It's really interlaced like a mountain!

If you hadn't stepped into the entertainment industry in this life, especially the entertainment industry in Hollywood, you really didn't know that there was a demonic economic company like CAA.

CAA also has close relationships with production companies, studios, television stations, technology companies and branding companies, providing them with strategic advice, financing, media and philanthropy consulting and other marketing and promotion services. As a result, CAA has grown rapidly in just a few years with a new way of management. At the same time, the way they operate has also driven a partial renewal of the entire Hollywood film and television industry. In the end, new forms of revenue sharing, such as the "First Dollar Gross", changed the rules of the game for the whole of Hollywood, and in turn, won more big names in the film and television industry for CAA. Of course, the rapid rise in the remuneration of Hollywood stars has also led to a sharp rise in the cost of film production in large Hollywood companies.

On the other hand, for film companies, CAA has also launched a "package" model. What does that mean? That is, through CAA, you can find directors and actors alone, and you can package them all to CAA. Even the screenwriting and production in the early stage, behind the scenes such as photography and props, and post-editing and production, can all be packaged. If you still need services, CAA can even help you promote the issuance, and if you are short of money, you can also help with financing ....... Of course, there is a price to pay.

In a word, in Hollywood, making movies is actually quite simple, as long as you find CAA with the money, he will help you get it all!

It is conceivable that in Hollywood, CAA will grow into a terrible monster, and all this is achieved precisely because of their monopoly on artist resources.

But Jing Jian doesn't care about this now, what he needs now is a firefighting director, so he said directly: "About $80,000, a suitable director." The $400,000 upfront issuance publicity fee is the specific responsibility of your CAA. "Since the film company is left with Jing Jian, the single boss, it is better to simply pack it all out, and you can also try the strength and energy of CAA.

Jing Jian's temper in doing things doesn't like to give up halfway. And the crew of that valley has been prepared, and it is really interrupted, and it is irresponsible to those actors and crew members. Jing Jian is not short of millions of dollars. Besides, it was also a windfall, earned by MTV, which filmed the elf birds.

Anthony's eyes lit up: "It's amazing, worthy of being a business genius from China." I beg your pardon, it's really not a compliment, you really know the business. Filmmaking is important, but distribution is just as important. Please rest assured that we at CAA have a professional team to serve you. ”

With such a sycophant, Jing Jian had already heard calluses in his ears. Unimpressed: "What are the conditions for package distribution?"

"Guarantee 100 screens, 3 days of screening, and then see the specific box office situation increase or decrease. For the first cooperation, you will bear the distribution costs such as preferential prices, copy publicity, etc., and we will act as an agent for distribution, $150,000 or 15% of the total box office, whichever is higher. Rest assured, as long as the film is not particularly bad, it is guaranteed to pass the viewing standard. Anthony said.

Jing Jian nodded secretly in his heart, no wonder this Anthony has a big mouth, that CAA does have three thirds.

Jing Jian is no longer a layman, and he knows the distribution rules of Hollywood movies. For a whole year, in addition to the eight major studios, there are a lot of good and bad Hollywood independent films, not to mention overseas movies, and the films that can really be released in North America can be said to be less than a fraction, and the standard for being able to schedule films is to watch the film qualified!

In fact, there are only a few wonderful classic movies a year, and those bad movies that can be seen at a glance don't need to be said. And among a large number of movies that are not up or down, which one is qualified? Which one is not qualified? It is nothing more than a relationship. And Hollywood's relationship is actually very simple, that is, to let those distribution companies controlled by big studios desperately squeeze. To be honest, if you are lucky enough to be squeezed, you are not even qualified to be squeezed?

By the way, the movies shot by Seed Entertainment before were really lucky to have the qualifications to be squeezed and released.

And CAA agency distribution, not only skipped the first step, but also got off to a good start, 100 screens for 3 days! What does this mean?

According to the rules of North American film screening, generally speaking, if the box office of each screen exceeds $500 per day, the movie theater can make a profit. And if it exceeds $1,000 a day, it will definitely add the screen, anyway, it is the standard survival rule of the fittest that the strong will always be strong, and the weak will be weaker.

So, as long as the movie isn't particularly bad, it's $1,000 for the first three days! That's basically two weeks of filming, then add at least $500 a day for 10 days, a total of 100 screens, and that guarantees a box office of $800,000.

To put it simply, the studio can get about 50% of the North American box office, remove the $150,000 agency fee to the CAA, and then remove the $150,000 lawyer, auditor, etc., and the approximate income will be ...... Ahem, 100,000 dollars.

Well, this movie has invested more than 50 thousands, 400,000 publicity, and a total investment of about 1 million, and now it is only recovering one-tenth of the cost, as if ...... Ridiculous, right?

Actually, it's not ridiculous at all. Because it is impossible to save agency issuance fees, lawyers, auditors' fees must not be saved. Otherwise, box office statistics, settlement, etc., you will be played to death by the group of "big hooligans" in Hollywood. It's not an exaggeration, the movie was finally released, and in the end, not only did you not receive a share of the box office, but you also owed a lot of debt, such a thing of vomiting blood, Hollywood often happens.

Do you understand it now? The 100 screens of CAA, at least after you lose all your money, you won't be in debt anymore, it's really Amitabha.

And the lifeline for seed pictures to recoup its costs will be $2 million at the North American box office. Of course, according to the previous math calculation, you can only get more than $500,000 for sharing. However, because of this barely qualified North American box office, the 200,000 or 300,000 US dollars after overseas distribution, the sale and rental of video tapes, and the purchase of the rights of TV stations and movie channels, etc., even if there is a difference of more than 100,000 yuan, there will always be 20,000 or 30,000 yuan of copyright income every year in the future, and it will always be able to return to the cost in a few years, so it is not a big deal. If you are really anxious, then simply sell the copyright for hundreds of thousands.

And this North American box office of $2 million is indeed a line of life and death. It's really too low, there can't be overseas distribution, and it's impossible to have many videotapes for sale and rent, and the proportion of losses is quite staggering.