Chapter 171 Luo Bayi
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Why is Roland so lucky!"
"Why! Why did the murder of Simpson's wife have such a big chain reaction!"
"Then how the **** did the police leave a racist handle? What an idiot!"
"Why did the group of blacks march? Even if you want to march, can't you do it earlier? Do you have to delay it until after the case is over?"
"Shit! "The Shawshank Redemption" is obviously the movie we won the copyright! It's the movie we invested in! It's the movie we shot! Why! Why didn't we get anything in the end, and we lost five million for no reason !"
"That is why ah!!"
Just when Roland was excited about getting his admission ticket to Wall Street, the founders of Castle Rock Pictures were going crazy!
No one expected that the big case of the century that smashed the summer file in 1994 would have a shocking reversal at the end of 1995!
Of course, it’s fine if the light is reversed!
Simpson was acquitted. Due to the influence of public opinion, "The Shawshank Redemption", which was not released that year, is now on the market again. Relying on the derivative market such as video tapes, and slowly recouping the cost, they will admit it!
But now?
This is not at all the rhythm of releasing videotapes for several years and slowly making up for the losses of those years!
If they had known it would be like this, they wouldn't have discounted the movie to sell it!
Although judging from the original environment, they sold "The Shawshank Redemption" is definitely the most sensible **** move, but people after that will definitely not think so! They will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame in history and warn younger generations!
'The Castle Rock Films you see now is the company that sold "The Shawshank Redemption" to Roland Allen at a low price, making Roland Allen a huge profit! What they have done tells us that in the field of entertainment, we must be calm. Although the current trend is not right, we can wait! Because of the wind, it is impossible to keep blowing behind our backs! '
Thinking of such humiliating remarks, the founders of Castle Rock Pictures jumped in anger!
But after taking a few deep breaths, the reality in front of them made everyone suppress the urge to seek Roland's theory.
"Hey... the contract is signed, and if it is sold, it will be sold..."
"Even if we want to theory, no one will help us..."
"Look for a lawyer to file a lawsuit to declare the contract invalid?"
"Don't be kidding me..."
"The Jewish gang won't just watch Steven's students being bullied by us like this."
"We dare to do it, and after that, we won't be able to find cooperators for all projects..."
"The media companies that get vested interests will not watch us get the copyright back."
"Since Roland authorized them to play it at a symbolic price, they don't want to change people and renegotiate..."
"The people in Washington will not allow us to have another incident in appeasement."
"Interrupted his re-election, various inspections will come down..."
"And if you really **** off those guys on Wall Street and bought our Turner, you have to delist and reorganize."
"What's the use of a market value of tens of billions?"
"Any random wolf can dismember a tens of billions of companies..."
"That's it, I'm willing to admit defeat..."
"I can't afford to mess with you, so stay away from you at the head office?"
...
While Castle Stone Films was bleeding crazily, Roland Allen didn't care to understand their thoughts.
Because of himself, he has become an emotional phone answering machine.
"Oh~ Steven (Spielberg)! Don't say that. Compared with DreamWorks, Warcraft Film and Television is just luckier. Moreover, the factor that causes the profit difference is that DreamWorks has not officially started! I just picked up It’s just a cheap order that others don’t want... Okay, Okay, if there is a big move next time, I will definitely let you know in advance.”
"Yeah, yeah, Tom (Hanks), I miss you too... It doesn't matter that "Unstoppable Miracle" doesn't have a cooperation, but next time if there is a project, you can bring it to us first... Yes, we couldn't do it before Do, but it's not a bad release right now... ok, ok, see you at the Spider-Man premiere."
"Barry Diller (Chairman of Fox, reporting directly to Murdoch)? Oh, Mr. Diller, thank you very much for the Fox cable network to broadcast our press release...Call you Barry? Okay, okay...James is in the works The script of "Titanic" is indeed in my hands, yes, I am interested in starring in it, no problem, I will meet and talk after I finish all these things in my hands, probably...in January."
"Hi, who is it? Image Comic Company? What's the matter? Want to talk to me about the film adaptation of "Spawn"? The total investment of the trilogy is 112 million? Uh... please call the company directly for business cooperation How about a phone call? And to be honest, I'm holding Marvel's superhero rights, and if you have any other non-superhero projects..."
When Roland's right hand drooped and the phone hit the floor due to gravity, a bang sound spread throughout the study.
He fell on the sofa looking tired, his godless eyes collapsed wantonly, like a rag doll that has been ravaged countless times, while his soul was lost, the whole person also entered the time of the sage.
Too annoying...
It's so annoying...
After Roland hit "The Seven Deadly Sins" and "The Shawshank Redemption", the two heavy hammers that stirred up public opinion, even though 1995 has not passed, there is still one more famous movie company on the list of Hollywood film companies that can produce A-level movies. The company called Warcraft Film and Television.
Although-
The special code of this company is an empty shell!
Except for the financial staff and the chairman, there is nothing!
However, who made Roland stir up public opinion twice in a month?
Even though Roland repeatedly stated that everything was an accident, he was just a simple filmmaker.
But when such words are spread out, no one will believe them at all!
Not only that, after ABC TV announced the cumulative number of viewers during the third broadcast of "The Shawshank Redemption", Roland's daily call volume increased exponentially: either friends from the same circle came to congratulate, or which one The producer came to attract investment, either because the director had a new idea, or because the screenwriter told Roland his story was very interesting...
Almost overnight, the A+list child actor became the hottest production company owner in the circle!
The popularity caused by this sudden change made Roland very proud at first, but after that...
The continuous ringing of the mobile phone made his head ache!
Roland dared to swear to God, since a long time ago, maybe in the second year of middle school in his previous life, he had indeed fantasized about the current life of being flattered and sought after by others. After he had it, he felt that people who yearn for this kind of feeling are simply cerebral palsy!
You said you yearned for something wrong!
Do you have to yearn for the feeling of being surrounded by people every day?
One phone call and your private life is cut off for a few minutes!
With too many phone calls, you don't even know what you did all day?
If it is to talk about some more interesting topics, then Roland will bear it!
But the problem is that out of a hundred phone calls, fifty are flattering flattery, forty are flattering business cooperation, nine are congratulations and concern from friends, and the remaining one is an unclassifiable **** topic!
Can you imagine the feeling of answering the phone with one hand, talking with people with a smile, and pulling the belt with the other hand, and being stuck for a long time?
Anyway, Roland can't stand it!
As for what to say, you can choose not to answer it?
Those who can get Roland's private number are either related, or have helped him, or are a community of interests. In this case, if you don't answer the phone, who are you showing your face to?
When you didn't get up, people didn't dislike you, but now that you get up, you start to dislike others?
Everyone has the same interests, so they are sought after and praised. If you are against others at this time, how can they not settle accounts later?
So, even if Roland is really bored, he can't turn off his phone.
Because he didn't know whether the next call would be the president of ABC or the chairman of NBC.
"Ding dong, ding dong..."
Just as Roland was resting on the sofa, the crisp voice sounded again.
The decadent Roland woke up suddenly, but when he bent down to pick up the mobile phone on the ground, he realized that the **** ding-dong sound turned out to be the doorbell of his own door.
"Hey, if this continues, I'm afraid I'm going to become neurotic."
After making a casual remark, Roland rubbed his face before going downstairs to open the door.
At this time, he doesn't care about his own image anymore.
What's more, a handsome person cannot be concealed anywhere.
"Yo, David, why are you here?" Seeing the guy with dark circles at the door, Roland yawned.
Hearing his unexpected words, David, who was equally troubled, was so angry that he said, "Why do you ask me?"
"I'm also busy during this time!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, go to the study and talk."
David raised his arm and waved the three-finger-thick document in front of Roland, "This year's company annual report has been prepared in advance, because in the next month, you may have no other income except for the game company. "
"Of course, all of this is due to the inexplicable promotion of Warcraft Movie and TV to A."
As soon as he heard the money calculation, Roland, who was still having a headache, regained his spirits.
Although he keeps saying that he doesn't care even if "The Shawshank Redemption" earns a billion dollars a year, but—
That's just pretending to beep.
Don't take it seriously!
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One billion ah, he could shoot "The Richest Man in Xihong City" directly in front of him!
The medium meaning of one-third may not be a big deal to the national father-in-law.
But for Roland, it is already possible to build a zoo!
So, Roland stepped aside.
After he and David got into the study, he even pushed a can of Buffett's favorite Fat House Happy Water in front of David.
"Don't worry, tell me slowly, how much money have I earned this year?" Roland glanced at his phone, praying that there would be no sudden calls.
"What year is this year? Last year's money has just been calculated!"
David took a sip from the pull ring, then shook the file and said, "First of all, it's your personal income."
"In July this year, "The Lion King" officially landed in the East. It has been released for three months. According to the contract signed by Disney and us, the first round of global screenings has come to an end. In addition to the box office, video tapes and cable TV network The income of Disney is also calculated together, Disney gave us 800 million, calculated at 5%, 40 million has already called us yesterday."
"Because this is your performance income, tax avoidance is limited, and the actual amount you get is only 27.2 million."
27.2 million?
This number is not bad!
Roland's eyes lit up, which meant that he didn't have a negative income this year!
"The next step is the company's income from Warcraft Films."
""Seven Deadly Sins" has been released for more than two months, and the cumulative box office in North America has exceeded 100 million. The overseas box office will have to wait for settlement next year, so the first batch of accounts we get is only North American revenue. The amount given by the theater is 6,400 10,000, after deducting Sony's publicity fee, 20 million and their 10% commission, we got 37.6 million, and then subtracted the 100% that Katherine Kennedy had to take Five, our net income is 34.4 million."
"Of course, you have to pay taxes, pay taxes, and lose money..."
Loss?
This is fine too...
Anyway, in the entire Hollywood film monetization system, box office revenue generally only accounts for 20% of the total revenue of the work.
In addition, the overseas box office will not be released until next year, so it will be close to 30 million, which is at most 10% of the upper limit income.
"And then there's The Shawshank Redemption."
"ABC, they have paid the license fee for the first year of the radio and television network, a total of 6 million."
"In addition, the first shipment of Sony video tapes is 5 million copies, a copy of 14.99 US dollars, a total of 74.95 million, calculated according to the twelve points we want , They have already called us the 8.994 million in advance, and the two together, it is almost 15 million."
"After paying taxes, it's almost ten million."
Ten million?
Roland can accept this too!
No way, who makes Hollywood’s video income, the algorithm is diverse?
Under the seven major names, all have their own video tape sales and rental stores.
It is convenient for left-handed to right-handed.
For example, a movie is produced by Sony Pictures, and then they entrust Sony Audio and Video to make a video tape, and then Sony Audio and Video sells the finished video directly to the major video tape sales entities under the name of Columbia Samsung Pictures.
In this way, the transaction has been completed.
They only need to pay a one-time share to Sony Pictures according to the transaction amount. In addition, whether it is a price increase or discount for selling physical stores, it has nothing to do with the copyright owner.
Of course, there is another way to play, which is to sell the video tape to your own rental store.
Then lease the store for mixed rent.
In this way, the rental income of a certain video disc depends on whether the bookkeeping is correct.
In fact, it is the same as stealing the box office.
If the profits from other copyrights are credited to your own copyright project, you can realize self-appreciation!
If you choose the former to share directly, then everyone will trade equally, but the latter...
Sony is still counting on Rolando to make some movies, and will not shoot itself in the foot.
So dividing directly into batches is actually a manifestation of sincerity.
"That is to say, after paying taxes, my net income is almost 61.78 million?"
To be honest, this income did not exceed Roland's expectations, because he knew that the entertainment industry was slow to distribute accounts.
For a newly opened company, the annual net income of projects + artists is more than 60 million yuan, which is already quite a lot.
Uh... well, look at he only spent two weeks in two years on dubbing, just gave the money to David Fincher and Kathleen Kennedy to fix it themselves, and just bought the copy of "Shawshank Redemption" Up to 60 million, it's just for nothing...
It seems that Roland has done a lot, but he feels that he has done nothing...
Seven hundred and thirty days in two years, but the working days that can match the 60 million income are less than 20 days...
If it wasn't for the fear that Disney would beat him to death if he spoke out, Roland really wanted to show off in front of that mouse.
Looking at Roland's earnest counting with his fingers, David, who is no longer sensitive to numbers, rubbed his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, more than 60 million, but this is only your after-tax income from film and television."
"What?"
"Do I have any other money?"
Roland, who already thought that more than 60 million was a windfall, looked up in surprise.
"Did you authorize your image to forget?"
Roland, who didn't know his family background, gave David some headaches. He found the share report belonging to his company, and took a photo directly in front of Roland. "Here, look for yourself. Since 1993, I have been sharing accounts for you, okay?"
That's right, since "Jurassic Park" was released, Roland only got up every year to shoot commercials for David's clothing company, other than that...he didn't have the consciousness of being a spokesperson at all.
How much does brand clothing earn?
How much is his account every year?
What is your net income after tax this year?
He had no idea.
But when he saw the report data that David pushed to himself, the eyebrows that suddenly raised betrayed his heart at the moment.
"The product was launched in June 1993. In two and a half years, you have already paid me 71 million yuan?"
"This is not a share of accounts, this is the net income after tax!" David felt that there was something wrong with Roland's eyes, and pointed to the tax in the statement: "Accumulated 71 million, which has been lying in your company account, plus This time 61.78 million, the cash flow in your company account is almost 140 million."
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When Roland heard that the net income after tax in two and a half years was 71 million, his eyebrows almost fell out of fright!
You know, the contract David gave him was a 50-50 split of the net sales profit.
That is to say, in two and a half years, just by taking pictures and selling clothes, Roland can generate a net income of 142 million for the Double Star Group under the name of the Olsen sisters, an average of 560 million per year. 1.8 million!
Based on the 18% box office share, his fans are equivalent to contributing to him a movie with an after-tax box office of 300 million yuan every year!
"David, you didn't lie to me, did you? Are you making money selling clothes?" Roland couldn't believe his eyes.
The fuss made David's head full of black lines. He sighed and said to the guy in front of him who never cared about clothing derivatives: "You, Ashley and Mary together can provide Wal-Mart with more than six dollars a year. billions in sales."
"Your dad and I have worked in real estate all our lives, and we haven't earned as much as signing a few letters a week for your company."
"Did you know that the net worth of the two of them is already 150 million."
"This is the result after I persuaded Canetti not to let them release records, make movies, or take photos at will."
Well, it turns out that IP is the money-absorbing weapon!
It is exactly the same as Disney's mode of operating peripherals around IP. The IP in David's hands is Roland Allen and the Olsen sisters. For him, when three living people become a brand, the peripherals that can be manufactured are really amazing Too much.
Clothes, trousers and shoes are just the most basic things. Plush toys are already on the agenda. When the two daughters are older, they can sell cosmetics, jewelry and jewelry. Even if Roland can't touch these things, the belt wrist Those things on the table can also keep up-they have the capital to operate, so why should they give money to other brands?
To put it bluntly, even though the Double Star company that David founded for his two daughters did not accept any financing, the company’s valuation has already exceeded one billion with the long-term endorsement contracts of the Olsen sisters and Roland.
It's just that David doesn't want them to operate for a long time, otherwise the annual income will at least double.
You can print your avatar on your own real estate company, investment company, brokerage company, property company, publishing company, food company, beverage company, beauty company...
If you really want to squeeze out the popularity of the three of them, then David has already done the same, selling mineral water, bedding, chocolate bars, steaks and other fast-moving consumer goods...
It's not that he doesn't want to make money, but that he wants to work hard to make money without affecting the three people's main business.
To put it bluntly, don't let the fans feel that they are too ugly to eat.
Take your time, step by step, cash cows like fans also have to rely on raising.
"Okay, then do I have any other income?" Roland felt a little confused.
The money came so easily, it gave him an unreal feeling.
Because the time taken to take photos is included, the working hours that match the 140 million will only last for 30 days...
"Does Blizzard Entertainment make a profit of 1.7 million? And the Berkshire Hathaway stock you bought. According to today's closing price, their single share price has reached 31,300 yuan. You hold There are 20,000 shares, with a total value of 626 million."
"Hey, I worked hard for a year, and I didn't earn as much as other people's stocks rose in half a year..."
"Including your cash, you have a total net worth of 766 million. If you count the messy copyrights, you will definitely have 800 million. At the current speed, as soon as "Spiderman" is released next year, you will be able to enter the 100 million mark." Billion mark, as rich as me..."
"Oh, yes, Yahoo is looking for financing again. According to what you said, I didn't count the investment immediately, but asked them to find other venture capital. We only choose to follow the investment, and 20% of the shares are enough. gone."
"According to their thinking, it may be better to go public as soon as possible. Although the report is not good-looking, but people have a lot of traffic."
"Maybe once it goes on the market, you will be richer than me in an instant..."
"Okay, Okay, I don't need to hear anything else."
Roland made a stop gesture, he felt that he could no longer listen.
When I went to Europe in early 1994, I said I was going to build a zoo for Elizabeth, and now 80% of it has been completed?
The point is, Roland knows about his family affairs!
What IMDb, Blizzard, etc., have not been spread out at all!
Just in the case of burning money to nurse them, he has become Luo 800 million?
I'll be good!
Is it so easy to make money with your name?
Note: ① A-level production companies never look at profits. Even though New Line released "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Ghost in Mask", and "Dumb and Dumber", it still relies on "Seven Deadly Sins" to become an A-level company. The most important thing for A-level companies is to make topical movies. Just by looking at profits, companies that make horror movies and plasma movies can make a lot of money in a year, but you can’t become A if you can’t get on the elegant track. ② I calculated the price of videotapes with reference to the price of "Terminator 2". Five million copies are purely videotapes. Everything they sell in Hollywood is **** first, just like the current HD and BD versions. There were VCDs in 1995, but the videotapes were released first, and the VCDs are coming out, anyway, it’s just a wave of wool. ③The giants have their own videotape sales stores and rental stores. This is the best link for left and right hands. I wrote before that when Sony acquired Columbia Samsung, it was tricked by Warner, but Warner would rather have it under the name of Columbia Samsung. Half of the shares in the video tape company did not accept compensation of one billion yuan, because the profits in it were huge. ④ In reality, in 1995, the Olsen sisters only sold clothes in Wal-Mart supermarkets, with annual sales of 300 million, not including other places. Only the "poor" without capital accepted endorsements. It operates by itself, selling clothes is super profitable. ⑤image comics company, the masterpiece "The Walking Dead".
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