In just ten days, "Resident Evil 3" grossed nearly $50 million in North America and more than $90 million worldwide.

It is an eternal truth that interests move people's hearts.

Capcom, the game production company, not only approached Shahai Entertainment, but Griano, the president of the American branch, also contacted Ronan specifically to talk to him.

Ronan hosts Griano at the Relativity Building.

This is a mixed-race Japanese who speaks in the style of an islander: "I take the liberty of interrupting, and I ask Mr. Anderson's forgiveness." ”

Ronan shook his hand and said, "Feel free to sit." Then he asked, "I don't know ...... Mr. Griano is here this time."

Griano said with a smile: "We have been working together on the film adaptation of "Resident Evil", and I came here this time for future cooperation. ”

Ronan pretended not to understand what he meant, and said: "I remember that the second contract signed by Shahai Entertainment and Capcom at that time was relatively clear about the licensing and revenue sharing, and before the filming of each sequel started, Shahai Entertainment would also renegotiate the peripheral revenue share with Capcom in accordance with the provisions of the contract. ”

"The credibility of Shahai Entertainment and Relativity Entertainment is impeccable. Griano kept a polite and reserved smile: "Capcom is also very satisfied. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "So, you don't want to talk to me about the new terms of "Resident Evil 4"?"

Griano hurriedly said: "This little thing, don't dare to alarm Mr. Anderson. ”

Ronan turned his head to look at him and said, "Relativity Entertainment has cooperated with Capcom for many years and is a long-term partner. ”

Griano paused slightly, as if to organize the language: "It's about film and television copyright, Capcom signed a film adaptation authorization with Samuel Hadida back then, Samuel Hadida then cooperated with Shahai Entertainment, and the copyright went to Shahai Entertainment, but at that time it was only an adaptation authorization for "Resident Evil 1". ”

Ronan reminded: "But before and after the filming of "Resident Evil 1", Shahai Entertainment reached an agreement with you and obtained the film and television adaptation rights of the series. ”

"Capcom has no other intentions and has no objections to the contract between us. Griano hurriedly explained: "It is precisely because all the film and television adaptation rights are in the hands of Shahai Entertainment that Capcom wants to adapt the animated film "Resident Evil", so he wants to get back the authorization of the animated film. ”

Ronan understood what he meant: "Capcom wants to make an animated film?"

"Yes. "It's made with computer CG animation. ”

Ronan thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but think of the dispute between Marvel Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox about "Fantastic Four", and it was not a wise choice to completely stalemate with the original party, especially the original party, which is still making games.

"I agree in principle. Ronan quickly made a decision.

Griano hurriedly said: "Thank you, thank you, Mr. Anderson, for your support and understanding. ”

How could Ronan pay in vain, and said, "Don't be busy thanking you yet." Shahai Entertainment returned the copyright of the animated film to Capcom, and there was one condition, Capcom gave up its share of the film. ”

"This ......," Griano couldn't agree.

Ronan added: "Shahai Entertainment will not ask for any revenue share related to the "Resident Evil" animated film. ”

Griano thought for a moment and said, "I can't decide this, I need to go back and discuss it before I get back to you." ”

Ronan is not in a hurry: "It's okay. ”

This was the end of the meeting, and Griano took his leave and left the Relativity Building.

Ronan called Robert Lee and George Clint separately and briefly communicated about the matter.

What I just mentioned is just a sky-high asking price, and Capcom will definitely pay it back on the spot.

Capcom wants to take back the copyright of animated films, and it must make certain compromises, and Relativity Entertainment will also make appropriate concessions.

Due to the particularity of the copyright of the "Resident Evil" series in the hands of Shahai Entertainment, it is impossible to buy out the series copyright at one time when negotiating between the two parties, resulting in the revenue sharing of the sequel having to be renegotiated before each project is established.

Ronan's goal is very clear, Capcom's revenue share in the "Resident Evil" series will be maintained at the standard of the third part in the future, rather than increasing with the sequel.

The "Resident Evil" series of movies is not high at the box office and has a poor reputation, and it is almost scolded by game fans to look up, but its performance in the offline rental market has been very good.

For example, last year, that is, in 2005, the first and second parts were added together, and a total of $35.62 million was brought to Relativity Entertainment in the offline market in Europe and the United States.

Ronan can now see very clearly that the "Resident Evil" series was able to be filmed one after another, relying on the operation of the offline market.

Relying on the box office alone, Constantine Film didn't know how much money it would lose at that time.

The "Resident Evil" series has been filmed so far, bringing a lot of revenue to Relativity Entertainment, although the reputation has been rotten, but as long as a certain level of profitability can be maintained, Ronan will still trust the couple of Paul Anderson and Milla Jovovich.

Frankly, with the current development and scale of relativistic entertainment, Ronan could no longer devote a lot of energy to the sequel to a successful franchise.

For Hollywood, and indeed for any studio, to continue with the established success model is the least risky way to operate.

Looking at the whole of Hollywood, how many directors can shoot a sequel better than the first one?

In late March, Robert Lee secured negotiations with Capcom, and the two sides signed a supplementary agreement on Resident Evil.

The animation copyright of "Resident Evil" was returned to Capcom by Shahai Entertainment, and at the same time, all related sequel movies shot by Shahai Entertainment since "Resident Evil 3", Capcom's revenue share will be maintained at the standard of the second part.

This is a better result than Ronan expected, and for the time being, it directly reduces the revenue share of the fourth part by 10%.

In the long run, if the follow-up series of market revenue goes smoothly, it may bring tens of millions of dollars of profit to Relativity Entertainment.

After all, as sequels are filmed one by one, Capcom's revenue share ratio is bound to grow.

At the same time, Ronan also received another good news, the number of registered users of the Netflix network has officially reached 100 million!

Netflix announced this good news through Netflix Sharing.

Since its listing last year, Netflix has comprehensively strengthened its business promotion and operations in North America with abundant financial support, while vigorously exploring overseas markets.

Netflix leasing is the basic business, and it is also the most guaranteed business for the entire Netflix revenue.

In February this year, there were fewer than 1,300 rental stores left in the world, and Netflix Leasing is already the world's largest film and television rental business.

Traditional leasing companies, led by Pepsi, are unable to stop the rapid decline, and even if they start the Internet leasing business, they are only dying.

Viacom is said to have tried to sell Pepsi several times, but it wasn't easy to find a pick-up.

Netflix is truly the world's No. 1 social media, especially with the expansion of the smartphone market, the number of users is also increasing rapidly.

Online social networking is becoming a popular trend in society.

After Netflix Video acquired YouTube, the second largest online video company, its business expanded rapidly, and many self-made videos by netizens also became popular, especially after De Ye became the protagonist of the wilderness program signed by Shahai Entertainment, which inspired many latecomers.

For example, there is a very popular Canadian boy on the Netflix video.

In order to let more people see his performance, the boy and his mother uploaded many self-made videos of cover songs through Netflix Video, which were sought after by many netizens.

As for Netflix's streaming media, which has been in business for the latest, it is also quite popular now.

Sufficient film library resources, high-quality solo dramas, and the enjoyable "binge watching" mode are attracting more and more audiences.

Since January of this year, Netflix has launched new solo dramas every month.

The three dramas "Prison Break 2", "Survival in the Red 2" and "Lost" still have a high reputation while attracting many new and old users to watch.

Although it ended after only two seasons, "Prison Break 2" won a better reputation than continuing to shoot a sequel, and Dwayne Johnson's appeal has also been greatly improved.

Needless to say, Bear Grylls has become the face of this type of show after two consecutive seasons of "Survival in the Wild", and even with a lot of words has become a buzzword.

For example, "chicken flavor", such as rich in protein, such as "what can't kill you, it will only make you stronger" and so on.

"Lost" has also received unanimous praise, both in terms of the number of on-demand views and the audience's word-of-mouth, which is the first-class level.

Subsequently, Netflix streaming media will still have new solo dramas launched every month, and more solo dramas are also being filmed and produced.

This series of good news, coupled with the number of registered users exceeding 100 million, at the end of March, Netflix shares have risen all the way, and the overall market value reached $60 billion!

As expected by the industry, Netflix's share price is climbing.

Although there is still a gap compared with those traditional large companies, from finance to the Internet to ordinary investors, they are all optimistic about the future development of Netflix.

The Internet is the most important part of future business development, which has been recognized by the whole society.

However, if you want to achieve the rapid development of the Internet, it is not enough to have network technology and the number of users, but also to have matching hardware equipment.

Especially handheld mobile smart devices.

Netflix's Android is cooperating with many mobile phone manufacturers, and related Android smartphones are also being launched one after another, which will be an important part of the future of handheld smart devices.

Another important component is Apple.

With Relativity Entertainment's acquisition of Pixar Studios, Steve Jobs became the third largest shareholder of Netflix Networks, and the partnership between the two parties entered a new phase.