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Text 0057 [Butterfly Effect Starts]

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    "I went back and calculated it. 4 million can shoot the simple version, and 8 million can shoot the normal version, right?" After arriving at the place and making tea, Wang Zhonglei didn't be polite anymore and started the topic directly.  "Yes." "The investment is a bit big, but this script is really wonderful. I have been making movies for two years. I have talked about scripts with many directors, but I have never seen such scary science fiction as "The Butterfly Effect"  The subject matter, but I can¡¯t help but think, this is a good movie, I should invest in filming it!¡± ¡°This is indeed a very good idea, countless times more sophisticated than ¡°Waiting Alone¡±¡± Wan Xiaohu improved it with ¡°Waiting Alone¡±.  "Butterfly Effect", if his expectations were good and Wang Zhonglei thought about it so quickly, he should have seen today's newspaper and got the box office news.  Sure enough, when he said this, Wang Zhonglei's eyes lit up: "Yes, it's very subtle. I won't tell you any clich¨¦s, brother. I like this movie, so I plan to invest. Now it's about the investment amount and profit distribution.  The problem needs to be discussed. "When investing in a movie, the distribution of profits is very complicated.  "The Butterfly Effect" is not comparable to a low-budget youth comedy like "Waiting Alone".  When Su Ya invested in "Waiting Alone", Wan Xiaohu made almost no demands and simply split the accounts from copyright sales.  Because "Waiting Alone" is so exhausted, it only has three sales channels: box office, DVD, and TV broadcast rights.  But this "Butterfly Effect" is different. In addition to box office, DVD, and TV broadcast rights, there are also expected benefits such as sequel copyright, overseas distribution rights, and film and television adaptation rights.  And because of its cult factor, this type of movie can be called a cult movie, and it is particularly popular. Just one TV broadcast right can be sold for many years.  Therefore, Wan Xiaohu will no longer treat her carelessly.  "Brother Lei, how much do you Huayi Brothers plan to invest?" Wang Zhonglei picked up the tea cup and blew the tea leaves. He did not directly say how much to invest, but talked about another thing: "Do you know that our Huayi Brothers have recently  Are we contacting Wang Jinghua to prepare our own artist management company? "Have you heard similar rumors? How, does this have anything to do with investing in "The Butterfly Effect"?" Wan Xiaohu asked casually.  Being familiar with the trajectory of the future entertainment industry, he naturally knew that in the near future, Huayi Brothers and Mainland¡¯s number one agent Wang Jinghua would jointly form the largest artist agency in China, Huayi Brothers Times Culture Agency.  At a time when the mainland artist brokerage business has not yet been formalized, the emergence of Times Culture is undoubtedly a strong announcement that private companies have participated in the competition for hegemony in the entertainment industry.  Wang Jinghua is one of the first people to engage in the brokerage business in the mainland, and has a large number of famous artists under her control. From now to the future, she will be the first sister in the Chinese brokerage industry.  During the years when Huayi Brothers rose, she, together with Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, and Feng Xiaogang, were known as the Three Kings and One Feng, creating the dominance of Huayi Brothers.  Although many bad things happened later, it did not damage their respective futures.  It¡¯s just that Wan Xiaohu didn¡¯t make the connection. How does this have much to do with investing in "The Butterfly Effect".  Of course, there was no doubt for a few seconds before Wang Zhonglei gave the reason: "Wang Jinghua holds the agent appointments of many celebrities. Once they cooperate, they will be artists under our Huayi Brothers. Investing in "Butterfly Effect" and using their own artists, how much  We can get a better discount, right?¡± ¡°Brother Lei, just make it clear.¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple, I decided to invest in you to shoot the normal version and make the movie well-made, but because the artists are from Huayi Brothers, we will arrange it.  , the investment amount should be no less than 8 million, 6 million should be a normal number." Wan Xiaohu frowned: "You want to arrange actors?" "But don't worry, we are only responsible for recommendations.  It¡¯s up to you to decide who to use. ¡°Huayi Brothers is responsible for recommending candidates, which means that Wan Xiaohu only has the power to select from Huayi Brothers¡¯ artists.  Although the scope of casting was weak, thinking that once Huayi Brothers teamed up with Wang Jinghua, there would be many good actors, Wan Xiaohu agreed in his heart. On the surface, he pretended to be difficult and said: "Casting is very important to the movie. This is very satisfying.  "I'm embarrassed." "There will be many artists under Huayi Brothers, and there will also be a large number of artists from Hong Kong who will go north to seek gold. They will join our Huayi Brothers in the future. I think there are plenty of candidates for you to choose from."  "Forget it, I can agree to this. However, to count 6 million as a guaranteed investment, you have to add an overflow limit. I hope it is 7 million." "It's more than 7 million." "I will try my best to save money.  Money, 7 million is the limit." After thinking for a while, Wang Zhonglei nodded: "Okay., 6 million guaranteed and 7 million upper limit.  We will pay the funds in batches, so how will the production team arrange it?  " "In principle, I don't like producers to interfere with my filmmaking, so my own Dandelion Film Company will act as the production company, and I myself will serve as the producer.  " "No, 6 million is not a small amount, add another producer.  This is not because I don¡¯t trust my brother. In business, we cannot take such a big risk.  " "Okay then, who will you send?  " "I am the leader of this investment. I will come here in person and help you, brother.  " Wang Zhonglei wanted to be the producer himself, and Wan Xiaohu didn't say anything. It was much better than hiring a professional producer who was responsible for saving money. During the filming process of a movie, the director and producer each have their own responsibilities.  , but the director is in charge of filming, and the producer is in charge of finance. For some unknown directors, the producer is a cloud hanging over their head, and they will always interfere with the production of the film.  Many directors don't like producers, or they only let people they know well as producers, or even act as producers themselves. Wan Xiaohu doesn't have that reputation yet, so he can only agree to the investment amount when competing with investors.  Wan Xiaohu said: "In the mainland market, Dandelion Films and I will get 20% of the box office share, 30% of the DVD sales share, 50% of the TV premiere rights, and then the mainland distribution rights will be given to Huayi Brothers.  , Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas distribution rights are also 50% each.  I retain the copyright for the sequel, but Huayi Brothers has the priority to invest. What does Brother Lei think of this plan?  " "Isn't the overseas allocation a bit high?  " "But the profit distribution in the mainland, I don't want much.  " Wan Xiaohu values ????overseas copyrights. In mainland China's film market, the market is too low and there is nothing to do. Wang Zhonglei values ????more mainland copyrights. After hearing this, he said: "A 50-50 split for overseas distribution rights and TV broadcast rights is fine, but  You can only get 20% of the mainland box office and DVD distribution, and we jointly hold the copyright for the sequel.  " "I can agree, but the film production is undertaken by Dandelion Film Company, and you can't interfere at will.  "    "certainly.  " "Then, please ask Brother Lei to go back and draft a contract, and wait until both of us have no objections before signing?  "    "Can.  " The business was settled coldly, and the two of them immediately put on a smiling face, and started talking and laughing again. " In this way, "The Butterfly Effect" was officially launched.
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