Chapter 114: Seven new films

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"Making money is good news. But now in addition to caring about making money, we also have to think about the next thing. After a little silence, Guo Shouyun continued, "After the movie box office revenue is accounted for, 10% of the net profit will be distributed to employees as a reward, and you, Ray Warner and James can enjoy 1% each!"

Although Guo Shouyun values wealth, he is by no means a grande who only cares about making a fortune for himself.

"Thank you, boss!"

Buddy Morris said excitedly and gratefully.

What is the purpose of working diligently? Isn't it just for money! So he has enough reason to be happy at this time!

"Let Ray Warner prepare the script for Saw 2 and prepare to start filming next year!"

Guo Shouyun's explanation was not unexpected by Buddy Morris, as long as one of these horror films is filmed, it is easy to form a series later.

“… Also, when the publicity of "Chainsaw" is over, let James be an assistant director on the "Harry Potter" crew for three months! Let him also increase his experience and see how the blockbuster is made! If he does a good job, he will be in charge of next year's "Pirates of the Caribbean"!"

Buddy Morris soon understands that his boss is planning to train James Wing. However, he is very much in favor of this, James is a descendant who started with matrix movies. Moreover, the filming of two lucrative films, "Smart: Ghost Record" and "Chainsaw", is enough to prove his talent as a film director!

"Got it, boss!"

"Is the release time of Legally Blonde set?"

"It's set, it's officially released at Christmas!"

"What about publicity?"

"In terms of publicity, we have worked with Warner to do it, and it is going very smoothly!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, "Chainsaw" and "Smart Ghost Record" have a small investment and a large return, as long as they don't die, making money is a sure thing. Therefore, in terms of publicity and distribution, he also tossed by Matrix Pictures himself, which can be regarded as accumulating experience.

But "Legally Blonde" is not good, the investment of more than 20 million US dollars, plus the publicity, the total cost is no less than 30 million US dollars. In order to avoid any possible losses, the most important publicity must find a strong partner!

The Hollywood Big Six are undoubtedly the most suitable!

"Do you have enough money?"

"The domestic box office share of "Smart: Ghost Record" has arrived, and the gross profit has reached 65 million, which is enough to support our continued investment in "Harry Potter" and the promotion and distribution investment of "Legally Blonde"!"

After a pause, Buddy Morris tentatively asked, "Boss, the revenue of Saw Horror...?"

"No need to mortgage for the time being!" Guo Shouyun shook his head after thinking for a moment.

"Yes!"

After saying yes, Buddy Morris breathed a sigh of relief.

When the two first discussed, once the box office of "Chainsaw" exploded, then just like "Smart: Ghost Record", they used its box office as collateral and borrowed a sum of money from the bank to invest in the theater. Buddy Morris is not opposed to investing in cinemas, but Guo Shouyun's asset-heavy business model of '20% down payment plus 30 years of loan repayment period' makes him frightened. This means that the box office of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" has leveraged nearly twice the financial leverage before it has been fully received.

He'd never played like this before, and he hadn't even thought about it. Therefore, although both films of Matrix Pictures are big profits, Buddy Morris's heart is still heavy and full of pressure!

Guo Shouyun didn't know what Buddy Morris was thinking. He rejected the previous resolution because Enron's threat made him sense that a crisis was approaching. Unclear where Enron's blow came from, he was willing to leave some of the money behind to deal with the crisis. After all... Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years!

"How's the filming of 'Fast and Furious' and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' going?"

"Lin's speed is very fast, "Fast and Furious" has been filmed for more than half of the time, and it will be released in March next year. Lee's "Fifty Shades of Grey" has only been filming for a month, and if you want to release it, I'm afraid you will have to wait until the second half of the year!"

With this in mind, Guo Shouyun continued: "Have you considered your shooting plan for next year?"

"Considered!" affirmed Buddy Morris.

"Tell me about it!"

"Yes... In addition to our Time Warner collaborations on National Treasure 1 and Pirates of the Caribbean 1, next year we are also preparing to start filming the second installment of Ghostly and Chainsaw! In addition to the above six films, we are also ready to bring the boss's "The Hangover" to the big screen!"

"That's all?"

"Hmm!"

After agreeing in the affirmative, Buddy Morris further explained: "Boss, although the company's scale and revenue level have been expanding rapidly, making seven movies a year is already the ultimate we can do! After all, except for "Smart: Ghost Record" and "Chainsaw", the rest of the starting projects are large investment projects of more than 10 million. The total investment in the seven films is close to $250 million, and if you include the cost of publicity, there is $300 million in expenditure alone. Although bank loans can cover some of the problems, we have to invest more than half of the funds ourselves. Moreover, we also have an investment in cinemas. Plus the expense of interest on the loan. So, without the injection of external funds, seven films is our limit for next year. Again, this is based on the fact that Fast & Furious and Legally Blonde can be profitable. ”

In fact, thanks to "Smart: Ghost Record" and "Chainsaw", two low-investment and high-return movies.

Judging from the current box office data, the total revenue of the box office of the two movies plus the periphery is between 5~600 million US dollars, and because of the low investment, it can guarantee a gross profit of about 45%. After deducting taxes, you can get a net profit of about $150 million!

It is precisely with this $150 million foundation, coupled with the aura of success shrouded in Guo Shouyun, that the cautious Buddy Morris will be bold enough to make seven films in the second year!

"Buddy, don't be nervous. I'm just asking for a routine inquiry, and I haven't changed the meaning of your decision!" Guo Shouyun said with a smile. If there was no threat from Enron, maybe he would continue to be presumptuous, but now that he has become cautious, he doesn't want to continue to magnify the risk.

Hearing this, Buddy Morris breathed a sigh of relief. He is really afraid that this big boss with a belly full of ambitions will go crazy to launch a new movie regardless of it.

"Thank you boss for your support!"

"You're welcome, Buddy. If I want to say thank you, I want to thank you. Otherwise, my ears would never be as pure as they are now!"

Hearing this, Buddy Morris couldn't help but smile bitterly. In the past few months, all the film and television institutions and investors who came to the door and planned to buy Guo Shouyun's film and television copyrights, or cooperated on this basis, were all blocked by him. In this way, Guo Shouyun, as the boss, is clean, but he has not been sneered at and looked at by the other party. But who makes the family the boss, he is a part-time worker?

"That's right, Buddy. Seeing that Christmas is coming soon, in order to comfort you for your hard work during this time, I will give you three more days of paid leave!"

"Boss, you forgot. Legally Blonde happened to be released on Christmas, so as a company manager, how could I possibly walk away?!"

"In that case, let's wait until the movie is released. But don't worry, the holidays will definitely be left for you. Guo Shouyun, who suddenly understood, said.

"Thank you boss!"

After a polite remark, Buddy Morris didn't say much.

"Boss, I've got a copy of Disney's email here!"

Generally speaking, emails or visits from other film companies end with him. Only when it comes to the six major Hollywood events will Guo Shouyun be notified.

"Disney?"

After thinking about it for a while, Guo Shouyun quickly understood.

"They want to cooperate?"

"They want to buy the rights to your film and television adaptation of "Finding Nemo"!"

"Buy?"

Guo Shouyun frowned.

"Yes, $2.8 million in royalties plus a 2% box office share!"

"Tell them, don't sell!"

Guo Shouyun was straightforward.

Since his two "Finding Nemo" films were released, nearly 8 million copies have been sold in about 7 weeks now. Even fools can see how much the public likes them. Moreover, cartoons generally sell well. Therefore, as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see that "Finding Nemo" has a lot of talent.

However, Guo Shouyun understands the value of "Finding Nemo" better than everyone else, otherwise he would not be a copyist.

"Did Disney only buy the copyright because Matrix Pictures didn't have an animation company? Guo Shouyun said in his heart.

"I'll refuse them later!" Buddy Morris, who had long expected this, was not surprised by Guo Shouyun's decision.

"Hmm!"

Guo Shouyun agreed, and after asking some topics he cared about, "Buddy, is there anything else?"

"It's gone!"

"Then hang up. ”

"Goodbye, Boss!"

"Goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone, Guo Shouyun touched his smooth chin, and his face showed a hint of thought.

"Pixar, DreamWorks, Blue Sky. Alas, it's hard to get any of them!"

Pixar and DreamWorks are worth more than $2 billion, and Blue Sky Studios is cheap, but now it's in the hands of that 'fox'. As an animated puzzle piece of Twentieth Century Fox, Guo Shouyun didn't have much confidence that he could buy it.

After sitting on the sofa and thinking for a while, Guo Shouyun pressed the extra thoughts in his heart. Now he has passed the greedy mentality of being reborn, and he wants to intervene in the face of countless opportunities. With his current conditions, as long as he plays a few cards well, after two or three years, whether it is Pixar, DreamWorks and Blue Sky, it will not be a difficult goal.

Thinking of this, Guo Shouyun, who sighed, turned on the computer and prepared to deal with office emails. But a movement outside the window interrupted his train of thought.