Chapter 250 Targeting Huayi
“Let’s talk about “Hurricane Rescue”, I plan to put it in the eleventh slot...”
“Why not the Lunar New Year slot? Is the eleventh slot too much? Are you conservative? "
The company invested a lot in "Hurricane Rescue", and Dong Jianqiang naturally wanted to maximize profits.
There are only two best periods of the year, the summer season and the Lunar New Year season.
Although the remaining May Day and National Day are okay, they are still worse than the first two.
Zhang Chen shook his head: "There is "The Promise" in the Lunar New Year movie. We'd better avoid this one. "The Promise" is China Film's annual key project. Although "The Promise" also has their investment, they will be released at the same time. They will definitely value "The Promise" more, so try to avoid it if you can."
Director Chen's halo has not been broken yet, and both the audience and the officials recognize him at this stage.
Zhang Chen doesn’t need to fight head-on.
Although his reputation now is better than that of Chen Kexin back then, he is probably not enough to compare with Poet Chen.
Besides, Han Sanping probably won’t allow the two blockbusters he invested in to collide. Even if it is scheduled to be released for the Lunar New Year, it will probably have to be changed later.
"Okay~"
Dong Jianqiang accepted this reason, but at the same time he said: "But there is Cheng Long's "Myth" on the 11th..."
" That's just right. You can use Cheng Long's story to promote it. Moreover, "Rescue" is not bad, and you may not lose against "The Myth". You will know when you see the finished film."
After everyone said a few more words, the schedules of the two movies were finally decided.
Zhang Chen suddenly looked solemn: "Let's talk about what happened this time. Kaiyu, please tell me first, which companies are mainly targeting us this time?"
Li Kaiyu's expression perked up: " Chengtian, New Picture and Huayi Brothers..."
"No Bona?"
"I didn't find that Bona was involved in this~"
"He is smart. "Zhang Chen originally thought that Yu Dong would also be involved, but he didn't expect that he didn't participate at all.
"Well, the above three companies are our opponents, and they are also our key targets in the next stage."
Since they have all declared war, Zhang Chen will definitely fight.
“What are Cheng Tian’s recent moves? I heard that he and Wu Yusen are going to make a movie about the Three Kingdoms?”
Zhang Chen asked Li Kaiyu. After all, the latter is in charge of distribution. Competitor information is well known.
Li Kaiyu did not disappoint him: "Yes, Cheng Tian and Wu Yusen collaborated on a project called "Red Cliff", which has been filed with the Film Bureau, but I heard that the script is still being revised..."
Zhang Chen nodded, just call it "Red Cliff". As long as history doesn't change, it will still be the big bad movie of the original time and space. Then he will have a hundred ways to criticize it.
“Where is the new picture?”
“There are no major films in the new picture this year. There is only one film, "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles", which is scheduled for the 11th slot, but I heard that it is a feature film. , the investment is not big." Li Kaiyu knew all the relevant information at his fingertips.
“No. 11 is better, check what day it is, we will be released on the same day as it.”
"Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" is not a typical Zhang Yimou movie at all. In a previous life Not famous.
Zhang Chen's real goal is next year's "Golden Armor", which is a major production with new graphics, and Zhang Chen decides to attack it then.
He could even imagine how Zhang Weiping would jump when the time came.
“Chengtian and New Screen have been completed, and the last Huayi is left. In fact, I am a little confused. Huayi just invested in our "Hurricane Rescue" and made us stink. His Investments will also be affected. Logically speaking, he has no reason to do this. Kaiyu, are you sure?”
“I’m sure. I have repeatedly confirmed the list of opponents who attacked us. Huayi Brothers is 100% involved. ..." Li Kaiyu said very firmly.
“Then why do they do this?”
It is Dong Jianqiang who sees it most clearly: "'Hurricane Rescue' is only a temporary gain or loss, but if we continue to develop, he is probably worried that we will threaten its leading position, so he did this...
After all, Wang Jinghua’s departure this year has greatly damaged Huayi’s vitality, but we have succeeded one after another. As a result, Huayi will have to call himself his younger brother when he meets us in less than two years..."
It turns out that this is the case. Zhang Chen couldn't figure out why Huayi suddenly stabbed him in the back when he was obviously cooperating with them. It turns out that the root lies here.
“The most urgent thing at the moment is to kick Huayi out of the "Hurricane Rescue" project. Let him earn a penny from us. I feel like it is a loss~"
Dong Jianqiang Angry, "Don't worry about the copyright. We are planning to make "Taken" into a series, so from the beginning, all investment agreements have stated that the investment only accounts for the share and does not enjoy the copyright.
So who can invest in the sequel is completely up to us. But even so, I don’t want to make money with him this time. ”
Everyone hates the anti-bone boy.
The film and television industry pays attention to dividing the cake. If you eat alone, you will die ugly.
It’s not that you can’t eat it. If you If you can handle all aspects of production, distribution, promotion, and theaters by yourself, then you can do whatever you want.
If you can't handle it, you will face all kinds of difficulties, both open and covert.
You will be stuck in the film schedule, you will be stuck in the censorship, you will be discredited in publicity, you will be arranged to compete with you in blockbusters, you will be slandered by your main actors, and the movie will not be released, and so on~
下trip Zi has too many tricks. So there are basically dozens of co-producers behind a blockbuster movie. Why, this is to divide the cake.
Everyone can eat, although it is not much, but the rain and dew are evenly distributed, so even if someone jumps out to cause trouble, there will be someone to help you.
It was out of this consideration that Zhang Chen gave away a large share of "Hurricane Rescue".
"The cost of "The Rescue" is 120 million, which includes the publicity and distribution costs. Star Entertainment provided 40 million, China Film Group 30 million, Raytheon 10 million, Huayi 10 million, Star America, United, New Film Alliance, including Wanda. The theater chain will make up the remaining 30 million. Of course, the theater chain will not use all real money, they will usually use part of the resources to replace it."
Chen Xi added next to him: "The actual share we paid is 2,000. Wan, because Jing Tian paid another 20 million for us.
The estimated advertising sponsorship is 60 million, plus copyrights and so on. This film will definitely make a lot of money. If Huayi is not kicked out, Then they will make a lot of money."
"How can the advertising revenue be so high?" Zhang Chen couldn't believe it.
Chen Xi showed a confident smile: "This is just an estimate, because I plan to take it to the United States to negotiate with the weapons company there after the film is completed. If you don't pay the protection fee this time, then when you wait for the sequel, I will arrange for your gun to jam, or to replace it with a competitor's weapon. What am I afraid of? Our movie will be a big hit anyway..."
Zhang Chen was shocked and mourned for those weapons companies.
As a reborn person, he never thought of this. How did Chen Xi think of it.
It can only be said that Chen Xi is really talented when it comes to finding money.
But then she frowned and said: "It's just that we signed a contract with Huayi. Now that the movie has been filmed, it might not be easy to kick them out. It would be best for Huayi to withdraw by himself. And I estimate that part of their share should have been sold.”
General film and television companies will not take all of the shares of large projects. They will sell part of them at a premium.
Take Huayi for example. He invested 10 million. As long as he sold half of it at double the premium, his cost would be back. This is equivalent to losing a share of 5 million without spending a penny.
Investments in the circle are basically done like this. There are specialized companies that do this, selling one level at a time, and each level will get a premium.
How else could we create dozens of joint producers?
Dong Jianqiang is not under any pressure: "Don't worry, there are actually many ways. For example, if we keep delaying the release, and after a long time they can't stand the financial pressure, they should find a way to sell their share.
< br>Or maybe we create an illusion that "Hurricane" is likely to lose money, for example, if it fails to pass the trial, or there is a scandal, the Wang brothers will definitely be worried. At this time, we find someone to come to buy the shares of the Wang brothers, and they will most likely do it. Will sell..."
As expected of a veteran, Zhang Chen and Chen Xi were stunned for a moment after listening to Dong Jianqiang's method.
Zhang Chen has never been exposed to these operations in his life, otherwise this industry is in deep water.
Not to mention Chen Xi, she has just graduated and has never been exposed to this.
Otherwise, it would have to be Dong Jianqiang, Lao Jianghu.
“Failure to pass the review is a good idea. There is a public opinion base now. We gave a little guidance and released the news that "The Rescue" cannot pass the review because it is too violent. They will definitely believe it.
When the time comes, we will release the news. In order to pass the review, we need to reshoot some scenes, and we will have to invest more. At this time, if we ask Wanda or the coal boss to pretend to be the enemy and acquire Huayi's shares, they will probably sell out..."
Li Kaiyu is really a talent, and he almost made a complete plan without much effort.
Especially the one who was taken advantage of, the coal boss has the inherent impression in the circle that people are stupid for money. Many, bring their own buffs.
Zhang Chen has even thought about the candidates, so he would look for his father’s friends, or Lao Li.
My dad’s coal boss friends were all new faces. They went to Huayi to buy shares. In order to maintain the inherent impression that people are stupid and rich, they had to pay a premium.
But Lao Li has already entered the circle. Wang Jinghua’s Shijiu Culture has his investment and allows him to come forward. Huayi can’t speak loudly.
Yes, that’s it!
The more Zhang Chen thought about it, the more feasible it became.
His purpose is to kick Huayi out of "Taken" so that they will not make a penny from this project.
When "Hurricane" becomes a big hit later on, look at how they regret it.
There has always been a saying in investment banks that money not earned is money lost, and it is similar in the film industry.
Knowing that a big project that was sure to make money was sold out short-sightedly, Huayi not only failed to make any money, but may also become the laughing stock of the industry. This is very serious for a company.
......
Starting from the next day, there were sporadic rumors on the Internet that "Taken" might not be able to pass the review because it is too violent.
You have to pay attention to methods when doing things.
The entertainment industry is a big sieve. In order to ensure the final effect, this matter must be hidden from everyone.
So when the news spread, it stimulated the nerves not only of Huayi Brothers, but also of all investors.
So, you must moisturize things quietly at the beginning.
(End of this chapter)