How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 330 Special Business Model

"Warner Pictures is just perfunctory. Anyway, he's not in a hurry, and I'm even less anxious. What are the other companies thinking?" Zhang Nan asked Old Luke.

After hearing this, Old Luke prepared some words, and then replied directly: "Universal is here to make up the numbers; Disney wants to talk to you about [Pirates of the Caribbean 2]; Paramount seems to want to use Let me talk to you about the reason for releasing [Armageddon 2] at a low price; Columbia Pictures has compiled a script for [Venom] similar to [Spider-Man], and I guess I want to talk to you about the [Spider-Man] series again. That’s roughly what happened.”

After listening to Old Luke's narration, Zhang Nan found that the content was basically nothing beyond his expectation. That is, Columbia Pictures produced "Venom", which surprised Zhang Nan, but also It makes sense.

So Zhang Nan nodded and said: "Okay, I understand. If they continue to come to your door during this period, you should treat them perfunctorily for now."

After hearing what Zhang Nan said, Old Luke asked, "When will this period of time end?"

Zhang Nan thought for a moment and replied: "At least wait until the box office dust of [Lord of the Rings 3] has settled, preferably until the box office dust of [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron] has settled."

"Clam?"

Old Luke was stunned when he heard this, "Zhang, are you so confident in the spin-off of [Lord of the Rings]?"

I don’t blame Old Luke for asking this question, it’s actually Zhang Nan’s operation that is basically the same as Mingpai’s.

I just want to rely on the box office success of "The Lord of the Rings - The Legend of Sauron" to increase my salary.

But although Zhang Nan has never made a mistake along the way, Old Luke understands that the uncertainty of movies is too high.

As for Zhang Nan's current worth, he felt it was almost at its peak.

The best, low-risk operation is to take advantage of the high popularity to quickly negotiate a few large-scale contracts and make a huge profit.

Because with Zhang Nan's current situation, ordinary movies will no longer be successful.

It has to be the kind of film with US$[-] to be able to support Zhang Nan's salary.

And it must continue to succeed.

If a movie crashes at the box office, Zhang Nan's salary will be reduced by at least [-]%, not to mention directly cutting it off.

Zhang Nan also knew that Old Luke was worried, but he held a golden finger and was really not afraid.

The current situation is the result of his hard work for many years.

What he wants is this kind of situation where others think that he is the burning oil and the flowers blooming.

But actually?
He could burn the oil dry and fold the flowers without losing.

However, this explanation obviously cannot be told to Old Luke. Fortunately, Zhang Nan had already prepared another explanation.

"It's not that I have confidence in [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron], but from a practical point of view, if this [Lord of the Rings] derivative film plus my combination, the global US$[-] million is not too much!" Zhang Nan asked rhetorically.

Old Luke nodded: "It's not much, but if this is the result, for this spin-off of [The Lord of the Rings - The Legend of Sauron], you will have to match the salary, so you will only earn a few cents." It’s only [-] million, and your salary will plummet.”

"Big drop?"

Zhang Nan continued to explain: "Believe it or not, even if [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron] only took in [-] million US dollars at the box office, my salary will not only not fall, but will also rise slightly."

"This is impossible." Old Luke shook his head violently to express that it was impossible.

"impossible?"

Upon seeing this, Zhang Nan gave Old Luke a hint: "Think about the bankruptcy of MGM, and then think about the [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron] contract I signed with New Line Cinema."

Old Luke thought for a while, but still couldn't figure it out, so Zhang Nan had to break things down and explain.

"How did MGM go bankrupt?" Zhang Nan asked.

Old Luke replied: "There were too many failed projects in the past, and then the huge loss of "Windtalker" directly caused the outside world's negative sentiment towards MGM to explode." Regarding Old Luke's answer , Zhang Nan agreed very much, and then continued: "Then if MGM has a series with a global box office of one billion U.S. dollars, and each film in the series can get a billion U.S. dollars in global box office, you Do you think MGM will go bankrupt again?”

"Of course not. With this golden mountain here, let alone one [Wind Talker], MGM will produce [Wind Talker] every year..."

Old Luke continued to think along Zhang Nan's words, and his words were very generous, which made Zhang Nan, who was listening on the side, wave his hands quickly.

Every year [Wind Whisperer].

What you said, do you know how scary it is?
Too unlucky.

Old Luke, who was blocked by Zhang Nan with his hand, suddenly understood some of Zhang Nan's thoughts, and then looked at Zhang Nan and said: "But you can't guarantee that every top series starring you will be a spin-off, or a reboot. The box office of these movies has exceeded one billion!"

"I can't guarantee that the movie's box office will exceed one billion, but don't forget, the contract I signed with New Line Cinema is a gambling contract. The box office is less than one billion. I will replenish them with whatever is missing. This Is it different from the global box office of one billion US dollars?" Zhang Nan continued to ask.

Old Luke was stunned.

"No difference, no, in this way they even make a profit. After all, they don't have to share the box office difference with the theaters if you replenish them. But if the box office is less than one billion, don't you lose money? You have to make up so much money. .”

"deficit?"

Zhang Nan looked up at the sky and asked arrogantly, "Nowadays, the top stars in Hollywood, how much money can they earn from one movie?"

Old Luke subconsciously replied: "Fixed remuneration, share of remuneration, plus some miscellaneous things. If the movie is a hit at the box office, we can give the nod for [-] million U.S. dollars, and it has to be the top superstar."

"what about me?"

Old Luke was made speechless by Zhang Nan's words.

How much is your own salary, you ask me?

But after just such a meal, Old Luke reacted.

Zhang Nan's current income from a movie starts at US$2.2 million, and there will be more in the future including total box office share, peripheral share, etc.

Therefore, as long as the movie box office is not too low, Zhang Nan's earnings will not be less than those of top Hollywood stars.

Seeing that Old Luke understood a little bit.

Zhang Nan continued: "With a cooperation model like this, even if the global box office of a movie is only [-]-[-] million U.S. dollars, I will give the production company [-]-[-] million U.S. dollars in compensation, which is tens of millions of U.S. dollars for a single movie." Profits can still be obtained.

But with the celebrity status I have accumulated over the years, the movies produced through this model are either spin-offs of classic series or reboots of classic movies. The global box office of [-] to [-] million US dollars is a bit too little, right? ?
It has to start at least [-]-[-] million, and maybe it can break [-] billion. I will complete the betting contract directly without losing a penny.

And in this mode.

By cooperating with me, they can 100% get a series with a global box office revenue of one billion US dollars, and prevent their own film and television company from going bankrupt due to unchecked failures.

Do you think my salary will be reduced?
If he dares to surrender, I will dare to find others to cooperate. "

Old Luke shook his head, but then asked: "This model is quite good, but the producers can also find other superstars to engage in this kind of cooperation, and they can also lower the price."

"Of course they can find other superstars to play this trick, but whether they can pull it off is another question." Zhang Nan said teasingly.

After hearing Zhang Nan's words, Old Luke suddenly reacted.

Despite what Zhang Nan just said, it seems that the global box office of US$[-] million is no longer enough.

But in today's Hollywood, not to mention the global box office of US$[-] billion, there are not many that can steadily output US$[-] billion in box office.

"So, don't be afraid that [The Lord of the Rings - The Legend of Sauron] will fail at the box office. The path we are taking will naturally make it invincible. If we push it harder, the longer we delay it, the higher and more stable my salary will be."

(End of this chapter)