Chapter 21: Beginning to Rise: Million Contracts

The piece of paper in Datang's hand was made in advance, something similar to a questionnaire, and the company and the artist first reached an agreement on some key issues, and then drafted a contract to formally establish a contractual relationship.

"Or I'll ask, you answer, and if you have any questions, ask them directly." Datang picked up the pen and asked, "Do you want to sign a brokerage contract with Tiger Wolf for a few years?" There are generally two options, 3 years or 5 years. ”

"Are there any specific differences between the two options other than the difference in age?" He Mu asked.

"The proportion of revenue sharing between companies and artists in 3 years and 5 years is different," Datang explained, "3 years is shorter, it is likely that the artists who have been trained by the company for three years have just run away after a little fame, and the company's investment must be reserved, and artists can take more of the revenue share, which is generally applicable to artists who have become famous; 5 years, a long time, the company has enough time to carry out long-term planning and packaging for artists, the energy and material resources invested are large, and the company's resources will serve the signed artists as much as possible. ”

"Wouldn't this force the artist to terminate the contract with the company after five years?" He Mu asked puzzledly, according to Datang, he could only come to such a conclusion.

Datang smiled slightly: "When the contract expires, the artist has the right to stay, and we will never be bound by this, but of course the company doesn't want the stars that have taken 5 years to cultivate to be picked by other companies in the end, so we have other reward mechanisms." Let's put it this way, take the five-year contract as an example, there is a clause in the contract that is probably like this, after the end of the third year of the contract, the company has a choice to increase the artist's share, if you really spend 3 years to complete the super big leap from a small supporting role to a first-line big name, then the company will inevitably increase your revenue share, and try to keep your people and your heart. On the contrary, if the company has spent a lot of effort and you have achieved nothing in three years, then the company will naturally not increase your share, and you will be left to stay for another two years. ”

"In addition," Datang continued, "If you can win an individual award at an international film festival, or a domestic three-gold actor, then each award can increase a certain percentage of revenue share, but the company will set a bottom line, and your share cannot exceed that bottom line, otherwise the company will lose money and make money, after all, the company also needs to invest in the operation of an artist, we can accept not making money, but we can't allow money to be put into it." ”

"Xiao Muzi, do you understand this time?" Xiao Fang looked at He Mu, to be honest, he was almost stunned by Datang.

"I see." He Mu nodded.

Xiao Fang reminded: "And you also have to understand that the international awards and three gold actors mentioned by Datang are very unlikely for you, to put it bluntly, this is just a big pie that you can't see and eat, and it is difficult to rely on this to increase revenue sharing, and our company's main business is TV series, which will not help you very much in terms of movies." ”

"I understand that." He Mu glanced at Xiao Fang gratefully, as the boss, it was rare for him to be able to say this.

"And what is your choice?" Datang asked.

"I'll pick 5 years." He Mu said without hesitation that the acting vitality of an actor is very long, his thirties is the most attractive age, and he will only be twenty-five years old after 5 years, he is still very young, and he will exchange five years of freedom for the full cultivation of tigers and wolves, it is worth it!

Datang ticked the box in the "five years" column, "The next question, what is your ideal figure for the company's income ratio with you?" Say it directly, there is nothing embarrassing to talk about money, price increases and bargaining are the norm in our industry, you only need to talk about it this time, and I will help you take care of it in the future. ”

"I don't know about this, how many others are in general?" He Mu touched his head and asked a little embarrassed.

"Oh, I forgot that you haven't signed a brokerage contract before, it's like this, this ratio is not fixed, there are more well-known artists can account for ninety percent, and less will not be less than sixty percent, and newcomers will generally not exceed fifty percent because they need more investment from the company."

"Then follow the rules of the circle." He Mu couldn't say what kind of ratio he should propose, so he simply kicked the question back to Datang.

"Then fifty percent, it's good among newcomers." Datang Dao, in fact, even if He Mu really proposed a very high percentage, he would not be able to agree, asking his opinion was just to allow the two sides to reach a consensus on the details of cooperation, and explain to him the rules of this industry, giving him 50% of the income share is by no means to squeeze him, but very generous, this is still looking at the relationship between Xiao Fang and his eldest brother.

"Add five more points." Xiao Fang interjected.

Datang noncommittally revised the place on the paper about the sharing, and continued to the next question: "Now I want to explain the company's responsibilities or obligations to you during the contract period, and listen to whether there are any objections." During the performance of the contract, the company guarantees to provide you with no less than 5 shooting opportunities per year, listen clearly that it is an opportunity, you have the right to refuse, and the company arranges for you to participate in at least one movie and two TV series every year, and during the five-year contract period, you will star in at least four film and television dramas as the male lead. ”

Who doesn't want to be the male number one, who wants to be the trick in someone else's play, hearing the last sentence of Datang, He Mu's heart is about to jump out, forgive him for being so uncalm, he has been floating outside for more than half a year, it can't be said that he doesn't work hard, but he can't even mix up a small role with a name, and now as long as he signs the contract, he can be the male number one at least four times in the next five years, so simple and so shortcut, success seems to be within his reach, this temptation is too great!

"The numbers I mentioned above are just the minimum standards, and they will only be higher when the time comes, do you agree?"

"Agreed, agreed." He Mu nodded hurriedly, as if he was afraid that Datang would regret it.

"During the performance of the contract, the company will arrange at least one record for you, and the production fee is not less than 500,000 yuan to help you increase your popularity." Datang said again.

He Mu hurriedly waved his hand: "No, don't, my singing is ugly, don't give me a record." ”

"How bad can it be?" Datang said with a smile, he is also a musician himself, and the partners in his agent career over the years are mainly singers, if he can, he still hopes that He Mu can develop in many aspects, and now the entertainment industry is also popular for cross-border, there are not a few actors who release records, as long as they can sing well, they don't expect this to make money, but actors who have sent songs can increase some opportunities for commercial performances, so as to earn high performance fees.

"It's very ugly, so let's sing a song I like very much, "Ten Years", you listen to it......" He Mu cleared his throat and started singing.

He Mu sang very seriously, and his emotional investment was also very abundant, no matter the expression on his face or his body movements, it could be seen that he had been intoxicated in this song, and it could be heard that he had sung this song many times, and he memorized the lyrics well, but after half a minute, Xiao Fang, who was covering his ears, hurriedly stopped, looking at Datang with a calm face, Xiao Fang exclaimed: "Datang is really powerful, this can be endured." ”

"I was just shocked and had nothing to say," Datang shook his head helplessly, "Then forget about this one, Mr. Xiao, don't expect him to earn any performance fees, let's concentrate on acting and shooting commercials." Regarding the distribution of benefits, we have basically reached an agreement, and now we can make a draft contract, you can see if there are any problems, or find a lawyer to consult. ”

After Datang left the office, Xiao Fang smiled and said: "How about it, are you full of ambition now, and you want to show your strength." ”

"It still feels like I'm in a dream." He Mu still has an unreal feeling, he has officially embarked on the road of acting?

"Then wake up quickly, I'll have a treat at night, call Datang, and the three of us will be comrades in the trenches in the future, so we need to contact and connect more feelings," Xiao Fang looked at He Mu and asked, "Your brother has such a good amount of alcohol, how is yours, is it half his level?" ”

He Mu smiled incomprehensibly: "Five years ago, when you came to my house, because I was not yet an adult, so my father didn't let me drink with you. ”

"So arrogant, then I want to see it." Xiao Fang was about to move.

After Datang came in, Xiao Fang mentioned the matter of drinking, and Datang smiled: "Don't Mr. Xiao have to accompany his wife and children at night?" ”

"Brother Fang, you're all a father!?" He Mu was a little surprised, a successful man who was less than thirty years old would put himself in the cage of marriage so early, and he also had children, this is too urgent!

Xiao Fang was a little embarrassed and said, "What's wrong with being a father, my baby is my little padded jacket, how do you two bachelors know what family fun is, forget it, don't drink the wine, find a time to have a meal with the people in the company, Xiao Muzi, you are the focus of the company's future work, everyone has to revolve around you." ”

"Look at this contract." Datang handed the same two contract drafts to Xiao Fang and He Mu, to put it bluntly, this is a contract between the two of them.

Xiao Fang took the contract and looked at it, Party A: Tiger Wolf Film and Television Investment Company, address: which ......, legal person: Xiao Fang.

He Mu also looked carefully, Party B: He Mu, ID number: XXXX, mailing address: Na Na ......, communication number: XXXXXX.

According to the negotiation between the two parties, Party A and Party B have reached the following agreement on the signing of the agency: First, the rights and obligations of Party A.

1. Party A and Party B cooperate on the principle of mutual trust and common development, and Party A has the obligation to do its best to develop its creative and performance career for Party B, and Party B shall respect Party A's efforts and labor. 2. Party A is responsible for the design and planning of Party B's overall packaging such as artistic image, artistic positioning, and publicity positioning. 3. Party A shall accept Party B's reasonable special entrustment to carry out a full range of packaging publicity activities for Party B. 4. Party A is responsible for the publication of Party B's creative works, the contact of various performance activities, and the overall agency matters. 5. During the contract period, Party A has Party B's portrait rights, artistic images, audio-visual products, advertising images and agency rights for various performances. 6. Party A has the right to carry out necessary management of Party B's artistic behavior, performance behavior, and various behaviors in accordance with the company's various rules and regulations. 7. During the performance of the contract, in order to make Party B better devote itself to the work and avoid the worries of life, Party A shall arrange comfortable housing and nanny car for Party B at Party A's expense until the termination of the contract, and Party A shall pay Party B a one-time signing fee of 1 million yuan.

When Party B He Mu saw this, he almost shouted: "One million!" "That's a lot of money!

Xiao Fang joked: "One million is nothing, if you really go to another company in five years, if the other party gives you a signing fee of less than 10 million, it will be a dereliction of duty for Datang." ”

Datang was innocently shot, and he was still silent, Xiao Fang's words he still recognized, the signing fee of a first-line star is generally tens of millions, although 1 million is a little more for a newcomer like He Mu, but as long as He Mu is really successful, this is just a few advertising money, which is really nothing.

Restraining the surprise in his heart, He Mu continued to watch......

(ps: This contract is rewritten as a template based on the contract between Huayi and Li Bingbing, although there is a suspicion of making up the number of words, it is also to let everyone understand some professional things~~~ Don't blame it~~ Each chapter in the future is a 3000-word chapter, so although the updated chapters have not increased, the number of words has increased greatly, and the two more have been three more!) )