Chapter 37 Overseas Copyright

Imperial City, West Third Ring Road, Beike Building, this is also where the headquarters of Guangguang Media is located

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There was a knock on the door, and then The glass door of the president's office was pushed open from the outside, revealing the pretty face of the secretary.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Chen Guofu from Colombia is here to visit."

As the words fell, Chen Guofu's figure appeared at the door.

Chen Guofu is now the Production Director of Columbia Asia.

Wang Changtian stood up immediately: "Mr. Chen, what brought you here?"

Chen Guofu at the door smiled brightly and shook hands with a smile: "I am visiting so rashly, I hope it won't disturb you. Come to Mr. Wang.”

“Please take a seat.”

Wang Changtian smiled and asked Chen Guofu to sit down. Although the two seemed familiar, it was actually the first time they met, but they were both insiders and well-known to each other.

After the secretary served the tea, Wang Changtian asked: "I wonder why Mr. Chen is here this time..."

He and Chen Guofu did not know each other before, but this time suddenly There must be something going on when you visit.

Hearing this, Chen Guofu took out a newspaper, pointed at it and said with a smile: "I came here this time because I was actually attracted by you."

"Oh?"

Wang Changtian looked at the newspaper and discovered that it was a news about "Dark Invasion".

"Haha, Mr. Chen is interested in this movie?"

"Yes, you also know that my last movie "Two Eyes" was a horror thriller. Wang This movie seems to be of the same type, and it has a good reputation, so I became interested, so I came to see you, Mr. Wang.”

“It’s easy to talk about, Mr. Chen wants to watch it. , I will arrange it immediately, the master tape is right here with me."

After that, Wang Changtian led Chen Guofu to the screening room, and at the same time sent someone to notify Dong Jianqiang downstairs.

Celebrities like them usually don't go to the cinema to watch movies. If they are photographed, they will get into trouble like Fan Binbin.

If it is an opponent's movie, it will be even more embarrassing, which is equivalent to siding with the enemy.

So the company has its own screening room. Whatever you want to watch, you can just come and make a copy and watch it directly.

When Dong Jianqiang got the news, he immediately rushed to the screening room with the master tape. Enlight Pictures and its headquarters were in the same Beike Building, but not on the same floor.

Not long after, Dong Jianqiang arrived, nodded slightly to the two big guys, and the screening started.

The screening room gradually fell into silence, leaving only the sound of the movie.

In the darkness, Chen Guofu looked very seriously, his eyes fixed on the screen, but Wang Changtian was guessing the reason why the former came.

Chen Guofu is also a director. Two years ago, the thriller film "Twin Eyes" which he wrote, directed and produced was released. It earned nearly NT$40 million in less than three days, breaking the thriller film market in Taiwan. It set a box office record during the same period of its release and received 5 nominations for the 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards and 3 nominations for the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.

Now that I have seen a similar type of "Dark Invasion", I am probably very happy to see it and feel sympathy for each other.

In addition, Wang Changtian guessed that as the production director of Columbia Asia, Chen Guofu has the task of selecting films every year. Judging from his posture, he probably took a fancy to "Dark Invasion", so he came to take a look. The quality of the film. Chen Guofu did not hide it: "The pace is fast, the emotions are well prepared, the plot is thrilling, the story has selling points, and it has an all-female cast, with strong commercial elements. It is a masterpiece."

Since "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" became a hit at the box office in North America, Colombia has set its sights on China, hoping to find a second Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon domestically. Therefore, it has bought many Chinese film rights, including Lu Chuan's "The Gun" It was bought under these circumstances. After 83 minutes, the playback was completed and the lights came back on. Chen Guofu did not hide anything and went straight to the point: "Mr. Wang, please make a price. Colombia wants the overseas copyright of this film."

"It seems that Mr. Chen is very satisfied with this film~"

Hearing Chen Guofu's evaluation, Dong Jianqiang next to him looked bitter. When the box office came out on the first weekend, he wanted to get involved in overseas copyrights, but Zhang Chen clearly rejected it.

Wang Changtian's city was much deeper. His face was calm, as if he was thinking. After a while, he gave a number: "Two million US dollars, what do you think, Mr. Chen?"

"Mr. Wang, it's our first time working together, why don't you open your mouth like a lion?"

Wang Changtian was not upset when his thoughts were exposed, and still smiled: "How much does Mr. Chen think is appropriate?"

"800,000 U.S. dollars. I've heard that the cost of this film is only 2 million Chinese coins, so you guys still made a lot of money."

Wang Changtian shook his head: "It's too low. Mr. Chen, the cost is 2 million, which is good, but that’s because the producer is from Nortel, and all prices are internal prices. If you put it outside, a film of this quality would not be affordable without 4 million.”

"Mr. Chen, think about it again. Horror movies have no cultural differences. Mr. Chen must have also seen the potential of this film. It will definitely be a hit in any country you get it."

"That's not what you are saying, Mr. Wang. Just because they are all newcomers, it is risky for me to take this film back. Besides, 800,000 is already quite high. Otherwise, how about if I get a little more, 1 million?" "

Wang Changtian laughed: "Mr. Chen, the price of one million US dollars is really not high. With the endorsement of the domestic box office, you can put this film in any country in Southeast Asia and it will have no problem at the box office.

In fact, looking at the style of this film, I think it may not be adaptable to Europe and the United States. How about this, for our first cooperation, I will give you a base price of US$1.2 million. ”
< br>"Since Mr. Wang said so, I will also pay Mr. Wang, my friend, to buy all the overseas copyrights of "Dark Invasion" for US$1.2 million."

"Deal."

After Chen Guofu left, Dong Jianqiang reminded worriedly: "Boss, you sold the overseas copyright, but the overseas copyright is not in our hands."

Wang Changtian is not worried: "Who said I sold it? I just helped negotiate the price."

"What do you mean..." Dong Jianqiang vaguely understood the boss's intention. mean.

"Enlight Pictures has just been established. If we want to develop, we must make good friends with potential stocks like Zhang Chen. We won't earn a penny from the overseas copyright of "Dark Invasion". Isn't Zhang Chen going back to Beijing on Friday? You can tell him in advance, and if he doesn't object, you can arrange to sign the contract on Friday. The price of 1.2 million US dollars is quite reasonable. He may not be able to negotiate this price by himself. "

At this time, Dong Jianqiang fully understood the boss's intention and made friends with Zhang Chen.

Sure enough, ginger is still spicy.

Enlight Pictures currently only has distribution business, but sooner or later it will be involved in the production field.

Whether it is distribution or production, you need to make good friends with the director.

But good directors are scarce resources and have been tied up for a long time.

Zhang Yimou has a new scene, Feng Xiaogang is Huayi, Zhang Chen is a newcomer, and must not have been bound yet. Lao Wang is thinking about someone else.

(End of this chapter)