Of the domestically produced films exported to foreign countries every year, even if those literary and artistic films are included, there may not be even ten films that can reach this number.
The cost of the movie is only 10 million, and the overseas copyright alone is enough to make a profit.
However, Tang An was not satisfied with the price.
Tang An looked at Han Sanping and then said, "Mr. Chen, it is said that "Shark Beach" has brought more than 7 million US dollars in revenue to Colombia. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to offer this price this time?"
"Where are there more than 7 million!"
Chen Guofu waved his hand, "Channels, labor, publicity, public relations, costs, everything requires money. It would be great to have half of it!"
Tang An smiled and said, "We are not laymen, please don't fool me, Mr. Chen. I have earned 1 million from the copyrights in Asia and Europe. Although the box office in North America is not high, the video tapes, TV stations, and online on-demand sales have sold more than 600."
Ten thousand, and the video tape will still bring profits in the next few years. Such a high investment-to-income ratio will make Mr. Chen’s performance this year look better in comparison!"
"Shark Beach" was initially screened in some rural and community theaters in North America. The attendance rate in the first few days was not bad, reaching 30%. Later, it also attracted the support of some horror movie audiences, and the scale of screening gradually expanded to the entire North America.
However, mainstream cinema chains only schedule two or three shows a day at one cinema in each region.
No matter where the film is arranged, it has its own set of mechanisms. This kind of Chinese horror film has no stars or famous directors. No matter how high the attendance rate is, it is impossible to get more films scheduled in mainstream theaters.
I'm not stupid. The audience is only so small and it's already saturated.
With a 3-month long run, the North American box office reached 840,000 US dollars, which is a good result.
This time has been enough time to spread word of mouth, TV on demand and online rights plus video sales so far have reached 6 million US dollars.
Every major Hollywood company has its own videotape manufacturing factories, channels, and distribution. They can go directly to dealers in various cities, and the cost is very low.
Asking prices all over the place, pay back when you land!
Tang An roughly estimated that with the copyrights in Europe and Asia, "Shark Beach" could bring at least nearly 5 million US dollars in profit to Colombia, and he had a bottom line for his bid.
"3.5 million, still full overseas copyright!"
Tang An reported a number and looked at Chen Guobo with a smile, "Mr. Chen, what do you think?"
Chen Guofu immediately shook his head, "Impossible!"
What a joke, he doesn't have the authority to spend $3.5 million on a low-budget horror film.
"Director Tang, if you replace Xu Jinglei with Zhang Ziyi, we might still be able to discuss it. 3.5 million is too risky. I can only offer 2 million at most. If you go above that, it's not up to me!" Chen
Guo Huan smiled bitterly.
Zhang Ziyi...
I would go to her only if I was sick!
A salary of 5 million US dollars, how can you get back the money!
"Mr. Chen, you have also watched the movie. Looking at the entire Hollywood, it is difficult to find such excellent horror movies in the past two years!"
Tang An began to present the facts and reason!
"Horror movies have a fixed audience. As long as the quality is good, it is not difficult to make a profit with Colombia's channels. There are no cultural differences in my film, and I don't have to worry about being acclimatized!"
"In addition to the audience of horror movies, it is also a rare masterpiece for those who like brain-burning movies. It can earn a good amount of money at the box office and on video tapes."
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Tang An seemed to have returned to the time when he deceived investors.
Although Chen Guofu is not that easy to fool, Tang An only needs to put the good side of everything in front of him, and smart people will naturally know how to choose.
But 3.5 million is not a small amount. If converted into RMB, it would be 28 million, which is enough to buy a medium-sized film and television company.
If you take a step back, I will take a step back. If you add 100,000, I will take 50,000 less. Negotiations sometimes have to be slow.
Finally, Han Sanping also spoke, and he said with a smile, "How about if you both take a step back, it would be 2.6 million, which is exactly 20 million yuan, or round up!"
China Film invested 4 million and was divided in equal proportions. This time it not only recovered the cost, but also earned another 4 million!
Tang An quickly calculated in his mind that if the domestic box office could reach 60 million, he would get 12 million.
The overseas copyright of 20 million can also be divided into 12 million, which is 24 million, plus the mainland TV copyright, video tape copyright, and the 3 million cash that the studio can still use.
The funds available for his next movie are 30 million.
Tang An nodded, looking at Chen Guobo's attitude.
"That's 2.6 million US dollars. Congratulations to Director Tang and Mr. Han!"
In the end, Chen Guofu agreed to the price, which was almost the upper limit of the price he could decide.
The headquarters can also accept this price. After all, Tang An's last movie earned more than 5 million US dollars, and now this price is not too high for movies of the same type.
After signing the contract, Tang An took out a USB flash drive and handed it to Han Sanping.
"Director Han, this is a promotional video specially cut by me. It's still a month and a half before it's released. I think we can follow up on the publicity aspect!"
Han Sanping nodded and took the USB flash drive, "The publicity department is already making plans. I will have them prepare within a week. At the end of the month, it will officially be promoted nationwide. TV stations, print media, and online media will follow up!"
"However, in terms of TV stations, only the movie channel will insert two promotional videos between programs. There will be an exclusive interview two days before the movie is released. You can take the crew there!"
After discussing some publicity matters, Tang An left China Film and Television. One month before the movie was released, he was going to take it on a trip to major cities across the country.
A week later, the long-awaited audience finally waited for the first promotional video to be broadcast.
In the center of the homepage of Xinlang News Entertainment Edition, there is a big headline: "Travel turns into tragedy, is the sudden appearance of a cruise ship a salvation or a road to disaster?"
The impatient viewers did not read Luo Libasuo's article and directly clicked on the link.
Conscientious Xinlang did not insert advertisements at the beginning of the trailer.
At the beginning, a yacht appeared on the sea. When the camera turned, Xu Jinglei woke up from the bed and picked up the note on the wall. It said that today is the day to go out to sea with a few friends.
The camera flashed again, and Xu Jinglei and Lu Yi were talking about something, looking a little anxious.
Switching the screen again, Xu Jinglei is stuffing a large package into the trunk of the car!
The first 20 seconds are all fragmentary shots.
The title of the film "Terror Cruise" flashed by, and Xu Jinglei, Lu Yi, and Deng Chao went out to sea on a yacht.
The sail of the ship rises high into the sky, and the camera slowly moves up along the sail to see the blue sky, white clouds, and seagulls gliding by.
The wind was calm and the sun was shining brightly, everything looked so beautiful.
What the hell?
What about the horror movie you were talking about?
Where is the horror?
The director comes out to explain, I have a treasure for you to see!
At the same time, in the Internet cafe, at home, in the office, and in the dormitory, the long-awaited movie fans looked confused. No matter how you look at it, this cannot be compared to a horror movie!
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