Legendary Hollywood Producer

It started raining again in Burbank today, and George retracted his gaze out of the window. But the sound of ticking rain continued to be heard in George's ears, making him quite uncomfortable, and couldn't help but mumble: This **** weather, rain will never end.

George looked at the young man in front of him, his smile seemed hypocritical.

"Mr. Roman, the conditions we have given are good enough, what are you still hesitating about? Cooperation with Paramount is your best choice."

Hearing George's urging, Roman still did not rush, "The Infected has no shortage of collaborators at all, Mr. George, I didn't see Paramount's importance to the film, forgive me." Roman sits upright. , Then said, "I would like to cooperate with Columbia Pictures more. After all, we have worked together once before, so we need to be more familiar with it." Anyway, the quotations from your two companies are similar. Why didn't I choose Sony? Roman thought in his heart.

"But we at Paramount don't have any movies to release this year. We can fully operate "Infected"." George breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The best resources to promote, the best energy to run "Infected," and Sony Well, he is going to launch "Spider-Man 2" in the summer vacation this year. How much resources will they invest in your film then? You have to think about it, Mr. Roman." George looked at the troubled Roman and directly put Sony on this year. The movie "Spider-Man 2" to be operated was also pushed out as a bargaining chip. Although this is not a secret among the 6 major Hollywoods, after all, they have been competing for many years and have already had some tacit understanding, such as not being released at the same time. Many major productions will release the news to them in advance if they are to be screened, so as to prevent everyone from losing, and no one gets the benefit. However, it is not so clear for this class, because Sony has not started to promote the film yet.

Obviously, Roman didn't know the news. He heard this and asked in surprise, "Sony is going to launch "Spider-Man 2" in the summer vacation. Is the news reliable?"

Roman really doesn't know Sony's actions. After all, although he has watched many Hollywood blockbusters, who knows the specific release time? He can't even remember the directors of those movies.

"Of course, Sony has already told Paramount, do you still want to hand over the movie to Sony for distribution?"

Although Roman was a little surprised, he wouldn't be led by George's nose, and immediately said, "It doesn't matter, my movie can wait until Halloween is in theaters, I'm not in a hurry." Romans turned into a calm look again.

George didn’t expect Roman’s so much oil and salt not to enter, so he continued to ask, “Doesn’t Manhai Entertainment want to launch "Infected" as soon as possible and then return the funds? We Paramount can help you."

"I didn't see Paramount's sincerity, Mr. George, and Manhai Entertainment is not too short of money." If Roman wants to acquire the copyright of some superheroes, Roman is right. Now the company's Liquidity is still sufficient.

"30% of North America, 40% of overseas, plus Manhai Entertainment can give priority to the surrounding shares, is this not sincere enough?"

"Sony's conditions are similar to yours, and he can also give up the British market to Dolph Pictures for distribution, but you don't agree to give up the British market." Roman still looks like I like Sony and Sony is good. .

George also investigated Manhai Entertainment, knowing that they also have a company that has distribution channels in the UK, but George didn't want to let it out. He thought he could get it with the news, but he didn't think that Roman didn't care at all.

"Well, I agree to this condition, Mr. Roman, then we can cooperate." George was defeated by Roman, he no longer wants to fight for such a profit now, he only wants the distribution rights of "The Infected."

"Of course, why not? I'm very happy to work with Paramount Pictures, Mr. George." Roman stretched out his right hand and smiled.

George also stretched out his right hand and held it to Roman, "I hope "The Infected" is as successful as I expected. Mr. Roman, I have already given too much and cannot accept failure."

"Rest assured, you will be grateful for the decision you made today, Mr. George, "The Infected" will not disappoint you."

On March 22, Manhai Entertainment formally signed the global distribution copyright of "The Infected" with Paramount Pictures. In addition to the conditions mentioned above, the peripheral copyrights are detailed in the contract: video tapes, For DVD and TV copyrights, Paramount Pictures takes 20%, and the total revenue from film derivatives takes 45%, and Manhai Entertainment has the priority to divide profits.

And Paramount Pictures must invest no less than US$15 million in North American publicity, and it must also launch "Infected" this year. These were all written into the contract, and George agreed. He originally planned to release the movie as soon as possible. As for publicity, it is a matter of mutual benefit. As long as "The Infected" can be as good as Paramount's discussion, then this publicity cost will not be seen by George at all. If the film is outstanding, he will definitely increase it. Promotional expenses.

In the remaining days, Roman not only cared about the progress of the crew, but also focused on Marvel. The law firm he commissioned was also constantly collecting the copyright changes of Marvel's superheroes.

It’s a pity that the only thing that disappoints Roman is that Manhai Entertainment’s channel integration in North America has not yet been completed. When he asked whether Schulman could release a movie this year, Schulman directly replied that it’s impossible, at least not. It will not be possible until next year, because many of the small publishers that have been acquired have not yet been digested by Manhai Entertainment.

And even if the North American channels are integrated, it’s best not to control them in the name of Manhai Entertainment. According to Schulman, it’s best to integrate those channel resources into one.

Since then, a new company was established, controlled by Roman himself, so that it can better cooperate with Manhai Entertainment.

In fact, it is easy to do the billing. After all, many Hollywood companies do it like this. Entrust a company to distribute their films, and then legally transfer a large sum of money to the distribution company. In this way, many investors’ money is lost and profits are legally eaten up.

Well, anyway, the water inside is very deep, just like those movies that hit the box office, such as the "Harry Potter" series, the ledger income given by Universal Pictures, the profit is negative. He treats everyone like a fool, but the investors still can't find a way to sue them. After all, the books are real and can stand the investigation. But, why are the producers making money and the publishers making money? The directors, actors, and crew members all make money, but the investors are losing money, and even the costs can't be recovered. With these methods, the six major Hollywood players are more proficient. They even dare to hack Wall Street money. Do you have any concerns? If you have the ability, you can sue me. This is where their confidence lies, and it is legal.