Chapter 301 North American Copyright Sold
In the room, Zhang Chen was answering the phone.
"What, you want to do the draft?"
On the other end of the phone was Dong Jianqiang: "Yes, I think this has great potential. You may not think so when you are abroad during this period, but I Just in China, "Super Girl" is so popular and so profitable..."
Zhang Chen rolled his eyes here, of course it makes money, that's "Super Girl".
Dong Jianqiang continued: "Although "Super Girl" is over, Mango Channel's road to making money is not over. Publish records, hold concert tours, do you know how many people are making money from "Super Girl"? We have suffered a big loss. ..."
The finals of "Super Girl" were on August 26. Zhang Liangying, Li Yuchun, and Zhou Bichang were successfully shortlisted for the top three. The organizer invited Zhang Chen to come, but Zhang Chen did not go.
But he kept his promise and gave three people three songs.
"Once Upon a Time", "Poisonous Mushrooms" and "Not a Hero".
The three of them also competed in the finals using the songs given by Zhang Chen, which shocked the audience again.
In the end, Li Yuchun was still the champion, the runner-up was Zhang Liangying, and the third runner-up was Zhou Bichang.
It can only be said that Li Yuchun is really powerful, and Zhang Liangying did not win the championship from her even with Zhang Chen's blessing.
“There is nothing to lose. Doesn’t the box office of “The Stone” all depend on others? And October’s “Taken” also needs Supergirl’s help to attract fans to support..."
< br>Zhang Chen took out six songs. Dong Jianqiang felt a little unbalanced, but Zhang Chen saw clearly.
We have a mutually beneficial relationship. If he hadn't come up with six songs, why would they be helping you promote your movie?
When it comes to the popularity of "Supergirl", it is truly unmatched.
As far as the top three at this stage are concerned, their popularity is probably not worse than that of first-line female singers.
Dong Jianqiang is indeed jealous. Many friends in his circle are making money from "Super Girl". As long as they can establish a relationship with "Super Girl", they can make money.
On the contrary, Star Entertainment, which provided six songs, seems to have made little money from "Super Girl".
“Okay, we definitely can’t do the talent show, at least not this year...
If you don’t believe it, just watch it, a lot of similar programs will pop up soon, and everyone will have the same idea as you. "
He has the memory of later generations and clearly knows the power of "Supergirl" in 2005.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he was at his peak from the beginning.
This time's "Supergirl" "After that, similar talent shows emerged one after another, but none of them became popular.
Within 10 years, no talent show could surpass this "Super Girl".
The subsequent "The Voice" and "Talent Show" were at best moderately successful, and seemed to be more famous than "Supergirl". This is just because the times have developed and the means of publicity have changed.
In terms of influence alone, none of them can compare to this "Super Girl".
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. This matter is settled. I have also made an appointment with someone to discuss the overseas copyright of "Hurricane"..."
Dong Jianqiang still wants to continue working, Zhang Chen didn't give him this chance and hung up the phone.
He did make an appointment with someone to discuss the overseas copyright of "Hurricane". After "Hurricane" became popular in Venice, publishers came to them one after another and wanted to win the distribution rights, but the price was never negotiated. Close.
Looking at his wrist, it was almost time. Zhang Chen stood up and prepared to set off.
In other cities, you always take a taxi when going out, but taxis in Venice are also boats.
But Zhang Chen didn’t. He chose to walk because the scheduled meeting place was not far from the hotel where he was staying.
He arrived at the coffee shop and pushed the door open. The doorbell rang as he entered.
After entering the door, he saw a Chinese man in a suit waving to him, and next to him there was a foreigner with high eyebrows and deep eyes.
Zhang Chen walked over, and the Chinese stood up and introduced the two of them: "Director Zhang, this is Mr. White from 20th Century Fox..."
"Mr. White, this is the producer of "Taken" Zhang Chen..."
The Chinese name is Li Wenjia, who is from China Film and Television, and is responsible for coordinating the overseas copyright of "The Rescue". After all, they also invested in it, and it was he who helped contact 20th Century Fox.
The two shook hands and sat down. Zhang Chen casually ordered a cup of coffee: "Mr. Bai, oh no, Mr. White, I want to hear your opinion..."
This White is Recently, Zhang Chen has been in contact with the only distribution staff from a major studio. He has talked with several in the past two days, but none of them are at the level of the Big Six in Hollywood, and their bids are not satisfactory to Zhang Chen.
White's bid also did not meet his expectations~
"Sorry, Mr. White, I can't accept the value of ten million US dollars." Zhang Chen shook his head, these guys are all crazy. Damn it, asking them to pay a high price is harder than killing them. The North American copyright for such an excellent movie as "Taken" is only 10 million.
“As far as I know, the production cost of this movie is only 15 million US dollars. If you are only willing to sell the North American copyright, then 10 million is already very high. After all, we have also taken the risk. "
Zhang Chen continued to shake his head: "You should have seen the movie and have some idea of the quality of the movie. "Hurricane Rescue" is a movie that is bound to be a hit. It is impossible to get it from me at the price of 10 million. Got the North American copyright..."
White couldn't be convinced in just two sentences: "Zhang, we are really sincere. The price of 10 million US dollars has already been sold at this Venice Film Festival. The highest record.”
Zhang Chen waved his hands with a smile and continued to shake his head.
White made a confused expression: "How about this? We will add another 5 million, but the purchase is for global copyright."
Zhang Chen almost laughed out of anger at him: "You Are you kidding me? If I want to package and sell them, do I still need to come to the film festival? You can go and find out, my previous films were all packaged and sold to Colombia for 20 million..."
White knows what Zhang Chen said That's right, but he was not prepared to follow Zhang Chen's ideas.
"Zhang, I must remind you that "Taken" is different from your previous movies. It is an action movie. In recent years, the action movie genre has become unpopular in the market. Even Jack Chen's films are not very good at the box office in North America, so I think you may have overestimated the potential of "Hurricane". I admit that it is a good film, but a good film may not have a good box office..."
"If that's the case, then I think we may not be able to reach this cooperation."
Zhang Chen was about to leave, and White finally said: "Zhang, how about we each take a step back, US$15 million, North American copyright , or 20 million US dollars, global rights~" After finishing speaking, White looked into Zhang Chen's eyes.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Chen continued to shake his head.
Li Wenjia next to her remained silent, but she was actually more nervous than anyone else.
15 million U.S. dollars, which is over 100 million dollars when converted into RMB, but even so, Zhang Chen is still not satisfied. What on earth does he want?
But before coming here, Han Sanping made a special statement that he was only responsible for the introduction, and most of the rest was completely decided by Zhang Chen, so even if he was anxious, he couldn't say it out loud.
Zhang Chen doesn’t know what Li Wenjia thinks of Xiao Jiujiu. He just thinks that the price of 15 million US dollars is too low.
"Sorry White, I can't accept your offer. The North American rights to "Heroes" were sold to Miramax for 20 million. Do you think "Taken" is not as good as "Heroes"?"
White had already sent greetings to the entire family of the Weinstein brothers in his mind, but he still had to explain: "Since "Heroes" is mentioned, you should also know that Miramax's offer of 20 million was a premium. Yes, if based on the market price at the time, "Hero" would not have been sold for US$20 million."
What White said is correct, and later news did say so. At that time, Miramax paid a premium for winning Hero. The reasons were very complicated. It was because of Champion Li’s introduction, and it was also because of clearing out competitors. Because Miramax Si had another drama in hand at the time, and "Hero" was its biggest competitor.
"Haha, how about we stop here today and let everyone think about it again..."
Zhang Chen suddenly wanted to end it. Li Wenjia didn't know if he didn't want to talk anymore or if he wanted to withdraw. For advancement.
White was a little anxious.
Of course he knows that "Taken" is a good film, otherwise he wouldn't want to win the distribution rights.
Price-killing is just a professional habit.
But Zhang Chen's difficulty gave him a headache.
Not many North American film producers come to Venice, so he still has a chance.
But he and Li Wenjia had learned about it before. After Venice, Zhang Chen was planning to go to Toronto. There will definitely be other companies interested in "Hurricane" by then, and new competitors will appear by then, let alone Easy to talk about.
"Director Zhang, maybe we can work together in a different way. Instead of buying out the rights at one price, the film will be handed over to Fox, and we will be responsible for distribution. As an investor, you will share the box office profits. What do you think of this?"< br>
"I don't think this is good."
Zhang Chen was really angry now.
This White obviously wants to trick himself.
The examples of "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings" are there. If you choose to share the box office, will there be no scum left that haven't been cheated?
Fox is looking at whether the cooperation will work and is ready to steal it.
Zhang Chen stood up and was about to leave. Li Wenjia quickly held him back: "Director Zhang, if you have any questions, let's just talk about it. Don't be angry..."
Zhang Chen threw away his hand angrily: "I don't want to end up like Peter Jackson~"
After this reminder, Li Wenjia understood what was going on.
Although "Harry Potter" hasn't happened yet at this point in time, "Lord of the Rings" has deceived Peter Jackson, and the latter also took New Line to court.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across White's face, but he immediately returned to normal.
"Director Zhang, you may have misunderstood. Since you don't accept my plan, then I want to hear your quotation..."
Zhang Chen was no longer excited at this time and sat back in his seat: " North American copyright is 20 million US dollars."
"This is impossible, Zhang, you are too greedy~"
Zhang Chen sneered: "You are too greedy. You can ask Colombia. , my previous works, how much money they made from them, in comparison, 20 million US dollars can get the North American copyright, I am simply doing a good deed~"
"Hero" is a miracle , the global copyright income of "Hero" in his previous life exceeded 40 million US dollars, and it was unmatched by any Chinese-language film.
Zhang Chen also wants to try to see if "Hurricane Rescue" can sell to this extent.
Furthermore, "Hurricane" sold well all over the world in its previous version. Now that I have made an enhanced version, it should not be worse.
"White, I think you are passing by a gold mine. Director Zhang Chen is going to Toronto soon. By then, you will have more competitors, and according to our plan, I will soon It’s time to contact New Line and Columbia. They have both worked with Director Zhang. They understand Director Zhang’s value better and the price they offer should be higher..."
Li Wenjia finally figured it out at this time. He understood his own position and also played assists from the side.
White knew that these two guys were putting pressure on him, but what they said was the truth.
Based on the relationship between Zhang Chen and those two companies, it is really possible for the other party to offer a higher price.
"Zhang, please wait for me. For the price of 20 million, I need to ask the head office for instructions~"
In the end, White still didn't want to give up this opportunity and ran to make a phone call.
For such a large amount, he must ask the headquarters for instructions.
"Of course." Zhang Chen drank coffee leisurely.
Li Wenjia also relaxed and asked secretly: "What if the other side really doesn't agree?"
"If you don't agree, don't cooperate. Gold will always shine. If Venice can't be sold, I won't I believe it can’t be sold in Toronto~”
In this regard, Zhang Chen is full of confidence.
After a while, White returned and stretched out his hand: "Zhang, the head office has agreed, and I wish us a happy cooperation."
Zhang Chen also smiled at this time: "Of course, I believe it. Me, you won’t regret it.”
(End of this chapter)