The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 247 Concentrate on practicing
Things are not that simple.

On one side, Anson and James Franco have successively confirmed that they won the roles through auditions, but this is not the end. The two people belong to two different agencies, and naturally they will not communicate with each other, and the agents will start contract negotiations.

If Anson, as the male protagonist, has different possibilities for contract negotiations, which will lead to slow progress in the negotiations, logically speaking, James should be smoother. However, this is not the case, and the progress of the negotiations is not smooth either——

The reason is that Sony Columbia hopes to produce a series of movies, but their own top management has not yet reached a unified consensus:

Should contracted actors be packaged? Will James' character appear in the sequel? Should they give the actors a higher salary for the sequel? What if you decide now and the movie fails?
And so on and so forth.

On the other hand, the auditions for other major roles did not go as smoothly as expected.

Among them, for the role of the heroine Mary Jane, Sam Raimi prefers Alicia Witt - the one who went to the bar with James after the screen audition. Sony Columbia has also started negotiations and discussions with Alicia. Because there are other opinions.

Opposition, not that much, but other people are not so positive about it, "I don't hate it, but I won't cheer for it." The ambiguous attitude slowed down the progress of negotiations between Sony Colombia and Alicia.

Strictly speaking, there is no essential difference between Anson and James and Alicia. Not to mention that there is no black and white contract signed yet. Even if the contract is signed, the production company may change the actors temporarily.

Coupled with Edgar's ambition——

Edgar did not alert the snake in the grass, but chose to complete the foreshadowing step by step, throwing out the bait step by step, carefully creating the situation, and then revealing his ambitions, aiming at box office dividends.

then.

The entire negotiation front is stretched, and it is difficult to see the results of the negotiations in a short time.

From September to October, with November just around the corner, Edgar's carefulness, patience, boldness and determination finally won rewards.

Contract, final decision.

Originally, Edgar tried to get a contract with a salary of three million US dollars plus a 5% profit share of the North American box office, but Sony Columbia refused.

Sony Columbia nodded and agreed to the proposal of sharing box office dividends and sharing risks to advance and retreat together, but their condition was that the salary of one million US dollars plus 1% of the North American box office dividend was theirs. The bigger the company, the more precise their calculation of interests.

Both sides, you come and go, tugging at each other.

Unfortunately, Anson lacks a resume, and the only "Princess Diaries" has not yet been officially released. Whether the traffic and popularity can be converted into box office is still unknown, and the chips are still not enough.

After weighing the pros and cons, Edgar made concessions and finally reached a consensus——

The salary is two million US dollars plus 3% North American box office dividend.

As a side note, dividends are limited to North American box office receipts exceeding $100 million.

In other words, if the North American box office of "Spider-Man" is US$3 million, Anson can get % of US$ million, which is US$.

This is Sony Columbia’s bottom line, so what’s the point of such persistence?
In fact, it's just a math problem. Sony Columbia still hopes that the North American box office of the movie will exceed 200 million US dollars. In this way, the dividend given to Anson will be 3 million. When superimposed, it is equivalent to Anson's salary as the leading actor is 5 million. For Sony Columbia, This is acceptable.

Edgar had previously said that he was confident of getting Anson a salary of five million US dollars——

Now, the results of the negotiations have proved this. Five million US dollars is indeed the upper limit of Sony Columbia, but Edgar and Anson changed the situation and "cut" the salary by three million US dollars and replaced it with box office dividends to show sincerity and confidence. , looking forward to writing a successful book together with Sony Columbia.

Sony Columbia is very satisfied with this. By controlling costs, reducing risks, and working together, the production of "Spider-Man" is finally on the right track.

As a result, a strange scene appeared in Hollywood - industry rumors said that Sony Columbia signed Anson to play Peter Parker, but for a complete newcomer, he was willing to give an unusual share of the box office dividend. Such a crazy move was shocking enough; what is even more amazing is that , Sony Columbia was very satisfied with Anson, even full of praise.

Everyone:? ? ?
What a fantasy!
As a result, the "Spider-Man" project that has attracted a lot of attention has triggered more discussions. The industry is also curious about the direction of the project and its performance after release. Among the thousands of projects in Hollywood, this one He is truly an outlier.

No matter what, in the end, both sides finally found a balance point.

Then Anson nodded.

After the signing was completed in New York, the matter was officially decided.

Anson Wood is about to become the first Spider-Man, Peter Parker.

A new person, a new face, a new beginning, a superhero exclusive to Sony Columbia, an idol who is ready to go and created by Sony Columbia himself, a new starting point.

Everything is brand new, representing the beginning and hope.

There is no doubt that Sony Columbia's performance in all aspects can be seen that they are particularly satisfied with the casting of the male protagonist and are elated.

Although the preparatory work for the film still takes a long time, the actors' preparations can already be started, which also requires a lot of time.

When Sam Remy learned that Anson had started martial arts training for two months, he did not hide his admiration and affirmation at all. Facts once again proved that their judgment on Anson was correct——

Sure enough, once determined, it would never change. Sam became more and more satisfied with Anson no matter how much he looked at him.

However, this is not enough.

Sony Columbia found a professional group to create a training plan tailored for Anson based on the content of the script and the image of the character.

And, goals are set.

Sony Columbia's clothing team will also start customizing the uniforms. They will tailor the uniforms according to Anson's target body type.

If Anson can't fit into the suit by then, it will be a breach of contract.

Anson felt relaxed about this, and even had the guts to joke about it.

"From the moment the contract was signed, my stomach, my body, and my muscles no longer belonged to me. Sure enough, it was a contract of sale. Maybe I need to double-check whether my kidneys belong to me."

Regarding martial arts training, Sony Colombia thought this was a good idea. It not only reimbursed Anson for the cost of previous courses, but also continued to sign him up for three-month courses, and also arranged a series of other courses to go hand in hand.

Including yoga, rock climbing, fitness and more.

The "Spider-Man" crew specially arranged a six-person professional team for Anson, who is not only responsible for daily training, but also responsible for the nutritional matching and arrangement of three meals a day.

From diet to training to daily routine, renew yourself from the inside out.

This team does not need to be responsible for any other work. It revolves entirely around Anson. Its only job is to create a perfect Spider-Man.

　Third update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)