Chapter 130： exchange of benefits

The people from Paramount are gone, and the mood is not very good.

Afterwards, people from Europa Pictures also left one after another, leaving only Lehmann and Luc Besson in the huge conference room.

He knew that Lehmann would definitely have doubts at this time, so he took the initiative to stay.

"In this new project, Paramount Pictures will invest 60 million, and they will have a great say." Luc Besson said to himself.

But these words made Leiman more and more confused, and he sent a suspicious look.

It's no wonder that Paramount's people are so strong, so they have confidence.

"They gave up the copyright of the film, only asked for revenue sharing, and gave us all the overseas distribution rights except North America, and declared that they would not interfere." Luc Besson stood up and said slowly: "This is a It was an impossible proposition to refuse, so we agreed to their over-investment ratio."

In order to guarantee the rights and interests of all the investors who are divided into the offline, in theory, each investor should hold a part of the film copyright according to the investment ratio, such as the "Mission Impossible" series, which is obviously led by the people of Paramount. Yes, but because Tom Cruise was very bold at the time, he invested heavily in taking the risk of shooting, which led to him holding more film rights than Paramount, which meant that the series of If you want to shoot a movie, you can't get around Tom Cruise.

This is why Shirley Lansing advocated for Tom Cruise to join.

Everything is inseparable from an exchange of interests.

Paramount wants to expand its performance, which is also Shirley Lansing's self-protection method;

Tom Cruise wants to transform, not to be a screen vase;

Europa Pictures doesn't want to take too much risk, but also wants to grasp the long-term benefits...

As for Lehmann, why not? Now that there is a stalemate on revenue sharing and investment quota, don't you have your own considerations?

"ok, I got it."

After speaking, Lehmann shook hands with Luc Besson and politely left.

After leaving the headquarters building, he called his agent Johnson and instructed him to reach an agreement with Europa Pictures as soon as possible, or to lower the conditions a little.

After giving the order, Lyman put down his phone, looked at the blue sky above his head, and couldn't help but smile.

Originally thought it was just a simple meeting, but I didn't expect so many troubles would happen.

It's okay to toss, people, you just have to toss more while you're alive.

......

In Tom Cruise's mansion, just after lunch and a nap, agent Pat Kingsley called.

Tom Cruise was not surprised either, because he knew that the people from Paramount flew to Paris to discuss with Lehman, and thought it was done, and he was a little more relaxed, "Hey, Pat, I'm Tom ."

"Are you at home now?"

"Well, where is my property in Beverly Hills."

There was a bit of silence on the opposite side, which made Tom Cruise realize something, "There may be a change in the role of that new project." The agent tried to be euphemistic.

"Why?" he asked calmly.

To be honest, he really didn't expect that he would be rejected. He was willing to reduce his salary to join. As long as he did it, it was basically done.

But the sincerity of his release did not seem to be effective.

"Lyman is unwilling to change the story setting of the script, so..."

Although the agent's words were vague, Tom Cruise still roughly understood what was going on.

To put it bluntly, people don't really care about his value, and they don't want to change anything for him.

"I'll come right over, let's meet and talk, it's unclear on the phone." Pat Kingsley continued.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Tom Cruise was in a bad mood for a moment.

Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to take the initiative, but the result disappointed him.

The idea of ​​his transformation is not a day or two.

The failure of the word of mouth of "Mission Impossible 2" made him find that his market appeal is slowly declining. For an actor, he is still an actor like him who has been ridiculed by film critics for "no acting skills" and "Vase Man". It's a terrible thing. (As a reminder, the director of "Mission Impossible 2" is Wu Baige, so everyone knows.)

Later, he starred in the romantic film "Vanilla Sky", starred in Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report", and starred in many movies that focus on the rhythm of the story, not the most he has taken in the past. Play handsome and cool commercial film.

He is not thinking about the amount of salary, but the depth of the role, but it is no surprise that the group of harsh film critics still did not let him go.

After so many years in the film industry, money or something, of course there will be no day to earn enough, but who doesn’t want to make money while being said good things, always being scolded, the mood will always be Is it comfortable?

He wants to prove that he is not a vase actor more and more, but there is no suitable role.

From July last year to this year, he hasn't received a single play yet.

Why, it's not that he found out that some people will look for him after removing those handsome and cool characters, and there are no others at all.

To put it bluntly, even people in the circle think that he is most suitable for roles that do not require much acting skills.

The life of an actor is really amazing. Tom Cruise enjoyed the feeling of becoming popular overnight, but when he felt that he should not continue to develop like this and wanted to break through his type restrictions, he found that he had already been trapped in it. too many shackles.

People's impression of him has long been fixed.

To be honest, he is very envious of Nicolas Cage. He is willing to find him for any role. He has also won an Oscar, and commercial films are also brilliant. It seems that there is no rare place to live for him.

Oh, that "Windtalker" doesn't count.

He also doesn't want to waste half his life. The character that everyone remembers is still the screen image in "Rising Clouds" or "Mission Impossible".

Who wants to be a "Vase School" who can become a "power faction"?

You must know that no matter how beautiful the "vase" is, it will grow old one day. He is already 41 years old, and he is no longer young.

At his age, many roles naturally have some limitations.

And over 30 years old, the competition for middle-aged actors is also very fierce. Although it is not as exaggerated as that of actresses, basically the threshold of 30 years old cuts off the way out for "vase" actors. Without transformation, only death. But he also really felt the changes in the market.

If you don't advance, you will retreat. It wasn't until he discovered Heath Ledger that he came up with a new idea.

He is not as handsome as himself, but his acting skills have been affirmed by many film critics.

And from his tepid status to his current status in the circle, he only used two films: a one-man show "Buried Alive" and a group show "Fury".

And these two films were both directed by Lehmann, and they also created two screen characters with different images, and they were both well-received.

Since then, Tom Cruise has been very concerned about it since he was invited to attend the premiere of "Fury" and paid attention to the market performance of "Fury".

After learning that Lehman had a new project, he even took the initiative to fight for it.

Unfortunately, he seems to have failed.

......

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, agent Pat Kingsley came to Tom Cruise's house.

When the two met, they were not in a good mood. They sat on the sofa opposite each other, speechless for a while.

The atmosphere was a little silent, but Pat Kingsley was the first to speak: "Not long ago, Paramount's people came back to Los Angeles, and Ms. Shirley Lansing also called me and said she was powerless about this matter. , After I asked the people who participated in the meeting in detail, I realized that Director Ryman's attitude was very firm, and he could not tolerate the request to modify the ending of the story or the character setting." She glanced at Tom Cruise and continued: " What are your thoughts, Tom?"

"Can we still fight for it?" Tom Cruise did not hide his urgent attitude, and said a little anxiously: "Should I continue to reduce the salary? Do you think he will agree?"

"I think maybe he doesn't care about the pay." Pat Kingsley said politely.

Joke, a big production with an investment of 100 million US dollars will leave an actor salary space of 30 million less, so there is no pressure to hire a first-line movie star.

"Then what should we do?" Tom Cruise was at a loss for a moment.

Things didn't develop as he expected, and it was really overwhelming.

But the agent Pat Kingsley is a person with an idea She can take over Tom Cruise's brokerage business for so many years, which is even more unique. On the way, she had some ideas. At this time, seeing that Tom Cruise had a strong attitude towards Lehman's new work, she also said without hesitation: "Look for Mr. Kevin Howian and let him connect with him. Let Lyman meet with us and we'll fight for the role."

"But will he be willing?"

"He's a smart guy, he'll be willing." Pat Kingsley continued: "After we met, even Paramount couldn't do anything about the character setting. Come on, even if we keep talking about it, it's fine. use."

She took a deep look at Tom Cruise, and suddenly asked: "This will damage the screen impression you have accumulated in the minds of the audience. Playing a bad guy, are you sure you want to take it? I mean , with Lyman's consent."

Tom Cruise thought for a long time, but still said: "If the role is really wonderful, I think I must be willing."

"Well, it's good if you have an idea. Remember to control your proportions when negotiating. When necessary, you can disclose your willingness to accept your plan to further reduce your salary."

Pat Kingsley obviously knows that her client has encountered a bottleneck in her career as an actor. If she doesn't make a breakthrough, the road ahead will only get narrower and narrower.

And Lehmann is a hot new star director in Hollywood recently. He is obviously in a period of rapid rise in his career. It is necessary to make good dealings.

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