“What?”

Sun Ziming said that he found an opportunity to overturn several giants, and Tino thought he was crazy. It's not a big deal to go against several major film companies, everyone is in competition. If it's against several major brokerage companies, it's looking for death!

"No, I'm not crazy! Do you know the NBA's rules on the standard of player agent commissions? 4%！ The NBA league has absolute authority over agents, and no agent or company dares to point fingers and bargain with them. ”

"You mean, studios are too weak? NO, Ming, they can't be united, their respective interests are too opposed! ”

Sun Ziming smiled and said in a low voice: "I know, I'm not the boss of the industry, these things are my business!" I'm just the owner of a small film company, and I just want to reduce my production costs and risks. As long as I make sure that my movies are all high-quality and not bad, stars and agents will come to me! ”

Tino understands a little bit that movies are not only a tool for stars to get high salaries, but also the main way to gain fame and box office appeal. Without a good movie, a star can't gain fame at all, let alone any box office appeal and high salary.

Sun Ziming's light and shadow company won huge profits because it signed unfamous young actors at a low price and created extremely high-grossing movies with very low production costs. Don't look at those big stars who don't bird Sun Ziming, if you say that you want to invite them to make a movie, and don't reduce their salary, you can guarantee that this place will be full of guests immediately!

"Tino, acting skills are not big stars, they must be better than ordinary actors, many times it is not the actors who make the movie, but the movie that makes the actor. If that's the case, why tolerate celebrities getting too much pay? ”

Tino's eyes began to glow, "What about the director and screenwriter?" ”

"Studio, do you know our company's system? After the director has made achievements, the company will set up a personal studio for them, let them find projects by themselves or the company will help them find them, and everyone will invest together and share the profits! ”

After pondering for a while, Tino wondered, "Ming, aren't you an independent production company?" It's just that your director and screenwriter are independent production companies under your parent company. ”

Sun Ziming is also proud of the innovative system in Hong Kong, "Yes, I am an innovative version of an independent producer!" My company in Hong Kong is only responsible for administrative matters, film investment, publicity and distribution, and the rest is run by the studios themselves. Within four years, our company has become the best film company in Asia. ”

Tino hesitated: "You mean, if all the interests of everyone are tied to the movie, is it still necessary for the agency to save zài?" ”

Sun Ziming shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, "In our company in Hong Kong, the actor's salary does not need to be worried about by the agent, and the actor doesn't care how much he gets, he only cares about how much he can invest in his own film." The income of agents comes from how many business opportunities they can find for artists. ”

Tino thinks it's incredible, those stars are not afraid of investment failure? Salary and box office share are the most reliable income for stars!

"What's not to agree to, like "Sniper Phone Booth" starring Fa Yun Zhou, he didn't get a penny of salary, but he invested in that movie, and instead got nearly 10 million US dollars. Another example is Jack Chen, who chose to invest in "Rush Hour", and the box office share and remuneration will be converted into investment, will it be less than the salary? Tino, as long as they succeed once in three times, it will be much more cost-effective than getting paid and sharing the box office! ”

Oh, yes? Directors and actors demand high salaries, so invest their own money and remuneration in the film, and everyone shares the profits and risks. In this way, it hits the weakness of the agency, if they also make films, won't they become a film company themselves? In this way, the initiative is returned to the film company, and like the NBA, the agency has become a vassal of the film company again.

When Tino figured it out, Sun Ziming smiled and said, "Tino, are you interested in joining us?" We don't need you to do anything else, just use your connections to buy the rights to film adaptations of TV, novels, comics, etc., which we fancie. ”

What Sun Ziming didn't expect was that Tino actually rejected him, "Ming, this doesn't appeal much to me." Do you use this production model for the benefit of shareholders and investors? Ming, if you invest 10 million US dollars, you can only take 4 million when you make 10 million, and you take most of the risk, will you still invest that 10 million? ”

"Tino, has my company ever made a bad movie?"

Uh, Tino was stunned, this kid really hasn't smashed it, but he hasn't smashed it before, it doesn't mean that it will be like this in the future. Making a movie is like gambling, and who knows if you can make or lose money until the end?

Tino refused, but made Sun Ziming want to try his best to pull him in. Tino is different from Shantino, he is very good at dealing with people, he will not be scheming and aggressive like Shantino, as long as everyone has the same interests, he will do his best and will not play any tricks behind his back. Just like he wants to get the opportunity to cooperate with VCD, he will help him to deal with the Venice Film Festival first. Without his efforts in the back, Liu Jialing's laurel crown of the queen of the shadow would not have been able to wear it on her head at all.

"Tino, those bad movies, except for a few that didn't touch the market, most of them were caused by the unreasonable system of Hollywood. is like the worst film "Detective" at this year's Golden Raspberry Awards, if it weren't for the problems in the script, director, and actors, there would be this kind of bad movie? ”

Tino doesn't know how to make movies, but he can watch movies, "No, Renny Haring is a good director, he makes good movies like "Peak Warrior" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark!" It's because of the script and starring problems, mainly because CAA shoehorned two rookie actors into Twentieth Century Fox Films. ”

"NO, NO, Tino you are wrong, the CAA and the director are mainly responsible for the failure of "Detective", but there is no loss to their interests. If René Haring didn't take a salary of 5 million, but changed it to a million salary plus a box office share, or converted his salary into a film investment, he would not be so irresponsible to implement his new ideas, and he would not let two newcomers with no acting experience play the starring role. ”

After being silent for a while, Tino retorted: "Ming, the United States is not Hong Kong, the director cannot modify the script at will, the screenwriter has the right to decide whether to revise it or not, and the director has to listen to the producer, and does not have the right to choose the actors completely freely." ”

'Hahahaha', Sun Ziming amused Tino and teased: "Tino, my friend, you have been a rich man for a long time." Have you ever heard the name of that screenwriter, I haven't heard of it anyway. The biggest dream of an unknown screenwriter like this is that his script can be turned into a movie, and the adaptation right is something he can give up! As for the selection of actors, without the agency shoehorning people, the producer will naturally negotiate a compromise with the director, after all, the money is paid by him, who will joke with his own money? ”

After a pause, Sun Tzu Mingcai explained: "Tino, in fact, all the problems are that everyone's interests are not unified to the movie itself. As long as everyone's interests are tied to the movie, no one dares to mess around, even if the director wants to do something, he will pick a low-budget film to start. Those films with millions of dollars were originally used by various film companies to show their talents to directors and actors, and they didn't expect it to make money at all. ”

Tino hesitated for a while, but still refused, "Ming, if a production model like yours is indeed very low, the probability of a bad movie is very low, but it is still impossible for me to join." No, no, listen to me. Ming, you can't make a movie that is super rich! What's more, if you want to pull me in, it's just that you take a fancy to my network resources. Once I join your camp, do you think those competitors will still sell my face? ”

Damn, your relationship with stars and directors is of a fart to me, and I want you to help me buy the copyrights of TV series, novels, and comics! If it weren't for the intertwined forces in the entertainment industry, I wouldn't be able to settle those TV stations, writers, and publishing houses, and I would still need to beg you?

As soon as Sun Zi Ming wanted to say it, Tino smiled slyly and said in a low voice: "Ming, Alexander is 30 years old this year, and he can't be a model for long." Do me a little favor and give her a position? ”

Well, both of them can live together in front of his children, isn't his connection Alexander's? Sun Ziming retracted what he wanted to say, and agreed with great joy: "No problem, Alexander is so sociable, there is no problem in being the manager of the public relations department." ”

Tino stretched out his hand to Sun Ziming, "Thank you, my friend. ”

"No, it's me who should thank you."

The two shook hands, Tino held Sun Ziming's hand and said in a low voice: "Ming, I still want 10% of the investment in your own films." ”

Sun Ziming also clasped Tino's hand and said in a low voice: "When I am my personal consultant, I will be able to wrestle with Warner and Penamon in the future, and then come to me as an independent director." ”

'Hahahaha', Tino laughed and said, "Ming, you are already one of the top ten film companies in the United States, accounting for 4 this year." 6% market share. There will really be a day in the future, even if you don't invite me, I will come to you and beg me to give me that position, who will have too much money and influence? ”

The two of them were happy and drank a glass of red wine, and Tino suddenly asked about the last time, "Ming, last time you rejected Shantino, in addition to worrying about the unequal status of cooperation, and he gave you a coat in the capital market, are there any other reasons?" ”

Sun Tzu looked at Tino playfully, this is the main purpose of his coming today, right? It's so good for this guy to be a friend, no wonder he can find it everywhere.

After pondering for a while and considering the wording, Sun Ziming said in a deep voice: "That's only one reason, after all, I have the right to choose investment in the capital market." Tino, if I want to make the company bigger, I have to use the shares to attract helpers, and I can't share so many of his shares. ”

Tino waited for Sun Ziming to finish speaking, and added: "Ming, you want to concentrate power in your own hands, am I right?" ”

Sun Ziming made no secret of it: "Yes, the company is too weak now, and power must be concentrated in the hands of capable leaders." Only when the company is on the right track and has become a giant with the right to speak in the industry, will I consider gradually letting go and giving power to everyone, like the company in Hong Kong. ”

"OK, I see what you mean. Ming, when the company goes public in the future, can Sandino have priority to buy shares? ”

This kid is indeed the best person to be a friend, Sun Ziming laughed and said in a low voice: "Tino, if our company has been in a virtuous circle, do we still need to go public for financing?" Would you rather give away your vested profits to shareholders or put them in your own pockets? ”

Tino was stunned for a moment, nodded knowingly, what kind of market does the company that has been making a lot of money want to go to? Sun Ziming's company is not like Warner and Universal, they have many shareholders who not only have decentralized power, but also pay dividends to shareholders every year. The profits earned by the light and shadow company itself are enough to support its development needs, what kind of capital do you need to raise?

After the two drank a bottle of red wine, the half-drunk Sun Ziming looked at the time and said with a smile: "Tino, I can't accompany you, those bastards of EPSN should be about to decide the winner, I have to choose the general manager and the heads of various departments." ”

"OK, wow, it's past eleven o'clock, let's not leave, just sleep with you for the night."

That's no problem, Americans have always disliked arranging for guests to stay at home, and it is a very intimate relationship to ask you to stay or ask to stay at your home.

"Okay, you and Alexander find a place to rest on your own, I've always been friends at their own will."