351 Chapter 350 Open Negotiations (seeking subscription recommendation) (2/2)

This is the most commonly used multi-company co-production method in Hollywood, and it is not surprising.

Barry Meyer looks at the investment contract.

Nolan stared at his face nervously.

Lehman's attention was on another person the whole time, Joshua Bloomer, Warner Pictures' production director.

He was sitting on Barry Meyer's right hand, and he had been listening very carefully from the beginning to now.

For a company as big as Warner, if Joshua doesn't nod, the so-called cooperative shooting is also very difficult.

The approval of the project requires the approval of the review committee and the DC department, and the approval of the production department is required for shooting. When it comes to the release, it is also the plan of the marketing department and the publicity department to implement the distribution department.

Decentralized powers, Warner is so proficient in playing, it is worthy of a three-power separation system that even state policy pays attention to each other, Lao Mei just knows how to play.

However, this guy was stern and unsmiling throughout, and he didn't know whether he agreed or had any opinions on the cooperation plan.

”Ok......”

Barry Meyer put down the file in his hand and thought about it seriously.

For him, he definitely supports this kind of cooperation, but he can't be so urgent.

Although his heart has long been extremely urgent for the development of the Batman project, otherwise he would not find a way to speed up the review of the project.

When it comes to negotiations, you can't lose the momentum.

”How much does the announcement account for?”

Lehman replied: ”The income share is calculated based on the investment ratio. Warner has already used the project to account for 20 million investment. This money will be provided by Firefly Pictures, but Firefly Pictures will not participate in the release. The announcement is It’s up to you to judge based on the film’s quality, market prospects, and box office format after the film is filmed. However, Firefly Pictures will not enjoy the copyright of the film, and all copyrights belong to Warner Bros.”

”What about offline revenue? How about Firefly Pictures as a producer?”

”Three years, after the film is downloaded and entered the home entertainment market, Firefly Pictures can only enjoy a three-year validity period, and the share is still calculated based on the production ratio. After three years, all offline revenues will have no more than Firefly Pictures. connection.”

The typical distribution sequence is: theater, DVD, video tape distribution, TV broadcast, and its profit margin is gradually decreasing.

The latter two are long-term gains, and there is no problem after 20 years. Firefly Pictures only needs the first three years, which is a relatively concessionary move.

But in Lehman's view, the revenue of a film is still optimistic in the first few years, and the rest is to make money at the cost of time. If you give up, you will give up. It can leave some points for these senior Warners. Good impression of the negotiation.

The North American film market has developed to the present and is very complete.

Movies, as the locomotive of an entire profit chain, may not even make money by themselves, but can make money from other aspects.

For example, later generations invested four to five billion yuan, and the box office always lost money. Why did Disney insist on shooting the ”Star Wars series” in order to make box office money?

Toys, licenses, theme parks, these are more worthy of money. Isn't it fragrant?

The same is true for Warner Bros. In their view, it is very cost-effective to get the copyright of a long-term benefit movie with only a small risk.