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Text Chapter 82 Temporary Truce

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    "Okay, Mr. Justin, actually you should understand that what we need to consider now is not whether this movie can have a box office of 300 million US dollars or 400 million US dollars, but the sequel of this movie. If Mr. Justin, you  If you feel like you can't make the decision, then you can report it to the boss and we can wait slowly. As long as the movie can be released before Christmas, there will be no problem. "Li Mingbao didn't understand what Justin said about the box office issue.  Changing the topic, so Li Mingbao didn't save face for Justin at all.  After hearing what Li Mingbao said, although Justin's face looked a little ugly, he also breathed a sigh of relief.  Because Li Mingbao was telling the truth, he really couldn't make the decision in this matter.  If it were an ordinary movie, Justin would have just watched it, but when it came to a movie like "Home Alone," Justin, the vice president of the distribution department, could not play a decisive role.  Not to mention he is the vice president of the distribution department, even if he is the real boss, it is impossible to make a decision on this matter at once. He needs to discuss it with other departments and even the directors above.  It¡¯s not that their power isn¡¯t strong enough. For example, in Hollywood, it¡¯s normal for them to set tens of millions of dollars in contracts and there is no need for higher-ups to intervene. But for movies worth hundreds of millions of dollars, it¡¯s not that easy to talk about, let alone ¡°Little Devil.¡±  "The Master" speculates that a movie with a box office of two to three billion US dollars can be a movie with a box office of two to three billion US dollars. Even in the United States, this is not a small amount of money. The people above will not agree. Even if Justin talks well at this time, it will not have much practical significance.  "Mr. Li, I think we, Twentieth Century Fox, should have a good discussion about your movie. You don't have to worry. We are always very efficient and can give you the answer in less than a few days."  Justin spoke.  "Okay, then I can wait for a week. If there is no response from 20th Century Fox after a week, then we may try our luck with other companies." Li Mingbao's answer was soft and hard.  , which not only gave them company face, but also showed that before the matter was settled, Li Mingbao and the others had the right to negotiate with any company. Twentieth Century Fox just occupied a first-hand position. If you don't pay attention, this first-hand  There will be no chance.  By the time Li Mingbao and Jiang Zhiqiang walked out of the 20th Century Fox office building, Jiang Zhiqiang's mind was still buzzing.  Although he was indeed negotiating with Justin at the beginning, since Li Mingbao spoke, Jiang Zhiqiang felt that what he had talked about before was of little use compared to this movie.  He never thought that Justin would give such a high evaluation to this movie, with a total box office of 300 million US dollars. If these words came from Li Mingbao's mouth, Jiang Zhiqiang might think that Li Mingbao's confidence was too inflated.  .  But these words came from the mouth of Justin, an old man in Hollywood, so the credibility of these words is very high.  ¡°Justin¡¯s ability to secure his current position proves that he has a good vision and is very harsh, but he has such a high opinion of "Home Alone".  Jiang Zhiqiang was already shocking enough, but I didn't expect that Li Mingbao's confidence was even higher than that of Justin, and he increased the global box office by a full US$100 million.  You know, this is US dollars, not Hong Kong dollars.  Even in Hong Kong dollars, 100 million is quite an appalling figure. Judging from the current box office record in Hong Kong, it would take at least two and a half top-grossing movies to earn so much money.  And when this 100 million was converted into US dollars, Jiang Zhiqiang didn't know how to calculate it.  After the two got in the car, Jiang Zhiqiang came back to his senses: "Boss, were you really discussing the box office of the movie "Home Alone" just now? Not other movies? Why do I feel that this thing is so unreal?  . It¡¯s not like this movie has never been released in Hong Kong, and it has also broken box office records. But if the box office in Hong Kong is only more than 5 million US dollars, you said that this movie was released in Hollywood.  A box office of 100 million US dollars, this is amazing." Hearing Jiang Zhiqiang's words, Li Mingbao knew that Jiang Zhiqiang was frightened by the numbers he and Justin were talking about, but Li Mingbao was not prepared to appease Jiang Zhiqiang's emotions.  Because I really want to develop in Hollywood in the future, and there will be more than just "Home Alone" with such box office movies. In the future, when Jiang Zhiqiang is more surprised, I won't be surprised.  "How many cinemas are there in total in Hong Kong? Even if we include Japanese cinemas, compared with Hollywood, the whole of North America, and the whole of Europe, the Asian market is simply a barren land. You can have such a box office in a place like that.  Of course, Hollywood is more likely to shine. Don¡¯t be surprised by this number. You know, you are working for me now. You will definitely be surprised every time. How can you really negotiate with others?  When I came to the United States, it was entirely because of my uncle Liu¡¯s inclination, right??Without Uncle Six's influence, I would have come to Hollywood. After all, it is easier to make money here.  It's just that the actual situation made me come here earlier, but in the end I didn't break away from the goal of booking.  A very pure Hollywood film like "Home Alone" can cause such a big sensation in Hong Kong and Japan. It is not surprising that it is treated like this in the United States.  I'm wondering now if you had known what I expected from the beginning.  Will you still behave like that during negotiations?  "Li Mingbao said jokingly. "If I had known that your expectations for the film were so high, when Justin promised 20%, I couldn't help but sign the contract.  Like Justin said, 20 percent would be worth $44 million, and I couldn't help it.  You can earn so much money from a movie with an investment of less than 1 million. It¡¯s so easy to make money, I¡¯m afraid of having long nights and many dreams.  Boss Zou seems to be doing pretty well here, but compared to the movie Boss, I think he has really been in vain in Hollywood these years.  "Jiang Zhiqiang smiled bitterly. "This is definitely not a joke. You must know that Boss Zou invested 60 million US dollars in Hollywood for Chen Long. Giants like Warner couldn't hold back and extended their hands. Now Li Mingbao has a short film  A movie with a low budget can make so much money. Compared with Boss Zou¡¯s method of spreading money first and then making money, Li Mingbao is undoubtedly much smarter.  We need to talk to the people above and negotiate again. As long as we don¡¯t have any more demands, there is a high chance that 20th Century Fox will agree to our conditions.  Although it seems that a 40-60 share is very unfair to a company like 20th Century Fox, it is not easy for even local Hollywood film companies to get such a proportion in their hands.  But that was all at a time when the future of the film was less clear.  But now this movie is different. Not only I am optimistic about it, but they are also optimistic about it. Just by distributing it, they can make hundreds of millions of dollars from it. Even though the contract seems a bit harsh, they are absolutely not willing to do it.  Will let it go.  Face is not as important in the West as it is in the East. As long as there is money to be made, they can call them God.  "Although Li Mingbao doesn't know much about Hollywood as Jiang Zhiqiang, he definitely understands the thoughts of these Westerners much better than Jiang Zhiqiang. "So, should we talk about other companies?  "At this time, Jiang Zhiqiang started to hesitate. If he didn't get a satisfactory contract from Twentieth Century Fox, he would naturally not mind negotiating with other companies and putting pressure on Twentieth Century Fox.  But the current situation is that at 20th Century Fox, it is very likely to get a satisfactory contract. Jiang Zhiqiang hesitates to negotiate with other companies. He does not know whether other companies can be like 20th Century Fox.  Tenth Century Fox will offer a high price. If other companies are not as knowledgeable as Twentieth Century Fox and offer very low prices, this will not put more pressure on Twentieth Century Fox, but will actually put them at risk.  Reducing the price, because other companies are not optimistic about it, why do you increase the price? We, Twentieth Century Fox, are not Kaizi. If the negotiation results in this, Jiang Zhiqiang may vomit blood in frustration.  Question, Li Mingbao said: "Let's put aside the negotiation issues with other companies for now.  At least don't negotiate with other companies until Twentieth Century Fox has given us definite information.  Naturally, I am not doing this because I have to abide by the rules with them, but if we can't get any good results from the negotiations with other companies, we will have a lot less chips in our hands. Instead of taking risks, it is better to put this chip in our hands first.  Inside, scare them.  Although the effect of this is not as obvious as real negotiation, it will have some effect and will not spread all the chips. At that time, negotiation will not be so easy to negotiate, and there will not be much room for movement.  " What Jiang Zhiqiang is worried about is naturally what Li Mingbao is worried about, so Li Mingbao has made up his mind. Unless the final negotiation with 20th Century Fox does not give a good result, otherwise the negotiations with other companies will be just lip service.  That's fine, they can't really take action. In the next few days, Li Mingbao and Jiang Zhiqiang became more relaxed. They had been busy before and didn't have time to go sightseeing. Now that they have time, they naturally go everywhere.  Take a walk and take a look. Compared with Li Mingbao and others, their top executives at Twentieth Century Fox have been arguing about the movie "Home Alone" for the past two days.  Most of the other senior executives are optimistic. No one thinks that such a film will lose money. The focus of their debate is just how much money it will make.The amount of ?? will determine the final result of their final negotiation with Li Mingbao on the share ratio.  If it can make more money, it is not impossible to increase the ratio, but if the total box office of this movie is only tens of millions of dollars, a ratio of 40 to 60 is not a cost-effective deal for 20th Century Fox.
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