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On the other hand, Jones Butler, who had negotiated with Murphy, had already looked at Murphy with incredible eyes. She thought that the other party would shout a high price, but she didn't expect that the price she shouted was so outrageous.

This is 30 million US dollars, not 30 million yen!

Thirty million US dollars, if Miramax wins this video at such a price, plus the promotional and promotional expenses, the global box office will exceed 100 million US dollars to make a profit.

His appetite was too big, and even if it was just a price that was conducive to bargaining, it would be too much.

It’s just that there is a small production that cannot be even smaller and has achieved a little success, so he forgot who he is?

Harvey Weinstein looked Murphy up and down, like looking at a young, reckless, and rampant monster.

Murphy sat there quietly, with a calm expression.

It is obvious that 30 million US dollars is not crazy talk. Harvey Weinstein can tell that this is not a temporary idea, but a quote that the other party thought.

Such a horror film is worth so much money? Can such a large investment have enough returns? Harvey Weinstein is a veteran in operation. Looking back on the content of the film and calculating Miramax's distribution ability, it is not difficult to draw a primary conclusion. As long as you are lucky, the film may have the strength to hit the box office of tens of millions of dollars in North America. If North American results are guaranteed, the overseas box office will not be very bad...

But no one can guarantee that a film will succeed, and there will be a possibility of failure. Thirty million US dollars are spent on a small-cost horror film unless he goes crazy.

Even if the chance of success is high, he will not spend 30 million US dollars. Not to mention such a large amount of funds, it is impossible to cut most of them.

Getting higher returns in a relatively cheap way is the way Miramax operates.

"Do you think the video is worth the price?" Harvey Weinstein gave the answer without waiting for Murphy to speak, "It's not worth it! Young man, this is not playing a game."

He looked at Murphy, his eyes getting sharper and sharper, as if he wanted to apply pressure in this way. After a while, he stretched out his hand and raised his fingers one by one, "Five million dollars."

Even if he cannot enter the theater chain at such a price, he is confident that he can recover his investment through the videotape market.

Murphy frowned slightly. For a film whose production cost is only 800,000 US dollars, the sale price of 5 million US dollars is definitely not low. At least a six-fold return on investment ratio is enough to make many people shine.

But he was not satisfied, "Mr. Weinstein, I can't feel Miramax's sincerity."

"Sincerity?" Harvey Weinstein sneered, "You can go to other companies and see if anyone is willing to accept your sincerity."

The six major companies in Hollywood may be disdainful of this kind of film. Although several second-tier distribution companies are competitors, just like first-tier companies that compete and cooperate, they also maintain some tacit understanding that they cannot speak out, such as trying to squeeze out small film production companies as much as possible.

Some things are invisible and intangible in Hollywood, but they really exist.

No one will offer tens of millions of dollars for such a film that doesn't seem to be too expensive. It's one thing to be wonderful about the film, but risk control is another thing.

Murphy Stanton is an unknown director after all, and "Saw" is not a sequel to any big-selling series.

Before he had enough qualifications, Murphy could not have the advantage in such a confrontation. There were several levels apart between the two sides. He could not use some dark means to deal with Harvey Weinstein like he did in prison? Then he could say goodbye to the film industry in advance.

He was silent for a while and reiterated the old saying, "I think we can cooperate in another way, and don't have to take the buyout method, right?"

The sneer on the corner of Harvey Weinstein's mouth was even more obvious, "Sign the issuance contract? Transfer all the risks of release and screening to Miramax?"

If this is a work by Wes Craven or Quentin Tarantino, he can accept it, even if the director is Robert Rodriguez.

Jones Butler looked at Murphy and suddenly shook his head. She knew Harvey Weinstein's strong style very well. Today's negotiations are destined to have no result.

Moreover, the boss who was able to achieve today's success in Hollywood was not just by superficial means. Just like "Shakespeare in Love" defeated "Saving Private Ryan" at the Oscars, he always had many ways to achieve his goal.

Harvey Weinstein also knew that he could not force pressure. Before Murphy could say anything, he raised another finger, "I'll add another $1 million, six million!"

The meaning of this fat man is very clear. If you want to cooperate with Miramax, buying out the copyright is the prerequisite.

But this is the way Murphy is most reluctant to accept. This is a whole series. Selling the copyright is undoubtedly equivalent to selling the future of the series.

Indeed, it is too early to say the series when it cannot be successful, but it is impossible to let him give up like this.

"Sorry, Mr. Weinstein." Murphy shook his head slowly and firmly, "I cannot accept such conditions, nor can I explain to my crew and the entire team."

He said it was like a whole team behind him was really looking forward to the sale of "Saw" at a high price.

Of course, according to Hollywood convention, if the film sells well, the producers will generally pay bonuses to the crew. In this regard, perhaps the entire crew also hopes that the film will have a better harvest.

Not many people like to see the videos they participated in failing.

If it were another film, Harvey Weinstein had given up long ago, but the impact brought by the movie just now was very strong. He was extremely optimistic about the market potential of this film, resisted his impatient mood and offered conditions again.

“Mila Max can sign a film contract with you,”

Such conditions are not casual. From "Hard Fruit Candy" to "Saw", Harvey Weinstein can see the great progress of this young director, as if he had just seen Quentin Tarantino. "We invest in a future film and are responsible for marketing."

Murphy was moved, and the first thing he thought of was Quentin Tarantino. If it weren't for the strong support of Miramax and Harvey Weinstein, he would never have had the glory of "Pulp Novel".

The impulse in his heart rushed straight into his brain, and there was a voice that kept shouting, agreeing to these conditions!

This is really tempting. Even if Murphy is a sensible enough person, he wants to respond in one go, but when he thinks of three distribution companies, he suppressed the impulse in his heart.

Such conditions are very good, and there is still a little difference between what he wants to strive for.

The most important thing is that he is unwilling to give up. As long as the promotion and distribution of this film is in place, the profits it can generate may be calculated in tens of millions of dollars. And if the first one is successful, the subsequent sequel will be natural.

It is true that Miramax has the advantage of issuance, but when they think that all of these will be included in their hands, and he can only get six million dollars and a contract that may be fulfilled may be questionable, Murphy can't help feeling unbalanced.

He only knows how to succeed in many films, but does not know the clear box office numbers. "Saw" is an exception. Although it has changed time and company, no one can guarantee whether it can achieve its original commercial value, he is still confident in the film he has produced.

Everyone has greed and wants more, and Murphy is no exception.

Now it's far from the time there's no other choice, and he doesn't need to hang himself on the tree Miramax.

"Can I think about it?" Murphy spoke slowly.

Harvey Weinstein stood up, "It's better to have a lot of projects Miramax is going to operate as soon as possible."

Murphy could hear the subtext in his words and nodded, "I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

If other companies don’t have better conditions, Miramax may also be a good choice.

The initial negotiations ended. After Murphy met with Seth Logan and James Franco with his copy, he drove away from Burbank and drove onto the road to Santa Monica.

"Six million dollars!"

Hearing Murphy's conditions offered by Miramax, Seth Logan in the back seat could no longer remain calm. He lay on the passenger seat where James Franco was and said loudly, "This is six million dollars! Our investment has increased six times, what else can I consider!"

James Franco turned his head and stared at Murphy with an idiot's eyes, "Can't you see it? There's something wrong with his head! It must have been broken by Carrey Mulligan!"

Six million dollars... James Franko thinks about the pile of money, how many times does it take Lily to sea with his own boat?

Several people have been familiar with each other and have a good relationship. Seth Logan lay behind Murphy and said loudly, "Why did you refuse? Why should you refuse? With this money, you can expand the size of your studio and set up your own distribution department!"

"Ses!" Murphy shouted, "Don't move my seat, do you want us to have a car accident?"

"Sorry..." Seth Logan quickly retreated and lay behind James Franco's seat.

"Who said I refused?" Murphy turned the direction and turned the car onto the right road. "I have to think about such a big business."

Seth Logan scratched his head, "Yes, it's time to think about it."

Murphy reminded again, "When you hear about the six million dollars, you two forgot, and it's not just the Miramax family who are interested in "Saw."
Chapter completed!