Chapter 27

Wald pictures.

As soon as Zhuke entered the company gate, he was warmly welcomed by the staff of Wald pictures.

It's not just because juke is the boss, it's because of the success of Lola Run.

It has been 20 days since the release of "Lola Run" on April 5, and the box office is quite good, at least for the Wald company. Just received yesterday's box office report in the morning, "Lola Run" has made 13.7 million US dollars in North America; Compared with its cost of only $800000 and the achievements of Wald pictures' first cinema, it is a brilliant one.

"13.7 million dollars at the box office?"

"Where is that? When I raise money to make spider man 1, the box office of nearly one billion dollars will scare you to death! "

Although Zhuke was happy, there was no big fluctuation.

It's been almost a year since I crossed the river. I've seen a lot of big scenes, but I'm not as excited as I was at the beginning.

Walk into CEO Victor's office.

Zucker threw him four scripts directly: "Victor, this is the result of my recent struggle, four scripts."

After hearing the speech, Victor took it over and looked at it roughly.

Before long, Victor exclaimed, "boos, you wrote these scripts in the last ten days?"

"That's right!" Zhu kepo nodded haughtily.

I'm a bull!

Well, it's cheating.

"Boss, I don't dare to say anything else. The film" the sixth sense of the supernatural "is really wonderful, especially the turning point at the end. It can be called a divine turning point. Once it is made, it will probably make a lot of money."

"Of course, we can't shoot now, it's too expensive."

"But the other three scripts are good, at least at a low cost. In particular, the series of "fatal bend", not to mention anything else, can make a stable profit of two million dollars for the company at least every year

Victor kept commenting on the script.

Zucker nodded in agreement.

At present, they chatted for a while, and then they stopped talking. They immediately called together several screenwriters of the company and began to supplement and modify the contents of the four scripts.

Zucker has no objection to this.

"I just have these three or two skills. If I don't find a professional screenwriter to revise it, I'll shoot according to the script. Maybe I'll be punished." Zhuke said in his heart.

What does the company do with these screenwriters?

Isn't that what you do?!

Hollywood is later known as the assembly line of the film industry, which is reflected incisively and vividly in the screenplay. Generally speaking, a script is often completed by several people.

You are good at emotional drama. Well, you are responsible for the screenwriting of emotional drama;

If you are good at action play, you are responsible for the fight part;

If you are good at the content of the story, you are responsible for the dialogue;

........

In a word, all of us are members of the assembly line. We work together to create a relatively perfect work.

"Victor, keep your eyes on me, and I'll leave first. I'll go back and have a good sleep."

Just when Zhuke was about to leave, sister Martha, the director of the company's legal department and accounting department, stopped Zhuke: "boss, is the cost of writing the script for" Lola Run "also included in your salary card?"

Zhuke thought for a moment, pondered: "you put it first, and I'll give you a new card number in a few days. In the future, you will get a new card for producer fees, screenwriter fees, script and other copyright fees."

"OK, boss."

Sister Martha leaves.

That's right. As a boss, Zucker is paid every week and every month.

That's what happened in Hollywood, or in America as a whole.

Wald pictures, a company wholly owned by Zhuke, is right, but Zhuke also has to get paid. Not only that, the film "Lola Run" is directed by Zucker, but also to get their own director remuneration, including script transfer funds.

Public and private clearly!

Transparent!

Individuals and companies should be calculated separately.

There is a popular saying in America: "the company belongs to you and everyone else!"

It means: you are the boss of the company. Yes, you have the right to decide anything about the company, but your use of funds must go through professional statistics, which is to protect the interests of all the people in the company.

For example, for "Lola Run", the director's fee is $30000, and the script transfer fee is $20000. Similarly, there is a 3% box office profit share of his own producer.

The money goes to Zucker's personal account, not to the company's account.

"Fatal bend", "the sixth sense", "Juno" and "fruit candy" are four movies, and Zhuke also has to charge for the script.

......

Back home, after a good sleep, Zhuke lay in bed and began to think about the future.

"Fruit candy" and "fatal bend" are two films with low shooting cost, which can be completed by 3 million US dollars. But in the short term, just shooting two films, for Zhuke, the development is still a little slow.

"Isn't there a movie that costs less, takes less time, and is profitable?"

"Ah! What am I thinking? How could it be? "

"Why?"

"It seems to be true!"

Thinking about it, Zhuke suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and there was really a steady film business.

——Fake Movie!

Zhuke thought of a Hollywood story he had learned in his last life.

"100 million years before history", "Metamorphosis", "Da Vinci treasure", "the Atlantic Rim" and "thirty thousand miles under the sea"... Are these movie titles familiar in the first reaction, but not quite right?

Yes, it's familiar and strange!

The above films are all produced by a film company called the asylum, which works according to the Annual Hollywood blockbuster Shanzhai.

Since the first fake Spielberg's "World War" sold 100000 copies, they have adhered to the concept of "high concept" (excellent creativity) and "low cost" (50 cents special effects), focusing on the cause of fake blockbusters.

When "ten thousand years before history" became popular, they made "100 million years before history";

"Transformers" fire, on the film "body deformation.";

"Pacific Rim" became popular, so we made "Atlantic Rim";

.......

In a word, you can make any movie that is hot.

Because of the low cost, it's a safe business to make a little effort in the heat.

Not only that, take the Hollywood blockbuster "super battleship" as an example, Zhengzhu lost $200 million at the box office, but the American battleship, produced by the imitation company, made 50% and $250000 on the basis of cost recovery

Interestingly, most of the company's "Shanzhai films" were completed before the release of the original works, and could be released first.

Of course, if there are too many fake films, there will be lawsuits.

But don't be afraid!

They have plenty of means!

For example, in 2012, the age of the Hobbit, produced by the asylum company, was released and sold on DVD on November 11, three days earlier than the original hobbit in North America.

Hobbit's producers take the asylum company to court. However, the company believes that the Hobbit in their film is not the Hobbit described by Tolkien, but is based on the real subspecies of human (the floresian discovered in Indonesia in 2003), which is known as the "Hobbit" in the scientific community.

In the end, they were judged legal!

.......

"That's great. It's unreasonable. I can't touch it. The asylum company can make fake movies in the future, so can I now!"

Zucker can't help but think of this year's box office champion "independence day.".

Your name is independence day, and my fake movie is not independence day.

Who can't rub the heat!

Well, I can't do it when I meet ordinary people. It's out of character!

But who let Zhuke "bottom line" low!