The box office performance of Japan and South Korea is extremely strong. After this set of data is released, it will definitely push the reputation of "Lanling Mask" to a new height. Mai Chong can't wait to see the uproar in the public opinion circle. .
Owen smiled and said: "Your photo album is expected to be released on January 18 next year. I think it will definitely sell well. Now your fame in Japan and South Korea has skyrocketed. Although it is not as good as international superstars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, it cannot be compared with local stars." It¡¯s not as good as a celebrity, but at least you already have a certain status and can be considered the number one person. It will definitely be much easier to export your works to Korea and Japan in the future.¡±
Mai Chong laughed and said, "This is all due to you. You have worked so hard and hard for me and "Lanling Mask" these days. Look at how thin you are now."
"Have I really lost a lot of weight?" Owen said excitedly. No matter how much Mai Chong praised him, he couldn't be more encouraged than saying "You've lost weight."
"Well, that's right. I can't bear it. Why don't I treat you to Quanjude tonight and call Liu Mazi."
¡°No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I have to poop as much as I eat now. It¡¯s useless to eat more, it¡¯s useless to eat more,¡± Owen said with a smile.
"Damn, can you not say such disgusting things?" Mai Chong curled his lips and asked again, "You said there is something for me to see, what is it?"
"Oh, I almost forgot, look at these." Owen took out one thing after another from under the table and placed it on the table, instantly occupying the desk.
"This is a Lanling mask. It seems to be the same as Duoduo's." Mai Chong picked up a piece of wood in surprise. He glanced at Mai Chong suspiciously and then picked up another one. "This is a mask with orchids printed on it." Clothes with a mausoleum mask pattern. This hat also has a Lanling mask pattern. The quality is pretty good. This peach wood comb seems to have the words of King Lanling on it. Oh, by the way, King Lanling did use such a wooden comb in the movie. Hey, this foot pendant seems to be the pair of feet that Graceful was chopped off in the movie." Mai Chong picked up a pair of jade pendants. The appearance of the pendants was a pair of snow-white feet, which reminded Mai Chong of Sissi's feet. The pair of flawless little feet in "Lanling Mask" were chopped off, put in a box and sent to King Lanling.
"Where did you get these things?" Mai Chong asked, playing with the jade foot pendants. These things should be considered infringements, especially the clothes with the Lanling mask pattern printed on them.
"It was given by someone else," Owen said with some humor.
"Who would give you this?" Mai Chong asked doubtfully.
So Irving told Mai Chong an interesting experience he had yesterday. Because this experience is relatively complicated, in order to save time and ink, it can be summarized in one sentence: Yesterday Irving went to Xuantian Base and encountered a car on the road. The van ran out of gas and the owner asked for help. Irving borrowed the gas for free, so the owner gave him a gift to express his gratitude.
These things on the table are gifts from the van owner.
After listening to Owen's long speech, Mai Chong became even more confused, "What does the van driver do? How does he have these things?"
"I'm also curious. We happened to be on the same road, so I asked my driver to drive, and I served his bread. He drove in front, and I chatted with him in the back. As we chatted, I found out. Some inside information" Owen went on to state what he heard from the owner of the van.
The man who opened the bread was named Qian Degui, a young man in his twenties. He lived in Qianfang Village, which is adjacent to Xuantian Base. Part of Xuantian's land is the agricultural land of Qianfang Village.
The residents of Qianfang Village mainly have two surnames: Qian and Fang. The most powerful person among them is the village party secretary Qian Daoguang. His grandfather was the village party secretary in his generation. His father is also the village party secretary, and the most powerful person is Qian Daoguang. The money man's name was Qian Lutong. He opened several places in the village and was known as Boss Qian. Although this Qian Degui is young, he is Boss Qian's uncle. He has not yet been born in Wufu. He is also a small worker in Boss Qian's shop, responsible for delivery work.
According to Qian Degui, his eldest nephew is a capable person. When he was young, he went to the south to work for several years. When he came back, he was already a household worth ten thousand yuan. In the late 1980s, the household household worth ten thousand yuan in rural areas was It was already worthy of praise. Later, Qian Lutong, a householder of ten thousand yuan, opened a carpentry factory in Qianfang Village, which is rich in carpenters and carvers. It specialized in making toys such as building blocks and tumblers. It soon became a famous brand in every town. He is a rich man and has also promoted the economic development of the village. The title of Boss Qian has gradually spread, becoming the two giants in Qianfang Village alongside Party Secretary Fang. After that, Boss Qian opened a clothing factory and a stone tool factory one after another. The clothes and jade pendants produced were not high-end products, but the benefits were very good. Boss Qian's pockets became more and more bulging. Once he had money, Boss Qian started to study in the city. Li people, when they have free time, they go out to travel and see the world and open their eyes.In the past, he had been traveling domestically, and occasionally went to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In September this year, Boss Qian suffered a haemorrhage and went to Japan. As a result, he happened to catch up with the East Film Festival in Tokyo and happened to see the promotional video of "Lanling Mask" , in line with the mentality of supporting the Chinese people, I bought a ticket and went to watch it.
This movie-watching experience was something Boss Qian had never experienced before. Two words: "Shocking!". Except for watching "Shaolin Temple" when he was a child, he had never thought that any movie could be so good. His intuition told him that this movie would definitely be a hit. , and his keen business acumen also allowed him to discover the business opportunities in it, that is, the mask of King Lanling. At first glance, this mask gives people the impression of being ferocious and terrifying, and the faint of heart may be scared out of their wits. But if you look closely, you will feel that this kind of ferocious and terrifying thing is also a kind of beauty. It implies a kind of dark beauty. It is very artistic and can be firmly remembered in the mind after just one glance. Although Boss Qian is a stinking businessman and doesn¡¯t understand art, he still has some knowledge. At a glance, he can see what a rare piece of art this Lanling mask, jointly designed by professors from CAFA, teachers from Gome, and Zhang Shuping¡¯s team, is. It was a treasure, so after the movie, Boss Qian used a money offensive to bribe the staff of the East Film Festival and got the promotional poster of "Lanling Mask", and the poster had the mask pattern of King Lanling that was introduced to the public for the first time.
After getting the poster, Boss Qian hurriedly ended his trip to Japan without even visiting the red light district he had longed for. After returning to his hometown, he immediately launched the "Lanling Mask" project and converted the tumbler-making machine into a mask-making machine in the shortest possible time. It is roughly processed by machines and then finely processed by skilled workers. The clothing factory has also stopped the cultural shirt business and focuses on mask clothing series such as mask shirts, mask pants, mask gloves, and mask hats. However, the products produced are expensive for the boss. He was not in a hurry to take action, but stored it in a warehouse. After the "Lanling Mask" publicity campaign was launched, he began to provide goods to vendors. Those vendors were not willing to accept Boss Qian's goods at first, thinking that these weird faces were scary and only fools would buy them. However, after buying a few items, they found that they were selling very well, and then they learned that there was a movie called "Lanling Mask" "movie, the masks in it were the masks printed on their clothes, so orders for supply flew to Qianfang Village like snowflakes. Qian Degui was delivering goods to the vendors, and there were some defective products on the car. , happened to run out of gas when we were almost home, and that¡¯s how we met Owen.
"Are these things selling well?" Mai Chong asked, pointing to a pile of things on the table.
"According to Qian Degui, the sales are very good. Five loaves and three trucks are delivered every day. You can walk on the streets of Beijing and you can easily come across someone with a mask pattern on his clothes. "Ghost-face costumes, as they are now called, have become popular among young people. This popularity may also affect the box office of "Lanling Mask"," Owen said with a wry smile, "Although this kind of popular time It won't be long, it will only have some influence during the period when "Lanling Mask" is released, but it can already create amazing profits. This part of the profits should be ours, but we didn't realize it, and instead were stolen by a country man. Rich locals took advantage of the loophole."
"What do you mean?" Mai Chong looked at Owen.
Owen stroked the mask in his hand and said seriously: "Actually, even if the sales of these clothes and masks are good, the profits created are already great for people like Boss Qian, but they are still insignificant compared to the box office of the movie. I I¡¯m not jealous of him, but I think this is an opportunity. Boss Qian¡¯s success has shown that derivative products of Chinese-language movies can also be very promising. This is just the result of Boss Qian¡¯s solo efforts. If Boss Qian¡¯s products are authorized by us, After our publicity, I think the sales of his costumes and masks can definitely reach a higher level! As long as this cooperation is successful, our next movie and the next movie can make profits from derivatives and use the movie's Brand influence generates revenue, maybe this will become another big profit point for us besides the box office!¡±
"But will he buy our license? I think it's unlikely." Although the prospect outlined by Owen is very good and tempting, Mai Chong still has to pour some cold water on it, "According to Boss Qian's thinking, We just provide a mask drawing and we have to cut his flesh and share his money, and he can get this drawing himself. Do you think he will agree? This kind of person has always had a weak legal awareness and has no idea at all. Whether it¡¯s a patent or a copyright, I only have money in mind, and I think he won¡¯t agree to anything that offends his interests.¡±
"What he got was more than just a drawing, and the words 'justifiable', and I didn't say that I wanted to offend his interests. What I pursued was a win-win situation." Owen narrowed his eyes, "He will get what he wants by cooperating with us. More wealth than today requires courage, and if he is an old stubborn man who sticks to the old ways, he will lose this rare opportunity."
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"Lu Tong, come here, I have something to tell you.""Qian Degui stopped a bald, round-faced middle-aged man in front of him. He was Qian Lutong, Boss Qian.
"What did you call me?" Boss Qian turned around and stared with majestic eyes.
"Boss Qian, I have something to tell you." Qian Degui was frightened. Although this was his elder brother's son, he was also his parents, so he was still a little afraid of him.
"Hey, that's right, Uncle Degui, what do you have to say to me?"