Chapter 27: Professional Copycat Movies
Wald Pictures.
As soon as Zhu Ke entered the door of the company, he was warmly welcomed by Wald Pictures employees.
is not just because Zhuke is the boss, but because of the success of "Lola Run".
Since "Lola Run" was released on April 5, 20 days have passed, and the box office is quite good, at least this is for Wald's company. I just received yesterday’s box office report in the morning. "Lola Run" has been in North America, with a box office score of $13.7 million; compared to its cost of only $800,000, and the results of Wald Pictures’ first theater-line movie. In other words, it can be said to be extremely brilliant.
"$13.7 million at the box office?"
"Where is this? When I raise money and shoot "Spider-Man 1", the nearly $1 billion box office won't scare you to death!"
Zhuke is happy, but there is not much fluctuation.
I have been here for almost a year, and I have seen a lot of big scenes, and I will not jump up and down as excited as I was at the beginning.
walked into the office of CEO Victor.
Zhuke directly threw four scripts to him: "Victor, this is the result of my recent struggle, four scripts."
Hearing the words, Victor took it and scanned it roughly.
Not long after, Victor exclaimed: "Boos, did you write these scripts in the last ten days?"
"Yes!" Zhu Ke nodded proudly.
I'm awesome!
Okay, although it was cheating.
"Boss, I dare not say anything else. The movie "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" is really wonderful, especially the turning point at the end, which can be called a turning point. Once it is shot, there is a high probability that you will make a lot of money."
"Of course, we can't shoot now, the cost is too high."
"However, the other three scripts are also good, at least low in cost. Especially the "Fatal Turn" series, not to mention, one film a year, at least two million US dollars in profits for the company every year. "
Victor continued to comment on the script.
Zhuke nodded and agreed.
At the moment, the two chatted for a while, and then they stopped talking. They immediately summoned several screenwriters from the company and started to supplement and modify the content of the four scripts.
Zhu Ke has no objection to this.
"I just used these two or two skills. I didn't find a professional screenwriter to modify it. I really did filming in accordance with the script. Maybe I would suffer." Zhu Ke said in his heart.
What does the company do with these screenwriters?
Isn’t that what they do? !
Hollywood was called the assembly line by later generations, and it was fully reflected in the scriptwriting. Generally speaking, a script is often completed by several people.
You are good at emotional drama, well, you will be responsible for the writer of emotional drama;
You are good at action scenes, so you are responsible for the action fighting part;
If you are good at story content, you are responsible for the dialogue story;
...
In short, everyone is a member of the assembly line, and they work together to create a relatively perfect work.
"Victor, stare more on your side, I'll leave first, and I have to go back and get a good night's sleep."
Just when Zhu Ke was about to leave, Sister Martha, the head of the company's legal department and accounting department, called Zhu Ke to stop: "Boss, does the cost of scriptwriting for "Lola Run" also go to your salary card? "
Zuke thought for a moment, and said in deep thought: "You leave it here, and I will give you a new card number in a few days. You will be credited with the new card for future producer fees, screenwriter fees, and copyright fees such as scripts.”
"Okay, boss."
Sister Martha leaves.
Yes, as the boss, Zhu Ke is paid every week and every month.
Hollywood is like this, or the entire United States is like this.
Wald Pictures, a company wholly-owned by Zhu Ke, yes, but Zhu Ke also receives his salary. Not only that, the movie "Lola Run" is directed by Zhu Ke, and he also has to get his own director's remuneration, including script transfer funds.
There is a clear distinction between public and private!
Transparent!
Individuals and companies should be calculated separately.
There is a popular saying in the United States: "The company is yours and everyone's!"
means that: you are the boss of the company, yes, you have the right to decide anything about the company, but your use of funds must be subject to professional statistics. This is to protect the interests of the company's owners.
For example, "Lola Run", Zhuke's director fee is 30,000 US dollars, the script transfer fee is 20,000 US dollars, and similarly, there is a 3% box office profit share for being a producer.
The funds went to Zhu Ke’s personal account, not the company’s account.
"Fatal Bend", "Sixth Sense", "Juneo", "Fruit Hard Candy" for the four films, Zhuke also charges a script fee.
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After returning home and having a good night's sleep, Zhuke lay in bed and began to think about the future.
The two films "Fruit Hard Candy" and "Fatal Bend" are low in shooting costs, which can be done with a total of 3 million US dollars. However, in the short term, only two movies were made. For Zhu Ke, the development was still a bit slow.
"Is there no low cost, short shooting time, and a profitable movie?"
"Hey~! What am I thinking? How could it be possible?!"
"what?"
"It seems to be there!"
Thinking about it, Zhu Ke suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and there is a real profitable movie business.
—Cottage movie!
Zhuke thought of a Hollywood story he had learned in his previous life.
"One Hundred Million Years Before History", "Deformed Body", "Da Vinci's Treasure", "Rim of the Atlantic", "Thirty Thousand Miles Under the Sea"... are the names of these movies very familiar at first reaction, but they are Doesn't it feel right?
Yes, it's just familiar and unfamiliar!
These films above are all produced by a film company called TheAsylum, which is based on the "Hotness" and "Porcelain IP" works produced by Hollywood blockbusters every year.
Since the first copy of Spielberg’s "War of the World" sold 100,000 copies, they have since adhered to the concept of "high concept" (excellent creativity) and "low cost" (five cents special effects), focusing on the business of copycat movies. .
"Ten Thousand Years Before History" became popular, and they shot "One Hundred Million Years Before History";
"Transformers" became popular, so I filmed "Transformed Body";
"Rim of the Pacific" was on fire, so I shot "Rim of the Atlantic";
...
In short, whatever movie is popular, shoot any movie.
Because of the low cost, it is definitely a profitable business to work harder and harder. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
Not only that, taking the Hollywood blockbuster "Super Warship" as an example, the boss finally lost at the box office and lost $200 million, while the "American Warship" produced by TheAsylum, which focused on copycats, made a profit on the basis of recovering costs. 50%, 250,000 U.S. dollars.......
What’s interesting is that most of the company’s "cottage movies" were completed before the originals were released, and they were able to be released first.
Of course, too many copycat movies will definitely lead to lawsuits.
But don’t be afraid!
Others have means!
For example: In 2012, "The Age of The Hobbit" produced by The Asylum was released on November 11 and sold on DVD, three days before the original "The Hobbit" was released in North America.
"The Hobbit" filmmakers took TheAsylum company to court. However, the company believes that the hobbit in their film is not the Hobbit described by Tolkien, but an adaptation of a real human subspecies (the Flores discovered in Indonesia in 2003). Known as the "Hobbit" in the scientific community.
In the end, they were judged legal!
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"It's great, I can't touch it because the monk is unreasonable. The Asylum company can make copycat movies in the future, so I can do it now!"
Zhu Ke couldn't help but think of this year's box office champion "Independence Day."
Your name is "Independence Day", then my copycat movie is called "Not Independence Day".
Who wouldn't know the heat!
Well, this matter meets ordinary people, and I really can’t do it. It’s a shame!
But who made Zhuke's "bottom line" low!
