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Gary has never thought about the issue of dividing Hugo, because strictly speaking, not only Hugo is not eligible to participate in the sharing, even Meg is not qualified, and even if it is to be divided, the more box-office Meg is also the first choice. .

But the problem is that Joseph's proposal is really too enticing and confusing. Three million U.S. dollars plus 20% of the box office dividend. On the one hand, three million U.S. dollars is the basic salary. This is a good figure for Gary. The saved budget can be invested in filming. As for Don't worry about dividends in a short time.

On the other hand, in "Sleep in Seattle", there are not many people who can participate in the dividend. Nora is also a director and screenwriter. So currently only Nora and Gary will participate in the dividend. During the negotiation, they are only willing to give Nora and Gary a 10% dividend, just because they don't have enough box office appeal. However, if Hugo is added, maybe Gary can win 25% of the box office dividend from Samsung Pictures. After all, the aftermath of the eight consecutive championships of "Yihai Xiongfeng" is really not to be underestimated.

The only thing to worry about now is that Joseph does not want to set a minimum box office for dividends, that is, Hugo can get dividends from this movie no matter what, this is not the situation that Gary wants to see.

Gary raised his eyes and looked at Joseph seriously. He was thinking carefully about the feasibility of this proposal. After thinking about it, he broke the silence in the office." Three million dollars plus percent Ten box office dividends, and a minimum box office limit must be set."

The 10% box office dividend that Gary mentioned here is 10% of the box office of the entire movie. That is to say, the production company will give out 10% to Hugo after the dividend, and Nora, who is also a director and screenwriter. He also took ten percent, and Gary calculated five percent for himself.

If it is subdivided into the part that belongs to the director and the producer, then Gary wants to apply for 25% of the box office dividend from Samsung Pictures as a whole. In this part, Nora and Hugo account for 100%. Forty percent and Gary is 20 percent.

To put it simply, if "Sleepless in Seattle" gets 100 million US dollars in box office, then Gary intends to get 25 million US dollars in income for directors and producers, and finally Hugo can get 10 million US dollars. Income. Of course, all of this is without tax deduction.

After Gary thought about it carefully, although Hugo has not yet reached the box office dividend level, it is only three million US dollars in expenditure, and then the "Seattle Sleepless" movie, which hardly anyone in the circle is watching, shares part of the risk. In Hugo, this is indeed a cost-effective deal.

Joseph looked at Gary and didn't speak for the first time, but thought about it. "15% of the share, and the minimum box office limit is 30 million US dollars."

Gary shook his head. "Joseph, you know that Hugo has not reached such a market." If the lower limit of 15 to 30 million is followed, if it succeeds, Hugo can earn at least US$4.5 million. This is even higher than Hugo’s 3 million remuneration. It’s not as good as signing a contract for 6 million today, so it’s impossible for Gary to agree.” A 10% share, with a lower limit of 8,000 at the box office. Ten thousand U.S. dollars."

This is the last bottom line for Gary. If "Sleepless in Seattle" can get a box office of 80 million US dollars, then Samsung Pictures will not be far from recovering the cost, and then relying on video tapes and other peripheral revenues to achieve profitability .

"If you want to adjust the lower limit of the box office, then the three million remuneration will be gone." Gary said firmly. He is not worried about whether Samsung Pictures is profitable. He knows that Samsung Pictures cannot agree to it. He is just a producer. , He must hug the actors and directors, and then negotiate with the production company.

Joseph looked at Gary’s unwillingness to back down, and after hesitating again and again, he nodded, "It's a ‘hand’!"

That is to say, if "Sleepless in Seattle" box office exceeds 80 million US dollars, then Hugo can get at least 8 million pre-tax dividends, plus 3 million remuneration, Hugo will smoothly enter the market. The first-line star! But once the movie box office fails, Hugo will quickly return to the state before the release of "Yihai Xiongfeng". The salary is at 3 million, so it is not so easy to increase.

So, this is a gamble. But Joseph thought of Hugo's firm expression, and the last trace of anxiety in his heart disappeared. Then, Joseph took Gary's right hand and reached an agreement.

Gary is obviously very satisfied. The box office dividends are all after the movie box office reaches that level. If the box office of "Seattle Sleepless" really exceeds 80 million US dollars, then it is a big win. Rain Guo can also prove that his box office appeal is not just a flash of light. At present, all that Gary needs to consider is to pay Hugo three million dollars in remuneration, three million dollars, which is really a deal that could not be more cost-effective.

Of course, Gary couldn’t think of it. If he raised the salary to five million dollars, maybe Joseph would be willing to nod and agree, and he pioneered the box office dividend for Hugo, and even unintentionally created one. Miracle. However, when Gary realized this, he had already missed the point in time.

Gary then immediately discussed with Nora, and the two of them held a meeting with Samsung Pictures at the same time. Samsung Pictures nodded faster than Gary. The three million film remuneration would have saved a lot of costs, but the box office The split is a matter of waiting for 80 million. For them, it can be said that there are no disadvantages, so Samsung Pictures simply agreed to Gary's request.

In the afternoon, Joseph received the contract fax. After seeing the confirmation in black and white, Joseph's joy could not be expressed in words. This is the work he has won for Hugo since he cooperated with Hugo for a year. One of the best and most'colorful'.

Not only Joseph, Hugo was so surprised when he learned that he had reached the box office dividend level. When Joseph talked to him, Hugo thought it was just a bargaining chip. He didn't expect Samsung Pictures to actually nod his head. Up.

In fact, although the actor Feng'Mao' who is eligible for box office dividends is rare, Hugo has overlooked another method of film production. That is, when the cost is insufficient, the actors will receive a small amount of remuneration or even no basic salary, and then rely entirely on box office dividends to get paid, that is to say, the actor invests in the movie in this way of acting by himself. This method is not uncommon. On the one hand, the actors’ pay is too high, which saves costs; on the other hand, the actors are allowed to share the risk and reduce the loss of the production company.

This is the reason why Hugo was able to pay dividends on the project "Sleepless in Seattle". A low-cost movie with a budget of only 20 million US dollars, and it is still a work that is not favored by professionals in the circle. It is indeed feasible to give Hugo an ultra-low remuneration of 3 million and then let Hugo bear the box office responsibility. plan.

In fact, according to Hugo’s current level, six million dollars is a normal level. That means that the box office of "Sleepless in Seattle" movies is lower than the contracted box office of 80 million, so Samsung Pictures will decrease. Lost three million. Once the box office of the movie reaches 80 million US dollars, then Samsung Pictures will not be far from achieving profitability. This is a cost-effective deal.

Seeing Hugo’s surprised expression, Joseph’s fiery mood cooled down. He understood the internal operating rules of the industry. Samsung Pictures could not be a loss-making business, so he knew that 80 million’s “door” 'The threshold is a sharp blade hanging on the head, which may make Hugo return to the predicament a year ago at any time.

"Hugo, are you really sure? What if the movie fails?" Although Joseph still had a lot of joy between his brows, the worries in his eyes emerged uncontrollably.

Hugo knew that Joseph still had lingering fears about his experience in the past month. Tracy would not let Hugo appear in a promising work so easily. Now Hugo has successfully received the contract for "Night Sleep in Seattle". , On the contrary, made Joseph more uncertain.

But Hugo is not worried. He remembers that the box office of "Seattle Sleepless" should have crossed the 100 million threshold. What Hugo needs to do is to ensure that he can contribute enough to this work. Cai's performance allowed this movie to replicate the success trajectory in his memory. The opportunity has come again, now it's Hugo's own!

"Joe, what's the use of worrying? Haven't we already made a decision?" Hugo comforted Joseph as much as he could. He patted Joseph on the shoulder~www.readwn.com~ said with a smile, "Now we What we have to do is to devote ourselves to the shooting of this work and do our best to ensure the quality of the work. Only in this way can we have the qualifications to compete for the box office, right?"

Joseph looked at Hugo’s bright smile, his eyes revealing infinite confidence, which calmed Joseph’s mixed mood a little, although he still couldn’t completely feel at ease, it is estimated that until the movie box office came out. There is no way, but at least he knows the goal of the struggle, then he is willing to move forward at full combat effectiveness.

"Yes! Then it's up to you next!" Finally a smile appeared on Joseph's face again.

In this way, under the circumstances that no one expected, Hugo did not get 8 million dollars in salary to be in the front line, but let "Sleepless in Seattle" become Hugo's first work to participate in the box office share, regardless of What are the plans of the production company, but at least it also shows that "Yihai Xiongfeng" has won eight consecutive championships, and the box office of "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Female" has made the production company willing to put the box office pressure on the rain. On Guo’s shoulders, especially with the recent negative news flying all over the sky, this has become even more commendable.

So, what kind of answer can Hugo's first "Sleepless in Seattle" ‘hand in’? Maybe the first reaction of the media can tell a glimmer of o