471: Chapter 471 Wu Bai

Is "the mission" worth 800 million?

Lin Chuyan didn't even know how Wu Yue had negotiated that price with the platform; it was a bit exaggerated.

Never mind someone like Lin Chuyan, who knew Wu Yue well; even Director Du Qiyu was taken aback when he heard that amount.

You have to understand, when Lin Chuyan hadn't taken a salary and planned to wait for the film to hit the platform to get a cut, Director Du Qiyu's team had carefully evaluated it, and the final estimated price range they gave was only 300-500 million.

This was an estimate calculated after considering everything from the actor's status to production costs, film genre, market acceptance, and even the platform's cash flow.

The contract signed by both parties was also based on this figure.

While it wasn't exactly a gambling agreement, it was quite interesting.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chuyan looked at the contract Wu Yue had sent him earlier and did a rough calculation of how much money he could make.

He focused only on the revenue sharing mechanism.

Sharing Base: The entire actual income obtained by this film through distribution on the streaming platform, including but not limited to buyout fees, VOD sharing, advertising revenue sharing, and other derivative income (based on the settlement data provided by the platform).

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The money Lin Chuyan could get later was calculated through tiered accumulation: If the actual total income ≤ 500 million, Party B receives 5% of the total income; if the actual total income > 500 million and ≤ 700 million: for the portion exceeding 500 million, Party B receives 15%; if the actual total income > 700 million: for the portion exceeding 700 million, Party B receives 40%.

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Originally, according to Director Du Qiyu's estimate of 300-500 million, at best, this film would be 5% of 500 million, which is 25 million in salary.

Think about Lin Chuyan's worth, hmm, very reasonable.

Even if you could exceed 500 million... then 15% of the excess... it's not impossible!

As for exceeding 700 million? If you can talk your way into a sky-high price, Director Du Qiyu has nothing to say; that's your ability.

Anyway, the cost of "the mission" wasn't high to begin with, so it's a win either way.

Lin Chuyan calculated carefully... good heavens, 95 million before tax.

This was a sky-high salary he had never thought of.

Lin Chuyan couldn't help but think back to a certain artist from his past life who was now irrelevant. 160 million for 77 days of filming, easily pocketing 208, so what was his 95 million for only 19 days of filming?

Won't he get another nickname called Wu Bai in the future?

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The confidentiality work for "the mission" was done well; currently, everyone thinks it won't be released in the mainland.

Wu Yue wasn't in a hurry; let Director Deng Yu be scolded for a few more days before announcing it!

Director Deng Yu had really been scolded badly during this period.

He was about to uninstall Weibo; logging in was impossible, it was annoying to look at.

His only consolation was: it seems the set goal has been achieved? Anyway, "the mission" will never be released in the mainland in this lifetime.

Thinking about it this way, he felt a bit relieved.

However, he hadn't been relieved for two days when the official Weibo account of "the mission" made a new move.

[Important Notice: dear fans, due to well-known reasons, the screening plan for the movie "the mission" in the mainland has been adjusted. We will no longer seek cooperation with cinema chains but will land directly on the streaming platform to meet everyone. Please rest assured that the film's theatrical release plan in other Asian regions will not be affected. Thank you to the mainland fans for your continued support and love. Although we cannot see each other on the big screen, we still look forward to sharing this feast of light and shadow with you on Bilibili! Specific online time and more information, please pay attention to follow-up notices. Thank you for your understanding and support, see you on Bilibili!]

This wave of operations stunned everyone.

[Laugh to death, well-known reasons? Not technical reasons this time?]

[No longer seeking cooperation? It's directly skipping you!]

[Director Du Qiyu is awesome! Lin Chuyan is awesome! Bilibili is awesome!]

[Not giving screening slots? Directly stop playing with you! Whatever!]

[Don't know when it will be online, but at least I can watch "the mission", let "creation of the gods 2" play by itself!]

[Probably won't be on the same day... just wait! Just don't know if it's good or not.]

[At least it will be better than "creation of the gods 2"...]

Netizens don't care about cinema chains or not, it's not some big special effects blockbuster anyway, watching it offline is more cost-effective, isn't it?

Just be content if you can see it! Honestly, some fans near Shenzhen and other places originally wanted to take a bus to Hong Kong to buy tickets to watch it, but now they saved money.

The cinema chains were also dumbfounded: Damn, didn't you agree to withdraw the film? How did it get released directly? How much money did you sell it for? Have some shame!

This matter is honestly more influential than netizens think. For a time, the industry was shocked, causing a huge uproar.

Shock, confusion, anxiety, anger, fear.

Cinema managers discussed for a long time, and the final conclusion reached was heartwarming: Screw you Director Deng Yu, if it weren't for you, would the cinema be so deserted now?

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Director Deng Yu stared at this Weibo post of "the mission" several times, and finally confirmed that the content was exactly what he saw.

No, how did the other party dare to do this? Directly skip the cinema chains? Crazy? Who will cooperate with you in the future?

Director Deng Yu shook his head; obviously, his brain hadn't turned around yet, and he didn't realize the severity of the problem.

A phone call came in; it was from Producer Zhang Nuo.

"Where are you?"

"Drinking with people, something up?"

Producer Zhang Nuo's voice rose: "Drinking in broad daylight? You still have the mood to drink?"

"Speak if you have something to say."

"Didn't you see the Weibo post from "the mission"?"

"Saw it, what about it?"

What about it? Something happened, brother... Producer Zhang Nuo was speechless.

"Didn't you find the problem?"

"The problem is theirs, they are done for. Who gave them the guts to do this? Director Du Qiyu, Lin Chuyan... won't they be boycotted and blacklisted by cinema chains in the future?"

"..." Producer Zhang Nuo still had to give Director Deng Yu some face, so she couldn't flare up at this moment, and could only patiently explain to him, "I'm asking you, did "the mission" plan to do this from the beginning? Why did they choose to skip the cinema chains later?"

The gloating expression on Director Deng Yu's face suddenly froze, then slowly disappeared.

With one sentence, Director Deng Yu understood immediately.

Why skip the cinema chains? Because they were banned! Then who do you think the cinema chains will blame for this pot in the end?

Director Deng Yu's cold sweat suddenly ran down: "Oh no, something is going to happen."

The influence of this matter is not just that simple.

The problem now is: Lin Chuyan can not only get away unscathed, but also...

"Guess, with a precedent set here, what changes will happen to the relationship between Lin Chuyan and the cinema chains? Will his next film still be led by the nose by the cinema chains like this?"

The next film is "la la land"...

Producer Zhang Nuo continued to say: "We bet against Lin Chuyan, of course we know "la la land" can't be released directly on the platform like this time, but the cinema chains won't think so. When all is said and done, they want to make money."

Director Deng Yu looked ashen: "The hearts of the people will scatter."

Once hearts scatter, who will still join you to boycott them?

Going deeper, the one who really has a deep hatred with Lin Chuyan, isn't it just you, Director Deng Yu?

In front of money, what can't others let go of?

For example: I boycott, you don't boycott, isn't that watching you make money? That's more uncomfortable than killing me...

Director Deng Yu was still struggling: "What should we do now?"

Producer Zhang Nuo didn't speak; she didn't know what to say either. She thought for a long time on the phone, and only managed to squeeze out one sentence: "You better pray that "la la land" is a big piece of trash..."