Chapter 120

Megan's sigh is not surprising. It's almost true that business is easy to do and partners are difficult to shoot. The most sensational event in the entertainment industry this summer is that Peter the great, who won $2.9 billion in the global box office with the Lord of the rings trilogy and succeeded in God sealing, fell out with his old owner's new line.

In fact, as early as 2001, Peter Jackson, the director of the Lord of the rings trilogy, had a very unpleasant quarrel with Xinxian company, the distributor of the film. He took the company to court and accused the company of secretly operating when releasing the DVD of Lord of the rings 1: the guardian, which harmed the director's economic interests.

The complaint said that the new line company did not distribute the DVD of the film through normal and legal channels, but traded with its related customers and did not obtain due economic benefits, thus harming Jackson's interests. It is said that the contract between Jackson and the new line company stipulates that the company should give him 5% of the film income as a dividend in addition to paying him $10 million in salary.

The box office of the guardian of the rings in the United States reached 320 million US dollars, the overseas box office reached 600 million US dollars, the DVD sales revenue reached 260 million US dollars, and the revenue of T-shirts, toys and other related products could also exceed 100 million US dollars. In this way, Jackson's dividend should exceed 60 million US dollars. After the trilogy, there are more disputes and contradictions accumulated by both sides.

In the new line's position, Peter got enough money and honor. The fat New Zealand man was cunning and had a bad conscience. He took the new line's money to shoot the Lord of the rings trilogy, but secretly played with his Vita digital. After shooting the Lord of the rings in a few years, he made a lot of money, He also borrowed chicken eggs to get a Vita digital worth hundreds of millions of dollars, which can be comparable to the industrial light, magic and digital fields. However, the new Vita digital line has no shares at all. Both sides are holding the word, and are in a big lawsuit. In contrast, mark and Warner can only be regarded as pediatrics.

So it's no wonder Megan sighed a lot. Mark likes money, is not greedy, shares the cake fairly and reasonably, and won't haggle over some petty profits. Compared with everyone, Megan said, "my tens of millions have doubled, while David's has lost money."

Mark said: "there are risks in films, so you need to be careful when entering the market."

Hollywood's film industry has a dazzling scenery and gains both fame and wealth. Many investors and Wall Street capital are crowded here to get a share, but not a few have lost their heads and blood. Some Wall Street investors claim that "we can make profits in all industries around the world, only in Hollywood." Despite this, there are not a few people who intend to invest money on the most dazzling stage in the world. The return of fame and wealth still makes many people excited.

Accompanied by Megan and several mm executives, mark walked into Warner Bros. Burbank's headquarters. Today, they mainly came to talk about Batman. After fighting and testing these days, the two sides finally completed the agreement under the stage. Now it is time to put the agreement on the surface and finally determine it. In fact, the two sides have signed a directing agreement earlier, However, it was shelved due to huge differences. Now it has finally eliminated all kinds of misunderstandings and obstacles, and revised the agreement to make Batman enter the fast lane.

According to the agreement, Warner agreed to all Mark's requirements, but in return, mark must agree to let Leonardo play Bruce Wayne. Warner loves little plum. Although his offer is not low, the return can be expected. He has great popularity and appeal. As soon as Batman, the biggest and most handsome Batman in history, countless fans and fans climax, Advertisers scrambled to come. In Warner's operation, the huge appeal of the double king plus the huge IP of Batman brought in 30 or 40 million advertising sponsorship. When Xiao Li announced his withdrawal, the fans scolded and the advertisers scrambled to escape. It's no wonder why warner has been deeply in love with Xiao Li.

Mark is also a true love of Batman. With an eight month production cycle (shooting plus post production), he can expect to earn 40 million yuan and earn 5 million yuan a month. What else is not satisfactory? According to the agreement, mark must make preparations before September and start shooting in October at the latest, which means that mark has at most one week of editing time after shooting the wedding pride, However, immediately into the group shooting, it can be said that there is no body rest time.

After they signed the Amendment Agreement, they immediately held a press conference to announce this major good news. This is also to make both sides have no room to go back. The huge losses of Warner's two films in the first half of the year made their income far lower than expected. They urgently need to do something to boost the morale of low fans. Mark directed Batman as Mr. 20 million And Leonardo starring in superhero blockbusters became the main focus of the press conference.

Today, the two masters both attended the press conference, which is necessary. Although they are unhappy with each other, they still hook their waist and back as old friends, flatter each other, praise each other and say good words.

Mark is very young, only 21 years old. Normal people are still hanging out in college, but he has the experience of successfully directing many big selling films, but he has no experience of directing hundreds of millions of big productions. When asked by a reporter whether there is great pressure, Mark said: "this is tantamount to asking if I will spend money? In the past, I was limited by funds and many ideas could not be realized. Now I finally have no constraints and can do a big job. I won't disappoint you. "

Leonardo said, "I've been looking forward to working with mark for a long time. Mark is very talented and has ideas. Our cooperation will be a great success."

Mark said: "yes, Leonardo is a very talented and hard-working actor. Many people have always attributed his success to his handsome face, but this time playing masked Batman should change other people's impression."

Leonardo secretly hated: "Falk, still talk about this topic." He said quietly, "maybe? But as an actor, my face is my sign. I won't have cosmetic surgery because of it. I'm afraid Giselle won't recognize me. " His words made the reporters laugh.

When a reporter asked Mark to quit Batman because of a huge divergence, was this huge divergence similar to the rumored discord with Leonardo?

Mark said, "no! However, it is also related to Leo. He joined with Mr. 20 million, but the producer refused to make additional investment, which is very unbalanced for an action special effects blockbuster with a budget of 80 million. Now the good news is that Warner is finally willing to make additional investment, and all these differences will not exist. "

The reporter asked: "DC superhero blockbuster has not achieved good results since Batman and Robin. Now cat girl has lost a lot. Do you have confidence in Batman? Bi Jing, this is a blockbuster with an investment of 120 million. "

Mark said: "there are many factors that make the film sell well. The key is the quality and audience support. What our crew can do is to make a work with 100% sincerity." This is an accepted statement of modesty. The media are full of bad water. If you say it's not difficult to break the billion and make money, they will say you're arrogant again.

The reporter asked, "what's the difference between the new Batman and the old one?"

Mark said: "the new Batman is the restart of the Batman Series of films. It opens a completely independent series, tells the story of Bruce Wayne becoming Batman, and tells the rise of a superhero. It will not blindly exaggerate the pattern of Batman's extraordinary skills and pay attention to its psychological recognition."

The reporter said, "isn't superhero blockbuster popcorn blockbuster? Will playing these elements become a tragedy like the Hulk around the world? "

Mark said: "the difference between Bruce and banner is that Bruce is a billionaire. He goes this way. This is because the young Bruce has been haunting his mind after witnessing his parents shot and killed by gangsters on the streets of Gotham. This unfortunate tragedy has also changed his life. He wants to inherit his parents' selfless dedication to the society, At the same time, he is suffering from a sense of guilt and full of anger. He wants to avenge his parents. He is a hero of law enforcement in another way, and banner is a mutant and fugitive. I believe the audience can distinguish this very clearly. "

After the press conference, Leonardo left in his Ferrari F50 supercar. Mark was also going to Beverly Hills to participate in the premiere of love notebook. The phone rang. This was will. He hadn't deleted his number at the moment. Mark sat in the back while answering the phone and asked his assistant Billy to drive.

Will was silent for a while before he said, "I have worked for the company for more than 20 years. My youth and ideals are gone. The company can't treat me like this."

Mark said, "mm has only been open for a year."

"I've been working since McConnell. I promoted and trained many talents in the company. I've paid a lot for the company," will said

Mark said, "this is not a reason for your corruption, my God! More than two million! "

Will said, "this is Jessica's bitch who framed me for the top. She deliberately lured me to take the money. Mr. Wang, you know, they are crowding out and getting rid of the people around you. Soon you will be unavailable."

Mark hated this kind of bloody person, who picked up the separation and gossip. He said, "I'm busy. I'm going to close the line."

Will said anxiously, "mark, I can't pay back the money. My son has been ill. I just take the money to raise medical expenses for him. If I'm forced to pay back the money, it's equivalent to forcing me to sell a house and a car. We'll have nothing and live on the streets."

Mark expressed doubts about this. Will loved to wear famous brand suits and watches and bought a Porsche sports car. He said, "you will not be prosecuted until you return the money. This is the decision of the company."

Will said, "you can't do this to me. I know a lot about you. Aren't you afraid of me stabbing the media?"

From pleading to threatening, he has been playing a disgraceful role. Because the place arrived, mark was too lazy to tell him and hung up.