[Originally, the Mid-Autumn Festival is so frustrating. Let go of worries and say goodbye. - Excerpts from the Mid-Autumn Festival]
According to Ito Takanobu, this guy Ye Ming may indeed have fooled everyone.
Zheng Yixuan said angrily: "What Ye Ming did in this matter was also a bit unkind. We people took seven or eight million in real money. How much more of this stuff is there than what Didi was able to get in the end? I said
Why didn't they come? The relationship is trustworthy. If Bididi becomes the main prop with us, then we will lose."
Ito Takanobu shook his head firmly and said: "There are state-owned laws and regulations, and no profession can be messed up casually. When Ye Ming has reached this point, there is actually no possibility for him to mess around. In this situation
At a time, he only regarded Bididi as a prop, not the main prop, otherwise, he would have breached the contract according to the contract."
Reid's car has already driven over. When he got closer, Reid's car glass automatically lowered, and then Reid said: "You don't have to think about what Ye Ming wants here. It seems that we are relatively stingy."
, the structure needs to be enlarged, at least larger than the Tata structure in Asan, India, otherwise I will be very worried about the future of your company.
The movie is Ye Ming's, and his own investment is still a large proportion. Madoff only pays dividends and doesn't want to take care of the crew. Therefore, the crew is managed by Ye Ming. In such a situation, since it is managed by Ye Ming
Yes, he can do whatever he wants. Anyway, as long as it doesn't violate the contract and the main props come out, that's it.
If Ye Ming dares to sign a contract with us, he will not violate it. And on a question like this, we only need to say that what we care about is the box office. If the box office of Fast and Furious exceeds 200 million, then
Of course it’s hello to you, hello to me, hello to everyone. But if it’s less than 100 million, then it won’t be too late for us to protest these things.”
This can also be regarded as a lesson to Toyoda Akira and Zheng Yixuan. Some things are not just simple phenomena on the surface, but the actual situation. This is because Reid does not want anything to happen again.
Unexpectedly, that's why I stopped to persuade Toyoda Akira and Zheng Yixuan.
Moreover, if it comes to such an issue, according to Red's status in Dodge, he is qualified enough to remind Ye and the two juniors. Red also doesn't care whether Toyota Zhang Nan and Zheng Yixuan are
After understanding this, I put down the glass and left directly.
It seems that they don't take Toyoda Akio and Zheng Yixuan into their hearts at all.
Ito Takanobu also said with emotion: "Yes, now is not the time to hold people responsible for this matter. Maybe it means that if we can see this flaw again, then there will be no problem. We can hold people accountable and leave, but in this case
We have already signed a contract, and Ye Ming has not violated the contract in any way. At a time like this, it is impossible for us to violate the contract and cause trouble for Ye Ming.
Dodge is also a giant company in the United States. No company like this is willing to cause trouble to Ye Ming because of this.
Think about it, this is because strength determines status."
This is for sure. It's not that Dodge doesn't want to, but it's that it's unwilling. After all, it cooperates with Ye Ming. Generally speaking, if you look at the previous cases, then the fifth team is making money. Now Dodge doesn't want to make the matter a big deal.
It's not good for anyone.
It just means that on an issue like this, according to Toyoda Zhangnan and Zheng Yixuan, they mean to cause trouble for Ye Ming. At a time like this, Reid doesn't want to see this kind of thing happen.
It's normal. In fact, Takanobu Ito didn't want to see something like this happen. Akio Toyoda and Zheng Yixuan looked at each other and noticed the helplessness in each other's eyes.
Now what Red said is very correct. Now is not the time to settle accounts. If it is an issue like this, it will not be beneficial to anyone. The two young people can only hate and helpless
Now I'm just waiting to see the box office of Fast and Furious. If it can have a high box office, then there is no problem. But if the box office is not good enough, then there is a problem like this
Above, things were naturally settled together.
In the hotel, Director Rob Cohen saw the final bidding point. He actually said that everyone was going together for 7 million in advertising fees, and in the end Toyota and Hyundai Motor actually said that they gave 8 million. That's it.
At that time, Rob Cohen was a little unbelievable. Twenty-two million, this was twenty-two million, and it was directly transferred to the crew's account.
At this moment, Rob Cohen himself felt like he was in a dream, but this was not a dream, this was real reality. Over 20 million, which was half of the investment of the crew.
If I can personally control so much money at a time like this, then when I was filming The Fast and the Furious, I was able to show off my skills. Many shots that I didn’t dare to think of before, and scenes that I couldn’t shoot, were all there.
It's possible.
It's a pity that Robert Cohen was just thinking about it at this time. Ye Ming found the money. Therefore, at this time, it was Ye Ming who really had the final say on how to spend the money.
Therefore, at this time, Rob Cohen glanced at Ye Ming with some embarrassment and said: "Mr. Ye, what should we do now? I never imagined that there would be so much money."
When faced with a question like this, Rob Cohen was so surprised and excited. As a director, at a time like this, he would first have to curry favor with Ye Ming. Ye Ming is the actual crew controller.
Ye Ming actually has the final say on how to spend money, and the accountant just helps calculate the results.
Ye Ming said with a smile: "Do you still need to ask me what to do about this matter? Of course it is the crew. The money now is actually some of our early stage, but the focus is on the later stage of publicity. Let's take out three million to keep it.
The rest will be used as start-up capital, and the rest will be left in the crew's account first, and we will talk about other things later. From now on, our publicity will also cost a lot of money. If it is said that the publicity cannot keep up, then,
If I don’t tell you, director, you know what the consequences will be.”
Without good publicity, it is impossible for a movie to have a high box office at this time. Rob Cohen knows this very well. As a director, he naturally hopes that the more publicity expenses the better. For example, for the film Blair Witch, the publicity
The cost was 30 million, which was a lot more, so there was a box office miracle.
There is no hatred without reason, and there is no love without reason. Everything must have a reason. The key is to see how to promote the movie and attract people to watch it. All of this requires money. In fact,
There is also a budget for the promotion of Fast and Furious, which is basically set at around 15 million. The key is that some of the promotion channels are owned by Universal, and the cost is relatively low. There is also Ye Ming's Huihui.com, which is also owned by him.
The cost of publicity is naturally not high. But doing other publicity also costs money. Now it is more than 20 million for nothing, which is definitely a very fortunate thing.
If the crew's promotional expenses are more, it will naturally be more helpful to the movie's box office. Rob Cohen also nodded and said: "That's good, now the crew has a budget for other aspects, no matter what
Whether it is props or special effects, there is a budget. Now that there is more than 20 million in promotional expenses, I think the box office will be higher."
Ye Ming nodded and said: "Since we have more than 20 million, the original budget of 15 million will be saved. We can improve the treatment of the crew. There is no problem with this. For example, mine and yours
As for the bonus, of course you should find the drama management and other major teams, and everyone should also improve their salary. Also, when the crew is filming, the living, food and accommodation conditions should be appropriately improved."
It is impossible for Ye Ming to get back this money by himself. He can spend this money on the crew. Even if he spends 10 million, no one will say anything. But if it is said that he put it in his own pocket without any reason.
, then on such an issue, it means that it violates the rules of Hollywood. Of course, let alone 50 million, there will be surplus in Fast and Furious. This is almost impossible.
Regardless of whether it is a Hollywood movie or a Chinese movie, in any entertainment industry, almost no one has any money left over from the cost of shooting a movie. The most common problem is that there is not enough money, so you have to find ways to find money.
As for the remaining expenses, this is almost impossible.
Of course, there are certain tricks, such as the cast and crew receiving kickbacks, and the makeup and other people also have their own ways to make money. Anyway, the crew can make money based on their own abilities. If there is any surplus, it means that the crew does not know how to make money.
Spend money.
This is also an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry. Therefore, the reports that everyone has seen always say that the crew of this movie does not have enough money, and that TV series has no money to continue filming.
This is actually an unspoken rule that everyone is well aware of in the entertainment industry. Ye Ming knows it, and Robert Cohen knows it too. As for adding bonuses to himself, this is not for Ye Ming himself anyway, the main creators of the crew have them.
The only difference is how much.
Therefore, when asked about self-installation, Rob Cohen also nodded and said: "Yes, it is very hard to shoot this kind of road movie, so more bonuses will be appropriate to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm."
." At this moment, Rob Cohen gave an expression that I understood.
Only if you can truly abide by some of Hollywood's unspoken rules can you stay in Hollywood for a long time. For example, in his own matter, Rob Cohen knew exactly what Ye Ming's words meant. Bonus
, the crew has bonuses, this is also an unspoken rule, naturally it is not allowed to take it back without a name.
Do you really think that a bottle of water for a superstar costs tens or hundreds of dollars? That's all in the accounts. How much it actually costs can only be understood by senior insiders in the entertainment industry. Ye Ming can pass the bonus
There is no problem if you take millions, but if you want to take even a hundred yuan from the crew for no reason, then it is not allowed. This is the rule.
But to give himself a bonus, as long as the investor Ye Ming does not object, Rob Cohen will naturally not object. As for the producer Alexander? Please, could the crew forget Alexander's bonus? Alexander himself has a bonus, you
Are you embarrassed to say that it’s wrong for the crew to give out bonuses? Besides, the money in the crew’s account is not public. It only belongs to you when it is given to your own hands. Everyone in Hollywood knows this,
Only by understanding this can you survive in Hollywood for a long time. As long as the accountant can't find any loopholes in the accounts, everything will be fine.
As for accountants, of course the bonuses must be accounted for. Everyone makes money, especially the crew's money. Ye Ming doesn't care that he is one of the investors. He is not the only investor anyway, Madoff and Universal are also shareholders, right?
? So he immediately changed the subject and said: "By the way, how is the actor's matter going? Is it just Vin Diesel?
If that's the case, isn't the progress too slow?"
You know, this is Hollywood. If it’s that hard to find someone, then it really shouldn’t be. For example, if you’re looking for Vin Diesel, just go to the Screen Actors Guild to find his contact information, and then make a call.
Just find someone to go with it.
Hollywood is such a big place, and there are contact information. It shouldn't be too easy to find someone. Therefore, Ye Ming feels that it should be easier to find the other three leading actors. The faster they can find them,
, the sooner we can start filming the movie.
Rob Cohen immediately said: "Don't worry, this is just an accident. Vin Diesel has already confirmed it, and the other people have also been informed and contacted. We will be able to audition tomorrow. I guess there are no accidents."
, there is absolutely no problem in starting the official filming within that week.”
The crew does not only have the four leading actors, but there are also other supporting roles, which all need to be prepared. Therefore, one week is already quite fast for the crew. After all, the crew has so many things to worry about.
If you want to be ready, it cannot be accomplished overnight.
The crew of The Fast and the Furious is so fast because Rob Cohen and others have been preparing for a long time. The only problem is that the actors are not fully in place. When the actors are in place and they start filming directly, they are on the Fast and Furious schedule.