novelraw Chapter 135
Chapter 135
Josie said hello and said, "Hey, Sean, I dare say, you are definitely not here to catch up with me now."
Sean Penn let out a loud laugh on the phone, "Aha, why can't we be more subtle?"
"Of course that's okay." Josie could even think of the time when someone called her, but since he wanted to be a little more reserved, she said in a joking tone, "I'd love to Talk to the Cannes winner about the latest weather in Los Angeles, or his new movie in the works.”
Sean Penn said helplessly: "Oh, no, the title of Cannes best actor is really embarrassing-so, let's get straight to the point and let's talk about your new film."
"No problem, my friend." Josie restrained her teasing part, and told him bluntly, "Sean, you can give me a name, but I don't guarantee that I will choose him."
In view of Sean Pan's help to her all the time, Josie would not refuse to add one or two impression points to the candidate he provided under the circumstances that the conditions were not much different.
——But many times, when it comes to fighting for roles, there is just such a difference of one or two impression points.
"Heath Ledger." Sean Penn directly gave the name, and then explained a little bit, "Mel Gibson called me personally and asked me to match Heath Ledger. In exchange, He’s going to give your guys a small but bright supporting role in his upcoming Lethal Weapon 4, and it’s going to be on the movie poster.”
As the title suggests, the action franchise that established Mel Gibson as a box-office superstar is now in its fourth installment and still looks set to lure audiences into theaters.
Being able to show a face in this kind of commercial blockbuster is very attractive to most young actors who are on the rise.
At this moment, Kelly came and knocked on the door, and Josie simply said to Sean Penn, "I'll think about it, Sean."
She ended the call, and Kelly walked into the room and told Josie and Ernest: "There are your numbers. Mr. Dawson's is on line [-], and Josie's is here."
Kelly handed Josie another work mobile phone, and raised her own mobile phone, so that she could see the capitalized words "Shirley Lansing" and "Paramount" on the screen plus a series of warning exclamation points.
"Hi, Shirley."
Josie's tone was friendly and kind, as if there had never been any unhappiness between her and Shirley Lansing or Paramount.
And Shirley Lansing on the other side of the phone was almost the same.
"Oh, Josie, how are you recently? Speaking of which, the box office of the Titanic should exceed 15 billion in a few days, congratulations." Shirley Lansing seemed to have a sincere smile, "I Dare to say, you are now one of the top movie stars in the world!"
Josie chuckled, and pretended to complain: "Actually, I think so too—but Martha feels that my salary can't be raised to 2000 million, which is too dissatisfying."
2000?
How dare she think!
Shirley Lansing's heart skipped a beat, and she secretly cursed "Damn", but still maintained a pleasant expression, but did not continue the conversation on this unsafe topic.
"You're still young, my dear, don't worry." She said naturally ignoring the salary, and asked instead: "You seem to be planning to hit the Oscars next year? Speaking of which, I know a few influential Academy members and Editor-in-chief of the newspaper, if you need it, I am personally more than willing to recommend it to you."
Having worked in Hollywood for many years, Shirley Lansing certainly has rich network resources, which can indeed influence some Oscar votes.
But this woman's purpose is always so strong.
The reason why she mentioned this to Josie was that on the one hand, she wanted to take this opportunity to make Josie owe a favor, so it would be logical for her to talk about Josie's remaining film contract with Paramount; on the other hand, She also used this to warn Josie, don't think that she can violate the spirit of the contract because she is famous now, because whether it is Paramount or Shirley Lansing, there are countless ways to make her suffer serious setbacks.
Unexpectedly, Josie refused without even thinking about it: "Come on, Shirley, even a movie like "Titanic" can't make me win the best actress Oscar. There are two or three months of shooting time, I will do it." What’s wrong with it, why do you have to compete with the Oscars? After all, Columbia has paid at least 500 million dollars for my next movie!”
It's that damn Columbia again!
It is because they hired two laymen to manage the company that the salaries of these Hollywood stars have been rising steadily!
Shirley Lansing cursed a few words in her heart, but on the surface she seemed to remind casually: "When you say that, I just remembered that the contract you signed with Paramount when you were a newcomer is still in effect until now. There was one last film left that was not made."
"Is there such a thing?" Josie's surprised tone was natural, and then she answered casually: "Let's just assume that there is, you can directly contact my agent, Shirley, and Martha will definitely give you an appointment." A friendly price, she is easy to talk to."
Shirley Lansing forced a smile. In fact, she had already contacted Martha Miller's damned bitch, but the other party offered a "sky-high price" of 1M+20% or 15M+15% wishful thinking. He also deliberately reminded her that the original contract did not specify the deadline at all——
In other words, if Josie Horton and her team are shameless enough, they can postpone the fulfillment of the last film contract indefinitely!
Shirley Lansing rudely hung up the phone and smashed a document on the office desk.
She has already climbed to the top of the Hollywood food chain and became the president of Paramount, one of the six major movie giants. Why would a random Hollywood star and her manager dare to treat her with such a contemptuous attitude? ?
Forget about Tom Cruise, after all, he is one of the top action stars in Hollywood, but what is this little girl like Josie Horton?
She was just lucky enough to star in a Titanic!
FXCK, Fox's Bill McKennik really spoiled them all. These young people have been in the industry for too short a time, but their mentality has inflated too quickly, completely forgetting who really controls Hollywood.
Thinking of this, Shirley Lansing's voice revealed a bit of strength, "Josie, I think you will remember who made you truly famous—so now, it's time for you to repay us. I think Paramount is working on "The Talented Ripley" or "Deadly Wanted" are very suitable for you, you can choose a movie for yourself."
"Sounds good." Josie seemed to be convinced, "But what price are you going to offer me, dear Shirley?"
"Business is business, I hope you can abide by the spirit of the contract." Shirley Lansing said.
"Business is business." Josie smiled, "That's exactly what I want to tell you, ma'am. So you don't really want to send me at that price—oh, don't be so naive ?"
"Josie, no one forced you to sign that contract." Shirley Lansing sneered, reminding Josie of this, "And you did get what you wanted through it, including the ensuing Huge fame, no? So you've got to pay for it, and that's kind of your tuition in Hollywood."
"No, no, it's your tuition fee." Josie laughed this time, and reminded Shirley Lansing, "Why didn't you set a deadline for those three film contracts? Oh, You're always trying to get all the upper hand on the terms because you're worried that Paramount is going to make a loser's deal, which I understand because there's tons of girls outside the door waiting to star in that movie - but now, you Understand that I am the one who holds the initiative."
Let's be honest Josie hasn't been short of any good scripts since the hit Titanic, it's just that she's still up for grabs as it's still raking in $20 billion worldwide The goal is advancing.
Josie reckoned that she could reach the threshold of the 2000 million club in one go.
——The 2000 million club here refers to the 20M+20% down payment plus bonus model, not the usual 20M.
We all know that equal pay for equal work doesn't exist in Hollywood.
But Josie didn't believe in evil.
Leonardo DiCaprio's next film has already been paid $500 million, so why can't Josie Horton?
Prior to this, the highest salary record for a Hollywood female star was Demi Moore. She received a high salary of 1200 million US dollars for the "Striptease", which caused her entire career to decline rapidly, but before the movie was officially released, This pay has earned Demi Moore enormous fame and power.
If a studio accepts the remuneration proposed by Martha Miller, then Josie will become the most expensive female star in Hollywood history, killing all A-list stars.
After hearing Josie's words, this strong woman who has been in Hollywood for many years was silent for a few seconds, and quickly recovered her gentle tone, saying, "Oh, don't be so serious, my dear, it was just a joke, I I believe that we will have the opportunity to cooperate, at a time that both parties think is appropriate."
Josie said a few perfunctory words, and quickly ended the call. After thinking about it, she dialed the number of her agent Martha Miller. After understanding the situation, she called Eve and asked the latter to pay attention to prevent the Ramon's Shirley Lansing is up to something.
After she finished all this, Ernest had already finished answering his own call and drinking tea quietly.
"Sorry, Ernie." Josie took a sip of Darjeeling black tea from Ernest before asking, "Where did we talk about?"
"Christian Bale, or Heath Ledger." Ernest flipped through their respective actor resumes, "If you think you really have no choice, then leave it to me to make the decision."
He paused, and continued: "From my point of view as a director, Heath Ledger's acting style is more suitable for you."
The actors who can participate in the audition are all the best of the new generation, especially when it comes to the final selection of one of the two, but Ernest recognizes the pure and enthusiastic youthfulness of Heath Ledger, which will Different sparks collided with Josie's personal temperament.
After finishing speaking, he raised his eyes to look at Josie, as if he was asking Josie for her last opinion.
Josie raised her eyebrows, and instead of answering, asked, "Didn't you talk about this on the previous call?"
"That's not important." Ernest told Josie calmly without even frowning, "The important thing is that I will do my best to make you more perfect."
Josie was a little surprised, but when she met Ernest's non-ambiguous eyes, she just shook her head and said, "Please, don't say such things casually with this face--it's really embarrassing." It's easy to be misunderstood."
Ernest blinked those blue eyes, smiled briefly, and almost immediately returned to his usual restrained expression.
At this moment, Josie stood up, ignored the question, and said, "Come on, we should go out and tell others about the results of the discussion. I believe Nicole will stop looking at me hesitantly."