Chapter Fourteen "Blair the Witch"
(You can send all the money to you. Dear masters, I’m asking for a new book!!!)
Bobby was stunned and then laughed, "Mr. Ike, I speak so straightforwardly. To be honest, I like dealing with people like you, because I am also a very honest person."
<Don’t say, this Chinese guy is really not simple. He seems to have prepared a lot of preparations for this negotiation, and he can think of it in my heart!>
You are a frank and honest person, white-skinned fat pig. Ike kept scolding Mr. Bobby in front of him.
"So you mean to agree with my plan?" Ike said, leaning his body against the chair and looking at the fat Bobby.
"Of course, now we can talk about the specific box office share." Bobby nodded.
<Don't be 40% with me, Humph, Chinese guy, now I take the initiative.>Bobby held up her body and made some condescending appearances.
Ike wished he could slap this fat man twice now, but Bobby was right at all, that is, he did take the initiative.
"Usually, theaters take away 40% of the box office share. You know, it costs a lot of money to buy the North American copyright of this movie, so..." Ike still wanted to suppress the price.
Bobby shook his head with a frown. "Mr. Ike, the two cinemas I run in the past two years are really bleak. Look, we also have some foreign debts that are not big or small. We can't copy good movies, and the bad movies are losing money. My life is not easy now." Bobby kept complaining to Ike.
In fact, Ike didn't have to listen to what he thought, just to know that he was not satisfied with this 40%.
"Otherwise," Ike let out a long sigh, and then said, "The first week is 10%, and if the effect is good, we will of course continue to increase your commission in the future, and finally reach 45%. If Mr. Bobby doesn't do it, then we have no choice." At this point Ike turned to Jeremy and said, "I heard that there are still several theaters in the Chinese area to contact us, right?"
Of course Jeremy understood what Ike meant, and he nodded affirmatively, "Yes, um... let's see." Jeremy took out a notebook from her briefcase in a serious manner. "There are 4 more."
<Fake! This Chinese guy also used this trick to provoke me. Well? Look at their appearance, it seems like there is, Chinese area? Is it really possible? Otherwise, how could they be so calm? Forget it, no matter whether there is or not, a 45% share is OK.>
Ike sat on the chair and smiled at Bobby because he had heard the white-skinned pig's heart.
"Okay, I promise you the share plan." Bobby shook his head and smiled, and continued, "Mr. Ike is really a business expert." Humph! Chinese guys, they can also use some tricks!>
"Everyone," Ike said with a smile.
Next, Ike talked about the release date of "The Rose Boy's Dream" in Bobby's shameless heart - March 5.
After everything was finished, Bobby swung his fat body and sent Ike and Jeremy to the company's door.
"Mr. Ike, I think we will have more opportunities in the future with this cooperation." Bobby smiled and shook hands with the two of them to say goodbye.
"I think it will." Ike replied politely, "Then let's go." After that, the two turned around and left.
Ike suddenly stopped, and Jeremy stopped, and looked at him in confusion. "You wait here, Jeremy."
Ike walked to Bobby with his anger. Seeing Ike suddenly turned around and came back, Bobby asked in surprise, "What's wrong, Mr. Ike, is there anything else?"
Ike lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head, stared at Bobby with his eyes as if he was so angry, and said word by word, "Putting aside this cooperation, I want to tell you that anyone, regardless of race, skin color, is equal before God. Only by knowing how to respect others can you win the respect of others." After saying that, Ike left without looking back.
Bobby stood there stupidly, looking speechlessly at Ike's departure back. His forehead was a little sweaty, "How did he know what I was thinking just now? omg!!!!"
"What did you say to him?" Jeremy asked, and he could see Ike was a little angry.
"Oh, nothing." Ike said, opening the door to start the car. "But now I can tell you with certainty that this collaboration is the last time we have with this manager."
..............The exciting continues............
After Ike returned to the company, Kalyn came over to give him a check and said that it was sent by someone from an insurance company. He took the check and nodded and said, "Theron, is there a check that costs $130? Americans do things differently from Chinese people."
After talking with Bobby to the screening of "The Rose Boy's Dream", Ike felt a sudden feeling that although this movie would not have any shocking box office, this is the first step for 3D companies to take, and everything is difficult at the beginning.
The screening date was finalized, and the next step was the publicity stage. Ike made some preparations for this, but considering the funds and his company's current status in Hollywood, the publicity effect was probably not much stronger. This is something that Ike could not control because the media would not pay attention to his existence at all. Moreover, the type of "Rose Boy's Dream" is different from a pseudo-documentary like "The Witch Blair" and "Ghost Records". You can make viral publicity online...
Ike sat in an office chair and shook his name, "Blair the Witch" popped up in his mind. This movie, two years later, can be described as a "miracle" at the box office. Its production cost was less than 60,000 US dollars, but it earned 140 million US dollars worldwide in the United States. This investment income ratio is probably comparable to "Ghost" in 2009.
It's it, Ike made the decision, and the first film produced by 3D Film Company was designated as "Blair the Witch". He glanced at the calendar on his desk, and today was February 4, 1997. Daniel Mirick, the original author of "The Witch", must have not written the script yet.
Ike silently read "Sorry! Daniel Mirik." Afterwards, he turned on the office computer and began to write the script of "The Witch Blair" based on his memory!
The plot of "The Witch" is not complicated. Three film-based students, Haz, Mike Williams, and Leonhard, brought film shooting equipment and came to Boer Town to investigate the local legend about the Boer Witch. They came to the Black Mountain Forest to find the Boer Witch, but soon they disappeared. Five days later, people began to look for them. A year later, several students from Maryland University found a package in a very hidden cabin in the forest, containing Haz's diary and a copy disk of the movie that had been edited. It records all the horror incidents that occurred when the three people disappeared a year ago.
In Hollywood, horror thriller movies have always been a paradise for small profits. As long as you have enough creativity and horror mentality, no matter how rough your shooting techniques and special effects are, there will always be people coming to the cinema to watch.
That's it, but from the bottom of his heart, Ike really doesn't want to shoot horror movies. The reason is that he has been afraid of "ghosts" since he was a child. When he was in college, he even made a bet with his roommates. Whoever insisted on watching "The Curse" would win 50 yuan. He watched it with four classmates. As a result, he honestly put down 10 yuan and left the room after watching it for only the first 15 minutes.
So, now I'm going to make a horror movie. You can imagine that Ike's pain at this time. While typing, he was thinking about the plot of "The Witch"... Fark, he has to sleep alone when he gets home from get off work later!
"Kalin!" Eck shouted.
"Is there anything wrong? Lee?" Kaelin asked.
"Go and call Jeremy over. It's nothing, just let him sit with me for a while."
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Chapter completed!