The Best Entertainment Era

The next morning, Delong came to Shahai Entertainment on time according to the agreed time.

Looking at the simple office and office, he felt a little emotional. The last time Ronan Anderson took the initiative to ask him out, this time he took the initiative to come to the door.

It's such a quick change of character.

Hello, Ronan.

Seeing the young producer who went out to greet him, Delong hurried forward to shake hands: We meet again.

Ronan shook hands in response, let him into the office, and said with a smile, Sit whatever you want.

Deron sat down and observed secretly. On the surface, this young man hadn't changed in any way since the last contact, as if the box office success of Human Purge Project didn't have much impact on him.

Ronan, The Purge is a box office hit, congratulations, he said.

Thank you. Ronan asked for coffee.

Delong didn't go around in circles, and New Line Films was considered a leader among medium-sized companies. He said directly: I heard that the overseas distribution rights of Purge of Humanity are still in your hands?

Ronan still smiled and said, Yes, Lionsgate has no overseas distribution capabilities.

Delong nodded: How about handing over overseas distribution to New Line Films?

Ronan said very pointedly: I also hope to cooperate with New Line Films.

US$8 million. Deron tentatively offered the price: Sony Pictures bought out the overseas copyright of Purge of Humanity.

To a certain extent, his thinking is still affected by The Last Jedi.

With all due respect. Ronan still had a smile on his face: Your company lacks the sincerity of cooperation.

Deron's expression remained unchanged. As a veteran negotiator, he had heard this kind of talk too much, and he no longer felt it. He said immediately: Ronan, we had a successful cooperation once, and we are partners who trust each other. This is No other company can compare.

Ronan could only secretly lament that those who engage in business have practiced super thick skins. When they talked about the distribution rights in North America last time, the other party didn't mention these things.

Sony Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, Dimensional Pictures, and Universal Pictures. Ronan said half-truthfully, They have all contacted me, wanting the overseas copyright of Human Purge Project, but my last The forerunner is New Line Cinema, because we have a basis for cooperation.

He said lightly: I am very sincere.

Delong understood that what he just said was meaningless, and said, Ronan, let's make a price. New Line Films will buy out the overseas copyright in one go.

Ronan smiled: 40 million dollars.

What? Deron opened his mouth wide: The Human Clearance Plan is not worth the price!

Is this what you mean by sincerity? Has your sincerity been eaten by the dog?

Ronan said calmly: This is a one-time sale of all overseas copyrights.

This price was far higher than the psychological price given by the boss. Deron couldn't accept it, and said: 10 million US dollars! Including the copyright of the film's sequel!

I can only say no.

The psychological price gap between the two parties was too large, and this initial contact eventually broke up unhappy.

Of course, Ronan would not hang on to the unreliable asking price of New Line Films. In recent years, the overseas box office of films with good box office in North America in recent years has mostly exceeded the box office in North America. The overseas market of Hollywood movies has become more and more extensive, which has long been a consensus inside and outside the circle.

Apart from New Line Pictures, other distribution companies have indeed contacted him.

In the afternoon, Chris from Sony Entertainment paid a personal visit to discuss the release of The Purge.

This is a meeting that was scheduled two days ago.

$40 million is an exaggeration.

Chris is very clear that with the current box office trend of The Purge, he is already at a disadvantage. Finding overseas distributors for such a film is not a problem at all. He said slowly: I think $15 million is a fair price.

Ronan smiled and said, This morning, in this office, Mr. Delong from New Line Films made an offer of 20 million US dollars, which I rejected.

Hearing this, Chris frowned slightly. Before he came, Sony Entertainment had estimated the possible overseas income of this film, which was much higher than 20 million US dollars, but no one came up and exposed his bottom line.

Frankly speaking, it is somewhat ugly that the North American distribution rights were negotiated with Shahai Entertainment, and they took the initiative to find them for overseas distribution rights, but in the face of commercial interests, these are nothing.

Sony Entertainment is having a hard time, especially Columbia Pictures, which may be sixth in Hollywood this year.

The sixth of the six largest companies.

At $20 million, it's hard for us to make a profit, Chris said.

Is this a fool? Ronan sneered in his heart, and kept talking: The North American box office of The Purge of Humanity must be more than 50 million U.S. dollars. In recent years, the overseas box office of movies with a North American box office of more than 30 million U.S. dollars is basically higher than the North American box office. Moreover, this is a full-copyright distribution, and the offline income of the film will not be less than that of theaters. With Sony Entertainment's channels and distribution capabilities, it is easy to make profits.

Chris looked very embarrassed, hesitated for a long time, and then said: 20 million US dollars, this is my highest authority.

How could Ronan believe such nonsense, but he also knew that the asking price of 40 million US dollars was inflated, and said, 30 million US dollars.

Chris opened his mouth and wanted to refute, Ronan said first: Listen to me, this is not a copyright fee for Human Purge Project, but two movies!

Two movies? Chris frowned, what other movies had Sandhai Films produced.

Ronan seemed quite generous: The overseas distribution rights of The Last Jedi produced by Shahai Entertainment are still available, with a price of 30 million US dollars. Shahai Entertainment sold out the overseas copyrights of these two films to your company at one time. Cooperation is full of sincerity.”

Chris looked at Ronan, and the other's face looked like you had taken a lot of money.

Jedi Survival, what kind of movie is that? He had vaguely heard that the box office in North America was $800,000.

Ronan opened his eyes and said nonsense: This film is actually good. If it works well, it will not be a problem to generate millions or even tens of millions of dollars overseas.

This bad movie can sell for tens of millions of dollars, so I'm going to ask the RB of the head office for my last name! Chris couldn't help but sneer.

Ronan spread his hands and said, The overseas copyright sales package of the two films is only 30 million US dollars, which is not high at all.

Resisting the urge to get up and walk away, Chris said, Sony Entertainment only wants The Purge.

The overseas copyright of The Last Jedi will remain in your hands for the rest of your life.

Sorry. Ronan said very sincerely: These two films are sold as a package by Shahai Entertainment.

Most of the North American income of Purge for Humanity was taken away by the issuer, and it was expected to make money from overseas income. Packaged sales can effectively dilute the profits of Plan for Humanity, thereby reducing the share for investors.

Can a company that does not cheat investors' money be considered a good company?

This kind of packaged sales of Shahai Entertainment is not the first in Hollywood, nor will it be the last.

The most typical example is that when the China Film Corporation in the previous life introduced a certain hit movie, it always had to passively buy a few bad movies.

At that time, there would always be some blockbuster movies that had been released in North America for a long time in theaters, and these were often stuffed into the movie package.

But this job is not free, you have to buy it with real money.

For film companies, taking the lead can not only withdraw funds, but also effectively dilute the profits of profitable films.

In Hollywood, which is increasingly relying on financing, low profits on film accounts are often not a bad thing.

The Purge was also financed and filmed.

However, Ronan has another plan for the next step, and it is impossible to be as black as many big companies in Hollywood.

This preliminary negotiation did not reach a consensus. In the following week, Ronan talked with people from Dimension Pictures and Universal Pictures. At the same time, he was also in touch with Sony Entertainment. After steadily raising $40 million, it finally signed an overseas distribution agreement with Sony Entertainment.

Sony Entertainment bought out all the online and offline overseas distribution copyrights of the two films The Jedi and The Purge Project for US$25 million.