Cheating on the production cost was the most basic method.
Originally, renting a machine only cost $100,000, but they increased it to $1 million.
There were too many loopholes in the plan.
For example, they could negotiate with the distributor and make a negative contract.
They specialized in tricking outsiders like Chen Zhao.
As a middleman, Chen Zhao had a certain amount of risk.
If he didn't have enough profit, why would he get involved?
Chen Zhao was rich, but he wouldn't say no to money.
"I can't decide this alone," Mark Bonin said helplessly.
"Then let's discuss," Chen Zhao said nonchalantly. "When there's a result, I'll inform my lawyer."
Chen Zhao wasn't in a hurry, but DSN Films was.
Chen Zhao used his own money to buy the movie rights.
On the other hand, DSN Films' money belonged to the major shareholders.
Even the COE of DSN Films couldn't just wave his hand and say that he didn't want the rights anymore, then throw his money into the water.
If they did that, the shareholders would criticize them to death.
This was the trouble with listed companies. Their decisions would often be influenced by a portion of people.
These people might not decide the company's future, but they could decide the COE's future.
The problem DSN Films faced now was that they could either buy the rights from Chen Zhao.
Or they could let the 50% of the rights to Stealing God fall into their own hands.
Based on the box office performance of the previous movie in the series and the surrounding performances …
After all, not every movie could make $300 million.
Even if it was one of the Big Six, its annual profit might not even reach 300 million USD.
The shareholders definitely wouldn't allow the rights to Stealing God to fall. Moreover, they'd already invested $30 million in pre-production.
The shareholders knew that Chen Zhao didn't just have the 50% rights to Stealing God. He also had the agreement with Nafa Twain.
The value of the agreement wasn't low, and Chen Zhao didn't plan on transferring it.
One had to know that for a movie star of Nafa Twain's level, his salary was 2 + 1, or even 2 + 2.
2 + 1 meant $20 million plus 10% of the box office. This was the pay of a top star.
Nafa Twain might not be considered a top superstar, but he was the soul of the "Stealing God" series.
Therefore, the film company would never replace him unless it was absolutely necessary.
Changing the lead was a big taboo in Hollywood.
DSN persisted for two days before they finally relented and accepted the copyright deal.
Six hundred and sixty million USD to buy 50% of the copyright of 'Stealing God', plus that agreement.
Actually, if DSN Films had not been too greedy and insisted on trapping Nafa Twain to death.
Nafa Twain wouldn't sell the copyright to Chen Zhao either.
Come to think of it, it was their own fault.
Out of the 700 million US dollars, he had earned back 660 million US dollars.
He also had the rights to The Extraordinary Life and a few other smaller movies.
Although DSN was still drooling over "The Extraordinary Life", they really could not come up with more cash to buy the movie rights of this series, so they could only put it aside for the time being.
He had planned to borrow money from the bank, but now he didn't have to.
Even if DSN didn't want it, he could sell it to other companies.
No matter how he sold it, he wouldn't lose money.
It was said that money could make money. At this moment, Chen Zhao clearly felt how easy it was for rich people to make money.
Of course, Chen Zhao also had risks.
After all, if DSN Films was more forceful, there was nothing Chen Zhao could do.
This was actually a process of psychological warfare.
They would see who could outlast the other.
Chen Zhao's pressure was the bank's loan interest. The longer it dragged on, the lower the value of the copyright.
DSN Films' pressure came from their internal shareholders.
Chen Zhao had won this round, but it couldn't be said that DSN Films had lost.
The real loser was only Nafa Twain.
However, Nafa Twain had killed himself.
Chen Zhao's biggest gain was that he now had all the shares of Marina's Restaurant.
…
Wenke Sieg was currently standing in the center of an ancient hall.
There were three stone chairs on the wall of the main hall, and three old men were sitting on each of the three chairs.
"Wenke Sieg, you've really disappointed me. Because of your recklessness, we've lost 60 people. Among them, 12 are spiritualists."
The old man sitting in the middle had a heavy pressure. His eyes were like torches as he stared at Wenke Sieg.
The three old men were the three elders of the Hunter's Guild. They were also the leaders of their respective factions.
The three elders were named after the Hermit, Judgment, and Wheel of Fortune from tarot cards.
Every faction had power struggles, including the Hunter's Guild.
The Judgment and Wheel of Fortune's factions were obviously fighting. The Hermit was neutral.
Wenke Sieg was from the Judgment Faction. She was also the Elder's student.
The one who had questioned her was the Wheel of Fortune's Elder. His intention was, of course, to suppress Wenke Sieg and the Judgment Faction.
This time, Wenke Sieg had led a team to attack the Turin ghost ship and caused huge losses.
This also gave the Wheel of Fortune's Elder a chance to exert pressure.
"Do you have anything else to say, my child?" The Hermit Elder asked. "My child."
Her tone was gentle. She sounded like she was questioning, but also like she was trying to relieve Wenke Sieg's pressure.
"I can't say anything," Wenke Sieg said.
"If that's the case, you should be judged by the guild. Don't you think so, Punisher?" The Wheel of Fortune's Elder looked at the Elder of Judgment.
The Elder of Judgment was in charge of the Hunter's Guild's internal judgment and punishment. The Wheel of Fortune's Elder wanted the Elder of Judgment to punish her student personally.
The Elder of Judgment opened his eyes quietly.
He saw Wenke Sieg's proud gaze. Her student didn't seem to admit defeat.
"Three Elders, I hope I can redeem myself with merit."
"Huh? How do you plan to redeem yourself? "the Elder of Judgment asked.
"I hope to complete three missions from the Scarlet Church."
"Are you going to bring more people to their deaths again?" the Wheel of Fortune's Elder sneered.
"No, just me."
"You brought so many people and failed. Now you're saying you're alone? Are you sure you're not messing with us? "
"If I fail, just let me die outside," Wenke Sieg said.
The three elders were shocked. The Elder of Judgment looked at his beloved student. "Wenke, are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes, Elder of Judgment. Just like what the Wheel of Fortune said, I need to be responsible for my actions."
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