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"Source Code" has a box office of 27 million in the United States, and the box office in Europe is chatting, and most of it is in Asia.

In the contract signed by Hu Yifei and Warner, the North American and European box office can be divided into 10% and 5% of the periphery. "Source Code" can win $27 million at the box office in North America, which is not too much, but not too much, depending on who is right. But this money will not fall into the pocket of any person or company, from theaters to lines, and from production to investment, many aspects will share this cake.

Warner Bros. signed the most conventional split account with the theater company, and after the theater company subtracted the fixed expenses, it was shared with the industry according to different proportions at different times of the release, and after deducting taxes and other payments, Warner Bros. got a little more than $12 million in shares.

Warner also has to deduct the advance publicity and public relations and other expenses, the cost of copying the "source code" printing, the cost of large-scale printing will be reduced, and the total cost will still be 1 million US dollars, in addition to the film's screening public relations, warehousing and transportation, capital recovery costs, hiring investigation companies, secret inspection of the theater box office, various publicity expenses, etc., these expenses are all Warner's own words. deducted five million, Hu Yifei didn't even have a place to reason. Even if you want to check your accounts, they will be able to prepare you with a clear bill that you won't be able to refute.

…… They do this professionally.

Large companies have broad publicity channels and strong business capabilities, and it is not for nothing that they can stand at the top of the industry.

If that were the case, those big-scale projects wouldn't be so dependent on the Big Six. Are they stupid to give the money to others? If the distribution problem was really easy to solve, later Pixar Studios and DreamWorks Animation Studios would not have gone around looking for dealers, the former was so aggrieved under Disney, and the latter even wanted to sell themselves to dealers.

This is the Big Six in Hollywood, and if they reach their level, they are left to sit and count the money.

In the end, Warner only earned more than 4 million, which was just enough to buy issuance and round-trip air tickets, and it didn't make money. This math is simply no one. And if Hu Yifei is really naïve and staring at the box office share, it is estimated that the large group of people who travel to and from the United States will not be enough to pay for the round-trip air tickets.

Fortunately, the box office will always only occupy a small part of Hollywood, especially in the Internet era, and the proportion of peripheral output is increasing. The 5% of the disc and peripheral share that Hu Yifei wants is higher than the box office share. But this is a long-term cycle, and it is impossible to get the money immediately. Overall, in North America and Europe, you can earn about $3 million, and tax deductions or something is another story.

Lao Mei's tax problem is not even clear to the citizens of Lao Mei, Hu Yifei can't figure it out, most of them are just simply mentioning taxes, the box office tax of cinemas is very low, it seems to be less than 5%, the larger the company, the more tax reduction measures there are, and it may actually be lower. This is a more idealistic model of sharing the cake, in fact, investors can often get less money, and Hollywood even dares to cheat the money of Wall Street vampires.

Although he is a little red-eyed, Hu Yifei knows that this is the rule of Hollywood, and it is impossible for outsiders to break the rules, otherwise all of Hollywood will be your enemy.

Hollywood is not a place where good enough movies can run rampant.

Of course, if he wants to make a difference in Hollywood, he will definitely not let it go when it is time to fight for it.

Fortunately, they released it in Asia, which accounted for more than 60% of the total box office. In Asia, family films and Jiang Zhiqiang's Anle Film and Television can be divided by at least 30~40%, which is the gap.

In Los Angeles in September, the weather is pleasant.

Hu Yifei drove past the Warner Building, but instead of stopping, he turned to the road on the left, and after a few more minutes, stopped in the parking lot next to a hotel. Before getting out of the car, Hu Yifei sorted out his clothes in the rearview mirror, he was invited to attend the party held by Warner Bros. …… Of course, it's not a "source code" celebration or anything like that, and it doesn't qualify for that.

The theme of the party was to celebrate Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The film has been in theaters for more than five months and has only recently been drawn from around the globe. And won a box office of 249 million US dollars in North America, and the global box office is as high as 790 million US dollars, which has become the most important bargaining chip for Warner to lead the six major Hollywood in recent years.

"Hey, Hu, you're so handsome today, many ladies are going to be fascinated by you......"

Antonio greeted him and shook his hand affectionately.

Hu Yifei said with a smile: "As long as there is no you in it, everything will be fine." ”

"Oh, it's sad for you to say that about an old friend. Hurry up and go up, take the elevator from here to the top floor, and there will be someone to receive you. After a few polite words, he pointed out the way to Hu Yifei and let Hu Yifei go up alone. He obviously didn't come to greet Hu Yifei. Hu Yifei didn't care, "Okay, I'll see you later." ”

Hu Yifei is 1.9 meters tall in China, at least except for Zhuo Jun, he has not met a few ordinary people who can be compared with him in height. But he is not deformed, at best he is a model figure, handsome and tall, toned and sunny. In such a group of tall Europeans and Americans, it is not so outstanding. At least he saw Ben Affleck, as if he would later have a nickname "Master" in China, and the two were about the same height.

Hu Yifei didn't mean to take the initiative to greet anyone, so he took a glass of wine and wandered around.

"Hello, Mr. Hu. Congratulations, the movie is amazing. A middle-aged lady walked over with a professional smile.

"Hello, ma'am." Hu Yifei turned his head in surprise, "Thank you, it's just a little trouble." ”

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Erica Kardashian and I'm working for William Morris Agency. Your compatriot, Miss Zhang Ziyi, is an artist under our company. ”

Hu Yifei raised his eyebrows, "It's famous, I've heard of it." So what do you mean by looking for me? ”

"Yes, I would like to invite you to sign up with our company. William Morris has high requirements for artists and strives for excellence. At present, only one Chinese movie star has signed Zhang Ziyi. In addition to helping its artists take on the big-budget films of Hollywood first-line directors, the company will also package and expand them in an all-round way. Your conditions are very much in line with our company's standards, as long as you sign a contract with us, you will immediately get the opportunity to work with a big director. ”

She spoke eloquently and looked very confident. Because she knows that no Asian actor can refuse an invitation from William Morris, one of Hollywood's three major agencies, and give up a shortcut to fame in Hollywood.

It's a pity that her enthusiasm was completely wasted, Hu Yifei said lukewarmly: "I've disappointed you, I didn't sign the brokerage contract, and I lost my company." ”

Erica Kardashian was stunned for a moment, looking very surprised, and after catching up a few steps, her face was slightly solemn and said, "Mr. Hu, reintroduce it." I'm the manager of the artist department at William Morris Agency......"

Hu Yifei interrupted with a smile: "It has been introduced very clearly. Zhang Ziyi is Zhang Ziyi, maybe others need to sign a large brokerage company, but I really don't need to sign a brokerage company, if you know more about me, you won't come to me. ”

"Don't you want to work with a big director? Even if you're a director, you need an agent to take care of things outside of the film for you. ”

"Oh?" Hu Yifei paused slightly, "If I want to buy a company with independent animation production now, what can you recommend?" ”

Erica was stunned again, only to know that this guy was a real tyrant, and he bought the company as soon as he opened his mouth, would this kind of person care if he wanted to shoot another director's play? It seems that she really doesn't understand this Chinese she wants to sign. He smiled reluctantly and said, "I think I can make a recommendation for you, and please consider William Morris as well." ”

"I can't make money by signing it, so why bother."

……

As the two were talking, the door to the banquet hall was suddenly opened. The banquet hall, which was still noisy before, suddenly fell silent, and Hu Yifei turned his head to look, only to find that it was several main creators of "Harry Potter" who had arrived. Hermione was wearing a red evening gown and stood at the front, she was already a big girl, and her face could no longer be hidden. I don't know who was the first to slap his palm, and then the applause came like a tide, all for a few young actors.

Hu Yifei was also applauding and remembered this moment.

In this banquet, he is a dispensable supporting role. (To be continued.) )