How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 694 Director Zhou, [Mermaid] I will give you a fixed salary of million yuan
Mid-August.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of July, the Mainland Film Market is much quieter.

But it's not like there's no movement at all.

[Get Out!] is produced by Wanda Pictures. Tumor King] was released at the right time and performed well.

The box office of 4046.7 million yuan on the first day, coupled with its relatively average cast lineup, once again proved the popularity of the mainland film market.

Burna Films was so jealous that it immediately scheduled its wholly-owned production "Heart of the Sun" at the end of August.

……

Longbow Film and Television City.

In the living room of the villa.

Zhang Nan was holding a project plan in his hand and flipping through it. The content was very detailed, so Zhang Nan read it carefully.

Of course, he also knows that the current trend in the mainland film market is full of nostalgia, and he also knows that the success rate of filming a sequel to "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" will be higher.

But it doesn't matter.

After all, the sequel to "Journey to the West: Conquering Demons" in the original space and time, "Journey to the West: Conquering Demons", was released during the Spring Festival of 2017.

Zhou Xingxing, who was sitting on the sofa opposite, was speechless when he heard this.

However, due to the copyright and investment amount, not much can be given to him.

That's right.

In the original time and space, Zhou Xingxing had a complete falling out with the Chinese-American Wang Dawang due to the uneven distribution of the box office spoils of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", so he encouraged Mr. Xu to be the director and left the Chinese to make "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

It’s already August 2015, and it’s impossible not to have any inspiration.

"Why don't you continue to make a sequel to [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons]? Nowadays, fan movies are so popular. If you have a foundation on the previous work, wouldn't the success of the movie be more guaranteed?" Zhang Nan looked at the content of the project plan and said to Zhou Xingxing asked.

On the sofa opposite Zhang Nan, Zhou Xingxing sat.

The project in Zhang Nan's hands at this time is Zhou Xingxing's new work "Mermaid" after "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" two years ago.

It would be better to start a new project without the impact of copyright. If he invests more, he will get more profit sharing.

But the copyright of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is in Zhang Nan's hands, if he wants to make a sequel.

After many previous failures, Zhou Xingxing no longer had such thoughts.

As for getting rid of Zhang Nan's Longbow Film and Television Company and relying on Xinghui to go it alone?

Even Zhang Nan had said before that with the success of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", he would be given a larger proportion of the project's income.

"Fans generally have high expectations for sequels. I don't have any inspiration for the sequel of [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons] yet, so I prepared this new project." Zhou Xingxing said with a reason.

Note that filming of [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons] started in 2016.

When Zhang Nan heard this, he did not expose Zhou Xingxing's lies.

But now, although Zhang Nan's income to Zhou Xingxing in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is almost the same as that of the original time and space Chinese to Zhou Xingxing, Zhang Nan acted honestly and in accordance with the contract, but the Chinese broke the contract after opening his mouth to promise, so What happened in the original time and space [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons] should not happen again.

only……

"I saw in Director Zhou's plan that the investment estimate is 300 million yuan, and since the preliminary preparations for the film project have been completed, tens of millions of yuan have been spent, so Director Zhou wants to invest in the project this time Are you involved in the investment?" Zhang Nan looked at Zhou Xingxing and asked. When Zhou Xingxing saw Zhang Nan's eyes, he dodged his gaze for a moment, then became firm again, and said bluntly: "Director Zhang, for this [Mermaid] project, I want to invest 100 million yuan, one-third of the 300 million yuan. On the condition that I personally direct the film in exchange for a 50% profit share.”

One-third of the investment income is 33.33%, which is less than the 50% income share. The director's salary that Zhou Xingxing is asking for this time is 16.7% of the movie share.

If the movie box office is calculated in terms of one billion yuan, the total investment income of the producer is about 310 million yuan.

Then 5177% of RMB million is RMB million.

Tell the truth.

For Zhou Xingxing, a director's salary of 50 million yuan is not high.

After all, in terms of past qualifications, he has a reputation of 10% in two weeks.

In terms of recent achievements, Zhou Xingxing is also holding the second domestic film in mainland China with a box office of over 1 billion yuan [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons].

Coupled with the current crazy influx of capital in the mainland film market, the remuneration of artists and directors of all parties is soaring.

Even for Zhang Guoshi, who makes literary films, the director's fee can reach 20 million yuan, let alone Zhou Xingxing.

but……

"Mermaid" is the first Mainland movie to break 3 billion yuan in box office in the original time and space.

The producer's income alone is 11.4 billion yuan, and % of the income is more than million yuan!
Zhang Nan was a little reluctant.

But in the project [Mermaid], Zhou Xingxing is indispensable.

and so……

"Fifty percent of the revenue share is too much. I can't afford to make the majority of the investment. In the end, I won't even be the main producer." Zhang Nan said solemnly.

Zhou Xingxing opened his mouth to say something after hearing this, but Zhang Nan continued: "But I, Zhang Nan, am not a stingy person, and I also know that the mainland film and television industry is now very popular with capital, so——

Forty percent of the total film revenue share, or thirty-three percent of the total film revenue share, plus a fixed director's salary of 50 million RMB. Director Zhou, you pick one and we'll work together. If you don't like either, then we can't do business together. "

Zhou Xingxing, who still wanted to say something, was immediately shocked by the two choices presented to him by Zhang Nan, especially the fixed director's salary of RMB 50 million in the second choice.

Although the mainland film and television industry is now highly sought after by capital, there is a limit.

After all, capital is all about profit.

They are often very good at drawing big pie, giving conditions that seem extremely exaggerated, but there are various restrictions hidden behind them.

So now the top commercial film directors in the mainland film and television industry, such as Xu Laoguai, Feng Xiaogang, Xu Zheng and others.

Putting aside the share of box office remuneration, after all, sometimes when a movie is a box office hit, directors can indeed receive astonishing remuneration.

But in terms of a fixed director's remuneration, the highest price that all parties' capital can offer today is only 20 to 30 million yuan.

Don’t think this number is too small.

If you know that the director's fee for a movie is 20 to 30 million yuan, then the production cost is estimated to be around 200 million yuan. If you want to recover the cost, the movie box office will have to reach 600 million yuan.

But the investors are not here to do charity. They are busy just to create jobs for directors in the entertainment industry, but to make money.

Therefore, the box office target of the project must be RMB 800-900 million.

(End of this chapter)