Hollywood legendary director

As the dusk approached, a Mercedes-Benz stopped at the foot of the ranch.

A middle-aged white man in formal clothes got off the car. It was Mason Robert, Jack Gyllenhaal's agent, who had come from afar.

He set off from Los Angeles early in the morning. Although it was a hard drive all the way, he looked pretty good.

After all, his client has taken the path of Lyman-Rates. If the movie really becomes popular, it is also very good news for him.

But all of these prerequisites require successful negotiation first, and he came for this.

Standing outside the car, he immediately dialed Jack Gyllenhaal.

"Yes, I'm here."

After a while, Jack came down from the mountain.

The two chatted, then followed the address to a homestay, knocking at the door non-stop.

Lehman opened the door and immediately understood what was going on. He smiled and said, "You two, come in first."

After Mason-Robert walked in, he took the initiative to introduce him: "Mr. Lyman, hello, I am Jack's agent. Just call me Mason."

Well, Mason belongs to the old brokerage company William Morris, but it has some connections with the CAA where Lehman works.

To be precise, the founder of CAA defected from William Morris and came from the door.

"Jack's image and temperament are in line with my role in the movie. You are his agent, what do you mean?" Lyman didn't have so much time to be polite and straightforward.

Good words, everyone loves to listen.Although Jack Gyllenhaal has heard of it since he was a child, he still has to tell who said it.At this moment, I can hear Lehman saying that he fits the role very well, and his mood is also unconcealed. He looked at the agent next to him, as if expecting him to agree quickly.

Mason ignored the look in Jack's eyes and said: "It is natural for us to be able to act in the works of Director Lehman. We are also very sincere to promote cooperation."

Everyone carried the sedan chair and fought back.

Seeing that this person was so professional, Lehman stopped talking nonsense.Directly took out a printed contract, as well as the budget plan sent by Ryan, the tentative shooting schedule, and the lease contract with the location, and put it in front of him, saying: "Since Everyone wants to cooperate, so let's talk first."

"This?"

As if seeing the other party’s doubts, Lehman explained: “I am the director and producer of this project, and I have the right to determine the performance contract of the actors.”

It is said that as early as the filming of "Bad Guy", he began to have two positions as director, but only now he began to exercise a little power as a producer.

In the past, if Ryan helped him or George came to negotiate and negotiate, he didn't need to worry about it.

But now, one is busy on the set, and one is flying around the world to check the overseas box office share of "Bad Guy" with theaters all over the world, including some offline copyright operations.

He couldn't get out of it, he couldn't do it, he had to do it himself.

Mason understood it in his heart and didn't say much.

Look at these things one by one.

Based on everything, and then based on your own judgment, to determine the next fight intensity and favorable conditions.

Every qualified broker should strive for the best contract for his clients.

He still has this professional ethics.

After reading it slowly, organize the documents carefully.When he raised his head again, he smiled again.

"This project seems to be almost ready, we are also very willing to play," Mason sorted out the words: "And Jack's schedule is fully coordinated, there will be no trouble, but... "He frowned, did not go on immediately, but first said to Jack Gyllenhaal on the side: "Jack, you go out first."

Jack also understood that the next step was the specific salary negotiation, and his client would only get in the way.Nodded, and politely greeted Lehmann, "Director Lehmann, I'm leaving first, you guys talk."

Lehman waved his hand and motioned: "Yeah."

After the people left, Mason was no longer polite, pointing to the contract with a smile, and said: "I also thought about related issues on the way when I came here. I think a one-time payment of 2 million US dollars is very appropriate.

The other party opened up and raised Jack's worth a lot. Lehman was not bothered by such nonsense, and slowly retorted: "He is just a supporting role. The price is inflated."

"The crew's plan is to shoot for one month, right? We, it's 30 days, less than 70,000 US dollars per day. Compared with Jack's current results, I think it is very reasonable."

Lehman was amused. Although he didn't hate actors fighting for reasonable salaries, he had never thought of being harsh. According to reason, Lehman was involved in project investment, but he was not the biggest burden. It doesn't matter whether the pay is more or less, it doesn't matter to him, perhaps Europa Pictures and Paramount care more than him.

However, the film’s production budget is only 10 million U.S. dollars, and I have almost set aside 6 million U.S. dollars in salary space. If Jack is going to take 2 million, how do you calculate the costs and expenses of other cast members?What if the shooting cost exceeds the upper limit?

It is very, very troublesome to know that the production cost is not enough to add additional investment, which means that the distribution terms previously signed with the two distribution companies need to be negotiated again.If that is the point, and the crew is running out of money for filming, should he, the director, investor and producer, pay for it out of his own pocket?

Think about it, is it impossible.He is not a saint, he is obviously taking advantage of others.

"Mason, as far as I know, Jack Gyllenhaal didn't get such a high salary for his role in "Brokeback Mountain", and his role in this drama is more important."

"It's not the same, Director Lyman, isn't it a qualification for him to appear in this work? As long as the response is good, his salary increase should be a matter of course, do you think?"

"Of course, this is a common industry rule that Hollywood complies with. But now I don't know when this movie will be released? Maybe my movie will be faster, maybe, what do you think?" Lyman laughed.

According to Li, filming is slower and editing is slower. It is normal to delay for a year or two.

Mason still did not give up and continued to fight for reasons. "He started acting in movies when he was 11 years old. He has made many works and achieved good results. He is very popular with audience fans. Director Lyman, Jack is a very good actor, and Is it more suitable for this role than him?"

Lehman didn't want to give a good face anymore.

Sometimes, some people just need a little deterrence.

In other words, their "acceptance" is directly cut off.