Taking advantage of this period of time to shoot the commercial, Shen Huan also finalized the contract with Todd Phillips.

The subject of the contract is Fengxiang Film and Television Company.

Shen Huan had already given him the first tranche of 10 million US dollars and asked him to make initial preparations.

The second batch of 20 million US dollars will come in after the crew officially starts operations.

The third batch of 20 million US dollars will be transferred to the crew's account when the filming is almost complete.

If there is anything to add, Todd Phillips will have to discuss it with Shen Huan one month in advance.

Shen Huan did not find anyone to supervise the crew.

It’s not that he’s not vigilant, it’s that this movie is the brainchild of Todd Phillips, and he wants to make it better than anyone else.

As long as the filming is good, Todd Phillips will definitely not take advantage of money or engage in any evil deeds.

And for Todd Phillips, whether the movie can be successful or not is much more important to him than making $10 million or $20 million.

So as long as Shen Huan can monitor his financial status at any time - regarding this, he will write it in the account book at any time and send it to an account online so that Shen Huan can check it at any time.

The young man also knows that "Joker" will earn more than 1 billion US dollars at the box office. For those who can make money for themselves, even if they spend a little more money, it actually doesn't matter.

However, Shen Huan did not treat Todd Phillips badly. He gave Todd Phillips 5% of the box office share.

With a box office of a little more than 1 billion US dollars, Todd Phillips can get at least 50 million US dollars in remuneration, which is worthy of him.

It's no wonder that Todd Phillips gave the copyright to "Joker" to Shen Huan.

Although filming "Joker 2" in the future will still require authorization from Warner, after all, Shen Huan has a good IP in his hands.

Yes.

Warner agreed with Todd Phillips and Shen Huan's plan, but only for this "Joker" and we will discuss the rest later.

This also shows that Hollywood companies are definitely not just for nothing.

It is impossible for them to constantly sell their future rights and interests for the sake of immediate benefits.

Not even if Todd Phillips has raised the price very high.

Warner Bros. was not very optimistic about the "Joker" project, but this did not prevent them from letting Shen Huan and Todd Phillips give it a try.

If the effect is good, they will follow up immediately.

If the effect is not good, the production costs will be paid by Fengxiang Film and Television Company anyway, and they are only responsible for distribution.

In order to encourage Todd Phillips to take better pictures, they thought about it for a few days and then took the initiative to make concessions.

After they received 20 million U.S. dollars in royalties for "Joker," they gave up the box office share, and even reduced the distribution fee to 12% of the box office.

The price of 12% is considered very generous.

After all, the screening requirement of at least 1,000 screens, the price of 1,000 copies, and supporting publicity expenses, etc., are not cheap at all.

From this, we can also deduce Warner Bros.'s estimate of the box office of "Joker".

It's about 120-150 million US dollars.

When Shen Huan got the cooperation agreement, she couldn't help but want to laugh.

When Warner Brothers sees that the box office of "Joker" can reach about 10 times the box office estimate, I wonder if they will hate themselves for being blind?

Oh, by the way, they offer a higher price for subsequent peripheral derivative benefits.

If they are asked to give up 30% of the profit share, then they must be given $30 million.

This shows that Warner Bros. is still very good at estimating the benefits of peripheral derivatives.

Shen Huan doesn't know the specific peripheral benefits of "Joker", but it is definitely higher than 100 million.

Therefore, Shen Huan agreed to a total cash payment of US$50 million.

The money will also be paid in three installments: 10 million when the contract is signed, 20 million after the filming of the film is completed, and the remaining 20 million US dollars will be paid before the official release.

I have to say that Americans are really good at this kind of installment payment.

Basically, they don't have a one-time payment. If someone pays 50 million US dollars at a time, Warner Brothers might be scared.

It just so happened that the four brands that Shen Huan advertised recently gave Shen Huan 20 million US dollars, so he changed hands and became a porter and directly gave the money to Todd Phillips and Warner Brothers.

Taxation in the United States is calculated based on income, but Shen Huan spent it again after changing hands, which will naturally reduce the tax amount. This is also a reasonable tax avoidance method.

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Todd Phillips is also a ruthless man.

He also risked his life for "Joker".

Not only did he find an outsider like Shen Huan, he also gave up so many rights and interests.

Therefore, he must make this movie a success.

In order to achieve this goal, Todd Phillips posted a photo of himself and Shen Huan on his social account within two days after obtaining Shen Huan's consent.

"My script "Joker" has welcomed the best investor! The total investment in the film exceeds 100 million US dollars, which represents Mr. Shen Huan's trust in the crew and me! I believe that I will not let Mr. Shen Huan down. Trust me! Please look forward to our works!”

He did this purely for advertising.

Joaquin Phoenix has read this script a long time ago and thinks it's pretty good. He also likes to play such complex characters.

So as long as Warner Bros. can agree, then he will agree to perform.

In fact, after getting the investment and the agreement with Warner Bros., Joaquin Phoenix signed the contract.

Joaquin Phoenix's salary is not high, only 4.5 million US dollars.

Previously, Marvel wanted him to star in Doctor Fantastic, with a salary of up to 20 million US dollars per film, but it had to be bundled with at least 5 related movies. Joaquin Phoenix simply refused.

This guy is really an actor with character, just like his brother.

But it is not enough for a movie to only have the male protagonist. Even if the female protagonist has been decided, many supporting roles need acting skills to bring out the sadness and changes in the clown's fate and to support the skeleton of the entire movie.

Therefore, Todd Phillips borrowed Shen Huan's popular name and announced an investment of US$100 million, just to attract more well-known actors to join.

What Shen Huan didn't expect was that Nicholson was the first to call and told Shen Huan that if he agreed to play for the Lakers for another season, he would join the crew for free and he could play any role.

Old man, this is true love!

Although Shen Huan was slightly moved, she still rejected him.

There is no way to coordinate this matter. A movie is a movie, and your decision is your decision.

Wang Zhen reacted very quickly. When he saw Todd Phillips, he posted a photo. He also posted photos of Shen Huan and Todd Phillips in the villa on Xigua.com, Weibo and his own Weibo account. .

The photo Todd Phillips posted was of Shen Huan wearing a suit and taking a photo with him holding a contract.

Wang Zhen, on the other hand, has a more life-like look, and you can tell at a glance that the photo was taken while the two were negotiating.

A group of melon-eating netizens have been discussing it for a long time, and they couldn't bear it after seeing this photo.

"Wow, it seems like you can enter and leave Shen Huan's house at will! Has our goddess fallen just like that?"

"Wang Mei, what did they say during the negotiation? Please reveal it quickly!"

"Isn't Sister Xiaofeng crazy? Why would he invest in such a movie? As soon as you look at the name, you can tell what type it is. It can't be released in our country!"

"That's right! Sister Xiaofeng, it's not easy for you to make money. Why do you give it all to Americans?"

"Why do you care so much? Is the genius who can solve Fermat's last theorem fake? Will he be fooled?"

"Even if Shen Huan loses such a sum, what does it mean to him? He only gets 30 million US dollars from Adidas every year! It will come back in a few years!"
Chapter completed!