Chapter 74 Targeting Oscar
After the success of "Fist of Heroes" premiere, Baiyang Pictures has been busy signing contracts with film producers from all over the world.
This is the second cooperation between the two parties. Yang Ye did not raise the price, but directly followed the last price.
In order to thank everyone for their trust in Yang Ye, I even traveled all the way to Hong Kong to watch the film and was given a 50% discount.
Those film producers had never seen a movie as awesome as "Fist of Heroes" in their lives, and they were happy to sign the contract. Everyone was really happy.
Zou Wenhuai looked at the newspaper and said to He Guanchang: "Ah Ye is really amazing this time. The movie has not even been released yet, and it has sold 7 million US dollars in revenue. 7 million US dollars, the top ten box office in Hong Kong every year are not like this." "More."
"It's another "Shaolin Temple". I heard that the distribution rights in the United States have not been negotiated yet."
"Have we signed a contract with Bai Yang?"
"They have been busy trading with those ghost guys for the past two days. They said wait a minute and I will go there with the contract tomorrow."
"Well, as soon as possible! Ah Ye has a better life than Bruce Lee. , he survived the assassination and has now jumped out of the Hong Kong circle.”
"Ah Ye is a genius in making movies. Last time I contacted Aaron, Aaron said that he could learn a lot from Ah Ye and was unwilling to leave."
"Since Aaron refused Come on, don’t have any private contact with him in the future.”
“Of course I know that.”
“Aye has become a man of the world. Just cooperate with him in a friendly manner, and there is no need to make small moves. "
He Guanchang smiled and said: "Brother Wenhuai, you can afford it and let it go!"
Zou Wenhuai smiled and said: "We only do business for money. Since we can't control him, we naturally seek friendly cooperation."
The two old guys looked at each other and smiled. At this moment, Zou Wenhuai's lover and secretary Yuan Xihua walked in angrily, twisting his big butt.
"Wen Huai, that bad boy Yang Ye sued us."
Zou Wenhuai was stunned: "What are you suing us for?"
"Suede us without authorization. Unauthorized screening of "Shaolin Temple" in Hong Kong and Southeast Asian countries and regions requires us to compensate for the box office proceeds from the screening, totaling 9.82 million Hong Kong dollars. "
When He Guanchang heard this, he said angrily: "This Aye, is he crazy? He doesn't want to release "Fist of Heroes" anymore?"
Zou Wenhuai suddenly said: "We haven't signed a contract with him yet... "
He Guanchang suddenly understood: "It turns out that this bad guy is deliberately stalling for time... Then where will his movie be released? He won't cooperate with Shaw Brothers, right?"
He Guanchang said When Shao left his mouth, the faces of the three people suddenly changed color.
……
Xie Yi and Yang Ye sat face to face, tasting the 1972 Lafite.
Shay said: "Nick, your movie really opened my eyes."
Yang Ye smiled and said: "There is no need to say more about compliments. In fact, I know you are under a lot of pressure now. , worried that I would kick you out and cooperate with Fox or Warner, right?"
Shay smiled awkwardly and admitted: "That's true, after all, they are big and powerful companies."
< br>Yang Ye said jokingly: "Then how are you going to deal with it? Give me more money?"
"NO!NO!NO! 30% is already a very high proportion. If I add more money to you, I won't make any profit. Nick, have you ever thought about sending your movie to the Oscars?"
Yang Ye's eyebrows were the same: "You mean, to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film?"
Xie Yi happily said: "So far, there are only three Asian films that have won the Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film, respectively. It's "Seven Samurai", "Hell Gate", and "Miyamoto Musashi", all from Japan. It would be interesting if a Hong Kong film won the best foreign language film, right? "
Yang Ye. Xie Yi said with a smile: "It is indeed very interesting, but it is not easy to do, right?"
Xie Yi said: "With the quality of "Shaolin Temple", as long as it is submitted for review, there is no problem in being shortlisted. Since it is shortlisted, there will be a prize The qualifications for the award and whether it can win the award are often only in the minds of the judges. Therefore, public relations have become very important. I plan to use the proceeds from the release of Shaolin Temple to do all-out public relations to ensure that "Shaolin Temple" wins. Award.”
"Bah bang bang!"
Yang Ye applauded: "This is another big gamble. Mr. Xie is so courageous. In this case, no matter whether this thing succeeds or not, we should continue to cooperate! "
Shay happily clinked glasses with Yang Ye, and then said: "If nothing else happens, we will get the news about the finalists soon, but Nick, you will have to go to the United States by then."< br>
Yang Ye asked: "Why should I go to the United States?"
Xie Yi said: "Everything in the United States is based on the lobbying system. Even running for president of the United States relies on lobbying. After the film is shortlisted, I will hold some cocktail parties and film screenings. I will invite Hollywood celebrities and famous film critics to participate, so you must be present and communicate with them. Do you understand what I mean. ?”
When Xie Yi said this, Yang Ye understood. Brother Kaizi came to the Oscars with the remaining power of the Palme d'Or. He thought he would win the best foreign language film award, but in the end he didn't even get a prize.
Kaizi was dissatisfied and watched the Mexican film that won the award. He found that it was garbage and could not compare with his "Farewell My Concubine", so he ran to Contact the organizing committee. Ask them: Why?
The organizing committee said inexplicably, we thought you didn’t want to win the prize!
The logic of the organizing committee is very simple: you don’t do public relations, don’t lobby, you are a Buddhist, you just don’t want to win the award.
Yang Ye nodded and said: "Understood! Then, I will go to the United States next month."
Xie Yi said: "That's great, I will wait for you in Los Angeles. I wish us success, cheers!"
"Cheers!"
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Zou Wenhuai looked at the advertisement in the newspaper and said: "It turns out that Aye asked Lisheng and Anle to cooperate. They only have a few companies. What kind of climate can the theater become? ”
Ho Guanchang said: "Lay Sing and On Lok have a total of eight theaters, and the facilities and locations are very good. In addition, Aye has also rented Taiping Theater and seven other independent theaters. This time, it is 16 theaters with United Films, and the scale is "It's not small."
Zou Wenhuai frowned and said, "Why didn't he go to Shaw Brothers instead of finding a temporary theater chain from these messy theaters?"
He Guan Changdao: "I asked about it. When Aye was negotiating with those people, his statement was that... he was in a mood!"
"In a mood?" Zou Wenhuai almost laughed, and quickly held it back, Said: "It seems that he knows that we want to poach him, and he is demonstrating to us!"
He Guanchang said depressedly: "I didn't say anything about this Aaron, just After making some insinuations, I didn’t expect him to tell Aye.”
Zou Wenhuai lit a cigarette and said: "Don't panic, that woman Fang Yihua has also met Aaron, and Aaron must have told Ah Ye. Ah Ye didn't find a Shaw Brothers theater to release it, which means he didn't want to deal with Shaw Brothers at all. "
"So, Aye is actually still willing to cooperate with us?"
"This is the only way, that improvised theater chain will not last long at all. And you see. Aye's attitude is just to get a vote and run away."
"He is warning us not to do anything behind his back. Moreover, he is suing us for showing "Shaolin Temple" without authorization. The compensation is almost the same as the box office of our re-release, which shows that he has been preparing for it for a long time... When he went to Japan to sell the film, he discovered what we did."
Zou Wenhuai. Sighed: "This kid has a stronghold. He collected evidence but kept it secret. If we hadn't been reckless this time and tried to poach Aaron before we knew the exact information about his life and death, he wouldn't have come." Evidence will be produced to prosecute us.”
He Guanchang said: "We have nothing to do. One step is slow, one step is slow. If Ah Ye really dies and we don't contact Aaron in time, then we can only do Shao Laoliu's good deeds out of thin air."
Zou Wenhuai said: "Since Aye is just demonstrating to us, there is still room for discussion between the two sides. In this way, I will personally come forward and invite him to dinner, and both sides can talk with sincerity."
< br>Zou Wenhuai said and picked up the phone on the table.
"Hello, I am Zou Wenhuai from Jiahe, is your boss Yang here?"
"Hello, boss Zou, our boss is not in the company."
"Is Manager Xia here?"
"Manager Xia is here."
"Please help me find Manager Xia to answer the phone."
"Okay, please wait a moment "
"Amon, I want to invite you and Aye to have dinner. When will you be free?"
"Eat? That's unfortunate. Ah Ye is not in Hong Kong. He went to Taiwan."
"Why are he going to Taiwan?"
"He went with Hu Jinquan to pay for their new Movie location selection."
"When will you come back?"
"I don't know, you know Director Hu Jinquan, I guess he won't travel all over Taiwan this time. Won’t come back.”
"Okay, I understand. Let's have tea together when we have time. Bye!"
"Bye!"
Zou Wenhuai hung up the phone with a gloomy expression.
What scene will Yang Ye choose when he goes to Taiwan at this time? It’s obvious that he is hiding from himself!
The third update is here, and there is one more.
(End of this chapter)