Chapter Thirty-Eight: I admit, you won
After tapping the keyboard a few times, a ring appeared on the computer screen, the ring kept scrolling, and a heart was drawn on the screen, and in the middle of the heart, a few words such as 5firstdates jumped out, and then the ring jumped and squeezed to the right of the number 5, "50firstdates" (first love 50 times), the name of the movie appeared very imaginatively.
The title of the movie disappeared little by little like fragments, and two women drinking coffee appeared on the screen, communicating excitedly.
"Hey, is Hawaii fun?"
"That's pretty good, really."
"Really? Have an affair? ”
"I met a man"
As soon as the camera turned, a female white-collar worker with a waist bag said on the phone: "It was the most beautiful week of my life." ”
Immediately after the picture continued to change, a middle-aged housewife said to her friend: "A romantic vacation." ”
The picture jumps again, this time to a black girl: "He's really gentle. ”
"He took me to a lot of fun places."
This time it's an Asian girl.
"Let's go diving together."
"Surfing."
"Let's go climbing."
“”
The camera keeps jumping, and every girl in the picture is talking about a romantic man and an unforgettable coincidence.
"I love Henry."
"I love Henry."
“”
Almost every woman, up to her sixties, down to her teens, ends up saying something like, oh yes, there's a man among them.
"Wonderful! I love this opening. ”
Cook took a sip of coffee and shouted excitedly, but then he realized that it was wrong, the movie was used by others to provoke him, so he quickly added: "I love Henry, oh, this vulgar dialogue." ”
As the movie unfolds, the story gradually comes**, when he sees Henry trying to find a way to reacquaint himself with Lucy over and over again, Cook can't help laughing, these scenes are so funny, such as pretending to be illiterate, such as pretending to be robbed on the road, such as letting the duck stop the car, etc., these plots are interesting and touching, Cook didn't say a word of dissatisfaction for a long time, perhaps, he has long been attracted to the movie and forgotten about it.
Cook looked at the computer quietly, Xiansen looked at Cook with a smile, in this strange but quiet atmosphere, the movie came to an end, the miracle did not happen, Lucy still can't remember everything, she can only retrieve the lost memories through the video tape every day. Such an arrangement is cruel, but seeing the smile on Lucy's face, Cook suddenly feels that such an arrangement is happy, memory represents the past, and love needs to seize the present. In fact, the most touching love in the world is not the helplessness of life and death, but the dependence of ordinary people. Thinking of this, Cook breathed a long sigh of relief, and he knew in his heart that this was a really good movie.
"How? Give me a review, old man. ”
Xiansen looked like a villain, looking at Cook with a smile.
"I'll admit, you're amazementing me, really, while I can find a hundred faults in this movie, I'll still say, it's a good movie."
Cook picked up the coffee cup, and when he was about to drink it, he realized that the coffee was already cold, and he forgot the time and forgot to drink it because he was addicted to the movie.
"I admit defeat, and I can't accept it."
Sighing, Cook generously admitted that he did look away at the beginning, in an age like this, young people need momentum to be successful, perhaps, he can no longer keep up with the trend of the times.
"Thank you, you're being honest."
After speaking, Xiansen stood up and prepared to take the DVD disc and leave, although he was very unhappy to be despised by Cook before, but the honesty and frankness of the old man in front of him were still very good. In Xiansen's eyes, anyone who praises himself is frank, and anyone who criticizes himself is hypocrisy. That's his logic.
"Alright, young man, it's time for us to talk about cooperation."
Cook withdrew the disc from the computer and handed it back to Xiansen, thinking that this young man was rejected by himself because of the words of cooperation, Cook felt that his old face was dull, and he was **naked and slapped in the face.
"Cooperation? What cooperation? ”
Xiansen wondered, he was not ready to talk about cooperation with Columbia Pictures, in his opinion, after being provoked by himself so arrogantly, Cook had no reason to talk to him about distribution or something, so Columbia was directly given up by him.
"Collaboration in film distribution? Otherwise, what would you do here? ”
Cook wondered more than Xiansen, what was this young man here to do if he didn't come to talk about a distribution partnership? When he saw the embarrassed expression on Xiansen's face, Cook asked again in disbelief: "You won't just come over with me"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Xiansen nodding honestly, he really just came to despise Cook
There is no eternal enemy in the world, in the face of interests, even if it is a deep hatred, many people can cooperate with a smile on their faces, not to mention, there is no other hatred between Xiansen and Cook.
What is Hate? In Xiansen's heart, perhaps only Richard Kelly can be counted as one, everyone has a bottom line, and Richard has violated his scales.
"Mist, the lineup of this movie is not bad, but after all, the investment is really limited, you see how it is, I will pay 10 million to buy out your movie, and then you don't have to worry about the rest. Our company is responsible for the operation of publicity. ”
As soon as he opened his mouth, it was 10 million, which was almost five times the profit of the film investment, so Cook was very sure that Xiansen would be tempted, but he obviously underestimated Xiansen's appetite, you know, Xiansen had learned about the box office of Peter Siegel's version through cards, which was a full 200 million US dollars. He didn't think he was any worse than Peter.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Cook, but I'm not going to buy out."
Xiansen rejected Cook's proposal, buying out this kind of thing is a sign of not having confidence in himself, he wants to share, he wants to share the box office.
"Amount"
Cook obviously didn't expect Xiansen to reject him, ten million can refuse without hesitation, this young man is indeed not simple.
"Box office share?"
After a moment's hesitation, Cook proposed, "How much box office share do you need?" ”
"Thirty percent!"
As soon as Xiansen's words were spoken, Cook refused.
"Impossible, ten percent at most."
For a small-investment reading movie, it is very common to have a 10% box office share, but Xiansen is very dissatisfied, the movies are all made by himself, why only give himself a 10% box office share.
"Twenty-eight percent!"
"Twelve percent!"
"Twenty-six percent!"
"Fifteen percent!"
“”
The two of them bargained like this for a long time, and no one could convince anyone.
"Okay, I'll give the last price, I hope you can consider it."
Cook didn't want to continue to be a petty trader, so he decided to give one last price: "18 percent of the box office, plus $10 million in promotional money." ”
For the publicity funds, Xiansen does not care at all, cooperation is a win-win thing, the better the publicity, the higher the box office, the higher the box office, the more profitable Colombia will be, this thing is still spent on themselves in the final analysis, but 18% of the box office share is also an honest price.
"Okay, but I have a request, the movie must be released on Valentine's Day on February 14 next year."
"In such a hurry? Will the propaganda be"
"Don't worry, I promise to help you spend all 10 million in two months!"
[The speed will slow down next, the details of the movie will be more important, I hope you understand, thank you for your support, recommend tickets or something, please]