Sitting in the café, Daniel Mailik's eyes hidden behind the lenses kept staring at the glass door, his hands twisting together and twisting his fingers, visibly anxious.

I ran through so many film companies with DV films, and came to the St. Denis Film Festival to do screenings, but no one responded, all I heard was belittling and even insulting, and no one was optimistic about this film at all, as if the film he made with Adjado Sanziz had no value.

Suddenly, his eyelids jumped as he saw a familiar face.

Wasn't one of the two young men who had just pushed the door in for a long time at last night's screening the same one who had been watching it for a long time?

At that time, he suspected that the other party was a buyer of a film company.

Daniel Malik watched the other man get closer, his head kept turning, did he see a value in this film that I didn't know? Or ......

Maybe you can get some money out of him.

When this film was made, he took it to the film company to promote it, and the cost of participating in the St. Denis Film Festival cost tens of thousands of dollars.

In any case, since someone wants to buy it, that's a good thing, and on the basis of recovering costs as much as possible, pursue greater benefits.

For example, try to issue contracts and so on

Try it first, then talk about it.

Seeing the two approaching, Daniel Malek stood up and took two steps forward and said, "Are you Mr. Anderson?"

"Hello, Director Mailik. Ronan shook his hand: "I'm Ronan Anderson of Relativity Entertainment Group. ”

He introduced the person next to him: "This is Tony Koch from Koch Film in Germany. ”

The two sides greeted each other and quickly got to the point.

Ronan was not verbose, and said tentatively: "Director Malik, on behalf of Relativity Company, I want to buy your film, make a price." ”

Last night, he thought carefully about bringing back $40 million from Abu Dhabi, $10 million from Koch Films on a trip to Germany, and $4.5 million in tax rebates, after the company set aside $20 million on the profits of the "Human Clarity Project".

In addition to the $5 million spent on the acquisition of Embassy Pictures, the actual production budget of the two films is $30 million, and the promotion and distribution of these two films are still in the planning stage, and there is still a large amount of money in hand.

In addition, Judith from the bank would call him from time to time, and it was not difficult to get a loan from the bank.

If you win the operation of this film, there is no big problem in terms of funding.

Whatever the offer is? Daniel Mailik squeezed his hand, this was certainly not for him to make a casual offer.

"Relativity Entertainment Group?" he wondered.

This company has never heard of it.

Ronan said simply: "This is an integrated entertainment company, and its subsidiaries Zhongshahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures specialize in film production and distribution. ”

Daniel Mailik knows about these two companies, Shahai Entertainment had a low-budget box office blockbuster horror film last year, and Embassy Pictures went to last year and was rejected miserably.

This person represents Relativistic Entertainment, and it is estimated that he has a higher status than the person who received him at Embassy Pictures.

"Mr. Anderson. Daniel Mailik is in his thirties and has a lot of thoughts: "You want to buy out that Blair the Witch of mine?"

Ronan nodded, "Yes." ”

Daniel Malik had a snickering joy in his heart, but he forcibly suppressed it, and finally came to this point, if he could fight for more benefits, he couldn't give up easily.

He asked tentatively, "Can we sign a distribution contract between us?" ”

Ronan glanced at Daniel Malik and said, "It can't be. His tough attitude is full of words: "If you only want to publish, we don't need to talk about it." ”

Is he a fool who doesn't have the rights to issue and spends a huge amount of money to run a small production of tens of thousands of dollars that others can share with a large dividend?

If it weren't for the copyright issues and subsequent troubles, he could have found someone to make such a film.

Daniel Mailrick was stunned, as if he didn't expect Ronan to be so tough.

Ronan said one more thing: "It's just a DV video, how many people do you think you can watch it in theaters?"

Daniel McLick would love to say that his film would be a big hit and would be a box office hit, but he didn't just think of others as fools, he was fools himself.

"Sell out all the copyrights at once. Ronan didn't seem to value this film very much, and said casually: "Make a price." ”

Daniel Malik thought back and forth, weighed it for a while, and then said, "Five...... Half a million dollars. ”

Hearing this price, Ronan's face immediately turned dark, if the later operation is successful, half a million dollars will also be earned in blood, but if you can pay less, who wants to pay more?

What's more, the newly established Theory of Relativity does not have sufficient liquidity, and it can even be said that it spends the money of the Germans and Arabs on running the company.

Ronan gently touched Tony under the table, Tony understood, and immediately said, "This director, for your film, are embarrassed to ask for $500,000?"

His voice was not loud, but his tone was heavy: "Yours is not a movie at all, but a DV video of a selfie, the content is pale, boring, and even more shoddy!"

Daniel Mailik's face was a little ugly.

Ronan then raised his hand to stop Tony from continuing: "I'm sorry, but my German friend has a straight personality. He changed his voice: "But this is very reasonable, we reluctantly call your work a movie, and a sentence from the male character in the movie is actually very right." ”

"What?" asked Daniel Mailik.

"I thought I was seeing a movie about witches. Ronan said slowly: "What I saw was how the characters got lost. ”

In other words, when the film was just finished filming, Daniel Malik would definitely spit on his face if someone said that.

But after hitting a wall one after another, he has long lost such confidence.

Daniel Millik retorts: "I shot it in a novel DV documentary technique, so that it can give everyone who watches it a very real feeling, and let the audience naturally immerse themselves in the world of witches. ”

Tony asked rhetorically, "Yes? What I see is that the audience can't stand the rough footage and the shaky camera and leave." ”

"It's an innovation!" Daniel Mailik is still trying to get his hands on terms: "It's a horror movie like a true documentary, a new genre that has never appeared in Hollywood. ”

Ronan laughed: "Director Mailik, do you know that innovation is synonymous with risk in Hollywood? I bought your copyright at a high price, and innovation brought me not market and profit, but huge risk!"

He put away his smile: "There's no way I'm going to buy a movie that incurs a loss." ”

"But this movie ......" Daniel Mailik tried to argue again, but was interrupted by Ronan: "Even if this film enters theaters, how much box office will it get? It is very likely that it will be offline in a week or even three days, and the subsequent videotape sales and rentals will be high? 500,000 dollars? I will recover 500,000 dollars in a few years." ”

Ronan held out five fingers: "Fifty thousand dollars." ”

Daniel Malik was a little anxious: "$50,000 is not even enough for the cost I put in!"

"Director Malik, you can shoot this film for a maximum of 20,000 or 30,000 dollars. Ronan deliberately said: "Profits have doubled, and in the film industry, this is a huge profit." ”

Daniel Maelik distinguished: "Isn't it the cost of the film that I have to find the cost of the distribution company, and the cost of coming to the St. Denis Film Festival?"

Hearing these words, Ronan quickly judged that there should be no competitors.

In this way, it is reassuring.

Ronan touched Tony's foot lightly again.

"You should bear these costs, right?" Tony immediately said, "If you don't want to sell it, you can take it back and put it in the warehouse to mold." ”

Ronan continued: "The theory of relativity has just been established, and I need films to enrich the film library, so I am willing to invest in your work, and I will also promote the release of this film in theaters as much as possible." Director Mailik, a theatrical film director, is a very valuable asset and will play a very key role in your future career as a director. ”

He added: "There is no director who has released his work publicly, and the treatment he receives in the film company is very different. ”

Daniel Malik frowned, obviously having his own thoughts, and after a long while, he said, "I can lower it to $100,000, but there are conditions." ”

"It's still too high. Tony said at the right time.

Daniel Millik ignored Tony's words and said to Ronan, "But Mr. Anderson, your company has to get this film into theaters. ”

Ronan smiled: "One hundred thousand dollars is too high, and the risk is too great." However, theatrical release is certain, and if I buy this film, of course I will let it go to theaters to try. ”

Daniel Mailik once again emphasized: "I can get it down to $80,000, but there are conditions!"