The next morning, after Zhang Yuan signed a simple guest appearance agreement with Dayao, he got on the plane with Uncle Long and returned to New York.
Dayao said it was a guest appearance. Originally, Uncle Long offered him a salary of 100,000 US dollars a day and let him guest star for two to three days, but he didn't accept it.
Saying that Zhang Yuan can lead him to fight World of Warcraft is considered a reward.
In fact, Yao Ming just made an excuse and deliberately didn't want it.
He is a very understanding person. He must do everything he can to help, and he must do everything he can to make money.
This is obviously a favor, and since it has the dignity of the General Sports Administration, it is most appropriate to do it without any money.
Brother Chenlong is also very satisfied with this.
I think the youngsters from Mainland China are still smart. Both Zhang Yuan and Yao Ming are decent and have an overall view of things.
On the plane, the eldest brother also talked with him about the remuneration, and the two of them probably reached a tacit understanding.
After the lunch break was over and everyone on the new line began to work officially, the two of them returned to the group of foreigners as winners.
The producer and director looked at the agreement handed over by Zhang Yuan and looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
While they were away, the two foreigners discussed it for a long time, but they still didn't believe that Zhang Yuan could handle Dayao.
But now that the evidence is in front of them, they have to believe it even if they don't believe it.
"Zhang, can you really do magic?"
Producer Roger recalled the scene of Zhang Yuan walking on the edge of the basin that day.
"It doesn't matter what I know." Zhang Yuan didn't react much to the other party's praise.
"The important thing is that after I fulfill my promise, you should also fulfill yours."
What are we talking about about feelings? Let’s get straight to the point.
There is nothing to talk about emotionally with you old white men...
"Ah, yes." The producer nodded.
In his impression, Chinese people are very shy and gentle in speaking and doing things.
But Zhang Yuan is very direct and very "aggressive".
Director Bright now wants to hug Zhang Yuan and kiss him hard.
Because with the addition of Yao Ming, he can complete his tribute to the scene between Bruce Lee and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Wish comes true!
"Okay, please follow me." The producer led him to the office.
Uncle Long hired his contract lawyer to help him read the contract.
You must be careful and careful when dealing with foreigners.
After pointing out several unreasonable aspects of the contract, such as payment method, payment time, working hours, etc., the two shook hands and signed the film contract.
Zhang Yuan looked at the brand new contract and thought it was more comfortable for a foreigner!
The most tiring crew he has ever worked on was the bearded "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
I went without rest for several months, shooting for more than ten hours a day, and didn't even have enough time to sleep.
This drama was directed to "Graduation" for Liu Qianqian.
Graduated from TV series.
It was so tiring and hard that she and her mother agreed that they could no longer film TV series.
In addition, I also wanted to pursue higher goals and a bigger stage, so I temporarily retired from the TV drama industry.
Not to mention her, she even suffered from cervical spondylosis.
Zhang Yuan was almost photographed as "disabled".
And what about the crew of Lighthouse Country?
Working five days a week... people have weekends off.
Even top projects like "Rush Hour" have weekends off.
And I work 8 hours a day, counting the time from the time I leave home.
Overtime work is considered overtime and 1.5 times the salary will be paid.
If you work overtime on weekends, you will be paid twice the salary.
It’s the same from the lead actors to the crew.
And every main actor is forced to buy insurance, the crew pays for it, and the compensation amount is huge.
If reshoots are needed, the hourly remuneration will be calculated based on the photo remuneration ratio, which can be written in the contract.
Seeing these benefits, Zhang Yuan wanted to shout "Capitalism is good".
In comparison, domestic film crews are all concentrated.
Of course, only famous actors can receive this treatment, forget about low-level extras.
"Done?" After leaving the office, Uncle Long swung his legs and came to his side.
"Hey, thank you Uncle Long."
The amount of this contract is US$1 million!
This is the reasonable price that the elder brother came up with after discussing with him on the plane.
Because Zhang Ziyi's salary when she participated in "Rush Hour 2" a few years ago was US$1 million.
Zhang Yuan is certainly no match for the International Chapter now.
But he also starred in Lao Mouzi's film, just like International Zhang.
There has been inflation in the past few years, and the budget for the third part is much higher than the second one.
In addition, he had just done a big favor to the crew, so he naturally had to ask for money.
What's more, Uncle Long has learned through his own connections that the salary offered to Hiroyuki Sanada by the crew is 1 million US dollars.
Why are we, little Chinese brothers, not as good as those who lived a good life when we were young?
Chenlong also helped him fight for it, and then he got the highest salary in his career so far.
And the flowers outside the wall are fragrant inside.
The purpose of getting paid overseas is to increase one's worth at home.
Just like the International Chapter.
She received a salary of US$1 million for "Rush Hour 2".
And when she starred in the subsequent "Memoirs of a Geisha", she claimed to have received a "sky-high" salary of 5 million US dollars.
But in fact, she only received a guaranteed salary of US$500,000, and confidently signed a profit-sharing contract.
As a result, although the film earned a box office of 160 million U.S. dollars, the cost was as high as 85 million U.S. dollars, causing huge losses to Columbia, the film's production company.
In the end, the International Chapter only received the initial $500,000.
Because of the box office failure of this film, International Chapter's Hollywood career was almost completely ruined.
Hollywood is so cruel. Once you fail, it's hard to get a chance to turn around.
It was not until several years later that she returned to the North American market with "The Knight", which was filmed and financed by Baodao Capital.
But the cost of this film was only 20 million US dollars, which is obviously not a work of the same magnitude as the 85 million "Memoirs of a Geisha".
She who could perform in A-level works can also perform in C-level works.
This is why she dated that foreigner back then and did not shy away from it in public.
Because that foreigner named Ivy Nevo is the largest individual shareholder of Time Warner Group and has a close relationship with the Murdoch family.
She wants to use this relationship to get herself back to Hollywood.
The famous "Snow Flower and Secret Fan" incident of changing roles.
Zhang Ziyi dismounted and was replaced by Li Bingbing.
It was also because Jiujiang broke up with the foreigner at that time.
Because the producer of "The Secret Fan" was Murdoch's then-wife Wendi Deng.
After breaking up, there is no such relationship.
Kicked out immediately.
But even so, it still does not affect International Zhang's salary as a first-line actress in the country.
Regardless of whether you make it in Hollywood or not, even if you go there and have gold rims, your worth will definitely rise significantly.
Zhang Yuan weighed the contract.
This is not just a contract, it is proof of your worth.
In the future, if a domestic crew hires me to film a movie, the salary must be at least 1.5 times that of this contract.
"Mr. Roger, I discussed this with you..."
He had just taken a few steps when a somewhat familiar-looking island native also approached the producer.
Zhang Yuan took a look and saw that it was Hiroyuki Sanada's agent from a few days ago.
"Sorry, we have already signed a contract for the role in this film."
"I'm sorry, I hope there will be a chance to cooperate next time." The producer replied unceremoniously.
"What..." The agent's eyes widened, and then he turned to look at Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan looked at him and raised his hand to say hello.
The face of the guy opposite was blue.
Zhang Yuan thought to himself, I can be considered a success in resisting Japan...
After settling the contract, Zhang Yuan immediately rushed to the airport and rushed back to Xiangjiang without stopping.
The time difference of more than ten hours is indeed enough to bear.
When we arrived in Xiangjiang, it happened to be early morning.
Fortunately, he slept on the plane and was still energetic.
He threw his things at the hotel, took a shower, and rushed directly to the set.
"You're finally back!" Er Dongsheng saw him coming and stepped forward to say hello.
"Is the matter over there settled?"
"OK."
"Did you get the role?" Director Er asked carefully.
"Yes, I got it."
The two chatted for a while. When Er Dongsheng learned that Zhang Yuan had received a contract worth 1 million US dollars, he felt emotional.
Fortunately I came early!
I will definitely not be able to use him anymore.
If you think about it this way, wouldn't you make a lot of money by letting him film "The Disciple"?
I also thought that he could get such a high salary when he first entered Hollywood. If this movie is successful at the box office, it will not be allowed to take off in the future!
Er Dongsheng looked at the young mainland actor in front of him, thinking that in a few years there would be another Chen Long, Li Lianjie.
Xiangjiang people are not very strict about their words. He got the contract and the contract amount quickly spread throughout the entire crew.
Zhang Yuan is not taboo about this, and even thinks it is a good thing.
Let people know!
Knowing it is good for you, whether it is fame or income.
"Ugh!"
On the set, Song Jia was twitching all over.
She was filming the scene where Fen died from an overdose of D.
"Stuck!"
"It's not scary enough, it's not painful enough." Director Er said after calling it quits.
"Okay, I'll adjust it again."
This scene requires Zhang Yuan's cooperation, so he is nearby.
"Congratulations." Seeing him coming, Song Jia said with a smile.
At the same time, his eyes were full of envy.
One million dollars!
How much is this!
How many movies do I have to do to earn this back?
But I thought about it again.
Zhang Yuanruo has made his mark in Hollywood.
So if I join his team, can I also take advantage of the resources in North America?
Teacher Song is hesitant now. In fact, in the final analysis, he doesn't want to let go of the benefits.
Greed is human nature.
"By the way, in the scene just now, you..." After talking for a while, Zhang Yuan smiled and said a few words to her.
When filming started again, Er Dongsheng found that Song Jia's performance was obviously a higher level than before.
The struggle and distortion before death are particularly excellent and real.
"Okay!"
"This is done!"
Director Er applauded with great satisfaction.
"What did you say to her?" Director Er looked at Zhang Yuan again.
The director saw what he said to the other party, and then Song Jia's performance became much better.
"I asked her to think more about what it would be like to die..."
"That's it?"
"Yeah."
Of course not.
Zhang Yuan didn't ask her to think, but to recall.
After all, she had a near-death experience.
She almost died while playing bondage with someone, but I saved her.
Life is the best teacher.
Would it be better to have a real experience when performing again?
"Thank you..." Song Jia, who was praised by the director, thanked him with a slightly embarrassed expression.
"You're welcome."
Song Jia recalled the work of the past few days.
It seems that when Zhang Yuan is in the group, he is obviously more energetic than when he is not in the group.
Because whenever there was any problem when he was there, someone could solve it.
Whether it's a performance or something else.
Teacher Song feels that having him in the group is like having a sheepdog in a flock of sheep.
"Director Er, won't you give me a red envelope even if you die?" Zhang Yuan asked Er Dongsheng after filming this scene.
After all, Song Jiaai's character was offline in this scene, so according to the rules, she had to receive a red envelope as a bonus.
"There's no rush, we'll give it together tomorrow."
"She will play a dead person tomorrow."
When Director Er mentioned this, Zhang Yuan saw Teacher Song beside him suddenly get excited.
"Director, director, director...can you stop filming like that?" Song Jia asked tremblingly.
What's going on?
Tomorrow is the key scene.
Mouse play!
This can be considered one of the famous scenes in "The Disciples".
In order to strive for authenticity, Er Dongsheng asked Song Jia to perform in person instead of using stand-ins or mannequins.
He also asked the prop man to go to the ditch himself and caught a lot of big brown-gray rats in the alley.
It scares Teacher Song!
I almost ran away carrying the train.
Because according to the script, these mice have to crawl all over her body!
Later, after repeated communication and compromise, Director Er agreed to use those real ditch rats in the future.
Close-up shots, especially those crawling on her body, were made using lab rats, which were painted by makeup artists to resemble street rats.
The little white mice are much cleaner than the big southern rats.
Moreover, these rats are quite honest. After dozens of generations of genetic screening, their personalities have become close to those of pets.
But even so, with rats crawling all over his body, the mental pressure can be imagined.
Teacher Song feels that being covered with rats is worse than being covered with men.
After listening to her statement, Zhang Yuan looked serious.
"Song Jia, Xiao Jia Zi!"
"We came from the mainland entertainment industry to perform together, let's not lose our status!"
"Be energetic!"
"I'm not energetic..." Teacher Song shook his head repeatedly.
Seeing that she didn't want to eat Gonghuo for three consecutive times, Zhang Yuan had no choice but to continue talking.
"You're not the only one here."
"So many staff are with you."
"You can't stop shooting just because you're scared, right?"
"We must have professional ethics."
Although she enjoys having fun in private, Song Jia is still very particular when it comes to work.
Seeing Zhang Yuan say this, this man gritted his teeth after thinking about it.
"Okay!"
The next day, the two came to the set.
"Director, why is it so deserted today?" Zhang Yuan glanced at the scene. There were only a few scattered people.
"I've all asked for leave..." Er Dongsheng said with a dark face.
Zhang Yuan:......
Everyone on the crew ran away, right?
In fact, Er Dongsheng also wanted to run away, but if he ran away, there would be no one to direct the show.
Let the actress come on, and you all can escape. How fucking ridiculous!
Song Jiaren, who had spent the whole night preparing mentally, was stunned.
I seem to have been fooled!
"It's okay, I'm here." Zhang Yuan clenched his fist.
You bunch of unsatisfactory Xiangjiang guys!
Isn’t it just a mouse?
Then, the remaining two props brothers brought in a large cage containing dozens of rats, chattering and jumping incessantly.
They were densely packed, squeaking and climbing up on the bodies of the same kind.
The fur is shiny and the eyes are red.
The claws walked back and forth on the iron cage, making a sharp friction sound of "tap".
Zhang Yuan:! ! !
Physical discomfort.
He had goosebumps.
One or two were fine, but so many appeared together that the back of his head felt numb.
"Teacher Song, don't panic, it's just a mouse." Zhang Yuan comforted Song Jia who was swallowing saliva next to him.
"Okay!" She said through gritted teeth.
"Then what...Director, I'm not in this scene today."
"Then I'm going to rest." Zhang Yuan asked after comforting him.
"I won't disturb the filming crew. I'll see you later."
Song Jia:......
"I'm not afraid of mice." Zhang Yuan explained as Song Jia looked at him with contempt.
"The main reason is that I don't get along with these rat zodiac signs, and it's easy to have conflicts, which is bad for my career."
“Take good photos, I’ll watch you!”
After saying that, he took long strides and left the set before the mouse cage was opened... (End of Chapter)