How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 742 Friendship Insurance, I used the role of Titanic as credit
"So - Zhang, what should I do to restore our friendship and realize this cooperation?" New Line Cinema President Alan Tobey thought for a while and looked at Zhang Nan seriously and said.

"This is not a matter of more money and less money!" Zhang Nan answered the question.

New Line Cinema President Alan Tobey: “…”

I didn’t mention any money at all!

But Zhang Nan's anticlimactic and nonsensical reply also pointed the way for Alan Toby.

"Fixed remuneration of US$500 million, plus 50% of global box office dividends and 65% of peripheral income sharing." Alan Toby followed the direction pointed out by Zhang Nan and began to offer a price to restore the relationship with Zhang Nan. Friendship.

"Alan, friendship cannot be bought with money." Zhang Nan continued.

"..." Don't you feel guilty for saying this? Who the hell linked friendship to money?

Alan Toby was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said with gritted teeth: "A fixed salary of 520 million US dollars, other conditions remain unchanged, this is the largest salary that New Line Cinema can give, no matter how high it is, This project won’t be approved because it won’t make any money at all.”

Alan Toby's words were considered very sincere.

After all, [005], as the sequel to [006], which grossed US$ billion at the global box office, has only made US$ billion in box office during its non-mainland release.

But this is already quite a lot. Thirty-five percent of US$1.5 billion is US$525 million.

Although the global film and television industry has become booming in recent years, and the box office potential of "The Legend of Sauron 3" has increased, it is basically around US$ billion.

Therefore, the box office revenue that New Line Cinema finally received was only US$300 million, which was less than half of the US$670 million production cost.

The production cost of "The Legend of Sauron 3" is at least US$ million.

Including Zhang Nan's high salary, the total cost of "The Legend of Sauron 3" came to million US dollars.

Then even if [The Legend of Sauron 3] can finally get a global box office of US$ billion.

And the income from movie peripherals is not included.

The income from peripherals and box office combined, this is the income of 8.25%.

Because the cumulative box office of "The Legend of Sauron 1.2" is only US$23 billion worldwide, evenly dividing the box office of a single project is only US$11.5 billion, which is easily over one billion US dollars.

"Let's get it together!" Zhang Nan looked at Alan Toby's determined expression and said slowly.

Not to mention that New Line Cinema can also use financial means to manipulate its own stock price and profit from it.

This directly covered the cost of 670 million U.S. dollars, and there was still a profit of 100 million to tens of millions of dollars.

Of the US$1.5 billion in box office revenue, 30% is from theaters, 50% is from Zhang Nan, and the remaining 20% ​​is from New Line Cinema.

Of course.

Moreover, established series like [The Legend of Sauron 3] are also the most popular fantasy genre among European and American audiences.

However, Zhang Nan still gets 65% of the peripheral income, and New Line Cinema can only get 35%.

Its peripheral income is very easy to sell, and the peripheral income can be equivalent to the box office income.

"Ok?"

How to make it together?
Alan Toby was stunned when he heard this, and then said cautiously in disbelief: "Zhang, you mean..."

The number that Alan Toby was going to receive next was actually 500 million US dollars, but he was interrupted by Zhang Nan. "Six hundred million US dollars!" Zhang Nan said.

Alan Toby: "..."

I knew better than to have any illusions.

But I can’t stand it when you put it together like this!

Everyone is rounding up, but you just rounded up?
Too cruel!

"Zhang, I no longer make money..."

Alan Toby spoke fiercely and wanted to resist Zhang Nan's request, but was interrupted by Zhang Nan.

"Since you said it won't make any money, I can accept the fixed remuneration of US$520 million, but you have to give me 20% of the investment share. Anyway, you said that the project is not profitable in the first place, so I will take it as doing it for us. How about the friendship between New Line Cinema and New Line Cinema’s cash flow situation?”

"..."

After a long silence, Alan Toby slowly said: "Zhang, if you bargain like this, you will easily lose me as a friend."

"Then if I say that I bargain with everyone in this way, will you feel better?" Zhang Nan continued.

After hearing Zhang Nan's words, Alan Toby felt a little better, but he didn't want to say it out loud. Instead, he found a counterexample and said: "Everyone? I heard that you were against those neon and Korean women. An artist has never negotiated a price, even a bed made of gold was given away for free.”

"Can it be the same?" Zhang Nan shook his head and retorted.

Allen Tuo was more sincere, "Why is it different?"

"It's like giving your girlfriend lightweight underwear and ambient lighting. The money is spent, but who is happy? It's not you." Zhang Nan gave an example.

Alan Toby: "..." You convinced me.

Seeing Alan Toby fall into silence again, Zhang Nan continued: "Alan, I want so much money, in fact, it's not just for myself. What if one day our friendship is ruined because of my fault? And if it turns out to be true, I can still spend money to save it like you did today!"

Are you going to draw a cake for me again?

So now you have not only started gambling and insurance business on movie box office, but you have also developed an insurance fund for friendship?

Alan Toby was silent, and after a long time he said, "I'm afraid you'll just abandon the ship and run away."

"That's not the case. During the last moments of the [Titanic] capsizing, I was playing the violin to relieve the passengers' tension. It's absolutely reliable."

Faced with Alan Tobey's sharp inquiry and emotion, Zhang Nan answered with a cameo role he had previously played in "Titanic".

After hearing this, Alan Toby was stunned for a moment, thinking that Zhang Nan had really participated in the Titanic incident, and then realized that Zhang Nan was talking about the "Titanic" movie made by James Cameron.

"Zhang, with your flexibility of thinking, I believe you will stay in Hollywood longer than my New Line Cinema. I bought your friendship insurance project, with a fixed salary of 600 million US dollars, 50% I will give him a share of the global box office dividends and a 65% share of the peripheral income,” Alan Toby said affirmatively.

"Actually, if you give me a fixed salary of 520 million and these conditions, plus 20% of the project investment share, I can count you as buying a friendship insurance project." Zhang Nan said another plan at the right time.

But Alan Toby's complexion immediately turned bad after hearing this.

Zhang Nan saw the situation and knew that the second option could not be negotiated, so he quickly changed his words: "It's a pleasure to cooperate."

(End of this chapter)