In the office, Simon thought for a moment, took a notebook next to him, quickly wrote a few lines of words with a pencil, and tore it off and handed it to Linda Waggs, saying: "The trilogy is the highest offer I can give. In three days, if Arnold doesn't agree, you can help me select other actors. This time, there is no need to consider the status, as long as the image and acting skills meet the standards."

Linda Waggs took the page handed over by Simon, which contained three sets of quotes.

In the trilogy, the basic pay is US$15 million, the second part increases the global box office gross profit by 10%, and the third part increases the account to 20%.

Linda Waggs made a quick calculation. The global box office results of special effects blockbusters like "The Braves" should be comparable to Schwarzenegger's original "Terminator 2", reaching about 500 million US dollars. Based on the production cost of $100 million and the promotion and promotion of $50 million, the global box office gross profit of 50 million is about 10% of the box office, and 20% is 12 million.

For a big shot who gets a full basic salary, such a sharing of the money is actually very sincere.

The premise is that the box office of the trilogy can reach this level.

If only last year's "True Lies" had a global box office of less than US$400 million, even the 20% gross profit would not be too much.

This can greatly mobilize the enthusiasm of the main creators.

In general, the pay plan offered by the boss requires the actors to share certain risks with the project, and will not allow the main creators to enjoy the success when the project is losing money. This is Daenerys's consistent pay strategy.

Moreover, for this pay, there is also a factor that avoids Schwarzenegger's price on the sequel.

Because even if the first episode reaches more than 500 million US dollars worldwide and there is no long-term contract limit, Schwarzenegger may also receive an all-channel share in the full basic salary in the future.

The most typical precedent is Warner's "The Deadly Weapons" series. After the first song "The Deadly Weapons" was not favored, Warner basically only made hard money in the subsequent two works, and the big head was taken away by several main creators such as Mel Gibson and others rely on high basic pay and omni-channel share.

His strong boss obviously would not allow Daenerys to fall into such a role.

Based on past experience, it should be roughly judging that Schwarzenegger would agree to this offer. Linda Waggs put away his thoughts and said to Simon: "Boss, I have read the first draft script of "The Brave Game" and have an idea in my mind. Do you want to listen to it?"

Simon nodded: "You said."

Linda Waggs said: "I also think that Dr. Spencer's character is almost tailor-made for Arnold. If that's the case, if, I mean, if Arnold disagrees, we should be able to modify the setting of this character to adapt to other stars, such as Harrison Ford, well, university professors, archaeologists, or Stallone, Vietnam veterans, gun experts. This story was originally built on video games, and the character attributes were of course determined by us, and there was no need to be trapped by a character."

When Simon heard Linda say this, he suddenly felt enlightened.

really.

My own thinking is completely trapped by the plot characters in my memory.

There is no need to do this at all.

Moreover, if you think about it carefully, in the previous films, Dr. Spencer and Robbie, the character of Iron Fist played by Karen Gillan, overlapped with each other in terms of attributes. Both of them tend to export force, because Dwayne Johnson's suppression did not give Karen Gillan, who is also very popular, too much room to play.

It would be more reasonable if Dr. Spencer's all-around adventurer setting is changed to a firearm expert suitable for Stallone, one with a long range, one with a melee, and two other auxiliary.

Solving his thoughts, Simon gently patted his palm, looked at the woman opposite who naturally developed a very pleasing temperament because of her outstanding status and enjoyed a high salary over the years. She smiled and said, "Linda, have I given you an extra salary?"

Linda Waggs was stared at by the burning eyes of her young boss, and her body felt a little hot. Over the years, she has been shown diligence by countless opposite sexes who want to get opportunities from her. However, those beautiful men are completely incomparable to the young people on the other side. They suppressed their inner restlessness. Linda smiled and said, "I just added it last year."

Simon nodded: "Oh, then forget it, I'll add it to you in two years. If you have such a good idea in the future, you can tell me anytime."

Linda Waggs was stunned for a moment and pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Boss, according to the normal plot, you should add a little, you are too stingy."

Simon had already written a new idea inspired by Linda in the draft script of "The Brave" in front of him with a pencil, and smiled and said, "I am a capitalist. Giveing ​​employees a salary increase is contrary to the genetic instinct of a creature like a capitalist."

In a circle where she often contacts Simon, Linda Waggs has occasionally heard the theory of "genetic instinct" about her boss. She joked a few times and did not bother with the topic of salary increase. She was also very satisfied with her salary.

Perhaps talking about the casting progress of some other projects, Linda Waggs stood up and said goodbye and left.

This is Thursday, March 23.

Simon gave Arnold the time to consider until next Monday, which happened to be the date of the new Oscars.

I continued to be busy for a day, and the next day was Friday.

The film "This Man from Earth" released on February 24 ends in its fourth week.

Following the amazing box office results of $76.19 million in the first week and $56.37 million in the next week, the box office decline of "This Man from Earth" in the third week of its release was 49%, an unexpected and expected deep drop, earning $28.73 million. Subsequently, in the fourth box office week from March 17 to March 23, the box office decline of "This Man from Earth" narrowed again to 31%, with a single-week box office of $19.83 million.

After four weeks of release, this ultra-low-cost science fiction film with a production budget of only US$1.5 million has accumulated revenue of US$181.12 million.

The initial forecast of $300 million local box office is hopeless with the deep drop in the third week. However, even the current $180 million local box office has put this phenomenal alternative science fiction temporarily at the box office championship in 1995. It is expected that the $250 million local box office will be broken by only the summer "Jurassic Park 2" and the year-end "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" in the year-end schedule.

Because of the unexpected popularity of "This Man from Earth", even though the possibility of copying this box office miracle was slim, Hollywood studios began to crazily search for similar scripts. In any case, according to the cost level of "This Man from Earth", even if the local box office is only one-tenth, the film company is enough to make considerable profits.

At the same time, the second and third-tier actors who participated in "This Man from Earth" have all increased significantly due to the unexpected popularity of this movie. Even if it is impossible to reach the first-tier level at one time, relying on the popularity brought by this movie, a group of actors will not lack film contracts at least in the next few years. If they can manage carefully, coupled with some luck, they will be able to stand firmly in Hollywood.

The top capacity of this circle's pyramid is very small after all, and it is already a blessing for many actors to be able to hold this job firmly.

Simon also found that the baby-faced supermodel Quiz Goff, who performed well in "This Man from Earth", seemed to be more and more suitable for the character of Iron Fist Robbie in "The Brave Game". He has the same baby-faced face as the original Karen Gillan, and is the same tall figure, even his figure is impeccable.

However, just like George Clooney, who wants to continue to participate in the popular TV series "The Story of the Emergency Room" in "This Man from Earth" in "This Man from Earth", Qus Goff is the signing angel spokesperson for Victoria's Secret, and he signed a five-year contract. It's just one year later. If he turns to Hollywood like this, he may not be able to fully fulfill his spokesperson obligations.

Victoria's Secret brand spokespersons are not just as simple as participating in the annual Victoria's Secret show, but also have obligations such as shooting various types of brand-related advertisements and regularly attending physical store marketing activities.

Not only that, this baby-faced supermodel who suddenly became famous is also a popular target for many other brands. In the past four major spring fashion weeks, the girl went through more than 70 shows from North America to Europe, and she was simply unattached.

When Simon called Grace Spurt to ask for advice, the woman also said that she specially sent an assistant to take a beauty sleep in her New York apartment with Qus Gove, who had just returned from Milan, and planned to sleep for a week, otherwise she would not be able to recover from the energy loss of only less than four hours a day for the past month.

When he helped Grace to promote three supermodels, Qusi Goff was undoubtedly the most successful one, so it was naturally also the money tree for Grace's agent.

If Qusi Goff's career focus shifts to Hollywood, it will definitely be a great thing for this baby-faced supermodel, but it will not be good news for Grace. Qusi Goff's actor contract is in WMA, and the actor's pay commission will only fall on WMA.

However, after Simon mentioned that she had Tsuga Gouf play the role of Iron Fist Robbie, Grace had no objection at all, and she was dissatisfied with what a man said.

Grace had no objection, so Simon made a decision directly and did not ask for the opinion of a certain baby face.

I believe that as long as the other party is a little smarter, you will know how to choose. Models are just youth after all, and they are easily shot by the new waves. Otherwise, Cindy Crawford would not have insisted on starring in Warner's bad movie "Fair Game" after Simon reminded him.

As for Victoria's Secret, as long as the coordination is good, it will be nothing more than making girls busier. In the good times of youth, if you don't work hard now, you can't even want to make progress after you are 30 years old.

I made up my mind that things were basically settled on the weekend before the Oscars.

Qusi Goff's performance in "This Man from Earth" was quite satisfying Simon, but since she wanted to play in "The Brave Game", which had more and more demanding roles, Simon still required girls to continue to receive rigorous performance training before the filming started.

In this aspect of performance, Simon believes in talent, but more so in his acquired efforts.

For this, Qu Si Gaofu was also given a little inspiration.

Before the filming starts at the end of the year, Simon will personally audition for the girl. The starting salary of the trilogy is determined based on the audition performance, with 1 to 10 points, 100,000 to 1 million US dollars. Of course, if Qusi Goff fails to even pass the 6-point pass line, Simon will definitely make a temporary substitution.

Usually, the salary for new actresses to star in blockbusters is only 200,000 to 300,000 or even lower. Even though Qus Goff has gained good popularity in the fashion circle and "This Man from Earth", he is a Hollywood newcomer after all, and Simon's initial basic pay was very generous.

In addition, since it is Iron Fist Robbie, you must also undergo physical training.

Fortunately, as a Victoria's Secret Angel, the girl has always maintained the habit of fitness. The next step is to increase the intensity of training. Grace also said that she would stare at it herself.

This matter was finalized, and Qusi Gaofu's fate was completely changed.

In history, this baby-faced model was only a little famous in the 1990s. Later, she tried to enter the entertainment industry without results. In the end, she fell completely silent and became an ordinary real estate agent in New York.

Now, under the influence of Simon, the big butterfly, not only has one more baby-faced supermodel in the fashion circle, but Hollywood will also have one more baby-faced action actress.

The weekend passed.

Linda Waggs told Simon Monday morning that Schwarzenegger refused the pay package he offered.

The other party probably wants to talk about it again.

However, Simon's ultimatum has no room for negotiation, and he does not like to waste his unnecessary energy on such tug-of-war.

What's more, Linda also told Schwarzenegger about the temporary alternative that was created last week. The other party still thought he had some support and chose to refuse, which was even less important.

Something Simon didn't know was that Linda Waggs had some small thoughts in private.

The plan she proposed on Thursday, and the woman naturally hoped that her suggestions would be adopted by Simon, so that her weight in her boss's mind would definitely increase a lot. Out of this little thought, Linda almost told Schwarzenegger about the alternative. If Schwarzenegger didn't know that there was an alternative, the possibility of rejection was greater.

In the end, he didn't hide it. It was because of his loyalty to his young boss, and Linda also knew that Simon was not a boss who was easy to fool.

Sure enough, when discussing this on Monday, Simon asked casually whether Linda had told Arnold about the alternative. His boss asked casually, and Linda Waggs felt a little cold sweat of fear, and he repeatedly reminded himself in his heart a hundred times.

Since Schwarzenegger gave up the opportunity, Simon directly asked Linda to start contacting Stallone.

Compared to Schwarzenegger, Stallone performed more positively on this project.

This action male star, who had a very inspiring experience in becoming famous, has achieved significantly less development than Schwarzenegger in recent years. Even several action movies he participated in in the past few years have caused losses to the studio and his status has declined seriously.

Because of this reason, Stallone also plans to slow down. He was discussing that he intends to participate in the new film "Police Empire" of James Mangod, who made his mark at Sundance at the beginning of the year. The original male protagonist of this film is Stallone. Because the purpose of the film is to win the Oscars, the production cost is not high. Stallone joined the franchise at the minimum salary standard of the Actors Union and only received a symbolic salary of 60,000 US dollars.

When Simon signed James Mangod, he asked Stallone to contact.

With the idea of ​​having a good relationship with Daenerys Entertainment, Stallone had basically agreed and did not even mention additional conditions.

For "The Brave's Game", Simon did not intend to use Stallone, but just wanted to have the opportunity to compensate the other party later. Simon has always admired professional and hard-working people, and Stallone is definitely one of them.

Now, it is a direct compensation. The script of "The Brave's Game" has also begun to be modified. The Vietnam War veteran's setting that takes advantage of Lambo's popularity will definitely be left behind. In addition, two attributes have been added to Stallone, strategic experts and gun masters, who happen to be the command core and remote output of the team.

The matter was finalized within one day. Stallone called Simon in person at noon, hoping to chat in person at the Oscar after party that night, and was very enthusiastic.

As for Schwarzenegger, he completely missed the project.

Another day passed soon.

Monday at 6:00 pm.

After experiencing the wonderful "God Watches Movies" in 1994, the highly anticipated 67th Academy Awards Ceremony officially opened in the Holy Citizens Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Chapter completed!