Chapter 746 Investing 100 million U.S. dollars
"Yes, Warner Brothers sent an email to Minghua a few days ago, asking the company to send someone to contact them as soon as possible." Song Tangtang explained the matter briefly, and then Said:
"Okay, Lili, you don't have to worry about this. Rest peacefully. Second aunt, let me prepare first."
"Okay, Tangtang, on the way. Be careful."
When Song Tangtang left, Zhou Yunmei looked at her daughter lying on the bed and suddenly asked: "Lili, you seem to be very concerned about Minghua's affairs?"
"Of course, he is my brother-in-law. Besides, my cousin and I have such a good relationship, her business is my business." Li Li replied.
Zhou Yunmei said oh without saying anything else. She looked at the sleeping baby again and felt that something was wrong.
Song Tangtang called the airline and booked a flight ticket to Los Angeles tomorrow morning. Then he sent an email to Fang Minghua and rushed to San Francisco International Airport early the next morning. Airport, the plane arrived in Los Angeles more than two hours later.
Warner Bros. Entertainment is headquartered in New York, but the Warner Bros. operating company, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., is located 20 kilometers north of Los Angeles in a place called Burbank
Burbank is not only Warner Bros. Pictures The company is located here, and the Disney Company is also headquartered here. Many world-famous media and entertainment companies such as NBC, Viacom, and PBS have branches in Burbank. institutions, and therefore, Burbank is also known as the "Media Capital of the World"
After Song Tangtang arrived in Los Angeles, he changed trains and finally arrived in Burbank at noon. He checked into the local Amanola Hotel in Hollywood. After having a simple pizza at noon, he took a rest and then called Warner Bros. Pictures. The company's administration department met Jeff Robinoff, vice president of Warner Bros. Pictures, in the headquarters building.
A white man in his forties, tall and tall, looked at Song Tangtang with a polite smile on his face.
"Ms. Song, you are the wife of the famous writer Mr. Minghua, and you are also the CEO of China's largest private film company. We are also very optimistic about the big market in China, so I am happy to cooperate with you."< br>
Jeff sat on the sofa opposite, crossed his legs, and said: "But, I have to ask you to consider an issue. Your company Are there enough funds to co-produce this movie? "
"Mr. Jeff, we have already considered this issue, so we propose that your company invests two-thirds and my company invests one-third, and of course the profits will be shared. According to this ratio." Song Tangtang was wearing a gray and black OL uniform, speaking fluent English, looking at Jeff sitting opposite, with a calm expression.
"Oh, this is our company's preliminary investment plan, you can take a look." After speaking, Jeff picked up a document from the coffee table and handed it to Song Tangtang.
Song Tangtang was flipping through the pages, and suddenly a number caught her eye: the film's budget investment is approximately between 90 million and 100 million US dollars.
What a god
Song Tangtang was shocked.
Before leaving Xijing, Song Tangtang held a high-level meeting in the company to discuss the matter and everyone discussed the investment issue.
Knowing that the United States, especially Hollywood, invests heavily in filmmaking, it is expected that the budget of this "Harry Potter" will not be low, at least the cost of the movie "The Fugitive" produced by Warner Bros. will be similar.
This is the first commercial blockbuster from the United States introduced to China. It is said that the investment was as high as 44 million US dollars, equivalent to more than 300 million yuan. Of course, it also achieved a lot of box office revenue.
44 million US dollars, the executives of Shengshi Film and Television, including Song Tangtang, felt that it was already very high, but this time Warner actually came up with a minimum budget of 90 million, which was more than doubled!
"Mr. Jeff, is this budget a bit too high?" Song Tangtang suppressed her inner turmoil, put the information on the coffee table, and asked calmly.
"Oh, Ms. Song, I'm afraid you don't know much about our Warner Brothers and Hollywood." Jeff stood up with an arrogant look on his face:
"Do you know how much the investment cost of the "True Lies" movie you introduced to China last year? US$115 million! It was produced by 20th Century Fox. We at Warner Bros. are determined to make a movie that surpasses "True Lies", and Minghua Mr. Harry Potter has given us this opportunity!”
“How can we make a high-level movie in such a grand wizarding world if we only invest tens of millions of dollars? A waste of time, a waste of Mr. Minghua’s good book!”
This.
Song Tangtang fell into silence after hearing this. Warner Company attaches so much importance to this novel. Of course, as Minghua's wife, she is very proud, but as the general manager of Shengshi Film and Television, she feels unprecedented pressure. ”
Based on the budget of 90 million, one-third is 30 million US dollars, which is equivalent to 240 million yuan in RMB.
Oh my god
Last year, Shengshi Film and Television’s annual revenue was only 82 million yuan!
You don’t have that much money even if you sell everything.
Of course, there is another possibility.
The other party deliberately made a large budget to scare themselves away.
Don’t you Chinese want to co-produce with us?
Get the money!
After a while, Song Tangtang said: "Mr. Jeff, can I make a call?"
"OK!" Jeff pointed to the landline on the boss's desk: "You can do whatever you want. I'll go out for a while." After that, he left calmly.
Song Tangtang stood up and walked to the desk, picked up the phone and dialed a number. Naturally, it was Fang Minghua.
It is now about six o'clock in the morning in Xijing time. Fang Minghua was sleeping soundly when he was awakened by a hurried call and picked up the phone in a daze.
"Minghua, this is Tangtang, I have something urgent."
"Tangtang, what's wrong?" Fang Minghua's head suddenly woke up: "Did something happen to the child? Or was it Lili? ”
"No, both mother and daughter are fine." On the other side of the phone, Song Tangtang replied angrily: "We encountered problems in negotiations with Warner Bros. I'm in their vice president Jeff's office now."
"What's the problem?"
"They gave this film a budget of 9000 to 100 million US dollars!" Song Tangtang briefly explained the process.
"Oh, that's it." Fang Minghua immediately felt relieved and changed into a comfortable position while lying on the bed: "One hundred million, not much."
"Huh? One hundred million is still enough. Not much? I thought they were exaggerating to scare us away." Song Tangtang said.
“There are not so many conspiracies. Tangtang, how much can Shengshi Film and Television bring out?”
"Currently, the company only has about 50 million in cash on its account. We have to wait until "Speak Well" is released and the copyright for the first part of "Kangxi Private Interview" is sold. It is initially estimated that the revenue will be around 70 million to 90 million, but there is no The law was immediately put in place," Song Tang explained.
“Even if it is in place, it cannot be fully invested in this film. The company has to maintain daily operations, invest in the second part of "Kangxi Private Interview", and reserve funds for film production. After calculation by our company, at most Can invest 90 million”
(End of this chapter)