One guy sneered and asked, "Mr. Pedro, you're a director, and you're no stranger to things in the film industry, right?" You've probably heard of both of us, right? Do you think you can get such a high share of a foreign film? Even our American blockbusters don't have this precedent,......

Schedule this month? Hahahaha, you're really good at laughing. What's next month at the latest, don't you think that's a joke? I have to tell Your Excellency, this joke of yours is not funny. We have taken the time to come to you today to discuss it, and hope that you will think that we are here to discuss business matters, not to listen to your jokes. ”

To be honest, if it weren't for Guo Shucheng's bottom line, Pedro would not dare to put forward such conditions, after all, this condition is really harsh. But this is the most common method used in negotiations: asking for a price to pay back on the spot. If you don't quote the price higher, there will be no room for negotiation later.

Of course, it is estimated that Pedro estimated that Guo Zhuocheng did not expect such a famous company as Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox Film Company to take the initiative to come to the door, otherwise, he probably would not have said such harsh cooperation conditions.

He tentatively said, "Then reduce the percentage to 40 percent." ......, you know, we've been advertising since the day before yesterday. In the future, we can also invest in advertising. ”

At the same time, I thought to myself: I guess you also came here because of our advertisement.

Unexpectedly, the other party laughed and said, "Advertisement? That's your ad, but is that ad useful? That's an advertisement for China as a whole, not for your film. Although there is a word in it that mentions the word 'movie', is this also a film advertisement? ......, of course, I have to say that it made me a little curious, a little curious. After all, China is an ancient and mysterious country. She was shrouded in a fog and I couldn't see her for what she really was. ”

"If someone is curious, someone goes to the cinema to see a movie to see what she looks like," Pedro said. ”

"But there are very few curious people, and only a smaller part of these few people go to the theaters," he said. That's why we're willing to buy out your film for a whopping $15 million. ”

Pedro shook his head and said, "Thirty-five percent." ......, we can make a special advertising investment for the film, but the schedule must be advanced. ”

The other shook his head.

Pedro said: "Thirty percent, the schedule is in the month. ”

The other party shook his head and said, "No! no！ We don't care about the percentage. It's that we don't want you to affect our screening plans. I can tell you unequivocally that your film will recoup five million dollars, and even if you give you fifty percent, you might as well sell it to us for fifteen million dollars in one lump sum. Honestly, you don't lose. ”

The guy next to him muttered, "If I really buy out, I will quote a maximum of eight million." Schedule? At the end of next year. ”

Pedro spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, we can't talk about it." Thank you for coming, and I hope to have the opportunity to work together next time. ”

Apparently the distributors from the two famous film companies did not expect the outcome of the talks, knowing that on the way they came, they thought that Pedro would jump for joy. A foreign director. Where is the speed at which a movie made with more than $10 million is sold for $15 million before it changes hands? What's more, he is still the most famous large company in the United States looking for him, not only for profit but also for fame, even if he falls asleep, he will wake up laughing.

Seriously. The fifteen million dollars were told by their superiors not to lower the price, so that their first offer was 13 million. Although they don't know why the two rivals who have been competing with each other are coming out together, the price is not low and they obviously want to make it happen. As the manager of the distribution department. After talking to each other for a while, they vaguely guessed that their boss might be under pressure from the government. It may be related to the current international situation, in particular the situation in Grenada.

Their political minds are obviously stronger than Pedro's, and they only think about it when they find anomalies after a long time in the distribution channel, as the saying goes, if something goes wrong, it must be a demon.

But they didn't expect Pedro's asking price to be so high, much more than they imagined. Fifty percent is their own company's films, and the share with the following theaters and movie theaters is no more than that. And the schedule arrangement can't be like this, forcibly remove the schedule arranged by others, and it's the golden period of the movie, how many people will be offended, even the CEO of the company doesn't dare to make a decision casually, and the board of directors must be convened to decide.

"This guy is just crazy!" The two distributors gritted their teeth and thought, "Does he really think that the movie he made is "First Blood", and that the box office value of his movie can reach hundreds of millions?" ”

However, they were ordered to announce the release of the Chinese film in the United States in the past two days, and they did not want to put the company under political pressure from the government because of their refusal.

The two distributors rolled their eyes, and one said: "Since you are willing to pay for advertising, and I heard that you can also charter theaters, we can recommend to you another film distribution company called Maple Leaf, which is registered in Canada, and has more than 300 theaters under its command, because they have not encountered good opportunities in the process of transferring their business to the United States, and they are now in a state of loss, and there are no good film ......, they are in financial difficulties and are looking for buyers, you can cooperate with them, not to mention that the profits are split in half, Even if you buy her, you can buy her. As for the schedule, it's not up to you to decide. By the way, their more than 300 theaters are all big cities, as long as your films are good, they can definitely have a great impact, and it is difficult to say that they can form a whirlwind of Chinese films, hehe......"

Although he was laughing, this laughter was obviously a kind of ridicule and ridicule, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

As long as Chinese films can be shown in the United States, as long as it shows that the American film industry does not reject Chinese films, and no distribution company is the same, these two distributors are now playing the trick of bringing trouble to the east, tying up a company that is about to go bankrupt and being bought by someone else with Pedro, and let them toss.

Seeing the appearance of the two publishers, Pedro knew in his heart that it would be impossible to reach an agreement unless he came on the other party's terms, so he had to send the two of them away. Although the cooperation was not successful, and he was teased by the other party, Pedro politely sent them to the elevator.

Both publishers sneered at the moment the elevator door closed.

One said: "No matter how famous a Spanish director is, how can he still want to blow a typhoon in our United States?" Didn't you hear that 20th Century Fox Pictures and Maple Leaf Film Distribution were negotiating an acquisition? Why did you still introduce this Spaniard to this company? ”

The distributor from 20th Century Fox said: "Negotiations between our 20th Century Fox and Maple Leaf Film Distribution have broken down, and they are asking for too high a price. They don't want to think that their more than 300 movie theaters can be used as bargaining chips? We at 20th Century Fox Film Company can add 300 theaters in half a year. In the past, you were interested in Universal Pictures, but now you can get in touch with them, and their offer is much lower than before. ”

The distributor from Universal Pictures was stunned for a moment and asked, "We ......, if they cooperate, will they really develop and become our opponents?" ”

This was obviously changing the subject, and the distributor from 20th Century Fox couldn't help but regret it for a while: "No, Universal Pictures really wants to buy Maple Leaf Pictures Discovery, right?" If they succeed in the acquisition, it will be an impact on our company, which is really stupid, why talk about it? ”

He said disapprovingly, "It's hard. The Maple Leaf Film Distribution Company dares to ask for a price, and in order to sell the company, they will definitely not give Pedro too many concessions, otherwise their transfer price will not be raised. Seriously, I'd love to see them talk so they don't have to drag us into the water. It's a government arrangement, and a publisher has to take on the hassle. ”

The distributor from Universal Pictures asked worriedly, "We haven't seen Pedro's film, will it be a very high-grossing movie?" If it does catch fire, we're in trouble. ”

"Haha......, you, you, I don't want you. It's not like you haven't seen a Chinese movie before, can you watch that thing? You don't think that the movie is directed by the Spaniard Pedro, its playwright is an authentic Chinese, and the taste of us Westerners is absolutely different. I don't dare to say it's not a good movie in China, but it's definitely not good in the United States. Speaking of this, he said, "You can rest assured, even if China will make a good movie, it will be decades away." ”

Pedro immediately called Guo Zhuocheng, and his purpose in doing so was obviously to shirk responsibility: if it weren't for the two bottom lines you set, the copyright of our "Haiyan Sinking" would have been sold, and the $5 million profit would have fallen into his pocket. They are one of the most famous companies in the United States, and it is great to be able to let them issue it, although it is a little later, but the fame must have come out, and the income has arrived.

As a result, because of your bottom line, this cooperation was ruined, and I can't be blamed for that.

In fact, Pedro himself didn't want to sell, but those two guys were too arrogant to swallow this breath.

After receiving Pedro's phone call, Guo had to sigh at the efficiency of the Americans and also admired the affairs of the US intelligence agencies. Obviously, the Americans reacted so quickly because they knew that they were investors in the movie "The Sinking of the Haiyan" and they also knew their influence in Chinese politics, so they used this as a gesture of goodwill.

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