After negotiating with Li Zhuo, all that's left is to draw up a director's contract.
In the new era, directors are very free.
It is no longer like before, where a unit or company comes to affiliate, and then it is also under the jurisdiction of the company.
Directors now shoot movies and TV series in two modes.
The first is that the film and television company gets a good script and selects it from a group of directors.
For example, Xin Changkong was selected in "Huanzhugege", Li Zhuo was selected in "Yue Yu", and even Hao He was selected in "New Dragon Gate Inn".
This is also the most common way.
Directors are chosen, but directors also have the right to say no.
The second is for the director to find a good script, and then go to various film and television companies to attract investment, hoping that they will invest in the production of this work.
This was the case with "Love Letter" by Zhu Mei and "Joker" by Todd Phillips in the United States.
At this point, directors usually have higher authority, and investors do not play the same role as the first type.
In the first type of cooperation, the film and television company is decisive and decisive. If the director cannot be disobedient, he will be replaced directly.
The second method won't work, because the project is brought by the director, and they will set up a permission in advance. The investment company cannot replace them, and the worst is the worst, they have the final editing permission, even if it is just one That's fine.
The second one looks pretty good, right
But not every director can enjoy it.
Otherwise, if you are a great director like Hao He, then the film company will pay for it for you.
Why don't you make literary films like Zhu Mei did in the past? The investment in literary films is small, and if the director is good, it is easy to win awards, so many film companies will agree.
But overall, film and television companies are still very strong.
After all, if you have money, you are the boss.
This is why Shanhai.com caused such a big sensation when it entered the film and television industry.
The same is true for Abao Entertainment. They used money to directly knock out a group of great directors and movie stars, which somewhat undermined the market balance.
Fortunately, Abao Entertainment failed, otherwise the stars would have collectively raised their salaries.
Come back to the present.
Although Fengxiang Film and Television is not a big company, it can only be regarded as a sidekick so far. Even the general manager is Xin Changkong.
But the problem is that its bosses are Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang, both well-known figures in the film and television industry, so it is very attractive to well-known actors and directors.
Li Zhuo came over to film for Fengxiang Film and Television, but he didn't humiliate him.
But Li Zhuo is also a very real person, just like his movies, very clear and straightforward.
He plans to sign a contract with Fengxiang Film and Television for three seasons of "Yue Yu" in total. In addition to having clear requirements in terms of funds, personnel, editing, etc., he has a very low view of his remuneration.
Originally, Li Zhuo said that he would be given 1 million per season, but Xin Changkong did not dare to give him that. According to Shen Huan's request, he was given 5 million per season plus 1% of the profit share.
According to this ratio, Li Zhuo's income should be over 10 million in the end.
This was something Shen Huan specifically told him, and Xin Changkong himself had it.
Because with the addition of profit sharing, the directors participating in the filming will have a sense of belonging and a sense of being tied together.
It’s not just the director. The films sold well in the end. Whether it was "Huanzhugege" or the first season of "Prison", Fengxiang Film and Television gave big red envelopes.
It is a habit in the film and television industry to give red envelopes, but Fengxiang Film and Television does not give many, which means Shanhai.com is more generous. Other than that, it is not as generous as Fengxiang Film and Television.
With Li Zhuo in his hands and the need to film the second season of "Prison" in a movie format, Xin Changkong is even more reluctant to Shanhai.com's 800 million buyout plan for the second season.
By then, the second season of "Prison" will definitely be more exciting than the first season.
At the same time, the funding consumption is also very scary, and even 10 million for one episode may not be enough to stop it.
If we shoot 30 episodes like this, that would be a net investment of 300 million. In total, we will only get 800 million, not even 200% of the profit. Is that ridiculous
Xin Changkong was not without confidence in thinking this way.
In the first season of "Yue Yu", Shanhai.com not only gained huge popularity abroad, but also made the name of Shanhai.com once again resounding in the hearts of TV fans around the world, especially in Europe and the United States.
Moreover, Shanhai.com also received US$100 million in pre-tax income from selling the rights to the first season of "Yue Yu".
Although they gave Fengxiang Film and Television 300 million, as well as paying taxes and so on, their net profit alone reached as much as 200 million.
The key is that "Prison", a TV series that was originally only broadcast on the Internet, was bought out and started to be broadcast on TV stations in various countries. The viewership data obtained were shocking!
Take the most important North American market as an example. When ABC aired the show, the number of viewers reached 17 million at the beginning, and then continued to rise. The fifth episode broke the 30 million standard for a miracle drama.
You know, "Yue Yu" is a TV series that has been broadcast once on Shanhai Online. At least more than 30 million people in North America have watched it.
Now play it again. Although it is the VIP extended version, it stands to reason that not so many people will watch it.
ABC was thinking that it would be good if it could attract 10 million or even 8 million people to watch it. Anyway, it didn't cost much, just about 10 million US dollars in buyout fees.
As a result, it created an excellent effect that no TV series with a production cost of 50 million US dollars can match!
What a surprise!
Not only in North America, but also in Japan, Tai Chi, Europe, South America and other places. The ratings are very good, far exceeding everyone's expectations.
This also shows the super appeal of "Yue Yu"!
You know, its starring role is not a European or American star, but a Chinese!
So it is conceivable that in the second season of "Prison", the buyout price of Shanhai.com will definitely rise. I am afraid that even 200 million US dollars will not be able to stop it.
This is only talking about the buyout fee. Shanhai.com has increased its huge popularity as a result, thus increasing the number of VIP annual users, and thus increasing its valuation. So how to calculate it
You, Shanhai.com, can increase Liri by so much. We worked hard for a while and only got 800 million yuan. It’s really a bit unfair.
Too little.
Therefore, in the face of Cui Zhong's constant urging, Xin Changkong refused, saying that he would not be able to judge the value until the second season was produced.
Now that there is a great director like Li Zhuo with a very suitable style to shoot, Fengxiang Film and Television has more confidence to raise prices from the ground up.
Xin Changkong still remembers that Shanhai.com had some differences with the two bosses before.
Even though it has eased now, business is business, and there are not so many personal relationships to talk about.
Of course.
If the cooperation partner is director Zhu Mei, it will be different.
Different relationships lead to different treatment. This is also the most normal rule in the world.