Chapter 1766

How ridiculous is the 20 million dollar base salary plus 10% box office bonus?

Although both Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. have been paid 50 million US dollars, which has made a sensation in North America, they are paid at a buy it now price, and the box office bonus has been directly bought out in the form of discount; In fact, the North American box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" and "Iron Man 3" is 240 million, while that of "Iron Man 3" is 409 million. If we use the ratio of the film pay of "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" to calculate, the film pay of "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" should be 40 million and that of "Iron Man 4" should be 60 million.

Of course, the figures of 40 million and 60 million are only estimates. In the calculation of specific benefit distribution, we need to take into account the proportion of dividends and tax payment, etc. the actual figures should not reach such a high level; But through the intuitive case, we can clearly see that the proportion of box office dividend has an important change for the whole benefit distribution.

If it's just a box office bonus, it means that the actors and the cast will advance and retreat together, and bear the box office risk together; But lanli also has a base salary, and is a club of 20 million, that is to say, this is a business that will never lose money.

For Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr., their pay is a buy it now price. After that, whether the box office is good or bad has nothing to do with them. Even if the box office is as big as "Avatar" in North America, their specific income will not change; But for lanli, he doesn't need to take risks when he loses at the box office. The basic salary is the guarantee. When the box office explodes, he can continue to pay dividends, and there is no upper limit.

In other words, it's an unfair deal, and Langley has the absolute advantage.

Of course, in the current market environment, 300 million in North America is the mainstream, and 400 million in North America is a breakthrough. The 50 million film payment of Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. has exceeded the psychological expectation level. If the box office wants to go up to a higher level, it is a super small probability event, and they have already made a lot of money.

But the focus is not on the final pay level of lanli, but on the absolute advantage of the game between lanli and film companies.

That's why Thomas tour was so strongly opposed: if so, his rights as a producer are likely to die in name——

Success, that is the credit of Lan Li; He failed. It was his fault. How could tour agree?

Now the situation has changed dramatically. Warner Bros. and Disney have agreed to the form of film remuneration of "20 million film base salary plus super high box office dividend ratio". Although the dividend ratio is not 10%, it has risen steadily step by step, breaking the balance of the six major film companies.

From the side, we can see the momentum of rapid rise and comprehensive hegemony of lanli.

According to common sense, in terms of box office bonus, even 0.5% and 0.25% must be calculated every inch. In the negotiation process, universal pictures can bargain slowly with the rhythm of "7.5% and 8%, which is the normal process.

But the grudge between universal pictures and lanli is a bad debt. Mayer knows better than anyone in his heart that if he wants to impress lanli, they must fight hard. Otherwise, his compromise and bow will have no effect. On the contrary, he may make himself in a more embarrassing situation.

What's more, Universal Pictures is not a soft persimmon, and the conditions they put forward are also insidious, "the box office bonus after 300 million in North America is 10%".

Mayer knows that Andy will not agree with such conditions. They need to start a tug of war next. Then, universal pictures will be able to conditionally reduce the proportion of box office bonus by 8%.

"20 million plus 10 percent" is more like a military order, which shows the attitude and sincerity of Universal Pictures, breaks the deadlock in the cooperation between universal pictures and lanli, and seeks substantial progress by leaps and bounds.

Mayer didn't give a detailed explanation of Universal's calculations to tour.

If you explain the whole story, tour may not agree, but it also means that Meyer has lowered his posture and put himself in the position of a requester, seeking for tour's understanding and cooperation; In the long process of cooperation between universal pictures and legend pictures in the future, it will be very difficult for Mayer to regain the advantage.

So, Meyer chose to be tough and showed his firm position, and then left it to tour to make a choice. Universal Pictures, legend pictures, Mayer and tour have an equal and cooperative relationship. Even vaguely, Mayer is able to control the initiative and lay a foundation for the future.

Apart from TUR and lanli, Meyer and lanli, TUR and Meyer are not monolithic, and they do not mean to be different from each other.

Everyone is trying to take the initiative and control.

"With a 7% box office bonus and a base salary of 20 million US dollars, they invited Langley to play in an unnamed Star Wars film. On the condition that there is only one film. "

When Mayer threw out Disney's decision, tour did not immediately respond.

Toure tapped the desk with his right hand, thinking intently, as if digesting the hidden meaning behind the news; But in fact, he knew exactly what it meant!

Damn blue!

Damn it! Damn it!

Deep in his heart, Toure yelled violently and violently, and the raging anger could not be suppressed completely. If he could, he would like to fight with Lan Li and fight to the death, because that kind of violent anger could only be vented with blood and impact.

If you don't know what's going on, tour won't go on in Hollywood. Obviously, this is a net. Lanli has arranged everything, and there is no way out, so he has pushed tur into a corner.

What are the advantages of tour? Wall Street capital? No, it's that he can use Wall Street capital to make a profit in Hollywood. If the project he invested in doesn't make money, Wall Street capital won't believe him any more, and the cooperative film companies don't need to look at his face any more. Let alone the producers who made history, even legendary film industry may not survive.

What are the advantages of lanli? Acting? No, but his screen charm and market influence, as well as his keen intuitive touch of the work.

In the recent award season, some people called lanli "the first person in Hollywood" -- Harvey Weinstein's hand, which further won the prize. Lanli, who had been on the cusp of the storm, aroused the disgust and disgust of the audience; But in fact, this view is not groundless, at least Hollywood major film companies agree that from acting to awards, from image to box office, and even the age of the inferior quality has evolved into an unlimited advantage.

Now, Langley is using his advantages to put pressure on universal: is it a legendary film industry or a dark universe?

Even Disney and Warner Brothers have recognized the ability of lenley one after another, and even constantly lowered their posture to ask lenley to join their respective space plans. However, lenley still refused, but insisted on himself carefully. This is the move that "Star Wars" will not hesitate to sign only one work, but also pull lenley into the Star Wars series.

Now, lanli is willing to join the "Jurassic Park" project, and Universal Pictures is still taking Joe? Maybe this can be the starting point of the whole Dark Universe?

By comparison, Toure is insignificant. In fact, transposition thinking, if tour was in Meyer's position, he would make the same choice.

What's more, Langley's advantage has been rolled over to tour's advantage.

Can tour refuse "Jurassic Park"? Certainly. However, Wall Street capital is bound to start to murmur, why did Thur refuse Langley, or even the whole Dark Universe? Toure can take the excuse that "lanli's personal pay is too high and the profit ratio is not satisfactory", but the actions of Warner Brothers and Disney make his excuse less convincing.

What's more, Warner Bros. has been stabbing him in the back like a mad dog recently. There are many negative rumors about him on Wall Street, which makes his situation difficult. At such a moment, he really can't bear more doubts, especially the decisions that affect the interests of the company because of personal interests must be strictly avoided. Otherwise, even if it doesn't break out this time, it may trigger a crisis of trust in the future.

In other words, Langley didn't give him any other choice.

This is the real net!

Toure can't feel anger any more. What's more terrible than anger is humiliation and humiliation.

In his career, he has never suffered such humiliation! Originally, he thought that after leaving Warner Brothers, he would climb to a higher level, but now he has encountered a fierce sniper from an actor, and the degree of slapping is even more brutal than Kevin ten yuan.

Damn it! Damn it!

Damn it! Damn it!

Compared with the loss of profits, the blow of self-esteem and pride is the most fatal. Patient and patient, but the deep feelings of tour or completely broke the dike.

The right hand on the table didn't respond, but the left hand on the knee began to tremble slightly because of the strong restraint. He spent all his strength to control his impulse to blow out the rude words directly, but the sense of suffocation was still burning his pride and dignity.

It was a fiasco.

What's more ridiculous is that he thought he had the chance to win and mastered all the situations, but he didn't know that he had fallen into the trap of the other party long ago and had lost before he resisted. suffer a big!