The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1508 Setting a precedent

The agency protects the interests of the actors, and the production company protects the interests of capital. When the interests of the actors and capital conflict, that is industry game.

There is no doubt that when the major Hollywood film production companies heard the rumors, one after another stood on the side of Sony Columbia.

The "20 million club" is already enough of a headache. The rising production costs have directly led to the fact that when the production team, which consists of producers, directors and screenwriters, is conceiving a project, it is becoming increasingly difficult to convince the production company to adopt their ideal cast and control costs.

And now, Anson actually plans to break through the shackles further?
Not only film companies, but also producers, directors, screenwriters and the interests of the behind-the-scenes team may all be affected, without exception -

As mentioned before, Jim Carrey's salary for each project is fixed at $20 million. He doesn't care about the situation of the film company and the filming team. His salary is a fixed number anyway. Therefore, when the film company cuts the budget, everyone's income will be affected except Jim Carrey.

It is as simple as that. Unless the production company is willing to increase production costs, the situation where an actor dominates the show will come at the expense of the interests of others.

For a while, the whole Hollywood was in an uproar and talk about it.

But from another perspective, the ones who really feel the direct impact are still a small number of bigwigs. After all, the wages of ordinary workers are low to begin with, and when production companies cut budgets, the first thing they cut is the interests of the big-name producers, directors and screenwriters. It is difficult to achieve the goal of controlling the budget by simply relying on the wool of ordinary workers.

In other words, ordinary workers should just watch the show.

At the same time, agencies led by Creative Artists used all their resources to contact Sony Columbia, actively vying for the role of Peter Parker. The "Spider-Man" pie became particularly popular, and everyone tried to get a piece of it.

All the young 18th-tier actors can feel this wave of enthusiasm, and they are eagerly hoping that they can become the second Anson and reach the top overnight.

Incredibly, Hollywood is booming.

It’s bustling with people and there are many wonderful performances.

This is the truth behind the Hollywood spotlight. Just like in the primitive jungle, it is a place where the strong prey on the weak, the fittest survive, the fittest are eliminated, and blood is everywhere.

Amidst this turbulence, a small number of smart people quickly noticed a detail: Where is Anson?
Anson, who should have been standing in the eye of the storm, seemed unusually quiet.

Anyone who knows Anson should know that something is wrong, because Anson is definitely not the type to sit quietly and passively. Half of Hollywood has become agitated, and the young people who firmly believe that they can pull Anson off the throne and replace him are all ready to try; but Anson still disappears?
This is unusual.

Everything is like a calm sea, so quiet that there is not even a trace of wind, but it warns of the coming storm and the surging undercurrent may burst out with amazing energy.

Not only Anson himself, but also his agent Edgar, public relations person Eve, assistant Noah and brother Lucas all looked secretive.

Things are not normal.

Reporters tried to interview them by phone, calling them one by one in person and leaving voice messages until they were willing to answer the phone.

However, they all spoke in unison, and although their tones differed slightly, one could tell that they remained largely calm.

"Anson is putting in the preparations and concentrating on preparing a surprise for the upcoming premiere. This is Anson's top priority right now."

……That's it?
The reporters were all confused. They could vaguely sense a sense of uneasiness, but they couldn't put their finger on why.

At this time, it was the paparazzi's turn to appear - it was no secret that Anson was in New York. He did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts. Although he was low-key, he did not disappear completely as he did in the past.

Recently, Anson's good friend Chris Evans has also been in New York. Apparently, Chris is going through a period of struggle and depression in his life. Anson came to his aid and not only accompanied Chris, but also kept Chris busy:
Busy in and out.

Wait, what on earth is Anson up to?
The paparazzi didn't know either, because Anson went into the Warner Records office building every day and stayed there for the entire day, completely blocking himself from all sight.

A paparazzi managed to find an informant inside Warner Records, but got some ridiculous news: the informant asked the paparazzi whether he knew what Anson was doing, because everyone inside Warner Records was also confused and everyone was trying to find out what projects Anson was busy with.

Helplessly, the paparazzi could only surround Anson, bombard him with flash lights, and question him, trying to get some useful information out of him.

However, Anson and Chris seemed particularly calm and completely ignored the paparazzi. Surrounded by flash lights, they went to the subway, greeted passers-by warmly, went into fast food restaurants to buy French fries and burgers, sat on park benches and chatted, treating the paparazzi as a part of the daily life of busy workers in New York.

As a result, the citizens of New York turned around and drove away the paparazzi to cover for Anson and Chris, leaving the paparazzi with a lot of questions in their heads, not understanding what was going on.

When all eyes were focused on Anson, Warner Bros. and Jungle Pictures quietly dropped their bombshell announcement, instantly making all the buzz in Hollywood disappear, like the brief silence after a mushroom cloud rose, and even the roar on the eardrums could no longer be heard.

Warner Bros. and Forest Pictures are about to collaborate on two projects: "Sin City" and "The Hangover."

The project is led by Forest Pictures and assisted by Warner Bros. At present, "Sin City" has begun shooting at Warner Bros. Burbank Studios.

But the magical thing is that the casting of the movie is not yet completely over.

So many Hollywood professionals are confused, "Without actors, what are they busy with in the studio?"

In addition, Warner Bros. and Jungle Films have a third project in their collaboration, "Children of Men."

The film has been officially approved, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, and confirmed to be starred by Anson. This will be Anson's first project after "Walk the Walk".

However, for a moment, people found it difficult to tell whether this was a genre film or an art film, and everything was shrouded in mystery.

Currently, the film is selecting locations and casting, and the filming schedule has not yet been determined; but Warner Bros. generously released internal information to show its sincerity, and they offered a historic salary:

Fifteen million US dollars plus 5% North American box office share.

boom!
The whole Hollywood was in a state of dismay. All thoughts and ideas were shattered, and everyone was in shock.

For a moment, I completely lost the ability to react.

Just when Sony Columbia was hesitating and hesitating, Warner Bros. once again showed its courage and took an important step with decisiveness.

With understatement, it once again made history and opened a new chapter for Hollywood.

(End of this chapter)