I’m in Hollywood

Seeing Jeffrey, who was really pissed off and still complaining, Eric could only get up, poured a glass of water for him, waited for Jeffrey to drink it in one breath, and then persuaded: Okay, Jay. Fry, don't you see it? It's just a tactic that CAA can't save face. If the other party kills 20% of the share, of course there is no need to talk about cooperation. But if you think about it calmly, you will know CAA is more about wanting to delay for a while?

Procrastinate, why delay? Jeffrey obviously hadn't calmed down yet, and poured himself a glass of water before asking directly.

Eric Tan Tanshou: Because of the face, Premier magazine compiled a ranking of 'Hollywood Power Figures' some time ago, Michael Ovitz ranked first, even Barry Diller and Michael Ai The helms of movie giants like Senna can only rank behind him. If he has just won this title, there are two stars under his command who have cooperated with the previously blocked target. This is not to call him 'the most powerful man in Hollywood'. face.

Jeffrey breathed a sigh of relief: That's good, I thought the other party really wanted to share the profits, it's too messy.

This is not a mess, Eric directly attacked: Jeffrey, maybe you will slowly accept the reality that stars have to share profits in addition to their salary, because Cruise was in the last movie. This model was tried in Rain Man, and it was so sweet that other Hollywood stars couldn’t possibly fail to follow it.”

The two people add 40% of the gross profit. Does the other party still want to earn more than us? We have the remaining 60% and have to pay other various expenses.

Eric actually thought of this question. He felt that this might be an opportunity. In the future, he is destined to join the Hollywood Film Producers Alliance. This determines that for his own interests, he must stand on the opposite side of the actor. .

Cruise's Rain Man is just an attempt to provide actors with a new payment model, and this Dark War negotiation may become a reference for many top Hollywood stars in the future to ask for a share, so, no matter what , it is necessary to reduce the proportion of the share as low as possible.

If this ratio can be controlled between 5% and 10%, once it becomes a standard, the cumulative savings in future expenses will be an astronomical figure. Although Eric doesn't know if this will be successful, he always has to try.

Jeffrey, don't be in a hurry, just talk to the other party slowly, don't even think about the 20% share, and the 6 million salary will also be pushed down, you want to share, but don't want to reduce it. Salary, how can there be such a good thing now.”

Jeffrey was still a little unwilling: Eric, why don't you bypass Cruise and Hanks' agent and talk to the two of them alone? Didn't you have a good chat that day?

Eric smiled and took out yesterday's Hollywood Information and shook it in front of Jeffrey: They are both artists under CAA, and I don't have a particularly good relationship with each other, they can agree to appear in Dark War , it's not enough to give Michael Ovitz face, the two can't do too much. Besides, they can't possibly oppose CAA to strive for more benefits for themselves?

Jeffrey did not refute, but asked: Eric, tell me what you think. This is the first time I have encountered such a thing. Although I can delay the negotiation, as a boss, you can It's the one who makes the final decision, so you'd better give me a reference to the bottom line data, I only have sense when negotiating.

Eric touched his chin and thought about it,

Dao: Stubbornly stick to Hollywood's convention that no actors get a share, and if they force the other party to want a share, they will reduce their pay. I heard that the reason why Cruise can get a share contract in Rain Man is to actively reduce the pay. The result. As for the bottom line, with Cruise and Hanks’ current reputation, the salary should not exceed five million US dollars, and the share ratio should be controlled between 5% and 10%, and must not exceed 10%.”

Okay, I have the bottom line. Jeffrey took down Eric's words.

Noticing Jeffrey's still depressed look, Eric patted the other person on the shoulder comfortingly and said with a smile: Okay, Jeffrey, don't worry about this anymore. Although because of the new pay model, we It is true that a part of the profit will be lost, but we can make it up from other places, and that part of the profit does not need to be divided with the actor, and we can even offer a higher price in the name of the actor.

You mean...the placement of ads?

Bingo! Eric snapped his fingers: 'Dark War' is still a fashion film, and this kind of film is very suitable for advertisement placement. I saw in the newspaper that Lamborghini was placed in the advertisement of Fengyue , this year's sports car sales will be more than three times that of previous years, and the new Phantom sports car has received hundreds of orders before it even hit the market.

It's really a good idea, Jeffrey finally showed a small smile, subconsciously looking for the script, wanting to see what ads could be embedded in Dark War. Eric took out a piece of paper and handed it to Jeffrey: Don't look for it, I'm ready.

Jeffrey picked it up and glanced at the long list, his mouth slightly open.

Mobile phones, walkie-talkies, sports cars, cookies in boxes, sunglasses, cameras, necklaces, comic magazines…

Eric, is this too... exaggerated?

Eric felt that compared to the previous life, he was more prudent. At least he did not spend 200 million US dollars to create a three-hour special effect commercial. He just cleverly used the plot to implant the advertisement, not for the sake of it. Change the plot due to the advertisement.

Jeffrey, this is actually just something I thought of and scribbled down. There's a lot of walkie-talkie and cellphone footage in the movie, so the cellphone and walkie-talkie ad could be packaged with a communications company, like Motorola, I've heard that Motorola is going to Launch a small mobile phone, only the size of a palm. I believe that Lamborghini is the example before, plus the two superstars Cruise and Hanks join, Motorola will readily pay millions of advertising fees. If the other party's offer is too low, then go to their old rival Ericsson. There is also a sports car, continue to contact Lamborghini, presumably the other party will not refuse.

Geoffrey pointed to the list and asked, What's up with that box of cookies?

Eric explained: Didn't you read the script? In the movie, Sean planted several bombs, all of which were fake. These bombs were made of packaging boxes, and not only packaging boxes appeared in the movie. There will be close-ups and related lines, so this is also a very important placement advertisement. As for sunglasses and cameras, they will be used in the movie, so you can also ask for sponsorship, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat.”

Eric, don't you worry that inserting too many advertisements will cause the audience to resent it?

No, Eric said: None of these advertisements are intentionally placed, so the audience will not feel any discomfort. Of course, because the number of embedded advertisements this time is relatively large, it is necessary to advance Communicate well with sponsors, and you can’t just stab out the sponsorship before the movie was released, like Lamborghini did last time.”

Jeffrey noticed something was wrong and wondered: The placement of the advertisement is not prominent, and it is not publicized. If I were a sponsor, I would definitely not pay for this.

It's not that people don't publicize it, Eric said patiently, I mean, before the movie is released, you can't publicize it, otherwise, even if I didn't deliberately implant it, the audience would think it was a deliberate act. In other words, this kind of preconceived notion will subconsciously cause the audience to resent the movie. But as long as the movie is released and the word of mouth is confirmed, the advertising will be hyped up, which will not only have a publicity effect, but also attract those curious about the movie. Audiences of the advertising episodes go to the cinema again, thereby increasing the box office of the film.

Jeffrey showed a meaningful smile: Eric, I feel like a Venetian merchant is sitting in front of me.

Is this sarcasm?

Yes, but I added a lot of praise and admiration to it. Jeffrey laughed.

Oh, Lord Jeffrey, you are so generous. Eric replied in a stage play tone, followed by laughing.

After the joke, Eric looked at his watch and said, I just have a date, so...

Jeffrey didn't wait for Eric to say it, and quickly replied: Leave the matter to me, right?

Smart, I didn't expect you to answer quickly. Eric laughed again.

Jeffrey didn't understand what Eric was talking about, so instead of laughing, he pouted and said curiously, Dating, with a woman?

Man, a well-known architect in the industry, Frank Gehry, I've seen the Malibu mansion he designed for Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, so I'm going to ask him to help me too.

It has something to do with the rocky beach that you spent 5 million wrongly buying?

Why is it a waste of money, Eric retorted: When I successfully build my Malibu 10880, someone will buy it for $50 million.

Whatever you want, to be honest, I am relieved by your wayward behavior, because you have finally done what a teenager of your age should do, otherwise, I will always subconsciously regard you as a peer of the same age. Eric, why do you always call Malibu 10880?

Eric blinked: It's a secret.

Tell me, I promise not to tell anyone else. Jeffrey tilted his head curiously.

Since it's a secret, of course you can't tell anyone other than yourself, you are considered 'Others'. Of course Eric couldn't explain to Jeffrey and left the office directly.

Michael Jackson's Neverland, which covers an area of ​​11 square kilometers, and various buildings, only cost $19.5 million. In comparison, Malibu's land of only about one hectare spent $5 million, which is indeed a big deal. s price. However, even so, it is still the result of an extra 'public relations fee' lobbying by the private lawyer, because this is a small park and cannot be sold by convention.

Mr. Williams, although the design of this building you drew is very imaginative, there are too many unreasonable places in it, and the construction is quite difficult, especially when it is built on the edge of a cliff. Frank Gehry Evaluate Eric's drawings with his professional eyes.

At this time, the two of them were standing together at the corner of Malibu, along with Frank Gehry's assistant. Eric was not alone. Virginia happened to be at home, so he was called by Eric to be a temporary guest secretary. character of.

This is already Eric's private territory, and he has obtained a building permit, so he can toss on this land. As long as it wasn't for harassing the people, no one would take care of them.

Mr. Gehry, are you saying that it's too difficult to build, that you can build it?

Frank Gehry nodded: But that would cost quite a lot of money, and I don't think it's necessary at all. If you must build this mansion here, I suggest moving the mansion to the north at least about ten meters, so that Not only can it greatly reduce the difficulty of construction, but also save more than 30% of construction expenses. Moreover, various pipelines are easier to erect.”

Eric made a visual inspection. After panning for ten meters, the glass window saw that there would be a rocky land with unpleasant scenery. Is it still a sea-view mansion facing the sea in spring.

Shaking his head, Eric rejected Frank's suggestion: Mr. Gehry, if I insist, how much will it cost?

I can't give you specific numbers for the time being, because I don't have specific survey data yet. If you insist on building according to the style on your own design drawings, you still need to conduct a lot of tests on the geological conditions of the cliffs to determine whether there is a To bear the weight of the building, if not, it needs to be reinforced, which is more cumbersome. However, I think five million is definitely indispensable.”

Only five million dollars? Eric raised his eyebrows. It cost five million to buy this land.

Mr. Williams, as far as I know, the most expensive mansion in Malibu right now is this price.

Sorry, Mr. Gehry, I don't know much about these things. I would take the liberty to ask, if I spend ten million, or even twenty million, what kind of effect can I build?

In this era, even Bill's classmate from Microsoft would not be able to come up with 10 to 20 million in cash. After all, the other party's worth is more reflected in the stock price. But the film industry is different. As long as the box office can sell well, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars can be recovered in a relatively short period of time.

Frank Gehry glanced at the boy in front of him in amazement, and after thinking about it, he said, In that case, I will build a piece of art for you, Mr. Williams, are you sure?

I'm sure, Mr. Gehry, what I want is a work of art. Eric said decisively.