Entertainment Empire System

[Outside the white clouds and green mountains, the setting sun reflects the sky, fishermen sing on the riverside, and evening lanterns are hung on the boats. --Riverside Fishing Fire】

Ye Ming said very definitely: "This money is not meant to be saved. Sometimes, the money that should be spent must be spent, otherwise, it will not be beautiful.

There is an old saying in China, if you are willing to give up, you will gain something.

Don't think that the audience is all fools. A movie must be promoted on a large scale. Even a sequel to a classic movie with a broad audience base like the Star Wars prequels will cost a lot of money to promote, not to mention It's us people. So don't worry about this. "This is true. Promotion actually plays a large part in the film.

If we talk about the box office of a movie, the quality of the movie takes the first place, then basically the promotion takes the second place. As long as the publicity is good, then for something like this, at least the movie's box office performance on the first day will definitely not be too bad.

As for the subsequent box office, it depends on the performance of the movie itself. Quality, schedule, actors, etc. will all affect part of the box office. Therefore, in Hollywood, basically one-third of the investment for a movie is used for publicity. Even if there is less, one-fourth is basically a bottom line.

If it is less, it is basically certain that at this time, even if this movie is not a blockbuster, it is still not far away from being a blockbuster. Therefore, Rob Cohen immediately nodded and said: "That being said, of course I understand this, but didn't Madoff send a financial supervisor to our crew?

Therefore, at this time, whether the remaining two million yuan must be used for publicity, this guy has his own opinion, and it seems that he does not want to use so much money for publicity. If a movie is not released, in his opinion, there is a chance of more than 20 million to recover the cost, which is quite good. Parking, he may say that he will object to this matter. "

This is actually what Rob Cohen is most worried about.

In fact, even the producers Alexander and Rob Cohen are not very worried. After all, Alexander is from the entertainment industry. He is actually quite familiar with some things in the entertainment industry. If the more than 20 million yuan invested is used for publicity, there will be no objection.

Because it is impossible for him to have an opinion. If he really has an opinion in a situation like this, then Universal has to pay part of the publicity expenses for such a matter. of.

Therefore, Alexander will definitely not object, but the financial supervisor sent by Madoff is not from the entertainment industry. Therefore, he does not know much about some things in the entertainment industry. The 20 million is He looks at the problem from his professional perspective. His professional perspective means that he has to look at it from an accounting perspective. Twenty million is considered some of the cost recovered by the crew. Therefore, this is almost the same. Half of the investment by the crew can be recovered. Therefore, in such a situation, Madoff was quite powerful against his employer.

Since such a thing is said to be powerful for the employer, then in such a matter, the financial supervisor, who is an employee of Madoff, will naturally object to all the money being used for publicity.

Ye Ming snorted and said: "What qualifications does a small financial supervisor have to dictate to the crew? You don't have to worry about this. You should spend money on whatever you want, such as newspapers and television." Yes, there’s no need to be stingy about using money to build relationships. As long as the procedures are legal, I guarantee there won’t be any big problems. As for Madoff, I’ll talk to him about this matter.”

With Ye Ming like this, Robert Cohen is actually truly relieved.

After all, in a situation like this, as long as there is a guarantee like Ye Ming, let alone Madoff's financial supervision, even if Madoff himself comes in person, then in a situation like this In fact, you must be more cautious.

Ye Ming found Madoff's financial supervisor. After reading the information, he found out that this guy was called Donald. He was a middle-aged man in his forties. He looked like he was wearing black-rimmed glasses and was an honest accountant. Such supervision.

Among young people, people like this are almost otaku-level watch hands. Generally speaking, people like this probably have one characteristic: they are stubborn and not easy to change. Moreover, they don’t know how to understand the changes around them. They always think that they are right and have done their own things well. , then the rest is actually not a big deal.

But is this really the case? In fact, this is not the case at all. At this time, even a financial supervisor must have a good relationship with the crew, otherwise, he will be squeezed out by the crew. But this Donald was basically ostracized by the entire Fast and Furious crew, but Donald didn't want to think about whether the result of this was because he had done something wrong. Rather, it made him think that the entire crew was doing it intentionally or unintentionally. When you are targeting yourself, does this mean that the entire crew is basically a group of people who work together to defraud their employer's money?

Therefore, Donald is basically wary of the entire Fast and Furious crew. Regarding such a matter, Ye Ming didn't care much about it at all. As long as Donald didn't mess with him, at this time, he actually didn't care how Donald dealt with the Fast and Furious crew.

Moreover, I also have a financial supervisor on the crew, so when it comes to a matter like this, more generally speaking, this question is about whether the financial supervisor you sent will do something.

It was obvious that the financial supervisor sent by Ye Ming was able to get along well with the crew.

Even if the crew said they would not give the financial supervisor any face, they at least wanted to give Ye Ming some face, right? But this Donald did some things really too much.

Therefore, at this time, Ye Ming found Donald, which surprised Donald very much. However, basically his relationship with the entire crew was not very good, but after all, he did not pay attention to the crew at all. In fact, Donald was quite concerned about the crew. Naturally, he knew that in such a situation, Ye Ming was the biggest name in the entire crew. This was something that was recognized by the entire crew.

Therefore, seeing the cornstarch coming to the door, Donald immediately stood up and said: "Mr. Ye, I don't know what's wrong with you coming to my place?"

At this time, Donald was actually quite strange. Basically, he and Ye Ming would not be involved in anything. If there must be a relationship, it means that his employer Madoff and Ye Ming are the same investors in this movie. The rest, basically it doesn't matter much. Therefore, Donald was quite puzzled about Ye Ming finding him, but at this moment, Mr. Du was also a little uneasy in his heart.

Because during the entire filming process of the crew, Ye Ming didn't pay much attention to him as the financial supervisor. But at this juncture, it happened that Ye Ming really came to him directly. This Donald was not surprised. Where are the ghosts?

Ye Ming took a look and said: "Mr. Donald, I heard that you are a little worried about the more than 20 million yuan in our account being used as promotional expenses. Therefore, you don't want us to do it like this. Is that true?"

When Donald heard Ye Ming's words, the cold wind whizzed, and he broke out in a cold sweat behind his back. This really meant that the person who came was evil. It seemed that in such a situation, Ye Ming was deliberately targeting him.

Therefore, Donald actually said without thinking: "Mr. Ye, I'm asking you to misunderstand me at this time. In fact, as for other things, there is nothing non-negotiable on this issue. But these 20 million are ours." If you take out the profits directly, there will indeed be something inappropriate."

After hearing this suddenly, I also felt that such a thing should be similar to the same problem, which is relatively reasonable, but in fact, this depends on the specific situation in Hollywood. After all, on this issue, other movies have spent a lot of money to promote it, but you are a little-known movie, and it is said to be not very good and is favored by Hollywood colleagues. If it is If there is not enough publicity on the release, then at this time, it is really far away from being a hit on the street. At this time, 20 million is too much to promote a movie, especially for a big Hollywood A-level production. To put it bluntly, it is not a price that is too high.

Ye Ming didn't make any sense at all. In his opinion, as long as he could confirm that Fa Donald had indeed blocked it, and the crew used 20 million to promote it, then this would be enough. Therefore, Ye Ming immediately waved his hand and said: "Since it is said that at this time, if you have prejudices about this matter, you can go back, and you will not come here again."

Donald was stunned for a moment and then said: "I came to the set because of Mr. Madoff's commission. Do you have the right to drive me away? Don't say it's you. Even the director Rob Cohen, even the producer Alexander, None of them have this right." Strictly speaking, Ye Ming does not have such a right. After all, this is the financial supervision sent by Madoff, and it represents Madoff, not Ye Ming's supervision. At this moment, Ye Ming snorted and said, "You are a person who won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Since it's you, Yang Di, who said it, then I will help you." Then, Ye Ming took out his mobile phone directly and said, Dial Mr. Madoff's phone. This is not the phone held by Madoff's secretary. Although most of the phone numbers Madoff left were actually held by his own wooden comb. If you have any questions, please contact Madoff directly. Secretary, the busy secretary came to convey it, and then Madoff decided how to handle it.

But the phone that looked like this at this time was actually the phone that Madoff held. This was not Madoff's office phone, but a kind of personal phone. Of course, there are really not many people who really know this phone number, but none of them are Madoff's partners, and Ye Ming is also the boss of Huihuang.com. In terms of US dollar wealth, he is actually qualified. Know Madoff's phone number. For example, not much is known about Bill Gates' personal phone number, but if Zuckerberg wants to know this phone number, it probably won't be that difficult. Because after all, the two people are considered to be on the same level.

Therefore, if Ye Ming wanted to get through Madoff's personal phone at such a time, it would be easy. Of course, relatively speaking, Madoff also knew Ye Ming's personal phone number.

Although Ye Ming and Madoff are not friends.

But at a gathering with some investors in the United States, the two of them had met.

Therefore, when Madoff saw Ye Minglai's arc, he was startled for a moment. He felt that he had no business doing anything to come to him, but carefully, he wanted to launder money and invested in Fast and Furious. This movie version is It's not just about making money, but it's about laundering his own money first. This is what Madoff cares about most.

And Ye Ming of Huihuang.com seems to be one of the investors of Fast and Furious. So after Madoff answered the phone, he smiled and said in a very kind voice: "Dear Ye, I don't know what happened to you, but you actually remembered to call the old man."

Ye Ming is very direct. After all, this is in the United States and he is dealing with Americans. If he is calling a compatriot like Wang Zhongjun, then at this time it is estimated that Ye Ming may just say hello first. Anyway, before getting down to business. Just to make some small talk, such an issue is indeed very common in China.

But in the United States, there is no such trouble. If you get on the phone, you can tell me anything.

Ye Ming said directly: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Didn't you send a financial supervisor to the crew? His name is Donald. I don't like this person very much. I want to use the two thousand dollars on the crew's books." As a movie promotion, people in the entertainment industry actually do it this way. If you want to have a good box office, you must do it this way. But Donald doesn’t agree with it, so I think It’s better to get rid of him, lest he stay on the set and cause trouble.” (To be continued)