Chapter 13 VAM Agreement and Profit Maximization
Of course the price will definitely be higher.
In fact, under normal circumstances, the script price is the lowest during the filming process.
An unknown writer only costs tens of thousands of yuan, and some people may even need money, just to become famous.
And the better writers are only 200,000 at most.
Although there are 300,000 to 400,000, it is a rare existence.
After all, the total investment in Hong Kong films at that time was generally several million, or even one million or hundreds of thousands was still mainstream.
If the script price is too high, it will increase investment risk.
So at that time, Hong Kong films were usually directors and part-time screenwriters.
There are very few professional screenwriters.
And the script is not very valuable.
But now Su Han's situation is very different.
Xiang Qiang has seen huge potential in Su Han.
If the other party's gambling trilogy can become a big hit.
Then you are equivalent to finding a treasure pot.
Of course, you have to hold on to it.
Xiang Qiang decided to give Su Han a price of 100,000 yuan per script.
Three books are only 300,000.
As for the theme song, you need to make a sample before you can decide the effect.
This price is already very high for a new screenwriter.
However, Su Han knew the potential of these three scripts. To be honest, it was a bit cheaper to be a hundred thousand yuan each.
It is not cost-effective to sell it too cheaply, but if you don’t sell it, you can’t open the market.
Moreover, these scripts are originally movies in the Hong Kong circle. Even if you don’t take them out, someone will create them one after another. In fact, it’s like a copywriter who is a free copy.
However, since he knows the future development, he naturally has his own way of dealing with it.
That is the betting agreement.
Su Han proposed that if the profit exceeds 10 million after the movie is listed, the script price will double.
If the profit exceeds 20 million, it will double again.
If the profit can exceed 20 million, you must increase the profit share by 5% based on the original price.
Of course as a condition.
If the box office is lower than the investment.
The script will not be paid for a penny and all subsequent copyrights will be waived.
For this betting agreement that is obviously beneficial to the housing market.
Xiang Qiang thought about it for a while and agreed.
In fact, if this "God of Gamblers" can really achieve a net profit of 20 million.
Then four hundred thousand is nothing.
As for the net profit of more than 20 million, it is not within his consideration for the time being.
Because the profit of 20 million yuan is at least 30 million yuan. Although the influence of the Hong Kong circle has developed rapidly in recent years, the total box office of films that can exceed 30 million yuan can be counted in one hand.
If the film really reaches more than 30 million.
Then the 5% share is not unacceptable.
The terms of the agreement were negotiated.
Since Su Han still had to go to school, he did not continue to accompany the two of them.
Xiang Qiang and Wang Jing also lived in the county town for only one day before leaving.
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One week later.
Legal representative of Immortal Company.
A lawyer named Gu Hongbo came to the county town to look for Su Han.
And he came up with a bilingual Chinese and English contract from Yongsheng Company.
The above clearly states the content of the agreement agreed between the two parties.
Moreover, Xiang Qiang had signed the letters in advance and pressed his handprints.
The rest is Su Han.
However, Su Han was not old enough, so he could only let his mother sign on behalf of him.
It was only then that Yuan Meixia realized that her son actually wrote a script and successfully sold it to a Hong Kong film company, which of course shocked her.
Although the contract is bilingual in Chinese and English, Yuan Meixia can't understand it because there are too many details.
Su Han didn't explain much, but just told Yuan Meixia that if the script was successfully filmed, he should be able to get 100,000 yuan.
Yuan Meixia was of course shocked when she heard the price of 100,000 yuan.
Because 100,000 yuan is definitely an unimaginable huge sum for ordinary women who had a monthly salary of only a few dozen yuan.
Under Su Han's urging, Yuan Meixia finally signed her name on the contract mechanically.
The contract is in duplicate.
One for each side.
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Next is to install a phone number.
Because it's too troublesome to have to call the post office every time.
However, it will cost nearly 3,000 yuan to install a fixed stationary computer in the county town.
This price is absolutely unimaginable for ordinary workers who only have 70 or 80 yuan a month.
So things like telephone are still very out of reach for ordinary people.
But Yuan Meixia now knows the importance of the phone to her son, so she finally decided to pretend.
Although the price is not expensive, for Yuan Meixia, who is already a household in 10,000 yuan, it is still within an acceptable range.
Because I want to catch up with the New Year's schedule.
Xiang Qiang decided to cut the mess quickly and quickly establish the project of "God of Gambling".
"God of Gamblers" officially started less than a week before finalizing the contract.
During this period, Wang Jing organized the shooting and called Su Han to communicate.
Of course, it was Wang Jing who called, and Su Han didn't have that much money to use for phone calls.
Su Han can be said to be memorizing the plot of "God of Gambling" and naturally gave Wang Jing a lot of very effective suggestions.
Under normal circumstances, a movie will gradually increase as the shooting continues, because many things during shooting are unpredictable, and even plots that are not available in the later stages are often shot. This continues to increase the cost of shooting, so it is normal for a movie to overspend, and it is strange that it is not overspended.
But with the help of Su Han, a person who has experienced it, it would be different, with almost no waste shots. This will naturally save a lot of work and film and a lot of investment.
The most satisfying thing is of course Xiang Qiang.
As an investor, of course, the less money you spend, the better.
The shooting progress of the God of Gamblers was amazingly fast, and it was completed in less than a month, breaking the record of shooting speed of Wang Jing and Yongsheng Company.
The rest of the work is editing.
To celebrate the film's completion.
Xiang Qiang asked someone to bring some gifts to Su Han, which is a new paradise red and white game console, and several of the most popular game cartridges at present.
Seeing this, Su Han was also a little amused and crying. It would be better to cash out the things he gave him! Then he threw them in the corner.
He is now unable to get any interest in games of this level.
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One month later.
The God of Gamblers finally finished editing.
It was less than two months before and after shooting and editing.
The speed has to be said to be very fast.
The film is finalized for release in the New Year holiday in late December.
The current period has just been finalized.
Su Han received a remittance of 20,000 yuan.
Twenty thousand yuan is the cost of the theme song of the film.
Because the song given by Su Han was very suitable, it conquered everyone as soon as the song was produced.
However, the cost of the song is not in the bet agreement.
Moreover, with the current composition market in the Hong Kong circle, it is already a lot to give 5,000 yuan.
However, in order to strengthen the relationship with Su Han, Xiang Qiang directly gave 20,000 yuan, and he was still full of sincerity after tax.
Chapter completed!