The Fantasy Entertainment Empire

The celebration banquet for "Hell Apartment 2" will still be held.

Within a month of its release, it perfectly achieved the expected goal and achieved a box office of 450 million. While the box office performance has greatly surpassed that of the previous work, it has also maintained a very good reputation.

According to estimates, the film will continue to be released for about a month. Although it has entered the final stage of the show, but in the last month, if we are more optimistic, the total box office may reach 500 million.

After such a film has achieved success, it is only natural for the production company to invite the main creative team to hold a celebration banquet together.

Fan Zhe also attended the banquet, and at the beginning of the banquet, he still held a microphone and delivered a speech.

After finishing the work, he chatted with Dai Weidong, the leader of "Dimension Brokerage", about the development of the company's artists, and Li Ze, one of the current main actors of "Dimension Brokerage". some. Looking back, Shi Jiangxuan and Lei Xiajun, the two "Dimension Media" executives, also got together and got in touch with each other.

This is a normal business reception mode, although Fan Zhe doesn't like it very much, but who made him the general boss of Dimension Entertainment? This kind of thing is inevitable after all. He also needs to take this opportunity to communicate with the important figures of the many branch companies under the group, at least to get closer.

Although, in fact, these people are more controlled by Ye Jiayi.

It felt like the time was almost up, and when the celebration banquet was about to end, Fan Zhe was about to retreat and leave. But before that, a figure staggered towards him.

Taking a closer look, it was Ji Jiaxin, the director of "Hell Apartment 2".

He must be the hero of this movie.

Before, there were people around Fan Zhe all the time, but Ji Jiaxin didn't come over. But no matter what, the movie was a success, Fan Zhe, as the boss of the investor, should clink glasses with the director and have a chat.

But, why is he walking so wobbly? Seeing his flushed face in admiration, he probably drank a lot at the reception just now.

With all these chaotic thoughts and thoughts in his head, Ji Jiaxin had already come close.

"Mr. Fan!" Ji Jiaxin said cheerfully, "There were too many people around you just now, so I didn't come over. I had a drink with other people. I will definitely come to have a drink with you right now."

Fan Zhe also smiled and said: "Okay, the movie "Hell Apartment 2", I really worked hard for you. Everyone has contributed to such a success."

After saying that, Fan Zhe raised his glass and touched Ji Jiaxin, but didn't drink.

Fan Zhe doesn't like drinking.

But Ji Jiaxin drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then said a little unhappy: "If you don't drink the toast, Mr. Fan looks down on me a little bit?"

Hearing these harsh words, Fan Zhe frowned, but then said with a smile: "How come, director Ji Da is the hero of the film."

Then, he raised his glass and took a sip.

This is how much face was given to others.

Ji Jiaxin's face was still not very good, because he was thinking that he hoped that Fan Zhe could do the same and kill him in one go.

However, he didn't continue to dwell on this matter.

Taking advantage of the alcohol, he smiled and put his hands on Fan Zhe's shoulders, made a very intimate gesture, and said: "Mr. Fan, you filmed "Hell Apartment 1" by yourself, and this second one Well, I filmed it, and the box office results are better than yours."

"..." Fan Zhe was already a little unhappy.

Is it possible to say this? Can the pioneering work of a series and the sequel film based on an already successful film be a concept? The IP of "Hell Apartment" does not have the success of the first film as an accumulation. How can it be so successful later? Especially in terms of actors, is the male lead, Li Ze, as popular now as he was back then?

What's more, there is a big difference between the first part and the second part, just in terms of publicity investment. The second part, from production cost to publicity investment, is more than twice as high as the original first part.

Besides, for the success of a movie, especially a movie of this type of commercial film, does the director really have a lot to do with it? The script has been written long ago, the sub-cameras have been designed long ago, and Dimension Entertainment's well-known post-production special effects needless to say.

Is this Ji Jiaxin so brainless after drinking too much wine?

Fan Zhe was a little angry, but after all, it was at the celebration banquet, he didn't want to make the scene too ugly, so he didn't plan to pay attention to this complacent guy.

But people refused to let it go.

"Mr. Fan, the salary I got for this second part is really too low." Ji Jiaxin continued, spraying alcohol on Fan Zhe's face, and talking with that big tongue, Fan Zhe really It's hard.

He didn't notice it himself, but continued: "I know, I didn't have any qualifications before, so it was normal to get such a salary at that time. But now you should see my strength, the salary for the third part, I think it should be more in line with my identity, six million should be a more reasonable number."

This sentence directly made Fan Zhe laugh angrily.

Six million? This figure is fifteen times that of Ji Jiaxin's current salary when filming "Hell Apartment 2"!

"Follow the contract." Fan Zhe waved his hand and said.

The so-called "according to the contract" means that when Ji Jiaxin applied to Dimension Entertainment to act as the director of "Hell Apartment 2", there was a treaty about the sequel in the contract he signed. According to the contract, Dimension Entertainment has the right to choose whether or not Ji Jiaxin will be the director of the third film.

And if Dimension Entertainment activates this renewal clause, then Ji Jiaxin must act in accordance with the contract. Of course, Dimension Entertainment also needs to pay Ji Jiaxin a bonus of 200,000 yuan, and at the same time, the remuneration for the third part will also increase by no more than 60%.

This means that Ji Jiaxin's behavior of asking for a salary of 6 million is absolutely unreliable if it is operated according to the contract.

It is definitely impossible for Fan Zhe to agree to Ji Jiaxin's request.

Give him 6 million and a 15-fold salary increase. The money is easy to talk about, but what about the others? He started this, and the rest of the main creative team also took advantage of this opportunity, regardless of the contract, the lion opened his mouth, what should we do? Doesn't that mean that Dimension Entertainment is going to open "Hell Apartment 3" again, and the cost will be hundreds of millions?

What's more, Fan Zhe really didn't think what would happen if he was replaced by a director.

At that time, when he was looking for a director for "Hell Apartment 2" and even "Demacia: Glory", his attitude was that he wanted to find a reliable, obedient, and strong executive director, especially The last item 'Execution' is the most important.

As for what talent to say, these can be put in the back. It doesn't matter if you don't have much talent. For the heavy industry films created by Dimension Entertainment, as long as the director has enough execution ability and can complete the shooting of the shots rigorously and in accordance with the project's pre-planned plan, the job will be over.

This is certainly a very important job, but to be honest, it is not too difficult to find a director with strong enough execution.

Fan Zhe doesn't think that the future "Hell Apartment 3" can't be played without Ji Jiaxin.

But Ji Jiaxin didn't think so.

In his own heart, he is the biggest contributor to "Hell Apartment 2". All the shots, except for a very small number of shots with full special effects, and all the shots in the screen were shot by him, the director, leading the crew from beginning to end.

Even, he still has a lot of dissatisfaction with the finished film edited in the later stage. He feels that many of the good shots he took were useless at all; What the director thinks.

But there is no way, who let the post-editing rights not be in his hands in the end?

In fact, he was already very unhappy about this. He firmly believes that if Dimension Entertainment fully decentralizes this movie, he believes that he can make the finished product of this movie better and more awesome-as it is now, it can be sold in the first 20 days of its release. 450 million, if you completely delegate power to yourself, from early planning to post-editing, and even in design and special effects production, you can refer to your own opinions more, or simply guide yourself, then the film Wouldn't it have to be sold for one billion, or even one and a half billion?

There is no chance for the second film, after all, it has already been released, but if the third film is accepted, he hopes to win the power that these directors should have. Ji Jiaxin felt that the crew should be set up by himself and find some more powerful people; the design should be reviewed by him, and he should nod; It's up to the director to decide...

Of course, he has already done so much for "Hell Apartment 3", so his salary should be higher.

In the past, I didn't have a good reputation, so I could only accept a low salary, and the more important thing was to fight for filming opportunities; but now, I have a fairly successful work by my side, so I should have the right to ask for a salary, right?

As for the contract... Wasn't it that I didn't expect that the box office of this film would be so good? It is already 450 million. It is estimated that after the screening is over, it will increase by another 50 million, and it will reach 500 million. It seems that there is no problem. What's more, at that time, if he hadn't signed the renewal terms, Dimension Entertainment would never have hired him as a director.

The signing was a bit of a last resort, but now that it has been successful, if Dimension Entertainment wants to let him continue to serve as the director of the third film, it is considered that there is a contract extension, and he should have the capital to negotiate a new one.

Since "Hell Apartment 2" was regarded as a success, he has also received praises from many parties, and he is a bit ecstatic, but he is also more and more dissatisfied with the renewal terms he signed at that time.

Today, he hastily came to Fan Zhe to say these things. On the one hand, alcohol was the cause, but more importantly, he naturally had such thoughts in the first place.

Therefore, he was very upset when he heard Fan Zhe say 'according to the contract'.

"We can talk about the contract later. My contribution to this film is not reflected in the original price of 400,000 yuan. If I want to make a third film, it will only increase the salary by 60% , I absolutely cannot agree."

Having said that, his voice became louder and louder. That blushing and thick-necked appearance also seemed inappropriate, causing others to look at him frequently, especially after hearing what he was saying clearly, it attracted the attention of the audience.

As the director, he was originally one of the most important roles in this banquet, and Fan Zhe, the big boss, could be regarded as the host of the banquet. These two people, having a dispute, will naturally attract everyone's attention.

Ji Jiaxin himself was a little unaware of it, and was still talking loudly about how much contribution he had made to "Hell Apartment 2", how the third part would not be successful without him, how Dimension Entertainment would kill the donkey, etc. .

The people next to them tried their best to keep a smile on their faces at first, but when they heard these more and more excessive words, they all felt that the situation was wrong, and hurried up to persuade them.

During this process, Fan Zhe didn't speak at all, he didn't want to make the scene too ugly, but he couldn't stand the toss of Ji Jiaxin who was drunk.

When Fan Zhe was upset, he finally couldn't bear the anger in his heart.

"Drag him out!"

This reception was held by Dimension Entertainment, and Fan Zhe was the owner. Most of the participants were employees of Dimension Entertainment's film business department, and the other part were crew members. These people, at the reception, will they be on Fan Zhe's side, or will they be on Ji Jiaxin's side? This is basically nothing to think about.

Even the security guards at the scene listened to Fan Zhe.

Ji Jiaxin was carried out on a support, he slammed the bar hard and was still cursing, the scene became even uglier.

After being thrown outside, Ji Jiaxin staggered and wanted to get up and rush in, but was stopped by someone.

This time, it was not Fan Zhe's people who stopped him, but his own manager.

"Are you crazy?" The manager said in surprise and anger, "How dare you do such a thing on such an occasion? You don't want to mess around, I still want to hug Dimension Entertainment's thigh!"

Ji Jiaxin yelled indiscriminately, but couldn't understand a complete sentence. After yelling a few words, he suddenly vomited out, and a large piece of filth was vomited on his manager.

"I'm really fucking blind. I thought you would be promising!"

He knew that Ji Jiaxin had always had a high regard for himself, but he could never have dreamed of being able to get drunk at a reception and then do something like this.

I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year!

I just came back home from the countryside with no internet or computer, and hurried to write a manuscript on New Year's Eve...

Two chapters in one.