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Eighteen million to twenty-four million, 囧.

Evan Bell almost didn't choke on his own saliva.

Don't blame Evan Bell, this number is too unexpected. Think about it, aside from the cartoon "Ice Age", "Death Illusion" costs 4.5 million, "Sniper at the Phone Booth" costs 8 million, and "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night" is a little higher, almost 40 million, while The cost of "adapting the script" is 18 million. The four films Evan Bell is currently shooting are all low-budget films, and the script of "Deadly Identity" is also an independent film, but the investment has gone to 20 million, which is indeed beyond imagination.

More importantly, Evan Bell originally thought that Studio Eleven now has more than 10 million yuan, which is considered a small asset, but listening to Michael Coney said, to invest in movies, to make all the fortune of Studio Eleven. It's not enough to drop it.

18 million to 24 million, of which at least 10 million to 15 million is the actor's remuneration, after deducting the remuneration, the cost is around several million. That is to say, if the actors are found well, then Eleven Studios is fully capable of investing in this film. At this moment, Evan Bell has only initially learned what it means to be an actor of good quality and low price, and how important the so-called price ratio of actors is in Hollywood.

In the United States, there are many factors that affect the pay of actors, and the pay of actors is also divided into grades. For example, Evan Bell not long ago filmed "adaptation", although it is a supporting role, but the salary has risen to two million dollars. In this way, Evan Bell is also well-developed among the new generation of actors. The main reason is that Evan Bell is currently releasing a "Death Illusion", and other works have not been released. There is no word of mouth, no box office and no awards as indicators, so it is naturally difficult for the salary to rise.

The two factors that affect actors' remuneration the most: awards and box office, are very intuitive.

Awards naturally refer to the recognition of acting skills. There are many criteria for film companies to invest in movies and select actors. Maybe it is appearance, maybe temperament, or maybe the fit with the character, but there is no doubt that acting is one of them. In addition to representing acting skills, awards also represent popularity. There are many chain effects brought by an Oscar statuette.

The box office is something that film companies will inevitably consider. Investing a dollar in this actor can create a **** to bring benefits to the film company, which determines the position of this actor on the list of actors of various film companies. If an actor can't bring revenue to the studio, then no businessman is willing to waste his money. Conversely, if an actor proves to have huge box-office appeal, there will be countless studios waving their checks, no matter how well-paid he is.

For Evan Bell, he realized at this time that he needs actors of good quality and low price, that is, actors who have low investment but can obtain high-quality performances and even high-quality box office.

In the movie "Deadly Identity", there are eleven main actors, eleven strangers gathered in the hotel, in addition, there are McCann Reeve, doctors, and judges. There are about twenty corners in total. But one thing is fortunate, most of the roles are not heavy, obviously the salary can be reduced a lot, if you can find an actor with a high price, it will be even better.

There are four main core actors in total, three males and one nv. Among them, the role of Ed was won by Evan Bell himself. This is good news. He can make a **** and reduce the salary to play: this fee is equivalent to putting it from his left pocket into his right pocket, so , the point of lowering the pay is to persuade other actors not to talk too much.

As for the roles of the other two men and one nv, Evan Bell has already started to have a headache.

Evan Bell thought of the situation of Richard Kelly at the beginning. The selection of actors in independent films was not only because of lack of funds, and the range of actors who could be chosen by God was very narrow, but also because of the narrow network, they could only pass American actors. Unions go to the haystack for a needle.

The point is, this is just the beginning, building the crew, building the set... It's not that simple to shoot a movie, even if Evan Bell is not a director, he can make a lot of hearts, but start from scratch. Preparing for a movie is definitely a daunting task.

Although thinking of all this complexity, Evan Bell felt that his sun began to hurt, but he was still very happy and positive. After all, if you can film "Deadly Identity" and make a movie that surprises the audience, the sense of accomplishment must be unparalleled. Just like creating the album "One" and making countless songs mí happy, Evan Bell feels that this is a job worthy of respect.

Fortunately, Evan Bell has the memory of a lifetime, at least it will not leave him clueless; fortunately, Teddy Bell has just pulled David Greenblatt, Sean Mayer and Frank James. Under the tenth agent mén, at least there will be no shortage of manpower, and David Greenblatt may be able to help; fortunately, Evan Bell still has some connections with actors, maybe not. The method is based on the original team of "lethal identity", but he is confident to form a team that is not inferior to the "lethal identity" of his previous life.

"Mr. Coney, I think Studio Eleven is very willing to invest in the script of 'Deadly Identity'. I am willing to buy this script for $200,000." Evan Bell's thoughts were a little confused just now, mainly because in the There is no experience and no clue in the position of the producer, but he calmed down quickly and said the final decision.

Two hundred thousand dollars. Not high, but not low either. But for Michael Coney, being able to create gods is a good deal.

"In addition, there is a 5% bonus for the movie box office." Evan Bell eliminated Michael Coney's last hesitation, which is definitely the highest treatment for this unknown screenwriter.

In the United States, box office dividends generally include three aspects: production company, distribution company, and theater chain, and the production company includes directors, top actors, and top screenwriters.

The first is the relationship between the production company, the distribution company and the theater chain.

Generally speaking, the relationship between the production company and the distribution company can be divided into two types. The first is that the distribution company buys out the movie at a price, so the box office of the movie has nothing to do with the production company. The second is to participate in the box-office share. Generally speaking, the production company can make a **** between 20% and 40%.

The relationship between the distribution company and the theater chain is generally divided into two types. The first is that the distribution company pays the exhibitor a certain rent, and then after the show, the exhibitor takes a commission, which is 10% in the first week. After that, it will get higher and higher, but it will not be higher than 40%; the second is that the distribution company does not pay rent, and the exhibitor directly takes the commission, which is generally 30%, and the higher the future, but no more than fifty percent. In general, the box office dividends of the theaters are about 40%.

Basically, there will be no involvement between the production company and the theater.

To put it simply, for box office dividends, the production company occupies about 30%, the distribution company occupies about 30%, and the theater chain takes the lion’s share, accounting for about 40%. Of course, this situation means that the three parties are separated. If the production company and the distribution company are integrated, such as a large film company such as Warner Bros., the dividends are directly superimposed.

Secondly, it is the relationship between the production company's own internal dividends.

After the production company has received 20% to 40% of the box office dividends, the company itself, directors, top actors, and top screenwriters will share the income. There is no fixed value for this dividend data. On the basis of equal distribution, producers and actors will be slightly higher. However, the data still changes according to the reputation of each link, and basically follows the principle of big names taking big profits.

Generally speaking, the production company only has 15% of all the revenue at the box office, and their biggest income comes from peripherals: TV, cable TV, DVD and other entertainment projects, these peripherals account for the total revenue of the production company. Eighty-five percent.

In a word, those who can share dividends are those at the top of the pyramid. Evan Bell is not eligible for box office bonuses among the four films he has completed before. Today, Evan Bell is willing to give Michael Coney a 5% dividend - this is naturally a dividend within the production company, which is crucial to Michael Coney.

"Mr. Bell, I think we will have a very pleasant cooperation." Michael Coney smiled brightly, with less restraint and more pure joy.

Signing the script of "Deadly Identity" means that Evan Bell is going to step into a brand new field Eleven Studios will also be involved in an unfamiliar link. How to save on set expenses-provided that Evan Bell knows how to set up a studio, maybe Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox will be a good start; how to find good and cheap actors, maybe you should contact your actor friends, Ryan Gosling, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Bōterman, even Blake Lively, and should make another trip to the Screen Actors Guild; how to set up a shoot Team, God, he should make a trip to every union.

However, the most important thing of all problems is that director Evan Bell knows the core of the problem, and maybe finding the right director and forming the crew with him will definitely be beneficial and harmless to the filming of the film.

As for the director, Evan Bell has already had a choice in mind. Not Richard Kelly, nor Christopher Nolan, nor the less familiar Spike Jones, Joe Schumacher, Evan Bell still hopes to follow the historical trajectory of "lethal identity", from the original Director James - Mangold to direct the tube, is definitely a correct and wise decision.

But, how should I contact James Mangold?

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