Chapter 762
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Chazelle shouted, "Cut! ”
The whole crew stopped, all eyes on the director, waiting for him to give the result. Chazelle looked at the monitor several times, stood up, and shouted: "Finish!" ”
The whole crew suddenly burst into warm applause, everyone applauded desperately, and the entire set became a sea of joy in an instant.
"It's finally over!" Shen Lian's heart is like the tide of the sea, with ups and downs. As the leading actor and producer, he also understands the hard work of the director team members, and takes photos with them one by one.
Especially Chazelle, a very dedicated director, in addition to the control of the camera, the thrift of resources also scared Shen Lian, and he easily did not waste a penny, and he was the most powerful director Shen Lian had ever encountered.
"Guys, the filming of 'Burst Drummer' is over. During this time, it was really hard for everyone to rush to work from morning to night! Working in the bar at night, not drunk and not going home. The bill is mine! Shen Lian said generously. It also ushered in the cheers of everyone.
The bar culture of the United States is also quite popular!
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"Journey to the West" won 1.2 billion yuan in the Spring Festival box office, ranking second among domestic films, second only to "Thai Embarrassment". On the one hand, it is certainly the advantage of the subject matter, on the other hand, director Zhou Xingchi's appeal is definitely indispensable.
The king of comedy is definitely not in vain in terms of strength and popularity, but success at the box office does not mean harmony, Huayi and Xinghui still have a great contradiction over the sharing problem.
Before the cooperation, the agreement between the two parties was that once the box office revenue exceeded 500 million, in addition to the original income, Huayi Brothers would also give Zhou Xingchi dividends. Huayi Brothers has not given this box office dividend money, and the figure calculated by Zhou Xingchi is 86.1 million yuan.
Huayi Brothers responded that the total box office of more than 1.2 billion yuan should be deducted from various terms such as cinema share and taxes, and their actual income is less than 500 million yuan. This money should not be given.
There is a saying that a strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake, and it is difficult to say who is justified in this matter. But Huayi has not been given for nothing in the Chinese entertainment industry for so many years, and Zhou Xingchi can only suffer this dumb loss. With a box office of 1.2 billion yuan in "Journey to the West", Zhou Xingchi only got more than 90 million income, of course, a very considerable income, Shen Lian couldn't get this price when he made a commercial film in Laiwu, but Zhou Xingchi still couldn't swallow this breath.
Taking advantage of the conflict between Huayi and Zhou Xingchi, the WD team with Ye Ling as the core began to visit the thatched house and invited Zhou Xingchi to cooperate with WD.
In fact, WD is definitely not the only one staring at Zhou Xingchi, except for Huayi, all large and small film and television companies do not want to connect with Zhou Xingchi, but maybe it is because Huayi is in a big hurry to make up for the loss, maybe it is because of his high talent and strong nationality, maybe there are other reasons, Zhou Xingchi directly quoted a sky-high director fee and box office commission, which scared away a number of film and television production companies.
Proud and proud, of course Zhou Xingchi also understands that talent is never omnipotent, if he really offends some big bosses in the mainland, and suppresses his own movies from the film schedule and public opinion, Zhou Xingchi can't change anything no matter how against the sky.
From the perspective of sincerity and strength, the two companies on Zhou Xingchi's shortlist are WD Pictures and Light Media.
After all, WD Pictures is sitting on the strongest cinema chain in China, and in this regard, the basic market of the box office is guaranteed. In addition, the company's shareholders include Shen Lian, the most powerful person among the young generation in China, which also makes Zhou Xingchi quite excited, and his preferred partner is naturally finalized as WD Pictures.
In the president's office of WD Pictures, Ye Ling and Zhou Xingchi had preliminary consultations.
"The director's fee of 80 million plus the production cost of 150 million, this is my bottom line. If it doesn't meet my basic requirements, there is no need to cooperate. Zhou Xingchi looked past Ye Ling, smiled slightly, and said confidently.
"The money invested in the early stage is not a problem, Director Zhou had a dispute with Huayi before, and the main problem is still in the share of the box office." Ye Ling said.
"The behind-the-scenes work team is all undertaken by Starlight, including special effects production. As for the box office share, we will take 10% for the part below 1.2 billion, 8% for the part between 1.2 billion and 1.8 billion, and 6% for the part above 1.8 billion. Zhou Xingchi said loudly.
Today's box office record for domestic films is 1.28 billion in Thailand. According to Zhou Xingchi's conditions, if this movie reaches this box office result, the WD who contributed money and effort will probably earn about 240 million, and Xinghui, who is only responsible for the script and behind-the-scenes staff, will earn 130 million.
Except for Zhou Xingchi in China, I am afraid that no one dares to shout this offer, and Ye Ling is also a little prepared for a while.
It's not that he can't give this offer, WD's strong financial resources are supported in the back, and there are questions about money, which are not a problem for Ye Ling. It's just that I'm afraid that tearing this hole will be more troublesome in the future.
If it succeeds, Zhou Xingchi will inevitably sit on the ground and start the price, and then open a more exaggerated price, if it fails, it will be even more Ye Ling does not want to see.
"Then if Mr. Ye doesn't have any confidence, how much are you willing to invest, and the vacant part is fully responsible for the vacant part." The glass door was pushed open, and a tall young man walked in, facing Ye Ling's tangled eyes, his handsome face was as calm as water, and there was no joy or anger.
Ye Ling snorted lightly: "You are too confident." ”
Just rushed back from the United States, Shen Lian heard that Zhou Xingchi was negotiating with WD, and came to the company as soon as possible. Smiled and waved his hand, pulled out a black chair and sat down, Shi Shiran said: "Mr. Ye misunderstood, I am also worried about the company." If it is because of financial problems, the company misses the opportunity to cooperate with Xinghui, which is really a big loss for the company, then I am personally willing to take this risk. ”
Restraining his strange emotions, Zhou Xingchi asked unhurriedly, "Shen Lian has so much confidence in me?" ”
"At least for now, it's quite enough." Shen Lian replied: "WD Pictures has the largest cinema chain in China, which is our biggest advantage over other film and television companies. I believe that Director Zhou is also based on this, so he gives priority to cooperating with us. I also believe that with the appeal of Director Zhou, the prospect of our cooperation is bright. But..... ”
Shen Lian doesn't like to watch comedies very much, and he doesn't respect Zhou Xingchi much, and his title to him is "Director Zhou" instead of the so-called "Star Master" proves his attitude. Shen Lian's investment is nothing more than two things, either he can write his name in history, or he can bring enough benefits to himself. Investing in Zhou Xingchi's movies is nothing more than the second point.
"Huh?" After the sycophant shooting, it's time to get to the point.
"Rather than calculating the 80 million director fee and the 150 million production fee separately, I think it's better to simply invest 200 million to produce a qualified movie, as for the use of money, we don't interfere." As soon as Shen Lian changed his words, he cut off 30 million investment with one sword.
Who is Zhou Xingchi? Just for the sake of money, I fell out with my partner one by one.
To tell the truth, with his character, the production cost of 150 million is given to the past, will Zhou Xingchi make a profit from the operation of it? Rather than hiding like this, it is better to give openly, as long as you have the ability, you can take as much as you can.
Of course, I have to admit that Zhou Xingchi is greedy for money, and he still has high requirements for his own movies. After all, he is also a person with pride in his bones.
Zhou Xingchi didn't speak, thinking about Shen Lian's proposal in his heart.
Originally, WD came to invest, and he very much hoped that Shen Lian would star in his own movie, and his script coupled with Shen Lian's appeal, the box office rushed to 2 billion without saying anything.
But since Shen Lian made this proposal, then he had to consider it at his discretion, after all, if Shen Lian's salary was saved for others, the money would fall into his pocket.