"Maybe Long already replied, but only via private message."
"The dragon probably didn't see it."
"..."
While netizens were discussing this, the dragon's reply appeared:
"Thank you, but I'm not considering making a movie right now. We hope to collaborate in the future."
It was a very official response, but it dashed the hopes of many.
"What a pity..."
This is truly a pity for netizens who wanted to see the two collaborate.
However, most netizens are understanding, since it's estimated that the two wouldn't be able to create much of a stir even if they collaborated.
Many netizens are curious about how much salary Long would ask for if he agreed to cooperate.
As soon as this question came up, it was discussed by many netizens.
Although Lung can set his own fee, no one can predict how much he will ask for until the matter is finalized.
Previously, because Long had not responded, many people subconsciously assumed that Long's salary would be higher than that of Atai Long.
But now that Long has replied, clearly stating his refusal, although my thoughts haven't changed, I still feel inexplicably curious.
"I guess it's ten million more than Artest. After all, to solidify his title as an action superstar, his salary will definitely be higher than Artest's current salary."
"I'd guess it's one hundred million dollars. After all, that's enough to make it the highest-paid actor in the world, and no actor has ever reached that level yet."
"I'm guessing it's one-third of the film's budget. If Cuarón is making a big-budget film, then that one-third would be quite significant."
"..."
Opinions vary.
Of course, these are just basic guesses; there are even more outrageous guesses.
"Have you forgotten something? That is, Long's identity as a director."
"Long is a director, why only look at his identity as an actor?"
"When filming a movie, an actor may only receive a fixed salary, but for the director, the higher the box office, the higher the salary."
"Based on Dragon's past performance, each of his movies can earn around a billion dollars. Even after deducting costs and taxes, that's still seven or eight hundred million dollars. That's all Dragon's income."
"You know, Dragon has always invested in, directed and filmed his own movies. You can imagine how much money Dragon makes from making movies."
"And there's one more thing you've forgotten: Lung has retired now. All these years have proven that his success is unrepeatable, which means that if he were to make a movie, his net worth and box office returns would be even higher."
"Taking both into account, it's no exaggeration to say that Long's salary is several hundred million. I can't understand why you've been so hung up on his salary for so long."
"The problem now is not about the salary, but whether Lung is willing to come out and film. If he is not willing to come out and film, then his salary will be immeasurable."
"Even if he were willing to come out and film, I can't imagine who could afford his salary!"
"Presumably, apart from Dragon himself, no director in the world can afford Dragon's salary!"
"Don't you understand such a simple principle?"
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