Made in Hollywood

When it comes to fame, the Saturn Award is far inferior to the Oscars, but it is also quite concerned by movie fans. "Transformers" won the award for the best science fiction film. After Warner Bros.'s lavish rendering, it also affected the film's market trend. .

After all, "Transformers" is a popcorn movie. After the first month of hot screenings, it gradually slowed down in the box office harvest. After the Independence Day holiday, the number of movie theaters began to shrink and the box office on weekends also fell. It's under 10 million U.S. dollars.

However, stimulated by the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, in mid-July, "Transformers" saw a small rebound. The North American box office fell for two consecutive weekends, pushing the North American box office past 400 million US dollars in one fell swoop. Closed, reaching 411.24 million US dollars.

In terms of global box office, "Transformers" became the sixth film to exceed one billion dollars in global box office after "Titanic", "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" and "The Dark Knight", with a figure of US$1,052.33 million There are a lot of time to increase the show.

In the Chinese market, after getting the key to the extension of Big Scissors, "Transformers" successfully exceeded RMB 1 billion, becoming the first film in Chinese film history to have a domestic box office of over RMB 1 billion.

The film’s cumulative box office in China today is also close to 1.3 billion RMB.

Correspondingly, sales of various peripherals of "Transformers" are also very hot, especially for toys. Many versions are sold out.

For example, Pete Co’s chain stores and the newly promoted online sale business have almost sold out the inventory around "Transformers". Duke received three calls from him requesting goods within a week.

The other party is the largest offline and online marketer on the West Coast, and Duke has also given proper care. The income from the surrounding area of ​​this film has obviously exceeded that of "The Dark Knight."

"Although "The Dark Knight" is very good. But I still prefer "Transformers."

In a car driving out of the airport, Irene Lauder shrugged and said to Duke, "You can say I haven't grown up, but my biggest purpose in watching the film is to relax and entertain..."

"Looking back, I will have someone send the model of Optimus Prime to your villa on Long Island." Duke glanced at her and said again. "And Megatron."

Irene Lauder is not at all polite, "Then I will accept it."

When the car drove out of the airport, Duke turned his head and looked out the window and asked, "Where to go? The hotel?"

"Don't go to the hotel." Irene Lauder said to the driver an address, and said, "My apartment in Los Angeles has been renovated, so I don't need to stay in a hotel anymore."

Duke couldn't help asking curiously, "When did you buy an apartment in Los Angeles?"

"At the beginning of the year." Irene Lauder reminded him. "The time when the property market was at its lowest, I think it is a good time to buy the bottom."

That being said, Duke knew that Irene Lauder had no interest in the real estate industry, but was doing her best to run her cosmetics and luxury goods industry.

Like Duke, she bought a house just to live.

The car quickly reached its destination, an upscale neighborhood in North Hollywood. It is not very far from the place where Duke once rented, whether it is security or the environment. Both are very suitable choices in the greater Los Angeles area.

The two took the elevator to the top floor. Duke helped Irene drag the luggage and followed her to the two white wooden doors.

"This is it."

Irene Lauder didn't seem to come often, looked at the house number, confirmed that there was nothing wrong, took out the key and opened the door. I walked in first, "Well, yes, it suits my liking."

Duke put down his suitcase and looked at the spacious living room. Nodded slightly, followed Irene Lauder around the house.

This apartment covers an area of ​​more than 2500 square feet, with black and white as the main color, the room is quite bright and the layout is simple and atmospheric.

The decoration of the apartment is not pretentious in some small details. The pipes on the roof and the reddish-brown brick walls make it exposed, which is also unique; and in the part that really establishes the style, this apartment perfectly interprets the "low-key gorgeous". The living room and living room are covered with a large number of black wooden floors, the furniture lines are simple and high-quality, and the dining room wall is decorated with a huge retro clock, making the overall style of the apartment just like its owner, exuding a leisurely and elegant nobility in the atmosphere. breath.

In addition, the apartment on the top floor also has a small garden on the roof filled with flowers.

"I found someone to take care of it."

Standing in front of a bunch of hydrangeas, Irene leaned closer and sniffed, and said, "It looks like they did a great job."

Duke nodded, and the small garden was in good order. Whether it was green plants or blooming flowers, it showed vigorous vitality.

Back in the apartment, Irene Lauder found a bottle of juice from the bar, poured a glass for her and Duke each, and said apologetically, "There is only this for now."

"It's okay." Duke took the cup and took a sip. "How long do you plan to stay in Los Angeles?"

"There are two sponsorship contracts to negotiate."

Almost all well-known makeup brands will look for Hollywood stars as endorsements, and Irene Lauder's brand is no exception. "How long you can stay depends on the progress of the negotiation."

Any big Hollywood star is not easy to do, even if their brains are not too bright, there are enough professional agents or managers around them.

"I plan to let Tom Cruise endorse my men's collection." Irene Lauder sat on the solo sofa opposite Duke, gently rubbing her forehead and said, "His agent Pat? Jinsli is very difficult to do, and he himself is not easy to do."

"need my help?"

Hearing Duke's question, Irene Lauder shook her head, "I can do it myself."

She took a sip of the juice and asked curiously, "I heard Pat Kingsley say you are going to collaborate on a film with Tom Cruise?"

"Yes." Duke nodded slightly. "I plan to invite him to play the leading actor in the new film."

Irene Lauder patted her forehead lightly, "I remember you mentioned to me last time that the heroine is Charlize Theron? Two super big names, oh...it makes people a headache to think about it."

Duke just smiled, and the appearance of two super big names in a film does cause many problems.

"However, with your current status and status," Irene said again, "presumably these two people will also converge."

"If you can't coordinate..." Duke shrugged, "I won't invite them either."

In fact, for Duke, it is not difficult for the two to engage with each other. The team around them is the trouble. Charles Rowan, who has ended his vacation, has been with Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise’s agents. People began to negotiate. Although both of them agreed to make concessions on the pay, the broker was fighting every inch of the land for the extent of the concession and other benefits.

Hollywood big-name stars, like directors like Duke, are scarce resources, and no one will easily give up their own interests. Just like Duke used to treat Tom Cruise, those who have come to this point may commit crimes. Confused, the assistants, public relations, and agents who are closely related to his interests will certainly not be all fools.

Moreover, the treatment of the crew can directly reflect a person's status and influence in the industry, and what kind of treatment is given to a star in what status is also a consistent tradition in Hollywood.

The entertainment news often reports that celebrities play big names, what are the scenes, screaming at paparazzi, sharing and pinching each other in real time... In fact, these are basically insignificant for the crew of a super masterpiece, and the contract is the most intense battlefield.

It is well known that Hollywood has a very strict union system, and the actors' union has set a minimum standard for its members. That is to say, as long as a member of the union, even if it plays a small role, there is a minimum guarantee.

Celebrity actors will definitely not be satisfied with this. They will generally agree in the agreement a more favorable treatment than the industry association standard, not only has the guarantee, but also can be divided into the later period.

Hollywood movie sharing is a contract concept. If the actors have sufficient status and market appeal, through constant wrangling and compromise negotiations, they can obtain a film box office share that is more valuable than the pay, and the greater the actor's popularity, the box office appeal The bigger it is, the easier it will be to negotiate the share, and it will be easier to talk about many small regulations that are beneficial to actors.

In addition to the box office share, the big-name actors and their agents will not be unsatisfied. If a film gets a good box office performance when it premieres in a theater, then the actor agent will ask the producer to pay the box office bonus, and the actors will also It may be required that when the producer sells the overseas distribution rights of a film or the distribution rights in North America, the producer shall pay him a certain amount of salary.

He may even ask for a certain percentage or fixed value of the sale of the copyrights he traded.

Hollywood’s television system is similar. They will try to broadcast a large number of American dramas first, and once the ratings are well received, they will invest in the production of long series. Of course, the main actors think that they have their own credit for being voted into the long series, so they will All these are agreed in the contract in advance, and it is required that if the TV series enters the filming stage, the actors will be divided into project bonuses, distribution bonuses and even winning bonuses... it can be described as perforating.

If you really think that those actors with a high enough rank are all'actors' or tools that want to let the agency and film investors play freely, then this person will be the one to be played first, because he is even the most basic in the industry. The situation is not clear.

Feel free to throw a script or a role, and the big-name celebrities will offer everything they can like a brain disabled...Hollywood can become a concentration camp for the mentally retarded.

Just like Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise, although they tend to cooperate with Duke, they also promise to take the initiative to reduce the salary, but they will not give up what they should fight for.

Not to mention them, even if you change to other star actors, the same is true.

And Hollywood star actors are also very good at using a third guarantee to defend their rights. (To be continued...)

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