Chapter 23: Crazy or stupid
Sitting next to Jeffrey Hansen felt that he should help to bargain, but did not speak, Eric has said: "Sorry, Mr. Cohen, I do not intend to sell "Little Ghosts" as a buyout. , let's talk about the sharing agreement?"
Blount Cohen's eyebrows are slightly stunned, showing an unpleasant look: "Eric, if you divide it, I can only give you 18 percent."
"Mr. Cohen, have you just said 20%?" Jeffrey retorted.
Blount Cohen said faintly: "I just said that it is only an average case. If we come to issue "Little Ghosts", then the cost of issuing is definitely much higher than the cost of production. 18% is very reasonable. ""
Jeffrey is about to argue that Eric blocked some of the impulsive Jeffrey Road: "Well, Mr. Cohen, but I have another plan, how do we sign a gambling agreement?"
Although the gambling agreement is very common in the film and television circles, Blount Cohen still sneered in his heart, and what is your qualification to sign a gambling agreement with Colombia? However, he was still interested to signal Eric to go on, but he wanted to hear what kind of gambling conditions this little guy could offer.
Eric did not seem to see Blount Cohen’s unpredictable mockery on his face. He smiled and said: “The $50 million is the limit. Under the premise of ensuring propaganda and theaters in Colombia, if the devil is the master. "The box office is less than $50 million. I will give all the copyrights of "The Little Devil" to the Columbia Film Company for free."
After these words are finished, even Blount Cohen, who is used to the storm, has some movements. Their box office estimate for "Little Ghosts" is about 50 million US dollars. If you really sign the gambling agreement, then just Doing a little trick, it is a very simple matter to control the box office of the movie to $50 million. Blount Cohen felt that Eric was stupid and had to admire the young man's courage.
And Jeffrey Hansen suddenly stood up, and the sound was incredibly serious to Eric: "Eric, are you crazy?"
Eric got up and took a shot of Jeffrey’s shoulder and motioned for him to sit down. Then, “If the box office is between $50 million and $100 million, I want a 20% share, and if the box office is more than one. Billion dollars, then, for every $10 million in box office, my share is increased by one percent."
When Eric finished, he stopped talking and took the coffee and calmly drank it. Next door, Jeffrey Hansen, squinted and swept between the two men. He was worried that Blount Cohen would directly agree to Eric’s absurd agreement, so that the $10 million buyout fee would Soaked up. Ten million dollars, how many people have never seen so much money in their lives.
Regrettably, Blount Cohen was indeed a powerless person who hesitated for five minutes. He finally said: "Eric, I need a meeting to discuss this matter, will I reply to you tomorrow?" ”
Eric nodded and rose straight to speak with Blount Cohen.
When he arrived at the parking lot, Jeffrey did not take his own car, but instead got into Eric's co-pilot.
"Eric, you are so impulsive. Ten million dollars, there is no blink of an eye, you look at these years, although comedy movies generally get a good box office, but there are few black horses, tomorrow we still choose directly Buyout agreement, maybe you can fight for the price again? Listen to me, young people, sometimes people only have one or two opportunities in their lifetime, if they miss it, they will never have it again, there are ten million dollars. You can continue to shoot movies and you can do a lot of things."
At this time, Eric was immersed in the pleasure of digging a hole in the Columbia Film Company. The blood on his body seemed to boil slightly. The box office of the previous "Little Ghosts" was counted in the Guinness Book of Records. Now this copy is copied. "The devil is the master" is as good as the previous life. He does not believe in the ability of the old giant of Colombia. The box office of "The Little Ghost" will be worse than the previous one, so at first he still does not know how to get the best benefit for himself.
According to the normal division of negotiations, his small-cost movie can only get up to 20% of the box office. In Blunt Cohen, I heard that Eric wants to sign the agreement, and he will say 100 When the 20th share was reduced to 18%, Eric was flashed, and I remembered the way to make it a float - gambling.
In the film circle, it is very common to gamble at the box office, because usually, this is a win-win situation, and both parties can get the most benefit for themselves while avoiding risks.
If you follow the final 280 million US dollars at the North American box office of the previous "Little Ghost", after signing the gambling agreement, Eric will eventually get a 38% share, which is higher than the 35% share of the powerful producers. . Moreover, according to the reaction of Blount Cohen to his proposal, the Columbia Film Company has been properly prepared to jump.
"Hey, Eric, I said so much, are you listening to me?" Jeffrey Hansen found that his mouth was dry and Eric was sitting in his seat and was distracted. . Eric slaps twice on Eric's shoulder and Eric reacts.
"Well, Jeffrey, I know that you are good to me, but you think about it. A few months ago, I didn't have anything. I tried to tell you something, I think," The box office of the Little Ghosts is likely to break 200 million. Think about it, according to my proposed gambling agreement, how much can I get in that way?"
Jeffrey glared at Eric with a look at the paranoid patient.
Eric smiled disapprovingly: "Jeffrey, I have confidence in me. If it is really successful, you will be a producer of the name, and I will definitely give you a rich dividend. You can redeem Firefly Movies from the bank, so how about helping me now?"
Jeffrey dreamed of redeeming the film company co-founded with his wife, but he didn't take Eric's words seriously. He couldn't persuade Eric to change his mind. He had to ask, "Okay, Eric, need me. What are you doing?"
“Help me contact a law firm and an accounting firm. No accident, Colombia will definitely agree to the agreement I made. At that time, I need someone to help me supervise and audit the implementation of the agreement. If there is a dispute, there will be someone to help. I am going to file a lawsuit."
Jeffrey said: "These are all right, but Eric, do you still have money now? Even if you just ask two such teams, you need a lot of money."
"Of course," Eric opened the locker in front of the car and pulled out a novel from Jurassic Park: "I pledge the follow-up royalty and movie copyright of Jurassic Park to The current sales situation of Jurassic Park, the low value of one million dollars for these two things is still no problem. If the gambling really fails, I will take the "Jurassic Park" credit, I believe those firms will not Refused."
"Eric, you are... crazy!"
"All great geniuses have crazy attributes."
Jeffrey's spreader: "Well, you are not only crazy but arrogant, Aristotle can't stop you."
"Aristotle is very busy. This sentence is what Stendhal said."
"..."
Jeffrey finally agreed to help contact the firm as soon as possible. At the same time, several senior executives in the conference room of the Columbia Film Company were discussing the gambling conditions proposed by Eric.
"Well, that's probably the way it is. Everyone makes their own opinions." Blount Cohen narrated what Eric said about the gambling conditions, looking at the top executives, waiting for everyone to express their opinions.
After Blount Cohen finished, most of the executives in the conference room were unbelievable. Is it foolish to say that the boy is crazy?
Finally, Lester Reid, an executive at the issuing department, took the lead: "Mr. Cohen, this is a good opportunity to promise him. According to our estimates, the film has a box office potential of up to 50 million. After signing the gambling agreement, it is easy to limit the box office to $50 million with a little operation, and we don’t even have to pay $10 million for the buyout."
Lester Reid finished, and others followed.