Chapter 416

As we all know, the amount of wealth and wealth can't be equated with working capital. Fixed assets such as real estate, airplanes, yachts and stocks can all be included in the list of assets, but they can't immediately become working capital, especially stocks. This is just a digital wealth game on the book. It's often difficult for some people who own tens of billions of dollars of stock rights Take out 100 million dollars in cash.

There are many people sitting in the ballroom to participate in the auction, who are worth more than Murphy. After all, he is just a new force in Hollywood.

But compared to the amount of cash and liquidity, few people are rivals.

This month, part of the revenue from the first and second quarters of game of Thrones has just been transferred to Stanton studio. As it is not fully divided, it is impossible to have hundreds of millions of dollars, but there are still 50 million dollars.

In addition, at the beginning of next month, according to the original director contract signed, Warner Bros. will pay Murphy the first share of the North American box office revenue. Referring to the actual box office revenue of "body of steel", the total North American box office revenue of the first share is as high as $400 million, which means that Murphy can get 20% of it.

In addition, the first division of overseas box office is also $200 million, and Murphy can also get 20%.

In addition to a small part of these funds used to repay the loan provided by David Ellison's sky film fund, Murphy has no plan for the time being and can use them completely.

When it comes to the cash flow in hand, he can absolutely kill 99% of the people present.

When the price of "US $100 million" is called out, the banquet hall is silent. US $100 million and US $95 million are just like the difference between 99 yuan and 100 yuan in commercial promotion. The psychological feelings they bring to people are totally different, which is the difference between hundreds of millions and tens of millions.

The former represents astronomical figures, while the latter is still controllable.

Murphy looked to the front of the main competitors, butterfly Maria Kelly also fell into silence, there is no movement.

It seems that the overall situation has been decided.

"Director Murphy Stanton has offered us $100 million! On behalf of the black children who have lost their families, I thank him for his kindness

The auctioneer's words broke the silence of the banquet hall. Many people turned to look here. Murphy nodded slightly. Then the auctioneer yelled, "100 million dollars for the first time! One hundred million dollars for the second time! $100 million for the third time... "

The mallet fell heavily, making a clear sound, and the auctioneer announced in a loud voice that "$100 million of Lisi flower has been sold! Congratulations to director Stanton

There was a warm applause. Like the winner of the previous "charity" auction, Murphy stood up and bowed slightly, looking very cultured.

After sitting down, Murphy suddenly thought that in this theme charity auction, spending a huge sum of money to buy "LISS flower" has a very big advantage. He has already paid a huge sum of $100 million for the black people. If there are still people attacking him for racial discrimination in the future, he can take today's auction sheet and hit them in the face and ask them about the so-called non discrimination black people Can human beings spend 100 million dollars to help black people?

As for whether the $100 million donation is really used to help black children who have lost their families, it's Susan saberstein's responsibility, and it has nothing to do with him.

"The flower of LISS" is the last auction item. With the deal falling, the charity auction ended.

"Congratulations on being the biggest buyer tonight."

At the end of the show, Leonardo DiCaprio came over and said, "when do you have a party to celebrate?"

Murphy patted the palm of his hand. "When I'm done moving."

After chatting with Leonardo DiCaprio, Murphy and Gail gado, led by the staff, come to the rest room and go through some necessary procedures.

No auction involving a large amount of money requires settlement on site, and this time is no exception. Murphy only needs to pay the first $40 million in the next 10 days, and the remaining balance has two months to go.

However, Murphy plans to settle the bill at one time and get the ownership of "Lisi flower" as soon as possible. Now the rental house will expire at the end of the year, and "Lisi flower" must be renovated before moving.

And the name "flower of LISS" will certainly be abandoned by him.

Murphy also put down the energy involved in this aspect when she photographed this luxury manor. Gail gado will be responsible for the decoration work after delivery. She is full of expectations for their new home.

In September 2007, Murphy unconsciously entered his life, and "body of steel" continued to be shown in the major commercial theaters in North America. However, after 15 weeks of screening, there were less than 300 theaters left, and the film arrangement rate was nowhere to be found. The number of shows in North America would not exceed 400 every day.

In this way, there is no need for "body of steel" to continue to be shown in North American theaters. On September 4, the film was officially released from the North American cinema market, and the North American box office remained at $458.96 million.At the same time, the film is also released in most overseas regions, with a total global box office of US $1.075.45 billion, more than US $1.060 billion of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: the coffin of the gathering souls", ranking second only to "Titanic" and "Lord of the rings 3: the return of the king".

No matter how critical people are, they can't deny that "body of steel" is a great success.

This kind of success not only comes from the box office, but also from word-of-mouth and evaluation. When "body of steel" came down from North America, the IMDB score was still as high as 8.9, the freshness of rotten tomatoes was 87%, and the comprehensive score of professional media was maintained at a high level of 78.

It is no exaggeration to say that "body of steel" is a film with good reputation and box office.

Even some media began to speculate that "body of steel" is fully qualified for a best picture nomination at next year's Academy Awards, and Murphy should also be nominated for best director.

But Murphy knows it's almost impossible. Anyway, body of steel is still a superhero movie in essence.

With the film coming down from North American cinemas, Warner Bros. has been preparing for a long time for the DVD of "the body of steel" to be officially distributed to all sales outlets. From major e-commerce websites to Wal Mart Supermarkets, we can see that various DVD versions of the film are on sale.

Warner Bros. is still following the normal practice of the DVD market in North America. The DVD package of "body of steel" is divided into a $19.9 regular version, a $39.9 luxury Blu ray package and a $99.9 super "s" logo package.

In addition to the behind the scenes gags, the supreme set also collects a large number of exclusive gags, deleted fragments from the cinema version, and many secrets behind the screen. In addition, there is also a very precious gag, so that fans can enjoy the modeling of Superman and wonder woman from 360 degrees, and show the details of the two characters with enlarged lens. At the same time, the majority of fans of the original comic book can present the character images of the comic characters in the form of short films.

In the first week of its launch in North America, the DVD sets of various versions of "body of steel" sold as many as 8.52 million sets. The sales volume was terrifying and surpassed a series of competitors. The sales volume in the first week was also second only to the 9.49 million sets of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: the coffin of gathering souls", ranking second in the first week sales list of North American movies.

With the rise of Internet on demand and download, 2007 and 2008 were the last crazy years in Hollywood disc market. In the first week alone, the DVD of "body of steel" sold nearly 200 million dollars, even more than the box office of the film in the first week.

However, DVD sales can not be hot all the time. Hollywood has summed up certain market rules over the years. The final sales volume of DVD in North America, which is a big movie, is generally double the sales volume in the first week.

In other words, the North American DVD of "body of steel" will eventually sell about 17 million sets.

This is also a terrible figure. The sales volume of about 17 million sets can be sold for almost $400 million. Unlike the movie itself, DVD has very low cost of suppression except for a small claim cost. All the profits generated can reach more than 80% of the selling price.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for many people to say that DVD has saved Hollywood after the new century.

However, just like the former videotapes, DVD will not be brilliant forever. The past two years have been the watershed of Hollywood DVD sales. Especially after the launch of transformers DVD next year, the North American DVD market is gradually shrinking and will never be the same again.

The DVD sale of "body of steel" is undoubtedly a profit feast. Warner Brothers and DC Comics are the biggest beneficiaries of this feast, and Murphy can also participate in the sharing of the feast.

At the beginning, Murphy signed a director's contract, in addition to $10 million as the basic film remuneration, and 20% of the global box office and DVD sales as a bonus.

It's clear that Murphy will get more than $30 million in dividends in the first week of the DVD sale of "body of steel".

Although the biggest winners of "body of steel" are Warner Brothers and DC Comics, Murphy is also very profitable. In the face of this huge dividend, it's just a small idea to buy the "flower of LISS" manor.

This huge amount is also the biggest obstacle for Warner Brothers not to sign a new contract with him, and Murphy can't give up his due benefits and take the initiative to reduce his remuneration foolishly to serve Warner Brothers and DC Comics.

In early September, Warner Bros. paid Murphy its first North American and overseas box office dividends, totalling $120 million.

Naturally, the accounting and tax issues of this fund will be handled by professionals. As long as Murphy does a good job of supervision, the rest will not be too bothered. Moreover, a new Premiere is still waiting for him to attend.

"Hangover," directed by Seth Logan, was officially released on the second weekend of September. (to be continued). )