Chapter 1388: 1388
From Hugo to Jin Carrey, the "20 million club" has been established to absorbing the second membership, only a week later. With the accurate operation of innovative artist brokerage companies, all viewers across the United States have clearly realized that the era of Hollywood being 20 million has truly arrived.
In an instant, the tide was rising, not only the elite brokerage companies and innovative artist companies, but also not only the 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, all other brokerage companies and all film production companies began to be alert and move. Regardless of whether they took the lead or not, no one would deny that the 20 million yuan pay has always been a part of their plan, but now it has arrived a little earlier than expected.
Originally, Hugo was the leader, and it was naturally difficult to match King's reputation as a latecomer, but it is undeniable that relying on the unique limelight in comedy movies in the past two years, King has indeed stolen a lot of limelight, and his box office driving momentum is no less than Hugo. What's more interesting is that with the hot topics of Hugo and Brad's duel, the showdown between Hugo and King was also quietly emerging.
Currently, there are only two members in the 20 million club. If it is just one person, then people may just care about the incredible salary, but once two people appear, the competition will be formed. Previously, people's concerns about the "apocalypse" project naturally shifted to the "Ace Commissioner". Is the 20 million US dollar pay worth it, and how much surplus value can be generated? Is the super high pay bringing increased box office appeal? Will film companies face greater development opportunities or heavier cost burdens after raising costs...
One question after another flocked to the crowd. Originally, the concerns about the box office were just an additional topic, and people were more concerned about Hugo's creation of history. But now it is completely different, because the emergence of two club members means that Hollywood is ready to usher in a new era, especially when innovative artist agency has created the entire momentum in order to attract the focus, people will naturally start to think: Is this worth it?
Naturally, Hugo and Jin, the two first people who took the lead in taking the crab became a judging indicator, and their success or failure attracted almost all the attention.
"The Doomsday" and "Ace Commissioner" are exactly two completely different works. The former is a typical science fiction action movie with high investment, large scenes, and bunker visual effects, while the latter is the most representative comedy movie with low cost and high box office, which is difficult to please the audience's taste.
In fact, these two types of films are commercial, but because of the different target audience and different profit models, they can be said to be two very typical films in Hollywood.
"The End of the World" is actually a model like "The Future Water World", and it is also a type that has been controversial in the past year. Many people are condemning the increasing investment that has made the movie lose its essence. Not to mention the characters, even the plot is fragmented and cannot be regarded as a movie at all. But since "The Great White Shark", in the past twenty years, the popcorn commercial blockbuster with visual effects has become the main force in the summer season, especially the "Star Wars" series and the "Haikatsune" series have achieved great success. The high returns brought by high investment are something that film companies cannot give up.
"Ace Special Commissioner" can be said to be a case of comedy movies in line with low cost and small productions, relying on script quality and actor charm to attract audiences. The biggest successful series in recent years is "Home Owner", and a series of movies starring Kim Carrey is also a representative one. This type of work is often difficult to achieve brilliant box office, and most of the time it is a small profit. It is very difficult to really make the box office big hit, because comedy is difficult to please everyone.
It can be said that "apocalypse" and "Ace Commissioner" also represent two views in the Hollywood industry today, but the common point of these two works is to put the chips on the star effect. What kind of ups and impact can a 20 million yuan pay between what kind of waves and impact it can have are all expected and will become evidence that the industry reflects its own views.
Moreover, it is rumored that both works hope to be released in the summer season in 1996. Although the film production process is difficult to directly judge, it is still unknown whether they can catch up with the summer season. However, if both works are successfully released in the summer season, the box office comparison between the two will inevitably trigger the heat of the whole summer.
Industry professionals are all looking forward to the impact of the box office trends of "apocalypse" and "Ace Commissioner" on the future film industry. Any two works will win, or both win or fail, and any result will inevitably produce infinite wavelengths.
Ordinary audiences are looking forward to the appeal of Hugo and Jin, two actors "20 million clubs", and there is no doubt that these two actors are the peak figures who have been the box office in North America in the past two years. This time, they both hold 20 million yuan in their hands and have a peak showdown. There is no acting consideration, no word-of-mouth shackles, and no award beams. They rely entirely on box office to decide the outcome. This will inevitably become the most anticipated showdown in the North American film market.
It can be said that the pressure on almost the future trend of the entire industry has accumulated on the two actors. If both win and end up with a win-win situation, it will naturally be a joy. However, whether both fail or one person fails, it will be a disaster.
The third club member of 20 million will not appear within six months. No one will want to talk about this mess of water, and no one will want to bear such huge pressure. Although the name of "creating history" sounds attractive, the risks faced are equally terrible. The greater the benefit, the greater the price it needs to pay. This is the eternal theorem.
This is also an important reason why several big names in the innovative artist agency, Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, and Tom Hanks of the Endeavor Elite Agency, were hesitant and retardless when he received an invitation for a pay of 20 million yuan.
Is such a huge risk worth it? You may even block your career development prospects with a good momentum. Should you continue to be prosperous with a pay of 15 million, or will you take the risk bravely with the first hot potato of 20 million in history? This question has a balance in everyone's heart.
Now that everything has been solved, Hugo and Jin will become people who test the waters. Their success or failure is not only personal success or failure, nor is it just the success or failure of the company they belong to, but also the success or failure of the continuous evolution of the entire Hollywood market.
Not only the agency, film production company, but also the actors, directors, and even the behind-the-scenes production staff of the crew will closely monitor Hugo and King's duel, because the outcome of this showdown is likely to determine whether their next salary can increase by several percentage points.
Objectively speaking, most people hope that Hugo and Gold can both succeed and achieve a win-win situation. This will be the prosperous era of the entire Hollywood. Even film production companies that must bleed heavily in the future are welcomed as long as there is enough profit increase; even if they cannot win, they hope that the winner can perform strongly, so strong that they can truly stabilize the "20 million club"; and both losses are definitely an ending that everyone does not want to see.
This is really a fun situation. The pressure in Hollywood has accumulated heavily on Hugo and Kim's shoulders. People are jealous of the historic breakthroughs of these two actors, but people also teased the heavy pressure of these two actors, and the mentality of vague expectation and gloating, full of excitement and weirdness.
The first member of the 20 million club is commendation, peak, fame; but it is also pressure, dangerous peak, unknown... All of this is like walking on a rope at a high altitude. Only a slender rope is maintained at both ends of the cliff, and below is the bottomless valley. No one knows what will happen after going down. Maybe he will survive, maybe he will see a paradise, but maybe it may be an abyss. Walking on the rope, everyone in the world is paying attention, but it is unknown whether he can reach the other side of the cliff.
As the wind raged, Hugo and Jin were about to take steps.
From 1995 to the end of 1996, the entire Hollywood was in turmoil, and all forces, all walks of life, almost every corner of the film production industry was mobilized. Everyone became a part of this era and would become a part of the earth-shaking changes of this era. Just as all music lovers witnessed the storm of rock in 1993, the glory of that year was forever remembered in the memory of countless people, and at this moment it was destined to be recorded in history.
At the end of this year, Brad Pitt rose strongly. With the outstanding performance of the "Twelve Monkeys", he not only defeated his destiny rival Hugo for the first time in terms of momentum, topics and box office, but also received unparalleled praise in his acting skills. He swept away the previous haze and made the "Seven Deadly Sins" one of his helpers to reach the top, not to mention that the "People" Weekly affirmed him directly to the throne of "American Lover".
After Hugo, Kim Carrey became the second actor in film history to hold a $20 million in pay. The most successful comedian in the past two years defeated action stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and took the lead in joining this ranks. This also shows that Hollywood has entered a period of self-reflection after experiencing its peak in 1994, and the conflict between high costs and cost control has gradually surfaced.
Of course, everyone will not forget to create endless glory again. Just when people thought 1994 would be the peak of Hugo's career, Hugo showed everyone his breakthrough with practical actions, and in 1995 it had an indelible mark, climbed a new peak, and achieved the superstar myth!
Chapter completed!