Chapter 096: Box Office Share
glanced at the 100 million yen check on the contract, his expression was calm, and there was a lot of muttering in his heart, 100 million yen converted into RMB is also 5 million yuan. Thinking of this, he is not unaware that there are many people in China in order to win the jackpot of 5 million yuan, has already fallen into the frenzy of buying lottery tickets, and even some people are desperately studying the lottery results that can be described as having no rules to follow every period, in order to get the jackpot number of a certain period. The reason why people are like this is that they want to change the unfair fate and embarrassing life of the moment through it.
At present, Takeshita grass mustard, which is also in urgent need of money, attaches more importance to a long-term income. He didn't sign the contract directly, and he let this large amount of money fall into his pocket, but he is not a short-sighted man. Just when she was silent, Kako Kitagawa put the black tea, cakes, and fruits that entertained the guests on the glass coffee table one by one.
When she saw the number on the check, she was not calm in her heart. For a low-income earner with an annual income of less than 2 million yen, 100 million yen is an astronomical amount that can only be earned by working for 50 years without eating or drinking. Therefore, people are more angry than people, and this is what makes people angry. She didn't open her mouth to urge Takeshita Kusaka to sign the contract quickly, but just stood silently behind him. No matter what kind of decision he makes, he will support it unconditionally.
Holding his daughter in his arms with one hand, he leaned forward slightly, and pressed his right hand on the check and contract to push it out in their direction. Hayao Miyazaki and his lawyer, who saw his action, naturally understood that it was just a refusal from the other party.
"If Mr. Takeshita thinks that the price is unreasonable, we can talk slowly. You might as well tell us about your psychological value. "Determined that he is a lawyer who is too little, as an agent of Hayao Miyazaki, he naturally wants to maintain the tall image of the client, and he himself plays the role of singing white face and bargaining.
"Regarding the film and television rights of "The Wind Rises", I can sell it to you for 1 yen. However, I want to participate in the box office share. If you agree, we'll move on. Otherwise, I don't think there's anything to talk about between us. "A mustard who didn't move in the eight winds, didn't play psychological warfare with them, and calmly explained his final plans and decisions.
The lawyer, who had closed his mouth, couldn't make the decision in this area, so he looked at Hayao Miyazaki, who was sitting next to him. Hayao Miyazaki, who also behaved very calmly, had a light smile on his face, but in his heart he was determined to obtain the film and television copyright of "The Wind Rises", after all, this novel theme content gave him great inspiration to create a mountain-ending work.
Before coming here, I expected two possibilities, one is that Takeshita Kusaoji will be excited about the 100 million yen film and television copyright fee, readily agreed, and signed the contract smoothly, after all, the price offered is not high or low, and it is still a fair price in the market; Second, the original author himself will ask for a price increase, and he is also mentally prepared for this aspect, and will pay a premium of 100 million yen, that is, 200 million yen to win the exclusive film and television copyright of "The Wind Rises".
Miyazaki's request for a box office share of Takeshita Kusaoji is not too much of a surprise, after all, it is not a new thing. In Hollywood in the United States, it is customary to give a certain percentage of the box office share to the famous writers and screenwriters of a related film. Therefore, in his mind, he neither felt excessive nor disgusted by this condition of Takeshita grass mustard, but there was indeed a reasonable component. It is not necessary to stubbornly insist on only buying out the film and television rights of the other party's works and not giving a share of the box office.
What's more, the writer in front of him is not a well-known young talent, who is in the limelight at the moment, and his writing career is in full swing, and he is a best-selling author who is a winner of the Akutagawa Prize. Even he can't deny that he is a fan of Takeshita Kusaoke, otherwise he wouldn't fall in love with the other party's novella "The Wind Rises". Therefore, I can agree to his request for a share of the box office.
"No problem. It's just not clear what box office ratio you're going to have. "The attention of Miyazaki is completely on Takeshita Kusaoke, as long as he is not a lion with a big mouth, everything is easy to say, and even it is not impossible to make a decision on the spot.
The reason why he asked for a share of the box office, instead of choosing to directly buy out the film and television copyright fees of his works, came to mind was the word "Miyazaki", that is, the signboard and banner of animated films. Not to mention how well he filmed "The Wind Rises", and his appeal alone is extraordinary, and he will always make a large number of people rush to the cinema for what he filmed.
The five fingers of his right palm were erected together at him, and he opened the normal price of combining his heart with the actual market, and said: "5% of the box office share at home and abroad." Other than that, I have no other requirements or strings attached. ”
Seeing him as a serious and unsmiling Hayao Miyazaki, when he heard him say 5%, he felt for a while that he didn't look like an outsider, but an industry insider who had been in their circle for many years. He deliberately lowered the box office share he offered, but it was not interesting, but it was ungraceful, after all, the other party was talking sincerely.
Fame is much more important to him than money. Even if he can succeed in suppressing the box office to a minimum of 1%, he will be called a vampire by the news media. No matter how secret it is, it will be lost, after all, there is no impermeable wall in the world.
"You're not asking too much. Hollywood in the United States gives well-known original authors and big-name screenwriters a 5% share of the box office. Hayao Miyazaki, who had made the final decision, smiled: "After I go back, I will ask the lawyer to redraft a contract according to your requirements." Later, we will officially sign the contract. ”
Realizing that this was a verbal agreement between each other, and not a polite refusal, Takeshita Kusaoji was so excited in his heart that he couldn't do it, and his face was trying to remain calm again and again. What is the concept of a 5% box office share? If the total box office of "The Wind Rises" at home and abroad is 10 billion yen, then you can get 500 million yen, which is far higher than the income from selling out film and television copyrights. Of course, this does not rule out the situation of Waterloo, after all, we have to bear the risk of the market together.
In fact, Takeshita grass mustard is not to worry about at all. I know very well that the original "The Wind Rises" sold 12 billion yen at the box office in Japan alone, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year, which means that he will receive 600 million yen, not including the box office revenue in the vast overseas market.