Rebirth in a Perfect Era Chapter 1376: The money is boundless
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Li Mu hopes to increase the coverage and influence of Zombie(s) films overseas as much as possible. Based on this, he asked Muye Pictures to find a strong issuer and then reduce the share of Muye Pictures.
According to the normal situation, for most countries, for overseas film input, the box office share of the film should be between 25-35%, most of which are in the 30% position. Li Mu takes these copyrights at a low cost Surprisingly, just relying on the domestic TV Station's copyright income can recover all of its copyright investment and even surplus, so the income from overseas authorization is not so important for Li Mu.
Immediately, Muye Pictures formulated a keynote for cooperation, only looking for the most influential issuer in a national market. If the other party does not actively contact, Muye Pictures can actively contact them, and the cooperation requirement of Muye Pictures is that the box office is divided It can be reduced to 15% or even 10%, but the slicing rate must be guaranteed, and the issuer must specify in the contract that 50% of the income ratio abandoned by Muye Pictures must be allocated to Cinema.
Giving distributors more profit margins will make them more effective in promoting the movie and various landings, and giving Cinema more profit margins will allow them to take the initiative to devote more resources for filmmaking.
If the attendance of movie A is 10% higher than that of movie B, Cinema is naturally more willing to give A more rows, but if the profit of movie B is 10% or 15% higher, then Cinema will be more inclined to the latter.
Overseas markets are very fragmented. The core theater is North America and Europe, followed by Japan & South Korea, and the rest are a large variety of countries. Traditional movie distributors, even Hollywood ’s top film and television companies, are difficult Do global promotion, but internet is an exception. If globalization is the trend of all walks of life, then the foundation of the three words of globalization is internet, so today, there is no real globalization in all walks of life. The only thing that can achieve globalization is internet.
The awesome of Plant Wars Zombie(s)Online is wide in coverage and suitable for young and old. After the new version comes out, the player acceptance is high, so there is a strong curiosity about China Zombie(s) itself. This is very important, it is equal to advance Preheated Zombie(s) tablets worldwide.
In order to improve the performance of "Mr. Zombie(s)" in the North American market, Li Mu specifically contacted Spielberg, hoping that he could introduce himself to a distributor with sufficient capabilities to facilitate the release of the film in the North American market as soon as possible.
Spielberg is busy with the shooting work of "Flying Tigers". Under the pressure of SARS in China a few days ago, he led the team to China, set up the shooting venue in Spring City, and then never left China. Focusing on work, naturally, there is no time to pay attention to what is happening on the Internet, and even the new version of "Plant Wars Zombie(s)Online" has not been heard.
When Spielberg suddenly heard that Li Mu wanted to release a movie made in Hong Kong in 1985 in the United States, one of his thoughts was that it was impossible. No matter how good the 85-year-old film in the United States is, it will not be released again. There is no room for the DVD and videotape markets, not to mention a Hong Kong movie, even if Li Mu is no longer influential, it cannot force the audience to pay for an 85-year Hong Kong movie.
However, Spielberg did not directly explain this, because he knew the Li Mu's routine, and what he believed was difficult for ordinary people to change his mind. Even if he said he would break his mouth, he would still not give up, let alone He is looking for his own help. If he refuses to help, it is a kind of harm to the cooperative relationship between the two.
So, Spielberg could only agree first, and promised to Li Mu that he would communicate with publishers he knew to help Li Mu promote cooperation.
Later, Spielberg immediately called the DreamWorks publisher who had the most cooperation and the closest cooperation. He expected that he would make a request for help with the other party. Li Mu seldom drags himself to help. If he can't figure it out this time, his face won't be able to hang.
Spilberg has been in contact with people of China recently, and he also understands some of China ’s human relationships. He regards this relationship as a kind of oriental philosophy of life, and has studied it for some time.
At this time, the time in Los Angeles is at night. When the other party received a call from Spielberg, they laughed like old friends as soon as they came up: "Hey Steven, how about China? Is there a terrible SARS infection? ? "
"Shit, Lucas." Spielberg smiled helplessly and said, "China is safe, at least safer than the United States. You may not be able to hear a gunshot with your own ears if you live here for thirty years."
"Haha." The other party laughed: "I ca n’t imagine what it would be like on a day without a gun. Hollywood had a shooting incident two days ago, a brain-dead who always played a third-line character in a third-line TV show. The studio killed a director and a screenwriter. I happened to go to the studio next door for a visit that day, and almost scared me to pee my pants. "
Spielberg laughed: "You should thank God, you are such an asshole, and God still bless you without giving up."
"Come on." The other party smiled and asked: "Is there anything to call me across half the earth, man."
Spielberg laughed: "Do you know Li Mu? Is it Li Mu of Muye Science and Technology."
"Fuck!" The other party's voice immediately became serious and said, "Of course I don't know, but nothing else, but his Mucha ticketing system helped me a lot. Otherwise, how can the box office be as good as it is now? Yes, internet Real Cow X, Li Mu Real Cow X, that guy is a god! "
"Okay." Spielberg said with a smile: "Since you know him, then the next thing I said, you will be more refreshing. After all, Li Mu has brought you a lot of help."
"You said!"
"That's it ..." Spielberg said in a somewhat embarrassing voice: "Li Mu has a movie made in Hong Kong in 1985. Yes, you haven't heard of it. In 1985, in the 1980s, What is the movie called "Mr. Zombie(s)"? According to him, it is about China-Zombie's pioneering work. I'm sorry I don't know what China-Zombie is ... "
The other party smiled and interrupted: "Shit Steven, you are out of touch with the times now! China-Zombie, this is China Zombie(s), this thing is a mess of fire now! Do you not play" Plant War Zombie(s)Online "? Even me 3 years old grandchildren will play. "
"Oh please ..." Spielberg said helplessly: "I'm working, the big production invested by nearly 200 million USD, it will soon squeeze out all my energy, how can I still have energy to go Play computer games! But I have played this game before, what does this have to do with China-Zombie? "
"There is a new version!" The other side laughed: "In the new version, a lot of China local elements have been added. Among them, there is a whole set of images and systems about China-Zombie. To be honest, people's Zombie(s) The system is much more interesting than our zombies and vampires. At least people ’s upgrade system is very clear and huge. Unlike us, our zombies are almost the same. The combat power is uniform. There is no clear level system for the strength of vampires. See who lives longer ... "
Speaking, the other party suddenly recovered and asked, "Wait, Steven, what did you just say? Li Mu has a Hong Kong Zombie(s) movie? God, does he want to cooperate with us ?! In North America Release for release? "
Spierberg yelled a little and said embarrassedly: "If you find it more difficult, don't force it, oh no! I hope you can do me a favor ..."
"God!" the other party said excitedly: "Steven, if you can win the North American distribution rights for this movie, you will do me a favor!"
"What ?!" Spielberg was surprised and puzzled.
The other party said excitedly: "You know, everyone is discussing China Zombie(s) now, many people disassemble the China Zombie(s) movie into image commentary, which caused a lot of curiosity and attention on the Internet, everyone wants to really watch it in the cinema A China Zombie(s) movie, this thing is really too **** mysterious, it is said that they have a profession specializing in dealing with Zombie(s), they can fix Zombie(s) with a piece of yellow paper, using glutinous rice, black dog blood and black donkey feet , You can drive Zombie(s), just like our vampires are afraid of the sun and garlic, it ’s an interesting setting ... "
Spielberg wondered, and asked him: "You mean, now the American audience is looking forward to seeing a 1985 Hong Kong movie in the cinema?!"
"Yes!" The other party said excitedly: "Everyone hopes to spend a few USD to understand the mysterious oriental culture. This **** is simply worth it. To see an exhibition of exotic culture, the tickets are at least dozens of USD Well, so the money is limitless! "
Spierberg feels that all three views have been subverted, but when you think about it another way, Li Mu does just that! Impossible things become possible when they come to him, and there are always many amazing operations.
So, Spielberg asked him: "Would you like to release this movie in North America?"
"Shit Steven, of course I am, my mother is too willing! Do you know how many distributors in the world want to get the distribution rights for this movie? Oh my God, there are too many, and now Muye Pictures has not yet In response to these requests, if you can help me win the North American distribution rights for this movie, I will personally fly to China to kiss your ass! "
Spielberg said: "Li Mu is entrusting me to help find a strong North American publisher. In this case, then I will help you get in touch. For details, you can talk to Li Mu people in detail!"
"Great!" The other party was pleasantly surprised, saying: "You help me convey Li Mu, now it is the stage of Cinema movie is relatively scarce, if we can, we'd better release it as soon as possible, otherwise it will not be good for the summer vacation It's operational. The seat occupancy rate of the current Cinema session is more than 60%. I will definitely strive for the greatest filming intensity when the time comes and let this movie make a big profit in North America! "
Spielberg laughed: "I think you need to come to China. Li Mu is very concerned about the sincerity of the other party."
For a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, I suddenly made up my mind and said, "OK, I will fly Yanjing tomorrow morning!"
"Do you have a visa?"
"Of course I have!"