In exchange, he was to get a percentage of the profits.
He did not pay anyone, instead promising people a percentage of the profits.
The stars and director were paid $250,000 each plus a percentage of the profits.
If the fund does well, the managers get a percentage of the profits.
Nobody firing back, and we still get a percentage of the profits.
He usually charged $500 per speech in addition to a percentage of the profits.
For a small percentage of the profits from whatever you come up with.
But he said I would get a percentage of the profits, and that appealed to me.
That was because they retained such a small percentage of the profits from the show.
I had a healthy percentage of the profits, but no ownership.