131 Chapter 131 Conversation with Tom (seeking subscription recommendation) (1/2)

Los Angeles in March can already smell the taste of summer. The cloudless blue sky allows the sun to fall without any obstruction, mixed with comfortable breeze, which makes people particularly enjoy.

Lehman, Thomas, Ryan, George and others pushed their suitcases out of the passage of the international airport and got on the special car from Paramount and CAA to pick them up.

The group was divided into two groups, each sitting in the car, and separated at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard.

Lehman was in a CAA car. He was the only one in the car except the driver. Originally, Kevin Hoween would come, but because of temporary incidents, it didn't happen.

The vehicle turned into Wilson Avenue, all the way north, after passing the bustling shopping district, gradually entered the luxury house area on the hillside of Beverly Hills.

The hustle and bustle of the city was left behind, replaced by the tranquility that gradually settled down.

The environment here is really good, and it is no wonder that it will become a cluster of rich people in Los Angeles.

Now, the establishment of the new project has been completely completed, and the very different issues regarding his treatment and investment have also been determined.

Relying on the efforts of the agent Johnson, after several rounds of see-saw talks, everything fell to the ground.

The basic remuneration of 10 million U.S. dollars plus 12% of the film's full income, provided that he has to invest 12 million U.S. dollars, but in contrast, in terms of box office revenue, he also needs to sign a stepwise sharing agreement.

Compromise with each other and make concessions with each other.

Because Lehmann focused the negotiation on the film investment income, he had to sign a box office share rule.

In other words, leaving aside the identity of the investor and looking at it only from the standpoint of the director's identity, it is not easy to get the portion of the box office that should be taken.

Hollywood distribution companies are all vampires. If they do not have enough profit guarantees, they will not easily let go.

And this stepped box office division is their common method to avoid director risk.

If the global box office of ”Bad Guy” is only over 300 million in the future, Lehman can only get the basic salary and return on investment money, and the basic salary will be settled three times, namely before the shooting, before post-production, and downgrade After that, there will be no box office rewards; if the global box office exceeds 400 million, you will enjoy 3% of the box office revenue; if you exceed 500 million, the proportion will increase to 5%; if you exceed 600 million, 7%... .. The maximum is 10%, which is also the upper limit of the re-sign agreement, provided that the global box office exceeds 800 million, and no matter how much money is made thereafter, this ratio is also the same.

To put it bluntly, the purpose of signing such an agreement is to avoid the huge investment risks brought about by too high initial investment.

This is also the practice of Hollywood blockbusters, they like to tie the director and the movie tightly together.

Anyway, the more the movie sells, the more they earn, and they don’t hesitate to share a little profit, but the premise is that they have to earn some money.

If you make a loss, you should reduce the loss. If you don't sign such a share regulation, in case, the box office of the movie is not very good, the director still takes a lot of shares. Isn't it because they lose more.

Think about it and know that Paramount Pictures also hired the Allianz Fire Insurance Fund as the third party for the film. How could it sit back and watch such risks be exposed.

The operation of each blockbuster can be said to be well-thought-out. Paramount is experienced and even more so.

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Beverly Hills has always been called the ”most noble residential area” by the American people. Of course, this name is not because the land price or real estate here is really ”the most expensive” in the United States, but because it is the most famous.

This city within the city of Los Angeles is home to countless Hollywood movie stars, and it can be said that it is a place where countless movie fans are flocking.

The CAA driver drove the vehicle steadily into the Beverly mansion area, observing the road conditions expertly, and finally stopped at the door of a mansion.

I opened the car window, leaned out, faced the surveillance camera on the front door, and pressed the voice call button below. After a while, a voice came, ”Okay, wait a minute, I will open the door.”

The driver retracted his body and waited for the iron door to slowly open to the inside before putting down the handbrake and starting the car.

Slowly driving into the mansion, the first thing you see is a green lawn with symmetrical two sides.

Lehmann watched with great interest, small fountains, pillars, tall trees planted around the walls, etc., can give him a different visual experience.

Around the front yard, the driver parked the car at the door of a house.

Lehmann pushed the door and got out of the car. A man in casual clothes heard the sound and walked out of the house quickly.

”Hi, buddy, welcome your arrival.” It was the owner of this mansion who greeted Tom Cruise, who is now a-list in Hollywood, ”You go back first.” He told the driver. With a cry, he turned his head and said with a smile: ”Lyman, sorry for letting you come here. This is definitely my rudeness.”

Facing his enthusiasm, Lyman also smiled politely and politely, ”It doesn't matter, it's my honor.”

The two exchanged greetings and walked into the well-decorated house.