Chapter 1198 Gambling Agreement

Shangjing, the headquarters of Shengtang Entertainment, the negotiations between HN Pictures and Shengtang Entertainment are still going on.

In the conference room, Yu Ming, the CEO of Shengtang Entertainment, answered the phone and said, "Mr. Schneider, our boss is going to talk to you in person."

Schneider, the representative of HN Pictures and the manager of the operation department, raised his eyebrows: "Oh, is the boss you're talking about Mr. Li Feng Li?"

"Yes, it's President Li." Yu Ming nodded.

"Okay, I have long admired Mr. Li, and I am very honored to meet him." Schneider looked very happy.

Yu Ming smiled on the surface, mmp in his heart.

In fact, he asked to see Li Feng on the first day he came to Huaxia, but was rejected by Shengtang Entertainment.

Damn, Schneider is just an operations manager, not even a director. What qualifications does he have to meet with Mr. Li? It's not equal at all!

Although Yu Ming didn't know why Li Feng offered to see Schneider, Li Feng's words were orders, and he could only obey.

Two hours later, Li Feng came to the headquarters of Shengtang Entertainment alone and met Schneider who had been waiting for a long time.

After the two sides got to know each other and sat down, Li Feng smiled and said, "Is it the first time for Mr. Schneider to come to China?"

"Oh no, I've been here many times before." Schneider laughed.

As the operation manager of HN Pictures, Schneider has a lot of contacts with Huaxia Film Company. Under his leadership, some excellent Chinese films have been introduced to the United States for release.

Li Feng nodded and went straight to the subject: "I heard Yu Ming say that Mr. Schneider wants to buy out the copyright to be released in the United States at a price of 10 million US dollars?"

"Yes, this is the highest price we can give." Schneider said with a smile.

"If this is the sincerity of your company, then our negotiation will end here." Li Feng smiled slightly, raised his hand and said, "Send off!"

"Yes, President Li!" Yu Ming stood up and was about to invite Schneider out of the conference room.

Schneider's expression changed slightly: "Mr. Li, is this how you treat guests?"

"We have an old saying in Huaxia, 'You don't talk much about speculation'. Since your company can only offer a buyout price of up to 10 million US dollars, then there is no need for us to continue the discussion. Let's get together and break up." Li Feng said with an expressionless face.

Don't talk about the different cultures and tastes of the two countries. Since the other party came to China, it means that he has recognized the value.

What does buyout mean? It is to give you 10 million US dollars, and all the proceeds after the release in the United States have nothing to do with Shengtang Entertainment.

Judging from the box office created so far, the buyout price of $10 million is simply an insult to all the main creators!

Can Li Feng agree to this condition?

Schneider did not expect Li Feng's attitude to be so firm, and was stunned on the spot for a while.

"Mr. Schneider, please." Yu Ming came to Schneider and stretched out his hand.

"Wait a minute." Schneider took a deep breath: "I'll call headquarters to see if I can raise the price."

"Okay." Li Feng's mouth twitched, playing with his taste: "But you'd better listen to my offer first. Don't you fail to meet my psychological expectations after you make a phone call, isn't that a waste of money?"

Schneider was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Li, please speak."

Li Feng raised two fingers: "Two options, first, buyout fee of 100 million US dollars..."

"Impossible!" Schneider jumped up from his chair.

One hundred million dollars? Is this Chinese man joking?

In the United States, a movie with a production cost of more than 100 million US dollars is a big-budget movie.

Spend 100 million US dollars to buy out the copyright of a Chinese movie in the United States? Then HN Pictures might as well invest 100 million US dollars to make a blockbuster by itself!

The corner of Li Feng's mouth evoked a playful arc: "Don't be so excited, this is only the first choice, and there is a second choice."

"Huh" Schneider let out a turbid breath and forced himself to calm down: "Okay, what's the second option?"

"The second option sounds complicated, but it's actually very simple. Let's sign a gambling agreement." Li Feng lit a cigarette and smiled.

Schneider raised his eyebrows: "The gambling agreement? Talk about it in detail!"

It can be seen that he is very interested in the specific content of the gambling agreement that Li Feng said.

Li Feng spit out a smoke ring and said with a smile: "If the film in the United States gets a box office of more than 500 million US dollars, and the remaining profit after deducting operating costs, Shengtang Entertainment and HN Pictures will split the account in half."

"If the box office doesn't reach $500 million, Shengtang Entertainment will only need $20 million in buyout fees."

"Huh?" Schneider's heart moved, and his face was moved: "I can't make my own decisions about this, and I need to contact the headquarters."

"Yes, this is your right." Li Feng shrugged.

Schneider nodded, took out his phone and walked out of the conference room.

At this time, Yu Ming whispered: "Mr. Li, if the box office in the United States does not exceed 500 million, then won't we lose money?"

Li Feng shook his head with a smile: "Actually, the $20 million buyout fee is not low. After all, this is only the copyright of the release in a region of the United States, not to mention... I have confidence in it."

The investment is 300 million Huaxia coins. At present, this part of the investment has already been fully recovered, and it has made a lot of money. Selling copyrights in other regions is pure profit.

Yu Ming nodded, feeling that he was a little too greedy.

A few minutes later, Schneider walked back with a blushing face: "Mr. Li, the headquarters thought it was very interesting after listening to your suggestion, and they agreed."

Li Feng thought that the other party was going to argue with him for a while, and was a little surprised: "Your company's leaders are very decisive, not bad, then I wish us a successful cooperation and a big box office sale in advance."

In the next time, the two parties drafted a contract together, and when the two parties discussed the details again, they could sign and seal.

Taking advantage of the details of the discussion, Li Feng and Schneider talked about the cooperation between the two sides in the filming of the film.

For this matter, Schneider showed great interest. Although the relationship between China and the United States is very complicated, the businessmen of the United States only have interests in the eyes.

As long as he can make money, he doesn't care about your nationality and identity.

"If your company agrees, Shengtang Entertainment is willing to invest 60%. As for the share, we will divide it according to the proportion of the investment."

"Besides this, I have one condition. The male lead must be from China. As for the director, heroine, supporting role, and post-production, I have no special requirements. HN Pictures can choose it in the United States."

"Oh, by the way, the investment in this play is about 500 million US dollars. My goal is to make a film that can hit the highest global box office in history."

Li Feng's eyes were bright and he said confidently.