Made in Hollywood

In terms of fame, the Saturn Awards are far inferior to the Oscars, but they are also quite popular among fans. "Transformers" won the award for the best sci-fi film. After Warner Bros.'s hype, it also affected the market trend of the film. .

After all, "Transformers" is a popcorn movie. After the first month of hits, it gradually slowed down its box office harvest. After the Independence Day holiday, the number of theaters showing the movie began to shrink, and the weekend box office also fell. to under $10 million.

However, stimulated by the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, "Transformers" had a small rebound in mid-July, and the North American box office fell for two consecutive weekends, thus pushing the North American box office past $400 million in one fell swoop. Off, reached 411.24 million US dollars.

In terms of global box office, "Transformers" became the sixth film to break through one billion dollars in global box office after "Titanic", "Lord of the Rings Trilogy" and "The Dark Knight", and the figure of 1 billion 52.33 million US dollars There's also a ton of run time that could be boosted.

In the Chinese market, after getting the extension key of the scissors, "Transformers" successfully broke through 1 billion RMB, becoming the first film in the history of Chinese film with a domestic box office of over 1 billion.

The cumulative box office of this film in China today is close to 1.3 billion RMB.

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

For example, Pete Co's chain stores and the newly promoted online sales business almost sold out the prepared "Transformers" peripheral inventory. Duke received three calls from him in a week to request goods.

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

"The Dark Knight was good. But I still prefer Transformers."

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

"I'll have someone deliver the model of Optimus Prime to your villa on Long Island later." Duke glanced at her and said again. "And Megatron."

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

The car drove out of the range of the airport, Duke turned his head and looked out the window, and asked, "Where are you going? A hotel?"

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

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, "When the property market is at its lowest, I think it's a good time to buy the bottom."

That being said, Duke knew it well. Irene Lauder has no interest in the real estate industry, but is fully engaged in her cosmetics and luxury goods business.

Like Duke, she bought a house to live in.

The car quickly arrived at its destination. This is an upscale neighborhood in North Hollywood, not far from where Duke once rented. Whether it is security or the environment, it is a very suitable choice 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.

"It's here."

Irene Lauder doesn't seem to come often either. After looking at the house number and confirming that there is nothing wrong, he took out the key and opened the door, and walked in first, "Well, yes, it suits my heart."

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

This apartment covers an area of ​​more than 2,500 square feet. The main colors are black and white. The rooms are quite bright and the layout is simple and atmospheric.

The decoration of the apartment is unpretentious in some small details. The pipes on the roof and the reddish-brown brick walls make it exposed, which is unique; but in the part that really sets the style, this apartment perfectly interprets "low-key gorgeous", The living room and the living room are largely laid with black wooden floors, the furniture has simple lines and high-quality textures, and the dining room wall is decorated with a huge retro clock, making the overall style of the apartment just like its owner, exuding leisurely and elegant nobility in a simple atmosphere breath.

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

"I found a special person to take care of it."

Standing in front of a clump of hydrangea, Erin took a closer look and smelled it, and said, "It looks like they did a good job."

Duke nodded. The small garden was well-organized. Whether it was green plants or blooming flowers, they all 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, "That's all 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 deals to be negotiated."

Almost all well-known cosmetic brands will seek out Hollywood stars as endorsements, and Irene Lauder's brand is no exception. "How long we can stay depends on the progress of the negotiations."

Any big-name Hollywood star is not easy to deal with, even if their brains are not very bright, there are enough professional agents or managers around them.

"I'm going to ask Tom Cruise to be the endorser for my men's collection." Irene Lauder sat on the armchair opposite Duke, rubbing her forehead lightly and said, "His manager Pat? Kingsley is difficult to deal with, and he himself is not easy to deal with."

"need my help?"

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

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

"That's right." Duke nodded slightly, "I plan to invite him to play the leading role in the new movie."

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's a headache to think about."

Duke just smiled. The appearance of two super big names in one film will indeed bring about many problems.

"However, with your current status and status." Irene said again, "I think these two people will also restrain themselves."

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

In fact, for Duke, the two people themselves are not difficult to deal with. The team around them is the trouble. They started negotiating. Although both of them agreed to make concessions on the remuneration, but the extent of the concessions and other treatment, the agent was fighting for every inch of land.

Big-name Hollywood stars, like directors like Duke, are scarce resources, and no one will give up their own interests easily, just like Duke used to treat Tom Cruise. Confused, those assistants, public relations and agents who are closely related to his interests are certainly not all fools.

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

The entertainment news often reports that celebrities are playing big names, such as trolling people on the set, scolding the paparazzi, sharing and pinching each other in real time... In fact, these are insignificant to the crew of a super masterpiece, and the contract is the most intense battlefield.

As we all know, Hollywood has a very strict union system, and the Actors Union has set minimum remuneration standards for its members. That is to say, as long as you are a member of the union, even if you play a small role, you still have a minimum guarantee.

Star actors will definitely not be satisfied with this point. They usually agree in the agreement that the treatment is more generous than the standard of the industry association. Not only is there a guarantee, but they can also share it later.

Hollywood's film sharing is a contract concept. If an actor has enough status and market appeal, through constant wrangling and compromise negotiations, he can get a film box office share that is more valuable than the film salary. The bigger the actor's coffee, the box office appeal The bigger it is, the easier it is to negotiate a share, and it's easier to talk about many small regulations that are beneficial to actors.

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

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

The Hollywood TV system is similar. They will test a large number of American dramas first. Once the ratings are good, they will invest in the production of long dramas. Therefore, the main actors of course think that they have their own credit for being cast in long dramas, so they will All these are stipulated 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 approval bonuses, distribution bonuses and even award bonuses... It can be said that there are no holes.

If you really think that those actors with a high enough reputation are 'actors' or tools for brokerage companies and film investors to play with at will, then this person will be the first to be played with, because he even has the most basic skills in the industry. I don't understand the situation.

Throw in a script or a character at will, and the big names give what they can like crazy...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 their pay, but they will not give up what they should fight for.

Not to mention them, even if it is other star actors, the same reasoning applies.

Moreover, Hollywood star actors are also very good at using third party guarantees to protect their rights. (to be continued ~^~)

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