There's a lot to be amazing about Hollywood.

Cinema, from the first day of its invention, has been a projection art.

Whether it is the Lumière brothers or Edison, the first thing that makes movies out is to make money by screening.

No matter how good a movie is, it must be seen by the audience and paid to watch it in order to be known and make money. Otherwise, it's a fart. Almost every Hollywood person knows this.

At any given time, having a large number of movie theaters in hand is like holding gold and holding your own life, which is a truth.

And when it comes to cinemas, Hollywood cares more than Europe and anywhere else in the world.

Therefore, almost all of Hollywood's eight major film companies have invested a large part of their energy and funds in the theater line, and it is a crazy expansion, from the 1920s to the 1930s, the United States is definitely the most prosperous period of cinema development, buying land, building buildings, building cinemas, has become a thing that all companies are tired of.

only increases, and definitely does not reduce the number of theaters, which has become an iron law of major film companies.

For them, movies can be discussed, stars can be discussed, and theaters are absolutely non-negotiable.

So, after Victor came up with the idea of buying Warners Cinema, Sam Brown. Warner almost didn't think about it and refused.

"My dear Sam, I'm not done yet, what are you anxious about?" Victor waved his hand and motioned for Warner to sit down.

"Impossible!" Sam. Warner shook his head.

"Don't say that." Victor looked earnest: "Look, this movie, we write the script." We recruit actors. We build crews. We are so tired that our grandsons shoot, and we still pay for it, what about you, you can take half of the profits without doing, how cost-effective? But think about it, why is Lao Tzu! ”

"This ...... Be. "Sam. Warner certainly does.

"I ask you, in your experience, how much money can you make from this movie?"

Sam. Warner thought for a moment: "2.5 million." “

"You're not being honest. If you only earn 2.5 million. You take 2 million to buy all my screening rights, and you only earn 500,000 yuan for hard work, which is not your style. Victor said.

Sam. Warner blushed and said with a thick neck: "3 million ......"

"If you're so insincere, I'll drive people out." Victor Road.

"Good, good. I think 3.5 million is still possible. "Sam. Warner Road.

"Okay, even if it's 3.5 million." Victor snapped his fingers: "You took half of the profits, 1.5 million, and gave it to you for nothing." What about us, 1.5 million is so much. I keep 500,000 as working capital, so there is still 1 million left? Right. You just said that one of your theaters ranges from 10,000 to 100,000. Even if I pick the best one, there are only 10 cinemas. Right? ”

"Yes."

"Compared to your 4,000 movie theaters, 10 movie theaters is a drop in the bucket! You're scared of a fart! Victor said.

Sam. Warner: "It can't be counted like that. Although it is said that there are 4,000 of them, most of them are small theaters, and there are thousands of dollars. Don't you know about Hollywood theaters? ”

"Clear what?"

Sam. Warner gave Victor a blank look: "Divided into four classes!" The highest level is the first theater, you know, every company has only one first theater. Next is the first-class theater chain, this standard is 10 US dollars as the minimum standard, such theaters are the backbone of every film company, and among Warner's 4,000 theaters, there are only 400 first-class theaters. was born in a second-rate theater chain, with $10,000 as the minimum standard, and then a third-rate theater chain, so it's not worth mentioning. ”

"First-class cinemas can't be measured by money, these are old-fashioned, good geographical location, long time, forming a word-of-mouth and fixed audience base, you want me to 10 first-class cinemas in one go, isn't this cutting my meat." Sam. Warner shook his head.

"If I want you 10, don't you have 390 left? What's the count? It's not that I don't give money, and besides, didn't you take 1.5 million for nothing? Right? It's a good deal. Victor smiled and said, "Besides, if you have money, can you still build it?" ”

"This ......" Sam. Warner was in a quandary.

Victor did give him a big pie, but the pie was mixed with a lot of dead flies. Warner hurts.

"If you don't do this kind of deal, I'll go find another company, I think, Laimer may consider it." Victor laughed.

"I can introduce Raiden Hua." Orsson. Wells was also fanning the flames.

"Alright! I promise you. "Sam. Warner is ruthless.

"That's right." Victor asked Nicholas to quickly draw up a contract, on which both parties signed.

Sam. Warner took the contract and looked at it, and Victor asked the fat man to take him out to rest.

"You're fucking bold, boy." John. Ford pointed at Victor and scolded.

"I think Victor is very smart." Orsson. Wells laughed.

Victor waved his hand: "Come on, I also have pain." Half the profit. This deal, in the short term, we are at a loss. But in the long run, we have earned, and we have made a lot of money! Since my last movie, I have deeply realized the importance of the cinema line, without this thing, it is equivalent to my second child being pinched, and the egg hurts. ”

A bunch of people laughed.

"There is no money to be made, but there are only a few movie theaters in the center of a place." Victor narrowed his eyes: "The movie is going to be made, and I have to build a huge projection kingdom, when the time comes, hehe, we can not only hold our own life, but also pinch other people's dicks, take your time." ”

After a few words, Nicholas nodded again and again: "Stinky boy, you can see far away." ”

Orsson. Wells looked at Victor: "I really underestimated you. Alright, it's time for me to go. ”

"Don't!" Victor grabbed Orsson. Wells: "Why are you leaving before you can speak?" ”

Orsson. Wells was speechless: "Why am I here, do you know?" ”

"You don't tell me how I know."

"The last time I went back, I told the board about your movie, and they were very interested, and I put down the movie I was directing this time and ran to you. Warner's same idea? You gave Warner all the screening rights to "No Country for Old Men", and I'm going to talk about it. "Orson. Wells Road.

"You can't blame me for this, who told you not to say it earlier." Victor scratched his head and said, "This matter is troublesome, there is only one screening right." What to do? Ay! There you have it, my "The Shawshank Redemption" is for you. ”

"How can you be so kind. Say it, condition! "Orson. Wells was furious when he looked at Victor's stupid look.

"Hey, hey, hey." Victor smiled wickedly: "The same conditions." ”

"I knew that you were also eyeing Lei Dianhua's theater." Orsson. Wells smiled: "Don't worry, I'm not their person, I can't think about them, in fact, those guys are just a bunch of profiteers who only know money, they won't go as far as you think, I'll talk about it, this thing should be done." ”

"Thank you then! It's done, I'll get you a gold card, and whenever you go to the cinema under the legendary company to watch a movie, it's free. “

"Die, you're so stingy." Orsson. Wells couldn't laugh or cry, and then said, "By the way, I'm here this time, and I have a small request." ”

"You say, if I can help, I will help."

Orsson. Wells lay in Victor's ear and muttered for a while.

I saw Victor's face and smile gradually stiffen, and finally simply roared: "Absolutely impossible!" (To be continued......)