307: Lin Meixian refuses divorce again
Xu Yao thinks that short films can be used in Hollywood’s box office revenue-sharing model.
Tiancheng is a content creator herself and knows that writing is very brain-intensive. When she was serializing online novels, she also had times when she was too exhausted to write more. How is it possible to expect other screenwriters in the team to give their all to every drama?
Tiancheng can now give her all to the short dramas because she is the boss, while other screenwriters are just "employees". It is more motivating for them to get direct commission than to receive bonuses.
If someone on the same team writes a hit and earns tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a week through hard work, how can those who just want to get by without doing anything less than a job be envious? Envy breeds competition, and envy drives one to go all out. If they want to make more money, they'll focus on creating plot conflict and writing a hit!
Xu Yao's suggestion is conducive to making money from "Dream Maker" and helping screenwriters increase their income. If Tiancheng hesitates for two seconds longer, he will be betraying his conscience as a content creator.
"Will this profit-sharing start with the three short dramas settled by Huahu?"
"I have no objection. I don't think Tangtang and Lanyi would object either. They are not the kind of stingy people."
"Is it better to share the profits based on the top-up amount, or based on our company's actual profits?"
Tiancheng and Xu Yao discussed the details.
The recharge amount is the data that is clearly displayed. The three short dramas recharged over 100 million in ten days. In fact, after deducting various costs, the amount that remained in the hands of "Dream Making" was less than 20 million.
Xu Yao thought about it and felt that it would be better to divide the profits according to the recharge amount.
"The recharge data is out in the open. Even if we don't disclose it, our peers will eventually compile statistics, and the screenwriters will naturally see it. Creators and company owners think differently. The bosses assume that the same recharge data may have different costs, so it's better for the company to share revenue based on actual profits. However, screenwriters may not agree with the actual profits we announce. If we honestly say we only made 10 million, will they think we're falsifying the figures to give them less? Rather than having suspicions and alienation over such a small amount midway through a collaboration, it's better to share revenue based on the publicly disclosed recharge amount from the beginning!"
Xu Yao didn't say one thing. She felt that the boss and shareholders should know how much money the company made, but not every screenwriter needed to know.
Tiancheng agreed with Xu Yao's statement.
Dream Maker was founded by four people. As the company's de facto manager, Tiancheng shouldn't prioritize the other three shareholders, especially since Xu Yao, Tangtang, and Li Lanyi hold equal stakes. However, whenever a decision is made, Tiancheng subconsciously consults with Xu Yao first.
Tangtang is a successful internet celebrity, Li Lanyi is a star, and Xu Yao is more like a businessman.
Once the policy is determined, it will be up to Tiancheng to decide how to implement it.
If the profit is divided based on the total revenue, the proportion cannot be too high, and there must be a profit sharing threshold.
If a short play doesn’t even sell for a few million, the screenwriter shouldn’t get a share of the profits.
Tiancheng has raised the threshold to 10 million. For total revenue exceeding 10 million, the screenwriter will get 0.1%, for more than 20 million, he will get 0.2%, for 30 million, he will get 0.3%... and so on, there is no upper limit!
Based on this calculation, if the total revenue of a single drama exceeds 100 million, the screenwriter alone can earn 1 million!
It sounds like no company earns as much as the other companies, but the companies invest a lot of money. It usually only takes a screenwriter a few days to write a short play script, and it takes at most half a month to polish it. The investment and return ratio is very high.
Xu Yao joked, "I'm thinking of writing a few scripts and submitting them to the company."
"Okay, you're welcome to contribute to the company."
Tiancheng cooperated with Xu Yao's joke.
Spending a few days to write a short play script could potentially earn millions, which is very attractive to screenwriters, but a loss for Xu Yao.
What a joke, Xu Yao can make more than one million by doing a live broadcast to sell goods. That is Xu Yao's area of expertise. She doesn't need to learn how to write scripts from scratch.
Xu Yao made the call outside the ward. When she was in the ward, Lin Meixian was sleeping with her eyes closed. As soon as she left, Lin Meixian opened her eyes.
Xu Yao is not only a big internet celebrity herself, but also runs other businesses well. She really has some of Xu Qinghua's genes.
When Xu Yao came in after finishing her call, she was very happy to see Lin Meixian woke up: "Mom, how are you feeling? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
Lin Meixian was not seriously ill. She sweated twice and her fever subsided. She fell ill mainly because of the psychological shock.
"Much better."
Lin Meixian felt sorry for Xu Yao who was accompanying her in the hospital: "Yaoyao, are you tired? Mommy is fine, you should take a rest."
Lin Meixian was not hungry herself but was worried that Xu Yao would be hungry, so she accompanied Xu Yao to eat something.
After eating, Lin Meixian said that she could be discharged from the hospital. Xu Yao brought up the old matter again. Lin Meixian waited for Xu Yao to finish speaking and then said, "I don't want to leave." All Xu Yao's words were in vain.
"Why?"
Xu Yao really didn’t understand.
Lin Meixian obviously didn't want to explain: "Yaoyao, you broke off the engagement if you wanted to, you got married quickly if you wanted to, and then you got divorced. Did your mother ever interfere with you?"
That’s not true.
Lin Meixian would be worried about Xu Yao and Shen Yan breaking off their engagement, and would be worried about Xu Yao's sudden marriage to Gu Jun, but Xu Yao acted without consulting anyone else, and Lin Meixian would not force Xu Yao and Shen Yan to get back together, and she would also be very nice to Gu Jun, her sudden marriage son-in-law!
"But……"
Lin Meixian interrupted Xu Yao: "There's nothing to worry about, Yaoyao. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Mom won't interfere with you, so can you respect Mom?"
Xu Yao was silent for a while and then nodded: "Okay, I won't say anything anymore."
Xu Yao could not interfere with Lin Meixian and Wen Zhicheng's marriage, and Lin Meixian's close relationship with the Shen family's old house.
Xu Yao said she wanted to send Lin Meixian back home, and Lin Meixian didn't refuse: "...Don't tell your Uncle Wen that I'm sick. I don't want him to worry."
Even if Lin Meixian didn't emphasize this, Xu Yao wouldn't say it.
There's no way to talk about this.
It’s impossible to say that Lin Meixian fell ill because she saw a person’s back that looked very similar to Xu Qinghua, right?
On the premise that Lin Meixian does not want to divorce, Xu Yao said this, which will make Lin Meixian's remarriage even more difficult.
Hearing that Lin Meixian had returned home, Wen Zhicheng also rushed home and asked Lin Meixian about her well-being. Xu Yao felt that she was an outsider in the Wen family, so she said a few polite words and left.
When the family just went bankrupt, Xu Yao and Lin Meixian depended on each other for survival. Although the mother and daughter were not well off financially, they had a very strong relationship.
Now that Xu Yao and Lin Meixian are making money, why is there a distance between mother and daughter?
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The three short dramas on "Dream Making" generated over 100 million yuan in top-up revenue in ten days, and this news has spread throughout the industry. Wen Yiyi had just signed a contract with "Shengshi" for her account, and when she heard that making short dramas was so profitable, she asked Chen Yangan if he was interested.
Chen Yan felt that he had bitten off more than he could chew, and Wen Yiyi was anxious: "Even if it's not a paid service, it's also very good for attracting traffic to the account. Isn't that what Xu Yao did when she switched to Orca?"
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