Chapter 383 Team and Expenses

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Hearing Eva Green's active greeting, Matthew stopped immediately and responded with a smile, "Hello, Miss Green."

Eva Green's drooping mouth suddenly burst into a smile, "Let's call me Eva."

Matthew nodded slightly, just like he met at the premiere of "Kingdom of Heaven", Eva Green's long bleached black hair fell down her shoulders, and she wore black casual clothes, which made her skin extraordinarily fair.

He had heard from Helen Herman before that Eva Green was actually a blonde.

However, the dark brown and almost black long hair undoubtedly matches Eva Green's appearance and temperament more.

Eva Green's eyes are too large, the corners of her eyes droop, the corners of her mouth are slightly drooping, and the nasolabial lines are too deep. She is different from those blond women. If she has blond hair, it will be somewhat nondescript.

Just like the feeling when we met before, Matthew always thought that the black-haired Eva Green had a unique appearance, and there was no similarity in beauty. There was a kind of evil, dark, cold and mysterious beauty, just like the classical beauty on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. The female fairy depicted in the famous book is ordinary.

"Is the filming in Dominica all over?" Eva Green quickly found a common topic, "I heard that you had a lot of trouble over there."

Matthew smiled, "It's okay, the shooting went well."

Eva Green stood still in front of Matthew, and continued, "I'll be in the group in a few days to shoot."

"It looks like we still have a few scenes to shoot together," Matthew said, looking at Eva Green.

Eva Green took a step forward, "Matthew, I haven't thanked you yet for getting this role."

She knows that the failure of "Kingdom of Heaven" almost destroyed her stardom in Hollywood. If there is no one to support her, the future will be very difficult.

"You're welcome, I just casually said hello to Gore Verbinski and the crew." Matthew's words were deliberately relaxed, as if he had done nothing.

When Eva Green heard this, she paid more attention in her heart. A casual greeting can solve the audition for a supporting actress. If you say hello seriously, can it also affect the heroine's choice?

She doesn't doubt it,

The person on the opposite side is now a first-line star in the circle, and her business influence is clear to even the French.

"Thank you." Eva Green just verbally expressed her thanks. "Really, I appreciate you very much."

Matthew said again, "Eva, you're really welcome."

Eva Green smiled at Matthew again and looked at the stairs behind him, "Is Helen in the office?"

Matthew nodded, "Are you looking for her?"

"Yeah." Eva Green had a plan in her heart and said, "I'm here to find her something today."

"Then I won't delay you." Matthew was about to leave, "We'll talk when we have time."

Eva Green waved gently to Matthew, "We'll talk again when we have time."

She bypassed Matthew and went directly to the second floor. When turning from the stairs, she glanced at the front hall and saw that Matthew had already left, standing on the stairs, without moving for a while.

For the next two days, Matthew hid in the Horner Manor and did not go out. After shooting in Dominica for such a long time, he also felt tired, so he just took advantage of the few days to relax and have a good time.

But he has just stepped into the front line, and it is when he is busy with work. Even if he does not need to shoot, there are still many things to deal with.

Bella Anderson made a special trip to Horner Manor. At present, Matthew's contact with supporter organizations in major cities across the United States has been coordinated by her and the Angel Agency. Even if these fan organizations have a top-to-bottom relationship structure, it is impossible to become a strict organization.

Matthew and Helen Herman are very clear about this. What they ask for is actually not complicated, that is, when needed, such as when Matthew holds a large-scale event in a certain city or a new movie is released, fans can actively To respond, go directly to the site with theater support.

Helen-Hellman specifically analyzed for Matthew, the future mainstream Hollywood commercial film screening model will become more and more extreme, the most typical will be reflected in the first weekend box office, the first weekend box office may occupy a film in the future A third or even half of the North American box office, or more.

In this way, the box office of the film needs to explode in the first weekend, and pre-sale and first-week support will become extremely critical.

According to the analysis of the six major Hollywood companies, the better the first-week box office of the first-line production in the future, the higher the chance of success, and even the influence of negative word of mouth can be overcome to a certain extent.

In addition, Angels is planning to build an even more ardent supporter group based on certain die-hard fans in Los Angeles.

Such organizations can both provide support and serve as a weapon to discredit other competitors.

Later, another manager company came to the door and wanted to represent related business.

As we all know, quite a few Hollywood stars have independent agents and managers, and the functions of the two are also different.

According to California law and the regulations of the trade union, brokers and managers can be said to have a clear division of rights - brokers can obtain jobs for artists, and their job is to reach as many jobs as possible for artists; Responsibilities are to design and plan the careers of artists, and to create career paths for artists. Their job is to provide career advice to their clients, and to provide advice and advice on career options provided to them by agents.

To put it simply, the agent provides the artist with employment opportunities, and the manager advises which opportunities the artist should accept.

On paper alone, there is a clear conflict of interest between brokers and managers.

In the past, Matthew has never hired a manager, a role he and Helen Herman actually shared.

Of course, there are many stars who do not employ managers, and he is not the only one. For example, many stars under CAA do not have managers.

The conflict between managers and brokers in the industry is obvious, and in recent years, the former has even begun to replace the latter's functions, quietly seeking work for clients.

Some big-name stars or directors quit their managers even after hiring them.

As far as Matthew knows, Leonardo DiCaprio, who left CAA, did not use agents, but replaced them completely with managers, although this does not meet the requirements of the California Talent Act, but also Gradually become the norm within Hollywood.

Matthew had a detailed discussion with the people who came to the door. He neither agreed to cooperate with them nor refused. At present, he is very happy to work with Helen Herman. He has no plans to hire a manager for the time being, and a manager is the most important thing. Function, it will not be of much use to him for a long time in the future.

The greatest role of a manager is to advise him on which opportunities to accept based on the actual situation.

Matthew hardly needs anyone else's advice on this.

However, having such a manager company hanging is also a kind of supervision to Helen Herman.

In addition, Matthew also needs a publicity and public relations team. In this regard, he directly greeted Helen Herman. Helen Herman's suggestion is to directly hire a well-established public relations team in the industry.

Matthew doesn't have much opinion on this. A mature public relations team will be more experienced in dealing with emergencies.

Since entering the Hollywood circle in 1999, after seven years of hard work, Matthew has gradually climbed to the position of Hollywood's first-line star. Any first-line star basically means huge fame and high income.

Similarly, there will be many people relying on him as a first-line star to make a living and form a huge team.

Since he has just entered the ranks of the first-line stars, the team composition is relatively simple. There is no manager. The agent is Helen Herman, the Wilson lawyer who has been used by lawyers, and the financial services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bella Anderson He's a personal assistant, an outsider on the PR team, and a stockbroker in New York who buys Apple stock for him.

In addition, there are many people out there who serve him.

For example, the Red Penguin company where Liszt works provides housekeeping services and daily maintenance of the house. Horner Manor employs two chefs and three maids. There are three security guards at the gate of the manor on a 24-hour shift. Helen Herman also suggested that he hire A reliable bodyguard and more.

These also require him to pay real money to pay.

Matthew and PricewaterhouseCoopers' accountants discussed this aspect. Even if Matthew's personal and daily expenses are not included, the commissions from the surrounding teams alone will consume 20% of his salary and endorsement income.

Like brokers, lawyers, accountants, and public relations, they don't want to be paid directly, but a percentage of the relevant income.

This is also one of the reasons why Matthew no longer hires managers. The income of managers is also based on commission, and the proportion is not lower than that of brokers.

Matthew once asked Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves and found that his spending in this area is still relatively small. Keanu Reeves is not bad. The star of the ten-person team can pay more than 30% of his personal income to the team members.

A star, if he wants fame, works, and exposure, needs to operate, and operation is not free.

Most celebrities earn a lot, spend a lot, and have no economic savvy. When they go from prosperity to decline, they will encounter personal financial crises, and maybe the beginning of bankruptcy.

Matthew feels that he is okay, and his investment is relatively cautious. Although he spends money, he will never waste it indiscriminately. The most important thing is that there are still many Apple stocks that can be used for the bottom line.

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