Chapter 709： Growth in value and target income

Now, the engagement with Warner has come to an end.

In order to prepare early, and Nolan is not a fast shooter in filming, and even because he insists on real shooting, the work efficiency is actually low.

Therefore, Firefly naturally needs to start with the principles of props, costumes, and framing locations, etc., to improve the trivial matters in the early stage of shooting, prepare the crew, and clarify the plan.

Although Nolan and Jonathan have not even finalized the final script, the general idea is on the right path, but it takes time to deepen the details and formulate the narrative mode in advance.

Putting these jobs elsewhere may require a lot of energy.

But in Hollywood, where everything has a process, and the film is produced in an assembly line, the director can prepare well even if he does not intervene.

And only at times like this can you see how maturing the team and producers alike can save time on the project.

In many places, big and small things, and even how to make up, have to be decided by the director, which means that the industry is underdeveloped - Feng Gangpao once complained about this unprofessional drawback.

Therefore, Nolan can still focus on the script and the plot context, while Lyman brings Ryan to help with the preparatory work.

After many projects, Ryan is very familiar with similar work and knows how to arrange it with his eyes closed.

After all, he is just a manager and does not need specific implementation.

More precisely, it is his job to implement the process or not.

Of course, this job is by no means easy.

Soon he found Lehman, saying that the main actor had not yet been determined, and there was no specific plan for the scope of the audition work, so he had an idea.

After Lehman carefully asked Nolan's opinion, except for some newly added characters, the others only need to maintain the original team.

This was originally filmed as a sequel, looking for actors and so on, the workload was very small.

So he found Johnson again.

Is it more appropriate to deal with brokers?

Also, several of the actors are from the CAA, so it was convenient for Johnson to talk.

When the two chatted, Johnson's mind became more active.

As soon as you know the request, you should do it immediately.

In fact, what is a little more troublesome in this regard is the matter of determining the salary.

An actor's worth is based on the accumulation of works and achievements. "Mystery of Xia Ying" is a success, so of course the actors in it can ask for a salary increase, which is nothing to say.

Anyway, even if the actors don't have this idea, the agent team behind them will never be embarrassed to speak.

Talking about money, not tacky.

Johnson, as a senior agent at the negotiating table, has never seen anything in the world.

Of course, the only doubt is that his big client seems to have an actor candidate for the newly added villain "The Clown" in the script. When he asked about this, Lyman told him not to bother...

The boss's vision is still very accurate.

Since there is no need to bother, Johnson is also happy.

Soon, he found the agent of several main creators.

The others were very relaxed. After all, shooting such a project can increase fame and make money. The asking price is also based on the standard, and the negotiation went very smoothly-no one would be stupid enough to refuse to act.

However, only the protagonist Christian Bale is more troublesome, or his agent is more troublesome.

After the initial contact, the next day, Johnson hurriedly ate lunch and went to the door again.

The huge increase in fame has given Christian Bale's agent a strong bid, and because he signed a three-term contract, it was actually a reasonable request.

After all, it's impossible for someone to shoot three films at one price... that's not realistic.

Several people were seated.

Johnson first took out the contract template that he had negotiated with Lehman, and the figure of 9 million for the basic salary above also made Bell's agent smile.

The first film's remuneration plus box office rewards, they also took almost 8.5 million, and the second film's basic remuneration alone exceeded this amount, which is definitely not worth it.

Then, Johnson said a few words about the scenes of mutual business and win-win cooperation, and then emphasized the potential common interests of both parties: "The shooting budget of the second film is at least more than 170 million. Such an investment and production, You also know how much it will add to being the protagonist, and Nolan's directorial level is obvious to all, I believe that the second part will definitely be higher than the first one."

Not moving?

Of course tempted.

Ninety-nine percent of Hollywood actors will never be able to act in such an investment project, let alone a male lead.

Being able to join, in itself, means stepping on the road to a superstar. Only with excellent conditions and some luck can we have such an opportunity.

However, in the actor industry, there is no shortage of all kinds of people.

There are those with abnormal brains, the hypocrisy of the white lotus, and there are those who act so much that they can't distinguish themselves...

Christian Bale is not very tempted by such a salary.

It's not that they are too few, they are simply afraid of repetition and stereotypes.

But on the other hand, he and Nolan have a good relationship, get along well and appreciate each other, so he happily agreed.

However, promise is promise.

The brokerage team behind it was thinking about it and was reluctant to raise the price.

After all, the more profit they get, the more they share.

After a few wrangling, Johnson saw that the other party was so uneasy, and continued to throw his chips, "Wait a while, and the script will be finalized. Hiss... This is a rare big project, and Warner promised to make time for next year's work. The summer vacation... ah, I really don't know how to say it, such a network, such an opportunity..."

"It's very promising." The person praised very casually.

"Well, I also care about the past." Johnson pretended to be difficult: "How about a 9 million salary plus a step-by-step box office incentive? Nolan obviously values ​​this project very much. The script is more refined. You think, the first 370 million box office, how can the second one break 500 million? Maybe after the show, you can get a few more big endorsements."

Johnson's remarks are very tempting, but when it comes to specific salary, he always deducts and searches, and he really knows how to negotiate.

Moreover, if the truth is false, it cannot be checked before the results come out.

It’s like the so-called famous endorsement, which is indeed more profitable than a simple performance. Some luxury dog ​​owners pay tens of millions of endorsements without frowning, but who knows if they can receive it?

I got it, what should the actor do if he doesn't want to?

In other words, with such a big movement and careful investment by Warner and Firefly, what will happen if the project fails to meet expectations?

Of course, this has nothing to do with Johnson. Anyway, his task is to reach as little agreement as possible with Christian Bale's agent and turn the intention contract into a specific performance contract. Anyway, as the starring role, it is bound to the future of the project Isn't it common sense in one piece? Is it possible to be free from any involvement?

Then again, it's nothing more than a treatment issue.

If you give too high, Firefly will be reluctant, if you give too low, people will not be stupid.

There is no good or bad in any means of negotiating a price, only whether it is suitable or not.

However, Bell's agent obviously eats this one.

In other words, the conditions offered have already touched their psychological price, which is quite exciting.

The other party bowed his head and thought for a while, feeling that it was not bad to have such an advantage, so he apologized and informed Christian Bale to go.

For actors like this, agents can no longer control many things, and most of the time they just give opinions and reference.

The master-slave relationship is also in line with Hollywood's consistent rules, depending on the status.

After all, such a famous actor really has to leave a brokerage company, and there is not much loss at all.

It is not uncommon for all parties to switch jobs and poach people Sometimes, they can even come over in a rush.

Christian Bale thought more clearly than his agent, knowing that the price was about the same, and he didn't want to delay, so he nodded in agreement.

Anyway, he had already decided to act.

Whether it is successful or not, he can't hide unless he actively breaks the contract...

Think about it too.

The next day, the two parties formally signed the contract under the witness of a lawyer.

In addition to some details of the crew, for example, there can be no farts during the performance-divorce, smoking, fighting, and once this kind of damage to the image occurs, he will face huge indemnities.

Of course, Christian Bale's character is still good, and life is not as chaotic as many famous actors.

In addition, there is a base salary of 9 million and a North American box office incentive of up to 5% (the global cap of 900 million).