Chen Minhao raised his head and looked at Jessica's expectant eyes.
He told himself in his heart, please start your performance.
Chen Minhao put down the knife and fork in his hand and said with a smile: "You tell me."
Jessica adjusted her black-rimmed glasses and said: "'Love Before Dawn' is a small-budget movie. I invested 3 million U.S. dollars, and your company Kang Hui invested 2 million U.S. dollars. The previously agreed share ratio was 65% for me and 35% for her. After the filming of the movie, excluding post-production costs, approximately US$800,000 will be used for promotion."
Although Chen Minhao knew the information very well, his eyes were full of curiosity and he listened carefully.
He is a good actor for sure!
Jessica continued: "U.S.$800,000 is actually very little to spend on movie promotion. So now Kang Hui has proposed a solution where her company will be fully responsible for the promotion and distribution, and the share ratio will be adjusted based on the movie's box office."
Jessica took out her mobile phone, opened the memo, handed it to Chen Minhao, and said: "The specific ratio is like this, take a look."
[Box Office Jessica Kang returns
10 million and below 65% 35%
10 million to 15 million 60% 40%
15 million to 30 million 50% 50%
30 million to 50 million 35% 65%
50 million and below 25% 75%]
Chen Minhao nodded, took the phone, and said nothing. He lowered his head and stared at the screen, his brows tightened, as if he was thinking seriously.
Jessica did not interrupt Chen Minhao's thinking. She was very relieved to see Chen Minhao thinking seriously.
He did not shirk or be perfunctory. Instead, he was thinking seriously. His previous judgment was indeed correct - Chen Minhao is really a good person.
After about two minutes, Chen Minhao raised his head and said, "I don't think this plan is particularly suitable."
Jessica was stunned for a moment and said: ""Why is it inappropriate? "
In fact, before Jessica asked Chen Minhao, she also asked friends in the industry.
Their feedback is that this plan is not very sincere, but it is not harsh either and is acceptable.
First, according to this plan, Jessica does not have to invest more money, which reduces the risk.
Secondly, Kang Hui's company will definitely try its best to publicize it in order to obtain high profits. After the box office is high, although Jessica does not earn as much as Kang Hui's company. But as long as the box office of the movie "Love Is Here" is high, Jessica, as the director, editor, producer and investor, will always make a profit.
Finally, although after the box office exceeds 50 million U.S. dollars, Kang Hui's company will have a high share ratio and will make a lot of money, but it is too difficult for a low-cost romance film to exceed 50 million U.S. dollars at the box office!
And even if the box office exceeds 50 million U.S. dollars, after deducting about 30% of the money to theaters, she will still earn about 8.75 million U.S. dollars. After tax deductions, she will still have about 6 million U.S. dollars, which is already twice the amount of her investment!
Jessica had originally planned to accept it. She came to ask Chen Minhao now just for peace of mind, but she never expected that Chen Minhao would say that this plan was unreasonable.
When Chen Minhao saw Jessica's surprised expression, he knew that the fish had bitten the hook.
Chen Minhao said in a deep voice: "This plan ignores a risk. It does not take into account what if Kang Hui's company does not promote "Love"?"
Chen Minhao's expression was serious, as if he was not talking about his contract company, but a company that had nothing to do with him.
Jessica was stunned for a moment and said: "I really didn't consider this possibility, but Kang Hui is also an investor in this movie. She shouldn't not promote it."
Chen Minhao thought to himself, of course he would vigorously promote it.
But her expression became more serious and she said: "If after the film production is completed and Kang Hui's company sees the finished film, they judge that the quality of the film is not high, even if they work hard to promote it, the money earned will be less than the cost invested. How much? Do you think Kang Hui’s company will work hard to promote it, or will it stop losses in time?”
Hearing that "the quality of the movie is not high", Jessica looked a little unhappy and said, "You are the leading actor in this movie, so you should be confident in the quality of this movie."
Chen Minhao suddenly laughed and said: "Of course I have confidence in the quality of the movie, but you can't expect everyone to have a relatively high appreciation and judgment of movies, right! Even if it is a high-quality movie, Kang The company we return to may not be 100% able to recognize the value of this film.”
Chen Minhao had no burden in his heart and hacked his company unscrupulously.
Jessica's face looked a little solemn. In the film industry, it is not uncommon for celebrities to secretly support themselves. I actually blamed Chen Minhao just now. I really shouldn't have done it!
Jessica was a little worried and asked: "Then what should I do?"
Chen Minhao smiled and said: "One more thing, if the box office of the movie does not exceed 10 million US dollars, the share ratio will not be 65% for you and 35% for Kang Hui, but 75% for you and 25%."
Jessica hesitated and said, "Will Kang Hui agree?"
Chen Minhao said: "Kang Hui will definitely not agree if you mention it directly. You can ask about Kang Hui's reputation in the domestic entertainment industry."
Jessica held her chin and asked, "Then what should I do?"
Chen Minhao said: "You can make some inconsequential concessions in some unimportant aspects. For example, if it is more than 50 million US dollars now, Kang will get back 75% and you will get 25%. You can change it to Kang getting back 80% and you will get 20%. "
Jessica smiled and said: "Okay, thank you so much!"
After Jessica thanked her, she left with a smile.
Chen Minhao's words had actually completely moved her.
But she was still a little worried.
Although Chen Minhao is a good person, I regard him as a friend, and he also regards me as a friend, but in the face of the differences in interests between me and his company, his behavior is actually a bit of a trap for the current company, which makes Jessica a little uneasy.
Jessica decided to ask some Chinese friends.
After Jessica returned to her room, she called a Chinese friend and asked, "You know Kang Hui, what is she like?"
"Of course I know. She is well-known in the Chinese entertainment industry. You have to be careful when working with her. She is a thousand-year-old fox. She will eat anything but not lose."
Jessica nodded and continued to ask: "Can you help me find out how the relationship between Chen Minhao and Kang Hui is?"
"Oh, there is no need to ask about this. The relationship between Chen Minhao and Kang Hui is not a secret at all in the Chinese entertainment industry. The relationship between the two of them is very poor. Kang Hui is very strong and often makes decisions for Chen Minhao regardless of his wishes."
After listening, Jessica showed a confident smile on her face.
As expected of me, this is what China refers to as "the right person will get more help, the unjust person will get less help".
Chen Minhao is really helping me! After the movie is released, I will definitely thank him in the future!
With full psychological advantage, Jessica dialed Kang Hui's phone and said, "I am willing to accept the bet, but I think we need to discuss this ratio."
Kang Hui tapped his fingers on the table and said, "What do you think?"
Jessica said: "If the box office is less than 10 million US dollars, the sharing ratio will not be 65% and 35%, but 75% and 25%."
Kang Huigang was about to agree. She believed that the box office would not be less than 10 million US dollars in any case. This is not trust in the quality of the movie, but trust in Chen Minhao's box office appeal.
The strength of Chen Minhao's fans cannot be underestimated.
Needless to say, in other countries, just in China, it is not a big problem for the box office to exceed 10 million US dollars with just three words: Chen Minhao.
Before Kang Hui spoke, Jessica immediately added: "Of course, I know this plan is difficult for you to accept, but in other aspects, I can make some concessions. For example, when the box office exceeded 50 million US dollars, it was you before 75%, me 25%, we can change it to you 80%, me 20%.
Kang Hui raised the corner of his mouth and said two words: "Deal. I'll fly to Vienna tomorrow and we'll sign the contract."
(End of chapter)