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Paramount's people are gone, not in a good mood.

Subsequently, the people from Europa Pictures also left one after another, leaving only Lehmann and Luc Besson in the huge conference room.

He knew that Lehman must have doubts in his heart at this time, so he took the initiative to stay.

"In this new project, Paramount Pictures will invest 60 million yuan, and their right to speak will be great." Luc Besson said self-consciously.

But these words made Lyman even more confused, and he posted a suspicious look in the past.

It's no wonder that Paramount's people are so strong, so they have confidence.

"They gave up the copyright of the film, only demanded revenue sharing, and gave us all the rights to distribute overseas except North America. They declared that they would not interfere." Luc Besson stood up and said slowly: "This is a The proposal that people cannot refuse, so we also agreed to their excess investment ratio."

In order to ensure the protection of the rights and interests of all investors in the offline division, theoretically, each investor should hold a part of the film copyright according to the investment ratio, such as the "Mission: Impossible" series, which is clearly led by Paramount’s people. Yes, but because Tom Cruise was very courageous at the time, he invested heavily in taking the risk of shooting, which led to him holding more film rights than Paramount’s people, which means that this series of If you want to make a movie, you can't avoid Tom Cruise.

This is why Shirley Lansing advocated for Tom Cruise to join.

Everything is inseparable from an exchange of interests.

Paramount wants to broaden performance, which is Shirley Lansing's self-protection method;

Tom Cruise wants to transform, not to be a screen vase;

Europa Pictures does not want to take too much risk, but also wants to grasp long-term benefits...

As for Lehman, isn't it? Now that there is a stalemate on the revenue share and investment quota, doesn't he also have his own considerations.

"oh, I understand now."

After speaking, Lehmann shook hands with Luc Besson and left politely.

After leaving the headquarters building, he called his agent Johnson and told him to reach an agreement with Europa Pictures as soon as possible, even if he lowered the conditions slightly.

After giving the order, Lehman put down his phone, looked at the blue sky above his head, and couldn't help but smile.

I thought it was just a simple meeting, but I didn't expect so much toss.

Toss is good, people, just to toss more while alive.

......

In Tom Cruise’s mansion, just after having lunch and taking a nap, the agent Pat Kingsley called.

Tom Cruise was not surprised either, because he knew that the people from Paramount flew to Paris to discuss things with Lehman. He thought it was done, and he felt a little relaxed, "Hey, Pat, this is Tom. ."

"Are you at home now?"

"Well, my property in Beverly Hills."

There was some silence on the other side, which made Tom Cruise aware of something, "About the role of the new project, there may be something wrong." The agent tried to say it as tactfully.

"Because of what?" he asked calmly.

To be honest, he really did not expect that he would be rejected, and he was willing to lower his salary to join this kind of thing.

But the sincerity he released did not seem to be effective.

"Lyman doesn't want to change the story setting of the script, so..."

Although the agent's words were vague, Tom Cruise still roughly understood what happened.

To put it bluntly, people don't care about his value, and they don't want to change anything for him.

"I'll come over right away, let's meet and talk, I can't tell on the phone." Pat Kingsley continued.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Tom Cruise instantly lost his mood.

He didn't expect him to take the initiative, but he was disappointed in the end.

The idea of ​​his wanting to transform is not a day or two.

The loss of word-of-mouth in "Mission Impossible 2" made him realize that his market appeal is slowly declining. For an actor, he is still an actor who has been ridiculed by film critics for "no acting" and "vase man". That is a terrible thing.(Remind, the director of "Mission Impossible 2" is Wu Baige, so everyone understands.)

Later, he participated in the romantic drama "Vanilla Sky", Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report", and participated in many movies that focused on the rhythm of the story instead of the one he had received the most. Play handsome as a cool commercial film.

He is not considering the amount of pay, but the depth of the role, but it is no surprise that the harsh film critics still did not let him go.

After so many years in the movie circle, money or something, of course, there will be no day to make enough money, but who does not want to be said to be good at the same time making money, always being scolded, and the mood will always Is it Shu Chang?

He wants to prove that he is not a vase actor, but there is no suitable role.

From July last year to this year, he hasn't taken a play yet.

Why, it's not that he found out that someone would look for him except for those who are playing handsome and cool characters. Others, nothing at all.

To put it bluntly, even the insiders think that he is the most suitable role without much acting skills.

The life of an actor is really amazing. Tom Cruise has enjoyed the feeling of being popular overnight, but when he felt that he shouldn’t develop like this, he wanted to break through his genre restrictions, but found that he had already been trapped. Too many shackles.

People's impression of him has long been fixed.

To be honest, he envied Nicholas Cage. There are people willing to look for him in any role. He has also won the Oscar statuette, and commercial films have also shined, as if there is no rare place to live with him.

Oh, that "Wind Whisperer" doesn't count.

He also didn't want to waste half of his life, the characters remembered by everyone were still the screen image in "Rising Clouds" or "Mission Impossible".

If you can become a "strength faction", who is willing to become a "vase faction".

You know, no matter how beautiful the "vase" is, he will get old one day. He is 41 years old and he is no longer young.

By his age, many roles are naturally somewhat limited.

The competition for middle-aged actors over the age of 30 is also very fierce. Although they are as exaggerated as actresses, the threshold of 30 years old cuts off the outlet of "Vase" actors. There is no transformation but death.But he also really felt this kind of market change.

If he didn't advance, he would retreat. It wasn't until he discovered Heath Ledger that he had a new idea.

He is not handsome, but his acting skills have been affirmed by a crowd of film critics.

And he has never been tepid to his current status in the circle, using only two movies: a one-man drama "Buried Alive" and a group drama "Furious".

Moreover, these two films were directed by Lehman, and they also created two screen roles with different images, both of which were well received.

Since then, Tom Cruise has been very concerned about it since he was invited to participate in the premiere of "Furious" and paid attention to the market expression of "Furious".

Knowing that Lehman had a new project, he even took the initiative to fight for it.

Unfortunately, he seemed to have failed.

......

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, agent Pat Kingsley came to Tom Cruise's house.

When the two met, they were not in a good mood, sitting on the sofa opposite each other, speechless for a while.

The atmosphere was a little silent, but Pat Kingsley took the lead and said: "Not long ago, Paramount’s people came back to Los Angeles, and Ms. Shirley Lansing also called me, saying that she was powerless. After I asked the people attending the meeting in detail, I realized that Director Lehmann was very determined and could not tolerate the request to modify the ending of the story or the role setting." She glanced at Tom Cruise and continued: " Tom, what do you think?"

"Can you still fight for it?" Tom Cruise did not conceal his urgent attitude, and said anxiously: "I will continue to lower the pay? Do you think he will agree?"

"I think he probably doesn't care about the pay." Pat Kingsley said euphemistically.

A joke, a big production with an investment of 100 million US dollars, leaving an actor salary space of 30 million less, there is no pressure to hire a first-line movie star.

"Then what shall we do?" Tom Cruise had no idea for a while.

Things don't develop according to what he expected, which is really bewildering.

But the agent Pat Kingsley is an idea person. She has been able to take over Tom Cruise’s brokerage business for so many years, and she has her own unique features. On the way here, she has it. Some thoughts. At this time, I saw that Tom Cruise had a strong attitude towards Lehman’s new work, and he did not hesitate to say: “Look for Mr. Kevin Hoween, let him match up and let Lehman meet us. On the one hand, we fight for the role face to face."

"But will he be willing?"

"He is a smart man, he will be willing." Pat Kingsley continued: "After meeting, there is no way for Paramount to set the role. If we want to come, even if we continue to mention it, it will be fine. use."

She took a deep look at Tom Cruise and suddenly asked: "This will damage the screen impression you have accumulated in the eyes of the audience. Playing as a bad guy, are you sure you still want to take it? I mean , Lehman agrees."

Tom Cruise thought about it for a long time, and said: "If the role is really wonderful, I think I will definitely be willing."

"Well, you have an idea, remember to take control when discussing, and if necessary, you can reveal that you are willing to accept further salary reduction plans."

Pat Kingsley obviously also knows that her client has encountered a bottleneck in the career of an actor, and if he does not make a breakthrough, the road behind will only get narrower.

Lehman is also a hot new star director in Hollywood recently. He is obviously in the rapid rise of his career. It is necessary to deal well.

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