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Chapter 514 The Stormy Mid-August
"Tiny Times 2" and "When a Man is in Love" were indeed greatly affected.

Under the squeeze of "Pacific Rim", the two films share a total of 53% of the film schedule.

However, due to the huge sales of the previous film, the theaters preferred "Tiny Times 2" and gave 34% of the film schedule, which also allowed the film to win a box office of 4700 million on the first day.

Guo Jingming's fans once again proved their strength.

Hu Ge and Tong Liya's "When a Man is in Love" is miserable.

This movie was highly anticipated by theaters before it was released. Needless to say, Brother Hu, Tong Liya is the number one young student of the new generation, and Tong Liya is the little flower that Yuanchao is promoting this year. Fashion resources, pile them on her desperately.

But who would have expected that the summer films "Little Times" and "Pacific Rim" would come out, and they would seriously crowd out the film schedule.

The immediate result was that "But When Men Are in Love" was well received but not well received.

It was only 2200 million on the first day, which was double killed by "Little Times".

The next day, Friday, received 3000 million, and "Little Times" received 5200 million.

Fan Xiaopang's new work "One Night Surprise", which was released on the same day, opened the door with a squib, only 1020 million.

Oh, by the way, there is also Xiao Ming’s new Tanabata Valentine’s Day film "Made 2", the box office on the first day was less than one million. Except for attending the premiere that day and shouting a few words on Weibo, Xiao Ming will no longer participate in "Made 2". No. [-]" promotion, the reason is that the leg injury has not healed and it is inconvenient to travel.

By the 11th, "Pacific Rim" had been released domestically for 12 days, and its total box office exceeded 8 million, successfully overtaking North America.

It also created Liu Yifei's best result in China.

"Pacific Rim" became the first Hollywood blockbuster whose box office in China surpassed that of North America.

The media have said that this is a manifestation of the rise of the Chinese market.

That is, after this weekend, the schedule of "Pacific Rim" began to decline.

The five films on Qixi Festival also took a breath of relief.

The schedule of "Pacific Rim" has been cut in half, and "Fast 6" is coming to an end, and the second half of August will be handed over to domestic films.

But the market hadn't calmed down for a few days before it was attracted by a lawsuit.

Zhou Xingxing sued Huayi!
The cause is the account sharing of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

The original agreement between Zhou Xingxing and Huayi was that Zhou Xingxing would have 15% of the box office, but because of remote intervention in the middle, Huayi, in order to keep Zhou Xingxing, Wang Zhonglei and Zhou Xingxing reached an additional agreement: if the final box office exceeds 5 million, Zhou Xingxing will get an additional 6% dividend.

Wang Zhonglei sent this agreement to Zhou Xingxing's mailbox. Zhou Xingxing was very satisfied after reading it. The two agreed verbally, but they did not actually sign the contract.

Now Zhou Xingxing approached Wang Zhonglei to settle the bill, asking for an additional 6% dividend, totaling 8160 million.

As a result, Wang Zhonglei turned his face and refused to admit it, saying that the additional agreement was not really signed, had no legal effect, and would not be honored.

Zhou Xingxing refused to accept it, and brought Huayi to court with a lawsuit.

"This looks good." The industry is waiting to see the excitement.

You Huayi made so much money on "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", your friends and businessmen have long been jealous.

There are roughly two factions within Remote on this matter.

One group believed that since the dividend was agreed in advance, it should be implemented in place. "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" sold a box office of 12 billion, and this 8000 million is not a problem for Huayi.

For the 8000 million, it is good to sell Zhou Xingxing, and you can continue to cooperate with Zhou Xingxing in the future. The money will be earned back sooner or later, so why not do it.

The other faction feels that the contract should be followed.

Since the additional treaty has not been signed, Zhou Xingxing should take the original 15% dividend in business, instead of asking for the 6% dividend that does not belong to him insatiably.

After all, 8000 million is not a small number.

"Me?" Cheng Yu'an sat aside, "I don't support anyone."

There is no right or wrong in this matter.

You said Hua Yi was wrong?Is Huayi acting in accordance with the contract?

Zhou Xingxing was going to sign the additional agreement early, how dare Huayi renege on his debt?

Is Zhou Xingxing wrong?He just thinks that everyone cooperates for a game, and my box office is worthy of you. Since we agreed to increase the score by 6%, why is it not honored now?

"How can you stay neutral like this." The colleague didn't buy Cheng Yu'an's kind rhetoric.

Cheng Yu'an smiled and said, "Speaking of which, this matter is still related to us. If we didn't force Nini into "Journey to the West", Wang Zhonglei wouldn't be so nervous, and wouldn't rush to use the 6% supplementary agreement to stabilize the situation. Live in Zhou Xingxing."

"Then who do you think will win this lawsuit?"

"Huayi wins 100%. Zhou Xingxing's claim is not legally supported. He did not sign the 6% dividend agreement with Huayi."

This lawsuit is still going on, and it won't be over in two or three years.

Zhang Yimou's lawsuit against Zhang Weiping for withholding his director's share last year is still ongoing.

"No matter what the outcome of this lawsuit is, Zhou Xingxing and Hua Yi have broken up..."

"You want to cooperate with Zhou Xingxing?" Before Cheng Yu'an finished speaking, the subordinates knew what his plan was, "but his next play has not yet been settled. According to his personality, the next play must be every three to five years .”

It's not that I don't want to work with Zhou Xingxing, but for a director like him, the interval between filming is usually very long.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" came five years after "Yangtze River No. [-]".

Who knows where the next movie is.

"It's okay, let's get in touch first." Cheng Yu'an knew that Zhou Xingxing would shoot "The Mermaid" next year, "It's okay if the conditions are high."

There are two ways to cooperate with directors or well-known actors remotely. One is to get a fixed salary and leave after filming. For example, Tong Liya received 130 million yuan for "When a Man Loves"; the other is the salary + share model. Yang Mi, Tangtang Talented artists like Brother Hu are eligible to choose to take a share. Wu Ershan took 13% of the share in the name of his own studio in "Looking for the Dragon", plus a fixed director's salary of 580 million.

Xu Ke got 700 million + 12% dividends in "Taking Tiger Mountain Out of Wisdom".

One more thing, the bald Xu Shanzheng didn't get a share in "Tai囧", because he was still a rookie director before "Tai囧", and he didn't have a share in the film investment.

However, in the follow-up of the "囧" series, if he wants to direct or star in, he should be able to get the investment and share.

The "Tai囧" campaign made him completely famous, and he was promoted to the ranks of blockbuster directors, so he should get his share.

Long-distance has always been generous with the pop entertainer.

By the way, Cheng Yu'an's reported director's remuneration is 1.7 million soft sister coins, or 7000 million + 20% box office dividend.

This is almost a price that no one can afford.

I'm sorry, Oscar's blessing is so capricious.

Ranked second among Chinese directors.

The first is Li An. After "Youth Pi", his salary rose to 6000 million U.S. dollars, equivalent to more than 3 million yuan.

But Li An is in Hollywood, and behind him is the global market, which Cheng Yu'an can't compare to.

After the Oscars, a major Hollywood studio asked him to make a film, offering a price of 4000 million US dollars, but Cheng Yuan was not interested.

(End of this chapter)