Chapter 99
Just kidding, "The Mummy" has a global box office of nearly 500 million U.S. dollars. What a huge cash cow it will be. Zhang Dongcheng knows it clearly, and now he wants to spend 10 million U.S. dollars? how is this possible?
"You mean, the same as your last film in the UK, the box office share?" Mr. Carl smiled, looked at the young man in front of him with interest, and took a sip of red wine.
"Yes, I don't want a penny. All the 80 million dollars don't need to be paid to me. It's all invested in the movie. I just want to make unbeatable movies. As for money, after the box office hits, I will get what I deserve. In doing so, you will not be burdened, and my income is also linked to my grades, which is completely proportional." Zhang Dongcheng also picked up the red wine glass and took a sip, his eyes full of confidence.
"So, how much box office revenue do you think is acceptable?" Carl stopped hiding and asked the question directly.
"20% of the total box office, I will give up all other peripheral dividends such as DVDs." Zhang Dongcheng said concisely, and directly threw out his own answer.
20% of the total box office is not the box office profit sharing system like the previous movie. This is how much money is sold at the box office, and 20% of the amount will be divided.
Take "The Mummy" in the original time and space as an example. "The Mummy" was released on May 7, 1999. In the first week, it earned 43 million US dollars in 3,210 movie theaters in the United States. $60,547,918, for a global total of $415,933,406. Even if calculated according to the original figure, Zhang Dongcheng can get 20% of the 410 million US dollars, which is about 80 million US dollars.
The reason why he proposes the share of the total box office and abandons the share of the DVD market is because he has his own considerations. He also needs a lot of money, which can be paid quickly, to realize his dream.
The total box office share can be fully credited in one year at the earliest, and if DVD and other peripheral dividends are to be counted, the harvest period may take as long as two to three years.
Although Zhang Dongcheng is young, he already feels that time waits for no one. He still has a lot of dreams to realize, and he is really unwilling to wait.
After listening to Zhang Dongcheng's opinion, Mr. Carl bowed his head and pondered for a while, and finally made a decision to agree to Zhang Dongcheng's crazy proposal.
Originally, the total box office share was exclusive to big-name directors. After all, it was not pure profit but gross profit, but Zhang Dongcheng additionally gave up the bonus for DVD peripherals. Now in 1996, the DVD market is still extremely strong, and sometimes super blockbusters will be rejected by fans They have collected a large number of collections, and their income will not even be lower than the box office of the movie. Mr. Carl still calculates this part very carefully.
"Okay, please work hard, Mr. Smith, and cheers to our bright future!" After making the most difficult decision in his life, Mr. Carl clinked a glass with Zhang Dongcheng in a relaxed and happy manner.
Down the red wine in one gulp, Zhang Dongcheng was full of pride: "Don't worry, Mr. Carl, I will return you a super blockbuster that will sweep the world!"
When Zhang Dongcheng uttered bold words in high spirits, he seemed like a natural opponent, but his classmate Ander was furious. Ander, who was slowly gaining his own ears in Hollywood, soon knew about Zhang Dongcheng's show and asked him to arrange it carefully. Mr. Carl ignored his lies, but chose to believe Zhang Dongcheng and let him take over the right to direct "The Mummy".
With red eyes, Ender poured down a mouthful of beer angrily, sat down on the sofa, and threw the half-drunk beer can heavily, hitting the ground, causing a bang.
"My dear Ender, what's the matter with you? Why are you so angry?" Ender's brother, Gavin, who also has a typical, huge hooked nose, lifted it from the pile of newspapers rather puzzled. Get up, look at him and say.
"SHIT! That damned Smith, for some reason, cheated the trust of Mr. Carl, the owner of Universal Pictures, FUCK! Universal Pictures' movie "The Mummy" is going to be handed over to him to direct!" Ender said angrily. , couldn't help but open another can of beer, raised his head and drank more than half of it.
"Don't drink so much alcohol, it's no good." Gavin frowned and said, then shook his head strangely, and then asked: "A while ago, it wasn't you who wanted to persuade Mr. Carl from Universal Pictures to get "The Mummy" Is it the job of director?"
"Yes. I originally thought so, and asked Mr. Lucas to run for me, but I didn't tell Mr. Carl on the spot, because I didn't want to leave a bad impression on him. I was afraid that he would be Smith lied, so I told him the real situation of Smith, and at that time, it was hard for me to say that I wanted to direct "The Mummy." Ender fell down on the sofa, as if he was annoyed by his mistake.
The last time he went to Universal Pictures with Lucas, Ander could see that Mr. Carl was actually quite moved by Zhang Dongcheng, but he was a little hesitant, so he made up countless lies and stories in a hurry, trying to confuse Mr. Carl's views , let him give up his fantasy about Zhang Dongcheng.
Now that I said a lot of bad things about Zhang Dongzai, and then told Mr. Carl that I actually want to direct the movie "The Mummy", wouldn't it be obvious that I was slandering Zhang Dongcheng, and it would only make Mr. Carl feel dissatisfied with his words. The feeling of trust.
So the cunning Ander didn't mention it at all, but to let Mr. Carl's thinking go into a misunderstanding, as if he was just reminding him out of good intentions. Wait for a while behind the scenes, and then find an opportunity for Mr. Carl to see his talent in directing scenes.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Carl was not fooled, and Zhang Dongcheng did not give up. He even prepared carefully for a month and produced a SHOW that wowed all the audience, and directly conquered Mr. Carl.
All the people who watched Zhang Dongcheng's show talked about it after dinner. They were full of praise for Zhang Dongcheng's imaginative performance ability. For a while, Zhang Dongcheng, a genius director, became a famous actor in the Hollywood circle. Familiar characters.
Seeing Zhang Dongcheng's growing popularity, watching him **** the directorship from him, and watching Universal Pictures offer him an investment of 80 million U.S. dollars for the movie, Ender became very angry. See Zhang Dongcheng as a thorn in the flesh.
"Smith? That yellow-skinned kid?" As Ander's elder brother, Gavin has naturally heard of this name a lot. Ander often arranges Smith's crimes and troubles on weekdays, so Gavin regards him as He's a bad boy, and a yellow-skinned bad boy.
"Yes, it's that guy who can only deceive the world. I didn't expect that when I came to Hollywood, he followed me lingeringly, and even took away my directorship!" Ender never thought that he had What did I do wrong, and I didn't think about the reality that I didn't have a work at all, but deluded myself into thinking that "The Mummy" was in my pocket, and that despicable guy Zhang Dongcheng relied entirely on some shady He snatched what was originally his own by means of insidious means, with a fierce light in his small eyes, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out this sentence from between his teeth!
"That lowly guy, no yellow-skinned monkey is a good person!" Gavin is not a good bird, he doesn't know anything about the situation, and he scolded only based on Ender's words, and his words even looked down on Zhang Dongcheng's complexion. tone.
"Gavin, figure out a way for me, I want to ruin that **** guy!" Ender jumped up, and squeezed the empty beer can vigorously, as if he held the Dongcheng in his hand, let him rub it into a circle Bian can relieve the hatred in the heart.
"Defeat? Hehe, maybe I can do it." Gavin looked at his younger brother who was blowing his beard and staring, and signaled him to calm down.
"Tell me, do you really have a solution?" Ender looked at Gavin in surprise, and eagerly came up with an idea: "I think, find some mafia to teach him a lesson, it's best to break his legs I am happy!"
"No, no, the United States is law-abiding. Even if someone breaks his legs, how can it be more enjoyable and cooler than letting his movie fail at the box office and hurting the vitality of Universal Pictures?" Gavin laughed loudly. laugh.
"Yes, to make him fail at the box office, Universal's immortal Carl should also go bankrupt!" Ender waved his fists and shouted.
"However, what are we going to do?" Ender was excited for a long time, but thought of the most critical point in a daze.
"Don't worry, you will see." Gavin smiled sinisterly, and the coldness in his eyes flashed past.