Hollywood has no impermeable walls, and soon the news that Disney and Shen Lin are about to reach a cooperation will spread within the six major studios. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This project cooperation is a normal business dealing.

I was thinking about cooperating with Warner, but their sincerity was not enough, so Disney was replaced.

On the surface, no one else could pick out any thorns.

But Shen Lin knew very well that the top management of Warner Bros., including Christopher, must not be happy in their hearts.

I don't know when I'll jump out and bite him!

There is no moral standard for businessmen!

If the "Interstellar" project goes well, Warner Bros. may choose to sit on the sidelines for Disney's sake, but if they run into trouble, such as a conflict between the director and the actors, they will definitely jump out of the way.

I've seen it through a long time ago!

It's like when "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" was released, a shooting broke out, and the major mainstream media reported the news one after another!

Time passed day by day, and on the eve of Zhao Liying's preparation to return to China, after more than ten days of tug-of-war negotiations, Shen Lin's side finally reached a consensus with Disney Film and Television.

Shen Lin himself received one-fifth of the film's investment, that is, $30 million, and served as a director, screenwriter and executive producer.

The total personal compensation is $3.5 million.

These are actually the first things to be finalized in the negotiations, after all, Shen Lin also has experience in directing feature films.

The most time-consuming negotiation is naturally the revenue share after investment.

The entire project of "Interstellar" has a total of three parties' investment: Disney Pictures, Zhao Liying Studio and Light Media.

In order to ensure that it can be released as scheduled, Disney introduced AIA insurance companies in the United States to insure.

Third-party completion guarantee for the film.

The so-called third-party guarantee is actually a "pay or play" link.

This is the most missing link in the establishment of Chinese film projects, and it is also one of the reasons why dishonesty is easy to occur in the middle of the play.

For example: If the producer and investor say that the starring role of this movie is Uncle Ge, of course the investor is happy and gives a large sum of money. But then the producer said that Uncle Ge was sick, and if he changed to a third-tier actor, the investor's money had already been invested, what else could he do? It was "kidnapped" like that.

There is also the actor who was "kidnapped", the actor signed the contract, the money did not arrive, the producer took the contract and went outside to fool the money, of course, it was best to fool him, but if he didn't get the money, the actor's schedule was put in.

Insurance companies in the United States are similar to Alipay, and investors put their money into insurance companies.

They arranged for the actors to read the script, and after agreeing, the money was transferred from the insurance company to the actors' accounts; If you don't agree, you will deduct the labor fee for reading the script for a few hours from the account, the labor fee is very expensive, but it is not a fraud. Also, once the movie is overspent, the insurance company will pay, so the budget review at the beginning is very strict.

Hollywood is vertically divided into first, second, and third-tier film companies, and the industry is divided into three parts: brokerage, production, and theater chains, which greatly protects the interests of everyone.

In addition, the insurance company will strictly review copyright issues, and the music in the play, even if it is humming, will have to be paid, and the record company will also come to review the film.

The people who show their faces in the film, the photo ID and the contract are sent to the insurance company.

Even extras have contracts of more than a few dozen pieces of paper.

Frankly, there is only news and weather forecasts, which are free to use, because this is something that "God" decides.

The insurance company can cover the movie until it is released, and as long as it can be released, they will bear all the lawsuits in the future.

Frankly speaking, Shen Lin doesn't like to bring in a third party, because many things need to be reviewed by the other party when shooting, but this is the most common filmmaking system in Hollywood, and it is not something that can be fought against by individuals.

If there is no third-party insurance company as a guarantee, why should investors, including overseas distributors with prepaid fees, believe that the film will be released, and if the film is abandoned halfway, their investment will not be wasted?

There are many such examples, and the third-party insurance system came into being.

In short, this is a very complex and perfect system, and it is also an important guarantee for the normal operation of the Hollywood film system.

Even so, for the director, it will definitely not feel particularly comfortable to have a third-party review card on it, but let alone the current Shen Lin, even Spielberg and James Cameron have to operate their own films under this system.

According to the news that Shen Lin obtained, Time Warner was furious after learning that Shen Lin had reached a cooperation with Disney, and revoked several senior executives of Warner Bros.!

What a rare opportunity to be mixed up by this group of idiots!

As for how Disney responds, it is a trade secret, and Shen Lin doesn't care, he only needs to pay attention to the benefits he can get.

According to the agreement, the two-fifths investment in lighting, about $60 million, should be entitled to two-fifths of the film's revenue share, and on the face of it, it is true.

Two-fifths of the film's global box office net revenue and two-fifths of the TV and VCD copyright transfer fees, these are the benefits that can be obtained in terms of light, by the way, and the peripheral income from Huaxia, Disney is very generous to allocate all of them to the light - they also know that in China, it is difficult to earn peripheral money!

Just like Shen Lin said before, all of the above are visible short-term returns, and the appreciation of the contract stipulates that Disney must pay off within half a year of the film.

The other peripheral benefits of the film have nothing to do with the lighting aspect, which accounts for the largest investment.

Shen Lin enjoys 5% of the peripheral income by virtue of his identity as a screenwriter and director, and this time is five years!

At the same time, he also accounted for one-fifth of the short-term gains with an investment of $30 million.

Of course, Shen Lin must automatically give up the corresponding copyright when the five years are up, and Disney will have the full copyright of the film, including the sequel copyright.

It is impossible for foreign investors to obtain all the copyrights, which is the default rule in Hollywood.

Of course, Shen Lin can object, but this touches Disney's bottom line!

Not only Disney, but all Hollywood studios will not let mere investors monopolize the copyright of the film.

In fact, Shen Lin is already very happy to be able to harvest five years of peripheral income!

As for the copyright, he didn't even think about keeping it!

You must know that some films, just looking at the box office or peripheral income, are completely money-losers, such as "The Shawshank Redemption", but as long as the restart is announced, it can definitely gain a lot of support!

So. As long as the copyright is in hand, the film company can reap long-term benefits!

The traditional Hollywood Big Six have become giants not only because they have perfect distribution channels, but also because they own thousands of film rights.

The copyright can be shared between the six majors, and even Hollywood's second-tier film companies can do it, but Shen Lin can forget it.

He's not qualified yet!

Shen Lin originally didn't plan to insert a foot in the copyright, what he wanted was the box office and the sharing of TV and VCD copyrights, if the film can get the expected revenue, this is enough to make Guangguang and Zhao Liying's studio make a lot of money!

Of course, Shen Lin will not overestimate Disney's credibility, and the agreement is naturally indispensable for the accountant team hired by the light side to participate in the whole process of preparation, shooting, production, publicity and payment collection of the film.

In fact, Shen Lin also paid a lot, not only took the initiative to reduce his salary, but also signed a 1+2 agreement with Disney, which means that Disney has the priority investment and distribution rights of his last two films.

Fortunately, Shen Lin didn't plan to stay in Hollywood for long!