To be precise, Hollywood has entered the era of high salaries, and it has not been ten years since the beginning and the end, although the salary has risen again and again, but the actors who can get 10 million US dollars are not many, and it is not easy for the film company to willingly invite an actor to play for 15 million US dollars.

At present, the cost of most Hollywood film production is still maintained at about 60 million to 80 million, and works of more than 100 million are still rare, and 80 million is an absolute big production. So for a movie of 80 million, take out 15 million to invite a leading actor, and the remaining only 65 million dollars will be invested in the production, which is an account that any film company must carefully calculate.

Therefore, fifteen million is still the limit that Hollywood can accept at present.

Once the film company pays 15 million to sign an actor, they are bound to hype it up, just the key word of "salary" is the focus of the hype, they pay such a large amount of money to invite an actor, naturally hoping to squeeze the surplus value as much as possible, not to mention the box office after the release of the movie, using this enough news to attract the attention of the public, improve the company, increase the peripheral output value, etc., are all one of the purposes.

So, what if a company signed a $20 million contract with an actor? The result can be imagined, it must be a big explosion of media information, there is no need for the film company to promote it itself, the major media will explode on their own first, and then coupled with the fanning of the film company's public relations department, these news must always be absolutely topical for ten days and half a month.

Imagine what it would be like if $20 million collided with Hugo, the most appealing and popular man today.

Hugo can already imagine the kind of picture of "everyone falling into madness" in Cameron's words, even the actors' union has been impatient and competing to discuss, presumably the whole Hollywood will be shaken very much, because this means that Hollywood's salary has entered the 20 million era, with the first one, there will inevitably be a second - even if the actor has no ambition, the agency will not let it go, so it is completely conceivable that there will be a wave of 15 million to 20 million, This will make the whole film production cost to a higher level.

To be stricter, top actors require a salary increase of 20 million, first-line actors require a salary increase of 15 million, and first-line downstream actors require a salary increase of 10 million...... The cost of a film production company will increase exponentially. It is conceivable that the entire film industry will be turned upside down.

No wonder, even a rookie actor like Cameron, who has just entered the film industry for less than half a year, will be full of interest, and if Hugo is a bystander, he will probably join in the fun with great interest. But the problem is that Hugo is the one involved, which is really weird.

After Hugo hung up Cameron's phone, he sat on the sofa and thought about it carefully, Joseph really didn't tell him anything in the past two days, and Samora also looked normal...... Or was he completely and self-absorbed enough to notice the anomalies of Joseph and Samora?

But what Hugo can be sure of is that he didn't sign any contract for the new work, and Joseph didn't give him anything to sign, so what the hell is going on? Hugo doesn't want to think crankily on his own, things must be determined after face-to-face communication, hearing is not necessarily false, and seeing is not necessarily believing.

"Knock knock", the knock on the door came, and then the door of the room was pushed open directly, "Why don't you turn on the light?" Joseph's voice came, Hugo only turned on a lamp next to the sofa, the whole room was dark, Joseph stood at the door and turned on the light, and the bright yellow light slowly lit up, dispelling the darkness of the whole room.

Joseph stood at the door and didn't come in, "Charlize is ready to start rehearsals, how about you?" ”

It seems that Charlize's adaptation is better than his, and he is ready so quickly, Hugo recalled Charlize's phone call, and couldn't help but exhale a lot again, it is most appropriate for them to stay in the position of friends, "Okay, I'm fine, give me two minutes, I'll just wash my face." Hugo spoke, regaining his inner peace.

"I see." Joseph patted the wall lightly, then turned around and was about to leave, but Hugo's voice came immediately, "Joe......" This made Joseph's pace stop at the door, and he looked back at Hugo suspiciously, "Has Rick called you in the past two days?" Is Los Angeles all good? ”

Hugo was inevitably a little cautious, and he couldn't be blamed for that. Although he and Rick have gotten along well in the past six months, every time he chooses works, he does contradict Rick, and the two have communicated many times to solve the problem. But now this 20 million salary is indeed the first heavy threshold after he hired Rick as an agent - although he has said it several times before, but after all, talking about it is just a mouthful, if they really throw out a check for 20 million, Hugo doesn't know what Rick's reaction will be.

Hugo wants to believe in Rick, and he wants to believe in Rick...... He, he just needs to be confirmed.

Hugo usually rarely asks these things, because Joseph knows Hugo, Hugo is a person who attaches great importance to friendship and trust, whether it is friendship, love or family affection, this is the case, Hugo is willing to give trust, he chooses to believe and then will give full authority to the other party, but if the other party betrays, this is a fatal blow to Hugo.

For example, in the case of Lena, although Joseph did not know the details and Hugo did not mention it, Joseph still noticed the abnormality from the clues.

So, Joseph was stunned, he thought about it carefully, sorted out his thoughts, and then he understood, with a smile on his face, he walked into the room and closed the door with his hand, "Have you heard about Los Angeles?" Joseph walked over to the couch and sat down, and after the argument in the second half of last year, Joseph also understood that communication was necessary and important.

Hugo didn't speak, just pursed his lips.

Joseph knew what this meant, and he chuckled, "Did Nicholas call you?" Or David? "Nicholas McLaen, that's Joseph's best guess.

"Cameron." Hugo gave a different answer.

Joseph couldn't help but laugh, "I didn't think about that. He tapped his chin slightly, which actually confirmed Hugo's guess just now, and also confirmed the rumors that Cameron said, "Rick called me and said that there was indeed such a thing, and the check was on Rick's desk, and almost all the companies were fried." ”

Joseph did not hide anything and admitted the truth openly, which made Hugo slightly relieved, and it seemed that his speculations were unnecessary. Rick shouldn't have signed a contract with him behind his back, so this so-called $20 million salary must have a story behind it.

Hugo nodded, "It is conceivable that Ali's eyes should be green." "As one of the senior partners of Endeavour Elite Brokerage, Ali Emmanuel's network is on a par with Ali and his ability is outstanding, and his contribution to the company cannot be underestimated.

Ali has always advocated that Hugo should take over the auction to attract attention and business volume for Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company, if Hugo can be used well, this is a great development for the company. However, Rick pays more attention to cooperation with Hugo, he is always willing to listen to Hugo's ideas, and the two have a discussion - and most of the time Rick is the one who is persuaded by Hugo, which makes Ali very unhappy.

Although Hugo did not see it with his own eyes, he heard Joseph say that Ali complained to Rick about his problems more than once, and the conflict of interest between Rick and Ali is also one of the hidden dangers of Endeavour Elite Agency. But fortunately, at present, Rick and Ali are both of the same heart and want to set up the company, and Hugo's current momentum is still rising, so the two sides still maintain a balance with each other.

This time, the $20 million salary check appeared directly on Rick's desk, and Ali would definitely complain to Rick with foul language, if Hugo was Ali's artist, it is estimated that Ali would force him to sign if he tied Hugo.

Thinking of this, Hugo couldn't help but feel very happy.

"The company needs this 20 million yuan, Rick admits." As Hugo thought, Hollywood's first 20 million salary, this is leather. If this moment appears at Endeavor Elite Agency, it will have immeasurable positive significance for the development of the company, "but Rick also knows that you don't want to ......"

Speaking of this, Joseph patted his head, paused, and interjected, "By the way, I forgot to tell you, there are two companies with a salary of 20 million, one is 'Future Water World', they offer 20 million salaries and 15 percent box office dividends...... Hugo's only thought is that he is crazy.

"There is also the '007' series of the film industry, with a salary of 20 million and 10% of the global box office......" Another madman.

After Joseph finished speaking, he continued, "You rejected both works, and Rick knew that it was useless to persuade you. Even if the money is in front of you, it is estimated that you will be tempted and then refuse. ”

"Who said that if you really pile up the money in front of me like a hill, maybe I will agree." 20 million US dollars, if it is really in front of you, it must be difficult for anyone to resist the temptation. Confuse.

Hugo's words made Joseph laugh, but he also knew that Hugo was just joking, "So, Rick didn't persuade you, he said, as long as you want, in fact, you can get paid 20 million dollars at any time, and he believes that you have the ability." This is Rick's confidence, a simple word, but Hugo knows how much courage and trust it takes for Rick as an agent.

"But Rick, like Ali, is not willing to miss this opportunity, so this news is a transaction.".