Don't call me Master, call me Director

"Director Matou, what do you want is a revenue-sharing cooperation model?"

Shinji was still thinking about his next words, Udagawa Nanou took his words.

"Shen..."

This time, Shen Er had sharp eyes and quick feet, and before Kariya could speak, he stomped on Kariya, forcing him to hold back his words.

After muting (physically) his second uncle, Shen Er smiled and nodded slightly.

"Nature is divided into patterns."

"It's impossible." Uda Chuannanou shook his head without hesitation, "Buying out the copyright is the prerequisite for our cooperation."

What she said was categorical, and there was obviously no room for retreat.

"4 million, this is Bandai's offer."

Uda Chuannanou stretched out four fingers and announced directly.

It's not a good offer, but it's not too outrageous either.After all, it is necessary to know that the box office of Tokusei movies is only 10 billion to 20 billion yen.

Of course, Uda Chuannanou still left room for negotiation, and she would not mind raising the price if Shinji insisted.

But Shen Er showed a puzzled look, he tilted his head and asked, "Miss Udagawa, if I understand correctly, are you planning to buy out all the copyrights of FSN at once?"

"Of course, that's a premise for all Bandai to release independent films. Any questions?"

Uda Chuannanou leaned forward, making an aggressive look.

Shen Er didn't even raise his eyelids, compared to Director Ken who was holding his throat with a mercury dress, this is really a small scene.

"Ahem. Ms. Udagawa, there is a situation that you may not know much about."

Shen Er coughed twice, he pretended to be innocent and said: "First of all, I want to make a statement. FSN's film copyright is not entirely in my hands, and the overseas copyright of the film is in the hands of other companies."

"overseas?"

Udagawa Nanou asked in confusion.

Shen Er naturally spread his hands: "Yes, today we are only talking about the distribution rights in Japan, and the distribution rights in Europe and the United States are in charge of our company's employees in Europe and the United States."

"Is there a market for special film in Europe and the United States?"

Uda Chuannanou seemed to be frightened by Shinji's words.

Teshe is a minority among the minority in Europe and the United States. It is not even qualified to go to theaters, and can only enter the video tape market.

"How come?! Ms. Udagawa, this is not a special effects movie, but a special effects movie!"

Shen Er shook his head again and again, explaining in a very exaggerated tone.

To be honest, the definition and boundaries between special effects and special effects are actually very blurred. Especially with the development of computer CG technology in the future, the gap between special effects and special effects seems to be only the leather case.

And the reason why Shen Er deliberately emphasizes and divides the concepts of the two is mainly to expand the concept and expand the audience, so as to make it easier for him to fool himself.

Everyone knows that things with high-end packaging will always sell better than those that can be seen everywhere, and they are also much more expensive.

"FSN adopts the most advanced film shooting technology, and many of the technical support comes from my partners in Europe and America. They have invested a lot of money for this film, which is why the copyright belongs to the company."

Shen Er's words were half-true and half-false. The magic family of the clock tower did invest a lot of money, but apart from the establishment of an empty film company, most of the money was used to acquire the holy relic.

"Miss Udagawa." Second Master Shen continued to fool around, "Special effects movies are a new type of movie category, and their main audience is young people aged 13-25, and these people happen to be the main body of movie audiences."

"This is a movie category that has never appeared before. There is no basis for what you said." Udagawa Nanou said coldly, she didn't really believe what Shen Er said.

The two of Shen smiled harmlessly: "Then after we sign the contract, Bandai can arrange a special screening room, and the audience will give the most accurate reaction."

"Let's talk about it after we officially sign the contract. If there is only the copyright in Japan, it is even more impossible for us to sign a sharing agreement. In view of Director Matou's good storytelling, I am willing to increase the purchase price to 5 million yen."

Uda Chuannanou brought back the long-lost topic.

"It's impossible." Shen Er frowned, "My collaborators will not agree."

Uda Chuan Nanou looked at Shen Er a little funny, and shook his head in his heart, the idea of ​​this young director is too naive.

"Director Matou."

Ms. Udagawa decided to shatter Shinji's childish fantasies.

"The sharing plan you mentioned, there will not be a distribution company in Japan that will not accept it. We will only agree to the buyout plan, including all copyrights in Japan."

Uda Chuan Nanou did not give Shinji time to discuss, but quickly added: "Bandai will push it to the theater market, not only the promotion before the release, but also the copies of various movie theaters. These are the costs of Bandai!"

"Director Matou, what guarantee do you use to ensure that our company can recover its investment? Do you have any successful cases in the past?"

Uda Chuan Nanou stared at Shen Er, and said word by word: "If all the publicity and distribution costs are borne by the monthly film company, we can agree to sign a sharing agreement."

Are you stupid or am I crazy?

Shinji resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

Let yourself, the production company, bear the publicity costs?

Then when the benefits are finally settled, Xingyue may not get a penny.

The cost of publicity and distribution of any large-scale film is huge and complicated, and the distribution company should not be too simple if it wants to do it.

However, what Uda Chuannan Ou said is not unreasonable. The lack of previous successful experience is Shen Er's biggest weakness. If the opponent insists on clinging to him, Shen Er has no good way, because it is a fact.

[Sure enough, this woman who can be the president is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so there is only one way to change it. 】

Fortunately, Bandai was on the other side of the negotiation, which gave Shen another card he could play.

"Miss Udagawa, although I can't sell all the copyrights of the movie to you, I can make you become FSN's global peripheral agents."

"worldwide?"

"Yes, globally."

Shinji had a sly smile on his lips.

"With all due respect, it doesn't make sense for you to give us Bandai the global agency rights." Nanou Udachuan pursed his lips and said displeasedly, "Although Bandai is the largest toy manufacturer in Asia, there is no such thing in Europe and America. How many sales channels. Is Director Matou trying to entertain me?"

"What if I can help you communicate with agents in Europe and America?"

This time it was Shinji's turn to lean forward and apply pressure.

"As I said, I have quite strong partners in Europe and the United States, and they are fully capable of selling your products. For example, in North America, Xingyue is expected to cooperate with Time Group."

Udagawa Nanou's attitude was obviously shaken, she looked at Shinji and Kariya beside him with unbelievable eyes.

Times Group is a powerful media group in North America, several orders of magnitude larger than Bandai.

"Can you cooperate with Times Group?"

"Although there is no final confirmation, it's probably close to ten." Shinji said sincerely, "The Matou family and the Flora family, the majority shareholder of the Times Group, are close friends from generation to generation."

Having said this, Shen Er sighed inwardly.

There is a big gap between the Times Group in this world and the Times Group in Shen Erye's previous life. It is a media group established by the family of magicians who went to the New World.

At the beginning of the establishment, the magician families just hoped to hide the magic and mystery by manipulating the media, but with the development of time, the Time Group grew bigger and bigger, and finally became one of the largest companies in North America.

What's interesting is that Time Group did not acquire Warner, nor did it change its name to Time Warner, because Hollywood's right to speak has shrunk.

But this does not mean that Time Group is not interested in the film industry.

At the same time, the relationship between the Matou family and the Flora family is indeed very good. When Shinji went to North America, he received a lot of care from this family.

So what Shinji said was not a lie.

It’s just that Shen Er omitted very crucial information—something happened between Shen Er and the daughter of the Flora family when he was in North America. The reason for not talking about it.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Shen Er to find Times Group as a partner in North America. This is purely pulling the banner.

Anyway, very few people know about that matter, and Shen Er is not afraid of Wan Dai to investigate.

Udagawa Nanou looked helplessly at the young director in front of him, always feeling as if there was a fox tail dangling behind him.

[Why did I think this kid was so foolish at first glance? 】

The corner of Uda Chuannanou's mouth twitched fiercely.

After the whole negotiation, Matou Kariya, who she thought was the main obstacle, said nothing, but Matou Shinji, who she thought would be easy to deal with, was arguing all kinds of things.

It has to be said that the conditions offered by Shen Er are very attractive, and they directly point to Bandai's weakness.

Bandai wanted to go out of East Asia and explore the European and American markets, but due to various reasons, it has not been successful. The lack of reliable and capable partners is a very important reason.

The European and American partners proposed by Shinji are very important to Bandai, and they are simply a timely help.Didn't you see that the guys next to me were about to drool?

But no matter how tempting the bait proposed by Shen Er, Uda Chuan Nanou couldn't make a decision, because Shen Er's conditions were far beyond the scope of his authority.

Seeing that the negotiations were at a stalemate here, Shen Er could only kick his second uncle again.

"Hiss...what?"

The innocent Kariya looked at the innocent Shinji with innocent eyes.

【Why me again? ! 】

Kariya let out a bewildered cry in his heart.

Chapter 19 Reaching Cooperation

Although he felt wronged, but fortunately Matou Kariya understood the instructions from Shinji's eyes.

"Miss Udagawa."

Kariya Matou was forced to stand up to smooth things over, "Shinji just put forward some ideas of his own, we can talk slowly. If Miss Udagawa can't make a decision for a while, you can go back and think about it."

"I understand."

Uda Chuannanou nodded slightly.

She really can't make decisions about things that involve the company's overall strategy.

"I will report the situation to my superiors, as for the future..."

"Then I'll wait for the good news."

Shinji stood up with a smile and shook hands with the other party.

"However, I also want to remind you that Bandai is not the only Japanese publisher we preset."

Facing Shinji's hint, Udagawa Nanou sneered and said, "Didn't Dongbao already reject you?"

"Isn't there still Toei~"

Shen Er laughed, how could he show timidity here with his thick skin.

Uda Chuannan shook her head helplessly, she closed her notebook, got up and left with her team.

Shen Er politely sent the Bandai team away, and did not show any intention of keeping the other party.

When Shen Er returned to the conference room, Kariya couldn't wait to join him.

"Shinji, you have a really big appetite. Have you ever thought that if the Japanese box office fails to meet expectations, you won't be able to earn back 5 million yen even if you get a share?"

According to the rules of the industry, the producer's box office share is usually between 60% and 85%, but in Shen Er's case, he will definitely not be able to get the best distribution share agreement. If he can get 70%, thank God.

This looks good, but many additional costs will be included in the box office share, such as promotional fees, copying fees, tax payments... etc. will be cut from the share.

How else can we say that film distributors are at the top of the industry food chain no matter which country or region they are in?

Based on the current environment of the Japanese film industry, Shinji wants to get a share of more than 5 million yen, and FSN's Japanese box office must be at least 18 billion yen. For most special movies, this box office data is reliable. unattainable.

Facing Kariya's questioning, Shinji just shrugged his shoulders.

"Because I believe Fate is far more than this price."

"But what you need now is a publishing company!" Kariya solemnly reminded, "As a newcomer, you are too arrogant."

"If Bandai doesn't work, then we'll find other collaborators."

Shinji took out his phone from his pocket and shook it.

[Just to ask, are you my Master? 〕

Coincidentally, Shen Er's cell phone rang at this time.

Shinji didn't seem to notice Kariya's strange eyes, and directly connected the phone.

A rather polite and familiar male voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Director Matou, I'm Keigo Hata."