Meiyu: I don’t care about the cost when making movies

Chapter 102 Isn’t it too much?
"Look! It's Ben Stiller!"

An actor who was auditioning for other small supporting roles suddenly shouted in a low voice, and then the entire waiting area became commotion.

After all, that's Ben Stiller!

In 98, she starred in "Crazy About Mary," which grossed a global box office of 3.69 million U.S. dollars. "Meet the Father-in-Law," released this year, once again grossed a global box office of 3 million U.S. dollars.

I won't talk about these.

The most important thing is that Ben Stiller is not only a first-line Hollywood actor, but also a third-line screenwriter and second-line director.

His directorial masterpiece "The Correspondent" grossed US$96 million at the global box office when it was released in [-].

Although most of the credit for this can be attributed to the popularity of the leading actor Jim Carrey, being able to direct a movie starring Jim Carrey, in a sense, can also prove his strength.

An ordinary first-tier actor may not deserve too much attention, but if he is a second-tier director, it will be different.

After all, generally speaking, directors still have a lot of say in movie casting.

Among the crowd, only Naomi was very calm.

They didn't know Wayne's system, so in their opinion, Hemera Pictures, which had independently invested in and produced several large and medium-sized films in just a few months, was still only a medium-sized production company in terms of scale, but it produced The number of films produced is several times greater than that of an average medium-sized production company.

The average medium-sized production company only produces two or three films with medium investment or above in a year.

However, Hemera Pictures produced four films in just four months, and "Resident Evil 1 and 2" are about to start filming. This fully proves that Hemera Pictures has extremely strong funds, even compared to DreamWorks. The existences second only to the Seven Giants are not inferior.

至少梦工厂就绝对不可能在独立投资制作5500万预算的《谍影重重1》的同时，在独立投资6500万美金制作《生化危机1、2》。

So they are now very convinced that as long as they can hold onto Wayne's thigh, they will not lack filming opportunities at all.

So when I saw the other young actors all trying to get in, asking for autographs or looking familiar, they remained unmoved at all.

At most, I'm just curious about Ben Stiller's salary.

"As far as I know, isn't Ben Stiller currently filming his new movie "Zoolander"? He seems to have written, directed, and acted in this movie. How come he still has time to star in "Resident Evil"?"

Naomi turned to look at Mike with curiosity.

"It's not like Wayne gave too much."

Mike shrugged and said: "I asked, the production cost of the "Zoolander" you mentioned was about 1500 million US dollars. He wrote, directed and starred in it and only received a salary of 500 million and a 10% share of the box office revenue. "

"Even if that movie can get a global box office of 3 million US dollars like "Meet the Father-in-law", his income will only be 2000 million."

"But it's really difficult to get a global box office of 3 million US dollars."

"And if he plays the leading role in "Resident Evil 1", not only does he not have a lot of roles, but he can also directly receive a salary of up to 1400 million US dollars, of course he will not refuse."

"It's worth delaying the post-production of "Zoolander" for a little bit, isn't it?"

Naomi, the three of them, and Annie, who came over quietly, finally couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

"1400 million US dollars?! This is too much!"

Megan couldn't help but exclaimed.No wonder.

Just say Zhang Ziyi, who has the performance of the second female lead in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and has a relationship with Wayne. She played the second female lead Ada Wang in "Resident Evil 1" and her salary was only 100 million US dollars.

Although Naomi has the performance of the leading role in "Girl Genius", because she auditioned for the role of the third female lead in "Resident Evil 2", her salary was also only 100 million.

As for the pure newcomer Eva Green, even if she plays the second female lead in "Resident Evil 2", her salary is only US$15, which is already the upper limit allowed by the system.

As for Megan herself, let alone saying it, she really has no confidence that she can compete with Naomi and Anna.

By comparison, Ben Stiller's salary of 1400 million is equivalent to their salary for more than a dozen movies.

"Who makes him a big star? So girls, work hard and follow Wayne. Sooner or later you will be able to get such a high salary~"

Mike took the opportunity to cheer a few people on.

Unfortunately, the effect is not obvious.

After all, they also know some of the market conditions. Among today's Hollywood female stars, not to mention those who get 1400 million US dollars in salary, even if they get 1000 million US dollars, they are absolutely rare.

Even with Wayne's help, it's still unclear whether they can get this salary.

After all, having resources and opportunities may not necessarily lead to success. In many cases, becoming famous also requires luck.

But at this moment, Mike suddenly noticed that all of them were showing off their aura, and they were all looking in the direction of the door.

Even the young actors who were originally surrounding Ben Stiller unconsciously became quiet and turned around one by one.

With doubts, Mike followed their gazes and then realized that it was Charlize Theron.

No wonder.

Even a narcissistic person like Anne has to admit that Charlize Theron's looks are not inferior to hers at all, and she is one of the few top-notch people in Hollywood.

Coupled with the height of 177 centimeters, as well as the figure and temperament that are not inferior to top supermodels, even among so many beauties at the scene, she is definitely a standout existence.

And although Charlize Theron is not as famous as Ben Stiller today, she is still a second-tier Hollywood actress.

Although she is not very old now, she has served as the heroine of many major productions and has collaborated with many superstars such as Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, and Will Smith.

In terms of qualifications, she is not inferior to Ben Stiller, who is ten years older than her.

It's just that Charlize Theron has never had any masterpieces that can be produced, and has not proven her ability to fight against the box office, so her fame is stuck in the second tier, unable to compare with Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts. people.

But now she has landed the heroine role in "Resident Evil"!

"Resident Evil" will be filmed in five to seven parts. This is not a secret in the industry. Anyone who is interested can find out by asking around.

And a heroine in a commercial blockbuster series with a heroine will definitely increase the popularity and status greatly.

(End of this chapter)