In a small and inconspicuous building in Santa Monica's commercial area, Mel Gibson walked into his office and nodded to his long-awaited agent Cameron Sloan.

"Year, Mel." Cameron Sloan said hello.

Mel Gibson pulled open the chair, sat in front of his desk carelessly, and asked, "Caren, have you been here so early?"

Cameron Sloan quickly replied: "I communicated with Embassy Pictures two days ago, and Embassy Pictures officially responded this morning."

This is related to the distribution of huge profits in "The Passion of Jesus". Mel Gibson attached great importance to it and asked closely: "Has Embassy Film agreed to our conditions?"

As a highly educated agent, Cameron Sloan has a relatively clear mind. Even under the pressure of Mel Gibson, he made a non-substantiation request to the Embassy Film Company, but he still did not want the relationship between the two parties to completely break down.

He said more tactfully: "Embassy Films has expressed respect for you and made concessions based on the contract signed by both parties."

Mel Gibson was impatient to listen to these nonsense he thought, and waved his arm hard: "Tell me the point!"

Cameron Sloan knew Mel Gibson and was a little helpless, so he had to say: "The Embassy Pictures responded to me that they will pay you a $2 million bonus after the "The Passion of Jesus" is removed from North America. In addition, the male and female protagonists will also have a $500,000 bonus each."

"What about the later share?" Mel Gibson's face was not very good.

"They didn't mention it." Cameron Sloan said quickly: "I have asked specifically. The reply given by Embassy Pictures is that the later share is based on the contract signed by both parties."

Of course Mel Gibson could understand what this said, frowned and asked, "There is no room for negotiation?"

Cameron Sloan sighed lightly in his heart and said, "The Embassy Films has a very firm attitude!"

Mel Gibson was directly angry and laughed: "The $2 million bonus? The Embassy Films is so generous. "The Passion of Jesus" has been launched in the UK this weekend, with a box office of more than 10 million dollars in three days! They are so embarrassed to say this so-called bonus?"

Cameron Sloan did not respond rashly.

Mel Gibson's words were obviously not finished: "Who do they think I am? Do they think Mel Gibson is a homeless man in the slums? You can send him away with some money, and you still have to be grateful?"

"Listen to me, Mel." Cameron Sloan still wanted to persuade: "The contract we signed with Embassy Pictures has neither a share clause nor a box office bonus statement. Embassy Pictures..."

Mel Gibson's voice suddenly increased: "Caren, are you my agent or Ronan Anderson, the owner of Embassy Pictures?"

Cameron Sloan could only swallow the words behind and said, "Mel, I have no other intentions, I just don't want our relationship with the Relativity Entertainment Group to deteriorate."

Who is Mel Gibson? He said directly: "Our relationship with Relativity Entertainment depends on the attitude of the Embassy Film Company."

Speaking of this, Cameron Sloan saw it thoroughly and could not persuade Mel Gibson at all. He simply stopped persuading him and asked, "What will we do next?"

Mel Gibson thought of the rising box office numbers in "The Passion of Jesus" and the profits he could only get less than 10 million US dollars. He said without hesitation: "You contact the lawyer and find reasonable reasons to deny the validity of the contract. If the Embassy Film Company refuses to make concessions, sue them directly!"

Knowing that Mel Gibson's decision could not be changed, Cameron Sloan stood up and said, "I'll do it now."

Mel Gibson waved his hand casually.

After leaving this office, Cameron Sloan shook his head secretly as he walked. Mel Gibson had offended many people. If this continues, he would offend Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment, which had newly developed powerful forces.

Even though Mel Gibson has a few hardcore friends, wouldn’t he make enemies everywhere if he continues to do so?

Mel Gibson still has value now. Those companies or people who are guilty may not care about Mel Gibson's value for the time being, but when the value fades and troubles are encountered again, what kind of situation will Mel Gibson face?

Cameron Sloan suddenly shuddered. As an agent, he knew Mel Gibson's popularity and various grudges and hatreds. At that time, except for a few limited hardcore friends such as Stallone and the Downey family, others would rush over to kick me when Mel Gibson fell, so that he could completely knock him down on the street.

This situation is completely predictable and may appear in a few years. Cameron Sloan feels that while serving Mel Gibson and obtaining his own value, he should also make some preparations in advance.

Of course, it is not about confronting the entire Hollywood, but about finding ways to guarantee your own interests.

Cameron Sloan discovered that Mel Gibson was running wildly on the road of death and never looking back.

As an agent, I should persuade Mel Gibson to make the best choice, but can he persuade someone like Mel Gibson?

After the Oscars ceremony, "Lost Tokyo", which had already been out of theaters, took advantage of the momentum of two Academy Awards, and naturally returned to the theater again and started the second screening.

However, there are not many theaters released, only 635.

But being able to return to the theater has shown that "Lost Tokyo" is the winner of the Oscar.

Although Sofia Coppola only won one Best Original Screenplay Award, the first American female director to be nominated for Oscar has attracted even more attention than Scarlett Johnson's Best Supporting Actress.

If you pay attention, the video can generate box office.

On the first weekend after its re-release, "Lost Tokyo" brought the power of the Oscar-winning film and received $3.15 million from the theater.

This result is not very high among many Oscar-winning films, it can only be said to be of medium level.

The biggest bonus to the Oscar effect is the number one winner "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King". After the first weekend of the Oscars, the box office rebounded by 239% on the weekend, and another $8.31 million was collected.

The total box office of the film in North America also exceeded US$370 million, becoming the North American annual box office champion in 2003.

The popular candidate for the 2004 box office champion is "The Passion of Jesus". Although there is no Oscar effect bonus, the film has performed extremely stably. Its third weekend fell by less than 40% again compared to the previous weekend, winning $32.13 million.

Including the gains from working days, the total box office of "The Passion of Jesus" in North America reached US$285.47 million.

The box office of North America exceeds 300 million, but it will be next weekend.

"The Passion of Jesus" also achieved three consecutive box office championships in the North American box office rankings.

In addition, this film was released in theaters in more overseas countries and regions. The controversy caused by North America has long spread to the entire Western world. The influence of Jesus and the Bible is huge, and coupled with the effect of North America's big selling effect, the Passion of Jesus has caused no less popularity overseas than that of North America.

In Australia, he received $5.89 million in the first weekend, setting a record of opening a r-level film in Australia.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the city of God. The sensation caused by "The Passion of Jesus" is no less than that of "Titanic". The Brazilian box office of $7.89 million in the first weekend is also a reflection of market popularity.

Markets like Mexico, Germany, France and Italy, the premiere of "The Crucifix" all had more than $4 million in the weekend.

"The Passion of Jesus" has a box office of $48.21 million in the first week overseas.

Of course, the film has average response in some overseas countries, such as the box office in the Korean market is very average.

There are also some places, such as Israel, that not only publicly protest the video, but also refuse to introduce it.

When it comes to psychological sensitivity, Jews even surpassed their neighbors.

But film companies in Arab countries actively contacted the Embassy Film Industry and introduced "The Passion of Jesus", for example, the UAE will start screening the film from mid-March.

In the eyes of the rich, the money spent on introducing movies is not a problem, but movies that old neighbors protest must be introduced to check them out. It is worth noting for anything else, even if it is just a mess.

The relationship between the two is so complicated that you can actually see from the movie aspect. There are too many derogatory movies in Hollywood. After Shahai Entertainment and Abu Dhabi ended their collaboration, the latter's positive image almost completely disappeared from Hollywood movies.

After 911, more and more villains began to appear.

In some ways, this is also a kind of political correctness in Hollywood. Even Ronan will not shoot and produce films like "Human Purge 1" after 9/11.

By mid-March, the second film "Legend of the Night 2" released by Embassy Pictures was officially released.

Because the first weekend of this summer is Universal Pictures' super blockbuster "Van Helsing", in order to avoid the possible joint risks of the heroine, Ronan specifically asked the Embassy Pictures to release "Legend of the Night 2" in the spring.

In this way, even if "Van Helsing" fails as it once was, Kate Beckinsale received a lot of bad reviews, it will not affect the market response of "Legend of the Night 2".

Two years ago, "Legend of Night" achieved box office success and attracted many movie fans. The subsequent TV broadcast and video tape DVD market also cultivated a large number of audiences, which brought a wider box office foundation to "Legend of Night 2".

The promotion and distribution capabilities of Embassy Films are also better than those two years ago, winning more than 3,300 theaters for this film.

On its first weekend of release, "Legend of Night 2" was tightly in North America for $35.67 million, which has exceeded the production cost.
Chapter completed!