Chapter 453: Share, Thai囧
Although he has appeared in director Chen's works, the possibility of losing money at the box office is very slim, and he has still not failed so far.
But the truth is this. According to the contract, it is correct.
Everyone looked at Chen Linfeng with great enthusiasm, this is the God of Wealth.
We are also willing to convert the remuneration into profit-sharing, so please bring me with you next time.
Even Fan Wei, an older generation actor, has a little more desire in his heart.
No one thinks too much money.
However, Chen Linfeng is not a fool. There are preconditions for his willingness to give a share.
First, the role played by an actor plays a very important role in the movie, so that he or she is qualified.
Secondly, the normal salary itself is very high, so high that it has suppressed normal film production.
Only under this premise will he adopt a partial remuneration plus share model.
This is also one of the reasons why many investors such as China Film and Huayi are willing to share the profits.
When they signed the contract, they based it on about 400 million.
Everything is calculated.
If the box office data exceeds this, the actors can get more shares.
Below this number, the actors may lose some money.
Considering Chen Linfeng’s two previous movies, one with 300 million and the other with 900 million, there are still some fluctuations.
The current general level of big guides in the market is hovering between 200 million and 600 million, so 400 million is considered a hit.
If you consider director Chen Linfeng alone, many investors actually expect that the leading actors will make more money from the share.
But the profits are paid after the movie is released, and the remuneration is already received.
The actors even have to worry about whether the money they share will actually be paid to their hands. After all, they have taken the risk, which is actually fair.
What's more, the actor's share only involves the domestic box office, not overseas, which is generally conservative enough.
No one expected that "Your Name" would suddenly hit a domestic box office of 2.1 billion.
This situation, which far exceeds the current market data, is the most important reason why the two leading actors received their salary in a few years in advance.
When Han Shanping knew the amount of money to be distributed, his face turned green. No matter how generous he was, he would not be willing to give a person a salary of 70 to 80 million yuan.
Other investors are even more heartbroken. This is not a waste of money.
It should all be my money!
And there are some voices of dissatisfaction here. Liu Qianqian got tens of millions, and Chen Linfeng got even more, which was doubled.
This does not include the share of Qilin Company’s investment.
Xiao Chen really made a lot of money.
If everyone hadn't made a lot of money this time, and the key to the project was Xiao Chen, he would have had to cheat and get into trouble no matter what.
In fact, there are already people who want to cheat.
Chen Linfeng returned to China for almost half a month, and he was often entangled with various parties over the payment of money.
However, the original contract stipulated very clearly that after dividing the accounts based on the box office, the revenue would be divided directly.
Production costs are not calculated.
Although Qilin is the main production company, Chen Linfeng has the final say on the cost. Even if he wants to fake it, he will do it.
But when he signed the contract, he took into account the demonstration effect against latecomers and specifically removed this possible fluctuation factor.
Hollywood doesn’t use profit sharing very much anymore, and China cannot continue to follow the old path.
Therefore, this share can be calculated directly after the box office is released, and no one can fake it.
On the matter of dividing money, Chen Linfeng's position is actually very erratic.
After all, he is not only a producer and investor, but also a salary-earning worker such as a director and actor.
He is happy to save costs and increase profits for the employer, and he is also willing to strive for benefits for the other party.
But this time, he was obviously on the side of the actors.
Of course, the most important thing is to save upfront remuneration, increase the proportion of production costs, and enhance the quality of the work.
Now it seems that there is some hope of achieving results.
News of the money distribution quickly spread in the industry. Liu Qianqian earned 80 million from one movie, which shocked her peers.
After Chen Linfeng distributed the money, it wasn’t long before he returned home that he kept receiving calls for consultation.
The same goes for Liu Qianqian.
Many of the people who called me were from the front lines in the industry.
They are the most likely to be affected, and they all want to ask about the situation in detail.
Whether it's the specific terms or how much you earn, these are all what they care about.
"Your Name" is, after all, an extremely special example, and everyone can tell the difference.
When Chen Linfeng communicated, he basically suggested to them that they should look at the director and production team and not blindly sign a share-sharing contract.
This itself also tests the vision of both parties to the contract.
Whether you want to take a share and what the benchmark point should be are all important aspects of the game.
If this type of contract becomes popular in the industry, money losses will definitely occur.
But considering the market in the past two years where you can make money just by watching movies randomly, maybe this is the best time.
At least there will be fewer people losing money.
As time goes by, everyone will naturally summarize a set of effective rules.
The people who called to inquire were not only actors, but also many bosses of film and television production companies, as well as investors.
They are also concerned about whether this model is really possible to reduce upfront costs.
For the majority of small and medium-sized companies, making movies is a very risky thing.
If they can keep costs down, they are willing to spend more money later.
This is what Chen Linfeng likes to see, and it is also what he wanted to achieve from the beginning.
Of course, in this case, the actor may not be willing to take risks, and may be more inclined to take the money and be safe.
Again, it depends on the game between the two sides.
A-list actors are not humble workers in other industries. They have negotiation capital. Among them, there was a phone call from Wang Baoqiang, who also asked a typical share-sharing question.
After "Unfortunately", Xu Zheng started thinking about directing, and was aiming for a sequel of the same type to this movie.
Of course, Baldy Xu did not obtain the relevant copyright.
But this is not the first time that I have done this in my career. I will wait until something happens to happen. Anyway, I won’t be able to pay much compensation.
Xu Zheng found Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo and invited them to join.
The two of them couldn't hold back their affection and wanted to join.
At this time, news spread that "Your Name" had a share-sharing contract.
Xu Zheng then wanted to learn to do this, so he discussed it with the two of them.
Wang Baoqiang himself didn't want to do this kind of nonsense, he just wanted to get some remuneration, even if the money was far lower than the market price.
Huang Bo persuaded him, "Don't you have a good relationship with Director Chen? It doesn't take much trouble to ask."
"So, Xiaofeng, do you think I Should I sign this contract? "
Wang Baoqiang has a good relationship with Shi Xiaolong now, and the two have restored their childhood friendship, so they are also called good friends by Chen Linfeng.
Chen Linfeng did not reply directly, but first asked, "Huang Bo also signed a share-sharing contract?"
"Yes, the salary of 1 million, plus post-production share, is the same as mine."
This is different from the previous life.
In his previous life, "囧囧" was quite famous. The investment Xu Zheng attracted was not much, and he could only give Huang Bo 3 million and Wang Baoqiang 2 million.
Huang Bo didn’t ask for the 3 million. He thought of earning a favor and converted it into an investment. In the end, he got 40 million.
Only Wang Baoqiang suffered a big loss because he acted at a friendly price, but in the end he was compared to a fool.
"I suggest you sign. After all, even if you don't sign, Xu Zheng can't afford to pay you the market price, so you might as well take a chance."
Wang Baoqiang had the experience of "Police Incident" His experience means he has made achievements on the big screen, so the corresponding market price salary is higher than that of the same period in his previous life.
This is also the reason why Huang Bo was paid more than him in his previous life, but the two of them are the same in this life.
A Golden Horse Best Actor and a third-time actor who has starred in high-grossing movies, there is no telling who is more valuable.
Wang Baoqiang still listened to the advice and signed the contract without saying a word.
When Xu Zheng heard about this, he immediately regarded the news as a gimmick:
Director Xiao Chen is optimistic that my movie can make money!
Can you suggest a friend to sign a share-sharing contract?
Don’t mention it, it really attracted a lot of attention.
He also took this opportunity to approach Qilin and asked if he was willing to invest. After all, this is a movie that both your bosses approve of.
All we can say is that Xu Guangtou is indeed a master who knows how to climb smoothly.
The relevant information was reported to Chen Linfeng, so he naturally accepted the money that came to him.
In fact, many books in the industry today are sent to Sister Mei first. If Chen Linfeng sees a good project, he will contact the other party to ask for investment.
However, a few years later, Xu Zheng was really a bit of a grassroots team, and he didn't know about this at all, which made Chen Lin more risky and missed it.
On the contrary, the producer, Guang Guang, learned the news and Wang Changtian called directly.
"Xu Zheng's book, Mr. Chen, do you think it has potential?"
"It feels good. Wang Baoqiang's performance in the previous work seems to have a lot of comedy talent." Chen Linfeng told the truth.
"That's it." Wang Changtian pondered for a moment, preparing to increase the resource rating of this movie.
"But this book is considered an infringement, isn't it? Mr. Wang won't get the copyright of the previous work "On the Road"? After all, the reputation is not good."
As a screenwriter, Chen Linfeng, butt Deciding on my head, I still hate this kind of infringement.
"Huh? Is there such a thing?" Wang Changtian is in a high position and really doesn't know about this.
"Let me ask, if it is true, then the hidden dangers must be solved in advance. I would like to thank Mr. Chen for the reminder."
"Nothing."
At the beginning of April, While Chen Linfeng was preparing for the movie, he went to the Arctic Ocean Bar to hang out with many friends.
Everyone is still very interested in the new contract model.
Especially Huang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, and Zhou Xun, because their remuneration is at the top level, they are now very limited in accepting scripts.
It is almost impossible to accept works with low investment costs, even if the script looks good.
As time goes by, their number of films is significantly reduced. The main reason is that there are too few films that meet their salary levels.
We dare not lower the salary under any circumstances. Once it drops, it will be difficult to raise it again.
As for actors' other commercial endorsements and performance pricing, they are all linked to the remuneration. A decrease may affect the entire industry.
Zhou Xun said, "This contract is like a relief for me. I get a share, and the share ratio is still the same as that of a first-line actor.
If the movie does not meet expectations, it cannot be regarded as a reduction in salary. At least it can be maintained externally. It’s worth the price.”
Chen Kun reminded, “It’s better to try your best. Find movies that can make money, otherwise it will still be affected after a long time."
"Of course I know that," Zhou Xun rolled his eyes at him, "I'm not stupid."
"Actually, the distinction between literary and commercial films in China is still not clear,"
Huang Xiaoming sighed, "The top foreign stars also have this problem. After the salary reaches the maximum, the output will gradually decrease.
But when they make literary films, the salary reduction will not be affected."
A few people who were deeply affected by this nodded, they have studied these carefully.
Others such as Lei Jiayin, Qin Hao and others looked at each other.
It is so difficult to say that they also want to experience such distress.
Listening to them sigh there, it feels like being in two worlds.
We are already separated by a sadly thick barrier.
When everyone was chatting about their current situation, Wang Baoqiang talked about his previous film "Hello!" Mr. Tree".
“I heard from the director that he has applied for the Venice Film Festival and wants to give it a try.”
Everyone immediately looked at Chen Linfeng.
(End of this chapter)