Chapter 334: Harmony is the most precious thing, imperial power charter
The next day.
This matter has been reported.
It triggered a small-scale shock in the circle.
Zhang Dapao’s purpose is very clear: “The box office share of domestic films has dropped significantly, the market is sluggish, and producers bear huge investment risks.
The bill-sharing ratio for foreign films is usually 50:50. The investment-sharing ratio can protect the interests of the producer. Now that the Chinese film market has developed to a new stage, it is necessary to increase the box office revenue share of "Thirteen Hairpins""
< br>The "leading brother" cheered up
Standing behind him were Huayi, Jiangdong Entertainment, Guangguang, Bona, Galloping Horse, and Yinghuang.
Almost all in the industry. The film production companies all expressed their approval.
It immediately triggered the focus of public opinion.
At the end of the National Day holiday and before the Lunar New Year holiday has even begun, many professionals in the film and television industry are discussing this matter.
In response to this, the eight major theater chains reacted instantly. After gathering for a meeting, they gave a strong and clear response:
“This is against the rules!”
“No way! I refused to show "Thirteen Hairpins"!"
"People who only make one movie a year must be clear about it!"
"Yu Tang, when will we come to the Magic City to gather together?"
Zhou Yutang received a call from Wu Heru of United Cinemas and let go of the hand on the waist of the beauty in green: "Mr. Wu, there are a lot of things happening recently."< br>
"Haha, you've heard about Zhang Weiping, right?"
"Oh, what does Mr. Wu think?"
Zhou Yutang's heart moved slightly.
"Zhang Dapao's move is very clever. He has tied you all together and wants to raise the ticket price of "Thirteen Hairpins""
"Yu Tang, you also own a cinema, you should know. In the current environment, it is difficult to do it."
Listening to Wu Heru talking about this matter from another angle, Zhou Yutang suddenly felt a little enlightened,
"Mr. Wu, this matter, I've got it."
After hanging up the phone, Zeng Li rarely saw such a solemn expression on Zhou Yutang's face.
He asked slightly curiously: "Does our company also operate theater chains?"
"When we acquired Golden Harvest, we also took over the mainland theater business. Now there are about 21 theater chains in first-tier cities across the country. There are several in Shenzhen, and a movie theater will open in Beijing this year."
Zhou Yutang gently rubbed the waist of the beauty in green, thinking about other things.
With the advancement of urbanization policies, domestic cinema chains will usher in a period of rapid development.
In the past, Zhou Yutang had no money to build a theater chain, but after taking over Golden Harvest, he began to slowly expand. Although it is still far behind the major theater chains, it is making steady progress after all.
The cinema is the terminal.
Doing a good job in terminals is also part of investment, and you will definitely make money in the future.
In his mind, Wu Heruyin's profound words replayed.
Zeng Li did not interrupt Zhou Yutang's thinking. She poured tea for him with her delicate hands, leaned next to him, and played with the Four Seasons series rose ring on her finger.
The pretty face is full of smiles.
This ring, that night, she just said that it looked very nice, and Zhou Yutang turned around and took a picture of it at the Bazaar Charity Dinner.
In fact, Zeng Li owns a lot of jewelry, but this ring is usually not worn and is only used for collection and appreciation.
"Zhang Dapao's routine is a bit deep."
"What's wrong?"
After a long while, Zhou Yutang raised his tea cup and took a sip. Shaking his head and laughing, he explained clearly to Zeng Li the secret.
Don't look at Zhang Dapao's righteous behavior during meetings with several major production company bosses.
We must strive for a share of the box office for the producers and theaters, with an attitude of seeking welfare for the entire film production industry.
But in fact, what he was trying to do was kidnap several major production companies and use them as bargaining chips to raise the price with theaters for "Thirteen Hairpins."
If Wu Heru had not had a close relationship with him, he would have revealed the news in advance.
Zhou Yutang was almost beaten by Zhang Dapao.
Zeng Li had been a film producer, so of course he knew the ropes. He said angrily: "Zhang Weiping is really an old fox."
"He is indeed an old fox who has become a master through cultivation."
Zhou Yutang tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table.
He suddenly realized that he had been having a smooth journey and seemed to have underestimated Zhang Dapao.
How could this guy treat the Imperial Preceptor as a wage earner and play around without him?
It's November, and the National Day season has just ended. "Revolution of 1911" has taken the lead and fired the first shot of the Lunar New Year season after deleting the emotional scenes.
However, this main theme movie, in which Shanghai Film invested 120 million yuan, does not have the momentum of "The Founding of the Party" to dominate the National Day movies.
8.8 million on the first day of release, it was completely defeated by the imported blockbuster "War for the Planet of the Apes", which was a huge disappointment both inside and outside the industry.
Zhou Yutang received a call from Ren Zhonglun, and could only hear him sighing: "Yu Tang, it's hard to make a movie!"
"Mr. Ren, look at it, there might be something later. Hope to counterattack.”
"There is not much hope. There is still your movie "Thirty-three Days of Love", which will be released next, right?"
Ren Zhonglun's tone was inevitably depressed.
He spent a lot of money to invite Jackie Chan, Li Binbin, Hu Ge and others.
But when the box office came out on the first day, his heart dropped.
Although it is not a popular period, the film schedule is not low, and the theaters are also reserved. With such a small box office, it is obviously impossible to recover the cost.
"It will be released in a few days."
"Well, I hope that "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" will be decent by then."
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Zhou Yutang's expression I twitched slightly and didn't know what to say.
A few days ago, this super-large investment movie project finally announced its lineup.
Sun Jianjun, who is both an investor and director, personally participated in the project. Shanghai Film Group also participated in the investment, and even invited a luxurious lineup starring Liu Dehua, Lin Chilin, Tong Dawei, Zhang Jingchu, etc.
Can you really be decent?
Zhou Yutang mourned a few seconds of silence for Ren Zhonglun in his heart. The game between film producers and distributors and theaters has become the focus of the entire film and television industry.
In the final analysis, everyone has different positions and different interests.
In the insistence of their respective interests, the two sides launched more than ten days of debate and negotiation.
“The American film industry can achieve a virtuous cycle because the investor share ratio can reach more than 60%, which is much higher than that of China. Those who make movies under our long-term planned economic system only get more than 30% in the end, and Theaters without any risk take away the vast majority of box office revenue."
Zhang Weiping was the first to launch the attack, and several major production and distribution companies have spoken out.
The attitude of the theater chain over there is even tougher, "The theater business is not easy to do. The cost of self-investment and theater renovation plus rent and labor and other operating costs have skyrocketed. It is already difficult to survive, and modifications are still needed. How can we survive based on the box office share ratio? "
The storm is huge.
In the end, even the film bureau intervened.
After several meetings, we finally took a step back.
In the new "Thirteen Hairpins", the requirement to increase the minimum ticket price by 5 yuan was "conditionally" adopted. This will have little impact on first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, but will not affect second- and third-tier cities , the general ticket price will increase, and the audience will still pay.
In addition, the box office of 500 million will be the watershed.
As long as the film's box office is less than 500 million, the new picture and the theater chain will be divided in the ratio of 45:55. When the film's box office exceeds 500 million, the new picture and the theater chain will be divided in the ratio of 41:59. .
However, apart from the new pictures, Zhou Yutang's Jiangdong Entertainment also benefited.
In the future, movies produced and distributed by Jiangdong Entertainment will be calculated based on the free-floating box office share of the market.
"Tong Bureau, thank you very much for this matter."
Zhou Yutang made a special trip to the Tong Bureau office with a very respectful attitude.
If it hadn’t been for the nod from above, it would have been impossible to enjoy the privileges.
"Everyone values harmony, and this is beneficial."
Tong Ju patted Zhou Yutang on the shoulder, with a kind face: "I will just say a few words behind closed doors. The current tone is Cultural development and prosperity are the general trend.
You are now the vane of the film industry. The important thing is to make your plate bigger and continue to strengthen the influence of China Film Industry. Other problems are not problems."
Just a few words, and I talked all afternoon.
On the way back, Zhou Yutang didn’t go back to the company, but went straight to China Film’s Han Sanping office.
It was just time for dinner, and Han Sanping waved enthusiastically: "Yu Tang, come here in such a hurry, haven't you eaten?"
"Indeed, you haven't eaten."
"Let's have a simple meal in the cafeteria. "
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
The small canteen specially opened for leaders tastes really good. After listening to Zhou Yutang's words from the Children's Bureau today, Han Sanping put down his chopsticks and said with a smile:
"It seems that your understanding of your own influence is not clear enough."
"Zhang Dapao had Zhang Yimou in his hands in the past, and he had a say in the entire film industry, but his structure... It’s just that big.”
“Now, it’s time to use what he did to push things forward. The achievements you have made in the past few years are all in the eyes of the higher-ups.”
"This matter is definitely a good thing for us. What the higher-ups value is the cultural output of the Chinese dynasty."
"It seems that Zhang Weiping has coerced the entire film production industry and contributed to "Jinling Thirteen" "Chai" got enough benefits, but Zhou Yutang actually picked the peach."
"Jiangdong Entertainment is really awesome. Last year, one company accounted for one-seventh of the entire movie market."
"Why does Zhou Yutang, a young kid, enjoy privileges? Could he be a certain big shot? His son?"
"In terms of the box office sales of his movies, the three major directors Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang in recent years are not as good as Zhou Yutang!"
"From now on, China will be the best! Whether the movie is a mess or not is up to Zhou Yutang. "
For outsiders, this is just a fun thing to watch.
Ordinary viewers only care about whether the movie is good or not, and they don’t care about your share of the box office. It has nothing to do with them.
But the entire film and television industry was set off by a huge tsunami.
Zhang Weiping coerced the production company to attack theaters and failed, but he gained benefits for "Thirteen Hairpins".
However, the benefits he received were not as good as the privileges Zhou Yutang received.
Whether it is the production company or the celebrity artist in the industry, they all know what this privilege means.
Zhou Yutang had just entered this circle a few years ago.
He can only act as a witness.
And now Zhou Yutang.
But he is undoubtedly qualified to have the right to speak.
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The dinner with Mr. Lu, the shareholder of Wanda Cinema Line, and Da Tiantian ended.
Zhou Yutang returned to Zeng Li’s house.
Wearing a silk nightgown, Zeng Li naturally knelt down to change Zhou Yutang's shoes.
Her hair is tied up, her hips are tight, and she has the temperament of a young woman.
“You are so beautiful.”
After changing his shoes, Zhou Yutang took advantage of the situation and hugged the beauty in Tsing Yi into his arms, sliding his hands on the soft skin of her waist that was as thick as snow.
The exquisite curves brought an extremely warm and soft feel, which made him feel inexplicably happy.
Zeng Li gently patted his offending hand and asked, "How was the negotiation with Wanda?"
"Wanda has always cooperated, so it's not a big problem."< br>
A smile broke out on Zhou Yutang's face, pointing his finger upward: "The superiors have spoken, allowing me to enjoy a small privilege."
Different positions lead to different ways of looking at problems.
The confrontation between the producers and the theaters is of course nothing in the overall situation.
As long as we can continue to make progress in a stable manner, we can promote the transnational export of Chinese culture.
It is natural to enjoy certain privileges.
Zeng Li rolled her eyes: "I've put the hot water for you. Take a shower first. I'm going to be up there tonight."
Zhou Yutang: "."
(End of this chapter)