Chapter 120 Game Copyright Agreement (for 140 Zhang Yue
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On January 4, "Death Comes" successfully passed the review of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau, without any cuts, and the rating was as Wang Shang thought, which was set at the R level, and those under 17 years old must watch with their parents.
After the approval was passed, Datang International worked non-stop to find theaters to schedule the film, and soon it was scheduled to be officially released on January 15, with 2,000 screens.
Compared with the 3,500 screens when "Those Years" was released last year, the number of 2,000 screens can be said to be a bit worse.
But from another perspective, the number of screens for horror movies is generally less than 1,000. Now that "Death Comes" can get 2,000, it is enough to show that the theaters have confidence in this film.
This shows that the publicity campaign of "Death Is Coming" has been very good.
Considering that this movie is a thriller, Wang Shang decided not to hold a premiere.
After everything was settled, Tianwang Studio finally breathed a sigh of relief and settled down, waiting for the release.
January 5th.
Hanhai Group made a high-profile announcement: the movie "Death is Coming" will be released on January 15, with 2,000 screens, and vowed to fight "Death is Coming" to the end.
This news instantly ignited the paparazzi spirit of the media, and everyone speculated that this time "Death Comes" and "Death Comes" will fight to the death. Which Death is more powerful?
Macau casinos have also become more popular, and the number of bettors on who will win between the two gods of death has begun to increase rapidly. However, Macau casinos are obviously less optimistic about "Death Comes", so the odds on it are higher.
On January 6, Hanhai Group once again announced that "Death Comes" has successfully signed an agreement with Hollywood's 20th Century Fox and will be released in the United States on February 10. It also announced that the number of screens will reach 500!
As soon as the news came out, countless people were surprised: "It's actually 500 yuan? It's a historic breakthrough. In the past, 400 yuan was pretty good."
Due to the large number of blockbusters in the American film market, there are very few movies that can get more than 4,000 screens out of the 25,000 screens in the United States. However, Chinese films, which have always been acclimated to the local environment, can be assigned to 500 screens after they come to the United States. It can be said that
It's very good.
So at this time, "Death Comes" has so many screens in North America, which is like a dream.
However, the fact that "Death Comes" has been able to get so many movie screens is directly related to the popularity of the "Death Comes" game in North America. At the beginning, Hanhai Group shamelessly said that "Death Comes" is a companion piece to "Death Comes"
Able to win the favor of 20th Century Fox.
However, the media and the public did not know this. Instead, they thought it was very impressive that "Death Comes" to get 500 screens.
After being enemies in China, the two death movies "The God of Death" and "The God of Death" collided again in North America. Countless people watching the excitement suddenly became happy.
Wang Shang, who was at the center of the turmoil, naturally received a "warm reception" from reporters. A group of reporters were waiting at the door of Tianwang's studio. When Wang Shang got off work, they immediately blocked him.
A bunch of interview microphones were directly inserted in front of Wang Shang: "Mr. Wang, how confident are you that "Death Comes" will beat "Death Comes" at the box office?"
Wang Shang said confidently: "Without a doubt, 100%, absolutely!"
"What do you want to say about "Death Comes" getting 500 screens in North America?"
"Although 500 screens is more than before, our "Death is Coming" will not be less than that." When the agreement was signed, the number of screens for "Death is Coming" must be 500 in the first round of release period.
, and a few days ago Paramount said that in view of the popularity of the "Death Comes" game, it is now negotiating with theaters to increase the number of screening screens.
"Mr. Wang, what you just meant is that the number of screens for "Death is Coming" will not be less than 500, right? How many specifically?"
"Yes! But I won't answer the specifics."
After Wang Shang answered a few questions, the security guard rushed over in a panic to clear the way for Wang Shang and get rid of the entanglement of these reporters.
Wang Shang's words were quickly reported by reporters, causing widespread concern: "Is there another movie with a screen size of 500?"
However, more people think this is Wang Shang's arrogance. Since there is such a high number of screens, why not announce it?
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On January 8, Wang Shang received an email from Paramount. The email clearly stated: "The release date of "Death is Coming" is scheduled for February 1. It is rated R and has been successfully screened in various theaters.
We have secured 1,200 screens online, all thanks to the popularity of the game "Death Comes" in the United States."
At the same time, Paramount also mentioned another question in the email. There is a movie called "Death Comes" that is promoted as a companion piece to "Death Comes", and asked Wang Shang what happened.
Wang Shang explained the relationship between the two movies in detail in his email, and then asked Paramount to promptly notify the other party to stop such promotion.
Shortly after the email was exchanged, Tianwang Studio formally signed a copyright agreement with Ubisoft, transferring the copyright of the "Death is Coming" game to Ubisoft Game Company, and Wang Shang received a 33% dividend from the sales of the "Death is Coming" game.
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The two parties also jointly signed a follow-up film shooting plan, and will jointly invest in the filming of "Death Comes 2" and "Death Comes 3" in the next three years.
On the same day, Tianwang Studio announced a news on its official website: a press conference will be held on January 10th regarding the release of "Death Comes" in the United States and related information about game cooperation.
Many media who were originally not interested suddenly became interested when they saw the contents of the press conference.
On January 10, the day of the press conference, nearly a hundred entertainment media reporters from all over China visited the press conference.
As soon as they arrived, the reporters saw several foreigners sitting in the guest seats.
Wang Shang took the microphone and went straight to the topic: "Today, I am here to introduce these foreign friends. They are all senior executives of the world-famous game company UBISOFT (Ubisoft) Game Company."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene was in an uproar.
However, Wang Shang did not wait for them to calm down: "Our King Studio has reached a cooperation agreement with Ubisoft. Ubisoft Game Company will purchase the game copyright of "Death is Coming" with 33% of future dividends. At the same time, both companies
The company will cooperate and invest in the filming of the second and third "Death is Coming" in the future."
"In addition, I am here to announce that the release date of "Death is Coming" in the United States has been determined, which is February 1st. At the same time, Paramount Pictures has successfully secured 1,200 screens for "Death is Coming" across the United States.
, the release date is January 15th..."
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After the press conference held by Tianwang Studio, the attention of the entire entertainment industry once again shifted to "The God of Death".
Whether Ubisoft uses dividends to purchase game copyrights, or the number of 1,200 screening screens, it is enough to shock and envy other film production companies.
However, "Death Comes", who had been arrogant for a while, kept quiet this time and kept a low profile to avoid being laughed at: "You have the nerve to be arrogant with only 500? This person has 1,200! It's more than twice as much as you!"
Of course, there were also those who wanted to watch the excitement and couldn't help but feel disappointed when they saw that the two movies were not released on the same day in North America.
As loyal fans of "Death Comes", they feel a sense of satisfaction in being recognized and respected for the game "Death Comes" being favored by a world-famous game company. And the people who produced the "Death Comes" series
The plan made them even more happy.
In the past few days, in addition to the upcoming releases of "Death Comes" and "Death Comes", which have caused heated discussions in the entertainment industry, there is also another hot news: a box office dark horse has once again appeared in the Chinese film market - "Heroes of Heaven and Earth".
At the beginning of the screening, the attendance rate was only about 50%. Who knew that as time went by, the attendance rate increased instead of falling, directly pushing it to a height of 75%.
Movie fans have given it rave reviews, and its rating on MTime has stabilized at 8.0.
Moreover, it has ranked third in the weekly box office for four consecutive weeks, with an average weekly box office of 50 million, only lower than the star-studded "Infernal Affairs 2" and the Hollywood blockbuster "Y-Men".
This movie, which was not expected by everyone, has unexpectedly become such a popular movie-watching phenomenon. It has made countless production companies exclaim: "The temperament of movie fans nowadays is so unpredictable!"
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On January 15th, "Death is Coming" finally began to be officially released.
On the day of the release, major theaters across the country were surprised to find that the number of movie fans who came to watch the movie today seemed to be much higher than in the previous few days.
At the ticket office, movie fans lined up one after another...
"I gave you three copies of "Death is Coming"!"
"Give me five copies of "Death is Coming" too!"
In the waiting area, a large number of movie fans were discussing a game...
"Ahua, did you reach the second level after you went back last night?"
Ah Hua replied: "Stop talking, I went back last night and thought about it all night. I still haven't passed the level, and I'm still stuck at the tenth level of the first level. This game is really too difficult... and it's extremely cheating and I can't regret it.
, once you make a mistake, you overturn everything and start over again... How many of you have? Have you passed the second level?"
At this time, a person next to me came over: "Are you talking about the game "Death is Coming"?"
"Yeah? You play too?"
Then someone else came over to discuss the cheating levels in the game "Death is Coming".
Within a few minutes, more and more people joined in, and the discussion group became larger and larger, attracting attention from others.
"It's almost time. "Death is Coming" is about to start. Let's go watch a movie!"
"Sorry, I didn't get a ticket. I'm waiting for the next show. You guys should go see it first. I really envy you..."
"You should get up late, you deserve it, haha..."
Fans who had tickets rushed into the theater with laughter and laughter, they couldn't wait!!!