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Chapter 474 Direct, Tough Guy Style

Yang Tianzhen was in charge of negotiating the contract, and Zhou Xia signed it after simply listening to the situation.

Now that Zhang Xueda pointed out the key points in the contract, he roughly understood what he meant.

"They mean that my influence is limited to the Chinese-speaking area and Asia, that's why I offer such a salary, so do I have to negotiate with them again?"

"Of course. Although they defined the reason for giving you 120 million US dollars, the price is actually too low. Your salary in "Painted Skin 2" is probably so high, but you still have a share of the box office. Even if your influence in other parts of the world is not high, you still have your share in selling copyrights and box office, so you need to make a negotiation."

"Okay, since that's the case, then you are in charge of this matter. Anyway, I have time tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I just want to visit several other Hollywood film companies, and I also need to visit a special effects production company."

Zhou Xia listened to Zhang Xueda's opinion and agreed.

Doing business with foreigners is different from domestic ones. If you make concessions, others will not think that you are looking at long-term cooperation, but will think that you yourself think you are of this value.

Zhou Xia didn't want these people to see him like this when he entered Hollywood for the first time!

Moreover, if he won a higher salary, he would also be able to silence the mouths of those in China who said that he acted in this movie instead.

Just like Huang Jiaozhu in the later "Escape Plan 2", except for Greater China, there are no promotional posters in other regions, not even his important role. The domestic netizens were so angry that they said: If you look down on it, don't invite it. Isn't that humiliating?

Zhou Xia had already been prepared for this, and had corresponding requirements in the negotiation of the contract. There was no problem in this aspect, but he did not expect to be caught by someone else's design, and the salary offered to him was too low.

This is another form of discrimination in disguise. Now that he knows it, of course he can't just let it go.

Especially after what happened a few days ago, he now understands the weight he holds in the hearts of movie fans and fans, including most netizens, and he understands that he must respect his identity and not easily do things that damage his image.

Just like Lao Mouzi, he himself doesn't have too many worries about making movies, but his status puts him so high that the audience won't be satisfied with him if he makes a movie with ordinary themes. , It is inevitable that the requirements for oneself will be raised, and it is easy not to dabble in general subjects.

Although Zhou Xia does not have that much influence and high status, the accumulated influence of his works in the past few years has made the audience have high expectations for him, so many people don't want him to act in that costume idol drama, and hope that he will make a good movie .

It is the same today.

It can be said that Zhou Xia's film salary in China has broken through the sky, but in Hollywood, he was given a fourth-tier film salary. Even if his fans can understand, some people will inevitably hate him.

I communicated with Zhang Xueda about this matter and asked him to communicate with Lionsgate, while Zhou Xia visited several other broadcasting companies and film and television companies with the staff of the Hollywood office.

This time when he came to Hollywood, because the producer and lead actor Stallone was shooting a movie, only an actor director was sent to pick him up, and no other important people came to welcome him, so Zhou Xia was still a little upset.

Now that this matter happened, it happened to attract their attention.

Although Xiahua Video Network mainly focuses on self-produced dramas, some domestic and overseas popular dramas will still purchase copyrights.

Domestic drama fans generally follow Korean dramas and American dramas. For popular American dramas such as "Gossip Girl" and "True Blood", Xiahua Video Network has sold the copyrights.

When he came here this time, Zhang Zhao said that he wanted to upgrade the office to a branch company and buy overseas film and television companies to invest in production. Zhou Xia agreed in principle.

As long as the quality of the TV series produced passes the standard, if they can be sold, they can make a lot of money in North America, and then introduce them to China, and they can still make a lot of money. It can be said that the possibility of losing money is very small.

He is now thinking of some popular American dramas, even if he can't produce them himself, if he participates in the investment, he can get a share of the profits at that time, and then introduce them into the country, which is also feasible.

In this way, when everything is familiar, and the branch here is investing in and producing hit American dramas with confidence, then it will be a matter of course.

Now Wanda has entered the North American market. Although it has not yet acquired AMC, the second largest theater chain in North America, many cooperations are already under negotiation.

In this regard, Zhou Xia doesn't want to be slow!
The current market value of Xiahua Film and Television is far from comparable to that of Wanda. It is imperative for Wanda to expand its global theater business in the future. Xiahua Film and Television must also be prepared for this aspect.

From the end of this year to the beginning of next year, Xiahua Film and Television will plan to go public. After all, it has successfully raised three rounds. After the four rounds of financing are completed and digested, the listing will obtain more financing to achieve faster expansion.

Moreover, by the end of the year or early next year, more than a dozen films invested by Xia Hua will be released. At that time, Xia Hua Film and Television's revenue will usher in a wave of high explosive growth, and the valuation will also greatly increase. At that time, it will be the best time to go public. .

Two days passed quickly. Zhou Xia visited several film companies. Zhang Xueda hadn't found out the results yet. The actor union needed time to communicate with the producers before they could negotiate.

Knowing that Zhou Xia raised objections to the remuneration, the producer Stallone personally rushed from the set to the hotel to meet Zhou Xia.

Many of Stallone's movies Zhou Xia have seen the "Rocky" series and the "First Blood" series. They are all tough guy movies, but they are still different, but in the final analysis, they all have the same model, which is the tough guy hero type.

Stallone is a winner in life, he has a high degree of control over things, and he has to personally take care of everything.

In the past, he was a director, starring role, and also a producer. This time he didn't act as a director, but he was also a starring role and a producer. Hearing that Zhou Xia arrived in Hollywood, he didn't join the team in time, so he hurried over communicate.

Americans are more straightforward. After meeting Zhou Xia and exchanging greetings, he went straight to the point.

"Mr. Zhou, the matter is not that my assistant has already gone to Huaxia to discuss with you, why did he still propose the matter of salary. Do you know that if the communication between the union and us gets out, the impact will be very bad. We promised before I have asked you a lot, this is your first time in Hollywood after all, this kind of salary is very reasonable, your teacher, namely Jet Li, when he first came to Hollywood, his salary was only a little higher!"

"Hehe, Mr. Stallone, my idol, don't worry, the trade unions are regulated in this regard. The salary of my teacher Jet Li was 30 years ago. You should know what the market is now. I believe that since the trade union accepts our request, there is something wrong."

Seeing that Stallone was so direct, Zhou Xia kept as polite as possible, and said to him with a smile.

It is said that Li Lianjie's salary for this film is 500 million US dollars, and his performance time is only two or three days!

As for how much he was paid in Hollywood for the first time, Zhou Xia is not sure, but the movies he starred in Hollywood basically cost more than 1000 million US dollars, plus the global share.

He can't be compared with Li Lianjie, but the filming time of two months and the salary of 120 million US dollars can only be regarded as the price of cabbage!

(End of this chapter)