Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

"Shawn, my request is not too much!"

In an office at Universal Studios, Helen Herman looked at Sean Daniel opposite and said, "The eight million dollar pay is the real reaction of Matthew's fame and appeal today."

"It's too high!" Sean Daniel's tone was more tactful than Helen Herman. "The crew's budget was only $28 million, and Matthew's pay alone was about one-third, which was unbearable for the crew."

Helen Hermann performed very hard, "From the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Matthew has been the focus of media and audience attention, and has always been the second place in the ImDB most popular movie star list!"

Nowadays, the popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and the popularity and praise of Matthew and Will Turner by movie fans have given her sufficient confidence. "Disney Pictures and several market institutions have conducted surveys. Matthew is the second most popular actor in "Pirates of the Caribbean" and accounts for 39% of the audience interviewed. I believe you know very well that most of these can be transferred to the project "Dawn of the Living Dead"!"

Although Sean Daniel spoke tactfully, he was firm in his attitude. "Helen, if Matthew took nearly one-third of the production budget himself, what would I use to hire directors and other actors? I can't let them work for free, right?"

The two have had many contacts before, and other aspects have already been agreed upon, and the only difference is Matthew's pay.

At the beginning, Helen Herman offered a $10 million condition. After two rounds of confrontation, he scored more than eight million dollars, and then Helen Herman insisted that he would not give in.

Although after communicating with Universal Pictures, the production budget of "Dawn of the Living Dead" increased from $25 million to $28 million, and the male protagonist's salary alone was still unbearable for him and the crew.

This is too high and will directly affect the normal operation of the crew.

Helen Herman has his own plans and plans, and he will not let go of the $8 million. "Shawn, I want to remind you again! The two previous works starring Matthew, "The Scorpion King", North America's box office exceeded 100 million US dollars! "Pirates of the Caribbean" currently has a box office of more than 200 million US dollars, and it is still being screened. Anyone can see it clearly. The North American box office of this film will not be less than 300 million US dollars!"

She raised her voice and emphasized, "Matthew is the absolute male lead in both films, and the characters he portrays are very popular! Judging from the box office of the two films he starred in in the past, is $8 million high?"

Sean Daniel smiled, "Matthew's pay cannot be calculated like this."

Helen Herman was confident and directly retorted, "Hollywood always calculates this way."

Hollywood film companies have a system to measure movie stars. This system is not very related to acting skills and awards. The main measure is the box office performance of the three movies starring the actors recently. If the last three films are all money-lossing, even Oscar winners or actresses will not be worth it.

Of course, if you are a new actor who has not been verified by the market, even a super genius with amazing acting skills will be cheap.

This principle also applies to behind-the-scenes jobs like directors.

Sean Daniel put away his smile and said seriously, "If I have a budget of 50 million US dollars, what you said is not a problem, and you can talk about it, but I only have a production budget of 28 million US dollars. If Matthew alone, I will pay 8 million US dollars. Even if I keep the lowest in other cast and crew, I will allocate more than 2 million US dollars from the shooting and post-production budget, which will be included in Matthew's pay."

Helen Hermann didn't say anything, and continued to listen to Shaun Daniel.

"What does it mean for a film with a medium-sized investment to reduce shooting and post-production by more than two million dollars?" Sean Daniel said without Helen Hermann's answer, "It will definitely save as much as possible in many production aspects, which will definitely affect the quality of the final film. If the film is not of good quality, it will drag down the box office."

He looked at Helen Hermann, "I believe you know as well as me that the quality of the film is not completely compensated by the movie stars' personal appeal. Once the box office of "Dawn of the Living Dead" is not good, Matthew, the male protagonist, will be dragged down first, and his upward momentum will be delayed, or even stop..."

Of course Helen Herman knew this. The things he said before were actually putting pressure on Sean Daniel to make him give in other aspects.

Sean Daniel's words are not finished yet. "Helen, a movie star, once he stops moving forward, it also means he has to retreat. It will be difficult to rise quickly." He said while gesturing, "Why can't we look farther? Matthew and I are old friends, and I don't want to see him lose more long-term gains because of a little immediate benefit. I don't believe that an excellent agent like you can't see this?"

"You make sense." Helen Hermann seemed convinced. "Matthew and I can make appropriate concessions."

Sean Daniel smiled slightly, and then she said, "Four million dollars, this will not only reflect Matthew's value and the absolute protagonist in the crew, but will not affect the production of the film!"

The so-called friendship is worthless in this kind of negotiation.

Helen Hermann didn't understand such a truth and refused sternly, "This is impossible! If this is the sincerity of you and the crew, we will no longer have to talk about it!"

Her tone faded, "I guess you don't know yet. Matthew politely rejected another project for your schedule last time because of schedule issues. He always felt guilty. This time you and Zach Schneider took the initiative to come over. He thought he could not be pushed back no matter what. After all, you have recommended him."

Speaking of beautiful scenes, entertainment agents like her are no worse than anyone else. "This time, in order to cooperate with you, Matthew turned down Jerry Brookheimer's invitation! Sean, do you know what project it is? A top-notch production with more than 100 million US dollars, Jerry Brookheimer directly asked Matthew to be the leading actor of "King Arthur"! And in order to have a relationship with you, he rejected Jerry Brookheimer! You can go to Disney to inquire, and there are many people who know about this."

Sean Daniel has nothing to say, Helen Herman dares to say this, and Matthew Horner must have rejected Jerry Brookheimer's invitation.

Helen Hermann snorted softly and said, "Shawn, this is your sincerity? How much did Matthew pay to work with you? And what about you?"

Her tone gradually became sharp, "So, Matthew has no shortage of projects, I believe you know this very well. The sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean" will start preparing for two consecutive films! Another major project with action adventure themes by Jerry Brookheimer is also interested in letting Matthew play it."

Hearing these words, Sean Daniel looked embarrassed, and seemed to struggle for a long time, as if he had made a particularly big decision, and then said, "Five million dollars! The shooting and production of more videos will be greatly affected."

"We can accept the five million dollars." Helen Hermann stopped there. "Matthew and I are not the kind of people who only recognize money and are not in love."

Before Sean Daniel could breathe a sigh of relief, she changed her tone and continued, "I have a few small conditions!"

The other party was willing to give in to the pay, and everything else was easy to say. Sean Daniel nodded and said, "Tell me."

Helen Hermann smiled slightly, "First point, in the opening and subtitles, Matthew's name should be ranked first among the actors, and should appear separately in the font we agree with, rather than in the same column as other actors."

This is a completely acceptable condition, Matthew is the absolute leading actor, Sean Daniel has no objection, "Yes!"

"Second!" Helen Hermann obviously did not finish speaking. "In the main poster of the film, except for the zombies as the background, there is only Matthew, an actor!"

Sean Daniel nodded, "That's OK, too."

Helen Hermann also said, "Third, if some of the small supporting roles in the film are suitable for the actors of the Angel Agency, the actors of the Angel Agency should be given priority!"

Sean Daniel thought about it for a second and nodded again, "I will communicate with the casting director."

Those supporting roles that are not particularly important, as long as the conditions are not bad, there is no big difference between which agency the actors to use.

"There's the last point." Helen Herman put the most important conditions to the end. "Shawn, Matthew and I can accept a five million dollar salary! But!"

She emphasized, "Five million dollars are just the basic pay! Matthew must participate in the box office share!"

Sean Daniel frowned instantly, "Helen, you're so greedy."

"We make concessions in terms of pay and reduce the risk of the project." Helen Hermann had already prepared a speech. "It is worthwhile to seek some of the post-production income, and Matthew is taking risks with the crew and the film. If the film fails, his income will be ruined, which will also inspire all Matthew's enthusiasm for work."

She said the plan, "We use $30 million as a dividing point. If the film's future box office exceeds $30 million, Matthew can get one percent as a share. For every 10 million US dollars in North America, his share ratio will increase by one percent!"

"This is impossible!" Sean Daniel directly refused, "If the box office in North America exceeds 100 million, he will take tens of millions of dollars by himself. Stop talking about me, no crew will agree! Matthew does not have such appeal yet!"

Hearing Shaun Daniel's harsh refusal to share the share rather than participating in the North American box office share, Helen Hermann discovered his bottom line through this test.

She said again, "We can talk about the proportions slowly."
Chapter completed!