Elizabeth took the check and looked at it. The amount was 30 million US dollars. According to Eric's previous information, the production cost of "Dances with Wolves" was only 18 million. The movie has not yet been released, so there is no publicity cost. Then the 30 million is enough to buy out the entire movie and Orion's distribution contract. If the negotiation strategy is proper, it may not even be spent.
For most Hollywood producers, if they invest in a movie with a cost of about 20 million US dollars, after several years of distribution operations, if they can earn more than 50% of the profits, then the project is considered a great success. A movie with a super high return rate like "Home Alone" may not appear in Hollywood for a few years. It is a more common situation in Hollywood.
However, at this time Elizabeth raised the check in her hand and stared at Eric with contempt: "You bastard, can you be more shameless? I became a big villain, and the ownership of the movie I bought in the end belongs to you. Don't even think about such a thing."
Eric asked back without blushing and heartbeat: "Then do you have the money to buy it yourself?"
"I can borrow it from my dad."
"Okay then, pay me back the check, and you will pretend that I haven't been here today," Eric stretched out his hand and said.
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Elizabeth subconsciously wanted to return the check, but quickly took it back. Eric was so straightforward, but it made her feel a little uneasy. After hesitating for a while, Elizabeth reluctantly said: "One half, you take 15 million, I want another 15 million from my father."
"Pay me back the check."
"You bastard, the copyright is yours. But the distribution is Fox. Is it okay?"
"Deal." Eric snapped his fingers, smiled again, and said, "Actually, I haven't finished talking just now, and this is also part of it. You can use this condition as a bait to tell the producer of this movie , as long as they agree to sell the movie to you, you can lobby Fox to help distribute it. You can even promise to help them distribute future movies. For this small Hollywood production company, climbing up to a giant like Fox is like Wal-Mart Like agreeing to help a small workshop underwrite their products, the temptation is very strong, if the bait is thrown, as long as the owner of the production company is not a fool, it is impossible not to agree."
After Eric finished speaking, the living room was quiet for a few seconds. Drew and Julia soon realized that Elizabeth had been tricked by Eric again, and the two girls immediately threw themselves on the sofa and laughed. Elizabeth threw the pillow in her arms over again: "You bastard, you are taking advantage of my family again. I quit. I won't do anything you say. You can be the big villain yourself."
"I am using resources rationally, and if I come forward in person, this movie will definitely be regarded as a big gold mine by everyone, and the possibility of snatching it is almost zero, so not only can I not come forward, but the whole thing You can't even have any contact with me, I will try my best to avoid suspicion, and you have to pretend to be a little bit."
Elizabeth's eyes lit up, she touched her sharp chin and looked at Eric and said, "Oh, that's true. The movie you watch now, even if it's a piece of garbage, will be treated as a treasure. So, I can completely leave you alone."
"Yeah, you'd better convince your dad to let Fox Network and Fox Pictures do the same with me, to be honest, "Friends", "Who Will Be a Millionaire" and the next " The X-Files was aired on Fox TV, I think it’s quite a loss.”
Elizabeth immediately said: "Fox and Firefly share the rights to Millionaire and The X-Files, you can't take them away, and Friends has also signed a contract for several seasons."
"But I can put the first two projects on hold as I did at the beginning of the year. At worst, everyone will lose money. Anyway, I still have a lot of ideas in my mind, and I will come up with a few TV series. As for "Friends", hehe, then It's easier."
Elizabeth said unwillingly: "If you want to do this, your reputation in Hollywood will be rotten."
"Who cares if their collaborators are angels or devils if it can bring them a lot of profit?"
"son-of..." Elizabeth finally couldn't help it, and just wanted to swear, but facing Eric's threatening eyes, the girl swallowed the last word back, and said with a little grievance: "You... Bad guy, I can't be a bad guy to help you win the copyright, and you won't get any benefits in the end, you are just like the miser described by Balzac."
"Didn't we just agree to get the copyright and distribute it by Fox. According to the information I got, this is a four-hour movie. Four hours, you should know what that means. Movie theaters have the most It can only be arranged for four games, but for those movies within two hours, it can be arranged for six to eight games. This restriction alone may cause many theaters to be unwilling to release this movie. Therefore, the box office of this movie It will definitely not be very good, and it is estimated that the cost will be recovered only by the release of the final video tape. What I see is the Oscar potential of this film, and Firefly also needs an Oscar film to decorate the appearance."
What Eric said is the truth, although the film won important awards such as the best picture and best director in memory, but Eric does not know how the box office of the film is, but according to the memory of the film The movie lasted four hours, and Eric felt that the box office of "Dances with Wolves" should not be very good.
Elizabeth was surprised: "Four hours, are you serious?"
"Yeah, four hours, longer than "The Godfather". Although I think this movie may be good, it is definitely impossible to surpass "The Godfather."
"Well, I'll just trust you once," Elizabeth said, looking at the check in her hand, rolling her eyes, and said with a sly smile, "I heard that you made a lot of money in the oil futures market this time." Well, if there is any surplus after buying the copyright, I will not return it to you, I will use it as pocket money."
"That's fine," Eric replied briskly.
Elizabeth pretended to be surprised and widened her eyes: "Ha, it's unbelievable that a miser can say such a thing."
"I have always been very generous to my women."
As soon as the words fell, another pillow was thrown over.
Eric grabbed the pillow again 'unbearable', got up and walked around the coffee table to Elizabeth: "It's the third time, little girl, I'm used to you, right?"
Elizabeth screamed and wanted to run away, but was pushed down on the sofa by Eric.
"Hey, hey, how can you hit a woman, you bastard, oh, Julia, help me. Woo wow, you go hit Drew, she must like this, bastard, stop." (To be continued. .)