Chapter 1915 Movie Stars and Characters

The initial budget for "Terminator 2" was $50 million.

This is one of the few in the entire history of Hollywood!

Because this is only the funding for filming, and the part for publicity and distribution is not included at all.

If we add additional funds, publicity and distribution, etc., the total cost will be hundreds of millions, which is not surprising at all.

There are no more than 10 directors in Hollywood who can get such treatment.

If we count more strictly, 5 is almost the same.

To be precise, James Cameron can only be counted in the top ten, not the top five.

The top five should be Spielberg and George Lucas, who have a strong IP and more than ten years of successful experience.

Although James Cameron is successful, it has only been five years since his debut, and the movies he has produced are all scripts given by Yin Jun, so everyone still has reservations about whether he can make a classic movie on his own.

The truck driver himself is aware of this, so he told Yin Jun that in the years after "Terminator 2", he will choose his own movies to shoot. Unless it is an existing sequel, he will not consider Yin Jun. script.

This is the self-esteem of a great director, and it is also the beginning of his breakthrough. Yin Jun naturally agreed.

As a talented director, even if Yin Jun has registered all his works, he can still think of other movies to make, and they will be equally successful.

Only this kind of great director can be called a genius.

Because they can invent and create on their own, rather than following the crowd and looking for hot spots.

Yin Jun's current layout in Hollywood has gradually developed a clear system concept.

Under the influence of Yin Jun, Spielberg's relationship with Universal Pictures is far less inseparable than in his previous life.

Especially after Yin Jun handed over the "Resident Evil" series to him, this will be the bond of interest between Yin Jun and Spielberg for the next twenty years.

It would be easy for him to make one or two more movies during this period, and Spielberg would not refuse.

Well, of course it won't be "Jurassic World", which Yin Jun left to himself.

Of course it’s better to take photos of something as interesting as a big dinosaur by yourself.

James Cameron is also a focus.

Not only can he create new scripts to make movies by himself, but the dozen or so movies Yin Jun has prepared for him alone are enough to keep him busy for thirty years.

With these two iconic super directors, the North American branch of Kirin Group is considered stable and has its own director and superstar.

Or Yin Jun can be counted as one. After all, so many Oscars for Best Picture, Oscar for Best Director, and the "Jurassic Park" series are enough to make Yin Jun a super director on par with them.

In addition to the director, Yin Jun also has a very luxurious version of the superstar.

The two superstars of the 1990s, Stallone and Schwarzenegger, already had 20-year, 10-movie contracts. At their peak, they naturally belonged to the Kirin Group.

The three major superstars since the 2000s - Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr. are also bound by 30-year-20-free contracts, and they can keep Yin Jun in the age of anime heroes. .

There is also Tom Cruise, the Mesozoic movie king who has dominated for 30 years. He happens to be the superstar who connects this era and is the superstar that Yin Jun is most focused on creating.

Winning three consecutive Oscars as Best Actor was a gift given to him by Yin Jun, and it was also a great achievement of the North American branch of Kirin Group!

Eddie Murphy, a powerful actor, will also be a very rare black superstar for Qilin Group in the next 30 years. He and Morgan Freeman are also the bridge between Yin Jun and black actors.

There is an extra Fei Xiang than in his previous life. Because he is a mixed-race Chinese and American actor, he will take over Tom Cruise's original position and be popular for at least 30 years.

As for Cheng Long, Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Yam Dahua and other Hong Kong stars, it is best to be able to make it in the United States. It cannot be said that they have left their own marks and inspired others to come to Hollywood. People also joined Yin Jun's banner.

With directors and stars like them here, the brand of Kirin Group North America Branch will also be there, which will continuously attract more stars and directors to join us.

There is no need for every star and director to sign a contract for 20 years or 30 works. Only the best directors and actors can get better treatment.

Otherwise, there will only be two or three low-paying cooperation opportunities, and then they will be replaced.

"Spider-Man", "Batman", "Captain America", "Thor" and other heroes can be played by different actors in two or three movies, which is called replacement.

After the 2000s, generally speaking, the star-guaranteed box office strategy pursued in the past has been completely overturned.

It should be the other way around, movies make actors.

People begin to know actors through various roles.

For example, Chris Evans of "Captain America", when he became Captain America and became famous, who could remember that he was the burning man in "Fantastic Four"?

There is also Tobey Maguire in "Spider-Man". Before he played the role of Spider-Man, who knew who he was?

There is also Chris Hemsworth of "Thor". He became famous with "Thor" only at the age of 30. At the same time, the only influence on him is the role of Thor.

Once these actors are separated from their roles in these movies, they are no longer top stars at all.

When Tobey Maguire was in "Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man 3", he could ask for 20 million US dollars plus 10% of North American profit dividends, but except for this series of movies, his salary suddenly dropped to 3 million US dollars!

From this we can see that it really becomes a role that makes a star, rather than a star that makes a role.

There will be fewer and fewer box-office superstars like Leonardo DiCaprio in Hollywood in the future.

Even Johnny Depp, when he was not playing the role of the captain, made five consecutive films in one go. The cumulative losses of those movies reached more than 500 million US dollars, which really scared all the producers.

With these past life experiences, Yin Jun only needs to maintain the star strategy within 20 years, and at most 30 years.

After 30 years, it will be the time to select actors for the roles.

As long as Yin Jun chooses the right actors and stipulates the number of parts they will participate in and their remuneration, there won't be much difference.

For example, Robert Downey Jr., with his "Iron Man" and "Avengers" films, can be given a total of 8 contracts to star in. When it expires, he will leave automatically, and a new Iron Man will join the Marvel Universe. .

Of course, Yin Jun won't be too harsh on him. With Robert Downey Jr.'s status and role, an average of 20 million US dollars for a movie is completely in line with the rules.

A direct price tag of US$100 million is simply impossible.

After a new actor is hired, Yin Jun will also calculate the number of his Iron Man roles and be determined to keep the film's production costs from soaring.

The production cost of a hero movie, plus the salaries of the movie stars, can reach a terrifying amount of more than 400 million US dollars. It is simply unimaginable. If it encounters Waterloo, what a big blow it will bring to the film company!

In fact, Marvel Studios is walking a tightrope like this.

The production cost of each "Avengers" movie continues to increase, and the cost of each hero movie continues to increase. If it were not for the vast overseas market, especially an emerging market like the Chinese market, they would have been unable to make ends meet.

Once one or two serious losses occur, Disney's huge net worth may not be able to bear it.

If there are just a few more movies, it's not impossible that Disney's film department will go bankrupt.

In fact, this is very similar to the crazy period of Hong Kong movies in the 1990s.

At that time, Hong Kong Film invited stars such as Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat, Jet Li, and Stephen Chow to star. The remuneration of these stars alone accounted for 80% of the production cost!

This means that for a movie with a cost of 30 million Hong Kong dollars, 24 million will be given to the stars, and only the remaining 6 million Hong Kong dollars will be used for filming to pay the salaries of the director, ordinary actors, and the production team.

How can you make an excellent movie with this kind of production model?

Totally impossible!

So Xiangjiang Film collapsed, completely, and there was no room for struggle after 30 years.

Isn’t this also the case for film production companies in the United States after 2018?

High celebrity salaries and dividends account for at least 60% of production costs.

This puts heavy pressure on production costs on the crew, and allows them to only spend a little money to make movies, instead of using more money to make movies well.

If this continues, sooner or later it will collapse.

The result of collapse is something that no one wants to see.

It must be very tragic!

Yin Jun learned this experience in this life.

From the beginning, he asked these stars' salaries not to exceed 20% of the total production cost, and at most it was 20%. In many cases, it was controlled below 10%.

Even superstars like Stallone and Schwarzenegger only receive a basic salary of 2 million US dollars, and the movie dividends they receive are not much, only 2% of the North American box office.

They are already superstars now, and they don't dare to violate the original agreement at will.

Not only because Yin Jun is now the number one giant in Hollywood, but also because the power of the contract is powerful. If they want to breach the contract, hundreds of lawyers will be waiting for them to file endless lawsuits against them.

This was something the two of them couldn't bear.

Fortunately, with the compensation from dividends, their income each time will not be less than 6 million US dollars, which is quite a lot in this era.

And with such a big reputation, when they accept movies from outside, they dare to ask for a salary of 5 million US dollars, plus a super high dividend of 10% of the North American box office.

There is also advertising income brought by fame, which also makes the two of them earn a lot of money.

Therefore, they were not too dissatisfied with Yin Jun's strategy, and regarded it as a necessary sacrifice to gain fame.

Since these two major stars did not take the lead in protesting or turning against each other, it is natural that other stars and actors under the North American branch of the Kirin Group would not be able to demand sky-high salaries.

Their salaries are within a reasonable range.

This will allow the two major film companies under the Kirin Group North America Branch to spend more money on film production itself.

This is why over the past few years, Disney and United Artists movies, including TV series and variety shows on ABC TV, have had a good reputation.

As long as you have enough funds and everyone works hard to create it, then the film produced will not be bad.

As for the dividends after the success of the movie, that is nothing in Yin Jun's opinion.

If you make more money, you should naturally share it with everyone. This will be a positive incentive measure.

If he had always been so free, wouldn't he be just like Uncle Shao Liu?

The fate of Shaw Brothers movies is not that good either!

Too much is not enough, Yin Jun still understands this truth very well! !

…

(Please subscribe!)