Chapter 679： new treatment

There is a good joke, but I don’t remember it clearly, but it’s roughly like this: the boss talks to you about ideals, you talk to the boss about wages, and the boss says that ideals are more important than wages.

So, don't look at Vince's good words in the scene, maybe with a bit of sincerity.

But what Lehman continued to talk about was still the treatment—don't talk about those fake things, just serve the hard dishes.

If people have achievements and abilities, they will smash their treatment, and their closeness is just a condiment, not a necessity.

With the performance of the project under Vince's control in the first quarter, it is time to go up.

Later, Lehman proposed to let Vince Gilligan continue to be in charge of the production of the "Breaking Bad" project. The main positions are still producer, director and screenwriter. Firefly checks, and he basically has the final say on the rest.

This letter is heavy, which is very good.

Vince's mouth was terrified, but his heart was grateful and satisfied.

Then, Lehman generously pushed the terms of the project that had been prepared in front of Vince Gilligan.

The main thing is to determine the standard of treatment.

First of all, it was the success of the first season. From the more than 18 million miles of advertising revenue, Firefly took out 2 million to motivate the entire behind-the-scenes team, and according to the credit, Vince can get 900,000;

The second is the work of the second season. Vince's salary for each episode has risen to 250,000. The combination of screenwriter and producer positions can earn about 5.3 million;

Third, this is only the basic salary, and there is also an incentive clause that fluctuates according to big data such as ratings, word-of-mouth, and retention rate, which is roughly a year-on-year increase of 10-30%, which is a cap of 1.6 million.

Fourth, Vince Studio can participate in the project revenue with a 20% share, but does not involve advertising sharing. That is to say, Vince can get the profit after deducting expenses from the broadcast copyright of the second season in the form of a studio. 20% of the project bonus, and the floating space is reserved.

Looking at the whole contract, as long as Vince guarantees the ratings of the sequel of "Breaking Bad", it is conservatively estimated that he can earn 10 million.

This treatment is really not low, other TV stations may not have the same skill as Lehman.

Of course, this is also Vince worth this price, a big business of several hundred million, which is very suitable for so many Lehmans.

— a little bit higher, but not ridiculously high.

Then, it was a happy, very easy thing.

Vince didn't want to refuse this treatment at all, so he tweaked it and expressed his feelings, and it was confirmed.

In this regard, Lehman is also very satisfied.

This kind of talent can be edited and directed, and has good production ability and crew control ability. At least you don't have to worry about winning him over.

To create benefits and share the benefits is nothing at all.

After signing the terms, Vince said, "With such trust, I will not disappoint Mr.

A word, said very seriously.

Even though Lehman is sensible, he is almost emotional.

"It makes you worry."

......

After Vince left, Lyman went to discuss with Joseph and asked him to contact Fox first. In this way, it would be better to negotiate. If Lyman did not show up, there was still a chance to save everything. It broke down, and it didn't hurt the friendship between the two parties.

After all, Joseph is the executive officer of Firefly, what's wrong with fighting for the interests of his own company.

And Joseph is also a good person, and he is very familiar with negotiation.

After meeting with the Fox TV manager, they reached out to each other and said some kind words.

I can't wait for the two to become one family, and they are all their own.

But in fact, both of them are thinking about how to lower/raise prices in their hearts, and they are not affected at all.

Sure enough, the Fox manager said: "If you don't decide on the follow-up broadcast rights, if you don't have a good mind, it's easy to have a change. I hope to make a decision sooner. I think the cooperation between Fox and you is still very pleasant." It is said that he is righteous, and he still looks like he is thinking about the project, but unfortunately it is a bit deliberate to avoid talking about practical benefits.

Joseph smiled and nodded from time to time as he listened, as if you were right, but politely said: "It will take some time, I can't decide on this matter alone. Otherwise, wait a few more days, Wait until we think about it clearly?" - In any case, if you don't talk about practical things, we will play Tai Chi and kill the boss. If you have something to do and don't have time, not everyone can agree.

The Fox manager has never seen any routines, so how can he not know what Joseph's idea is, and besides, Fox doesn't know how many high-level executives are watching this matter, and it must be a great achievement to win "Breaking Bad" on more cost-effective terms He certainly didn't want to procrastinate. It would be embarrassing if the project changed, and good things turned bad.

But urgency is urgency, and the worst cards on the negotiating table should be too fast.

So it is also a gentle inquiry, "So, when is Mr. Rust free?" - you are not qualified, call your boss out.

Joseph was despised by him, but he was not annoyed, but replied more seriously: "He is discussing the filming ideas for the second season with the main creator of the production, and controlling the quality of the series. So there is no time for the time being." - If you want to see it, just wait, this is for the time being It can be a day, it can be a week, if you can bear your temper, we can talk about it.

The manager was helpless, but also revealed a little bit of tone, "Before I came, there was a discussion. This trip must be continued with sincerity. Fox is willing to increase the broadcast copyright of the series to 2.9 million per episode year-on-year, how about it?" ——It's nearly 2 times the broadcast transfer. I haven't said it yet, I can always sit down and talk.

But the task Joseph received was to drag on and put pressure on him, so he didn't let go.

The manager of Fox was also a bachelor. Seeing that he really didn't want to talk about it, he casually found a reason to say that the next time he made an appointment, he would go back.

After I went back, I told the executives that Firefly wanted to raise the price.

While looking for countermeasures, the big boss Rupert Murdoch stood up and personally called to invite.

This time, Lehman would not be able to show up, or he would really lose face, so he had to make an appointment to go to a private club in Hollywood tomorrow afternoon to meet and chat.

On the other hand, Disney is also having trouble negotiating.

The thing is, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Gathering Souls" was released on July 7 (Friday), and the first weekend of its release, it was over 130 million in North America, becoming the fastest to break the 100 million mark after its release. Yuan Daguan's works are faster than the record time of "Spider-Man" in 2002, pulled up for several hours, with one or two screenings.

Disney is not a fool. Seeing such outstanding market appeal, it quickly wanted to determine the production of the third part.

And the sequel movie, of course, is to ensure that the original team leaves the country, in order to give the audience the highest expectations.

However, the salary ratio of the entire main creative actor is extremely abnormal.

In other words, in the real-time survey of the audience, most of everyone's favorite Captain Depp is full of personality, so naturally, Johnny Depp, who has more and more prominent roles, can get more pay.

In the first part, the little blacksmith played by Orlando Bloom could have competed with the captain's role. After all, the tone of this work was set at the beginning of the two protagonists, but the elf prince showed his muscles and sold his face. Now, the audience voted with their feet to reduce his role lower and lower, not to mention the protagonist, the male supporting role is a bit hanging.

Who can accept such a gap?

There is also Keira Knightley, the heroine of a masterpiece, the salary is dozens of times worse than the starring role, and there is no idea?

Not to mention that Johnny Depp's agent is not a vegetarian. He saw that his client had a big project and the audience had a good relationship. In addition, the acting was really good, and of course he was very confident to talk about it. ——Even in the second part, Depp conservatively estimated that he could gain more than 20 million from "The Coffin of Souls", but it should rise.

Therefore, Disney's top executives are also big.

A group of people immediately performed endless dramas, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, and fancy price increases.

Highlight a fearless one.

And the reason why they dared to do this, of course, was the bitter fruit that Disney planted at the beginning.

At the beginning, Disney's idea of ​​making this film was very simple. It was to use the film of the same name to promote the pirate theme of its amusement park. It never thought that it would sell well.

If they knew in advance, they would definitely require the actors to sign long-term contracts. It's like now, everyone is very fine, and if they don't want to sign more, they will recalculate the worth of one movie. This makes Disney more than enough.

Moreover, despite the fact that "Pirates of the Caribbean" is very profitable, the production budget has also skyrocketed. The first film is 140 million, and the second film is soaring to 225 million. If it weren't for the fact that my own amusement park made a lot of money, I would have retreated. .