American fame and fortune

Coming to Paramount Studios again, Thomas was beside Martin, and the agent had only one goal, to win a suitable big contract for Martin.

Bob was waiting for Martin at the door of the studio. After seeing him, he said, "Please come here."

Martin is going to meet Finch.

Thomas walked alone to the producer's office to discuss specific contract terms with Katherine Kennedy.

In a conference room, Martin met David Fincher.

Subsequently, Cate Blanchett also entered the conference room.

Martin greeted casually: "Long time no see, Kate."

Blanchett's tough face is very recognizable, without any expression, it looks very cold: "If I can, I don't want to see you."

Martin's smile became deeper, and he brought something different, "My boss, Jack, has always missed you."

As soon as Nicholson's name came out, Blanchett broke his guard: "Don't mention that bastard to me!"

Martin put away his smile and said no more.

Blanchett thought of Pinewood Studios and Nicholson's public love for him in the hotel lobby, so he was so angry that he didn't want to say anything.

David Finch looked at the two and suddenly felt a headache.

The male and female protagonists who are tit for tat have to play two characters who love each other, which is a bit difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, he has not experienced similar situations. When filming "Fight Club", Brad Pitt and Edward Norton were not fuel-efficient lights, and they once had a quarrel.

David Fincher said: "You are all mature actors, your personal relationship should not affect the normal work of the crew."

Martin was the first to agree: "I'm fine here."

"Me too." Blanchett agreed temporarily, and then added: "As long as Nicholson doesn't come to visit the crew, everything else is fine."

Martin laughed: "Why can't old Jack come to see me? Ha... I asked the crew not to come to other Australian actors except employees."

Blanchett said: "You are too much."

Martin raised the corners of his mouth, smiling brightly and brightly: "Jack is almost 70 years old, what can he do on set? Could it hurt you?"

Blanchett's rocky face turned into a muddy face with rage.

David Fincher raised his hand to stop the two from continuing: "Okay, let's put aside all the conflicts and grievances between you during the crew, OK?"

He found that mediation was a mistake at all, and he was too lazy to do more, so he simply used the authority of the first-line directors: "I know you are all good actors with excellent professionalism, I only hope that your performance at work can be worthy of the high salary you get. pay."

Martin nodded and said nothing more.

Blanchett simply stopped talking.

"Let's go here." David Finch sent the two people away: "If there is any new situation, I will contact you in time."

Martin got up and left the meeting room first.

Blanchett waited for a dozen seconds before walking out.

Martin went to the antechamber of the studio, found a place to sit, and waited for Thomas to come out.

Blanchett walked by.

Martin was as shameless as Nicholson, and said, "Do you have time at noon? I'll ask Jack to come out for dinner."

Blanchett quickened his pace.

Martin said again: "Jack loves you!"

When these words fell into his ears, Blanchett was descending the steps. His high heels slipped, his feet sprained slightly, and he almost fell down.

The Erbi youth who went up the steps next to her gave her a hand out of kindness.

Maybe he grabbed the wrong place in a hurry, Blanchett was angry again, turned his head away, and glared: "Get out of the way!"

Shia LaBeouf quickly let go, and raised it by the way, as if raising his hand in surrender.

The two had an intersection while filming "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4".

Blanchett patted the side of his chest, and in a fit of anger, he fired the map gun: "Men don't have a good thing."

Shia LaBeouf said, "Kate, what did you say?"

Blanchett ignored him, shook his ankle, and walked away quickly.

Shia LaBeouf touched the back of his head: "A woman with a bad head."

He entered the door and saw Martin.

Martin didn't recognize the one with makeup yesterday, but Shia LaBeouf recognized the one without makeup.

This person seemed to be acquainted, walked over and pulled out the chair, sat opposite Martin, and said, "I have no grievances or enmity with you, do I?"

Martin nodded: "Strictly speaking, no."

Shia LaBeouf was annoyed: "Why did you scare me yesterday?" He pinched the corners of his mouth with both hands and lifted it up vigorously: "That's it, smiling like Jack Nicholson in The Shining, it almost scared me Diapers."

Martin grinned suddenly: "Is that so?"

There was a ping-pong, the chair fell and Shia LaBeouf jumped out like a frightened rabbit.

"I've been timid since I was a child, don't scare me!" He walked into the studio without looking back, muttering as he walked, "The people in this theater are all abnormal."

Shia LaBeouf said to himself: "The director is a depressed and dark schizophrenic, the heroine has persecution delusions, and the actor is a horrible pervert. Fortunately, I am relatively normal, which raised the normal value of the crew."

The young actor also possesses an obsessive confidence.

Martin waited for a while, and Thomas came over from the producer's office, and the two went out together, and got into the Cadillac driven by Bruce.

"Today is just a preliminary contact." Thomas said the relevant situation of the initial negotiation: "The talk is only about the salary."

Martin patted the front seat and told Bruce to drive back to work.

Thomas continued: "The crew proposed a remuneration model similar to "The Dark Knight", with basic remuneration plus North American online box office share."

Martin asked, "What about the specific amount and proportion?"

Thomas said: "The basic salary of 5 million US dollars, the North American online box office share point was originally 150 million US dollars, I initially talked about 100 million US dollars, but only 2%, I feel inappropriate."

He looked at Martin: "If the film's North American box office can reach 200 million U.S. dollars, I can talk to them based on 10 million U.S. dollars as a stepping point, but this type of film..."

The type of film determines that it is difficult for it to reach 200 million US dollars at the North American box office. Martin has been in Hollywood for so long, and he can see clearly that under normal circumstances, the commercial attributes of a film have a much more important impact on the box office than the lead actor's appeal.

"What about the offline share?" Martin knew that this film was aimed at the awards season.

Moreover, the offline commercial revenue of David Fincher's films far exceeds the box office of theaters, and can even be four or five times that of online.

Thomas said: "Temporarily, Kathleen Kennedy refuses to talk to me about offline sharing."

Martin thought about it for a while, and said, "If they insist on paying the film based on the basic film salary plus a share, I will not only ask for a share of the North American box office, but also a share of offline DVD and TV copyright revenue."

Speaking of this, he remembered another thing: "The share of new online media is also included."

"I try to get it," Thomas said.

However, considering that DreamWorks, Warner Bros., and Paramount are all scams, and Martin's related parties did not invest in the project, he simply said: "These are the initial negotiation prices. In the end, I want 15 million US dollars in salary."

Thomas said frankly: "Yes, even if it is impossible to directly talk about 15 million US dollars, it can still achieve 13 million US dollars plus compensation terms."

Martin knows this payment method. For example, according to his current position, he can only get about 13 million US dollars, but when he signed the contract with Benjamin's crew, the starring Dark Knight has not yet been released, and this film will inevitably be released before Benjamin. , once the Dark Knight explodes, Benjamin's film will definitely benefit.

In this way, he can try to sign a compensation clause with the Benjamin crew, stipulating how much the North American box office of the Dark Knight will be, and how much the Benjamin crew will pay him separately.

Similar clauses are most commonly used today by Will Smith.

There are constant appointments for Emperor Shi's films, often before the production of new films is completed, new crews come to the door. If the promising projects are not accepted, there will be losses. If the new film is accepted, the salary will inevitably increase after the box office hits.

Compensation clauses perfectly solve these problems.

Not all Hollywood stars, including big names, can use this clause.

Films starring Martin and Emperor Shi must succeed one after another, the actors continue to go uphill, and their own box office appeal is extremely strong.

Martin said: "It can be said that I am very confident in The Dark Knight, and the box office of this film will explode."

Thomas first ensured that Martin would get what he could get: "That's $13 million in basic remuneration plus stepped compensation."

This kind of thing is not what they think they can succeed, Martin said directly: "Go and talk."

While Thomas was talking fiercely and negotiating with Kathleen Kennedy, Martin continued to check in at the psychological clinic on time. In addition, he visited the elderly in nursing homes several times and gave some gifts by the way.

He spends a long time every day in the nursing home, observing the way the elderly walk, sit, talk and play, and continues to prepare for the role of the film.

Just like word of mouth in public opinion, Martin is impeccable in terms of professionalism.

If you work hard, of course you must let people see it.

Through Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Martin also participated in many gatherings of old whites in the academy, observed their behavior on the spot, and asked for acting skills on the spot.

This kind of attitude of respecting seniors and humbly studying has made Martin's reputation among the old whites of the academy better.

As a creature like a person, if you have a good impression, you will be pleasing to the eye no matter what you think of that person.

Once you have a bad impression, it will be awkward no matter how you look at it.

The representative of the former is called Martin Davis, and the typical name of the latter is Leonardo DiCaprio.

In addition, Ivan will always show up on time when Martin works hard, take relevant photos and spread them through the media.

Martin is equally well-known among critics in Los Angeles.

Entering mid-September, Thomas negotiated Martin's actor contract, and after much tugging, he successfully achieved his goal.

Martin's remuneration is divided into two parts, and the actor's remuneration is 14 million US dollars in line with the current net worth.

At the same time, a compensation clause was signed. Before the release of "Benjamin", if the North American box office of the film starring him exceeds 250 million US dollars, the crew will pay another 2 million US dollars. If the North American box office exceeds 500 million US dollars, the crew will pay another 3 million US dollars.

In fact, the crew is also looking forward to Martin's two films that have not yet been released, one of which will be a super hit at the box office.