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Chapter 154 "Pirates" ends

While Jiang Liu was running around trying to sell the overseas copyright of "Pirates", Li Qin called from his hometown.

"Son, you and Xiaoxiao quickly buy more mung beans and make soup."

"You also need to buy vinegar. Smoke and disinfect every corner of your house. Oh, how much vinegar do you need to buy such a big house?"

Before Jiang Liu could speak, Zhou Shengli's rich voice came from the microphone: "I said you really have long hair and short knowledge. How come you are jealous of money? Tell the two of them not to forget the isatis root and the firecrackers."

Jiang Liu smiled and said, "Dad, you should be a materialist warrior, right?"

"The fatality rate is so high, and modern medicine can't understand it. What else can we do except believe in 'weird forces and gods'? Every class in Tingting's school is jealous, and the teacher's knowledge is no better than mine? In short, you are out there. Take care of yourself and don’t wander around during the New Year.”

"Okay, I got it. Don't go to the market for the time being. Just stay at home."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Liu faced Han Sanping.

"Why do I hear you are both mung beans and jealous? Rumors have spread to Jiangdu?"

Jiang Liu nodded: "Well, such rumors spread very quickly in third and fourth cities where education levels are generally low. In less than two days, the prices of mung beans, vinegar, firecrackers and other items will increase."

"Damn it, profiteers deserve to be killed!"

Boss Han cursed bitterly, and then sighed: "There is no room for relaxation between you and Yu Dong? Are you going to stage the drama of sharing hardships and sharing wealth and wealth again?"

Jiang Liu sighed: "Mr. Han, we all know exactly why it is difficult to be rich and powerful, and there is no need to cooperate anymore."

As soon as the "New Film Management Regulations" came out, some well-known private film and television companies across the country have linked up with predatory groups.

The same goes for Boehner.

Yu Dong took the initiative to contact Poly Group and wanted to reorganize the capital of Oriental Dragon Pictures, a subsidiary of Poly, and change its name to Poly Bona.

After the reorganization of the two companies, Yu Dong's shareholding in the new Poly Bona will be determined by the money lying in the accounts of the original Bona properties.

Yu Dong did not hesitate to use the overseas copyright of "Pirates" as a bargaining chip.

He does not need to get overseas copyright fees immediately. As long as he signs a contract, the amount of the contract will be one of the bargaining chips with Poly.

Jiang Liu rejected Miramax for the first time, and it can be said that he did not believe the sincerity of Disney's Miramax behind it.

Half of the reason for the second rejection was due to Dong's behavior of cheating his partners.

Thinking of the betrayal of a former subordinate, Boss Han also looked a little embarrassed. Seeing this, Jiang Liu took the initiative and said: "With Poly as the backing, people don't look down on petty profits in the film industry, so why are they so persistent?" ?”

"Even if Yu Dong makes movies in the future, his purpose will not be pure. If we are tied together, there will be more and more conflicts."

"It's really troublesome. Everyone is going into real estate. Why did I hear that you want to get land too?"

"Well, Yu Chu said that there are subsidies for building a movie theater, and they can also help with low-interest loans. Since Yixin is renting a factory, I am going to work non-stop to build a comprehensive film and television production park."

"The completed industrial park will include office building area, multimedia screening room area, editing area, special effects production area, dubbing area, recording area, studio area, cinema area, etc. In addition to not being a scenic spot, there will be post-processing related to film and television. The production department has it all.”

"You want to eliminate Beijing Film Studio. How many acres of land do you need?"

"Beijing Film Studio is not comprehensive and is about to fall behind. Last time I asked, I personally guessed that 900 acres is about the same. I have to ask professionals for the specific amount."

"The price of 900 acres of land plus construction, decoration, and equipment. Even if the government helps you with the peripheral infrastructure, no matter how low the labor costs and materials are, I know that it will cost at least 30 billion without looking at the design drawings. I can't support it with just one heart. It’s such a big place, what do the government and banks say?”

"After communicating with the city, several districts expressed interest, and the bank also said it was no problem."

"how come?"

Boss Han looked at Jiang Liu in disbelief: "Let me remind you, there are some things that cannot be retracted once you reach out. Some things are not undetectable, but they are in your notebook and you don't know it."

"I'm not stupid, I just told the bank that Shandong Gengtian Gong Herbal Tea Beverage Company is my sole proprietorship."

"Huh? Are you afraid of getting angry with that herbal tea? Did you buy a spot for "Pirates"?"

Jiang Liu nodded happily and said, "Yes, hey, it's my property." Yixin's large loan cannot be obtained even now.

Jiang Liu asked the bank manager responsible for his personal finance why copyright mortgage was not feasible in the bank.

The other party said that as virtual property, film and television copyrights have no statistical standards, are worthless, and are extremely difficult to monetize.

Jiang Liu had no choice but to ask Hou Hongliang to go to the bank with the property rights certificate of the farmer.

Yixin Industry is worthless, but Gengtian Gong is a prosperous real industry, and Gengtian Gong's annual revenue in 2002 was nearly 2 million.

Thinking of Gengtian Gong's annual revenue, Jiang Liu had to complain about the first film and television company he founded - Yixin.

He secretly filmed "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" during "The Wrong Sedan and Marry the Right Man". He invested all the proceeds from "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" and it has been three years since then.

In the past three years, he has done many things himself for the sake of unity, traveling around to film dramas and movies.

Three years later, the output value of Yixin is a little over 1 million, which is less than the annual revenue of Gengtian Gong. It is really necessary to compare goods.

Jiang Liu holds all the property rights of Gengtian Gong and is the actual controller of Gengtian Gong. The bank's concerns naturally disappear.

"You've hidden it well enough."

"Mr. Han kept it secret for me. I wasn't stumped by the loan. I really don't want to expose the farmer. We just make movies and we like to make movies."

"Don't worry, this is your personal matter, let's talk about the copyright of "Pirates", the matter can't be delayed any longer, I guess the situation will not be good after the year. This cold is a bit troublesome."

"I mean the same thing, so I asked you to come out today and talk about it."

"Since Yu Dong insists that the overseas copyright of "Pirates" is worth 800 million US dollars, I will split the account between you and Yu Dong at this price, both in RMB and US dollars."

"From now on, you two will not be involved in the transaction between Yixin and Colombia. Of course, I have to ask Mr. Han to put pressure on the top management of Colombia in his official capacity."

Mr. Han patted the back of Jiang Liu's hand and said, "Liu'er is honest in his work. I will do as you say and we will split the account with 800 million US dollars. I also agree on behalf of Yu Dong."

"I will also call Columbia Headquarters. They don't treat your "Saw" well. If a sequel to "Spider-Man" comes, or Columbia wants to introduce other movies, then life or death will be decided."

"But Liu'er, you have to be clear. This kind of thing cannot be separated."

"Of course, everything is difficult at the beginning. After passing the first hurdle, if Yixin Branch still cannot gain a foothold in North America, I will dissolve the company and let He Jing come back."

Boss Han nodded and said: "Just understand the importance. By the way, there are signs that "Pirates" will be sold to Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Emperor wants to buy it out. What do you think?"

"Sell it. At this juncture, sell it if you can." Jiang Liu said without hesitation.

Now that there is a turmoil outside, he is going to finish the "Pirates" matter and stop it immediately, stop wandering around outside.

Under pressure from President Han, Yu Dong signed the overseas copyright contract for "Pirates".

Yixin obtained the copyright and signed a contract with Colombia. This time, Jiang Liu lost more than 300 million US dollars including taxes.

This transaction was considered a joke in the industry for a while, and many people in Yixin did not understand it.

Jiang Liu couldn't tell the difference either. He had been laughed at many times along the way, and it was not certain who would laugh last.

A week before New Year's Eve, Boss Han received another good news. Emperor signed the contract. The copyright fee for "Pirates" in Hong Kong and Taiwan Province was 1600 million yuan.

At this point, in addition to being slowly shown in domestic cinemas, "Pirates" has all sold its overseas rights.

The three investors calculated their accounts and found that the overseas copyright income of "Pirates" plus the income from Hong Kong and Taiwan was as high as 1000 million US dollars.

In addition to video copyrights, pre-roll advertising revenue, box office revenue, and TV broadcast copyright revenue, each company actually earned tens of millions, which is a return on investment several times.

For a while, many people asked Jiang Liu if he would film "Pirates 2"?
The TV drama script review department of the General Administration received more than 10 pirate-themed TV dramas and animation scripts last year.

There are a lot of script titles such as "Pirates", "Pirates' Treasure", "Pirate Boys" and so on.

(End of this chapter)