462 Booking Hanks
"I've wanted to work with you for a long time, and even I wanted to sell DreamWorks to you, but you never agreed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info how do you think of working with us now? After thinking for a moment, Spielberg asked curiously.
"In the past, we were a small company and we didn't have many requirements for the production of films. Even if I only shoot one film a year, both me and the employees of the company can make a lot of money with it. Liu Anran said with a smile.
"But not now, now that I have MGM, I want MGM to wake up as soon as possible. Now our film production is a bit of a lag, and we have to find other companies to cooperate with it. ”
"You can't let a company as big as MGM release a few films a year, right? My goal now is to reach at least 10 per year. ”
In order to emphasize the quantity, Liu Anran also stretched out his hands with a cigar in his mouth.
Spielberg frowned, with the level of the films that Liu Anran is producing now, even if on average, the profit of one film is 20 million US dollars, and these ten films can reach 200 million US dollars.
This is still average, if it is calculated with a large-budget film like "Spy Shadow", it is really amazing. Fortunately, he didn't pile up all the resources on MGM's side, otherwise those low-cost horror movies would really quickly raise MGM's stock price.
"I'll talk to you about changing the distribution company when I get back. But do you really think that China will become one of the main box sales destinations in the future? Spielberg asked.
"Pretty much, more people will go into the cinema in the future. The "Spy Shadow" we invested in has been released in Xiangjiang, and the response has been very good. Next year, I will introduce Huaxia to be officially released, and I believe that it can also rush to the global box office of "Spy Shadow". Liu Anran said.
Because I just got the right to import films this year, it is impossible to let "Spy Shadow" land in the domestic market this year. But he won't miss this opportunity to make money, anyway, it's all introduced, it's better to use his own.
"It's tempting, but this year's shooting plan and release plan have been made, so let's see how it will be next year." Spielberg nodded.
There are advantages to cooperating with Liu Anran, and now there are also benefits to cooperating with Paramount. What he has to consider is which one has more to do with the cooperation.
Liu Anran's advantage here is that he can help him quickly open the Chinese market, but he also has disadvantages. After all, his MGM needed to be reintegrated in order to operate, and his entire distribution pipeline needed to be re-consolidated.
Liu Anran didn't do much persuasion, this is not a trivial matter, and there are many aspects involved. The task now is to add an option to Spielberg, who will consider it a success for him.
The road to encircling and suppressing Paramount was not so easy, after all, they were backed by Viacom. If Viacom had been determined to keep Paramount alive, it would have been much better off than MGM had been.
"Andy, you said that there will be a film to work with me in the future, can you let me read the script first?" Tom? Hanks asked.
"Hey, Hanks, you can't do that. Our film hasn't started filming yet, and you're thinking about the next one. Spielberg joked.
"It doesn't conflict with your film, it won't be shot until later." Liu Anran said with a smile and then got it on the laptop computer handed over by Peacock.
"It's a film based on a novel with some religious themes, which is very challenging. However, when we were shooting, we would weaken the religious overtones and increase the suspenseful plot. Liu Anran said and handed the computer to Tom? Hanks.
The film "The Da Vinci Code" was also mixed after its release, but what cannot be ignored is the film's ability to attract money. And Liu Anran really plans to put more effort into the suspense of this film and make the plot more ingenious.
"I haven't read this novel, but judging from the previous description, even if the religious color is weakened, its whole background is in a religious atmosphere. When this film was being filmed, I felt that there would be a lot of interruptions. "Tom? Hanks looked at it for a moment and then spoke.
"There will definitely be interference, but this novel is a bestseller." Liu Anran nodded and said, "But I think it should be nothing, there are a lot of films involving religious themes, and we are not deliberately ugly, we are just borrowing a background." ”
"And I'm going to pay you $25 million for this film, plus box office dividends. As long as you like the role, the percentage of dividends should not be very high. ”
"Can't you lower my salary and increase my box office dividends?" Tom? Cruise asked with a smile.
"Tom, you're going to die of this heart. Now Andy sees money more than anything else, he is a miser. The most infuriating thing is that every film he invests in has achieved a very good box office. Spielberg, who was on the side, patted him on the shoulder and said.
"Alright then, can you print me a copy of this script? I took it back and took a closer look. "Tom? Hanks said helplessly.
He really took a fancy to the sweetness of getting less paid and more dividends, and if the dividends increased by one percentage point, the income in the future would be magnified countless times.
However, from the filming of "Impunity" and Spielberg's words, he also knew that the chances of wanting to take advantage of Liu Anran were very small.
However, if you can't pick up this film, you still have to go back and study the script carefully, although Liu Anran's reputation for creating the script is good, but you must also be cautious.
"OK, that's a good start. Andy, do you want to treat us all to a good meal in the evening? These days we only have a few hours of sleep every day, and there is so much work to be done. George said grumblingly from the side.
"Do you have to work late every day?" Liu Anran frowned and asked.
"Pretty much, basically there's no rest until the early hours of the morning." George nodded.
If you want to do more work in a limited time, you can only increase the workload. After receiving MGM, these people basically live here, and they have to complete all the formalities in the fastest time.
"I don't know much about this kind of thing, you arrange your own time." Liu Anran looked at George and said.
He didn't say anything like saying that you are working too hard, and he was good friends with George and Edward, and they were also the minority shareholders of MGM in the future, which was also working for themselves.