Chapter 227 Pig Teammates

ps: Watch the exclusive story behind "I Am Hollywood", listen to your more suggestions for the novel, pay attention to the Qidian Chinese official account (add friends on WeChat - add a public account - enter qdread), and tell me quietly! Hearing his mother's reprimand, Stuart made a face at Elizabeth and lowered his head to play the Rubik's Cube in his hand.

After calming down a bit, the girl realized that she had been teased by the little guy in front of her. Moreover, she still can't have any seizures, and she can't lose her temper with an eight-year-old child.

Staring at the magazine in her hand for a while, Elizabeth suddenly turned her gaze to the closed door of the small conference room.

Blame that bastard!

The girl muttered silently, and she simply took out her anger on Eric.

Eric in the conference room didn't know that he was shot innocently again inexplicably. At this time, he looked blankly at Brian Kurtzman and Charlson Rankl who were sitting across from him.

"$10 million and 10% of the North American box office, Charlie, is that what you meant too?" After a moment of silence,

Eric just asked, it seems that caa didn't learn his lesson at all, and the lion opened his mouth again. In the previous negotiation between Cruise and Hanks, caa was only trying to get a high percentage of profit sharing. Although there is a difference between box office sharing and profit sharing, the difference in the final result is tens of millions of dollars.

Charlison Runkel glanced at Eric with a guilty conscience, not knowing how to speak, Brian Kurtzman beside him quickly interfaced: "Mr. Williams, Mr. Runkel has handed over the full power of this negotiation. I'm responsible, he's just listening in, if you have any questions, you can ask me directly."

"Oh, that's good." Eric sneered and asked, "If this negotiation fails, Mr. Kurtzman. Can you be responsible for this?"

As soon as these words were said, Charlison Lanker subconsciously looked at the agent. There was concern and vigilance in his expression.

Obviously, Charlieson Langkel also knew that the conditions this time were somewhat unrealistic compared to the salary rules for Hollywood stars. But he was also very conflicted in his heart. On the one hand, of course Lanker also wanted to get such a generous salary agreement, but at the same time, he also knew that if he insisted on the salary conditions. There is a high probability that the final talk will collapse.

Seeing Lanker's expression, Eric immediately made up his mind, as long as the other party did not completely hand over the leadership of the negotiation to this strange new agent.

Eric didn't know why caa replaced the original Horner Willie, thinking that it might be because of the turmoil in the first half of the year.

But these are not what Eric cares about. He knows a lot about Lanker's character. He is a middle-aged man who is mediocre and has no opinion, but he likes to hold things beyond his ability in his hands. , and habitually worry about gains and losses.

Therefore, Eric knew that the main breakthrough point of this negotiation was Runkel, as for Brian Kurtzman, who seemed to be much smarter and stronger than the original Horner Willie. Isn't there a saying, no matter how powerful a soldier is, he can't stand the drag of his teammates.

Brian Kurtzman was also scolding Lanker in his heart at this time. He had discussed in detail with the middle-aged man before, saying that as long as he did not intervene, he would definitely be able to win a very generous salary agreement for Stuart. Of course, he could also get more commissions accordingly. , but unfortunately the couple refused to give him the power of negotiation completely.

At this time, Eric was just a test, and this incompetent middle-aged man exposed the details to the other party.

Brian Kurtzman knows that if the other party is allowed to stay here. Then their negotiations with Eric will be more passive.

"Mr. Runkel, if you can trust me. Maybe you can go out and wait," in order not to let Charlison Runkel disrupt his plans. Brian Kurtzman said to Lanker with a smile.

Eric didn't seem to hear what Brian said to Runkel, nor did he have any words or actions to dissuade him. Since he had already planted a seedling of distrust in Runkel's heart, Charlison Runkel It's weird to go out at this time.

Sure enough, after hearing Brian's suggestion, Runkel twisted his fat body a few times on the chair, but did not get up, but said, "Brian, I'll stay here, you talk about you, I promise Don't interrupt."

Brian Kurtzman clenched his hand on the desk subconsciously, but he still kept a smile on his face, ignored Charlieson, and said to Eric: "Mr. Williams, we all Knowing that you signed a distribution deal with Fox that included the distribution rights to Home Alone 2, I don't think Fox would let this negotiation fall apart even if you wanted to, would it?"

"Then you should know that "Dark War", which has now exceeded $200 million at the box office, was originally distributed by Fox, but was eventually taken by Columbia. So, I'll shoot another film for Fox. "Eric played with the pen in his hand and said in a relaxed tone.

After hearing Eric's words, Brian Kurtzman hesitated for a moment before saying: "Fox will definitely not easily agree with you to change the film, because you can't come up with a work that is as famous as "Home Alone". "

Hearing Brian Kurtzman's tone, Eric put a big rock in his heart again. It seems that caa doesn't know the specific content of the contract he signed with Fox.

You must know that the original distribution contracts for the three Fox films were originally for the sequel to "Home Alone", so while agreeing to Eric's high sharing clause, he also signed a series of harsh contracts specifically for this film. The conditions, one of which, is that Eric must continue to have Stuart Runkel as the leading actor in the sequel.

Since caa knew nothing about this, Eric became more reassured and bold: "Even if Fox does not agree to change the film, then I can change the actor. I believe that countless families are willing to let their children in their families at a low price of tens of thousands of dollars. The sequel to Home Alone, isn't it?"

After saying this, Eric looked at Runkel, he believed that the Runkels would definitely resonate with his words.

Although the salary bonus for the first film of "Home Alone" is not high, but because of the worldwide fame brought by "Home Alone", this year's time. Stewart signed a string of astronomical endorsements that brought the couple tens of millions of dollars: "Charlie, I think most of the endorsements Stu signed were for one year? What if the advertisers knew that Stu was no longer in the cast? Home Alone is a sequel. Do you think you'll get tens of millions of dollars in endorsements from advertisers next year?"

"Mr. Williams. You keep talking about us, why don't you mention yourselves. If the Home Alone sequel fails, Firefly could lose hundreds of millions of dollars, wouldn't it? Our offer is very reasonable by comparison, after all , Stu is the only male lead in this film, he's unique."

Eric shook his head: "If you insist on such a whimsical offer. Firefly, as the payer of Stu's remuneration, finally only has 25% of the share left, and this part of the share is subtracted from the sequel that may exceed 25 million US dollars. The movie budget, in the end our profit may not be as much as Stu's, let alone hundreds of millions of dollars lost. And, you're wrong Brian, no one is unique in Hollywood, I can tell you, Firefly Now there is a backup plan. If your salary quotation is too high, we plan to immediately open the audition for the young actors of the sequel to "Home Alone", and through the audition, we can hype the fame of "Home Alone" again. And the final production The film budget could also be a fraction of the $25 million."

Brian Kurtzman was about to refute, but Charlison Ronker, who was sitting beside him, couldn't hold back any longer, and said, "Eric, it seems you haven't said how much Firefly plans to pay Stu?"

Damn it!

Brian cursed, and there was a strong urge to punch Lanker's fat face in his heart.

"$8 million."

Eric reported a number, and then immediately added: "Charlie, you shouldn't focus on this small salary, take a long-term view, and many people can see it. Little Stuart is more The big potential is in terms of advertising endorsements, as long as he can maintain enough fame with "Home Alone". Then you can still get tens of millions of dollars in endorsement fees next year. With this, Stu can become the highest paid in Hollywood. Celebrities. Whether it's Tom Cruise, Bruce Wiley, or Julia Roberts, not only can they not get 8 million in salary, but they are even less likely to get a series of high-priced endorsements like Stu, because they There are a lot of competitors in the same age group."

"Mr. Williams..." Brian Kurtzman knocked on the table, trying to interrupt.

But Eric ignored him completely, still staring at Charlson Runkel: "So, if Firefly uses the backup plan I just said, then there is no doubt that Stu's fame will plummet next year, and "" Although the sequel of "Home Alone" may bring certain risks due to substitution, the hope of success is still very high. Once it succeeds, you say, those advertisers will choose the new protagonist of "Home Alone" as the spokesperson, or choose Stu, that's obvious, isn't it? Come to think of it, Charlie, you're giving up tens of millions of dollars, oh no, maybe hundreds of millions of dollars in order to stick to that unrealistic pay deal, because Little Kid Several sequels will be filmed, either Stu will always be the leading actor, or Firefly will continue to use the audition plan to create a competitor for Stu every year."

After Eric finished speaking in one breath, fine beads of sweat had formed on Charlison Langkel's forehead, while Brian Kurtzman sat down in the chair. He knew that they had completely failed this negotiation. . Because Charlison Langkel was completely persuaded by Eric, it was almost impossible for him to regain the initiative. (A good event to drop pie in the sky, the cool mobile phone is waiting for you! Pay attention to ~ point / Chinese net public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter qdread), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now immediately Pay attention to the qdread WeChat public account!) (To be continued)