"It can't be."

Michael. Fasuro screamed, "There's no way the copyright for a superhero will be handed over to you. ”

Sony does not have the copyright of superheroes, but Colombia does, as the parent company of Columbia, Sony automatically owns the copyright of superheroes.

But is it possible for them to give these copyrights to Li Lin?

"Spider-Man 3" has just been released, earning $883 million at the global box office, and most importantly this is a series, with the villain superhero in Sony's hands, Sony is confident that the Spider-Man series will continue to be its own cash cow, even if it is a little troublesome now.

As soon as Li Lin opened his mouth, he wanted the most profitable Spider-Man series, Michael. Fasulo's first reaction was that Li Lin opened his mouth.

"That's a pity." Li Lin spread his hands, "We don't have to talk about it." ”

"Wait a minute."

Michael. The flesh on Fasuro's face shook a few times, and after a long time, he spoke, "It's impossible to hand over the copyright of the Spider-Man series to you, but we can hand over the distribution rights in Asia to you." ”

His heart was bleeding.

Sony itself has the ability to distribute.

However, in order to open up the Chinese market, he had to hand over the Asian distribution rights of the "Spider-Man" series to Li Lin, which clearly gave money to Li Lin.

Everyone knows that distribution is the most profitable, and it is also the most competitive.

Giving up this profit, he felt uncomfortable.

Michael. Fasulo took a deep breath and said secretly in his heart: "Let you eat the profits of the distribution now, and wait for our Sony to completely open up the Chinese market." We'll settle the ledger when the time comes. ”

"Asia?" Li Lin smiled playfully, "Is the Asian market too small?" Sony is so rich that it has to give us distribution in the global market. ”

How much profit is an Asian distribution?

It's just tens of millions of dollars in profits, and he doesn't care at all.

After eating Blizzard, the daily profits of "World of Warcraft" and "League of Legends" alone exceeded 10 million US dollars, and he was not so stupid to want to exchange his Asian distribution rights for his channel.

"I can reveal that as the WTO agreement gradually reaches the limited date, the number of foreign films introduced by the Chinese market will increase. There will also be fewer and fewer restrictions on foreign films and the ratio of account sharing. By the time 17 years come, the Chinese market may be completely open. ”

"Whoever enters this market first is equivalent to eating this cake first."

Michael. Fasuro's eyes lit up, and his breathing gradually became heavier. "What you said is true?"

The reason why the Chinese market is not taken seriously. The introduction of quota restrictions and account sharing ratios is a big problem. The former limits Hollywood blockbusters to a maximum of ten films per year, and they also have to compete with films from other countries.

Don't think that Hollywood can ignore other countries' opponents by dominating the world, last year's "Monster of the Han River" snatched a place from Hollywood is a precedent.

There are only ten imported films a year. For Hollywood blockbusters, it is only a market of six or seven billion US dollars, plus a 25% account sharing ratio, even if a Hollywood blockbuster breaks 100 million in the Chinese department, it will be 200 million US dollars in revenue in a year.

And this $200 million still needs to be shared by the six Hollywood giants.

Even if one day, the Chinese market reaches the height of the American market, and the entire market is not open, what use can it be?

But Li Lin's words gave him hope.

Opening!

It's completely open!

If what Li Lin said is true, then the Huaxia market truly represents the world's largest box office market that may surpass the United States in the future, even if it is still very immature, but its potential can make all the giants salivate.

"Of course it's true." Li Lin said with a smile: "According to the WTO agreement signed between China and the WTO, China will fully open its market in 18 years at the latest, and the film market is in this market." ”

The WTO agreement is an agreement signed by China when it joins the WTO, and in the agreement, Huaxia promised to open up the market in many years, and according to Li Lin's speech in his previous life, the film market will be fully opened in about 17 years, and at that time, even if radio and television want to intervene in the market, it will not be possible to pass through the policy restrictions on the surface.

At most, it is to review the card during the review, look for trouble, edit the plot by the way, cut the plot out of order, and give various fund support.

Just like South Korea, it invests tens of billions of won every year to support the development of domestic films, so that Korean films have gradually grown up under the oppression of Hollywood films.

"If it's true."

Michael. Fasulo's heart was pounding, he found out for the first time that he didn't pay attention to the Huaxia market, and he didn't even know such important news.

No wonder AOL Time Warner sharpened its head to enter this market, no wonder Miramax invested heavily in the Chinese market, their goal is not for the market of 120 million, but billions, and the market may break 10 billion in the future.

That's the real big market.

And most importantly, this market will give rise to a larger market, that is, the disc market and the video-on-demand market.

Coupled with other peripheral markets, it is enough to radiate a huge market of more than 20 billion, or even more than 30 billion US dollars.

Whoever takes the lead in this market gets their first bite of delicious cake.

Compared to this market, the global distribution rights of "Spider-Man" are so remarkable.

"Lee." Michael. Fasuro suppressed the surprise in his heart and sighed: "Although this is the case, the global distribution rights of "Spider-Man" are still crucial, and I need to report to the board of directors. ”

Li Lin smiled softly at Michael. Fasuro's trick is not on demand.

As the CEO of Sony, Michael . Fasuro doesn't even have the right to decide on the global distribution rights of a copy of "Spider-Man", and he needs to consult the board of directors.

The so-called request for instructions from the board of directors is just an excuse, and the real purpose is to investigate whether the situation in Huaxia is really about to be fully developed, as Li Lin said.

Even if this is about to be calculated in ten years.

But Li Lin didn't care.

These things are true, so he is not afraid of Sony to check it.

"In addition to the hope of a strategic cooperation between Sony and Gold, we also hope that Lee can support our annexation of Tom. Cruise's Lianyi. ”

Michael. Fasuro Road.

Sonny and Tom. Cruise has a long history of collaboration.

Speaking of Lianyi, we have to mention Lianmei, the predecessor of Lianyi.

As one of the eight major Hollywood production companies, Luen Mei was founded by Chaplin and his partners, and with Chaplin's efforts, Luen Mei gradually became one of the eight major Hollywood production companies.

However, with the gradual decline of Chaplin's best silent films, United States gradually declined in the hands of Chaplin, because in the tide of sound films, Chaplin insisted on silent films, and said that silent films are the real art, and sound films are heretical.

In order to save its own decline, Luen Mei chose to merge with MGM to form the MGM-Luen Mei Group, which also led to the situation that MGM-Luen Mei gradually grew and even became the hegemon of Hollywood.

When Sony ate MGM, Tom. Cruise was a crucial point of contact, and the two of them joined forces to eat MGM. Cruise, as a partner, led the people of Luen Mei to separate from MGM and Luen Mei to form Lian Yi.

In a sense, Lianyi split out of Sony.

Now Sony wants to take Lianyi back, and it also takes a fancy to Tom. Cruise is at the end of his rope.

As the saying goes, if you don't die, you won't die, but Lianyi and Tom. Cruise chose to die, betrayed the Hollywood Big Six in the Screenwriters Strike, and chose to compromise with the Eastern and Western Writers Guild, which almost ruined the plan of the Hollywood Big Six.

In order to deter small and medium-sized studios that may defect, the Hollywood Big Six have responded to Tom. Cruise and Lianyi have made an iron-clad blockade.

Banned Tom directly from various channels. Cruise and United Arts, he and his United Arts, were essentially removed from Hollywood.

So Sony wants to take back Lianyi and re-strengthen its power.

Just doing so requires the consent of the other Big Five.

At the beginning, the ban was blocked together, and now Sony wants to take it back, which is equivalent to one person monopolizing the benefits, and if the other five giants are not leveled, I'm afraid it won't work.

If Sony and Li Lin's Gold Group reach a strategic cooperation, then Gold will naturally support Sony unconditionally, but the problem is that they have not reached it, so Sony needs to be recognized by the Gold Group.

"Sony wants to eat Lianmei?" Li Lin looked at Michael playfully. Fasuro, "So what price should Sony pay?" ”

Don't pay the price to eat Lianmei?

Unless Sony is still living in a dream.

"Sony will share one of its own peripheral channels with the other big five in Hollywood," said Michael. Fasuro directly pulled out his hole cards.

Channel.

A company's vital lifeblood.

With its identity as an electronic predator, Sony has built its own channel network around the world, and its network is large and wide-ranging, so that all Hollywood giants covet it.

In terms of peripheral channels, Sony says that it is second, and absolutely no one in Hollywood dares to say that it is the first, even if it is Universal - Gold Medal, it is only surpassing Sony in the distribution of movies, and it has the world's largest cinema chain, and it naturally has the bargaining power with all cinema chains, but when it comes to peripheral channels, Sony throws Global - Gold Medal Eight Streets.

Now that Sony has contributed the channel, I'm afraid it really wants to eat Lianyi, no, not only Lianyi, but also Tom. Cruise, this comes with a giveaway. (To be continued......)