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Chapter 192 191. The pay of the four major directors in the mainland

"I heard that Sanli TV is quite stingy, and the pay is generally very low!"

Wei Wu has heard that Sanli TV is stingy.

As far as he knows, Mingdao was the mainstay of Sanli TV before, but because his pay was suppressed when he was filming "Yingye 3+1" at Sanli TV, he broke up and went to the mainland to develop.

Yang Mi nodded and said, "It seems so. Anyway, they offered me 100,000 New Taiwan dollars."

"100,000 New Taiwan dollars", Wei Wu converted it in his mind:

"That is... 22,000 RMB? In other words, you have to shoot for half a year, and then you only pay 1,100 yuan per episode on average?"

Yang Mi nodded and said, "It is said that this is because they think I am a star, and I am from the mainland, so they raised my price.

"Generally, if a local Taiwanese actor who is not very popular plays my role, they may only pay 50,000. ”

Wei Wu wanted to laugh after hearing this: “Only 11,000 yuan, and I have to shoot for half a year? Damn, compared to them, I am so conscientious!”

Yang Mi rolled her eyes at him and said: “Humph! All crows are black, and you are not much better!”

Wei Wu was not happy to hear this, and directly reached out to tickle her armpit:

“I gave you a red envelope of hundreds of thousands of yuan, but I can’t get a good word from you, right? Huh?”

Yang Mi quickly begged for mercy: “Don’t... It’s so itchy... I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I said something wrong... You are the best boss in the world!”

Wei Wu stopped, but Yang Mi got excited when she saw him stop, and turned around and punched him twice, scolding:

“You just bully me! Can you tell me about that? How much is your current salary?”

Wei Wu thought for a while and said: “If it is our company’s own play, 8 million. If an outside company invites me to direct a play, 10 million will start! ”

In fact, Wei Wu has always received director's salary when filming.

Although he is the majority shareholder of the company, he does not hold 100% of the shares. There are still a small number of shares in the hands of others. How can he not want salary?

In the previous "Lost on Journey" and "Those Years", Wei Wu did not take money directly, but converted all the director + screenwriter + producer and other series of salary into investment and directly took the box office share.

Therefore, Wei Wu's personal box office share of these two movies is more than 60%.

This money went directly into his personal pocket, and he did not need to take dividends from the company.

Of course, this money was definitely not directly deposited into his account. Wei Wu would of course set up a sole proprietorship to receive this income, and then avoid taxes through other legal procedures.

Yang Mi took a breath and couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Oh my God! Are you kidding? Are you so good now?"

Wei Wu calmly asked back: "Is this still high? Do you know how much Chen Kaige got for filming "The Promise"? 15 million.

"Zhang Yimou was paid tens of millions when he filmed Hero in 2002!"

"Now that he has become the chief director of the Olympic Games, his net worth must have at least doubled!"

"As for Feng Xiaogang, his fixed salary is not high, mainly from the box office share.

"For movies like A World Without Thieves and The Banquet, his box office share exceeded tens of millions, and with the fixed salary, it should be no less than 12 million.

"I am now recognized as the fourth director in the mainland, so of course my salary must be on par with theirs!

"Even if it is less than theirs, it can't be too much different! ”

In fact, if we discuss the pay alone, among the three major directors in the mainland, the one with the highest cumulative director pay may be Feng Xiaogang.

Because he has always received a share of the box office, even since "Party A and Party B"!

If you encounter a big hit, the pay may go up all of a sudden, such as the 649 million "Tangshan Aftershock" in 2010.

Feng Xiaogang's final box office share exceeded 60 million. At that time, even Zhang Yimou's pay would not exceed 30 million at most.

Hearing Wei Wu's words, Yang Mi thought it was true.

Apart from anything else, with two movies that broke the box office of 100 million, at least Wei Wu's current position as the fourth director has basically been confirmed!

Then his pay will naturally be on par with the top three.

Yang Mi didn't know before that these top directors had such high pay!

This means that now, among the directors in the mainland, the one with the highest pay should be It is Zhang Yimou.

As the recognized first director in the mainland, his salary is the highest.

With the gold medal for him as the chief director of the Olympic Games, it is about 20 million or more.

As for the second highest, it must be Chen Kaige's 15 million before. But unfortunately, "The Promise" did not work, and Chen Kaige's salary will naturally decrease.

But even if it decreases, it will not be particularly severe, maybe it will be similar to Wei Wu's current salary!

Then the second place must be Feng Xiaogang, with a basic salary plus a share of the salary, which is about 12 million or more.

The next one is almost Wei Wu, with 8 million to 10 million.

Although Wei Wu has the least experience, his current box office performance is the most solid!

It is basically foreseeable that the box office of his next movie "Painted Skin" will definitely exceed 100 million.

In this way, by then, he will have three consecutive movies that have exceeded 100 million at the box office, and the current 10 million will definitely not be enough.

If "Painted Skin" can really break 200 million and win the annual box office champion, even if Wei Wu asks for 20 million, there will probably be a lot of people willing to pay.

Tsk tsk, big directors are so good! Not only do they have the final say in the crew, they are respected outside, and the key is that the salary is so high!

And the key is that they can also ask for a share of the box office with confidence.

The most awesome thing is this group of people. Even if you offer a high price now, they will probably still be dismissive.

Take Zhang, Chen and Feng for example. At present, Zhang Yimou only cooperates with Zhang Weiping, and Feng Xiaogang only cooperates with Huayi. Similarly, Chen Kaige only cooperates with China Film for the time being.

Not to mention Wei Wu, he also only shoots his own company's dramas, which means that the four of them can be said to be invaluable.

Even if others line up to give them money, it depends on whether they accept it!

Thinking of this, Yang Mi felt even more sour!

Alas, we only get tens of thousands of yuan for a movie now, but others can easily get 100 million or 800 million.

It seems that this director really needs to learn!

Yang Mi's tone was inevitably a little sour: "How much did you get for "Painted Skin" this time?"

Wei Wu did not hide it from her: "5 million, originally we talked about 1 million, then "Those Years" broke 100 million and gave me an extra 2 million, and "Silver Driver" broke 100 million and gave me another 2 million.

"Mr. Han said that if this movie can break 200 million, then we will hold a celebration banquet and give me a big red envelope of 5 million."

Yang Mi couldn't help but make a plan: "Then didn't you suggest that the film remuneration be converted into box office share?"

Wei Wu smiled and shook his head: "This is a huge investment of 100 million yuan! Are we worthy of it?

"Letting you be a director again is just a stroke of luck! Why should we give you a share of the box office?

"Generally speaking, for movies that can get a share of the box office, whether it is a director or an actor, it means that this project can't be done without you at all, and it really needs you!

"Well, if we make Painted Skin 2 in the future, maybe they might give me a share of the box office, but it's definitely impossible for the first one.

But he wasn't so unkind. He suggested that I make a symbolic investment of 1 million yuan, and Weiguo Pictures could be added to the production company. I agreed without saying a word."

It's impossible to convert all the film remuneration into a share of the box office. But it's okay to give Wei Wu a little investment quota so that Weiguo Pictures can be listed.

This 1 million is equivalent to advertising fees! And when the investment is made, there will still be a certain proportion of the box office share.

But these days, making blockbusters is basically losing money to gain publicity. Even if you can make a profit, you won't make much money.

Only companies like China Film, which is both a producer, a distributor, and a theater chain, can make money with three incomes. Other investors can't make any money at all.

Painted Skin has a sequel, Part 2, but Part 2 is too bad! Wei Wu would definitely not accept such a pure money-making film that was a poor imitation.

Besides, he felt that the first film had already told all the stories that needed to be told, so there was no need to make a second film just to make money.

Yang Mi nodded and said, "It seems so. Although you didn't make much money from this film, the improvement in your fame and status is visible to the naked eye.

"If this film can really win the annual box office championship, then your salary will naturally increase. It is equivalent to converting short-term benefits into long-term benefits."

Wei Wu nodded slightly, "That's true. If I got this director, it means that China Film is endorsing me.

"If I hadn't gotten this director early, I wouldn't have received so much attention now.

"The previous "Those Years" and "Silver Driver" would not have received such a high screening schedule. ”

The reason why Wei Wu secured the position of the fourth director in the mainland so quickly is that he was the director of "Painted Skin".

China Film Group gave a billion-level big production to Wei Wu, which was a great recognition and affirmation of him, and naturally made people inside and outside the circle look up to him.