let go of that director

Chapter 48

The moon sets and the sun rises, and two days pass in a blink of an eye.

Without making Li Chengyou wait for a long time, An Taihe quickly contacted him.

But when he came to An Taihe's office again and saw the contract drafted by SM, Lee Seung Woo raised his eyes and glanced at An Taihe, smiled to himself, and then put the contract on the table.

"Brother Taihe, is this the sincerity of your company?"

Li Chengyou really found it funny.

1000 million won for one episode, converted into 6 Huaxia currency, apart from that, no mention of dividends, the sincerity of SM company is indeed sincere enough.

Is the remuneration for an episode of 1000 million won low?
To be honest, it is really not low for a new screenwriter.

在韩国，电视剧行业协会对编剧进行了分级，从上到下分为特级、A级和B级。一般像金秀贤、崔丸奎等特A级编剧每创作一集电视剧就可获得2000万韩元左右的稿酬。而刚刚入行的编剧每创作一集电视剧仅能获得250万-400万韩元(约合华夏币1.5万-2.4万元)的稿酬。

In addition to remuneration, screenwriters can also get some dividends, so Korean screenwriters actually have a set of market algorithms for their income.

For example, after a TV station with copyright broadcasts a screenwriter's work, it can provide it to other TV stations or copy and distribute it, but the screenwriter must be notified in writing in advance; the rebroadcast fee is 30% of the script draft fee; 15% of the manuscript fee; in addition, 3.5% of the copyright amount should be paid to the screenwriter when it is provided to foreign TV stations or cable TV stations; if a third party is allowed to copy and distribute the program in China, 5.5% of the copyright amount should be paid to the screenwriter.

But the contract drafted by SM is very interesting.

The remuneration of 1000 million won for an episode is really high compared to the 250 million to 400 million won for a new screenwriter.

But then... gone.

Who is he fooling?Really play him for a fool!

Lee Seung-woo wondered if the so-called high-level executives of SM Company had their minds filled with shit. They really thought that everyone else was a dog, and they felt delicious when they saw shit, so they jumped up to kneel and lick them one by one?
A bunch of idiots!
Not to mention that he is already a well-known director, and there is a movie that has a box office of more than 200 million viewers. Even if there is no such premise, does SM company think that he will give up the dividend?
In the previous cooperation with SM company, Lion asked for a 12% agency fee, and Lee Seung Woo was actually a little upset in his heart.

But no way.

Who told him that he was just a penniless rookie director, with no connections or channels, so he had to make compromises at the initial stage.

But now SM company still treats him as a fool, Lee Seung Woo thinks this is really funny.

Looking at An Taihe, Li Chengyou smiled and said, "Brother Taihe, I want to know, what do you think of this contract?"

To be honest, Lee Seung-woo still admires An Taihe very much after being in contact with An Taihe for so long, he has a good way of dealing with people, and he is also very organized in doing things.But if An Taihe also thinks that this contract is normal, then Li Chengyou has to consider whether it is necessary to maintain friendship with this person.

When you meet a fool who treats others as a fool, it's best to stay away as soon as possible, so as not to cause trouble.

Looking at Li Chengyou, An Taihe couldn't help shaking his head and showing a wry smile.

to be frank.

When he saw the contract drafted after the final agreement by the top management, An Taihe wanted to call these people idiots.

It is undeniable that Lee Seung-woo is indeed a newcomer, and he has not even joined the Screenwriters Association so far, so he is not considered an official member of the Screenwriters Association.

But for a director with a box office of 200 million viewers, even those high-level executives think that Lee Seung-woo is just a fluke, but even if it is a fluke, can you really treat such a director as a new screenwriter?

If word of this matter gets out—if there is no agreement with Lee Seung Woo in the end—it is basically certain.

If other directors and screenwriters know how SM treats "famous" directors in this way, although there are many screenwriters and directors in the current circle who think Lee Seung Woo's success is just a fluke, other screenwriters and directors can despise Lee Seung Woo because their peers look down on each other. It's normal.But other screenwriters and directors can despise it, but it's not up to SM to have this sense of superiority.

Although South Korea's national strength is weak and its territory is small, it is precisely because of this reason that South Korean filmmakers have always been united.

Just like the bald head movement that happened in 1999.

In order to protest South Korea’s accession to the WTO and the opening of quotas for foreign films, Korean filmmakers were outraged. Almost all filmmakers mobilized. Many male filmmakers even shaved their heads and staged a sit-in protest at Seoul National Hall and Gwanghwamun.Because shaving your head is a very strong form of protest in South Korea, and this event was participated by all Korean filmmakers, so it was highly concerned by the world public opinion, which caused great pressure on the South Korean government, so it decided to continue every screening in every cinema in South Korea The hall has a policy of showing domestic films for 146 days a year.

After the success of the bald head movement, the morale of Korean directors was greatly boosted, which became an opportunity for the development of Korean films.

To put it bluntly, for the insiders in the industry, literati can look down on them, but if outsiders also have this sense of superiority, then it is very likely that not many well-known screenwriters and directors will be willing to cooperate with SM in the future.

Even if these are not mentioned, it only concerns Lee Seung Woo himself.

An Taihe is the one who has the closest contact with Lee Seung Woo, and also feels Lee Seung Woo's talent and potential more deeply.

It was not easy to establish a good relationship with such a talented and promising young director. With a good friendship, it was too late to maintain and expand the network. I was so stupid that I really thought that Lee Seung-woo was the same as those screenwriters and directors. Success is just a fluke?

Do An Taihe feel that those high-level executives grew up eating shit?
A director who is only 22 years old in real life and 23 years old in imaginary age, such a young director is even a student, has not graduated, and has not relied on the help of outsiders, and independently obtained investment to complete the film. How can he do this? Treat it as a fluke?

But he tried his best to argue with these reasons, but no one responded at all, and only felt that he thought too highly of Li Chengyou.

An Taihe had the urge to resign at that time, he really didn't want to see these idiots again.

Fortunately, after his repeated arguments, it was not without some results, and not all those high-level officials were extremely stupid.

The draft contract presented to Li Chengyou this time can also be regarded as a test. It would be better if Li Chengyou had no objection. If Li Chengyou had objection, there was still room for negotiation.

With a wry smile, looking at Li Chengyou, An Taihe sighed and said: "Chengyou, in front of you, Brother Taihe...don't hide it anymore. If you have known it before, you should also know what the film and television department of SM company is like." Although Taihe Gegui is the manager of a department, he seems to be in charge of the entire department. In fact, the film and television department does not have much say in the company.

That's why I'm so keen to work with you.

Chengyou, you are indeed a genius. I believe in my own vision. I am sure that working with you will definitely improve the status of our film and television department.only……"

Shaking his head, An Taihe smiled wryly again: "Forget it. I won't talk about these things. This contract is just a draft draft, not a final decision, although I know it's a bit ridiculous... Forget it, I won't mention these , Chengyou, tell me your conditions.

If it is reasonable, Brother Taihe will try his best to help you fight for it.

Brother Taihe hopes Chengyou can believe this, I really want to reach a cooperation with you. "

(End of this chapter)