When Daddario picked up the phone to dial 911, Min Congda reached out and grabbed her arm to stop her.
Daddario put down the phone, hugged Min Congda into his arms, and said, "Oh my god, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
Min Congda felt the soft round pillow and felt a little better. He said, "I have low blood sugar. Get me a glass of orange juice."
After drinking a glass of orange juice, Min Congda felt much better.
After arriving in New York, I was busy sparring with Daddario in martial arts and hadn't eaten yet.
After a fierce battle, my stomach was empty, coupled with the mental stimulation just now.
Wouldn't it be possible to faint due to low blood sugar?
Daddario called the front desk again and asked for a dinner to be delivered.
The two sat on the bed and feasted, and Min Congda felt relieved.
The body has recovered, but the mental trauma has not.
What to do with the movie "Basketball and Gay"?
Now Jordan Peele and Michael Key are in New York.
Can we just terminate the filming of the film and break the contract?
The system gives a prompt that is unreasonable and the operation is not allowed.
"Damn it, it's not allowed. It has to be reasonable. But if it's reasonable, I'll make money!"
"No, I want to talk to them."
So Min Congda finished his meal and called Jordan Peele.
"Hey, Pierre, are you free now? I wanted to talk to you."
"Mr. Smart, I happen to be looking for you too. I want to tell you some good news!"
On the other end of the phone, Jordan Peele said he had good news.
Min Congda's heart tightened, good news? What was good news for them was bad news for him.
Min Congda stabilized his mood, coughed, and said, "What good news can you tell me first?"
"Just now the deputy director of our Fox TV station called me and said that they are interested in buying the copyright of "Basketball and Gay". It is the full copyright, including the network broadcast rights and the TV station broadcast rights. It is a one-time purchase!"
Sure enough, the worst news is here.
Min Congda calmed down and asked, "How much are they going to spend to buy the copyright?"
Jordan Peele said: "Thirty million!"
Damn it, thirty million! Ten million becomes thirty million, how can this be fun?
Jordan Peele added: "Thirty million is not only for this season, but also for documentaries and short films in the following seasons. Fox TV will provide financial sponsorship, including various equipment and personnel..."
"Wait a minute."
Min Congda interrupted Jordan Peele.
"I have not decided to sell the rights to Fox."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and Jordan Peele asked cautiously: "Do you think the price is too low? Indeed, I think so too, so Fox TV said they could raise the price to 50 million and sign a five-year contract. …”
Fifty million! It’s still a five-year long-term contract!
Then the Clippers' cash flow will be even more abundant!
"No, no, no, it's not about money. Pierre, you don't understand what I mean. I will not sell the copyright to Fox TV, no matter how much money I have."
"What? You won't sell it for any amount of money? Will you sell it for 10 billion?"
You're talking nonsense. It's 10 billion. The NBA's broadcast contract is only 7.4 billion US dollars. You're talking to me here.
Min Congda sorted out his thoughts and said: "Pierre, I said it's not about money. I saw your work today, it's very good, and it's just started. Do you have confidence in your creativity?"
Peel said: "Mr. Smart, I have absolute confidence in our creativity. We can shoot better."
"Yes, you can take better pictures, so why sell the copyright to others early so that they can reap the profits in the future? And once the copyright is sold, your creations may be controlled by others, right?"
“Let’s take the long view!”
Min Congda also said this famous saying to Jordan Peele.
We should have a long view!
Anyway, he often uses these words to fool the people below. From Rosser to Olshey, from Dunleavy to Curry, everyone has been bewitched by him.
Now that there is another victim, don't put the $30 million you can get in front of you and take a long-term view.
For Min Congda, taking a long-term view means giving me some time and letting me think of ways to do something to make the team worse.
This 30 million is absolutely unobtainable, so let Jordan Peele and Michael Key continue to make videos.
Posting videos on YouTube is free. Although it is popular, there is no profit.
In other words, it is difficult to realize it.
To put it bluntly, there are too many people who are prostitutes for free, and it is not popular.
From now on, Peele and Key made more and more films and invested more and more money.
The fame may become more and more famous, but if there is no profit, isn’t it just a bottomless pit?
Although this will bring some exposure to the Clippers, how many can actually convert into Clippers fans and send money for Clippers consumption?
Anyway, it won't happen in a short time, so it will buy Min Congda valuable time to show off.
If one day Min Congda succeeds and the Clippers go bankrupt, then these short films and documentaries, together with their copyrights, will be nothing more than part of the team's intellectual property and goodwill.
During the bankruptcy liquidation, the price was estimated and used to pay off debts.
But if the copyright is sold immediately, it will be real cash.
30 million in cash, excluding costs, 20 million in profit.
Last season's championship team, the Los Angeles Lakers, only had a season profit of $50 million.
You haven't finished half the season, and the team has an extra 20 million in cash on its books.
What do you want those evaluation agencies to think? Even if I don’t give you good reviews, the market value will continue to rise.
Having made this clear, Min Congda told Jordan Peele: "Shoot well, shoot slowly, and don't focus on immediate interests. The reason why I gave you 10 million US dollars is to give you a good creative environment. Do you understand me?"
"I understand, I understand what you mean, Mr. Smart, I will refuse Fox TV. Oh, by the way, why are you calling me?"
"I'm looking for you? Uh... I... I'm looking for you just for this matter. Please understand what I mean."
"Yes, I have fully understood what you meant. I admire your foresight, really."
Jordan Peele fully understood what Min Congda meant. In fact, he originally wanted not to sell the copyright of "Basketball and Gay" for the time being.
Once the rights are sold and the contract is signed, this subject will have to be filmed for several years, and the Fox TV station will whip it up.
Not only will the quality decrease, but so will the joy of creating.
It's good now, Min Congda is a loose party.
Plenty of money, plenty of ideas, and plenty of time.
They can give their ideas a good polish.
And the autonomy of shooting is in their hands.
They wanted to shoot basketballs, basketballs, and occasionally other things, but Mr. Smart didn't care anyway.
If it is sold to a TV station, it will definitely be turned into a program. How to film it will be controlled by others. After thinking about it, I might as well forget it.
Joda Peele has an ambition to make a movie of his own in the future.
By then, he must let Mr. Smart and his Los Angeles Clippers get a huge profit! Comparable to Space Jam.
(End of chapter)
