I talked with the old man for most of the day, and the projects were finalized one by one.

"Aren't you going to star yourself?"

Brett next to him almost understood.

According to Li Zixuan's meaning, he is actually going to find another actor to be the leading actor?

You know, what a rare opportunity this is, and it was not easy to show his face with "This Man is from Earth", and his popularity is high.

Isn't it time to lay a good foundation for the pursuit of victory and entry into Hollywood?

"There's no need, there will be opportunities in the future, and if you want to act, I can tailor it for myself. ”

Li Zixuan said.

Obviously, the people of the United States do not allow a foreigner to save them.

His popularity in North America isn't as solid now.

The two sides have initially finalized cooperation and reached a consensus, but it is not so easy to negotiate thoroughly.

Then there is the most important issue of profit sharing.

The old man is very optimistic about this project, but he has no interest in investing in it.

Although Li Zixuan proved himself with a small movie, the plan was also very well done.

However, relying on him to direct and shoot a Hollywood blockbuster, he is still not very optimistic, or he has no bottom in his heart.

It's just that a different director will take over, not to mention whether Li Zixuan is willing to be an investor and producer with peace of mind, and the time for the project to run in will not be allowed.

However, there is no interest in capital investment, and investment in other resources, contacts, and equipment is still possible.

The old man promised that they could provide the cast, technical personnel, special effects team, equipment and venue rental, and even the actors' salaries, as an investment in resources, which would be counted as 50% of the cost investment.

Li Zixuan knows that this means that after his own part of the box office is shared, 50% of the profits will be shared with them.

In addition, there is also the issuance fee, which is obviously not acceptable to him, and giving him 20% is about the same.

In this case, he might as well spend his own money to hire people, or simply give them money to be a middleman, and ensure the needs of various progress of film shooting.

Of course, the old man would not only do such a pimping business, otherwise why would he work so hard?

The two sides come and go, and when they are indecided, they have a gambling agreement.

In the end, the two sides finalized that if the box office was less than $500 million, Poseidon Pictures would take a 40% share of the cost, with a box office of 500 million to 700 million, 30% of the box office, 700 million to a billion, 25% of the box, and more than a billion, 20% of the share.

The old man is very satisfied with this agreement, the threshold of 500 million box office is not low, according to the standard that Li Zixuan can finally get 35% of the total box office, he can get 14% of the total box office.

The harvest of 70 million is already worth gambling on relative to the input.

Of course, the higher the box office, the better, and if it really exceeds one billion, why doesn't he only take 7% of the total box office? He also has a harvest of more than 70 million.

No matter who wins, he doesn't lose, so why don't you sign such a gambling agreement?

On the contrary, he is now worried that the box office will not reach 500 million, and he does not even have 70 million.

Therefore, in order to make money, everyone must work together to do a good job in the project, which is also in line with everyone's interests, needs and goals.

Moreover, in terms of film distribution, Poseidon Pictures is also needed, where a part of the box office can be harvested.

Of course, as for how much Li Zixuan can talk about the issuance fee, it depends on his ability.

Between the issuance fee and the cost input, how they Poseidon can get the maximum value also needs to be calculated.

They are definitely not the only ones who will issue it, and the issuance fee will also have to be shared with others at that time.

Li Zixuan is also very satisfied with this result, except for the actors' salaries and special effects team costs, all other expenses will be contracted by Poseidon Pictures.

And Poseidon Pictures has a lot of manpower and material resources in its own company, and it also saves a lot of money, and both parties are happy.

And he fought hard, and the old man also promised to pay for the two special effects teams.

The number of special effects teams is large, but that is to mobilize as many people as possible to make the special effects as quickly as possible.

In fact, the task is not too heavy, and the time is about half a year.

The film budgeted more than 1,000 special effects shots, and each team made more than 100 when it was distributed.

And Li Zixuan said that the special effects team in China will take over the heaviest special effects work.

In this way, each special effects team may have less than a hundred special effects to do, and the money spent by a team will not be too exaggerated, and he has no problem contracting two.

As for whether he can find so many special effects teams in a short period of time, it is not a problem for him at all.

If he can take this money, he will naturally be able to provide this service.

In the next two days, the old man introduced several other companies that Li Zixuan was interested in cooperating, including Andre's Fax Films.

However, like Poseidon, no one is willing to invest money, and they still retain a wait-and-see attitude towards Li Zixuan.

Through the old man's connection and the people who came to hear the news, there are a total of six companies that are willing to invest in this big project, and they are mainly responsible for the distribution of the film.

As for film production, this aspect is dominated by Poseidon Pictures, and what manpower and material resources are needed are also solved by him, which is counted as his cost investment.

So the high score is not taken for nothing.

Then there is the issue of interest disputes and the sharing of issuance costs.

In this regard, Li Zixuan knew that he had to rely on them, and he had no way at all.

I didn't want to talk too much, and directly promised to give them a 15% share of the box office, which is already at the top of the regular distribution costs.

The premise is that you can get no less than 25% of the film schedule when it is released.

At the same time, it also blocks the possibility of their lion's big mouth.

They will not be embarrassed to bully him as a foreigner and ask him for more than 20 distribution fees, and it is unrealistic to expect them to speak with their conscience.

Li Zixuan's attitude was sincere and tough, and even hinted that whoever didn't play could quit, and finally pressed the share to death at 15%.

The next step is the selection of actors, and all of a sudden, several companies have enthusiastically recommended their own artists.

Li Zixuan didn't bother to talk to them in this regard, and directly privately found Brett, who knew Hollywood well.

"In terms of actors' salaries, I won't spend more than 10 million in total, what do you propose? The actor is better to be the kind of actor who is handsome and has good acting skills, and his life is depressed and he urgently needs a chance to prove himself.

Of course, if you can, it's better to put the scope within a few companies and also count it as a face. ”

Li Zixuan said.

The screening of most actors is basically given to people from several companies, as long as they meet the conditions.

And the conditions chosen by Li Zixuan, in addition to fitting the role and good acting skills, the most important thing is the appearance and image.

He made it very clear that this is a popcorn movie, and everyone is just for the sake of being cool.

"If you want to be handsome, of course it's me? Do you think I'm okay?"

Brett pointed to his face.

He's also handsome, isn't he? Not much better than some Hollywood superstars, but he just became unconfident in front of Li Zixuan.

In the past, his face was also his signature, and he didn't have to spend money to pick up girls.

"Fuck off!"

Li Zixuan sent him an affirmative answer.