You don't understand the happiness of the director

Dorothy asked "You already have a plan?"

Wang Quan's answer was, "Not yet, it's just a script. You know me well, so you can write it in as little as a week."

Dorothy nodded, Wang Quan was indeed a quick shooter, and she had the best say on this point.

"Then let's give our company a resounding name now!" Dorothy said with great enthusiasm.

"I have a proposal," Wang Quan said, "We have the same birthday, right?"

Dorothy, "You want to call it 'Same Birthday Pictures'?"

Wang Quan's head was full of black lines, "Our birthday is the second day of the second lunar month, right?"

Dorothy's eyes lit up, "February 2 Pictures is also good. Using the date as the name is very innovative."

Wang Quan shook his head. This guy has half of Chinese blood, and he really doesn't know much about the traditions of his ancestors. "The second day of February is also called the day when the dragon raises its head, which means that there is a scene of great vitality and all things competing."

"I know that Long Head Head is the day when you can shave your head," Dorothy replied quickly, "You mean Long Head Head Pictures?"

This time Wang Quan nodded, and that was what he meant.

The two communicated in Cantonese, and Dorothy translated it into English, "Dragon Head Raising, it's a bit long. I want to think about how to simplify it."

Wang Quan added, "I have always felt that the Chinese dragon should have its own English word, rather than being mixed with the Western evil dragon, so I would rather use the Chinese pinyin of dragon, Long."

Dorothy thought for a moment, "Long Head Raising?"

Wang Quan thought about it and said, "How about calling it Long Title."

Dorothy read it twice, "You and I are playing homophones here."

It is indeed a homophonic joke, but the Chinese people read it kindly, and the foreigners read it with a very good meaning: the title of dragon, if you insist on saying that it is "a movie with a long title", it can barely be said.

The two analyzed it for a long time and finally determined the Loong Title. In order to distinguish it from long (long), Chinese dragon usually has an extra o in the middle. This is common usage, but foreigners generally do not recognize it, and the Oxford dictionary does not include it, but as long as it is Dragon Head Pictures is becoming more and more popular and its influence is growing. It’s not like Oxford won’t bow its head. For example, don’t Kongfu and the others recognize it now?

Dorothy said excitedly, "You rest first, we will register the company in the afternoon!"

King Quan, "Did you forget something very important?"

"You mean?"

Wang Quan, "How do we calculate the company's shares?"

Before setting up a studio, the two of them each invested 1 million. In addition, Wang Quan provided technology and Dorothy provided connections, each holding half of the shares. Now the company is officially established, and it is a company that aims to become bigger and stronger, so it cannot be such a trivial matter. .

Dorothy certainly knows that how far the company can go in the future mainly depends on what kind of works Wang Quan can produce. In the past few years, especially in the past year, he has shown the potential of a super director. For this company The company is more important than himself.

So Dorothy made a careful decision and said, "Then let's split it six to four, six to me and four to you."

Wang Quan shook his head, "You are 55, I am 45."

Dorothy thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's make it this way. If we want to introduce new shareholders in the future, we will reduce our shareholdings in equal proportions."

The reason why Wang Quan chose a lower share price was because of his nationality. Since he had never thought about seeking American citizenship, then the big boss of the company would definitely have more conveniences and advantages if he was American than if he was Chinese.

Especially if the big boss is a Jew, the advantage will be even greater.

But Wang Quan must also fight for his own rights and interests. "In the future, whether I am a director, script writer, or producer, I will be paid according to industry regulations, including profit sharing. I will hold myself to the highest standards in the industry."

Dorothy, "You don't need to remind me about this. The director's remuneration can slowly rise, but I can make the decision now. In the future, you can enjoy 20% of the profit share of the total copyright income of self-directed and self-written works. After the company is established, you can directly write It’s in the charter.”

She was able to propose a 20% dividend ratio. Wang Quan was quite surprised, but for Dorothy, this showed her determination to break the boat. The key to the company's success lies in Wang Quan's works, but Wang Quan's exchange student period is coming next year. And he has always said that he is just a passerby to the United States and will eventually go back.

Dorothy makes some sacrifices and concessions at this time. If the king can decide to stay in Hollywood completely, everyone will be happy.

This concession is indeed very bold. Not only the box office, but also derivative income such as DVD, video tape, pay TV, wireless channels, etc., King Power can take one-fifth of the pure profit!

These are all our own companies. Whether or not there is profit, the amount of profit cannot be hidden from the royal power. Something like losing money to make Harry Potter will definitely not happen in Dragon Head. Dorothy is determined to use capitalism. Sugar-coated bullets corrode royal power.

This dividend ratio even exceeds that of senior directors like Spielberg. Spielberg can get 20% of the box office profit share, but the derivative income of the larger head is at most 10%. This is already the ranking of the top Hollywood directors. .

To give a rough analogy, if the company Long Toutou only has one director, Wang Quan, making profits, then for every 100 yuan the company earns, Wang Quan can take 20 yuan as his dividend.

The remaining 80 will be distributed in a ratio of 55:45. Dorothy will take away 44 yuan, and Wang Quan will receive a total of 36+20 yuan. His total personal income will exceed Dorothy, the largest shareholder.

This does not include the director's salary. If Wang Quan could become a top director, his salary would start at tens of millions of dollars.

No, no!

After settling the account, Wang Quan suddenly became vigilant. Although he and Dorothy had a fatal friendship, the Jewish genes in Dorothy's bones could not allow Wang Quan to take such a big advantage. He could take advantage of his body at will, but money She will definitely not suffer in this regard!

"Tao'er, how much salary do you give yourself as the CEO?" he asked warily.

Dorothy, "I just get a symbolic salary of one dollar a year. If the company's performance is not good, I don't have the dignity to get a high salary."

Something was getting more and more wrong. Alarm bells rang in Wang Quan's heart. He carefully took a half step back and said, "I've already helped you pretend to be your boyfriend once. You don't want me to fake a marriage with you anymore, do you?"

"Look where you are going," Dorothy said amusedly, "But there is one thing I really need to ask for your opinion on. If the company introduces new shareholders in the future, can Wendy be given priority?"

Wendy is her mother, a bank executive, and the bank is the private bank of the Greenberg family.

Well, it's not impossible. Wang Quan began to ponder and tangle.

Dorothy advised, "Wendy has helped me a lot before. We still borrowed the upfront payment from her for the adaptation fee. Even if we repay her favor, who is allowed to become a shareholder is not a shareholder? You think so."

Wang Quan raised his head and said, "Then I also have a request."

"You, you say." Dorothy also became wary. This young man from China is also very cunning.

Wang Quan, “When seeking investment for the company’s works, you should give priority to me.”

For films with a slightly larger cost, basically one film company will not bear the cost independently. It will usually attract funds from various channels and share the risks, especially for small independent studios. Funds are always in front of them. Regarding The number one problem of survival.

Wang Quan and Wang Quan couldn't help but spend the money they earned from selling movies. Longtou Pictures must take loans and raise funds to make movies.

Wang Quan is confident in his film, so he is willing to invest his own money.

This surprised Dorothy, "You still have money? Did that guy Lafite help you sell the script again?"

"You don't have to worry about this. Just say whether you agree or not."

"I agree, as long as you follow my rules when investing, no one's money is wasted~" Dorothy was quite happy. It seemed that her partner still had a lot of potential to tap, so she had to find a way to make him Stay in the United States and become an American!

King Quan does still have some potential. Although he only watched movies during this year, the movies not only contained stories and pictures, but also contained information about the next twenty years.

Some are worthless, but some are very valuable, and some are worthless to others, but are as valuable to him as treasures.

If he is in politics, he will know who is the president behind Xiaobu Ten and who is the president behind him. These are wealth.

If he enters the Internet, he will be able to analyze which website has the highest probability of leaving the country on the computer and mobile phone screens of the protagonists in later movies.

There are also some documentaries about sports events, which also allow Wang Quan to make some quick money.

There was one movie that he felt was very helpful to him, called "The Big Short." He discovered it when he was checking out Ryan Gosling-related movies, and confirmed it from other movies and documentaries. Thanks to Gao commander.

Knowing so much information about the future, Wang Quan’s money from selling scripts was not directly invested in the movie, but money was made first. Now it has become very considerable, but most of it has not yet been realized~

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