Shi Nansheng cautiously proposed to Sun Dahai that he wanted to give Director Wu a portion of the box office commission. Sun Dahai agreed without much thought.
Originally, Sun Dahai was a very generous person, and he did not hesitate to let those who followed him earn money. It was very common in previous lives for great directors and famous actors to receive commissions, so it was natural for Director Wu to receive commissions.
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Little did Sun Dahai know that Shi Nansheng had racked his brains on how to word it beforehand, for fear of causing his dissatisfaction.
However, box office commission is a matter of profit distribution and is not included in the shooting cost, and Sun Dahai will not pay attention to it.
The filming cost of the movie "A Better Tomorrow" was HK$5 million initially, and an additional HK$2 million was added after the film was completed, so the total cost was HK$7 million, including about HK$1 million in publicity costs.
Calculating it this way, Shi Nansheng’s budget, and what was actually spent on shooting and post-production costs, is actually a little lower than the previous episode.
In fact, everyone knows that the first episode was too successful, so it is very easy to make money in the second episode, but you must not invest too much cost, otherwise the gain will outweigh the loss.
The matter of Wu Yusen's commission was settled. Tsui Hark and Shi Nansheng looked at each other and felt that the next matter would be even more difficult.
The big boss of New Art City, Lei Juekkun, is the head of the Lei family in Hong Kong. He started with the family's Kowloon Bus Company and later established Golden Princess Entertainment, which includes New Art City Film and Television Company and Golden Princess Cinema.
Lei Juekun's youngest daughter finished her studies and just returned to Hong Kong from Europe at the beginning of the year.
She did not choose to enter the family business, but asked Lei Juekun for a sum of money, and opened a film and television company with her foreign boyfriend, planning to use Princess Jin's resources to develop and expand herself.
The biggest focus of the Hong Kong film industry in the past six months has been "A Better Tomorrow". It is the box office champion of Hong Kong movies, the first film to exceed HK$40 million, the most successful genre film promoting brotherhood, etc., and is regarded by insiders as
It was generously added to "A Better Tomorrow".
As the production company of "A Better Tomorrow", New Arts City has received all kinds of praises, but it has also received a wave of requests to invest in the sequel. Among them is the little girl of the Lei family who has just entered the industry.
Although New Art City is small and has not been established for a long time, there is a lot going on inside. The three founders are Mai Jia, Shi Tian and Huang Baiming, and later they were joined by Tsui Hark, Shi Nansheng, Eric Tsang and Teddy Robin.
The four of them are collectively known as the "Seven Monsters of New Art City".
As New Arts City's consecutive films have made huge box office profits, the uneven distribution caused by different shares has become the biggest reason for the company's disunity and internal strife.
Ever since the incident involving Mai Jia's cooperation with a competitor came out, boss Lei Juekun was also very dissatisfied, so Tsui Hark and his wife built their own studio.
Although Tsui Hark Studio is affiliated with New Art City, it actually does its own thing and is not under the control of the company. Instead, it directly connects with Golden Princess Cinemas.
It was under such circumstances that "A Better Tomorrow" was produced by Tsui Hark Studio. Although it was affiliated with New Art City, it was still very different from previous New Art City movies.
In the past, New Art City's movies were accustomed to giving priority to insiders. Even if they were not the protagonist, supporting actors or even guest stars, there would be multiple actors.
Except for Shi Nansheng, the remaining six people in the Seven Monsters of New Art City are all capable of acting. Although Tsui Hark has not played many roles in his life, he will have no problem playing a supporting role or a guest appearance.
However, in "A Better Tomorrow", none of the big names from New Arts City appear on screen. Tsui Hark doesn't care. People value the work of directors and producers more. Appearing on screen is just for fun. It just depends on mood.
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As for the others, forget it. Tsui Hark and his wife did not hide this project from others, but they did not actively invite anyone to guest star, and others would not join in the fun.
The good old man Huang Baiming came over and asked. Shi Nansheng kicked the ball directly to Sun Dahai, so Huang gave up.
In fact, there is no problem with Lao Huang coming to make a cameo, but Shi Nansheng understands that if he comes, should other people say something? If another person comes, will the film be considered to be from New Art City or Tsui Hark Studio?
The money for filming the film was provided by New Art City, but it used the annual investment amount of Tsui Hark Studio in New Art City, which has little to do with New Art City.
Shi Nansheng invited Media Asia to help distribute it, and Golden Princess Cinemas also fully supported it. In the end, "A Better Tomorrow" lived up to expectations and broke box office records.
The daughter of the Lei family was looking for projects all over the world with money, and suddenly discovered that the hit "A Better Tomorrow" was actually produced by her own company, so she would definitely not let it go.
The daughter of the Lei family arrived at Xinyi City with her boyfriend, but unfortunately they entered the wrong temple and found Maijia.
Mai Jia is unhappy about this matter!
A film that broke box office records was in the company's name, but had little to do with the company.
Although Tsui Hark Studio left some soup and water in accordance with the contract as payment for traveling, in a place where a lot of film industry bigwigs gathered, who would value such a small amount of money?
Mai Jia knew very well. Judging from the performance of Tsui Hark Studio before and after, it showed that they had no intention of involving New Arts City. Even if the sequel continues to be popular in the future, the company can only get a small amount of money, and don't think about anything else.
He has already found out clearly that the other investor in the film is the copyright holder, Erection Future Investment Company. Erection Future is the first to participate in the Hong Kong film industry, and its reputation is not well known in the industry.
But a company that can join forces with the Huo family to run Lan Kwai Fong prosperously is something that even the Governor mentioned many times in his work report, and it is definitely not someone he can offend.
Maijia's own family knows their own affairs. Whether it's Hong Kong or any country in the world, even in Hollywood, the so-called film industry bosses are supported by other identities.
Uncle Liu Shao controls TVB, which is the mouthpiece of Ke Xiangjiang. Although Shaw Brothers has given up on film companies and theaters, his influence in the film industry has not been affected at all.
His biggest financial backer, Lei Kuk-kun, also came from a well-known family in Hong Kong, and Kowloon Bus was his real foundation. If he had relied solely on film companies and theater chains, he would have been cannibalized long ago.
And how capable can a real filmmaker be? Do they rely on fame, the money they earn, or do they rely on fans or the so-called mixed society?
These advantages are enough for ordinary people, but for the real upper class, they are nothing.
Mai Jia was angry, but there was no better way. He didn't dare to offend when setting up the future. Tsui Hark's studio was established with the support of the boss, and everything was done in accordance with the rules and on the surface.
If he casually went to Tsui Hark's studio to cause trouble, he would be a slap in the boss's face. Unless he was crazy, he would not resort to such tricks to seek death.