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Ben Stiller sat in his seat, still a little bit ignorant of how he was involved in the firefly's head, Lyman Last.

Although the agent notified him of this invitation, the agent also mentioned that the other party's intentions were very positive, and he felt optimistic about him in advance, and asked him to work hard and win the role.

However, it can be said that Ben Stiller has dealt with such a well-known non-local director for the first time, and he still feels a little confused.

While the agent was waiting outside, when he was all alone inside, he suddenly heard a sound, raised his head and saw someone coming in from the door with a smile. It was Lyman who didn't show up very much in the media.

As a result, Ben Stiller quickly stood up, walked over to say hello one step in advance, and quickly raised his eyes while shaking hands and scanned a few times, and found that the real person is more imposing than the photo...

Lehman didn't notice Stiller's little gesture, and he said a few words of greeting, then motioned to sit down and talk.

Lehman still knows him.

Born in New York in 65, he entered the entertainment industry in 1987, and became the screenwriter of "Weekend Night Live" in 1989 and has accumulated many contacts in that show with good ratings.

—— Don’t have too many actors and behind-the-scenes workers who can enter and exit the TV station.

It was also this accumulation that allowed him to make his first screen debut in 94 at the age of 29, a light comedy about love, "The Pain of Reality"-unfortunately, the box office was not good after the movie was released, and it soon returned. The way of comedian and screenwriter.

But this actor from a discipline has never given up on picking up the guide tube...

Lehman looked at the outline of Ben Stiller's face, faintly matching the character who played brilliantly in the "Meet Father-in-Law" series and the "Museum Night" series, but this one is far from being on the screen. So funny, so many words.

Actually Ah is quite quiet.

Of course, acting? There is a more suitable term for the role of human beings, which is too narrow.

Ben Stiller is an all-rounder. The performance of this piece is only comedy theory. His honest, honest, and shrewd style is quite characteristic.

After all, this product can be guided or edited, and it is still very easy to find the location.

Knowing that he has been very free lately and has not taken any other plays, Lehman nodded and asked: "So, now my company has a vacancy for a new male lead, would you like to take it?"

Ben Stiller was extremely surprised after hearing this-although he became famous after appearing in "Meet Father-in-Law", he didn't feel that he could be valued so much. So, what the agent mentioned was very intentional. , It’s not just a rhetoric, but it’s true, maybe even more than his understanding...

Such a good thing, of course Ben Stiller did not refuse, or that Lehman's market is now rising, and more and more people are optimistic about the development of Firefly.

But the inner doubts left Ben Stiller deliberately asking: "Why Mr. Luster..."

"Why did you look for you to play?" Lehman laughed: "I've seen you act in a few movies, and most of them overlap with this role. Your performance is good enough."

After Ben Stiller listened, his hanging heart was considered to fall.

It is hard for him to believe that pie fell from the sky for no reason, especially in this place where he likes to get involved in relationships.

He believed that he rarely contacted Lehmann, and did not think that he was familiar with him, so he gave him a chance-although this is why Lehmann chose him.

In addition to the original film, he was the male lead and played well, but in fact, Fox’s first favorite person is also Kim Carey, but they didn’t agree on the issue of remuneration, and now the schedule is not well coordinated.

But in fact, Lehman values ​​more of "Day Dreamer". This small fresh fantasy light comedy directed by Lehman and starring Kim Carey, with a good reputation, is originally written, directed and acted by Ben Stiller Part of...

In the following days, I hosted a trial installation audition, and the effect was very satisfying.

After that, it's time to discuss the pay.

Ben Stiller is an actor who is always going to be behind the scenes. Although he has a lot of experience in acting, he is not well qualified. In other words, if it hadn't been for the performance of "Meet Father-in-Law", he hadn't had a box office. Two hundred million works are close by.

But with this market performance, the film pay has risen quickly.

In the past, two or three million would do, but now, it will have to rise to more than ten million. If "Museum" is successful again, and the tradition of starring in the series of daring to bid, it won’t be a profit to try 20 million. Not possible.

Of course, Lehman has plans to make "Museum" into a series of movies, so it must be a long-term contract, starting at least three.

At the conference table.

Ben Stiller's agent has a different view.

Negotiation of the agreement is the home field of the broker, and the first principle is to serve and consider the customers.

As soon as he saw the signing of a long-term contract, he keenly discovered that Firefly attaches great importance to the project, and it is likely that he has formulated a relatively complete project plan.

In this way, the importance of the project by the studio means the emphasis on resources. It is definitely a good thing for Ben Stiller to be able to participate, but it is a long contract that is not so good.

A broker is very reluctant to sign long-term project contracts with his own clients. First, no matter how good the results are, the confidence to bid will not rise. Second, the space for the salary range to operate is too limited, and it is almost tied to the system. The studio is here.

To sum it up, it is too harsh, and it will be detrimental to the actors if it is made from the perspective of the studio. Many details must be based on the project's interests, without considering the career development of an actor.

Therefore, although this character looks wonderful and has a bright future, one thing is that there is too little room for change...

So, what if you reject this contract?

Let’s not talk about Ben Stiller's willingness-the agent considers well for the actors, but first of all, he must ensure that others’ ideas are not the case. If the client is wrong, he will know it. With emotions and reason, you cannot decide things alone.

Of course, this premise is that the actors are in a relatively equal or strong position. A young actor who has just entered the industry naturally has no choice...

Thinking of this, the agent first tentatively said: "Although the role of this project is good, but the signing of the long-term contract... does it need to be discussed, as far as I know..."

"Sorry," Lehman interrupted: "This is the basis for cooperation. If the basic conditions are not agreed, there is no need to go down. I can definitely guarantee that "Museum" will be a series of works. , The adaptation plan also has a follow-up idea, so what Firefly is looking for is an actor who can play a good role and won’t have a lot of moths, and the latter is more important than the former. I don’t want to shoot and shoot, suddenly this is the case That kind of mess happened. You should know..."

The agent quickly denied: "We don't want to make trouble, Mr. Rust."

"Maybe, maybe not. Who knows. That's why Firefly needs such a contract as a guarantee. As long as we recognize this, we can continue to talk."

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly quieted down.

After a while, the agent said: "I need to discuss with my client."

"Please." Lehmann raised his hand and gestured.

About 10 minutes later, Ben Stiller, who was sitting outside drinking coffee, didn't know what he said to his agent.

Sitting at the conference table again, obviously more relaxed.

"What does he mean?" Lyman asked.

"Well, Mr. Rust, we can promise to sign a long contract, but..."

In the latter sentence, he increased his tone.

Lehman said with interest: "Tell me, what are your conditions?"

"Box office share. I demand that the box office revenue be used as the part of the salary for the role."

"anything else?"

"After the movie is released, if the North American box office exceeds the production cost, which is 2 times 150 million US dollars, the sequel must be increased by 30% on the original basis. The basic remuneration will be based on Mr. Ben Stiller’s "Meet Father-In-Law 2" "The pay of 7 million is fixed. In that one, his role is less than "Museum", so it should be increased."

"For the first part, I will pay 10 million yuan for the basic film. As long as the second part can cooperate, 13 million plus 5% of the North American box office net profit, the third part 15 million and the box office share unchanged. If you agree, then I will now It can be formulated under these conditions."

The broker hesitated for a moment, and the bottom line given by the client must be higher, but...

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