The Whole World Does Not Believe That I Am the Director - Chapter 348

As a foreign partner company, the first thing Xu Mu thought of was the global film industry.

The previous cooperation with each other was still very good.

Whether it’s “The Pianist at Sea” or any other movie.

The cooperation with the global film industry is very smooth.

Moreover, the final income is also quite large.

Yep, that’s the most important thing.

Therefore, when Xu Mu thought of releasing the movie “Avatar” globally, he thought of the global film industry.

So, Xu Mu directly contacted William of Global Films.

Doodle.

“Hello, Mr. William, I’m Xu Mu.”

“Oh, Xu, my friend, hello.”

“Mr. William, it’s like this. I have a sci-fi blockbuster that I want to work with you guys on recently. Wouldn’t it be convenient to talk about it?”

“Very free.”

“Okay, let’s make an appointment for a time and place to talk,”

“no problem.”

beep.

After hanging up, Xu Mu and William made an appointment to meet at the end of June.

The meeting place is in Yanjing.

By the end of June, samples of “Avatar” will probably be out.

At that time, Xu Mu used the special effects system to deal with the special effects.

That kind of effect will definitely explode.

Soon, the time came to the end of June.

It’s time for Xu Mu and William to meet.

So, Xu Mu came to Yanjing by plane.

……

A high-end restaurant in Yanjing.

The setting of the restaurant is great, on the 72nd floor of the building.

From the restaurant, you can see the whole picture of Yanjing.

The scenery is not too beautiful.

Also, the restaurant is well decorated.

There is a sense of luxury everywhere.

Not only that, the restaurant also has live piano music playing.

The style is also quite acceptable.

A location by a window.

At this time, Xu Mu was sitting there, talking to a foreign man.

“Mr. William, thank you very much for coming here to talk to me about cooperation.”

“Xu, you’re polite. We are friends, and friends don’t need to say such polite words.”

“Okay, Mr. William, let’s see my movie sample first.”

“Row.”

After speaking, Xu Mu handed the dispatch to William.

Then, William put on his headphones to watch the demo of “Avatar”.

As for Xu Mu, he observed the change in the other party’s expression.

At first, the expression on William’s face didn’t change much.

At most, there is only a glimmer of hope.

However, as the samples were watched for more than two months, the expressions on William’s face became richer and richer.

Surprised expressions, more and more.

It seems that he was shocked by Xu Mu’s new movie.

After watching it for about half an hour, William took off his earphones and said excitedly, “Xu, this movie must cooperate with our company.”

“That’s what we’re talking about today!”

Xu Mu had already expected William’s excited reaction.

So, he said calmly.

“That’s great, Xu, my friend.”

After hearing Xu Mu’s words, William laughed happily.

Also, the smile is very bright.

“William, you’ve seen my new movie. I wonder what conditions you can offer?”

Xu Mu was not interested in William’s reaction.

What he cares about now is the conditions offered by the other party.

After all, working with them is actually giving them money.

For this movie, Xu Mu will cooperate with any distribution company, and the conditions will definitely not be bad.

“Well, for this we can give you 10% of the net box office revenue, plus $50 million.”

William pondered for a moment, and then reported a condition.

10% of net box office receipts?

To be honest, this condition has not met Xu Mu’s expectations.

Because it is 10% of the net box office revenue.

This means that 10% of the final revenue will be given to Xu Mu after the movie theater share, promotion and distribution costs are excluded.

At first glance, this 10% is quite high.

But, listen carefully, that’s ten points of net gain.

Therefore, Xu Mu felt that this condition was not enough.

As for 50 million US dollars, it is actually optional.

As long as it is divided up, 50 million is not enough.

“William, your condition is a bit low.”

Xu Mu shook his head and did not approve of William’s condition.

“Xu, this condition is already very good. For the price of 50 million US dollars, we have never given this price to Huaxia films. Moreover, we have never offered Huaxia films that exceed 5 million US dollars.”

William spread his hands and tried to persuade.

He thought that the price he gave was too high.

At least, they have never given such a high price to Huaxia movies before.

“No no no, William, this condition is not good. To be honest, I am not talking about the 50 million, but the share ratio. Also, I don’t need the 50 million, but you can increase the share ratio for me. .”

Xu Mu raised his right index finger and shook it gently.

I mean you misunderstood what I meant.

After listening to Xu Mu’s words, William said somewhat confusedly: “What, you don’t want fifty million, but you want to increase the share ratio?”

“That’s right.”

“Xu, how much do you want to improve?”

“So William, I don’t want 50 million, I only want 70% of your net box office revenue, what do you think?”

“What, are you crazy!”

When Xu Mu reported his request, William jumped up excitedly.

At the same time, he stared at Xu Mu with a look of disbelief on his face.

Seeing that the other party was so excited, Xu Mu was not in a hurry, but said calmly: “Don’t be excited, sit down and listen to me slowly.”

Under Xu Mu’s comfort, William gradually stabilized his mood, and then sat down again.

“Let me ask you first, how is my sci-fi film?”

“feel good.”

“How does it compare to sci-fi movies in your country?”

“Well, whether it’s the plot, the brain hole, or the special effects, it’s all great. It can be said that it is on par with the top science fiction films in our country.”

“So, if you release this film, it will be 100% profitable. Also, this film should not need to spend too much money to promote it.

All you have to do is release the film around the world.

I spend so much energy in filming and post-production, and take 70% of the net income, isn’t that too much? ”

Xu Mu looked at William who was staring at him seriously, and explained it very seriously.

Moreover, when Xu Mu explained the reason, he found that William kept nodding his head subconsciously.

However, after Xu Mu finished speaking, William still did not agree to his proposal: “No, Xu, none of what you said is right. Although you made the movie, you know that it is very difficult to release it all over the world.

Cinemas in every country need people to communicate.

The human and material resources spent on this are really huge.

Therefore, a 70% share is absolutely impossible! ”

When William said these words, his tone and expression were firm.

It seems that it is impossible to give 70% of the shares to Xu Mu.

Seeing William’s reaction, Xu Mu’s mouth curled up involuntarily.

Then, he continued: “Since you said so, William, then I only need 50% of the net income, which is the bottom line of my cooperation. Besides, I don’t want that 50 million.

You also know that my movie will definitely not be low at the box office in the future.

So William, this is a sure-fire deal for you guys.

And, if my movie hits a new world record, those box office splits will be a drizzle for your company.

And your company’s stock, that is the greatest wealth.

I say this, you understand? ”

70% of the net income share, Xu Mu deliberately said such a high.

And his real idea is 50%.

After all, before negotiating, the price must be raised.

Otherwise, how can you bargain?

And William, after Xu Mu’s last speech, did not continue to dance, but thought silently there.

After about three minutes, William said: “Okay, then do as you said, Xu.”

“A pleasure to work with, Mr. William.”

“It’s a pleasure to work with, Xu.”

With Xu Mu’s negotiation skills, this cooperation was negotiated perfectly.

In fact, Xu Mu had already made a calculation before.

If the domestic box office is excluded, the combined box office of the rest of the world should reach 1.7 billion US dollars.

Excluding the share of movie theaters, the global film industry can probably get about 800 million US dollars.

Then even if you remove the $100 million in publicity and labor costs.

Then, the net income can also reach 700 million US dollars.

And Xu Mu took half of the $700 million, or $350 million.

This amount of money is much higher than the sum of the $50 million and 10% split.

Therefore, Xu Mu decided in advance that he only needs 50% of the net income.

After negotiating cooperation with William, the contract needs to be signed tomorrow.

After all, making and printing contracts is also a big deal.

After the cooperation talks, Xu Mu and William had a pleasant meal together.

During the period, when William was eating grilled steak with a knife and fork, he inadvertently asked Xu Mu: “Xu, I remember that you seem to be able to play the piano. There happens to be a piano here. Would you like to play it?”

“Forget it, forget it, stop playing.”

Xu Mu shook his head when he heard Wei William’s words.

play piano?

I won’t have to play the piano for the rest of my life.

how to say.

A few years ago, Xu Mu received an invitation to go to France to participate in a piano exchange meeting.

Before participating in this exchange meeting, I encountered the case of the Louvre Museum.

In order to solve the case, he paid a lot.

Moreover, it was almost impossible to go home for Chinese New Year!

Therefore, when Xu Mu heard the piano now, his first reaction was to refuse.

That’s right, it’s a refusal.

After that, William invited Xu Mu to play the piano several times.

However, they were all firmly rejected by Xu Mu.

In the end, after the two finished eating, they left on their own.

The next day, Xu Mu and William signed a cooperation contract.

In order to successfully sign the contract, Xu Mu specially invited lawyer Zhang Yida to check.

Finally, for the first time, lawyer Zhang Yida had a role to play on Xu Mu’s side.

After the cooperation was negotiated, Xu Mu flew back to Hengcheng.

And William also flew back to the headquarters of the global film company to prepare for the global release of “Avatar”.

……

At the beginning of July, all post-production on Avatar was completed.

As for Xu Mu, he also spent 500 million to use the top-level special effects system.

For the movie “Avatar”, Xu Mu has worked hard.

At the end of July, the “Avatar” movie passed the review of relevant departments.

The film is initially scheduled to be released worldwide on August 8.

In China, Xu Mu and Penguin are responsible.

Except for other places in China, the global film company is responsible.

before the movie is released.

online.

“Everyone, Xu Mu’s new movie will be released in a few days, so excited!”

“Yeah, pre-sale tickets will be opened on August 6th, and I must grab a movie ticket by then.”

“Yes, I want to set an alarm clock and start the rush at twelve o’clock in the evening. Otherwise, I will definitely not be able to get it.”

“Looking forward to Xu Mu’s new movie, I wonder what his sci-fi blockbuster will look like?”

“I look forward to it. I seem to have seen on the Internet that Director Xu’s new film is going to hit the title of the world’s No. 1 sci-fi film. I don’t know if it is true.”

“Whatever the world’s first sci-fi movie is, I don’t care about it. The only thing I care about is whether Director Xu can still be punished this time.”

“Xing? Good guy, you use the word well!”

“Sci-fi films, I think Director Xu will definitely not enter the game, but whether the plot of this film can come true is what I care most about.”

“Wait, I’ll know when the time comes, it’s not a few days anyway.”

……

Xu Mu’s new movie didn’t spend much publicity, and the popularity on the Internet was terrifying.

Moreover, netizens are looking forward to his new movie.

After all, Xu Mu made everyone look forward to a lot.

Whether it is Xu Mu’s punishment or not, or the plot of the movie comes true.

Either one can attract everyone to the cinema to support the film.

Soon, August 6th arrived.

Just after twelve o’clock, the online pre-sale channel of the “Avatar” movie opened.

However, in less than ten seconds, all the online pre-sale tickets were gone.

That’s right, advance tickets for all cinemas across the country are gone.

And all of this took less than ten seconds.

And this situation, suddenly shocked everyone.

At the same time, many people who did not buy tickets complained.

“Fuck, isn’t it, the pre-sale tickets are gone in less than ten seconds?”

“Dude, I just showed that the Internet was busy, and then I logged out and re-entered. Then I found out that there was no more movie tickets, which is too outrageous!”

“Yeah, I just turned off the movie ticket ordering software in my head, and found that the tickets were all gone. The point is, I have changed several cinemas and there are no tickets.

Even the remote movie theaters that few people usually go to have no box office. Is this a fake? ”

“Yeah, it’s terrifying! A movie theater on my side had at least 20 shows of “Avatar” on the first day. But when I saw it, there were no pre-sale tickets. UU reading www.uukanshu.com here ,This…..”

“Terror, it’s really scary. Is this Director Xu’s appeal? No, when the movie is released, I’ll go to the cinema to see if I can get offline tickets.”

“That’s right, I’ll be there when the time comes.”

……

After the pre-sale tickets for the “Avatar” movie were sold out in ten seconds online, those netizens who didn’t get the tickets were in a hurry.

They keep complaining and complaining, which is too scary!

After all, with so many cinemas and screenings, there is no one ticket left.

Tell me, how do people accept this?

However, no matter how much they complained, the situation that the movie tickets were sold out could not be changed.

The only thing they can do is to continue to grab the movie tickets for the second day of the show tomorrow.

Or, wait for the first day of the show to go to the cinema to see if there are offline tickets.