Hollywood legendary director

Lyman sat quietly on the sofa and looked around quietly.

This is a hotel suite. At this time, all the windows are completely blocked by curtains, and no light can penetrate in.

An elegant wooden coffee table is placed in front of him, and a small screen is hung on the wall behind the coffee table, showing the movie "Buried Alive".

On the sofa to his right, the bald male Arman sat with his two colleagues, watching the film attentively, while Ryan sat on his left.

Thomas did not come this time, he still has a more important task to perform-continue to show movies at that intersection to attract the attention of more movie buyers, let them compete with each other and all enter the game.

Facts have proved that it is indeed beneficial to have the real foil of the audience. Two more people released their purchase intentions during the screening yesterday afternoon: Fox Searchlight and Focus Pictures.

In today's commercial society, people will not let go of any profitable project.

And "Buried Alive" is like a bait that descends into the sea, attracting all kinds of fish and shrimps.

They have a huge appetite, and they won't even let go of cold dishes before meals.

As time passed, the screening came to an end.When the scene of Heath Ledger being buried alive appeared, the movie ended.

Lyman stepped forward and packed up the film copy. Arman on the other side also walked to the window and drew the curtains to let the closed suite embrace the light again.

"Director Lyman..." Arman was about to say something when he was interrupted by one of his colleagues, "Can we discuss it separately? Sir."

"Of course." Lyman walked outside the door, and Ryan on the side also followed closely.

Whether the profits can be maximized, the most important thing is the quality of the film. As long as these film buyers feel that they can work and are willing to pay the price, this round can only be played, otherwise it will be useless to say more.

They are businessmen, and businessmen are most profit-oriented.

After leaving the suite, Lyman and Ryan waited in the corridor outside.

"Fox Searchlight also brought a viewing team."

Lyman didn't go to the scene to show the movie yesterday, but lay in the hostel for a long time, pretending to meet people.The source said that two more have joined in, which is also what Ryan and Thomas reported after returning.

Ryan continued, "They invited us to meet this afternoon, and Focus Pictures too. Which one shall we go to first?"

"Go to the Fox Searchlight first, and see the situation on the other side before making plans. Now, the initiative is in our hands."

Ryan nodded, agreeing with Lyman's point of view.

Outside the suite, the two are still discussing the next operational matters, and Arman and others inside are also exchanging their opinions.

"Not bad, there is a certain value of issue."

The first person who spoke was a man with short chestnut hair and the most powerful person in the company. "However, this movie has a low audience and such a strong experimental style is destined to exclude a large audience."

Another person also agreed quite agreeably, "There is only one main character in the whole film, and the scene has not been changed. It is indeed innovative, but innovation also means risk."

"Yes, so we have to consider what price to start with?" The short-haired man said again.

"1.7 million euros, how about it?" The man who spoke at the end continued: "The film was handled well by the director, the narrative advancement is also very rhythmic, and the market audience is small, but it should also have a box office of five or six million. 1.7 million euros is by no means a loss."

"But the first round of quotations is already at this price. Now that other distributors are eyeing this movie, it is impossible to think about the low price without risk." Arman, who knows the situation best, said A basin of cold water.

The short-haired man thought about it carefully and said, "If we negotiate, we will quote 1.8 million euros first, and then follow up the situation. The bottom line is around 2 million euros. Do you understand what I mean?"

After summing up, the three people quickly unified their opinions, "Understand."

When Lyman and Ryan returned to the suite again, the wooden coffee table had been removed, leaving a larger room for discussion.

The two people from Europa Pictures were already seated. After Arman came in, they sat beside him, while Lyman and Ryan sat on the sofa opposite them.

"Two gentlemen, Europa Pictures and I are very interested in your work "Buried Alive" and intend to promote it to the cinema market." The short-haired man continued, "We are very sincere about this cooperation, but The specific method needs to be reached by both of us. So, what are the conditions in your hearts?"

This trick is good for retreat, no wonder you are the boss of the three.

But Lehman is not a vegetarian. He directly said: "Three people, we spent a total of 1 million euros in making this movie, plus the subsequent participation in the film festival, which is also a lot of money. Investors, You need to see the income. The rate of return should be at least higher than that of depositing in the bank. Moreover, combined with the successive appointments with the distributors in the past two days, it shows that many people are optimistic about this movie. We do not lack buyers, but it is in Europa. When the film industry belongs to France, I personally would like to hand it over to your company for distribution. Therefore, if three people can pay 3 million euros for the purchase, I think there is an 80% chance of winning the film. "

After a long series of analytical words, Lehman was a little tired, but the results were good, and the three people on the opposite side were already thinking about it.

"2 million euros, this is our bottom line." Arman made a timely relief.

Lehman thought for a while pretending to be struggling, and then said: "It's not impossible, but it has to change from buying out to issuing copyright fees plus a certain box office dividend."

Generally speaking, like this kind of independent film, film buyers are more inclined to buy out the copyright cooperation method. In that case, no matter how they operate, the subsequent profits are theirs.When it comes to sharing, it also means paying attention to the cost of publicity. To a certain extent, it is not so arbitrary.

The short-haired man chuckled twice, and did not explicitly refuse, "One million euros in copyright fees, and then 10% of the box office dividend, provided that the box office score of this movie can exceed 6 million euros. "

What an old fox, Lehman thought, is there any difference between this condition and the previous one?, The copyright fee reduced by 1 million pure real gains, only in exchange for a 10% dividend, which is not a share based on the calculation of the total profit, and there is a prerequisite for performance, otherwise it cannot take effect.

"Excuse me for having difficulty agreeing, your terms are too harsh."

"I'm sorry, two people, this is the condition we can give."

After all, the two parties failed to reach a consensus. Lehman smiled, made a polite sentence, and left the hotel with Ryan.

The people at Europa Pictures did not say anything to stay.

They knew that the second round of quotations just now was a bit self-deceiving, but they had never thought about negotiating conditions for the sharing of copyrights. In their hearts, they definitely wanted to buy out the movie's distribution completely. copyright.Moreover, the bottom line of the quotation has also been shown. Next, Lehman will go to negotiate with other publishers and take the opportunity to see other people's quotations.They must know what to do.

The battle for the distribution rights of "Buried Alive" has just begun, isn't it?

It was only half an hour before and after the trial with Europa Pictures, but they already knew some of the other side's ideas.

Lehman walked on the road, very clear what he wanted, and he also knew that the two sides just broke up, it was just the first round of the game.

Everyone is trying to get better conditions for themselves, there is nothing to say, everything depends on their own ability.

And that one million copyright fee, plus so many conditions, meant to refuse to negotiate.Lehman understood, so he left.

Generally speaking, the income created after a movie is released will largely fall into the pockets of three parties: the theater, the distributor, and the producer.

The theater line always takes the part that is similar, and the rest is determined by the agreement between the two parties.

But in any case, it is impossible to offer such a low condition as a 10% dividend.

After all, after deducting various tax revenue fluctuations, on the whole, the theaters can take 40% of the movie box office on average.

The remaining 60% will be divided between the issuer and the producer. Under normal circumstances, the issuer’s dividend will be between 30% and 40% in accordance with the general rules of international issuance. It is earned by the producer.

Among them, the producer’s dividends need to be divided into two parts, one for the production company itself, and one for the crew members including the director, actors, and screenwriters.

For example, if a movie generates 1 million in revenue, then the theater will first take 400,000, the distributor will take 200,000, and the producer will take 400,000 and share it with the crew.

Of course, these percentages can only be said to be approximate, and the specific percentages will still vary according to the issuance agreement of each work.Especially for the crew, if the first-line star actors are used, the dividend ratio will definitely be increased. If you add a big director like Steven Spielberg, then the score required by the crew alone may be as high as 40%. , And even half of the net profit. In this way, the income of the other three parties will naturally be adjusted relatively.

The ones mentioned by Europa Pictures just now clearly do not want to talk about dividends, and they also imply their attitude in this regard.

However, Lehman doesn't matter, don't pay dividends, then the buyout price must be high, or dividends will be given. Very simple true or false question, two choices, which one is higher choose which one.