hollywood draw

It's lunch break now, and people's attention is gathering quickly and dispersing quickly. Gilmore quickly left with doubts. There were too many things waiting for him to do during this period, and he had no idea of ​​exploring the unknown.

"Wayne, other actors' audition work and contract issues..."

Charles Rowan took a deep sip of the cigarette, and while asking, he was still observing the other person's face in a hidden way. He was now a little confused about Wayne's style of conduct. After all, this was a project led by the other party. It was a bit inaccurate whether the producer wanted to participate in the actor selection.

"Schwartz is undergoing the initial screening of those supporting actors and young actors who don't have a lot of roles."

After pondering for a while, Wayne glanced at the careful producer and said, "The person who has not been confirmed yet, we will have the final audition together these two days. Charles, for the treatment contracts of other actors, I only have one requirement, try to reduce the pay for small characters, and try to leave enough money to invest in the production of the film."

"no problem."

Some things, before Charles Rowan officially joined the crew, had already communicated with Bruce Rosenblum, and he also had a rough idea of ​​some partners' employment habits.

According to Bruce Rosenblum's original words, the real core of the entire crew has never been those big stars who have become famous, but have always been director Wayne Greenberg. Therefore, only the other party can get the top salary in almost every project.

For example, in this "Dark Knight" crew, Wayne has three positions that will be written into the contract as usual. The first is the director, followed by the screenwriter and the second producer. Undoubtedly, the director is the main position and the big part of the salary component.

The screenwriter is very simple. The plot outline and main storyline of "The Dark Knight" are provided by the other party. Although many details are filled by the screenwriter department of Warner Bros., the final version still needs to be modified and decided by Wayne. Those screenwriters on the deep assembly line are basically impossible to sign in the screenwriter column.

As for the producer, it is even simpler, because he is the initiator of the entire project, and he chooses to retain a producer position. When uncontrollable unexpected situations occur, Wayne can guarantee the greatest voice and control of the crew.

According to Hollywood's usual rules, since Wayne has taken up a position in the crew, he must receive a due remuneration. Not only should these be clearly stated in the contract, but his name must also be marked on the ending subtitles of the film.

For a second producer, a position similar to a nominee, the salary is only a symbolic $200,000, and the same is true for a screenwriter, only $400,000.

It is worth mentioning that Wayne is very generous and will share the income of the screenwriter to the screenwriters in the Warner Bros. screenwriter department who participated in "The Dark Knight". This money is insignificant to him, but it is a bonus that makes people more motivated to work.

The part that truly forms his salary subject is the director's job, but this is also the least controversial part. In this regard, both Warner Bros. and Wayne have a considerable understanding.

The basic salary is 20 million US dollars. When the film begins, the project is completed and the film is officially removed, it will be paid to Wayne's designated account in three times.

In fact, the most important thing is the later box office share, which has always been a stronghold for negotiations, because every extra percentage point or less may involve millions of dollars in profits.

The tacit understanding between the two sides comes from this. Warner Bros. happily gave 20% of the global box office. The top-level share of the circle, Wayne gave up, wanting to involve other income in the later stages, and taking the top-level share of the circle with peace of mind.

Of course, Warner Bros. will definitely pay according to the regulations for the part of the copyright income given to the director by the union. Although the proportion in this regard is very low, about 2% less, but this income is long-term meal tickets. Even if the film is left for ten years, twenty years later, it will still be paid on time every year at a specific time.

"Wayne, in my impression, you should be the director who won the most global box office share in Billy." During the chat, Charles Rowan looked at the young face beside him and sighed. "Even if it is enlarged into the whole Hollywood, you should be the most stable Mr. 20+20."

"Ha, Charles, you probably remembered it wrong."

Before Wayne spoke, Naomi Watts sat next to the two of them in the uniform of a prosecutor. This was one of her looks in the film, and she looked very neat.

Nodding to the Australian actress with a smile, Charles Rowan asked in confusion: "What? In my impression, it is indeed like this, and it is impossible to remember it wrong."

Blinking at Wayne playfully, Naomi Watts shook his head and looked at the producer and said, "I remember that the first person to get 20+20 pay was Jin Carrey. Now this big star is the most stable 20+20 gentleman. Oh, by the way, I remember that for a while, everyone called Jin Carrey a pioneer in Hollywood box office sharing. "

She was sure that she remembered this correctly. After the end of the film "The Disguised Wizard", the other party's commercial pay went straight to tens of millions of dollars, at least only mentioned commercial films for the theater market. His commercial appeal and fan favourites were definitely ahead of Tom Big and Big in this period.

Since the past few years, movie fans seem to have no hesitation when they see Kim Carrey's face with rich facial expressions on the movie poster, and they will go to the theater to buy tickets to watch it. The movies he starred in will definitely not disappoint ordinary movie fans, and the audience is very wide.

“no,no,no.”

Speaking of this, Charles Rowan shook his head and smiled and corrected: "Jin Carrey is indeed a box office guarantee, but the concept of 20+20 is completely different. Nami, Wayne is the global box office share! And the others are just North American box office share."

This is what makes him sigh. The director with an alternative style around him changed his usual understanding of the production company.

When Warner Bros. faced others asking for box office share, it was like being constipated. The negotiations were completely different, and it was not difficult to see a little bit by bit for three or four months.

When it comes to negotiations with Wayne's agent, the two sides not only have a fast speed, but also when it comes to sensitive box office share, Warner Bros. did not hesitate at all and directly gave the top-level one, just like they were afraid that the other party would regret it, and they wanted to get Wayne to sign the contract as soon as possible.

"Ba, bha, bha."

Wayne slapped a few times in the face, shook his head in a daze, and ended the discussion between the two around him about his salary. "Nami, work time is up, gossip time is over, gossip time is over. Gossip. Charles, we have to talk about the location..."

He directly ignored the Australian actress rolling her eyes and waving her fists before leaving. Perhaps in the mid-to-late 1990s, directors and actors who could get 20 million yuan in Hollywood and share the box office with a 20% share of the box office were very rare, but this was just from the perspective of the present.

After the turn of the century, a top director or a first-line movie star will get a top-level pay of 20 million or even more, which is nothing at all.

As Hollywood production companies become more diversified in revenue, box office profits account for a lower and lower proportion of total revenue. As long as a film has a guaranteed box office and subsequent offline revenue, the income that top major directors can get is now, even some second- and third-tier directors are completely likely to get.

However, whether it is a movie star or a director, there is a problem here, that is, gender. This is a pyramid of Chilolo's men's rights. Even for the first-line female stars, their salary is generally far lower than that of male stars of the same position. The same work pays differently. In Hollywood, it is simply a rule that no one can change.

Even after the second decade after the turn of the century, METOO and other sports were so excited, this common phenomenon has not changed much. Female stars who can get top pay are only a small part of the overall base.

"Wayne, I really don't understand why you recognized New York."

When talking about the main location of "The Dark Knight", Charles Rowan hesitated and finally expressed his doubts. "After we announced the second installment of Batman, the Chicago City Government has contacted me several times. They hope that the film can be filmed in Windy City and gave a very good tax refund."

This is really confusing. Even in the hearts of comics and movie fans, Gotham's prototype tends toward Chicago. In fact, whether it is New York or Chicago, these two cities are the most famous sin capitals in North America, so there is no need to stare at the Big Apple City.

Charles Rowan has read the script carefully and also read some storyboards made by Wayne. He is very sure that there will be no problem shooting in Chicago. The Wayne Building, the aerial tracks connecting the whole city that fans saw in the film, were actually shot by special effects models, and had nothing to do with the location.

"No, we will put it in New York, even if there is no tax refund!"

Wayne shook his head. Of course he understood the benefits of changing the location, but some things cannot be said too much, which is related to other subsequent plans.

In fact, in this "Dark Knight", there are too many things that make him reluctant to make changes, but for the sake of the subsequent plan, he must make some minor changes to the film. Otherwise, the second part of the trilogy will be extremely conspicuous, which is that it will be too real.

Compared to the magical and technological sense achieved by other superhero movies, Wayne is more willing to position the original "Dark Knight" as a police and gangster film.

In fact, when he was making "Batman: The Moment of War", he wanted to stuff things into it drastically, but in the end he chose to seek stability. For example, the Shadow Warriors Alliance snatched a water extinguisher on the ship of the Wayne Group and sank the ship.

It can be explained later that there are several powerful torpedoes on the ship, or similar powerful weapons, and the black manta ray went to blow up Atlantis...

For example, the Shadow Warriors Alliance was over. The rest of the members firmly believed and continued to go to other cities to commit sabotage. Regarding various news reports, the police in other cities began to work together. When Officer Gordon received the news, the list in his hand clearly stated Barry Allen...

In fact, it doesn’t take too much shot or time. Just use the camera to give the list a large close-up at the end.

However, this is the first Batman movie after all. Wayne obediently put away all his spoof mentality and chose to test the market in the most stable way and cultivate the movie-watching habits of movie fans. The first movie put too much character information into it, and no one knows what unpredictable consequences will occur.

Seeing the young director beside him fall into thinking, Charles Rowan shook his head helplessly, stood up and prepared to communicate with the third-party insurance company first to ensure the crew's funding issues.

After all, this series is based on the other party's opinions. "The Dark Knight" is too important to Warner Brothers. No one dares to question all Wayne's decisions. Otherwise, no one can bear the blame whenever there is a problem with the film.

"Boss, Nicholas Cage just called."

The producer just left the rest area in a corner of the studio. Nina frowned, but still leaned forward and reached out and gently pushed her boss. She knew this man so well that if she let him fall into thinking like this, the length of time would be completely uncontrollable.

"I think Nicholas Cage must have seen the news of the crew's signing with other actors." The assistant lady saw Wayne shook her head and lit another cigarette, and then continued: "He made an appointment with me on the phone at 2:00 pm, saying that she came to talk to you alone."

"I understand, please remind me when he arrives."

Nodding, Wayne smiled at the corner of his mouth.

The character of Joker is really important for Batman's second part, so he deliberately did not inform Nicholas Cage. It is not that simple to get the soul of this film. He must have seen the other party's state and then make the final decision after the performance.

The script and requirements were actually given to Nicholas Cage so long in advance. If the final performance effect still cannot reach the line in his heart, Wayne will definitely throw the friendship aside and find others again without hesitation.

As long as the actor Clown is not qualified, he would rather delay the shooting cycle of the entire film than choose to make do with it.

In the thick smoke, Wayne was holding a cigarette in his mouth and fell into deep thought again. This "Dark Knight" is so important. Just as it was said at the project launch conference, it plays a role in connecting the past and the future, and no risk can be taken.

Time passed quickly, and it was busy in the studio. Nicholas Cage entered the studio alone. From the beginning of his entry into the studio gate, he attracted countless people's attention along the way. The reporters around the studio gate chased him and kept taking photos.

“oh my god!”

Nina, who saw Nicholas Cage first, made a scream, and woke Wayne who was thinking. When he turned around in confusion, he opened his mouth wide and muttered, "This play is crazy!"