Chapter 24 Choosing a Broker
Shen Ao is writing the script for the next 9 episodes, although he has a draft, he needs to consider the wording, and it will take a lot of time to write it. Moreover, Shen Ao understood that the actor he was looking for next would definitely not be professional, so he simply wrote the key points of each role based on his impression to reduce the unnecessary number of NGs during filming.
Writing a script is not an easy job, Shen Ao locked himself up all day, and only wrote 3 episodes, that is, a plot of about fifteen minutes, but he was so tired that his brain cells didn't know that tens of millions of them died.
At this time, Tang Xiaofei sent good news to refresh him.
He won a high copyright purchase fee for Shen Ao with a deposit of 70W and a total price of 100W, as well as two to three recommendations of the focus picture on the homepage of Feiyi.com, full-screen advertising promotion on Feiyi.com every day every month, and many text recommendation positions, as well as a homepage graphic recommendation for the director himself. For Shen Ao, a newcomer, whether it is the deposit, the total price or the promotion efforts, they have met his expectations.
This high proportion of the deposit is estimated by Feiyi.com to be about 70W for the ten episodes of "Never Expected", and the total price of 100W is obviously still left for Shen Ao's profit margin of 30W.
On the surface, it looks similar to the previously proposed conditional profits, but in fact the difference is very large. If according to Hu Hai's previous proposal, Shen Ao can take 30W without contribution, but the key recommendation of Feiyi.com must be in the content, actors, and directors, and he, the screenwriter, is afraid that he can't even drink the soup. Now with the same 30W income, the promotion of Feiyi.com is his work, which is equivalent to free publicity for him as a newcomer, and Shen Ao or any newcomer is willing to do it even if he loses money, not to mention that there is a picture and text recommendation on his own homepage.
In fact, people who do not show their abilities will never have such opportunities if they have no background, and once your ability or potential is recognized, there will be many people who are willing to show goodwill and exchange you for a favor. For example, Star Shadow Entertainment, such as Feiyi.com......
"Brother Xiaofei, you did a great job, this time the commission has doubled! I'll call you tomorrow. Shen Aoxi said.
Tang Xiaofei is naturally happy, his agent commission is a fixed 1,000 yuan (the highest fixed commission) + 0.2% of the total price. This negotiation is equivalent to an income of 3,000 yuan, which is equivalent to a month's salary of ordinary white-collar workers after deducting hardware, and now it can be doubled, which is not a small income for young him. This is rare, and it is rare for an agent to be involved in negotiations with a total price of millions.
Tang Xiaofei was excited, his mind was lively, and he asked, "Thank you, Mr. Shen." That's because Mr. Shen's strength is outstanding, and the quality of the work is there, so he can negotiate such a price. Well...... I think that Mr. Shen will definitely be able to take this opportunity to soar to the sky, and he will definitely be busy with affairs in the future. If Mr. Shen doesn't dislike me Tang Xiaofei is young, can you consider letting me be your full-time agent. ”
"Oh?" Shen Ao was slightly stunned, he still forgot to find a full-time agent, under normal circumstances, if you want to find an agent, you have to find the kind of person with strong ability, old qualifications, and wide connections. But such agents are often relatively strong, and with their current fame, they can't suppress others. Shen Ao's "talent" is unique, he has his own plan, and it is impossible to be at the mercy of his agent. And if you find a broker who is far stronger than yourself, the share ratio will undoubtedly be very high, and the years will definitely not be too short.
Tang Xiaofei's performance in the two negotiations was good, the young man was energetic, and he was the strong side, and the other party could not affect his career plan.
Of course, Shen Ao didn't agree immediately, just smiled and said, "Okay, if I really need a full-time agent, I will consider Brother Xiaofei." ”
"Teacher Shen, just call me Xiaofei." Tang Xiaofei made his position clear, before Shen Ao really became famous, he could only be equivalent to an agent + manager, so he must be the weak party, so he naturally couldn't be careless.
"Okay." Shen Ao did not refuse.
"Then goodbye Teacher Shen." Tang Xiaofei shouted excitedly "yes" after hanging up the phone over there, Shen Ao agreed to change his name, indicating that he did not reject his self-recommendation in his heart, and he had a good impression on Liu Ye, if Shen Ao needed to consult whether he was suitable to be an agent and the most suitable for finding Liu Ye, then there would be great hope.
However, in fact, Tang Xiaofei still has a too young, too simple pattern, and thinks things are simple.
Shen Ao did consult Liu Ye for the first time, but Liu Ye's construction was another person.
Liu Ye first congratulated Shen Ao on the successful sale of his micro-film, and really took the first step as a director, and then said directly: "Tang Xiaofei is too young." He has only been in the industry for a year, although he has a master to lead, but the relationship is still very narrow, and the qualifications are far from the same, so it is easy to be looked down upon by others. It's naturally okay to be an agent broker, but to be a full-time broker, the ability is definitely not enough. And to be honest, you have less qualifications than him, and you chose him as an agent, which can be said to be a very bad choice. ”
Shen Ao laughed at himself: "Sister Liu may be right, but will an excellent agent take a fancy to me?" ”
Liu Ye affirmed: "If it was before, I would have sued you for not." But now your work has successfully signed a contract with Feiyi.com, and has received a strong promotion commitment. The prospect must be optimistic, otherwise Tang Xiaofei would not be able to recommend himself. So, it's not hard to find a good broker. ”
Shen Ao pondered for a moment and said, "Sister Liu is right, but I underestimated myself. It's just that the share and contract years required by those brokers are probably not low, right? ”
Liu Ye said: "This is for sure, otherwise which famous agent is willing to bring a newcomer?" Isn't it just buying potential stocks? But it's a win-win, after all, you're a newcomer, and if you can make a name for yourself in one fell swoop, it's totally worth the price. You're still so young, and your years don't have a big impact on your future. ”
Shen Ao also knew this truth. When F4 first debuted, it was faced with 60% of the economic company's commission, but they still signed it head-on, because they knew that if they didn't become famous, they were nothing. Then "Meteor Garden" became famous in one fell swoop and achieved F4. With the appearance of F4, it can only be chosen in this way, so the construction of willow leaves is actually very correct.
But he is different from other newcomers, he has a belly of ready-made goods, and the famous agent does not play a long role in his promotion, and in the case of high commissions, the longer the contract term, the more detrimental it is to him. What's more, the famous agent is bound to be strong, and he will disrupt his own arrangement, and it will be too troublesome to tear up with the agent at that time!
Seeing that Shen Ao was silent, Liu Ye continued to persuade: "Eighty percent of the newcomers are from this stage. Sister Liu, I also changed the brokerage company after I became famous. Without those excellent agents, no matter how good your directing ability is, the script, investors, actors, crew, post-production and work distribution are all problems, how to solve them? Tang Xiaofei doesn't have such connections to help you. ”