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Volume 1 Chapter 228 The Price of Copyright

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    There is no doubt that the premiere of "Shanghai Fortress" was a great success. The reporters could read this news directly from the faces of the audience who walked out of the screening room with smiles on their faces.  £à£à Thomas feels that he is under great pressure. He feels that even if it tells a story about China, the film will probably be successful in the United States. A conservative estimate is that the box office of hundreds of millions will not be reached, and 50 to 60 million is not a problem.  If the publicity is strengthened, it will not be difficult to reach hundreds of millions.  Especially since he knows that this movie Kasuga will definitely be introduced, the cost may have been recovered, and the North American copyright is pure profit, so the pressure on negotiations will be great.  Fortunately, the senior management had already set very generous and clear terms for the negotiation before coming. He felt that there was not much pressure to complete the task. The pressure was on how to complete the task beautifully.  "Mr. Shen, we are old friends. There is no need to make the situation so serious." Thomas suddenly felt a huge pressure when he saw the dark crowd sitting behind the negotiation table. "There is no need to be so formal. We can't be at the dinner table."  Talk about it? You know, I came to China with the greatest passion for Chinese food,¡± Thomas said.  "Mr. Thomas," Shen Zhenghui was also a little helpless, "Well, I'm just a director. The gentlemen and ladies here who I want to really talk to you are the representatives of investors." "But it doesn't need so many people!" Thomas tried his best to show off.  Showing his shock, Shen Zhenghui stood up and shook hands with Mr. Thomas, who also stood up.  Thomas said to everyone, "Can I ask the investor to send one or two representatives to talk to me?" Everyone's eyes focused on Wang Anping.  Wang Anping curled her lips.  "Let's discuss it and send one or two people to go with Director Shen." She stood up, "I'm not interested!" "Sister An Ping, what are you talking about!" Someone stood up on the spot, and then  There was chaos from all sides.  Thomas made an invitation gesture towards Shen Zhenghui, "Can I talk to you alone for a few minutes, Mr. Shen?" Shen Zhenghui stood up, "Please understand," he said, "There are too many investors in this film.  , you know. There are twenty-five named assistant directors alone. " "I completely understand, haha," Thomas responded, and a clever translator led Shen Zhenghui and Mr. Thomas.  The small conference room next door and the large conference room here were temporarily used by a group of investors for discussions and meetings.  Shen Zhenghui knew that the translator was here to listen.  But he doesn't mind.  Because the things mentioned should have nothing to do with the distribution rights of "Shanghai Fortress". ??????????????????? After finishing the job, Thomas first complimented Shen Zhenghui, praising his ability as surpassing most directors in Hollywood.  It's such a shame to just stay in Asia.  "I think it's pretty good. The Japanese like my movies very much. The last movie just set a box office record in Japan." Shen Zhenghui replied. You don't need to take this level of compliment to heart, even though it sounds very loud.  It sounds nice, "The box office results are good, and I am not under much pressure." "With all due respect," Thomas said, "Hollywood is the best place for you to display your talents. Although Japan is the second largest box office warehouse in the world,  The capacity in North America is much greater. It is true that you can get hundreds of millions of dollars in box office in Japan and Asia, but if you direct a similar film in the United States, I think you can definitely win ten times the box office.¡± The translators on the side said.  I'm going to be silly, ten times the box office, that's a billion dollars?  Shen Zhenghui glanced at the translator and said, "You're exaggerating. I'm not James Cameron." "Okay, ten times sounds like an exaggeration, but five or six times is definitely no problem. Director Zhou Xingxing's Hollywood debut was a hit.  For $250 million, I think you are no worse than him." "Director Zhou is a talented actor and director." "Yes, except for his bad temper." "But he can make money.  "Yes, that's why we prefer to cooperate with you personally, you can make more money. What is lacking is just a larger platform, and we are willing to provide this platform to you." Thomas said seriously.  "You're exaggerating. It sounds like I'm just very good at using assistant directors." Shen Zhenghui shrugged.  "It is impossible for the public opinion circle to give one-sided praise to nature. As a commercial director, criticism of his films lacking artistic quality and humanistic care seems to have little impact on him, so a point of view came into being."??Shen Zhenghui, as a half-way director, actually has no talent. The reason why his movies are so popular is entirely because he has a very powerful assistant director. Therefore, Shen Zhenghui's works are not so much his works as they are his works.  The work of his assistant director.  This view was first circulated on the Internet, and was accompanied by an analysis of the deputy director of Shen Zhenghui's works.  Because the assistant directors used by Shen Zhenghui are too narrow, Miyamoto, Lu Yang, and Yuan Xiangren are all on the list. Together with a list of mainland directors with brilliant resumes, it seems that the assistant directors in Shen Zhenghui's works are star-studded.  Thomas had obviously heard this rumor when he was collecting materials. When he heard Shen Zhenghui say this, he laughed, "Do you want to counter this rumor?" "No!" Shen Zhenghui shook his head.  Thomas was a little helpless, "I have collected relevant information about your movie, and it seems to be a story with a large background. That is to say, in addition to "Shanghai Fortress", there are also "Tokyo Fortress", "New York Fortress", "  "New Delhi Fortress", "London Fortress", etc., are you interested in making "New York Fortress" also appear on the screen? " He then added, "Columbia is very interested in investing in a large-scale production with this kind of scene?  , we can make a $200 million plan, and of course Kasuga can also invest in it." Shen Zhenghui shook his head, "I'm not interested in shooting the same type of movie for the time being," he said, "There is a plan.  "Tokyo Fortress" plan, but this depends on the box office of "Shanghai Fortress" in Japan. Even if it is filmed, "I will not direct "Tokyo Fortress" again, and will probably hand it over to my assistant director." "You are right.  Not interested in directing in Hollywood?" After going around in circles, Thomas was shocked to find that he could not achieve his goal. He was astonished for a moment. Although he knew that Shen Zhenghui must be very reserved, he was completely indifferent when facing the olive branch of Hollywood.  Tempting.  This simply made him feel abnormal.  "Colombia has long had the intention to cooperate with you. As long as you are willing, Colombia will be interested in any of your filmmaking plans, no matter how much the investment is." He started to make big moves in a hurry.  "Mr. Thomas, you don't have to worry." Shen Zhenghui smiled.  "We can wait and see the box office performance of "Shanghai Fortress" before making a decision. I can guarantee that I am very interested in Hollywood, and Colombia is our first choice for cooperation, but as for cooperation at the moment, I really don't have any concrete details yet.  "Plan." "You mean we need to discuss the cooperation on "Shanghai Fortress" first?" Thomas asked.  "Of course not. I am not the investor or publisher of "Shanghai Fortress". I can only participate in negotiations on my own behalf. This is the investor's request." He said, "The specific conditions were not proposed by me, nor by  It¡¯s up to me to talk to you.¡± The noise in the big conference room next door has also ended. China Film and Poly, as the distributors, each sent a representative, and Wang Anping, as the investor¡¯s representative, participated in the negotiations with Columbia.  Judging from Wang Anping's expression, she seems to have no interest in specific negotiations. The main force of the negotiations lies with the two professionals, China Film and Poly.  Thomas seemed to have no interest in dragging out the negotiations for a long time. I don¡¯t know if it was out of his confidence in Shen Zhenghui that he directly proposed a copyright buyout plan of US$40 million.  This is simply an earth-shattering price. Don¡¯t say whether the investor¡¯s actual investment is 300 million. Even if it is 300 million, US$40 million is enough for them to recover the cost, and the rest is earned.  The Chinese representatives in the negotiations were not calm. This directly exceeded the bottom line of their negotiations.  So the negotiations had to be temporarily suspended, Mr. Thomas went back to the hotel to rest, and the Chinese side continued the meeting.  Shen Zhenghui had no interest in getting involved in this matter, but he was dragged by Wang Anping as a key figure and had to participate in the communication among a group of second generations.  Everyone was stunned that Columbia was so successful, and shocked that the movie was so profitable.  Their actual investment is only a little over 100 million, and the sponsorship fee is folded into the production cost of the film. Therefore, if the copyright is sold for 40 million, it is actually equivalent to a 150% return on profits.  The domestic box office of this movie has not yet been calculated!  So Shen Zhenghui was asked again, is it more cost-effective to buy out or try to negotiate a box office sharing agreement?  Even Wang Anping, who looked indifferent, asked him privately, "Which one do you think makes more money?" "Since Colombia is willing to pay 40 million to buy out, they must have bought it because they thought it was profitable," Shen Zhenghui replied, "Of course  , I don¡¯t rule out that they want to give me such a favor to trick me into going to the United States to film for them.¡± ¡°You¡¯re just kidding, are you worth 40 million?¡± Wang Anping denied herself just after she said that.  It¡¯s worth 40 million.¡± Shen Zhenghui rolled his eyes, ¡°You can share the share directly with others.Let¡¯s see if they agree!  "Wang Anping nodded, "That's right, if we are hot on one side, it won't be interesting.  ¡± The result is that Colombia firmly disagrees with the proposal of sharing. Asian films basically do not do this, and Colombia is not willing to open such an opening. The negotiations are naturally full of bidding, and the money will be paid back on the ground. Naturally, China will not agree without saying anything.  After a lot of back and forth, Colombia finally agreed to increase the purchase price by another three million, to US$43 million. At this time, "Shanghai Fortress" had been released in China for a week, and this film was particularly attractive to Shanghai.  audience, it achieved a box office of 30 million in Shanghai within 7 days of its release. You must know that the national box office is only 120 million, which means that Shanghai contributed a quarter of the box office. However, the people of Shanghai also have reasons to like it.  This film is basically a promotional film for Shanghai. Whether it is the Oriental Pearl Tower, Nanjing Road or the aircraft carrier fleet outside the Bund, the entire Shanghai is completely integrated into the background of the film, without any sense of violation. The people of Shanghai regard themselves as themselves.  I am proud to be the background. The animated film had the highest box office in Shanghai at the time. And when it was announced that Columbia purchased the North American distribution rights of the film for 43 million US dollars and 100 million yuan in spring (according to the highest possible price for the transaction).  At the same time, it was revealed that it had a sufficient boost to the box office of the film. Domestic filmmakers, including several award-winning masters, and seniors all have pink eye, and they feel envious and jealous when they mention "Shanghai Fortress".  Although Director Zhang made enough money from "Hero", he was more stimulated than anyone else. With an investment of 300 million yuan, the overseas copyright alone sold more than 400 million yuan, and the box office in the first week exceeded 100 million yuan.  , "Hero" lost too far. As expected, with its good reputation, the box office of "Shanghai Fortress" continued to maintain a high level of 100 million yuan in the second week, and the second generation of various investors began to use policy influence strategies.  , began to organize collective viewings. Not only major universities and party and government agencies, but also state-owned enterprises and public institutions also bought collective tickets to watch. As a result, the cinemas were always overcrowded for several weeks. This situation also made the movie theaters overcrowded.  Thomas became more and more confident about distribution in North America, although he had not completed one of the important tasks of his trip. Thomas felt that this was the director's reserve. After much deliberation, he felt that he would indirectly invite Shen Zhenghui through the channel of Chunri.  It's better, after all, Columbia and Fukuda Mitsumi have talked about this matter countless times, and Fukuda Mitsumi has verbally agreed. Shen Zhenghui has not been able to go to the United States, probably because things have delayed Thomas's connections in China.  It was easy to figure out the inside story of the filming of "Shanghai Fortress" that he wanted to know. It was a product of investment by a group of leaders' children. Shen Zhenghui was probably forced to help them make money due to his connections, thus delaying his trip to the United States. Thomas was going to use this reason.  He came to explain to the company's top management why he didn't get the contract and commitment from Shen Zhenghui to film in the United States. China's popular movies seemed to have stirred a certain heartstring among the leaders. After China joined the WTO, the film industry was also an open market, but there were  It was a long transition period. The top management realized very early that if the domestic film industry was not developed during the transition period, the free and open film market would be filled with the corpses of domestic film companies.  That's why director Zhang's blockbuster and Shen Zhenghui's slightly outrageous "Shanghai Fortress" went so smoothly.  However, when the film market in 2002 began to show its potential for expansion and development, some leaders had other ideas.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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