Chapter 32 Ladder box office accounting
An investment of one million US dollars, with Walter's current status at Disney, this investment cost is obviously an investment project that can be decided independently, after all, this is just a small investment in Hollywood, but no matter how small the investment, after Walter decides to establish the project, it must be reported to the board of directors.
Of course, although Walter agreed to Zou Wenhuai's conditions, he would not really be like a sheep, allowing the old fox in front of him to take what he wanted, in that case, he would really be slaughtered by Zou Wenhuai as a Kaizi. And from later generations, although he has never made a movie, Walter has naturally heard of some things with high box office and low returns, and today, he can just learn and use it.
"However, Raymond, if I agree, it may be difficult for the board of directors to pass, after all, if the Concorde Company does not pay a penny, it wants to take away 35% of the box office share, which will obviously make the board of directors embarrassed, and it may not agree to it. ”
Looking at the old fox on the opposite side with a smile on his face, he was already happy to stretch out his hand to say happy cooperation to himself, Walter interrupted Zou Wenhuai without losing the opportunity, and said with a worried face. In his heart, Walter also laughed secretly, if you want to calculate me, then I will tease you first, and I will make some pits for you to drill later.
"Then what do you mean?" Zou Wenhuai's face changed, and he asked in a deep tone, his suspicious eyes seemed to be very alert to Walter's true intentions in saying this.
"Of course, I hope to agree to your conditions, but I think it would be better to add a little supplement to your conditions. ”
"What kind of supplement?"
"Raymond, before that, you estimate how much annual box office this new movie will have when it premieres in North America if it is filmed according to Disney's script?"
Zou Wenhuai was stunned when he heard this, obviously not understanding that Walter had not even signed the agreement between the two companies, and was very dissatisfied with the box office now, but his excellent negotiation demeanor still made him smile and replied to Walter: "I estimate that the North American box office is about 10 million US dollars." ”
"Really?" Walter was a little surprised, secretly saying that Zou Wenhuai is really confident that Bruce Lee's movie can sell 10 million US dollars in North America? After all, the box office of "Tangshan Big Brother" and "Jingwumen" released overseas has also saved a total of 6 million US dollars, how dare Zou Wenhuai blow out 10 million US dollars now this unformed four-way action movie that mixes Eastern and Western cultures?
"Definitely, I'm sure. As if to prove to Walter that he was not lying, Zou Wenhuai's voice was very positive, and he gradually increased his volume.
In fact, in his heart, only He Wenhuai himself knew that these were pretended, and he himself didn't believe that there would be an annual box office of 10 million US dollars, of course, if he came back for another year, counting the cumulative box office, he still thought that the box office of 10 million US dollars was a drama.
Originally, Zou Wenhuai's heart price was that the annual box office was about eight million US dollars, and it was an excellent time at the box office, after all, they only made a co-production movie with an investment of one million US dollars, and this movie is also a kind of kung fu film that reintegrates Eastern and Western cultures, even if there is Bruce Lee, an actor who is famous in Europe and the United States because of "Chinese kung fu", it is difficult to say that it can bring a qualitative improvement to the box office of the movie, so at first Zou Wenhuai just felt that there was an annual box office of eight million US dollars.
It's just that Zou Wenhuai still said that the box office of 10 million US dollars was naturally just to brag in front of Walter, after all, in the final analysis, the current Zou Wenhuai is a businessman who pulls investment, and knows that if he wants to improve the success rate of negotiations, pulling investment is naturally inevitable. Just like in later generations, capital poured into the movie, and the country entered the era of high box office, many stars will brag to the death to promote their movies, and blow the box office to the sky to attract investment and attention, if you don't blow it better, who will pay attention to investment or watch your movie.
The most ridiculous thing is that someone shouted that he didn't want a billion guaranteed box office shares, and finally lost money to his grandmother's house, I really don't know where he got the courage to brag about this bull. Oh, by the way, people themselves are cattle, so if they dare to brag, they can only say that the investors kneel down to thank them for their refusal, otherwise not only will they be killed, but even the investors will be compensated by the bottoms.
Now, in order to succeed in the negotiations, Zou Wenhuai naturally has nothing to blame for exaggerating the box office, of course, people are self-aware in their hearts, but they just report a little more, which is also very common.
"Okay, in that case, I want to ask you, if I give you forty percent of the box office account, but only when the annual box office in North America reaches 10 million, will you sign this agreement?"
"10 million North American year-end box office for 40% box office refunds?"
"yes, how do you feel?"
"Well, I feel good, but if the North American box office of this movie does not reach 10 million US dollars, or far exceeds 10 million US dollars, how should the box office share be set?" Zou Wenhuai is not a fool, and after thinking about it carefully, he understands what Walter means, and even more directly grasps the main point of Walter's words this time and asks.
Walter was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and secretly scolded the old fox, sure enough, he has been in business for a long time, and he immediately understands where his pit is, but unfortunately even if you know, you won't feel how much the final box office of this movie will be.
Subsequently, Walter replied: "Now that you have understood, I don't have to go around in circles, if the annual final box office of the film is less than 10 million US dollars, then Concord can get 40 percent of the box office revenue after deducting the cost of theaters and other expenses, and when the annual box office reaches 15 million US dollars, Concord can only get 30 percent, up to 20 million US dollars, Concorde can only get 20 percent, and when it reaches 25 million US dollars, Concord can only get 10 percent, and if it exceeds 30 million, Concord can only get 5 percent." ”
In a series of ways, Walter broke out all the agreements he had in mind, and he believed that if Zou Wenhuai was a smart person, he would definitely agree, because no one could know the final box office of "Enter the Dragon", except for himself, this is also the biggest reason why he dared to quote Zou Wenhuai's psychological price account share so high.
Since you want money, then I will simply give you a big box office share, and I am not afraid that you will not take the bait......
On the other side, Zou Wenhuai, the "Godfather of Jiahe", was stunned on the spot, looking at his thoughtful expression, obviously thinking about whether to agree, think about it, think about it, even if you think of all your brains, you have to agree to my conditions, Walter thought with the corners of his mouth curled.
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