[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 192: When the money comes

"Do they mean that I will not participate in the pre-production and post-production of the film?"

Eve's expression was a little dignified. After the three of them walked out of the office building of New Line Films, this idea kept lingering in her mind.

Only then did Evan reveal the identity of the person inside: "Mark Johnson just now is a well-known producer and has been cooperating with these big companies. I didn't expect half of the copyright of "The Notebook" to be in his hands. .This kind of veteran producer is definitely not willing to distribute power and income to others, especially young women like you."

"Did young women offend him?" Eve couldn't understand this kind of thinking at all. Hollywood should pay more attention to ability, and value oneself to bring benefits and attention to the film.

"I'm sorry, this is not what I said, but Hollywood's traditional restrictions, power is in the hands of such a group of old white men, they are actually more conservative in thinking, they only want to see actors filming, and they don't want to be written together In the producer column."

In fact, Eve also knows that the status quo is like this, and it can't be done by just complaining.

"Mr. Johnson is the person who won the Oscar for Best Picture Award. He has outstanding connections and abilities. This is definitely a disadvantage for you as a producer, but it is not necessarily a bad thing for the whole movie. .”

The best picture award is not actually awarded to the director or the film, but to the producer.

So every year when the Oscar for Best Picture is awarded, the producer goes to accept the award and give an acceptance speech.

Evan Stoff needs to calm down a little bit. It seems that Lynn Harris and Mark Johnson are not willing to let Eve get involved in the film preparations, but only regard her as the first candidate for the heroine.

If it was said that his film's box office was at the stage of recovering costs before, it has now risen to the level of large-scale profitability.

Since both producers are optimistic about this movie, even if Eve loses her status as a producer, her benefits from this movie will be huge!

Not to mention Eve, even Robert was a little depressed.

Get ready for a big fight, only to find out that you're not accepted at all.

"No matter what, we have to prepare for the worst. They must be waiting for the price. They want to see my performance in Cannes to decide. I hope this time "Mulholland Drive" will be rewarding."

The negative emotions in Eve's heart were quickly swept away, and she cheered up again, "Since losing the status of producer, the heroine must not be lost!"

"That's right, you must learn these skills during the interval of shooting. You don't have the luxury to become a professional or a master, at least you must not see any problems on the surface."

"Your etiquette teacher taught you very well, but it still needs to be strengthened. We need to have a retro feel, how the rich ladies in the 40s and [-]s behaved in the world." Evan frowned and thought.

At this time, Eve had a sudden idea and made a seemingly impossible request: "Can you help me find a real eldest lady? It's only 2000 now, and there should be many ladies living in that era, but they just don't know what to do." Know if they are willing to talk to me and guide me."

"That's a good idea, I think it's okay."

If she wants to understand the character's psychological thoughts, then Eve can only perfect the character's image and treat it like a drama, instead of thinking that she just needs to show her sweet and lovely side.

Julia Roberts can be nominated for an Oscar for her romantic love movie, but Eve's requirements are not high, and she hopes to be included in the Golden Globe Award for best actress in a musical comedy category.

It's just that such people are not easy to find. Old ladies from rich families don't easily get in touch with Hollywood actresses. These will test the contacts and handling ability of the agents.

Fortunately, Eve is not in a hurry to meet up now, because she will go to Australia to meet her boyfriend tomorrow, and then leave for Cannes to participate in the film festival.

It is now the beginning of May, and there are only two or three days left before the opening of Cannes. The world's major media and film lovers have already taken their seats, the jury has also assembled, and the participating crews are all heading there one after another. gather.

"I'll go back and pack my things first, see you at the airport tomorrow?"

"We'll be waiting for you at the airport."

Eve waved at them, while she was heading home. She wanted to pack some clothes and supplies that she usually wears.

This time both agents are going to Cannes.Their leading actors and actresses have all participated in the Cannes Film Festival in the past. Of course, this opportunity cannot be missed. This is a good opportunity to help Eve gain popularity in Europe and even Asia.

She was more popular in the United States before, and the impression of her in overseas regions may stay on the identity of Keanu's girlfriend.

Movie lovers in many areas only know that she is an actress, but they don't know what movies she has acted in.

"Reaper" is only shown in 18 countries around the world, and "The Girl Who Moved Soul" is only shown in 15 countries and regions, and the coverage is far less extensive than her love rumors.

Just like in the distant mainland China, those who like to watch movies can't see Eve in the cinema at all, they can only watch it by buying pirated DVDs or VCDs.Affected by the broadband network, movies at this time are still mainly distributed in physical form. After all, many people do not even have a computer, and many people are still at the stage of dial-up Internet access.

The Cannes Film Festival is different. Even if fans from all over the world can't see what the movie is like, they will be curious enough about the actors and the works under the influence of the media in their own country and the world.

This time, Eve's team is not small. Apart from herself and Keanu, there are two managers, two assistants, and a shared makeup artist, stylist, publicist, cameraman, and bodyguard.

Fortunately, there is a private jet, otherwise the team is really huge.

All the costumes sponsored by Armani are in place, and Eve has tried them on to ensure the photogenic effect of each outfit.Cartier and other jewelers also have special agencies in Cannes, just to borrow jewelry for female stars. Eve has already selected the accessories to match, and will take them out of the safe before the red carpet.

After the plane landed, Armani's staff was specially responsible for the maintenance of these clothes, emergency treatment and so on.

Participating in the Cannes Film Festival is burning money. Fortunately, those dresses, cosmetics and jewelry are sponsored and borrowed, otherwise the cost will be even greater!

Armani also has a cosmetics line. Although he has no plans to seek Eve's endorsement, it is still possible to give the products to her for use.

Since she intends to endorse Armani's high-end and high-end ready-to-wear, Armani's imprint is actually stamped on her body. Under such circumstances, internal resources can still circulate a little.

Eve needs to pay for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of so many staff members. Among other things, just renting a villa on the small island in Cannes requires a lot of dollars.

Eve is going to attend the Cannes Film Festival this year, but Keanu just came to accompany her, so he can't ask his boyfriend to pay for it, right?

The actor industry really burns money. When there is no filming, it will consume savings. Who can withstand the constant shrinkage of their wallets?

Eve sighed at home. She thought she had earned quite a lot before. Universal Pictures put the first batch of film remuneration into the account according to the contract of "Bourne Shadow", which made her deposit officially break through the 250 million US dollar mark.

Now that the stock market is in turmoil, she doesn't know when the high-tech bubble will end for a while, so she can only make relatively safe investment and financial management, and doesn't buy any art or luxury goods.

"There are too many places that need money, why am I so poor!"

She is really at a loss for a movie that costs several million dollars. When the money is used up, she hates how little it is. There are too many places where money is needed.

In fact, compared with other actresses, Eve is already a little rich woman.

Not only has her film salary increased steadily, but she has also made a lot of profits in the stock market. She bought a small villa in West Hollywood and also invested in some financial management.

Most of the actresses at this stage are in a state of debt. They may be glamorous on the surface, but in fact they have overdrawn their credit cards a lot.

Because the industry of actors is quite special, you can only get paid for acting in works. If there is no work, then there is no income, it is all expenses.

And the weirdest thing is that if the film is not released, it will not be able to get all of its own salary.

Just like Eve, she obviously finished filming "Almost Famous", but she still has 30 US dollars in salary to wait until the awards season.

And her remuneration in "Mulholland Drive" is all settled with post-production dividends. Where will the dividends come from if the film is not released?Discs are not sold, distributed, or rented, so where can I get dividends?

Moreover, the settlement speed of theaters is very slow, and the first settlement will only be made three months after the release. Generally, large companies will not default on box office dividends, but small companies are more miserable.

In other words, if it was released on June 6, Eve would have to get the first box office dividend in September, and that would be based on the fact that the rest of the investors don't mess around.

As for disc income, it is even slower. According to the unwritten rules of North American movies, generally a movie has to wait three months after it is released in theaters before it can be released on DVD, otherwise it will be boycotted by the theater alliance.

Because DVDs and movie theaters are actually in a hostile relationship, the owners of movie theaters don't want everyone to buy DVDs and watch them at home.

Eve is not short of money in her daily life, she is short of money to buy a winery, and even more short of money to buy copyrights or invest in movies!

What happened today gave her a shocking blow. If she had the right to adapt the film of "The Notebook", she would definitely not be expelled from the ranks of producers.

She has already selected a batch of seeds for adaptation from the New York Times bestseller list and other countries, movies, and animations, but she just has no money to get them.

Eve doesn't want to be a second-hand dealer. She buys the copyright to shoot for herself, not to sell it to others at a high price.

"If you want to make money, you can only make more movies. Investments in the stock market can only be counted as market value and net worth, and cannot be sold easily."

She also wants to have a hand in the development of Netflix, which is even more costly!

"I hope that my films will be booming this year, so that the salary can continue to rise."

The author has something to say: The author returned to the urban area today, and no one has lived in it for several months, so cleaning it will kill me.

I was too tired to write only one chapter.

Tomorrow, I will make up today's update first. Is it okay to delay the addition a little bit?