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    For those theater bosses, the question of whether a movie is popular or not is indeed not within their scope of consideration.  This is not to say that they don¡¯t care about making money, and feel that such money is too hot to handle.  But in the eyes of these big guys, there are too many good movies.  The number of good movies produced in Hollywood every year is not a small number. Either this theater chain makes money, or that theater chain makes money.  With the support of most filmmakers and the market around the world, one or two good movies are really not worthy of their excitement and making some changes to the rules.  It is for this reason that even if Jiang Zhiqiang negotiates with the theaters, he will not get a good result, or he will be directly crushed by the theaters on the share of the shares, and he will give ten points or more than ten points of the share.  Either way, the big bosses of the theater chain are really optimistic about the movie, and under this premise, they put forward a buyout request.  The so-called buyout means that after Li Mingbao gives the movie to the theater chain, he will share a little money. Whether the movie makes money or not has nothing to do with Li Mingbao. Whether the movie loses money or makes money, it has no direct connection with Li Mingbao.  It seems to be a way to ensure revenue despite droughts and floods, but in fact the buyout price given by the theater chain is not too high, and it is only a matter of two to three million US dollars to survive.  No matter how much it is, those theater chains will not agree.  After all, the risk has been borne by the theater chain, and it is the conscience of the theater chain that can give you this price.  The first two ways of dividing movies are actually good things for Li Mingbao.  If you encounter the most deceptive situation, for example, the theater chain promised a relatively high share, but the number of screenings given to the movie was pitiful.  Under such circumstances, Li Mingbao really wanted to cry without tears.  The probability that theaters will do this is very high for Li Mingbao, a newcomer who has just entered Hollywood.  If you want to buy out or let the theater chain reduce the share, the probability is much lower than the last situation.  Therefore, although the method of reaching an agreement directly with theaters may seem tempting, the final effect will definitely not be good, and may be very bad.  Unless Li Mingbao becomes famous in Hollywood, he can be treated like a big movie company in the theater chain and negotiate directly so that he will not suffer a loss. But now, Li Mingbao has to choose this method, which is to commit suicide.  Apart from the seemingly wonderful way of directly negotiating with theaters for screening, in the end the only way left is to let Hollywood film companies provide distribution.  But even this path is quite difficult.  There are several advantages to letting a distribution company package your own movies. First, the troublesome matter of negotiating with theaters will be handled by the distribution company.  As local companies in Hollywood, these film companies are basically inextricably linked with theater chains.  In terms of distribution and screening, newcomers like Li Mingbao cannot compare.  ¡°At least those theater chain owners will not just return the movie without watching it.  After looking at the quality of the movie, if the theater chain owner thinks it is valuable, he will definitely arrange for a suitable theater chain to release Li Mingbao's movie. Everyone likes to make money, and theater chain owners are no exception.  The second benefit is that in terms of movie promotion, local Hollywood film companies have inherent advantages.  They already have a cooperative media company, so if they want to recommend a movie, it doesn't take much effort.  In terms of promotion, compared to newcomers like Li Mingbao, he can directly outperform him.  "And if Li Mingbao wants to do such a thing, even if he goes to those media with money, those media may not accept it.  Because Li Mingbao is a newcomer and has no credibility at all. If it is a bad movie, it will be a big trouble for the media.  If a big company makes a bad movie, even if it was promoted by the media before, but the big company has credibility, one or two bad movies cannot be blamed on the media at all. If it can make money without causing trouble, the media will naturally  Happy to spread the word.  There are many benefits to finding a distribution company, at least when the quality of the movie is good.  Wanting to make money is definitely not a difficult problem.  But there is a disadvantage of looking for a publishing company, and that is that the proportion of making money will definitely not be large.  Big names like Boss Zou rarely get a 20-point percentage when it comes to Hollywood, let alone a newcomer like Li Mingbao. He will definitely not get a too high percentage by then, and he will definitely make money.  Yes, you can make money, but how much money you make is a big question.  It was precisely because Li Mingbao knew the secrets here that he asked Jiang Zhiqiang what he was going to do, whether to contact theaters directly or let big companies in Hollywood distribute his movies on his behalf.  What Li Mingbao knows, Jiang Zhiqiang also knows. Even with Jiang Zhiqiang's many years of experience in Hollywood, Jiang Zhiqiang knows the secrets better than Li Mingbao. So as soon as Li Mingbao opens his mouth, Jiang Zhiqiang understands what Li Mingbao wants to express.  What does it mean?    "Ah Bao, we don't have the strength to talk directly with the theater chain yet. Most of the things I did before were in the film company, and the people on the theater chain really don't have the strength.  How much friendship. Even if there is friendship, it is of little use in such matters. So, the only way for our film to be released is to let Hollywood companies do the distribution. Of course, this does not mean that my previous experience is not enough.  There is no use. At least let the Hollywood companies do the distribution. We can contact the big companies instead of dealing with the small and medium-sized companies. Originally, there were seven major film companies in Hollywood, but this year,  United Artists merged with MGM, so there are only six major companies left. The loss of one United Artists does not matter much to us, because the integration of the two companies will ultimately end up with all their resources.  But now there is a small problem, because MGM recently acquired United Artists, so they have more work. In addition, MGM's current industry is not only in movies, but also in movies.  "It's diversified development." "United Artists? Is it the one filming 007? I know that MGM is diversifying, which means they don't pay much attention to the film industry now?" Li Mingbao interrupted at this time.  Jiang Zhiqiang's speech.  Hearing Li Mingbao's words, Jiang Zhiqiang said with a headache: "That's probably what it means. Although MGM has been ambitious in movies in recent years and even acquired United Artists, the acquisition has not been completely completed yet. They  Naturally, they have less energy than other film companies. They can¡¯t even watch their own films, let alone films from outside. Fortunately, MGM is not a suitable partner for me.  I just mentioned the matter of MGM and United Artists before, and it will have little impact on our company's new films." Li Mingbao is quite interested in MGM. After all, the company's name is too loud. After a certain period of time,  Within, MGM represents the American film industry.  Even though MGM declined later, its glory is still talked about by outsiders.  Even the symbol of Hollywood, the Oscars, was produced by MGM.  There are as many stars under its banner as there are sands in the Ganges River.  With such a legendary company, if it is possible for Li Mingbao to cooperate with him, Li Mingbao will not let go of this opportunity.  Even if the share of revenue is reduced a bit, just the name of cooperating with MGM can cause a sensation in Hong Kong.  At least Zou Daheng has never been treated like this.  But now Jiang Zhiqiang¡¯s words directly exclude MGM from the scope of cooperation, and Li Mingbao also feels a little regretful.  Of course, Li Mingbao is not an emotional person, especially when it concerns his own future, and he will not let himself get into trouble because of his preferences.  There may be more reasons why Jiang Zhiqiang does not cooperate with MGM, but no matter what the reason is, it will not have any good results for Li Mingbao, so Jiang Zhiqiang is too lazy to say it.  Li Mingbao¡¯s idea is also close to reality.  MGM has such a great reputation, so naturally it is quite domineering.  Not to mention cooperating with a small and unknown company established by foreigners, even if other American film companies want to cooperate with MGM, it will be a difficult thing.  Although the boss of MGM has actually declined now, the boss's demeanor has not become humble because of the decline, but instead pays more and more attention to his own identity.  MGM may consider cooperating with other companies at the same level. Cooperating with a company like Li Mingbao, from MGM's point of view, is simply lowering its status. As long as MGM does not collapse, they will never  will make such a choice.  This point, not only now, but also in the future, MGM will not change much. Even if they value other small companies, it will not be with a cooperation contract, but with an acquisition contract.  Anyway, although MGM is a little weaker in the film industry, it cannot be said that their overall strength is not good.  On the contrary, because of their diversified development, in the end they became not short of money. In addition, their current parent company, Las Vegas Tycoon, has enough firepower to squander. And this is not the end, and it will be even more in the future.  With giants like Sony taking down MGM, the Japanese were, at a certain stage, even more money-hungry than the Americans.  Therefore, the cooperation with MGM is just a thought and has no practical operability. Unless Li Mingbao can grab MGM before Sony takes over MGM, then there may be a chance, but Li Mingbao is not interested in MGM.  Such an arduous task is not very promising.  Because when Sony acquired MGM, it was at a stage when they had money and no place to spend it. At that time, even Americans had to avoid the Japanese when they saw them. Li Mingbao would never believe that he would be more wealthy than Sony in a few years.  money, that??Even he, a person with a golden finger, would find it unscientific.
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