Chapter 769 The long-term plan
Anson finally understood and looked at Edgar with a half-smile, "No wonder he couldn't hide his envy when he mentioned Jim Carrey's agent."
< br>Edgar could detect the joking in Anson's eyes, but he didn't mind at all, with a calm face, "Envy. Of course I'm envious. This is a moment like this that an agent enjoys. There is no price without negotiation, and he loves cooperation without cooperation; once For cooperation, the agent’s 10% commission is two million.”
“God, if this is the price for the whole Hollywood to hate me, I don’t mind going to hell.”
Haha, haha. Ha ha.
Anson burst out laughing, he could deeply feel Edgar's sincerity.
Edgar himself couldn't help but chuckle.
“But this is a joke.”
“Jim Carrey doesn’t mind this kind of life, while complaining that he will never be recognized and favored by the academy and chattering as if he is the victim , while living with peace of mind in the 20 million club and bearing the resentment of half of Hollywood, but completely unaware of the crux of the problem, but I mind."
"This is not the career I planned for you. It’s also not my vision for a career as an agent.”
Anson was slightly surprised, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Edgar.
When this matter happened to be mentioned, Edgar took advantage of the situation to discuss it.
“Currently, the Twenty Million Club is the top of the Hollywood pyramid. From 1996 to now, it has only been a short six years, and there are only a handful of club members.”< br>
“But movie companies have begun to be wary, and the reason is Jim Carrey, but it’s not just Jim Carrey.”
“Julia Roberts stars in ‘Notting Hill’ The root cause of the unpleasant quarrel with the crew was that the director and screenwriter visited her several times in person to try to persuade her to lower her salary. Julia refused without any room for maneuver. Fifteen million dollars was fifteen million dollars, which embarrassed the crew. .”
"The production cost of the entire movie was only 40 million US dollars."
"Of course, the cooperation was successful in the end, and Julia got her wish of 15 million US dollars in salary; the screenwriter retaliated in the script She wrote a line, and when someone asked her how much she earned from her last movie, she said, "Fifteen million dollars."
"When the movie was released, I heard that Julia kept it. I have never seen this movie until now.”
Behind the scenes, the conflicts and disagreements within the film production team are always more exciting than imagined.
Anson raised his eyebrows, "But 'Notting Hill' did achieve great success at the box office."
Edgar nodded, "So the conflict evolved into a side story that can be laughed off after dinner."
But if the movie fails at the box office, then this conflict may become the trigger for antagonism.
Things are so simple.
Edgar continued, "Don't get me wrong, I stand for the actors. I hope that my actors can get higher salaries, and I also support actors to continue to strive for higher salaries."< br>
“But the point is here, the film companies have begun to be vigilant.”
"Once there are performances with members of the 'Twenty Million Club', it means that production costs will increase, and at the same time, box office pressure will also increase."
"I don't care about the profit statement of the film company, they don't need it either I am worried about this little shrimp; but the problem is that the film company will pass on these pressures to the actors, and they will not swallow these risks obediently."
"In this way, all the box office pressure will be dumped. Give the 20 million club members, once the movie fails, blame the actor's fault."
"God, we are not children anymore, we all know that the success or failure of a movie is not that simple."
"Secondly, it is even more demanding, even harsh, for those members who have not yet entered the 20 million dollar club. There is a huge gap from US$10 million to US$15 million, let alone the next step." "It seems like now, all the film companies are paying attention to us, because we are the next member closest to the 20 million club. They are restraining and vigilant."
Anson nodded slightly to show his understanding, "So you brought the 'Day After Tomorrow' project."
Edgar spread his hands, "Twentieth Century Fox is willing to pay for this Money, I couldn't be happier. This way, things will be much simpler."
Anson couldn't help but become curious, "But you didn't continue to persuade me to take this project."
E. Degas, "Jim Carrey is an example. Pay is very important, really, really, really important..." A series of "very"s made Anson and Edgar both laugh, "But it's not the only important thing. We need to take the long view and if you don’t like it, we shouldn’t force it.”
"Anson, we strive to climb to the top of the pyramid just to win more say, don't we?"
Anson nodded lightly, "I thought it was to leave a name in history, but your statement is also correct. .”
Obviously, this is a joke.
Edgar smiled and continued talking.
“Of course, the most important reason is that even if we enter the 20 million club, I don’t think this is a long-term solution.”
"The pressure on film companies will be increasing, and they will not be merciful. They will find ways to pass on these pressures and risks."
"So, I don't think the 20 million club is At the top of the Hollywood pyramid, I don’t think the 20 million club is the direction of development for actors.”
One stone stirred up a thousand waves——
At the moment in 2003, Edgar’s. These words are absolutely shocking. If spread, the whole of Hollywood will probably be shaken.
However, in Anson's view, this shows Edgar's foresight.
Because Edgar was right.
Hollywood as a whole realizes that if it continues to rely on the "star effect", production costs will continue to rise, and the profits of film companies will be compressed, and it may even evolve into a model where film companies make money for actors, which is absolutely unacceptable to film companies. matter.
So, with the strong rise of "Iron Man" in 2008 as a watershed, film companies began to transition to the "copyright effect", trying to get rid of the constraints of top actors and firmly grasp the initiative.
They succeeded. The copyright holders led by Disney, Warner Bros., and Sony Columbia completely reversed the film market model in the following fifteen years, and the film companies completely gained the upper hand.
But in 2023, the overall decline of comic book superhero movies has become another turning point. The game between top actors and film companies has reopened and entered a new stage.
Right now, in 2003, Edgar had already smelled something abnormal, and his wisdom and foresight could be seen at this time.
However, this is not really powerful -
There are so many smart people in Hollywood. They should be able to see the film company’s resistance to the “20 million club” and try to reverse the situation. There are more than one or two.
What is really powerful is to see the next trend and response strategies from the foresight.
Anson raised his head and looked at Edgar, only to find that Edgar's eyes were flickering over him, slightly uneasy. He did not hide his surprise, "What's wrong?"
Edgar choked: He just threw a shocking bomb, and Anson reacted like this? That's it?
(End of this chapter)