Regarding such a request, Liu Dong said without hesitation: "There is no problem with this, as long as it is your own people, then the people of our new film association will take care of it, you can rest assured, when the time comes, the volume of your film will be the same as that of Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang, at least 25%." ”

There is such an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry, a big director of the level of the national teacher Zhang Yimou, once a new film is released, the number of films scheduled is at least 130%, if it is said that the table is good, 450 is no longer a problem, if it is said that there are no famous directors' films released in the same period, 60% is not impossible.

And Chen Kaige used to enjoy such treatment, but as a result, he shot a few garbage movies, and then the number of films decreased.

As for now, directors of the level of Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang have at least 125% of the film schedule, this is because after all, the Chinese New Year file is not only the two directors, and other directors should also take proper care of the movies when they come out.

At this time, the films of Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, and Ye Ming accounted for 75% of the film schedule, and the remaining six or seven Chinese New Year films were only 125% of the film schedule, so Ye Ming was also satisfied with such a result.

At that moment, Ye Ming was very happy and said: "Okay, there is no problem with this, my second request is to the two of you, I want to build a website, a brilliant website, an entertaining website, I need the support of the people above, allow me to build a video website." Warner Bros. wanted to help build my brilliant website abroad. Third, I want to buy the network copyright of those old movies and TV series in Huaxia, the price is negotiable, I promise not to let you suffer, the Bureau of Radio, Film and Television has such a right, you don't hide this from me. If I agree to these two conditions, then I can agree to the request of the new film association. Otherwise, there is no need to talk about it. ”

At this moment, Liu Dong hesitated for a moment and said, "Website, this, I can't say." After all, this is not something I can decide, and I want to ask the leadership. ”

Don't look at Liu Dong as the boss of the new film association, but once it is said that some issues of interest are involved, then in such a matter, he can't be the master of these problems.

When Liu Dong went out to ask for instructions, Ai Qiuhua said a little unhappily: "Mr. Ye, isn't your request a bit excessive, we still have to help you build a video website, this matter, you seem to have settled our Warner Bros." We don't have an obligation to know that we are just partners. I don't think the board of directors will agree to anything that doesn't have any interest in us at Warner Bros. ”

Warner Bros., as one of the eight giants of Hollywood, sees interests as the first priority, in such a situation. Ye Ming's request was a little unreasonable. At least in Ai Qiuhua's opinion, in such a situation, Ye Ming's request is a little unreasonable, no matter what, Warner Bros. does not have this obligation.

But Ye Ming didn't think about it, and at this moment, he also looked at Ai Qiuhua with a smile and said, "Don't think of me as if you don't understand anything, Warner Bros. wants to enter the Chinese market." Therefore, if you have a good relationship with the New Film Association, it is the most direct means, if you can cooperate with the New Film Association, it is to make a good relationship with the Radio and Television Bureau, the backer of the New Film Association. In such a situation, Warner Bros. will be able to enter the mainland market smoothly. I think that's very helpful to Warner Bros., and I'm not wrong about that, right?"

Seem. Ai Qiuhua can actually guess clearly, in such a matter, Ye Ming did not focus on the theater, it seems that Ye Ming has known this problem for a long time, and has long wanted to give up his insistence on the theater. This couldn't help but make Ai Qiuhua secretly suspicious in his heart. Could it be that Ye Ming's real purpose is just a website, but is there a way to compare it with a theater to build a website? After all, a website is just a virtual thing, and it seems that in Huaxia, the website is just getting started. Thinking of this, Ai Qiuhua asked a little puzzled: "But are these worth giving up the theater?"

Are you really willing to give up an entire forest for the sake of a tree? "Once this kind of question rises from Ai Qiuhua's heart, it will be a little unbelievable doubt, Ye Ming will not be stupid to this point, in fact, Ye Ming will do it lightly next year, the shrewd Cheng Dù Even the old foxes on the Warner Bros. board of directors feel terrified, will such a person give up the forest of the theater for the sake of Wang Zhen's tree?

Ye Ming said with a smile: "There is a saying in our country, maybe the president doesn't know, willing, willing, I want to get the permission from above to run a video website, I must give up some interests, otherwise, I won't get anything, I want to do my own private theater, which is also allowed by our country, but I forgot it, at this time I was too anxious, anxious to do a private theater with Warner Bros., and the resistance may be a little smaller if I wait two years to do it."

Since this is the case, if the new moon wants to take back the control of the brilliant cinema, then there is no power to stop this matter, why should I stop it, but I want to get enough benefits for myself, this is the truth of Mingzhe's self-preservation, I am sure that at such a time, the result of Liu Dong's fight will definitely allow me to do this video website, and when the time comes, I need Warner Bros. to give me technical support, and you have to help with finding professionals in this area, otherwise, everyone will break up. ”

Ai Qiuhua couldn't see through what kind of purpose Ye Ming was talking about, looking for a few computer talents, this was still no problem, so Ai Qiuhua thought about it and said: " This is okay, we will try our best to help you complete this thing, but the funds have to be prepared by yourself, we can't invest in your website, because Warner Bros. can't see any interests, the board of directors will not agree to invest in such a thing, you have to be mentally prepared for this, the website is a very money-burning industry, when the time comes, you have to be ready to be squeezed dry. "To make a website, the upfront investment is very large, and even if you invest.

But whether it is to say that the cost can be truly recovered, no one dares to guarantee this, and maybe it is not impossible for the bamboo basket to be empty at that time. Therefore, Ai Qiuhua is very sure that in such a situation, Ye Ming's board of directors will never approve the investment. Ye Ming said with a smile: "That's really a pity, I can only find other partners, I hope you don't regret it." ”

As the power that the Internet should have, it will not be able to really show it until three or five years later, and when the time comes, Ye Ming will stand at the top of the video website and look down on the world, and his position will be unshakable. This is a rare opportunity for Ye Ming. Liu Dong walked in excitedly, it seems that the result of the discussion is very satisfactory, otherwise he would not have put on such a posture.

Sure enough, Liu Dong said with a smile: "There is no problem, the two conditions you mentioned, the leadership agreed in principle, the copyright of some movies and TV series is not in the hands of the Radio and Television Bureau, you have to negotiate with other film factories and TV stations yourself, we can't let them hand over the copyright." ”

can have such a result, which is already very satisfactory to Ye Ming, as for the acquisition of the copyrights of those movies and TV series, Ye Ming believes that as long as he says that he gives a sufficient price, he believes that no one will refuse.

Therefore, Ye Ming immediately said: "Well, since that's the case, I have no objection to the new film alliance taking a stake in Brilliant Cinemas, and then we can talk about what kind of shareholding we have." ”

Speaking of the issue of shareholding, Liu Dong was not polite at all, and said very resolutely: "On this issue, our new film association has a condition, we want absolute control, which is impossible to change no matter what, that is to say, we have a controlling stake of 151%, so as to ensure our control of the theater chain." ”

At this time, Ai Qiuhua immediately objected, saying: "This is impossible, if you have 51 percent of the control power, then in such a situation, what should the two of us do, and divide the remaining 49 percent of the control power? This is something we have no way to accept, 33 percent, 33 percent of our family, and Ye Ming, as the founder, has 34 percent, I think this result can still be accepted by the board of directors." ”

In fact, at the beginning, Warner Bros. didn't have any Chinese-style control rights, so Ye Ming was actually 55% of his comrades-in-arms, and Warner Bros. only had 45% of the rights, but in the end, with the vigorous development of the Chinese film market, Warner Bros. felt that if Ye Ming was to control the brilliant cinema line, it would be very unfavorable to Warner Bros. in such a situation, so there was a thing like Ai Qiuhua buying Brilliant Film and Television some time ago。 Will Warner Bros. make the same mistake twice?

Naturally, it is impossible, if there is still any room for negotiation with Ye Ming, then in such a situation, once this control is in the hands of the New Film Federation, Warner Bros. will not think of other ideas. Therefore, Ai Qiuhua is very opposed to this matter.

Why did Warner Bros. invest in Brilliant Cinemas, one is the copyright of Harry Potter in Ye Ming's hands, and the other is that they are optimistic about the future development of the Chinese film market.