Entertaining Children

This time, many people flew from China to America to visit Xiao Yao's crew. Some were expected by Xiao Yao, and some were unexpected by Xiao Yao.

What Xiao Yao expected was Sun Tingting, Lin Qisan, Nina Aiguri and Zhu Zitong.

At the party after the celebrity game at the beginning of the year, Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui officially disclosed to their friends that they were planning to make a parkour movie. The protagonist of this movie must be a real parkour master, and these four people are definitely out of play. Although Xiao Yao said at the time that other people could audition for some minor roles in the movie like Chen Xiaoting, but after actually reading the script, they found that there are actually no supporting roles that are suitable for them. If you insist on performing in this movie, there are only some small supporting roles that are close to the nature of the set.

Judging from the fact that Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui did not deliberately set roles for Sun Tingting and Zhu Zitong when they wrote the script, Sun Tingting, Zhu Zitong and Lin Qisan could all feel that Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui did not have a strong will to let They all participated in this parkour-themed movie created by the yrf team.

Zhu Zitong, Lin Qisan, and Nina Aiyiguli have all participated in the performance of some film and television works, and they all have a certain reputation in China, so they don't have to join Xiao Yao's movie to gain fame. As for Sun Tingting, who has graduated from Chambers, she has taken a very solid step in music. Although she really wanted to participate in Xiao Yao's movie, Sun Tingting didn't think it was a good choice for the two of them to cooperate for the first time in a movie with a supporting role who didn't have many roles. Therefore, these friends and family members who are close to Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui did not participate in the role audition for this movie.

However, not taking part in this movie does not mean that they are indifferent to Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui. If they don't participate in the show, they can come to the United States.

The two-month summer vacation is a rare opportunity for Zhu Zitong and Lin Qisan, who have not yet graduated from the acting department, to go out and accept plays in a legitimate way. It will be a few months before Sun Tingting returns to China, and it is time for some action. It was a waste of time for the few of them to stay in the United States with Zhao Ruixiaoyao for two full months, so the three actors took on the roles of domestic crews, and Sun Tingting organized her own concert. They made an appointment to wait for the three of them to finish their roles and Sun Tingting's concert was over, and then they would come to visit the set together.

These things were discussed by Xiao Yao and the others before they left for the United States, so Xiao Yao was not surprised that the four of them came to visit the class. What surprised Xiao Yao was that besides Xu Fei and Chen Xiaoting's family members, Tong Luo and Fang Yiran came to visit with these four people this time.

Of course, Xiao Yao felt surprised not when he saw them, but when Fang still called and told Xiao Yao that she and Tong Luo would come with Sun Tingting and his party the day before they set off. Because they didn't know the exact filming location of the crew, and they weren't particularly familiar with Los Angeles. After they arrived, they needed someone from Xiao Yao to pick them up.

Xiao Yao, Zhao Rui and others are going to be filming, so they definitely can't go to the airport to pick them up in person without leaving the crew. On the day they arrived, Xiao Yao not only asked Muying to send two crew drivers to pick him up at the airport, but also invited members of the "iortals" band who were already locals to go with the driver.

Except for Zhu Zitong and Sun Tingting, everyone who came to visit the class had booked a hotel. After the driver sent them to the hotel to arrange their luggage, these people who came to visit the set couldn't take a break, so they asked the driver of the film crew to take them to the filming site of the film crew.

The crew operates an eight-hour work system and has a lot of spare time. Xiao Yao has no intention of suspending filming for relatives and friends who are visiting the set. After the visiting people came to the shooting site,

Everyone just greeted and greeted during the transition break, and then continued to shoot.

Xu Fei's father and Chen Xiaoting's mother are both actors, and Tong Luo is a teacher of Shenxi Opera. Although he doesn't teach acting, he can be regarded as a practitioner in this industry. Everyone is in this line of work, and they have no objection to the crew's arrangement, and watched the crew's filming for half a day with great interest.

Although Xiao Yao and the others had arranged to entertain their relatives and friends by themselves before the visiting relatives and friends came, but after the crew finished work in the evening, Xiao Yao, who was one of the biggest talkers of the crew, still invited all the people who came to visit the crew together. Had a dinner.

After dinner, it's really time to entertain your relatives and friends by yourself. However, because it was still early, Xu Fei and Chen Xiaoting's parents were more concerned about their living environment. Lin Qisan also wanted to see where they lived, so a group of people went back to their apartment building together.

After returning to the apartment building, everyone separated and took their relatives and friends to their own rooms. Among the people who came to visit the class this time, only Zhu Zitong and Sun Tingting did not book a hotel, because Zhao Rui and Xiao Yao lived alone in their apartments, which was probably one of the reasons why their parents did not come to visit the class together.

Although Xiao Yao's parents didn't come, the agent still came with Tong Luo, there were a lot of people, and these two came to discuss work matters with Xiao Yao, so Lin Qisan brought Nina Ai Yiguli went to Zhao Rui's apartment, and went to talk to Zhao Rui about their crew's filming.

The apartment that Muying rented for them was not big, and the living room was not too crowded for four people. After taking a few people for a brief tour, Xiao Yao asked Tong Luo and Fang Yiran to sit on the sofa in the living room, poured coffee for them, and then sat down next to Sun Tingting.

"Your place is really nice!" Tong Luo took a sip of coffee, smiled and said to Xiao Yao, "It feels much more comfortable than staying in a hotel. What's your idea?"

"Lao Mu rented it for us," Xiao Yao said, "Because the shooting time of the crew here is limited, and there is more free time every day, I want to have a more private place, and if it really counts, it's actually cheaper than staying in a hotel." money."

"Saving money?" Tong Luo shook his head and smiled, "Do you still need to save money now?"

"Seeing you like this, do you have good news to tell me?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile.

"Don't you know the good news? Do I need to tell you?" Tong Luo smiled, "Don't tell me that you are filming here, and the domestic news will be completely ignored."

"I read all the news on the Internet," Xiao Yao continued to laugh, "It would be better for you to tell me yourself again!"

"Okay, let's talk about some news that you can't find on the Internet." Tong Luo put down his coffee cup and said seriously, ""Wall-E" is basically released in domestic theaters, and you can still see this movie now The number of screens is probably less than 200 yuan, and it will hardly have any impact on the movie's box office."

"It's been more than a month, and it should be released normally! There are still two hundred screens, which is already a surprise." Xiao Yao smiled, "And then?"

"Then it's time to congratulate you!" Tong Luo put on a smiling face, "Now the total box office of this movie has exceeded 2.1 billion, and the box office that can be divided is close to 2 billion. The distribution to our producer will exceed 700 million. Your investment in this movie is larger than mine, and there are no other investors. You should get more than 400 million. Although it is pre-tax, you must have entered the ranks of billionaires gone."

"It took more than two years to invest 200 million yuan, and it took more than two years to reap 700 million yuan, which is still before tax." Xiao Yao curled his lips, "It's not even tripled, so what's there to congratulate! If you don't invest in this animation Movies, I save all my money, or invest in something else, as long as I don’t lose money, I’ll become a billionaire long ago!”

"Yo~ You're really serious." Tong Luo laughed, "However, 700 million is not our goal! This is just the domestic box office, there is no overseas box office, and various broadcast copyrights have not started yet. ?"

"This time, Shang Yi and I came to the United States just for the release of the film in American theaters." Tong Luo continued, "You also hope that the income in the United States will be as high as possible? Come talk with us How about this thing? If the box office here in the United States is good enough, it will be easier for us to talk about distribution in other countries.”

When the film was released in China, the distribution company they found did not have the ability to distribute it overseas, so the film's producer had to go to the overseas distribution company to negotiate with them. After the film was released in China, many distribution companies with overseas distribution capabilities also came to the door, but in order to ensure the maximum profit, Tong Luo did not easily choose a partner, but went to work with some large foreign distribution companies in person. Company talks.

"I'm currently filming, how can I have the time to negotiate with the American distribution company?" Xiao Yao shook his head and said, "Didn't I ask Shang Yi to handle this matter on my behalf? And all the people I know in Europe and America are some I know some stars in the fashion and entertainment circles, and the management of the fashion group, but I don't know the senior management of the film company!"

"But I still think that if you come forward, we will go more smoothly." Tong Luo said, "You are also a well-known star in the United States!"

"Then why don't I ask Lao Mu to find out, and ask him to introduce some senior executives of the film distribution company or the film company's distribution department to you?" Xiao Yao thought for a while, and said to the two.

"Why introduce it to me? If you want to introduce it, you should introduce it to the two of us!" Tong Luo said, "Isn't the movie you are making now going to be released globally? You will also have to deal with foreign distribution companies by then! You Didn’t you say just now that your production crew works on an eight-hour workweek, so you have a lot of free time? Americans don’t work at night, right? Make a good relationship now, and it will save you trouble in the future!”

"It seems to make sense!" Xiao Yao thought for a while, then nodded subconsciously, "Then when we first meet, I will go with you. If the two parties reach a cooperation intention, I will not discuss the specific details later. Go. Anyway, we still share this part of the income according to the ratio, and our interests are the same, so it’s fine if someone still represents me.”

"Okay!" Tong Luo nodded in agreement.

"Are you okay?" Xiao Yao looked at Fang Yiran and said.

"Yes!" Fang still nodded solemnly.

"Huh?" Both Xiao Yao and Tong Luo looked at Fang Yiran in surprise.

"Mr. Tong, I don't have a problem with this matter, but I have other things to tell Xiao Yao." Fang still said to Tong Luo.

"Oh," Tong Luo nodded, stood up and said, "Then I'll avoid it for a while. I'll go to Zhao Rui's place and stay with Lin Qisan and the others for a while. You call me when we leave, and we go back to the hotel together. There is a companion on the way Be safe!"

"No need," Fang Yiran said, "It's not a particularly secretive matter. You are Xiao Yao's teacher and partner, so there is no need to avoid you. Maybe you can give me some advice!"

"Okay!" Seeing that Fang still said that, Tong Luo sat down again.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Yao asked Fang Yiran.

"You should open a studio!" Fang still said directly.

"I have a studio at home, why do I open a studio?" Xiao Yao laughed.

"But the relationship between you and your studio~" Fang still sighed, and continued, "Let's put it this way, the contract between you and Qi Jia's studio is just that you are under the studio. Yours Songs, your movies, all your works, the copyright is your own, not your studio. Let me help you discuss the copyright, and I am embarrassed to ask people from the business department of Qijia Studio to help me."

"I used to help you negotiate the copyright of songs and arrange you to participate in the performance contract of the show. I can barely handle these, but when it comes to this kind of film distribution contract that may involve hundreds of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars, I can't do it. It's done." Fang still continued, "This time you are cooperating with Mr. Tong, and there are people from the business and legal department of Mr. Tong's company. I just need to watch it. Can you post your own movie? For example, the one you are shooting now Movies, without the participation of the company, you take the biggest lead, why don't you take the lead? I'm an agent, not a professional manager, and I don't have that level of business negotiation ability."

"Then invite a professional to come!" Xiao Yao said.

"I don't dare to use such a big contract without knowing the details. Once the details are investigated, it must be a long-term cooperation, right?" Fang Yiran said, "Since it is a long-term cooperation, why don't you just invite him to join your team, so that Both parties are more at ease."

"Then let's add someone to the team, don't we have to open a studio?" Xiao Yao said.

"Business is one aspect, as well as legal and financial aspects. I think we need to add specialized manpower." Fang Yiran said, "In the past, the people from the three companies directly helped you with the tax issues related to dividends in the three companies. You have dealt with it. There are not many things I need to do here. The main thing is your song copyright income and program performance income. Now that you've got a big chunk of the money invested in movies, it's even harder for me to deal with."

"Let's just talk about the animated film this time. In fact, I made a huge mistake in my work!" Fang Yiran said.

"What mistake?" Xiao Yao asked.

"Tax!" Fang still said, "The tax rates for personal income and corporate profits are different. In the past, you just sold song copyrights and appeared on shows. The income at the box office is several hundred million, and the tax difference is too big! Before you started this project, I should have asked you to invest in this project in the form of a business. Even if you don’t want to borrow your home If you invest in the name of a studio, I should also let you set up a studio in the name of a personal studio."

"Me again~" Xiao Yao waved his hand.

"I know!" Fang still interrupted Xiao Yao's words, and waved his hands, "Although I know you don't care about money, and you won't blame me for this matter, but no matter what, this is my negligence!"

"It's not that serious!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "I didn't think about it myself. Pay more taxes, I really don't care!"

"But I care!" Fang still said solemnly, "The previous mistakes have already been made, and we can't change the investment in these two movies into corporate behavior now, but we can still change it in the future."

"Also," Fang Yiran continued, "In this animated film, the copyright of the portraits of Wall-E and Eve is in your hands. Now there are many companies in Huaxia who want to ask us to buy portrait authorization or It is to cooperate in the development of peripheral products of these two characters. Some small counterfeit manufacturers have even started to produce and sell related products of these two characters. We have to deal with this kind of business cooperation and infringement. This requires a professional team. You can't count on me, can you?"

"It's normal for an artist team to have a manager and an assistant," Fang still said in the end, "but it's rare for an artist team to have professional business, financial, legal personnel or even a team, and those usually belong to the artist. From a brokerage company. We have all these professionals who are dedicated to serving you, and it’s actually no different from a personal studio.”

"It makes sense to say that~" Xiao Yao rubbed his chin and pondered, "Although I don't evade taxes, reasonable tax avoidance is not illegal. With more money in hand, you can also do more things you want things."

"Okay!" Xiao Yao still nodded and said, "After you return to China, start helping me set up a personal studio! At that time, I will centralize and integrate all my related affairs!"

"But I have two requirements!" Xiao Yao pointed up two fingers again, "First, my studio, I am the boss, you are the person in charge, the general manager, but the artists under you, don't sign in to my studio. studio."

"Why? Isn't it better to integrate everything together?" Fang still asked strangely. She did put her artists under Xiao Yao's personal studio before.

"Because of the second point," Xiao Yao said, "my personal studio does not sign any artists! I don't mind if you use the resources established because of me to help them, but that is your personal behavior as an agent, and it cannot be My studio is what I do! If you feel that an independent agent is not enough to lead them, and you need a studio to back them up, I suggest you sign them into Qi Jia."

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