How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 583: Change the sale and give half of it to Wan Da. As for the price, let’s get the money back first.

Xu Zheng also expected that Zhang Nan was not optimistic about his new film "Hypnosis Master".

After all, he himself is not optimistic, otherwise he would not have just successfully transformed into a director and immediately returned to the starring position.

"What you said is true, but I really want to expand my scope as a director." Xu Zheng said in a low manner.

Seeing that Xu Zheng was like this, Zhang Nan could no longer criticize him.

"The quality of this project is still there, and after you just directed and starred in [Thailand], the new starring movie, even if the genre has changed, there will still be some audiences, so let's go -"

Zhang Nan paused for a moment before continuing: "If you leave this project to me, I will double the production fee of [Thai囧]'s 30 million yuan and give you 60 million yuan, rounded up, barely." Strong enough to meet your current status.

Then in terms of movie income, you are the leading actor on the surface and the director secretly. In the previous contract for "Thailand", I did treat you a bit badly, so I will give you a fixed salary of 2000 million yuan for this project, plus the total box office of mainland movies. of five percent dividends. "

Tell the truth.

The price Zhang Nan offered Xu Zheng for the [Hypnosis Master] project was already on point.

The fixed remuneration of 2000 million yuan directly puts Xu Zheng's celebrity status in the current mainland film market, second only to Li Lianlian, a super first-line movie star who retreated from Hollywood to the mainland, and is on par with other top stars in the mainland film market. flat.

Because now the top stars in the mainland film market have a fixed salary of only 2000 million yuan.

After all, the mainland film market is now so big.

Of course.

Xu Zheng, who earns a fixed salary of 2000 million yuan, is still far from the top in the Chinese film industry.

Because there is no need to mention Zhang Nan.

Even Wu Jin, Zhou Jie, and Liu Dehua, who were promoted to Hollywood by Zhang Nan, were able to get away with Xu Zheng's fixed salary by a large margin.

Then on the box office share.

Don't look at what Zhang Nan said when he opened his mouth. It was 5% of the total box office of the movie in the mainland movie market. It seemed that the amount was a bit too small.

But this is due to the current accounting rules of the mainland film market.

After a movie is released, after deducting theater revenue and various taxes, the producer can get about 33% of the total box office share.

This 33% share of the total box office is not a net income, but the entire income. If you want to turn it into a net income, you have to throw away the production costs.

For example, in the project "Hypnosis Master", the total box office was only 2.76 million yuan, and the revenue that the producer could get was only 9200 million yuan.

If calculated based on the cost of 6000 million yuan, the final net income that the producer could get from "Hypnosis Master" was only 3200 million yuan, which is basically more than ten percent of the total box office share of the movie in the mainland.

Giving Xu Zheng 5% basically equals half of Xu Zheng's income on this project.

Not to mention that Xu Zheng still has a fixed salary of 2000 million.

If we really count, Xu Zheng's income from this "Hypnosis Master" is higher than that of Zhang Nan, the investor.

When Zhang Nan proposed the conditions for cooperation, Xu Zheng was also silently calculating in his mind.

When he first heard Zhang Nan say that he would only give "Hypnosis Master" twice the production fee of "Thailand", which is 60 million yuan, Xu Zheng wanted to refuse cooperation.

Because this is twice as high as his expectation. His total investment expectation for "Hypnosis Master" is to start at RMB 1.2 million.

After all, after the movie "Thailand", although his director status is not as famous as Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, he is still stable in handling a project with an investment of 100 million yuan.

and……

He didn't make much money on [Thai囧], so he planned to make up for it on [Hypnosis Master] this time.

They are all veterans who have been in the entertainment industry for many years. Chen's straw hat skills are not bad, and he, Xu Guangtou, is not bad, but he has never had the opportunity to use them before. But after hearing that Zhang Nan's follow-up fixed salary was 20 million yuan, 5% of the total box office of the mainland movie market was divided into dividends.

Xu Zheng was moved.

Without it.

With this condition of Zhang Nan, he first helped him get a coffee position, and then signed the contract according to this. His reasonable and legal total income will not be less than what he would make if he imitated Chen Straw Hat's operation.

No one wants to take risks and a bad reputation by taking evil ways if they can make a reasonable and legal amount of money.

"Director Zhang, can you please add a little more to the production fee? It's only 60 million yuan. It's a bit cramped to shoot!" Xu Zheng suggested.

Zhang Nan did not refute directly after hearing this, but asked Xu Zheng: "Director Xu, how much box office do you think [Hypnosis Master] can have?"

"Forehead……"

Xu Zheng was asked, and then said nonchalantly: "Two or three hundred million?"

After all, the title of this film is that he starred in it, not directed by him. At the same time, it is not a comedy but a drama.

And Feng Xiaogang just used "1942" this year to prove to people in the mainland film and television circles that it is not easy to transform into a comedy director, and Xu Zheng has no confidence anymore.

“That’s 300 million yuan in box office.

The producer can earn almost RMB 100 million from this.

When the production fee is 60 million yuan, the net income is 40 million yuan.

But among the net income of 40 million yuan, there is also a 5% box office dividend, which means 15 million yuan is given to you.

Then what the producer finally gets is a net income of 25 million yuan, and your income is 35 million yuan.

Director Xu, you have to let me, the investor, earn a little bit, otherwise, what am I going to do by investing in this project? "

Zhang Nan's calculation made Xu Zheng confused.

But when I think about it more carefully, that seems to be the case.

"I was rude." Xu Zheng immediately expressed his apology.

Zhang Nan waved his hand and said: "In business, you can speak your mind freely. There is nothing rude or unobtrusive. However, for the "Hypnosis Master" project, I can increase the production fee by up to 10 million yuan. No higher will be allowed. Regarding the specific cooperation or not, Director Xu, please go back and think about it again."

"No, no, no."

After hearing Zhang Nan's words, Xu Zheng immediately expressed his attitude, "I can sign the contract now, and there is no need to add additional production fees. RMB 60 million is pretty good. It's a great success!"

And to be honest with you, Director Zhang, I'm not very sure whether "Hypnosis Master" can have a box office of 300 million, otherwise I wouldn't be in front of this project and only play the leading role. , giving up the apparent director position to others. "

Seeing Xu Zheng so cheerful, Zhang Nan was stunned for a moment, but he quickly recovered.

Not long after.

Zhang Nan called Old Luke over, drafted the contract about [Hypnosis Master], and asked Xu Zheng to sign it.

Finally, after everything settled, Zhang Nan got up and sent Xu Zheng away.

After Xu Zheng completely walked away, Old Luke took the contract and asked with some confusion.

"Zhang, we took the biggest risk on this project, but we made even less than the leading actor!" Old Luke said with emotion.

"Yeah, I also kind of understand why those giants in Hollywood didn't like me before." Zhang Nan also sighed.

But after sighing, Zhang Nan spoke again: "Find someone to contact Wanda Pictures and tell them that I have an investment share in Xu Zheng's new project. Since he wants to buy my distribution channel at a high price, I will give him half of it." He, as for the price, he will ask for 60 million first, and then we can get back the money."

(End of this chapter)