Chapter 248: Before the Release
Xu Nan immediately became anxious: "How can you wronged a good person, when did I fool Lin Hongsleeve." ”
"I made a billion-dollar box office movie for her, do you call this a fool?"
Lin Ziyi laughed: "If it weren't for the high box office of the movie, you would think it would be so easy to pass." ”
"That's it, I only want you to get a 75% share of the box office, this condition is already very generous, if you refuse again, then I can only give up releasing your movie."
"The Hobbit Age is just a copycat porcelain, it's nothing to our theaters, I have a lot of choices, it's not that you have to."
Under normal circumstances, the theater chain naturally stands at the top of the industry, for Lin Ziyi, not releasing "The Hobbit Era" is nothing more than making less money, but for Xu Nan, without the Emperor Cinema Line, he is likely to lose money this time when he invests in making movies.
The two are inherently unequal.
This was a difficult negotiation, Xu Nan tried his best to get Lin Ziyi to agree to only 58% of the box office share, which is also the box office share of normal movies.
And the price is that Xu Nan founded Nanhai Film and Television and let Emperor Cinemas become a shareholder, he owns 70% of the shares, and Emperor Cinemas doesn't have to pay a penny, he has 30% of the shares.
This is equivalent to Xu Nan transferring 30% of the shares to Emperor Cinema Line for free, and becoming a family with them.
Since it is a family, the box office share is naturally negotiable.
On the surface, Xu Nan lost 30% of his shares in vain, but the account can't be counted like this.
Many entrepreneurs have worked hard to establish a company, why should they give their shares to the company's employees for nothing.
Because that allows the company to grow faster and has a higher valuation, the entrepreneur loses a little bit of stake, but makes more money.
Xu Nan's 30% stake in the Imperial Cinema Line is also similar to the truth, the shares are indeed less, and the money earned in the end has to be shared with the Imperial Cinema Line, which seems to be a loss.
But he has the support of the Imperial Cinema Line, and the porcelain copycat film can't be on the stage, what if the big-budget movie doesn't let the porcelain copycat film be released in theaters.
The relationship between the rice cinema line and the film and television company is very close, and it is completely possible to prevent the copycat from touching the porcelain film.
But Nanhai Film and Television and Emperor Cinemas have become a family, so you don't have to worry about this, can the movies produced by your own company be released?
This is equivalent to Xu Nan paying a little share, binding a cinema company, and not suffering a loss.
And the value of the shares he paid is not high, this company currently has only Xu Nan, the boss, is purely a shell company, the company's property is only one movie, and the production cost is only more than 200,000 US dollars.
If Lin Ziyi wants to trap him, it's a big deal that he doesn't want this company.
Therefore, it is not a loss to exchange 30% of the shares for the support of Emperor Cinemas.
The theater chain is the big daddy, and if people don't release your movie, it won't be much of a loss.
But he has to go to theaters, the higher the box office, the more money he can make, and the higher the copyright can be sold.
Thirty percent of the shares is a necessary price, which is also the practice of the entertainment industry in the United States, where the theater chain basically controls one or two film and television companies.
After discussing the cooperation matters, Lin Ziyi stretched out her jade hand.
"I wish us a happy cooperation."
"It's a pleasure to work with." Xu Nan also stretched out his hand to shake hands with Lin Ziyi.
With the Emperor Cinema Line, other small cinemas can not even be needed, and the combined market share of the remaining small cinemas is not even as good as that of the Emperor Cinema Line.
However, in order to add a little more box office to the movie, Xu Nan still spent time communicating with the remaining small theaters, hoping to let them release his own movie.
The conditions of these small theaters are much harsher than Lin Ziyi's, and none of them have a box office score lower than 60, and some even refuse to let "The Hobbit Era" be released.
Xu Nan can also accept this, as long as it can be released, anyway, there is already an imperial cinema line, and these small cinemas will not affect the overall situation.
Then, it's time to prepare for the release of the movie.
When he first photographed the copycat porcelain piece, Xu Nan had no experience, thinking that he could make money.
But now that he has a lot of experience, he can't just make money, he has to make a lot of money.
This requires some preparation in advance.
Imperial Cinemas.
Lin Ziyi returned to the company's headquarters and set a date for the release of "The Hobbit Era".
After watching this movie, the executives of the theater chain were all stunned, and they felt that their eyeballs were going to blow up.
They have all seen bad movies, but it is the first time they have seen such a bad movie.
Such a garbage movie, embarrassed to be released in theaters?
Garcia, an executive of Emperor Cinemas, objected unequivocally: "President Lin, we can't release this movie, such a garbage movie, no audience will watch it, and the loss will be great." ”
Lin Ziyi suddenly frowned.
Since the acquisition of the Imperial Cinema Line, a group of old people led by Garcia have resisted her orders openly and secretly, but for the sake of the overall situation, she really can't do anything with these people for the time being.
Take the movie "The Hobbit Era" as an example, even if he doesn't want to be released and affect the performance of the theater, Garcia can choose to say it privately or in a more euphemistic way.
The unequivocal opposition in front of the public shows that Garcia did not take her seriously at all.
If he just gave in, it would only make Garcia's arrogance even more arrogant.
Moreover, she knows very well that this movie is not so simple, and the quality is poor quality, but this does not mean that she will lose money.
Lin Ziyi said directly: "I have already decided, let this movie be released." ”
Garcia pressed step by step: "President Lin, the schedule of our theaters is very tight, if this movie is released, it will definitely crowd out the schedule of other films, causing the film and television company to be dissatisfied with us, and the quality of this movie is very rubbish, and there will not be many audiences to watch, so the company's loss will be greater." ”
"I believe that this film has a special charm and can be enjoyed by the audience, and the attendance rate will not be low." Lin Ziyi said coldly.
Garcia was not willing to give up: "What if no one watches this movie, what will happen to the loss of the theater, the company has a lot of employees, no one watches the movie, there is no way to make money, there is no way to make money, there is no way to pay them, what to do when the time comes." ”
Lin Ziyi was a little angry.
"Garcia, I'm the president, and it's up to me to decide what movies will be released in theaters."
"What about the company's losses?" Garcia was reluctant.
"Of course, I'll be in charge."
Lin Ziyi had a tough attitude, and the company's executives naturally had no way to object.
But they are only temporarily dormant, once the movie fails, Lin Ziyi, the airborne president's authority, will inevitably be affected.
(End of chapter)