Chapter 943: Seeing
The last one, Mystery of the World costs even more.
For a single copyright, you must know that "Mystery of the World" has dominated the charts in North America for dozens of weeks, and it is definitely a super IP. Hollywood giants are very interested in "Mystery of the World", but in the same way, the author of "Mystery of the World" also knows the value of the copyright of this work.
Therefore, Tianmeng's side won the film and television adaptation rights of "The Mystery of the World", even Lin Xiao was quite unexpected.
So the problem is, the popular IP that Hollywood giants are still hesitant about has actually been copyrighted by the domestic Tianmeng, so it can be seen that the price paid by Tianmeng is definitely huge.
The production cost budget of the first "Atlantis" of "Mystery of the World" has also reached the highest point among the three projects, with a cost of up to 250 million US dollars.
Coupled with James Qin, who is a director who can get a top salary in North America, so, it is certain to ask for a share.
So the question is, with such a hot IP, plus James Qin, who has a salary of at least 20 million US dollars and a certain percentage of the share, and the author of "The Mystery of the World", how much will he ask for a share and how much adaptation cost?
And "Mystery of the World" Judging from the current budget given by Tianmeng, this film, on a global scale, will at least exceed $1 billion to return to its original cost.
Of course, there are indeed a lot of profits in the later peripherals and other long-term DVDs, network copyrights, etc., but the problem is that the financing on Tianmeng's side only involves box office sharing, and there is no other sharing.
And the $1 billion film in the world is still only a handful.
So can Mystery of the World do it?
In the end, the assessment given by Longteng Consulting is that the box office potential of "Mystery of the World" is huge, but because the director, author, starring and so on, there must be a revenue sharing contract, so even if "Mystery of the World" can be a big hit, the profit that investors can get will not be too high.
The production cost is 250 million US dollars, and this kind of super production, if you want to be distributed globally and publicized globally, the publicity and distribution cost must reach at least 100 million US dollars.
Then the problem comes again, there are many profit dividers in this film, even if the film can make money, most of the profits will be taken away by others, and investors will naturally only have a small part left.
So the risk assessment of "World Mystery Atlantis" is: the risk level is very high, and the return on investment is very low.
At the same time, Longteng Consulting also gave a little unkind suggestion that before investing, the project party must be asked to announce the specific budget.
For example, copyright purchase agreements, such as remuneration and sharing agreements for actors, directors, etc., etc.
Because the investment budget may be constant, but the cost outside the budget is the most critical.
For example, a film may have an investment budget of only 10 million, but it is very likely that others, such as the leading actor and the director, will all be invested in the salary and eventually participate in the share.
In this way, it is likely that in the end, investors are just working for these people.
Obviously, the author's requirements for a super IP of this level of "Mystery of the World" are absolutely super high, otherwise, the Hollywood giants would not have been able to win it for so long.
Although it involves such a large-scale investment, it is impossible for Tianmeng to use the Hollywood ledger to deceive investors, but in the same way, it is too normal to take risks for money.
No matter how high the box office is, they can reasonably and legally keep losing money on the books, and you can't find out even if you check it.
After Guo Shenyun watched it, he was silent for a long time, he has never supported investing in the film and television industry, especially movies, not because this industry is not profitable, but because he knows that interlacing is like a mountain.
After reading this report of Longteng Consulting, although there are not many specific data in it, even the most conservative data still shows that the three major projects of Tianmeng are all pits!
Yes, it's all pits!
Just imagine, with the cooperation between Hollywood and domestic film companies, how many domestic film companies take advantage?
If a film is released before the release of the film, if the director, copyright owner, actors, etc. have signed a sharing contract, this share may reach 40%, or even more.
Then in the end, maybe the box office of the movie is profitable, but the money has been taken away by these people, and the rest, after sharing the profits, the loss is certain.
Maybe someone will ask, since it is likely to work for Hollywood directors, actors, and copyright owners, why does Tianmeng still know that there are tigers in the mountains and prefer tigers?
In fact, it is very simple, for Tianmeng, the movie does not necessarily have to make money, as long as the box office is high and the data is good, then they are all earned.
Although Tianmeng Film and Television is only an investment company belonging to several major companies, not a listed company, Tianmeng's achievements will greatly affect the stock prices of major companies.
Once the film is a big hit, then the momentum is built, and if it rises by a few percentage points, they will be able to earn back all the losses.
And for external financing, they are naturally unwilling to lose even those money, borrow chickens to lay eggs, and then kill chickens to take eggs, for them there is nothing to hesitate.
Tianchen Film and Television Fund is also fearless, why? Because just this wave can make them eat for a long time, and their fame has begun, they don't need to worry about these problems at all before the investment structure comes out.
Besides, investment is inherently risky.
In fact, Tianchen Film and Television Fund is very bold this time, not only for investment companies to raise funds, but also to open crowdfunding channels on the Internet.
Financing for the masses.
The various publicity of the three major projects is also very loud, as if to tell everyone that yes, investment is risky, but the probability of success of these three major projects is quite high.
And even the investment company can't figure out the twists and turns inside, let alone the general public?
In fact, there have long been many film projects in China that have been crowdfunded from the public through online channels, with profits and losses, of course, most of this model, the financing amount will not be too high.
Because it involves the issue of guarantees, as well as the issue of illegal fundraising.
Crowdfunding, like those that promise to repay the principal and interest at maturity, has certain problems in itself.
If there is no reliable guarantee company to guarantee and prove your ability to pay, why do you give such a promise?
Equity crowdfunding, on the other hand, involves another problem, that is, the issue of risk.
In this way of crowdfunding, investors need to take huge risks, so it is usually not so attractive.
However, Tianchen's crowdfunding this time is three famous projects, and the advertisements have been overwhelming long ago.
Therefore, it is still more popular with the public.