Reborn Millennial Gamer

Chapter 348 The deceitful lie to Mr. Lu (4K)

It's a short drive to New Line Cinema.

Ivanka pretended to be unintentional, and chatted with Lu Fei, talking about Hollywood, acting, and movies.

"You are still the Newcomer Award at the Berlin Film Festival!?"

"If I don't go into business and continue my acting career..."

Lu Fei told the story, as an actor, you can only work for the capital, and it is impossible to work part-time. I want to go to the top step by step, step by step, and I want to be the capital.

The first step of PUA is to pack the concave character design.

Ivanka turned sideways, listening was the highest compliment, and there was a trace of admiration in her eyes. She tried everything to a man in a high position. With this hand, her mother captured the unreliable father.

One is in PUA, the other is in green tea, they are equal.

Lu Fei sighed: "Oh, but now, I don't even have time to spend money, so I don't have time to act."

The corner of Ivanka's mouth twitched, thinking that her father was already shameless enough to pretend, but she didn't expect someone to pretend to be more aggressive than him.

She looked curious: "That's why you thought of investing in movies to realize your dream? Wow, that's cool, what genre, what story is it telling?"

"Horror suspense film."

When Lu Fei briefly described a few plots, Ivanka stopped immediately: "Wait, wait, don't go on, watching a suspense movie is spoiled, just like reading a detective novel and being revealed who the murderer is in advance , that feeling sucks."

"Alright, when the movie is released, I'll give you movie tickets."

Who can't afford movie tickets, wouldn't invite me to Xinxian!

Ivanka's face froze, feeling the unusual embarrassment of the atmosphere, she brushed her hair to cover up her embarrassment.

Lu Fei raised his lips and talked about him from left to right, chattering here and there, just to let her who was hesitant to speak beg first, and dragged all the way until the car slowly stopped at the gate of New Line Films.

Wang Ben reminded: "Boss, we are here."

"Brother Ben, work hard and send Miss Ivanka back to the hotel like last night."

Lu Fei smiled politely at Ivanka, opened the door and stepped out of the car.

Behind her, she suddenly came to test in a low voice: "Lu, can I accompany you to watch "Chain Saw"?"

Lu Fei squinted his eyes, "This is an internal screening, only for the producers, distributors and some theater managers to watch."

"But after listening to your story, I can't wait to see it right away, and I can't wait until the day it is released."

Ivanka clasped her hands together, and resorted to the second trick of her mother controlling men, showing weakness in front of men and revealing her sense of need.

Relationships cannot be built without bothering each other.

A good relationship is all caused by mutual trouble, and it is nothing more than the size of the trouble.

Lu Fei stared and thought for a moment, still trying to understand the purpose of contacting himself, but there is no doubt about one thing——

When the white lotus is cut open, the inside is all black.

Ivanka said with a pitiful look: "Sau Rui, Lu, shouldn't I embarrass you by making such an unreasonable request?"

Lu Fei smacked his lips, and there was a faint smell of tea, "This is a horror movie, are you sure you can accept it?"

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New Line Cinema, like Lionsgate and Weinstein, has always been a second-rate Hollywood company. It started by investing in low-cost horror films and has existed for more than 30 years.

Although the ownership belongs to Time Warner, it enjoys a high degree of independent management rights, and the investment, production and publicity are shoulder-to-shoulder.

The confidence comes from the frequent blockbusters, such as "Reaper", "Lord of the Rings", "Rush Hour", "Blade Warrior"...

And the gold panned out by the sea is none other than the president, Lao Sai.

"Hey, Lu." He stretched out his hand politely, his eyes froze the moment he touched Ivanka, "Is she?"

"She's my personal secretary." Lu Fei said haha, "You don't mind if I take an extra seat with you?"

"Of course I don't mind, but can you ask this lady to sign a non-disclosure agreement? I'm not someone who doesn't trust you, so it's all safe."

Old Sai pretended not to know Ivanka, and put on a businesslike look.

Ivanka did so tactfully, took a few deep breaths after signing the name, and followed Lu Fei for a moment.

I saw him cooperating with the old Sai, shaking hands and saying hello to the theater managers present one by one without any airs.

Although the Paramount Act forcibly split the film companies and theaters into two, the Hollywood Six and North American theaters are inextricably linked.

Lu Fei greeted Wen Ziren and other main creators again. As soon as he sat down, the lights in the theater dimmed.

The opening title began to play on the screen, and the logo of New Line Films appeared first, followed by the logo of the Sanchen Banner of Han and Tang Dynasties.

The textual research is based on the Dunhuang mural "Zhang Yichao Traveling Map".

Ivanka blinked, this is his film company?
Just as she was thinking wildly, the rapid and weird synthesizer sound came out of nowhere.

Accompanied by the opening song "Hello Zepp" sounding slowly, the rapid sound of the violin and the heavy sound of the cello are intertwined.

Ivanka felt the adrenaline surge sharply, subconsciously grabbed the handle of the chair, and grabbed a warm hand by mistake.

"How's the music?"

The corners of Lu Fei's mouth turned up, which was still original and exciting.

Ivanka exhaled, "It's not scary, it's really that rare kind."

"That's it! It cost $30."

Lu Fei didn't seem to notice that his hand was being held, so he turned his head and asked, "Is the release time confirmed?"

Old Sai said quietly: "In September, there will be a fantasy film festival held in Austin, Texas. It will be dedicated to horror films, science fiction films, and fantasy films. There will be many film critics and fans participating. We will choose that day Start screening."

Lu Fei asked: "September, is this schedule good?"

"Not bad and not good."

The old Sai science popularized the doorway of the North American box office.

Unlike China, the peak seasons in North America are summer and autumn, followed by winter, and spring is the worst.

For popular schedules, the films are basically all Hollywood Big Six, and occasionally there are a few movies that other film companies feel have the potential to grab food from the Big Six.

Obviously, "Saw" did not reach this point.

"What are your plans for the announcement?"

At least Lu Fei got good news. If the box office and response of screenings are good, it will be fully rolled out, and thousands of theaters will be added.

"Let's chat after watching the movie." Old Sai ended the chat.

Lu Fei curled his lips and watched it seven or eight times, but he didn't feel it anymore, so he forced himself to watch it for a while.

Just when he was bored, his arm was inexplicably hit by a lump of meat and eggs, like the headlights of a top luxury car hitting the pillar firmly.

"Lu, are you not afraid at all?"

Ivanka seldom watched horror movies, and in the spooky and terrifying atmosphere created by the movies, she unconsciously took the man's arm.

"I'm naturally bold."

Lu Fei squinted his eyes, although he enjoyed it a lot, but his vigilance was getting higher and higher, he would flirt with nothing, and jump when he had nothing to do.

A man and a woman were undoubtedly the couple watching the movie. Ivanka felt a tingle in the back of her head and pressed towards him as if she didn't realize it.

When the end was near, the dead body that could not die again suddenly got up from the pool of blood, slowly turned its head, faced the camera, and grinned fiercely.

She broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't help but yelled:
"I even buy Karma."

"Hahaha, isn't the movie great?"

Lu Fei clapped his hands. The bloody level of the first part is not as disgusting and brutal as the latter part.

"Clap clap clap."

The applause sounded sparsely, and quickly surged and surged, filling every corner of the theater.

Ivanka's face was pale, and she glanced at the man who was talking to the old Sai and others about the movie announcement. There was a hint of goodwill in her complicated eyes, and she was able to resist touching her.

This concentration is terrifying.

Lu Fei smacked his lips and pulled up his pants imperceptibly.

"The box office revenue must first be subtracted from the necessary fixed expenses, including facilities, the number of seats..."

Old Sai talked about fixed expenses, sharing ratios, and publicity and distribution strategies in a clear and orderly manner, almost like a guide.

"It's a decreasing ladder with the theater chain, what's the share between us?" Lu Fei asked.

"Lu, New Line only needs 15% of the distribution fee, and the distribution fee is calculated separately. The rest of the box office share belongs to you."

Old Say said with a smile: "Don't feel that you are at a disadvantage. Based on the quality of this movie, the global box office must be [-] to [-] million US dollars. Once it enters and goes out, the income will be [-] to [-] million US dollars."

"What if the box office of "Chain Saw" exceeds [-] million?"

Lu Fei grinned and laughed softly.

"what?"

Everyone thought he was joking. It is rare for a horror film to exceed 9600 million dollars. "Saw" is not as good as "Butterfly Effect" in terms of cost and story. Even it only cost more than [-] million dollars.

Breaking [-] million?What an idiot!
"Hahaha~"

Old Sai laughed happily, he really is a layman!
My mind can't help but become active. Hollywood has the means to make financial false accounts proficiently, and can find ways to make false reports and withhold the due benefits of the producers.

Publicity is the "essence" of Hollywood's ledger system.

Distribution requires money, copying costs, TV advertisements, offline expenses for company loss-making projects, even mowing the lawn of the studio, charter flights for management vacations...

If the name is cleverly set up, everything is counted, even if the global box office exceeds 10 billion US dollars, it can make a big loss on the books.

Even Wall Street can't find out the hall of fame!

"Haha, maybe it will come true."

Lu Fei suppressed his smile and resisted the urge to engage in a box office sharing agreement. Although it was fun to cheat, he had to cooperate with Xinxian for a long time.

"Who doesn't want to break [-] million, let's earn a little more!"

Old Say hid a knife in his smile, thinking about how to suck blood.

But he didn't want Lu Fei to roll his eyes, and saw:

"Say, I heard that New Line is selling Iron Man's global film and television adaptation rights?"

"That's right!"

Old Say's eyes lit up, "Lu, are you interested?"

Lu Fei nodded: "I like superheroes from DC and Marvel very much. I want to collect one or two. Maybe they can be a big hit at the box office like "Spiderman", isn't it?"

"Ah, yes, yes, that's right!"

Old Say's eyes were full of greed, "I bought Iron Man at that time and spent a lot of money. Since we are a partner, we sold 2700 million dollars to you, and only charged you 2500 million."

The executives of New Line Films even claimed that, "2500 million is not a loss at all" on the left, and "Iron Man will definitely be a hit when it is made into a movie" on the right, and formed a group around Mr. Lu.

Lu Fei laughed secretly in his heart, how dare he fool the patriarch?

He said with a harmless face, "Iron Man ip is quoted to the outside world, it seems to be only 2500 million US dollars?"

"Ahaha, that's all news from last year."

Old Say was caught out abruptly, and he didn't panic, "Several movie companies asked about the price, and the price naturally went up."

"Which ones?" Lu Fei asked.

Old Say was choked up and yelled: "I'm sorry, I can't disclose business secrets."

"That's it."

Lu Fei shook his head: "Iron Man is just a second-rate Marvel hero, not worth 2500 million dollars, nor worthy of being made into a movie."

"Lu, wait a minute."

Seeing that the fish was unhooked, Old Say hurriedly stabilized himself, "Well, to tell you the truth, there are actually only two offers, and the highest bid is only US$2 million."

"You haven't told the truth yet. Do you think I don't know? There is no family at all. Iron Man fell into his hand, right?"

Lu Fei took out a cigarette, his tone dissatisfied.

Old Sai lit the fire himself, and sighed: "Sau Rui, Lu, you are right, Iron Man did fall into his hands. We wanted to shoot but lacked funds, and we wanted to sell but couldn't."

Lu Fei asked: "Apart from this second-rate Iron Man, does Xinxian have any other superhero IPs?"

"No more, just Iron Man. The rest are not for sale. To be honest, whoever sells something that is valuable is not a fool. He keeps it in his pocket."

Old Sai looked at Master Lu like he was looking at a fool.

Lu Fei exhaled smoke, "I'll ask other companies."

Old Say repeatedly dissuaded: "There are only a few in the market, and they are all third-rate heroes, not as good as second-rate Iron Man. If we didn't have the money to make them, otherwise we wouldn't change hands. Now that superhero movies are so popular, second-rate heroes are also heroes." .”

Ivanka looked left and right, and saw the two arguing. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Lu Fei liked Iron Man, otherwise they couldn't reach an agreement, and they would have broken up long ago. Why stalemate.

Old Sai lost patience with the performance: "Lu, we have wasted too much time for everyone, do you want Iron Man! Yes, the price and conditions are negotiable."

"I really want it." Lu Fei said.

"Go make coffee, Lu, go to my office."

Old Sai's spirit was lifted up, his eyes glowed green, like a hungry wolf finding a lamb.

A group of wolves escorted the fat sheep into the wolf pen.

Ivanka has mixed feelings in her heart, even if she doesn't understand, she still smells something wrong, that's it?Did I just overestimate him?

When I came to the office and acted as an outsider, I saw Lu Fei acting like he was making a difficult decision:

"Iron Man, that is, Tony Stark, is a billionaire, a recognized genius, a handsome young man, loved by women, isn't this me?"

he hui, smelly shameless!
Old Sai's mouth twitched, and he tried his best to cater to him against his conscience.

Lu Fei said: "That's what I think. My real-life Tony Stark and the movie version of Tony Stark are definitely a gimmick worthy of hype. After the hype, it may explode."

Hype?Even if you stew it, it's useless!
Old Sai smiled coldly, "Ah, yes, yes, Lu, maybe someone else is not suitable, but if it's you, it's right for you!" Then he changed the subject, "So how much do you plan to pay?"

Lu Fei took a sip of coffee, "How much do you want?"

"We can make 200 million, 2300 million."

Old Sai stretched out two fingers.

"2200 million." Lu Fei said.

"2300."

Old Sai firmly refused to let it go. In fact, Iron Man was completely picked up by Xinxian, and 2000 million is also fine.

Lu Fei knocked on the table: "We are all very busy, there is no need to bargain for one or two million, how about we take a gamble?"

"Gambling, how to bet?"

"I will keep the original price of "Iron Man" at 2500 million US dollars, and I won't give up a cent, but you will charge me 6, no, 7 points less for the distribution fee of "Saw."

"No, not with 6 points, not with 7 points!"

"What about 5 points?" Lu Fei asked.

Old Say is constantly calculating gains and losses, trying to make him suffer, unless "Saw" can break 1 million dollars.

When it came to the end, we bargained back and forth, and the time for a cup of coffee was finally set at 5 o'clock.

Lu Fei finished the negotiation and walked out of the door, "I will bring the lawyer and CAA people with me the day after tomorrow. I hope our first cooperation will be pleasant."

Old Sai repeatedly promised, watched the two get into the car, and scolded with a smile: "Haha, of course it is a pleasure to cooperate, and the money of Huaxia people is really easy to cheat!"

He turned around and ordered the higher-ups to find out all the scripts backlogged in the script library.

"Say, what is this for?"

The vice president was very puzzled. He didn't even like the backlog of scripts, and no one was willing to invest, not even Wall Street.

"Haha, I met such a stupid donkey and formed an investment platter to see if I can sell (pit) him!"

Old Sai grinned.

The vice president said: ""Chain Saw", can we still make a move?"

"Forget it, Iron Man who has cheated him, and still cheated his box office, isn't it a beast."

After old Sai finished speaking, everyone burst into wild laughter, and the air was filled with joy.

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