I really don't want to be red

Chapter 588 Bargaining
"???"

Are you finished?Is it not good for Laozi Hanhai Culture to cooperate with you?
You have to ask him to cooperate!
Liu Huaiming said sincerely: "Mr. Terry, the first thing I want to say is that the overseas distribution rights of this film are given to you for free!"

"Secondly..."

Terry waved his hand and interrupted him, "Mr. Liu, everyone is a businessman. There is no free lunch in the world. I believe everyone knows this!"

"Although you gave it to me for free, please forgive me. I don't see any possibility of making money from your movie. I need to invest money to distribute it for free!"

Liu Huaiming was in a hurry.

"Mr. Terry, isn't this type of movie the favorite of Xizhou people?"

Look at the award-winning movies, all of them are this kind of movies.

It is only this kind of movie in Xiazhou that can attract the attention of people in Xizhou.

"No, no, no!" Terry shook his fingers, "Mr. Liu, you must have misunderstood!"

Liu Huaiming raised a question mark on his forehead, why did I misunderstand?

After thinking for a while, Terry said: "But I think Mr. An should understand the truth!"

An Ran, who was sitting on the sofa, glanced at him.

Are you testing me?
With all due respect, you Xizhou people are really nothing in my eyes.

An Ran glanced at Liu Huaiming, "Mr. Liu, do you understand what it means to be neither humble nor overbearing?"

Liu Huaiming was puzzled for a while, what do you mean?
Did the dog educate me?

Immediately he understood that An Ran meant that the movies he made blindly catered to the tastes of filmmakers in Xizhou, and he was a bit servile!
"Hmph!" Liu Huaiming sneered, "You know!"

"Of course I know!" An Ran said: "The cultural differences between Xiazhou and Xizhou are too great. Most people in Xizhou don't understand the symbols contained in Xiazhou culture. Why do you like movies that show Xiazhou's backwardness?"

I care about making money, I care about that?

An Ran said: "They don't like it, but you people instilled it in them and forced them to like it!"

"If in the beginning, your internationally famous film is a poignant love story with a modern background? Or a film that shows the style of the times? Will Xizhou filmmakers like films with another background?"

Liu Huaiming looked at him with a sneer, obviously not paying attention.

"Then let me put it more simply!" An Ran said: "The movie you made is liked by the judges, and the movie I made is liked by both the judges and the audience!"

"If a movie cannot achieve common aesthetics, it will undoubtedly fail!" An Ran said eloquently, "For example... your movie is a failure in my eyes!"

An Ran approached Liu Huaiming and said, "People who can't even stand up straight on their knees, what's so good about making movies?"

He said the last sentence in a low voice, and Terry didn't hear it clearly, he just thought he was educating Liu Huaiming.

Liu Huaiming was speechless for a long time.

What you said makes sense.

Both the judges and the audience like it. That being said, how can it be so simple to do?
There are so many directors and actors in Xizhou, not many can do it, let alone Xiazhou people.

At this time, there was a burst of applause, and Terry applauded lightly: "Mr. An, what you said has reached my heart! How do you say it in the words of you Xiazhou people?"

"Won my heart!" An Ran laughed.

"That's right, that's right, it won my heart!" Terry said with a smile, "It's one thing for the judges to like it, but I hope the audience will like it!"

"Mr. Liu, do you understand?" Terry said to him, "You should understand a truth. Movies are made for most audiences, not just a few judges!"

"Unfortunately, Mr. Liu, I don't see any commercial value in your movie!"

An Ran smiled and said: "Mr. Liu, with all due respect, you Hanhai... No, how many of Xiazhou's movies have a box office of over 2000 million in Xizhou? Even if they have won various awards, their overseas box office is dismal. There are less than ten million copies, less than six over 5000 million, and only three over [-] million, and one of them is mine, and none over [-] million!"

"No matter how many awards you win, it's useless if the audience doesn't buy it!" An Ran smiled contemptuously, "You guys got it wrong from the very beginning. The saying that the customer is God is not only applicable to shopping malls, but also to the film industry!"

Liu Huaiming wanted to refute, but found that he couldn't say a word.

He was beaten to death by An Ran's words.

The customer is God, and so are the movies!
Indeed, they got it wrong from the very beginning, they only thought about winning the prize, and never thought about whether the audience would want to watch it.

In fact, Xia Zhou's films have won many awards abroad.

But the box office said it was really bleak.

Outside of Xiazhou, if the box office exceeds one million, it is considered good. Some movies even only have three to five million yuan, which makes people feel sad when they mention it.

Terry said with a smile: "That's great, Mr. An, it's really right to cooperate with you!"

"Based on your vision, even in Xizhou, you can shine in Aibaoke!"

Aibaoke is the film base of Xizhou. All the film companies in Xizhou are gathered here. It is not easy to make a name for yourself in it.

Liu Huaiming is 1 unconvinced, your evaluation is too high!

But he can't refute now, especially in front of Terry.

Liu Huaiming took a deep breath, "You guys are right, but I don't think this movie can sell well in Xizhou!"

Terry changed the subject, "Before the movie is released, everything can only be speculation. Mr. Liu is right!"

coming!

This guy said this to lower the price!
An Ran didn't give him a chance at all, "Mr. Terry, I don't charge money for this overseas distribution rights, I want to share!"

"40% of the overseas box office proceeds will belong to me!" An Ran said firmly, without any room for maneuver.

Liu Huaiming opened his mouth wide, you dare to ask for it!
40% of the box office proceeds?
Terry frowned, "Mr. An, you know... Your request is a bit too much!"

"Excessive? Excessive there? I don't think so!" An Ran looked at Terry and took a sip of coffee, "Didn't you say that before the movie is released, everything can only be speculation, then it's easy, if I want cash, how bad is your loss? I just want to share!"

"No matter how much it is, I will take 40% of the share. Your net income is 1000 million, and I want 400 million. If your net income is 1, I only need 4000. It is absolutely fair and innocent!"

This……

Terry felt that An Ran had taken advantage of his weakness.

This feeling is very bad.

"Mr. An, I'll pay 500 million! This is more than twice the amount of last time!" Terry said.

An Ran shook her head, "Either 1000 million US dollars, or 40% of the income, Mr. Terry, as a businessman, I believe you know how to choose!"

"No, Mr. An, it is absolutely impossible to agree to your two requests!"

An Ran stood up, "That's a pity, Mr. Terry, the last time we cooperated was very pleasant, I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future..."

(End of this chapter)