Chapter 441: Catching the Bird of Life (Fourth Update)

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After Mr. Frach, the president of Columbia Pictures, made it clear that this was the time for a formal negotiation, and that it was not appropriate to have any personal feelings, and that if there was a topic of concern, it should be done after the current negotiation, Edward knew that his plan for the day had failed.

Chen Jin will not help him at this time, even if he is Chen Jin's own brother, not to mention that Chen Jin invited five collaborators, and his attitude is very clear, the preferential treatment that Universal has received before has been temporarily stopped today, as for whether there will be in the future, it probably depends on the future cooperation.

If Chen Jin didn't help him, Edward would have no hope at all, and perhaps, if the damn William Campbell hadn't spoken just now, Chen Jin might have pushed the boat down the river and got the preferential treatment he wanted, which was "The Lost World".

It's a pity that no one is stupid, and it immediately occurred to me what the main purpose, the most likely purpose, was when he mentioned priority and special treatment at this critical time.

Chen Jin coldly looked at the few of them eating dogs, but he was laughing in his heart, only by fighting a war and making their relationship stiff, some of his next plans could be realized.

When they all had no opinions, and when they looked at him again, Chen Jin shrugged, "Since everyone has decided, then, let's draw lots now." "Put five paper balls that have been prepared long ago on the seat," in a very simple way, each with the name of a movie in it, "shrug, "and it's up to who's lucky." ”

Edward glanced at Chen Jin, "Can I come first," this guy is not dead, he actually wants not only to come first, but also wants to get some hints from Chen Jin, so that he can catch "The Lost World" first.

Unfortunately, before Chen Jin could answer, Mr. Baker of Paramount vetoed it, "No, I think there should be a fair way to draw lots," William Campbell of 21st Century Fox immediately nodded, "That's right, I don't think KING is prepared, so let's use the oldest way of guessing to decide who is first and who is last." ”

Chen Jin with a charming smile, watching them like children to decide the order very fairly, Edward has no way, and his guessing skills are not good, the penultimate one, however, it suppressed William Campbell of 21st Century Fox, after he won, he was still proud, in other words, finally took a little revenge.

The first in line is Vladki of Columbia, Edward is very thief, he didn't draw the first one, he simply blocked in front of Flachi, lest Fladki and Chen Jin secretly send Qiubo, Vlachi did have that idea, so he also hated Edward for being unkind.

Especially Frankie hesitated for a long time, and under the urging of the big guy, he finally chose one, and when he opened it to see "Prison in the Sky", he hated Edward even more for blocking his way to his wealth, although "Prison in the Sky" is obviously a blockbuster action movie, and the plot is really good, not to mention four or five billion dollars, two or three hundred million is always easy.

But people are like this, Delong Wangshu knows that "The Lost World" is a super blockbuster film, and Chen Jin can come up with it, that is, his very kind performance, Vladki will naturally not say that Chen Jin has anything wrong, and now he hates only hate, Edward This guy is too insidious.

The second is MGM's Tyronn now has four left, that is, the chance has risen from 20% to 25%, he also wants to target Chen Jin, but this time, without Edward's action, William Campbell and Baker are very eye-catching to block him, so what, in front of interests, there is nothing polite to say. …,

Frankie didn't want to do it anymore, but came to Chen Jin's side to set up friendships, everyone usually doesn't have many opportunities to meet, at this time chatting can always deepen the feelings, if last year, everyone was still waiting, but now, everyone sees another big slippery script, and there are super blockbuster scripts like "The Lost World", they can no longer hold the posture, which is also the biggest reason why they are all here.

The other four couldn't care about Fraki and Chen Jin chatting for the time being, and when Taryn finally chose one under their urging, the breathing of the four people stopped temporarily, saying that whoever chooses "The Lost World" will be able to earn at least 100 million dollars more, which is pure earning.

How many films can a film company have a box office of more than $100 million a year, even if there is a box office of 100 million, excluding production fees, theater dividends, and other messy expenses, forty percent of the profit is considered thankful.

Taryn finally opened the note, his hand was still trembling, but Baker on the side had already screamed yes shamefully", the meaning was self-explanatory, Taryn glared at him, burst into an American scolding, and then stupidly took the note that said "The English Patient" and came to Chen Jin's side.

Choose one of the three, the odds have risen again, and then there is Paramount's Baker, the three paper balls can be said to be exactly the same, and the difference between hundreds of millions of dollars is related to a shot, and Baker can't help but hesitate, Edward is impatient, "Hey, man, can you hurry up, like you, the old hen has laid a litter of eggs, and we still have a lot to talk about." ”

Baker glanced at him unhappily, "Shet, can you be a little quieter, this kind of moment is more nervous than the first time I had a hi with a beautiful woman, you know." ”

Finally grabbed one, opened it carefully and slowly, and when he saw a certain letter, he was already happy, "yes I knew I was a lucky guy, just like when I was in school, I always got the favor of beautiful women, and I was the first to have fun with beautiful women." ”

William Campbell of 21st Century Fox pouted and stared at Edward, "Shet, can't you be a little patient, what are you urging him to do, Shet, it's really bad luck to be with you." ”

Edward was also depressed, this time it was refreshing, and he grabbed one of the remaining two, William Campbell was the first to do bad to him today, and now he is still sneering, he naturally didn't have a good face to the other party, and he came to the United States without grace, "Fake squid, from the beginning, you annoying guy has been chirping crookedly in my ear, ruining my good deeds, Shet, you are really an uneducated guy, it really makes me feel disgusting to be with you." ”

No one would want to really quarrel -- these old guys are even more so, and they just have a couple of words in their mouths, but when everyone looks at Paramount's Baker, they can't help but be very upset, who told him to go shit luck.

Chen Jin also took the opportunity to divide the five contracts according to the movies that everyone drawn, Edward later drew "Fat Professor", and William Campbell won "Evaporation Order"

However, the contract was divided, and after everyone looked at it, they immediately had an opinion, but everyone stared at Edward, it was obvious that the five of them had a good discussion, but Edward didn't get any benefits, and he was afraid that Chen Jin would be unhappy because of this, but he didn't see the eyes of the big guy.

There's no way, he's so undisciplined, Paramount's Baker, who had just gone out of shit luck, had to take a sip of wine and clear his throat, "KING, I think we still have to discuss the investment ratio, you know, last year's three-one ratio was too harsh, we all discussed it, and we also think that the three-two ratio is a more reasonable ratio." ”…,

The 31 ratio is 75 percent to 25 percent, but the 32 ratio is much worse, that is 60 percent to 40 percent.

After almost two years of proof, everyone knows that Chen Jin's book must be profitable, so the higher the investment ratio, the more profit he will get, just like the "Lost World" in Baker's hand now, if the investment ratio is increased by 15%, he can earn at least 40 or 50 million US dollars, which is exciting to think about.

Chen Jin glanced at the five people who seemed to be very united, but in fact there was already a rift, and chuckled lightly, with a faint mockery, "Mr. Baker, everyone, I think everyone knows very well what the basis of our cooperation is, that is, friendship and sincerity, everyone also knows that this is a money-making film, so everyone wants to share more, but you should understand that you have obtained enough benefits, and many people covet them." ”

"Mr. Steven Spielberg of DreamWorks, as well as the presidents of Warner and Lionsgate, all had special phone calls with me, and Mr. Spielberg was very direct in saying that he could accept a four-one, or even lower."

"I can make it very clear to you that I will consider other producers and distributors such as DreamWorks and Lionsgate for the second half of the year, and your cooperation status is not static."

If Chen Jin said that he wanted to replace them all at once, they would naturally stand up and resist together, but if Chen Jin only replaced one or two of them, then everyone would only protect themselves and look like watching a good show.

INTERESTS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT, CHEN JIN CAN PULL A BATCH OF FIGHTS, HE NOW HAS SUCH A BACKGROUND AND ABILITY, PARAMOUNT IS THE OLD GIANT, JUST NOW HE ALSO OPENED HIS MOUTH, WHEN EVERYONE ELSE WAS SILENT, HE HAD TO PICK UP THE TOPIC, "KING, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN, BUT, WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO MAKE MORE MONEY IN TERMS OF DISTRIBUTION, THERE ARE RULES, SO ADD UP, OUR PROFITS ARE PITIFUL." ”

"Poor few!" Chen Jin laughed, everyone was also snickering, this is really not reliable, especially he also caught "The Lost World", "Dear Mr. Baker, let me calculate an account for you, let's make a minimum estimate, the final box office of "The Lost World" is 600 million US dollars, and we all know that the dividend of the theater chain is about 70% of the distribution fee, but we know better that if the results of a single theater are very good, and besides, a film like this that knows that it is a box office hit as soon as it comes out, especially for that kind of small theater chain, We can overwhelm the issuance fee by only 50%. ”

"Fifty percent, dear Mr. Baker, even if it is a big theater chain, under the dual strength of the film and Paramount, this time, it is impossible for them to get more than sixty percent of the dividends, so, how much have you gained, you have received at least 130 million US dollars, and then we will talk about our investment, you have taken 25 percent, how much is this, that is, 75 million US dollars."

"It's a lot now, more than 200 million dollars, dear Mr. Baker, and I, even the production costs add up to that much for you, and you're telling me now that your profits are pitiful."

Glancing at Baker, who was a little embarrassed, he shrugged with a smile, "Guys, I'm probably the most generous guy in the history of cinema, that's for sure, you know very well that while I didn't hesitate to hand over the distribution rights to you, I also let you participate in the investment ratio of 25%, which no film company can do." ”

"Even if it's a small film company, they'll only give you the distribution rights, unless it's an uncertain future and they want to drag you into the water, but I can guarantee that you will make money, gentlemen, that's what everyone needs to cherish." …,

"For God's sake, I didn't mention forty-one points, it is really my sincerity of cooperation, if everyone is still entangled in this, I think, this is the beginning of the disaster."

Chen Jin, like them, has done their homework, not to mention that the five people have their own thoughts, even if they are united, in the current passive situation, they don't have much choice.

Seeing that they were very entangled, and honestly signed the contract, Chen Jincai took out the paper ball of the distribution rights of the four films "Toy Story", "KO1 Dalmatian", "Clock Tower Stranger" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" for everyone to draw.

This time, everyone was very happy, those scripts were good, but compared with "The Lost World", it was obviously not a grade, and Baker, who got the biggest benefits, did not covet them in the lottery.

In the end, Universal's Edward drew "Toy Story", 21st Century Fox's William Campbell drew "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Columbia's Frankie drew "Stranger with the Clock Tower", and MGM's Taryn drew "101 Dalmatians".

For this draw, Chen Jin is very happy that 21st Century Fox has drawn "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and Fox has an advantage in the promotion and distribution of Chinese films that is difficult for other companies to match.

This time there was no objection, everyone signed happily, but Paramount's Baker glanced at the two contracts in front of Chen Jin's eyes, and asked with a smile: "Dear KING, you seem to have two movies that have not been decided, I think, we should be able to talk about it." ”

"Of course I'm fine, and I'm looking forward to it," Chen Jin smiled, but pointed at the others who were staring at him, "However, I think you should convince them first." ”

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