Chapter 416 DVD Rental and Sales of "Spider-Man"

mid-September.

Paramount Studios.

"I announce that the filming of "Tomb Raider" has been completed! Today, the camera is closed!" Zucker announced loudly to everyone present on the set.

Immediately, there was a burst of thunderous applause and shouting from the entire scene.

At this moment, both the director Simon West and the absolute heroine Angelina Jolie of the film are also very excited.

"Tomb Raider" has been officially approved since October 1999;

In December 1999, Zhu Keda cooperated with Paramount as a producer and began to comprehensively plan the preparations for "Tomb Raider";

In February 2000, the directors and actors were selected, and various working groups of the crew were formed;

In May 2000, "Tomb Raider" officially started filming;

Up to now, in mid-September 2000, after nearly a year of preparation and shooting, the film was finally officially closed and all the shooting links were completed.

"The filming session is over, but the post-production special effects, soundtracks, dubbing, editing, etc. will still require a certain amount of time and effort." Zucker said with a smile.

Hearing this, several responsible persons present all nodded their heads.

Tom Harris, the second producer, said: "At that time, Mr. Wald will need to pay more attention to you. With such an excellent filmmaker as you, we will have confidence in our hearts. I firmly believe that in Wald Under the leadership of Mr. Wald, our "Tomb Raider" will definitely achieve a very good box office. After all, Mr. Wald is a famous movie genius!"

listen~

Tom Harris is such a talkative guy, no wonder he can get along in Hollywood.

This person is capable, speaks nicely, and if he doesn't succeed, who succeeds?

"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Zucker quickly waved his hand.

During the entire filming of "Tomb Raider", Zucker had a pleasant time. Whether it was from the director, the second producer, or even the actors, Zucker was quite comfortable in the process of getting along. Well, even though Zucker is often absent from filming on set.

"Juck,

You have to accompany me for a few more drinks at the party later. "Angelina Jolie laughed.

"Definitely." Zucker responded with a smile.

Director Simon West followed up and said: "I also want to accompany Mr. Wald to drink a few more drinks. After all, if it were not for you, Mr. Wald, I would not have become the director of "Tomb Raider" at all."

Hearing this, Zhu Ke immediately smiled and said: "Humble, my friend. Your talent is unquestionable, even if there is no "Tomb Raider" movie, you are bound to be a good director. Well, too much If so, I won't say much, after the completion of "Tomb Raider", maybe we can work together again."

Working together again?

Director Simon West suddenly lit up.

Befriending Zucker, in his opinion, that is definitely a good thing!

Classmate Zucker is one of Hollywood's film tycoons and the boss of Wald Pictures, which is full of attraction for any director.

da da da~

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps.

Zucker's chief assistant Alexander came over: "Boss, Mr. Antioco from Blockbuster wants to see you?"

"Where's he coming?" Zucker raised his brows.

Blockbuster, the largest offline DVD and video tape distributor and rental service provider in the United States and even in the world, has more than 9,000 stores worldwide and more than 60,000 employees, with a market value of $40 billion.

At the same time, Blockbuster and Paramount Pictures are both subsidiaries of Viacom Group.

"Boss, do you want me to reject him for you?" Alexander said.

Hearing this, Zu Ke shook his head: "It stands to reason that if Blockbuster has any business cooperation, it should be Victor, or Old Bill, and Kevin Feige. He is not suitable for me. However, we are after all. It's on Paramount's turf, forget it, let him come."

"Yes, boss." Alexander responded and left immediately.

Director Simon West, Julie and others saw that Zucker had something to talk about, and immediately left with a very face.

In a word, sensible!

Not long after, Antioco from Blockbuster came to Zucker.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Wald!" The visitor was very enthusiastic.

Zucker shook his hand: "I know you, you are a talent."

Antioco, one of the executives of Blockbuster, is mainly responsible for the copyright negotiation business of DVD and video tapes.

For now, within Blockbuster, there are many people with higher status and power than Antioco, but in the future, Antioco will be one of the absolute decision-makers, a man who almost turned the tide.

2003 saw the rise of Netflix.

Netflix, with its online DVD rentals, has crushed Blockbuster and its business has soared, with more than 4 million users.

Blockbuster is like a sunset, it's going to die soon!

At these critical moments, Antioco stood up. Once he took office, he started Blockbuster's online service, and in just one year, Netflix was overwhelmed.

But!

In 2007, when Antioco was about to completely defeat the future streaming media giant Netflix, but... Blockbuster fell out of the blue, the board of directors was unwilling to pay a bonus of 7.6 million US dollars, and only willing to give 5.6 million, Therefore, he chose to fire the biggest hero, Antioco!

sigh~

As of 2020, Netflix has become one of the largest streaming media giants in the world, with a market value of more than $240 billion.

On the other hand, what about the former giant Blockbuster?

Gone!

Completely gone!

No, to be precise, there is only one store left for tourists to take pictures and recall the past glory of Blockbuster.

"Mr. Wald, the purpose of my visit today is to negotiate the distribution and rental business of your company's "Spider-Man" offline DVD and video tapes." Antioko said solemnly.

"Um!"

Zuke nodded and said, "I will consider your suggestion."

To be honest, Zucker didn't want to talk to Antio Kok more, because it would make Zucker a lot of money to negotiate the distribution and rental of "Spider-Man" offline DVD and video tapes so early.

As a traveler, Zucker knows the popularity of "Spider-Man" in the offline DVD market.

The "Spider-Man" DVD sold millions of copies a week after its launch, with sales reaching $110 million, breaking the offline DVD sales record for a Hollywood movie.

At that time, Blockbuster, as the undertaker, made a lot of money!

However, at that time, Sony Columbia, the production company of the "Spider-Man" movie, did not earn as much as Blockbuster on DVD, which made people laugh.

Zucker didn't want to be a joke and a fool.

In a word, the copyright can be sold to Blockbuster, but it cannot be sold so early!

the next day.

Zucker got another piece of news from his assistant, Alexander.

Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of future streaming giant Netflix, was eager to meet Zucker.

" "The first more sent.

Yesterday, the minister had a severe cold, and today he is suffering.