There wasn't any jet lag between Chengdu and Seoul, but they landed in Shanghai again. Chengdu didn't have a direct flight to Seoul. Only some coastal developed cities in China had direct flights to Seoul. Of course, there were also flights to Beijing, or they could take a boat from Dalian.
As soon as Tian Xingjian got off the plane, he separated from Jin Taixi and Han Jiaren. This was not overseas, but in Han. These two people were very popular now. If he was photographed with them, it would not be good for them. Moreover, the two of them had established a management company together, which attracted many people's attention.
The two of them took a bus back to their own apartment. Tian Xingjian had to report back to the company. He had been absent from work for a month, and he had taken a month's salary for nothing. Shen Lie was about to explode. He didn't ask for an official leave, but he had just told Shen Lie to get away with it.
"Where's the script?" Tian Xingjian had just walked into Shen Lie's office when he heard a voice behind him.
"What script? Come in and say, brother, I brought you a box of good cigars this time. Let's go!”Tian Xingjian turned around and quickly pulled Shen Lie's arm into his office, as if the office belonged to him.
"You've been running around for a month. Do you really think everyone in the company is a fool? I told them that you needed creative space to come up with a script.”Shen Lie touched her lips and reached out for the new script.
"Give it another two days, give it another two days. By the way, how's 'Sunny' doing now?”Tian Xingjian naturally knew that the film had already been tested in the company, and the response was quite good. Otherwise, why would they agree to send the film to the exhibition?
"What else can I say? They gave me another 200 million won as publicity fees. Once I win the award, I'll add another 100 million won!”Shen Lie was also in a good mood. He didn't expect to have such a beautiful battle as soon as he arrived at CJ. It was perfect.
"It's indeed a big company. How bold. By the way, how's the cooperation between JJ and CJ?”Tian Xingjian thought about how bold it was to spend nearly 1 million RMB in 2005 to promote the movie. This was not a strategy that would be used ten years later. In this era, 1 million RMB could cover the entire Seoul. If you tried ten years later, 1 million RMB would not even be enough to take down a district. Of course, the 200 million won couldn't be used all in Seoul. It had to be used all over the country.
"Tell me honestly, what's going on between you and those two people!”Shen Lie said with his eyes wide open. His good mood was gone.
"Friends!" Tian Xingjian said without batting an eye.
"Brat, you're still too young to start your own business. Work hard at CJ for five to six years before you talk, you hear me?”Shen Lie was an old fox. How could he not know the thoughts of young people? He wanted to go out and do it alone just after he had some achievements. Not to mention a new director like Tian Xingjian, there were many celebrities. In the end, he still had to go back to his old boss and start all over again.
"How can that be? There's no production team or investment. Even if there are all these, there's no distribution, let alone theater chains.”Tian Xingjian continued to spout nonsense.
"Is that why you want to work with CJ? Even if I agree, do you think I'm CJ's publishing department?”How could Shen Lie not hear Tian Xingjian's words and decisively warned him, cutting off his thoughts long ago. A director was not an artiste. Even if they did not have the resources provided by the company, as long as they had fans, they would always have a market. Advertising endorsements were a considerable source of income. On the other hand, if you had popularity, there would always be people who wanted to make a fortune from your fame.
But as a director, are you talented? But what's the use of having talent without the company's resources? Do you have the money to invest in your own movie? Would the movie be released in theaters? How much cost do you have to control in a small country like Han to not lose money? Han's films were not distributed overseas, so they were basically losing money unless you were a movie with a good reputation. But could such a classic movie be casually made?
"I know, I know. Brother Shen Lie, how much investment can you give me next time if you have a script?”Tian Xingjian didn't expose him.
"Sure, I'll give you 10 million USD. Can you make 30 million for the company?”Shen Lie said with a smile. He knew that Tian Xingjian was quite smart and didn't bite off more than he could chew.
"It's not that I can't do it, but I don't have much motivation!”Tian Xingjian had a sullen expression on his face." This time, I went out to play. I took a plane, traveled, and went shopping. I've already spent all the profits from the script last time."”
"Don't be so insensible, kid. This isn't America. Other than the system, you're only considered a junior now. Don't even think about getting a second reward. This time, I've already helped you get the director, editor, script, and music rewards. It's already unprecedented.”Shen Lie naturally understood what Tian Xingjian meant, but this was absolutely impossible. There was not even a trace of it. When the producer invested in a movie, other than sharing the profits with the theater chains, the rest of the profits would be paid to the stars and the crew. After the cost was recovered, the rest would be split according to the investment ratio.
Let's say that a movie's box office earnings are 100 million USD. Usually, the theater chain will get 40%, some will get 60%, or even half. The 50 million was the profit that the producer had earned from the movie. The investment for the movie was 20 million. If they took back the 20 million, the movie that could earn more than 100 million USD at the box office would either be a big star or a big scene. The 20 million would definitely be a big scene, so it would be a big star. The main character's salary would be at least 8 million. Alright, let's count it as 5 million. That means that we have to cut half of the 50 million, leaving 25 million. Then, there would be other actors 'salaries, right? The director's salary, the crew's salary, we'll take it as 5 million.
With the remaining 20 million, what about advertising? The department would have to deduct a little more, at least 3 million US dollars for publicity. What about the production cost? As for the loss of equipment and the waste of film, fine, just take it as a deduction of 2 million.
Now that there was only 15 million left, it was impossible for the 20 million to be invested by one person, unless that person was sick. Look at the expenses on the list. Therefore, there were many investments. The company would pay the bulk of the investment, for example, 60%, and the other small investments would get the remaining 40%. Alright, the 15 million would only get a few million or even a few hundred thousand from the last person.
All of this was based on the premise that the actors did not ask for a share of the box office earnings. If the director also took a share of the box office earnings, then the production company would get even less money.
Of course, these were all from your personal point of view. If you were to look at it from the company's point of view, if you invested 20 million yuan and managed to film 100 million yuan at the box office, then you would be considered to have lost money. You would definitely not be satisfied with the manpower and material resources that took a few months. How could you be allowed to get a second share? Stop joking.
In fact, from another perspective, directing was actually quite a good job, especially in the United States. Your task was to shoot everything according to the script and then leave with the money. You didn't have to do the post-production editing, and the success of the box office had nothing to do with you. What was there to be dissatisfied about earning a few million dollars in a few months?
Alright, unless you don't want to be famous, if you do this a few more times, then you can forget about being hired as a director in the future. If the movie fails, the actor can push the blame to the script, director, or manager. Who will your director push the blame to?
Tian Xingjian carefully calculated his remuneration this time. For example, the seven girls in Qing Lai received at most 200 million won, which was about 1 million yuan. This time, he only received 400 million won, which was about 200 thousand yuan. It was common knowledge that directors and artists could not compare.
Other than the director's fee of 400 million won, he didn't ask for the copyright of the script and sold it all to CJ in one go. Instead, he got 200 million won as a reward. Most of the music was bought from other people. He just got someone to modify it and gave him 10 million won as a reward. After all, the copyright was bought from overseas and the company paid for it. After editing, he was able to get another 50 million won. In that case, he would have earned 660 million yuan, which was about 3.5 million yuan, which was not bad.
When he bought this movie, it was 300,000 USD. This time, he lost nearly 50,000 USD. 7。Tian Xingjian, who had already settled down, started to get restless again. This time, it was because of the discount that he bought the 100,000 yuan attachment for the script with 200,000 yuan. He didn't earn any money from the movie, but he paid 50,000 yuan instead. How could that be?
In his mind, he had to at least recoup the costs. If he couldn't recoup the costs now, how long would he be able to make a name for himself if he continued to work like this? He couldn't just keep putting money into CJ's brand. People were selfish, and Tian Xingjian was no exception. If he could at least ensure that he could make ends meet, Tian Xingjian would definitely stay in CJ without hesitation. But now, he couldn't.
Hearing Shen Lie's words, he also knew that Han was a country with a strict hierarchy. It was even more prominent in the entertainment industry. He would have to wait ten or twenty years before he could make it. He would not allow that. He was earning money from his hard work in real estate. He could not earn money for CJ Tieba. CJ was not his biological father, right?
After listening to Shen Lie's lecture, Tian Xingjian returned to his desk with a frown. Although he didn't want to continue playing for free, he couldn't do well in Han without CJ's resources. This was the biggest reason that troubled him now.
In his previous life, Tian Xingjian was just a little otaku. He didn't have any foresight. Now, he was thinking that he had suffered a loss, but he didn't have CJ's resources. He wanted CJ's resources, but he didn't want to mistreat himself.
'Should I do it myself, or should I continue to lose money and earn fame?'Tian Xingjian had been thinking about this problem. If he didn't have a bugged website, it would be fine. However, he had such a miraculous thing. If he didn't make a name for himself, wouldn't he be letting down those seniors who had been reborn one after another?
"Hey, where are you going?" Shen Lie brewed a cup of tea in his office. After drinking it leisurely, he even smoked a cigarette. Then, he was ready to go out for a walk. He also called Tian Xingjian up to watch the movie he made. However, as soon as he came out, he saw Tian Xingjian walking out of the office with his head lowered and his mouth muttering.
"I have a lead on the new script!" Tian Xingjian made up a story and once again blocked his way and decisively skipped work.
Buying a cinema chain was something he couldn't afford even if he were to speculate in real estate. The reason why Wanzhou was able to make a name for itself was because of Boss Bo in the northeast. It was no joke for him to buy a cinema chain. Of course, he could also mingle with Boss Bo now. However, although he was Chinese, he was an American citizen. It would be troublesome if he were to be banned from entering the country in the future.
Han Country's cinema chain, brother, don't even think about it. It's okay to beat up the rich second generation, but touching the cake of these tycoons will sink you into the Han River without even blinking. The distribution was also controlled by the major companies. After thinking about it, he drove back to his apartment by the river out of habit.
Kim Yoonhee wasn't around today. He wasn't as capable as he was. He skipped work as he wished and lay on the spotless floor. He realized that he was stuck in a dead end. He would either lose money to earn money, or lose money until he was left with only his underwear. It turned out that he wanted to go to a foreign film festival to mingle around. He had also inspected the United States this time. It wasn't as easy as he had imagined. This wasn't like you holding a film and selling it at a film festival. The program was responsible for it.
Even the lowest level film festival, the toronto film festival, had hundreds of films gathered together. It was like a job fair for university graduates. There were many people who came, but few who succeeded in applying.
"What should we do? What should we do?" Tian Xingjian felt like he was going crazy. Jin Taixi and Han Jiaren couldn't help him at this time. One of them wanted to marry him and have children all day long. Although the other woman was smart, she never had any ideas about big things. She was also confused when asked. At most, she was just a little smart.
"Damn it, I don't believe it. I have so many movies. Even if you kill me, I can still kill my way out of Han. It's just a movie.”If Tian Xingjian couldn't figure it out, he might as well not think about it. He didn't believe that he would take out all the commercial films and shoot them. If you didn't like commercial films, I would shoot a literary film for you and send it to the award. I don't believe that I can't find an investor. At most, I'll just suck up to the Li family and work with them.
Since he couldn't figure it out, Heavenstar decided to buy the movie with a 10% discount first. What if it expired? This lousy website didn't give him any explanation. He got up and was about to turn on his computer when he slapped his forehead. He realized that he seemed to have left his computer in the office. Back then, after editing, he had casually left it in the editing room. When he saw his laptop on his desk today, he didn't think much about it and thought that he had left it on the table.
Now, the only household appliances in his apartment were his laptop, refrigerator, and water heater? Those were necessities of life!
As soon as he returned to the riverside, he could only go downstairs and cross the broken road gloomily. After turning a few corners, he found his broken Kia in an empty space and prepared to go back. Whether he went to Han Jiaren's or Kim Taixi's place, there was at least a computer.
" F * ck, do you have to be so unlucky!'Tian Xingjian sped all the way to Han Jiaren's apartment before remembering that this was the dormitory provided by her company. Now that Han Jiaren had terminated her contract, she naturally had to take back the house. He could only turn around and go to Kim Taixi's place again. However, halfway through, he remembered that this time, in order to raise the starting capital for his salary, Kim Taixi and Han Jiaren had cashed out all the real estate in Seoul.
He seemed to have left behind the two-story villa in Seochoo District. He didn't ask Han Jiaren where she lived. After three hours of going back and forth, Tian Xingjian almost ran from west to east in Seoul, and then from east to west. Finally, he arrived at the door of Kim Tai-hee's villa. Just then, the security guard at the door blocked him again.
"If you drive your car to the public parking lot in the neighborhood, the courtyard won't be able to park it!”Kim Taehee yawned as he stood at the gate of the courtyard.
What else could Tian Xingjian do? When he came back, he saw that there were already two cars parked in the courtyard. Han Jiaren's Beetle and Kim Taixi's Mercedes-Benz. He didn't know much about cars, but he knew the big brands. If the Beetle wasn't too famous, he would only know a Volkswagen brand.
As soon as he entered the house with Kim Tae-hee, he realized that there were piles of cardboard boxes from the entrance to the living room.”
"Is there a problem? In the past, he had already sold his house. Could he not move? Jiaren is staying with me for the time being. Do you want to come over and live with me?”Jin Taixi joked and went to pour water for Tian Xingjian. Why are you back so early?"
"Sigh, don't mention it. I'm just annoyed. Where's your computer?”Tian Xingjian said gloomily. When he was at home, he was still clenching his teeth and dodging his feet, preparing to fight with the major film companies of Han country. Under his repeated torments, the drum had actually worn down. Now, he only wanted to get the script out first.
"It's upstairs. Go upstairs and use it. It's too messy here!”Kim Taehee nodded.
Tian Xingjian didn't know how many things the woman had. Anyway, wherever he went, there would be cardboard boxes. Even the gym didn't have enough space to put them. If it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to leave a path downstairs, the first floor would be full.
At this moment, he was sitting on a cardboard box that he didn't know what was inside. He was browsing the website on the balcony. Fortunately, Kim Tai-hee's discount effect was still there, so he was ready to choose the script today.
"Taixi, how much money do we have?”Tian Xingjian shouted at Jin Taixi, who was still sleeping.
"More than a million. Why?”Kim Tae-hee continued to lie on the bed.
When Tian Xingjian heard this, he started to calculate in his heart. Opening a real estate company with 1 million yuan was a dead end. An off-shore company only accepted cash. The two of them had taken out another one million yuan to start the company. This thing could not be touched. The company would rely on this money to support itself in the future. Han Jiaren's side was completely gone, and Kim Taixi's side only had a little over one million yuan left.
"It's useful!" Tian Xingjian had no choice but to be thick-skinned and say this again. The share of his movie would only be paid to him after the movie was released and the cinema had settled the accounts. As for the real estate, he would have to wait until the end of next year to make money.
"Oh, now?" Jin Taixi stood up and walked behind Tian Xingjian. He naturally hugged his neck and lay on his back.
"Yes, a new movie!" Tian Xingjian nodded and ignored Kim Tae-hee, who was watching from behind. He looked at the various rated movie covers on the website seriously.
"Alright, I'll call your account.”Jin Taixi wasn't surprised to see Tian Xingjian reading this website. He wasn't as suspicious as he was the first time.
"By the way, do you have a charity foundation?”Tian Xingjian suddenly thought of something. Damn it, why not throw money at himself when you always throw money at others? However, it was just a thought. There were a few fixed charity organizations on the website for him to choose from. If the World Food Agency did not want to invest, they could invest in other organizations. Although he knew that the World Red Cross Society was different from the Chinese Red Cross Society, the story of being bitten by a snake for ten years was not groundless.
"In the past, it was the company that helped us deal with these things. You know what's going on in the industry. This year, the funds are a little tight.”Jin Taixi placed his chin on Tian Xingjian's shoulder and said.
Tian Xingjian naturally understood what Jin Taixi meant. In the industry, celebrities from companies like hers did charity to gain the favor of their fans, and now he opened a charity organization to avoid taxes. These were all things that everyone in the industry knew.
"Yes!" Tian Xingjian replied and continued to browse through some of the movies that he had already recorded. He wanted to film overseas, but foreign scripts were generally more expensive than Asian ones. It was better to try to dig out all the good films in Han country first.
Jin Taixi watched Tian Xingjian from behind for a while and didn't stay any longer. She knew that Tian Xingjian was composing, so she didn't disturb him. If he really wanted to watch it, he had to find a time when Han Jiaren wasn't around. At the same time, he could also confirm the relationship between the two of them. It wasn't a good thing to keep being ambiguous.
"If you want to buy, then buy the one with a high rating!" Tian Xingjian was also very rich this time. He felt that he was losing money by not buying anything good from Kim Tai-hee. However, he also thought of the fast shooting speed, simple scenes, strong storytelling, and good box office reputation. The most important thing was that Tian Xingjian wanted to find a style for himself, which made it difficult for Tian Xingjian.
At the very least, when people in the future mentioned the White Pigeon Wine Party, they would think of John Woo or the director of a certain series. These were all very important things. Tian Xingjian also understood his weakness, which was that he couldn't shoot big scenes. Therefore, he could only shoot modern urban films.
The investment couldn't be too big, so he couldn't shoot a large-scale commercial film. He wanted to buy Mission Impossible, but he couldn't afford Tom.
Jin Taixi didn't feel jet-lagged after Tian Xingjian's sudden visit. Actually, she was not jet-lagged. She was just a little tired from the plane. She was ready to come back and rest. Now, she was not sleepy anymore. She was ready to tidy up the things in the room. Some of them were hers and some were Han Jiaren's. Now, the two of them would have to stay in the same room for at least the end of the year.
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