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"Kang Dang." There was a crisp sound.

Miramax, in Harvey Weinstein's office, a decorative porcelain suddenly fell to the ground, and the broken pieces were still spinning on the ground.

"Sigh." Bob Weinstein sighed, kicked the broken porcelain aside with his feet, and persuaded: "What's so angry about this? A movie has never competed at the box office, let alone us. If you have earned it, you will have a long time to come, isn’t there no chance to win."

Harvey Weinstein was not the case. The big fat hand slapped an invitation letter on the table and said angrily: "The little guy's dignity, the celebration banquet of "Saw Fright" is sent to me. , He is deliberately pissing me off and disgusting me."

Is Harvey so angry because of the invitation letter?

Of course not, it was because in his heart, he thought it was Lyman's idea and asked Paramount to send him an invitation.

In the past two years, what he regrets the most is to miss Lyman, and the relationship between the two has been bad, which has become a kind of grudge in his heart.

As a result, he saw that the more Lehman's career was growing, the more unhappy he became, not to mention that the two sides were defeated for the first time in a confrontation, and now it is even more excessive. He also sent an invitation to the celebration party to his company.

what is this?Get off the horse?

Bob on the side didn’t look good when he heard it. Of course, he also knew the grievances between Miramax and Lehman, but in his opinion, it was offended and could not cooperate. That was the case. Their company still mixed in the industry. Wind and water rise.

But you can't be kicked on the nose.

But Bob Weinstein is a very sensible person. Although angry at this provocative behavior, he still said: "You know he was used to anger you on purpose, why are you angry?"

Harvey-Weinstein sat back on his office chair and fell a piece of porcelain. He calmed down his anger a bit. "The project "Kill Bill" is really not very successful this time, and Quentin lost to A newcomer, do you know what the current newspapers say? They all say that the director trained by Miramax can't even beat the second master of Firefly. Isn't this awkward? Also, let's not talk about the box office results. , The key is that the shooting costs of the two films can’t be compared, can you not be angry?”

One said one, really frustrated.

The fact that this is there also makes Bob Weinstein wonder how to persuade him.

The North American box office gap between the two is not too big. The 160 million-plus score of "Chain Saw" is only more than 20 million higher than "Kill Bill", but the cost of the two films is too great."Kill Bill", based on the remuneration of a few actors plus director Quentin's worth and directing conditions, is more than 15 million in expenses and 12% of the North American box office dividends. In this way, it depends on the North American results alone. , They haven't made it back yet-the filming cost of "Kill Bill" is 55 million.

Generally speaking, if Hollywood movies want to rely on the box office market to achieve profitability, the results must be at least three times higher than the cost of shooting.

However, the cost of shooting five times that of "Chain Saw" has never been shot, and it is indeed a bit embarrassing.

Harvey-Weinstein sighed: "These are nothing. Just now I talked to a filmmaker in Europe, and the European market there is also better at the screening of "Chain Saw".

"What?" Bob Weinstein couldn't believe it.This news was even more unacceptable to him than he had never hit the domestic market.

You must know that the strength of the agents of the two overseas channels are similar. It is nothing more than Europa Pictures that is strong in France, and their agents are strong in Germany and the United Kingdom.

And more importantly, overseas audiences don't have so many information channels to learn about a movie, and they will generally pay more attention to familiar faces to select movies.For example, a certain movie, which star or which director is directing, and then just buy tickets.

After all, they also have movies to watch in their local area, and they have a wide choice.

In the Japanese market, there is always the phenomenon of animated films slamming live-action films; and those with high cultural and national consciousness such as China and South Korea also give priority to supporting better local films, not to mention policy suppression. Having said that, I know everything, so I don’t know how to do it), so the European market, which is also an English-speaking cultural circle, has been the location of Hollywood’s largest overseas ticket warehouse, and Quentin’s reputation in Europe has not been weak. However, is it still not possible when you are abroad?

This phenomenon can be detrimental to Miramax. Although they can guarantee profitability, the amount of profitability is still very important in terms of overseas markets.

It's hard to miss it now.

Harvey-Weinstein opened the invitation letter and handed it to Bob, "Look at it for yourself. Paramount has specifically pointed out the overseas results in it. So far, it has accumulated 150 million, the world's total box office. Officially broke through 300 million."

It's no wonder that Harvey Weinstein is so angry, which is already a naked slap in the face.

Tell him with accurate data: You can't!

Of course, all this was the imagination of the brothers. Lyman didn't know who Paramount had sent the invitation to. He didn't prepare the celebration party, and he didn't care too much.Besides, he never cooperates with Miramax, and basically treats each other as a passer-by, ignoring him at all, okay, the two of them even added drama to themselves, disgusting.

Bob Weinstein took the invitation and said, "I'll go instead of you. People have sent it. Wouldn't it be a shame not to go? Miramax, we are very face-saving."

Harvey Weinstein waved his hand helplessly, meaning he agreed.

In fact, judging from all the films released by the two companies in October, the two of them are already incomparably superior, and they are the only ones. The rest of the opponents are in the ring under the premise that they compete with each other. There is no chance for him. No matter how you look at it, "Kill Bill" is not a loser.

But no matter what, people are always staring at the most glamorous side. Who cares how good your cock's performance is?The popularity of "Chain Saw" and frequent media reports have completely overshadowed the limelight of "Kill Bill". It is more like a background board to highlight the contrast of "Chain Saw".

Harvey Weinstein originally thought that relying on Quentin's overseas fan base, it might be a different situation when it comes to overseas markets.

After all, people have the inertia of consumption, just like buying things more willing to choose familiar stores.Audiences will also have the inertia when watching movies. It is better to watch a familiar director than to choose a strange movie.

In the same way, why the series of films become the first choice for production is also supported by this inertial concept.

After watching the first, and then watching the second, third, fourth and so on, there will be an impulse to consume subconsciously. This is why the series of movies always sell well, unless the quality is really bad. Otherwise, as long as it stays above the passing line, the audience will not only be more tolerant and maintain a good reputation, but also be willing to promote spontaneously and support ticket purchases.