Entertainment Empire System

[Originally, the Mid-Autumn Festival was so nerve-wracking. Throw away all worries and say goodbye. --Excerpts from the Mid-Autumn Festival】

According to Ito Takanobu, this guy Ye Ming may indeed have fooled everyone.

Zheng Yixuan said angrily: "What Ye Ming did in this matter was a bit unkind. We people took seven or eight million in real money. How much more of this stuff than did Didi get in the end? I said Why didn't they come? The relationship is trustworthy. If Bididi becomes the main prop with us, then we will lose."

Ito Takanobu shook his head firmly and said: "There are state-owned laws and industry rules. No one in any industry can mess around casually. When Ye Ming has reached this point, there is actually no possibility for him to mess around. In this situation At one time, he only regarded Bididi as a prop, not the main prop, otherwise, he would have breached the contract according to the contract."

Reid's car had already driven over. When he got closer, Reid's car glass automatically lowered, and then Reid said: "You don't have to think about what Ye Ming wants here. It seems that we are stingy." , the structure needs to be enlarged, at least larger than the Tata structure in Asan, India, otherwise I will be very worried about the future of your company.

The movie was Ye Ming's, and he still invested a large proportion of it himself. Madoff only paid dividends and didn't want to take care of the crew. Therefore, the crew was managed by Ye Ming. In a situation like this, since it is managed by Ye Ming, he can do whatever he wants. Anyway, as long as it does not violate the contract and the main props emerge, it will be fine.

If Ye Ming dares to sign a contract for us, he will not violate it. And on a question like this, we only need to say that what we care about is the box office. If we say that the box office of Fast and Furious has exceeded 200 million, then of course it is hello, me, hello, everyone. But if it is less than 100 million, then it will not be too late for us to protest against these things. "

This can also be regarded as a lesson to Toyoda Akio and Zheng Yixuan. Some things are not just simple phenomena on the surface, but the actual situation. This was because Reid didn't want another accident to happen, so he stopped to persuade Toyoda Akira and Zheng Yixuan.

Moreover, if it is an issue like this, based on Red's status in the Dodgers. That was enough qualifications to remind Ye and the two juniors. Reid also didn't care whether Toyoda Zhangnan and Zheng Yixuan understood the matter, put down the glass and left directly.

It seems that they don't take Toyoda Akira and Zheng Yixuan into their hearts at all.

Ito Takanobu also said with emotion: "Yes, now is not the time to hold people responsible for this matter. Maybe it means that if we can see this flaw again, then there will be no problem. We can hold people accountable and leave, but in this case We have already signed a contract, and Ye Ming has not violated the contract in any way. At a time like this, it is impossible for us to violate the contract and cause trouble for Ye Ming.

Dodge is also a giant company in the United States. No company like this is willing to cause trouble to Ye Ming because of this.

Think about it, this is because strength determines status. "

This is for sure. It's not that Dodge doesn't want to, but it's that it's unwilling. After all, it cooperates with Ye Ming. Generally speaking, if you look at the previous cases, then the fifth team is making money. Now Dodge doesn't want to make things big. It's not good for anyone.

It happened that on an issue like this, according to Toyoda Zhangnan and Zheng Yixuan, they meant to cause trouble for Ye Ming. At a time like this, Reid didn't want to see this happen. It's normal. In fact, Ito Takanobu didn't want to see something like this happen. Toyoda Zhangnan and Zheng Yixuan looked at each other and noticed the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Now what Reid said is very correct. Now is not the time to settle accounts. If it is an issue like this, it will not be good for anyone to really make a fuss. The two young people had no choice but to leave. Now they are just waiting to see the box office of Fast and Furious. If it can have a high box office, then there is no problem, but if the box office is not good enough If so, then on an issue like this, things will naturally be settled together.

In the hotel, Director Rob Cohen saw the final bidding point. It was said that everyone was going together for 7 million in advertising fees, and in the end Toyota and Hyundai Motor actually said that they gave 8 million. Rob Cohen found it hard to believe that it was like this. Twenty-two million, this was twenty-two million, and it was directly transferred to the crew's account.

At this moment, Rob Cohen himself felt like he was dreaming, but this was not a dream, this was real reality. More than 20 million, this is half of the investment of the crew.

If it means that at this time, I can personally control so much money. When filming Fast and Furious, I was able to show off my talents. It was possible to do many shots that I didn't dare to think of before, and scenes that couldn't be shot.

It's a pity that Robert Cohen was just thinking at this time. Ye Ming found the money. Therefore, at this time, it was Ye Ming who really had the final say on how to spend the money.

Therefore, at this time, Rob Cohen glanced at Ye Ming with some embarrassment and said: "Mr. Ye, what should we do now? I never imagined that there would be so much money."

When faced with a question like this, Rob Cohen was so surprised and excited. As a director, at a time like this, the first thing to do is to curry favor with Ye Ming. Ye Ming is the actual controller of the crew. In fact, it is Ye Ming who has the final say on how to spend money. The accountant only helps calculate the results.

Ye Ming said with a smile: "You still need to ask me what to do about this matter? Of course it's the crew. The money now is actually some of our early stage, but the focus is on the later stage of publicity. Let's take out three million to keep it. The rest will be used as start-up capital, and the rest will be left in the crew's account first, and we will talk about other things later. From now on, our publicity will also cost a lot of money. If the publicity cannot keep up, then, If I don’t tell you, director, you know what the consequences will be.”

Without good publicity, it is impossible for the movie to have high box office at this time. Rob Cohen knows this very well. As a director, he naturally hopes that the more publicity expenses the better. For example, the movie "Blair Witch" cost 30 million to promote, which is a lot more. That's why the box office miracle happened.

There is no hate without reason, and there is no love without reason. There must be a reason for everything. The key is to see how to promote the movie and attract people to watch it. All of this requires money. In fact, the promotion of Fast and Furious also has a budget, which is basically set at around 15 million. The key is that some of the publicity channels are owned by Universal, and the cost is relatively low. There is also Ye Ming's Huihuang.com, which is also owned by Universal, so the publicity costs are naturally not high. But doing other publicity also costs money. Now there are more than 20 million more for nothing, which is definitely something to be thankful for.

If the crew's promotional expenses are higher, it will naturally be more helpful to the movie's box office. Rob Cohen also nodded and said, "That's good. Now the crew has a budget for other aspects, whether it's props or special effects. Now there's more than 20 million in promotional expenses. I think the box office will definitely be higher."

Ye Ming nodded and said: "Since we have more than 20 million, the original budget of 15 million has been saved. It is no problem to improve the treatment of the crew. For example, mine and yours As for the bonus, of course you should look for the drama management and other major teams, and everyone should also improve their salary. Also, when the crew is filming, the living, food and accommodation conditions should be appropriately improved."

It is impossible for Ye Ming to get back this money by himself. He can spend this money on the crew, and no one will say anything even if he spends 10 million. But if he keeps it in his own pocket without any reason, then on such an issue, it is a violation of Hollywood rules. Of course, let alone 50 million, there will be a surplus of Fast and Furious. This is almost impossible.

Regardless of whether it is a Hollywood movie or a Chinese movie, in any entertainment industry, almost no one has any money left over from the cost of shooting a movie. The most common problem is that there is not enough money, and they have to find ways to find money.

As for the remaining expenses, this is almost impossible.

Of course, there are certain tricks, such as the cast and crew receiving kickbacks, and the makeup and other people also have their own ways to make money. Anyway, the crew can make money with their own abilities. If there is any surplus, it means that the crew does not know how to make money. Spend money.

This is also an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry. Therefore, the reports everyone has seen always say that the crew of this movie does not have enough money, and that TV series has no money to continue filming.

This is actually an unspoken rule that everyone in the entertainment industry is well aware of. Ye Ming knows it, and so does Rob Cohen. As for adding a bonus to himself, this bonus is not given to Ye Ming anyway. The main creators of the crew all have a share. The difference is just the amount.

Therefore, when asked about self-installation, Rob Cohen also nodded and said: "Yes, this kind of road movie is also very hard to shoot, so more bonuses will be appropriate to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm." ." At this moment, Rob Cohen gave an expression that I understood.

Only if you can truly abide by some of Hollywood's unspoken rules can you stay in Hollywood for a long time. For example, regarding his own matter, Rob Cohen knew very well what Ye Ming meant. Bonuses, the crew has bonuses, this is also an unspoken rule, and it is naturally impossible to take it back without a name.

Do you really think that a bottle of water from a superstar costs tens or hundreds of dollars? That's all in the accounts. How much money is actually there can only be understood by senior insiders in the entertainment industry. There is no problem if Ye Ming can get millions through bonuses, but if he wants to take even a hundred yuan from the crew for no reason, it is not allowed. This is the rule.

But as long as Ye Ming, the investor, doesn't object to giving himself a bonus, Robert Cohen will naturally not object. As for the producer Alexander? Come on, could the crew have forgotten about Alexander's bonus? Alexander himself has a bonus, do you have the nerve to say that it is wrong for the crew to give bonuses? Besides, the money in the crew's account does not belong to the public. It only belongs to you when it is sent to your own hands. Everyone in Hollywood knows this very well. Only by understanding this can we survive in Hollywood for a long time. As long as the accountant can't find any loopholes in the accounts, everything will be fine.

As for accounting, of course there must be an accountant for the bonuses, and everyone makes money, especially the crew's money. Ye Ming didn't care that he was one of the investors. He was not the only investor anyway. Madoff and Universal were also shareholders, weren't they? So he immediately changed the subject and said: "By the way, how is the actor's affairs going? Is it just Vin Diesel?

If this is the case, is the progress too slow? "

You know, this is Hollywood. If finding someone is so laborious, then it really shouldn't be. For example, to find Vin Diesel, just go to the Screen Actors Guild to find his contact information, and then call someone to find him.

Hollywood is such a big place and there are contact information. It shouldn't be too easy to find someone. Therefore, Ye Ming feels that it should be relatively easy to find the other three leading actors. The faster you find it, the faster you can start filming the movie.

Rob Cohen immediately said: "Don't worry, this is just an accident. Vin Diesel has already confirmed it, and the other people have also been informed and contacted. We will be able to audition tomorrow. I guess there are no accidents." , there is absolutely no problem in starting the official shooting within that week.”

The crew doesn't just have the four leading actors, there are also other supporting roles, all of which need to be prepared. Therefore, one week is already quite fast for the crew. After all, the crew has a lot of things to prepare, and it definitely cannot be done overnight.

The Fast and Furious crew is so fast because Rob Cohen and others have been preparing for a long time. The only problem is that the actors are not fully in place. If the actors are in place and they start shooting directly, they are on the Fast and Furious schedule. . (To be continued)