The two of them fell silent for a few seconds.
"I'll go ask the actors if we can renegotiate their fees. Maybe we can switch to a profit-sharing model?" Del Toro said. "The fees for the male and female leads alone are over 15 million. If we could change that part to a cut of the profits..."
"It's worth a try."
Sarah Kelly said tentatively, "I heard a rumor—can't say if it's true—that Li Wei is on hiatus because he's just too dominant. They say the NFL Alliance doesn't want him playing, and that the league and sponsors paid a hefty sum to get him to sit out."
"I'll try to contact him tomorrow," Del Toro said, frowning. "If he's willing to revise his compensation package, we might be able to start filming while we finalize the details."
Sarah Kelly froze for a second, then turned to Del Toro. "You'd better not come to me halfway through production saying the budget's run out, forcing me to add more."
