Be a goddess from Tokyo

Chapter 402 Willow Dark Flower Bright Another Village

ps. First of all, I would like to say sorry to everyone.There will be more after the concert, and I will definitely satisfy everyone next time!

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Seifert and Leon finally breathed a sigh of relief when the film's credits appeared.

"It's really an exciting thriller." Leon wiped the sweat from his forehead and said involuntarily.

"Good!" Seifert applauded Luo Quan, "The time is so short, but the quality of the film produced is so high, I seem to be able to see its box office hit tomorrow."

Luo Quan typed: "What's the big deal? So far no publisher has approached me."

"It's a trivial matter, let me borrow your computer." Seifert pulled Luo Quan's laptop in front of him, fiddled with it, and entered a page of office software within Universal.

"Now I'm talking to the deputy manager of Kadel who is in charge of the film department. If he can watch this movie, he won't have to worry about the distribution of the movie." Seifert said, and a man's head appeared on the computer.

"What's Seifert?" Kadel looked very busy, although he was talking to Seifert, but his eyes kept staring at another screen.

"I've got a really good movie that just finished shooting and is now waiting for release."

"What type, who are the actors? How much is the filming cost?" Kadel continued to look at another screen, not very interested in the good movie Seifert said.

"It's a thriller with some sci-fi elements. Luo Quan is the lead actor, and the shooting cost is about 3000 million U.S. dollars." Seifert is quite clear about these details, after all, Luo Quan's assistants are all from him sent.

"B-movie?" Kadel frowned and stopped what he was doing, "Seifert, you know I've been very busy with film resources recently, but what I want is a commercial blockbuster that can make a lot of money , How much can a thriller with an investment of 3000 million yuan cost?"

"But……"

Seifert was about to say something, but was interrupted by Kadel: "I know you want to say that the leading role is Luo Quan, right?
The movie you are talking about should be "Resident Evil". I have heard about it on several Twitter searches, but a new director's work has no big names and no IP. I really dare not share what is left. resources are invested in it.

She is a goddess in your music branch, but she doesn't work so well in my place. "

Seifert's tone gradually became indifferent: "I guarantee my personality, this is a movie that can sell well."

"Can it be sold to the extent of Lord of the Rings?" Kadel was already a little impatient.

Universal Films, Cadell and Brenning have always had a rivalry.

Brenning is proud of the board of directors with a "Lord of the Rings", but Cadel here has made one and lost one, so now he has become very cautious in the choice of release films.

"Alright Seifert, I'm very busy now, so I'll hang up first if I have nothing else to do." With that, Breining ended the video call.

Luo Quan stood behind the computer and didn't speak the whole time.

Luo Quan smiled, and typed on his mobile phone: "It seems that not many people like my movie."

"By the way, can I ask Manager Breining?" Leon had been in Universal for a few years anyway, so he was quite clear about some personnel in the company.

Seifert shook his head: "It was fine a few days ago, Braining just got a large amount of investment from "Lord of the Rings", but it didn't take long to invest in the sequel of "Lord of the Rings" I went, and now I don't think there are many resources in hand.

In fact, the company still has a lot of resources, but they are relatively scattered, and the publicity and theater resources it can provide are definitely not as good as these two. "

Leon frowned: "Is there no way? The film can't be finished, can't it be released?"

Seifert explained: "That's not the case, it must be released if you want to.

Now there are roughly two situations in which movies are released in theaters. One is to buy the copyright from the film studio and make a one-time payment, and then how much the theater can sell is their own business.

The other is to let a big company act as the distributor and sign a sharing agreement with the theater.However, this kind of plan is generally a treatment that can only be enjoyed by large-scale production movies. With such a small investment in "Resident Evil", the theater probably will not be willing to sign the share.

However, Luo Quan, I am afraid that you yourself will not sell the copyright directly to the theater, right? "

"Of course!" Luo Quan typed quickly.

"Then there is no solution." Seifert spread his hands helplessly, "Unless there is a big company that can discern the truth and take the initiative to contact you to help you do the work of publicity and distribution.

Otherwise, you can go to the headquarters of these major theater companies in the United States to find their directors to watch your work and make them willing to shoot your film. "

Leon sighed: "I feel that both of these solutions are unreliable."

"In short, you can't just sit in a daze, you still have to take action." After typing, Luo Quan tweeted:
"The editing of "Resident Evil" has been completed. It is expected to be an R-rated film. The quality is absolutely guaranteed. If you are interested, please write to my Google work email address."

After the tweet was sent, Seifert and Lyon retweeted it immediately and commented:

"I have seen the finished film, the setting is novel, the plot is compact, and the horror atmosphere is also very good. It can be said to be the best thriller this year!"

Afterwards, several movie actors also forwarded Luo Quan's tweet, and Wen Xia, Junzi, Ai Wei and others also forwarded it to Weibo.

In this way, it is barely publicized at home and abroad.

However, seeing Luo Quan's tweets getting more and more likes, and they were all on the trend list in the United States, but there was no letter from her mailbox for a long time.

"Leon and I went out for a walk." Seifert stood up, and Leon followed suit.

Obviously, the two wanted to give Luo Quan space and let her be quiet.

But she didn't really have any negative emotions in her heart.

Without the backing of a big company, it is quite normal for such a situation to occur. It is a private investment in itself, and the actors other than her are all unknown people, and the investment is not considered large.

It would be too whimsical for the six major film companies to come to the door just by posting a few still photos on Twitter.

Of course, if she tweets now: whoever takes over "Resident Evil", she will be a signed artist of that company.

It is estimated that in less than 1 minute, the unread messages in her mailbox will become 99+.

For these companies, the value of Luoquan itself is far greater than the benefits of this movie.

As far as Luo Quan is concerned, she clearly knows the value of this movie, so she is not willing to make any concessions.

However, just when Luo Quan thought that things had reached a stalemate, there was finally a movement in the mailbox.

It was an email signed "Netflix:
"Hello, Luo Quan, I'm the manager of the Netflix website in charge of movies. You can call me Morgan. We are very interested in the theme of "Resident Evil". Maybe we can cooperate."

Luo Quan, who doesn't often watch American dramas, just saw Netflix and didn't know where it is. It seems that none of the six major Hollywood film companies is called Netflix.

After searching the Internet, I found out that Netflix or Netflix is ​​the largest streaming media platform in the world. Now the popular American dramas and movies on the market basically have copyrights.

In addition, Netflix also has a very large DVD rental market offline, and has also acquired a lot of theaters on the East Coast in recent years.

It can be said that this is a very powerful film and television company. Although its influence is mainly on TV dramas, its strength in movies should not be underestimated.

The most important thing is that it has [-] million members worldwide, its payment rate is extremely high, and its market value is even on par with Disney.

If the six major film companies such as Universal, Paramount, and Disney are the aristocrats passed down from the last century to the present, then Netflix is ​​undoubtedly the giant born of new media in the new century!
Such a website will never lack traffic and paying users, and the task requirement is to obtain one billion yuan, but it does not say that it must be an offline theater.

Is there a difference between online and offline broadcasting?
For a thriller, there doesn't seem to be much difference. After all, the big guys don't come to watch the special effects. If you watch it online by yourself at home, the atmosphere can be more satisfying!
"There's something wrong!" Luo Quan suddenly became excited, and quickly typed a reply:

"Thank you for your company's attention to "Resident Evil". It's too early to discuss terms and conditions. You can make a decision after watching the finished film."

Luo Quan is very confident, and he is not at all worried about the possibility that the other party will regret it after watching the movie.

"In this case, let's watch the movie first, and then discuss the cooperation." Manager Morgan replied quickly.

At the same time, Luo Quan has compressed and uploaded the movie.

The process of waiting for the result is always easy to make people anxious. Luo Quan originally thought it would take at least an hour and a half. Unexpectedly, within five or ten minutes, Morgan sent an email:
"The film is indeed very good, with the potential to be a big hit, and the foreshadowing of various details is handled very well. Let me ask, do you have any plans to make a sequel?"

"In fact, I have already prepared the script for the sequel, and even the sequel of the sequel, and even the TV series and movies that are derived from the movie." Anyway, bragging and not collecting taxes, Luo Quan is now all-in-one to make a big deal for Morgan, Try to make him feel that this project is a big project that can be done for a long time.

"That's really exciting. I can sign this film on behalf of Netflix. Then we will talk about the specific sale agreement. You can put forward the conditions first."

"The copyright of the movie and its derivative works must be in my hands. If your company wants to invest in the shooting of the sequel in the future, it must also be shot according to my intention from the script to the shooting, and the broadcast clips cannot be unreasonably deleted.

Apart from these, there are no requirements, and the proceeds from the broadcast of the movie can be divided according to the market price. "

After the email was sent, Morgan fell into silence.

Luo Quan's conditions seemed harsh and his tone was strong, but overall they were very reasonable.

After all, she is not only the investor of this movie, but also the creator, so it is normal for her to hold the copyright in her hands.

As a big company, Netflix obviously rarely encounters such a tempered creator like Luo Quan.

Morgan's idea at the beginning was to buy this IP as much as possible, so that Wang Feiwang could produce derivative series by himself in the future. Unexpectedly, Luo Quan would cut off this road as soon as he came up.

However, this movie is really good, and its commercial value is visible to the naked eye. It belongs to the kind that can make a lot of money as soon as it is released. It is impossible for Netflix to miss this kind of business opportunity, so they can't be too domineering towards Luoquan. .

They have encountered too many such talented creators. These people are all smooth asses, and they must not be hard.

After thinking it over and over again, Morgan gave a reply:
"According to American practice, all box office revenues from movies broadcast on the Netflix platform, after taxes are deducted, are shared [-]-[-] by the producer and the platform.

We will provide the best promotional resources and anti-theft measures possible.

In addition, if the popularity of the movie reaches the standard, we will consider broadcasting it in Netflix's offline theaters, and the share will be calculated separately at that time.

However, we also have a condition here, that is, the broadcast of this movie and its derivative film and television dramas must be exclusively authorized by Netflix.

If we decide to make a movie sequel, we are also willing to invest in it. "

Morgan said a long list, and Luo Quan checked the content while comparing the market share and copyright in the United States.

There is basically no big problem. Netflix is ​​quite sincere, and the conditions put forward are not too big for a lion.

Huaxia pays attention to reciprocating, and Netflix was the first company to find her, and the price it gave did not cheat her.

"Deal, let's send the contract." Luo Quan hit the enter key, and his heart finally settled down completely.

While Morgan was preparing the contract, Luo Quan went out to take a taxi to a nearby law firm.

When going out to sign contracts, especially with Americans, it is definitely better to pay more attention.

After all, she didn't have much research on American law. If she was played with words by others, it would be too late to find out afterwards.

Professional matters still need to be handled by professionals.

After working in the law firm for more than an hour, the senior lawyer I found in Luoquan studied every clause in the contract, and finally nodded to Luoquan:
"Ms. Luo, there is nothing wrong with this contract, you can sign it now."

"Thank you." Luo Quan thanked and signed the contract.

Once signed by Netflix, the contract will come into effect.

At the same time, the Motion Picture Association of America also sent a text message saying that "Resident Evil" was rated as an R-rated film, and minors under the age of 17 must watch it accompanied by their parents.

It did not exceed her expectation, now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!

ps. Thanks to book friend Timo Baked Tangbao for the book coin, thank you!
(End of this chapter)