This director only makes bad movies.

Before Chapter 248 is released
Xu Nan immediately became anxious: "How can you wrong a good person? When did I fool Lin Hongxiu?"

"I filmed her a billion-dollar movie, do you call this a fool?"

Lin Ziyi laughed: "If it weren't for the movie's high box office, you would have thought it would be so easy for you to pass the test."

"Well, I only want you to take 70.00% of the box office share. This condition is already very generous. If you refuse again, then I can only give up showing your movie."

""The Age of the Hobbit" is just a copycat movie, which is nothing to our theater chain. I have many choices, and it's not up to you."

Under normal circumstances, theaters are naturally at the top of the industry. For Lin Ziyi, not showing "The Age of the Hobbit" is nothing more than making less money. There is a good chance of losing money.

The two are naturally unequal.

It was a difficult negotiation, and Xu Nan tried his best to get Lin Ziyi to agree to only 50.00% of the box office share, which is also the box office share of normal movies.

The price is that Xu Nan, who founded Nanhai Film and Television, made Emperor Cinemas a shareholder. He owns 70.00% of the shares, and Emperor Cinemas has 30.00% of the shares without paying a penny.

This means that Xu Nan transferred 30.00% of the shares to Emperor Cinemas for free, and became a family with them.

Since it is a family, the box office share is naturally negotiable.

On the surface, Xu Nan lost 30.00% of his shares in vain, but the account can't be calculated that way.

Many entrepreneurs have worked hard to establish a company, why should they distribute shares to the company's employees for nothing.

Because that can make the company develop faster and the valuation is higher. Although the entrepreneur loses a little share, he earns more money.

Xu Nan gave Emperor Cinemas 30.00% of the shares for the same reason. The shares were indeed less, and the money he earned in the end had to be shared with Emperor Cinemas, which seemed to be a disadvantage.

But he has the support of Emperor Cinemas, and the Pengci Shanzhai film cannot be shown on the stage. What if the big-produced movie does not allow the Pengci Shanzhai film to be shown in theaters.

The relationship between American theater chains and film and television companies is very close, and it is absolutely possible to prevent copycat films from being released.

But if Nanhai Film and Television and Emperor Cinemas become a family, there is no need to worry about this. Can the films produced by your own company not be released?

This is equivalent to Xu Nan paying a little share and binding a theater company, which does not suffer a loss.

Moreover, the value of the shares he paid was not high. The company currently has only one boss, Xu Nan, and it is purely a shell company. The company's property is only one movie, and the production cost is only more than 20 US dollars.

If Lin Ziyi wanted to cheat him, at worst, he would not have to leave this company.

Therefore, it is not a disadvantage to exchange 30.00% of the shares for the support of Emperor Cinemas.

The theater chain is the big daddy, and if they don’t show your movie, there won’t be much loss.

But he has to go to theaters, the higher the box office, the more money he can make, and the higher the copyright can be sold.

A 30.00% stake is a necessary price, and this is also a common practice in the entertainment industry in the United States. The theaters here basically control one or two film and television companies.

After discussing the cooperation matters, Lin Ziyi stretched out her jade hand.

"I wish us a happy cooperation."

"Happy cooperation." Xu Nan also extended his hand to shake Lin Ziyi's hand.

With the Emperor Cinemas, other small theaters may not even be needed, and the combined market share of the remaining small theaters is not even as good as that of the Emperor Cinemas.

However, in order to increase the movie's box office, Xu Nan still took the time to communicate with the remaining small theaters, hoping to let them release his own movie.

The conditions of these small theater chains were much harsher than Lin Ziyi's. None of them had a box office share below [-], and some even refused to let "The Age of the Hobbit" be screened.

Xu Nan can accept this as well, as long as it can be released, anyway, there is already a backstop of Emperor Cinemas, and these small theaters will not affect the overall situation.

Then, it’s time to prepare for the movie’s release.

Xu Nan had no experience when he first shot Shanzhai Pengci, so he just wanted to make money.

But now that he has rich experience, he can't just make money, he needs to make a lot of money.

This requires some preparation in advance.

Emperor Cinemas.

Lin Ziyi returned to the company headquarters and confirmed the release date of "The Age of the Hobbit".

After watching the movie, the theater executives were all stunned, feeling like their eyeballs were about to explode.

They have all seen bad movies, but this is the first time they have seen such a bad movie.

Such a rubbish movie, how dare you show it in theaters?

Garcia, an executive of Emperor Cinemas, unequivocally objected: "President Lin, we can't release this movie. No audience will watch such a rubbish movie, and the loss will be huge."

Lin Ziyi frowned suddenly.

Since the acquisition of the Emperor Cinemas, a group of old people headed by Garcia have resisted her orders in various ways, both openly and secretly. For the sake of the overall situation, she really can't do anything to these people for the time being.

Take the movie "The Age of the Hobbit" as an example, even if it does not want to be released and affect the performance of the theater, Garcia can choose to say it in private, or say it in a tactful way.

The unequivocal opposition in the crowd showed that Garcia did not take her seriously at all.

If he just backed down like this, it would only make Garcia's arrogance even more arrogant.

Moreover, she is very clear that this movie is not that simple, and the quality is poor, but this does not mean that it will lose money.

Lin Ziyi said directly: "I have already decided, let this movie be released."

Garcia pressed on step by step: "President Lin, the film schedule of our theaters is very tight. If this film is to be released, it will definitely crowd out the film schedule of other films, which will cause the film and television company to be dissatisfied with us, and the quality of this film is very rubbish. , there won’t be many viewers watching, and the company’s losses will be even greater.”

"I believe this movie has a special charm and can be appreciated by the audience, and the attendance rate will not be low." Lin Ziyi said coldly.

Garcia is not willing to give up: "If no one watches this movie, what should I do if the theater loses money? The company has many employees. If no one watches the movie, there is no way to make money. If there is no way to make money, there is no way to pay them. , what should we do then.”

Lin Ziyi was a little angry.

"Garcia, I am the president, and I have the final say on which movies to show in theaters."

"What about the company's losses?" Garcia was reluctant.

"Of course I'm also in charge."

Lin Ziyi's attitude was tough, and the company's executives naturally had no way to object.

But they are only temporarily dormant. Once the movie fails, the authority of Lin Ziyi, the president who came by air, will definitely be affected.

(End of this chapter)