Salary reputation in Hollywood is not a judgment threshold that needs shame to avoid.

After the first season of "The Man of the Diaosi" ended with a perfect rating of 6.5, Bradley Cooper's agent was very happy to say that he would soon become a comedy star who is more popular among the audience, of course, this is limited to the TV field.

In fact, the TV and the movie circles have always been separate. The results achieved by the two are difficult to transition to the latter, while the latter is easily maintained to the former.

Although it sounds a bit confusing, it is easy to understand as long as you know that movies are bigger than TV.

So when Bradley Cooper knew that he had the opportunity to participate in a movie or the protagonist, there was no reason to refuse.

Lehman looked at Cooper who was leaving happily and said to himself, "This guy majored in drama and master's degree. Although he was trapped by his narrow image acting, he was definitely competent..."

Moreover, people are willing to seize the opportunity. They are not so arrogant that they strive for excessively high movie salaries with TV fame. "The Hangover" can still suppress the production cost, which is also very important.

No matter what, you should not take it lightly before the film comes out.

Lehman turned his head and moved his body. Then he ordered Johnson to sort out all the resumes of male actors who had played comedy without more than 5 million US dollars, and then frowned and slowly looked through...

In the recent film market, the theaters of "The Ninth District" have been reduced to 988, barely in the top ten, ranking ninth, with only double digits in a single day, and may only be 3.4 million in a week. Fortunately, the movies that enter the Olympics at the end of the year pay attention to controlling reputation, so "The Ninth District" has not been squeezed even more.

But it doesn't matter. In the movie industry, there will always be substitutes, and it is very satisfying to fulfill the established expectations, including the Lions Gate.

Of course, if it weren't for "The Ninth District" that was already very powerful, the two companies might not be so harmonious in their cooperation. I don't know how many temporary partners in Hollywood were shaking up because of profit sharing...

"Is the new project a comedy? Directed by Todd Phillips."

After Johnson collected and sorted out the resumes of relevant personnel from the Actors Union and major agency companies, he immediately realized that there was something to do. He accompanied Lehman to work with the early stage actor screening. "Don't you find a movie star with traffic guarantee? Ben Stiller and Irving Wilson are very close to Fireflies."

Lehman shook his head. Choosing people is also his strength, but it does not mean that he can't listen to any suggestions. "Director Phillips also recommended Ben Stiller, do you know how I refused?" - The two have worked together in "The Two Heroes of the Police" and have a good relationship.

"I'm just curious. Now the most popular comedian is Ben Stiller. Looking at the media and audience's evaluations, everyone likes him very much. He does have a good appeal."

"He is of course good for "Hangover", but I don't feel that worth it. You know, his salary + reward in "Museum 2" is likely to get more than $15 million. Even if the salary is reduced, it will be less than 10 million? "Hangover" is not the kind of movie that relies solely on characters to create jokes. With him, it will definitely attract the attention of fans, but it may not necessarily be a big reward."

Johnson understood the meaning.

Soon, Lehman and Johnson discussed confirming a casting list and invited Todd Phillips.

Todd just signed the director contract and started to be busy with the preliminary preparations. Although he didn't have much effort to fight for the actors, he was still very active in attending the audition and knowing who to work with in the future.

As a result, when he came, it was slightly different from what he expected.

Generally speaking, it is actually very simple to screen actors based on script needs. Send the standards directly to the actors' union or major studios to let them determine the recommended personnel internally, and then audition. After all, the investment share of "Hangover" is only 35 million US dollars. This is because they have to go to Las Vegas to film, and the local expenses are relatively large, otherwise it can be less.

And if there are main scenes, only four characters have a tiger and a baby, and the range is not large.

But who knew that Lehman had already provided the right actors and could even avoid spending time auditions. This was really top-notch efficiency.

......

Bradley Cooper plays the romantic teacher Phil, with a salary of 4 million;

Ed Helms, the host of "Daily Show", is a side job, but given his years of experience in program production and humorous ability to control the scene, he plays a timid and timid dentist Stu, who does not need to worry about playing at all. He is paid 2 million yuan, and he also has the ability to polish the scene jokes on the spot, and is one of the great contributors to the success of "Hangover";

As for the original strange brother-in-law, Lehman had no impression and was difficult to find out from the crowd, so he changed it to the gay Steve Carell, who performed the most difficult in "The Little Sunshine Beauty", who contributed a wonderful performance, has gradually accumulated popularity after "The Little Sunshine Beauty". Later, he became popular with the broadcast of the TV series "Office", and the Xingtu suddenly opened up.

Steve Carell received the invitation and was a firefly with great production guarantee, so he naturally would not refuse, with a salary of 2.7 million;

The last character is Doug, the initiator of the farce. Although he has fewer roles than the above, he is also a key role promoted by the plot. Rennes Wilson, recommended by Johnson, is a person who has not much to talk about. He has acted in the comedy "Star Partners" and is also a customer under Caa. He is 28 years old and meets the role requirements and has a salary of only 300,000 yuan.

Such a team lineup match includes the original core two-team Cooper and Helms, and the powerful actor Carell, which basically ensures that there are no problems during the filming.

Of course, Todd Phillips also thinks so. Although these people are not familiar with them, it can be seen through the resume information that casting is attentive and not arbitrary arrangement.

Anyway, the focus of this film is on how to create jokes under the absurd night of clichés. It just so happens that these people are very experienced in comedy and are good at creating. In other words, with inspiration in the shooting, these people have perfect abilities. The most important thing is that their combined salary is only 9 million, which is affordable.

Finally, including the female characters in the cameo appearance of Kate Delins and Beth Beeher, the partner of the "Breakthrough Sisters", can also add some topics to the movie promotion, such as the male and female protagonists of "Diaosi Men".

After all, Cooper and Delins are more popular than in their previous lives, and the audience's interest at this time has some foundation and can be diverted through TV series.
Chapter completed!