America is in control

Chapter 304 Obtaining full movie rights and trip to Chicago

After listening to the reports of the two men, Liu Jiang frowned and fell into deep thought.

Although I am somewhat familiar with the movie "Hollywood", the buyout price of US$1.5 million is still a bit risky.

Nell Mandit revealed there are other film buyers in talks with him.

According to the performance of New Line Cinema boss Shea and film expert Doron last night, this is most likely true.

Nell Mandit's calculations were quite accurate, and he wanted New Caesars Distribution Company and New Line Cinema to compete for the film "Hollywood."

He himself sits firmly on Diaoyutai and calmly chooses to cooperate with companies that offer more favorable conditions.

This is too natural! no! You must not let the other party lead you by the nose!
A line must be drawn for Nell Mandit. If you can cooperate, cooperate. If you can't, you will get it immediately.

Delaying it will only make things worse for New Caesar Publishing Company, so it’s better to cut the knot quickly!
But what kind of buyout price is more reasonable? Do you need to set some additional conditions?

"Boss, during the previous negotiations, I had a vague feeling that Nell Mandit not only valued the financial benefits brought by this film, he also wanted to gain fame through this film!"

Seeing General Liu frowning, Ronald tentatively expressed his guess.

"Are you saying that the other party wants to gain both fame and fortune through this movie? While making a lot of money, it will also gain more attention from the media, film companies and even fans?"

Liu Jiang's thoughts were interrupted, and he continued following Ronald's guess.

"Yes! We may be able to lower the buyout price of the movie by ensuring a certain number of theaters."

Ronald nodded, and he proposed an idea to solve the problem.

"Okay! This is a good idea! But how many theaters are suitable for showing it?"

General Liu's eyes lit up and he asked a question.

"Boss, a theater showing the movie means at least one copy of the movie."

"And each movie copy goes through a series of processes from printing, storage, transportation, rotation and handover, serial screening and screening, plus insurance costs, the cost alone is as high as $1500."

"The unit price may be lower if the number of film copies produced is larger, but in total, the cost is not much lower, not to mention other publicity and distribution expenses."

Klaus was worried that Liu would not understand the inside story of film distribution, so he took the initiative to explain a few words.

"Boss, this is actually easy to handle! Didn't Nell Mandy insist on a buyout price of 1.5 million US dollars?"

"We will ensure that there are at least 100 theaters for screening as a basic condition, and we will first cut $ before we start."

"Want to secure at least 200 theaters? Of course you can, but the buyout price of the movie is only $!"

A flash of light flashed in Ronald's eyes, and he proposed a practical solution to General Liu.

After thinking about it for a while, General Liu felt that this method was indeed good.

"There are only 200 theaters showing the movie, no more! The movie buyout price can be lowered."

"It's better to put a deadline on Nel Mandit, put some pressure on him, put some intensity on him."

"Dispel the other party's intention of procrastinating and asking for price from both sides."

After careful consideration, Liu Jiang made a decision.

He didn't have to do the movie "Hollywood", and he didn't have that much time to spend with Nell Mandyt.

Limiting the number of theaters to 200 is mainly to prevent the movie from being sold out.

Liu Jiang is not a god. If his feelings are wrong, or "Hollywood" is simply an adou who cannot be supported.

If the size of theaters is not limited, in extreme cases, New Caesars Distribution Company will suffer a huge loss. This kind of small probability event must be guarded against!
"Okay, Boss!"

Ronald and Klaus nodded to General Liu and accepted the order.

After leaving the hotel, they asked Nell Mandy out again.

The three of them started a tense negotiation in the cafe.

After two full days of confrontation, Nel Mandit finally made a compromise under the pressure of Ronald and Klaus.

The two parties reached an agreement, and New Caesars Publishing Company bought out all the rights to "Hollywood" including the sequel for a one-time price of US$800,000.

At the same time, New Caesars Distribution Company promised that "Hollywood" will be released in North America in no less than 200 theaters in the future.

New Caesars Distribution will hold a press conference for "Hollywood" when the film is released.

And ensure that no less than twenty media outlets conduct interviews with the director, leading actors and actresses, screenwriters and other key creative personnel of the film.

If "Hollywood" performs well at the North American box office, New Caesars Distribution Company also promises to promote the film to video tapes, DVDs, TV stations and other offline distribution channels so that more audiences can see the film. .

Originally, Nell Mandit wanted to ask for a progressive box office bonus or box office share, but Ronald sternly refused.

After discussing with General Liu, Ronald and Klaus were only willing to provide each other with a fixed bonus.

If "Hollywood" can achieve a box office of US$5 million in North America in the future, New Caesars Distribution Company will provide US$200,000 as a reward to all the creative staff of the film and crew.

Of course, this reward is one-time and fixed.

After both parties reached an agreement, Ronald and Nell Mandit approached the Atlanta Film Festival's department responsible for copyright transactions.

With the assistance of relevant personnel in the copyright trading department, Ronald officially signed the full copyright transfer agreement for "Hollywood" with Nell Mandit on behalf of New Caesar Distribution Company.

Subsequently, both parties registered the copyright change at the local Copyright Office, and the transaction was officially completed.

There was still enough money in the New Caesar Issuance Company's account, so General Liu did not use his personal account.

On the day the deal was struck, Liu received a call from Shea, the boss of New Line Cinema.

"John, I heard news that New Caesar Distribution Company spent a lot of money to buy the full rights to a movie. Is this true?"

As soon as the call was connected, Shay couldn't wait to ask.

"That's right! Mr. Shea, you should have some impression of the movie our company bought. I remember that the director also handed you his business card."

The purchase of the rights at the Atlanta Film Festival could not be hidden at all, so Liu would simply tell the truth.

"Is it that movie with a rough picture quality called "Hollywood"? How much did New Caesars Distribution spend on it?"

Shay asked, pretending to be suddenly enlightened.

"It didn't cost much! I left it to my subordinates to handle it. It cost about hundreds of thousands of dollars! Mr. Shea, does New Line Cinema also plan to buy this movie?"

Liu Jiang did not say the specific amount. He pretended to be confused and asked a question.

"Uh! I'm not very interested in that movie, but the company's movie viewing experts seemed to think that the movie had some box office potential, so they made a random price." "John, you just took over Randleman Distribution Company not long ago. The film distribution industry is very deep, how about we cooperate and jointly distribute the movie "Hollywood"?"

"Or you can sell this movie to New Line Cinema for a price. As long as it doesn't exceed one million US dollars, I will never counter-offer! How about that?"

This old boy, Xie Yi, is very good at calculating, and he actually wants to play a trick to save the country.

He had a pretty good idea! But General Liu is not a fool, how could he be deceived by the other party.

"Mr. Shea, forget it! I just want to use this movie to practice with New Caesar Distribution Company and enrich the film library by the way!"

"It's just hundreds of thousands of dollars. I can't afford to lose this little money."

Liu Jiang said a few perfunctory words to the other party, and then made a slight X.

Shay was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

"John, I have to say, you made me get to know you again! I wish "Hollywood" a great box office success!"

After a moment of silence, Xie sighed with emotion, but his blessing seemed a bit insincere.

"Thank you! Mr. Shea, I also wish you can buy your favorite movie at the Atlanta Film Festival."

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, they hung up the phone.

After acquiring the full rights to "Hollywood," Liu Jiang and his team spent another day shopping at the Atlanta Film Festival, but found no valuable low-budget films.

As for those independent films that cost millions or tens of millions of dollars, they are completely useless and of little value to New Caesar Distribution Company.

Without staying in Atlanta, Liu and his team returned to Los Angeles with "Hollywood".

Let Ronald, Klaus and others formulate a promotion strategy for "Hollywood", including choosing a suitable schedule and proper promotion methods.

The preparations for "Charlie's Angels" were left to Jonathan and Joseph, and the advancement of "Death Comes" was naturally the responsibility of James Wong and Glen Morgan.

General Liu is responsible for coordinating the overall situation, guiding the direction, and also plays a supervisory role.

These things don't take much time, just visiting the set a few times a day is enough.

In the following days, Liu will focus most of his energy on preparing for the competition.

Time flew by and it soon came to mid-April.

On this day, Liu Jiang was training on the third floor of the New Caesar Boxing Club, but Alfonso hurried in.

"John, I have your phone number! It's very important!"

Alfonso walked quickly behind General Liu and said something.

Liu Jiang, who was punching the sandbag crazily, stopped. He took a long breath, then turned sideways and gave Rooney an apologetic look.

Rooney first glared at the somewhat rash Alfonso fiercely, making the latter scratch his forehead in embarrassment.

After showing off his dignity as a coach, he calmly nodded to General Liu.

General Liu felt like he was being pardoned. He turned around, walked to Alfonso in a few steps, and took the mobile phone from the other party.

The phone was still vibrating. He picked it up and saw that it was the call from Tom Kane, the Chicago boss.

Huh! Why would the other party suddenly call me? Could it be that Meredith's affairs were exposed!

Liu Jiang was almost shocked, but then he thought about it. The secret communication with Qu Qian should not be exposed so easily. Kane should have other things to do with him.

correct! The annual Arbor Day is coming soon, and I have promised the other party before to help support environmental protection activities in Chicago.

Kane called, probably because of this! Thinking of this, General Liu's mood calmed down a little.

"John, what have you been busy with recently? You haven't called me for so long, are you avoiding me on purpose?"

As soon as the call was connected, Kane's powerful and deep voice came from the phone receiver.

"How is that possible! Mr. Kane! I've been busy preparing for a match recently. This is my first light heavyweight match. I can't be too cautious!"

"Don't worry! I will always keep in mind what I promised you before!"

"I'm planning to come to Chicago during Arbor Day, and I'm planning to contact you in advance to see what your specific arrangements are."

Liu Jiang didn't show any signs of strangeness and replied frankly.

"John, it seems that you have not forgotten our agreement! This makes me relieved!"

“Similar to last year, Chicago will also hold an environmentally friendly tree planting event this year, and I’m going to invite you to participate!”

"As before, we will support the environmental protection tree planting activities. The specific time is."

Kane smiled heartily and told the purpose of his call.

"No problem! Mr. Kane, I will be there in advance and dedicate myself to the cause of environmental protection!"

General Liu said categorically, making his attitude clear.

"Great! John, I look forward to meeting you at the environmental tree planting event!"

Kane seemed very satisfied with General Liu's attitude, and he said cheerfully.

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a few more words, they hung up the phone.

General Liu doesn't think there's anything wrong with participating in environmental tree planting activities. Over the years, his aura as an environmental defender has long since worn off.

Judging from the current situation, this halo is only good for him, not bad, and there is no need to make changes for the time being.

On the contrary, General Liu had to find a way to wear a few more relatively safe halos on his head to act as a protective cover.

Maybe you can use the movie "Charlie's Angels" to give yourself a (fake) aura of feminism. In this case, it will be much easier to do things in the future!
Thinking of women's rights, General Liu thought of the Colorful Mantis Alliance and that weird welcoming ceremony.

It was at that welcoming ceremony that he got what he wanted and successfully captured the elegant and charming Mrs. Kane.

A private and dark room, a sense of danger of almost exposing one's identity, a gold and silver mask that seems to be real, a lucky plea, rapid and violent breathing, and a hot touch.
All of the above have left a deep mark on General Liu's mind.

Coupled with the recent Chicago affirmative action event, Meredith was obviously a little overwhelmed. The other party wanted to refuse but still welcomed her, and the ambiguous attitude of holding Piba with her face half-covered made him fascinated.

If he hadn't suddenly received a call from Harvey when the affirmative action was about to end, the old story of 1VS5 in the high school bathroom would have been dug up by Bob.

Maybe he would have rekindled his relationship with Meredith and broken through the last barrier between them.

Maybe this environmental tree planting activity is an opportunity. I wonder how Mr. Kane's defensive skills are like as a goalkeeper?
Faced with his dribbling breakthrough and Meredith's inside-out cooperation, can the opponent hold on to the goal and successfully prevent himself and Meredith from running in both directions?
(End of this chapter)