Generally speaking, the rules of film distribution in the United States are like this, and there will be a flexible box office split between the distributor and the movie theater chain, which is called '90/10, withfloorof70%', what does this mean?

In fact, it is based on the actual income of this movie in this cinema chain, such as the first week, that is, the box office of the first week minus the various expenses in the distribution process, and then multiply it by 90%, or look at the box office of the first week and multiply it by 70%, these two, choose one as a share to the distributor.

Of course, this is the first week, and then this data will change, such as 70% and 60%, and it will change in the next few weeks, with the publisher taking less and the theater taking more. But however, there are also those that are calculated according to 60% of the total box office in the first week, in fact, it is all kinds of talks, depending on your ability, depending on how your film is, although there are these rules, but in the final analysis, you still have to negotiate, or people still want people to be able to watch your movie.

Many people misunderstand this division model, and even Luo Yaoxiang has read some novels and didn't understand this matter, so he thinks that North America is like this, look, how good people are to distributors, and how much they encourage film investment and production.

Actually, that's not the case, it's all about the money!

Because there are other shares, such as guarantees, Warner likes to do guarantees, this model is the same as buyouts, and ah, that is, the distributor is not necessarily the film producer, these things, this is a business matter, that is, you buy and I sell, and the relationship between wholesalers and retailers, there is no difference.

And now, Luo Yaoxiang shouted directly, I want 30% of the film's share in North America, so how much profit margin is left for Lionsgate?

As an issuer, this costs a lot of money, and it is publicized. Not to mention the cost of each copy, just the publicity part is also from the distributor, which is simply too unacceptable......

"Clint, we really can't accept such a condition of yours!" Burns directly refused, but he immediately said again, "Clint, you must understand this matter, if such a share." Then our Lionsgate will not be profitable at all, and the risk will be very large, and it is not good for us Lionsgate to invest too much publicity money in this movie. ”

Hey, that's right, that's good.

The cost of publicity and distribution is not low, and a lot of movie budgets look like Huo, it's so big, it's big, but in fact. Luo Yaoxiang himself has made Hollywood movies, how could he not know that in fact, the filming and production process is nothing, even if the high price of Industrial Light and Magic sounds staggering. However, compared with the cost of issuance, it is still average.

Especially Luo Yaoxiang's movie, there are no special effects at all, not to mention selling some other advertisements to do. There is a fixed project for publicity, that is, on talk shows, so are these shows casual?

Luo Yaoxiang certainly understood what Burns said. But not ......

"Mr. Burns, we can make a bet, in this way, the division company can pay 5 million for publicity, then, if the box office of my movie in North America does not exceed 100 million, then I will pay you 5 million! What do you think? ”

"What?" Burns was stupid then!

A Hollywood movie has a box office of more than 100 million, which is nothing new in North America, but a well-known Hollywood Chinese star like Luo Yaoxiang made a movie by himself, this is the first time he has made it himself, such a movie, the box office will exceed 100 million, so this is the ......

Has the dollar's status declined?

Yes, the dollar is not blowing in the wind, this is the world's currency in circulation, this is the world's hard currency, you Luo Yaoxiang said that 100 million is the same as saying a dollar, is it so easy to achieve?

But though, Burns was an old man, so how could he not hear that there was something else in it.

"So, Clint, what if this movie surpasses 100 million at the box office in North America?"

By the way, I just said that I can't surpass it, but what if I exceed it?

Luo Yaoxiang smiled slightly, "It's simple, then you will lose me 5 million?" Hahahaha......" This guy suddenly smiled after speaking, "Just kidding, in this way, I don't want money, I just think, in the future in the film distribution, in all aspects, we are likely to cooperate more, and in order to cooperate better, so, you Lionsgate sell me some shares." ”

This requirement...... I don't want you to lose money, I'm going to send you money!

That's right, buying the other party's stock, isn't that giving money, although this action is called investment, but it is essentially giving money to the opponent.

So, this Burns feels so strange!

But though, even though it was strange, this Burns was very interested!

What a good proposal, look at this matter, if the bet on Lionsgate is successful, then Lionsgate will definitely be profitable, who doesn't want to do things that make money out of thin air?

And even if it fails, does Lionsgate have a loss?

Not at all, it's just a stock anyway, is there anything new about this?

It's a good thing for people to invest in stocks, of course, he Luo Yaoxiang made such a bet, so of course this means that he won't buy it in the stock market, but it doesn't matter, we can do some transfers between us, anyway, it's really no big problem, no loss.

Burns, though, wouldn't have said yes so easily.

"It's a fun bet, but we'll have to see the film before we can answer, so I can't give you a final answer, Clint, I'm sorry."

That's official, but that's okay.

"Okay, I can wait for the result, and the relevant procedures can be followed." Luo Yaoxiang said that there was no problem.

"That's good, but it's not ......" Burns suddenly thought of something, so he asked, "Clint, can you tell me what Warner thinks of this movie?" ”

Well? I asked about Warner, and it seemed ...... So how does Luo Yaoxiang answer?

"Huh?" I saw that Luo Yaoxiang was stunned for a moment, but soon, he regained his smile, "Warner, we haven't been in contact yet." ”

This answer......

Didn't have contact?

Burns said he didn't believe it at all, or he didn't believe it at all!

How could there be no contact? Didn't you Clint Rowe help Warner promote The Matrix?

That's right, it's a complete liar, not to mention anything else, how strong is Warner? Can we compare to Lionsgate?

Burns thought to himself, if he was Luo Yaoxiang, how could he not go to Warner to try? How is that possible?

Speaking of friendship, Luo Yaoxiang also has some with Warner, okay? Although he may not have been in contact with the high-level, but I heard that Luo Yaoxiang has a very good relationship with the Wachowski brothers, and through the two of them, this can completely get things done!

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, it seems that Luo Yaoxiang is deceiving people.

So......

Burns' heart is grassy!

So, after sending Luo Yaoxiang away, Burns began to look for his relationship...... Although Warners and Lionsgate are in competition, everyone is in Hollywood, and everyone is more or less acquainted, and Burns began to look for news of this movie.

"Huh? Clint Rowe's films? This one...... We at Warner don't seem to have any plans for that. ”

"I haven't heard of it, I really haven't."

"I've heard that Asian Clint Rowe has a posthumous posthumous work, but what is it?"

It took Burns a few days, he found a lot of his friends, but it turned out that Warner didn't seem to have any contact with Clint Rowe, as if what Clint Rowe said was true!

But......

Wrong! This is a complete illusion!

Burns made such a judgment!

Why?

It's very simple, if the two sides want to cooperate, then of course it will be kept secret!

This is a business common sense, everyone before the cooperation, before the news is announced, of course, to keep it a secret, so, these friends or something, it is definitely a lie!

Well, play this with Lao Tzu! Hum!

Burns made such a judgment, but ......

"Michael, we've seen Clint Rowe's new film, it's very good, I see a lot of new ideas!"

At this time, Gordon Smith, the high-level of Lionsgate, also came over, because he was mainly in charge of publicity, so how about the film they had to be the first to watch, especially this kind of film bought from outside.

Generally, such film companies will have a special viewing team, they are responsible for evaluating the attributes of the film that can make money, and they go to the Sundance Film Festival almost every year, there are many new films on it, most of them are B-grade films and films of small companies.

And in just a few days, the work that should be done is naturally going to be done, Luo Yaoxiang sent a film to Lionsgate, you can watch it.

Then this "Hangover" is certainly new!

So...... Burns dialed Clint Rowe with a sense of urgency......

"Clint! Our Lionsgate basically agreed to your conditions, and we will go through a little more procedures here, so it's okay, let's find a time for everyone to sign the contract......"

"Okay, haha...... I wish us a happy cooperation. ”

Luo Yaoxiang agreed to this matter very happily on the other end of the phone, and it should be said that his work on the distribution of "The Hangover" has completed a very important step......

You have to at least find a big company for them to do this, Luo Yaoxiang does it himself, it's just too tiring, and the effect must not be good, Hollywood film, it has its rules, the water is very deep.

But not ......

Hey, hey, hey, Burns's answer was so happy, and the other party agreed to such a bet, which is actually ......

Luo Yaoxiang knew early on that Burns would definitely agree......

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