The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 389 More people are optimistic about "The Hangover"

At 2007pm on April 4, 16, Las Vegas, as usual, was full of bright lights.

In the meeting room of the Four Seasons Hotel, Lee Shengyao is confirming tomorrow's shooting plan and related arrangements with the assistant director, lighting, and photography.

Then he dragged his tired body, shook his fist, and walked slowly to the restaurant on another floor. He then saw Warren Iger sitting at a table by the window.

The Disney executive was bowing his head at this time, and he seemed a little sleepy, as if he was dozing off.

Li Shengyao walked over and sat down gently opposite Warren.

The Las Vegas outside is bright, and sports cars can be seen whizzing by from time to time. Although it is far away, it seems that the roar of the sports car can be heard.

Li Shengyao raised his hand, waited for the waiter to come, and asked for a glass of water in a low voice.

After a while, the waiter clicked and put the glass on the table.

Warren opened his eyes and saw Li Shengyao, he wiped the corner of his mouth in embarrassment, saw a spit of saliva, and immediately pulled out a tissue.

"Li, how long have I been asleep?"

"An hour, anyway, I've been sitting for a long time."

"Oh, I'm so sorry."

Warren then asked for a cup of coffee, and then he patted his face tiredly, "This time, I rushed over from Los Angeles in a hurry, and I didn't have time to rest, so I rushed over to see you, Lee, with 100% sincerity. "

Li Shengyao vaguely understood why Warren came here.

In fact, there are no secrets in Hollywood, anything will quickly spread in this circle.

"The Hangover" has been in production for more than half a month, although some media outside still ridicule them from time to time that they must be shooting a bad movie.

However, as some internal affairs of the crew spread out.

There are also some people who are starting to look up to them.

Just like Li Shengyao's previous life, "The Hangover" was not favored when it first started filming. Later, as the content of the filming was spread, it gradually gained the attention of Warner Bros.

To Li Shengyao's surprise, it turned out that Disney, who had a lot of money and a lot of projects in his hand, approached him first.

Of course, it doesn't matter who comes first, what matters is who can bring benefits to Lee Sheng Yew.

Hearing what Warren said, he didn't say much. He raised the glass in his hand and took a sip of water.

Warren continued: "Lee, we want to work with you further."

"You said."

"We Disney invested another 500 million dollars to get [-]% of the copyright of "The Hangover."

Do you want to fart?
Copyright is Li Shengyao's lifeblood, and it is impossible for him to give it up.

"Warren, don't say such things, our crew has completed financing, we don't need additional investment, and of course we won't give up publishing rights."

Warren looked closely at Li Shengyao, "Lee, if we cooperate further, your film will get more help from Disney."

Li Shengyao shook his head, and said calmly but definitely: "No need."

Seeing this, Warren felt a little helpless.

He knew that if he didn't increase his investment before shooting, he would miss out on the copyright of the film and more profit sharing.

If some low-handed methods are used now, it will completely push Lee Sung Yew to other big Hollywood companies.

He then thought of his second goal.

"Well, let's forget about it."

"Lee, let's talk about the second thing," he said after a pause, "Let us Disney help you distribute 'The Hangover' in other countries?"

At the beginning, Li Shengyao and Warren only agreed that Disney would be the agent of the distribution in the beautiful country. Regarding overseas distribution, Warren did not mention it, and Lee Shengyao did not mention it either.

As for this matter, as long as the price is reasonable, Li Shengyao has no objection.

After all, "The Hangover" is not "Taken". "Taken" has Cheng Long, which has a greater reputation and is easier for European countries to accept.

And "The Hangover" has no such stepping stone.

The distribution capabilities and connections of Hollywood's Big Six are naturally much higher than Jiang Zhiqiang's.

"Tell me about the price."

"We will issue it for you, with a 20.00% share."

Li Shengyao frowned slightly, then shook his head and said: "China, Hong Kong Island, and Xinmatai, I don't need you to publish them. I have people in these places."

"I just need Disney to help me distribute in Europe and South America. 20.00% is too high."

According to international practice, local distributors in Europe get 17.00% and theaters get about 50.00%.

If Disney wanted a 20.00% share, that means the second-hand trafficker would get a 5.00% share, which is too high, and Lee Sing Yew would give him [-]% at most.

Warren laughed. He had just slept and was much more refreshed.

"Li, we are not Jiang. Our distribution capabilities are much stronger than his. With just one phone call from me, European distributors can rank high for the premiere of "The Hangover" without even seeing the movie. This is Jiang. nowhere."

"And we Disney can also give this movie more publicity, so that more people can know about this movie."

"In addition, this is your first time shooting a comedy film in the beautiful country. We can lend you Disney's editing room. We can arrange the best editors for you, guarantee to give you the best editing experience, and help your film Produced. Higher quality."

Li Shengyao secretly laughed in his heart.

He hates other people's publicity for him the most, because the cost of this matter is unclear, how could he hand it over to Disney for him to promote it.

"Warren, let's see, maybe there are other companies willing to distribute it for me at a lower price."

When Warren heard this, surprise flashed in his eyes. He thought that Li Shengyao didn't care much about publicity, so he asked, "Li, don't you care about experienced editors?"

"It doesn't really matter, Warren, I don't need a good editor for my movie, because I will be watching the whole time, just give me a few obedient editors."

Warren was puzzled when he heard this.

Li Shengyao didn't explain, he just sat there with a smile.

Warren raised his coffee cup, thinking of some recent rumors in Hollywood. It is said that Lively argued with his friends, saying that "The Hangover" is of high quality, and then the leading actors of "The Hangover" also vowed to say "The Hangover" when they were interviewed. The Hangover is a wonderful movie.

Almost everyone on the crew of "The Hangover", whether they are actors or field workers, all approve of "The Hangover".

They all recognized Li Shengyao's ability very much.

It is said that Director Li Da's lectures are very clear, and the crew of "The Hangover" is very efficient.

There are already some companies that are ready to move and plan to come to Las Vegas to further increase their weight in the movie "The Hangover".

Warren has always wanted to prove himself, to prove that he is not a back door person.

He came here in a hurry, just to snatch all the benefits of "The Hangover" first.

But now it seems that it is difficult for him to win a higher share for the company.

So should we continue?
"Li, what's on your mind, tell me."

"20.00% distribution share."

20.00% distribution share, except for European local publishers who take 17.00%, Disney only takes [-]% share.

It cannot be said that there is no profit. If the box office of the movie is good, there will be some profit, but it does not show his credit.

After all, if someone else were to talk, [-]% could be won.

Warren thought for a while, and then said, "Lee, 20.00% Two, when "The Hangover" premieres, I promise to arrange many Hollywood stars to come and support you."

Li Shengyao couldn't help chuckling when he heard the words, Hollywood stars joined in, even though it can increase the popularity of the movie.

But it wasn't what he wanted most.

He believes that after the premiere of "The Hangover", word-of-mouth will ferment, and whether the stars come to the premiere day will have little impact on the final box office.

And the [-]% split may be worth millions of dollars.

"Warren, I don't need it."

Warren couldn't help being a little disappointed when he heard that, "Li..."

He opened his mouth, wanting to continue persuading, but found that he was out of words, and he had no other leverage.

Li Shengyao went on to say: "The movie will definitely be produced on a DVD, I can hand it over to you, Disney will produce it and distribute it, and I will give you 20.00% of the share."

Upon hearing this, Warren hesitated a little, then nodded and said, "Okay, I agree with this plan."

"Then I will ask someone to prepare a contract. Disney will help me distribute it in Europe and South America, and they will get 20.00% of the share. In addition, they will help me produce and distribute the "Hangover" DVD, which will also get 20.00% of the share."

Compared with the previous release, there is one more video disc, which is somewhat of an achievement.

Before Warren came here, he actually considered the production and distribution of video discs, but there are not many movies in Hollywood that can really rely on video discs to make money.

Just like "Admission Notice" played by Lively last year, it only earned $10,000+ at the box office, and it had a hammer DVD income.

After the film was released, there was no water.

Such movies are actually the norm. Warren doesn't think that "The Hangover" will have high DVD revenue in the later stage, so he didn't consider it.

But at this time, he realized that maybe he should fight for it. After all, he only got a European and South American release, and the share was not very high, which did not show his ability.

Li Shengyao immediately asked his assistant to prepare the contract, and soon after, the lawyers of the two parties arrived together to confirm that there was no problem with the contract, and Li Shengyao and Warren signed it together.

It was almost twelve o'clock.

Warren had slept for a while, and was refreshed for a while, when sleepiness struck again.

He looked at Li Shengyao in a daze, and felt that Li Shengyao's figure was swaying, like a reflection on the water, swaying when the wind blows.

He suddenly regretted it.

Under his operation, the distribution of "The Hangover" in the beautiful country, European countries, and South America was handed over to Disney.

The production and distribution of the later DVDs were also handed over to Disney.

If "The Hangover" sells well, Disney could actually make a lot of money.

It's almost cost-free.

But if the performance of "The Hangover" is not good, then he is so eager to tie up with "The Hangover", he will definitely become a laughing stock in the industry, thinking that he is trading randomly for performance.

Thinking of this, Warren couldn't help but ask, "Lee, will we succeed?"

"Yes, you have to believe in yourself."

Warren smiled wryly. He didn't have much confidence in himself.

"You have to believe in my ability."

Li Shengyao added a sentence.

Hearing this, Warren thought of "Taken", and became a little more confident.

(End of this chapter)