Chapter 32 The Head-scratching Spoils Sharing Conference
Chapter 32 A head-scratching conference for sharing the spoils (please recommend, please collect~)
Author: Box and Orange
Chapter 32 A head-scratching conference for sharing the spoils (please recommend, please collect~)
Although there are still nearly two months of release date, the film's stakeholders can't wait to start the first round of spoils-sharing meetings.
Generally speaking, the calculation of the share of a film is very complicated. Taking a film with a box office of 100 million as an example, a film needs to pay 5% of the total box office to the film industry special development fund, and then pay 3.3% related taxes and fees, and the remaining
The next 91.7% is divisible box office.
After calculation, there are only 91.7 million left out of 100 million.
This 91.7% is the net box office. Theaters will take 50% of the net box office, theater management will take 7%, and only 43% will be left to the producers and distributors.
If the producer and the distributor are not from the same company, the distributor will also collect 10% of the net box office as the distribution agency fee, and the remaining 37% is the producer's income.
To sum up, we can get this formula: total box office * 91.7% * 37%
If the data is too complicated, you only need to know that the box office of the film must reach three times the production cost in order to recover the cost and then generate profit.
Calculated in this way, with a box office of 100 million, the box office revenue that the producer can get is 33.929 million, and then several producers will share the box office of more than 30 million.
Of course, the above is just an ideal situation. Many films can finally get more than 37% of the box office revenue, while some can get less than 37%, depending on the distribution company and distribution situation.
In fact, it is very difficult to measure revenue in the film market. Even when electronic vote counting systems became popular later, the box office composition of a film was still unclear.
Not to mention, a large company like China Film Group not only has a production department, but also a theater department. It can handle production, distribution and release, so there is too much room for maneuver.
Even in Hollywood, which has a well-established system, it is not uncommon for film companies to cheat and cheat. The vampires on Wall Street were so deceived that they cried for their parents. This shows how deep the film market is.
Fortunately, "Manslaughter" has done very well at the box office, and China Film and Bona Pictures have no intention of cheating the Zhang family, the largest investor.
Therefore, after paying the special development fund for the film industry, China Film also applied for a tax refund for "Manslaughter", and the remaining net box office was 133 million.
Of the 133 million, theaters took away 66.5 million and theater chains took away 9.31 million. Because China Film and Bona are both distributors and investors, they did not ask for a 10% distribution agency fee, but only deducted the publicity fee from the box office.
Issue fees.
The publicity and distribution expenses for this part are 12 million, and the net income left to the producer of the film is 45.19 million.
The Zhang family invested 8 million, Bona invested 5 million, China Film invested 1.85 million, and Zhang Hao's personal remuneration was converted into an investment of 150,000, for a total investment of 15 million.
Therefore, several companies divided the share according to the investment ratio. Yu Dong and Sanye took care of their old boss, Mr. Zhang, and his family. The Zhang family received 54% of the share, which is equal to 24.4026 million.
The Zhang family only invested 8 million and got back more than 20 million in income. Although the investment and taxes had to be deducted, the remaining income was still approximately equal to the value of my mother's Zhang Yu Advertising Company.
China Film received 5.4228 million, Bona received 1446.08, and the remaining Zhang Hao received 903,800. Compared with his own salary of 150,000, Zhang Hao undoubtedly made a huge fortune.
And don’t forget, this is just the first round of box office distribution, there will be a second round of distribution, although the amount is not as good as the first round, it is already a pure profit.
In addition, there is income from television broadcasts, online video copyrights and other peripheral copyrights brought about by the rise of online video media.
This part of the income has nothing to do with the theaters and theaters. It belongs to the producers and distributors themselves.
The long list of figures above seems to be a headache. In fact, even filmmakers who have been in the industry for many years sometimes cannot figure out how much revenue a film has, how much expenditure it has, and whether it is a loss or a profit.
It is precisely because of the difficulty in supervising revenue data that there is room for manipulation. It is not surprising that the film industry later became a white-glove money laundering industry.
My mother, Zhang Yu, didn't understand all aspects of the movie, so she simply left it all to Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao found professional accountants and lawyers. As long as necessary supervision is done, the professional abilities of these professionals are worthy of trust.
The money from the box office share gradually arrived in the account. Many of the senior executives of China Film and Bona Film Studio came from Beijing Film Studio and were embarrassed to cheat their own people, so the checkout was particularly refreshing.
The 903,800 yuan belonging to Zhang Hao arrived quickly, and then Zhang Hao paid the tax very heartbroken. Tax evasion is not advisable, and he may be caught one day.
The second thing is that Zhang Hao officially established his own director studio.
After an investigation with Tang Qianqian, Zhang Hao rented two offices in a long-established old-fashioned office building on Jinsong South Road in Beijing as the office location of Haotian Director Studio.
In the next few days, Zhang Hao went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau several times to complete the procedures, and Haotian Studio was officially opened.
On the day of the opening, although Mr. San and Yu Dong did not come, they still sent representatives to deliver flower baskets. My mother, Zhang Yu, was present in person, and my grandfather presented a plaque in his own handwriting.
Xu Qing and Zhang Yishan, who were still in the capital, came over.
"The environment is not bad!" Xu Qing looked at the studio.
Zhang Hao is also very satisfied: "The transportation here is convenient, there are many supermarkets and restaurants, and the police station is also close. It is very safe."
"The studio has been established, and we must recruit people. How about I introduce a few people to you, sister?" Xu Qing smiled broadly.
Fortunately, my mother Zhang Yu is not around. If she heard Xu Qing calling herself her sister, she would probably be angry. Zhang Hao was worried about how to recruit people. When Xu Qing said this, he was not polite: "Then I'll trouble Sister Xu."
"It's easy to talk to. Just remember to come to me if you have a project. If you have nothing to do, you can come to me to chat and have a meal or something." Xu Qing is charming and charming. Although he is already forty years old, his style is still the same as before.
Zhang Hao always felt that this sister had some inexplicable thoughts about him, and he was instantly shocked.
Fortunately, Da Mi Mi came over at this time: "What are you talking about again?"
"Talk about some new projects." Zhang Hao changed the subject.
Da Mi Mi's eyes lit up: "New project? What new project?"
"It's still under consideration. Let's take a break for now." Zhang Hao does have plans for new projects, but he will wait until the studio stabilizes.
Now, he has a film with a box office of over 100 million, and he is no longer the young man who was ignored and ignored last year.
If he goes out and shouts that his new project needs investment, there will definitely be a lot of companies coming to send money.
Da Mi Mi also knew that going too far was too much, so he did not bother, and instead sent an invitation to Zhang Hao: "There is a premiere of "Sword and Sword III" over there in Tang Dynasty. Are you interested in being my male partner?"
Xu Qing stared at Da Mi Mi. This young girl had a sincere smile on her face, which didn't seem to be fake.
But Xu Qing, who has been in the entertainment industry for many years, can smell the smell of power, a smell called hooking up.
Xu Qing sighed secretly, and could only say that he was still old, and the country was full of talents, and the new flowers were better than the old ones. So Xu Qing said goodbye: "Xiao Hao, I'm leaving first."
"You're leaving now? Why don't you stay and let's have dinner together?"
"No, no, the Third Master has asked me to discuss the "Foundation of the Republic"." Xu Qing made an excuse.
Zhang Hao did not doubt that he was there and stood up to see Xu Qing off: "Okay, let's have dinner together when we have time."
In front of Da Mi Mi, Xu Qing pinched Zhang Hao's handsome face and said, "This is what you said, don't break the promise!"
"Of course not..." Zhang Hao smiled.
In the eyes of others, the pinching of the face seemed like an act of intimacy between an elder and a younger generation. However, the powerful man was also a little fox, so he naturally smelled it.
So Da Mi Mi stepped out and stood next to Zhang Hao. He naturally took Zhang Hao's arm and said to Xu Qing: "Goodbye, sister Xu Qing..."
Xu Qing smiled slightly, stopped arguing with the little girl, and left happily.
Zhang Hao is not an idiot. Of course he realized that this big power and Xu Qing were fighting. What they were fighting over was not Zhang Hao's narcissism, it must be himself.
Judging from the results, Da Mi Mi was the better due to his youth and beauty, while Xu Qing was defeated.
After Xu Qing left, Da Mi Mi didn't let go of his arm holding Zhang Hao's, so naturally, Zhang Hao didn't pull out either, so just hold on to him!
"How about that thing I told you?" Da Mi Mi asked.
"Participate in the premiere of "Sword and Sword III"? Of course you can." Zhang Hao agreed.
"Great," Da Mi Mi waved his fist excitedly: "Now I have a male companion, what can they say about me when I read Shishi?"
In fact, the showrunners wanted to arrange for Lao Hu to be Da Mi Mi's male companion and hype up the scandal between the two. However, since he came into contact with Zhang Hao, Da Mi Mi did not cooperate.
The showrunners are also trying to do nothing, but it is a good thing for the showrunners that Da Power can really invite Zhang Hao, the most popular young director recently.
Because of his relationship, the rumor that Lao Hu had a relationship with Da Mi Mi in his previous life cannot be spread anymore. For some reason, Zhang Hao still feels inexplicably excited.