According to Chinese media, Zhang Xiaofei has refused a fixed fee of about 8 million CNY to switch to the form of not receiving initial remuneration, instead enjoying profits based on the box office revenue of the "Kung Fu Women's Football Team".
This is considered a cooperation model that is no longer too unfamiliar in the Chinese film market, but mainly applied to stars with great influence and sufficient ability to create attraction for the project.
If the film achieves high revenue, the actor's profit sharing can far exceed the fixed cat-xe level. Conversely, when the film fails, artists almost have no revenue from the role.
Some media analysis suggests that if the "Kung Fu Women's Football Team" achieves revenue of about 3 billion RMB as expected by the market, the profit that Zhang Xiaofei receives may be much higher than the initial fee.
In fact, the profit sharing model always comes with many unpredictable factors. The success of a film depends not only on the actor's reputation but also on the quality of the script, word-of-mouth effects, release schedule, level of competition with other works and market developments.
Chinese cinema recently witnessed many projects gathering famous actors but still failing in revenue. Many films are heavily invested, have famous crews but do not attract audiences after being released, causing both producers and actors to be affected.
After the success of "Xin Chao, Ly Hoan Anh", Truong Tieu Phi became one of the attractive female faces at the Chinese box office. Previous achievements helped her gain more advantage in negotiations with the producer.
However, the decision to choose to share profits instead of fixed fees is still a challenging step. In the context of a strongly volatile film market, there is no formula to guarantee that a film will become a box office phenomenon.
