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Hearing his mother's reprimand, Stuart made a face at Elizabeth, bowed his head and played with the Rubik's Cube in his hand.
After calming down for a while, the girl realized that she had been teased by the little guy in front of her. Moreover, she can't lose her temper at all, she can't lose her temper with an eight-year-old child.
Staring at the magazine in her hand and sulking for a while, Elizabeth suddenly turned her gaze to the closed door of the small conference room.
Blame that bastard!
The girl muttered something silently, and she directly vented her anger on Eric.
Eric in the conference room didn't know that he was shot innocently again inexplicably. At this time, he looked at Brian Kurtzman and Charleson Rankel sitting across from him expressionlessly.
"10 million US dollars and 10% of the North American box office, Charlie, is this what you mean?" Eric asked after a moment of silence. It seemed that CAA hadn't learned his lesson at all, and the lion opened his mouth again. In the previous negotiation between Cruise and Hanks, caa was just trying to get a high percentage of profit sharing. Although there is a difference between box office sharing and profit sharing, the difference in the final result is tens of millions of dollars level.
Charlieson Lankel glanced at Eric with a guilty conscience, and didn't know how to speak. Brian Kurtzman beside him quickly said: "Mr. Williams, Mr. Lanker has given full power to this negotiation. I'm responsible, he's just listening in. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly."
"Oh. That's good," Eric sneered, and asked, "If this negotiation goes wrong, Mr. Kurtzman, can you be responsible for it?"
As soon as this sentence was said, Charlieson Rankel subconsciously looked at the manager, with concern and vigilance in his expression.
Apparently, Charlieson Rankel also knew that the conditions this time were compared to the salary rules of Hollywood stars. Somewhat impractical. But he was also very conflicted. On the one hand, Lanker certainly wanted to get such a lucrative salary agreement, but at the same time, he also knew that if he insisted on this salary condition, the possibility of the final negotiation was very high.
Seeing Lankel's expression, Eric immediately decided that it would be fine as long as the other party didn't completely hand over the leadership of the negotiation to this strange new agent.
Eric didn't know why CAA replaced the original Horner Willie, and thought it might be because of the turmoil in the first half of the year.
But these are not Eric's concerns. He knew all too well about Runkel's character, a mediocre middle-aged man with no strong will. But I just like to hold things beyond my ability in my hands, and I habitually worry about gains and losses.
Therefore, Eric knew that the main breakthrough point of this negotiation was Lankel. As for Brian Kurtzman, who seemed to be much smarter and more capable than the original Horner Willie, didn’t there be that sentence? No matter how powerful a fighter is, he can't stand the burden of his pig teammates.
Brian Kurtzman was also secretly scolding Lankel in his heart at this time. He had already discussed in detail with the middle-aged man before, saying that as long as he did not intervene, he would definitely be able to win for Stewart. A very lucrative remuneration contract, of course, correspondingly, he himself can also get more commissions, but unfortunately the couple has always refused to give him the power of negotiation.
At this time, Eric was just a temptation, and this incompetent middle-aged man revealed his truth to the other party.
Brian Kurtzman knew that if the other party was allowed to stay here, their next negotiation with Eric would be more passive.
"Mr. Lankel, if you trust me, maybe you can go out and wait," Brian Kurtzman said to Lankel with a smile in order not to let Charlieson Lankel disrupt his plan.
Eric didn't seem to hear what Brian said to Lankel, and he didn't have any words or actions to dissuade him. Since he had already planted a seedling of distrust in Lankel's heart, Charleson Lankel It's strange to be willing to go out at this time.
Sure enough, upon hearing Bryan's suggestion, Lanker twisted his fat body a few times on the chair, but did not get up, but said: "Bryan, I'd better stay here, you talk about yours, I promise Don't interrupt."
Brian Kurtzman subconsciously clenched his hand on the desk, but still kept a smile on his face, ignored Charlieson, and said to Eric: "Mr. Williams, we all I know, you signed a publishing contract with Fox, which includes the distribution rights of "Home Alone 2", I think, even if you want, Fox will not let this negotiation break down, will you?"
"Then you should know that "Dark War", which has already surpassed 200 million US dollars in box office, was originally distributed by Fox, but it was finally taken by Columbia. So, at worst, I will shoot another film for Fox. "Eric said lightly, playing with the pen in his hand.
Brian Kurtzman hesitated for a moment when he heard Eric's words, and then said: "Fox will definitely not easily agree with you to change the film, because it is impossible for you to come up with a work that is as famous as "Home Alone". "
Hearing Brian Kurtzman's tone, Eric once again put down a big stone in his heart. It seems that CAA does not know the specific content of the contract he signed with Fox.
You know, the distribution contract of Fox's three films was originally aimed at the sequel of "Home Alone". Therefore, while agreeing to Eric's high sharing terms, he also signed a series of harsh contracts specifically for this film. The condition, one of which is that Eric must continue to let Stuart Ronkel act as the leading actor in the sequel.
Since caa knew nothing about it, Eric became more confident and bold: "Even if Fox does not agree to change the film, then I can change the actor. I believe that there are countless families willing to let their children live at a low price of tens of thousands of dollars. In the sequel to Home Alone, no?"
After saying this, Eric looked at Lankel. He believed that the Runkels would resonate deeply with his words.
Although Stewart's salary bonus for the first part of "Home Alone" is not high. But because of the worldwide fame brought by "Home Alone". During this year, Stewart signed a series of high-priced endorsements, which brought the couple tens of millions of dollars in income: "Charlie, I think most of the endorsements signed by Stu are for one year? If the advertiser Knowing that Stu will no longer appear in the sequel of "Home Alone", do you think you will still get tens of millions of dollars in endorsement fees from advertisers next year?"
"Mr. Williams, you keep talking about us, why not yourselves. If the Home Alone sequel fails. Firefly will probably lose hundreds of millions of dollars, no? Our offer is very reasonable in comparison, after all , Stu is the only male lead in this film, he is unique."
Eric shook his head: "If you stick to this whimsical offer, Firefly, as the payer of Stu's remuneration, will only be left with 25% of the share in the end, and this part of the share minus the production of the sequel may exceed 25 million US dollars. budget, and in the end our profit might not be as much as Stu got. Not to mention the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. And, you are wrong. Brian, no one is unique in Hollywood, I can tell you, Firefly Now there is a backup plan. If your remuneration quotation is too high, we plan to open auditions for the young actors for the sequel of "Home Alone". The movie budget could be a fraction of $25 million."
Brian Kurtzman was about to refute, but Charleson Lankel, who was sitting next to him, couldn't hold back anymore, and interjected, "Eric, it seems that you haven't said how much Firefly plans to pay Stu?"
Damn it!
Brian cursed, feeling a strong urge to punch Lankel's fat face in his heart.
"Eight million dollars."
Eric reported a number, and then immediately added: "Charlie, you shouldn't focus on this small salary, take a long-term view, many people can see that little Stu is more The great potential lies in advertising endorsements. As long as he can maintain enough fame with "Home Alone", then you can still get tens of millions of dollars in endorsement fees next year. Based on this, Stu can become the highest paid man in Hollywood Stars. Whether it’s Tom Cruise, Bruce Willie, or Julia Roberts, not only can’t they get a salary of 8 million, but it’s even less likely to get a series of high-priced endorsements like Stu, because they There are a lot of competitors in the same age group."
"Mr. Williams..." Brian Kurtzman knocked on the table, trying to interject.
But Eric ignored him completely, still staring at Charlieson Rankel: "So, if Firefly activates the backup plan I just mentioned, then there is no doubt that Stu's reputation will plummet next year, and " Although the sequel of "Home Alone" may bring certain risks because of the replacement, the hope of success is still very high. Once successful, you say, those advertisers will choose the new protagonist of "Home Alone" as the spokesperson, or choose Stu, that's obvious, isn't it? Come to think of it, Charlie, you're giving up tens of millions, oh no, maybe hundreds of millions of dollars, in order to stick to that unrealistic pay deal, because "The Kid" There will be several sequels of "The Head of Home", either Stu will always be the leading actor, or Firefly will continue the audition plan and create a competitor for Stu every year."
After Eric finished speaking in one breath, fine beads of sweat had grown on Charleson Lankel's forehead, while Brian Kurtzman sat down on the chair. He knew that they had completely failed in this negotiation. . Because Charlieson Langkel was completely moved by Eric, it was almost impossible for him to regain the initiative. (It’s a great event to drop pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you! Follow up~click/official account (add friends on WeChat-add official account-enter dd), and participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now follow dd immediately WeChat public account!) (To be continued..)