But no matter which investor or distribution method, the copyright of the video must belong to the big entertainment company, which is generally without any room for negotiation!

However, "Martial Arts Dream" has a strange story. Fengrui Film Company did not take it seriously from beginning to end, and only cared about disgusting the other four majors and the promotional and distribution fees and snatching money.

Look, even the crew was indifferent at that time. Therefore, when signing the contract, I signed it casually and didn’t prepare for the success of this popular movie, so I didn’t care about the so-called copyrights, so I ignored some details in the signing of the contract.

The first is the ownership of copyright. According to the general default principle, it should indeed belong to Fengrui Pictures. But this article is not clearly stated in the contract? What if Cao Luoshan, who is in the group of bureaus, raises an objection? To be honest, even if the lawsuit can be won in the end, it will be enough for Fengrui Pictures to have a drink. And if it is delayed for several years, it will not be possible to strike while the iron is hot, so how can we still not produce a sequel?

Therefore, Fengrui Pictures quickly found Cao Luoshan and proposed a private solution. It was said that it spent 15 million in the end. Of course, Cao Luoshan chose to accept it with a smile. Not to mention whether he could regain half of the copyright, he would still have to do it in the entertainment industry in the future, so he would not dare to offend Fengrui Pictures at all.

Finally, the first problem was solved, and the second problem needs to be solved now - what about the other two investors, Dingzun Group and Wan Xiaojun's share?

This time it was a little better, at least it was written into the contract. The contract stated that "domestic income is divided into proportion, and foreign and surrounding areas belong to the copyright owner."

Logically speaking, people in the circle will understand that this is the share of domestic box office within a year. But when signing the contract in a hurry, they used the standard format contract brought by Cao Luoshan, and did not use Fengrui Pictures's overlord format contract, so this clause is also very vague. So is the sponsorship fee of the advertiser considered domestic income? Is the movie channel and online broadcasting rights considered domestic income? Or is it considered peripheral?

It is also very controversial. Don’t forget that this involves distribution issues of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan. Buying a murder may be exaggerated, but the motivation for lawsuits must be enough.

Here, a legal knowledge is explained by the way. In the case of dispute between the two parties - the Constitution is greater than the Basic Law, that is, the Criminal Law and the Civil Law are greater than the industry laws, greater than local laws and regulations, greater than government administrative orders, greater than industry rules, greater than social customs and morals.

Obviously, there is controversy here because there is an industry that, regardless of whether it is a bullish clause to use its own status or not, Fengrui Pictures is very beneficial in the lawsuit. But it is impossible to win completely, and you still have to vomit some blood.

Therefore, the two sides finally chose to negotiate and resolve the issue. After some closed-door discussion, they finally made a step back. In addition to the domestic box office within one year, they also included sponsorship fees and the income of the movie channel. However, Datou's online broadcasting rights belonged to the copyright owner, that is, Fengrui Pictures. However, in the future sequels 2 and sequel 3, Dingzun Group and Wan Xiaojun enjoyed a maximum investment ratio of 10%, and were also distributed according to the preferential conditions this time.

Anyway, let’s say that! It’s just that the person in charge of signing the contract is negligent, which leads to a “huge loss” of our interests. How many people will be fired this time?

So the old saying is still the same - details determine success or failure!

If Fengrui Film has stricter internal management, stricter contracting procedures, more responsible people, and more legal departments pay more attention to it, maybe there will be no such sequelae. This is a lesson learned from spending at least tens of millions more to buy!

But this is not over yet. Don’t forget that there are 10% of Tao Xue’s profit and 3% of Huo Dong’s profit? There are also no additional details, so how should we calculate this?

There is no doubt about the domestic box office profit sharing, sponsorship fees and movie channels can be barely counted. But some of the others are arguing. If you sue, you can get some, but you will definitely not get enough.

However, for artists, entertainment companies are quite strong and not that easy to talk to. Therefore, the red envelopes are more heavy, hoping to block Huo Dong and Tao Xue's mouths. Anyway, the big heads of the red envelopes are Dingzun Group and Wan Xiaojun. Moreover, without their persistence, Fengrui Pictures may not be willing to give so much. Of course, if you want another share, don't even think about it!

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Huo Dong was very interested and found that there were so many stories behind it. He didn't care much about the money. He would definitely give what he should give, but there were too many tricks in the box office abroad and he could not calculate the accurate income at all. The surrounding area was even more confused. The online broadcasting rights were generally one-fifth to one-tenth of the domestic box office, so the total total was only a few million.

If you really don't give it to yourself, but you have already compensated for the red envelopes. If you compensate for the sequel's pay, it's not impossible to negotiate. So there is no need to go to court. Anyway, that 3% thought it was a waste of time.

However, Huo Dong is several million, and Tao Xue may have tens of millions. So he asked curiously: "Hu Niu, how are you going to solve it?"

"Bah! You want to call me sister!" Tao Xue glanced blankly and threw the fried chicken wings into Huo Dong's bowl. "I don't understand this matter! My father said that he would ask his company's lawyer to discuss it."

"Ah?" Huo Dong laughed. He then remembered that this young lady was not only an artist, but also a krypton-money player, and she was not strong against her at all. Moreover, their Tao family also had a lawyer dream team. Whether it was public or private, Tao Xue would never suffer any loss.

Tao Xue suddenly changed her mind and became proud: "Smelly winter melon, stop talking about those boring things. I have made so much money this time, have you figured out how to spend it?"

"?" This bend was too fast, and Huo Dong didn't understand Tao Xue's intention for a while.

"Of course I'm buying a house! I've already taken a fancy to a place, which is a property opened by my dad's friend. He is willing to give a discounted price for celebrities and get a cheaper house, and he can also promote their property in the future. It's very cost-effective. There is a big pond next to the villa."

"Wait." Tao Xue was preparing to buy a house, but Huo Dong had no objection. It was better than spending money randomly. But there was a question here. Didn't it mean to buy a house? How did it turn out to buy a villa? "How much does this villa cost? Does your family give it to you?"

"Ta! Who do you look down on?" Tao Xue showed anger at Huo Dong's question, "The original price is more than 40 million, and we were only 31 million. Today's box office has been 150 million, and there is no problem with exceeding 200 million. My 10% is 20 million. Do I have no other pocket money around me? Do I still need to use my home?"
Chapter completed!