Chapter nine hundred and ninety second gambling agreement
After sleeping in the hotel, Sun Peng and his second sister, who had arrived earlier, quickly got into work.
There is no rush to meet with Capoka, we can wait until after the Oscars.
After all, the box office results are there, and everyone knows it. And if "The Lion King" wins a few more awards at the Oscars, it will undoubtedly be a bonus for Sun Peng, and it will have some effect.
So before the Oscars, there are actually two other waves of people to meet - Haggis Films and Heymans Films, the two real giants of Hollywood!
If Capoka is the Lionsgate on earth, and New Line is considered very strong, then Haggis and Heymens are at the level of Warner, Universal or Disney. Perhaps within North America, this gap is
It’s not too big, but once the arena is placed on a global scale, the gap between the two levels of influence and distribution capabilities is so huge that it makes people desperate.
Therefore, Sun Peng will only hand over movies like "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" to them.
only...
The phrase "the shop owner bullies customers" is not something I say casually.
Even though I had been looking forward to laobai's script for a long time and almost looked like I was drooling over the movie, when the two Hollywood giants started to contact Sun Ya, they put on a condescending attitude - of course not their attitude.
, but momentum.
Of course, they also have this capital!
Just like Hackers or True Lies, if it were shot and distributed on the side of Hollywood giants, the box office plus two to three billion US dollars would be just a joke. After all, although Chinese film companies have achieved remarkable results in their overseas strategies in recent years, they are not as good as compared to
It is still far behind the established powerhouse Hollywood. Perhaps China's domestic box office will not rise but fall, but in North America, Europe, South America and even some regions in Asia, the box office will definitely increase dramatically!
This increase in box office revenue is the basis for negotiations between the two Hollywood giants.
As for laobai...
With Sun Ya's shrewdness and experience accumulated in the past few years, and of course, more importantly, Sun Peng's brilliant achievements in the past few years, her confidence is definitely not much worse than that of Hollywood giants. So the long negotiations
Everyone is quarrelsome, you come and I go, it can be said that you are going to meet a good talent!
Then...
Sun Peng, who had been waiting for the result, finally got impatient!
The little wizard had a difficult delivery, and now even "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" has such difficulty? If it keeps dragging on like this, like some directors' movies that take several years or even ten years to prepare, then will his plan still be necessary?
Has it been implemented? Should we continue to build the Little Wizard IP?
So after meeting the person in charge of Haggis Films, Sun Peng said straight to the point: "Mr. Pierce, first of all, let me express my attitude: I can accept a reduction in the share of the movie's box office and peripherals.
There is no problem with this, but the investment in the film must not be reduced! If your company feels that the risk is too great, I can fully invest in the film, and then your company will be responsible for the distribution in North America and Europe!"
Sun Peng has more confidence in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" than anyone else.
As long as you don't risk making a second or third part, the first part alone will look good enough even if you just take the original version, let alone the finished product after shooting with the new technology of this era.
"this..."
After hearing what Sun Peng said, Mr. Eric Pierce of Haggis Films was in a dilemma for a while.
Since they are willing to negotiate with Sun Ya for so long, Haggis Pictures is of course very interested in the rights to adapt "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". As a result, this set of picture books has sold millions of copies around the world.
It has a good fan base; secondly, after reading the script written by laobai, as a senior Hollywood expert, of course he can also see the huge potential of this movie.
But when it comes time to make a decision, everyone is still a little nervous.
After all, although Hagas Films is a big company, its film performance in the past two years has been mediocre. It hastily invested one to two hundred million US dollars to make a Western fantasy movie written by a Chinese. Even if the other party is this laobai, it will never make people laugh.
rest assured.
So the best way is, of course, to reduce the cost of shooting.
And this is what Sun Peng is most dissatisfied with. He wants to ensure the best results. As for the copyright fee and later dividends that the second sister has always insisted on not wanting to reduce, Sun Peng doesn't care too much - one or two more
A few points, one or two points less, may mean a large sum of money, but what Sun Peng feels more distressed about is the loss of time!
So facing the people from Hagas Films, Sun Peng didn't waste time.
It's just that he was happy here, but Eric Pierce was in a dilemma. He frowned and said: "Mr. Bai, after our detailed evaluation, in fact, there is no need to make the details so perfect.
At least $40 million in production costs can be saved..."
"No, no!"
Before the other party could finish speaking, Sun Peng interrupted him simply, shook his head and said: "Mr. Pierce, although we have been talking for a long time, maybe you haven't understood it yet! My movie can't make a living, nor can I
You need to make do, because the final box office will be enough to make up for the huge production cost!"
"..."
After listening to Sun Peng's words, Eric Pierce instantly became Alexander.
If there was another person sitting in front of him at this time, even the top screenwriter in Hollywood, Eric Pierce would give the other person a sharp look and immediately regain the advantage in momentum - who dares to say such a thing?
Big talk?
But the other party was laobai, and he really didn't know how to refute.
Counting on the fingers, I have never failed!
And it’s not because of the small number of works. In fact, in the past few years, three cartoons, two spy series, as well as The Matrix and Keep Call, and of course the two movies he directed, all made money.
Yes, and it’s a huge profit! Even TV series, music and novels...
"His..."
I didn’t dare to think about it, but I gasped when I thought about Eric Pierce.
No matter how many times he considered Mr. Laobai's talent, he still felt that this guy simply didn't look like a human being!
But just when he opened his mouth and was about to say something, Eric Pierce saw laobai opposite him suddenly light up, and he said excitedly: "That's right! Since you always think the risk is a bit high,
, or the investment is too high or something, then I might as well do it
Part of the investment...for example, the 40 million, I will make up for it! As for the later dividends, we can also use the gambling agreement that has become more popular in recent years. For example, if the global box office is less than 500 million, I only need to invest
We will no longer collect script dividends or anything like that..."
"Betting agreement?"
After listening to Sun Peng's words, Eric Pierce was stunned. Sun Ya next to him slapped his forehead with a look of helplessness on his face... (To be continued)