Chapter 62
"What do you mean he's coming and leaving?" asked Mary, "is he idle to pass the time?"
Mary shrugged helplessly, and put the breakfast from the hospital in front of Jenny, "Mr. Vijri said, it's awards season, and he doesn't have time to wait for you to wake up. However, he said that the memorandum had been negotiated, and that you could just cooperate with the producer's arrangement. "
Then she put a document in front of Jenny, "This is from Andy in the morning, he told you to read it and memorize it, and then burn it." "
"What is this, is it burned immediately after reading... Jenny was speechless, "what about the memo?"
"Mr. Vijeri said that it sent you an email address, and you should be able to see it when you go out. "
There was no cell phone network in the ward, so last night Mary took her phone, and Jenny opened it and looked at the call history - Cesare basically arrived on the latest flight, and then left on the earliest flight, judging from the call time, he probably got off the plane and took a whirlwind taxi directly to town, and then negotiated the memorandum with Andy, turned around and took a taxi, and went to the airport without stopping.
Because they had been struggling in the sea for so long, the hospital did not let them out last night, and added some sleep aid to Jenny's drip, Jenny woke up at about 10 o'clock in the morning, and after a simple wash and breakfast, she met with the local police and representatives of the actors' union one after another. - SAG is still full of power, what happened last night, today the representative went to the town, in addition to asking Jenny and others about the crash, there is also a major purpose is to check whether there are potential safety hazards in the island shooting base, and whether the route to the island is safe enough.
Now that the memorandum has been signed, Jenny did not have any ingenuity, and survived the questioning between the police and SAG in a decent manner, and stayed in the hospital for another day before getting permission to be discharged and returning to the hotel rented by the crew to rest.
In order to save money, the crew did not go to the resort that had already been developed to shoot, so the best hotel in the local town, which was a motel, has now been fully contracted by the crew. When Jenny went back, she found that there was a lot of noise, and after asking, she learned that because SAG representatives also cared about the safety of employees on behalf of various unions such as the directors' union and the photographers' union, the whole crew was shut down because of their capsizing accident, and the crew members entered their favorite time of just taking money and not doing things, although this was a nightmare for the producers, but for the crew, it was a carnival party for all members.
After feeling Andy's pressure, Jenny was not so surprised by the document in the mailbox - there was no mention of the shipwreck in the memo, and even the contract was drawn up to indicate that it was the day before the wreck, and the whole memo was actually a single content: Disney promised to give Jenny 1% of the profits from the sale of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" DVD\\VCD\\VHS tapes.
1% is a very small number, but in this memorandum it means wealth... Jenny didn't know for a while, but she knew that it was impossible to go less, because Cesare was probably afraid that she wouldn't be able to figure it out, and explained the general size of the money in the email. - DVD\\VCD channel is an important channel for the vast majority of film companies, and it is also the filmmaker's own land, and actors are never allowed to get involved, although the average big-name actor will have the right to share the box office, but even they are difficult to touch this forbidden land.
Generally speaking, the cost of a film, in addition to the cost of shooting, also has a very important cost of publicity, in Hollywood practice, if you rely on the box office alone, the local box office must reach three times the cost to maintain no loss. In other words, for a film like "Pirates of the Caribbean" with an investment of 100 million, the North American box office of 300 million is the main line, and only after 300 million can profit be considered. But then again, the 2001 box office champion "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has a little more than 300 million at the North American box office, and there are only two movies with a North American box office of more than 300 million throughout the year. It is absolutely impossible for a filmmaker to do such a risky business.
In addition to overseas box office and peripheral product development, the magic weapon of film companies to make profits is the sales of audio and video products, under the complex overseas profit sharing model, it is likely that the $100 box office film will only get about $30 or $40 in the end, such as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", with an investment of 100 million Sixth, the publicity cost is 80 million according to industry practice (only in North America), then the North American box office is more than 300 million, and 160 million can be returned, and the global box office of more than 500 million can only get back 200 million, and the profit of 300 million and 600 million is still not taxed, and the corporate tax in the United States is close to 40%, and the profit has not been realized at all after the tax deduction, so it can only be barely recovered. - This is still the most profitable box office champion of last year, and it is not counting the global publicity expenses.
But the fact is that even if it is a work that can't sell peripherals - for example, those romance films that really can't be developed around it, as long as the North American box office can be equal to the cost, and overseas can barely give a little, this kind of film is profitable for the film company, which means that I made a romance film, the cost is $100, the publicity is $50, the North American box office is $100 and gets back $50, and the overseas box office is $80 and $25, a total of $75, and it is assumed that various legal tax avoidances are passed after the tax is paid It's $50, which only adds up to 30% of the total cost, and the filmmakers still make money. Through the sale of various copyrights, film dealers will be able to earn the remaining 70 percent, and the largest part of this is, of course, the sales of DVDs and other audio-visual products.
Even if we assume that the after-tax $100 in copyright revenue, audio-visual products account for only $50, one percent is $0.5, accounting for one of the two hundredth of the North American box office, then according to this formula, Jenny will get two hundredths of the three hundred million yuan, one and a half million dollars. (She remembers that the North American box office of Pirates of the Caribbean is 300 million)
Her salary is only 300,000.
And this is only for North America, and the words in the memo are global.
"A reminder from yours is worth at least five times my salary. She went to Josh for lunch and told him that the whole hotel was now filled with the smell of beer, and Johnny, Jeffrey, and some of the supporting cast were partying on the rooftop, and Josh was certainly there.
"Oh, so you finally saw the memo?" Josh smiled, "Actually, it's nothing, they still cost it to give us this 1%, first of all, this 1% is the money in the future, it's Disney's money and not the current budget in their pockets, and secondly, if we answer truthfully, the whole crew will be suspended for at least half a month, and the losses may be equivalent to this money." "
Maybe it's because of the relationship, his attitude towards Jenny is much more natural now, "Oh, but it seems that you are very optimistic about the box office, I also estimated the amount I can get, and it is less than five times the salary, at most it is equivalent to my salary." "
When it comes to personal salary, it's very sensitive, who knows how Josh calculates it, Jenny didn't want to ask in detail, just made a joke, "That's because my pay is much lower than yours." "
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Jenny took the initiative to say hello to Claudia next to Josh, "Hey, Claudia - I didn't know before, you should have told me earlier." "
Although she is now the main actor, Jenny has always warned herself to be kind, and Claudia has a really good relationship with her. She smiled and nodded, "Hi, Jenny." Thank you for your support, it was my idea not to tell you – I hope you don't blame Josh. "
Although she had something to say to Josh, Jenny also had a bit of self-esteem no matter what she said, and she couldn't do anything to rob someone's boyfriend, although she was very curious about how Claudia would agree to Josh signing such a contract, but in fact, the approximate reason can be imagined, Jenny smiled and shook her head, "Come on, we're already buddies - there's no more familiar way than spitting on his face." "
All three laughed, and Josh was visibly comfortable with their Buddy-buddy relationship, and now his body language around Jenny was relaxed. "Dude, feel free to spit on me again if you need it - just please don't eat lasagna, I can't stand the garlic smell. "
Jenny came over this time, mainly to thank Josh for taking care of him at that time, the three of them got together and chatted casually, Josh told her that the captain also got a new ship and a good pay for lost time, Jenny saw that the entertainment was almost over, so she wanted to go to Gore and say a few words to them, but before she could take a step, she was stopped by Claudia.
"I'd advise you not to go over," she said, lowering her voice, "I heard that yesterday Andy and Gore quarreled so much that the whole building heard it, Andy went directly to the airport, and now Gore doesn't care about SAG's people, it's the assistant director who accompanies him, and Mr. Bruckheimer has already left." "
Jenny suddenly realized that her harvest was someone else's pain, and this 1% dividend was definitely not negotiated in a pleasant atmosphere.
"Uh, then we-" She was embarrassed.
Josh shrugged, "We don't know anything, that's the agent's and producer's business. The dispute between Andy and Gore is a matter for the producer and director. "
Seeing that Jenny was still a little unrelieved, he patted her on the shoulder, "Come on, money is money, work is work, and we have already filmed this, can he still fire us? It's one thing to quit directing for artistic creation, it's another thing to quit directing for these unclear safety responsibilities." "
Although on the set, he and Gore always talked and laughed, but now Josh's attitude is very shrewd, and Claudia is also used to it, and even added, "If he quits, the producer will definitely be happy, and all the responsibility for the shipwreck can be directly shifted to him." I guess Andy and he must have had a disagreement over who was to blame for the accident. "
Jenny is still trying to adapt to this new type of workplace struggle — she wouldn't say that the Hollywood set is all about peace and fun, but it's clear that this kind of struggle is very different from the oriental 'house fight' and 'palace fight' that she was used to. And compared with Josh, who has already filmed "Star Wars Prequel", she seems to be a little immature.
In addition to the difference in the rules of the game, the biggest difference may also be the difference in mentality, Oriental people pay attention to subtlety and order, just like the night before, Jenny wanted to agree to the request of the upper echelons without saying a word, but Josh had no difference between the upper and lower levels in his heart, and his hints directly led Jenny and him (his agent) to form a united front and win a memorandum worth more than one million for each other, which led to a quarrel between Andy and Gore, and now he wants Jerry, the big boss, to come and clean up the mess- Then he can enjoy himself in the party with all his confidence, completely ignoring what Gore on the other side thinks.
Are people stupid and don't know what to fear, or is that how Westerners play games?, Jenny leaned towards the latter, after all, her share of the money was what Cesare had asked her for.
"Looks like I have a lot to learn from you. Jenny took the initiative to clink glasses with Josh, "Partner, I wish us every time we work together as much fun as today." "
Josh grinned, just as someone with a camera started taking pictures of everyone at the party, and he gave Claudia a demonstrative look, and after getting Claudia's nod, he looked at Jenny again.
Jenny nodded, and then was taken into Josh's arms, she and Josh raised their glasses to the camera together, thinking of the million-and-a-half-million, in the click, without pretending, they all showed a sweet smile.
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The brief eerie atmosphere on the set quickly faded after Jerry's arrival. Jenny certainly didn't get to see the gold medal producer's wrist in person, all she could see was that the local police terminated the investigation and announced that it was just a simple accident - Jenny had no idea how he did it, as Jerry and SAG negotiated that they would move the water battle scene to a water setting center near California, which had been the crew's first choice but had been occupied by the crew of "Clash of the Seas" until recently - and that decision meant that the town lost a lot of jobs.
The SAG inspection came to an end the day after Jerry's arrival, and the crew now only needed to finish some exterior locations in the pirate city of Tetuga on the island before moving back to California for a safe indoor shoot. The whole crew was driven by Jerry to move according to a new trajectory, and he even found time to meet Jenny and say a lot of nice things to her.
Well, Jerry is better than Cesare in terms of maintaining relationships, but considering that he is the one who will press her salary in the future, and Cesare is the one who gets 1% dividends for her, even if Jerry is polite to her, Jenny can only be a sad minion, loyally rallying around Lord Vijeri, and bearing his merciless 'oppression'.
Because of this delay, the work of the crew ended later than Jenny expected, and the time had already entered November, and the filming was still not over - at this time, there was another disadvantage of not having a manager, and without a manager to help arrange it, Jenny had to take the work schedule of "Chicago" faxed by Judy to bargain with the assistant director, asking him to change her shooting schedule as much as possible so that she could attend as many events as possible before and after the premiere of "Chicago". - Although she played a small role for a few minutes, she was treated like the female number three in terms of publicity, and the interviews and programs arranged by the film company were exposed according to the standards of the female number three.
It's a win-win-win arrangement, Jenny can't refuse at all, otherwise she will offend Rob and James at the same time, plus she does only have a few scenes left, and she can concentrate on filming in one day, so that she can finish it early and leave to do publicity. However, when coordinating the schedule, Jenny encountered great resistance, and Jairo, the assistant director in charge of arranging the filming schedule, did not cooperate at all, no matter how Jenny pleaded, he went back and forth with a sentence.
"You know, Johnny, Jeffrey, and Josh didn't say a word about the shooting schedule. "
The implication is that you are naturally a little newcomer, what qualifications do you have to change your schedule?
This dead glass ...
Jenny was so angry that she scolded in her heart, although she did not discriminate against comrades, but at this moment she couldn't help but hope that Jairo was a straight man: if he was a straight man, whether he liked the pure goddess Fan or the extravagant Monroe style, she could instantly simulate it, straight man, as long as the girl she liked flirted a few words, how could she be so rigid? She had already discussed with him ten days in advance, and there was no problem with temporary rescheduling, he was still like this, how could she explain to "Chicago"?
Knowing that there would be no point in dwelling on it any longer, Jenny simply got out of his office trailer, leaned against the wall of the car to weigh the severity of the situation, and reluctantly took out her mobile phone and dialed a phone number.
Say. As soon as he connected, Cesare's succinct rebuke rang from there, and there were phone rings in the background - Cesare is now in the busiest season of the year, because his A-list customers have also reached the sprint stage, and they are about to start the awards season journey, and this time is also the most exposed, although there is PR, but naturally there will be a lot of things that need to be solved by agents.
"Lord Vijeri. Jenny said the problem she was facing as quickly as she could, "Gore, I really can't speak, you see if you should communicate with Jerry." "
"Why can't you speak?" Cesare spoke faster than usual, and soon added, "Forget it, leave this matter to me, you don't care—Nissa!
With a 'snap', he hung up.
Jenny glared at the phone for a moment, then slowly put the machine in her pocket.
"All the problems you have are because your coffee booth is too small. She said to herself, "When you're big enough, you and Gore, you and Cesare and even you and Jairo won't have a problem." "
She took a deep breath, "There are still 7 months left until the release of Pirates of the Caribbean. "
There is still 1 month left until the release of "Chicago".
The days of waiting won't last long.
Jenny looked at the backdrop in the distance, imagining in her mind the boisterous luxury of the premiere, imagining her dressing up and walking into the premiere theater in the flashing lights—
"Fuck. She suddenly snorted angrily, and she didn't know who she was attacking, "Today you ignore my love - tomorrow I will make you unclimbable!"
Finding her balance, Jenny continued to fantasize as she walked, and in her mind's eye, the reporter was already excitedly reporting, "Oh, we saw Kitty's actor, Jennifer Jefferson, a Hollywood and Broadway newcomer, also walk into the interview area..."
The author has something to say: Note: 1 Andy's biggest fear is to thoroughly review the security measures, which is true, the United States attaches great importance to the personal safety of the cast and crew, but the inspection system is relatively bureaucratic, and many crews are bitter about it, so don't look at the regulations like that, but there are also a lot of black-box operations and interest exchanges. In addition, he is responsible for these things, because the director is only in charge of filming, and these things are the responsibility of the producer in the end.
2 SAG's dues are not paid in vain, the actors' union is very powerful, and it pays great attention to protecting the actors, and the shipwreck on the return trip is a big accident and may kill people. The actor can directly sue SAG, and if the filmmaker wants to threaten the actor to make a big thing a small thing, SAG can even directly stop the set. So Andy can only come soft.
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Updated, a wreck is worth 1.5 million ~ This is the meaning of the broker. Hahaha.