Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 763 Returning to the Film Crew
Jackie Chan's movies... can still stay profitable!
Because his overseas copyrights are terrifying…

Basically, every film he makes is profitable!
In recent years, Jackie Chan has basically not taken a salary for the early stages of filming.

For example, the combined production costs of "Little Big Soldier" and "Police Story 2013" were 5000 million RMB, and their global box office and DVD sales totaled 1.3 million USD (1 million USD for "Police Story 2013" and approximately 2600 million USD for "Little Big Soldier"), which is roughly 11 billion RMB. Even after deducting production costs and marketing expenses, they still made a lot of money...

The same applies to "The Karate Kid". Jackie Chan received $800 million in salary, which was a reduction in the initial price. However, he had the right to invest, which meant he received less salary as an investment and received a share of the profits later. In the end, the global box office profits of this film were mostly taken by Jackie Chan, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Will Smith.

Jackie Chan's movies are different from most domestic movies, which mostly only generate revenue from the domestic box office.

Jackie Chan's biggest advantage is that his copyrights can be sold globally.

In general, the copyright fee in developed countries is about $30 to $80, while in poorer countries it is $3 to $10.

But there are just too many countries involved…

A terrible movie like "Vanguard" actually sold its distribution rights to 145 countries and regions...

"The Spirit of Dragon Gate"... its overseas box office has exceeded 900 million US dollars...

Capital isn't stupid; it won't invest in Jackie Chan if it doesn't make money!

It's just a little pitiful...

Over the past decade, only "The Foreigner" has received decent reviews...

The others have basically never passed the test, and they have continuously contributed super bad movies such as "Railroad Tigers", "Bleeding Steel" and "The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang"!
Skip to Earth was also profitable – the film sold its rights at Cannes to 86 countries and regions.

Tangde Film & Television's financial report.

As for the guaranteed return...

Consider it a lesson learned!

By the way, some media asked Shen Yan about his opinion on guaranteed minimum returns...

"Guaranteed returns are against market principles, and in reality, about 80% of such agreements end in unpleasant outcomes. Typically, if the guarantor loses, based on my understanding, the vast majority of cases don't even fulfill the guarantee agreement. They don't pay, finding all sorts of excuses not to..."

"Of course, there are also those who are rich and powerful, and they actually paid the money!"

"Actually, I'm not against giving production companies some incentives or a sense of security for their investments, but it depends on the form... You see, we usually invest jointly with the production company... For example, with 'Zhou Chu,' our production costs weren't very high, so we gave the production company 15% of the investment..."

"Could you tell me about the cost?"

Shen Yan said, "The actual production cost is no more than 8000 million... I usually only take a basic salary for making movies, but I have a tiered profit-sharing system!"

"Is it true that some self-media outlets are saying your salary is as high as 3 million yuan?"

"...Nonsense, my base salary is usually 500 million. As for profit sharing, that depends on how much the movie makes..." After a pause, Shen Yan added, "Don't look at the publicly quoted price; that's for producers of bad movies, to discourage them from making any more money..."

"What if a production company really offers you a high price to join them?"

"Impossible... because based on my asking price, it's impossible to recoup costs. Nobody wants to do business that doesn't make money!"

……

Actors' salaries... will have a publicly quoted price.

Shen Yan's asking price is extremely high!

The prices are even outrageously high—movies are asking for 3 million yuan, and TV series are asking for 500 million yuan per episode!
But this is just the advertised price, not the actual salary...

Just like in "The Rebel," his actual salary was only a little over 20 million...

Logically, given his high asking price, he shouldn't be getting many offers... quite the opposite...

A ton of projects are coming to him!
Because Shen Yan's identity is not only that of an actor, but also a producer and executive producer...

In short: a talent scout.

Once he takes a liking to you, you can quickly become a director, producer, or at the very least, a screenwriter…

In today's Chinese film market, a large proportion of newcomers have risen to fame through him!

These people are all mainland Chinese filmmakers.

Even Lu Yang, the director of "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils," was someone he mentored...

Furthermore, Shen Yan is preparing to launch the Spark Film Project—aiming to discover ten new directors…

This matter is well-known in the industry. Although it hasn't been made public, many people aspiring to a career in the film industry have contacted Spark Studio…

However, the conditions are very strict—ultimately, Shen Yan's approval is required!
Currently, most of the submitted projects are not very reliable, especially science fiction, which is basically about saving the world and the relationship between humans and AI.

For example, "Martian Orphans" tells the story of a group of passionate high school students who fight back and save humanity when an alien civilization arrives and the world faces collapse.

Hardcore physics logic + inspiring and thrilling setting...

It's hard to convince the audience if you put it on a group of high school students!

"Tomorrow's Survival Guide" revolves around the relationship between humans and AI, incorporating real-world topics and creating six distinct stories.

The film *Humanoids* also touches on the issue of humans versus virtual humans and androids.

This is actually a very niche market...

Furthermore, even with a premise, the plot itself lacks a reasonable amount of content to fill in the gaps...

This kind of subject matter, and having Shen Yan play the role... he most likely wouldn't agree to it!
……

On the 29th, Shen Yan returned to Shanghai…

The crew of "The Rebel" gave us 7 days off.

However, "Zhou Chu" did exceed expectations—it grossed over 100 million yuan in box office revenue for four consecutive working days!
In just 7 days, the cumulative box office has exceeded 14 billion yuan…

Shen Yan had to ask for two more days off.

The movie was such a box office success that the publicity team added some events to the schedule…

Even when Shen Yan returned to Shanghai, there were a lot of media interviews.

"We are quite satisfied with the box office performance of 'Zhou Chu'. Our initial expectation was around 5 to 8 million yuan, but it has already far exceeded our expectations..."

"I think commercial films should definitely make the audience feel good, either through visual spectacle or emotional resonance... If you make something illogical, something you yourself think is a pile of crap, and then expect fans to buy it... Fans have intelligence too, how many brainless fans will blindly accept everything?"

"...I've said before that the 'young heartthrob + IP' approach belongs to fan-driven films, and fan-driven films are non-mainstream..."

Then I asked him, 'Why didn't this summer's movie box office meet expectations?'

"Oh, there were so many fan-made movies and big data movies that were approved last year and the year before. Movies need a production cycle. From approval to release, it takes at least a year. The so-called big IP + young idol trend has passed, and no one watches big data movies... But many movies have already started production, so what to do? We definitely have to choose to release them!"

"Therefore, I can make a judgment: from the middle of this year to the second half of next year, there will be a bunch of bad movies! If the theaters are full of bad movies, of course the audience will not buy tickets!"

(End of this chapter)