Andy anticipated the tough attitude of Universal Pictures.

That was the case with Dawn Johnson at the time. Universal Pictures was unwilling to let go, and Neil was unwilling to give up his own interests, which led to the end of the game. Andy cleverly used his advantages to let Lan Li Won the opportunity to perform; now it's the blue gift to increase the pay, and Universal Pictures will naturally not let it go.

But, compare Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Renly Hall on the same scale? Andy was really furious.

Anyone in the industry knows that commercial value can be created. In the past thirty years, the box office hegemons have changed several times, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Johnny Depp , Robert Downey Jr... But outside of them, newcomers with box office appeal came after another, almost before the first wave had time to rise, the back wave rushed up again. Fresh faces are always popular in commercial movies, even the male protagonist, and Chris Hemsworth is the latest representative.

But in the past 30 years, the old actors with outstanding acting skills are still those, Meryl Streep, Daniel Day Lewis, Sean Penn, Denzel Washington, etc. Why? This time, Oscar's topic about the rise of Gen Y is so lively because the actors of Gen X failed to live up to expectations and failed to take over the burden from the baby boomers. Now, Lan Li seems to have become a leader of the Y generation acting comparable to Natalie Portman and Jennifer Lawrence. This is the most commendable.

Simply put, the positioning of Lan Li and the two Chriss is originally different, and the future development potential is also different. It is not comparable to the situation at all, but Michael has completed the "statistics" so simply and rudely. People are ridiculous and funny.

Andy still had a bright smile on his face, but the power of words was so heavy, he shot back directly with a gun and a stick, "This is actually very good, you can go to Chris, any Chris It’s okay. I’m not sure if Disney has signed an exclusive agreement, but I’m sure you will get the answers you expect above."

In such an interview, Andy's response can even be said to be rude. Even Neil’s expression was stiff, let alone Michael. The atmosphere quickly cooled down. Michael was unwilling to maintain his polite smile. He looked at Andy with a serious face, seeming to question: You are Are you kidding me?

"Ten million dollars, starring in a rumored movie; 8 million dollars, starring in two sequels. In addition, there is a 5% box office dividend." Hidden under Andy's amiable smile, but It is the ambition of the lion to open his mouth.

In today’s meeting, Universal Pictures has been under pressure from the very beginning, and every detail reminds Andy not to act rashly. In front of the six giants like Hollywood, Lan Li is still only a small one. Xiami, they could abandon Dawn and choose Lan Li, but now they can also give up Lan Li and choose another actor to join the sequel.

Now that the other party has worked so hard, Andy doesn't follow the situation, extorts a good sum, and expresses Lan Li's arrogance of "I don't know the heights of the earth", then I am very sorry for the painstaking efforts of Universal Pictures.

Such conditions can be said to be the level of a first-line actor, which is basically the same as Van Diesel's status in "speed and excitement/emotion". For the current Lan Li, it is indeed beyond the scope of his ability. outer.

After Andy said it, Neil couldn't help but stunned, but Michael laughed directly, taking it for granted that Andy was joking, but then seeing Andy's serious look, the smile solidified at the corner of Michael's mouth. Living.

Originally Andy did not intend to be so aggressive, but now, he has just shown his strength and dominance, and this is not the end. "Of course, we have other ways to cooperate." This sentence made Michael's stiff face slightly improved, but then it was comparable to the bottom of the pot.

"We can start with the rumored movie first. The sequel cooperation agreement, and then talk slowly." Andy threw out the attitude of "getting it for sale", that confident attitude showed the trust in Lan Li, With the advancing of time, Andy believes that Lanly's pay is only high and not low, and Universal Pictures will regret it then. "As for the rumored movie, I think this is an excellent proposal. As a member of an innovative artist management company, I am very willing to lead the entire team to contribute to the casting of this rumored movie to create a perfect The cast."

Innovative artist brokerage company, Hollywood's well-deserved leader in the industry, its actors account for almost 30% of the entire Hollywood, definitely not a lot more, so big, even in front of top giants such as Warner Bros. and Disney. Nor shows weakness.

Any actor can be replaced, this is the iron law of Hollywood. Offending a blue gift is not a problem at all; but offending Andy, as well as the innovative artist agency he represents, is troublesome. However, innovative artist brokerage companies are also industry tycoons. Will they tear their faces with Universal Pictures because of a blue gift? Obviously not.

Between the lightning and flint, Michael’s mind was full of thoughts, and finally turned into a burst of laughter, "Haha, I’ve heard that you are very humorous, and today is finally an insight. We welcome the follow-up full cooperation, but about Renly’s signing agreement is absolutely impossible."

Andy did not refute, and the smile on his face has never changed. "Privately and at work, I personally distinguish it very clearly. I believe that so do you. You should know about the signing agreement with Universal Pictures, and that's the same. It's absolutely impossible."

Both Michael and Andy refused to give in. For a while, the atmosphere became stiff. This is not just a personal struggle, but also a game between two top companies. No one can easily compromise.

Neil caught in the middle expressed misery. He coughed slightly and broke the freezing air. "Today is just the first time we met. Our conversation is so sparkling. It seems that the future We can look forward to the cooperation. Next, we have many parts to discuss about the details of cooperation, right?"

Neil cast inquiring glances at the two people, but neither of them responded immediately, and the whole conversation was stuck in the air. In the end, Andy was the first to laugh, "Of course, the so-called cooperation, now even the first step has not been taken."

In this confrontation, Michael, who had the upper hand for a short time, raised his chin slightly, straightened his waist, and showed the demeanor of a superior, "Then I will be here for the time being. I don't want to delay your journey to the airport. Family is always the most important to the itinerary."

There was no courtesy, no greetings, and cut off the topic harshly, and once again declared the initiative of Universal Pictures when it comes to the fight for core interests, the six major film companies are unquestionable.

Andy knew that Michael was seeing off the guests. He didn't panic at all. He stood up straight and said with a smile, "I think there is still a lot of work to be done within Universal Pictures, so I won't continue to delay seriousness. Worked. Goodbye."

He patted his **** neatly and left, but the hint in the words gave a powerful counterattack: Neal and Michael did not seem to be of one mind. Also, what is Ron Meyer's attitude?

Michael didn't leave the office, it was just Neal who sent Andy to the elevator. Today's meeting ended up in such an unhappy way, but it didn't have much fun at the beginning. In the lively and vigorous time of the summer vacation, the negotiation of the "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion" series did not have the smooth wind as expected.

After leaving Universal Pictures, Andy was not angry. Instead, he calmed down and rearranged the whole story. Then he notified the company and started to inquire about the news through his extensive contacts.

Innovative artist brokerage companies rely on resource sharing to become famous. The resources of brokers are open to all contracted artists of the company. Similarly, the resources of contracted artists are also open to all brokers, ultimately achieving benefit sharing. This is Andy's advantage, he will naturally not let it go easily.

Regarding the preparations for the sequel of "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion", it is now a top secret project of Universal Pictures. It is not easy to inquire about the news. However, the creative artist agency still received a small amount of news, allowing Andy to successfully piece together the whole picture of the puzzle.

The attitude of Universal Pictures is not difficult to guess. They hope to make money through the "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion" series. The rumor and two sequels do exist~lightnovelpub.net~ but they don’t want to spend too much money. The budget of each work is still hovering around 100 million, especially for the film remuneration. They don't want to let it go easily.

Although Lanli’s catalytic effect on "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion 5" is obvious, taking a step back, so far only one "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion 5" has proved Lanli’s commercial box office potential. In addition, there is currently no evidence to show that Lan Li is outstanding. More importantly, it is two different things to be the leader in literary works and to save the world in commercial movies. Not everyone is suitable for leading commercial blockbuster male protagonists. .

The most famous case is George Clooney, the absolute top actor in Hollywood, but he is incompatible with the leading actor in a commercial blockbuster.

First was the fiasco of "Batman and Robin" in 1997, which directly led to Warner Bros.'s dusty Batman series for nearly ten years; then after the millennium, "Perfect Storm", "Allied Treasures", and "Tomorrow World" Successive defeats; the only set of the "Eleven Arhats" series with a good box office, three films were shot, but the box office revenue was worse than one, and the last one was due to the excellent overseas box office, which was avoided The tragedy of a loss.

Even George is like this, not to mention the pink and tender newcomer Lan Li? Universal Pictures does not want to take risks easily.