"Mr. Su, what are you thinking about?" Smith asked urgingly.

"No way, I can only give you the premiere rights for $10 million, and the DVD copyright is counted separately." Su thought about it again and again but refused.

“Ohno！” Smith didn't expect that he was finally waiting for such an answer, and said madly: "We don't need any premiere rights, what we want is exclusive broadcast rights, Europe and the United States can only be broadcast by our Netflix, otherwise we can't put an end to the problem of piracy, and your company can't protect our legitimate rights and interests, so we only need the authorization of exclusive broadcasting!" ”

"I'm sorry, we resolutely don't sell the $10 million exclusive broadcast rights." Su is the most resolute.

Ye Tianlong, who was next to him, also said: "I have watched your self-made web series "House of Cards", and our Chinese audience also likes to watch it. But as far as I know, the production cost of each episode of this web series is more than $4 million, and the cost of the whole show is more than $100 million. ”

"Also, our Chinese director Mr. Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: The Sword of the Underworld" is still two or three months away, and you have obtained the simultaneous premiere rights of this film, which can also be seen on your website at the same time as the movie theater is launched, which has never been done in the history of film. I'm bold enough to ask, how many dollars did you pay for the premiere of this movie? Ye Tianlong asked twice in succession.

"Uh...... It's a company secret, and I don't know. Smith shook his head hurriedly, he couldn't say that it would kill him.

"Can you buy it for $10 million?" Ye Tianlong asked.

"Of course not...... But I really don't know how much the premiere rights to this movie cost, I can swear to God. Smith vowed to be frank, but then he said very tactfully: "The global box office of the first part of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is $228 million, and the second part is estimated to increase a lot, so its price is very high. ”

What Smith means by this is that you don't compare Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with your own films.

"But Mr. Smith, don't forget jì, the fame of "God of War" has begun, although the loyalty is not as good as that of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but the popularity is no worse than it, and the global audience is looking forward to seeing this super animation masterpiece on your website, it can bring you a large number of users, and it can stabilize the hearts of old users, it has such a value, 10 million dollars is blaspheming it." Ye Tianlong said seriously.

“Ohno！ I don't know this until now, we almost got fooled by you, Mr. Smith! Su was terrified when he heard this, fortunately Ye Tianlong knew this, otherwise he would have been really miserable. But I didn't know that Ye Tianlong just came hard, he did watch these news, but his memory was not very deep, and the more information was just made up by himself, and he didn't even know whether it was right or wrong.

Smith was also a little embarrassed after hearing it, yes, the price of $10 million is indeed a desecration of this movie. But as long as he can take it down at the lowest price, he doesn't care what is blasphemous or not. Unfortunately, these two Chinese seem to be not easy to fool.

"So how many dollars do you think it costs to broadcast the rights exclusively?" Smith simply retreated.

"Hmmm......"

"Uh......"

Su Zihe glanced at each other and thought about it. How much does this price cost? I am really not familiar with the market in Europe and the United States, and I don't know how to speak at all.

"With the current influence of the Star God of War, as well as its production level, as well as the superiority of exclusive broadcasting and premiere, these three important factors determine that its price cannot be cheap, a fixed price of 50 million US dollars, and even the DVD copyright in Europe and the United States will be given to you!" Since I don't know the market, I just opened my mouth, Su thought the most.

"Oh! Sue, you're a vampire! For $50 million, we can even get the copyright of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2! Who else will watch DVDs now? Although Netflix is born on DVD, we will not dislike it, but the times are advancing, DVD discs are destined to be eliminated, and the DVD copyright of your animation is only three million dollars in the sky. Smith exclaimed, $50 million, go back and the boss will kill him.

Although Ye Tianlong was also taken aback by Su Shi's price, of course he helped to speak: "Although Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is good, it can choose to watch 3D in the cinema, which will be a very great experience." Our Star God of War is different, and the entire European and American world can only be seen on your website. In addition, I would like to ask, can 50 million dollars produce such an animation masterpiece? ”

Although he didn't want to answer the question, Smith had to say: "50 million dollars really can't be done." ”

The special effects of Hollywood blockbusters are very bad, but that's because they burned ten truckloads of bills that can't be pulled up, and the billion-yuan production fee is just getting started. Among them, the cost of special effects is huge, of course, Chinese movies can't compare, and the box office of hundreds of millions of yuan is destined to only see five-cent special effects.

"So, it's not expensive to buy this super animation masterpiece for $50 million, really, Mr. Smith, you have to trust your instincts." Sue continued to flicker.

“NO！ This is impossible, and $20 million is already the highest price we have ever given. "Smith was driven crazy and even confided his reserve price. Netflix attaches great importance to this mission, and the reason why he was sent is only because he knows some Chinese, otherwise it would not be his turn to take over such a large amount of business.

But now, he seems to have done a mess. I came with confidence, how could I have expected this to be the result.

$20 million...... Fortunately, I didn't agree.

However, Su believes that this is not the real bottom line of Netflix, at most it is just the highest authority of Smith himself. Glancing at Ye Tianlong, the two tacitly reached some consensus, and then said: "Mr. Smith, you came from the United States in a hurry, you must be tired, why don't we go to the hotel next door for dinner first, how about we talk about work tomorrow morning?" ”

“…… Well, hospitable Chinese friends. In addition to a wry smile, Smith smiled bitterly, with a bitter look on his face.

Su is also the most willing, invited Smith and his entourage to have a good meal in the five-star hotel next to it, this table alone cost nearly 10,000 yuan, he wants to show that the final end of the Netflix attaches importance to this cooperation, but the price issue is not negotiable.

Smith knew it, but he didn't have the heart to enjoy it, so he hurriedly filled his stomach and opened a room upstairs to live, and he wanted to ask his boss.

"What kind of price do you think they'll get?" Su asked Ye Tianlong and Concubine Su on the table.

"I just checked, Netflix's content rights budget this year is about $2 billion, but Hollywood movies are available every day, including simultaneous premieres like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2", as well as several of their self-made blockbusters. So, I estimate it to be about $30 million. Concubine Su analyzed.

"Hmm...... Concubine Su's analysis is reasonable. Ye Tianlong also nodded.

"Will other video sites in Europe and the United States come? Or do we have other more profitable options? Su asked again.

"I don't think so, Chinese movies have always been taken seriously, and even if they come, the price they can give will not be much, not even as good as Netflix. In fact, Netflix is indeed a good partner, at least in this field, they have a good reputation, otherwise the great director Ang Lee would not risk the box office shrinking to sell the premiere rights to them. Concubine Su said.

"Okay!" Su Zhi was very helpless after hearing this, so he could only say: "That's it here today, there are still a lot of things waiting for us to do tomorrow, and we will have a good rest when we go back." ”

When Su Shi rode his electric car back to Xiangyuan Community, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, but when he opened the door with the key, he unexpectedly found that Zhang Yan was actually at home, and Jiang Caiyue was also in the hall. After hearing the sound of the door opening, two big beauties with different styles stared back at him at the same time, both with a strange look in their eyes.

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