Chapter 402

PS. Sorry to everyone. There will be concerts in the future, and I will definitely satisfy everyone next time!

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When the movie's closing credits appeared, Seifert and Gao Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What an exciting thriller." Gao Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but say.

"Good!" Seifert applauded Luo Quan, "The time is so short, but the quality of the movie is so high. I feel like I can already see the tomorrow of its box office success."

Luo Quan typed: "What success, no distributor has found me yet."

"This is a small matter, borrow your computer." Seifert pulled Luo Quan's laptop in front of him, fiddled with it, and entered the page of an internal office software of Universal Company.

"I'm talking to Deputy Manager Cardel, who is in charge of the film department. If he can take a fancy to this movie, there's no need to worry about film distribution." Seifert said, and a man's avatar appeared on the computer.

"What's the matter, Seifert?" Cardel looked very busy. Although he was talking to Seifert, his eyes were fixed on another screen.

"I have a very good movie in my hand, just finished filming, and is now waiting for distribution and release."

"What type, who are the actors? How much is the film production cost?" Cardel continued to look at the other screen and said to Seifert that the good movie didn't seem to be very concerned.

"It's a thriller with some sci-fi elements. As for the actors, Luo Quan is the lead actress. As for the production cost, it's about 30 million US dollars." Seifert knew these details quite well, after all, those assistants of Luo Quan were sent by him.

"B-movie?" Cardel frowned and stopped what he was doing, "Seifert, you know that I've been busy with film resources lately, but what I want is a commercial blockbuster that can make big money. How much money can a 30 million investment thriller make?"

"But..."

Seifert just wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Cardel: "I know you want to say the lead actress is Luo Quan, right?

The movie you're talking about should be "Resident Evil," right? It's been on the Twitter hot search a few times, and I've heard of it, but it's a new director's work, with no big names, no IP, I really don't dare to invest the remaining resources in this.

She is a goddess in your music branch, but here, it's not that useful."

Seifert's tone gradually became indifferent: "I guarantee with my personality that this is a movie that can sell well."

"Can it sell as well as "The Lord of the Rings"?" Cardel was already a bit impatient.

In Universal's film branch, Cardel and Breining have always been in competition.

Breining relied on "The Lord of the Rings" to be proud in the board of directors, while Cardel lost one after another, so now he has become very cautious in the choice of film distribution.

"Okay Seifert, I'm very busy now, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up first." Saying that, Breining ended the video call.

Luo Quan stood behind the computer, not saying a word the whole time.

Luo Quan smiled and typed on her phone: "It seems that not many people are optimistic about my movie."

"Speaking of which, can we ask Manager Breining?" Gao Liang had been at Universal for a few years anyway, and he was quite clear about some personnel in the company.

Seifert shook his head: "It would have been fine a few days ago. Breining just got a large investment quota from "The Lord of the Rings" and was proud of it, but not long after he got it, he invested it in the filming of the sequel to "The Lord of the Rings." It is estimated that there are not many resources in his hands now.

Actually, the company still has quite a few resources, but they are relatively scattered, and the promotion and theater resources that can be provided are certainly not as good as these two."

Gao Liang frowned: "Then there's no way? Can't the movie be finished and not released?"

Seifert explained: "It's not that bad. If you want to release it, you can definitely release it.

There are roughly two situations for films released in theaters now. One is to buy the copyright from the film party, pay a one-time payment, and then how much the theater side can sell, whether it makes money or loses money is their own business.

Another is to let a big company be the distributor and sign a profit-sharing agreement with the theater, losing together if losing, and earning together if earning. But this kind of plan is generally a treatment that only big-budget movies can enjoy. "Resident Evil" investment is so small, the theater side is estimated to be unwilling to sign profit-sharing.

However, Luo Quan, you probably won't sell the copyright directly to the theater side, right?"

"Of course!" Luo Quan typed quickly.

"Then it's unsolvable." Seifert spread his hands helplessly, "Unless there is a big company that can recognize the pearl, take the initiative to contact you, and help you with promotion and distribution.

Otherwise, you have to go to the headquarters of these big theater companies in the United States to find their person in charge to look at your work and let them be willing to arrange screenings for your movie."

Gao Liang sighed: "I feel like neither of these two plans is reliable."

"In short, you can't just sit there and be in a daze, you still have to take action." After typing, Luo Quan posted a tweet on Twitter:

""Resident Evil" has been edited, it is expected to be an R-rated film, the quality is absolutely guaranteed, those interested please write to my Google work email."

After the tweet was sent, Seifert and Gao Liang forwarded it for the first time and commented:

"Have seen the finished film, the setting is novel, the plot is compact, and the horror atmosphere is also very in place. It can be said to be the best thriller of the year!"

Subsequently, several actors in the film also forwarded Luo Quan's tweet, and Wen Xia, Junzi, Ivy, and others also forwarded it to Weibo.

In this way, it was barely promoted at home and abroad.

However, watching the likes of Luo Quan's tweet getting more and more, and it was on the US trend list, but there was no letter in her mailbox for a long time.

"I'll go out with Gao Liang for a turn." Seifert stood up, and Gao Liang followed.

Obviously, the two wanted to give Luo Quan space to calm down.

But she actually didn't have any negative emotions in her heart.

Without a big company as a backer, it is normal for such a situation to occur. It is a private investment, and the actors are all unknown people except her, and the investment is not large.

If you can make the six major film companies take the initiative to find you just by posting a few stills on Twitter, it would be too whimsical.

Of course, if she adds a line on Twitter now: whoever takes over "Resident Evil," she will be the contracted artist of which company.

Then it is estimated that in less than a minute, her mailbox's unread messages will become 99+.

For these companies, the value of Luo Quan herself is far greater than the profit of this movie.

And for Luo Quan, she clearly knows the value of this movie, so she is not willing to make any concessions.

However, just when Luo Quan thought the matter was in a deadlock, the mailbox finally moved.

It was an email signed "flix":

"Hello, Luo Quan, I am the manager in charge of movies at the flix website. You can call me Morgan. We are very interested in the subject matter of "Resident Evil." Perhaps we can cooperate."

Luo Quan, who doesn't often watch American dramas, didn't know who this was when she saw flix. It seems that there is no company called flix in the six major Hollywood film companies.

After searching on the Internet, she learned that flix or Netflix is the largest streaming media playback platform in the world. Now Netflix basically has the copyright of hot American dramas and movies on the market.

Besides that, Netflix also has a very huge DVD rental market offline, and in recent years, it has also acquired quite a few theaters on the East Coast.

It can be said that this is a very powerful film and television company, although the influence is mainly on TV dramas, the strength in movies is actually not to be underestimated.

The most critical thing is that it has two hundred million members worldwide, the payment rate is extremely high, and the market value is even comparable to Disney.

If the six major film companies like Universal, Paramount, and Disney are aristocrats passed down from the last century, then Netflix is undoubtedly a giant born of new media in the new century!

Such a website will never lack traffic and paying users, and the task requirement is to obtain 1 billion yuan, but it doesn't say it must be in offline theaters.

Is there a difference between online and offline broadcasting?

For a thriller, it seems that there is not much difference. After all, everyone is not here to watch special effects. If it is online, watching it at home alone, the atmosphere can be even more sufficient!

"There is something to do!" Luo Quan was excited instantly and typed back quickly:

"Thank you for your company's attention to "Resident Evil." It's still early to talk about conditions and so on. You can make a decision after watching the finished film."

Luo Quan is very confident and does not worry at all about the possibility of the other party going back on their word after watching the movie.

"In that case, let's watch the movie first, and then talk about the cooperation." Manager Morgan replied quickly.

At the same time, Luo Quan has compressed and uploaded the movie.

The process of waiting for the result is always easy to make people anxious. Luo Quan originally thought she would have to wait for at least an hour and a half, but she didn't expect that in less than fifty minutes, Morgan sent an email:

"The film is indeed very excellent, has the potential to be a big hit, and the processing of various details and foreshadowing is very good. Let me ask, do you have any plans to make a sequel?"

"In fact, I have already prepared the script for the sequel, and even the sequel to the sequel, and even the derivative TV series of the movie, as well as derivative movies." Anyway, bragging doesn't collect taxes. Luo Quan now draws a big cake for Morgan, trying to make him feel that this project is a big project that can be done for a long time.

"That's really looking forward to it. I can represent flix to sign this movie, so let's talk about the specific sale agreement next. You can put forward the conditions first."

"The copyright of the movie and its derivative works must be in my hands. If your company wants to invest in the sequel in the future, from script to filming, it must also be filmed according to my intention, and the broadcast clips cannot be unreasonably deleted.

Besides these, there are no requirements. The revenue from the movie broadcast can be shared according to the market price."

After the email was sent, Morgan fell into silence.

The conditions Luo Quan put forward seemed a bit harsh, and the tone was relatively strong, but overall it was still very reasonable.

After all, she is not only the investor of this movie but also the creator, so it is normal to hold the copyright in her hand.

And as a big company, Netflix is obviously relatively rare to encounter such a temperamental creator as Luo Quan.

Morgan's idea at the beginning was to buy this IP as much as possible, which is convenient for Wang Feiwang to produce derivative TV series later. Unexpectedly, Luo Quan cut off this road as soon as she came up.

However, this movie is really excellent, and the commercial value is visible to the naked eye. It belongs to the kind that can make a lot of money as soon as it is released. Netflix is also a big family and can't miss this business opportunity, so they can't be too aggressive to Luo Quan.

They have encountered too many such talented creators, and these people are all smooth donkeys, and they must not be hard.

After thinking again and again, Morgan gave a reply:

"According to American practice, all box office revenue of the movie broadcast on the flix platform, after deducting taxes, is shared 50/50 between the production side and the platform.

We will try our best to provide the best promotion resources and anti-theft measures.

In addition, if the movie's popularity meets the standard, we will consider broadcasting it in flix's offline theaters, and the sharing will be calculated separately at that time.

However, we also have a condition here, that is, the broadcast of this movie and its derivative film and television dramas must be exclusively authorized to flix.

If it is determined to make a movie sequel, we are also willing to invest in it."

Morgan said a long string, and Luo Quan compared the market conditions of American sharing and copyright while looking at the content.

Basically, there is no big problem. Netflix is quite sincere, and the conditions put forward are not lion's mouth.

China pays attention to throwing peaches and returning plums. Netflix is the first company to find her, and the price given did not pit her.

"Deal, send the contract over." Luo Quan pressed the enter key, and her heart finally settled down completely.

Taking advantage of the time Morgan prepared the contract, Luo Quan went out and took a taxi to a nearby law firm.

When signing a contract abroad, especially when signing a contract with Americans, it is definitely better to keep an eye on it.

After all, she doesn't have much research on American law, and if she is played by someone else's word games, it will be too late to find out later.

Professional affairs still need professionals to handle.

After busy for more than an hour at the law firm, after the senior lawyer Luo Quan found studied every clause in the contract, he finally nodded to Luo Quan:

"Ms. Luo, there is no problem with this contract, you can sign it."

"Thank you." Luo Quan said thank you and signed the contract.

After flix signs it, this contract will officially take effect.

At the same time, the American Film Association also sent a text message, "Resident Evil" was rated as an R-rated film, and minors under 17 need to be accompanied by their parents to watch.

It did not exceed her expectations. Now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing!

PS. Thanks to book friend Timo Roast Sugar Treasure for the book coins, thank you!