"So, let me briefly introduce to the two of you, first of all, on behalf of North American Star Imaging Film and Television Investment Company, I invested a total of $500 in funds, including $3 million in production costs and $2 million in publicity and distribution costs."

"What kind of film and television company is this, how come I've never heard of it."

"It was just founded a day ago."

Sun Yi explained with a smile.

If you want to learn Hollywood technology, it is definitely not possible to wear the shell of a foreign company, and Sun Yi does not trust them very much when cooperating with local companies, plus foreign companies have to pay high taxes when they release movies in North America.

simply, directly arranged for Yang Fan to buy a leather bag company near Los Angeles, which is the kind of film and television company that has all the procedures and qualifications, but has no assets.

Fortunately, on the Hollywood side, this situation is commonplace and very convenient, as long as $200,000, in just three days, a local Hollywood company changed its surname.

Oh, and by the way, not to mention that you don't have any assets, at least you have a dilapidated garage with you.

Harvey obviously also thought of Sun Yi's operation, and teased at the moment.

"Don't you need my investment?"

Sun Yi laughed and replied:

"Mr. Harvey, we don't need to speak darkly."

"Hmph."

"Alright, let's continue with that, as far as I know, the distribution tiers here in Hollywood range from 10 to 30 percent, right, Mr. Harvey."

"It's something that kids know."

"Hehe, so, I decided to pay 30 percent of the distribution share for this film, to the two of them."

Sun Yi spread his hands and pointed at the two of them.

John Nunu didn't speak, he didn't care, how much money was picked up for nothing, but he was also slightly shocked by Sun Yi's courage in his heart, there are really not many people who dare to give the top share directly, it is some unbridled directors and some films.

Obviously, with Sun Yi's past achievements, there is no need for this at all.

John is looking forward to Sun Yi's next statement.

Harvey sneered, obviously not satisfied.

"It's only 15 percent per family, and to be honest, that's not attractive to me."

Harvey's words are not exaggerated, although his Wihenstein Pictures is new, his connections and resources are still there, which means that his company still has the ability to distribute, and not only in North America, but globally.

In Hollywood, in addition to the traditional Big Six, there are very few film companies with global distribution capabilities, and they can be counted on one hand, so if the general small and medium-cost investment films are released to him, 15% is just a basic line.

With such conditions, he will issue it to whomever he distributes, and Sun Yi's statement obviously can't impress him.

"Don't worry, Mr. Harvey, I haven't finished speaking, the division is not so simple and evenly divided. As far as I know, the specific distribution method on the Hollywood side is divided by the number of screens. Then I think it's better to allocate it according to the number of screens on which the film is released. ”

"For example, Mr. Harvey arranged 1,000 screens, and John arranged 500 screens, then the sharing ratio is 20% for Mr. Harvey and 10% for John, how about it, it's very simple."

"Well, you're thinking about it well, but in this way, what can we get, a little bit of distribution?"

It was Harvey who questioned it first.

Generally, the distribution of Hollywood movies chooses one company, but it is not impossible to choose two, but they are all small distribution companies that complement each other, and even if the two are together, they are not much stronger.

can be said this time Harvey and John, although they are not as good as the Hollywood Big Six alone, but if they are added together, it is really hard to say.

Harvey saw through Sun Yi's thoughts, but why did he do such a thankless job for Sun Yi.

The effort and the return are completely disproportionate.

……

Sun Yi didn't get angry, but replied with a smile: "Mr. Harvey, in the next few months, the number of films released in Hollywood will be greatly reduced, what this means, you should be clear, and I am confident that this movie will be filmed within a month." After speaking, he paused, and added a sentence in an accentuated tone: "It includes the complete film in the later stage." ”

This movie is not like the one he shot before, it doesn't need to be adapted, and there are few actors, as long as you change your girlfriend into it, it's OK, and the scene is even less pitiful, it's a basement, and the only thing that consumes some time is the special effects shots of the alien monster in those few seconds.

This special effects shot. To be honest, Sun Yi really didn't know how long it would take, and he still had time to go to the special effects company to ask, but it only took 25 days for the overall filming of the original book in his previous life to be completed, and he felt that he couldn't be slower than the original work.

The extra 5 days were still prepared by him to deal with some unexpected situations, such as his girlfriend.

Hearing Sun Yi's completion time really made Harvey's heart move.

He must be clear about the movie shortage that Hollywood will face in the next few months, but he never expected that Sun Yi, a Chinese boy, would also see it.

It's no wonder that his previous investment bait didn't catch him.

But it didn't matter, he didn't feel remorseful.

After all, no one will have trouble with money, and they can finish filming and release quickly, as long as the quality of the film is qualified, they can indeed make a lot of money.

At this point, the balance in his heart had begun to tilt slightly, but it was not enough.

"Well, so far, no one has any objections."

Harvey and John looked at each other, but neither spoke.

John has no objection to this condition, his connections and distribution ability are not comparable to Harvey, even with the name of Disney, and Touchstone Pictures is only a subsidiary after all.

Harvey's side was a little inclined, but he wasn't completely satisfied, but he still wanted to hear what Sun Yi would say next, so he didn't speak.

However, Sun Yi's next sentence almost made Harvey almost jump on his feet.

"This is the release and release, so let's talk about the release."

The more Sun Yi talked, the more excited he became, this feeling of dominating the situation in front of Hollywood bigwigs and talking eloquently made him feel very happy, if his girlfriend was on the side at this time, he would definitely be a little star in his eyes.

"After the film is released, I want the producer's share to be 80 percent for the first two weeks and 65 percent for the second two weeks."

“Fxxk！” “oh my god！”

Hearing Sun Yi's request, both of them exclaimed in surprise, and Harvey scolded directly.

"Shit, you're daydreaming, you want to be treated with one of the six big Hollywood majors, wake up!"

Sun Yi smiled indifferently, he had long known that the two of them would react like this.

But he had to suppress his desire to be so eager to raise it first, only in this way could he mobilize their emotions to the maximum, and then the next conditions would shock them even more.

"Gentlemen, calm down and listen to me."

"I'd like to hear what else you have to say, what a whimsical hairy boy."

"If I were to say, I would give up all the post-production earnings of this film, including DVDs and televisions, except for the copyrights."

"My friend, are you serious?"

Not to mention Harvey, John couldn't sit still, and asked in surprise with his eyes widened.

Harvey also looked at Sun Yi like a fool.

You must know that in Hollywood, under normal circumstances, the proportion of a film's profit is 4, 4, 2, specifically 40% of the box office revenue, 40% of the long-term income of DVD, TV, etc., and the remaining 20% is various copyright income.

This is the usual proportion.

According to Harvey and John's previous experience, more of the profits of low-budget films released in Hollywood are concentrated in DVD and TV revenues in the later stage, even nearly 60 or 70 percent.

Therefore, in their opinion, Sun Yi is crazy, and he gave up when he said that he would give up such a big profit.

In the final analysis, in fact, Sun Yi has enough confidence in this film, in his previous life, the box office revenue of this film in North America alone was nearly 100 million, reaching more than 90 million US dollars, and now he is going to shoot it, even if the heroine is changed, the box office can be discounted by 20%.

That's also more than $70 million in revenue.

Excluding the issuance share, there is nearly 10 times the profit.

And that's not even counting the current shortage of Hollywood films.

Someone wants to say, there is also a cinema layer.

This is why Sun Yi just put forward such a condition.

Hollywood is not the same as China.

In Huaxia, the theater side is the uncle, and for a movie, their theater share will be 55%, but there is no way, domestic film and television companies must endure it, because box office revenue is their biggest source of profit, and it is really rare to find a profit in movies that can be profitable by copyright trading alone.

In Hollywood, the film industry here is very mature, and the profit sources of a film are very extensive, overseas income, DVDs, television, peripheral products, especially the six major Hollywood ones, some of their big productions often account for a very low proportion of box office revenue, and the role of theatrical screenings is like a big advertisement, which is to promote its subsequent income from other channels.

And Hollywood's cinema chain is also very developed, the number of moviegoers is very high, and the profit of the cinema is not movie tickets at all, but the popcorn, cola, snacks and other additional products purchased by fans.

The profit of one popcorn can match 10 movie tickets.

And Hollywood's six major blockbuster films are a big selling point to attract fans, and major theaters are eager to rush to release them, eager to attract fans to their homes, so in Hollywood, the producer is the master.

This also has special movie sharing rules in North America.

They are counted by time.

Two weeks before the release, it is generally the box office profit film and the theater 7:3 open, if there is a minimum guarantee agreement, it is the gross profit X minimum guarantee coefficient, whichever is bigger.

From the third week, the proportion of the filmmaker's account sharing will gradually decrease, from 6:4 to 3:7, for the theater, the longer the time, the more profitable.

The authority of the six Hollywood majors is higher, and often their films have to add another 10 percentage points to the stratification ratio with the theater chain, and in order to attract more fans, the theater chain is also willing.

As for Sun Yi, he is in the United States and has no distribution ability, and it is better to say that it will be released in theaters, which is almost a hammer deal. But he can only rely on other companies to share the income in the later stage of the movie.

It's not that he has malicious intentions, but when he downloaded data from the ringtone in China, the mobile company had to do something for him. It's impossible for companies here in Hollywood to get used to him, just make reports, where can he check the specific data, and if he can't get the entire post-income, it's good that he can see a fraction.

In that case, why bet on their conscience, why not just give up and focus on box office revenue.

"How about you, gentlemen, are you still interested in my proposal?"

This will, Harvey and John have actually calculated in their hearts, Sun Yi's cooperation is almost a transaction without capital for the two of them, and judging from Sun Yi's past achievements, it is not good to say whether this movie can become a hit, but it is still no problem to qualify.

On average, the two of them could have earned at least $20 million.

The time is only two or three months at most, and now the films are scarce, and there is no need to queue up for the release, so the money will come too quickly, and there is no need to make any effort, it is nothing more than to increase the number of screens and the proportion of 10 points.

The previous screenwriter strike, not only was there a shortage of films, but also a large number of TV series were suspended, so many fans ran out to watch movies when they were bored at home, which invisibly increased the number of moviegoers.

So in their opinion, Sun Yi's request is not a particularly difficult matter.

Harvey has his own connections and relationships, which is nothing more than walking around, selling people and some benefits.

John's Touchstone Pictures, after all, is owned by Disney, and it is a piece of cake to pull tiger skin and fool a few theaters, with his father as a guarantor, no one will pursue him afterwards.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, neither of them spoke or refutated, a stone in Sun Yi's heart finally fell to the ground, and he didn't know that his back was already a little wet at this time.

As long as there is no objection, then the cooperation is basically done.

The first step of the long march has finally been taken.

He stood up, lifted his glass, and turned towards the two of them.

"So, I wish us a happy cooperation!"

Harvey and John looked at each other for a few seconds, as if they had a bit of gunpowder, and then they both smiled and stood up.

“cheers！”

Sorry, that's all for today, now I owe a total of three chapters.

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