The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1217 Two Routes
New Line Cinema, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., retains an independent company system, but its market strategy layout over the years has been cooperating with Warner Bros., especially the arrangement of the holiday season, and now it has finally won the reward -

During the 2003 holiday season, three films, "Elf," "The Butterfly Effect," and "The Lord of the Rings 3," were released one after another, igniting market enthusiasm in all directions.

Moreover, it has achieved great results not only in the North American market, but also globally.

Obviously, Warner Bros. had already secured its position in the holiday season. No wonder Warner Bros. firmly held the top spot in Hollywood in the first decade after the millennium.

In 2003, "The Lord of the Rings 3" swept the world's box office at the end of the year, followed closely by a series of heavyweight names.

"Finding Nemo", "The Matrix 2" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" ranked second to fourth respectively, and all successfully exceeded US$ million in global box office.

"Ace Alcatraz", "The Butterfly Effect", "The Last Samurai", "Terminator 3", "The Matrix 3", "X-Men 2" and other works respectively divided the remaining positions in the top ten.

A series of sequels, led by "Terminator 3", although the North American box office was lower than expected, still relied on the outstanding performance in overseas markets to save face.

Not much, after all, the box office figures in overseas markets are not high either, but it is better than nothing, and it will not fall into the abyss completely. At least judging from the accounts and news headlines, it can still barely maintain decency.

However, like the North American market, the sudden rise of the "butterfly effect" is still particularly eye-catching.

The "butterfly effect" can be seen throughout Hollywood. Not only in the North American box office, but it has also set off a chain frenzy comparable to the butterfly effect around the world. An investment of only 10 million US dollars was able to compete with Jim Carrey's "Austin Powers in Gold".

Does this mean that Anson can now stand on equal footing with Jim Carrey?

Maybe, maybe not.

But at least one thing is certain, in terms of cost performance, Anson wins.

Since "The Princess Diaries", Anson has continuously brought in several times, even ten or twenty times, of revenue for his works. It's not just the box office numbers, but exact revenue. And until now, Anson still has not entered the 20 million club, and there is no clear price tag for the "20 million club" to discourage people.

Look at Jim Carrey, Julia Roberts, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Their agents all give a firm price:

Twenty million dollars, otherwise we will discuss it in person.

It’s not that 20 million yuan in salary is not enough, but their arrogant attitude of refusing to discuss and cooperate is really hard to swallow.

Don't fight for steamed buns but for breath.

But Anson was different.

In early 2003, Hollywood film companies hesitated whether to give Anson 2004 million in salary; in early , Anson didn't care about the salary at all and joined the crew of "Sing Along".

Given a choice, how could producers and film companies reject Anson?
It now seems that Sony Columbia made a big mistake by rejecting the "Walk with the Song" project, but I wonder if Michael Lynton realized it.

Instead, Hollywood actors and agents were putting pressure on the William Morris Agency, forcing Anson to offer $20 million.

If Anson continues to act as if he doesn't care about breaking industry rules, how are other actors going to ask for their pay?

The impact is not limited to the 20 million club.

Imagine an actor trying to negotiate a $10 million salary, but the studio says, "Anson only offers this much, so why don't we go find Anson?" or, "Even Anson is lowering his salary, so why don't we talk about it?" and so on. Agents can't do their job at all.

In the current situation, even if Anson does not care about his own salary, other agencies will urge Anson to increase his offer.

Even William Morris was no exception. Inside the company, Edgar could feel pressure from all sides, from competitors and senior partners, all of whom were urging Edgar to raise his offer and officially announce that Anson had entered the "20 million club", which was something Edgar had never expected.

Sure enough, things turned out just as expected. When they were pursuing it hard, being too eager and eager made it difficult to achieve. But when they relaxed and let things take their course, and adjusted their mindset, everything came naturally. Now everyone is pushing for Anson's offer of 20 million.

This is also a rare sight.

Therefore, the chaos of "Oscar vs. Anson vs. Grammy" happened against such a background. No wonder Hollywood was in a frenzy.

With box office revenue in one hand and fame in the other, even though Hollywood still treats Anson as a vase, for the general public, who cares about these?
Just like Leonardo.

Hollywood still sees him as a vase, a clown, a handsome guy, and an idol. The influence of "Titanic" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts; but the audience doesn't care, they just want to cheer and applaud Leonardo.

Now, the same thing happened to Anson.

Even though Anson remains leisurely and contented, countless people can't wait to push Anson to the next level and make him a superstar at the top of the Hollywood pyramid. They desperately hope that heavyweights like Anson will not break the rules and compete with lightweight and featherweights.

However, Leonardo and Anson are slightly different.

Leonardo decided to follow industry rules and open the second stage of his acting career according to the rules of the Academy, so he chose Martin Scorsese.

Anson, on the other hand, is outside the rules of the academy, and he goes his own way to open up a whole new world and embark on a path that no one has explored.

At present, no one knows who is right or wrong, including Anson himself, because many things in the previous life have changed. From now on, only time can give the answer.

But Anson didn't care -

There is no time or energy to care.

Anson threw himself into rehearsals for the Grammy band performance.

This performance is of extraordinary significance.

Not only is it a live broadcast, but it is also different from any previous performance.

Because by then, the whole audience will be colleagues and professionals, and they must perform live. Whether they are good or bad will be clearly seen, and everyone will appreciate the performance with a critical and scrutinizing eye.

Moreover, this was the first time that the band had such a formal and grand performance on August 31st, and it might also be the last time.

When Anson and his bandmates reunited after a long absence, they had all grown and changed, and they sincerely hoped to enjoy the performance and bring closure to this wonderful memory they had shared.

Therefore, Anson really has no time to care about the intrigues in the academy——

The performance is the only thing that needs to be paid attention to and the only thing worth paying attention to.

One night, one performance, one youth, it's that simple.

Time flies by in the midst of full rehearsal and practice, and the Grammy Awards ceremony is here in a blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)