Legendary Hollywood Producer

Director Steve Oldcock said that he had a fairly pleasant collaboration with Roman, but no one would easily compromise on matters concerning his own interests.

He is a director who has succeeded several times, and there is no reason not to get a salary that meets his worth.

Roman also clearly understood what Steve and his agent Moritz Tyman asked for, but there was nothing excessive.

After considering the pros and cons, they also agreed to their requirements.

Now, if Manhai Entertainment wants to shoot and produce a movie, in most cases it will definitely need to find someone to cooperate.

This is the case in the Hollywood circle. If you are good, you will inevitably attract a large group of capitalists who want to participate in the pursuit of profit.

No one wants to give another piece of the Hollywood movie market share to an "outsider."

It just so happens that Manhai Entertainment, which has risen rapidly in recent years, is the "outsider" element in the eyes of the six Hollywood.

Therefore, Roman also had to focus on Paramount Pictures.

In recent years, this overlord of the past has taken up almost no advantage in the battle with five other powerful production and distribution companies in the film market.

One had the idea of ​​finding an ally, and the other took the initiative to approach, and the two sides naturally came close together in a tacit understanding.

The last time the filming of "The Devil Wearing Prada" was just a collaboration between the two to test the waters.

And this time, Roman wants to take the initiative to throw a piece of "good meat" to increase the friendship between the two sides.

This so-called "good meat" was produced as a sequel to the movie "The Hangover", which is very suitable.

In fact, since the establishment and improvement of the Hollywood studio system, each film production company has used financing, cooperation and other effective ways to share risks to complete the filming.

Most of the companies in the circle like to use Wall Street, or Australia, Europe and other countries that belong to the English language and culture circle to produce and shoot movies.

It can be said that Hollywood can be so brilliant today, and these behind-the-scenes capital promoters have given great help.

For example, in the masterpiece "Avatar" directed by the truck driver behind, two companies provided most of the filming funds.

The two PE companies named DuneEntertainment and IngeniousMedia undertook 60% of the investment in "Avatar", and the production cost of the movie itself was 500 million US dollars, that is, they provided nearly 300 million more funds, and the rest The cost is what Fox paid in the twentieth century.

When the "Avatar" movie hit the global market, most of the profits it created were taken by Twentieth Century Fox.

There’s nothing to say about this. The Hollywood movie circle has always been like this. Even when Roman himself introduced capital from the mainland, he took the majority when it came to the profit of the movie. This is not yours. If you have more money, you can control the voice of the movie. From this point of view, he is also more conscientious. At least the mainland side is not at a loss. It is nothing more than a large investment share and a low proportion of income. However, the profit gained is still considerable. It's really ugly. I'm going to criticize Warner Bros. by name. A high-grossing movie like "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" has made a loss in profit. After those investors know it, they must vomit blood, especially shameless.

In this huge Vanity Fair, there are countless forces that want to join. They have used sufficient capital to open the door to the new world and won the qualification to serve the table and share the cake, but in the end they found that Hollywood is also taking advantage of them. . The world of capital is nothing more than using each other, who can tell who is better.

However, even if you want to participate, you must have the strength and qualifications. The Hollywood studios can be smarter than each. Even if they join in, the entry of the management still depends on their faces, and in most cases, it is very unfair.

From the perspective of the employers, if they invest, they definitely want to be able to co-produce films, that is, Roman’s cooperative relationship with the mainland has a certain investment share, and then share in the box office profits made after the movie is released. To the corresponding proportion of income, but most of them do not have such opportunities.

Because according to Hollywood's treatment of investors, there are several classes. The specific rules refer to the employer's credit system (previously dealing with Hollywood film companies) and strength.

The first level is of course co-production. There are two types here. The first is already mentioned above, so I won’t repeat it. Let’s talk about the second. The second situation is similar to the type of "Sino-US co-productions" in later generations. It is not just a simple provision of funds. The two parties have cooperated during the preliminary preparations. After the film is released, the interests are divided according to the signed contract. . The advantage here is that you can share the most original investment share, global box office, and have the right to have a signature in the world.

Of course, there are very few capitals that can reach this level, and most of them have cooperated with the six major Hollywood funds for many years, such as Skydance, PlanB and other active Wall Street funds. These institutions participate in their shooting plans all the year round, provide them with a part of the shooting funds, and then enjoy a profit sharing.

The second level is independent production, and now more and more capitalists value investment in this area. After all, it is still relatively difficult to reach the first level. In this way, independent production is considered good. That is to say, find some small North American filming and production companies, provide funds to produce movies for them, and then find a way to find those distributors to distribute, the best thing is to find the six major Hollywood distributors, because they have a global box office market. Channels, followed by separate distribution in North America, and then think of ways to sell the copyrights in other regions through film festivals, selection markets, and other channels. In this way, the profit must first be calculated by multiple parties (issuer, theater, producer, investor...), and it is more labor-intensive, but it is not bad from the comparison of all parties. And if it’s a literary movie, you can also go to the award-winning route. As long as you can get a relatively heavy film award, it's not a matter of reaping profits or anything.

In the future, after doing some things on his hands, Roman also plans to take time to find new investment channels in other places. Financing for Manhai Entertainment, which has a certain weight in the Hollywood circle, benefits far more than it pays. It's better to spend other people's money than to spend your own money.