Chapter 380 Box Office Share
Actually, he was quite surprised, because the results of "The Founding of a Republic" so far seemed to be a little better than his previous life.
I don’t know if this is an illusion.
But if it is true, it is most likely the result of him and Sissi joining.
In fact, Chen Linfeng is not too worried about the box office problem of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".
With the two big tricks of organizing movie viewings and key extensions, there is still hope that it can collect another 100 million box office.
Moreover, people today will feel very desperate.
It’s just because they can’t imagine how far the domestic box office market will be in the future.
400 million is really nothing, next year’s “Let the Bullets Fly” can easily surpass it.
Even if "Avatar" has a box office of 1.3 billion, it can no longer be the same as the big ship of the past, which lasted 11 years.
When Chen Linfeng was thinking about all this, Sister Mei knocked on the door and came in.
"Xiao Feng, it's time to go."
"Okay, here we go."
Chen Linfeng put his cell phone in his pocket, got up and went out.
“Where’s Sissi, I didn’t see her coming.”
"I'm doing makeup and styling."
The two of them were walking and chatting.
Sister Mei talked about the treatment issue negotiated with Bruckheimer.
“The salary of a pure actor is 10 million US dollars. As the author of the original work, I can get 5% of the box office share. I have also won it for you. As a producer, you should be able to speak in the crew. "
Chen Linfeng nodded, the conditions are quite satisfactory.
In this kind of big project, you can eat as much as you want, and there is not much room for personal development. Just don’t suffer a loss.
The price for the film adaptation rights has been negotiated before, and it is a very cheap price-1 million US dollars.
The price for which JK Rowling sold "Harry Potter" is similar.
The focus is to keep the investment share and some copyrights.
And being able to get 5% of the box office share is mainly because of the film adaptation rights.
Previously, all Chen Linfeng's scripts could get was profit sharing.
In fact, in the early years, it was widely rumored in China that the salary of top Hollywood stars was 20+20 or 20+10.
The "20" in front of it is self-evident, it means a salary of 20 million US dollars.
The "20" or "10" at the end means that you can get 20% or 10% of the profit share.
At that time, there was no such thing as box office sharing.
The money received by the production company must first be passed by the theater chain. How can it be given to the stars according to the box office share?
It was only later that the theater profit sharing model was reformed. In the first week, the profits obtained by film and television production companies increased greatly, with the account sharing ratio reaching as high as 80%.
The box office of commercial movies also relies more and more on pre-marketing, and they capture the majority of the total box office in the first week.
In this way, successful production companies increase their income and have more money to divide.
At the same time, due to the saucy operations of some companies in the industry.
For a movie like "The Lord of the Rings," New Line can say it lost money.
Let the celebrities no longer want to take profit sharing.
Therefore, in recent years, Hollywood has begun to gradually develop a box office sharing model.
However, few people can get the box office share, and the proportion is much lower than the profit share.
After all, it is one step clearer and there is no room for bargaining.
Conventionally, the top stars can get up to 9%.
In fact, there are very few people who can get this ratio.
Generally 3-4% is considered a first-line star.
Chen Linfeng was able to get it purely because of his identity as a writer.
In fact, at the beginning, Disney really wanted to give a large sum, such as 100 million, and then buy it out in one go.
It's just that Chen Linfeng didn't agree and there was no agreement.
After all, there is no shortage of money, so of course I have to take a gamble.
In addition, Chen Linfeng can get his hands on the profit from the surrounding areas in the later stage.
Of course, it involves his own portrait and the surroundings of the original novel.
After talking about this, Sister Mei talked about the Minions that she collaborated with Pixar back then.
"You asked me to find someone to inquire before, but now there is definite news that it will be released in the summer of next year at the latest."
Chen Linfeng exclaimed, "Good guy, it's been 4 years, it's really delayed."< br>
“Actually, I heard that it was originally scheduled for this summer.”
“Then why did it change to next year?” Chen Linfeng asked with interest.
“I said I was inspired by “Avatar” and wanted to convert it to 3D mode.”
Sister Mei looked strange, "This is the third case I've heard of in Hollywood. They said they wanted to convert to 3D and then postponed the release date."
Chen Linfeng raised his eyebrows, the truck driver is still strong, there are so many People stared at him.
Yes, this is about to be released, and the powerful people may have seen the finished product.
He sighed, "This is normal. Who doesn't want to do 3D if possible? The effect is not bad at all."
Sister Mei asked curiously, "Even if it increases the cost?"< br>
"Even if the cost increases."
Chen Linfeng said sternly, "The gap between 3D and non-3D will be very big in the future."
Sister Mei nodded thoughtfully, and she was ready to learn more about this later. Please read the content below.
In fact, the Minions have been dragged down to this day, and Disney is also at fault.
Its acquisition of Pixar will definitely cause turmoil in the company and delay the project, which is normal.
At least we have an accurate estimate. In June and July next year, let’s see what results the Minions, which were released five years earlier, can achieve.
The two of them walked to the door of the dressing room at this time.
Zhang Xin just opened the door.
Liu Qianqian came out and saw Chen Linfeng for the first time.
Wearing a light blue gauze dress, she spun around lightly.
"How's it going? Does it look good?"
"It's so good, I can't help it..."
"Huh?" Liu Qianqian raised an eyebrow.
“I can’t help but praise ‘celestial being’.” “Hmph~”
Afterwards, the other main creators of "Shenxia" gathered together and everyone walked out together.
Violent cheers and applause followed.
……
Starting in mid-September, the entire promotion lasted until mid-October.
When the entire publicity campaign is over, to put it bluntly, Chen Linfeng has become a world-class star.
Although this "world-class" is relatively frivolous, it will appear to be short-lived without the consolidation of the follow-up "Shenxia" and the support of other global hit works.
But at least now, he has a global reputation.
But now, Chen and Liu, two famous stars, must rush to Hollywood.
Liu Qianqian needs to join the cast as soon as possible, and Liu Xiaoli is already waiting in Georgia, where "The Walking Dead" is filmed.
Chen Linfeng has to rush to the audition site of "Infinite World" to fulfill the obligation of the original author - to choose the right role.
This is his power and cannot be given up easily.
The two parted ways.
At ten o'clock in the morning on October 14, Chen Linfeng rushed to the audition site.
This is a hotel event hall. It looks quite satisfactory. Of course, the audition venue does not need to be high-end.
The Hollywood Screen Actors Guild has not issued a ban yet, saying that auditions in hotels are not allowed.
The red sofas in Hollywood are famous all over the world, and auditions are not allowed in the hotel. I guess it is of little use.
Chen Linfeng had been curious before, whether the producer or director was really that good.
A red sofa was placed at the audition venue, and some girls took the initiative to post it.
Later, Chen Linfeng realized that he had missed this stage.
Those situations usually occur more often in art films or low-budget films.
When Peter told him this, he deliberately laughed at him, saying that he only had sex, and with his cc, he was usually as honest as a virgin.
Chen Linfeng was angry at that time, and then... nothing happened.
You are really good at reading people.
I am such a loyal person.
Chen Linfeng felt regretful. He originally wanted to show his righteous rejection and then get some benefits from Sissi.
He was thinking wildly and came to the room marked "Audition".
"Hi, Jerry, I'm here."
Bruckheimer glanced at him and said, "You came just in time. It's the third round of auditions today."
"Have you passed the previous two rounds?" Chen Linfeng asked, "Is there anyone who is more promising?"
Bruckheimer handed him a thick stack of resumes, "Here is the entry point Cast list for the third round.”
Then he pointed to the computer aside and said, "There are videos of their first two rounds of auditions on it. You can take a look."
Chen Linfeng was about to reach out and look through it.
Bruckheimer slapped his head as if remembering something, "I forgot to introduce you, these are Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, the two of them are jointly responsible for the directors of "Infinite World"."
< br>"Hello, chen, nice to meet you."
"Chen, I've heard of you for a long time."
Chen Linfeng stretched out his hand, "Hello, nice to meet you."
It is not unusual for two brothers to direct together in the beautiful country.
The most typical one is the pair of brothers who turned into siblings and then into sisters.
Actually, he had also heard of the two brothers in front of him, but only in later generations.
Director of "Avengers" 3 and 4.
The content of these two movies also appears in "Infinite World", which is considered a connection.
In addition to these two brothers, there are several other producers, including Pete.
The rich second generation has mixed seniority, Chen Linfeng nodded in understanding.
Peter felt a chill in his back, feeling that he had been insulted inexplicably.
Also, there is the casting director.
In fact, in Hollywood auditions, the casting director is the most important.
In the long history of production, Hollywood capital has learned not to trust producers or directors, but to trust the vision of casting directors.
Under normal circumstances, the casting director’s right to speak in the audition process is not much worse than the first two.
Especially for commercial blockbusters, a large number of people are required to audition, and the director and producer simply do not have that much energy to review them one by one.
Only the most important characters will be watched specially.
Despite this, it is relatively common for people like Chen Linfeng to not come to the scene until the third round.
Bruckheimer acted like he knew the situation very well and introduced it to Chen Linfeng.
Actually, he only started paying attention to it from the second round of auditions.
Officially arrived at the scene not much earlier than Chen Linfeng.
While chatting with a few people, Chen Linfeng scanned the resume in his hand and looked at the audition video on the computer from time to time.
At this time, the formal audition also began.
Those who make it to the third round are all strong players, and many of them are even first-line stars.
The role auditioned this morning is "Chu Xuan".
Chu Xuan can be said to be a very popular character in "Infinite World".
Except for having fewer scenes in the early stages, overall, he is not much worse than the male protagonist Zheng Zha.
If it weren't for a change of acting style, Chen Linfeng wouldn't mind playing Chu Xuan.
The actors who participated in the audition obviously understood this.
One prepares harder than the other.
Chen Linfeng carefully observed the performance of the audition actors and gradually felt a little disappointed.
These people did not give him a bright feeling.
They lack the kind of temperament that makes them look like geniuses.
Watching their performance, Chen Linfeng held his chin in his hand, feeling a little bored.
……
(End of this chapter)