Everyone knows that IP is lucrative, but why isn't everyone willing to try it? In addition to financial constraints, in addition to the scarcity of copyrights, the most important reason is the huge amount of the project. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Twentieth Century Fox, the youngest of the six major film studios, was founded in 1935, and in other words, they have all experienced at least 70 years of development and precipitation. Of course, the development of peripheral property rights has only developed at a high speed after entering the end of the eighties, but despite this, it has also experienced nearly two decades of development, not to mention, these large studios have been developed with the strong support of a large amount of funds.

Imagine the situation of DreamWorks or Lionsgate, where they want to expand, but on the other hand, they have to worry about the success of films in the industry chain, and if the work fails, the pace of expansion will inevitably be affected. Especially Lionsgate, the "Hunger Games" series has laid a great foundation, although it is facing a grim situation, the failure of a "Death Squad 3", the mediocre performance of a "Avenger", the verbal criticism of a "Hunger Games 3 (I)", and the fiasco of "I, Frankenstein", they are almost out of breath.

Therefore, until the end of the history that Lance knows, the powerful pattern of the six major Hollywood film studios has still not been broken.

However, Chaos Pictures has the deadly weapon that DreamWorks and Lionsgate don't have: Lance.

Lance's biggest reliance is that he knows the future well, he knows what works will succeed and what works will fail miserably, which also means that Chaos Pictures does not have to worry about losses, every work can become the foundation for future growth, they don't need to worry about failure, throw off their arms and do their best to sprint. There is not enough money, there is no relationship, the accumulation of one step at a time; There is not enough copyright library, it doesn't matter, slowly collect one work at a time.

However, Lance has one biggest problem to face, time.

He only knows about the future until November 2015, and the future may be possible to have a rough guess, but at most until 2016, that's all. In other words, after that, their "protective film" disappears, and they must face risks and failures again. Further, Lance can't always escort until 2015, he must start letting go one after another in advance, so that Chaos Pictures can gradually develop the ability to avoid risks and deal with crises on its own, otherwise in 2015, suddenly let go, and the fiasco of a work may make Chaos Pictures fall to the bottom. In this way, there is even less time left for Reims.

It's 2006, and Lance has less than a decade left to change the landscape of Hollywood, and he doesn't have time to drag it out any longer. Lance originally planned to complete the acquisition of Marvel Studios in 2007 and then start the preparation of the intellectual property department, but the "Fury Road" achieved far more than Lance himself expected, which made him make a decisive decision to set up a property rights department in the right place, and the accumulation starts now, and every second counts.

The blueprint in Lance's vision is not just ten years, but twenty or even thirty years. Now, that's just the beginning.

James looked at Lance in front of him, and his shallow smile flashed, but James was not sure whether it was firm or crazy, "We have to start now." Lance's understatement was hidden in a powerful momentum that people couldn't open their mouths to refute, and James was a little stunned, "The 'Fury Road' video rental market and DVD distribution are just the first small steps, and this is what we can explore at the moment. ”

Video cassette rental and theatrical release have the same effect, both of which sign contracts with video rental chain tycoons, stipulating the distribution of interests between the two parties and the duration of cooperation, etc., in addition, online on-demand, TV station playback, etc. can also be included in this category, which needs to be negotiated slowly one by one; DVD distribution is a bit more cumbersome, with production and distribution channels starting from scratch, and uncertainty increasing given that DVD technology is still evolving – in 2008, Warner Bros. announced that it would join the Blu-ray camp, which was the beginning of a change of dynasty, and it is not far off.

But, as Lance said, this is a business that can be carried out at this stage for the distribution department of Chaos Pictures.

"In addition, our copyright library can start with distribution. Now that the development of the screenwriting department is on track, many of these works should be invested and shot by small independent film companies, and we can take over their distribution business. "Once the distribution system is formed, in fact, the distribution work is not cumbersome and complicated, especially the distribution of independent films, which is all routine, and the distribution department only needs to pay a small amount of effort to reap a lot of benefits, which is also the original intention of Lance to take the lead in establishing the distribution department.

For the distribution department, the biggest difficulty in the job is actually to select the works - how to have a keen eye, from the countless sources of discernment, to select the works that can make money, and how to buy the distribution rights at the most appropriate price in exchange for more profits. If you can really look at it accurately, then the rate of primitive accumulation will be very amazing.

In addition, even if these works do not have the potential to develop the peripheral industry chain, they can be invested in the video cassette rental and DVD sales market, and generate profits for a second time. In other words, it's all a chain, as long as you pick out an excellent work, the follow-up benefits are like snowballing.

“…… James? Lance's cry came from far and near, and James woke up from his thoughts, coughing lightly twice, hiding his embarrassment, "What? ”

"I said, when you have a meeting with Franklin, ask him to compile a list of films for me every week in the future, including the blacklist and the film festivals." Lance explained again that now Franklin Leonard has become the full head of the blacklist, he is developing the blacklist website, hoping to be launched early next year, at the same time, Franklin is still the early film and television manager of Chaos Pictures, responsible for screening the film list, and then handed over to the production department and the distribution department.

"Okay, no problem." James nodded, and just when he thought the distribution department could take a breather, they went into full speed development mode again, "...... Reims. James was a little hesitant, after all, he had only been in Chaos Pictures for a year, and he didn't have much contact with Lance, so he couldn't speak a little accurately, but after thinking for a while, he still spoke, "Can you tell me about Chaos Pictures' next plans?" I mean, a little bit more specific. ”

James was a little uncertain in his heart, "You see, we are first preparing to produce two works, "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk", and then preparing to open a property rights department, listen to what you just meant, the distribution department will also start a full-scale attack and release more independent works...... "James's words paused again, if these news spread, it is estimated that anyone who has a trace of sanity will say: neurosis." Chaos Pictures now seems to be in a situation of being greedy and chewing too much, James always has a sense of crisis that he may collapse and explode at any time, not that he doesn't believe in Lance, but Lance's plan is really crazy, "I'm a little unsure right now......

James's voice gradually quieted, but he was still more cautious in his words.

Lance had no way to answer, though reason told him that James could be trusted. As the CEO of New Market Pictures, James' experience, his knowledge, and his resume are all crucial, and he usually sits at Chaos Pictures, Theo and Ian are not so familiar with the film business after all, and James plays an important role. James has contributed to the rapid development of Chaos Pictures, and basically all of Lance's whimsical ideas are executed by James. However, when the words came to his mouth, he still couldn't say them after all.

Lance turned his head to look at Theo and cast an inquiring gaze, and then he also felt Ian's gaze, turned his head to look over, Ian let out a long breath, and tapped his right hand lightly on the table twice, "Next we will buy Marvel, including Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Studios." ”

Crisply, Ian gave the answer. The work in New York has come to an end, and there is only a limit to what Ian can do next, he can only wait, wait for the real estate bubble to appear, or wait for the cash flow of Chaos Pictures to collapse completely, time is his only opponent. So, Ian is now officially back in Los Angeles, and the expansion of the property department needs Ian to be in charge - an area that Theo is not good at.

"......" James opened his mouth wide, he couldn't say a word, he didn't even know what emotions he was in now, shocked? Even the shock is not enough to describe the turbulence he has now. The property rights department just now is already crazy to the limit, but now it seems that the property rights department is simply just sprinkling water.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he found that his throat was terribly dry, "...... We, I mean, the company brought in money from Wall Street? In addition to this reason, James can't think of any other possibility, although he has not made an evaluation of Marvel Entertainment, but the acquisition is definitely not 100 million or 200 million that can be completed.

Ian shrugged his shoulders and looked back at Lance with a hint of banter and ridicule in his eyes, "We're not ready to hand over management to those businessmen who don't understand movies. As for whether it will succeed, we will wait and see. "There is no turning back from the bow, they can only wait for time to give an answer, either glory or destruction, the ending is very simple.

Taking a deep breath, then another deep breath, James nodded solemnly and said calmly, "I see." Now, James finally got a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of that grand blueprint, and as Ian said before, Lance's definition of Chaos Pictures is more than just a seventh player.

In an instant, an ambition arose, and James couldn't help but clench his fists.