Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

Unwilling to offer high pay for the male protagonist, Aziva Gossmann also had his own considerations based on the interests of the producer, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to find Matthew at that time.

The big sale of "Mr. Smith" made him realize the market value of Matthew Horner, so he took the initiative to find him and revealed his intention to cooperate in advance. Moreover, in his plan, it was not a cooperation once!

After "I Am Legend", he is also planning another first-line production project. If "I Am Legend" succeeds again, he will continue to cooperate with Matthew Horner to maximize the benefits brought by Matthew Horner's market value. Judging from the current situation, Matthew Horner is entering a few years with the strongest commercial appeal of movie stars.

Most Hollywood stars who have reached the top line, as long as they are not specialized in winning awards, will generally have a peak period of several years. As long as the quality of the films during this period is not very poor, they will basically achieve profitability.

It is inevitable that the prosperity will be overwhelming. There are not many Hollywood superstars like Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford.

As he told David Heyman, Matthew Horner is still his first choice male lead. If Helen Herman's offer is easily accepted, what kind of pay will be offered when he works with Matthew Horner next time? Do you really have to give him a top contract of 20 plus 20?

What he said is mainly about pressure.

Moreover, the three audition invitations listed were carefully considered. Matt Damon is preparing to participate in Martin Scorsese's new film "The Storm and Clouds", and the schedule is not appropriate; Russell Clow is his old friend, and the two have collaborated on "Beautiful Mind". Say hello in advance and asking him to pretend to agree to help the audition is not a problem.

As for Will Smith...

This project was planned as early as the early 1990s. At that time, the finalized male lead was Arnold Schwarzenegger, directed by Ridley Scott. Later, due to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ridley Scott both withdrew, the project could only be temporarily suspended.

When he first obtained the adaptation copyright, he considered setting the male lead as a black man so that it would be more in line with the current social environment and the situation in the circle. At that time, he thought that Will Smith was a good candidate, but later when he collaborated on "Mr. Smith", he changed his mind because of Matthew Horner and changed the protagonist back to the original setting.

After David Heyman left, Aziva Gosman sat in the office and thought a lot about it, especially about the protagonist.

If Matthew Horner and Helen Herman continue to stick to their current pay, you can consider using Will Smith as an alternative, and the protagonist's skin color setting is very easy to change.

Of course, the negotiations have only been going on for a while, and his first choice is Matthew Horner.

The public news of the crew of "I Am Legend" quickly attracted some people's attention. After all, a project with a production budget of US$150 million is definitely a scarce resource in Hollywood today.

However, this project has obvious entry barriers, and new actors and ordinary little stars will not accept it.

The news naturally reached Matthew and Helen Hermann.

In the studio at Warner Studios, Matthew finished a training session and threw the prop spear to a crew member. He walked into the rest area, took the towel handed by Bella Anderson, wiped off the sweat from his face, and sat next to Helen Herman who had just arrived.

"You got the news?" Helen Herman asked.

The two of them had been on the phone before, Matthew nodded, "Bella notified me yesterday." He asked again, "What do you think?"

Helen Hermann said lightly, "It's obvious that Aziva Gossman and the crew want to put pressure on us in this way to take the initiative to make big concessions."

"I think so too." Matthew was not hindering the fire. "The crew also made public news and sent an invitation to audition to the three of them, which obviously was to put pressure on me."

He looked at Helen Hermann, "What are you going to do next?"

"Of course, we need to make appropriate concessions to the crew and continue to maintain your primary position in Aziva Gossman's position." Helen Herman said, "It is far from our bottom line now. I continue to insist on asking for the price and then make a little concession to raise the crew's psychological expectations of your pay. The crew cannot stick to the bottom line of $15 million. Negotiation is a long-term process. Only when both parties make appropriate compromises can they reach an agreement. This is not the first time Aziva Gossman has served as a producer."

"Well, you control the specific rhythm." Matthew believed in Helen Herman's professional ability. Helen Herman had never disappointed him in the past. "You also know the bottom line of my salary requirements."

Now that his status is gradually rising, it is necessary to increase his pay accordingly. If he reduces his pay on a large-scale commercial film and then participates in negotiations for other projects, he will put himself in a very unfavorable position.

Helen Hermann reminded again, "Although Aziva Gossman is putting pressure on us, there are some things that have to be guarded against."

"What's the matter?" Matthew's recent energy has been focused on the crew of "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta".

"We are just Aziva Gossman's first choice partner, but not a must." Helen Hermann's voice was not high, reminding Matthew, "You still remember that Aziva Gossman once said casually that he planned to set the protagonist of "I am a Legend" as a black man. Now he has sent an audition invitation to Will Smith. In addition to negotiating and pressured us, he has planned to find a backup candidate in advance."

Matthew frowned slightly. The film he had watched was Will Smith. How did Will Smith get the male lead? Could it be that the original protagonist had a problem, and Will Smith came from behind?

"Helen, it depends on you." Matthew thought for a while and said again, "It depends on your performance in the negotiation."

It is necessary to get an ideal pay and not allow the crew to transfer to other actors. It is definitely necessary to have certain negotiation skills.

"I will pay attention to the pace of negotiations." Helen Hermann has confidence in this regard. "You should also pay attention to not discuss publicly about "I am a Legend" at any time, especially media reporters. Before the negotiations are over, try not to contact Aziva Gossman or other senior executives of the crew in private, so as not to affect my negotiations."

Matthew knew very well that he could judge the value of his role, but the negotiations for work had to be handled by professionals like Helen Hermann.

"Don't worry," Matthew said seriously. "I won't make any mistakes here."

Helen Herman suddenly turned his head to look at Bella Anderson, approached Matthew a little, and said in a low voice, "Don't mess with Will Smith, the black people in Hollywood like to hang out together. If they don't handle it well, it will be very troublesome."

Matthew also lowered his voice and said, "I have always respected black actors and kept enough distance."

Anyway, he is not a director, nor is he a producer who is directly responsible for a crew. He doesn't plan to deal with black actors directly, and he just can't afford to hide.

Matthew was quite clear about the situation in this circle now. No one, even a superstar, could not confront the entire social environment. As long as those black actors did not violate his interests, he would definitely go around the black actors.

However, he could not stop others from becoming interested in the project "I am a Legend".

It is difficult for Hollywood to produce more than 100 million US dollars in more than ten films every year, and a considerable proportion of them are sequel movies. For stars who specialize in commercial routes, similar to the male protagonist in "I Am a Legend" is quite attractive.

"The producer is Aziva Gossman, and the director is Francis Lawrence..."

In one of the offices in Caa, Will Smith, a pair of black star with a gauntlet, said to a middle-aged white man, "Kevin, what do you think of this audition invitation?"

The middle-aged white man is named Kevin Huo Weien, and is one of Will Smith's agents, mainly providing him with services in crew work.

He said very directly, "Aziva Gausmann is not sincere enough in terms of the invitation itself."

Will Smith has opened the script below the invitation letter, just a simple script outline and the character of the male protagonist. He can't help but browse it quickly. He has read the original work of Richard Matherson and knows what kind of theme this will be.

Kevin Huo Weien said, "If I know correctly, the first person in this role is Matthew Horner, but the negotiations between Matthew Horner and the crew were very unsuccessful. It is estimated that Aziva Gosman is doing the negotiations to break down and the preparations for other actors are activated."

Although he could not find out the specific information, Matthew Horner's agent was negotiating with David Heyman, which is not a secret in the circle. Moreover, the two sides have had several rounds of contact, and it is said that there are very big differences in pay.

"Will." He reminded specifically, "I think this is a good opportunity. For the first-line production projects that will be launched this year, I can't find a better suit for you."

"I have read the original work and watched two previous adaptations." Will Smith did not hide his interest, "Avazzi Gossman changed the male lead to a black man..."

He frowned slightly, "Matthew Horner is not a black man." Then he shook his head, "It's easy to change the skin color setting. It seems that this script was specially made for me."
Chapter completed!