Chapter 112

Bellman contacted Tim Luo Binsi.

He comforted Cao Yang, saying: "Tim Luo Binsi is also a good choice. He is a low-key actor with a very good temper, unlike Sean Penn, who is a famous bad boy, has a violent temper, speaks rudely, and is also a famous domestic abuser, very difficult to get along with."

Cao Yang chose Sean Penn before not because he valued how good his acting skills were; Tim Luo Binsi might not be worse than him. It was mainly because Sean Penn had succeeded in playing this role.

Now that Sean Penn has stood him up, he'll just change to someone else. Tim Luo Binsi is also a good choice; it just depends on whether Tim Luo Binsi has signed a contract with Clint Eastwood.

Tim Luo Binsi received the call and met with Cao Yang as agreed.

"Hello, Director Cao Yang."

"Hello, Mr. Luo Binsi."

Cao Yang shook hands with Tim Luo Binsi and then signaled for him to sit down.

The meeting place for the two was a small conference room, which Bellman rented in the name of preparing for the movie.

"Mr. Luo Binsi..."

"Tim, just call me Tim; friends all call me that." Tim Luo Binsi said with a smile.

He really seemed to have a good temper, unlike Sean Penn, who had many ideas and was a bit rebellious.

"Tim, this is a gay movie. You should know that. Can you accept that there are kissing scenes in it?"

Cao Yang must make it clear, and it must be written into the contract in the future. In Hollywood, everything must be put into writing to reduce trouble.

Tim Luo Binsi spread his hands, shrugged, and joked with a smile: "As long as the other person is a handsome guy, I have no opinion."

"In terms of salary?"

"How about four million?" Tim Luo Binsi asked.

His current external quote is about 8 million to 10 million. There is no standard for the salary of art films, but most of them are half the salary.

He has already quoted a lowest price now.

The salary issue is generally negotiated with the other party's agent, but that is for commercial movies. For art films, as long as they can win awards, the brokerage company will also support the actor's self-reporting of a low price.

Of course, only stars with great fame have this treatment; small-time actors shouldn't even think about it and should just wait for the company's arrangements.

"No problem."

Bellman said that as long as Tim Luo Binsi' salary doesn't exceed 6 million, it can be agreed to.

Once these were determined, everything else was a side issue; it would be fine to negotiate with the other party's agent.

A few days after Tim Luo Binsi went back, he received a call from his agent, saying that Clint Eastwood had a movie and wanted to talk to him, intending to have him star in one of the roles, and asked for his opinion.

Tim Luo Binsi was very confused, so he asked his agent: "Didn't we already agree to Director Cao Yang? Why do we still need to see Eastwood?"

The agent was silent for a moment and reminded him: "Tim, you haven't signed a formal contract yet, have you? You know, that's Eastwood, the Eastwood who won the Oscar for Best Director.

He wants to adapt the novel 'Mystic River' and wants you to star in one of the roles. I heard that Sean Penn has already decided to join. Obviously, this movie is also aimed at the Oscars."

"Sean Penn has also joined?" Tim Luo Binsi hesitated. Sean Penn's good eye is well-known; he is jokingly called the "child of luck" in the art circle. Most of the movies he favors can win awards, or at least get nominations. If he joins...

This is a good opportunity!

"But we have already agreed to Director Cao Yang. He is also a big director in the field of art films, and it's not easy to offend him."

Understood, the agent immediately understood.

"Tim, you can go talk to Eastwood first and see the positioning of the role before deciding what to do. If Director Eastwood insists on you joining, you can call Director Cao Yang and say that I took the movie for you privately, and you had no choice."

Tim Luo Binsi deliberated for a moment and then said: "I haven't seen Eastwood for a long time. It's also good for old friends to get together."

Cao Yang didn't know about Tim Luo Binsi' situation yet. Changing the male lead from Sean Penn to Tim Luo Binsi didn't have a big overall impact. Both are big stars, but neither is particularly capable of carrying the box office.

For film companies, they all have their own evaluation systems. They won't look at how high your artistic achievements are; what they value most is the ability to carry the box office and fame. Otherwise, there wouldn't be the so-called "20 million club".

The conditions Bellman went to negotiate with the film company were the result of Cao Yang's careful consideration.

Cao Yang is very clear-headed. He is just entering Hollywood now, and this is his first film. Even if he is a co-producer, he might be able to achieve the editing right, but wanting to get more benefits is a bit unrealistic.

!

As the initiator of the project, one can certainly demand a box office share. The money a producer can get is divided into before and after the movie is released.

Before the movie is released, what the producer gets is basically a work remuneration. The average income of a Hollywood producer is about 750,000, which is related to personal fame.

After the movie is released, it's hard to say; it depends on how it is specifically negotiated.

Some awesome producers will take a share of the global box office. How much this can be is closely related to the movie's box office and profitability.

For example, Simon Kinberg, the producer of 'Deadpool', earned 2 million US dollars from this 58 million US dollar budget film before it was released, but after the film was released, he earned 38 million US dollars from the box office share.

It's not that Cao Yang doesn't want to take a box office share, but as an "outsider", no matter how high the box office is and how much it earns, the result reflected on the account is that the movie is losing money. What can you do?

With Bellman there?

Haha, in the face of huge financial interests, don't test Bellman.

Who can guarantee that after the movie makes a profit, he won't join forces with the film company to cook the books?

So Cao Yang's request was very simple. He said directly to Bellman: "As the co-initiator, producer, director, and screenwriter of the project, I don't care what you can negotiate with the film company. My bottom line is the European copyright of the film."

Cao Yang has already made a lot of concessions. He is a realistic person and has never hoped to reach the sky in one step in Hollywood.

As the initiator of the project, one of the producers, and also the director and screenwriter, Cao Yang is qualified to demand a share of the film.

But Hollywood film companies have a "well-known" ability to cook the books in this regard.

Can you believe that the 'Harry Potter' series of films, with a total global box office of over 7.8 billion US dollars, is losing money?

Those actors and other personnel who take a share of the box office profits don't get a single cent.

Although the reasons involved are multifaceted, Hollywood doesn't go easy on its own people when it comes to scamming, let alone an outsider who has just entered Hollywood.

Cao Yang gave up the share and only wanted the European copyright, which was also after careful consideration. The price the European copyright can be sold for in his hands will not be less than what he would get from a share.

Hollywood film companies should also be happy to see this happen.

(End of chapter)