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Chapter 206: Reached the "Coco" project with DreamWorks (please subscribe!)

"Chen, would you mind letting your beautiful wife, Miss Crystal, make a cameo in my movie?"

Although Chen Dong was surprised that Director Sam would make this request, it seemed reasonable.

Of course, he did not directly make the decision for Liu Yifei, but looked at her.

To be honest, Liu Yifei was a little moved, but she was worried that she had not been filming for too long and could not find her condition, so there was a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

At this time, Leonardo received a hint from the director and stepped forward to persuade Liu Yifei to make up his mind.

"Revolutionary Road" is a love movie that tells the story of the 20s, when the whole world was immersed in the great turmoil of economic recovery and ideological changes after World War II. The male and female protagonists experienced the changes in life and reality. The collision and transformation in thinking after various tests.

Liu Yifei doesn't need to think so much, because her guest appearance is just a salesperson with only more than ten seconds of footage.

"pass!"

After two rehearsals, Liu Yifei passed in one.

It didn't appear that she was worried about not being able to find an acting role before filming started.

"Miss Crystal, you performed very well. I hope I have the opportunity to work with you next time."

"Thank you, Director Sam, but next time I need a script for actors." Liu Yifei answered half-jokingly.

"Of course."

After returning from a visit to the crew of "Revolutionary Road", Chen Dong took his family to Hawaii for a week and experienced the charm of the sun, beach, sea and coconuts.

There will be a period of exhaustion after being too excited. After returning to Los Angeles, not only the mother-in-law and Teacher Yang stayed in the hotel and did not want to go out, but Liu Yifei also did the same.

Chen Dong actually wanted to recharge his batteries in the hotel like them, but today he made an appointment to meet Spielberg, the boss of DreamWorks.

The meeting place was at a Chinese teahouse. Since it was Spielberg who sent the invitation, the other party chose the place.

"I know you Chinese like to drink tea, so I specially picked this place. I hope you like it too, Chen."

"Thanks, I do like tea."

Spielberg chose the tea room not just because he guessed that Chen Dong is a Chinese who likes to drink tea.

In fact, he also likes drinking tea, and because of his love, he has done some research on tea culture.

This was the first time the two met, and the conversation that started over tea broke the initial unfamiliarity.

After getting rid of the unfamiliarity, of course we started to get to the point.

"Can I ask, Chen, under what circumstances did you create "Coco"?"

"From a dream."

"Dream? Just like when you created "Inception"?"

"Yes."

"I have to admit, Chen, your understanding of dreams exceeds that of some professional psychologists in my opinion."

"Haha, really? Thank you."

Chen Dong changed the subject and asked about the current situation of DreamWorks.

"I believe Chen, you should have seen the news recently that our DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures have officially separated. Of course, due to some interests involved, the separation is still going on... But I think this will not affect DreamWorks and you Chen. cooperation, Chen, what do you think?”

Facing the test thrown by Spielberg, Chen Dong did not answer immediately. Instead, he picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip, thinking about it. After a while, he put down the tea cup and already made a decision.

"I want to hear the sincerity of your DreamWorks offer first."

Spielberg clearly came prepared.

"We have three options."

"For the first set, Chen, you sell the script to us directly, and you set the price."

Seeing that Chen Dong's face showed no interest, Spielberg knew that this plan would not work, so he continued:

"For the second set, Chen, if you invest in the script, we can give you 2.5% of the global box office excluding China."

Chen Dong sat up slightly and became a little interested in the second half of Spielberg's unsaid sentence: "How much is it in China?"

"30%." To be honest, DreamWorks' second plan is actually very sincere.

But Chen Dong is a little greedy.

"I want to hear the third option first."

Spielberg clearly felt that the Chinese director in front of him was already moved when he finished the second plan.

"The third plan is to develop it together. We at DreamWorks are willing to give up 40% of the investment share. Of course, if Chen has more theater resources, we can continue to negotiate this investment share."

Chen Dong was surprised when he heard that Spielberg was willing to give up 40% of his investment share.

But then, he thought that "Coco" is an animation, and DreamWorks has just left Paramount, and against the background of the financial crisis in the United States, it seems that the other party can afford such a high investment space. , and it’s not that difficult to understand.

Now it was Chen Dong's turn to struggle.

He simply ignored the first plan. Although Spielberg asked him to make a bid, he couldn't offer 100 million, right?

Maybe people will consider the RMB.

But Chen Dong was talking about US dollars.

The reason why I am confused is because both the second and third plans are good choices.

"Have you made an investment budget for "Coco"?" Chen Dong vaguely remembered that it was a bit high.

And because it was animation, his team couldn't budget the cost.

"It won't be lower than "Inception", it may even reach $2 million."

If calculated based on US$2 million, then a 40% investment share would be US$8000 million.

Equivalent to 600 to 700 million yuan.

Too high.

And because it is an animation, it is far less popular in China than live-action movies. Not to mention taking it back and selling it at a premium, he is worried about losing it.

What's more, Chen Dong has planned to invest all the remaining money in Tengxun stocks this year.

Therefore,
In fact, Chen Dong has already made a choice in his heart.

He prefers the second option.

All I need to do is write a script, wait for the movie to be released, and split the box office.

However, again, Chen Dong is a little greedy. He is not satisfied with the structure of the accounting method proposed by Spielberg.

Since it is a business negotiation, it is natural to state all your demands. After thinking about it, Chen Dong said directly: "If I choose the second plan, can I adjust the account sharing ratio?"

Spielberg knew that Chen Dong had already made a choice among the three plans, and the next step was to bargain, which he was familiar with.

"I want to hear your thoughts first, Chen."

Chen Dongdao: "I only want 1% of the global box office outside China, but I want everything in China."

"Nonono, this is impossible. China is the second largest film market, and the number of screens is increasing every year. Chen, you want to eat them all. This is too greedy."

"I don't deny what you said, Spielberg. China's film market is indeed growing rapidly, but the market environment for animation films in our country is not optimistic. I think you must have done some research."

Having said this, Chen Dong once again reduced his interest in the global box office: "Let's do this, I only need 0.5% of the global box office share except China, plus all the box office share in China."

Spielberg was silent for two minutes before finally making a decision: "If Chen, you insist on wanting all the box office revenue from China, then you should give up all the revenue except your country."

Chen Dong met Spielberg's eyes and asked calmly: "Including all overseas copyrights of this film?"

"Yes."

Chen Dong pondered for two seconds, nodded slightly and said: "I can promise you, but all the copyrights of this movie in China will also belong to me, how about it?"

"make a deal!"

Spielberg stretched out his hand towards Chen Dong, who also stretched out his hand to shake it:
"make a deal!"

(End of this chapter)