Chapter 358 "Yu Xitan"
Chapter 358 "Yu Xitan"
Fan Wumian used his cooperation with Paramount Pictures to put pressure on Miramax Films, and it seemed to have a certain effect.
The day after the internal preview, we sent an email to the Bandit King Media Hong Kong Headquarters, informing them that we would continue to fulfill the previously drafted contract.
The specific content is to pay the final payment of US$1 million within one month, plus 2400% of the total box office dividends.
Fan Wumian was overjoyed to learn that he would soon receive approximately 2 million RMB.
Although he now has a lot of assets under his name, they are mainly concentrated in securities, real estate and various copyrights. His working capital is not abundant, and he needs to pay the balance of the land transfer fee in a few months.
By the time the movie is released during the summer and we get our share of the total box office revenue, I guess the money will be made up from A Quiet Place 2.
It is difficult to get dividends from theaters using the "Hollywood accounting method", but if you get dividends from the total box office, you don't need to worry about Miramax Films playing too many tricks.
If the overseas box office results can be close to those of the first film, it means he will have a chance to earn more than 20 million US dollars. It's a pity that he will not get a share of the revenue from peripheral copyrights. This is one of the reasons why Fan Wumian established the Myth Film Studio himself.
It is almost impossible to get rich by renting and selling DVDs in mainland China.
In many overseas countries and regions with strong copyright protection, the income from peripheral copyrights can even exceed the dividends from theaters.
Many bad movies that flopped at the box office could survive for a while by renting and selling DVDs, and maybe even turn a profit on paper.
Therefore, Miramax Films dares to bid hundreds of millions of dollars for the copyrights of about 700 films. The most valuable core assets of several major Hollywood giants are the film libraries and copyrights in their hands, and the same is true for Marvel Comics.
The box office market is so large and there are so many ways to make money, so Hollywood dares to spend so much money on making movies, entering a virtuous cycle.
On the other hand, in Asia, a movie with an investment of 300 to 400 million yuan makes almost no profit.
The reason why the mainland has been in a fever of shooting blockbusters is mainly due to the overseas sales of distribution rights. As the popularity of Chinese-language films in overseas markets has cooled, the investors of projects that were planned long ago, such as Curse of the Golden Flower, The Banquet, and The Warring States, have all been left in vain.
Surprise.
Fan Wumian didn't know yet that someone at Disney had already set their sights on the full copyright of "A Quiet Place" and wanted to acquire it and try to develop it in depth.
While he was busy filming "My Love from the Star", he was also mainly busy preparing for the Allure Girls Group. He was worried that others would take advantage of him behind the scenes, so he personally selected the entire list of idol trainees.
Not only do they look at their resumes and photos, these trainees also recorded singing and dancing videos, spun around to show their body shapes, and had their waists and leg lengths measured, etc.
Among the promising young talents that Fan Wumian has focused on, Guo Biting’s singing voice is just okay. She is only 22 years old and is at the peak of her appearance.
She has a face that makes her look like a "nerd goddess" and can sing in tune. We can give her the remaining spot in the Hong Kong City area.
As for Zhang Yuqi, it’s hard to describe her when she sings.
She is only 18 years old this year and currently lacks the aura of a "queen". However, Zhang Yuqi, like Huang Shengyi, is also a star girl.
Although Zhou Xingxing’s emotional intelligence is not high, his aesthetic taste is still very good.
It's a bit difficult to get this girl to join a girl group, as she already has enough looks, but she can debut through the idol trainee variety show, sign under a new agency first, and play some supporting roles.
3 month 28 number.
Fan Wumian sent out a total of 40 invitation letters, requiring a reply within 24 hours.
Even though I had overestimated the attractiveness of my company, the feedback I received was still beyond my expectations. A total of 37 girls decided to join, and the remaining three also wanted to come.
Unfortunately, one of them recently broke his arm when he was hit by a taxi, and the other two have already signed contracts, and the company is unwilling to let them go.
Without the certainty of being able to change jobs, they dare not completely break up with their current company, fearing that in the end they will end up with nothing and lose both the sesame seeds and not the watermelon.
It’s February 3th.
These trainees packed up and rushed to Shenzhen from various places, borrowing the venue of the "Window of the World" scenic spot for their centralized training, which also made it convenient for the variety show crew to shoot.
the same day.
Jane Zhang’s first solo album “Yu Xi Tan” is finally released.
Before the release, she had participated in variety shows such as "Entertainment Live", "Entertainment Camp", and "Super Winner" to promote her new album.
Fan Wumian's studio also made an effort to carry out saturation bombardment publicity through channels such as Penguin Music, Tudou, and Penguin Weibo, focusing on cost-effectiveness. Its publicity and promotion resources are better than those of many old record companies.
As the boss, Fan Wumian personally helped promote the products. He used Penguin Weibo to post the words "Buy it" and added a picture to indicate that half of the songs were written by himself.
Huang Bo, Huang Shengyi, newly signed Fan Wei and Xu Zheng and others have also used Penguin Weibo accounts for promotion.
Many people in the outside world realized it later and saw that the various resources in Fan Wumian's hands seemed to have begun to be connected, giving off a bit of the flavor of a "large entertainment group."
For example, on the Youtube platform, the promotional ads for the new album "Yu Xi Tan" were accurately pushed to Chinese users around the world. In order to find a way to monetize users, Youtube just used the money from the B round of financing to spend more than 30 million US dollars to acquire an Internet advertising company. It is said that there is a patented algorithm that can achieve accurate advertising coverage. Zhang Liangying got in early and used it in the first batch.
Youtube does not have abundant funds, but finding ways to increase the company's revenue is like sharpening the knife before chopping wood.
The number of active users on its platform has skyrocketed. Once the revenue data goes up again, the market valuation will continue to soar.
Including Fan Wumian and the three founders, everyone currently has the same idea, which is to take advantage of the booming market and sell Youtube at a suitable high price.
After all, it just caught a wave of opportunity and has no real core advantages. Once other similar video websites develop, it will be difficult to maintain the growth momentum of recent years for a long time.
Selling YouTube to a large Silicon Valley company is the wisest choice for both their shareholders and the YouTube platform itself.
Yanjing.
Liu Shishi's scenes were finished ahead of schedule and she has already flown back home.
Seeing her college classmates talking about Jane Zhang’s new album “Yu Xi Tan” in the group, she also went out to look for a music and video store, and found that there was a queue next to the counter, all of whom were there to buy this album.
Although they both worked under Fan Wumian, Liu Shishi had only met Zhang Liangying once and they were not familiar with each other.
There were still a few "Yu Xi Tan" albums left on the shelf. She picked up one and looked through the track list. In less than half a minute, she looked up and found that the remaining albums had been taken by other customers.
This time, the album was still produced by Yaomei Culture Communication Company, and was wholesaled at a low price through the previous sales network. The cost price of each album was less than two yuan, and it was wholesaled to the outside world at five or six yuan.
Yaomei Culture will make a part of the profit first, and the remaining net profit will be divided between Jane Zhang and the company in a ratio of 50:. She will get %, and will also receive an additional guaranteed bonus of yuan.
She had never expected to make much money from physical albums. Endorsements, commercial performances, and concerts were the bulk of her income, so Jane Zhang didn't feel like she was at a disadvantage.
The first album has just been released and I have already started preparing for the second album. The plan is to make it famous as soon as possible and then hold a national tour.
After buying the album, Liu Shishi took the bus home to listen to the songs.
First listen to "Liangliang" sung by Fan Wumian and Jane Zhang. The whole song seems very emotional and the two of them cooperate very well.
After the song was over, the melody still echoed in Liu Shishi's mind. She smiled and listened to it a few more times, muttering to herself:
“As expected of the boss”
The quality of the album is there, and it is mainly based on a relatively fresh ancient style. When the album "Yu Xi Tan" was released on the 31st, its reputation exploded immediately.
The Chinese music scene does not pay attention to Jane Zhang, but has to pay attention to Fan Wumian's every move.
After listening to the new songs he created in this album, many of his colleagues were glad that they changed the release date of their albums, otherwise even if the "Queen" Princess met him, she would become a stepping stone for Jane Zhang to rise to the top.
Countless young people rushed to buy "Yu Xi Tan", and audio-visual stores soon ran out of stock.
After the popularity of "Super Girl" declined, Jane Zhang, who had been forgotten, came into people's attention again and received many event invitations in just one day.
Zhang Liangying began to take advantage of the popularity and took part in activities everywhere to make money.
This is Fan Wumian's side.
The crew of "My Love from the Star" worked non-stop for so many days and finally finished filming the scenes in Shanghai.
The villain's plot was just a diversion, and the supporting roles were given to the two assistant directors. Fan Wumian was mainly responsible for the romance with Ying Er. The three filming teams were busy at the same time, so of course the speed was very fast.
Other crews were reluctant to spend money and liked to be thrifty, but in Fan Wumian's eyes, time was the most precious thing. The entire crew had more than a hundred staff members, and it was enough to just bring them together to shoot the movie.
The first day of August.
Last night, Fan Wumian came to Shenzhen overnight. Today he gave himself a day off and went to the recording site of the variety show "Alluring Girl Idol Trainee" to join in the fun.
Several teams were in charge of the recording here, and they started interviewing the 37 trainees one by one early in the morning, asking them to introduce themselves and talk about their expectations and goals for the future.
Compared with other singing talent shows like "Super Girl", it can be said that the substance remains the same in a new form, and it basically uses the same old routine.
Since these trainees are all receiving concentrated training, many daily stories will happen, so some reality show elements were added during the planning process, and many cameramen were invited to follow and record their daily states.
The Window of the World scenic area is very close to the golf villa area.
After just a few traffic lights, when Fan Wumian arrived at his destination, the program director immediately put down his work and ran over to greet him.
Received news.
These idol trainees all started to move, hoping to get Fan Wumian's attention.
(End of this chapter)