The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)

Chapter 1045: Box office dividend

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When "Edge of Tomorrow" was filmed and before its official release, professionals in the industry were generally not optimistic about the box office prospects of this work. This is not the result of personal grievances, but a trend summary of the current situation of the entire industry.

In the past few years, the sci-fi movies that used to beat the wind and rain on the box office market have gradually begun to decline. The box office performance in the North American market has always been a mystery and unpredictable, but the overall trend is a sharp decline. curve.

The series of superhero movies led by the "Avengers" are actually sci-fi in terms of genre division; however, the comic adaptation attributes of these movies are more important and are also the fundamental guarantee for box office success. Therefore, when statistics are collected, Excluded temporarily.

Then, in the past few years, the best performance of science fiction movies is undoubtedly "Avatar", but besides this, there are only four science fiction works with a box office of over 100 million in North America:

"Star Trek", 257 million, good reputation and box office, reopened the long-term prospects of the series of movies; "Ninth District", 115 million, a small-cost science fiction miracle, and kill Entered the stage of the Oscar decisive battle that year.

"Men in Black 3", 179 million, the series restart is unsatisfactory. Fortunately, the overseas box office is exceptionally good, and it still makes Sony Pictures a big profit; "Creation: War History" , An investment of 170 million yuan, the North American box office was only 170 million yuan, and after adding the cost of publicity, it was a mess at a loss.

From 2007 to 2012, for a full five years, only four sci-fi movies in North America succeeded in breaking 100 million at the North American box office. This is the pattern of the entire market. This year, "Edge of Tomorrow" copied the miracle of "Avatar" and crossed the 500 million threshold in North America. This is a myth; then, what about "gravity"?

According to the trend, the 200 million box office of "gravity" in North America is almost an impossible task. Innovative artist agency thinks so, and Warner Bros. thinks so-otherwise, they would not be able to offer a 10% box office dividend condition so simply and neatly.

Comparing with the "Edge of Tomorrow" film remuneration, 10 million U.S. dollars plus 5% of the box office dividend; the current "gravity" film remuneration is either 20 million U.S. dollars or 10% of the box office dividend. In terms of Warner Bros. abacus is still extremely accurate, given the most appropriate and most appropriate number in mind, showing its generosity and courage, while still controlling the initiative in hands.

Now, the creative artist management company tends to 20 million clubs.

Choosing 20 million US dollars, although a little conservative, if "gravity" successfully replicates the miracle of "the edge of tomorrow", then Lanly's salary loss will be huge; but undoubtedly, this is also the safest solution, at least. To ensure that Lanli is among the 20 million clubs and to determine the posture and style of the top stars in the industry is a benchmark for the cooperation of other film companies in the future.

If you choose a 10% box office dividend, you need to take too much risk. Once the North American box office is less than 200 million U.S. dollars, or even less than 100 million U.S. dollars, then Lanli’s paid remuneration will not be able to touch the 20 million threshold— —

This is definitely a high probability event. I missed this opportunity of the 20 million club, and I don’t know when the next time it will be. At that time, Lanly will still need to wander among the 10 million and 15 million first-line ranks, and will never be able to make it to the top.

More importantly, the black pot of box office failure will be thrown on Lan Li, and all the pressure will rush to Lan Li, which will be a fatal blow to Lan Li's career prospects. This is the deep meaning of box office dividends. Everyone will be prosperous, and every one will lose. The actors need to bear more risks and obligations.

Andy understands the truth, but the other colleagues in the creative artist agency are not Lan Li’s one-on-one agents. None of them have experienced Lan Li’s career climb, and they have not really understood Lan Li deeply. ; Deep down, Andy always has an inexplicable confidence.

"Before confirming my suggestion, I need to ask what you think of'gravity'. What kind of science fiction movie is this?" Andy wanted to hear Lan Li's opinion. After all, from the most In the beginning, Lan Li nodded and agreed to Alfonso Cuarón's invitation, as if "Love is crazy".

A similar question was raised by Barry last night, and now Andy raised it again.

Lan Li couldn't help but smile. However, this time, Lan Li did not answer directly, but thought about it for a moment and gave a different answer, "This is a revolutionary science fiction work. Compared to'Avatar', I like it more' Gravity'."

This is the truth. "Avatar" has brought about an innovation of trans-epochal significance in visual effects, and "Gravity" has not only achieved this, but also went a step further on the core of the theme, exploring the origin of mankind and the meaning of survival. From a commercial point of view, "Avatar" is more successful; from an artistic point of view, "gravity" is enough to win the applause of all audiences.

More sincere and more honest, Barry and Andy are finally different.

Andy opened his mouth slightly, expressing surprise because of Lan Li's answer. The first reaction in his mind was, "Are you serious?" But after the words rushed to the tip of his tongue, Andy still closed his mouth. , Even if there is no need to ask questions, he already knows the answer.

Gently tapping his chubby belly, Andy fell into deep thought, and finally made his own judgment and choice, "Let’s choose a 10% box office dividend."

This is a real gamble.

If "Gravity" encounters Waterloo, like a "super battleship", and the final North American box office is only 65 million, then Lan Li's salary will only be 6.5 million, even better than Dawn Johnson. The pay for "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion 6" is even lower. After experiencing the peak of "Edge of Tomorrow", the unstable foundation of Lan Li is likely to fall apart, and the starring position of commercial blockbusters is gradually drifting away.

To be more serious, this is a big bet, and the bet is the accumulation and precipitation of Lan Li over the past few years.

"Okay." Lan Li replied, without hesitation, hesitation, or even thinking, he made an understatement, and nodded in agreement.

Andy, who was sitting on the other end of the phone, couldn't help but stunned slightly. In Lan Li's body, he felt true trust. No words or communication is needed. With the trust from the heart, he easily adopted Andy's suggestions.

Although Lan Li has never cared about the remuneration; this time, the significance of the remuneration is not trivial. Andy believes that Lan Li has a clear understanding of this. What they are striving for is not only the remuneration figures, but also the status in the industry. It is career prospects.

Once this is done, Lan Li can choose the works he wants to perform as he pleases in the future.

Just like Nicole Kidman, at the beginning of the century, her career reached its peak, and by virtue of "every moment" she won the Oscar queen statuette; but after that, Nicole became a box office poison. Almost every work has suffered a miserable loss, and performance has also entered a bottleneck, making it difficult to make a breakthrough.

Nevertheless, Nicole's film contract has never been interrupted, and even ranks among the producers. This is the meaning of position in the industry.

Andy's adventure definitely affected more than just the salary figures; but Lan Li nodded directly and agreed.

"Lan Li, do you know what this means?" The smile at the corner of his mouth stiffened slightly, like a dragonfly resting on the shoulder of a lotus leaf, shaking its wings slightly, Andy asked carefully.

Lan Li chuckled, "Andy, remember? In February, when I just came back from Berlin, I proposed an idea and wanted to hold a concert. Not only did you nod your head and agreed, but you went all out. Contributed to this matter. This matter is very important to me."

The lingering sorrow was still hidden in the light and windy voice. Everyone thought that Heather Cross had become a thing of the past, but in Lan Li's memory, she was still vivid. "So, yes, I know what it means." But he nodded without hesitation and agreed.

"...Okay...Okay." After speaking, Andy realized that his voice was a little choked. He rubbed his slightly hot eye sockets in embarrassment, then cleared his throat, concealing his rush. "No problem, let's do it this way. Leave the next thing to me, and I will complete the follow-up negotiations with Warner Bros."

Lan Li noticed Andy's gaffe, but did not say anything, but went on to say, "By the way, Barry also mentioned the preparations of the crew. The studio is ready, and then the shooting time and shooting cycle seem to have been determined~www .lightnovelpub.net~Have you ever communicated with the crew? Another important role in the movie. Has an actor been identified?"

In "gravity", two astronauts survived after an accident, but on the road to survival, one of them sacrificed himself in exchange for the survival of the other.

Regarding this point, Lan Li and Alfonso had an in-depth discussion, because in the original script, it was the male who was sacrificed and the woman who survived, which is symbolic; but now after Lan Li joins, he will play the role of surviving. The character that came down, what about the other sacrificed character, is it still a male, or is it changed to a female?

"Three days ago, when I confirmed the situation, the three actors entered the final audition stage." The excitement gradually settled, and Andy regained his usual smile and said calmly, "If there is no accident, today There will be a final audition. How about, are you curious about the last three candidates?"

"Yes, opposing actors are always curious." Lan Li admitted frankly, "In fact, I was even more surprised that they actually auditioned. Judging from the script, this is a supporting role, isn't it? ?"

"But this is an opportunity for cooperation with Lan Li-Hall." Andy's words caused Lan Li to be stunned, and then burst into laughter. "In fact, Alfonso had conceived several actor choices in his mind, and also passed Warner. The brothers sent out the invitation, but they are not sure about the actual performance, so they still hope to confirm it through an audition. Alfonso said that in fact, you also participated in the audition."

The stage performance of "Les Miserables" is Renly's audition, and it is also the link that really impresses Alfonso.

Then Andy continued, "Now the last three candidates are Amy-Adams, Jessica Chastain, and Rooney Mara."