What does 5% of the box office dividend mean?

We can give a simple and effective example, taking "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" as an example. The box office of this work in North America was 305 million, which also means that five percent of the dividend is 15 million and it is directly deducted.

Generally speaking, Lance created two sequel scripts for "Pirates of the Caribbean", and the maximum income was only six million, but the actual situation was even lower. But now, Lance went directly to pay 5% of the dividends, which was completely a blackmail by the Lion and a arrogant humiliation.

To give another more direct example, the box office of "City of God" in North America is 60 million US dollars, and the dividend of 5% is 3 million. In other words, even in a small crew like "City of God" with a cost of only 3 million, the box office dividend ratio is incredible.

Whether it is horizontal or vertical comparison, the dividend ratio proposed by Lance seems incredible. If it weren't for the cultivation that Jerry had accumulated over 30 years of his career, he might have just poured coffee on Lance's face at this time. If Lance wasn't sitting in front of him, he was really the person who was recently popular in the United States, he almost thought this was a prank on a TV show.

Eric could almost truly feel the burning anger on Jerry, as if it could explode at any time, which forced him to bite the bullet and break the tense atmosphere, "Haha, Lance, are you recording a star trick n show? Where is the hidden camera?"

"Play?" Lance raised his eyebrows and looked at Eric in confusion. "No, I'm serious." Then Lance chuckled, "This is a job, a very important job. You know, and I know that I never joke about work. Five percent, this is what I think."

Eric just felt that his smile would not be able to hold on. "Haha." The dry laughter seemed powerless. "We were all tricked by you. This move is really amazing. It is indeed superb. He is worthy of being the nominee for the best supporting actor of the Oscar this year. He has no flaws at all. We have all given up, so don't continue."

Eric winked Lance hard, hoping that Lance would follow the steps, otherwise things would soon become ugly.

But Lance seemed to suddenly become stupid and looked at Eric very seriously. Although he didn't speak, the look said everything, making Eric's words become more and more dry, and he could hardly continue to speak later. Finally, he automatically silenced awkwardly, and polite words disappeared into his throat.

For a moment, the office fell into silence, and the strange tranquility made the whole situation even more absurd and unrestrained.

"Ha." Lance chuckled, breaking the silence. Eric and Jerry both looked up at the same time, "It seems that the negotiations are not going well."

Lance still did not give in. At this time, Lance just said "Leave it to the agent for responsibility" or "It seems that I don't understand the market very well", and other polite words, the scene could immediately ease, but Lance did not.

Jerry finally couldn't bear it anymore and exploded directly, "Isn't this a matter of course? He spoke randomly without knowing the sky and earth. Even David Gaoye didn't dare to open such a vent now! Five percent? Chi, he was so arrogant. It was probably faster than taking 5 percent dividends to rob the bank directly." He was sharp and spicy, blunt, sarcastic, contemptuous, and short words Jerry vented his emotions vividly, like a flood that could not be stopped at all.

Not only was Lance not angry, he smiled and pointed his chin, as if he was savoring Jerry's words. This reaction made Jerry look like a jumping clown. Even Eric felt uncomfortable being stabbed and couldn't help but look away. What's more, Jerry, his cheeks began to flush quickly.

"Damn hypocrite!" Jerry finally swears, and his mouth was splashing, but then he realized his loss of composure. He took a deep breath and took back the subsequent series of swear words. Tantrum is one thing, and swearing is another thing. He hasn't sweared about for many years because it doesn't match his current identity. "If this is your request, then this cooperation is impossible, and even the need for negotiations is not necessary. I can say now that 5% of the box office dividend is absolutely impossible. If you insist on this idea, then I can only express my regret again. This cooperation ends here. We will not use your script, and the next work will be completed by Ted and Terry."

Although the two sequels of "Pirates of the Caribbean" are sufficient, there is a place to pay for every penny. Putting aside the high pay for the three starring actors, the dividends of the director and producer must also be increased, and of course the screenwriters are also. In Jerry's plan, the script pay for the two sequels should be controlled below 9 million. Currently, there are three screenwriters of "Pirates of the Caribbean", which means that each screenwriter's salary for participating in each script should be about 1.5 million. However, considering the outstanding performance of the previous work, Jerry is willing to raise some upper limit, but the salary for each screenwriter will definitely not exceed 2 million.

Even if Lance joins the screenwriter team, increasing the number of screenwriters to four, Jerry does not intend to continue to increase investment in the script. It is more likely that the four screenwriters will make adjustments based on the contribution of the final version of the script.

Now, Lance's lion spoke up, which Jerry absolutely could not accept. Not only because Lance's attitude angered Jerry, but also because the increase in the dividends of screenwriters means that the dividends of producers or actors must be reduced. In other words, this is dividing Jerry's personal interests. How could he compromise?

"Oh." After Jerry's long speech, Lance just gently closed his jaw. Such an understatement reaction made Jerry's fist hit the cotton hard. The huge weightlessness made Jerry feel frustrated and unable to speak. "Then there is nothing to do." Lance continued, shrugging slightly, "We can only look forward to the next cooperation."

"What!" Jerry almost thought he was hallucinating his hearing, and blurted out his words, and couldn't help but lose his composure again. He had lost composure in front of Lance many times tonight, which was really a shame!

Lance smiled apologetically, "I mean, it's really a pity if there's no room for negotiation. The cooperation has not been able to continue, and it's really frustrating to this end. At least for me, I missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, right?" Lance chuckled, but Eric and Jerry obviously couldn't laugh anymore. "But I believe that Ted and Terry's work can do their job well without my participation."

It was terminated, but it simply terminated the cooperation in a neat way. It did not strive for it, did not argue, or even repeatedly confirmed it, and accepted it calmly. It was as if Jerry had already completed the accumulation of energy, and then he had to open all the fire and attack with all his strength, but the opponent directly raised the white flag and surrendered. The affliction and surprise were simply unbearable, just like a volcano waiting for an eruption was suddenly blocked by the crater.

Internal injuries, deep internal injuries.

Jerry clenched his fist, let go, and then held it again. After repeated this several times, he suddenly stood up and showed a gentlemanly smile, "Of course, this is also a regret for me." Since Lance has accepted such a reality, why should he continue to entangle? It just makes himself even more embarrassing, so Jerry also showed his gentlemanly demeanor, "Looking forward to the next cooperation, although I don't know when."

There will never be a next time. As long as he is still in power, there will be no possibility of cooperation!

"Of course. I'm looking forward to it." Lance seemed not to hear the profound meaning of Jerry's words, raised his right hand, crossed his index finger and middle finger together, and said with a smile. Then, Lance took the initiative to walk to the door and opened the office door, "Percy, please send two gentlemen to the elevator."

He could not wait to see the guests off so eagerly, without any intention of keeping them, and even like he was sweeping out of the house. Such humiliation made Jerry's face turn red and turned blue in an instant. The cultivation he had learned for many years was almost broken for the second time, but he still held it back and said no goodbye, leaving directly with great strides.

Eric looked at Lance deeply. There were too many accidents today. From the beginning to the process to the result, he was not sure how things would develop now. However, his thoughts circled around his mind, and he finally said nothing and followed quickly.

Percy sent the two men to the elevator entrance, then came back again, and said to Lance in the office, "They are leaving." Lance nodded indifferently, and then began to organize the comic books on the desktop. Percy was a little worried. After all, the name Jerry Brookheimer means too much in Hollywood, not to mention that there is a Disney behind him, "Lance, is it really okay to do this?"

Lance looked up and cast a puzzled look at Percy, not seeming to understand the question. "I mean, isn't it okay to treat them like this? Are you sure Michael Esner is the right choice?"

Of course Michael is not the right choice, but before September, he is still the CEO of Disney, the owner of Disney's internal voice. Robert is right. Now the nominal CEO is still Michael. He has no way to intervene in many things, which is not right. So "Don't worry, they will come back." Lance showed a confident smile and said it easily. To be continued.
Chapter completed!