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After talking with Li Zhuo, the rest is to draw up the director contract.

In the new era, directors are very free.

It is no longer like before, when a unit or company comes to be affiliated, and then it is also subject to the company's jurisdiction.

Now directors are divided into two modes to shoot movies and TV series.

The first one is that the film and television company got a good script and selected it from a group of directors.

For example, Han Zhu Ge Ge chose Xin Changkong, Yue Prison chose Li Zhuo, and even New Dragon Inn chose Hao He.

This is also the most common way.

Directors are selected, but directors also have the right to refuse.

The second is that the director finds a good script, and then goes to various film and television companies to solicit investment, hoping that they will invest in this work.

This is true of Zhu Mei's Love Letter and Todd Phillips' Joker in the United States.

At this point, the authority obtained by directors is usually higher, and the role that investors can play is not like the first one.

In the first type of cooperation, the film and television company is decisive, and the director is not obedient, so they are replaced immediately.

The second is not good, because the project is brought by the director, they will set a permission in advance, the investment company cannot replace them, and the worst is the worst, they have the final editing right, even if it is one also good.

Looks like the second one would be nice, right?

But not every director can enjoy it.

If you are a super director like Hao He, then some film companies will pay for you.

Or maybe you’re like Zhu Mei back then, you’re making literary films. If the investment in literary films is small and the director is good, it’s easy to win awards, so many film companies will agree.

But generally speaking, film and television companies are still very strong.

After all, money is the uncle.

This is also the reason why Shanhai.com caused such a big commotion when it entered the film and television industry.

The same is true for Abao Entertainment. They used money to directly stun a group of big directors and film stars, which meant disrupting the market balance.

Fortunately, Ah Bao Entertainment failed, otherwise, I am afraid that the stars would collectively raise their salaries.

Come back.

Although Fengxiang Film and Television is not big, so far it can only be regarded as a grassroots platform, and even the general manager is concurrently held by Xin Changkong.

But the problem is that its bosses are Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang, both of whom are well-known big names in the film and television industry, so it is very attractive to well-known actors and directors.

Li Zhuo did not humiliate him when he came to film for Fengxiang Film and Television.

But Li Zhuo is also a very down-to-earth person, just like his movies, very clear and straightforward.

He was going to sign a contract with Fengxiang Film and Television for three seasons of Yue Prison. Apart from having clear requirements in terms of funds, personnel, editing, etc., he considered his own salary very low.

Originally, Li Zhuo said that it would be good to give 1 million per season, but Xin Changkong didn't dare to do so. According to Shen Huan's request, he was raised to 5 million per season plus 1% profit share.

According to this ratio, Li Zhuo's income should be over 10 million in the end.

This is what Shen Huan specially instructed, and Xin Changkong himself also has it.

Because of the addition of profit sharing, the directors who participated in the shooting will have a sense of belonging and a feeling of being bound together.

It's not just the director, who sold well in the end. Whether it's Returning the Pearl or the first season of Yue Prison, Fengxiang Film and Television gave big red envelopes.

Giving red envelopes is a habit in the film and television industry, but like Fengxiang Film and Television, they don't give much, which means that Shanhai.com is more generous, and other than that, it is not as generous as Fengxiang Film and Television.

With Li Zhuo in his hands, and wanting to shoot the second season of Yue Prison in the form of a movie, Xin Changkong is even more reluctant to Shanhai.com's 800 million buyout plan for the second season.

When the time comes, the second season of Yue Prison will be more exciting than the first season.

At the same time, the consumption of funds is also very scary, and 10 million in one episode may not be enough.

If 30 episodes are filmed like this, it will be a net investment of 300 million yuan, and it will only get 800 million yuan, not even 200% of the profit. Is it reasonable?

It is not without confidence that Xin Changkong thinks this way.

In the first season of Yue Prison, Shanhai.com not only gained huge popularity abroad, but once again resounded the name of Shanhai.com in the hearts of TV fans all over the world, especially in Europe and America.

Moreover, Shanhai.com also obtained a pre-tax income of 100 million U.S. dollars in terms of selling copyrights for the first season of Yue Prison.

Although they gave Fengxiang Film and Television 300 million yuan and paid taxes, their net profit alone reached 200 million yuan.

The key point is that Yue Prison, a TV series that was originally only broadcast on the Internet, was bought out and broadcast on TV stations in various countries, and the number of viewers obtained was shocking!

Take the most important North American market as an example. When ABC broadcast, the number of viewers reached 17 million at the beginning, and then it has been rising all the way. The fifth episode broke through the standard of 30 million, which is a drama.

You know, Yue Prison is a TV series that has already been broadcast on Shanhai.com, and it has been watched by at least 30 million people in North America.

Now replaying it again, although the extended VIP version is shown, logically speaking, not so many people will watch it.

What ABC thought was that it would be good to attract 10 million, or even 8 million people to watch. Anyway, it didn’t cost much, and the buyout fee was only about 10 million US dollars.

As a result, it created excellent effects that no TV series with a production cost of 50 million US dollars could 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 attractiveness of Yue Prison!

You know, its leading actors are not European and American stars, but Chinese people!

Therefore, it is conceivable that in the second season of Yue Prison, the buyout price of Shanhai.com will definitely rise, and 200 million US dollars may not be able to beat it.

This is just the buyout fee. The huge popularity of Shanhai.com, the increased number of VIP annual users, and the increased valuation of Shanhai.com, so what?

You Shanhai.com's Liri can increase so much, we have worked hard for a while, and only get 800 million yuan, it is really a bit wronged.

too little.

Therefore, in the face of Cui Zhong's constant urging, Xin Changkong still refused, saying that he would not be able to judge the value until the second season was produced.

Now that Li Zhuo has such a great director with a very suitable style to shoot, Fengxiang Film and Television has more confidence to sit on the ground and raise the price.

Xin Changkong still remembered that before Shanhai.com had a little estrangement from the two bosses.

Even if it has eased now, business is business, and there are not so many favors to talk about.

Of course.

If the partner is director Zhu Mei, it will be different.

Different relatives have different treatment, which is also the most normal rule in the world.

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