Movie Master

"If all this was just a joke, it would be much simpler." Facing Terence's softness, Lance did not continue to be aggressive, and lightly satirized, and then he did not continue to be unreasonable, but took advantage Said, "The thing I know is simple, Robert met with the dealer, the paparazzi took the picture, then came to the door, I paid some money, got the negative. I hope this is over, But for us internally, this matter should not be exposed."

Externally, things can come to an end; but internally?

"Of course, this is something none of us want to see. Believe me, I'm so overwhelmed by anger that I can't even breathe smoothly." Terence expressed his seriousness in a relaxed tone. The attitude conveyed an apology in this way, but then the subject changed, "Actually, you can leave this matter to us to handle."

Terrence keenly grasped the key point and politely expressed his dissatisfaction—Lance paid the price? What is the specific price? Lance said the paparazzi threatened him, so what paparazzi? Are you sure Lance has nothing to do with this? Of course, these are just speculations. In a flash, what Terence is really complaining about is Lance's arbitrariness. Originally, this matter has something to do with Robert, and it should be handled by the brokerage team and the public relations team, but If Lance wants to stand up, even if he pays a heavy price, it will be his own consequences.

Lance immediately heard the tact in Terence's words, "So, how do you plan to deal with it? What are you going to make a deal with?" The subtext is that although the innovative artist management company has a big business, what the paparazzi needs now is Lance This is also the fundamental reason why the paparazzi approached Lance as the producer. Even if Lance told Terence, what they could do was very limited, and it is very likely that they would still ask Lance in the end, so Lance would solve the problem. The cost of the problem may just go up.

Terrence choked, he couldn't refute, could he?

"So, are you sure you're okay now? Is there anything else I can help with?" Terence offered to help, expressing their kindness. In fact, the deep meaning is to expose the matter, or continue to use Robert Downey Jr. to star in "Iron Man".

"Yes." Lance's direct answer caught Terence off guard again, "I need to re-draft the contract. If something like this happens to Robert again during filming and promotion, it's not just as simple as terminating the contract. There is still a need to compensate for the damage.”

Terrence was a little surprised, not because of how "excessive" Lance's request was, on the contrary, but because of how reasonable and simple Lance's request was. Originally, in this cooperation, they were the ones who were on the sidelines. In addition, today's incident was also at their fault. Terence is now completely speechless, and has no position to argue with Lance. In this stall, in order to maintain cooperation, even if Lance made some excessive demands, they had no way to refuse, but in fact, there was nothing wrong with Lance's request, which completely complied with Hollywood's industry rules.

The relevant rules of Hollywood are very cumbersome and detailed. Not only are there contracts that stipulate that artists are not allowed to smoke in public - most of the child stars under Disney have signed such contracts; there are also contracts that stipulate when, where and with whom artists date, such as If a certain movie decides to hype up the scandal of the male and female protagonists, during the scandal period, the two parties are not allowed to have a date in private, because once caught, the entire publicity plan will be put to waste. As for the dating details of this scandal, everyone will The contract stipulated clearly, and then the agent contacted a familiar reporter to set up a record.

In a case like Robert, even if Lance doesn't ask, Terence will ask Robert and Creative Artists Agency to sign a stipulation clause internally, because they all know that during the shooting and promotion period of a superhero movie, there will be an explosion. Negative news, how terrible the lethality is, just like when Hugh Grant became popular all over the world as a popular lover, he was exposed to a sex scandal, causing a sensation among the people, and the public relations company spent countless energy to suppress the matter.

Lance's request was too reasonable, but Terrence was caught off guard. He was ready for the tug-of-war, but Lance's attack was so light and powerless that Terrence let out a sigh of relief. Come out, "No problem, I will discuss the details of the contract with you, and then...?"

The words were left blank, and Lance answered, "Just send it to Theo's office."

Terence apologized again, and then Lance also said that after the contract was signed, he would hand over the negatives to Terence. As for how to deal with it, it was up to the team behind Robert to decide. After hanging up the phone, Terence let out a long breath, and couldn't help but look at Lance with admiration, "It seems that he is an artist after all, not a businessman."

For artists, works are the most important, but for businessmen, interests are. Judging from Lance's previous works, whether it is against the media or conflicts with actors, it should all come from his paranoia and enthusiasm for the works, even his disputes with Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, and Disney, see The same goes for getting up. This also means that Lance's code of conduct is traceable-works are Lance's weakness, which is really good news for Terence, because Lance's behavior in the future can be predicted. Unlike a businessman who is cunning and cunning, he will never let go of his interests. Even if he understands the rules of behavior, he has no way to start. He can only exchange interests for interests. There is no other way.

Perhaps for those producers or production companies, artists are the most troublesome because of their stubbornness and refusal to compromise; but for agents, artists are much easier to deal with than businessmen.

Afterwards, Terence held an emergency meeting with his colleagues to discuss the follow-up solution and negotiated terms with Lance. This was only the first step. After all, Lance, as a producer, had the same goal between them. Yes, but not necessarily paparazzi and media. During the meeting, a fax from Chaos Films was sent.

Terence flipped through it casually, and then he was stunned. He originally thought it was just a supplementary clause, but he didn't expect that the entire contract was re-passed by Chaos Shadow Industry. He raised his head and looked at his own Assistant, "Did you take it wrong?"

"No." The assistant shook his head, "I called to confirm, and this is the copy that was faxed, that's right."

Terence frowned slightly, with an ominous premonition in his heart, but he suppressed the strangeness for the time being, and began to read the entire contract in detail. Terence couldn't help but chuckled when he saw the key points When he came out, helplessness was written all over his eyes, and he lifted up the contract fiercely, wanting to tear it up, but his anger subsided suddenly, and he threw the contract on the table without a word.

"What's the matter?" Wade Russell asked, Terrence didn't speak, and pushed the contract directly. Wade quickly flipped through the pages, his eyebrows also gathering towards the middle bit by bit. Seeing Wade's expression, Mark Johnson also became anxious, "What's the matter?" He snatched the contract and flipped through it, and Mark's face immediately became like the bottom of the pot.

Chaos Films not only added a prohibition clause on drug and alcohol abuse, but also revised the terms of Robert Downey Jr.'s salary contract.

Originally, Robert was not a first-tier actor, and even a second-tier actor was a bit reluctant. The trough of the decade is not just talk, so after they agreed, Robert signed "Iron Man" with a salary of 4.5 million US dollars. , the two sides will discuss again. The Creative Artists Agency originally planned to discuss box office dividends for Robert, but after careful consideration, they chose to give up. Firstly, it was because Robert was not an actor who could get dividends even at his peak, and secondly, because of the prospect of "Iron Man" Unknown, instead of dividends, it is better to get direct salary.

But now, Chaos Films has signed Robert with a salary of 3 million yuan for six films starring Tony Stark. A simple decision, but full of decisive determination, such a ruthless hand, it makes people gasp.

On the surface, it seems that Robert has actually made the money, because Robert's career is in the dark right now, and even appearing in one film is very difficult, but now Chaos Pictures has signed six works in one go, which is undoubtedly the trust in Robert; The remuneration of the film has dropped, but the decline is still within an acceptable range. Six films are equivalent to 18 million remuneration. This is the first ray of dawn for Robert in ten years.

But in fact, Chaos Pictures made money. This is a typical practice of large film companies. They package and sign contracts in one go. If "Iron Man" hits the street, they can freely decide whether to shoot the follow-up works, even if the contract is bad. There's no problem there either; if "Iron Man" makes money, they can move on to sequels on the cheap, avoiding the skyrocketing "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" paycheck.

However, generally only large film companies would say this, because this is equivalent to spending 18 million to buy a possibility of success, as if spending 18 million on a racetrack, buying one of the horses can achieve a winning streak . Large film companies have deep pockets and do not care; but small companies like Chaos Films do not have such tolerance. Not to mention six sequels, it is impossible for a small film company to consider a sequel until a work is confirmed to be a success.

"Is Lance crazy?" Mark's voice couldn't help rising, without concealing the absurdity and sarcasm in his eyes, "Is he so sure that 'Iron Man' will succeed? Is he so sure, Chaos Films The 18 million will not be in vain?"

Terence raised his eyes and looked at Mark angrily, "Couldn't he be sure?" A rhetorical question made Mark choke.