Reborn Capital Empire

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Chapter 114 Seven new films

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"Making money is good news. But in addition to making money now, we also have to consider the following things." After a little pondering, Guo Shouyun continued, "After the movie box office revenue is accounted for, take 10% of the net profit as Rewards are given to employees, 1% for you, Ray Warner, and James each!"

Although Guo Shouyun valued wealth, he was by no means a grantai who only cared about his own fortune.

"Thank you boss!"

Buddy Morris was excited and grateful.

What is hard work for? Isn't it just for the money! So at this point he has enough reason to be happy!

"Let Ray Warner prepare the script for Saw 2 and start shooting next year!"

Guo Shouyun's explanation was not beyond Buddy Morris's expectations. As long as one such horror film is filmed, it is easy to form a series later.

"...Also, when the promotion of "Chainsaw" ends, let James be the assistant director of the "Harry Potter" crew for three months! Let him also gain experience and see how the blockbuster is shot! If he does a good job, he'll be directing next year's Pirates of the Caribbean!"

Buddy Morris quickly understood that his boss was planning to train James Wing. But he is very in favor of this, James is the direct line who started with the matrix movie. Moreover, the two lucrative films "Smart: Ghost Record" and "Chainsaw" are enough to prove his talent as a film director!

"Got it, boss!"

"Has the release date of Legally Blonde been set?"

"It's set, Christmas is officially released!"

"What about the announcement?"

"In terms of publicity and distribution, we work with Warner to do it together, and it is progressing very smoothly so far!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, "The Chainsaw" and "Smart Ghost Recording" have small investment and large returns. As long as you don't kill yourself, making money is a sure thing. Therefore, in terms of publicity, he also let the matrix film industry toss and toss, which can be regarded as accumulating experience.

But "Legal Blonde" can't. The investment of more than 20 million US dollars, plus the announcement, the total cost is no less than 30 million US dollars. In order to avoid any possible losses, the most important announcement must find a strong partner!

Hollywood Six is ​​undoubtedly the most suitable!

"Are there enough funds?"

"The domestic box office share of "Smart: Ghost Story" has been received, and the gross profit has reached 65 million, which is enough to support our continuous investment in "Harry Potter" and the promotion of "Legal Blonde". Make an investment!"

After a pause, Buddy Morris tentatively said: "Boss, the revenue of "The Chainsaw"...?"

"No mortgage for now!" After thinking for a moment, Guo Shouyun shook his head.

"Yes!"

After agreeing, Buddy Morris breathed a sigh of relief.

When the two negotiated, once the box office of "Chainsaw" broke out, then just like "Smart: Ghost Story", it used its box office as collateral and loaned a sum of money from the bank to invest in the theater. Buddy Morris is not opposed to investing in cinemas, but Guo Shouyun's asset-heavy business model of '20% down payment plus a 30-year loan repayment period' makes him frightened. This means that the box office of "Smart: Ghost Story" has already leveraged nearly twice the financial leverage before it has been fully booked.

He had never played like this before, not even thinking about it. Therefore, although the two films of Matrix Films are big profits, Buddy Morris is still heavy and full of pressure!

Guo Shouyun didn't know what Buddy Morris was thinking. The reason why he rejected the previous resolution was because Enron's threat made him aware of the approaching crisis. Without knowing where Enron's blow was coming from, he preferred to keep some of the funds behind to deal with the crisis. After all... be careful sailing the ship for ten thousand years!

"How's the filming of Fast and the Furious and Fifty Shades of Grey going?"

"Lin's speed is very fast. "The Fast and the Furious" is more than halfway through filming, and it will be released in March next year. Li's "Fifty Shades of Grey" has just started filming for only a month. If you want to release it, I am afraid it will have to wait until the second half of the year!"

Then, Guo Shouyun continued: "Have you considered the shooting plan for next year?"

"Considered!" Buddy Morris affirmed.

"Tell me!"

"Yes! ... In addition to our collaboration with Time Warner on National Treasure 1 and Pirates of the Caribbean 1, we are preparing to start filming next year for the second installment of Ghost Recording and Chainsaw! Also, if If Legally Blonde and The Fast and the Furious are good at the box office, the sequels will also be launched next year. In addition to the above six, we are also preparing to bring the boss's novel "The Hangover" to the big screen!"

"That's all?"

"Um!"

After agreeing in the affirmative, Buddy Morris further explained: "Boss, although the company's scale and revenue level have been expanding rapidly, producing seven films a year is already the best we can do! After all, with the exception of "Smart: Ghost Story" and "Chainsaw", which did not invest much, the rest started with large investment projects of more than 10 million yuan. The total investment of the seven films is close to 250 million US dollars. If the cost of publicity and distribution is included, In terms of expenses alone, there are 300 million US dollars. Although bank loans can solve part of it, we have to invest more than half of the funds ourselves. Moreover, we also have investment in theaters. Plus the expenses on loan interest. So, if there is no The injection of foreign capital, seven movies is our limit for next year. This is still based on the basis of "Fast and Furious" and "Legal Blonde" can be profitable."

In fact, it is thanks to two low-investment, high-return movies, "The Ghost" and "The Chainsaw."

Judging from the current box office data, the total revenue of the two movies plus the surrounding area is between 500 million and 600 million US dollars. Because of the low investment, a gross profit of about 45% can be guaranteed. After deducting taxes, you can get a net profit of about 150 million US dollars!

It is also with the foundation of this 150 million US dollars, coupled with Guo Shouyun's halo of success, that the cautious Buddy Morris will make a bold return and make seven movies in the second year!

"Buddy, don't be nervous. I just made a routine inquiry, and it didn't change your decision!" Guo Shouyun said with a smile. If there is no threat from An Ran, perhaps he will continue to be arrogant, but now that he has become cautious, he does not want to continue to amplify the risk.

Hearing this, Buddy Morris breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that this big boss with big belly full of big ambitions, regardless of his madness, would launch a new movie.

"Thank you boss for your support!"

"You're welcome, Buddy. If you want to say thank you, I also want to thank you. Otherwise, my ears will never be as clean as they are now!"

Hearing this, Buddy Morris couldn't help but smile. In the past few months, all film and television institutions and investors who came to buy the film and television copyrights of Guo Shouyun's novels, or cooperated on this basis, were blocked by him. In this way, as the boss, Guo Shouyun's ears are clean, but he is not less ridiculed and scorned by the other party. But who let the family be the boss and he is the worker?

"By the way, Buddy. Seeing that Christmas is approaching soon, in order to appreciate your hard work during this time, I will give you three more days of paid leave!"

"Boss, you forgot. Legally Blonde just happened to be released on Christmas Day, so as a company manager, how can I get away?!"

"That's right! Since that's the case, let's talk about it after the movie is released. But don't worry, the holidays will definitely be reserved for you." Guo Shouyun said, who suddenly understood.

"thank you boss!"

After a polite sentence, Buddy Morris didn't say much.

"Boss, I have a copy of Disney's mail here!"

Generally speaking, emails or visits from other film companies will end with him. Guo Shouyun will be notified only if it involves the six major Hollywood events.

"Disney?"

After thinking for a while, Guo Shouyun quickly understood.

"They want to collaborate?"

"They want to buy your film and television rights to Finding Nemo!"

"Buy it?"

Guo Shouyun frowned.

"Yes, $2.8 million royalties plus 2% of the box office!"

"Tell them not to sell!"

Guo Shouyun was straightforward.

Since his two "Finding Nemo" came on the market, UU reading www.uukanshu. com has sold nearly 8 million copies in about 7 weeks. A fool can see how much the public likes them. Moreover, cartoons generally sell well around them. Therefore, as long as the discerning person can see that "Finding Nemo" has a lot to do.

However, Guo Shouyun understands the value of "Finding Nemo" better than everyone else, otherwise he would not be a copywriter.

"Did Disney only buy the copyright because Matrix Pictures doesn't have an animation company? But there's no way!" Guo Shouyun thought.

"I'll reject them later!" Buddy Morris, who had expected this to happen, was not surprised by Guo Shouyun's decision at all.

"Um!"

Guo Shouyun agreed and asked some topics that he cared about, "Buddy, is there anything else?"

"Gone!"

"Then hang up."

"Boss, bye!"

"goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone, Guo Shouyun touched his smooth chin with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Pixar, DreamWorks, Blue Sky. Alas, none of them are easy to deal with!"

Pixar and DreamWorks are worth more than $2 billion, and Blue Sky Studio is cheap, but now it's in the hands of the 'fox'. As an animated puzzle of 20th Century Fox, Guo Shouyun doesn't have much confidence to buy it.

After sitting on the sofa and thinking for a while, Guo Shouyun pressed down the extra thoughts in his heart. Now he has passed the time when he was just reborn, and faced with countless opportunities, he wanted to get involved in the greedy mentality. With his current conditions, as long as he plays a few cards in his hand well, after two or three years, neither Pixar nor DreamWorks nor Blue Sky will be a difficult goal.

Thinking of this, Guo Shouyun, who breathed a sigh of relief, turned on the computer and prepared to deal with office emails. But the movement outside the window interrupted his thoughts.

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