Xiao Yunhai saw George's wonderful performance on TV and couldn't help but smile at Zhao Wanqing. "Honey, I'll definitely invite this George to play a role in the next movie we shoot. Look at his pitiful face and those touching lines. He's simply too awesome. Even an Oscar winner can't compare to him. "
Zhao Wanqing chuckled and said, "Hubby, can you not be so sarcastic? No matter what, he's an old man in his fifties. "
Xiao Yunhai said disdainfully, "I should say that he's an old fox. Humph, this George is a ruthless guy in Hollywood. He's famous for being stingy and cunning. Otherwise, those Hollywood companies wouldn't have let him be the general manager of the cinema chain. "
Zhao Wanqing said, "It seems that the entertainment circle is going to be lively soon. With this momentum, the battle between the movie companies and the cinema chains won't be decided in a short time. "
Xiao Yunhai laughed. "That's not necessarily the case. Don't be fooled by Li Rongguang's resolute words. In fact, he's just putting on a strong front. Haha, a few cinema chains want to rely on their own strength to resist the will of the government. How can they win? Forget it, let them be. Anyway, no matter who wins or loses, it's beneficial to us. "
Zhao Wanqing was stunned and asked in puzzlement, "If the ratio is changed, your income as a shareholder of the cinema chain will also be greatly reduced. How can it be beneficial to us?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "Think about it carefully. If the movie companies win, then they will definitely be able to boldly shoot the movie. At that time, there will definitely be a lot of film crews using our Magic City and Dream for special effects. We can still make money. "
Although those big companies had their own special effects teams, there was a big gap between them and Magic City and Dream in terms of professionalism, ability, and efficiency. Therefore, most of the movie companies would often use Magic City's teams when shooting blockbusters.
Zhao Wanqing laughed and scolded, "You're the real old fox. What are you going to do next? "
Xiao Yunhai said, "This morning, Uncle called me and asked me to quickly hand over 'Transformers' to their TV station during the winter break. You also know that our 'Transformers' is extremely popular in Europe and America. The news has already spread to China. It's already very patient of Uncle to wait until now to tell me. "
The first "Transformers" had a total of 56 episodes, and it had already finished airing in the United States. The highest rating reached 19%, completely beating all the cartoons in the same period, including "Tom and Jerry," and making Sal a lot of money.
Seeing that the American children strongly requested the TV station to broadcast it again, Sal had no choice but to discuss with Raúl to buy the broadcasting rights for the second round.
However, Xiao Yunhai did not accept cash. Instead, he asked Raúl to ask for 50% of the advertising fee. Otherwise, Marvel Comics would no longer cooperate with Sal's television station.
Sal was very angry about this and complained to Xiao Yunhai many times, but Xiao Yunhai did not relent.
This was because he heard from Raúl that the first "Transformers" made Sal earn 330 million dollars in advertising fees. Xiao Yunhai certainly did not want to be the sucker and let Sal get all the benefits.
Seeing that Marvel Comics and MMC TV Station had been negotiating but had not reached an agreement, many TV stations could not sit still and called Raúl, hoping to cooperate together.
Sal was very anxious about this. In the end, he had no choice but to sign the contract.
He was very clear that Xiao Yunhai's TV series would all be broadcast on Hua Xia TV Station because of advertising fees.
The reason why he sold the first-round broadcasting rights of "Transformers" to him was that the cartoon was not famous at that time.
Now, "Transformers" was very popular in America, and even TV stations in Europe were broadcasting it. If he did not give up the advertising fees, he would definitely not get anything.
After Sal obtained the second-round broadcasting rights, he immediately broadcast it. The ratings were still very hot, and Marvel Comics naturally made a lot of money.
In addition to the cartoon, the comics also sold 60 million copies in Europe and America, earning 320 million dollars.
The toys were even more impressive. More than 10 million sets were sold, earning 1.4 billion dollars, but the supply still could not meet the demand.
Zhao Wanqing heard from Xiao Yunhai about the sales of "Transformers" in Europe and America. She said, "Back then, we made a bet. If the sales exceeded 50 million copies, then I would unconditionally agree to one of your requests. Now that you have won, tell me, what do you want me to do? "
Xiao Yunhai's face revealed a dazed expression. He smiled and said, "Let's talk about it after the baby is born."
Zhao Wanqing rejected him without even thinking. She said, "You have to say it now, or else the bet is off."
Xiao Yunhai said, "Honey, you are doing it on purpose. We can't be so shameless, okay?"
Zhao Wanqing said proudly, "I don't care. Anyway, I have already asked you to make a request. Since you don't want to, then you are giving up. "
Xiao Yunhai rolled his eyes and whispered in her ear, "You are the one who asked me to say it. My request is very simple. In the second half of the year, every night you have to … "
Zhao Wanqing's face was so embarrassed that it almost became a big apple. She grabbed Xiao Yunhai's ear and scolded, "You stinky hooligan, see how I will deal with you."
Xiao Yunhai repeatedly said that he did not dare to do it.
Just as Xiao Yunhai and Zhao Wanqing were fooling around, there was also an undercurrent in Hollywood.
In a conference room at the Four Seasons Hotel, dozens of directors of small and medium-sized Hollywood film companies were gathered together to discuss matters.
A middle-aged white man pointed to the newspaper on the table and said, "Everyone should have seen it. In order to change the box office quota system, the major film companies of Hua Xia have already held a press conference and shed all pretense of cordiality with all the cinemas of Hua Xia. There is no room for negotiation. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. The main reason why the first three times failed was that some of us forgot justice for the sake of profit and ignored the big picture. This caused us to be oppressed by the cinemas for five years and the money we lost was uncountable. Today, we are gathered again with only one purpose, and that is to strive for a suitable profit ratio like Hua Xia. Everyone, what should we do? "
The person who spoke was called Rodriguez. He was the director of the most famous Flame Film Company outside of the Big Eight, no, the Big Nine in Hollywood. His prestige was very high.
He was one of the planners of the first three times, but unfortunately, all of them ended in failure.
This morning, when he saw dozens of film companies of Hua Xia on the other side of the ocean resisting the unfair profit quota of the cinemas at the same time, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He spent the afternoon gathering the directors of small and medium-sized enterprises in Hollywood who were bullied by the cinemas and prepared to launch the fourth attack and fight together with their counterparts in Hua Xia.
An old man with white hair and glasses took a deep puff of his cigar and said, "Rodriguez, are you sure that Hua Xia has already made a move? You know, entertainment news is sometimes unreliable. "
Rodriguez waved his phone and said, "Mr. Harvey, this afternoon, I contacted Mr. Shen Le of Yuele Film Company through some connections and talked with him for half an hour. He told me that the success rate of Hua Xia is more than 90%. "
"Are you serious? Are Hua Xia's counterparts that good? "
"Could it be that they are lying to us?"
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Harvey waved his hand and interrupted everyone's discussion. He continued to ask, "What is the ratio they want?"
Rodriguez said, "55: 45 in the first week, 40: 60 in the second week, 30: 70 in the third week, and 20: 80 in the last week. I think this ratio not only ensures our interests, but also takes into account the interests of the cinemas. It is very suitable. "
Harvey smiled and said, "I also think it is very suitable. If it is true, then it is absolutely beneficial for our film production company. At least I dare to invest in a blockbuster. "
The others also echoed in agreement.
A director suddenly said, "Mr. Rodriguez, can you get in touch with Mr. Shen Le of Hua Xia again? We have a lot of questions to ask."
Rodriguez smiled and said, "Of course."
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