Entertainment Empire System

[My relatives from my hometown are still here, and the bright moon sends me my lovesickness. Without the pain of separation, how could we know that it would be too late to meet again. --Excerpts from the Mid-Autumn Festival]

If the profit can reach 100%, capital will dare to trample on any law in the world. If there was a 300% profit, he would dare to commit any crime and even risk hanging his head. This is what Mr. Ma said in Das Kapital. Although it is some exaggerated data, it can clearly show some characteristics of capital. The guaranteed box office of 200 million given by Ye Ming will basically bring 100% profit to the producer. As for advertisers, they calculate their own profits and the 200 million they can get for product add-ons. The value is basically 100% of the profit they paid.

It was precisely because of Ye Ming's strong commitment that signing the contract this time was very straightforward. There is a big difference between advertising fees and remuneration investment. For example, when it comes to investing in a movie, although Ye Ming and Madoff agreed to invest, they would never transfer all the money to the crew's account at once on an issue like this.

Doing it this way is very risky, and it is impossible for a prudent businessman to do it like this.

Therefore, regarding such a problem, in fact, at this time, batch transfer is a common practice in the entertainment industry. For example, for Madoff's investment, he would first give five million, and then send the financial officer to the crew to supervise its use. The five million was almost used up, and then the financial officer sent by Madoff would verify that there were no problems and that there was no wasteful money. All the money has been spent on movie shooting. Okay, I'll spend the next five million on it. After the money is used up, the finance department will review the accounts again. If there are no problems, the next money will continue to be transferred. Anyway, you will definitely not transfer all the money at once.

In fact, Ye Ming also used this method. Huihuang.com also had its own independent finance within the crew. At this time, it was responsible for auditing all the crew's expenses. Of course, as long as it is a legitimate expenditure, then finance is just a decoration and will never be stopped. The remuneration is almost one-third for the contract and one-third for the middle period of filming. It is considered good to be able to settle the payment after the filming is completed.

Some crews even said that they would not pay all the actors' wages until the movie was released. If it is said that this movie cannot be released, then in terms of such a problem, this thing means that the actors should not want the final salary.

This is the entertainment industry, and it is normal to pay off the paycheck three times. As for the advertising fee, you can try to settle it three times. In fact, the advertising fee is set and transferred directly. The price can be discussed before it is set. Bargaining is a very normal thing, but once it is said If the contract is signed, then such an issue will be settled in one go. This is also an unspoken rule in Hollywood.

If you don't like this movie, don't go and advertise. Since you go, it means you have approved the movie, and you have to give money happily. For example, when it comes to the current Fast and Furious crew, when it comes to things like this, Rolls-Royce, Cadillac, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, etc., all actually look down on Fast and Furious. Therefore, they don’t accept invitations to others. Come.

In fact, it is normal for BMW to sometimes not be able to beat Hyundai in terms of sales, but where does the BMW status lie? Qualifications, world-famous cars, definitely have style, so they will put on airs, now Ye Ming asks People come from their roots. Now that we have come and put in the advertisement, in such a matter, it means that we have approved the movie Fast and Furious at this time, signed the contract, and transferred the money immediately. This is the rule.

After Ito Takanobu, an old fox, came out and was about to get into the car, he suddenly understood and shouted: "No, I'm still fooled."

At this moment, in the underground garage, Akio Toyoda came down with Takanobu Ito. In fact, Zheng Yixuan was not far away. The three cars were close to each other. Even Reid was nearby. Ito Takanobu's voice echoed throughout the underground garage, and everyone could hear it clearly. Toyoda Akira immediately stopped getting in the car, and at this moment Zheng Yixuan also stopped and looked at Ito Takanobu.

It was even said that when Red got into the car nearby and was about to start the car, Red immediately signaled the driver to temporarily stop starting the car. He has also seen Takanobu Ito before. He is an old fox in the automobile industry and a very powerful character in Honda Motors. Reid said he wanted to see what Takanobu Ito was going to say at a time like this.

Toyoda Akio immediately said curiously: "Ito-senpai, is there any problem here? We are saying that the contract that the lawyers of the four companies read is a standard Hollywood advertising contract, and there are no omissions in the terms. Place. It cannot be said that all four of our lawyers are out of their minds."

If it is said that the lawyers from one family are out of their minds, then it may be possible, and negligence is inevitable. But if it is said that the lawyers from these four companies are all out of their minds, then such a thing is also possible. It's almost impossible to happen.

Ito Takanobu immediately said very frustrated: "There is no problem with the lawyer, and there is no problem with the contract we looked at, but the problem is that the contract in Ye Ming's contract is the main prop."

At this time, Zheng Yixuan also said: "Mr. Ito, what's the matter? The main props. What we signed are the main props. Otherwise, why would we give so much money?"

Ito Takanobu immediately said: "There is no exclusivity agreement in the contract. This is our biggest oversight. Have you forgotten Bididi Automobile?

According to the information I got, in fact, besides the four of us, Ye Ming also contacted their Chinese car manufacturer Bididi. But did you encounter Bididi’s car today? "

At this time, both Toyoda Akira and Zheng Yixuan were a little dumbfounded. Yes, they didn't see it. The two of them actually got similar information.

Anyway, as long as it is related to this bidding, they will pay attention to it at this time. Although Bididi Automobile is a rookie and has just entered the automobile industry, it has not yet left China and gone to the world. It is not worth too much. attention, but since it has come, it has not appeared today. In fact, if you don’t think about it carefully, it is almost impossible to think of such a problem at this time. Something is wrong.

Because it was during the bidding process, Ito Takanobu focused his main energy on preventing Toyota, Hyundai, and even Dodge.

These three companies are Honda's biggest rivals. You can't do it accidentally. Therefore, in such a situation, he had no time to think about Bididi. But now that the bidding is completed, although the process is not very satisfactory to him because it cost a little more, the result is actually very satisfactory. It was such a satisfactory result that Takanobu Ito also ignored a problem, but before getting in the car, he suddenly thought of such a question, where is the Bididi car? Isn't the Bididi car coming? ? But why didn't he arrive at the scene?

Toyoda Akira said hesitantly: "Senior Ito, are you saying that Bididi Auto also feels embarrassed? Compared with us, Bididi Auto does not have any advantages at all, so they feel that they may not be competitive. Five million U.S. dollars is the bottom line. We already have eight million U.S. dollars. It’s hard to say whether a new Chinese automobile company has such an advertising budget.

Therefore, I think it would be wise for them not to come. "Actually, when he said this, Toyoda Toyoda himself felt that something was impossible. On such an issue, it was impossible for Bididi not to come because of advertising fees.

But a more reasonable explanation that Akio Toyoda can think of may be this.

It's a pity that Toyoda Zhangnan, Zheng Yixuan, and even Reid thought this way, because these three people didn't think highly of Bididi cars. Therefore, under such a situation, they thought Bididi Di actually has no ability to compete with himself. Don't say that Bididi Auto didn't come today. In fact, even if it did come, it would be a disgrace to itself.

But Takanobu Ito, an old fox, doesn't think like this. At his age and status, he will no longer look down on anyone. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Takanobu Ito to suddenly discover that there is a problem with such a thing at this time, and this problem must have a lot to do with Bididi Automobile.

After all, it means that Bididi is not worthy of attention. Being able to see this is enough to show that Ito Takanobu is worthy of the title of old fox.

Ito Takanobu immediately said with great certainty: "This is absolutely impossible. Bididi cars are new and cannot be reinstalled. At least they do not pose any threat to us now, but you have forgotten one person, Ye Ming But people from China, to be honest, this guy is definitely a Han nationalist, and he definitely helps his country's enterprises more.

Strictly speaking this time, it should be the Tata Group of India's Asan gang. The cars they make are quite old.

Tata also wants to enter Hollywood. Under such a situation, if the crew of Fast and Furious gives Tata an invitation, then on such a question, needless to say, these Asans He must be running over in a hurry.

But the result, no matter what the result, is unexpected. In the end, Bididi Automobile came. This is Ye Ming's contribution.

If Ye Ming hadn't decided this matter personally, I would have dared to jump off the Empire State Building. "There is no need to think about it at this time. Bididi Automobile is not qualified to be here. Americans are also happy to see China as not very good. They think that a rising China is a powerful challenge to the hegemony of the United States. Therefore, China has been suppressed overtly and covertly not once or twice.

Anyway, on this issue, even if the American director decides on the Tata Group in India's Asan, he will not decide on China's Bididi. At least American directors wouldn't do it like this. As for Ye Ming, as the leading actor and an investor, it would not be too easy to decide on a Chinese automobile brand or something.

Therefore, regarding the issue of self-installation, it is not surprising that Bididi Automobile came to Hollywood at this time to bid for advertisements in the movie Fast and Furious. Ye Ming definitely has such a Han nationality. of thought. Therefore, it is not surprising at all for Takanobu Ito that Bididi arrived in Hollywood.

But in this bidding, Bididi Auto never showed up. In this case, the matter seems rather strange. Not only did Ito Takanobu understand Ye Ming, he also understood how arrogant the American director was, which is why he made the vow to jump off the Empire State Building.

Ito Takanobu was talking about this. At this moment, Toyoda Akira said: "What does this issue have to do with our contract? Our lawyer can see it clearly. There is no What problem did we sign?

It's completely based on the advertising contract for Hollywood movies. "

Ito Takanobu shook his head helplessly and said: "At this time, we actually made mistakes because we were too Hollywood and respected Hollywood's habits too much. In fact, in Japan, in China, and even in the Asia-Pacific region, filming For movies, generally there is no strict distinction when signing advertisements.

For example, when it comes to cars, I just use whatever brand of car I use. But Hollywood is different. In Hollywood, movie props are divided into two types, one is the main prop and the other is the marginal prop. Normally, in a matter like this, the main props in the movie are signed, and some marginal props can also be signed.

I dare say that Bididi has no money and has not signed major props, so the only way is to sign marginal props. In such a situation, we did not sign an exclusive agreement. There is no problem at all for Ye Ming to sign a car brand as a marginal prop. This is not really good news for us at this time.

This guy Ye Ming is plotting against us. Cunning, definitely very cunning. I thought I had looked up to Ye Ming very highly and brought three lawyers to look at the contract, but in the end, I was still fooled by Ye Ming.

Bididi Motors will definitely take advantage of it this time. If not, I dare say Bididi Motors will definitely appear in the movie Fast and Furious. "

, (To be continued)