In terms of fame, the Saturn Award is far inferior to the Oscars, but it is also very popular among movie fans. "Transformers" won the Best Science Fiction Award. After Warner Bros., it also affected the film's trend in the market.

"Transformers" is a popcorn film after all. After the first month of screening, it gradually slowed down its box office harvest. After the Independence Day holiday, the number of screenings of the film began to shrink, and the weekend box office also dropped below $10 million.

However, stimulated by the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, in mid-July, "Transformers" rebounded slightly, and the box office in North America fell by two consecutive weekends, pushing the North American box office through the $400 million mark, reaching $411.24 million.

In terms of global box office, "Transformers" has become the sixth film that has exceeded one billion dollars in global box office after "Titanic", "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" and "The Dark Knight", and the figure of $1 billion and 530,000 still has a lot of release time to increase.

In the Chinese market, after obtaining the extension key of the Big Scissors, "Transformers" successfully exceeded 1 billion rmb, becoming the first domestic film in Chinese film history to have a box office of over 1 billion.

The film's box office in China is now close to 1.3 billion rmb.

Correspondingly, various peripheral sales of "Transformers" are also very popular, especially toys, and many versions have been sold out.

For example, Pitt Co's chain store and newly promoted online sales almost sold out the stock of "Transformers" prepared. Duke received three calls from him in a week to request goods.

The other party is the largest offline and online marketer on the West Coast, and Duke also gave appropriate care. The income brought by this film is significantly greater than that of "The Dark Knight".

"Although The Dark Knight is good, I still prefer Transformers."

In a car that drove out of the airport, Erin Lauder shrugged and said to Duke, "You can say I haven't grown up yet, but my biggest purpose in watching the video is to relax and entertain..."

"Looking back, I have someone send Optimus Prime's model to your villa on Long Island." Duke glanced at her and said again. "There is also Megatron."

Erin Lauder was not polite at all, "Then I'll accept it."

As the car drove out of the airport, Duke turned around and looked out the window and asked, "Where to go? Hotel?"

"Not to the hotel." Erin Lauder told the driver an address and said, "My apartment in Los Angeles has been renovated. I won't have to stay in a hotel anymore."

Duke couldn't help but ask curiously, "When did you buy an apartment in Los Angeles?"

"At the beginning of the year," Erin Lauder reminded him, "I think the period when the real estate market was at its lowest point is a good time to buy at the bottom."

That being said, Duke knew that Erin Lauder had no interest in the real estate industry, but was just doing her best to run her cosmetics and luxury goods industries.

Like Duke, she bought a house just to live in it.

The car soon arrived at its destination. This is an upscale neighborhood in North Hollywood, not far from where Duke once rented. Whether it is security or environment, it is a very suitable choice for the Greater Los Angeles area.

The two took the elevator to the top floor, and Duke helped Erin drag her luggage and followed her to two white wooden doors.

"It's here."

Erin Lauder didn't seem to come often. After looking at the door number, he confirmed that it was correct. He took out the key and opened the door, and walked in first, "Well, it's not bad, it's very much for me."

Duke put down his suitcase, looked at the spacious living room, nodded slightly, and followed Erin Lauder to visit the house.

The apartment is more than 2,500 square feet in size, with black and white as the main colors. The room is quite bright and the layout is simple and atmospheric.

The apartment decoration is not pretentious in some small details, and the roof pipes and reddish-brown brick walls leave it exposed, which is unique; while in the real style, this apartment perfectly interprets the "low-key gorgeousness". The living room and living room are laid with a large amount of black wooden floors, the furniture lines are simple and the texture is excellent, and the dining room wall is decorated with huge retro clocks, making the overall style of the apartment just like its owner, exuding a leisurely and elegant aristocratic atmosphere in its atmospheric and simple.

In addition, the apartment on the top floor also has a small roof garden full of flowers.

"I found someone special to take care of it."

Standing in front of a clump of hydrangea, Erin leaned closer to smell it and said, "It seems they are doing a good job."

Duke nodded. The small garden was well organized, and whether it was green plants or blooming flowers, they all showed vigorous vitality.

Back in the apartment, Erin Lauder found a bottle of juice from the bar, poured a glass of it for her and Duke, and said a little apologetically, "That's all for the time being."

"It's okay." Duke took the cup and took a sip. "How long will he stay in Los Angeles?"

“There are two sponsorship contracts to be negotiated.”

Almost all well-known makeup brands will find Hollywood stars to endorse, and Erin Lauder's brand is no exception. "How long they can stay depends on the progress of the negotiation."

It is not easy to deal with any big Hollywood star. Even if they are not very smart, they have enough professional agents or managers around them.

"I'm going to let Tom Cruise endorse my men's series." Erin Lauder sat on the single sofa opposite Duke, rubbing his forehead gently, "It's hard for his agent Pat Kinsily to do, and he's not easy to do."

"Do you need my help?"

Hearing Duke's question, Erin Lauder shook his head, "I can do it myself."

She picked up the juice and took a sip, and asked curiously, "I heard Pat Kinsley say you are going to work on a video with Tom Cruise?"

"Yes." Duke nodded slightly, "I plan to invite him to play the leading role in the new film."

Erin Lauder patted his forehead gently, "I remember you mentioned to me last time that the heroine is Charlize Theron, two super big names, oh...it's a headache to think about."

Duke just smiled. Two super big names appearing in a video will indeed bring many problems.

"However, with your current status and status," Erin said again, "I guess these two people will also restrain themselves."

"If there is no coordination..." Duke shrugged, "I will not invite them, either."

In fact, for Duke, the two of them are not difficult to deal with. The team around them is the trouble. Charles Rowan, who has finished his vacation, has started negotiations with Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise's agents. Although both of them promised to make concessions on the pay, the agents will fight for the extent of the concessions and other treatments.

Big Hollywood stars like directors like Duke are scarce resources, and no one will give up their interests easily. Just like Duke used to see Tom Cruise, those who have come to this point may be confused. The assistants, public relations and agents around him who are closely related to his interests will definitely not be fools.

Moreover, the treatment of the crew can directly reflect a person's status and influence in the industry. What kind of status stars have the same treatment, is also a consistent tradition in Hollywood.

In entertainment news, celebrities often report to be big names, criticize people on set, scold paparazzi, and instantly share and fight each other... In fact, these are insignificant for the crew of a super masterpiece, and contracts are the most fierce battlefield for the competition.

It is well known that Hollywood has a very strict union system, and the actor union sets a minimum remuneration standard for its members. That is to say, as long as they are members of the union, even if they play small roles, they will have a minimum guarantee.

Celebrity actors will definitely not be satisfied with this. They generally agree in the agreement to give more favorable treatment than the standards of industry associations. Not only will they have a guaranteed guarantee, but they can also share the money in the later stage.

Hollywood movie sharing is a contract concept. If an actor has enough status and market appeal, he can get a movie box office sharing that is more valuable than a pay through constant disputes and compromises. The bigger the actor is, the greater the box office appeal, the easier it will be to negotiate the share, and it will be easier to talk about many small regulations that are beneficial to the actors.

In addition to box office sharing, big-name actors and their agents will not be content. If a film gets a good box office result when premiered in the theater, the actor's agent will ask the producer to pay the box office bonus, and the actor may also require the producer to pay a certain amount of salary when the producer sells the overseas distribution rights of a film or the distribution rights in North America.

He may even ask for a certain proportion or fixed value of the sale of the copyright he traded.

Hollywood's TV system is similar. They will first pilot a large number of American dramas. Once the ratings are good, they will invest in the production of long dramas. Therefore, the main actors of course think that being cast in the long dramas is their own contribution, so they will agree on all these in the contract in advance, requiring that if the TV series enters the shooting stage, the actors will have to share the project award, issuance bonus and even the winning bonus... It can be said that they are omnipresent.

If you really think that those actors with high enough status are "actors" or tools that are randomly played by agency companies and film investors, then this person will become the one who will be played with because he doesn't even understand the most basic situation in the industry.

If you throw out a script or a character at will, the big-name stars will give everything they can to do like a deceased person... Hollywood can become a mentally retarded concentration camp.

Just like Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise, although they tend to cooperate with Duke and promise to actively reduce their pay, they will not give up what they should strive for.

Not to mention them, even if it is other celebrity actors, the same is true.

Moreover, Hollywood star actors are also very good at using the third person to protect their rights. (To be continued ~^~)
Chapter completed!