At nine o'clock in the morning, Director Zhang, who deliberately wore a suit, came to the company early. Other senior executives of the company and representatives of the employer also came.
As soon as everyone sat down in the conference room, Zhang Weiping walked in with excitement and said happily: "Li Mu really miscalculated this time. He wanted to step on us, but unexpectedly he stepped on our reputation! I specially I asked some friends abroad and found out that "Hero" is now very well-known in Western countries."
A marketing manager couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhang, are these overseas users resistant to our movies?"
Zhang Weiping smiled and said: "This is the most interesting part. According to my friends' understanding, the main reaction of netizens in Western countries to this incident was not to attack "Heroes", but to discuss Li Mu and Makino Technology, and A small number of people will criticize the Muying ticketing system online, and they will target film and television companies including us, so in this way, our movies just dodge the bullet!"
Only then did everyone suddenly realize! In fact, the contents posted by YY are mainly aimed at the film and television industry's stranglehold on new things. Although the producer of "Heroes" also participated a lot in it, compared with dozens of film and television companies, the goal is much smaller. , so it’s not so easy to attract hatred.
Realizing this, the whole office was in a state of excitement! In their view, there is no doubt that Li Mu has given them free advertising on a global scale. This is something that tens of millions of dollars may not be able to buy. It is really a "blessing in disguise"!
Director Zhang also felt very lucky. He thought he had kicked a rock this time, but he did not expect such a big windfall. According to the current spread of "Hero", if he takes the opportunity to release it overseas, coupled with superb operations The method will definitely bring high box office for the movie!
The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became lively. Everyone was discussing future overseas development with great interest, and everyone was full of expectations.
Seeing that an hour had passed, Zhang Weiping realized that the people from the United States had not shown up yet.
The other party had confirmed with me before getting on the plane yesterday that he would go to the hotel after getting off the plane in the early morning and arrive at the company at 9:30. Half an hour had passed, but he didn't expect that he hadn't come yet.
Zhang Weiping immediately took out his mobile phone and called the other party. The transfer time for international long-distance calls was very slow. After waiting for a long time, the call tone finally came.
After a few calls, a tired voice came, saying in English: "Hello, who are you?"
Zhang Weiping asked him hurriedly: "Is this Mr. Paul? I am Zhang. Didn't you say you would arrive at the company at half past nine? We are all waiting. I wonder when you will arrive?"
"Oh..." The man named Paul was lying on the hotel bed and resting at the moment. The long-distance flight was not comfortable. Originally, he had no chance to rest at all. He went to the hotel to take a shower, change clothes, and then set off for Zhang Weiping's company. But when he suddenly received a text message from Harvey that he had given up on the movie, Paul immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As for the task of contacting Makino Technology, there was no way to quantify it anyway, so he simply slept in the hotel first.
Paul, who was still sleeping in his pajamas, rubbed his eyes and lazily told the truth: "I'm sorry, Zhang. Our boss notified me at short notice to give up the purchase of the copyright to "Heroes"."
"What did you say?!" Zhang Weiping thought he was hallucinating. At this time, how could Harvey give up purchasing the copyright to "Heroes"? He is someone who understands the film and television market so well. Now that the popularity of "Hero" has been boosted by Li Mu, he should not give up!
Paul thought Zhang Weiping really didn't hear clearly, so he said patiently: "Zhang, our boss has given up on purchasing the copyright of "Heroes", so there is no need for us to meet."
"You..." Zhang Weiping understood this time and came back to ask: "What do you mean? You want to play the trick of temporarily lowering prices again, right? I tell you, you can't succeed! "Hero" You don’t want the copyright, but people will want it!”
Paul hummed and said calmly: "You're overthinking it. We really don't want it. Since you said some people will want it, you'd better sell it to others. Goodbye!"
After saying this, Paul hung up the phone. When Zhang Weiping heard the busy signal on the phone, his face turned livid with anger.
Director Zhang asked him: "What? Harvey is playing tricks on demon moths again?"
Zhang Weiping nodded: "His representative said that they have given up purchasing the copyright of our film..."
"Damn it!" The employer representative immediately shouted: "Is this Harvey trying his old tricks again? Does he really think that we will be led by his nose? He didn't even open his eyes to see. Today is different from the past. He If he plays hard to get with us, we won't give him a chance! Anyway, there must be a lot of film and television companies willing to buy the copyright of our movie!"
Director Zhang frowned. He knew the importance of Harvey. If this movie wanted to win international awards, it would only be possible if it was handed over to Harvey. If it were distributed by another company, it would probably not be able to win international awards at all, and Box office is not guaranteed either.
So Director Zhang advised: "Don't be anxious, Mr. Liu, let's calm down and discuss it carefully."
The management representative asked back: "What is there to discuss? Directly contact all the film and television companies in Hollywood and say that we want to sell the market rights of this movie in various countries. Our movie has such a big influence now, and there must be countless companies competing for it." Rob!"
Director Zhang said hurriedly: "We'd better have a good chat with Harvey. After all, his strength is obvious to all. If we can cooperate with him, it will definitely be the best for us."
"What a fart!" the employer representative sneered: "What Harvey did was to buy it out at a low price. You sold the copyright to him at a low price. No matter how much money he uses to make more money, what does it have to do with us?"
As he said that, the management representative looked at Director Zhang and asked, "Director Zhang, I know what you are thinking. Don't you just want Harvey to take this movie away and make it a high box office? Wouldn't it make your face look brighter? If he is happy and lobbying for an Oscar nomination or even an Oscar, you will have nothing to worry about in the future. But have you ever thought about how much money we invested in this movie? The domestic box office has already lost like this. , if overseas copyrights are sold at a lower price, how can we recover the cost?"
The management is currently extremely disappointed with the movie "Hero". After so many days of release, the actual domestic box office has just reached more than 20 million, and it has lost a lot of money at the box office. In total, the income is pitiful. Not even a fraction of the cost can be recovered.
Director Zhang was poked in the heart by the management representative, and he didn't know how to respond for a while. He really wanted to sell more to Harvey. It was the investors who lost money because of the movie's box office failure. To be honest, he didn't care very much, nor was he very affected. , the most important thing is whether the film can be nominated for international awards after it comes out. Every nomination is one's own reputation and is related to one's future worth.
Zhang Weiping saw that the atmosphere between the two was a bit awkward, so he had to stand up and calm down: "Mr. Liu, Lao Zhang, don't get excited, don't forget that the initiative is now in our hands."
As he spoke, he made a suggestion: "I don't think it's better than this. Let's first communicate with the film and television distribution companies in overseas countries, reveal our intention to sell the overseas copyright of "Heroes", and let them give a quotation. Whether to sell or not is up to us. , the key is that this can put a certain amount of pressure on Harvey, maybe Harvey will finally give us a price that satisfies us due to pressure."
The management representative was silent for a moment and nodded slightly. It seemed that this was the only solution for now.
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In order to put more pressure on Harvey, the producers of "Heroes" immediately began to communicate with major Hollywood film and television companies, distribution companies, and industry leaders, hoping that they could buy the copyright of "Heroes", but they never dreamed of it. However, no matter how they promoted or praised the quality and current influence of the movie "Hero", everyone in Hollywood who contacted them rejected them without hesitation.
By the night of Yanjing time, the producer of "Hero" had contacted all the film and television companies and industry insiders that could be found in Hollywood. What made them increasingly desperate was that all companies made it clear that they did not want the production of "Hero". For the copyright, they didn’t even wait for an offer. They just heard the title of "Hero" and immediately rejected it, as if the whole world was avoiding this movie like the plague.
The entire team has completely lost the excitement and optimism they had before, and is all thinking about one question: Why are they not willing to get the copyright to "Heroes"? It is so famous now, and the market potential is huge!
The management representatives, Zhang Weiping, and Director Zhang all inquired in many ways. After several inquiries, they finally got the news from a Hollywood company. The other party said: Now the whole of Hollywood is amazed by Li Mu's film ticketing system. A large number of Hollywood film and television companies, theaters The boss of the company set off to China, hoping to get the rights to use this system in North America from Li Mu; as for "Heroes", everyone knows Li Mu's super strength and influence, since YY is furiously attacking China Film and Television Everyone in the company and the producer of "Hero" knows that Li Mu has a grudge against it, so none of the big guys in the film and television industry are willing to offend Li Mu because of a "Hero".
Li Mu has a great influence in Hollywood, not only because his Mu Film Ticketing System is coveted by the entire Hollywood, but also because he himself has a strong influence in North America and even the entire West.
More importantly, his YY has completely occupied the entire Western Internet users, and its influence is unimaginable. If you offend him, you will really have a hard time.
Therefore, based on these reasons, overseas film and television distribution companies and individuals do not dare to take on the hot potato of "Hero". Otherwise, if Li Mu looks for an opportunity to retaliate in the future, no one will be able to withstand his strong pressure, especially These are the film and television industries that also rely on users to make a living.
At this time, Zhang Weiping and the entire "Hero" team realized in despair that if they offended Li Mu, they might be exterminated. "Hero" had already failed at the domestic box office and could not fail again. If Li Mu's influence overseas was not enough, If someone else takes over, wouldn't it mean that the overseas market and overseas film awards will be completely lost
The management didn’t even cry. Hundreds of millions of dollars in cash were poured in, and they got back actual box office profits of several million. If a distributor can’t be found around the world, the movie will rot in the ground, then what the fuck You have to pay for it with death!
(End of chapter)