Meiyu: I don’t care about the cost when making movies

Chapter 94 The screaming salary

Coupled with Eva Green, who is scheduled to sign with him, and other actors who can be inserted into the film and play small supporting roles, he can earn at least more than [-] US dollars from this project.

One hundred thousand dollars is definitely not a small amount for an agent in this day and age.

And compared to other agents, it is much easier for him to make money.

After recording all the lists, Mike immediately called Zhang Ziyi after hanging up the phone.

At this time, in a two-bedroom apartment near Sunset Boulevard with a monthly rent of about two thousand US dollars, Zhang Ziyi was worrying about gains and losses.

The unexpected hit of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" surprised her. From its disastrous opening in 16 theaters to now it has earned nearly [-] million U.S. dollars in box office, which is something that any actor should be excited and proud of.

But soon reality hit her hard.

There were no film contracts, no advertisements, no endorsements, nothing. This was completely different from what she had imagined.

Really confused, she later took the initiative to go to WMA to ask Mike for confirmation, and then got a questionnaire about "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" from Cinema Score, WMA, and Sony Classics as the distribution company.

After reading the questionnaire, she suddenly realized that the North American audience's love for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was not concentrated on any actor or star, but the culture of kung fu and the atmosphere created by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" 'Mysterious' artistic conception and beautiful pictures.

Therefore, the popularity of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" ultimately lies in director Li Min.

Although her reputation as Yu Jiaolong has improved a lot, it is not as much as she imagined.

In addition, she is only the second female lead and a newcomer, and has not proven her ability to resist the box office, so it is normal that those production companies did not approach her.

After all, there are too many actresses in Hollywood with similar fame and price to her, so there is no need for those production companies to take greater risks to find an Asian.

After hearing Mike's explanation, Zhang Ziyi suddenly felt very disappointed.

And what she didn't know was that the female villain in "Rush Hour 2" who was supposed to star in her was no longer available this time.

Like in his previous life, Cheng Long became interested in her after watching "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". If the original trajectory was followed, Cheng Long would have invited Zhang Ziyi to attend the party through Li Min and Yuan Baye.

In addition, Zhang Ziyi took the initiative at the party and threw herself into Cheng Long's arms in public, so Cheng Long gave her the female villain in "Rush Hour 2".

But now Cheng Long already knew that Zhang Ziyi had signed a contract with Mike, and he had already hugged Wayne's thigh, which looked thicker than his own.

Considering that Hollywood is his territory, he had no choice but to stop thinking about Zhang Ziyi.

So now Zhang Ziyi only has the opportunity to audition for the second female lead in "Resident Evil 1".

Although she thought she had been extremely diligent when serving Wayne, she had been practicing carefully according to the guidance of the professional teacher hired by Mike during this period.

But in the blink of an eye, almost a month has passed, and there has been no news about the audition for "Resident Evil". This makes her a little worried as a stranger in a foreign land.

Fortunately, Wayne is not someone who likes to burn bridges.Zhang Ziyi couldn't help but be particularly surprised when she received a call from Mike and found out that her role was Queen Ada.

During this time, she suppressed boredom and played the entire Resident Evil series, and carefully understood the story background and all the character settings of this game, so she knew about this mysterious King Ada who was both good and evil. , will be a very important character in the Resident Evil series.

Although she will only appear in the first film this time, if Resident Evil continues to make sequels, she is very likely to appear again.

Then, after learning from Mike about her salary for starring in Ada King, she was so surprised that she jumped up from the yoga mat and almost screamed.

"One, one million US dollars?!"

"It's just a rough estimate, but it won't be less than 80 US dollars at least, so after deducting various taxes and commissions from the brokerage company, you can get at least 50 US dollars."

After receiving the confirmation, Zhang Ziyi's breathing became rapid.

Where do I not need to pay taxes?She has not yet thought about the dangerous operation of tax evasion.

As for the brokerage company’s share?

The commission she signed with Mike was only 9%, which was much lower than the [-]-[-]% commission in China.

The most important thing is that 50 U.S. dollars is converted into soft sister coins at the current price, which is at least more than 400 million!A movie can earn more than 400 million yuan, which is definitely more than any actress in China today.

"Great! By the way, should I go thank Mr. Wayne?"

"You can call Wayne to see if he has time now, but according to my experience, after the script of "Resident Evil" is finalized, auditions will be held soon, so your most important job now is Be prepared first, if the audition is bad, no one can save you unless Wayne himself speaks."

He said that, but after hanging up the phone, Zhang Ziyi took the initiative to call Wayne, and got a reply similar to Mike's.

Wayne didn't need her to fly over to thank him, he just wanted her to prepare for the audition.

But there is still good news. First of all, through this phone call with Wayne, she is very sure that she is more likely to get the role of Ada Wang.

At the same time, she also confirmed that her salary this time was 100 million US dollars. For her now, this is simply a huge number that can excite her for three days and three nights.

So after Wayne hung up the phone, she immediately couldn't help but share the good news with several of her 'good sisters', including Liu Tianxian who returned to China after watching the movie "Girl Genius".

As expected, whether she was the second female lead in a large-scale production worth tens of millions of US dollars, or the salary of 100 million US dollars, Liu Tianxian was envious after receiving the call. As for Liu Xiaoli on the side, she was so jealous that she was almost beyond recognition.

At this time, Liu Xiaoli only had one thought in her mind, and that was why her daughter was only 14 years old. It would be great if Liu Tianxian was 16 years old now.

"Sissi, although Mr. Wayne has planned a development route for you, allowing you to develop here for two years, accumulate some popularity, and learn acting skills, but don't forget to call Mr. Wayne often. , send a text message and say hello, okay?”

Liu Tianxian's face turned red, and he pretended to be calm and agreed.

(End of this chapter)