Chapter 21 Signing the Contract

Wang Hao had heard about the matter of purchasing movies based on ratings from his uncle before.

So when Director Liu said this, he was not surprised.

After all, it is a public institution, and it has a set of internal procedures.

For example, when purchasing a TV movie, you pay part of the money first, and then after the movie is finished, if there are problems with the quality of the movie and it does not meet the requirements of the contract, the score will be too low.

Sorry, the movie channel has the right to impose corresponding responsibilities on the film producers, deduct part of the purchasing costs, or even reject the film to recover the early production costs.

In this way, there is a great possibility of avoiding collusion between internal and external parties and using shoddy products to obtain procurement funds.

Wang Hao was not worried about this at all and naturally had no objection.

On the one hand, he is confident in his script and project.

On the other hand, it was naturally because he knew that, apart from some experts from the Beijing Film Academy next door, most of the people who would review and score the films would be their own people.

So how to score? How much? In the end, they have the final say.

Ordinary film and television companies will naturally face the problem of price reduction, but for some people, that may not be the case.

Seeing that Wang Hao understood this, Liu Zhichao continued, "In addition to the above two points, we will keep 10% of the purchase price as the final payment. We will settle the final payment after the film is fully delivered and officially released on the station to ensure that there are no problems."

Well, this is also an unspoken rule.

No wonder people say it’s hard to do business. Making a movie is like doing a project, and you have to pay the final payment, which is indeed difficult.

However, Wang Hao knew in his heart that he had already taken great advantage of his uncle.

At least he would be able to get the balance when the time comes, unlike some companies...

"No problem, I've learned all this before and I have no objection to it."

Wang Hao answered very straightforwardly. Just as his uncle said, people must have a long-term vision and not just focus on immediate interests.

He made this film on the one hand to complete his graduation project, and on the other hand to practice his skills so that he could achieve some results at a time when the current Chinese film market is not hot enough.

Making money is secondary.

Liu Zhichao was also very satisfied with Wang Hao's attitude. At least he was not a fool.

"Okay then, since you've confirmed everything, then the contract is settled."

He took out the standard contract that had been printed long ago, filled in the information, and handed it to Wang Hao.

But at this moment, Zhang Weibang from the advertising department who had been sitting next to him spoke.

"Wait, Lao Liu, don't rush to sign this contract. There may be some changes that need to be made."

Liu Zhichao and the others looked at him, but Zhang Weibang said to Wang Hao slowly:

"I've been thinking about your script carefully these past few days, and I found that there is still potential to be tapped."

After hearing his words and considering the other party's identity, Wang Hao immediately had a guess and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Who says it’s easy for time travelers? There is never a shortage of smart people in this world.

Sure enough, Zhang Weibang's next sentence was:

“In your movie, the most important prop besides the coffin is a mobile phone.

So I thought of the movie "Cell Phone" directed by Feng two years ago, which had Motorola's advertisements embedded in it. "What do you mean? Ask mobile phone manufacturers for sponsorship?" Wang Hao asked cooperatively.

"Yes, in this regard, if you need it, I can provide you with some help."

Zhang Weibang's smile was very friendly, but Wang Hao still added in his heart: "Of course, this little help comes at a price."

In fact, even if Zhang Weibang didn't say anything about this matter, Wang Hao himself had the idea of looking for sponsorship from mobile phone manufacturers. After all, movie product placement is a common occurrence in the film industry.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just take Feng Dapao, the example Zhang Weibang just used.

His films can be regarded as the most sponsor-attracting domestic films.

Sometimes, even when a movie is just launched, the advertising fees sold have already completely covered the production costs.

Of course, Wang Hao would not be so crazy, and he does not have the box office appeal like Feng Dapao.

But even so, according to his estimation, if "Buried Alive" could get sponsorship, the price would probably not be less than 100,000 or 200,000.

You know, the advertising fee for movie channels is generally 15 for 2 seconds, but the mobile phone in Wang Hao's movie runs through almost half of the plot.

Its screen time is at least no less than half an hour, and there are many close-up shots. Even if it were replaced with a special advertisement on the movie channel, it would cost a lot of money.

Unfortunately, Zhang Weibang took the initiative to bring up this matter, and in front of so many people.

"That's great!"

Wang Hao glanced at his uncle covertly and found that he was playing with the pen in his hand without any expression.

As for the others, they were in the same state, looking as if they were used to it.

Wang Hao had an idea in his mind and his mentality changed immediately.

Let's just share the profits equally. By using the name of the movie channel advertising department, we can save some time and energy. It's definitely more reliable than having a college student who hasn't even graduated come to discuss cooperation.

"It's always a good thing to have extra income. I'll have to trouble Uncle Zhang to sponsor this matter."

"Oh, no problem, no problem," Zhang Weibang said with a smile, "Then Brother Liu, add another note to Xiao Wang's contract, and mention the sponsorship separately, so that no one can criticize you in the future."

Liu Zhichao nodded, and quickly made a few more strokes, adding this clause to the supplementary agreement.

Wang Hao did not hesitate. After taking the pen, he signed his name directly on the contract.

With this piece of paper, he could finally recruit soldiers with confidence.

There was a burst of sparse applause in the conference room. Wang Hao shook hands with several leaders one by one, and followed his uncle back to his office amid their congratulations.

"Are you still a little dissatisfied with what happened in the meeting just now?"

As soon as he entered the room and closed the door, Lu Guotao stared into Wang Hao's eyes for a while, then asked seriously.

Wang Hao was stunned at first, then he remembered the contract he had just signed. The slight resentment in his heart somehow disappeared completely under Lu Guotao's gaze.

Entertainment industry, entertainment industry, he learned a lesson today and it is reasonable to pay some tuition fee.

"No, I believe you won't hurt me!"

Both the uncle and nephew laughed at this moment.

(End of this chapter)

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