Normal investment sharing is naturally based on the final profit sharing, but in fact, this profit sharing is the essence of Hollywood's deception.
Because when the time comes, the production, promotion and distribution of the movie will definitely be left to Damien Company.
It's too easy for them to manipulate profits. Let's find out more about Hollywood Ledger.
They can make a big-selling movie a book loss for you, and if there is a loss, then there will naturally be no profit, and there is no need to share the profits with investors.
Maybe in North America, they don't dare to be so blatant, but it's unrealistic to trick Li Yi, a Chinese who has no roots in North America, and expect their conscience to find out.
Therefore, although Damien Pictures may not necessarily deceive people, it is obvious that they are more likely to do tricks.
And once this happens, Li Yi and the others have no way to deal with each other.
For this reason, the negotiations between the two parties naturally reached a deadlock.
The price differences between the two parties are too big, and cooperation will definitely not be reached. Li Yi is actually not in a hurry at all.
As long as the popularity of "Moving forward with a heavy load" rises, then this will be an IP.
Without Damien Pictures, there would be other film companies interested, but if that doesn't work, Li Yi might not be able to go to Hollywood and film on his own when the conditions are right.
But Davis Damien is obviously determined to win, but he is unwilling to spend a large sum of money to buy the rights to adapt Li Yi's short film.
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For Gao Le Film and Television, Cao Zhenqun has been under a lot of pressure since the second part of "Young Times" was cut in half at the box office after the "drinking" incident.
After all, although he is the major shareholder and chairman, Gaole Film and Television also has other shareholders.
It's not that Cao Zhenqun has never considered finding someone to make peace with, but it's too difficult. That Li Yi is very petty. Because of the "drinking" incident, Mu Qing obviously didn't suffer any big losses, but Li Yi actually directly took "Comedy"
King" to suppress "Young Times 2".
This also makes many people unwilling to provoke Li Yi for this kind of thing.
This made Cao Zhenqun feel even more pressured and at the same time extremely jealous of Li Yi.
At this time, a piece of news came, which made Cao Zhenqun immediately think about it.
The short film "Moving forward with a heavy load" directed by Li Yi became popular on North American social networks, and even attracted the attention of the North American Damien Company. The founder of Damien Company, Davis Damien, even went to China in person.
Contact Li Yi to discuss copyright cooperation for "Carrying a Heavy Load".
At first, this news made Cao Zhenqun extremely envious and jealous.
On the Internet, many netizens cheered because everyone knew that "Moving forward with a heavy burden" would not be released in China even if it was adapted.
But this time, "Moving forward with a heavy load" can be said to be a real step outside the country.
Even though it cannot be released in China, many netizens still feel angry that a Hollywood film company came to China to purchase the copyright.
The heat is naturally rising.
However, news soon came out that the negotiations between the two sides seemed to have reached an impasse.
It seems that the price offered by Li Yi was too high, but he refused to jointly invest and co-produce the feature film "Moving forward with a heavy load" with Damien Company.
How this news spread, Cao Zhenqun didn't know, but he found out through his own channels that the news was actually true.
He didn't understand why Li Yi didn't agree to such a good opportunity?
However, this actually made him think.
He thinks this is an opportunity. If he can win the copyright of "Carrying forward with a heavy load" from Li Yi, wouldn't it be a complete replacement for Li Yi and Damien Pictures to cooperate in developing a feature film of "Carrying with a heavy load"?
Once successful, I believe that not only those shareholders will be satisfied, but the key is, when the news spreads, Li Yi's expression will definitely look good, right?
The more I thought about it, the more Cao Zhenqun realized that this plan was very feasible.
Of course, this must be a big deal, so he did not act immediately. Instead, he asked someone to conduct a detailed investigation of the situation of "Moving forward with a heavy burden" in North America.
The feedback received is that "Moving forward with a heavy load" has indeed exploded on North American social networks!
Damien Films is indeed very strong in North America, so the final evaluation result is that the probability of success of this project is very high!
Cao Zhenqun quickly found someone to contact Davis Damien.
"Cao, nice to meet you!" Davis Damien greeted Cao Zhenqun with a smile.
"Mr. Damien, welcome to China!" Cao Zhenqun greeted with the same smile.
"Mr. Cao asked me to meet and discuss business. I don't know what kind of business it is?" Davis looked at Cao Zhenqun and asked.
"I heard that Mr. Damien came to China this time for the rights to adapt the short film "Carrying the Burden". I wonder what the outcome will be?" Cao Zhenqun looked at Davis and asked.
Davis shook his head and said, "Sorry, this is a business secret!"
"Well, Mr. Damien, if, I mean if, I can get the rights to "Carrying the Burden"... I wonder if Mr. Damien has the idea of co-developing this film.
?" Cao Zhenqun asked with a smile.
Davis Damien immediately looked at Cao Zhenqun in surprise and asked: "Of course, the other party's asking price is very high, are you sure you can get it?"
"That's something I should consider, isn't it?" Cao Zhenqun said with a faint smile.
"Cao, the purpose of my visit this time is for the film "Carrying a Heavy Load". I don't mind who the partner is with!" Davis Damien looked at Cao Zhenqun and said.
"What are the conditions for cooperation?" Cao Zhenqun asked with a smile.
"This needs to be done after you get the copyright, doesn't it?" Davis Damien had no intention of discussing it.
"Mr. Damien, Damien Pictures is not the only one who is interested in this film!" Cao Zhenqun said threateningly.
"Okay, you win, tell me your conditions!" Davis Damien looked at Cao Zhenqun for a long time before saying.
"My conditions are very simple. Both parties will contribute equally and share the same proportion of profits! The copyright will be converted into investment shares according to their value," Cao Zhenqun said.
"So what's the value of copyright?" Davis Damien hesitated for a moment and looked at Cao Zhenqun and asked.
"Five million US dollars!" Cao Zhenqun said after thinking for a while.
"No, this is impossible! A maximum of one million US dollars!" Davis Damien immediately countered the offer.
"No, no, no, Mr. Damien, I think you should know that the most valuable thing about the short film "Carrying the Burden" is that it has become a hit short film on social networks in North America.
One million dollars, haha, Mr. Damien, do you think it’s possible?”
"One and a half million! If the price is too high, why don't I cooperate directly with Li?"
"Four and a half million! I believe the price they offer will only be higher!"
"..."
In the end, the two exchanged words and reached a figure that both sides agreed on.
Three million dollars!
This price is actually not a sky-high price, because as time goes by, the reputation of "Moving forward with a heavy burden" has fermented.
This short film has become extremely popular both at home and abroad.
And this is the real value of the copyright of this short film.
"Okay, then I wish us a happy cooperation?" Davis Damien and Cao Zhenqun both smiled.
