Chapter 716： salary increase

716 salary increase

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"Papapa", Sean Bonan clapped his hands and made a sound to attract everyone's attention, "Hey, everyone look here." Everyone knew that Sean Bonan should have something to say. But before he could speak, Michael Weatherly said directly, "Wow, here comes Evan?" Everyone burst into laughter. Evan Bell, standing next to Sean Bonan, was indeed very eye-catching, and instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Sean Bonan couldn't help laughing, "Yes, Evan Bell is here." He wanted to say a few more words, such as "Everyone knows that Evan is the producer of this play", " This play wouldn't be possible without Evan" and so on, but in fact, every member of the crew knows about it, not to mention the main cast, except for Sean Murray, who plays Timsey McKee. In addition, all were decided by Evan Bell personally participated in the interview.

So, when Sean Bonan finished saying this, all the staff on the scene applauded. In addition to Pauley Perrett, who was preparing to shoot in another studio, and David Mark Karen, who played forensic doctor Donald Maillard, did not have a role today and did not show up. The regular cast of the entire crew appeared here.

Evan Bell coughed twice, everyone was quiet, and waited for him to speak, "What, should the producer say a few words when he appears? But today, it is estimated that there are not many younger than me at the scene today. Hey, I'm standing here talking, I really don't know what to say, I always feel like I'm going to say a lot of nonsense." Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, especially Michael Weiser Li, he just turned his back and forth with laughter. Even Mark Harmon, who is usually slightly serious, was all smiles.

"Hey, Evan, say something and everyone's going to be happy," shouted Michael Weatherly.

Evan Bell couldn't help but look at the actor who played Anthony Tinozzo, "So Tony, how about the idea of ​​giving you a chestnut on the back of your head? Every time I watch the boss do it, my hands itch." All The staff all clapped and coaxed, accompanied by whistles in their mouths, expressing their support for Evan Bell.

Michael Weatherly couldn't help but twitched his mouth awkwardly, "Evan, this... this requires skill. You know, when Mark hit a few times before, I felt like there were a few seconds of blank memory in my head." Just after he finished speaking, Mark Harmon, who was standing beside him, gave Michael Weatherly the back of his head, "Mike, are you serious?"

Looking at Michael Weatherly's sad expression, even Evan Bell clapped and laughed.

Evan Bell was only here to visit the class, and naturally he could not interrupt the shooting process, so he soon let everyone devote themselves to the preparations for the next scene. The next scene is the scene in the appraisal room, and everyone has to shift positions. And Sean Murray, who plays Timsey-Mckey, has ended his role today, and he is packing up and preparing to leave.

Evan Bell thought for a while, then walked towards Sean Murray. Sean Murray is 27 years old this year, but his baby face still looks like he is in his early twenties, and his chubby face has won him the love of many fans. However, after the fourth and fifth seasons of "NCIS", Sean Murray began to lose weight, and he and his wife welcomed their first child. . But overall, the role of Tim West-McGee is also an absolutely indispensable figure in the "NCIS" family.

"Mary, how was the filming today?" This is the first meeting between Evan Bell and Sean Murray, but the two had a phone call before, and Sean Murray made his first cameo appearance in "NCIS". when.

"Please call me Sean." Sean Murray showed a shy smile, "Very pleasant. Every shooting experience in s is very pleasant."

"How would you feel if you were given a fixed performance in s?" Evan Bell said directly without circling around. In fact, it's only the end of January, and there are still nearly four months before the end of the first season of "NCIS". Issues such as actor signings and negotiations with cbs can all wait until April or even May. . However, Evan Bell has enough confidence in the show that he hopes to talk to the actors about the renewal of the contract first, and then wait until after May to talk to cbs about the second season.

Sean Murray was a little surprised to hear Evan Bell's words, "Uh, wow, this is really a good suggestion. But what do you mean by 'fixed gigs'? "

"Regular actors, like Tony and Kate, became a regular member of Gibbs' leadership team." Evan Bell gave the answer easily, he didn't think of it on a whim. In fact, Evan Bell mentioned this matter with Sean Bonan before, and Sean Bonan is also negotiating this matter with CBS. After all, Sean Murray is now among the "law enforcement heroes". It's also a fixed role - just not many scenes.

Hearing Evan Bell's easy and affirmative answer, Sean Murray's simple and honest face suddenly burst into a bright smile, "So is there anything I need to do?"

Evan Bell smiled, "Play the role of McKee well." Then he turned and left.

Sean Murray looked at the back of Evan Bell leaving, stood there and smiled stupidly for a while, then went on to organize his things. After a while, he put down the bag in his hand, thinking about it. At the end, "If it is a fixed role, then I should take a driving course and a shooting course." After that, Sean Murray also posed a shooting posture, narrowed his left eye, and started to try seriously. Shoot this thing.

Most of the crew continued to shoot in the appraisal room, while Evan Bell and Brian Dietzen thought about ordering coffee and pizza, so that the crew could eat something between filming, and then Evan Bell ordered Chinese food Takeaway, as a lunch reward for the entire crew. The current first season of "NCIS" is gratifying and has become a favorite of many advertisers, which is indeed good news for Eleven Studios. Therefore, this is also what Evan Bell should do when he comes to visit the class.

While the crew was filming, Evan Bell began talking with Sean Bonan about the actor's contract renewal. When the "NCIS" was being filmed, these actors signed a two-year contract with Eleven Studios, but this show only signed an agreement with cbs for the first season. Therefore, with the excellent ratings of the first season, various situations are bound to change.

"Let's talk about contract renewal now?" Sean Bonan was obviously surprised, "But the contract still has more than a year left."

Evan Bell nodded, but he still asked, "How much does Mark get for an episode now?"

"Mark is $50,000 per episode, and the other actors are $30,000." Sean Bonan gave a clear answer.

Hearing this answer, Evan Bell couldn't help being a little surprised. He really didn't expect that the salary of the actors in the TV series would be so low. Even if there were 25 episodes in a season, Mark Harmon, the current highest earner, was only 120. It's only $50,000, and this TV series will take a year to shoot.

However, Evan Bell knows the future development. As the ratings of "NCIS" continue to climb, starting from the fourth season, this series has won the title of "aircraft carrier" in the television industry. , because its viewership can basically exceed 20 million, and it easily wins the championship in the major lists. More importantly, its viewership and viewership have always been very stable and fluctuated little, which also shows that the audience loyalty is high. Therefore, "NCIS" is very attractive to advertisers, and the pay of actors is also rising.

Evan Bell remembers that in 2009, Mark Harmon's salary rose to $300,000 per episode, ranking third in drama starring behind "24 Hours" actor Kiefer Sa The momentum of Theran and "House" actor Hugh Laurie - "House" is also evident, and now this show is also about to become a work of Eleven Studios, which is worth celebrating. By 2012, Harmon's figure had risen to $550,000 per episode.

Although, there is a gap between the "two and a half" actor Charlie Sheen's 1.65 million in one episode, and it is one point compared to Ray Romano's peak in "Everybody Loves Raymond". $1.8 million is a long way off, but in 2012, Mark Harmon's salary was already the number one drama star.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the remuneration of the leading actors of "Doctor House", "Grey's Anatomy" and "Desperate Housewives" also entered the top ten in the annual remuneration statistics, which is also considered to be a good match for the drama. Another affirmation of the set.

Mark Harmon's future salary will be 11 times higher than it is now. This is an inevitable result of the higher performance of the series. So instead of passively increasing the actor's salary, it is better to take the initiative to increase the salary and have the same relationship with the actor. The initiative of the negotiation, when discussing the salary increase in the future, Studio Eleven is bound to be able to occupy an active position, and this can also be regarded as a kind of emotional card. Therefore, although there is still a year and a half before the end of the contract, the second season of "NCIS" can continue to be filmed with this salary, but Evan Bell still decided to take the initiative and take the lead in giving the actors a raise. UU reading www.uukanshu. com

"Then what do you think?" Sean Bonan knew that Evan Bell would definitely not aim at nothing. After all, the remuneration would cost Eleven Studio's money. Even if the cost was shared with cbs, it would be easy to increase the remuneration. It's not a random decision for any company to make.

Evan Bell thought for a while, "Talk to Sam, I think for Mark, 150,000 episodes is at least." Sam Reid, the representative sent by cbs to executive produce, the plan to increase the salary is bound to be Ask him to pass too. "The contract is signed for two years, and the specific situation will be discussed later."

"Only Mark goes up?" Sean Bonan needs to confirm.

Evan Bell shook his head with a smile, "Of course not, the entire crew has gone up, and I think it's about 100,000 for the others, but you can talk to Sam about the exact number. It is estimated that cbs also has a certain plan in mind."

A pay raise for all actors in one go, Evan Bell's sudden move can definitely be said to be a big deal.

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