Deal Mechanics
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The Epic studio bill
Days × rate = what Epic pays The Compound. This page is the split of that bill. 25% Scale Fund to Lunchbox. The rest stays at the studio. MW8’s fee is not on this page — it is publishing and management.
Epic bill
$76,500
17 days × $4,500
Scale Fund
$19,125
25% → Lunchbox
Compound retain
$57,375
Studio — not an MW8 markup
01
Epic pays the studio
Sessions at The Compound billed to Epic / FakeBusy at the rate card. MW8 does not mark up the day.
02
25% returns to Lunchbox
The Scale Fund. Producers, features, mix, travel, clears. Not a recoupable advance against masters.
03
MW8 sits on rights + ops
Admin or co-pub on new works. Management of the 90-day. The remaining studio stays at The Compound.
25%
Default 25%
Lunchbox’s cut of the Epic bill. Charts, the fund, and the one-pager follow this number.
What Epic pays per day. Scale Fund = days × this rate × the percentage.
Scale Fund vs Compound retain
Scenario comparison
Cumulative Scale Fund as blocks land
Scenario table
| Conservative | 8 | $4,500 | 20% | 10 | $36,000 | $7,200 | $28,800 | $720 |
| Base (this deal) | 17 | $4,500 | 25% | 12 | $76,500 | $19,125 | $57,375 | $1,594 |
| Aggressive | 22 | $4,500 | 30% | 16 | $99,000 | $29,700 | $69,300 | $1,856 |