In the final analysis, Blockbuster is a rental and sales company for film and television videotapes and peripheral products, and they are not a film and television company themselves, so they do not have non-selling products such as film libraries and script libraries.

All of their stuff can be taken out. As for the kind of incomplete copyright that Li Yuan needs, 5,000 to 10,000 US dollars should be about the same.

I didn't expect that here, this Miss Lai Lin actually added a zero? is not as people imagined, in the early nineties, except for those very popular film and television dramas, the copyright of ordinary film and television dramas was not so valuable.

Especially the copyrights of those old movies, as well as the incomplete copyrights in the hands of Blockbuster. Since the audience of old movies is a niche in a small niche, the production of video tapes, the operation of stores, warehousing and logistics, and ...... all require costs.

Isn't it possible that all the more than 20,000 film and television dramas will make a batch of videotapes, and then put a few discs in more than 9,000 stores of Blockbuster?

Just for a few niche audiences? No one can afford this kind of cost? Most of the copyrights are nothing more than being put in the film library to eat ashes.

Occasionally, there will be a few films in the midnight theater, but there will not be so many. And it's good to dock.

Those film companies can't grab it, and it's your turn to get Blockbuster? Therefore, the biggest income of Blockbuster Film Library is to sell to those overseas film manufacturers.

Anyway, it is enough to sell a little bit and rely on the North American market by yourself. In fact, for the vast majority of films, their annual copyright income is zero!

So even if you sell it for $1, you can make money. It's not like decades later, when we entered the era of video-on-demand.

How convenient is VOD? As long as you have access to the Internet, you can watch it to an audience all over the world, and the cost is almost zero.

And the forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds. Even if it's a messy bad movie, there are hundreds of hits every year.

Maybe someone is good at this? That's when copyright really counts! No matter how bad it is, there are thousands or tens of thousands of copyright income every year.

Of course, the reason why such a huge film library is maintained is that there is at least a little hope, in case an old movie suddenly becomes popular in the future?

There is also a possibility of this. However, the biggest value of old movie copyrights is to offset taxes.

Let's say there's a copyright to a popular movie that other studios are willing to buy for $1 million.

That would be packed into the other four bad movies that no one wants. The apportionment cost was reduced to $200,000 per department.

Since the bad movie must be quite a hit, the $200,000 is just to recover the loss. Since there is no profit, of course, there is no need to pay taxes.

And the hit film can pay $800,000 less in taxes? And overseas filmmakers will not be unhappy.

Who wouldn't like four films for nothing? And when he returns to China, he can also operate similarly, and then package and sell it to others to offset taxes?

Therefore, the film and television industry has always played very much. There is only what you can't think of, and there is nothing they don't dare to do.

Everything is clearly priced, and everything dares to be sold. For example, the "Hero" that opened the era of domestic blockbusters, Lao Mouzi's work.

One of the producers is Mr. Kong Zhiqiang from Hong Kong. Jiang Zhiqiang's family has a small cinema chain of four theaters in Hong Kong.

Also outside the mainstream cinema chain, Hollywood films and other independent films have been arranged.

It's a bit of a maverick. His eldest brother is responsible for the operation of the theater chain, and Jiang Zhiqiang is responsible for the selection of films at Hollywood.

He still has some connections in Hollywood. Once, Jiang Zhiqiang bought a bunch of waste films, which were scrapped by the crew.

He went back to Hong Kong and edited it, and he actually edited a movie? After its release, it was actually a blockbuster and entered the top ten at the annual box office?

Can you believe it? In other words, even waste film dare to be sold, or what is not to be sold? So at this moment, in the face of Blockbuster's blatant bullying, Li Yuan wanted to leave directly: "I'm sorry, ma'am." You didn't quote the wrong price, did you? Lai Lin glanced at Li Yuan: "Of course there is no mistake." You have to believe in the sincerity of our BesTV. ”

"Huh? Are you so sincere? Li Yuan didn't bother to talk nonsense. Maybe this is the shopkeeper's bully, no wonder the company will die later.

No matter how you say it, Li Yuan can't be this big wrongdoer. Even if there is no BesTV, it is not that Hollywood cannot buy the rights of other movies.

It's just a little more troublesome, just a few more runs. Take another 10,000 steps back and say, even if you can't buy it, what does it matter?

The era of video-on-demand is still quite far away, and Li Yuan can afford to wait. Without speculating for more than half a sentence, Li Yuan motioned for Huang Jiaojiao to leave together.

Huang Jiaojiao is also very angry, isn't this a waste of Miss Ben's time?

"Xiao Yuanzi, it doesn't look like business here. I don't believe you can't buy it anywhere else. At this time, Horion was already sweating profusely.

Is this business going to fly away? And he knows the market of Hollywood, like Chinese mainland, and even Greater China such as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, which are almost negligible in the global copyright market.

A few thousand dollars can do it. But now it's suddenly 50,000 to 100,000?

"Wait." Huo Laien hurriedly stopped Li Yuan and Huang Jiaojiao,

"Ma'am, didn't I say yes when I made an appointment? You said you would give a preferential price? Lai Lin's eyelids rolled, still smiling: "This is the preferential price." Don't you know? ”

"Wait. We want to buy the rights to 100 films. Do you think those bad movies are worth 10 million dollars? Horion couldn't help but get angry.

Lai Lin's expression moved slightly: "100? Don't you just pick a few? ”

"Fakyu! When I made an appointment, I made it clear that you are so snub to the customer? Lyrin finally became a little more serious, or rather, a little more patient.

She explained, "If it's 100, we can really give you a little discount." But there aren't many discounts on the offer. The market prospects in your sub-region are good, and that's the price. ”

"Fakyu!" Horion finally couldn't help but scold,

"They're from China! What about China? Do you think they look like those disgusting book dwarfs? ”

"Huh?" Lai Lin was stunned for a few seconds,

"Sorry, it should be a procedural handover error, I'll go see what went wrong. Mr. Li and Miss Lisa, please wait, and I will report to the manager immediately. ”

"......" had such an accident, and Lai Lin quickly found a reason to escape. It didn't take long for a vice president named Robert to receive him, accompanied by the manager of the copyright department.

This is finally a high-level situation.

"Sorry! Our staff made a mistake and there was a problem with the printer. Welcome, Mr. Li and Miss Lisa from China. "Alright!

It's not the map and the laundry detergent that's a problem. This should be Hawk-chan's ancestral skill. The accompanying department manager also explained with a smile: "We thought you were a book customer, who made them rich?" Hehe. In the smile, it was the expression of the copy man who was stupid and had a lot of money.

In this period,This is the general view of the book in Europe and the United States.。 After more than ten years, he was replaced by another big eastern country as a local tyrant.

It is precisely because they regard Li Yuan and them as local tyrants that the one in front of him will open his mouth.

But on the other hand,At this time, the market of the book is indeed much larger than the market in Greater China.,So it's quite normal to rise more than ten times.。

Since it was a misunderstanding, then ...... Go ahead! At this time, for Li Yuan, he was still more sincere.

You can't just run for nothing, right? For BesTV, after all, this is a big business of up to hundreds of thousands of dollars!

It's impossible for them not to pay attention to it. In those days, the dollar was still relatively valuable. The business is already close to a million dollars, which is already a lot of money.

Now that both sides have become sincere, negotiations have moved at a rapid pace. In business negotiations, in fact, the higher the status, the easier it is, and many times it is just a matter of a few words.

Because the senior management does not need to ask for instructions, they can make a decision; The vision of the high-level is also high, and they will not worry about some side matters; And other trivial matters have people under them to run errands, and they don't need to worry about it.

In the end, the two parties reached the following agreement: Metaverse purchased the rights to 100 films in Blockbuster's film library, which was limited to the Greater China region, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

These rights include the rental and sale of video tapes, television broadcasts, and other derivative rights. The price is $8,000 each; In the future, all the copyright income of the metaverse will be shared by BesTV 4%.

Television broadcasts are charged separately at $3,000 per broadcast. Then there's a mess of supplemental provisions.

What creators' copyright sharing is included, which is borne by the metaverse. In the "Copyright Law" in Europe and the United States, creators such as directors and screenwriters receive a share of the copyright every year.

Although this copyright share is not much, it must not deprive these creators of their rights. On the contrary, there are no producers and leading actors.

Of course, this is limited to trade union members. Trade unions in the West are very powerful, and they have to pay a union fee every year.

Here, there are no human rights for non-union members! There are also priority rights such as theatrical releases, remakes and adaptations; The metaverse also has the priority to acquire other copyrights of Blockbuster, etc...... It should be said that both sides are quite satisfied with this agreement.

In the copyright operation in the Greater China region, there are still a few in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and almost zero in the mainland region.

Now it's actually pie in the sky, and you can earn $800,000 all at once? For such a God of Wealth, Robert is of course extremely enthusiastic.

Under the witness of the lawyer, the two parties quickly signed the contract. Robert accompanied Li Yuan and Huang Jiaojiao to chat: "Li, Lisa, there is a party in Beverly Hills tonight, and there will be a lot of Hollywood stars there." I don't know if you're interested? "For Robert, it's nothing more than a matter of a few invitations, and it's all about favors and no expense.

Everyone likes to make friends with local tyrants. It doesn't matter if they're from the book or from China, even if they're from Mars, Haolaiwu will hug you very warmly!

As soon as she heard about the party, the eldest lady's eyes lit up: "Robert, can we really do it?" ”

"Absolutely. Miss Lisa, don't you have a film company? There will be a lot of good projects in Hollywood. ”

"That's right!" Huang Jiaojiao became more radiant. I almost forgot that Hongu is still the CEO! Finding that Huang Jiaojiao was already smirking, Li Yuan could only shrug his shoulders: "Okay then!" We will definitely attend! ”

"Huh." …… Honestly, Beverly Hills? Hollywood party? Hollywood star? Even if Li Yuan is a reborn hanger, he is still quite interested.

After all, I had never had such an experience in my previous life. However, I have participated in a lot of parties in the domestic entertainment industry.

Those parties...... You can't say it, you can't say it. I wonder if there are any new tricks in Hollywood's party? Even Li Yuan is like this, let alone Huang Jiaojiao.

The eldest lady has always liked this kind of scene, and it is the high society of Haolaiwu! It's one of the best parties in the world!

At this point, there is nothing to say. first accompanied Huang Jiaojiao to buy clothes, and then accompanied her to beauty and makeup.

almost tossed Li Yuan half to death, and finally waited for the time to rush to the party...... Once at the party, Robert ushered the two of them through the door, introduced them to the party host, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Luckily, the party was relatively formal. The parties in Hollywood are also divided into small circles. Some are purely hedonistic, and some have some purpose.

For example, this party is basically a gathering of film company executives, investors, producers, directors, and so on.

But no matter what kind of party it is, it is inevitable to find a few big stars to support the scene, and some small stars who are looking for opportunities will also mix in.

As for wine, medicine, applause, ......? There should be. But this party shouldn't be the time yet.

It's still the first half. All of them looked like well-dressed gentlemen and ladies, constantly communicating with other people.

Since that's the case, it's more boring. Especially Li Yuan and Huang Jiaojiao, neither of them knew each other, and even if they wanted to join other people's exchanges, they lacked a referrer.

But Huang Jiaojiao didn't mind much. She kept discovering a Hollywood star, showing off in front of Li Yuan from time to time.

"See? This is Julia. Roberts, you mainlanders don't know each other, do you? "Li Yuan: →_→ big-mouthed beauty, known as the goddess of the entire crew of pajamas?

How could it not be known?

"Wow! Tom. Cruise! He's so handsome! "Li Yuan: →_→mmp! A little white face like this should be shot, huh?

"Jiaojiao, don't scream. If you really like it, can you go up and ask for a group photo? I don't think they'll say no, right? ”

"No, no, no! I am the CEO of the metaverse, and I am also a person with status in the film industry. ”

"Huh."

"Xiao Yuanzi, when will we be able to invite them to film?"

"Huh."

"Why don't you even have a dream? Don't make me look down on you, you're a stinky salted fish! ”

"Huh!"