Chapter 55： Confirm issue

Because the test screening scheduled by Louis was relatively late, Li Daniu took his sample and went to meet with the two companies Harena contacted first.

"Half a million buyout? Do you want to think about it again?" Li Daniu asked calmly.

"Don't think about it anymore, young man, your investment in this movie may not have exceeded 250,000 US dollars, what do you want if you doubled your income?" A person from a certain film company said with a smile.

"Then... goodbye!"

After changing a company, Li Daniu started the same conversation again.

"One million is the highest price we can offer, and it is also the highest price that Hollywood can give you. Young people, this kind of thing is not something that new directors like you can enjoy. Besides, your film Movies, it’s a bit too simple. I admit that it can scare people, but if it’s put in the cinema, I don’t think this kind of movie has any advantages.”

"Then where do you think this movie has an advantage?" Li Daniu felt amused.

"In the home video market, this movie can still make some money. But if we do it, the cost is a lot of investment. If we can offer you a million dollars, you should be satisfied. And, you You can also get our friendship, and next time you make a movie, we can continue to cooperate."

Li Daniu finally couldn't help laughing, if he didn't know the box office of this movie, he might be fooled by this person. And get their friendship? I don't know if I will make movies by myself in the future, what's the use of their friendship? Besides, if I still need to get the friendship of this level of company if I hang around for another year or two, I might as well kill myself and ask for it.

Although this world is not the one it used to be, since this movie can create miracles in the previous world, there is no reason to rush to the street in this world where the cultural background and living habits are extremely similar. Besides, even if it really hit the street, it's just a loss of 800,000 yuan. For Li Daniu now, what is that?

It must be rejected decisively!

On Monday, Li Daniu received a call from Louis.

"Your Majesty, we have created a miracle." Louis' voice was very excited.

"Calm down and speak slowly."

"The "Lord of the Rings" sold 80,000 sets yesterday, and with a weekly sales of 110,000 sets, it became the weekly champion for the second time."

"What kind of miracle is this? Isn't it normal to win the weekly sales champion?" Li Daniu was not at all excited. With the sales volume and word-of-mouth of this book in his previous life, winning a few weekly champions is not a joke. It is the same?

"Uh..." Louis admired Li Daniu's self-confidence and admiration in these words. In front of the sales data, these words are self-confidence and strength. But if Li Daniu said this before the book went on sale, it would be ****.

"Your Majesty, we lasted a week, but we only had two days to sell it. In this way, we beat many books that had already been sold for a week. Why are you not happy at all?"

"I'm happy." Li Daniu said perfunctorily. He was indeed happy about the popularity of "Lord of the Rings", but if he did the math, he only had more than one million yuan for 100,000 sets a week, and there was still tax to pay. It's too slow to make money like this, after all, there is only the US market now, and it has not been released globally.

Compared with the movie in his hand, as long as it is released, it can generate nearly 100 million US dollars in revenue for him in just over a month, but he has not yet found a distributor. When I think of this, even if I am happy, I can't show it.

After Li Daniu was bored in the United States for two days, he finally waited for the time agreed by Louis.

In the screening room of Sun Media, Li Daniu finished showing his movie.

"Very good, this is the least horror movie I've ever seen." Ross, director of the distribution department of Sun Media, said.

"I really didn't expect that you not only write good novels, but also make such wonderful movies." Louis is now familiar with flattering Li Daniu.

"I won the award." Li Daniu hated politeness the most, and said directly: "So, is your company willing to release this movie of mine?"

"Of course I would, why wouldn't you want to?" Ross exclaimed exaggeratedly, and said, "Then, how do you want to release this movie?"

Hearing this sentence, Li Daniu felt much more comfortable, unlike the two companies he met before, they opened their mouths to buy out, otherwise there would be no talk.

"Of course it is divided into cooperation models."

"There is no problem with the share, but the share ratio may not be comparable to your novel." Ross said with a smile. The reason why he was polite to Li Daniu and agreed to Li Daniu's share so easily was that the movie was really worth watching , because Li Daniu is the author of "Lord of the Rings".

The book "The Lord of the Rings" has been on the shelves for the fourth week now. The first week is not counted at all. In the second week, 100,000 sets were sold out and sold out. In the third week, ten thousand copies were sold out in two days. Ten thousand sets, the results of the fourth week are naturally worth looking forward to. Judging from the current sales volume and word-of-mouth of this book, it is very likely to compete for the top position in the US bestseller list this year. A very happy thing.

Adapting a novel to make a movie is a very normal thing. As long as you have read the content of the novel "The Lord of the Rings", you will know that if it is to be made into a movie, it will definitely be a big production. Large-scale production means high returns and high risks, but businessmen pursue profits, and risks are always unavoidable.

Based on the current and expected sales volume of "Lord of the Rings", it will be a matter of time before this book is adapted into a movie. Although Sunshine Media and Sunshine Publishing House belong to the same group, the right to adapt this book rests with the author Li Daniu hands. If you don't have a good relationship with Li Daniu now, will there be any talk in the future?

"Of course, how much do you think is appropriate?" Li Daniu has also done some understanding of the share of the film market. The United States is relatively complicated, but when the final calculation is made, it is almost 40% for the theater chain, and the distributor and The producer gets 60 percent.

The distributor needs to promote the movie, and some movies can reach 100 million U.S. dollars in promotional fees, so it is impossible for Li Daniu to take 50% of the 60% like the share of novels.

"The box office is divided into 40%, and the video revenue is 50%. What do you think?" Ross said a figure that Li Daniu couldn't believe, and then said: "And, we invested two million dollars in publicity fees."

If he knew the box office results of this movie and offered such a price, Li Daniu would definitely vomit at him, but it was impossible for Rose to foresee the box office of this movie, and even no one in the world except Li Daniu could have foreseen it. movie box office.

"you sure?"

"Of course, we must support your movie." Rose's plan is to lose some money and build a good relationship with Li Daniu. Besides, although Rose is not optimistic about the box office of this movie, he is very optimistic about it. If the videotape market for movies is well-operated, it is not impossible to recover the cost from the videotape market, and it is even possible to make a little profit.

Li Daniu pondered for a while. Judging from the global box office of this movie of nearly 200 million U.S. dollars, 10% of the sale would be 20 million. What's more, they still offer it on their own initiative, so it's not appropriate to increase the price.

"Well, believe me, your decision can bring you great rewards." Li Daniu stood up and shook hands with Rose.

"Of course, I'm very sure. UU Reading " Ross thought that Li Daniu meant the film copyright of "The Lord of the Rings", and now he would not believe how much profit this film could bring him.

After the two parties confirmed, someone went to sort out the contract. Li Daniu asked, "How are you going to publicize it?"

"After our publicity plan comes out, I will definitely show it to you first." Ross has a special person in charge of publicity. If you ask him now, he can't tell.

Li Daniu asked again: "Do you usually surf the Internet a lot?"

"Do you want to promote from the Internet?" Ross said, "Don't worry about this, the Internet is the main direction of all movie promotion, and we are no exception."

"I mean, have you ever watched a supernatural video that is very popular on the Internet now?"

"Spiritual video?" Ross frowned, not understanding Li Daniu's meaning, and replied: "I really haven't noticed this."

Li Daniu used the computer in the projection room to search the Internet for Lisi and his two previous videos, as well as their eyebooks.

"Look at this, how can it help your publicity plan."

Ross went to the computer and looked at it in a daze, and he understood after a while.

"You arranged this?"

"good."

"This is really a genius publicity plan." Ross sighed. As a professional, after reading the news and watching the supernatural video, it was completely intercepted from Li Daniu's movie, how could he still not understand.

Li Daniu smiled and said, "Are you confident in the box office of this movie?"

"Have!"

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