Chapter 314： Nina's comeback

The United States attaches great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights, which is a necessary condition for promoting cultural development.

Of course, in Dunn's view, this also caused great financial losses to the American imperial people.

Watch a Tyson and Holyfield boxing match in front of the TV as a family for a whopping $99.99 on demand! For Dunn, who was used to watching free games in his previous life, it was simply unimaginable.

Another example is the World Cup, European Cup, NBA, Tennis Open, racing F1... It's not unreasonable that sports events are so popular abroad. People have to pay for watching the game!

Even if nbc and cbs sometimes broadcast individual games for free, it is just to attract more users' attention to sports events, so as to better reach into the pockets of the audience and let them pay to watch.

In this environment, there is no doubt that Hollywood is the biggest beneficiary group.

The dvd disc of "Spider-Man" is priced at $19.99 for the regular version, which is equivalent to RMB 160. If this is on the other side, who will buy it? 10 yuan a piece of pirated discs can not be sold!

But in the United States, the situation is completely different!

In its first week of sales, more than 5 million copies of Spider-Man were sold on DVD, and the following weeks saw a marked decline in sales. The sales market of video tapes and DVDs and the box-office market have the same rules, and they all have first-week effects.

However, after a month of sales, the North American DVD sales of "Spider-Man" still exceeded 8 million sets, including 5.86 million sets of the regular version, 2.18 million sets of the hardcover version, and 730,000 sets of video tapes. $220 million!

Even excluding intermediary distributors and distributors, Dunn Pictures earned $155 million in revenue.

However, overseas sales, the fermentation speed is slower, not as popular as North America. According to current data, only 3.7 million units have been sold, and the price is not as good as in the United States.

There are also various intermediaries such as translation, conversion, and new packaging. The current overseas revenue of Tang En Pictures will not exceed 30 million US dollars.

This is also a good result!

According to the past experience assessment of Universal Pictures, with the current sales of "Spider-Man", it is very likely that before May, sales of more than 10 million sets in North America and more than 6 million sets overseas.

Dunn Pictures is likely to harvest $250 million in the videotape and DVD market before "Spider-Man" hits TV!

It's a golden age of DVDs!

Of course, also be proud of the powerful effect of "Spider-Man".

The Sony Group in the previous life, in the first decade of the 20th century, was very miserable, selling assets continuously to survive, and the "Spider-Man" series played the role of savior several times.

Really lucrative!

So much so that Sony Group once had the intention to completely reform from a technology company to an entertainment company.

In contrast, the horror film "Chainsaw", which is more popular in the DVD and video market than science fiction films, has far less sales.

Currently, "Chainsaw" DVD disc has been sold in North America for two weeks, selling more than 1 million copies, each priced at $ 12.99.

The publisher of "Chainsaw" is not Universal, it is entirely what Dunn said. When Dunn Films devoted all its resources to develop the starz TV network, of course, this film was broadcast on the starz TV station.

Dunn has already made a plan. The first is "Spider-Man", the next one is "Chainsaw", then the top American drama "Six Feet Under" will follow, and then... is the nuclear bomb-level super mini-series "Band of Brothers". "!

Although Tang En arbitrarily raised the price of the subscription fee of starz TV network, he will lose some users, but he is confident that through this powerful operation, he will bring back the lost users, and at the same time... let sta subscribe Users, exceeded 10 million!

This number is by no means an exaggeration. The hbo in the previous life was because of the rise of "Band of Brothers" in one fell swoop, and the subscribers directly exceeded 15 million, opening a world-leading boutique model.

...

Nina Jacobson has returned to the company. She has recovered well after giving birth, and she is much more energetic. Maybe she has not worked for half a year, and her eyes are full of creative passion.

The first thing is to go straight to Dunn's office.

"Wow! Let me see, who is this? It turned out to be a great mother!" With an exaggerated look on his face, Dunn stood up, opened his arms, and hugged her lightly.

Nina Jacobson couldn't help laughing, "Why are you still the same? Not right at all."

After a simple hug, Tang En helped her to sit on the sofa with a concerned expression, "Didn't you say you will be back in March? It's just February."

Nina Jacobson said with a smile: "It's recovering very well. Besides, now that "Spider-Man" is selling so well in the video tape market, I want to lead Marvel Studios to start construction as soon as possible and create greater glories!"

Tang En gave a thumbs up, "Okay, with a dedicated employee like you, I can rest easy."

"By the way, I heard... the company's current capital flow is in trouble? Will it not delay the preparation of Marvel Studios' projects?" Nina Jacobson said solemnly with a look on his face.

The cash flow on the book of Dunn Films is only 410 million US dollars, and 100 million US dollars are reserved to produce high-quality dramas and supply them to starz TV station. Of course, there is a larger film project, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, waiting to be funded.

Dunn said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have calculated that before May, "Spider-Man" and "Chainsaw" can reap a full 300 million US dollars in the video tape and DVD market! And now it is a light tax... It is only 2500 Ten thousand dollars in taxes and fees. The box office of "Drug Net" is also very good, the North American box office has exceeded 60 million US dollars, and funding is definitely not a problem!"

Nina Jacobson breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly, "That's good, actually... I'm not worried about the establishment of "Spider-Man 2" and "Daredevil", if you pay attention to it personally, the funding will definitely not With resistance, I'm focusing on another project."

"Which one?"

"The Sign of the Sky." Nina Jacobson gave a mysterious glance, a smug smile on her face.

"'Tian Zhao'?" Tang En was startled, "When did we start this project... Wait! What did you say? 'Tian Zhao'?"

This time it was Nina Jacobson's turn to be surprised, looking at him in surprise, "You know what?"

Dunn's eyes widened in excitement, "Nina, tell me, did you get director Nate Shyamalan? "Signs of the Sky" is his new work, right?"

Nina Jacobson's eyes showed some consternation, stared at Dunn, and then shook her head with a wry smile, "Don, I really doubt that you have a pair of eyes that can see through people's hearts."

Dunn laughed, "Looks like I'm right? Well, not bad! Of course I fully support such an excellent director as Nate Shyamalan!"

At the level of Nate Shyamalan, Dunn certainly didn't like it, but he was a director of Disney in the past, and because of Joe Ruth's downfall, he also became a barren. If Dunn Films can sign over, it will greatly weaken Disney's influence in the film field.

"Then I'm relieved." Nina Jacobson smiled, "Then... let's talk about the sequel to "Spider-Man", this is the master series of Marvel Studios!"

Tang En said: "I can't shoot the sequel, but I found a good enough director for you!"

"Who?"

"Ridley Scott!"

"Director Scott?" Nina Jacobson sat up in surprise, "Dawn, are you kidding me? He never took a sequel, and he refused to shoot "Alien 2" back then. The final project was in the hands of James Cameron."

"This..." Tang En touched his nose, "He should give me a face, right?"

Nina Jacobson frowned, "Dawn, big boss! This matter is very important, you need to give me a letter! I'm back now, and I'll start the "Spider-Man 2" project immediately , the selection of the director is very critical. If Ridley is not good, we need to start the screening director mechanism as soon as possible."

Tang En coughed dryly, "Okay, uh... Well, I'll call and ask for a letter!"

Even the employees under him are so resolute, and if Tang En is lazy, it will be too demoralizing.

Ridley Scott answered the phone in person, and when he heard it was Dunn, he asked without thinking, "Don, I heard... you have already started the "Harry Potter" project. ?"

Dunn was startled, and answered honestly: "Yes, it's currently casting in the UK, and David Heyman is in charge of it himself."

"Oh, Dunn! Why didn't you tell me about such an important thing?" Ridley Scott's tone revealed a faint complaint.

"What's wrong?"

"You don't know what the book "Harry Potter" means in the UK!" Ridley Scott paused, "Do you know that the top performing artists in the UK are now crowded with I broke my head and wanted to be on the cast of "Harry Potter", even seniors like Richard Harris asked to participate for free."

Tang En opened his mouth wide No way? "Harry Potter"...that's a children's play..."

"Don't forget, those hall-level artists also have grandsons and granddaughters!" Ridley Scott gritted his teeth angrily.

Tang En suddenly realized that he couldn't help laughing.

haha, funny!

He finally understood why the "Harry Potter" series included almost all the top performing artists in the UK, and most of them also participated for free, so that the average cost of the first five films in such a blockbuster series was compressed to 130 million US dollars within.

Compared with the 5-part "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, you can see how cheap the "Harry Potter" series is.

Dunn couldn't help laughing and said: "Ridley, does your little granddaughter also ask you to participate in "Harry Potter"?"

Ridley Scott didn't deny it, instead asking, "Who is the director?"

"what?"

Dunn was stunned, Ridley Scott is interested in making "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"?

This is absolutely not possible!

"The director candidate has been determined. It's Chris Columbus, who is good at shooting children's comedies." Dunn quickly persuaded him with good words, "Ridley, that kind of messy children's film, let a younger director do it. I think... it's Spider-Man 2 that suits you best."

Ridley Scott frowned, "Where's the producer?"

Dunn's eyes lit up, "Of course, you can part-time producer, this is the glory of the entire 'Harry Potter' crew!"

Ridley Scott gave a "um", "The project of "Black Hawk Down"... I have already rejected it."

"now it's right!"

Dunn snapped his fingers and nodded at Nina Jacobson, "Ridley, trust me, "Spider-Man 2" will be your best choice!"

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