diymy Chapter 139: I can't sign a contract like this.
Chapter 139: I can't sign a contract like this.
Zhou Yang put down the contract and shook his head, saying:
"Sister Jiajia, no, the contract won't do."
"What's wrong with it?" Zeng Jia asked, frowning.
"The final division was too much?" Zhou Yang said.
"If it's pure profit, I can accept it."
Zeng Jia smiled and said:
"A 30% net profit margin means there's 70% left?"
"We at Sweetheart Media are the investors; we put in the money and the risk, so naturally we should contribute more."
"We want a 30% profit share??"
"That's too much?" Zhou Yang shook his head.
"48% excluding cinemas??"
"After paying the movie tax, only 46% to 48% is left??"
"You're just taking 30% of it directly??"
"That leaves only 16% profit, which probably won't even cover staff salaries."
Zeng Jia pondered for a moment and said:
"That's all we've agreed on, but for the merchandise and video software, we can ask for 30% of the net profit?"
"It's written above that you'll be able to get over 60% then."
"That's a lot!!"
"However, don't worry too much about it. It's already a miracle that your movie even passed censorship!"
"Especially since he's a newcomer, I've worked hard to win him over among the shareholders."
"If this movie is a hit, then we can talk about the contract for the second one."
Zhou Yang shook his head seriously:
"I can't sign a contract like this."
"Something doesn't feel right," Zeng Jia asked.
Zhou Yang nodded:
"yes."
Zeng Jia shook his head and said:
"If you have any opinions, please let me know, and I'll discuss it when I get back."
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Zhou Yang raised one hand:
"I can only accept 40% of the final net profit at most."
Actually, that's not a small amount, is it?
To know.
50 percent
If there's still not enough money left after filming.
If we bring in more investors, they'll take a cut of the profits.
Whether it will be 5% or 10% at that time will need to be discussed.
Zeng Jiazheng said:
"Senior, it's written in the contract that Sweetheart Media will cover all distribution and promotion costs before the film's release, and it's included in 30% of the final box office revenue."
Zhou Yang nodded:
"I know, I saw it."
"I can only accept a maximum of 40% of the net profit to share with you."
"As for Sister Tian Tian's salary, I can calculate that separately."
Zeng Jia said in a low voice:
"Our Sweetheart Company is taking a lot of risks!!"
"If the film is released in theaters and loses money, then it's our Sweetheart Company that will suffer the losses."
"The final profit of 30% agreed upon at our shareholders' meeting is already the minimum."
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Zhou Yang pondered:
"A final profit margin of 30%??"
"That's not net profit; it means it's higher than 60% of net profit!!"
Zeng Jia said:
"Publicity and marketing, that's the biggest expense!"
"If your film is good, we can promote it heavily?"
"It could cost three to five million, or even seven or eight million?"
"No, I can't accept that." Zhou Yang shook his head.
"Then how can you accept it? I'll write it down." Zeng Jia sighed a few times.
"40% net profit is the highest I can offer," Zhou Yang said righteously.
"Then... what if our company doesn't agree?" Zeng Jia countered.
"Then forget it. I'll find other film and television companies to attract investment," Zhou Yang said seriously.
This left Jing Tian, who was standing to the side, stunned.
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After a while.
Jing Tian bit her red lips and said:
"Yangyang, no! We can talk!!"
"Can we talk about Sister Jiajia?"
Zeng Jia turned her head slightly and glared at Jing Tian.
"Oh, Jiajia-jie!!" Jing Tian said coquettishly.
"Let me speak first," Zeng Jia said, shaking her head.
Then, Zeng Jia looked at Zhou Yang:
"Junior, I can go back and discuss it further."
"But... let me make this clear from the start."
"If 40 percent of net profit can pass the vote, that would be really bad."
"How should I put it?" Zhou Yang licked his lips.
He probably already guessed it.
What tricks will Sweetheart Company pull?
Reduce the budget.
For example, 200 million?
Reduce by several hundred thousand.
150 million.
Or maybe there's only 100 million left.
Or what if there's no promotion or publicity when it's released?
Or should we reduce publicity?
Alternatively, you could interrupt and hit it in three separate attacks.
And it's very slow; payments are made very late.
Or, when there isn't enough funding in the meantime.
Zhou Yang had no other way to raise money.
Zhou Yang cried and wailed, but he had no way to get any more money.
Why is Sweetheart Company no longer investing at this point?
The funding chain broke down halfway through the filming.
First, call Zhou Yang to Tianxin Company and give him a good scolding.
Xiong Yidan.
Give them a lesson.
Let Zhou Yang suffer some humiliation.
Then what??
What should we do now?
Running out of money to make a movie?
So at this point?
Sweetheart Company will then have a say.
For example, signing a new contract.
Renegotiate profit sharing?
Zhou Yang had no choice but to agree.
Zeng Jia said:
"Potential problems"
"First, if the film is only halfway through production and there isn't enough funding, Sweetheart Company won't take responsibility."
Second, will the marketing and distribution budget decrease after filming is completed?
"Third, the initial investment of 200 million might be reduced?"
"Fourthly, when making a movie, if you encounter any problems you don't know how to solve, they might not let you, the producer, complete them independently."
"Of course, you can also pay someone to hire someone skilled."
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After listening, Zhou Yang's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He stroked his chin and sneered inwardly:
"As expected."
"Even if Sweetheart Media is smart, they're way too shrewd!!"
"They're still not satisfied with a 40% net profit."
"30% of the final profit?"
"That means they'll end up taking more than 60% of the profits?"
well! !
Actually, Zhou Yang's situation is understandable.
After all, Zhou Yang had nothing.
Only one decent musical composition, "The Wind Rises," reached number one on the Chinese music charts.
But Zhou Yang doesn't have much money under his name?
There was nothing used as collateral.
Sweetheart Media then entrusted Zhou Yang with the full allocation of the 200 million yuan.
Without Jing Tian's connection, it would have been impossible for him to come down.
This means that Sweetheart Company is taking on a lot of risk.
First, if a movie loses money, it's basically all the money that goes to Sweetheart Entertainment.
Second, they want a 60% cut of the net profit?
Even though it's not a huge profit, it's still 40%?
But Zhou Yang is different from ordinary directors.
He has a system??
The system said there's an 80% chance it will become a hit.
And it's 07 now.
I'll wait for him/her at the end of time.
That plot is absolutely amazing.
In addition, there's Zhou Yang's invincible camera system.
A box office hit is a sure thing.
If they knew the box office would be good.
It would be terrible if Sweetheart Media took away 60% of the net profit.
Zeng Jia certainly didn't know the movie would be such a hit.
And Jing Tian didn't know either?
Nobody else knows?