Chapter 6: Leap Beverly 4

As the director of the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series of films, Spielberg is of course the most eager to cooperate with Chen Feng, as long as Chen Feng agrees to participate in his films, it is not just a matter of making money, but a matter of his fame and honor.

"Yes, as long as you agree to participate in our movie, it's easy to talk about. As the screenwriter and producer of this film, George Lucas is also very good at talking, "Steven talked to me before, as long as you are willing to participate, you can revise and create the script of this movie with me." Even, we can give you a certain casting right, except for Harrison Ford, we can leave the rest of the actors to you to decide. ”

The two actually gave up the casting right to Chen Feng, the leading actor, which can be said to be very sincere.

However, of course, these are not what Chen Feng wants most, what Chen Feng really wants is box office dividends. And it has to be at 80 percent. Seeing that they were so sincere, Chen Feng couldn't hide it anymore, so after he groaned a little, he also said what he wanted to do: "You should all know the box office income of my two movies now." Therefore, in business, although I am an actor, but at the same time I can be regarded as a businessman, if I participate in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", you must give me the remuneration I deserve, especially the box office dividend, I personally require the minimum box office dividend of at least 80%, as for the salary, I don't want more than 100 million US dollars, I can use this money as a ↑ investment to join the movie, but the box office dividend must be increased accordingly. You have to talk to my agent about the specific ratio. ”

When the three of them heard Chen Feng's two requests, they were stunned for a while before they reacted. And then they all looked at each other a little. Let's be honest. Although they already had it in their hearts. But I didn't expect Chen Feng's requirements to be so high.

The salary of 100 million US dollars is really not high, and some film companies have already offered Chen Feng a salary of 200 million US dollars, especially after Chen Feng's second film was a global hit and once again created a box office myth, several major film companies on the Hollywood side even opened the salary to a super high price of 300 million US dollars. With the box office guarantee of the two films, especially the second one, a small-budget film that did not meet the requirements of the high box office at all, is still a big hit, which fully proves Chen Feng's huge box office appeal. Chen Feng's hundreds of millions of fans around the world are the best box office basis for his films.

Of course, this sky-high salary is secondary, and the real main thing is the box office dividend. In Hollywood, some superstars participate in movies with box office dividends. For example, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, both Toms, they all have box office dividends without exception, the question is only a matter of proportion, but generally not more than ten percent.

In response to Chen Feng's special situation, Spielberg and George Lucas had previously raised the box office dividend to a super high standard of 50%, that is, let him take half of the profits, and as for the salary, they were even willing to give Chen Feng 200 million US dollars.

But unexpectedly, the minimum standard for Chen Feng's box office dividends was 80%, which completely exceeded the previous estimates of the two.

And Brad Gray was also frightened by the dividend ratio proposed by Chen Feng. If Chen Feng took 80 percent. Then the remaining 20 percent is for them to have Paramount and Spielberg and George Lucas have to fight each other, which is obviously not what he wants to see.

Brad Gray also had his own minimum bar line before representing Paramount. That is, they, Paramount, as the producer, must get at least 30% of the box office dividends. And now Chen Feng wants at least 80 percent as soon as he opens his mouth. Obviously, it is also quite different from the minimum standard he set before.

For a while, the three of them were all thinking about it. Of course, they will not take the initiative to say that Chen Feng's request is a lion's mouth, because Chen Feng has this confidence, and it really has to be calculated according to the box office standards of Chen Feng's current two movies, even if Chen Feng only has 20% of the profit left for them, they can still make a lot of money.

For example, Chen Feng's first movie has now exceeded $10 billion at the box office, so 20% is at least $4 billion, according to this standard, of course they have to make money.

Chen Feng saw that they didn't speak, so he said again: "I know that you may think that my requirements are a bit too high, and even the lion opens his mouth, but you must also know very well what the box office of the two movies I participated in is, according to the box office standards of these two movies, even if I go to ninety percent, only one percent is left for you, you will not lose money." Of course, you have to talk to my agent about how to pay dividends. ”

Brad Gray's eyes rolled slightly, and he hurriedly said: "I agree with your dividend ratio in principle, but you also know that such a dividend ratio has never been seen in the history of movies so far, and even if I am the chairman of Paramount, this matter must be discussed at the board of directors." Before I do that, though, I can talk to your agent first. I'll contact her tomorrow. ”

Brad Gray made such a statement on behalf of Paramount, and Spielberg and the two had to express their position. Spielberg first consulted George Lucas with his eyes, and after seeing him nod slightly, Spielberg naturally understood.

The two of them are good friends, they have a tacit understanding with each other, and they are both producers of "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

"We agree in principle to your request. However, we have to sit down and talk to your agent about the specific box office dividends, and as for you to invest $100 million in this movie, I don't think it's necessary, because we have raised enough investment here to make this movie well. ”

As long as the news of Chen Feng's participation is slightly revealed, this movie will certainly not lack investment. What's more, they are also very sure that as long as Chen Feng participates, this movie will be a big hit, so they naturally raise money to invest by themselves, rather than letting others invest money in and enjoy the benefits. Including Chen Feng is the same, if Chen Feng is allowed to count the salary as an investment, the proportion of box office dividends will naturally increase again, in that case, they will have to work for Chen Feng completely.

Chen Feng didn't want to make all the money himself, so he didn't force it, nodded indifferently and said, "That's good." Now the problem is the proportion of our three-party box office dividends. When the time comes. Just talk to my agent. I'm not involved. ”

"Okay. We'll contact your agent tomorrow. After Spielberg finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to Chen Feng. "I wish us a happy cooperation. As the director of the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series of films, Spielberg is, of course, the most eager to cooperate with Chen Feng, as long as Chen Feng agrees to participate in his films, it is not just a matter of making money, but a matter of his fame and honor.

"Yes, as long as you agree to participate in our movie, it's easy to talk about. "As the writer and producer of this film, George Lucas is also very good at talking. "Steven talked to me before, as long as you are willing to participate, you can work with me to revise and create the script of this movie. Even, we can give you a certain casting right, except for Harrison Ford, we can leave the rest of the actors to you to decide. ”

The two actually gave up the casting right to Chen Feng, the leading actor, which can be said to be very sincere.

However, of course, these are not what Chen Feng wants most, what Chen Feng really wants is box office dividends. And it has to be at 80 percent. Seeing that they are so sincere. Chen Feng is not good at hiding anymore, so. After a little silence, he also said what he was thinking: "You should all know the box office income of my two movies now. Therefore, in business, although I am an actor, but at the same time I can be regarded as a businessman, if I participate in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", you must give me the remuneration I deserve, especially the box office dividend, the minimum box office dividend I personally require is at least 80%, as for the salary, I don't want more than 100 million US dollars, I can use this money as an investment to join the movie, but the box office dividend must be increased accordingly. You have to talk to my agent about the specific ratio. ”

When the three of them heard Chen Feng's two requests, they were stunned for a while before they reacted, and then they all looked at each other a little. To be honest, although they had expected it in their hearts, they didn't expect Chen Feng's requirements to be so high.

The salary of 100 million US dollars is really not high, and some film companies have already offered Chen Feng a salary of 200 million US dollars, especially after Chen Feng's second film was a global hit and once again created a box office myth, several major film companies on the Hollywood side even opened the salary to a super high price of 300 million US dollars. With the box office guarantee of the two films, especially the second one, a small-budget film that did not meet the requirements of the high box office at all, is still a big hit, which fully proves Chen Feng's huge box office appeal. Chen Feng's hundreds of millions of fans around the world are the best box office basis for his films.

Of course, this sky-high salary is secondary, and the real main thing is the box office dividend. In Hollywood, some superstars participate in movies with box office dividends, such as Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, both Toms, they all have box office dividends without exception, the question is only the proportion, but generally not more than ten percent.

In response to Chen Feng's special situation, Spielberg and George Lucas had previously raised the box office dividend to a super high standard of 50%, that is, let him take half of the profits, and as for the salary, they were even willing to give Chen Feng 200 million US dollars.

But unexpectedly, the minimum standard for Chen Feng's box office dividends was 80%, which completely exceeded the previous estimates of the two.

And Brad Gray was also frightened by the dividend ratio proposed by Chen Feng. If Chen Feng took 80 percent, then the remaining 20 percent would have to be fought between Paramount and Spielberg and George Lucas, which was obviously not what he wanted to see.

Brad Gray also had his own minimum standard line on behalf of Paramount, that is, they Paramount, as the producer, must get at least 30% of the box office dividends. And now Chen Feng wants at least 80 percent as soon as he opens his mouth. Obviously, it is also quite different from the minimum standard he set before.

For a while, the three of them were all thinking about it. Of course, they will not take the initiative to say that Chen Feng's request is a lion's mouth, because Chen Feng has this confidence, and it really has to be calculated according to the box office standards of Chen Feng's current two movies, even if Chen Feng only has 20% of the profit left for them, they can still make a lot of money.

For example, Chen Feng's first movie has now exceeded $10 billion at the box office, so 20% is at least $4 billion, according to this standard, of course they have to make money.

Seeing that none of them spoke, Chen Feng said again: "I know that you may think that my requirements are a bit too high, and even the lion opened his mouth. But you must also know very well how the two movies I participated in were doing at the box office. By the box office standards of these two films. Even if I'm going to go to ninety percent and only one percent is left for you, you will still have to make money and not lose money. Of course, you have to talk to my agent about how to pay dividends. ”

Brad Gray's eyes rolled slightly, and he hurriedly said: "I agree with your dividend ratio in principle, but you also know that such a dividend ratio has never been seen in the history of movies so far, and I am even the chairman of Paramount." This matter must also be discussed at the board meeting. Before I do that, though, I can talk to your agent first. I'll contact her tomorrow. ”

Brad Gray made such a statement on behalf of Paramount, and Spielberg and the two had to express their position. Spielberg first consulted George Lucas with his eyes, and after seeing him nod slightly, Spielberg naturally understood.

The two of them are good friends, they have a tacit understanding with each other, and they are both producers of "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

"We agree in principle to your request. However, we have to sit down and talk to your agent about the specific box office dividends, and as for the $100 million you want to invest in this movie. I don't think it's necessary anymore because we've already raised enough investment on our side. Enough to make this movie well. ”

As long as the news of Chen Feng's participation is slightly revealed, this movie will certainly not lack investment. What's more, they are also very sure that as long as Chen Feng participates, this movie will be a big hit, so they naturally raise money to invest by themselves, rather than letting others invest money in and enjoy the benefits. Including Chen Feng is the same, if Chen Feng is allowed to count the salary as an investment, the proportion of box office dividends will naturally increase again, in that case, they will have to work for Chen Feng completely.

Chen Feng didn't want to make all the money himself, so he didn't force it, nodded indifferently and said, "That's good." Now the problem is the proportion of our three-party box office dividends. When the time comes, you can just talk to my agent. I'm not involved. ”

"Okay, we'll contact your agent tomorrow. After Spielberg finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to Chen Feng, "I wish us a happy cooperation." As the director of the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series of films, Spielberg is, of course, the most eager to cooperate with Chen Feng, as long as Chen Feng agrees to participate in his films, it is not just a matter of making money, but a matter of his fame and honor.

"Yes, as long as you agree to participate in our movie, it's easy to talk about. As the screenwriter and producer of this film, George Lucas is also very good at talking, "Steven talked to me before, as long as you are willing to participate, you can revise and create the script of this movie with me." Even, we can give you a certain casting right, except for Harrison Ford, we can leave the rest of the actors to you to decide. ”

The two actually gave up the casting right to Chen Feng, the leading actor, which can be said to be very sincere.

However, of course, these are not what Chen Feng wants most, what Chen Feng really wants is box office dividends. And it has to be at 80 percent. Seeing that they were so sincere, Chen Feng couldn't hide it anymore, so after he groaned a little, he also said what he wanted to do: "You should all know the box office income of my two movies now." Therefore, in business, although I am an actor, but at the same time I can be regarded as a businessman, if I participate in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", you must give me the remuneration I deserve, especially the box office dividend, the minimum box office dividend I personally require is at least 80%, as for the salary, I don't want more than 100 million US dollars, I can use this money as an investment to join the movie, but the box office dividend must be increased accordingly. You have to talk to my agent about the specific ratio. ”

When the three of them heard Chen Feng's two requests, they were stunned for a while before they reacted, and then they all looked at each other a little. To be honest, although they had expected it in their hearts, they didn't expect Chen Feng's requirements to be so high.

The salary of 100 million US dollars is really not high, and some film companies have already offered Chen Feng a salary of 200 million US dollars, especially after Chen Feng's second film was a global hit and once again created a box office myth, several major film companies on the Hollywood side even opened the salary to a super high price of 300 million US dollars. With the box office guarantee of the two films, especially the second one, a small-budget film that did not meet the requirements of the high box office at all, is still a big hit, which fully proves Chen Feng's huge box office appeal. Chen Feng's hundreds of millions of fans around the world are the best box office basis for his films.

Of course, this sky-high salary is secondary, and the real main thing is the box office dividend. In Hollywood, some superstars participate in movies with box office dividends, such as Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, both Toms, they all have box office dividends without exception, the question is only the proportion, but generally not more than ten percent.

In response to Chen Feng's special situation, Spielberg and George Lucas had previously raised the box office dividend to a super high standard of 50%, that is, let him take half of the profits, and as for the salary, they were even willing to give Chen Feng 200 million US dollars.

But unexpectedly, the minimum standard for Chen Feng's box office dividends was 80%, which completely exceeded the previous estimates of the two.

And Brad Gray was also frightened by the dividend ratio proposed by Chen Feng. If Chen Feng took 80 percent, then the remaining 20 percent would have to be fought between Paramount and Spielberg and George Lucas, which was obviously not what he wanted to see.

Brad Gray also had his own minimum standard line on behalf of Paramount, that is, they Paramount, as the producer, must get at least 30% of the box office dividends. And now Chen Feng wants at least 80 percent as soon as he opens his mouth. Obviously, it is also quite different from the minimum standard he set before.

For a while, the three of them were all thinking about it. Of course, they will not take the initiative to say that Chen Feng's request is a lion's mouth, because Chen Feng has this confidence, and it really has to be calculated according to the box office standards of Chen Feng's current two movies, even if Chen Feng only has 20% of the profit left for them, they can still make a lot of money.

For example, Chen Feng's first movie has now exceeded $10 billion at the box office, so 20% is at least $4 billion, according to this standard, of course they have to make money.

Chen Feng saw that they didn't speak, so he said again: "I know that you may think that my requirements are a bit too high, and even the lion opens his mouth, but you must also know very well what the box office of the two movies I participated in is, according to the box office standards of these two movies, even if I go to ninety percent, only one percent is left for you, you will not lose money." Of course, you have to talk to my agent about how to pay dividends. ”

Brad Gray's eyes rolled slightly, and he hurriedly said: "I agree with your dividend ratio in principle, but you also know that such a dividend ratio has never been seen in the history of movies so far, and even if I am the chairman of Paramount, this matter must be discussed at the board of directors." Before I do that, though, I can talk to your agent first. I'll contact her tomorrow. ”

Brad Gray made such a statement on behalf of Paramount, and Spielberg and the two had to express their position. Spielberg first consulted George Lucas with his eyes, and after seeing him nod slightly, Spielberg naturally understood.

The two of them are good friends, they have a tacit understanding with each other, and they are both producers of "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

"We agree in principle to your request. However, we have to sit down and talk to your agent about the specific box office dividends, and as for you to invest $100 million in this movie, I don't think it's necessary, because we have raised enough investment here to make this movie well. ”

As long as the news of Chen Feng's participation is slightly revealed, this movie will certainly not lack investment. What's more, they are also very sure that as long as Chen Feng participates, this movie will be a big hit, so they naturally raise money to invest by themselves, rather than letting others invest money in and enjoy the benefits. Including Chen Feng is the same, if Chen Feng is allowed to count the salary as an investment, the proportion of box office dividends will naturally increase again, in that case, they will have to work for Chen Feng completely. (To be continued......)