The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 103 Embark on a journey

"...Dear passengers and friends, the flight is about to arrive at the destination of this journey, San Francisco International Airport. The plane will begin to descend immediately. The bathroom will be closed in five minutes. Passengers please return to your seats and fasten your seat belts... "

The in-flight announcement sounded. It was a short 90-minute flight. It seemed that one second I had just boarded the plane and had not had time to adapt to the economy class seats. The next second the plane was already preparing to land and arrived in another city.

After the last audition, everything went smoothly and time flew by.

Regarding the salary, Andrew O'Connell discussed with the "Princess Diaries" crew, and the crew quoted a figure of $200,000.

Considering that the total budget of the movie is only 25 million, and Anson's first movie appearance, even though he is the leading actor, he is not the first role. This remuneration is already good, and it shows Gary's sincerity.

Darren told Anson an inside story——

The cast budget of "Princess Diaries" is mainly spent on inviting a legendary superstar. Not to mention Anson, even the heroine's salary is not high, because this superstar is the real core of the entire crew.

Julie-Andrews.

An actor who has gone down in history with "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music" has not only Oscars and Grammy trophies on her resume, she also won the DBE knighthood from the Queen of England earlier this year. Undoubtedly a gem of a British actor.

Although Julie Andrews has appeared in some works one after another in recent years, in fact, the last time she appeared in a widely released mainstream commercial film must be traced back to 1986. After that, she was more active in Broadway, show off your singing voice.

However, in 1997, Jolie discovered a benign tumor in her throat and had to have surgery to remove it, which forced her to interrupt all work. After the successful operation, the doctor assured that she would be able to recover in six weeks.

But three years later, Julie's voice still hasn't recovered.

For three full years, Julie had no job. Although she could speak, she could no longer sing. At the age of sixty-five, Julie was forced to retire early.

Until now, Gary Marshall extended an olive branch and invited Jolie to return to the big screen.

Julie hesitated.

But Gary said he has always wanted to work with Jolie since he watched her in the Broadway production of "The Tooth Fairy" in 1956.

When he got the "Princess Diaries" project, the first actor Gary confirmed was Julie. In the script, the heroine Mia has a grandmother who is also the current queen of an unknown small country in Europe. In Gary's opinion, , this role belongs to none other than Julie.

Gary paid three visits to the thatched cottage, hoping that Julie could show her grace on the big screen again.

Julie, impressed, returned to mainstream production after a full fourteen years.

Naturally, in the cast, all other newcomers and juniors have stepped aside, and Julie is the biggest star of the entire crew; Gary also hopes that Julie can become a mentor to the two young protagonists and inject some magic into the movie.

Of course, Anson already knew this in advance due to the memory of his previous life.

In other words, "Princess Diaries" has been very generous in terms of remuneration, and Gary's sincerity can be seen from the details. He truly believed that Anson was the best candidate, and he was not stingy with the corresponding remuneration.

Andrew was not prepared to mess around, but he still fulfilled his duties as an agent and tried his best to fight for the interests of his artists. He replied with a number:
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

As a result... "Princess Diary" directly agreed, and it was very straightforward and refreshing.

In terms of numbers alone, Anson earned US$180,000 for his three-episode guest appearance in "Friends". The salary of the leading actor in "The Princess Diaries" seems a bit pitiful, but considering that this is a mainstream commercial performance opportunity, it is another Something happened.

Just look at the cast of "Friends" and you'll know--

Originally, the renewal of the "Friends" crew was undoubtedly the biggest suspense and focus of this summer, but the reality is slightly different. Renewing the contract was not as exciting or stressful as expected.

David Crane planned everything and carefully planned it. The six leading actors worked together as one to advance and retreat together. They had already created momentum and gained control of people's hearts. NBC's negotiating space was very limited. After only three back-and-forth negotiations, NBC followed suit and nodded in agreement. Both parties Decide on a new agreement.

Everything is simpler than imagined.

Finally, NBC reached an agreement with the six leading actors of "Friends". They will renew the contract for the seventh and eighth seasons with a salary of US$750,000 per episode; of course, the producers, screenwriters, production team, shooting budget, etc. A rising tide lifts all boats, and everyone on the crew benefited.

It was renewed for two seasons at once, and the next renewal negotiation was two years later, in the summer of 2002.

There is no doubt that this once again breaks the salary structure in the field of Hollywood TV dramas. Salary discussions on other top dramas have also been brought to the table. "Friends" has undoubtedly become the focus of heated discussions in the summer.

Logically speaking, the six leading actors in the series should be celebrating with champagne.

However, this is not the case.

David Klein also did not expect that the biggest ambush in the salary negotiations would not come from NBC, but from within the crew:

Six actors.

They were hesitant to renew the contract.

Some people may think that this is a way for them to raise the price. David Klein also thought so at first, but after learning more about it, he realized the seriousness of the problem.

Starting with Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, the six actors are worried that their image may be completely tied to sitcoms. Even if they get higher pay, the actors' careers will have no future. , they'll be out of work once "Friends" ends.

In Hollywood, there are actually not a few actors who have entered the film field from television and achieved brilliant success, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Will Smith, Bruce Willi Wait, this list can go on and on.

But in the end, not as much as imagined.

There is an invisible thick film between TV and movies - at least in 2000, when streaming platforms are still missing - and it may take one hundred or even a thousand actors to be born. The lucky ones of the ramparts.

Matthew Perry has already experienced it——

"The Whole Nine Yards", this movie achieved good box office results in the first half of the year, but all eyes were on Bruce Willis and had nothing to do with Matthew.

Courteney Cox also feels deeply. She starred in "Scream" in 1996, but now she can't find a suitable movie job. She also hopes to play the leading role in the movie. She also hopes Being able to serve as the heroine of a romantic movie, she also hopes to have different opportunities to try.

However, it's not easy.

Not only Jennifer Aniston has more ideas because of her marriage to Brad Pitt, but the other five actors also still have movie dreams and are eager to one day be on the big screen to star in leading roles and become movie actors. They rely on "Friends" Achieve success without wanting to be tied here forever.

A little hesitation, a little hesitation, and then there will be variables in the negotiation.

David Crane spent a lot of time convincing all six actors, and NBC also realized that this was not a smoke bomb. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that "Friends" would end here, so he simply nodded and made a quick decision. To settle down and avoid long nights and dreams, this high-paying agreement was born.

Perhaps the cast of "Friends" was instead envious of Anson's acting opportunities.

　The fourth update.

　　
　
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