Ace Hollywood

Helen Deller greets Daniel Sandler and Reese Witherspoon at the door of her office.

Yes, everyone gathered here today, of course, for the annual box office dark horse "Legal Blonde". Fortunately, this movie basically squeezed out all the box office potential before 911, 165.43 million The North American box office and the global box office of nearly 200 million. For this low-cost film with an investment of 20 million, it can be said that it has made a lot of money. It can be regarded as one of the most dazzling production works of MGM.

The topic I want to talk about today is the sequel of "Pretty Blonde". There is no doubt that such a hit movie will definitely have a sequel. Who would give up a golden hen? When "Pretty Blonde" was released at the box office in the first weekend, MGM announced that it would shoot a sequel. Although neither Daniel nor Reese had signed a contract, they had already released rumors that the main actors would continue to appear in the sequel.

It's cheating, but not illegal.

We have already congratulated each other at the celebration banquet, and today everyone's faces are full of enthusiasm, but there is no need to continue to repeat those words of blessing.

Daniel and Cusa sit to Helen's right, and next to them are Reese and Davis.

"I'm very glad that we have the opportunity to sit here and talk about the sequel. This is not an honor that every movie has." Helen said in high spirits, "I also believe that we will be able to achieve new success. The story of the sequel has already been written by Ivan, Then we'll give it to you guys. Of course, it's a shame Amanda and Robert won't be able to participate, but Charlie Herman, it's going to be good."

In just three months, MGM has assembled a complete team, including Evan Alat and Dennis Derek, two unknown screenwriters, and Charlie Herman, a super novice directing a movie for the first time. ——In general, it fully reflects MGM's strong cost reduction, and the mentality of earning a fortune after the reputation of the old work.

Neither Daniel nor Reese can win at the original price.

Reese Witherspoon was only paid one million for the first film, but now that she's starring in the sequel, her asking price will not be lower than eight million. In the history without Daniel's involvement, Reese's price tag when filming the sequel was 15 million. This price has been compared with Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz, even slightly higher than Angelina Jolie at the time, and Jennifer Aniston, who had just married Brad Pitt. Of course, the latter had very few film works, and her price was mainly estimated from "Friends".

Reese called 8 million, Daniel's price will definitely be higher, 12 million is his current mainstream price, of course no other treatment is included. According to the estimate of MGM's budget department, Daniel's claim of 10 million + 10 points of box office share is the most likely. This share will no longer be a profit share, but a real box office share.

Based on a box office of 100 million, Daniel's remuneration is 20 million and Reese's is 8 million.

Just the basic remuneration of the two main actors will take up 18 million of the initial budget, so in other aspects, it must be saved as much as possible.

Cusa and Daniel looked at each other, and after Helen finished speaking, he said, "Helen, I'm sorry, and I'm sorry, we didn't make a date for the sequel."

This made the whole meeting room quiet down.

Everyone's faces became strange.

The newly joined directors and screenwriters looked at each other in blank dismay, but felt apprehensive. Being able to participate in a high-profile movie may be the beginning of their dream road, but now, everything seems to be shaky.

Helen and producer David,

Everyone's face suddenly became dignified, this is a big wave.

Reese and Davis, who were sitting next to Daniel, raised their hearts. Reese did something small, and everyone knows it now, but the box office of "Legal Blonde" was not affected, and Reese also gained a lot of love, so both MGM and Helen herself decided to choose Ignore those unpleasant things, no one will have trouble with money.

But they ignored Daniel. It wasn't because they didn't value Daniel. In fact, everyone in it could say with confidence that he valued Daniel Sandler the most. The reason why they didn't take Daniel into account when they selectively forget is because this is completely commonplace in Hollywood.

Two people cooperate and step on each other's feet by sending notices to each other. This kind of thing exists in 80 out of 100 movies.

No one thinks that the two sides will no longer cooperate because of this.

That kind of black news is flying all over the sky, but it is not uncommon to see scenes of pretending to be best friends when new works come out.

Therefore, when Cusa said this sentence, both Helen and Reese thought that this young Hollywood star refused to abide by the tradition.

"Uh, Daniel, our cooperation has always been very pleasant, and the treatment can be negotiated." Helen showed a slightly embarrassed smile, "The movie fans also hope to see Emmett appear on the big screen again, what do you think?"

"Helen, of course." Daniel sat up, "I am really honored to be able to cooperate with everyone, but the sequel is not in my plan."

Daniel's surprise statement brings the meeting to an anticlimactic end.

Davis tried to have a few words with Daniel, but Helen invited Daniel to sit in the office, which prevented him from finding the opportunity.

"You think he's going to reject me? Kick me out of "Pretty Woman"?" Reese was sitting in her car. This woman was not really stupid, but she didn't expect the disparity between her and Daniel, and she was impulsive.

It doesn't help that Davis is driving himself, he's no longer responsible for Reese.

"There are two possibilities. The first one is that Daniel is unwilling to continue shooting similar movies. He wants bigger production projects and more challenging roles. Like the theme of "The Pianist", or "The Magician" "Abstinence" level of investment. The second is as you can imagine, he is not satisfied that you have not been punished at all."

"Which do you think is more likely?"

"The first one." Davis calmed down, "It should be the first one. Although it's a pity, it must be admitted that Daniel is no longer at the same level as you. Do you know? A book was given to Daniel, asking price of 14 million, that is not a sequel, Cusa refused. Now he may be coveting the position of Oscar winner, maybe the good reputation of acting school - even the sequel of "Pretty Blonde" can't give him , Except for money, he doesn’t seem to be short of money. You didn’t notice a previous report in Newsweek, which analyzed Daniel’s income and believed that his investment manager was at the level of a chief trader on Wall Street. Judging from the investment in Che, DD Films, and some real estate and stock market investments on the surface, after his film remuneration and income from commercial activities are invested, he has at least obtained more than five times the income."

Reese's mouth opened in disbelief.