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Compared with when he only knew that he was stupidly staring at the box office, Eric knew that the producer of Adam Sandler's new film was a Hollywood old bird just by hearing it.

Among the Hollywood film production and publicity budgets, the most empty is undoubtedly the publicity budget.

According to the rules, several major trade unions in Hollywood need to take a certain percentage of the net profit of Hollywood movies as their membership benefits, plus some film creators will also sign a net profit sharing contract with the film company, as well as some tax avoidance factors, in order to reduce or even avoid this part of the expenditure, the production company usually falsely declares the budget for publicity, and all the profits generated in the process of film distribution are offset, so that the book is in a state of loss, which is the so-called Hollywood ledger.

The producer of "Daddy Rushes Forward" proposed that Colombia bear the publicity budget of the film, which directly avoided the big pit of the distribution company falsely reporting the publicity budget. You must know that the publicity budget of Hollywood movies is basically only about half of the production cost, but the publicity budget on the books of many films is even higher than the production cost.

Moreover, the 15% issuance share of omnichannel revenue is clearly well thought out.

The income here is naturally not the profit of the film, nor the entire sales revenue of the film's box office and DVD channels, but the income obtained by the film company from various terminal sellers, such as 55% of the share between North America and theater companies, an average of about 35% of the overseas share, and the wholesale income of audio-visual products.

Adam Sandler's overseas box office appeal is basically negligible, and the operation cycle of audio-visual peripherals such as videotapes and DVDs is too long.

The 15% box office revenue share, with a little calculation, is only equivalent to 8% of the total box office revenue in North America. In other words, if "Daddy Rushes Forward" earns $100 million at the North American box office, Columbia Pictures can only get $8 million, and although the overseas box office is not much, it is still no problem to collect $2 million.

In this way, Colombia will be able to get $10 million at the box office. According to the current proportion of Hollywood's box office, audio-visual and licensing, after about two years of omni-channel operation, Colombia's total revenue is about $30 million.

The new line's budget for the promotion of "Wedding Singer" and "Tea Boy" is $10 million, of course, it will definitely not be written like this on the books. If "Daddy Rushes Forward" follows this standard and is busy for two years, Columbia will only get a net profit of $20 million.

It is not difficult to guess that since Adam Sandler rejected the $15 million salary offer of the new line, then the salary given to him by the solo production company is at least $20 million.

Compared to Adam Sandler's easy income, Colombia has been busy up and down for two years, and it is a lot of hard-earned money.

Hard-earned money.

A film company, one of Hollywood's seven majors, is reduced to the point of making some hard-earned money from its stars, and it is better to go bankrupt.

In fact, Sony Pictures in the original time and space, except for the stubborn "Spider-Man" series, which can occasionally make the company's financial report look better, is basically in a state of making 'hard-earned money' from ultra-low-cost stars such as Adam Sandler and Will Smith. Tom Cruise's more than $70 million from each "Mission Impossible" has already made Paramount turn against him, but Will Smith has frequently received up to $80 million from a single film from his partnership with Sony Pictures.

After clearing his thoughts, Eric did not hesitate to say to Bill Michanic: "Refuse them, we don't want the distribution rights of this film, and we will not accept similar conditions in the future." ”

Bill Michanik hesitated a little and said, "Eric, the 15% share ratio is definitely still negotiable. ”

"Bill, you're sure you've made a profit expectation for this film, right?" Eric asked, and without waiting for Bill Michanik to answer, continued, "I'd rather the distribution channel in Colombia remain idle than work for celebrities." Colombia lacks production funds, I'll give it to you, you need publicity resources, and the media network of the Firefly system can provide it, so what you have to do is to take your team to find good film projects. You've got two years, and after two years, if Colombia hasn't improved, I'm going to make the first layoff. If it can't be saved after that, I'll lay you off and merge Columbia into Fireflies. ”

After Eric finished speaking, he ignored the two of them and got up and walked directly out of the restaurant.

Bill Michanik digested Eric's words and felt a sense of stress.

Although Eric's words just now were very intense, but if you think about it carefully, ask for money to give money, and have channels, if you still can't do it well, even if Eric doesn't speak, he won't have the face to stay in Colombia. However, as one of the riskiest industries in the world, who would dare to take a ticket for the success or failure of a movie?

Looking at Kenneth Horn, who seemed to be completely unaffected by Eric's words just now, and was drinking coffee, Bill Michanik suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said tentatively: "Kenneth, I heard that in addition to "Midnight Bell", the new line has a few good Japanese-style horror movie scripts in his hands?"

Kenneth Horn didn't wait for Bill Michanik to bring it up, he shook his head and smiled, "Don't even think about it." ”

Bill Michanik took a sip of his coffee in frustration and said, "I found out that Eric personally helped you pick out so many projects, and even MGM's Agent Cinematic Universe, but there is nothing here in Colombia." ”

"Really?" Kenneth Horn said, still with a smile on his face, "Otherwise, you give me "Pirates of the Caribbean", and you can choose the script of the new line." ”

Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" was pressed by Eric himself and did not have any intention of starting, just thinking about Eric's direct purchase of Sony Pictures for this script, you can't imagine how much he attached importance to this project.

Hearing Kenneth Horn's request, Bill Michanik immediately 'retaliated' and said, "Don't even think about it. ”

Eric took Colombia, partly for "Pirates of the Caribbean", but more importantly, to continue to expand the production and distribution platform of the Firefly system.

While many in and around Hollywood are very optimistic about Colombia's prospects, Eric is confident in Colombia's recovery, after all, it will be a no-brainer for him to pick a few scripts that have the potential to sell from the hundreds of film projects that Hollywood is brewing every moment.

The words just now were just a beating on Bill Michanic.

Kenneth Horn clearly saw this, and he was very relaxed. Bill Michanick was beaten by Eric, and naturally he was more attentive.

As for Adam Sandler's new film, even if the box office hits 200 million or even higher in the future, Eric doesn't care, and reformulating the rules for the distribution of interests in Hollywood is definitely more important in Eric's mind than the temporary profit gain and loss.

Moreover, after leaving the Firefly system, there are three left, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Universal Pictures, but there is absolutely no one who seems to be with.

As for the so-called 'Sudden Entertainment' to distribute alone, with the situation that Hollywood has now completed the integration of the media industry, the other party will definitely face the joint constraints of the seven major ones, there is no abundant advertising resources, and there is not enough theater platform, and the box office with a potential of 100 million US dollars can be considered lucky to get 50 million.

After all, the number of moviegoers and the size of the box office in each schedule are fixed, and a single company entering the venue is equivalent to cutting meat from the Seven, who would want to.

It can be said that after the new century, unless there is a fundamental change in North America's policy toward the media industry, the number of major Hollywood studios will only decrease, but will not increase.

Leaving the restaurant, Eric originally wanted to go up to the top plywood to breathe, but found that Harvey Weinstein, Robert Redford and others were already standing here, and Julia was still standing in the crowd.

Everyone could feel Julia's abnormality, but no one showed any unusual expression on their faces. Over the years, Julia has obviously not cared about these things at all, and among Eric's women, Julia is the only one who dares to wear the ruby ring on her hand without caring about any occasion, and rarely takes it off.

Feeling the slippery fit of Julia's silk gown, Eric greeted everyone with a smile, "What are you talking about?"

"Sundance Film Festival," said Robert Redford, "Eric, are you interested in coming to Park City to ski, now is the right time?"

In addition to being a well-known Hollywood director and actor, Robert Redford is also the founder of the famous Sundance Film Festival.

Eric wasn't interested in skiing, and although he knew that Robert Redford meant to invite him to the Sundance Film Festival, he was about to shake his head and say no.

It's just that, just as he was about to speak, Julia gently tugged at his sleeve and whispered in a somewhat expectant tone: "Eric, I promised Bob to attend the opening ceremony of the Sundance Film Festival next week, will you come with me?"

Julia rarely asked Eric for anything, and when the girl spoke, Eric didn't have any thoughts of refusing, so he looked at Robert Redford again and said, "So, Bob, what time is next week?"

"The opening ceremony is Thursday," said Robert Redford, who had heard about Julia and Eric, but had seen it for the first time, and tried not to make his expression appear unusual, "The opening ceremony is held in the evening, you can go there that day." ”

"Alright then, I'll take Julia to see it then," Eric nodded, continuing the conversation, "Are there any great films this year?"

"Well," laughed Robert Redford, "I think all the films are very good, but it's up to you to see them yourself." ”

The Sundance Film Festival's mission is to foster solo films and new talents, one of the most important features of which is their low budget. As Hollywood's most successful commercial director, it's hard to tell if Eric will be interested in these small productions.

Eric can also roughly understand the subtext of Robert Redford's words, saying: "Actually, the production cost of a movie is never the most important thing, I prefer the kind of film that is small and big." ”

When Harvey Weinstein heard Eric's words, he immediately shook his head and said, "Eric, what you said actually everyone likes it. ”

Eric was stunned, laughed, and said, "yes, everyone likes it." ”

After a few words of laughter, Eric led Julia off the deck, asking as he went, "Where's Liz?"

"She's gone to New York," Julia said, walking down the hallway of the cabin, leaning a little tighter against Eric, adding, "Like, to a fight." ”

When Eric heard this, he became interested and said, "Why are you arguing?"

Julia was confused, and said, "I don't know." ”

Although Murdoch was shrewd and ruthless in business, he was never a strict father, otherwise his two sons would not have grown up. The old man was even more partial to Elizabeth, the best of his children, and Eric had never seen Elizabeth quarrel with his father.

Then, if you go to New York to quarrel, the object can only be a strange woman.

Thinking about the tragic situation of Elizabeth being abused and crying when she and the girl quarreled, Eric was very worried about her quarrel trip.

Arriving on the lower main deck, Eric walked to the buffet table, picked up a plate with Julia, intended to eat something, and asked, "Forget it, don't talk about her, how are you preparing for your new movie?"

"We've already talked to Soderbergh," Julia said, picking up food, "Filming starts in March and will be released at the end of the year." ”

Eric nodded and said with a smile: "Nicole's "Moulin Rouge" schedule has been postponed to next year, and it is estimated that no one will compete with you this year." ”

As a big-budget musical and dance film, Nicole's "Moulin Rouge" originally hoped to be released this summer, but due to various delays, the summer schedule could not be completed, and the schedule at the end of the year was too crowded, and it would face direct competition with Julia's "Never Compromise", so Fox simply postponed the schedule to next year.

The two of them took the food, walked to a table and chair on the deck and sat down, Julia said, "I don't care about the queen, Eric, you don't care, do you?"

Eric pretended to think about it and said with a smile: "It's better to be a movie queen." ”

"Well, then I'll take a queen," Julia's expression turned strange again, "Eric, if you can't wait, there are a few queens on the ship now." ”

Eric wanted to knock on Julia's head like knocking on a girl's head, but there were many people around, so he didn't move, and said, "Who are they, why didn't I see it?"

Julia looked around, pointed with her little hand, and said, "Na, the actress of "Piano Don't Love", Holly Hunter, although she played a mute in that movie, her voice is actually very good." ”