Universal Films invested $30 million into Li Lin's upcoming gold medal theater chain, and another 100 million yuan was dismantled to Li Lin, with an interest rate of 2% according to the interest on the bank loan.

With the money injected into Universal Films, plus the money from dismantling and bank loans, Li Lin has prepared 300 million US dollars, and according to his estimated 5 million US dollars for an IMAX theater, 300 million dollars is enough to build 60 IMAX theaters, covering almost the entire first-tier cities in China.

Originally, a simple IMAX theater did not need so much money, but he adopted a multi-functional theater model, and the IMAX theater defended against IMAX-3D movies when there were IMAX-3D movies released.

Defend against ordinary 3D or even 2D movies when there are no IMAX-3D movies, so as to avoid the embarrassment of insufficient IMAX-3D film sources.

Not only that, but he also built according to Wanda's business model.

It's not that he doesn't want to change, it's that he doesn't have the ability to change, and he thinks that when walking the tightrope, it's better to follow the plan of his predecessors, at least the plans of his predecessors have succeeded.

As soon as he got off the plane in the magic capital, Li Lin saw an acquaintance.

"Minister Fan, long time no see."

Li Lin stood in front of Fan Weiping, looking at him through the car window, his eyes narrowed, "Are you waiting for someone?" ”

"Waiting for you."

Fan Weiping beckoned, "Sit down, I have something to tell you." ”

Hearing this, Li Lin opened the car door and sat in, "What's the matter?" ”

Call!

Fan Weiping exhaled first, and then said hello. "With an investment of 100 million dollars, you must have made a lot of characters!"

Investors take the role, ancient and modern Chinese and foreign.

Of course, there are screen actors unions in the United States. But there are too many ways to circumvent the actors' union, and as long as you don't get caught with the evidence, this kind of thing is a two-mouth thing.

"I'm not sure if it's the main character or the supporting role, but at least it's a role with a lot of drama." Li Lin did not deny it, "In addition, the people in the company have also reaped a lot of benefits, although they can't be the leading actors, but at least they all show up." ”

Show oneself!

Fan Weiping was in a trance.

Make an appearance in Hollywood, where $100 million is invested. It is a very rare opportunity, not to mention popularity, this experience alone is enough to add a brilliance to a star's resume. Don't you see that so many celebrities in the great cause of the founding of the country in later generations will come to show their faces?

Didn't he come here in the hope of winning some roles? Even if it's just a supporting role, it's a good opportunity for many people to show their faces.

In Hollywood, show your face around the world. Maybe you can go out with a few more international stars.

It's also a win.

"I want a few roles." Fan Weiping said.

"The price."

Li Lin curled the corners of his mouth. Finally waited for what I wanted, if Fan Weiping even invested 100 million US dollars, Cameron producer, Peter. If the movies directed by Jackson can't attract the attention of the film and television department, he can only cooperate with Wanda, who is in painful negotiations, and use his own funds to cooperate with Wanda to form a gold medal Wanda Cinema Line.

"Unblock." Fan Wei said slowly: "Your gold medal group is also an important part of our Chinese film and television circle, as long as you are willing to contribute." Our film and television department will not forget you. ”

"All the unpleasantness of the past can be dissipated."

It's peace!

Li Lin sneered in his heart. But he did not speak, expressing his displeasure in this way.

"Tickets for the theater can also be given to you." Fan Weiping sighed, and then there was a shock, the tickets for the theater should have been Li Lin, and now it is returned to him to the original owner, anyway, in the hands of the film and television department, the theater tickets are not so important.

Although they have the right to censorship, they cannot directly build theaters, and China Film, which is under the film and television department, has long been suppressed by other theaters.

On the bright side, China Film seems to be very beautiful, but the exclusion in the open and in the dark makes China Film not very good, if it were not for the rights given to China Film by the Ministry of Film and Television, China Film may not be able to hold on for a long time, just like many state-owned companies, which have been eaten away by private enterprises step by step.

"I want a quota for film introduction." Li Lin opened his mouth and said.

The quota for film introduction has always been in the bag of China Film, but Li Lin knows that it will not be long before this piece will be loosened, and the unique film introduction quota will become shared by the two groups.

But even if this is the case, it cannot be denied the enormous influence of this right.

Hollywood blockbusters don't want to enter China as Sino-US co-productions, so they must negotiate with China Film, which has a quota for film introduction.

This kind of deliberation is a request!

begged China Film to raise its noble hand, begged China Film to let them in, and more importantly, the Hollywood blockbusters that came in came in in the form of account-sharing films.

According to the domestic film box office share, the producer has more than 40%, and even some big directors can share the box office up to 50%, but the account sharing film is only 25%.

A very low share, and this share is discriminatory.

On anyone, this kind of discriminatory division should make people feel insulted, but Hollywood doesn't see it that way, although they are not satisfied with the box office, shouting to increase the box office share, and even once forced the theater chain to increase the share by not giving the film source, but no one will give up this market.

On the one hand, they threatened that Huaxia would not supply films if they did not increase the box office share, and on the other hand, in order to curry favor with China Film and lower their prices, they just wanted to make a familiar face in front of the Chinese people, anyway, they didn't expect the box office share here in Huaxia to be high.

"Impossible." Fan Weiping directly refused, "The introduction quota can only be from China Film." ”

"Huaxia Films."

Li Lin gave a hint slightly.

Suddenly, Fan Weiping's eyes were like an eagle, "How do you know?" ”

Huaxia Films.

It sounds like a verb, but in fact it refers to a behemoth hidden in the film and television industry.

It is not a manufacturing company, nor is it a cinema chain. It holds the second film introduction quota in its hand.

Founded last year, it aimed at distribution as soon as it was established, and ambitiously wanted to snatch the national distribution rights of imported films from China Film, that is, the quota for film introduction.

For this. Huaying and Zhongying have already competed secretly a few times, and even some other ministerials have intervened to hint at his release.

It won't be long before the Ministry of Film and Television approves the national distribution rights of imported films.

"There are no secrets in the film and television industry." Li Lin said with a smile: "And this level of battle is mysterious for the lower ranks, but for us people, it is not a secret. ”

"Anyone with a little bit of a brain knows it all right."

Fan Weiping didn't speak, he was thinking carefully about the pros and cons.

China Film can't control the national distribution rights of imported films for too long. Huaying will inevitably win the national distribution rights of the second imported film, but he does not plan to approve the third distribution right.

But......

Fan Weiping's eyes froze, "Have you got the funds to build the theater?" ”

"$300 million in funding. 60 IMAX theaters, covering most of the first-tier cities in China, and the theater chain adopts IMAX and 3D, and ordinary 2D copyright is released at the same time. So as not to cause waste due to insufficient film sources. Li Lin did not hide Fan Weiping. Anyway, it won't be long before this kind of thing comes to light.

And it can also boost your own deterrent.

The big group didn't say it but did it, and when he said everything in the Chinese film and television industry, even the film and television department had to take care of him.

Although he has mastered the cinema chain, he has not reached the point of saying everything, but at least he can resist the pressure from the film and television department head-on.

$300 million!

Fan Weiping rubbed the steering wheel carefully, and his eyes gradually brightened, "300 million US dollars is equal to 2.4 billion Huaxia coins." ”

"Li Lin, how about we discuss?"

"If you want to introduce a movie quota, I can give it to you." Fan Weiping said: "But the cinema chain you build needs to publicly declare that it will be shared by the producer with reference to the international quota. ”

You dream!

In an instant, Li Lin wanted to slap Fan Weiping to death. International quota, 90% of the profit in the first week. Then gradually increase its box office share every week.

But who doesn't know that commercial films will do well at the box office in the first week.

Like the later generations of "Havoc in Heaven" and "Little Times", they were hundreds of millions in the first week, and the box office plummeted later, falling to tens of millions.

If it is calculated according to the international quota, the theater chain really has no profit.

What's more important is to be public!

Disclosure is a pitfall.

Don't think that your public reference to international quotas is your own business, and don't forget that there are other theaters besides you.

You have disclosed the box office share with reference to the international quota, should other theaters follow up?

If you don't follow up on public opinion, they will be sprayed to death, and the film and television department will not let them go, but if you follow up with a loss of at least billions every year, no one in the film and television department hiding behind the scenes may dare to provoke them, and Li Lin, a rising bird, will be killed by a single shot.

Which one is easy to mess with to raise billions of funds to build a cinema, to be able to wrestle with China Film and the Film and Television Department, and to become a prince who listens to the tune and does not listen to the announcement?

There are consortia behind the people who are supporting, tens of billions of funds are placed there, and there is a large number of official support at the upper level, and even the county officials in charge of the film and television department can only watch them grit their teeth but dare not make the slightest move.

If Li Lin really did it, he would immediately die without a place to be buried, at least in Huaxia, he would have absolutely no place to stay.

How about blockbusters, if the theater chain doesn't schedule the film, do you want to get a high box office and rely on your own theater? Dreaming, movies that are not screened nationwide have never had a high box office.

How about an entertainment paradise? A paper order to share copyrights, no one can protect them.

Records selling well? TV series with high ratings? Blocked, banned, banned, TV stations don't give it, records don't sell, see what you can do?

Li Lin had no doubt that they had this ability when they joined forces.

Don't you see the radio and television station formed by the merger of several major departments behind Zhang Yimou, and most of the producers in the country are waving their flags and shouting, that is, forcing several major theaters to retreat 2% of the box office share? After that, the major theaters worked hard to give Zhang Yimou eye medicine, and Zhang Yimou was in pain, and even the later 'superbirth turmoil' had the shadows of the major theaters in it.

Otherwise, it would never be possible for that turmoil to make such a big fuss, you must know that Zhang Yimou is a person who has registered on radio and television, and he is protected by radio and television.

Now Fan Weiping asked Li Lin to be cannon fodder, and he was stupid when he went.

With his mind turning, Li Lin raised his head blankly, "International quota? Isn't there a share in the country? Just follow this ratio. (To be continued......)