Chapter 531: Five Hundred Thousand and Five Million
"Mr. Morita wants to see me?" In the president's office of AMC, the largest cinema chain of the era, a white man frowned deeply.
"Yes, Mr. Jones, he has invited you to dinner in the evening." The assistant replied immediately.
Jones didn't speak, and it was a long time before he waved his hand and motioned for the other to go down.
As the door closed slightly, he pressed his brow in pain and let out a long sigh.
"Sheng Tian Fangming......" The other party's name floated out from between his teeth, revealing deep annoyance: "Mr. Kobayashi and AT&T turned against each other, and were forced by Qin Jun in public, but they swallowed this breath hard...... You...... Do you have to make this summer file a piece of flesh and blood? β
"Where did you get your faith?!"
As the largest cinema chain in this era, he knows what happened not long ago, on the one hand, the six-nation alliance composed of two major groups and four first-class companies that are not inferior to Sony, and on the other hand, the cross-river raptors who acquired Columbia, everyone's films have to pass through his hands, and he is not easy to offend.
Thinking of Mr. Herbert and his lunch not long ago, he couldn't help but feel empty in his heart, the other party had only one meaning in his words, if he moved the Qin Dynasty, Universal, Time Warner, Disney, half of the Big Six, he would immediately turn to support another theater.
How dare he conspire with Sonny and the tiger? Not to mention that Sony is also a newcomer in the film and television industry.
Morita Fangming...... You've really made Hollywood your home! He scolded hatefully, but had to helplessly pack up his things and prepare to meet the other party.
At six o'clock in the evening, in a high-end Western restaurant, Jones, who was reluctant in his heart, laughed and made a gesture of warm hugs: "Mr. Morita, I have admired the name for a long time, I really didn't expect the release of Terminator 2 to work for you." β
"Don't dare to be." Sheng Tian Fangming smiled and hugged the other party, and after the guest sat down, he smiled and said, "Mr. Jones took time out of his busy schedule to come out to meet, and I won't beat around the bush." β
He smiled and picked up a brown paper bag on his lap and gently placed it on the table, the sapphire ring shimmered intoxicatingly under the candlelight, his slender fingers flicked lightly, and said with a smile: "One hundred thousand dollars, a little meaning, it is Mr. Jones's account, and there is also a videotape, which is the content of the first thirty minutes of Terminator 2." The full version, soundtrack and computer animation are all added. β
He straightened up and smiled slightly: "After watching it, you know what a crazy movie it is." It was only this kind of truly blockbuster that was unprecedented in the world's history that allowed me to come from Japan in person. β
Jones didn't answer, put his hand on the brown paper bag, stroked it slowly, and raised his eyebrows: "The price?" β
"Terminator 2 has a two-month slot from July 1st to September 1st during the summer vacation." Sheng Tian Fangming squinted his eyes and leaned back on the soft seat, crossed his fingers on his knees, crossed his legs and said with a smile: "The film scheduling rate shall not be less than 35%, and it will be more than 40% on public holidays and holidays." β
"So tall?"
"Because it's worth it."
Jones's fingers slid nostalgically over the paper bag, and he was silent for a moment before asking, "Are there any movies that need to be avoided?" β
100,000 dollars, it's not so easy to get, especially now that the tide is raging.
A touch of complexity flashed in his gaze, and Morita Fang Ming...... I shouldn't know why Kobayashi Kotaro was slapped in public by the Qin Dynasty, and he swallowed this breath.
"Mr. Jones......" Morita Fangming let out a snort and smiled as if he was unusually happy: "You are questioning Sony's gaze, as well as Cameron's signature, and Schwarzenegger's fame." β
He haughtily raised his chin towards the brown paper bag: "After reading it, I think you will arrange a 100% film scheduling rate." β
"This summer, it is the king of the kind. It's going to be a stormy purge of all films. He smiled and said, "What do you think...... What movie deserves to be its rival? β
Jones raised his eyebrows, finally relieved in his heart, and grasped the edge of the brown paper bag.
"What about the Fast and the Furious?" He asked one last question.
Morita smiled, and smiled very happily.
"It?" He snorted coldly: "Worthy? β
"A hillbilly-like company, tinkering with unknown directors and self-righteous actors. What's the week...... Sheet...... I've never heard of it. Both of these words are an insult to the terminator when discussed together. He smiled faintly and said something in his words: "It's also an insult to Sony." β
Jones let out a long breath in his nostrils, and finally tightened his grip on the brown paper bag.
"Also...... One more thing, I hope Mr. Jones will move his little finger a little. Sheng Tian Fangming's eyes fell on the other party's reluctance, clenched the hand of the paper bag, and said with a smile: "Mr. Jones didn't mention it, I almost forgot." The Qin Dynasty company, they have never made a movie at all, and they don't know what the 'seventh art' is. In this case, rush into the industry and invest 50 million US dollars......
Gurgle......
Jones's heart jumped suddenly, and he quietly loosened his fingers, raised his eyes and stared at Morita Fangming.
Some money can be taken, and some money can be ...... If you take it, you have to buy yourself a coffin.
"You mean?" He asked relentlessly.
"It's simple." Sheng Tian Fangming smiled affectionately: "I'm also thinking about AMC, Qin Jun...... He's an insatiable, white-eyed wolf who can't be raised. Sony has suffered enough of his losses, such a person can't see anything but money in his eyes. But he didn't understand that money is such a thing as an urgent need to have enough wisdom, courage, and experience to support it. β
"Think about it, if a young man is ambitious, he will inevitably be covered in copper stench, he can't be a noble businessman like us, so he will only be like a debt collector desperately looking for you to have a good schedule, a high schedule, and a famous movie theater." He sighed leisurely: "The things he shoots will make people laugh off their big teeth...... I'm just in the shoes of a friend, in the interests of AMC, a little reminder, that's all. β
Jones sighed deeply, his hand was already faster than his brain, and he couldn't help but retract it, his eyes burned around the brown paper bag with great reluctance, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile: "Mr. Morita, let's just say it." What do you mean? β
Sheng Tian Fangming smiled and shook the wine glass, took a sip lightly, and didn't see that Jones, who was reflected on the wine glass, had a different face, and sneered: "I mean...... Let AMC sweep him away completely! Let his 50 million movies only be released in tertiary theaters! Let them not get back 10 million dollars for half a year after they are released! β
Jones pressed his eyebrows slightly, and a complicated smile was already hanging on the corner of his mouth.
It's really ...... And as Herbert said......
Arrogant, stubborn, and self-righteous as Morita Sauf's younger brother, he has nothing to look forward to...... This pungent smell, obviously without an ugly face, floated out uncontrollably from his bones, making him feel sick to his stomach for a while.
"Mr. Jones doesn't have to do this little thing himself, a phone call from an assistant is enough." Sheng Tian Fangming didn't know what the other party was thinking at all, and continued to smile: "Dongfang, your assistant, that's Qincha." The $100,000 is a welcome gift from Sony. β
He didn't expect that the next sentence almost made the wine in his mouth squirt out.
"I'm sorry......" Jones looked up and glanced at the paper bag one last time with a nostalgic gaze, but said very firmly, "AMC can't accept it." β
Sheng Tian Fangming held the wine glass a little sluggishly and looked at Jones in amazement.
"Mr. Jones, the rule of 100,000 seems to be an unspoken rule in the industry, if I'm not mistaken." His face turned a little cold, and he stared at the other party tightly: "Scheduling, in a word, Sony has money, but it is not a fool." β
If Herbert had been here, I'm afraid a glass of wine would have spilled over at once.
This scene is so similar to the meeting between him and Morita Fangming at the beginning.
"Scheduling, if it's a terminator, I can help you arrange it for $10,000. It's not a big deal at all! Jones pondered for a moment, finally retracted the last shred of a perfunctory smile, and spoke solemnly.
"If it's not a problem, then why ......"
"The matter of sweeping the Qin Dynasty out of the house...... That's the big thing! Jones looked at the other party without flinching, grinding his teeth and said, "If you make this request, AMC can't do it, because we have already made an appointment with the Qin Dynasty for Fast and Furious!" β
Sheng Tian Fangming was a little stunned, isn't it a big deal to schedule films? Is it a big deal to drive the Qin Dynasty out? Did he get it the other way around?
"Dang!" After a moment of stunned, the wine glass paused lightly on the table, and Morita Fangming sank his face and looked at Jones coldly: "You know that he is Sony's opponent, but you don't even ask Sony's attitude, and you make a statement yourself?" β
Why did Lao Tzu ask Sony's attitude?! Do you really think Sony is Hollywood's Sony?!
The green tendons on Jones's angry forehead were jumping wildly, and it took a long time to calm down, two breaths grew out of his nose, and he snorted coldly: "AMC will never cancel the appointment!" If given the chance, the Terminators can find the Fast and Furious Collision schedule on their own, and I'm more than happy to give you that opportunity. Mr. Morita, farewell! β
He stood up and got up and left, and at this moment, he Herbert possessed his body, and finally completely understood the feelings of the other party in 87.
"Wait a minute." As soon as he walked to the door, Sheng Tian Fangming's voice sounded again, and he could hear that the other party was also squeezing out word by word from between his teeth.
"Let the Fast and the Furious get out of Hollywood completely, make a price."
That's what he's really for.
It's just a film, and you need to dispatch the top leaders of both sides? The assistant just goes through the motions.
Only a few billion ...... Sony's shocking deficit on the books! Let every big director of Sony want to cramp Qin Yuanfeng's bones! Any big director wants to sink the other person into the Sea of Japan at once!
That's what makes it happen.
Jones took a deep breath and held up five fingers.
"Half a million?" Sheng Tian Fang Ming frowned: "Yes, I will be able to enter your account immediately......"
βSHITοΌ It's 50 million! Jones "Huo" turned his head, and finally couldn't help but say a dirty word, and his voice trembled a little: "Mr. Shengtian! Do you actually think that a major operation of the Qin Dynasty is only worth 300,000?! Haven't you ever thought about why Mr. Kobayashi was scolded in public by Mr. Qin, but he didn't dare to say a word?! β
After being silent for a long time, Sheng Tian Fang Ming looked at Jones strangely: "Are you crazy?" β
βFUCKοΌβ With a fierce scolding, Jones threw the door in a rage.