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Chapter 71 MGM's Friendly Help

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"Justin, we are old friends, what else do you want?"

Jon Filtimel, who was standing beside him, looked at Chen Tian and said, "He would never believe that Chen Tian would be so generous."

Nowadays, the discussion on obesity in the United States is very lively. In the first half of the year, the two girls sued McDonald's in this documentary.

If the previous prosecution of McDonald's was just one-sided, then this documentary is tangible evidence.

Even if this documentary only represents the individual male protagonist Lewis in the film, it cannot represent everyone, and it will have a significant impact on McDonald's.

According to his estimate, the documentary will definitely have a box office of over 10 million in the United States.

With Chen Tian’s name buried alive in the upper part, this documentary may reach 20 million or even create a new documentary record.

In terms of 30 million, the profits obtained by the Lions Gate are about 18 million, while Chen Tian can only get 3 million if he only has 10%.

"Jon, besides the box office, I want to win the revenue of DVD and Blu-ray this time."

The documentary in later generations ended up having a box office of more than 10 million US dollars in North America, and earned nearly 30 million US dollars worldwide.

After the release of North America, the maximum number of theaters was only 250. Now, if you can avoid some blockbusters, you may be able to win more theaters. Otherwise, it would be unrealistic to simply increase the number of theaters.

After all, blockbusters are the biggest source of money for theaters, and no one will be unable to get along with money.

So Chen Tian didn't have much expectations for the box office, so he simply turned his attention to DVD and Blu-ray discs.

Nowadays, obesity has become a big problem facing the whole of the United States and even the world. There are not many parents who want their children to have an obese figure, so this documentary is undoubtedly a good real case.

"Justin, how do you want to divide it?" Tom Thorenberg calmed down and reflected on his almost lost calm just now.

“Thirty percent of DVD and Blu-ray revenue.”

"This is absolutely impossible, Justin, you're too greedy." Jon Filtimel immediately objected.

Chen Tian was not in a hurry, but laughed.

"Jon, my old friend, I won't do things that are ruthless. We are burying alive and working together happily, right?

Next is my sunny beauty and James’s chainsaw. Compared to my works, I think you will definitely be interested in James’s works.”

Seeing that several people didn't say anything, Chen Tian continued: "I know that the cost of completing a DVD is about $4, including shipping costs, etc., which will not exceed $5, while the cost difference between Blu-ray and DVD is only $2.

A DVD is priced at $8-11 and Blu-ray is priced at $35-32. The cost of the Lions Gate will not be too high."

Chen Tian’s understanding of this aspect surprised Tom Thorenberg and the other two. Chen Tian did not care about their surprise: "I have read reports that the global DVD retail sales are estimated to reach US$9 billion this year.

The DVD business contributed more than half of Hollywood's overall revenue, with only 20% of Hollywood's total revenue coming from the theater box office.

The remaining 30% comes from on-demand, broadcasting of satellite TV, cable TV, etc., while the largest cake is provided by the sale and rental of movie DVDs.

Now I only need the revenue from DVD sales, and as for TV on demand and other revenue, we don’t want any of them.

I think Tom, Jon, Michael, you will definitely be able to calculate my sincerity and we give up most of the benefits."

Chen Tian thought about this proportion carefully.

Moreover, Chen Tian had no control over the TV on demand income, so he simply gave it up.

Although Chen Tian and Wen Ziren took the money to complete the shooting and all the productions themselves, there was no channel so that Super Burger King was just a documentary and would not turn into money.

This is not to make it difficult for the Lions Gate to accept it or suffer too much. After all, the Lions Gate has to bear all the costs and sales channels, which Chen Tian has nowhere to do.

Tom Thorenberg looked at Chen Tian: "Justin, you have a thorough research on data. If you don't act as a director, you will definitely be an excellent negotiator.

But all this is still unknown, and we can't answer you immediately. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait here for a while, maybe an hour."

"Tom, I understand, you can think about it. In my opinion, this is a win-win situation. I hope you get good news. Then James and I will go back first and wait for your phone call."

"That's fine. No matter what the cooperation is like this, it will not affect the great friendship between Lions Gate and you."

Tom Thorenberg patted Chen Tian on the shoulder. Wen Ziren, who was standing beside him, was really not used to such a scene. In his opinion, all this was too false.

Walking out of the Lions Gate Building, Chen Tian laughed: "James, this is negotiation, everyone is wearing a mask.

Even if you know it is fake, you must do it, talking and talking with a smile on your face.

You can't expect the other party to be generous and take the initiative to share money. They want you to serve them for free and it's best not to pay them."

"Okay, next time I think it's better for me to stay at home. Just have you. I just need to make movies and write scripts with peace of mind." Wen Ziren stretched.

"You are so cruel. If there is a way, I don't want to come. I'll send me back quickly. I also need to see how Parma's post-production is like. Also, didn't you say you want to start the chainsaw shooting as soon as possible?"

Wen Ziren opened the car door: "Damn it, Justin, you are the biggest evil capitalist. I still want to take a break. You don't know what it feels like to walk towards countless people who walk thirty days in a row, and those burgers."

"You proposed it yourself, okay?" Chen Tian smiled and punched Wen Ziren.

The three Lions Gate were still discussing the final answer, and they also knew that Chen Tian’s request could make a fortune.

Just like burying alive, although they were very sad and finally gave Chen Tian another $48 million, they also saw the considerable profits gained by the Lions Gate, but the capitalists would never be satisfied.

When the car drove to Sunset Avenue, it happened to encounter a series of rear-end collisions, and Sunset Avenue became blocked.

More and more vehicles flocked to Sunset Avenue, slowly changing from turtle speed to completely stopping.

Many people simply got out of the bus and stood by the bus and waited, while some people who were very anxious began to swear.

"I don't know how long it's been since I encountered a traffic jam due to a car accident. We'll go out for some air." Wen Ziren simply stopped the car.

The temperature in Los Angeles is not high in September. Standing outside the car and looking at the long convoy, Wan Ziren sighed: "We will definitely not be able to move until noon today, and it is too slow ahead."

The sirens sounded from time to time, and news reports, ambulances, and emergency repair vehicles drove from special passages to the scene ahead from time to time.

Faced with such a tragic situation, Chen Tian could only pray that the personnel would suffer as much casualties as possible.

At this moment, Chen Tian's cell phone rang. Chen Tian thought it was a call from Lions Gate, but it was Eric Lomis, MGM distribution manager who called him last time.

"Eric? Do you have any good news to notify me?" Chen Tian joked.

“Yes, that’s good news.

Justin, I have won you an opportunity, a platform to display your talents.

But this is not my way of trying to win you over, it is just the help of friendship among friends." Eric Lomis said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

Friendly help? Chen Tian is not so naive, thinking that MGM will help him with friendship.
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