"Haha, Zhou, you're here!"

Cameron greeted him with open arms and a big laugh.

Since the last time they met, more than half a year has passed, although the two have occasional correspondence, but after all, they each have things to do, and the time difference cannot be grasped, so the contact between Zhou Fangyuan and Cameron is still relatively small.

However, this does not hinder the relationship between the two, especially Cameron, in his current position, there are not many people who can treat him as a friend, but as long as he can be his friend, he will really treat you as a friend.

This can be seen in the film contract.

As Cameron, he is already a handful of people at the top of the pyramid in Hollywood, and when he shoots a movie, his director is paid even more than the main one.

But in the Alsace trilogy, Cameron signed contracts for three films in one go, and the total salary was only five million, which was almost no different from nothing. The reason why he did this was also because when he signed the contract, Blizzard's liquidity was not abundant, and Zhou Fangyuan's development was not as powerful as it is now. Therefore, he took the initiative to reduce the director's salary to ensure the smooth shooting of the movie, and during the filming of the film, as the chief director, he personally checked almost all the shots, which was not easy.

You must know that a director like Cameron, because his status is too high, there will be a lot of daily affairs.

As for large crews, there will be many executive directors under the chief director, and in general, if you direct and shoot, as long as it is not too important shot, the chief director will not appear much, and the executive director is usually responsible. Only important shots, the chief director will personally check them, because they are too important, so they can't be handed over to others casually. But the Alsace trilogy has been two steps so far, and Cameron has been eyeing it all the way. He must know how important this movie series is to Zhou Fangyuan, but even if he doesn't do it, Zhou Fangyuan can't say anything.

In Hollywood, film has long been a mature industry, with a whole set of well-established processes, everyone does their job, and Cameron simply doesn't have to be so serious.

But in order to ensure that Zhou Fangyuan's needs were met, he still did it, and almost every shot was checked personally, and this alone made people have to admit this love.

Looking at it this way, the level of people is high, but the salary is very small, and the workload is much larger than before, what is this not friendship?

Hollywood directors are also paid in three tiers.

Ridley Scott earned between $10 million and $12 million for directing "Alien."

Of course, there is also the mid-range income director Patty Jenkins who received $1 million for directing "Wonder Woman". However, in the sequel to "Wonder Woman", Patty Jenkins was able to get between $8 million and $9 million, which also made her the highest-paid female director of all time. There are also many new directors who can only get 400,000 to 500,000 US dollars for the first time, even if it is Simon Kinberg, even if he already has a high income as a producer and screenwriter. But in his directorial debut, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, he still had to face a pay cut, and as a result, he only made $500,000 in the film.

Compared with foreign countries, the salary differentiation of domestic TV and film directors is more serious. First-class directors such as Xu Ke, Du Qifeng, Feng Dacang, Kaige, Wang Jiawei, Lao Mouzi, etc., all have salaries of more than 10 million, and even some niche film directors have salaries of millions.

Compared with the deep pockets of film directors, some TV directors seem to be shy in their pockets. Hong Lei, the director of "Soldier Assault", once complained that he couldn't afford to buy a house, and the lives of most TV drama directors could only be regarded as "well-off and rich". Some industry insiders believe that the wealthy TV drama directors are basically the top three in the annual TV drama list, and some young directors can even win directing opportunities with zero pay.

This is the current situation in the film industry, for a director like Cameron, it is normal for a salary of more than $10 million, and even if he only gives 10 million, it seems a little low. After all, at the level of people, the box office increase brought by the name of people alone is no less than a first-line star.

That's all there is to say.

And how much do celebrities get paid? Or take Hollywood as an example.

For Hollywood, there are movie stars and TV stars.

Let's start with movie stars.

In the past, The Hollywood Reporter once divided the salary of all industries in Hollywood into three classes, and movie stars were also divided into top income, middle income and low income.

Zhou Fangyuan has seen relevant information, from the perspective of top income, the salary of first-line stars for a movie is about 20 million US dollars, Jennifer Lawrence for starring in "Cardinals", Will Smith for starring in "Bright", and Dwayne Johnson for starring in "Game of Braves: Battle of the Jungle" can get this salary.

As a representative of the middle-income earner, Emma Watson was only paid $3 million in "Beauty and the Beast". However, Emma of "Hermione the Little Witch" has always had good luck. "Beauty and the Beast" earned 170 million North American premieres and 350 million global box office, and Emma received a total of $20 million in box office dividends.

However, low-end earners who are acting in movies for the first time are not so lucky. This even includes Gal Gadot, the heroine of "Wonder Woman", who has gained countless fans around the world. "Wonder Woman" grossed $570 million worldwide. As the biggest hero, the starring Gal Gadot was revealed to be paid only $300,000. However, this is not Hollywood's behavior against Gal Gadot, Hollywood has always had the convention of actors getting paid less for their first films. For example, when Chris Hansworth played Thor for the first time in his previous life in 2011, his salary was only $150,000.

At the same time, the difference in the three income brackets of TV stars is equally stark. If you look at the top income alone, there is not much difference between the income of TV stars and movie stars. For example, Jim Parsons and Johnny Gelkech of "The Big Bang Theory" make almost $900,000 a episode and about $20 million a year. Other well-known "Game of Thrones" and "House of Cards" stars also get paid $500,000 per episode.

And nonresident stars like Indila Varma, who appeared in seasons five to seven of "Game of Thrones", can only earn a median income, with a salary of $55,000 per episode. Low-end earners are paid more ordinary, with supporting roles that haven't played dramas before making about $30,000 per episode.

Overall, Hollywood's movie and TV stars follow a spindle model, with a small number of top-income stars and high salaries, and strength and fame coexist. Low-end income stars are all novices without exception. It seems that Hollywood will invest in stars, but not only stars, Disney producers have explained Emma Watson's income like this, "The film is luxurious enough and doesn't need to be wasted by inviting big stars, let's change stars, and the premiere box office will not make any difference."

Comparatively speaking, domestic stars are not divided into TV and TV, and cross-border performances are its norm. It can be seen that the influx of a large amount of capital into the film and television market has led to overcapacity in the industry, and the market appeal of stars has become the focus of capital competition. Especially in the years before Zhou Fangyuan's rebirth, new formats such as online TV series and online movies appeared, and good actors further evolved into scarce resources. Perhaps because TV or movies themselves are not "so luxurious", the importance of stars is self-evident, and salaries will naturally rise.

Zhou Xun was paid 95 million soft girls for "The Legend of Ruyi", and the big baby "cutout blockbuster" and "Lonely Fang Don't Appreciate Yourself" also got a salary of 80 million, and Niangniang's "The Flowers Bloomed and the Moon Was Full That Year" took 1.5 million yuan for a single episode, right?

Among the male stars, the asking price of a sheep is said to have reached 70 million, and there are multiple theories about the price of a certain deer, some rumors say that the price is 80 million soft girl coins, and some are rumored to have passed 100 million yuan; although a certain fan does not accept an interview, his 120 million soft girl coin salary has also been widely circulated.

I have to mention that the production cost of "The Legend of Ruyi" totals 300 million soft girl coins, Zhou Xun takes nearly 100 million soft girl coins, Huo Jianhua gets 60 million soft girl coins, and the rest of the actors and directors have a total salary of 60 million soft girl coins, even if the production staff salary is not included, there are only 80 million soft girl coins left in the later stage of the play. Just looking at the highest transaction price of 90 million soft girl coins in the weekly news, it seems that there is still a gap between Jennifer Lawrence's $20 million, but considering their respective sizes and scales, Hollywood's two to three percent of the actor's capital control, the status of domestic stars is obviously more eye-catching.

To this day, the film art may be relatively poor in China, but in Hollywood, where the film development is the most developed, all levels, not only directors, actors, but the entire film industry system, and all strata already have relatively standard income levels.

It's not just movies and actors.

What about screenwriters?

Whether it's a movie or a TV series, screenwriting is important.

In Hollywood, top film writers like Alan Sorkin and Steven Zelian can get $3 million to $5 million for movie writers. Unless the project itself is large, the average middle-income screenwriter earns less than six figures. For example, Chris McKenna and Eric Sommers, the writers behind Jumanji: Battle in the Jungle, and Jeff Pickner and Scott Rosenberg received $850,000 and $1 million, respectively. The income standard for low-end earners is based on the latest agreement of the WGA (Writers Guild of America), which means that the minimum price of an original script is $72,600 and the adapted version is $63,500.

And in the field of Hollywood television, the experience of screenwriters is more valued. Experienced writers can earn $15,000 per episode, average writers can earn between $5,000 and $10,000 per episode depending on experience, and first-time writers can only earn $4,000 a week according to the latest WGA standards.

Back in China, the salary of screenwriters is even more prominent. In 2016, well-known screenwriters such as the screenwriters of "Absolute Power" and "In the Name of the People" and the screenwriters of "Breaking through the Guandong" and "Old Farmer" reached 14 million soft girl coins and 13 million soft girl coins respectively, and more first-line screenwriters also earned nearly 10 million soft girl coins. At the same time, there are many young screenwriters who are facing a difficult situation, not only to endure the pain of being urged, but also to endure the bitterness of not having a signature and manuscript fee, and even famous screenwriters use "half a year to write, half a year to ask for salary" to describe the living situation of screenwriters.

Finally, there are makeup artists, sound engineers, venue crews, and photographers, etc., and in Hollywood, the pay for these four types of occupations is relatively clear.

According to industry guidelines, top-of-the-line makeup artists can get $124,000 per project in big-budget films, and some of the biggest names can negotiate more. In general, a mid-income makeup artist earns $47 an hour, or $75,000 per year. Low-end earning makeup artists are paid $23 per hour in small-budget movies and $37,000 per year.

In the case of a sound engineer, an experienced microphone operator on a large-budget project can get about $120,000 a year (40 weeks a year). A median-income sound engineer is priced at $72,000 per year. For low-income earners, a sound recordist can get $37,000 a year in a micro-budget (less than $6 million) film.

In fact, Hollywood's field work is also a profession with a high salary. According to industry guidelines, top studios pay about $130,000 a year to venue veterans. On a median income, TV shows pay at least $35 an hour, or about $60,000 a year. Low-end earners earn $25 an hour a year in low-budget films, or $40,000 a year.

Hollywood photographers, on the other hand, make $154,000 on big-budget films at the top, $1,833 per week on mid-range, and $25.5 per hour on the low-end.

In China, the salaries of makeup artists, sound recorders, field managers and photographers have always been in a vacuum, and there are few authoritative media reports. Based on the answers of various social platforms, it can be seen that the salary of this type of occupation is not much different from that of ordinary white-collar workers.

In short, in Hollywood, you can get a salary of $20 million for being a top star, and you can get the same level of salary for being a top producer and agent. Even if you choose a service position such as makeup artist, sound engineer, set attendant and photographer, you can earn a decent salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year if you make it to the top. What's more, there are industry minimum standards for all kinds of positions, and although the terms of large companies have also been criticized, clear guidelines are undoubtedly better than barbaric and chaotic industry forms. In China, many professions such as makeup artists, sound engineers, field workers and photographers are similar to small and transparent industries, and even producers and agents have not yet formed a complete industrial chain system. Especially compared with Hollywood, the internal environment of domestic screenwriters, directors and other industries is more cruel, and the low-level newcomers not only cannot get high salaries, but even basic life and basic signatures cannot be guaranteed.

It has to be mentioned that among all professions, the only thing that Hollywood values most is experience. No matter how much capital touts, fame or fans support, the first novice experiment of each profession will inevitably not be supported by capital without restrictions. Even as a veteran of other fields, he has to face a situation of re-evaluation and salary cuts when pushing the boundaries of the entertainment industry. This is not the case in China, especially at the star level, a top star, it is really a cross-trip in various fields, not only supported by capital, but also supported by fans, which leads to chaos in the industry, not to mention its own strength, which is really up for debate.

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