The investment talks for "China Partner" went very smoothly. Both parties had a tacit understanding in this regard, and there was Tang An in the middle.
Wang Zhongjun had previously arranged for someone to announce the movie in advance, which was a cheat to Tang An, and he must make up for it.
After all, Tang An signed a labor contract with him, not a director's contract, so he was not obligated to make a movie.
As long as you clock in and clock out on time every day and fulfill your obligations as an art director, that's all.
After calculating the cost of the film, both parties also reached an agreement, with the production and promotion cost being 50 million.
Huayi invested 90%, which is 45 million, and accounted for 70% of all profit sharing.
The distribution fee for "Now You See Me" dropped again by 1 point from 8% to 7%.
This is already the lowest issuance fee in China, and currently only Zhang Yimou is eligible to enjoy this treatment.
The level of distribution costs largely determines how seriously the distribution company attaches importance to the film.
If you don't like a movie, the distribution fee will be too low and you won't make any money.
There are so many movies that are destined to be big hits that companies are rushing to distribute them. Even if the fees are low, they will make more money than ordinary movies, so it is natural to lower the distribution fees.
Tang An Studio invested 10%, which is 5 million, accounting for 30% of the total income.
30% is also the highest share negotiated between Wang Zhongjun and Tang An. I would rather let you pay less than allow you to occupy too much share.
Tang An's studio does not have many resources, so in order to get 30% of the share, it must invest at least 35%.
In other words, Tang An's director's salary offset 25% of the investment.
It is only 12.5 million, which seems to be less, but the 12.5 million can be exchanged for three or four times the income.
The most powerful ones are the top directors in Hollywood. Nolan received a basic salary of US$20 million plus 20% of the global box office dividend for "Dunkirk".
It is definitely impossible to get this figure in China, at least no one can get it now, otherwise the production company will have to pay back.
It can't compare to Hollywood in China.
Hollywood has various copyrights and peripherals.
There is nothing in China. It would be good to sell various copyrights for more than 10 million. Overseas copyrights also depend on the type of movie.
Moreover, Hollywood superstars only participate in the box office share. Unless they invest their own money, other income has nothing to do with him. However, Tang An shares all the global income.
After all the details were finalized, Huayi started to go to Optoelectronics to register and wait for approval.
Tang An also continued to work on the split-shot script. After completing a part of the scene, he handed it over to the production team to divide the script, and then each producer prepared it in sequence.
October has passed, and so has the National Day. This year's National Day holiday has been a lively one with the addition of "Painted Skin", and the total box office is higher than ever before.
With a box office of 243 million, it ranks fifth in the history of Chinese-language films, behind "Now You See Me", "Red Cliff", "City of Gold", "Assembly" and "The Wind".
It is even 40 million higher than "The Legend" starring three major superstars and "Yangtze River No. 7" directed by Zhou Xingchi.
It can be said that "Painted Skin" has challenged the nerves of many people in the entertainment industry since its release, and its extremely high box office made everyone stunned.
The box office is more than 10 million higher than the original version, but this is almost the limit of the National Day release, and it cannot be affected by human power.
If you want to break through the limits, you will have to have an epoch-making blockbuster like "Avatar", which will technically surpass today's technology by several levels.
However, it is temporarily unavailable in China because of the huge cost in terms of time, manpower, and material resources.
In fact, the special effects of "The Great Wall" are quite good, at least up to the second-rate level of Hollywood, much better than the previous "Secret of the Dragon".
Coupled with Zhang Yimou's photography and art skills, including the ink-and-wash scenes and the shot composition of the entire film, they are pretty good.
However, it was still sprayed as flying.
The reputations of Little Fresh Pork, A Certain Lady, and Zhang Yimou have gradually been overdrawn, and the audience has been skeptical since its release.
Tang An reminds himself all the time not to make bad movies.
Every time you make a bad movie, you are overdrawing your credibility. As time goes by, when you are mentioned, the first impression will be that of a bad movie, which is hopeless.
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November is here, and the Lunar New Year is about to begin.
November happens to be Halloween in the United States, and coupled with the Christmas season in December, it is also a popular period that is not inferior to the summer season, with a large number of movies being released.
"Now You See Me" was also released on the day before Halloween, and under the operation of Lions, it appeared in mainstream theaters in the United States.
Although the film schedule is small and not as good as some medium-invested movies, it is of great significance.
It grossed US$3 million in three days in its first weekend, with good attendance, good audience ratings and good Rotten Tomatoes reviews.
The film schedule increased in the second week, with a box office of 5 million, and more than 15 million US dollars in one month of release, ranking fifth on the North American box office list of Chinese-language films.
The $13 million rights sale was a loss, and the Lions made a small profit this time.
However, Tang An was not unhappy at all. Every time he lost money in business, he made profit.
I made money this time, and I will definitely be able to sell it at a good price next time.
Just like several of Zhang Yimou's blockbusters, "Hero" made American film producers a lot of money. However, the subsequent "House of Flying Daggers" basically didn't make much money, and "The Golden Armor" even lost money.
The first movie to be released during the Lunar New Year in Mainland China is "007: Quantum of Solace", which was released on the 5th. It took in 54 million at the box office in the first five days of the week, 40 million in the second week, and exceeded 100 million in 14 days.
"Peach Blossom" starring Ge You exceeded 30 million in the 10 days it was released. "The Witness" released at the same time was well received but not a box office hit. It only took in 5.5 million in the first week.
"Love Call Transfer 2" brought together more than a dozen stars including Deng Chao, Fan Wei, Lu Yi, Su Youpeng, Huang Lei, etc., and the effect was pretty good, with a box office of 20 million in the first five days.
"Tough Guy" starring Liu Ye was released at the end of the month and grossed 6 million at the box office in three days.
Deng Chao and Liu Ye have just starred in the two movies "Now You See Me", and the box office has increased significantly compared with the original.
November has passed, and Tang An has also completed all the storyboards. The crew in Tianjing also completed the early location layout according to the shooting order.
The script has also been divided into one third and will be ready for filming soon.
Not only him, the crew of Wu Ershan's "The Sword Sees Laughter" is also ready and will rush to Yizhou County in northern Hebei Province to start filming today.
Before leaving, Tang An also held a launch conference for him and attended it in person.
Although Tang An was overshadowed by Tang An, he was still the director of a movie with a box office of 200 million, and there were many reporters on the scene.
"I will no longer serve as the producer of this film. The film will be completed by Director Wu from preparation to post-production. I believe he will lead the audience to a film that is not inferior to "Painted Skin"!"
At the press conference, Tang An vowed that he would not interfere with any of Wu Ershan's actions and let him do whatever he wanted.
Wu Ershan was also high-spirited, no one was watching behind him, he had the final say on the entire crew.