Mission Flow

Task Flow Shenhao Chapter 158 Finalize the Project

At this time, Cao Su was not alone in the living room of the luxurious royal suite. There are also accountants from Deloitte in New York, senior managers from American International Group (AIG) in New York, the insurance giant.

and Granton, who provided legal services for Cao Su. He was promoted to partner of a law firm today with two third-year lawyers to start.

And Joel Galton, general manager of The Cactus Company.

Jeremy Kepper was a little confused when he saw this posture. Before, the mood that he was about to catch a big fish of 30 million US dollars fell to the bottom in an instant.

Cao Su smiled at Jeremy Keppel, smoked Hua Zi, and asked lawyer Granton to introduce the people present to him.

Wearing a suit with a typical Italian face, Granton said to the Fox producer: "This is Alvin Mellon, a partner of Deloitte's Los Angeles branch, this It's Lancelot Miller, president of AIG Los Angeles."

"Hello, Mr. Mellon."

"Hello, Mr. Miller."

"Hello, Kepper."

The two shook hands in the living room. Jeremy Kepper is sure that 20th Century Fox president Gary Newman knows the two big names. Every company in Hollywood has its own financial staff.

But who can not have business intersection with the number one accounting firm in the United States and the largest insurance group in the United States?

However, as a small producer, he really doesn't know these two.

There were no surprises in the next negotiation, and the whole process was under Cao Su's control. Jeremy Kepper kept going out and calling President Gary Newman for instructions.

In 2013, US knives are not as valuable as they were in the 1990s, and Hollywood's six major producers are investing more and more. But Cactus intends to invest $50 million in real money, enough to get the president of 20th Century Fox to negotiate.

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The two parties made revisions according to the preliminary benefit distribution ladder plan given by Fox, and roughly agreed that the production cost of "The Martian" with a production cost of 100 million US dollars will change with the immediate box office changes.

The global box office is less than 200 million US dollars, and the global publicity cost is about 80 million US dollars. The Cactus Company invests 5,000 US dollars and enjoys a 30% box office dividend. And give up asking for DVD, peripheral products, TV payment and other benefits.

Fox strictly controls Cao Su's investment profits, giving a maximum return on investment of 20% in this box office.

If you put in $50 million, and if the box office hits $200 million, you will get back $60 million and make a net profit of $10 million. The rate of return is 20%. This is the ideal state. If the box office is only 150 million US dollars, Cao Su will directly lose money.

Think about it, 50 million yuan of funds went into Hollywood for a circle, from the production to the final box office dividend settlement, it took nearly two years to get a 20% return on investment.

too low.

It's too small compared to the profits that Hollywood studios get. Otherwise, with such a low rate of return, how can capital continue to flow into Hollywood? Then how can so many handsome men and beautiful women come to Hollywood like crazy, want to become famous?

Cao Su took this money in his hands and invested in stocks not only for this gain. He is a man with [expert-level] stock trading skills!

But here is Hollywood!

Hollywood's Big Six, is it so lucrative? If Cao Su does not spend a lot of money to invite Deloitte and AIG to **** this project, Fox will not only make him not earn a penny, but also deceive him at least 50 million US dollars.

This is the power of monopoly and local snakes.

From Cao Su's point of view, this is far lower than the value given by [Project Detector]. But he needs to spend the money to give him influence! So as to build on this foundation, slowly expand.

To be clear, Cactus Company is a newcomer in the industry. If you want to stand up in this industry, you have to pay tuition! It's impossible to come up and eat meat in Hollywood.

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The second step of this plan: the global box office is less than 300 million US dollars, and the cactus company enjoys 6% of the revenue beyond the 200 million box office.

That is, all together, Cactus Company can get a maximum box office dividend of 66 million. ROI of 32%.

Cao Su didn't want to talk to Fox about how much DVDs were sold, how much TV stations, streaming media paid for, and how much peripheral products were sold. And the tricky and huge publicity costs. It's not clear.

Forget about the world's major movie markets and their complicated movie box-office splitting agreements. Fortunately, China's account sharing agreement is clearly stipulated. Here in Hollywood, the division of accounts between film makers and theater chains is actually to discuss each film in detail.

It can only be said that these people: the mouth is the idea, the heart is full of business!

This is really smart **** open the door for smart, smart home.

So, he just stares at the box office and counts his investment income with Fox.

The global box office is 300 million US dollars, which is almost 2 billion yuan in the mainland market. In 2013, the highest-grossing film in China was Xing Ye's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" with 1.24 billion yuan.

Of course, Hollywood is a global box office. But at this level, the movie is even on fire. According to this year's box office calculation, it is almost 20 out of Hollywood movies. How many movies does Hollywood show in a year? It's okay to be able to rush to this position!

"The Guard is Here"

Therefore, Fox is still the buckle of the horse! He eats meat, I can only drink soup.

The third step: The global box office is less than 500 million US dollars, and the part that exceeds the 300 million box office will receive a 7% box office dividend.

That is, all together, Cao Su can get a maximum box office dividend of 80 million. 60% return on investment.

Fourth step: The global box office exceeds 500 million US dollars. For the excess, the Cactus Company enjoys an 8% box office dividend.

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This account sharing agreement, after the game, is the above terms.

If the movie "The Martian" is a super hit, with a global box office of $1 billion, then Cao Su will make a lot of money. If it is just a big hit, the global box office is 500 million US dollars. Then Cao Su's income is acceptable: 60%.

With a global box office of $500 million, it can be squeezed into the top ten of Hollywood. This must be a movie hit. What are the top ten films of this year?

"Iron Man 3", "Fast and Furious 6", "The Hunger Games 2", "Thor 2", "Doomsday".

All are awesome movies.

You know, "The Great Gatsby" starring Xiao Lizi has a global box office of only 349 million US dollars.

If it only broke 300 million box office, then Cao Su's income is lower.

Further down, with only $200 million at the global box office, it's close to losing money.

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The negotiation that took place in the morning has been talked about until after four o'clock in the afternoon. The lawyers drew up the new contract and printed it out on the hotel's printer.

Cao Su arranged a small reception on the 3rd floor of the Four Seasons Hotel. It was a little celebration, and he was also entertaining people from Deloitte and AIG.

"Mr. Cao, you are really...really a great businessman!" Jeremy Keppel looked at Cao Su's empty side and approached with a glass of wine, with a tired but heartfelt compliment.

A shrewd businessman in a capitalist society will be recognized and dignified from the heart of people. Conversely, people who spend money like a dog do not get heartfelt approval.

Because the money leaked from your fingers, according to Ansa's law of the jungle, they will only think that this is what they won by themselves and fool you to get it. This is his own ability.

Cao Su laughed, and withdrew his gaze from the reception, picked up the red wine glass and took a sip. Just after the wrestling ended, he got a good income contract. He was very happy and said with a smile: "

Kepel, we have an old saying in China, that you don't know each other if you don't fight. Are you interested in working for me? I can pay you double at Fox. "

Jeremy Kepper: "..."

This is beautifully said. But in fact, he was told to eat inside and out! I want to know the reason why this Mr. Cao recruited him. That's what he needs to help secretly stare at the "Mars Rescue" project to prevent Fox from playing tricks.

It doesn't mean that if there are accounting firms and big insurance companies intervene, Hollywood giants will be honest and not play tricks. Just a little less tricky. It is nothing more than a measure of profit and loss. Once there is enough interest, is Hollywood afraid of auditing, afraid of insurance companies, and dare not turn its face?

But he was really excited!

Jeremy Kepper quietly swallowed, struggling to measure. If the project "The Martian" explodes, then his status within Fox as the film's producer will definitely rise.

But what about the Cactus Company? If such a small company produces a blockbuster movie, it will instantly become popular! And Mr. Cao looks like he is not bad for money, so what is his treatment as a veteran when he joins at this time? The downside is that the job may not be stable.

Jeremy Keppel sighed with a wry smile, "Mr. Cao, you really...really..." He was a little bit at a loss for words to describe.

It's a devil who sees through people's hearts!

But he wants to please Cao Su! Words cannot be used that way.

The Cactus Company invested 50 million yuan in real money. This project was negotiated by him as soon as he saw it, and he just worked hard to get it done. Wouldn't the producers inside Fox rob him? At fifty-two years old, he is still an obscure producer with no strong background in the company.

So if he wanted to not be kicked out of this project at this time, the only way was to hold Cao Su's thigh tightly. To further gain Cao Su's trust.

"Mr. Cao, I will help to keep an eye on every funding for this project! At the same time, I suggest that you fully cooperate with Fox to finish the project "The Martian", and then talk about "The Female Spy". If there are future interests, Fox will restrain some.

In addition, the project "The Martian" will definitely become a star project with your generous investment!

And you need to find the right director as soon as possible, and then negotiate with Fox. This allows for a dominant position in the entire project.

Moreover, with the advancement of the project, such a large-scale male and female starring will be very eye-catching. You will receive requests from all sides, as well as pressure!

If you have a favorite candidate, you can decide early. If not, try to throw the character out to avoid trouble. "

These are all little tricks. He's been in Hollywood for years and knows nothing about these things. And he discovered that Joel Galton, the general manager of Cactus, was a layman.

Cao Su nodded with satisfaction, and patted Jeremy Kepper closely on the shoulder, "Jeremy, my invitation just now is valid until the end of The Martian."

How could he not want to make a starring list for the money he paid? The investment of coal bosses must be decided by female protagonists. It is the director candidate, he needs to think about it.

If he intends to make money in Hollywood for a long time, it is undoubtedly very important to cultivate his own director team. And such a large project is undoubtedly an excellent recruitment opportunity.

Just as he was thinking, Cao Su's phone rang. +Bookmark+