The next day, Ken called from New York and brought him good news in addition to congratulating him on the establishment of his company.

"I've already contacted the company you mentioned, they've seen the film and they're interested, and the manager of that company will be looking for you tomorrow."

"It's up to you whether you can talk about your achievements, those two guys are very slippery, I'm a little confused, you can talk to him first."

"I really can't do it, I'll find another company."

Tang Feng's reaction was very calm, and he just asked confirmatively: "Ken, let's talk about the point, who is the person who came?" ”

Ken: "It's Harvey, Harvey Weinstein." ”

Tang Feng: "Okay, I know, I'll be ready." ”

After putting down the phone, a playful smile appeared on Tang Feng's face, "The unreliable one is finally reliable." ”

"Hollywood villains? Hey, that's what I'm looking for! ”

When Tang Feng gave Ken ideas, the image of Wei Fatzi appeared in his mind many times.

In fact, Ken just blew a big bull, and it wasn't as serious as he imagined, even if Ken finally broke the appointment, no one would pursue him or anything.

Wall Street capitalists, as soon as their heads are hot, boast about Haikou, and then there are many things that are not promised, as long as they do not sign the contract, no one will take this seriously.

Tang Feng didn't explain the situation to Ken, except that he wanted to scare him and cure his stinky problem.

The main reason is that he wants to be able to connect with Miramax through his connections on Wall Street.

His films don't want to be bought out by unscrupulous studios, and he doesn't want to follow the old routine of independent films.

first released in art theaters, and then waited pitifully for the mainstream theater schedule, and when the flowers were gone, it was not necessarily possible to make it, and in the end they could only collect some dividends from the rental and sale of video tapes and the sale of copyrights.

As for the major distribution companies in Hollywood, they are not much better than those middlemen who eat people and do not spit out bones, and they will also infinitely reduce their profits.

If he wants to break this game, he can only take the roundabout route of New York, so when Ken returns to New York, he assigns this task to Ken.

Let him use all his connections, be sure to hook up with Harvey in the shortest possible time, as long as you can convince him to be his own publisher, you should be able to open up the situation quickly.

Although Harvey does not have the same powerful energy as in his previous life, he still has a very set set in the promotion of the film, and last year's "Sex, Lies, Videotape" made him in the limelight.

Seeing that the summer file is about to pass, Tang Feng hopes to take advantage of his east wind to complete the publicity of "Killer Tragedy" as soon as possible.

Even if you can't catch up with the summer file, you must not wait until the Christmas file to be screened.

No matter how good his movies are, he doesn't want to fight with "Home Alone" and "The Godfather 3", not to mention that there was "Edward Scissorhands" and other blockbusters at that time.

The best situation for him is to catch the tail of the summer file and release it in September, so that until late October, there will be no blockbusters competing with him, and he should be able to get a good box office.

But trying to convince Harvey is not an easy task.

Soon Tang Feng learned Harvey's old spiciness, or rather, it was simply shameless!

"Sean, although I've seen the short film, after all, your film is not finished yet, so no one can predict what it will be like after the film is finished."

"I'm sorry, I can't agree to your conditions unless...... Unless you're willing to sell me the rights to this movie. ”

Tang Feng was so angry with him that he gritted his teeth, "Special mother, this guy is really not an ordinary bastard, he wants to fool me into selling the copyright!" ”

In order to reach an agreement as soon as possible, Tang Feng spared no expense and asked Wilton to contact the printing factory last time, and worked overtime to make a short film again.

Although the level of editing is very average, it also shows the highlights of the whole movie, especially Monica's passionate performance, which almost didn't see the eyeballs of Harvey's old pervert.

In this way, this guy still refuses to let go, and he always refuses to talk about substantive issues.

Originally, Tang Feng still wanted to play Tai Chi with him, and when he couldn't help but make a condition, he would sit on the ground and repay the money to seek greater benefits for himself.

But after seeing Harvey's shamelessness, he immediately changed his mind and said straight to the point: "Harvey, please, don't say anything about buyouts." ”

"We knew before you came that we didn't come to talk about a buyout, did we?"

"Let's be open and honest and talk about some substantive issues."

Harvey took a sip of whiskey, then took a big puff of his cigar, and said unhurriedly: "This bar is really good, I like this style, simple and direct." ”

"It looks like you're the kind of person you are, so that's the best."

"Just one thing, I want 30% of the publicity fee."

"30% of the box office, oh, I don't mean profit, you should know that many companies will do something about it."

"Poof!"

Tang Feng almost didn't spray the whole mouthful of Coke on his expensive suit, this is simply a robbery!

Let's not talk about what kind of box office his movies can get, this proportion alone is definitely not acceptable to him!

Although in this era, there are already many blockbusters that can enjoy the flexible division of the theatrical ladder, but the vast majority of small and medium-sized films are still divided according to a fixed model.

The model of ladder flexible sharing is to gradually increase the proportion of the theater according to the time when the movie is released.

For example, in the first week, producers and distributors will account for more than 70% of the box office share, and theaters will account for 30%; By the second week, Billy would be 60% and 40%, and so on until the movie went offline.

But generally there is no such extreme proportion, and after a certain proportion it will not change again.

This is done to protect the interests of the big companies, so that they can recoup the huge amount of upfront investment as soon as possible, but only for the films produced by the big companies.

And an independently produced film like "The Killer's Tragedy", regardless of quality, will not enjoy such treatment.

It is very likely that after removing the share of the theater chain, the share of the distribution company, taxes and other expenses, Tang Feng can only get about 35% of the box office share, or even lower.

Now that Harvey has increased the cost of publicity so much at once, almost twice the normal cost of publicity, it is impossible for him to accept Harvey's conditions in any case.

If Harvey is given 30% of the publicity fee, it means that in the end, he can only get about 20% of the box office share, which is a bit too low.

What's more, the criteria for the first collaboration will have a great impact on future films, and if he compromises this time, what about the next time?

Even if he can make up for a large part of the loss by renting and selling videotapes, he has completely lost the initiative in the cooperation between the two sides, which is definitely not what he wants!

Tang Feng also knew the truth of asking for a sky-high price and paying back the money on the spot, so after Harvey reported such an unreliable ratio, he was not in a hurry.

"Harvey, you may not know that the glamorous passion scene you saw in the afternoon was filmed here."

Harvey was immediately interested, and glared at him, "Really? Take me to see it. ”

"Tsk, to be honest, that's the most exciting passion play I've ever seen."

Tang Feng smiled slightly, beckoned Kane, and after introducing each other, he went to visit his bedroom under Kane's leadership.

What made him strange was that Kane didn't change his bedroom back to its original appearance, and actually kept the original layout, "Kane, I really didn't expect you to change it back yet." ”

Kane blushed and said with some twist, "Yes, yes." ”

"I've always kept the décor at the time, but I actually wanted to use it as a bar sign when the movie was released."

"When the time comes, I'll set up a few tables and put our movies on them, and anyone who wants to drink here must meet the minimum consumption standard."

"Well, you have to be a regular customer who frequents it, otherwise you won't be able to enjoy such treatment no matter how much you spend."

Tang Feng smiled: "This idea is good, when our movie becomes popular, we can really hype it, after all, this is our East Los Angeles movie." ”

Kane saw that he agreed with his idea, and immediately became interested, "That's right, a lot of people are asking me about the release date now." ”

"They also said that when the movie is released, everyone will definitely be there for it."

"I came back from your company the day before yesterday, and Steven's guys had to drink some more, so I brought them here."

As a result, the more everyone drank, the happier they became, and Qiao Sen also said that when the time came, all customers who bought things in his mall could participate in the lottery with shopping receipts, and the prize was the movie ticket of "Killer Tragedy".

Tang Feng also thought that this idea was good, and also put forward his own suggestion: "This idea is good, in fact, not only can they do this, you can also do some similar activities." ”

"Not only does it increase customer traffic, but it also makes guests identify with you more, and over time it will form a solid customer relationship, which is really good."

Kane added: "We've all agreed, as long as your side has a release date, we'll move in advance." ”

"Strive to help you sell some movie tickets on the day the movie is released, and Qiao Sen wants to ask the TV station to report on the spot."

"Haha, I'm excited to think about it, it will definitely be a big scene then!"

Thinking of the oolong that Qiao Sen made, Tang Feng pouted, "That guy, let him do more this time, if you don't make a big scene for me, I will never forgive him." ”

Kane also heard about the red sofa, and for a while he was also gossipy, and asked with a hippie smile: "Listen to Jossen, that chick stayed for a long time before leaving, to be honest, are you really ......?"

Tang Feng turned his face blank, "Don't listen to his nonsense, I'm not like him, full of fancy intestines." ”

......

They chatted happily, as if they had completely forgotten Harvey's existence, which made him feel embarrassed and muttered in his heart: "Listen to them, this is where the movie was made?" ”

"Not only did you shoot it, but you also made it known to everyone?"

And it seems that a lot of people are optimistic about this movie? What is the origin of this kid, does he really have so much energy? ”

"If those businesses really engage in such activities, there should be a good box office."

"It looks like I'm going to adjust my strategy, don't be unhappy because the offer is too high, and they will find someone else!"

"Hey, why are these two guys still talking endlessly?"