Of course, even if the Pearl Harbor film is not satisfactory, it may affect the Ghost Party Studios, but the impact is limited in the end.

Charlotte: The focus of the meeting was on the studio's own projects

"Although the box office is not particularly impressive, considering the small cost, the ratio is actually very high!"

As Charlotte's secret, Alexis read the report directly,

"At present, the North American box office performance of the film is worth more than 100 million US dollars, and it has already been released. The cost of the project, including the cost of publicity, has been collected through the box office, and we have already made a profit through the box office. ”

"So, after that, it's time to continue to expand overseas markets and find ways to increase revenue in the DVD and videotape market?"

As the oldest producer of Spectre Studios, Mr. Westwood nodded,

"I'll take care of that. But, Charlotte, don't you think our studio needs some more professional commercial producers?"

"You mean?"

"I don't think we've maxed out the value of the studio's films!"

Mr. Westwood said eloquently,

"Although, because of your vision and ability, we will succeed in each film, so the level of profitability of the studio is not low. But I think that at present, our eyes are more focused on production and ordinary distribution, which are more conventional means, and the use of some more delicate operations, in fact, can also make money in the process of operating film production. ”

"For example?"

"Like a tax refund!"

Mr. Westwood gave an example,

"Whether it is Australia, the United Kingdom, or Germany, many countries will issue some preferential tax rebate policies in order to encourage the development of their own film industry. ”

"In addition, there are product placements, and the maximization of overseas rights as the studio grows bigger and stronger, especially Charlotte, whose position in the Hollywood directorship industry is becoming more and more solid, these can become a channel for us to make profits. And in this regard, the studio has not paid much attention to it. ”

Mr. Westwood concluded,

"I think after that, we should strengthen some of these talents in order to dig out more profits from the film. ”

"That's a great idea!"

Charlotte nodded,

"In the past, studios usually only started one or two projects at the same time, and there weren't too many films with full rights, so I didn't pay much attention to this aspect. However, it is time to strengthen the operation in this area. ”

"If you agree!"

Mr. Westwood was also pleased to see that Charlotte was willing to accept his opinion,

"Also, do you think we should expand the distribution channel as well?"

"Well, this one."

Charlotte frowned.

At present, the films of the Ghost Party Studio either cooperate with a large film company and use the other party's channels to distribute, or they find a distribution with a good relationship between the seven major films, and do not specifically establish their own distribution channels.

On the one hand, this is because compared with making movies, film distribution is more of a capital game, which requires more manpower and material resources.

Before 1999, Charlotte did not have enough capital to enter the field.

On the other hand, it is because film companies with distribution channels and film companies without distribution channels are two completely different types in the eyes of the seven major Hollywood companies

The former is an object that can be cooperated, and no matter how high the level is, it is also a good content provider;

The latter is a thorn in the side, a competitor to be wary of, and it is best to find an opportunity to knock it to death.

You must know that in Charlotte's original time and space, the reason why DreamWorks, which was once prominent in Hollywood, was finally acquired was due to some of its own problems, because it tried to establish a strong distribution channel to challenge the seven major Hollywood nos, and it was already the big six at that time was the main reason.

Being targeted by the Big Six Hollywood is naturally a very troublesome thing.

In fact, since the 80s of the 20th century, the monopoly of Hollywood's first-line producers and distributors has become more and more serious, and there is no sign of reversal

From the previous nine and eight to the seven, and then MGM fell and became the big six.

Later, Disney acquired Fox, and saw that Hollywood was about to become a big five

Although, in today's time and space, Hollywood's monopoly has not yet reached that level.

But even so, Charlotte doesn't think that the current Seven Congress is willing to have other companies squeeze in and get a piece of the pie.

In particular, Charlotte's Ghost Party Studios has been noticed by Hollywood because of its excellent content production capabilities.

Without establishing a strong distribution channel, they are the object of the Hollywood Seven.

But once they have a strong distribution ability, they will be called the same as the dream factories in another time and space, and they will be called targets for joint attacks

Of course, this is not to say that Charlotte has completely given up on the goal of making the studio bigger and stronger because of this worry.

He's actually waiting for his moment

On the one hand, he is looking to see if he can find an opportunity to directly acquire one in the process of the seven Hollywood majors tilting each other.

This kind of backdoor listing is much easier than building a channel from scratch. And there will be no joint strikes;

However, although he is currently quite wealthy, it is still a little difficult to acquire one of the seven.

This is also an important reason why he began to think about how to make money in the early stage.

At the same time, Charlotte is also waiting for the development of Internet technology.

After all, according to the Matthew effect of the strong Hengqiang, it is difficult to wait for the Hollywood Big Seven to give up the monopoly themselves.

But technological change may, in the blink of an eye, turn the invincible giants of the past into paper figures that can be poked down with a finger.

In fact, Charlotte was originally in time and space, and later the rise of Netflix, a film and television company relying on the Internet, has such a little flavor.

Now, Charlotte has taken advantage of the bursting of the dot-com bubble at the end of the 20th century to take a large stake in Netflix, which is still relatively weak.

What's more, he also completely became the owner of IMAX, which will dominate the 3D film market in the future.

Even, because of Charlotte's application of IMAX technology in Sherlock Holmes and Pirates of the Caribbean 1, IMAX has started its invasion of the Hollywood film industry in advance of the original time and space.

Charlotte's various layouts are slowly exerting their power