"And Jeremy and Amy, of course the prize money for the two of you will not be less. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info Sid pulled out two checks from his pocket, but he was embarrassed to find that the original brand new checks had become crumpled after being pressed overnight.

"Wow, you didn't mean to, Sid. Jeremy couldn't help but laugh when he saw the crumpled check handed over by Sid.

"Well, I washed it in the washing machine for thirty minutes before bringing it to you. Sid said nonsense with a serious face.

Sid's words made everyone laugh lowly.

Amy smiled and took the check and looked at it, "$1 million!" she was immediately startled, "That's too much, isn't it?"

She is not used to the exaggerated earnings of Hollywood actors. Although the dividends of this figure are not comparable to the top stars who are paid tens of millions of dollars at every turn. But the average person in North America earns only $50,000 or $60,000 a year, or $1 million, which is more than enough money for the average family to live a lifetime.

So Amy Adams' first impression was that the prize money was incredible.

"You'd better take it, you see Jeremy hid the check without saying a word. Sid jokingly pointed to Jeremy, who was carrying a check in his arms.

"Is it interesting that you're always betraying me? Sid. Jeremy said helplessly.

"Yes, that's interesting. Sid nodded solemnly and said.

"Hahaha-" The crowd burst out laughing.

"Boss, you're ready to host a talk show. Sean said with a smile.

"It's a pity I'm not as idle as Walt Disney. Sid shrugged and said that Walt Disney himself had a TV show that he hosted.

"Oh yes, I almost forgot, Jeremy, after I used your Ford Drag yesterday, the engine of that car was scrapped. Sid said suddenly, to Jeremy.

"Huh?" Jeremy was stunned for a moment, "no, my car has been with me since college." ”

"Hehe, don't be so careless, Jeremy. Sid pulled two things out of his pocket again and shook them, "So I guess you should be interested in James Bond's car." ”

As he spoke, Sid took something and threw it over, and Jeremy took it and saw that it was a bunch of keys, car keys. The sign says "Aston Martin"!

"This, this ......" Jeremy was also stunned at this moment, not only the bonus but also the new car?

"Amy, it's yours. Sid tossed another bunch of keys over, and Amy Adams picked it up and looked, "Porsche!"

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After talking about the rewards, Jeremy and Amy excitedly went to see their new car.

Sid finally got down to business, "Alright, guys, let's hear the progress. Sean, how is the release of "Ghost Record" now?"

"Since announcing the identity of Boss last week, Ghost Shadow has bucked the trend at the box office, and we have accumulated more than $140 million in North American markets. Sean said, flipping through the information.

"Well, how about the overseas release connection?" Sid is more concerned about this than the North American market, which has already settled.

"The major distributors in the European and Australian markets, with the help of Ali [Emmanuel], are almost connected, and they are also willing to bring in Ghost Record due to its excellent performance in the North American market. However, the conditions are very harsh, the local distributors in most countries only want to buy out the exhibition rights, and only some small countries and a few exceptions are willing to negotiate the possibility of sharing, and the specific negotiations need to be negotiated one by one. Speaking of this, Sean had a headache on his face.

"As for the South American and Asian markets, we don't have any connections yet...... "The bad news isn't over," Sean continued.

Sid touched his chin and thought.

If the North American market, due to its high competition and strict legal system, is still a relatively easy part of the distribution. Then the market environment is uneven, and the overseas market with different local conditions is quite troublesome.

Overseas distribution is the most troublesome, and it is also one of the powerful means for the six major Hollywood film companies to suppress small and medium-sized film companies.

And this is just to connect the distribution channels of the release, if you really want to release a commercial blockbuster, such as the "Harry Potter" series. Then it will inevitably involve issues such as global propaganda, which will only be more complicated and difficult to handle.

It looks like that plan has to be accelerated.

Sid said: "Then get Europe and Australia done first, try to sign a sharing contract, and then order a buyout." We'd rather lose some of our revenue than build our own distribution network in these box office heavy regions. And next time, next time we won't be so talkative. ”

Sid said, his eyes bursting with wolfish brilliance.

After all, "Ghost Shadow" is only the first film of Fire Lion Pictures, and a small film company with no reputation wants to release its own film around the world, and it is bound to be suppressed a lot when negotiating with foreign countries. But with the success of the film, future distribution negotiations will no longer be so passive.

After all, there are successful cases in the past, and the other side can only increase our share step by step, and in addition, coupled with the trade negotiations of the United States in the WTO, these years are the season to gradually expand the opening of the global box office market. In the future, the overseas box office market will continue to climb and occupy a more important position.

"What about Latin America and Asia?" asked Sean.

"I'll figure this out. Sid nodded and ended the conversation.

"Then there's the question of the sequel to Ghost Shadows. Sid said.

"I suggest that we take advantage of the current boom in "Ghost Record" to preemptively announce the production of the sequel. Sean said eagerly.

"No. Sid shook his head firmly.

"Huh!?Why Boss?" asked not only Sean, but also Henry, in surprise.

"Have you forgotten what happened after the Star Wars explosion?" Sid said with a laugh.

"Star Wars?" everyone was a little confused.

"After the release of "Star Wars" that year, a large number of inferior sci-fi films that followed the trend flooded the market within a few years, which made the audience lose their appetite and directly had aesthetic fatigue with sci-fi films. Sid's words made everyone think.

"So, in the next few years, the DV parody of "Ghost Shadow" will definitely flood the market and even the independent production industry. After all, we're boasting too hard about the low-cost nature of Ghost Shadows. Sid smiled and shrugged.

Hearing Sid's words, everyone couldn't help laughing, although the actual cost of "Ghost Record" was more than 40 million US dollars, but under the unanimous publicity of the media, the production cost of 10,000 US dollars became the most eye-catching slogan.

"Then aren't we going to make a sequel to 'Ghost Shadows'? That's a pity. Sean said with a look of whims.

"That's not it, I have already thought about the sequel after filming "Ghost Record". Sid's words immediately made Sean's ears prick up.

"Ghost Shadow" was originally a series with a small and broad scale, except for the first work against the sky, although the cost has risen to one million since the second work, their box office is about 1 or 200 million. And after the first game exploded, the promotional cost of the sequel no longer needs to be so exaggerated.

In comparison, the revenue of the sequel to "Ghost Record" is definitely a figure worth looking forward to.

"A sequel is definitely going to be made, but there's no hurry, we'll start announcing production next year, and the following year's Halloween schedule will be released. Sid said.

"To avoid the DV craze?" Sean asked.

"Yes, after a year of absence, so that the audience is completely disgusted with this wave of bad DV movies, we will come out to clean up the mess. When the time comes, they will be able to know who is the king of DV horror films. Sid said with a smile.

You must know that after the original DV horror film "Blair the Witch" was released in 99, for a time the entire film market was full of inferior DV films, whether it was the Sundance Film Festival or major film companies, they all received countless low-cost, poorly produced DV movies.

Under the dizzying shaky camera, the pale and boring story cannot be concealed, and the audience's patience is quickly worn out. The original sequel to "Blair the Witch" was also delayed again and again because of a dispute lawsuit between the distribution company Artisan Pictures and several main creators.

The sequel released by Artisan Pictures in 2000 was also a complete failure, which in turn caused an avalanche of entire DV films, and audiences hated these low-cost, poorly produced DV garbage. At that time, DV movies reversed the unfortunate scenery of previous years, and almost became the object of everyone's shouting.

It wasn't until "Death Video" in '07 and "The Clover's Files" in '08 that the DV film market gradually recovered.

"OK, I see. Sean nodded.

"What's next?" asked Sid.

"Little Sunshine Beauty. Sean looked at the information.

"Before we went to London last time, the finished film had already been made, but the specific refinement still needs to be controlled by the boss himself. Henry said.

"Well, okay, I'll deal with it with Henry and you later. Sid nodded, "But what about the distribution? Sean." ”

Speaking of distribution, Sean immediately shook his spirits and flipped through the information: "Several elites in the distribution department of my organization have already seen this film, and we all feel that "Little Sunshine Beauty" is a film that is naturally suitable for the Oscars. Therefore, we feel that if we can, we should focus on family elements in publicity, and the schedule can be placed on the Thanksgiving schedule in November. ”

Although most people think that Christmas in Europe and the United States is equivalent to the Chinese New Year, in fact, the holiday for families to gather in Europe and the United States is not Christmas, but Thanksgiving.

Therefore, putting "Little Sunshine Beauty", which has a strong atmosphere of family concerted efforts, on Thanksgiving, has to be said to be a trick.