Tokyo Literary Godfather

Daniel remained calm and waited for Kei Fujiwara to write down his offer.

It is not that easy as expected. No matter how high the price is, the other party will try to quote a higher price out of business habits, whether it is buying a bottle of red wine or negotiating a multi-million business deal.

It doesn't matter, as long as the price proposed by the other party is not too excessive, and a slight premium can be negotiated. After learning about Kei Fujiwara's past achievements, Daniel was impressed and hoped to maintain a cooperative relationship with Kei Fujiwara.

At this time, Kei Fujiwara wrote a "1" on the sticky note, and Daniel's expression suddenly changed.

Daniel's bid is 2.7 million U.S. dollars, which is the standard for first-line screenwriters in Hollywood. There's nothing wrong with Kei Fujiwara asking for a higher number. After all, even top screenwriters cannot guarantee that their work will be a hit.

But the book "Infernal Affairs" has been verified by the market, so what Daniel paid was not the royalties for a work with unknown results, but the right to adapt an already popular work.

Therefore, even if Fujiwara Kei writes a price of more than three million, it is still within the range that Daniel can accept. In fact, the reason why Daniel wrote down the figure of 2.7 million was because he planned to set the copyright fee at 3 million after some bargaining with Kei Fujiwara.

But Daniel never expected that Fujiwara Kei, a thick-browed and big-eyed man, would be so shameless that he would directly write a number starting with "1". Could it be that he wanted to quote a price of more than 10 million.

It's too much. Do you think you are a top Hollywood star?

In Hollywood in the 1990s, the salaries of top stars can reach tens of millions, and high salaries have become an important expense for a movie. Later, because the salaries of stars were too high, Hollywood also began to cut the salaries of star actors, which coincided with the trend in China around 15 years ago.

The slight difference is that China is government-led, while Hollywood is a voluntary market regulation behavior.

The same thing is that whether it is government-led or market self-regulation, it seems that the role is not very big, and it is still very high.

Although Hollywood attaches great importance to screenwriters and scripts, the overall income of the screenwriter industry is not as high as that of stars, not to mention that you are not considered a star screenwriter in Hollywood! How dare you quote $10 million?

Daniel gritted his teeth and tilted his head, watching the tip of Kei Fujiwara's pen slowly move on the paper. However, Kei Fujiwara scratched a decimal point after 1 and wrote the number 1.5.

Daniel was stunned, raised his head and asked, "Mr. Fujiwara, what are you doing?"

"1.5 percentage points of the total box office, this is the price I offer." Kei Fujiwara said, "I trust Mr. Ellison, and I also believe in the accumulation and level of Hollywood. I believe that your adaptation of "Infernal Affairs" will have It has achieved good box office results. At the same time, in order not to put any early financial pressure on the crew, I am willing to adopt a pure profit sharing method."

"This..." Daniel Ellison was startled, thinking that the other party was really brave.

Whether it is a director, screenwriter or actor, there is precedent for signing a share-sharing contract. Many stars have very high salaries, and when the crew is unable to pay, they will offer to give the leading actors a certain percentage of their share.

But in most cases, people will choose the "basic salary + share" model. It is also to give yourself a certain level of protection.

However, Kei Fujiwara proposed a pure profit sharing model, which seems to have given great trust to himself.

But Daniel hesitated and did not express his position for a while.

Because Fujiwara Kei's request seems to be for their sake, but it also contains a greater appetite.

Nowadays, the film market in North America is becoming increasingly prosperous. There are often movies that sell well and can easily reach hundreds of millions in box office. However, high box office does not mean high income. Now Hollywood film companies are struggling to produce, and the investment is simply terrifying.

Many times, a movie with a box office of 200 million US dollars ends up losing money. This kind of thing is no longer an isolated case.

Kei Fujiwara asked for a share based on the proportion of the box office, not the proportion of revenue, which means that as long as the film has a high box office, regardless of profit or loss, as long as the box office number is high enough, Kei Fujiwara will not pay compensation.

In addition, Daniel has high hopes for the American version of "Infernal Affairs". He has decided that if he can successfully obtain the rights to adapt the script, he will hire first-class directors and first-class actors to star in the film. As long as the performance is not abnormal, this film The film will definitely be a hit.

His ambitions don't stop there. He even hopes that the film will reach more than 350 million yuan, and ideally, it will also receive one or two Oscar nominations or even awards.

From this point of view, the 1.5 share is really too much. 1.5 million US dollars will be divided among the 100 million box office.

Daniel Ellison coughed and was just thinking of how to reject Kei Fujiwara. At this time, Kei Fujiwara said: "Of course, this is just to give Mr. Ellison an alternative. If you feel that you should pay it all in one lump sum." If the method is better, I am also willing to add 300,000 to the price you proposed. I think this price is also within your psychological range. It can be set now and the contract can be signed tomorrow. I I don’t have the habit of going back on my business, and I’m sure you do too.”

Kei Fujiwara seems to be very talkative.

It was this easy-to-talk attitude that caused Daniel Ellison to get into a rare dilemma: In fact, it is not unfeasible to give a pure profit... It is very difficult to raise investment for each new movie, and 3 million is not a small amount. number.

At this time, Kei Fujiwara said again: "Mr. Ellison can go back and think about it... let's eat first."

At this time, the waitress smiled sweetly, bowed and came over with the dishes. She served plates of delicacies and introduced them to the guests while serving the dishes. Introduce the preciousness of the ingredients, which part of the animal they come from, and the chef’s special techniques, etc.

Daniel didn't understand Japanese very well, so Kei Fujiwara had no choice but to act as a translator. However, he found the waiter too secretive, so in the end he just said: "It's in season to eat this dish. This is the most flexible part of the fish, and the meat is crispy and elastic." Tender and delicious, try it Mr. Ellison."

Daniel picked up the chopsticks and tasted it. Although he didn't speak Japanese very well, he could already use the chopsticks well.

At this time, Daniel Ellison raised his head and glanced at Kei Fujiwara, and suddenly asked: "Does Mr. Fujiwara have the idea of ​​​​going to Hollywood to develop?"

Kei Fujiwara replied casually: "Does Mr. Ellison think I am suitable for Hollywood?"

Who can know this? Daniel was thinking this in his heart, but said: "Mr. Fujiwara is very talented. I believe that as long as you come to Hollywood, it won't take long for you to leave your fingerprints on the Avenue of Stars."

Fujiwara Keimichi: "I do have plans to enter the North American film market. According to my plan... it should be around the next year. I plan to start a company. Or directly acquire it, and then use local actors and staff to shoot English-language films. 's video."

"After all, North America is the largest market and the most competitive market. I plan to bring my talents from Tokyo to Hollywood to face greater challenges, and at the same time, seize greater benefits and greater profits. reputation."

"Mr. Ellison, would you be interested in being my producer?"

Fujiwara Kei suddenly asked unexpectedly.

I’ve changed it, I’m sorry, the author’s math teacher died early...

In fact, it was during this period that the author lost weight. He ate less than chicken every day and felt a little dizzy due to lack of energy. Everyone should pay attention to their health and lose weight scientifically.