Rebirth: I Want to Surf

"You are entertaining me, treating me like a clown..."

Gulden was overjoyed, and just about to swear in American fashion, he saw the other party wave his hand and said, "We don't want your 30 rubbish movies that are in production and can't be shown in theaters."

"That can't be worth 80 million!"

"Nor your 25 crap projects and scripts in the works."

"Those projects are..."

"We don't even want your movie library."

Um? ? ?

Gulden was stunned. It was the first time he saw a movie company that didn't want a film library, and asked, "Then you?"

"We only need distribution channels."

"Impossible! Impossible!"

Gulden flicked his fat chin, and said, "Logue Films is a high-quality property as a whole, not a cheap product in the flea market. I won't tear it down."

"But your movie library is just messed up. Except for a few works that are still eye-catching, the rest are all bad movies."

"Then we won't split it up and sell it!"

Another heated conversation.

The representative raised his hand and pressed down, and said: "OK! Or this way, we sign an agreement to own the copyright of your 369 movies within 4 years, in addition to your distribution channels, 85 million! "

"85 million?"

Gulden was a little moved, but he still shook his head and said, "Even if you lease the copyright, the price is too little. I admit that our films are not outstanding, but we can still earn considerable income from DVDs and TV stations."

"Although the words are correct..."

The negotiator further said: "But we don't want DVDs, TVs, or accessories. We only need online copyrights. The price is definitely not low."

Now the video copyright in the United States is similar to that in China. Except for blockbuster movies and popular movies, the general works are also at the price of cabbage, unlike the later generations of streaming media who dare to spend 200 million U.S. dollars to buy a blockbuster movie.

"online?"

Gulden was stunned, a little understanding what the other party meant, and his eyes became very subtle unconsciously. The thinking of traditional filmmakers has always despised the video industry, but business can be done.

"I will report to the head office, and you can wait for a reply."

"Okay, hope for a happy outcome."

...

Universal had never seen anything like this before, but they quickly replied that they agreed. The only condition was that Yao Yuan would take over the 30 bad films that had already started shooting.

Disposing of Logue Films can save a lot of operating costs, and at the same time retain the film library, Universal thinks it is very cost-effective.

Yao Yuan also agreed.

What he saw was the distribution channel of Rogue Pictures, and everything else was added. The film library is too bad, there is no need to buy it, if it is to enrich the video content, then rent it for a few years.

As for the 30 films, they were dismissed immediately after taking over. Anyway, the cost was small, and the money was not much.

The news has not yet been announced, but it has already spread inside Hollywood, and they all exclaimed: Oh my God, the Chinese!

If you let them know that Milner is involved, it will definitely be more exciting: God! Chinese and Russians, the Iron Curtain has come again!

Fart!

The scale of Logue Films is very small, and it is almost the same if it is replaced by a larger company.

For the 85 million US dollars, Milner will contribute 40% and Yao Yuan will contribute 60%. The most urgent task is to find a reliable producer and launch his own movie as soon as possible.

It's hard to find actresses in Hollywood's three waves, and there are down-and-out practitioners everywhere.

Many of them were successful before, but they were kicked out because of several failures. Yao Yuan didn't dislike it and was happy to accept such things.

It is standard for China Entertainment to start with "Crazy Stone", and American Entertainment also has, such as "The Blair Witch", "Ghost Story" and "Chain Saw".

And the project that Yao Yuan wanted, the "Human Purge Project" released in 2013!

Roughly in 2022, due to the overpopulation of the earth, the pressure of survival has doubled. The US government launched a plan to allow all crime within 12 hours to reduce the population.

On this day, people can take to the streets, fight and kill wantonly without any legal responsibility... Although the director said that this is an anti-violence movie, Yao Yuan thinks it fits the national conditions of the United States.

In the end, at a cost of 3 million US dollars, it won nearly 90 million domestic box office, with a model of small and big.

And this is a small IP that can be made into a series, at least for ten years.

…………

In the following days, Yao Yuan mostly asked the team to visit everywhere.

Like Netflix and MySpace.

Netflix is ​​doing well now, and its DVD rental business is doing very well. Last year, it launched an online video service, but it is not the main business, but for members who rent DVDs to watch for free.

But the boss of Netflix is ​​already laying out the video. They signed a contract with a company and bought the copyright of 2,500 movies for 4 years for 30 million US dollars.

After the expiration, the copyright price in the United States also went up, and the other party asked for 300 million.

Netflix simply didn't buy it and decided to make it themselves.

Yao Yuan originally wanted to invest, but when he came, he found out that Netflix’s shareholding structure is very stable, mainly relying on the issuance of bonds that cannot be converted into stocks for financing.

The team proposed investment willingness, but was declined.

When Yao Yuan arrived, he was holding a bunch of lists in his hand, as if every one of them was in his pocket, but the reality and the idea were different. And his ideas are also changing. For example, this video website is a replica of Netflix's route, and it will definitely be done in the future.

MySpace is a social networking site in the United States, once leading Facebook.

However, just this year, the number of MySpace users was overtaken by Facebook, and then the executives left, the company laid off employees, and it was sold at a low price of 35 million in 2011.

MySpace is now owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.

Yao Yuan tried to communicate, but as expected, he was rejected again, and the other party was very surprised, how did you come up with the idea of ​​buying an American social networking site?

When Murdoch wanted to buy an American TV station, he had to bring his wife and children to become American citizens.

Newspapers and TV stations are unshakable ideological foundations in China and the United States, and now the Internet has been added, but the Internet is very delicate.

For example, if Yao Yuan bought a small social networking site that was just established, there must be no one to care about it. And if he has enough money, he can theoretically buy Facebook.

However, the U.S. government can jump out at any time. The most common reason is that "Chinese companies threaten national security" and directly liquidate your assets.

If MySpace really wants to sell and Yao Yuan really wants to buy, a deal can be reached. The risk after reaching it is another matter.

So Yao Yuan was also struggling, and finally thought about it and let it go.

After coming to the United States for a month, the biggest achievement was getting to know Milner and negotiated with Rogue Films, which paved the way for future video websites.

In addition, I checked the studio and had to find a reliable candidate.

Then there is Riot Games, which is still developing "League of Legends", which is expected to be launched next year. Yao Yuan continued to invest 8 million US dollars and now holds 23% of the shares.

…………

The last day of 2008.

Yao Yuan, who had been wandering abroad for a month, finally appeared at the Haidian Theater before the hour was announced at the New Year's Eve party.

"Let us welcome Commander Yao! Our captain!"

"Wow, boom!"

"Ah, Commander Yao is so handsome!"

The lovely netizens didn't know what happened. They came to the theater as in previous years, watched the show together, and counted down together.

Yao Yuan was still panting, changed clothes temporarily in the car, put on makeup, and couldn't show a trace of tiredness on his face.

There is no way, the person who set up by himself has to swallow his teeth even if his teeth are broken.

"We have experienced a lot this year, from the first day to the last day, it seems that every moment is so unforgettable...Fortunately, you are still here, and Maiwo is still here.

I say the word "accompaniment" every year, because you are indeed the strength of our growth.

Last year I said that video should develop, this year I fulfilled my promise, and today I also promise that next year we will bring you even greater surprises..."

"Let's count down together to welcome 2009!"

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Happy New Year!"

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