Chapter 708: A prefix is born

In fact, Laomei's company names are all casual, with plants, animals, and surnames everywhere.
When we translate, it is often transliteration, and rarely translate its original meaning. For example, cactus, the word meaning is very soil, but the transliteration used to be "Kekters".
Instant Ocean!
At the moment, in the office of Kectus Pictures, the employees were uneasy and were waiting for the first day's report of the American School.
Jerry had been to the toilet three times, and when he returned for the fourth time, his head was sweaty and his white fat body trembled a little.
"You are empty!"
Xu Fei decided at a glance that he beckoned to the side, and Xiao Mo took out the wolfberry jujube, and made two cups of tea.
"what is this?"
Jerry looked at the crimson little fruits curiously-the later generations of wolfberry were exported to the United States in large quantities, and the price was very high.
"Treasures from the East make you more, more, uh..."
Xu Fei thought about the phrase before saying: "Long-term use can keep you energized."
"A health supplement?"
Jerry wasn't afraid of getting hot, and took a sip and chewed, it seemed a little sweet.
not bad!
The two exchanged happily the experience of middle-aged men.
At this moment, when I heard the "dinger bell" of the fax machine, one person rushed over and started receiving. The attention of all employees turned to that side, staring at a piece of paper slowly squeezing out.
"Yesterday's box office statistics!"
The man swiped out the fax, unable to suppress the excitement: "2.1 million!"
He snapped it on the table, "Only one day, there are 2.1 million on a small scale! Boss, we should expand the show immediately!"
"Of course, I will look at... OH!"
Jerry grabbed the fax and confirmed it again and again, feeling more excited. As an old man in the company, he followed the original boss on the street, but he didn't expect to make a successful movie.
"..."
Xu Fei waved again, and Achu bowed his head slightly.
"Another 3 million yuan is issued."
"Ok."
"Okay, calm down, it's not time for us to celebrate. I decided to increase the investment in publicity, and strive to expand to 2,000 screens."
"Two thousand dollars is enough for the boss, when the heat is already there, other theaters will take the initiative to contact us. Those film critics will also be like crazy dogs, biting us!"
"Haha, I'm looking forward to it!"
Hollywood’s advertising costs are very large, usually slightly lower than the production costs, or flat. Sometimes the production cost will be exceeded, such as "The Witch Blair", a classic marketing case.
The cost of "American School" is 8 million yuan, and it's also 7 million or 80 million yuan.
The next day and the third day, the box office rose. After the first week of the small-scale release, it actually exceeded the production cost.
At the end of the summer period, "American Pie" is like a delicious dessert after seeing a big movie, easy to relieve, no pressure.
Cinema buyers flocked, and film critics stared at the cake as they expected.
"Fresh and interesting, there are many clever little ideas, which will not be very objectionable."
"Just as the film promotes, we have another film genre, youthful comedy."
"Uninteresting and inferior, not funny at all, it would be boring to pass the time."
There are two well-known scoring websites in the United States, IMDb founded in 1990 and Rotten Tomatoes created in August this year. Rotten Tomatoes hasn't been anybody, but IMDb is hot.
"America" ​​scored an average of 7.3, with more than a thousand people participating. The high score was not high, and the low score was also 6 points, indicating that most people's judgments are fair.
The novelty is fun and can be seen, but it is not enough to say how good it is.
...
"Hahaha, you are really amazing, I am more confident in our cooperation!"
"Of course, unfortunately it took five months."
"That's impossible. We can release it on Halloween next year."
Gusta from Lions Gate congratulated him and talked about "Human Removal Plan" again.
Originally to be filmed in the first half of the year, who knows that the actors' union had another strike, from March to August. The trade unions are terrible. Once a big factory is in trouble, it is necessary to postpone the plan.
Regardless of how big the actors are, they dare not openly challenge, and they have to show that they stand with their brothers.
Gusta has been watching and watching, and the American School shocked him a lot, and he is also full of confidence in the Human Clearance Plan.
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"Cactus? Where is the little guy coming out?"
"It's a company that is on the verge of bankruptcy and was acquired. I heard that the boss is from Hong Kong."
"Hong Kong? Ha, the Japanese were going to buy the United States. Is it now Hong Kong's turn?"
"Luck guy, let's talk!"
This kind of dialogue happened repeatedly in a big Hollywood factory. No one cared. They saw a rise and a decline in life and death, and were used to standing upright.
A small company, with a little distribution ability, is not enough.
What are you talking about? Of course, overseas copyright, audiovisual product copyright, and television copyright are almost monopolized by the big manufacturers.
...
The North American box office of the original "American School" exceeded 100 million, and the global box office broke 200 million.
The locomotive's issuance capacity is not as good as that of large manufacturers, and the box office in North America is less. Experts predict that it will be more than 80 million US dollars. At 80 million, more than 40 million are left after deducting taxes and messy expenses.
The locomotive takes 30% of the total box office, which includes the cost of issuing, leaving more than 20 million to the cactus.
Cactus has a profit of over 10 million.
In fact, when the box office of "American Pie" surpassed 50 million, Warner, Paramount, Columbia, and Universal sent people to contact. Searchlight, Miramax, and Lions Gate also expressed interest.
Lionsgate has a wealth of money and has recently acquired an audio-visual publisher to secure its second-tier channel.
Xu Fei simply sold the audiovisual distribution right to the other party for a price of 3 million.
Then the TV broadcasting rights were sold for a price of 3 million.
Finally, he chose Columbia for overseas distribution rights, and bought out 20 million, including overseas audio-visual products. After deducting taxes and fees, the producer union management fee is more than 10 million.
As a result, "American Pie" earned only more than 10 million at the box office, but the remaining channels received a total of 20 million, excluding derivatives.
This is how Hollywood plays. In many cases, the producer's profit is no match for the issuer, and the box office's profit is no match for other channels...
Fortunately, Xu Fei bought an issuing company in advance.
In short, Cactus is expected to earn 30 million yuan, and Locomotive is expected to earn more than 10 million. He smashed more than 50 million US dollars, and another film will be able to pay back.
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"Sequel? Oh, of course!"
"We can prepare now, I estimate the cost of 30 million."
"Are you kidding? The first part is 8 million, and the second part is 30 million?"
"Just because the first part is successful, the price will be increased. The cost of the director and the actor will also be different from the scene of the first part. There must be a bigger one and more group performances..."
"no no!"
Xu Fei interrupted the staff and said, "If the actors go up, they will sign if they are outrageous. If they are too outrageous, they will change. The director also talked about it.
I want to remind you that cacti are mainly low-cost, and 30 million is too big for us. "
"The level of the Kewez brothers..."
"There are so many people who have never met in Hollywood. Unless there is a particularly good guy, there is no need to bind."
Xu Fei knocked on the table and said: "You prepare for "America 2" first. The next stage will focus on "The Chainsaw". We will see you next Halloween."
(and also……)