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Century City, Hollywood.

Filin, the purchasing manager of Artisan Films, hurriedly left the office, holding a brand-new videotape in his hand, he knocked directly on the door of the conference room, held the videotape and said: "Boss, the sample of "Killer Tragedy" has arrived!" ”

"Dismiss immediately! Walker, you go and set up the machine and get ready for the screening, Daisy, call Williamson and ask him to return to the company right away, I need him to estimate the amount of money to buy out the film! ”

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In a conference room at Miramax Films, a discussion session on "The Killer's Tragedy" is unfolding.

Big Boss Bob. Weinstein tapped his hand on the table, stopped the communication between his subordinates, and said, "Kimberly, you are my manager of the film buying department, how many dollars do you think the company will need to pay to buy out this film?" ”

"Boss, 1.5 million to 2 million, that's a reasonable range!" Kimberly spread out a document and continued: "We referenced several small-budget action films that were released last year, mainly Newwitt. Arnold's "Blood Spot", the selling point of this movie is kung fu, boss, I want to state that I don't understand the true meaning of kung fu, but after some comparison, I found that the starring actor of "Killer Tragedy" is obviously better than the starring actor of "Blood Spot", God, he killed more than forty mafias with his bare hands! ”

"That's the movie, Kimberly! Even if he destroys the earth, it doesn't mean that he is a real superman! The company's third shareholder, Scott. Greenstein suddenly took over and roared as if condemning.

After he finished speaking, he looked at the big boss and began to express his opinion: "I'm sure Kimberly has lost her professional judgment, and I think 1 million is the buyout ceiling!" I admit that "Killer Tragedy" is far more commercial than "Blood Spot", that director is very smart, he knows how to capture the audience's appetite, he knows what the audience wants to see, and his fighting moves are also innovative, the key is that the fighting kid is younger and more handsome than Shange Winton, and the box office may exceed "Blood Spot", but ......"

He raised his fingers, looked at everyone and said, "After we buy out, we will take out about 5 million publicity funds, if it is lower than this number, we will probably not be able to make a profit in the theater!" For a small production that costs less than $100,000, the $5 million announcement is simply a crazy gamble, and the risk we take is too great, so the $1 million buyout fee is definitely reasonable! ”

Kimberly frowned, and immediately retorted: "Scott, the profit of this kind of film in theaters is not large, our direction is the videotape market, that is the source of profit, the youth of our country like this kind of movie, it can still bring us profits after a few years, as long as we get all the copyrights of this movie, we still have overseas markets, and the right to shoot sequels, the possibility of loss is very low!" ”

"I didn't say I would lose money!" Scott-for-tat, "Our safest profit is the video tape market, and it is precisely because of this that I will give a price of 1 million, as for overseas, hey, only Europe can we enter, don't even think about Asia, Xiangjiang kung fu films have long monopolized there, and even compete with us for Europe, not necessarily to make money!" ”

After listening to this, the big boss looked at his younger brother Harvey beside him. Weinstein, with his most trusted assistant Jon. Gordon, asked, "What about your opinions!" ”

Harvey. Weinstein said with a smile: "The director and star of "Killer Tragedy" is a newcomer who is only 19 years old, he is sunny and handsome, and always reminds me of Tom 10 years ago. Cruise, I'm optimistic about his future! The lady Jacob had contacted me privately, and she revealed that Will. Mr. Li is already preparing for the next film, which is still a self-written script. ”

Jon. Gordon didn't hide what he thought in his heart, "Boss, the potential buyers of "Killer Tragedy" are not only us, Miramax, but also those who are willing to pay more than 2 million buyout fees, as far as I know, there are three!" ”

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In the office of the chairman of New Line Pictures, the big boss Bob. Shay sat on the couch, his neck leaning back, rubbing his forehead slightly, looking a little unhealthy.

Across the couch stood a middle-aged white man in his early forties, with his hands in his pockets and his buttocks resting on the edge of his desk. Shay's partner and closest assistant, Michael Murray. Lynn, he looked at Bob. Shay said: "The news I got from Castle Rock that they are willing to pay a sky-high price of four million for Killer Tragedy, it's crazy! Bob, we can't come up with this price, "Book of Love" is about to be released, we have to invest in the distribution of funds, in case "Killer Tragedy" is bought back, but the box office fails, it will drag us into a disaster, and next year's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" and "Unruly Sky" will be postponed. ”

"And the sixth sequel to "Ghost Street" can't be filmed!" Bob. Shay added coldly, he was still rubbing his forehead, closed his eyes and said: "Castle Stone has no distribution channel, their co-distributor is Columbia, with a small production like "Killer Tragedy", how much box office dividends can they get?" If the screening fails, Colombia will not agree to expand the theatrical chain, and they will have to seek profits from the videotape market. What else can Mr. Li get besides a high return? ”

Speaking of which, Bob. Shay sat up straight, took out a cigar and lit it, took a deep breath, and then asked Michael. Lynn: "Is their film rating confirmed?" ”

"It's R-rated! WMA has their channel! ”

"You go to Ms. Jacob and tell her that we will directly distribute "Killer Tragedy" as an agent, share box office dividends with them, and we will pay for the publicity and distribution and development of the copy, and settle it from the box office profits, but in exchange, I want them to sell us the rights to the North American videotapes!"

Michael. Lynn was surprised, he couldn't judge whether the idea was good or bad, because no one could predict the final box office of "Killer Tragedy". Lee will gain fame and fortune, and if it is lower than expected, then Will. Li Jiang got nothing, and he immediately asked: "What about overseas distribution rights and TV copyrights, do we want them?" ”

"Overseas distribution rights will be discussed after the North American release is over, and the TV rights are not wanted, otherwise it will anger them!" Bob. Shay smiled, and finally said, "Arrange another meeting for me, I'm going to meet Will. Plum! ”

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WMA Headquarters.

Tracy was sitting at her desk in a daze, she had been anxious for the past half a month, the copyright of "Killer Tragedy" had not been sold, and she was worried that she would mess up the business.

The distribution of independent films is very difficult, because the distribution channel in North America is in the hands of several Hollywood film giants, and she is not qualified to negotiate with these giants, so she can only seek to buy out.

She wants to sell for a good price, and the final transaction amount is related to her income, and he has signed a contract with Li Wei, and she can take a commission to buy out 15% of the fee, which is more than double the normal commission ratio of the broker.

These days she's given copies of the film to all potential buyers, and now she just has to wait for the results.

"Tracy, are you free, I'd like to talk to you about Will. Lee's thing! A man's voice suddenly reached Tracy's ears.