Legendary Hollywood Producer - Chapter 183

The cool night breeze blew from the west and landed on the faces of the three people, dampening the sway in their brains and making their bodies stimulated by alcohol a lot more comfortable.

Standing on the sidewalk outside the bar, Roman waved his hand to say hello to the two of them, then turned and left first.

On the second day, Roman returned to Burbank in Los Angeles overnight.

The filming of “Batman: The Mystery of the Shadow” has all aspects of supervision, and there is no accident at all. Moreover, Christopher Nolan is a very measured person, and there is no general director who likes the procrastination of filming.

Therefore, the progress of the production and shooting is very fast, and he does not need to be staring at it all the time. It is enough to check the situation of the crew occasionally.

The first time he got home, he took a short break, and Roman went to Manhai Entertainment again.

He never dared to let go of the situation and control of his company.

Now, Shulman’s expenses are getting bigger and bigger.

Although there are established channels that are continuously profitable, it is one thing compared to the investment.

In just one week, nearly 10 million US dollars have been invested and several regional channel networks have been purchased.

Frankly speaking, if it continues like this, Roman will really be unable to support it.

The liquidity of the entire company’s books has been reduced crazily. By now, it is only about 50 million yuan, and most of it has been invested in channel construction.

But until now, it is no more than enough to complete the deployment of the entire European side.

Fortunately, if you only get through this aspect, the speed of development will slow down, and the rest will take your time.

Romain didn’t even think about pushing this big plan to completion in one breath.

With the European market, it is finally a bit grounded.

Like the other six major media groups with international channels, which one did not spend countless amounts of money and energy.

There is never a shortcut to success. Down-to-earth is the kingly way.

Moreover, the account funds must always be maintained in a safe situation that will not cause a break because of one or two failures. This can be truly invincible, rather than a lot of security risks.

$50 million is Roman’s bottom line. Even if something happens in the future, this money is also the guarantee for his comeback.

Wealth, once possessed, can hardly accept loss.

Roman’s mind began to no longer be placed on the channel, after all, he was not only concerned about this matter, there was still a lot of work to be handled by him.

The Western European Film Industry has begun to release some movies bought at a small cost, and the effect is not bad. Each movie can make a profit of two to three million US dollars.

The publicity work of “Mission Impossible 3” is becoming more and more intensive. The closer it is to the release time, the more Paramount will invest resources.

Tom Cruise also led a team of leading actors and actresses to start interviews and participate in activities in major cities across the United States.

After Roman participated in several meetings of the Finance Department, Manhai Entertainment’s chief financial officer Mieu also began to send people to contact Christopher Nolan and Christian Bell’s agents, hoping to get the company to operate as soon as possible. The new project is established.

After several meetings and discussions, the conditions are gradually being unified.

Because Christopher Nolan has a rich experience in directing, the entanglement with his agent is also the most difficult to do.

The box office profits of several works directed by Nolan, whether it is the early “Memories” or the police film “White Night Chase” in early 2001, have achieved box office profits compared to the production cost of the film, which is still considered to be There is a lot of profit.

Coupled with the directing experience of top commercial productions, it is artificial to paint a rich color for his director career.

All these factors add up, and director Christopher Nolan’s agent understands that they don’t lack opportunities and don’t need to worry.

But perhaps it was Christopher Nolan who greeted his agent. This excellent negotiator from CAA is still a good talker.

In the face of a valuable and successful director, Roman did not even think about hiring him with a salary that did not meet his worth.

If you want to maintain this friendship, you can’t be too careless. This is something that you can accept early.

So the final result of the negotiation is that Christopher Nolan’s new film remuneration is divided into two parts, the basic remuneration is 8 million US dollars, which is clearly paid in two installments, and the preliminary preparations and filming are completed.

This is also a typical Hollywood-style director’s salary payment method. Before joining the group, one-third, which is about 3 million yuan, is paid. After the filming is completed and the post-production is completed, the remaining payment will be made. clear.

This method is very conducive to reducing the risk of the entire project. After all, before the salary of a director is paid, there will be more or less worries, and it will not be that way.

The other part involves the later revenue sharing.

Christopher Nolan is, no matter what, a director who has directed an A-level big production. It is normal for him to be divided, which is also within the scope of Roman’s consideration.

After discussing with his agent, the revenue of this part of the film will be allocated to director Nolan under the premise that the total global box office exceeds the cost of film production and distribution, and this part of the revenue will not be allocated to director Nolan. All costs will be deducted first.

That is to say, 5% of the world’s total box office statistics are directly assigned to Christopher Nolan’s worth, without any other calculations, and the priority is very high.

As for the entire shooting budget of the “Fatal Magic” movie project, the Manhai Entertainment plan was completed at about 40 million U.S. dollars. Director Nolan took one-fifth of the budget for his basic salary alone, which means that The actor’s expenditure must be controlled well.

The idea of ​​looking for Uncle Wolf Jackman to play the other protagonist like the previous game will naturally be abandoned.

There is already Christian Bale, and the rest of the actors must be paid as low as possible. Otherwise, they can only operate in the same way as the original, with a little more income in the later stage and a little less in the early stage. .

But that kind of operation is undoubtedly a disadvantage for Manhai Entertainment.

The previous work was because the movie’s market prospects were not clear, and deliberately did that to reduce the risk of the production company.

And Roman knew that there would be an audience market for this movie, so naturally he couldn’t do that, or he wouldn’t give up his interests in vain.

Not every one is as worthy of wining as Nolan, there is really no shortage of suitable actors in Hollywood.

Even more so, on the premise that Christian Bale has already taken a base salary of US$5 million plus a 3% profit share, he must choose carefully.