Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 192 191. Remuneration situation of the four major mainland directors

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

Wei Wu had heard that Sanli Tai was stingy.

As far as he knows, Ming Dao was a mainstay of Sanli TV before. It was because he was underpaid during the filming of "Sakuno 3 Plus 1" at San Li TV that he broke up and went to the mainland to develop.

Yang Mi nodded and said, "I guess so. Anyway, I was offered NT$100,000."

"100,000 NT dollars", Wei Wu converted in his mind:

"That's... twenty-two thousand yuan? In other words, you have to film for half a year, and then you only pay an average of one thousand one hundred yuan per episode?"

Yang Mi nodded and said, "It is said that this is because they thought I was a star despite my size and that I was from the mainland, so they raised the price for me.

"Generally, if a Taiwanese actor who is not very popular comes to play my role, they might pay him 50,000 yuan."

Wei Wu wanted to laugh after hearing this: "Just eleven thousand yuan, and you still have to film for half a year? Damn it, compared with them, I am so conscientious!"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Humph! The world is as dark as crows, and you are no better!"

Wei Wu was not happy to hear this and directly reached out to scratch her crotch:

"After all, I sent you hundreds of thousands of red envelopes, but I can't get you a good word, right? Huh?"

Yang Mi quickly begged for mercy: "Don't... it's so itchy... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I said it wrong... You are the best boss in the world!"

Wei Wu just stopped, but when Yang Mi saw that he stopped, she became more energetic. She turned around and punched him twice and said:

"You will bully me! Can you please tell me about that? How much is your current salary?"

Wei Wu thought for a while and said: "If it's our company's own drama, 8 million. If an outside company asks me to direct a drama, let's start with 10 million!"

In fact, Wei Wu has always been paid the director's salary when filming.

Although it is true that he is the company's major shareholder, he does not hold 100% of the shares. After all, a small number of shares are still in the hands of others, so how can he not get paid?

In the previous films "Unfortunately" and "Those Years", Wei Wu did not take the money directly. Instead, he converted a series of remunerations for the director, screenwriter, and producer into investments and directly received a share of the box office.

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

The money goes directly into his personal pocket, and there is no need to pay dividends from the company.

Of course, the money would not be paid directly into his account. Of course, Wei Wu would first set up a wholly-owned company to receive the income, and then avoid taxes through other legal procedures.

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

"Oh my God! Is there any mistake? Are you doing so well now?"

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

"When Zhang Yimou was filming "Hero" as early as 2002, he had already received tens of millions of dollars in salary!

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

"As for Feng Xiaogang, his fixed salary is not high, and he mainly gets a share of the box office.

"For movies like "A World Without Thieves" and "The Banquet," his box office share exceeded 10 million, 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 them!

"Even if it's a little less than them, it can't be too different!"

In fact, if we discuss the salary separately, among the three major directors in Mainland China, the one with the highest cumulative director salary may be Feng Xiaogang.

Because he has always taken a share of the box office, even starting from "Party A and Party B"!

If you encounter a blockbuster movie, the salary may rise immediately, such as "Tangshan Earthquake" which was RMB 649 million in 2010.

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

After hearing what Wei Wu said, Yang Mi thought that this was really the case.

Not to mention anything else, with two movies that have grossed over 100 million yuan, at least Wei Wu, now the fourth director, has basically secured his position!

Then his salary should naturally be on par with the top three.

Yang Mi really didn't know before that one or two of these top directors had such high salaries!

It means that now, among mainland directors, the one with the highest salary should be Zhang Yimou.

As recognized as the number one director in Mainland China, his salary is already the highest.

In addition, the general director of the Olympic Games has given him gold, which currently costs more than 20 million.

As for the second highest, it was definitely Chen Kaige’s 15 million. But it's a pity that "The Promise" failed to perform well, and Chen Kaige's salary will naturally drop accordingly.

But even if it falls, it won't be particularly severe. It may be similar to Wei Wu now!

The second-ranked actor now is definitely Feng Xiaogang. The basic salary plus share is probably more than 12 million.

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

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

It is basically foreseeable that his next movie "Painted Skin" will definitely have a box office of over 100 million.

In this way, he will have three consecutive movies with a box office of over 100 million, and he will definitely not be able to stop it now with 10 million.

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

Gee, the great director is so good! Not only is he a good talker on the set, but he is also respected outside, and the key factor is that he also gets such a high salary!

And the key is, you can also confidently ask for a share of the box office.

The worst thing is this group of people. Even if you offer a very high price, they will most likely still ignore it.

Take Zhang Chenfeng as an example. Currently Zhang Yimou only cooperates with Zhang Weiping, then Feng Xiaogang only cooperates with Huayi, and Chen Kaige also only cooperates with China Film for the time being.

Not to mention Wei Wu, who only shoots his own company's films, which means that the four of them can be said to be marketable but priceless.

Even if someone queues up to give them money, it still depends on whether they accept it or not!

When she thought of this, Yang Mi felt even more sad!

Alas, we get tens of thousands of dollars for a movie now, while others can easily get 18 million.

It seems like this director really needs to learn!

Yang Mi's tone was somewhat sour: "Then how much did you get for filming "Painted Skin" this time?"

Wei Wu didn’t hide anything from her: “5 million, originally we were talking about 1 million, but later “Those Years” exceeded 100 million and I added 2 million, and “Silver Driver” exceeded 100 million and I added another 2 million.

"Master Han said that if this movie can break 200 million yuan, he will hold a celebration party and give me a big red envelope of 5 million yuan."

Yang Mi couldn't help but make suggestions: "Then you didn't propose converting the film remuneration into a share of the box office?"

Wei Wu smiled and shook his head: "This is a large investment of 100 million yuan! Do we deserve it?

"If you were to become a director, it would be a stroke of luck! Why should I give you a share of the box office?

"Generally, for a movie that can get a share of the box office, whether it is the director or the actor, it means that the project cannot be completed without you, and it really has to be you!

"Well, if I make "Painted Skin 2" in the future, they might give me a share of the box office, but that's definitely not possible for the first film.

But he wasn't that unkind. He proposed that I could add Wei Guo Pictures to the production company with a symbolic investment of 1 million. I agreed without saying a word. "

Of course it is not possible to have all the remuneration be converted into a share of the box office. But there is no problem in giving Wei Wu a small amount of investment so that Wei Guo Pictures can have a name.

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

However, making blockbusters these days is basically just making money at a loss. Taking a step back, even if you can get your money back, you won't make much money.

Only companies like China Film Group, which are both producers, distributors, and theaters, can make money from all three income streams. Other investors can’t make much money at all.

There is a second sequel to "Painted Skin", but the second part is too bad! It is definitely impossible for Wei Wu to accept this pure and innocent work of cheating money.

Besides, he felt that the first part told all the stories that should be told, and there was no need to make a second part just to make money.

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

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

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "That's true. When I get this director, it's like China Film Group is endorsing me.

“If I hadn’t gotten this director early, I wouldn’t have received such high attention now.

"The previous ones like "Those Years" and "Silver Driver" couldn't have received such a high film schedule."

The reason why Wei Wu secured his position as the fourth director in the Mainland so quickly is that one of the key factors that cannot be ignored is the director of "Painted Skin".

For China Film to hand over a large-scale production worth 100 million yuan to Wei Wu is a great recognition and affirmation for him, and it will naturally make people inside and outside the industry look up to him.