In the office of Hanlin Culture Media Company, Roger, the head of Disney films who came from Los Angeles, still asked unwillingly before signing: "Can't Yang Xuan's identity be replaced by an American? It's okay for Chinese Americans."

Zhang Chu shook his head and said, "This is a completely unpleasant situation. In fact, it doesn't matter which country the male protagonist is. What's important is this story. In "Ghost in the Shell", Cao Suzi changed from a yellow man to a white man. What happened?"

It was originally a comic work with the theme of cyberpunk. The heroine is a robot with a human brain and soul, but it was changed to white people on the outside, saying that it was for internationalization.

But the result of this bleaching is that both sides are not pleased, and it has caused dissatisfaction in Asia since the casting, especially its hometown, Japan, which refuses to watch this work.

Even in North America, there is no preferential treatment for choosing white actors. Asians have joined the tide of protest in North America!

The production cost was US$110 million, but the global box office was only US$169 million, directly ranked third in the annual loss-making movie list, forcing the producer to bear the consequences of wrong decisions.

Even if these movie manufacturers have great business, they can't stand the burning speed of the US dollar, and no one wants to lose money.

Asian actors have a very difficult life in Hollywood, and it is almost impossible to become a starring blockbuster film in A-level production. Now "The Da Vinci Code" is about to become a member of this rare film.

If the Chinese film market had not become increasingly large, Disney would have never chosen to respect the original work because of Zhang Chu's protests. Turning Asians into white Europeans and Americans was a common method they used, and it would have been very common!

The growing Chinese mainland film market has become the second largest film market in the world, with a single movie box office of US$800 million. Many movies that are destined to lose money are revitalized here and successfully turn losses into profits.

If there was no mainland Chinese market, the box office would be much smaller!

It is true that there are many readers of "The Da Vinci Code", but this is not the reason that restricts Disney. They just want to see the movie that can sell for hundreds of millions of dollars in China.

"That's a shame."

Roger knew that he could not convince Zhang Chu so easily. If he could convince him, there would be no provisions on the casting of the movie in front of him.

In this contract, Zhang Chu has the right to suggest the script. His requirements for casting are very simple, that is, the male protagonist must be a Chinese actor and cannot use Chinese and Chinese actors from all over the world. This is some of the benefits he has won for the domestic entertainment industry!

In fact, many active actors in China have quietly changed their nationality. Although they are not different from us in normal times, they are actually international friends.

Zhang Chu's rule can help many actors be defeated. Chinese male actors have suitable acting skills and appropriate appearances, and it is best to have some popularity internationally. These conditions are not simple to combine.

As for actresses, Disney has a wider choice, with many French beauties, including Oscar winners and the best actors in the three major film festivals.

The signing ceremony this time seemed simple and low-key, and no one even knew that Disney sent someone to Yanjing to sign an agreement with Zhang Chu.

The quick knife cuts the mess, both sides really want to cooperate. After reaching an agreement on the major aspects of copyright fees and box office dividends, the other terms were negotiated much faster!

Many people thought that the two companies were still continuing to negotiate, but now in the office, Zhang Chu has already written his name on the Chinese-English bilingual contract.

After the lawyers of both parties packed the signed agreement, Roger took the champagne he brought in his hand. He raised his glass and said to Zhang Chu: "hee!"

"Happy collaboration, I hope this movie won't disappoint us all."

The copyright agreement signed by Zhang Chu and Disney is actually not the mainstream method of foreign copyright transactions, but is very similar to the domestic method.

Foreign film and television companies often purchase the right to trade these works for a period of time to obtain the copyright of the movie.

Simply put, the contract person is to enjoy the priority of signing a copyright authorization agreement with the author within this period, rather than to directly purchase the filming of the movie!

This is like equity and options.

The price of purchasing the transaction rights is relatively small, which makes it easier for the film company to prepare in advance.

If the preparations are successful, then we will further sign a copyright authorization agreement with the author and pay the full price.

If the preparations are not smooth, the film company will not suffer high losses, and the author can turn the work to trade with other film companies, which will not affect the actual ownership of the copyright.

This method will not bring too much financial pressure to the film company. Many companies find directors and screenwriters in the early stage, and only turn around and buy copyright after writing the script outline!

Zhang Chu is a one-time deal. Within five years after signing the agreement, if Disney does not make movies, he can take back the movie adaptation rights and sell them again.

After seeing off Disney's group, he celebrated with his company's employees. This was definitely a big order!

"Thank you for your hard work. Our company's performance this year is very good. Mr. Ye and I decided to pay double the salary this month! There are still generous bonuses waiting for you at the end of the year."

There is no incentive to be more effective than paying money. If everyone gives the same bonus, the gap will not be reflected, so just pay one extra month's salary.

Hanlin Culture Media now has 21 employees, and even if you pay an extra month’s salary, it doesn’t cost much. Not everyone can be as many as Ye Shumei.

These bonuses can only be considered a drop in the bucket compared to the money earned by Zhang Chu. Being a rooster is not a good habit!

Not even talking about the money he earned, just saying that the tax he saved was enough to pay this time’s bonus.

Before he started a company, Zhang Chu's copyright transactions would have to pay a top-level tax of 45% if calculated based on personal income tax, and even if he traded according to the royalties, he would have to pay a 12% tax.

But Hanlin Culture Media has tax incentives in this regard, otherwise why would Zhang Chu have to go to Horgos and get them to register?

Faced with such a huge transaction amount, one percentage point can be saved by hundreds of thousands of dollars, not to mention that the company's tax rate is only 3%-5%, which saves a lot!

In order to reasonably avoid taxes, the company specializes in partnership with large accounting firms.

As soon as Zhang Chu finished speaking, the employees who were surrounded were immediately excited. It was so happy to have a monthly salary for no reason!

"Wow, it's a month's salary!"

"I've wanted to change my phone a long time ago, the boss is so generous!"

"I wish I could sign such a big contract every month, and I would get two salary every month."

"Fortunately, I'll be missing out on such a good thing."

“There are employees who have just joined the company for a month?”

"Although this company is not big, its revenue is really not low."

The employees chattered and discussed, and the smiles on their faces looked very sincere.

At this time, an artist dared to ask: "Boss, can we choose to go to France for our travels? I also want to see the route of Da Vinci's password."

After the people took the lead, the rest spoke one after another.

"Yes, didn't you mean to go on a tour in December? It would be great if you chose the destination in Europe now!"

"Boss, after all, we are also the producer of Da Vinci Code. It would be a pity if I hadn't been there."

"I heard that the Louvre has been occupied by readers, so I also want to go and see it. Boss, please agree."

When Zhang Chu faced these female employees who could hold half of the sky, he didn't know what to do. He pursed his lips and pointed to Ye Shumei next to him: "You have to find Mr. Ye for this matter. Obviously she is the one who decides."

"You really want to go to France?" Ye Shumei, as a woman, is of course immune to the same group of Yingying and Yanyan. "We should obey the majority. After a while, everyone will write down the destination they want to go to on the sticky note paper, and then draw a conclusion."

"Mr. Ye, France is so good. Everyone says that French people are romantic."

"Yes, we also want to go shopping on the Champs Elysees!"

"You just went to Germany and France some time ago. I hope we can go too."

"What if there is a cross-border encounter? I want to see the beautiful French brother!"

At this time, this group of employees was not afraid of Zhang Chu and others, and they all formed a circle and kept talking.

It is said that three women play together, and these more than ten women are simply messy.

Zhou Kang did not speak. He is now thinking about whether he should help his daughter change a laptop or take his wife to go shopping for clothes after getting his monthly salary.

Usually, the company's overtime work costs and subsidies are very high, and everyone's salary is not low. Most people's salary is tens of thousands, so this amount of money allows them to do a lot of what they want to do.

Last year, when Hanlin Culture Media's performance was not very outstanding, it issued a year-end bonus of 50,000 yuan. This year's performance has increased several times, and the year-end bonus is probably going to be scary!

It's already November now, and many employees are starting to look forward to year-end bonuses.

Maybe it is difficult to buy a house in Yanjing. Maybe you can’t afford the license plate, but it’s definitely enough to use it to improve your life!

...

From Hanlin Cultural Media all the way back to Yanjing University, Zhang Chu almost entered the classroom with the class bell, almost late.

If he missed a traffic light, he had to come in under the gaze of the whole class.

When I went to sign a contract, Zhang Chu asked the professor for leave and changed time to class. Originally, two classes were changed to another class on Wednesday morning to Friday afternoon, but now the third and fourth classes still have to continue in the morning.

Zhang Chu took leave and changed classes and did not mention it in the group, so several of his friends were quite worried at this moment.

Yang Ling lowered his voice and asked while the old professor on the podium was looking for PPT in the U disk: "You actually missed class in the morning. If I had known, I would have asked me to ask for leave for you!"

"I didn't miss class, so I called Professor Chen to tell me about the situation. I went to work with Class 3 on Friday afternoon to make up for that class."

In such universities, students actually have a high degree of freedom, and there will basically be no classroom call. It depends entirely on their consciousness.

If you miss the exam, it is your business. If you miss the test site, you will be unlucky if you are found by random attendance.

But Zhang Chu is different. His fame makes him stand out in the crowd. If the rest of the people didn't come, no one might know except for a few friends.

But Zhang Chu did not show up, and everyone, including the professor, could notice it at a glance!

An Mi was a little curious, "You might have overslept, and then you don't want to come to class early in the morning. Sometimes I want to be so lazy."

"No, I have serious things. I asked for leave yesterday. Today I mainly signed an agreement with Disney. I walked into the school on the accelerator."

"Didn't the news just came out the day before yesterday that you started to contact Disney? You signed the contract today?"

The news revealed by the Hollywood Reporter is obviously a bit lagging behind, which has caused great misleading to other film companies and netizens.

They thought this kind of negotiation would be a long time to fight, but Zhang Chu had signed the contract now.

"There is another movie that will be made into a movie. If this continues next year or the year after, the entire cinema will be contracted by you!"

Zhang Chu had not realized this problem at first, but now he was reminded by An Mi that he could really kill each other in the film market in the next two years.

His works have sold a lot of film and television adaptations, but now they are the first seasons of "Psychological Crime" and "Detective Sherlock"!

Next month, bb will release the second season of "Detective Sherlock", and the rest of the projects are still under production.

"Farewell My Concubine" may participate in next year's Cannes Film Festival. After the cast of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" will be released, it will start filming in a low-key manner.

One is an art film and the other is a commercial film. There will be no head-on competition in any aspect.

But there is also a movie called "Pi's Fantasy Drift" in Hollywood. I don't know how Li An's filming is now available.

Zhang Chu only learned from the news that Warner Bros. had received a feedback from him that the crew rented a spacious swimming pool to simulate shooting at sea. In addition, the computer model of the Bengal tiger Richard Parker was already done.

The boat meets stormy waves on the sea, calm waves and other scenes are shot in the swimming pool, and even the Bengal tiger is fake!

Now there is another movie called "The Da Vinci Code". It is probably too late to release next year. If everything goes well, it will definitely be released the year after tomorrow.

There are so many movies in production, and there are also TV series "Soushen Ji" in preparation. In the future, Zhang Chu's book fans will be confused.

If the movie is done, it is happiness. If it is shot, it will be torture!
Chapter completed!