1191: How did they do it?
Seeing the happy look of Pan Dong, the boss of Glory Film and Television, the great director Ignasiust coughed.
"Mr. Pan. ”
"Speak, please. Pan Dong smiled even more.
"According to the extension agreement that we have added at the last minute, the movie Drifting City: Rise should be released in three days. ”
"Now, I've decided to ......"
"Cancel your distribution rights. ”
"Okay, I'll let people start the propaganda work immediately......" Pan Dong said halfway, his expression suddenly stiffened.
It took a few breaths for him to calm down, his eyes glaring angrily, and he let out a thunderous roar, "Ignatius, what are you talking about?"
"I said, I've decided to cancel your distribution rights. Ignatius was now leaning to the edge of the couch, ready to get up.
Surprised, surprised?
Ignatius was both excited and a little nervous.
To tell the truth, he had long seen that this partner was a little unpleasant. This kind of unpleasantness is not pleasing to the eye, except that there are directors who make movies and distributors who control the distribution rights of films, and the identities of the two are naturally not right.
There are also some personal opinions.
He hates the unreasonable act of banning a movie at will at will because of some selfish interests.
Pan Dong did things to Qingyu Media before, making Ignatius, who is also a director, have the same hatred.
This time, his main purpose was to meet Ye Qing and discuss with him about the release of the movie "Drifting City: Rising" in the virtual world. took the time to come to Hangzhou to refuse Pan Dong in person, naturally in order to express his sincerity to Ye Qing by offering flowers to the Buddha.
"You...... Are you crazy?" Pan Dong's expression was seriously distorted, he stood up and pressed towards Ignatius's side, "You, you, do you know how much you have to pay for unilaterally tearing up the contract?"
Ignatius also stood up, guarding carefully, "Mr. Pan, please clarify. ”
"It was you who breached the contract and the spirit of the industry in the first place. ”
"This is something we have repeatedly explained when we supplemented the postponement of the release contract. ”
"Reason is reason, contract is contract. "Where would Pan Dong believe this guy's nonsense, his iron and iron, "Ignatius, I have to warn you. The distribution contract we signed has been filed with your film union. ”
"Since I made this decision, I naturally thought it through before making the decision. ”
Ignatius tugged at his rather artistic beard and said in a proud tone, "The lawyers on my side have been appointed, and I am waiting for you to come to the lawsuit." ”
"I'm asking you one last time, are you sure that your choice can get the consent of those investors?" Pan Dong tried to suppress his anger, he took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
"Mr. Ignatius, you have to figure it out. ”
"Since last year, the Chinese Film Market has become the only top box office in the world that can compete with the North American market. ”
"If you change your mind and continue to cooperate, I can promise that the compensation for the postponement of the release due to your unilateral breach of contract can be put down. ”
"If you choose not to cooperate, you will not only face a huge contract payment. You can't find any distributor to distribute your film in Huaxia, and you're going to lose the entire Huaxia box office. ”
"Have you calculated, the compensation and box office are more than half a billion dollars. ”
This is a threat, and it is also a fact.
If Glory Film and Television wants to release this movie, it must spread the film to every theater in China.
In addition to Glory Film and Television, there are also the entire upstream distributors with theaters participating in the box office profit sharing.
Isn't Ignatius tearing up the contract equivalent to ruining their jobs in China?
"Please go and talk to my lawyer about the contract compensation, Mr. Pan, anyway, I have settled the right to issue. ”
Ignatius straightened his beer belly, and his face was full of broken cans and broken expressions, "How you like to deal with the following things, it has nothing to do with me." ”
Pan Dong panicked, completely panicked.
He is an insider, of course, he knows what kind of legal procedures must be gone through if the partners really plan to completely tear their faces and get compensation from them, especially this kind of contract project involving international film and television cooperation.
In order to promote the movie "Drifting City: Rise", they Glory Film and Television filled in 300 million yuan in the early stage of publicity and distribution.
These are real cash flows, and the great cause of glory film and television is true, but they eat the bowl of rice in the film and television industry, who would be stupid enough to use their own money to operate products?
Of course, they are all about making a cake for the box office profit sharing of the later films, and pulling other powerful distributors into it and sharing the risk.
In addition to separating the box office risks, everyone can gain a firm foothold in this industry if they have money to make money together.
Otherwise, why would people take out their own national theater chains and distribute movies to you?
Sensing Ignatius's resolute attitude, Pan Dong's face turned blue and white, "Mr. Ignatius, this matter ...... We can discuss it again, we can really discuss it. ”
Ignatius's tone was as indestructible as an iron hammer, "I'm still the same thing, if you want to discuss, go to my lawyer." ”
After saying that, he slipped out of the living room without even saying hello.
He also has to take a plane to China, how can there be so much American time here to watch Pan Dong lose his soul.
As soon as Ignatius left with his front foot, there was an overwhelming roar in the living room with his back foot, and the sound of a teacup being smashed on the coffee table.
……
I don't know how long it took for Pan Dong, who gradually sobered up from his anger, never expected it.
He had just met with the two bosses of Namei Pictures and Sunnyworld to discuss how to get justice from Ignatius.
Outcome......
The movie "Drifting City: Rise" has been announced.
The time was three days later.
The screening location is a virtual theater with holographic glasses.
Not only were those users who had been eager to watch this movie stunned, thinking that the posters in the movie theaters around them had been posted for more than a month.
How did it become a virtual theater release again?
Even Pan Dong and Wei Zhixiang, the helmsman of Navi Pictures, and the boss of Xinli World, Fu Xinwei, the three top bosses, were completely stunned.
This...... What is the operation?
Pan Dong was no longer angry at this moment, he was incredulous to the limit, "Ignatius is crazy?"
"Didn't his lawyer tell him that after they unilaterally breached the contract and withdrew the distribution rights, it would be impossible to bring the film to China for release before the lawsuit was resolved?"
"Or do they naively think that it can be released without the dragon mark?"
Wei Zhixiang, the helmsman of Navi Pictures, had a similar expression, and it stands to reason that it is impossible for Ignatius to get the dragon mark.
"It's magical, I don't believe the Behemoth Industry is capable of this. The boss of Xinli World, Fu Xinwei, hurriedly motioned to Pan Dong to call for consultation.
Pan Dong did not consult the relevant departments, but first called the lawyer that Ignatius had hired to fight the lawsuit with him.
To this day, he still has a glimmer of hope of regaining the distribution rights.
The phone went through.
The lawyer, who is well-known in copyright, told Pan Dong with a smile that the dragon mark has been obtained.
Of course~
Of course, the contract is serious, and now my agent unilaterally withdraws the right to distribute, according to the agreement between the two parties in the contract, of course, this movie cannot be released in theaters for the time being, and it is impossible to get the dragon mark of theaters.
But a virtual cinema, is it a cinema?
The contract only says that it cannot be released in theaters, DVDs, and online video platforms. But it didn't say that it couldn't be shown in a virtual movie theater in the virtual world.
The lawyer also reassured Boss Pan that even if the movie "Drifting City: Rise" was released, it would never appear on any platform agreed in the contract.
"You...... You're numb......" Pan Dong almost fell to the ground in anger.
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