Chapter three hundred and ninety-ninth business is business month
At Xu Zheng Studio, general manager Liu Ruizhi was chatting with Xu Zheng about future plans.
"The filming of "Modern Times" will start in more than a week, and I can't push it back now even if I want to." Liu Ruizhi sighed.
She and Xu Zheng have been working together for six or seven years, and their relationship is no longer an ordinary colleague. They have a deep friendship.
He has only directed two movies, and they are still a series. More importantly, he does not own the copyright of this series, which is too radical.
Feng Xiaogang stayed in Huayi for more than ten years, and Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping also worked together for more than ten years. Which one of them is not a famous top director.
Even Tang An, who worked alone, stayed dormant for 5 years. In these 5 years, he kept a low profile and bought 200 houses.
When Tang An's third film exceeded 100 million, he was jokingly called China's Spielberg, compared to Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou. It was only with his fourth film that he truly established himself as a top director.
Although the third film only exceeded 100 million, the fourth film exceeded 200 million, which is far inferior to the 700 million box office of Xu Zheng's second film.
But Tang An's ability and box office appeal are real. There are no top stars in the four movies, and they are all about unpopular themes.
Except for some tabloids who boasted for the sake of sales and clicks, several major portal websites and major media have never placed Xu Zheng among the top directors.
"Unfortunately" relies on the reputation of Tang An as the producer, otherwise it would not have 130 million.
Ning Hao has gained fame from "Crazy Stone", but his second movie "Crazy Racing" only cost over 100 million yuan. The reputation of the movie is no worse than "Journey to the Road".
The success of "囧囧" is not the result of Xu Zheng alone. The sequel of "囧囧" must account for at least half of the credit.
The "囧" series and actor Xu Zheng are more popular than director Xu Zheng.
It is clear to all bystanders, Liu Ruizhi saw it far more clearly than Xu Zheng.
But she would definitely not say this to Xu Zheng.
"Why push it? As long as this movie is successful, nothing will be a problem."
Xu Zheng shook his head and said firmly.
"I have already conceived the script of the next film, which will be set in Hong Kong. I will start writing the script after finishing filming "Modern Times". After the film is released, I will give it to Director Tang. I can strive for a 10-point share by then."
The box office profit of "囧囧" was 170 million, and Xu Zheng's two salaries combined were only 5 million.
Even if the third part is launched at this time, the director's salary plus actor's salary will rise to 15 million. Calculated based on the income of "囧", the studio's 30% x 40% will only be 20 million, and they will only have a profit of 35 million.
35 million is a lot, but compared to the movie's super high box office, it's nothing. Even the distribution fee is twice that.
If everything goes well and we can get a 10-point box office share, plus the film remuneration and studio income, a movie can earn 100 million!
Although it is difficult for Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou to get 10 points, even if there are only 5 points, it is an additional income of 30 to 40 million!
And after the success of the third film, he can even win some copyrights, so he no longer has to be so passive.
What he thought was correct, but Liu Ruizhi then raised a more important question.
"What if you hand in the script and Director Tang finds another director to film it?"
Xu Zheng's eyes froze. He was just an actor and was not entitled to a share of the shares. Actors at the level of Jet Li and Cheng Long only took part in the shares based on their remuneration.
Liu Ruizhi's expression became serious, "Although Director Tang doesn't look like a ruthless person, he won't let you control it so easily. The copyright is in his hands. Once he changes the director, or even changes you as the protagonist, then
This project has absolutely nothing to do with you."
Xu Zheng frowned. This was an issue he had been subconsciously ignoring, although it was unlikely.
But if Tang An is so angry that he does this, it will be troublesome. This series is like a rooster laying eggs!
The "囧" series is already very popular, so without him there will definitely be an impact, but with the first two films as a foundation, the box office won't be too bad.
Not to mention seven to eight billion, but at least two to three hundred million.
When Xu Zheng was distressed, his cell phone suddenly rang.
"It's Secretary Tang Dong's phone number."
He glanced at Liu Ruizhi before answering the phone.
"Hello, Secretary Zhou."
"Okay, I'll go over now."
"Director Tang asked me to come." Xu Zheng hung up the phone and said to Liu Ruiqi.
"What is it? Is it about the sequel?" Liu Ruizhi asked.
Xu Zheng shook his head, "I don't know."
"I'll go over first."
40 minutes later, Xu Zhengcai arrived at Hantang Media and was led into the chairman's office by Zhou Li.
"Chairman, Director Xu is here."
Tang An was looking at the documents on the table. Hearing this, he asked Xu Zheng to sit down and asked Zhou Li to pour two cups of tea.
"Director Xu's "Modern Times" will start shooting soon. Will it still be released during the Spring Festival?" Tang An asked with a smile.
Xu Zheng felt nervous and said quickly, "The filming will be officially launched in one week. The specific release date depends on the arrangements of Pearl Film Group."
"Comedies are still suitable for Lunar New Year and Spring Festival releases, but the Lunar New Year slot is also highly competitive, so the Spring Festival slot is more suitable."
Tang An said, pulling out a check from the bottom of the document and handing it over with a smile.
"'囧' has a box office of 700 million, Director Xu, you are indispensable. This is a little bit of dividend. It's not much money, so just accept it."
Xu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then took the check with both hands.
8.5 million?
Xu Zheng quickly made a calculation in his mind. The box office profit of "囧囧" was 170 million, which is a 5% profit share.
The original contract did not specify that a share would be paid, so this money was meant as a bonus...
Xu Zheng couldn't figure out for a while whether Tang An was trying to win people's hearts or simply giving out bonuses.
Tang An then said, "The studio still needs to take 20% of the money. It's business."
This is not because Tang An is stingy. Xu Zheng's income from participating in the film, whether it is remuneration or dividends, is included in the share in the agency contract.
However, he and Liu Ruizhi also own 40% of the shares in the studio, and half of it is still in their hands.
Rules are rules, business is still business, this can't be messed up, just like Tang An didn't deny him a bonus because of what happened before, this is business, he deserves it, there is no betrayal or betrayal in this matter, otherwise, wouldn't he himself be
Betrayed Huayi?
Tang An didn't say anything else, Xu Zheng took the check and went out.
Xu Zheng still didn't understand it until he walked out of the New Poly Building.
If he hadn't accepted any films from other companies, would he still have received this dividend?
Or should I say that Tang An is generous to begin with, this is just a bonus and has no other meaning.
If it was really just a bonus, then why would he give it to me if he didn't like it?
Xu Zheng shook his head and didn't think too much about it. The matter was already done. He just had to finish filming "Modern Era" first. Then nothing would be a problem.
Not long after Xu Zheng left Tang An's office, Chen Guofu knocked on the door and came in.
"Chairman, Director Xu has accepted another movie, what about the sequel to the embarrassing series?"
After the meeting just now, Tang An asked Zhou Li to ask Xu Zheng and prepare the check without hiding it. Everyone knew that it was a bonus for Xu Zheng.
Now the group still owes a large amount of debt, and the prospects of "Painted Skin 2" and "Edge of Tomorrow" are unknown. It is precisely the low-risk and high-profit project of the "Jon" series that is needed.
However, Xu Zheng's filming and the publicity for the release, if it is released during the Spring Festival, we will have to wait until this time next year to start the third part.
And Xu Zheng will definitely put forward higher conditions when the time comes!
As the president of the group, Chen Guofu must consider this and how to deal with it.