Chapter 17 Money Arrives
Great Salt Lake Cinema, back row, Robert waited for a few minutes.
The assistant hurried over and handed him the form in his hand: "Boss, 65 valid points were recovered, with an average score of three and a half stars."
Robert looked at it and said directly: "Go and notify Catherine and prepare to discuss copyright. Tell her that I only have 10 minutes."
The assistant went to find Catherine and Eric.
A few minutes later, the two parties borrowed the theater's office to begin negotiations for the copyright of "D.C. Heights."
The distribution company is located at the absolute top of the entire film industry chain. Catherine and Eric were not in any position to bargain. They quickly agreed to transfer all the copyrights of "D.C. Heights" to Castle Rock for US$350,000. Industry.
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Main street, next to the street lamp.
Hoke received a call from Catherine.
Brand stood in front of the pizza shop window, watching Hawke walking around and touching the wound on the corner of his mouth, feeling particularly complicated.
In just a few days, he suffered more impact on making money than he had in the past twenty years combined.
Is this a high-end business war? It's completely different from what I imagined and what was taught in the textbook.
Brand sighed secretly: "Hawke's style is really simple and unpretentious."
Larsson came from behind, glanced at Hawke outside the window, and asked: " Have you learned? ”
Brand endured the pain at the corner of his mouth: "I feel like I'm almost out of school." He said again: "It's really hard to make money quickly."
Larson felt deeply: "Except for the tax bureau and capitalists, It’s not easy for anyone who wants to take money out of other people’s pockets.”
The phone rang and Brand answered. After talking to Hawke for a few words, he hung up and said to Larson: "I'm going out with Hawke."
Larsson patted him on the shoulder: "The film festival has just started, follow him. Study hard, the troupe will depend on you in the future."
Brand followed Hawke to the hotel and entered Eric's suite.
Catherine took the newly signed copyright contract and handed it to Hawke: "The copyright transfer fee for "D.C. Heights" is US$350,000."
"Congratulations." Hawke took it and looked through it quickly.
Catherine didn't waste any time and took out the check she had prepared: "This is US$5,000 for postpayment."
Hoke looked at it carefully, put it away and put it away.
Catherine said: "The copyright transfer money has not yet arrived. It was supposed to be paid to you after Castle Rock Pictures transferred the money."
She thought of Eric's description and thought it would be best to settle the matter as soon as possible and sell favors: "George Hansen's business has been done very well. I decided to pay the share in advance."
Hoke said: " You pay and I do the work, as it should.”
Catherine took out the checkbook. , filled it out, and said: "Two percent share, $7,000."
Hoke received the check, stood up and said, "Our contract is completed."
Katherine shook hands with him : "I hope there are still opportunities for cooperation."
The donor was cheerful, and Hawke was unambiguous: "You have my phone number."
After leaving the door, Eric walked Hawke to the elevator.
While waiting for the elevator, he said: "There is a bar next to the hotel. The atmosphere is very good. Let's go out for a drink at night?"
Hoke has been busy for a few days and needs to relax: "Okay Ah, see you at seven o'clock in the evening."
Eric smiled: "I'll wait for you in advance."
The elevator came up at this time, Hawke shook hands with Eric, and went downstairs with Brand.
The two went to a nearby coffee shop.
Brand guessed what would happen next and was somewhat excited. He ignored the pain at the corner of his mouth and asked, "How much did we earn in total?" Hawke explained one by one: "After signing the contract, Got $5,000; that night, Catherine gave us another $500 0 US dollars; today’s news video sold for 1,000 US dollars; I just got another 5,000 US dollars and 7,000 US dollars upstairs.”
Brand calculated in his mind and said: “ Total income was $23,000.”
Hawke nodded and added: "In terms of expenses, the party costs 1,000 US dollars. The audience fee plus the cost of the loudspeaker and other equipment is a little more than 1,000 US dollars. It is considered to be 1,000 US dollars."
Bran De added: "There are also legal fees, the cost of treating guests to dinner, the money for copying materials, and the money for Damian and Lewis. These add up to almost 1,000 US dollars."
Hoke said : "Throwing away the $3,000 fee, we still have $20,000 left."
"We made $20,000 in four days? That's crazy!" Money prompted Brand to make some changes, he said He was much calmer than before: "We agreed that I would take 20% of the money, which is US$4,000."
Hoke understood the temptation of money and said directly: "After drinking coffee, go to the bank to transfer money."< br>
"Okay." Brand picked up the coffee and put it to his mouth without drinking it, obviously thinking about something.
Man's desire for money drives him to change.
Brand finally took a sip of coffee and asked tentatively: "Will we do similar business in the future?"
Hoke could feel the change in Brand to some extent and said: "The film festival has more than a week left, and I plan to find a new crew. This kind of commercial promotion method can also find customers."
"Next time, I want to..." Brand originally wanted to say 40% , after all, he felt unsure and said: "I want 35%!"
Hawke said: "At most 30%."
Brand nodded: "Okay, just 30%."
Hoke knew very well that if he comes a few more times, Brand will ask for 50% .
Money and people's hearts are always changing.
After drinking coffee, the two went to the bank.
Hawke returned to Alpine Pizza, paid off the party expenses, declined Beard's invitation to have a drink, and returned to his residence to rest.
He has been jumping up and down these days and even went out early in the morning. He is also tired.
After waking up from sleep, Hawke found Brand sitting in front of the fireplace in the living room in a daze, and deliberately asked: "Are you considering what gift to give to the girl you like?"
"Yes. Brand asked seriously: "Tiffany, Hermès, Chanel... which brand is the most suitable?"
Hoke poured two glasses of water, handed one to Brand, and sat down. Diagonally opposite, he said: "No one is suitable."
Brand was surprised: "Why?"
Hoke sincerely suggested: "Earn money with peace of mind. When you have enough money, you will have any kind of woman."
Brand also believes in love : "That will have to wait until I have money. If I don't chase a girl I like when I meet her, I will definitely regret it in the future."
Hoke said: "I wish you good luck." He changed the topic: "Does Park City have a gym, a fighting ring and a shooting range? Three in one is the best."
Brand Shaking his head: "There is a gym, but I don't remember there being a fighting range or a shooting range. The most popular ones here are ski resorts."
He thought for a while and then said: "Salt Lake City only has this kind of multi-functional club."
Hoke made a note of it and can look it up on the Internet when he is done with his work in Park City. .
While busy and exercising recently, he has been losing weight, and the puffiness on his face has almost disappeared, but his body is far from being in optimal condition.
Hoke brought the handheld camera over and studied it carefully. The function was pretty good, and the night vision pictures were relatively clear.
Brand was tired and fell asleep sitting by the fireplace.
When it got dark, Hawke woke him up and asked: "Would you like to go out for a drink together?"
Brand remembered that Eric made an appointment with Hawke and waved to him: "There are no beauties. No. I want to take a nap and bring me a midnight snack."
Hoke agreed and walked to the bar.
(End of this chapter)