Chapter 38 Guangguang’s kindness
Between the road shows, Zhang Chen also took the time to accept an interview with "Popular Films", which was also arranged by Guangwang.
"Popular Cinema", "Global Screen", "Cinema World", and "Watching Movies" are movie magazines with good sales nowadays.
Especially "Popular Films" can guarantee sales of more than 500,000 copies in each issue. It is considered the leader among them and has great promotional value.
Nowadays, it is a great honor for a star to be on the cover of "Popular Cinema".
"After we join the WTO, it means opening up the market. How can we compete with Hollywood? Special effects and high-concept blockbusters will definitely not be able to compete. We can only find another way. Costume blockbusters are one direction, and local comedies and horror films can also be tried. So there was this "Dark Invasion"..."
"Actually, I have loved movies since I was a child. When I was a child in the cinema, I saw a projector emitting a light that could turn into a human being when it shined on a white cloth. All kinds of beautiful scenery, I felt very magical. At that time, I planted a seed in my heart to become a filmmaker.” Different tracks...
Blockbusters are definitely the future trend. The market is sluggish. The film industry hopes to bring back movie fans who have left the cinema through large-scale productions. This is not wrong. A person can only watch movies a few times a year. Only blockbusters that are excellent in all aspects can draw people into the theater...
But big investment does not necessarily mean big profits. Movies are not only a commodity, but also a work of art. The human factor is It occupies a large proportion
"Dark Invasion" proves that a small budget can also create miracles. As long as the script is good, the actors are good, and the production is excellent, the box office will not be bad..."
Zhang Chen said a lot to "Popular Cinema" , I don’t know how many of them will be released in the end.
After coming out, Zhang Chen received a call from Dong Jianqiang. He thought he would be scolded about "Super Interview", but he didn't expect that the other party didn't mention it at all.
"Colombia's Chen Guofu is interested in your movie... We helped you negotiate for 1.2 million... If you have no objections, the contract will be signed on Friday. If you have any objections, you can come back and negotiate again..."
Chen Guofu? Zhang Chen knows that this person is also a legend in Wanwan.
A person who had no formal professional training at all started out as a film critic, and successively worked as a planner, screenwriter, director, and producer for the Golden Horse Awards. Finally, he became the director of the Asian production department of Columbia Pictures, responsible for the production of Chinese films. and distribution, left Columbia in 2006 to join Huayi, and is best known for producing "The Wind".
To be honest, he was a little surprised. He originally thought that it would take a while for overseas rights to be available, but he didn't expect that before it was released, someone was already interested in it.
But...
“1.2 million is too little?”
“I’m talking about US dollars!”
"Oh, that's okay."
Colombia, $1.2 million, not a bad price.
As far as he knows, the price of other films with overseas copyrights is roughly within this range.
Japan's "Ghost Story" was sold to Fox for US$1.2 million, South Korea's "Untouchable Lovers" was sold to Hollywood for US$1.3 million, "Rose Flowers and Red Lotus" was sold for US$1 million, and Hong Kong's " "Infernal Affairs" $1.75 million.
There are actually two models for film exports, either direct one-time settlement, and how much profit will be made after that is a matter for the film company and theater chain.
Either find a foreign distributor to distribute it and share the box office according to the contract ratio.
With Zhang Chen’s size, he can only choose the former one.
Guang Guang is not trying to do something for him, he is just trying to show his goodwill. He is a new director. If he were to negotiate with Columbia himself, he would definitely not be able to negotiate this price.
And the light can be dealt with completely. For example, they negotiate a price with Colombia, then buy the copyright from themselves at a lower price, then sell it to Colombia and make a profit.
In fact, there is no problem for them to do this. China Film and Television Film and Television have done this kind of thing a lot, because what they earn is money from poor information. Others have channels to sell it, but they don’t have it, so they should earn it. money.
If it were Huayi or China Film Group, they would definitely have done this, but there was no light. It was obviously a show of goodwill, and Zhang Chen decided to accept the goodwill.
"What's wrong?" When the call came, Zhang Chen happened to be with Che Xiao Zengli and the others.
"Nothing, Colombia wants to buy the overseas copyright of "Dark Invasion"."
"Really sold?" Che Xiao sighed, Zhang Chen said when he persuaded the richest man Li The overseas copyright was a pure profit, but I didn’t expect it to actually be sold.
“How much?”
"1.2 million." "Oh, that's a lot."
"Dollar dollars!"
"Ah~~"
Hear the exclamation , Zhang Chen's bad taste was satisfied, as if he had completed some kind of reincarnation.
Zhang Chen did not continue this topic, but thought about what happened on Friday. He had to sign a contract with a DVD manufacturer, signed a contract with Colombia, and had dinner with Mr. Wang from Huayi in the evening. It seemed that time was a bit tight.
The two women next to them were calculating on their own. 1.2 million U.S. dollars, based on the exchange rate of 1:8, is 9.6 million Chinese dollars. Oh my god, it is close to 10 million.
According to the agreement between him and Mr. Li, Zhang Chen owns 40% of the share, which is close to 4 million.
4 million, making movies is really easy to make money, Director Zhang is so awesome.
Zhang Chen didn't pay attention to the expressions of the two women at all. He didn't know that Zeng Li and Che Xiao looked at him differently than before.
...
In the blink of an eye, Friday came to an end, and Zhang Chen and others took a flight back to the imperial capital.
As soon as I landed, I received a call from Teacher Fu. The school leaders wanted to see him.
Well, the already tense time has become even more tense.
Zhang Chen told himself that he must never raise his tail. He is still a student now.
He rushed to Nortel to meet with the leader, who actually had nothing important to do and just encouraged him. Naturally, Zhang Chen repeatedly thanked the school and the leader for their cultivation.
Just after I came out of the principal's office, Guang Guang called me again, and it was all good news.
In five days, they visited basically all ticket warehouse cities and first- and second-tier cities, but the effect was very obvious.
According to the daily newspaper sent back by Ray, although "House of Flying Daggers" has occupied almost all mainstream media, the box office of "Dark Invasion" has not dropped much and is still making steady progress every day.
There was a slight increase after Wednesday.
...
"Mr. Cheng, I wish us a happy cooperation."
The negotiations on the DVD copyright went very smoothly. Zhang Chen sold the copyright to the person who contacted him for 600,000. company.
The price of 600,000 yuan actually exceeded expectations. Zhang Chen originally thought that it would be good to sell it for 30,000 to 400,000 yuan.
This is of course due to the box office performance of "Dark Invasion" in the past two days.
Zhang Chen doesn't expect more. Like "Hero", the DVD copyright was directly sold for a sky-high price of 14 million. It requires the right time, the right location, and the right people, all of which are indispensable.
Unexpectedly, the next year Zhang Weiping clamored to sell the DVD copyright of "House of Flying Daggers" for 20 million, which directly scared everyone away.
Later, because of the poor reputation of the film, I almost lost it, but in the end it was only sold for 3 million yuan.
As for why the "low sale" can sell for 3 million, of course it is because the producer has a big director and a big star.
Liu Tianwang is still very popular at the box office in Southeast Asia.
For a brand-new game like "Dark Invasion", 600,000 is already a lot.
......
The Rays also chose to sign the contract with Columbia, but neither Chen Guofu nor Wang Changtian showed up. I don’t know why. The Colombian side came with a staff member, while the Rays side It's Dong Jianqiang, but Zhang Chen doesn't care, as long as the check changes hands.
(End of this chapter)