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The arrival of David Geffen does provide Wu Yuchen with more choices.

Forget about the first two conditions, the main thing is the full copyright thing, you can make money if you make it. It is impossible to deduct the miscellaneous expenses such as publicity and distribution from this, it is not easy to keep accounts, and there is no possibility of Harry Potter 》The kind of situation that cheats the leading actor.

Now, the movies that Wu Yuchen invests in are all divided into the North American box office, and then other copyrights are sold, because he does not have this channel to make profits from other aspects. Even if the seven major companies lower the price, he can only reduce the price of 100 yuan to 40 or 50 yuan. Recognize it.

However, the full copyright is divided directly from the channel. Every time a contract is negotiated, a part of the income will be directly withheld. It is no exaggeration to say that 20% of the full copyright is more profitable than his 40% or even 50% investment as Miracle Film and Television.

However, this does not mean that they will join DreamWorks because of this. Their strength is not as good as that of Big Seven, and their channels have to be borrowed from Paramount. The profits from movies produced by DreamWorks are naturally not as much as those of Big Seven. You know They are still being suppressed by the Big Seven.

Whether or not to join DreamWorks, Wu Yuchen really has to think carefully about who to choose for his next film collaboration.

At the same time, this also reminded him that he is indeed highly valued in Hollywood, so much so that the Seven Majors are beginning to reach a certain tacit understanding.

However, he did not lie to David Geffen. Now most of his energy is indeed on The Sixth Sense, especially the handling of North American overseas copyrights. With such a big piece of cake, he must break up with Disney. Bullshit. However, he did not take the initiative to mention this matter to Disney. Instead, he wanted to wait for Disney to come to him. Now is the time to compete with who has the patience.

In the sixth week, The Sixth Sense collected another 24.64 million. After 28 days of release, the total North American box office reached 280 million, breaking the North American box office of Jaws and exceeding the global total of The Silence of the Lambs. It is truly the number one horror film at the box office, and Disney finally couldn’t sit still.

Hey, Wu, I think it's necessary for both of us to talk about the follow-up promotion strategy and overseas box office.

This time, Disney came directly to a senior executive who could make decisions, and he had to come because if it continued, overseas distribution would be delayed.

Of course, I have been waiting for your arrival~ Wu Yuchen said with a smile.

The host sat down and after Wu Yuchen served tea, he asked casually:

Mr. Miles, do you want to talk about overseas box office first, or do you want to talk about promotion first?

Wu, you should know that in fact they are inseparable and closely related. The reason why I only brought one person here this time instead of a team is precisely because I don't want to spend too much time on this matter, otherwise both of us All interests will be affected by this.”

Unlike the last time we negotiated with a professional team from Fox for Phone Booth, this time Disney only had Miles bring an assistant.

Of course, Mr. Miles, I agree with you on that.

Miles nodded after hearing this, and then motioned to the assistant beside him. The assistant took out a document and said to Wu Yuchen:

Dear Director Wu, according to professional institutions and our internal predictions at Disney, the final North American box office of The Sixth Sense should be US$330 million, and the global box office will be US$700 million...

As soon as he said this, Wu Yuchen interrupted: Less.

Then he looked at Miles: The Sixth Sense has an excellent reputation, and its box office trend is very healthy. The weekly box office decline did not exceed 25%, and most of them were even within 20%. A week later, its North American box office It can reach 300 million, and the box office can exceed 330 million within a month, and the total box office...

Wu Yuchen stretched out a hand and raised four fingers: I'm not exaggerating, it may even hit a box office of 400 million!

Thanks to Wu Yuchen's efforts to secure a large number of opening theaters and publicity, the box office trend of The Sixth Sense in the first few weeks was far better than in its previous life. He clearly remembers the box office trend of The Sixth Sense in his previous life, because this movie has a very strong long-tail effect. After the weekly box office fell below 10 million, it stayed in the theater for more than half a year and achieved almost 70 million. box office. If Disney works hard and operates well, it is really not impossible to reach 400 million.

Miles smiled after hearing this, and then said to Wu Yuchen: Wu, I don't want to argue with you too much today. Maybe the possibility you mentioned exists, but you have to understand that high box office is based on publicity. On the basis of distribution. Do you know how much the North American promotion and distribution cost of The Sixth Sense is currently?

At this time, the assistant spoke at the right time: 61 million.

Wu Yuchen frowned when he heard this, but did not refute. Since the other party dared to expose this number, he was not afraid of him checking it. Based on his impression during this period, Disney did spend a lot of money on this announcement. Even if it is not 61 million, it should be more than 50 million.

Wu, if you want us to continue spending heavily on promotion and distribution expenses, then no problem. I think we can hit US$400 million at the North American box office!

Then Miles spread his hands and said, But do you think this is cost-effective? I don't think you may be willing.

Wu Yuchen felt deep down in his heart that if the Qida controlled the announcement, they would be in an invincible position forever and would naturally have a huge advantage. Then he simply asked directly: Miles, do you have any good suggestions?

Wu, we can settle the settlement for you now at 330 million, and Disney will be responsible for the remaining publicity expenses. How about that?

Wu Yuchen laughed when he heard this and waved his hands directly: 330 million is too little. Even if you don't do anything, The Sixth Sense will definitely reach this number.

How about 340 million...

Seeing that Wu Yuchen wanted to refuse again, Miles quickly said: Wu, listen to me, 340 million will be settled. In addition, we at Disney will also help The Sixth Sense and you personally fight for the Oscar!

When Wu Yuchen heard this, what he was about to say suddenly stuck in his throat. Then he looked at Miles, considered his words and asked: Impact Oscar? What level of impact are you talking about?

Miles immediately smiled when he heard this: We will help you get at least one nomination for important awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. As for winning the award, we cannot guarantee that. No one dares to say A sure winner of the Oscar!

The reason why Disney is willing to do this is that The Sixth Sense does have a very good reputation. Although it is a horror theme, its core expression is the emotions and mutual tolerance and understanding between people. Judging from the current film critics and public opinion, I am confident that it will be included in the nomination.

On the other hand, if The Sixth Sense can be nominated or even win, it will also be very beneficial to Disney's overseas distribution. The promotional effect of the Oscars is very strong these days, allowing them to save a lot of promotional expenses overseas.

Wu Yuchen's thoughts went around in his mind, and then he said: Is it just a nomination? Miles, I don't think it is a good deal to exchange tens of millions of box office shares for a nomination.

Miles shook his finger and said: Wu, first of all, it is still unknown whether The Sixth Sense can achieve such a high box office. We are very sincere in being willing to settle at a box office of 340 million, which is risky for us.

Secondly, if you agree. When you sign the contract, you can get the benefits without waiting for more than a year. We can settle the payment within three months. You also know that time is the most precious.

Finally, getting nominated for an Oscar is not as easy as you think. Believe me, although you are very famous now, with your connections in Hollywood, it is really not sure whether you can be nominated for this. But with our help from Disney, there will basically be no surprises.

And you have to know that Oscar nominations are not useless. Every time you are nominated, you will accumulate certain points in the hearts of the Academy judges. When you accumulate enough points, it will become much easier to get an Oscar. If you exceed the points, even the media will shout the slogan that Oscar owes you a statuette!

Wu Yuchen fell into deep thought, and then asked: How to calculate overseas copyright?

Miles smiled: Overseas box office is also calculated based on 340 million.

Wu Yuchen immediately shouted: Hey! Miles, are you kidding me? The overseas box office will be 100 million more than the North American box office!

Wu, you can't guarantee that overseas audiences will appreciate The Sixth Sense as much as North American audiences.

Miles, you are making excuses. The overseas box office of most Hollywood movies is more than 20% higher than that in North America!

But this also depends on our publicity, which will cost a lot of publicity expenses!

Come on! With the sensational effect in North America and the popular star Bruce Willis, it will be easy for The Sixth Sense to be promoted globally.

It's not as simple as you said. And Bruce doesn't have any action scenes this time. Who knows if the audience will accept it. There is a big risk... Miles also opened his arms and retorted loudly.

Wu Yuchen sneered:

Oh, if Disney is really so worried about the high risk of The Sixth Sense, then I suggest simply handing over the overseas distribution to other companies. I think whether it is Warner, Sony or Fox, they will be very willing to give a reasonable offer!

Miles' tone paused, then the smile returned to his face, and then he said to Wu Yuchen: Wu, I don't think this is necessary. We can discuss anything.

The overseas box office is 450 million. This is the result that The Sixth Sense deserves!

Impossible, this result is too high, there is no way to talk about it, 350 million.

440 million, I think Sony is willing to buy the distribution rights at this standard!

No, no, no, we at Disney do not agree to sell it to others. 360 million is the highest price we can give!

At this time, the two of them were no longer as calm as they were at first, and both began to argue over the price with blushing faces.

In the end, Disney was willing to calculate the price at the North American box office of US$350 million and the overseas box office of US$390 million.

Based on this standard, the two parties later negotiated the price of overseas distribution rights, 100 million; the price of global discs and video tapes, 120 million; the price of other copyrights such as TV rights and peripheral authorizations, 30 million, which totaled to 2.5 100 million.

However, it is not that Disney has to pay 250 million to Miracle Film and Television, because Disney itself also accounts for 25% of the investment, so Miracle Film and Television gets 75% of the 250 million, or 187.5 million.

In addition, there is also a share of the North American box office. Because this time the lineup of The Sixth Sense has Wu Yuchen and Bruce Willis teaming up, plus Disney's voice, the film studio's box office share is quite high. On average, the film studio's share of the 350 million box office is about 66%, which is 2.3 100 million.

Then, among the 230 million, there is Wu Yuchen's 10% share of the North American box office, 35 million. There is Disney’s 12% distribution fee, which is 42 million. After this deduction, there is still 153 million left.

Then the 153 million will be deducted from Disney's 61 million in promotional expenses, leaving only 92 million that actually falls into the hands of the producers.

This is not over yet. Miracle Films will split it with Disney again, 75% of the 92 million, and get 69 million.

In other words, from the North American box office of 350 million, Miracle Films only earned 69 million. If the investment of 45 million is deducted, it would have made a profit of 24 million.

Of course, including the total income, it is much more. Miracle Film and Television can earn 256 million, and Wu Yuchen’s personal dividend is 35 million. Revenue of $291 million is a huge amount of money!

So you really have to rely on selling copyrights to make money!

At that time, it was impossible for Disney to pay it all in one lump sum. It also paid in installments according to the contract. The first payment was 80 million, which would be settled in the following six months.

Wu Yuchen sighed, his The Sixth Sense has a total box office of 740 million, which is considered a high box office. As a result, he invested 75% in Miracle Film and Television, and only earned 290 million yuan including his personal share, which was less than 300 million yuan.

The box office of Spielberg's Jurassic Park is only 970 million, but he can get 250 million from the full copyright share!

It can be seen how powerful the seven major channels in Hollywood are!

He is now concerned about the full copyright sharing, and will try his best to plan this for the next film.

Nowadays, there are only a few people in Hollywood who can get full copyright income. Among actors, such as Tom Cruise, who is currently the most popular in Hollywood, he got it in Mission: Impossible.

Seeing Wu Yuchen's expression, Miles couldn't help but said: Wu, aren't you happy enough after making so much?

Wu Yuchen glanced at Miles. This time Disney was equivalent to buying out all the subsequent income rights of The Sixth Sense. Although Disney only invested 25%, he felt that the other party made more money through channels and operations than he invested 75%.

Wu Yuchen shook his head and said: I'm very happy, Miles, but I think you Disney would be even happier!

Miles probably understood the meaning of Wu Yuchen's words, and said with a smile: Wu, in Hollywood, don't think about comparing with the Big Seven. The power of the Big Seven cannot be competed by a single person or a few people. !”