Chapter 166 It's Done (Asking for Collections, Recommendations, Monthly Passes)
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Fang Qing replied hesitantly, after all, no one knew what the other party thought, whether they wanted to shoot a live-action movie.
Chen Hao is not worried that the other party does not have this idea, because it has been verified in the previous life, and the other party wants to make a movie, but Chen Hao has no confidence in the copyright.
In the previous life, the production company had the name Hasbro, and Chen Hao knew that the other party should not have sold the copyright, but the distribution company was Paramount.
didn't let Chen Hao wait long, and after a few people returned to the hotel where they stayed, the other party contacted Chen Hao and said that he would go to the company tomorrow to discuss.
Chen Hao was not very happy to receive the news, and the speculation in his heart about the other party's reluctance to sell the copyright became clearer.
The next day, Chen Hao and Chen Ran took Fang Qing and Xiao Ya to the headquarters of Hasbro, this time the reception was the last time the business director, after seeing the four people arrive, they politely took the four of them directly to their company's conference room.
After Chen Hao and the four of them arrived at the conference room, they found that Hasbro's CEO Brian Goldner and some of the company's senior executives were there, and Chen Hao immediately knew in his heart that the matter of filming the movie could basically be determined, but the copyright was afraid that it would be out of play. (I don't know the CEO at this time, so it's him, and as for not knowing the company's top management, there is a photo on the company's job board.) )
"Hello, Chen from the East!"
Brian Goldner saw a few people coming in, and was the first to stand up and speak, and held out his hand.
Chen Hao's eyes flashed, he was worthy of being an upper-class person, and his etiquette was not bad at all, he knew from the first time he spoke that the other party was not a person who was easy to fool, and he took the initiative everywhere.
"Hello, Mr. Brian!"
He also stretched out his hand and shook it with the other person.
At the suggestion of the director of the leading way, Chen Hao and the four of them sat opposite the personnel led by Brian, and the negotiations officially began.
"Mr. Brian, I wonder if your company has any thoughts on the idea I've proposed?"
As soon as Chen Hao sat down, he first glanced at the other party's lineup, and through the company's post card that he noticed when he came in, he found that the person on the opposite side was basically the senior management of the other company. With a flash of his eyes, Chen Hao was ready to speak in advance and take the initiative.
"Oh, Mr. Chen, our company is very interested in your proposal, but we have some doubts about whether your company can have the strength to shoot a live-action version of Transformers."
"Since I'm confident that I'm coming up with the idea, there's information coming out, and I'm going to ask Michael Bayer to be the director, I wonder what Mr. Brian thinks?"
"Director Michael Bay? You can consider it, but I doubt that your company's funds are enough, after all, you should know that your company is not a big company, if it weren't for our real country, we wouldn't even have heard of your company. ”
Brian's words were very straightforward and faceless, but it was a fact, although Chen Hao was a little unhappy in his heart, he had to admit that his company was indeed very small at present.
"You don't need to worry about the problem of funds, although our company is not very famous, but our company now has a lot of distribution channels, plus my company in Huaxia, I believe that there will be no shortage of funds to shoot this movie."
Chen Hao knew that he must not be timid at this time, so he spoke falsely and realistically, and kept a smile on his face.
Perhaps infected by Chen Hao's self-confidence, the other party did not answer immediately, but discussed it in a whisper.
Chen Hao looked at Fang Qing suspiciously, wondering what the other party had discussed, after all, Chen Hao's English was not good, so Fang Qing had always acted as the translator in the conversation with the other party, and Chen Hao could only understand a little.
Fang Qing didn't hear it either, after all, the distance was not close, and the other party was very quiet, so he couldn't hear it at all.
Chen Hao touched his chin and felt that it was better to study English well when he went back, otherwise what would he do if he would film in Hollywood in the future, so he whispered to Fang Qing that he would definitely help him tutor his spoken English when he went back, Fang Qing smiled and agreed.
After a long while, the other party finished discussing, and Brian smiled and spoke.
"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry, because your ideas and self-confidence have touched me, so we discussed it temporarily, I hope you don't mind."
"It's alright, so let's move on now?"
"Well, thank you Mr. Chen for your generosity. In view of Mr. Chen's proposal and self-confidence, we think that the copyright is settled, we can sign a contract, Mr. Chen's company can now shoot the first part, if we have achieved certain results, we continue to cooperate in the filming of the later parts, if Mr. Chen's filming does not meet the requirements, then we regret that there is no chance to cooperate. ”
Chen Hao had long known that the other party would not sell the copyright, although he was a little disappointed, but it was also expected, and the conditions proposed by the other party later were also normal, so he thought about it and agreed.
Since the two sides have basically reached a reunification, then the next step is to discuss the specific contract, Chen Hao and Brian are much more serious in this regard, and even quarreled loudly.
However, it did not affect the follow-up development, and after lunch, everyone discussed for a few hours, and finally came up with a contract that everyone was satisfied with.
The contract mentions that Hasbro will continue to own the copyright, but will only give the filming rights to Chen Hao's company, because Hasbro owns the copyright and will invest a part of the funds, so when the time comes, it will occupy a proportion.
Hasbro invests with copyright and 20%, and Haoran Company uses 80% of the funds and shooting equipment to distribute, contact directors, actors, etc., and the two companies jointly invest, and the box office will be divided into 20% of Hasbro and 80% of Haoran, which is the proportion of the share after deducting the theater share and various taxes. The additional condition is that the global box office exceeds 500 million US dollars, so all the future "Transformers" series will be filmed by Haoran Company. If this requirement is not met, then the contract will be voided.
There is no problem with this contract for Chen Hao, the initial budget investment of this film is more than 100 million, if the film has a box office income of 500 million, and for Chen Hao, who invested 100 million, there is also an income of nearly 200 million, which is almost doubled, so there is no problem at all, if this requirement is not met, Chen Hao can't make much money, of course, there is no idea of continuing to shoot.
Because the two sides will cooperate for a period of time or a long time after the discussion, Brian invited Chen Hao to have a meal, and the two sides finally had a good exchange, because they may cooperate for a long time in the future, so Brian sent his assistant to contact Chen Hao often.
"Hello, Mr. Chen, my name is Vivian, please take care of me in the future."
A blonde and blue-eyed S-shaped beauty, although Chen Hao will not have other thoughts, but I have to say that beauty just makes people feel happy, and I believe that future cooperation should not be boring.
After negotiating the contract, after eating, Chen Hao was ready to leave for Los Angeles, and after returning to Los Angeles to start preparations, he had to be busy with funds, more than 100 million US dollars is equivalent to 900 million yuan, this money is a lot, Chen Hao is still worried about what to do.
In addition to the funds is the director, although Kuahaikou wants to invite Michael Bay, Chen Hao is not completely sure, but this is all after the funds are clear. (To be continued.) )