Hollywood Road

Chapter 502: Greedy

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After the polite remarks, Diego Harris had a twelve-point spirit. An agent like Bill Rossis had a difficult reputation in the circle. When it was profitable, CAA’s The lion's mouth will be opened to the largest extent, biting a piece of meat as large as possible.

But he also knows very well that for superhero movie projects like this one, you must pay a considerable price if you want to impress Murphy Stanton, Warner Bros. and DC Comics.

He has said before that 25% of the film's total income is used as a personal dividend for Murphy Stanton. Looking at the entire Hollywood, this is definitely the top sharing contract.

This is also the bottom line of Warner Bros. and DC Comics.

Diego Harris’s head turned rapidly, and now he has agreed to Murphy Stanton’s original conditions of division in this respect. The other party’s attitude is obviously softened, and the division should not be a problem, even if Murphy Stanton’s appetite is greater. More will increase the price in terms of basic remuneration.

For ordinary senior directors, these producers would rather give a little more post-production share than increase the basic remuneration. A substantial increase in the basic remuneration will greatly increase the initial investment and increase the risk of the project. It can better bind the director or other important members of the crew to this project.

But directors like Murphy Stanton are definitely not in this rank.

Everyone in Hollywood now knows that Murphy Stanton’s guarantee for a film’s market revenue is greater than that of superstars like Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio. Judging from the five recent films, his works are simply synonymous with box office explosions.

In this case, paying a huge amount of later share is very uneconomical compared to increasing the basic salary.

Bruce Rosenblum did not make a clear request for increasing the basic salary. He still has a certain amount of room to operate.

In a short moment, countless thoughts flashed through Diego Harris' mind, and then he had his own psychological bottom line.

In order to smoothly handle Murphy Stanton, he is willing to accept a salary of 20 plus 25, which means that the basic salary of 20 million US dollars plus 25% of the film's full income share!

In Diego Harris's view, this kind of compensation is not the only one in Hollywood, but it is also a very rare super contract.

Of course, he can't say this directly, otherwise it is not a negotiation, but waiting to be killed by Bill Rossis.

Diego Harris believes that the conditions for Warner Bros. and DC Comics he represents are already very high.

After finishing the polite remarks, Bill Rossis cut directly to the topic, "Let’s talk about Murphy’s salary first."

"Please speak." Diego Harris made a please gesture.

To say that everything else is imaginary, and salary is the key to deciding the cooperation between the two parties.

Bill Rossis stretched out his index and middle fingers, "Twenty million dollars in basic salary."

Hearing what he said, Diego Harris did not say that he was slightly relieved, but Bill Rossis went on to say, "In addition, 30% of the total income from the future movies will be used as Murphy's personal share! "

Thirty percent? Diego Harris' eyes widened in an instant, and he couldn't help saying, "This is impossible!"

Bill Rossis spread his hands and shrugged again.

"I said before." Diego Harris emphasized again, "Twenty-five percent of the total revenue!"

"That was Murphy's previous price." Bill Rossis laughed. "Diego, do you think Murphy is still the same as before? He has a higher status in the industry and a stronger appeal. Get more rewards!"

Diego Harris shook his head directly, "Warner Bros. has no such precedent."

"There must be the first person on the road." Bill Rossis said.

"Sorry." Diego Harris sighed, Murphy Stanton was more greedy than he thought, "I can't agree to such a condition."

"Okay." Bill Rossis stood up directly, "It seems that we can't cooperate again."

When Diego Harris saw that Bill Rossis didn't want to talk anymore, he subconsciously wanted to stand up and stop him, but the thought of this would make his side more passive, and he forcibly endured it.

Bill Rossis was about to leave and said before leaving, "Diego, you know my phone number. If Warner Bros. promises our terms, you can call me at any time. Murphy is still very cooperative."

This is also called sincerity of cooperation? Diego Harris wanted to rush up to give Bill Rossis a face, but he said, "I will reflect this situation with the company."

"Goodbye."

After that, Bill Rossis walked directly out of the reception room.

This price tag is not his proposition, but Murphy has made it. Murphy has his own plan to proceed. Unless there is a major accident or payment that cannot be refused, he does not want to interrupt the plan that has already begun the preliminary preparations. Warner Bros. came up at this time, and of course he was going to make a sky-high price.

If Warner Bros. and DC Comics agree, such a price may bring huge income, and he can also slightly interrupt his plan.

If Warner Bros. and DC Comics refused, he would have nothing to lose.

Diego Harris notified Bruce Rosenblum of the negotiation process over the phone.

Sitting in his office, Bruce Rosenblum was holding the phone. I don’t know why. He breathed a sigh of relief. There was still a faint smile. Murphy Stanton offered such a high condition. Is there a reason for your refusal?

At a board meeting not long ago, many people criticized him for abandoning cooperation with Murphy Stanton, thinking that Murphy Stanton should be invited back to continue directing DC's superhero movie series, and these people are like Diego. -Like Harris, they are all powerful figures and put a lot of pressure on him, the CEO.

It's fine now. Warner Bros. cannot agree to such a condition. There is no such precedent before.

"Diego, you continue to contact Murphy Stanton." Bruce Rosenblum must always show a positive attitude. "Wonder Woman will have to wait for a while, talk slowly, don't worry. "

With Murphy Stanton's current status, it is basically impossible to reduce the pay of large-scale commercial films, and it is difficult to reopen the cooperation between Warner Bros. and him.

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" was indeed a fiasco. Murphy Stanton did bring unprecedented brilliance to DC's superhero series, but with so many Hollywood directors, he did not believe in DC's comic superhero movies. It has to be tied to Murphy Stanton alone to succeed.

Can’t tell, will the "Suicide Squad" being planned explode in both box office and word of mouth?

Bruce Rosenblum thinks that this possibility is not without it, and Warner Bros. can wait. DC Comics superhero movies will not always be so unlucky.

Murphy received a call from Bill Rossis on the way to James Franco’s house. He was more patient than Warner Bros., so that Bill Rossis didn’t have to worry at all, and talked with Warner Bros. It doesn't matter if the talks are not made.

If it fails, the only regret is Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman. Fortunately, the shame games that both of them are very obsessed with can make up for this regret to a large extent.

On the way to Santa Monica, Murphy merged with Jonah Hill and rushed to James Franco’s house together. They all came to see Lily Collins, James Franco’s proposal, This caused Lily Collins to be forced to lavage her stomach. This was not a major problem, but Lily Collins may have been on a strict diet to keep her figure in recent years. The gastrointestinal tract has not been very good. Gastric lavage caused her gastrointestinal dysfunction. Recently, The physical condition is very poor.

"I knew that," James Franco looked annoyed. "I said nothing would make a fancy marriage proposal."

Jonah Hill patted him heavily on the shoulder, "You are still so unreliable in doing things."

The rare thing that James Franco did not hit back, he just looked at Lily Collins who was sitting on the sofa.

"Murphy," Lily Collins looked at Murphy and asked, "When will Gale be back."

"It's going to April." Murphy just asked Gal Gadot last night, "Their business has a little trouble."

"Is it troublesome?" Lily Collins asked concerned.

"Small problem." Murphy smiled, "It's almost solved."

"Gail isn't here..." Lily Collins slammed the pillow she was holding. "Susan is busy at work, and there are no people to go shopping with me."

She suddenly turned to Jonah Hill, "Don't you want to chase Emma Roberts? How is it now?"

"That..." Jonah Hill scratched his head. "Since that time, she has been hiding from me."

Thinking of Jonah Hill’s comedy, Murphy and James Franco both laughed. It is estimated that Emma Roberts left a shadow.

Murphy suddenly thought of an idea, "Joe, didn’t Seth’s script plan to make Hollywood stars appear in the real version of them in the film? Why don’t you invite Emma Roberts? I believe she will consider this. opportunity."

Because of the Julia-Roberts relationship, Emma-Roberts has some fame and is often followed by the media, but her situation in Hollywood is not good, and even Lily Collins is not as good as a representative work. , Is also a typical example of a popular role.

"Good idea." Jonah Hill nodded. "I can try it."

After staying at James Franco’s house for a while, Murphy and Jonah Hill left together. When they returned, Murphy received a call from Bill Rossis, which Warner Bros. just officially announced on the social networking site. The director of "Suicide Squad" seems to be telling him in this way that without him, Murphy Stanton, DC's superhero series would not be affected in any way.

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