How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 523 Taking advantage of the situation, signing Zhou Jiegun’s film and television contract

"Director Zhang, please stop making fun of me, I..."

In response to Zhang Nan's teasing, Zhou Jiegun's lips were a little bitter and he couldn't finish the rest of his words.

Because "Green Hornet" was his first work to hit Hollywood, but now it seems that it is going to fail.

After all, 1.2 million U.S. dollars was invested in the production fee. It was released in mid-January. So far, the box office in North America has only been more than [-] million U.S. dollars. I am afraid that it will not be able to break [-] million U.S. dollars by the end of the movie. It is estimated to be between [-] and [-] million U.S. dollars. Nodes are drawn under North America.

The global box office is estimated to be around US$[-] million.

But he is not Zhang Nan. The movie he stars in can negotiate with theaters for a [-]% box office dividend.

in contrast.

As a newcomer to Hollywood, "The Green Hornet" earned a theatrical cut of up to [-]%.

In other words, "The Green Hornet", which has a production fee of 1.2 million U.S. dollars, needs at least 2.66 million, close to [-] million U.S. dollars in global box office, to make its money back.

"Few things are accomplished overnight. If you fail, just start over." Zhang Nan comforted Zhou Jiegun.

But obviously, Zhang Nan's relief effect was not very good.

So Zhang Nan changed his mind and said: "Besides, the movie is not good, and your singing is quite popular, so just keep singing."

Zhou Jiegun looked at Zhang Nan and said: "Director Zhang, if I can continue singing, I'm not stupid. I have to jump out and endure hardships in filming. It's really hard to describe the record industry in these years..."

After listening to Zhou Jiegun's words, Zhang Nan suddenly realized that the current situation of the mainland and even the global recording industry has indeed been in decline for many years.

Especially the record industry here in the mainland.

In the beginning, due to the economic downturn, piracy took advantage of the situation to grow, and then came the era of more convenient and free copyright-free music on the Internet.

Singers basically rely on acupuncture to earn appearance fees and hold concerts to earn ticket money to make a living.

Moreover, the market for acupuncture is limited, and holding a concert is really tiring.

And those who can perform acupuncture and hold concerts are already relatively prominent figures in the singer world.

Other lesser singers are simply not up to the level of performing acupuncture and holding concerts.

After all, the concert can’t be held in a KTV box, right?
  Maybe there won’t be enough seats in the big box.

Therefore, in these two stages of the mainland recording industry, life for singers was quite difficult.

Some singers even start businesses to make money in order to pursue their singing dreams, which in turn supports their singing careers. The one we talk about is Xue Mouqian, who is also paying for love.

Of course.

Jay Chow, as the Asian King who emerged from the piracy era, will definitely not have such a hard life.

After all, if he was so miserable, he wouldn't have the money to buy so many luxury sports cars.

But happiness comes from contrast.

It was extremely difficult for him to earn some money by singing here, but as a result, people in the film and television industry next door were making money like crazy.

Youdao is a three-in-one film, television, and song, so Jay Chou can't sit still. Fortunately, Jay Chou's career in film and television has gone quite smoothly with the support of his huge fans. He has films such as "Initial Letter", "A City Full of Golden Armor", "The Untold Secret", etc. The box office was good, and it was promoted to Hollywood step by step. It starred in "The Green Hornet", and it ushered in its first big failure.

"Then what do you want to do now, continue to work in Hollywood, or go back to the mainland to take a rest? If you have an idea, tell me now, don't go to find your Aunt Ye in the film and television industry for me later." Zhang Nan's words at the beginning were full of emotion. She was a little worried about Zhou Jiegun's tone. After speaking, Zhang Nan's tone became a bit threatening.

Without it.

Every time Ye Quanzhen blew Zhang Nan's pillow and asked Zhang Nan to do something, the previous services were very considerate and hard-working.

It was okay when Zhang Nan was young, but now that he is older, and not only does he have to take care of dozens of things every day, he has to take care of dozens of people, and his body is really unable to bear it.

Jay Chou was confused by Zhang Nan's changed tone, but he really didn't think about what to do for a moment, so he said procrastinatingly: "Director Zhang, I want to continue to work in Hollywood, but now [Green Hornet" Xia] I’m afraid I won’t be able to stay at this box office and will have no choice but to go back to the mainland.”

"This is easy to handle. Sign in to my Longbow Film and Television, and I will find the resources here for you." Zhang Nan gave suggestions.

The sudden suggestion was not Zhang Nan's whim, but Zhang Nan's sudden discovery.

Although the current mainland recording industry has continued to decline for many years, it is about to reach a turning point - the era of online music copyright payment is about to come.

Then [The Voice of China], [I Am a Singer]... and other music variety shows are about to explode, and the worth of top singers will soar.

At this time, if some Hollywood resources are spent to sign Jay Chou, Zhang Nan will be able to earn at least several hundred million yuan from Jay Chou.

"Director Zhang, I own a company." Zhou Jiegun reminded Zhang Nan hesitantly.

It's not that he doesn't want to sign a contract with Zhang Nan's Longbow Film and Television, but he himself is the boss of a music company!
  Employees can change jobs, but how can he, the boss, change jobs?
  "Isn't that a music company?"

Zhang Nan asked back, and then continued with a pity: "I can only sign your film and television contract."

To be honest, Jay Chou's music management contract is the most profitable, after all, it contains hundreds of classic songs!
  With the advent of the era of online music copyright, the annual royalties from those songs alone add up to an astronomical figure.

But Jay Chou's film and television contracts are actually quite valuable.

Although Jay Chou gradually withdrew from the film industry after 2011, his film and television contracts include not only film projects, but also television projects.

Not to mention anything else, the appearance fee for "The Voice of China" is as high as 2800 million yuan for each session.

Even if it's [-]-[-], Zhang Nan can get nearly [-] million in commission.

"Can you still sign like this?" Zhou Jiegun was a little curious about this signing method.

Zhang Nan smiled and explained: "What do you think? This is not a strange operation. It is very common in Hollywood. Many North American pop music singers make appointments with one company for music and another company for film and television. After all, There are really not many agencies in the world that are strong in both music and film."

He had also heard about this, so Zhou Jie nodded and said: "Then...I'll sign."

"Don't be so arbitrary. Go back and think carefully before making a decision. My commission is not low, [-]% in the first year, and the lowest will be [-]% in the future." Zhang Nan waved his hand.

You have to pull when fishing, and this signer has to do it even more.

Otherwise, such huge profits in the future may lead to various contradictions.

Zhou Jiegun paused after hearing this, but decided to sign his film and television contract with Longbow Films.

After all, he could not have predicted that with the popularity of mainland variety shows in the future, the singer's value would soar.

(End of this chapter)