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Daniel only spoke after Peter had scolded Robert Shayer and New Line Cinema, a company run by the bitch.

"The movie has been filmed, but you now have a large number of loyal fans. It is impossible for New Line to ignore it completely. Don't they plan to step back at all? What are their current conditions?"

"Fifty percent will be settled by the end of this year."

Daniel really underestimated the shamelessness of New Line. It is so shameless and unscrupulous that big production companies bully people.

The settlement between the theater chain and the issuer is based on the billing period, which may be a month or a quarter, but at the beginning, it is usually a month or even two weeks. It is not surprising that Fang has requirements. With the decrease of box office in the future, the split will increase, but there is no reason to give the partner more than a year.

And, most importantly, this is obviously a big profit, not a loss.

"What's Robert's reason? I can't tell you directly. I won't give you the money until the end of the year."

Peter's angry nose was almost smoking.

"Speaking of shooting the three films together, the financial pressure on the new line is too great. They need to wait until most of the income from peripherals, DVDs, and TV broadcasting rights is in place before they can give me the money. It's better to wait for the second film to be released."

But the content opened his mouth.

He was aware of Peter's contract with New Line, although it was not explicitly split according to theatrical billing period - generally speaking, the weaker party is unlikely to make such a request, and it is common for studios to retain funds for a period of time. But Peter also felt that it was impossible to agree to calculate the split according to the investment of the three parts. This is ridiculous. The new line has invested nearly 300 million. If you want to recover this investment, all the income of the first part may be equalized. After all, there are channels and terminals in the surrounding area to be divided, the box office is divided into theaters, and the distribution cost is also in addition, especially for foreign distribution, different countries have different policies and costs. Even with Shanying's revised box office forecast of 310 million in North America and 850 million in the world, New Line's earnings are limited. According to logic, what Peter can get is more limited.

This is simply robber logic.

"What do you need me to do?" Daniel's request for help was conditional, but it doesn't seem very noble to talk about it now.

Fortunately, Peter is a kind person.

"What do you think of the conditions I said?"

Daniel blinked, "Although I'm jealous of Weta, I'm a little bit of a robbery."

"Don't put a high hat on me, Vita does get some accolades now, but Richard and I are a little bit helpless about maintaining the company, you know that although the budget keeps coming into the company, the company itself still needs a lot of expenses, if the new line We may not be able to continue without paying Weta as soon as possible."

Daniel thinks this is unlikely, and if Weta did get this far, New Line wouldn't insist on paying the bill until then, all because the second and third The Lord of the Rings are still in the works , It is not enough to shoot out. For the "Lord of the Rings" series, post-production is also very important. In particular, Andy Serkis's Gollum, the Hobbit monster, represents a leap forward in special effects technology - motion capture, which captures the expressions and movements of real people to create a computer-generated image, which Weta made. original.

But Daniel didn't intend to tell the truth, and Peter didn't necessarily think that.

He and Richard made the decision, I am afraid there are other reasons - this promising industry, being able to take the initiative as soon as possible, is more important than anything else, rather than introducing some irrelevant investments, Peter is very interested in Daniel and his DD Films To come a little more satisfied.

Yes, that's what Richard Taylor and Peter proposed.

Daniel acquired a part of the equity belonging to Richard and Peter and became a shareholder of Weta Digital.

The percentage cap is 20%, and the price is 6 million - so Weta Digital has a valuation of 30 million. After the victory of "The Fellowship of the Ring", this price is fair, but it is not cheap, a company It's a bit like an actor, who became popular with "The Lord of the Rings", but it may not have a good development after that - Daniel and Weta, now face such doubts.

But Daniel has no problem with the price.

Special effects are the trend of the future, not to mention Weta Digital, which was in charge of "Avatar", it is really cost-effective.

After a brief discussion, Daniel's investment manager - not DD Films, but Daniel's investment manager Raymond. Because Daniel did not intend to get involved in the company, there was no need to involve DD Films in the industry. What's more, David wouldn't agree to let DD Films talk millions to mix with Weta Digital, which is far away in Wellington. Raymond's team will be responsible for subsequent investments.

"Six million can last for a while, but your plan is to take me to collect debts after I become a shareholder?"

"That's the responsibility of every shareholder, isn't it?"

Peter Jackson looks much better now.

Daniel didn't refute. Peter was right. If Daniel became a shareholder, Peter didn't need to say more. He would try to get his money back from New Line as much as possible. Yes, it was his own money.

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When the Oscars are about to open, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com's popular "The Lord of the Rings" technology awards can be said to be in constant news. Before director Peter Jackson and New Line had a public conflict over the sharing of accounts, fans were worried that the follow-up had already been filmed. Whether the finished two films can ensure the quality, and then released in time. But before the koan case had a concrete result, a rather shocking depth charge exploded.

Daniel **** takes a stake in Weta Digital.

After Daniel invested in "Pirates of the Caribbean", many people are very interested in him making a fortune. The news of various sources is basically concentrated in the stock market. The energy of these media is quite powerful. The general content is no problem. Among the more powerful ones, there are also speculations about Apple and Microsoft, but they have not been confirmed by the source, and they are only speculations. On the contrary, because the investment of bloggers and MBs has not been listed, it is basically not detected.

The investment in Weta Digital this time can be regarded as the first wave of Daniel’s sideline investment. DD Films is basically not counted. Well-known actors have their own studios, to some extent, to cooperate with their acting work, not to make money . As for investing in special effects late-stage companies, this must be a serious investment.

What's more, this is the post-production company of "The Fellowship of the Ring", and Peter became a colleague.

Under such a momentum, the connection between Daniel and the new line is very interesting.

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