Chapter 15 Reaching Cooperation
The richest man, Li Shaofu, was surprised that the subject matter of the script was actually a horror film, and it seemed to be very good.
This made Mr. Li, who is also a young man, very interested.
Seeing the other party's expression, Zhang Chen knew there was something going on: "What do you think of this story, Director Li?"
"It's quite exciting." Mr. Li thought for a while and added: " It was just too miserable, almost all of them died in the end.”
Seeing that the other party had no plans, Zhang Chen started his own performance.
"Director Li, this time we come to you to invest, not because we want to take advantage of you, but because we want a win-win situation."
"Oh?"
See you there Arousing the other party's interest, Zhang Chen continued: "For me, it is important to make the movie, but it is equally important for investors to make money. There is a generally accepted theory in the film industry: comedies, erotic films and horror films are It is easiest to use small things to make a big difference.
This is not nonsense. Take Korean movies as an example. Korean movies have developed explosively in recent years, with various themes. It can be said that a hundred flowers are blooming. This year, "Tai Chi" was born. A phenomenal work like "Flag Flying" directly broke the domestic box office record
But their backbone themes that support the market have always been comedies, such as "My Sassy Girl" in 2001 and "Sex Is Empty" in 2002. The latter is an erotic comedy, which is a comedy that uses erotica as a joke. It still falls into the category of comedy. , Hollywood’s equivalent is the “American Pie” series. These films were successful, otherwise sequels would not have been made. "
Speaking of this, the richest man Li nodded with deep approval.
He has seen "My Sassy Girl" and "Color is Empty", especially the latter, which is still fresh in his memory.
Especially in the scene where Ha Ji-won crosses her legs in the cafeteria, Im Chang-jeong squirted, and he also squirted.
"If that's the case, then why doesn't Director Lee make a comedy? "The richest man, Li, put himself into it and felt that comedies should be easier to succeed than horror films.
Zhang Chen knew that the other party would definitely ask this question, "From the perspective just now, comedies are indeed a good choice, but our situation is different.
We have Hong Kong films as a bridgehead, and Chinese people pass by Hong Kong films have been baptized for a long time, and the threshold for comedy films has been very high. Unless you can find a new approach like Feng Pants, it will be difficult to succeed
Comedies are very selective in actors, and only Xingye can pull off nonsense. Feng's comedy is Ge You. Without them, the film would be like cooking without seasoning, which is boring."
Everyone listened to Zhang Chen's talk and thought to themselves, it is really like this. Something happened.
“So I chose horror films. This genre is quite special. Due to some special reasons in our country, many themes cannot be filmed. As a result, the horror film field is almost blank, but the market potential is still there. Watch the movie The crowd is there and if we can capture this track, the chances of success are very good.”
Zhang Chen once again introduced his low-cost theory, and the richest man Li was dumbfounded.
The same goes for Che and Xiao. This was the first time they heard Zhang Chen talk about this, and they were greatly shocked.
In their previous lives, no one had ever analyzed the subject matter so clearly from a business perspective.
The two of them felt suddenly enlightened, and it turned out to be because of this...
Only Cao Bingkun was better at the scene, because he had already heard it once in Director Fu's office.
The richest man Li couldn't help but sit up straight. This director had something in his stomach~
This was his true thought at the moment.
Only professional people can do professional things well. This is a universal value that all coal bosses understand. When it comes to movies, Zhang Chen has proven that he is a professional.
In his heart, the richest man Li was shaken. He looked at Zhang Chen...
Isn't it just 2 million, let alone...
Thinking of this, the richest man Li unconsciously glanced at the beautiful figure next to him, and just in time to meet the other person's eyes, the richest man Li's heart palpitated.
Zhang Chen didn’t know what Mr. Li was thinking, so he continued to guide the topic, “The biggest problem with horror films is passing censorship. What I’m going to say next is this. Everyone should be able to see that my film has nothing to do with it. Domestic horror movies are different, they don’t involve ghosts and the like..."
The richest man Li nodded subconsciously. "Most of the domestic horror films are pretentious. Many of them are revealed to be a dream of a mental patient at the end, which makes people feel like eating flies. But "Dark Invasion" is different. Strictly speaking, it belongs to the category of monster films. , this kind of subject matter is still blank in our country...
And I compiled this book according to the Hollywood model, with a standard three-act structure, 90 minutes in length, and an opening chapter of 20 The story begins in minutes, the middle 50 minutes serve as development, and the last 20 minutes are the finale. During this process, there is a suspense every ten minutes or so.
The three-act structure has been proven by Hollywood, and basically all Hollywood commercial films follow this template. "
The richest man Li didn't know what to say at this time. He couldn't understand what Zhang Chen said, but he just thought it was very professional and powerful.
"What is said above is Movie, let me talk about how to make money next. As I said just now, what I pursue in this movie is a win-win situation..."
Zhang Chen completely grasped the rhythm, and the richest man Li also cheered up after hearing this, even though He has decided to invest, but he is a businessman after all, and it is good to make money.
“Why can I guarantee that this film will make money, because its cost is only 2 million. Generally speaking, the price of a movie sold to a movie channel is between 600,000 and 1.4 million. Coupled with the DVD revenue and box office share, there is no problem in making back the money. This is already an invincible position.
The only profit I make is the overseas copyright. The subject matter of my film is destined to have no cultural barriers. It is easy to sell overseas copyright or adaptation rights. Think about it, if the location in the play were changed to the United States and the characters were changed to Americans, would it be an out-and-out Hollywood movie? "
After Zhang Chen said this, everyone thought for a moment. It seems that this is really the case.
"Don't think it is impossible. Hollywood has bought many remake rights from Asia in the past two years. , "The Ring", "Hell" and "Infernal Affairs".
"Hell" sold for 1.2 million US dollars, and "Infernal Affairs" sold for 1.75 million US dollars. We are being conservative and selling 1 million US dollars is not too much. Mr. Li, I just said that I will not take you as a scapegoat. , now you should believe what I said about a win-win situation.
And I dare to brag again here. By investing in "Dark Invasion", you will probably earn back the 8 million that the old chairman lost in "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" in this movie... …”
"Okay, I voted for this movie."
If there were various reasons ahead, Zhang Chen's last words became the straw that broke the camel's back.
As an idealistic rich second generation, his biggest wish is to surpass his father.
The reason for the transformation into investment is this, as well as providing social security for employees and building residential buildings. This is probably the driving force for all the idealistic rich second generation to mess around.
Hearing that the richest man Li was willing to invest, both Cao Bingkun and Che Xiao showed happy expressions. Unexpectedly, Zhang Chen said: "Thank you for your investment, but I haven't finished speaking yet. Next, I will talk about the distribution plan. . Director Li, although you invested all 2 million, I can only give you 60% of the share at most, and the remaining 40% is mine.”
"Why?"
Not only the richest man Li didn't understand, but Lao Cao and Che Xiao also showed puzzled expressions. Is Chenzi crazy? He took 2 million but only gave 60% of the share. This It's not about taking someone for granted, it's about taking someone for a fool.
Lao Cao was ready to be kicked out the next second.
Zhang Chen didn’t seem to have any embarrassment: “I have just analyzed the profit prospects. This is almost a project that is guaranteed to make no loss, but there is a premise for all this. This is a project that I lead. .
Win-win means not only that you have to make money, but that I also have to make money, and that everything is inseparable from me, including crew components, selling movies to movie channels, selling DVD rights and overseas rights, all of which are required. My relationship..."
"Hahaha, Director Zhang, your speech was wonderful. I accept this plan. When will the contract be signed?" After Zhang Chen finished speaking, Li Shaofu didn't have any objections. Instead, he smiled and clapped.
"Huh?"
This time it was Zhang Chen's turn to not be calm. He had originally prepared a lot of rhetoric, but he didn't expect that Li Shaofu agreed directly.
Of course Mr. Li agreed. He was doing business in the coal province and had a deeper understanding of the word 'relationship'.
In the coal province, relationships are needed in all aspects.
It has reached the point where, for example, even if there is a traffic accident between two cars on the road, they have to call each other to compete with each other.
(End of this chapter)