Both of them didn't hide their looks and expressions. Even if they didn't speak, their inner meaning was very clear.

For them, Thomas and Lang Meyer are both businessmen, not filmmakers. Every decision and choice is full of the smell of the supremacy of interests, but they have to pretend to know what to do.

Thomas immediately received the signal, and then straightened up, explained and responded without any sign of weakness, "I know that Langley has box office appeal, what brand image, what commercial value and so on. I know that, believe me, I know the twists and turns better than anyone else."

"But you don't know what that means, do you? Maybe lanli can be a pioneer in changing the industry structure, but we can't be the company that set a precedent. We need to control the situation. If Warner Brothers wants to, they can raise the price as much as they want. I am very happy to witness history as a spectator. "

In short, Thomas didn't want to be the one who broke the rules of the market. Once it starts, it also means opening a door for other actors, and then the investment cost of the whole market will rise, which is a fundamental and powerful impact on the whole wall street.

"I'm willing to compromise. I'm trying to compromise." Thomas raised his hands and said he was making concessions. "My bottom line is still unchanged, but if lenley insists, I can promise 20 million plus 3% of the box office bonus, but the premise is that the box office in North America must exceed 300 million, and the bonus box office can only be more than 300 million."

A businessman is a businessman after all. Every step of the calculation is extremely meticulous.

"If Langley still insists on such an incredible number, then..." Thomas shrugged. "I don't mind exposure. Let the media and the public see how greedy he is under his hereditary aristocratic skin. Hollywood has a lot to choose from. "

Steven had expected such a situation before today's meeting, and his mind was always calm. But now, under Thomas's attitude, he felt his anger burning.

"Greed? Do you know what greed is? 50 million for Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr! That's greed! In contrast, what Langley is asking for now is charity! "

"Thomas, you don't know the rumors in the industry, do you? Five giants, including the innovative artists agency, are putting pressure on lanli. They hope that this negotiation can be promoted to the level of 30 million base salary plus box office bonus. Don't tell me, you've never heard of the relevant rumors! "

Previously, it was reported in the industry that lanli had officially increased his film remuneration, with a base salary of 20 million plus box office bonus. In fact, the five major brokerage companies complained that lanli's film remuneration standard was too kind and friendly, and did not exert enough pressure on film companies.

They asked lenley to come forward and "think about the status and situation of 400000 Hollywood actors", "seek more interests from Wall Street capitalists, and strive for more space for the rise of actors", "and hope lenley can shoulder the great responsibility in line with his status and reputation".

All of the above words are real in the industry, just like creating a superhero, all the major brokerage companies are forcing lanli to come out. If they don't want to, even if they are forced and kidnapped, they are also forcing Lan Li to do it.

But all these demands and ideas were ignored by lanli.

Andy is under a lot of pressure. To this end, lanli even went to the door in person and held a meeting with the senior partners of the innovative artists agency, which strengthened his position; He also said that if necessary, he would not mind rescinding the brokerage contract and leaving the company.

"I'm not a chess piece. I don't have any noble artist character. Similarly, I don't have any noble character. I'm striving for what I deserve, but I won't be greedy beyond my ability. Don't kidnap my freedom with what you call lofty ideals and goals. You are not fighting for the welfare of 400000 actors. You are fighting for more benefits for yourself. by the way. I'm not a fool, either

It's very, very secret. The creative artists agency didn't spread it, because it involved their own company image. After the internal discussion, the innovative artists agency chose to turn the tables. They stood behind and supported lanli's decision; At the same time, he also interviewed the leaders of other major brokerage companies to calm down the matter.

Even though Thomas and Steven are at the helm of the company, they don't know the internal details of the innovative artists agency, but a series of actions of the agency are in the eye, and they all know the whole story.

Now, it is precisely because of the retreat of the innovative artists' brokerage companies that all the brokerage companies have united to put pressure on them. Universal Pictures has been on the threshold of no retreat. They have to nod their heads and agree to lenley's demand for film remuneration; This also makes Thomas realize that there is no way out, so his mood today is so irritable and boring.

But Thomas's irritability makes Steven feel the anger of leaving.

"If you think Langley's demand is greed, what are you doing now? Tell me Steven looked sharply at Thomas and laughed angrily, "club 20 million? Ah? In your eyes, the name "Langley hall" is worth only 20 million? It's true that Hollywood has a lot of choices, but Hollywood has only one Langley hall

"Steven, don't play in front of me. I'm not your producer! I don't like your tone! Please show some respect Thomas's tone began to harden.

In the face of Warner Bros. Barry Meyer and Kevin towon's strong pressure, he has not easily compromised, let alone facing Steven? Thomas didn't leave Warner Bros. to choose universal pictures to be a doormat. Even if Lang Meyer spoke in person, Thomas was able to talk on an equal footing.

"Respect?" Steven showed a sarcastic smile, his eyes showed a look of disdain again, but the tone slowed down slightly after all, "Thomas, do you have some misunderstanding about the present situation? It's not that Langley wants to play in our works, but we are begging Langley to join the Jurassic project! "

"You should know that Langley never cared about these commercial film projects. What he really cared about was us guys who tried to make money from films." Steven covered himself up and raised his eyebrows at Thomas.

"Let me tell you, Langley's schedule is full, before gravity is officially released; Now the film project waiting for lanli has been arranged in Malibu beach. I'm even willing to sign a blank check to invite lanli to play in my film work! "

There is no doubt that the right to speak is in the hands of Lan Li.

In Hollywood, there are no actors who can be compared with Langley, strictly speaking. If it's not for the fact that lanli is too young, most mainstream projects need to be carefully considered. I'm afraid that more than one third of the projects under preparation will rush to lanli.

Only really smart people can understand the value of lanli.

"Then let those waiting in line take the lead. I don't mind giving in!" Thomas finally said that instead of using Langley to play "Jurassic Park" to restart the project, it's better to use other actors with good quality and low price. This is his real idea.

But Steven sneered, "do you think the others didn't take the lead? I told you, there's a huge number of filmmakers rushing to get a check to Langley

If someone has already agreed to lanli's invitation, the situation will be very different.

For Thomas, he is not the first person to eat crabs, so things are much simpler. He can reconsider and discuss things.

But when we think about it further, in recent years, the industry has focused all its attention on Universal Pictures. Many people in the industry think that universal pictures is likely to make history. However, in the process of their repeated entanglements, some people are ahead of others. This also means that Universal Pictures has once again revealed its petty character, It's definitely not good for their reputation——

Especially Thomas Toure, who just said goodbye to Warner Brothers and joined Universal Pictures, this should have been an important step in his process of becoming an excellent producer, but now he has failed before the start?

"Who! Who is it? " Thomas immediately calmed down and asked.

Steven refused to answer and turned away from Thomas.

Frank sat at the theatre with a smile on his face and never spoke.

In the end, Lang Meyer said, "Warner Brothers. 20 million plus a 6% box office bonus. "