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Wayne believes that Harvey Weinstein's desire to hand over "Shapes' Love History" to Warner Bros. is definitely not entirely because he has attracted the huge influence of Warner Bros., there must be other reasons.

However, one thing that cannot be denied is that this video was handed over to Warner Bros. He was completely happy to see it. After all, he holds a large number of Warner Bros. shares, which is equivalent to making money for himself.

Nowadays, the distribution agency fees of major Hollywood companies will basically never be lower than 25% to 30% of the box office of the film. Of course, the specific fee ratio must be based on the film. What can be determined is that even the internal price of the Hollywood industry will not be lower than 25%.

Note that this is just a commission for distribution of the film distribution company at the box office. For example, if advance funds are required to promote and advance funds to copy the video in the early stage, this part of the funds invested in advance must be detained by the distribution company when the box office share is shared by the theater.

Therefore, Harvey Weinstein is willing to hand over "Shapes' Love History" to other companies for distribution, and there must be other factors in it. Otherwise, with this fat man's greed, he will definitely not be willing to hand over the most profitable place. Because Miramax himself has a very good distribution ability in North America.

For distribution companies, once a video is released, it will be treated differently from the beginning. Simply put, you can roughly divide the two treatment methods into internal and external videos.

Harvey Weinstein wanted to release this "Shapes' Love History" through Wayne's relationship. The purpose is to get Warner Bros. The difference between the two is quite big when it comes to the release conditions of internal videos.

Putting aside the ratio of commission fees for the distribution agency for the video, the water in the distribution company is also quite deep. Miramax himself is in this industry, so he is very clear about the way the distribution company can tamper with a video.

For example, the theater screenings are the primary task of film distribution. Everyone knows box office revenue, which is just one of the revenue methods of Hollywood movies. Even under the operation of a company with complete distribution methods, this revenue is less than a quarter of the total profit of a movie.

However, the screening of the cinema takes precedence over all other distribution methods. More importantly, the screening performance of the film in the cinema will directly affect the effectiveness of other subsequent distribution methods.

The share of the publisher's total box office revenue should be correctly called movie rental, which can reach 90% of the total box office revenue except for the screening cost! It is generally believed that the publisher can obtain 50% of this number, but in fact this number is the most conservative and foolish estimate.

But large companies like Warner Bros. are used to playing the game of left-handed and right-handed when distributing movies. If you go back and forth, even if the producer knows the total box office figure, he can still let the big box office profits enter his pocket in the end, and the producer can't find out even if he wants to check it, because everything is a legal means.

This is just the first step for the film to enter the theater, and there will be home videotape releases. As we all know, the sales revenue of home videotapes and DVDs is usually much higher than the box office revenue of cinemas.

Now in the late 1990s, most issuing companies adopt a direct revenue sharing model, that is, the price of the DVD is about 50% of the total rent and total sales price, and it will be sold directly to chain sellers in advance. This price was about 8 to 10 US dollars in 1998.

However! When the distribution company receives this part of the early income of the seller, they usually only report 20% of the wholesale income! That is to say, the distribution company only counts 20% of the revenue of video tapes and video discs into the total revenue of the video, and the remaining 80% will be included in its own pocket through the unspoken rules of Hollywood not disclosing accounts!

This is not the end. When distributors treat external videos, the 20% revenue reported by the distribution company also requires minus the distribution fee. Hollywood uses video tapes and DVD industry prices to treat video tapes and DVDs. This is still not done, but also requires minus additional expenses, such as publicity investment when distributing video tapes, etc.

Until this time, investors or producers involved in distributing movie revenue will get the profit of the film. In fact, the profit of this part of the home video is no longer 20% of the copyright fee, but about 10 to 12%!

This is the way for the six major distribution departments in Hollywood to exploit external videos in a legal, reasonable and compliant way. Of course, if you face the so-called internal videos, such as projects where the six giants cooperate, everyone will naturally put aside these methods.

In today's 1990s, Hollywood companies like to seek "external" investors. Most overseas film investment funds do not know enough about Hollywood, which has created the current situation. Well-known Hollywood companies have no worries about fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

Not to mention overseas film funds and film investors, even the financial circles in Wall Street and other places within North America are still caused by the rogue methods of large Hollywood companies, which make them nonsense and cannot win even when they are sued.

The truth is that once the investment, production projects that are involved in the Hollywood industry, that is, internal videos that are viewed as distribution companies, similar methods cannot be said to have completely disappeared, and at least they will be restrained. After all, everyone plays like this, and no one knows who.

"Harvey, $2.5 million, is nothing to me..."

Although he was thinking in his mind whether the other party gave Shakespeare's Love History to Warner Bros. to issue other profound meanings. Wayne did not show any surprise after hearing the fat man's lobbying funds of 7 million yuan for this awards season, although the price was beyond the normal average price of the Oscar lobbying.

Just as he said that, the happiest thing was not the two brothers sitting aside, but Cate Blanchett, who had been in a nervous state.

The Australian woman's interests are highly consistent with the Weinstein brothers in this matter. She knows more than anyone how much benefit she can get in this public relations feast.

"Millamax will also take out $2.5 million, totaling $5 million." Harvey Weinstein explained: "I will copy it perfectly after this awards season. No, it is to use more impeccable means to bring "Shapes Love History" to the Oscar stage!"

If we come from the perspective of God, Wayne would understand better than anyone else. Don’t look at the fat man’s public relations lobbying for “Shapes’ Love History” in the late 1990s. But it was this recast of the rules of the Oscar game that allowed this public relations lobbying to be among the top three in the other party’s entire career in the Oscar lobbying career.

As long as there is no accident, according to the achievements made by Shakespeare's Love History at the Oscars, the 2.5 million US dollars is worth it!

"Listen, Harvey."

Wayne put the beer bottle in his hand on the table, leaned forward, staring at Harvey Weinstein with a serious face, and said in a warning tone: "Money will be transferred to your designated account before the awards season comes. I don't need to know your PR plan, nor do I want to know the specific lobbying process, but I want the result, ok?"

"Ok, no problem."

Hearing his words, Harvey Weinstein's eyes slowly narrowed. He simply nodded and agreed happily. "It's not the first time we have worked together, you should know my abilities."

"Very good, I'm looking forward to your means..."

Wayne's meaning is quite obvious about this collaboration, that is, like the one in "The Witch Blair", he just paid for the money and didn't care about the rest. As for what tricks Harvey Weinstein would use, those have nothing to do with him.

The Weinstein brothers did not stay for a long time. After the negotiations were made, they stood up and left the manor with a few greetings. Only a bunch of young men and women were left under the awning.

Looking at the two brothers' backs leaving, Wayne was amazed in his heart. He knew that if there was no accident this time, Steven Spielberg would still fall into a big fall.

The time I publicized "The Walker of the Insular" was just a large-scale gold and dollar offensive during the entire awards season. The main method was to spend money, so that "The Walker of the Insular" would never lack various mainstream media pages during this awards season. A large number of targeted film meetings were held, a large number of canvassing banquets for college members, and so on.

But this fat man is different. Not only does he use the gold and dollar offensive on the island, he also bombards the academy members with no bottom line, sends gifts to solve various needs, but also hires "hot" on a large scale. He will threaten his biggest competitor "Save Soldier Ryan" in the media, which describes it as a vulgar movie that attracts attention with bloody shots.

It can be said that this guy has no bottom line at all. You must know that this circle has never been big, and normal practice will take into account each other's face. But this fat man doesn't know what face is at all. In order to increase the probability of winning the film, he directly hacked "Save Soldier Ryan"!

At least he still remembers that even after many years of the 71st Oscar, the media always talked about Harvey Weinstein, and the good-tempered Jewish old man cursed, which shows how shameless the fat man is.

"e on, a very ambitious little sweetheart, it seems we need to have a good talk."

When the Weinstein brothers were sent out of the manor by Hela, Wayne smiled and looked at Cate Blanchett, who was sitting cross-legged beside him. "Kate, believe me, 2.5 million US dollars, it is not a small number at any time..."

As Wayne finished his teasing words, although Cate Blanchett's face still maintained a beautiful smile, her whole body, sitting cross-legged on the recliner, became tense involuntarily for an instant.

It can be seen that Australian women had already thought of this problem before coming to the manor, but the man seemed serious and joking, which made her feel extremely pressured for a moment. The rhetoric she had prepared earlier was obviously not very dared to say it now.

"Don't be anxious, Kate, don't be anxious to speak."

Looking at the tight woman all over her body, Wayne slowly leaned back to the recliner. But his voice came into the woman's ears, but it made Kate Bletchette feel chill all over her body.

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, in terms of courage and ambition, I admire your courage. $2.5 million is indeed nothing to me, but I have to remind you that I suggest you try not to be so presumptuous when you don't have capital. What do you think? On the contrary, if you have enough weight in Hollywood in the future, you can make similar attempts."

Speaking of this, Wayne stopped deliberately and continued after about a few seconds: "Kate, I can teach you something else, depending on your previous performance. In the Hollywood circle, next time you make a request, you must tell the other party first what you are going to exchange for!"

Looking at the man who had already put his sunglasses on his face and continued to enjoy the leisurely sunshine, Cate Blanchett remained silent and had no good mood as he had just now.

That's right, she wants to get the damn little golden man in one step. There is no doubt that as long as she can bet on that little golden man, according to the current rules in the circle, this is the biggest shortcut for actresses to go to the front line.

It happened that her ambition was consistent with the interests of Harvey Weinstein, and strictly speaking, with the interests of the man on the recliner.

But as the other party just said, 2.5 million US dollars is not a small number no matter when it is put. Cate Blanchett believes that he is definitely not worth the price now. Even if he spends several times in Hollywood, there are only a handful of actresses worth the price.

Another point was that she fully understood what a man meant. This little money was nothing in the other party's eyes. Obviously, what the other party cared about was that she did not take the initiative to speak first. Just as I heard just now, when I wanted to make a request, I had to tell the other party in person what to exchange for!

"Dear, three years!"

Thinking of this, Cate Blanchett gritted her teeth hard. She understood that as a small person, the only thing she could give and the only thing that could interest the other person was her youth.

"I swear, in three years, no matter what changes have happened in these three years, I will never have a boyfriend or have any contact with other men. Even if I am in Australia, you will fly to Los Angeles with just one phone call, Hani, you know, the only thing I can give is this."

“Great!”

After looking at the woman who was confident, Wayne reached out and snapped his fingers, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face. "Very good, Kate, remember what I said, I want to make a request next time, and I must tell me what you can give first!"

He waved to the woman, and when the other party lay beside him, he continued, "I will remind Harvey later to invest enough resources in the damn little golden man who is the actress."

"Thanks, dear......"

Looking at the tough face that was so close, Cate Blanchett bit his lips hard. She couldn't tell which one of the other's real faces was the man with a warning just now and the man with a warm smile on his face.

But she was not stupid at all. Although the man did not give a positive response to the oath she had just made, she secretly reminded herself that she must strictly do it when she said it, otherwise that huge pressure could come back to her at any time and crush her.

"Um."

The man reached out and took off his sunglasses, approached the woman's ear and whistled softly. If Cate Blanchett could see his eyes at this time, he would definitely regret the oath he had just made. His eyes were full of strange interest and jokes.

"Tell me, Sweetheart, do you like Elf?"

"What?" Cate Blanchett turned his head in surprise, looked at the man, and asked, "What does it mean?"

"In the cloakroom in the master bedroom on the third floor, I have prepared a special gift for you. Why don't you go and see it now? Believe me, Kate, that must be a rare surprise..."

After a moment of slight silence, the Australian woman looked in the direction of the main building. "Now?"

"Yes, go, a very beautiful set of clothes, beautiful like an elf queen, I'll wait for you here..."

Without any hesitation, the woman quickly got up from the lounge chair, left the wide awning, and walked towards the main building.

When she returned, this afternoon at Greenberg Manor, the awning around it became a place that all staff ignored.

The gardeners who mowed the garden and the lawn disappeared, and the security personnel who patrolled the manor regularly avoided the place from a distance, and the entire lawn awning became quiet. The only person who dared to sit within the sight of the awning was left with Nina who was bored to read magazines.

The assistant lady's eyes flashed with cold light behind her glasses. She raised her head from time to time and looked around the surrounding environment. She always lowered her head with satisfaction and continued to look at the fashion magazine in her hand, as if she had completely ignored the ongoing drama of the "Elf Queen" fighting the "Human King" being staged.

Just as Wayne was "rehearsing" the Lord of the Rings in advance, "The Matrix 3: The Matrix Revolution" also conquered the North American theater market.

After catching US$35.31 million in the North American theater market as an R-rated film on the first day, the popularity of the film has not diminished at all with Saturday.

Warner Bros. exaggerated the finale of the trilogy, and launched intensive bombing publicity for the film throughout North America. The first day of the film's explosive box office and extremely strong reputation for fans have all become the focus of Warner Bros.'s publicity.

On Saturday, the second off day of "The Matrix 3: The Matrix Revolution" was released, and it undoubtedly won the box office championship again on the day, closing in at $24.52 million in the North American theater market.

This number has been reduced compared to the first day of release, but this is an R-level film after all, and the most fanatical fans basically flocked to the early stage and the first day of release at the first time.

On Sunday, as the next day was about to usher in a working day, the box office figures fell again that day, closing at $19.55 million.

The first three-day screening of "The Matrix 3: The Matrix Revolution" ended on the first weekend, with a cumulative box office of up to $79.38 million, and it won the first weekend box office championship to crush the entire theater market.

This result can be announced in advance for the success of the film. For a time, the names of Zach Schneider, Charlize Theron, Li Guohao and others all became the focus of discussion among North American movie fans.

At the same time, "X-Men" also started its overseas theater journey last weekend. This superhero, which is completely different from the DC system, was released simultaneously by Twentieth Century Fox in more than 70 countries overseas. At the beginning of its release, it also caused a huge sensation.

Whether it is the five gay friends in English, the traditional Hollywood movies dumped in Latin America, or the new Hollywood dumped in Europe, the film immediately jumped to the top of the local box office list as soon as it was released.

After three days, although the screening of "X-Men" in North America has passed its hot period, it has achieved quite good performance overseas. Its first weekend of overseas reports closed at about US$7,700.

According to the latest information released by 20th Century Fox on Monday, the global total box office of "X-Men" has reached about 280 million US dollars! Although this superhero, both in North America and overseas box office performance, is incomparable to "Batman: The Moment of War" a few years ago, no one can deny the success of this film.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the fame of "X-Men" is completely impossible to compare with Batman. The objectively huge fame gap is there.

Twentieth Century Fox is undoubtedly very satisfied with its current box office results. This box office figure also indirectly affected Warner Bros.

"Bruce, by next week, I will see Jim Lee submitting his own resignation letter from the executive president of DC! To be fast, we must start a formal conversation with Wayne as soon as possible."

In the CEO office of Warner Bros. Building, Jeff Robinoff threw the latest newspaper on the table, looked at the opposite side with a serious face, and said hoarsely: "I will also warn some people inside us that no one can cause trouble for Warner Bros. at this point in time!"

"I will handle that DC executive president by Friday at the latest!"

At this time, Bruce Rosenblum's face was gloomy, and his eyes were like a poisonous snake. "No one was clean. I found a lot of interesting things. If he did not submit his resignation decently, I would ask the board of directors to help him find fun!"

Nodding with satisfaction, Jeff Robinoff stood up from behind the desk, holding a thick cigar in his mouth, and walked a few steps to the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the prosperity of the entire media capital.

It took about several minutes before his voice suddenly rang.

"Where is Wayne? He should be in a good mood now. "The Flash", "Charlie's Angels", "The Matrix", "X-Men", this summer, he is probably the biggest winner in Hollywood! Look at it, Bruce, the Forbes celebrity income rankings this year and next year, he will continue to top."

“I was on the phone with his personal assistant this morning.”

Hearing his boss' sigh, Bruce Rosenblum didn't care about anything else and responded immediately: "Wayne drove back to the farm in Ventura County early in the morning with the bomb body editor of the Los Angeles Times. Nina said that he missed our little princess Greenberg, and he happened to go back to take a few days to have a vacation."

"Ahh?"

Jeff Robinoff turned around, looked at Bruce Rosenblum, shrugged and said, "Be prepared as soon as possible. I don't want Wayne to have too long this holiday..."