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Li Wei dragged his tired body back to his residence, and since the sample clip of "The Killer's Tragedy" came out, he resumed the tiring work of the waiter.

Until "Killer Tragedy" is sold, this life will continue forever.

Just after taking a shower, Li Wei was about to write a plan for filming "Hurricane Rescue" when a knock rang at the door.

After opening the door, Tracy walked straight into the house, she didn't have the consciousness of a guest at all, first poured herself a glass of boiling water, drank it in one gulp, and then sat down on the sofa next to the desk, and then said to Li Wei: "Will, I brought you two news, which one do you listen to first?" ”

Will pulled a wooden chair and turned it back to Tracy, he leaned his arms on the back of the chair and said with a smile, "Tell me, dear mother, how much did our movie sell?" ”

"Oh God, your real mother will be jealous of me!" Tracy ran her hand over her forehead and didn't answer, she was already speechless with a smile.

Li Wei was in a better mood than Tracy, and he continued: "I can't wait to live the life of a millionaire, I promised to transfer Lenny's grandfather to the most luxurious VIP ward in Los Angeles as soon as I get the money, and I will buy a Harley ride, and a truckload of teddy bears for my little Jack brother!" ”

Tracy was so touched that she only occasionally mentioned to Levi that her son loves teddy bear toys, "I'll start with the first good news, Castle Rock has made a $5.5 million buyout for Killer Tragedy!" ”

"They're crazy!" Li Wei was extremely surprised, his own psychological price was only 3 million at the highest, "Tracy, it is estimated that the same amount of money will be needed for publicity and distribution, their budget has exceeded 10 million, can "Killer Tragedy" really earn back so much money for them!" ”

"Last year's "Blood Spot" made more than 10 million dollars just by selling the rights, Will, they are betting on it, just like the producer who mortgaged his house in the 70s to shoot "Rocky", of course, the success of "Rocky" is not only Stallone's tough guy image, but also Rocky's pursuit of the American dream, a unique classic selling point!"

"But my kung fu ......" Li Wei shook his head slowly, "Tracy, my kung fu is not unique!" ”

"Who says it isn't!" Tracy was more confident than he was, and she stepped up her tone: "I was born in the late '50s and experienced Bruce. Lee caused a sensation in the era, but he is a yellow man, you are not the same Will, the bosses of the castle stone are betting that you can cause a sensation, in case of success, they will make a lot of money! ”

Tracy took out a contract from his briefcase, "The second good news is that New Line Pictures has agreed to distribute "Killer Tragedy", but the conditions are a bit harsh, they want to get the video rights for free, and the overseas distribution and TV rights are still ours!" ”

"How much are they going to take from the box office?" Li Wei asked very urgently, it must be a good thing to be able to participate in the box office share, as long as "Killer Tragedy" is a big hit, he will definitely make more money than $5.5 million.

Tracy pointed to the contract, "The contract they drafted is 20% of the total box office, and they also have to take the advance publicity funds from the box office, and the rest of the money, part of it will go to the theater chain, and part of it will go to us!" ”

Li Wei didn't know much about the box office share of the United States, so he asked: "How much box office can we get in the end?" ”

"The cinema share will continue to change according to the screening cycle of the movie, and the theater chain will get a very small share in the first week, but it will increase week by week, and in general, we can also get almost 20% of the share!"

"Then sign this sharing contract!" Li Weixia made a quick decision.

"Will, you have to think about it!" Tracy tried to persuade: "The premise of making money is that the movie is a big hit, but we have to consider the risk of failure, if it fails, not only will we not get a penny of the box office, but the overseas distribution and TV rights will also become worthless!" ”

Li Wei seriously thought about it, the investment in "The Killer's Tragedy" is only 40,000 US dollars, and it will not hurt him much if he can't make money, but it will not be good for him in the long run, first of all, the investor will lose interest in him, and secondly, Tracy will also reduce his pay, business is business, if he can't let Tracy earn commissions, why should people continue to help him?

If you have money, you will have love, and if you don't have money, you will worship.

That's how reality is in the United States.

So, how much is the market value of "Killer Tragedy"?

Bruce. The storm created by Lee was too strong, and the Americans have not forgotten it to this day, and when Double J entered Hollywood a few years later, the second storm blew in an instant, which shows that the 'Kung Fu selling point' is a super potential stock, and the probability of box office failure is very low.

Li Wei is confident that he will surpass "Blood Spot", but how far can the box office go?

He suddenly thought: "The filmmakers have opened to a sky-high price of 5.5 million US dollars, it is not because they have become stupid in the brain, they dare to throw out the silver and press the heavy injection, they must have foreseen the revival of the kung fu trend, the Americans are too, they have long been tired of seeing muscular men, they are all waiting for new flavors, I am still afraid of wolves and tigers, I have to fight, otherwise the Year of the Monkey will be popular!" ”

"Just sign it!" Li Wei finally made a decision.

Tracy persuaded for an hour, but she still couldn't change Li Wei's decision, she could only leave with regrets, she felt that the buyout was the safest, not only Li Wei could make money, but she herself could become a quasi-millionaire, but if the movie was a big hit, the word 'quasi' could be removed, so she didn't insist on her own opinion.

Waiting for Li Wei to send Tracy out of the door, Tracy suddenly said: "By the way, there is one more thing, today a partner of WMA found me and wanted to match you with another agent, who is responsible for your image and public relations, and you will go to the company another day to meet this person!" ”

"There can be two more brokers?"

"The big names under the WMA are all managed by multiple brokers!"

"I'm not a big name!"

"They're worried about me, afraid I'll change jobs and take you away!"

Li Wei was a little puzzled: "Tracy, I've only acted in one play, and it hasn't been released yet, why do your bosses pay attention to me?" It's not logical! ”

Tracy was even more depressed than him, and said frustratedly: "I took your "Hurricane Rescue" to register, and the next day a film company approached me to buy it, Will, although "Killer Tragedy" was not staged, but the WMA already knew that I had signed a new literary actor!" ”

"I'm a writer?" Li Wei smiled self-deprecatingly, "I like this name!" ”

Three days later, Tracy accompanied Li Wei to the new line company and signed a formal issuance contract.

The signing ceremony was held in the conference room of the new line, and all the heads of various departments of the new line were present. Shay immediately led Li Wei to his office, with only his assistant Michael Lee. Lynn accompanied him, and he smiled and said, "My dear Mr. Will, I am afraid that you will be very busy in the next month or so!" ”

"Indeed!" Li Wei nodded and agreed: "My waiter has to work ten hours a day, it's really not easy!" ”

Bob. Shay was stunned for a moment, and looked at his assistant Michael. Lynn, laughed and said, "I like this kid, he's funny!" ”

After another conversation, he continued: "I need you to leave that waiter's position, I decided to release "Killer Tragedy" at the beginning of December, and the promotion will last for a month, during which you have to join in, after all, this movie is completely your one-man show, without you, nothing can be unfolded!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Li Wei nodded, "As long as it is conducive to the promotion of "Killer Tragedy", I will cooperate with any form of publicity!" ”