Entertainment World: The Wild God of Gourmet

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After a dinner, Wanda Tao Zhu went back to ask for help, but Nikki Penny was so impatient that night that she asked everyone to meet again at the hotel. After uncovering Bai Ri's hypocritical smile, what is left is Chi Guoguo's monetary interests.

"Chen~"

Nikki Penny opened her notebook, holding a pen in her right hand, "My travel time to China is not too long, why don't we seize the time to solve cooperation issues."

"Warner Pictures and I are very interested in your "Looking for the Treasure of Barbossa" documentary film, and intend to promote it to the theater market in North America and even the world."

When she said this, she obviously made a decision after contacting the United States.

But these words made Xia Meng, Cai Yinong and others feel a little bit of joy. Whether it is the result of hard work or luck, at least this is not a bubble.

Only Chen Ergou kept his face paralyzed and said with a smile, "Thank you! This is my honor, and I very much hope that this cooperation can be achieved."

Chen Ergou's attitude did not meet her expectations. She didn't think much about it, and said, "I attach great importance to this cooperation with Reservoir Dog Studio, but we need to discuss the specific method in detail."

"Method?" Chen Ergou could roughly guess the meaning of the other party's words, but still asked with a puzzled face, "Didn't Warner become the publisher of "Looking for Barbossa's Treasure"?"

Although he knew it was unrealistic, he still had some fantasies in his heart. Warner only became the distributor of the film, and then signed a distribution contract with Reservoir Dog Studios, so that Reservoir Dog Studios would be able to share in the box office or other copyright revenue in the future. a cup of soup. Even, Chen Ergou suppressed in the deepest part of his heart, there are more thoughts.

"Warner will release "Looking for Barbossa's Treasure" of course." Nikki Penny smiled, taking everyone's expressions into her eyes, fully taking the initiative, "The premise is that we own all the copyrights of this film."

Chen Ergou frowned slightly, "You want to buy out the movie?"

"Yes, this is the most basic prerequisite for our cooperation to continue." Nikki Penny smiled. However, the reality soon taught her a lesson, telling her that this is China, and what she was facing was a Chinese local tyrant.

Chen Ergou still had a smile on his face, but he was not so happy when he blurted out, "How much buyout fee can you give? 5 million or 10 million, I won 5.2 million US dollars in one night at the casino. If Warner is With this attitude, Nikki, you can go directly back to your Hollywood, or you can take a good trip in China, and all the expenses will be paid to me. I don’t expect a North American release, and it’s actually quite good to release in China.”

Nicky's smile came suddenly. A small film independently produced by a small studio was bought out and released. This is very normal in Hollywood. I didn't expect Chen Ergou to react so strongly. She thought that she might have overlooked the most important thing, which was a young rich man with a net worth of hundreds of millions.

Seeing Chen Ergou getting up to leave, she was a little flustered, and she forced herself to stay calm and said, "Chen, you don't know much about Hollywood, let alone this movie is a Chinese movie, we have to consider the reality. Foreign language movies have to be operated in North America. It is not easy to get up and issue it. If you have any request, you can put it forward, as long as it is reasonable and beneficial to both of us, we can consider it.”

What she said was high-sounding, as if she was thinking of Chen Ergou very much.

However, Chen Ergou didn't follow the routine at all. Although he didn't continue to get up, he spoke more directly, straight to the point, and said: "If you feel embarrassed because of your identity as a Chinese film, then it is easy for me to register a company in the United States. Things. Nikki, I consider you a friend, so you might as well come and listen to my opinion. First of all, this is my personal documentary film, and it cannot be played without me."

"I ask Warner to release "Looking for Barbossa's Treasure" and distribute it like other mainstream Hollywood commercial films. I want to take a share of the box office. Note that it is a share of the box office and not a share of profits. Warner takes a share from the box office and copyright revenue.

as a distribution fee. "

"This~!"

Nikki was stunned, "How is this possible? The buyout is a request from Warner's distribution department. Without copyright, I can't explain it at all."

"It's okay to sell the copyright to you," Chen Ergou said calmly, "but the cost of buying out the copyright should be based on the box office data. In any case, I have to participate in the box office share, which cannot be lower than 25%."

Nikki frowned and didn't speak for a while. Chen Ergou's strength exceeded her expectations.

Even Xia Meng and Cai Yinong were frightened.

Before coming here, Xia Meng had exchanged with Cai Yinong, and he had a rough bottom line in his heart. It was originally agreed that Cai Yinong would lead the negotiation, but he forgot to tell Chen Ergou, who did not expect Chen Ergou to do it directly.

The two of them were beating drums in their hearts, not knowing how to speak. If you are not careful, this transaction will be ruined.

But Nikki's reaction was even more unexpected, "Chen, the plan you mentioned will not be accepted by any Hollywood distribution company. I want to remind you that "Looking for the Treasure of Barbossa" is a Chinese-produced film. Your documentary is not a mainstream commercial production with an investment of tens of millions of dollars. You are not a big star in the United States."

Chen Ergou smiled and said: "But my business is very hot, isn't it? Even the famous Warner has come here personally."

"Nicky, don't think that I'm whimsical. Even if you pay me a buyout fee of tens of millions, so what, I can only make one documentary in my life, and I don't want it to rot in the capitalist's treasury. My brain is also very Sober, I know very well how many people in North America are paying attention to my treasure. Only the last live broadcast, tens of millions of viewers in the United States watched it, and the number of hits on my YouTube video exceeded 2 billion. Don’t tell me, these are not capital."

"Whether the documentary is released in North America is only a second matter. My real home is in China."

Nikki was speechless. At this moment, she hated the local tyrants, especially this kind of local tyrants who get rich and treat money as money. She pleaded guilty, went out to make a phone call, and came back after a while and said, "I can't decide, I need to go back to the United States, and it's best to take the copy with me."

It doesn't make any sense to continue like this. But she really didn't want to give up the movie, so she decided to take a break first, and at the same time let Warner see the quality of the movie before doing anything else.

"Yes," Chen Ergou said, "Fianna and Karen Cai will go with you." Fianna is Xia Meng's English name, and Karen is Cai Yinong.

Although a bit radical, Cai Yinong also has to say that Chen Ergou is the most suitable to deal with Hollywood people. The results of their previous discussions will all appear to be too weak, and they will be overwhelmed by the other party.

The biggest difference between this movie and independent movies is that it is already famous all over the world.

It's obviously not a multi-million dollar business, nor is it the type of $100,000 in the independent film circle that has to be repeatedly negotiated.

The negotiating battlefield has shifted to the United States, but the essence is still controlled by Chen Ergou. Even if the documentary is released in North America, how much box office can it sell? Ten million or twenty million, even if he gets 30% of the box office share, it is only a million dollars in revenue, which is not even a fraction compared to the increasingly huge Chinese market.

He didn't care about the nodding either.

(About the new adventure, in the collection of materials, there is a bit of Cavan... I am still writing, and there will be a third update tonight, please forgive me. tt)