Chapter 249 Wen Ziren's New Movie

It's unclear how much time passed before the two finally breathed their last.

Cao Kun took out the Myriad Soul Banner, gave it a gentle shake, and three illusory figures flew in, causing the runes to light up.

Cao Kun turned and left, then made a phone call to Bart: "I'll give you a credit; come and receive it yourself."

This couple committed a series of crimes.

The number of people who died at their hands must be at least in the double digits.

This was another great achievement for Bart.

Upon receiving the call, Bart laughed so hard his eyes almost disappeared.

They repeatedly exclaimed that they had a good master.

With such a master, he doesn't need to do anything; the master can push him to the position of bureau chief.

On his drive home, Cao Kun had completely put the matter aside.

At first, he was indeed very angry.

Especially given the precedent of Baimon, the fact that Bonnie's family was now doing the same thing aroused his murderous intent, leading to the two of them dying a horrible death.

But after the murder, he quickly calmed down.

This can also be considered a sign of his mental growth.

After all, he was already a powerful evil cultivator in the Spirit Devouring Realm.

In the realm of Daoist cultivation, he would already be considered a Nascent Soul level expert.

"With the 'Voice of Death' becoming a reality, we don't know if the other stories have already happened."

"It may have already happened, but in another place."

Cao Kun shook his head and put the matter aside completely.

There's more to come for him.

The next day, Cao Kun, accompanied by lawyer Mia, appeared in Warner's conference room to sign a contract with Barry Meyer.

The contract stipulates that Cao Kun will receive 20% of the profits from the Harry Potter series through investment.

This revenue includes box office profits, family revenue sharing, and revenue from merchandise sales.

However, this excludes copyright revenue.

After all, many of the copyrights were still held by Rowling himself, and Warner Music didn't either.

Note that this refers to the entire Harry Potter series, not just the first book.

For each film, Cao Kun has a minimum investment of 20%, which can only be higher, not lower.

In addition, Cao Kun was granted the power to launch a brand new Batman series.

Warner Music contributed copyrights as equity, taking 5% of all revenues, including copyright revenue.

At the same time, both series will be distributed by Warner.

Issuance fee rate: 30%.

As a result, Warner Bros. took 35% of the revenue from "Batman".

It seems that Cao Kun suffered a huge loss in this contract.

In reality, apart from the box office, where Cao Kun suffered a slight loss, he profited in all other aspects.

For superhero movies, the most profitable aspect is never the box office.

Household income and peripheral income are the main sources of revenue.

All Cao Kun had to do was find those specific people and then throw money at them.

Back when Cao Kun's "Saw 1" was released, Universal Pictures only distributed it, but still took 30% of the box office revenue.

Now that Warner Bros. has sold the rights to "Batman," they only received an extra 5%, so Cao Kun has already made a fortune.

Of course, Cao Kun could also use other means to gain greater benefits.

But he didn't want to overturn the table yet; he wanted to continue playing the game. Doing so might bring immediate benefits, but in the long run, the disadvantages would outweigh the advantages.

"It's a pleasure to work with you."

Barry-Meyer shook hands with Cao Kun, a smile on his face.

Cao Kun smiled; these two contracts were like two money trees.

Even the most conservative estimate would bring him over a billion dollars in revenue.

Back at the Gathering Place, Cao Kun first called James Wan to tell him that preparations for "Saw 3" could begin.

James Wan readily agreed: "These past few days, Ray, Clark, and I have been meeting up frequently, and we've already got inspiration for the third film. Ray has already started writing the script."

Cao Kun said with satisfaction, "Very good."

James Wan suddenly said somewhat embarrassedly, "Mr. Cao, I recently accepted an invitation from Universal to direct a new film."

"Hmm?" Cao Kun said, "Sevier actually tried to poach my employees in secret."

James Wan felt a little ashamed: "I'm sorry, Mr. Cao, I didn't tell you in advance."

Cao Kun: "What new movie?"

James: "It's a horror movie, probably about a doll that kills people."

Cao Kun was delighted when he heard this; wasn't this "Dead Silence"?

That's alright then.

Many horror movie fans consider Dead Silence a great film.

However, this was a flop movie.

The production cost was a whopping 30 million.

Although this is the data released by Global Times, the actual number is probably more than 20 million.

However, its global box office was only over $20 million.

Global losses are enormous.

They managed to recoup some of their losses thanks to their subsequent family income, but they were still losing money.

Because movies that don't do well at the box office usually don't bring good family income either.

There are only a few exceptions, such as The Shawshank Redemption.

Cao Kun: "James, I know that I paid you a little less, which made you feel a bit unbalanced. You want to earn more, and that's not wrong."

James Wan quickly explained, "It's not entirely because of that, Mr. Cao. Universal promised at least $20 million in investment for the film, which would give me more room to maneuver."

Cao Kun: "Go ahead, I support you."

James Wen was taken aback: "Mr. Cao, you're not angry?"

Cao Kun: "Why should I be angry? That's your freedom. You didn't sell yourself to me."

James Wan felt both ashamed and moved: "Mr. Cao, you are my mentor, I will always remember you."

Please rest assured, although I'm going to make movies for Universal, I won't abandon Saw; I will continue to maintain its high standard.

Cao Kun: "I knew you would, James."

Moved by James Wen's words, Cao Kun hung up the phone.

Then, he called Sevier: "Sevier, you're something else, daring to poach my guy."

Sivis immediately knew what was going on. He was startled by Cao Kun's tone and quickly said, "Master Cao Kun, this is not poaching. This is just normal business cooperation."

As you know, our film company can't sign agency contracts.

"Once James finishes making our movie, he can still continue to work with you."

Cao Kun said in a deep voice, "That makes sense, but isn't it a bit much that you didn't tell me beforehand?"

Sivis pleaded, "Master Cao Kun, consider it a favor I owe you."

"That's more like it." Cao Kun hung up the phone, a bright smile spreading across his face.

He deliberately made this call to Sivis to highlight James Wan's importance.

This will make Global Trust him more and invest more money.

Then, suddenly, it was a huge loss.

Cao Kun really wanted to see Sivis's expression at that time.

"By the way, James also seems to have a movie called 'Illegal Sanctions,' which was also a huge loss."

"Which company did you collaborate with again?"

Cao Kun really doesn't remember.

"We could let James release this movie and scam people."

Cao Kun was seized by a sudden urge to play.