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The report of the "New York Post" is very clumsy, but it is also ridiculous, no one in the industry will care, this is completely a self-hype of Chiguoguo, and the whole article is full of the ugliness of "I need attention", this kind of clown-style reporting is not uncommon in the entertainment industry, and it is even more common for the "New York Post".

The best way to deal with this kind of reporting is to ignore it, and any response is unnecessary - and any response is incorrect, because any kind of response will make the New York Post rejoice, and then start a second round of hype. Just like last year's box office gamble, after completely ignoring the "New York Post", their hype and activity are like two drops of hot oil falling into a large vat of cold water, and they can't set off any storms at all.

Taking 10,000 steps back, the success of "before sunrise" does not need to be judged by the New York Post, DreamWorks and Columbia Pictures know it in their own hearts; Hugo's career development does not need to be worried by the New York Post, and Endeavor Elite Agency has a corresponding team to consider.

But Rick does have a headache, not because of the New York Post, but also from the New York Post. Although the New York Post is full of nonsense, Colin Mailer is the smartest thing about it, he hits a pain point in the Hollywood industry: pay.

Hugo's continuous filming of "Vulgar" and "Before Sunrise" with a salary of less than $300,000 has indeed stung the rules of the Hollywood industry.

Objectively speaking, every film company and every businessman naturally wants to exchange the minimum cost for the maximum profit, so an actor like Hugo who has created an amazing box office with a low salary is definitely their most welcome, and they even wish that Hollywood actors could go back to before the 80s - that is, before the innovative artist agency made the entire industry's salary soar.

That's why Hugo is so sought-after, countless film companies are eager to cooperate with Hugo, excellent acting skills, amazing box office appeal, dedication and seriousness, not to mention the low salary, which is simply a pie-in-the-sky thing. Naturally, major companies are flocking to it.

But on the other hand, from the actor's standpoint, or more strictly, from the agency's standpoint, this makes it very difficult for them. Brokerage companies, led by innovative artist agencies, are joining forces to put pressure on Endeavor elite agencies, which is making it difficult for Endeavor elite agencies, which have not yet fully taken a step.

Unlike film companies, no actor would dislike that their salary was too high - none of them were Jesus, and no agency would be willing to actively lower their actors' salaries - because they made a profit on commissions, and a decrease in an actor's salary meant a decrease in their income.

At the beginning, the innovative artist agency took the initiative to challenge the traditional industry rules of Hollywood, but in fact, it was also supported by major brokerage companies, which broke the industry rules and made the actors' salaries begin to rise, with the first 10 million US dollars in salaries, and then 15 million in salaries.

This has made the entire entertainment brokerage industry thriving.

Now, on the one hand, there are film companies waving a check for $20 million, hoping that Hugo will work with them; On the one hand, Hugo earned less than $300,000 for two consecutive works. Of course, "vulgar" is the exception, although Hugo only has a salary of 250,000 US dollars, but he has a 20% dividend, which makes Hugo pocket 34 million US dollars before tax, following the "speed of life and death" brought Hugo 3,460 US dollars in pre-tax dividends, Hugo has received 30 million yuan in two consecutive works!

But "before sunrise" is different, Hugo is not only an actor, but also a screenwriter, and the 20% dividend he received is a full $6.4 million, but it can't be all counted in the actor's share.

As a result, there was an extreme situation: the film company offered 20 million, but Hugo worked hard in independent films with an ultra-low salary of 300,000 yuan.

Originally, this was just Hugo's business, this was also the actor's personal choice, his agency didn't care anymore, and others naturally didn't care. What's more, there are not a few actors of this type in Hollywood, and many actors are no longer for their salaries.

But the problem is that Hugo's upward momentum is too violent, and he has really had an impact on the entire Hollywood industry. Many actors' salaries are stuck at a level because of Hugo, and they can't go any further, because major studios will always use Hugo as a yardstick.

For example, Brad Pitt participated in a movie, Martin Baum wanted to take advantage of the momentum of "Interview with the Vampire" and "Burning Years" to offer 10 million US dollars, but the film company was obviously unwilling, because they thought that inviting Brad to participate in the movie with 10 million US dollars was too cost-effective and not worth mentioning compared to Hugo.

Or when the agency wants to raise the price, the film company comes to say, "Hugo's current highest salary is only 8 million", which will make the agency's negotiations fall into a quagmire. At present, there is no actor in the whole of Hollywood who can reach the height of Hugo, to have a box office, to have acting skills, to be popular, to have quality, even Tom Cruise needs to avoid the limelight, let alone other actors.

As Colin said in the New York Post, "How can a studio be willing to pay other actors tens of millions of dollars to make movies when he has five consecutive films that have grossed more than 100 million dollars and still gets paid more than 100,000 dollars?" ”

This sentence has inspired contradictions within the entire industry. It can be said that Hugo's "special case" alone is a violation of the rules of the entire brokerage industry, and he alone has affected the interests of thousands of brokers in dozens of companies in the brokerage industry, how can Rick Rosen not be under pressure?

Endeavour Elite Brokerage has just started, and International Innovation Management has been looking for opportunities to suppress them, and in the past half a year, Marvin Josephson has been cleaning up the mess of infighting, and there is not much time to take care of Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company, even so, a few times of understatement by International Innovation Management are enough to make Rick and Ali scramble.

Now, the international innovation management company has gradually sorted out, and when it comes to its senses, it is time to start dealing with Endeavor elite brokerage companies. And now Endeavor Elite Brokerage has become a public enemy of the brokerage industry, Rick no longer wants to find a way, but is afraid that the future development of the company will be really difficult.

However, from another point of view, Endeavor Elite Agency has also benefited a lot from this industry pressure, Hugo has had an impact on the salary trend of the entire industry by relying on his own efforts, which shows his current influence, and Hugo actually chose Endeavor Elite Agency, and Tom Hanks, Al Pacino, and Quentin Tarantino are also here. This also makes many people have confidence in Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company, and many brokers and second-tier and third-tier actors have voted in the company, and the company has also entered a period of rapid development during this period with a good momentum.

In fact, Rick knows that the most direct and easiest way to solve this problem is to make a high-paying movie for Hugo, maybe not 20 million US dollars, but at least 10 million US dollars, so that the pressure can be relieved. After all, it is personal freedom for an actor to choose how much he is paid to make a movie.

However, Rick is well aware that the problem is not with Hugo at all, but with the choice of script. If a script is excellent and can get a high salary, Hugo naturally has no reason to refuse, which is the same as "the speed of life and death" got 30 million dividends for Hugo, which is a reason.

That's why Rick is under more pressure.

After returning from Park City, Rick began to select the script for Hugo, but it was a very difficult task, not only not easy, but rather difficult.

Looking back at Hugo's past few works, Hugo's roles and scripts are different, and it can be seen that Hugo is ambitious for acting, and at the same time has strict requirements for scripts. For example, "Life and Death", although this is a popcorn movie, the script is unique among the popcorn commercial movies that attract attention with explosions.

Especially after the glory of "Schindler's List", "Speed of Life and Death", and "Vulgarity", although the results of "Before Sunrise" are excellent, they are indeed a buffer - from this point of view, the "New York Post" remarks cannot be said to be 100% self-talking. Now the selection of new works is also very important, even if it can't reproduce the glory of the previous works, but it should not be a work that is too personal and too remote like "Before Sunrise".

Is it to look at the box office or the awards? Should the subject matter be relaxed or strict? Looking for a breakthrough in acting or challenging new genres such as comedy? Should the scale of the work be 100 million? Should the co-op cast focus on the big names or be open to independent upstarts like Quentin and Richard?

Rick's work is definitely a long way to go, originally after the development trajectory of the previous works, the choice of new works must be cautious, and now there is the blind participation of the "New York Post", coupled with the pressure of the industry, Rick feels unprecedented irritability and crampedness.

But Rick also knows that a crisis also means an opportunity, not only for Hugo, but also for an elite brokerage company, and if it succeeds, the company will rise to a higher level; If it fails, it may face a new round of repression by international innovation management companies.

No one knows whether what awaits after a string of successes is a disaster, and no one knows whether a sunny day will be ushered in after a short period of obstacles.

Compared to the pressure on Rick's shoulders, Henry Bloom has been proud, relaxed and comfortable lately.