Chapter 948 Undercurrent

Seeing George's wonderful performance on TV, Xiao Yunhai couldn't help laughing at Zhao Wanqing: "Wife, when I make a movie next time, I must invite this George to play a role. Look at the pitiful appearance of others, plus that order. The moving lines are simply too good. The Oscar winner is not as good as him."

Zhao Wanqing pouted and said with a smile, "Husband, can you not be so hurtful when you speak. After all, he is also an old man in his fifties."

Xiao Yunhai said disdainfully: "It should be said that he is an old fox. Hmph, this George is a guy who eats people and doesn't spit out bones in Hollywood. He is notoriously stingy and cunning, otherwise those Hollywood companies would not let him serve as an academy. line manager."

Zhao Wanqing said: "It seems that the entertainment industry is about to become lively. With this posture, it is estimated that the battle between the film company and the theater chain will not be decided in a short time."

Xiao Yunhai said with a smile, "It's not necessarily. Don't look at Li Rongguang's resolute words, but in fact it's just a slap in the face. Haha, how could a few theater chains want to resist the government's will with their own strength, how could they possibly win. Forget it. , let them make trouble, anyway, no matter who wins or loses, it's good for us."

Zhao Wanqing was stunned for a moment, and asked inexplicably, "If you change the ratio, it seems that you, the shareholder of the theater chain, will also lose a lot of income. How can it be beneficial to us?"

Xiao Yunhai said: "Think about it. If the film company wins, then they will definitely make movies with confidence. At that time, there will definitely be many crews that use our magic and fantasy for special effects, and we can still make money."

Although those big companies have their own special effects teams, there is a big gap between magic and fantasy in terms of professionalism, ability, and efficiency. Therefore, most film companies often use magic teams when shooting blockbusters.

Zhao Wanqing laughed and scolded: "You are a real old fox. What are you going to do next?"

Xiao Yunhai said: "This morning, my uncle called me and asked me to take advantage of the winter vacation to hand over "Transformers" to their TV station. You also know that our "Transformers" is very popular in Europe and the United States. It's a complete mess, and the news has already reached the country. Uncle can wait until this time to say, he is already very patient.

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The first "Transformers" has a total of fifty-six episodes. It was broadcast in the United States long ago, and the highest ratings reached 19%, completely defeating all the cartoons of the same period including "Tom and Jerry". Let Thrall earn a lot of money.

Seeing that the American children strongly demanded that the TV station broadcast it again, Sal had to go to Raul to discuss and buy the broadcast rights for the second round.

But Xiao Yunhai did not collect cash, but asked Raul to ask him for 50% of the advertising fee, otherwise Marvel Comics would no longer cooperate with Thrall's TV station.

Thrall was very annoyed by this and complained to Xiao Yunhai many times, but Xiao Yunhai did not let go.

Because he heard Raul say that the first "Transformers" made Thrall earn 330 million US dollars in advertising expenses. Of course Xiao Yunhai did not want to take the advantage of it, and the benefits were all for Thrall.

I saw that Marvel Comics and mmc TV have been negotiating, but they have not reached an agreement. Many TV stations couldn't sit still and called Raul one after another, hoping to work together.

In this regard, Thrall was very anxious, and finally had no choice but to sign the contract.

He knew very well that when Xiao Yunhai's TV series were broadcast on Huaxia TV, they all required advertising fees.

The reason why I sold the first-round broadcast rights of "Transformers" to myself was because the cartoon was not famous at that time.

Now "Transformers" is popular in the United States, and even TV stations in Europe are broadcasting it. If you don't give up the advertising costs, you will definitely get nothing.

After Thrall got the second round of broadcast rights, it was broadcast immediately, and the ratings were still in a mess. Marvel Comics naturally made a lot of money.

In addition to cartoons, comics have also sold 60 million copies in Europe and the United States, with a profit of 320 million US dollars.

Toys are even more powerful, selling more than 10 million sets and making a profit of 1.4 billion US dollars, still in short supply.

Zhao Wanqing heard Xiao Yunhai talk about the big sale of "Transformers" in Europe and the United States, and said: "We made a bet that if the sales exceeded 50 million copies, then I would unconditionally agree to your request. Now you have won. , tell me, what do you want from me?"

Xiao Yunhai had a dazed look on his face, and said with a smile, "We'll talk about it after giving birth."

Zhao Wanqing refused without thinking, and said, "You must say it now, otherwise, the bet will be cancelled."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Wife, you did it on purpose, we can't be so rude, okay?"

Zhao Wanqing said proudly: "I don't care. Anyway, I have already asked you to ask. If you don't mention it, you will give up automatically."

Xiao Yunhai rolled his eyes, put him in her ear, and said, "This is what you asked me to say. My request is very simple. In the second half of the year, every night you will..."

Zhao Wanqing's face was so embarrassed that it almost turned into a big apple, she grabbed Xiao Yunhai's ear and scolded, "You stinky bastard, let's see how I deal with you."

Xiao Yunhai repeatedly said that he did not dare.

Just as Xiao Yunhai and Zhao Wanqing were playing around, there was an undercurrent in Hollywood.

In a conference room of the Four Seasons Hotel, dozens of CEOs of small and medium-sized Hollywood film companies gathered to discuss matters.

A middle-aged white man pointed to the newspaper on the table and said: "Everyone should have seen it. In order to change the box office quota system, the major film companies in China have held a press conference, and they have torn their faces with all the theaters in China. There is no room for turning around. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. The main reason for the failure of the first three times is that some of us forget our interests and ignore the overall situation. , the loss of money is countless. Today, we gather again, and there is still only one purpose, that is, like Huaxia, to achieve a suitable profit ratio. Tell me, what should we do? "

The person who spoke was named Rodriguez, and he was the boss of the most famous flame film company outside of the Big Eight, no, the Big Nine in Hollywood, with a very high prestige.

The first three times, he was one of the planners, but unfortunately all ended in failure.

This morning, when he saw dozens of film companies in Huaxia on the other side of the ocean resisting the unjust profit quotas of the theater chain at the same time, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. In one afternoon, he took Hollywood's head and face, but was bullied by the theater chain. The CEOs of small and medium-sized enterprises gathered together and prepared to launch the fourth attack to fight with their counterparts in Huaxia.

An old man with white hair and glasses took a deep breath of the cigar and said, "Rodriguez, are you sure that Huaxia has already done it? You must know that entertainment news is sometimes unreliable."

Rodriguez shook his phone and said, "Mr. Harvey, this afternoon, I contacted Mr. Shen Le from Yuele Film and Television Company through some connections and talked with him for half an hour. He told me that Huaxia's side The odds of success are over 90 percent."

"Really or not? Are Chinese counterparts so powerful?"

"You're not kidding us, are you?"

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Harvey waved his hand, interrupted everyone's discussion, and continued to ask, "What proportion do they want?"

Rodriguez said: "The first week is 55:45, the second week is 40:60, the third week is 30:70, and the last is 20:80. I think this ratio not only guarantees our interests, but also takes into account the theater chain. Interests, very suitable."

Harvey said with a smile: "I also think it's quite suitable. If this is the case, it will definitely benefit our film production company without any harm. At least I dare to invest in a blockbuster and try it."

Others also joined in.

A boss suddenly said: "Mr. Rodriguez, can you get in touch with Mr. Shen Le from Huaxia again, we have a lot to ask."

Rodriguez laughed: "Of course."

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