Although Vladimir just said something, Sean immediately understood and then grinned. This was indeed a troublesome thing.

Do you still remember the Hollywood-style account book mentioned before? Also, what Vladimir asked for was actually given 20% of the issuance commission, but do you have to write 40% of the matter on the books? If you count the box office in North America, you can finally do it.

There are 150 million yuan, and they can currently get 60% of the box office, which is 90 million yuan, and then 36 million yuan of issuance commission is deducted from it. Miramax only has 18 million yuan, and the remaining 18 million yuan is naturally Sean and Vlakey.

Mill and the accounting director were divided.

In addition, the same is true for the 10 million publicity fee on the book. After deducting the actual cost of 2.5 million - even if it actually costs 3 million, there is still 7 million to share. In short, before the net profit is released, try as much as possible.

and then try to create a balance between income and expenditure on the books.

But the problem is that the profit this time is too much. Even if you deduct the above one by one and write the book cost of 5 million to 10 million, you will still have a box office of more than 40 million. So, how to do the next account?

Printing? Insurance, shipping, local taxes? Or customs declaration, parking fees, and check cash?

Well, even if you barely make the account of 40 million, what about the overseas box office? Sean originally expected 100 million, and even the lowest 30% share, that would be 30 million, right? Well,

Maybe we have to continue to write the issuance commission as 40% of the accounts and deduct various publicity costs and taxes, but there is still a surplus?

Okay, take a step back, even if the profits before the above are successfully made into accounts, what if the box office continues to rise? After all, what Sean doesn't know is that in his previous life, the movie received 240 million in North America.

The box office of the US dollar, if with such amazing results, compared with the cost of 5 million, the actors still can't pay, and the production company can only just reach the balance of income and expenditure... Are everyone fools?

If there really is such a day, don't worry, these actors and directors will definitely join forces to sue Reincarnation Pictures and Sean in court. This is not impossible. In the past life, the company responsible for publishing "My Grand Greek Wedding" was the first to be the first to be a member of the company.

Just played like this, and it was even more ruthless. Not only did it evenly balance the income and expenditure, but it also lost 20 million. This was simply despising everyone's IQ. So Hanks led the production team to fight a lawsuit with the other party. In the end,

Although the settlement is made outside the court, there is no need to say more about the outcome.

Almost three or four companies participated in the production of the original "My Grand Greek Wedding". Although some of them are bag companies, it is relatively easier to make the accounts. But now Sean is investing alone, and a company from Cyclone Film

If you do this, you will definitely be asking for death.

So, it's really depressing. Just nearly a year ago, Sean was discussing in this office with Vladimir that movies that can generate net profits are less than 5% per year in Hollywood.

Thinking that my movie is now a minority among the 5%.

When did the box office become a worry?

"Is the account book difficult to make?" Sean asked casually.

"If you want to do it, you can still do it." Vladimir gave this answer.

Sean laughed dryly, and after a while, he let out a long sigh: "Give me a plan to keep the net profit at about 20 million."

After all, he is not a standard capitalist and does not have much background or strength in Hollywood at present. If it were a large studio, or even a medium-sized company, the choices he made were very simple. These actors were not famous, even if they were not considered

They really sued, and they would not have much trouble, and this would be a protracted lawsuit.

Just like in my previous life, if it weren't for one of the producers, Tom Hanks, his interests were also damaged. Will Niya Vadalas and others be able to successfully sue the issuing company?

However, Sean still has a bottom line. He has not been able to smooth out some edges in his two lives, otherwise he would not have just run away from home more than two years ago. So, since he has made enough profits, he can take it out and share a little.

It's not a problem, you can also create your own image, right?

So, he quickly added: "Of course, if necessary, I personally will make some profits and pay them a dividend."

"As you wish." Vladimir originally frowned, but he stretched a little after hearing this.

"What's next?" Sean asked again.

"As for the release of DVDs, although the movie has not been offline, someone has come to contact us." Vladimir said, "Weinstein also asked us."

"What about your opinion?" Sean looked at him.

“If you can inject more money, we can release it ourselves,” Vladimir explained. “If popular movies are to be released, each channel will come up on their own, and the producers usually only have DVD revenues in the DVD.

We can get 20% of the royalties, and most of the remaining 80% is the issuer's profits, and it is a long-term income, so we don't need to find other companies."

"No problem. I have received more than 5 million yuan in the current account and just happened to invest in the company for expansion." Sean did not hesitate at all, and Vladimir's brow stretched a little again.

"Is there anything else?" Sean asked again after making the decision, telling him intuition that the other party must have something to say.

"Yes, a very important thing," Vladimir sat upright, his eyes sharper, as if now was the main topic, and the past half day wasted time, "At present, I believe no one will deny it again

The success of "My Grand Greek Wedding" is a very good start for Reincarnation Pictures, so what are you going to do next?"

As expected, Sean raised his eyebrows and did not give an answer immediately. He knew what the other party was asking, so he felt quite embarrassed. There was no doubt that Vladimir was a very competent general manager and handed it over to

He always does things well and can give his own opinions appropriately. Once the boss's request and his opinions are left to the left, if the boss is unmoved after persuading him, he will not insist.

Of course, it is not ruled out that he has the idea of ​​"whatever you want, it's your company anyway", but in general, he did a good job. So, if Sean really wants to put himself in a good position,

The production company has grown and grown, so it is necessary to keep him. The most important thing in the 21st century is talent.

Therefore, if you cannot give a satisfactory reply to the other party, it is not so easy to keep him.

"What should I do if I want to expand my business?" After thinking for a few minutes, Sean asked directly. This is one of his good traits. If you don't understand, ask. There is no need to show off that I know everything.

But if you don't say it, it will only make you look shallow - of course, except for your father.

Therefore, being honest at this time can gain the other party's favor, and Sean is not the kind of person who has to control everything.

A look of admiration flashed in Vladimir's eyes: "How much has it been expanded?"

"You don't need to think about the level of the eight major Hollywood companies, but there is still a chance to do the new line, Miramax and Lions Gate film companies." Sean said after thinking about it.

"Liongate?" Vladimir was slightly surprised.

"Is there any problem?" Sean was a little puzzled.

Although he knew that there was a film company called Lion Gate in his previous life and vaguely knew that the film company was developing well, he didn't know that the Lion Gate at this moment was nothing. If it weren't for the acquisition by stock exchange in October last year, it would have been a vague idea.

A Tellimak Holdings company has obtained a library of 650 movies owned by the company. It is probably not even a film company at the end of the second-tier, let alone compared with the newline, Miramax.

"It just so happens that I have some understanding of the situation of the Lions Gate, so I will briefly introduce their development process." Vladimir did not say anything more, but talked about the current development of the Lions Gate.

Since it is a simple introduction, it will naturally not talk about too much time, and the development process of Lions Gate is also not complicated. In summary, it is just one word: financing!

Lionsgate was founded in 1997 and officially established its foothold in Hollywood with "American Mental Patients", but its development was not very smooth afterwards. Several movies invested in failed and even listed for sale in the summer of 1999. As a result, it was too much debt.

No one wants it, so founder Frank Gusta had to find ways to raise funds to fight risks and continue to grow.

Gusta is a Canadian banker with a wide range of connections, so after spending some time, he finally got a lot of funds from famous investors. In December 1999, the 33 million US dollars raised in the form of preferred stocks.

There are one of Microsoft's founders Paul Allen, SBS Broadcasting Corporation and Fidelity Investment.

Then, a year later, he once again obtained a loan of US$200 million from investment institutions such as JP Morgan, National Bank of Canada, and successfully acquired Telmark Holdings with this fund, and owned a considerable amount of money.

Film library.

Don't underestimate the role of a film library. The number of film libraries of a film company can sometimes determine the rise and fall of a company. After all, making a movie is a gamble after all. Perhaps the film company can use many methods to avoid losses, even before filming begins.

I made the money back, but compared to the entire Hollywood films, it was only a few.

So, if you encounter huge losses and an investment of over 100 million yuan is only 20 to 30 million yuan, then you will not be able to do the account again, and the film company will inevitably be shaky. The simplest example is, if "Titanic" was not big two years ago

If you sell it, 20th Century Fox may be entering bankruptcy process.

But if there is a sufficiently rich film library, it will be different. The film library will generate profits every year. As long as there are videotapes and DVDs, people can buy them, and they can also be mortgaged to the bank for necessary loans when necessary. Perhaps it is not 100% insurance, but the film library is enough.

With more film companies, they will inevitably have greater risk resistance.

"So, if a film company wants to develop, it must have more complete departments, more film libraries, and better talents. If you want to do this, you need more funds, so financing is very important for the company's development.
Chapter completed!