Mission Flow

Chapter 158: Finalize the project

At this time, Cao Su was not alone in the living room of the luxurious royal suite. And an accountant from Deloitte in New York, a senior manager from AIG in New York, the insurance giant.

And Granton, who provided legal services to Cao Su. He was promoted to be a partner of the law firm and brought two third-year lawyers to help him today.

And Cactus general manager Joel Galton.

Jeremy Keppel was a little confused when he saw this posture. The feeling that I was about to catch a $30 million fish fell to the bottom in an instant.

Cao Su smiled at Jeremy Keppel, smoked Huazi, and asked the lawyer Glanton to introduce everyone present for him.

Glanton was wearing a suit, with a very typical Italian face, with a bit of a smirk, and introduced to the Fox producer: "This is Alvin Mellon, a partner of Deloitte's Los Angeles branch. It's Lancelot Miller, president of AIG Los Angeles."

"Hello, Mr. Mellon."

"Hello, Mr. Miller."

"Hello, Keppel."

The two sides exchanged greetings and shook hands in the living room. Jeremy Keppel is sure that Gary Newman, president of 20th Century Fox, must know these two big names. Every company in Hollywood has its own financial staff.

But who can not have business intersection with the nation's largest accounting firm and the nation's largest insurance group?

However, as a small producer, he really didn't know these two.

There were no surprises in the subsequent negotiations, and the whole process was under Cao Su's control. Jeremy Keppel kept going out and calling president Gary Newman for instructions.

In 2013, US dollars are not as valuable as they were in the 1990s, and Hollywood's six major producers are investing more and more. But Cactus plans to invest $50 million in real money, which is enough for the president of 20th Century Fox to participate in the negotiations.

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The two parties made revisions based on the preliminary benefit distribution ladder plan given by Fox, and roughly agreed: The production cost of "The Martian" is 100 million US dollars, and the publicity and distribution costs will change with the immediate box office changes.

If the global box office is less than 200 million U.S. dollars, the global publicity fee is about 80 million U.S. dollars. Cactus invests 5,000 U.S. dollars and enjoys 30% of the box office dividend. And give up asking for benefits such as DVDs, peripheral products, and TV payments.

Fox strictly controls Cao Su's investment profits, giving the highest return on investment of 20% in this box office.

If $50 million is invested, if the box office reaches 200 million, then $60 million will be returned, making a net profit of $10 million. The rate of return is 20%. This is the most ideal state. If the box office is only 150 million US dollars, Cao Su will directly lose money.

Think about it, 50 million funds have entered Hollywood to make a round, from the production to the final settlement of box office dividends, it took nearly two years to get a 20% return on investment.

too low.

Compared with the profits made by Hollywood production companies, it is too little. Otherwise, with such a low rate of return, how can capital continue to flow to Hollywood? Then how can there be so many handsome men and beautiful women who come to Hollywood like crazy, wanting to become famous?

Cao Su took this money in his hands to speculate in stocks, not only for this profit. He is a man with [expert-level] stock trading skills!

But this is Hollywood!

Is the money of the Big Six in Hollywood so easy to earn? If Cao Su didn't spend a lot of money to invite Deloitte and AIG to escort this project, Fox would not only make him no money, but also defraud him of at least 50 million US dollars.

This is the power of monopolies and local snakes.

From Cao Su's point of view, this is far lower than the value given by [Project Detector]. But he needs to spend the money, so that he can have influence! Based on this, it will gradually expand.

To put it more bluntly, the Cactus Company is a newcomer in the industry, and if they want to gain a foothold in this industry, they have to pay tuition fees! It is impossible to come up and eat meat in Hollywood.

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The second step of this plan: the global box office is within 300 million US dollars, and the box office part exceeding 200 million US dollars, Cactus Company enjoys 6% of the income.

That is to say, all together, the Cactus Company can get a maximum box office dividend of 66 million. The return on investment is 32%.

Cao Su didn't want to go to Fox to figure out how many DVDs were sold, how many TV stations, paid streaming media, and peripheral products were sold. And the tricky huge publicity costs. It's not clear.

Regardless of the world's major film markets and their complex film box office sharing agreements. China's account-sharing agreement is okay to say, it is stipulated on the surface. Here in Hollywood, the division of accounts between film manufacturers and theater chains is actually to be discussed in detail one by one.

It can only be said that this group of people: their mouths are ideas, and their hearts are full of business!

This is really shrewd mother to open the door for the shrewd, shrewd home.

Therefore, he just stared at the box office and calculated his investment income with Fox.

The global box office is 300 million US dollars, which is almost 2 billion yuan in the mainland market. The movie with the highest domestic box office in 2013 was Xingye's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" with 1.24 billion yuan.

Of course, Hollywood here is considered the global box office. But at this level, the movie is even popular. According to this year's box office calculation, it can almost rank outside the top 20 of Hollywood movies. How many movies does Hollywood release in a year? It's okay to rush to this position!

"The Point Guard Is Here"

So, Fox is still a buckle! He eats meat, I can only drink soup.

The third step: Cactus enjoys a 7% box office dividend for the global box office of less than 500 million U.S. dollars and exceeding 300 million U.S. dollars.

That is to say, Cao Su can get a maximum of 80 million box office dividends in total. 60% return on investment.

The fourth step: the global box office exceeds 500 million U.S. dollars, and the Cactus Company enjoys 8% of the box office dividend for the excess.

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This account sharing agreement, after the game, is the above terms.

If the movie "The Martian" is a super blockbuster, with a global box office of 1 billion US dollars, then Cao Su will make a lot of money. If it is just a big hit, the global box office will be 500 million US dollars. Then Cao Su's income is acceptable: 60%.

With a global box office of 500 million US dollars, it can be squeezed into the top ten in Hollywood. It's sure to be a movie hit. What are the top ten films of this year?

"Iron Man 3", "Fast and Furious 6", "The Hunger Games 2", "Thor 2", "Doomsday War".

They're all awesome movies.

You know, the global box office of "The Great Gatsby" starring Xiao Li is only 349 million US dollars.

If only 300 million box office broke out, then Cao Su's income would be lower.

Further down, if it only has a global box office of $200 million, it is close to losing money.

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Negotiations in the morning lasted until after four o'clock in the afternoon. Lawyers drafted new contracts, which they borrowed from the hotel's printers.

Cao Su arranged a small reception on the third floor of the Four Seasons Hotel. It was a little bit of celebration, and he also entertained people from Deloitte and AIG.

"Mr. Cao, you are really...really a great businessman!" Jeremy Keppel watched Cao Su's side empty, and approached with a wine glass, with a tired but heartfelt compliment.

A shrewd businessman will be recognized and respected from the bottom of his heart in a capitalist society. On the contrary, people who spend money like a big dog will not get the approval from the bottom of their hearts.

Because of the money leaking from your fingers, according to Ansa's law of the jungle, they will only think that it is what they have won by themselves, and that it is his own ability to fool you.

Cao Su laughed, looked back at the reception, picked up the red wine glass and took a sip, just finished wrestling and got a good income contract, he was in a very happy mood, and said with a smile: "

Keppel, there is an old saying in China, that is, if you don't fight, you won't know each other. Are you interested in working for me? I can pay you double what you get at Fox. "

Jeremy Keppel: "..."

This is beautifully said. But in fact, he was told to eat inside and outside! I also want to know why this Mr. Cao recruited him. That is, he needs to secretly help stare at the "Martian" project to prevent Fox from playing tricks.

It doesn't mean that if an accounting firm or a big insurance company intervenes, Hollywood giants will be honest and not play tricks. Just a little less variety. It is nothing more than weighing the gains and losses of interests. Once there are enough interests, is Hollywood afraid of audits and insurance companies and dare not turn its face?

But he really has a heart!

Jeremy Keppel swallowed quietly, struggling to measure in his heart. If the "The Martian" project is a big hit, then as the producer of the film, his status within Fox will definitely rise.

But what about Cactus? If such a small company produces a blockbuster movie, it will become very popular in no time! Moreover, Mr. Cao looks like he is not short of money, so what kind of treatment will he get as a veteran when he joins at this time? The disadvantage is that this job may not be stable.

Jeremy Keppel sighed with a wry smile, "Mr. Cao, you really...really..." He was a bit at a loss for words to describe.

It's a devil who can see through people's hearts!

But he wants to curry favor with Cao Su! Can't use words like that.

The Cactus Company invested 50 million yuan in real money. This project was negotiated by him as soon as he saw it, and he just worked hard. Wouldn't Fox's internal producers rob him? He is fifty-two years old and is still an unknown producer with no solid background in the company.

So the only way for him not to be kicked out of this project at this time is to hug Cao Su's thigh tightly. Further gain Cao Su's trust.

"Mr. Cao, I will help keep an eye on every fund for this project! At the same time, I suggest that you fully cooperate with Fox to complete the project of "The Martian" and then talk about "The Spy". With future benefits, Fox will restrain itself." some.

In addition, "The Martian" project has your generous investment, and it will definitely become a star project!

And you need to find a suitable director as soon as possible, and then negotiate with Fox. Only in this way can it dominate the whole project.

Moreover, with the progress of the project, such a big production of male and female leading actors will be very eye-catching. You will receive requests from all sides, as well as pressure!

If you have a favorite candidate, you can settle it early. If not, try to throw the character out and avoid trouble. "

It's all little tricks. He's been around Hollywood for years and knows all about these things. And he discovered that Joel Galton, the general manager of the Cactus Company, was actually a layman.

Cao Su nodded in satisfaction, and patted Jeremy Keppel on the shoulder affectionately, "Jeremy, my invitation just now is valid until the screening of "The Martian" ends."

With the money he paid, how could he not decide on the starring list? The coal boss must decide on the heroine for investment. As for the director, he needs to think about it.

If he intends to make money in Hollywood for a long time, it is undoubtedly very important to cultivate his own team of directors. And such a big project is undoubtedly an excellent recruitment opportunity.

Just as he was thinking, Cao Su's phone rang.

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