"This movie is good!" Although the characters in the movie are not clear because of face blindness, the plot of the story makes Cruise very satisfied.

In the United States, lottery sales are much more popular than in China.

After all, there is no cap on the lottery prize in the United States, a lottery ticket can win hundreds of millions of dollars, and the attraction is much more attractive than a lottery lottery with a maximum of 10 million yuan.

Missing the jackpot by playing the wrong lottery, or winning the jackpot by mistake, is even more common in the United States.

I don't know how much trouble it caused!

Lei Weidong used the wrong lottery as the fuse of the incident, which can be said to be the heart of the Americans and attracted everyone's attention!

As for Liu Junwei's approach to the robber He Sanshui, he did not resist in anger, but instead helped him raise funds, although it was a bit cowardly in the eyes of the Chinese.

But in the eyes of the Americans, this is the right choice.

In the United States, because of the development of the insurance industry, supermarkets and other shops are insured, and the legalization of guns in the United States is undoubtedly a tiger for robbers!

So when the supermarket owner starts a new employee, he will tell him that in the face of robbers, as long as he does not threaten his life, he does not need to resist!

The other party can take whatever they want, and they can cooperate throughout the process!

Because the lost property is covered by the insurance company!

If the clerk is injured, it will be troublesome, and the boss must bleed.

There are also some jokes in the movie, because it is universal, so that Cruise and the others are laughing and attracted by the plot of the movie.

"Cruise, it's time to enter!" Tom patted Cruise on the shoulder, signaling that the last game was over, and if he didn't go in now, there would be no seats for a while.

"It's time to get in, it's so fast!" Cruise said, looking down at his watch and then at the screen.

"You go in first, I'll finish watching "Nightclub", and I'm waiting for the next show!"

"Well, whatever you want!" Tom knew that Cruise didn't like comedy like he did, and after a hello, he walked towards the screening room.

"I want to see, what's so scary about this scariest movie!"

Watching the audience come out, their hands and feet are weak, and some even need help! Tom was very contemptuous.

Isn't it just a movie?

When Lei Weidong was busy here!

The executives of Fox Searchlight are getting together for a meeting!

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is the first day of the festival, everyone has found a suitable film, and let everyone evaluate it!" Riley Clyde, distribution director of Fox Searchlight, spoke first.

Because the benefits of Fox Searchlight were not very good during this time, I didn't find a few movies that hit the box office!

Let the company leaders be severely criticized by the head office, so Riley Clyde personally led the team to the Toronto Film Festival!

See what you can find!

"I'll talk about it first!" Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Murphy was the first to speak, "I found five films worth releasing at the film festival, among which I scored four and a half stars for "Ghost Shadow", three and a half stars for "Nightclub", and three and a half stars for the other three films!"

"Four and a half stars, Murphy, you have a high opinion of Ghost Record!" Riley Clyde said, "Have you ever seen Ghost Shadow and what do you think of this phrase!"

"The movie "Ghost Record" has a lot of market potential!" said Jeffrey, director of market research.

"I went to see it in the afternoon, and the fan response to the film was very strong and highly evaluated, and if the distribution method is appropriate, it is expected to be around $50 million at the North American box office.

And because the ending of the movie is open-ended, it is easy to shoot a sequel, and although the mining potential of peripheral copyright is not large, horror films have a unique advantage on DVD.

"50 million box office, "Ghost Record" can be so high, you must know that this is just a pseudo-documentary!" Jeffrey's words surprised Riley Clyde.

"If there is no "Blair Witch" Zhuyu in front, I dare not guarantee the box office of "Ghost Shadow", but with "Blair Witch", the North American box office of "Blair Witch" 50 million is likely to be just a starting point, and exceeding 100 million is not a dream. Jeffrey made a silent estimate and said a shocking number.

It is not so easy for horror movies to exceed 100 million at the North American box office.

"Does Murphy think Jeffrey is right? Is it possible that "Ghost Shadow" will exceed 100 million at the box office? Riley Clyde said.

"It's hard to say, the key now is that there are too few screenings to judge, if we can show it on a large scale, we can better understand each other's potential!" Murphy thought about it carefully.

"We'd better contact a few theaters and see what happens in a few days!"

"In that case, if the film is very popular, our bid will be greatly higher, and it will probably exceed our authority!" Jeffrey shook his head in disagreement.

"Even in the current situation, if "Ghost Record" is popular for three consecutive days, our buyout price may exceed $10 million, and if you do that, the buyout price is likely to be astronomical.

Because when the time comes, the competitors will not be one or two, Lionsgate. DreamWorks will be on board. ”

Fox Searchlight is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Inc., which is mainly engaged in the production and distribution of low-budget films due to the conflict between different parent companies!

The authority in his hand is so great, if he faces the competition of these companies in DreamWorks, he will definitely not be able to bear it.

"It's really a bad choice!" Murphy's advice left Riley Clyde in a dilemma.

For the sake of insurance, let everyone watch a few more shows and listen to the opinions of the audience, so that the risk of investment will be much smaller.

But it's too much of a loss in terms of money.

If you buy it out now!

The odds of a $10 million bet losing are too great!

As for the issuing line of the treaty!

Don't even think about it!

The copyright is not in his own hands, how can Fox Searchlight do its best to release "Ghost Record".

"Murphy, Jeffrey, you go to meet with the investors of "Ghost Record" tomorrow, talk about the tone, and see how much money can win "Ghost Record", Jerry, you go and contact the theater, and then use three ...... No, it's still five theaters for a trial run. See how it goes. ”

"Okay!"

Jeffrey and the others looked at each other and found that this method was the most stable.

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After an overnight word-of-mouth fermentation! The word-of-mouth of "Ghost Shadow" has completely spread at the film festival, and almost everyone knows that there is a horror movie that can scare people into peeing.

Screened in the square! And the sun just rose the next day!

Countless horror movie lovers gathered in front of the booth to wait for the film to begin, and the number of people was several times more than yesterday, and it has exceeded 1,000 people.

"There are too many people, right! The screening hall is so small, if someone makes trouble because they can't watch the movie, will it cause chaos!" Seeing the crowd in front of him, Ada's legs trembled a little.

"Probably not!" Lei Weidong shook his head at first, but seeing that some fans had begun to get impatient, he hurriedly kicked Ada.

"Hurry up and hang up the small screen and put "Nightclub" to make everyone relaxed, hurry up and let the audience in, if it's late, the fan riot will be in trouble!"

"I'm going to prepare!" Ada said.

"Director Lei, Mr. Murphy from yesterday is here again!" After a busy circle, it was not easy to let the audience of the first show enter, Lei Weidong just wanted to rest, when he heard Ada running over.

"Please!"

"Hello, Mr. Murphy, welcome!" After a while, he saw Murphy bring a middle-aged man in his fifties over, and Lei Weidong hurriedly got up to say hello.

"Hello, Mr. Ray, this is Mr. Jeffrey, the director of the Fox Searchlight Market Research Department. Murphy introduced Lei Weidong.

"Hello, Mr. Jeffrey!"

"I didn't expect Director Lei to be so young. Jeffrey looked at Lei Weidong, obviously surprised by his age.

Because no matter how you look at it, Lei Weidong is no more than twenty years old!

And the scene outside, Jeffrey also saw it, obviously this is the prelude to the movie's big hit!

"It's said that 'Ghost Record' is your first movie?"

"Yes. Lei Weidong nodded.

After Ada served the coffee, Jeffrey took a few sips and said, "Mr. Lei, to be honest, our company is very optimistic about the potential of "Ghost Shadow", so we plan to buy all the rights to it!"

"Yes, I don't know, how much money is Fox going to pay?" asked Lei Weidong slowly.

"Mr. Ray can make an offer first, and we will talk about it when we think it is appropriate!" Jeffrey is an old fox, how could he bid first.

Although everyone has decided to buy out all the copyrights of "Ghost Record" for up to $10 million, it can be a little less.

Although it is impossible to pick up the leak like "Blair the Witch" and buy the copyright for tens of thousands of dollars, with my understanding of the Orientals, the price of one million dollars is sky-high, so it is best to let the other party bid first.

"Since Jeffrey is so polite, then I'll open my mouth!" Lei Weidong smiled.

"Don't be angry if the offer is high!"

"Please!"

Jeffrey made a gesture of please.

"Not counting the sequel filming rights, 25 million dollars to buy out everything!"

“What！”

The price quoted by Lei Weidong is not to mention Jeffrey and the others, even Li Yan and Ada are stunned!

This is also too high, as soon as you open your mouth, it is 200 million yuan!

Don't be afraid to be stoned to death by money!

Li Yan didn't know where Lei Weidong's confidence came from.

Of course, as Lei Weidong's translator, Li Yan still translated the words.

"Mr. Ray, your offer is so insincere, $25 million is outrageous!" Jeffrey said angrily.

"Is it outrageous?" Lei Weidong shook his head with a smile, "I don't think it's outrageous, if there is no "Blair the Witch", my offer is a bit outrageous, but with the example of "Blair the Witch", as long as the distribution company of this movie is strong, it is not a dream to have a box office of over 100 million in North America!"

If you include the overseas box office, DVD release, and TV broadcast, it can be said that 25 million US dollars is not high at all!

Of course, if Mr. Jeffrey feels that the price is too high and inappropriate, we can talk about a share agreement!"

"Share the agreement!" Jeffrey frowned slightly, and his face was a little displeased: "Mr. Lei, if you divide it, I can only give you twenty-five percent." ”

"Twenty-five percent, that's a lot, I have 25 million US dollars at the North American box office alone, and it is estimated that there are tens of millions of US dollars overseas, plus the cost of TV broadcasts and DVDs, I can earn at least 40 million US dollars, although it will take a long time, it is estimated that it will take half a year to get the money!"

"Mr. Lei's income is not calculated by you like this, this is the most ideal situation for you, if "Ghost Shadow" can't reach a box office of 100 million, or even only 20 or 30 million box office, you will suffer a big loss. Hearing Lei Weidong's calculation, Murphy couldn't help but retort beside him.

"No, Mr. Murphy, I have confidence in my film, if it weren't for the fact that I wanted to return the funds as soon as possible for the next film, I would never have bought out "Ghost Record!" Lei Weidong shook his head, thinking that what Murphy said was wrong.

"But the $25 million buyout price is too high, and that doesn't include the rights to the sequel!Mr. Ray, I can't report your offer to my superiors!" Jeffrey sighed.

"The price is not high, Mr. Jeffrey, I don't negotiate like you, I throw out the strictest conditions at the beginning of the negotiation, but in the negotiation process step by step, every step back, there are a lot of things to calculate, and I am different, directly quote the best price, if you can accept it, continue to negotiate, if you can't accept it, you don't need to waste time......"

"Hear Lei Weidong's words!" Jeffrey's face was a little uneasy, he was most afraid of meeting such an opponent in the negotiation!

It can be said that oil and salt do not advance! We do not retreat at all.

Jeffrey wanted to leave directly, and let Lei Weidong go to sleep with the copyright.

But reason told him!

Even if you can't talk about it on your side, there are companies like DreamWorks on top, and you can't be rash. ，

"Mr. Jeffrey, you were the first to come to negotiate with me, so I revealed the reserve price to you, and I will also have this condition if Lionsgate, DreamWorks, and Artisan Company come later, if they agree, then I can only say sorry to you!

Seeing that Jeffrey was a little hesitant, Lei Weidong said deliberately.

"Let's go back and think about it, and I'll call you back to Mr. Ray in a few days!" Jeffrey thought about it and decided to go back and talk to Riley Clyde.

"Then I'll wait for your good news!" Lei Weidong also knew such a big thing, and Jeffrey couldn't call the shots alone. His departure was no surprise at all.

"Xiao Lei, you are too bold, as soon as you open your mouth, it will be 25 million dollars, what do you think!" Seeing Jeffrey and the others leaving, Li Yan couldn't help but speak.

"Only by being bold can you make money!" Lei Weidong shrugged, "Since Jeffrey didn't drop the table, it means that he has a certain approval of my offer, and it can be said that there is a great possibility of a deal!"

"If we can succeed, we will be rich!" Li Yan looked at the crowds outside, all of them were fans waiting to watch "Ghost Shadow", and couldn't help but sigh!

People are more popular than dead people, why didn't I think it was so far!

Li Yan knows!

If it were me, let alone the sky-high price of $25 million, even $2.5 million would not be able to be shouted by myself.