Hu Shuo posted a photo of a family of three on Weibo: We graduated~! From today on, we are no longer just kids in kindergarten~!
"Wow, congratulations Zuozu~!"
"Hello, friend Zuo Zuo!"
"A good-looking family of three must be extremely happy!"
"Father-in-law, please accept my son-in-law's knees!"
"Brother Shuo is indeed a show-off maniac! The box office of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" has reached 4 billion, but I haven't even seen Brother Shuo post on Weibo!"
"Zao Zuo was so happy to kiss my father, but... I felt sorry for Mr. Yang for even a second!"
"Haha, as expected, my daughter is my father's little lover, and Mr. Yang has been left alone!"
"Mr. Yang's inner os: I am really just a delivery person..."
"Let go of Zuo Zuo and let me do it..."
"..."
Zuo Zuo is extremely popular both on Weibo and Douyin. Any Weibo or Douyin post in which Zuo Zuo appears will be much more popular than Weibo and Douyin under normal circumstances.
The popularity of the little girl is evident.
The next day.
Zuo Zuo started her vacation, and Yang Yunyan, who was raising her baby at home, was no longer alone because she had a little girl to accompany her.
Hu Shuo left home alone and went to Jiangcheng TV.
At ten o'clock, Wang Qi arrived as promised.
Hu Shuo received the other party in the office, and the two sat on both sides of the tea table, drinking tea and chatting about the overseas release of "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
As one of the three largest entertainment companies in the United States, Star Factory has industrial layouts all over the world. Nowadays, Asia is Star Factory’s key business expansion area, and China, which has been promoted to the world’s second largest film market, is even more of a top priority.
In recent years, movies produced by Star Factory have been frequently released in China and have achieved good results. Star Factory has also introduced many Chinese movies, but the results have been average after being released in North America. After so many years, in
The top-grossing movie in North America is still "Heroes".
"Mr. Hu, you know the distribution capabilities of our Star Factory. However, in view of the performance of Chinese-language films in the North American market, if we cooperate by buying out overseas copyrights, the price is bound to not be too high. Therefore, I suggest that we divide it into
The cooperation model is better.”
Wang Qi briefly elaborated on the demands of Star Factory.
"It's no problem to split."
Of course, Hu Shuo also knows the situation of domestic films in overseas markets. In fact, even "I'm Not the God of Medicine", which is a hit in China, may not be able to sell tickets in the North American market. After all, 89% of the people who go to the theater support it.
Chinese people, this movie probably won't make a big splash in the North American market. Hu Shuo knows this.
"Mr. Hu, you are indeed a sensible person."
Wang Qi smiled and said: "According to past practice, we are all in a 50-50 ratio. Does Mr. Hu have any objections to this?"
"No objection."
Hu Shuo waved his hand: "Fifty-five, very reasonable."
According to Hu Shuo's understanding, North American theater chains' share is very low, unlike domestic theater chains which directly take more than 40%. Therefore, when foreign entertainment companies distribute domestically produced movies on their behalf, they only need
Just pay some publicity expenses, even if it is 50/50, they still have a lot of room for profit.
From Hu Shuo's point of view, selling "I'm Not the God of Medicine" abroad will not only generate income, but also promote Chuangshi Entertainment. In fact, the second point that Hu Shuo values more is, after all,
The overseas box office of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" should not be much, and it is incomparable with the domestic box office of several billions.
However, Hu Shuo has had the idea of turning the company into a global giant entertainment company since the day he founded Chuangshi Entertainment. Therefore, it is only a matter of time to expand into foreign markets. The cooperation with Star Factory can also be regarded as Chuangshi Entertainment's entry into foreign countries.
The first step in the market.
"Mr. Hu is so refreshing!"
"I'm Not the God of Medicine" has exploded in domestic reputation and box office at the same time. Wang Qi thought that it would be difficult to come to Hu Shuo to discuss cooperation this time. After all, according to Wang Qi's past experience, once a movie has some box office success in China, the producer will
They will raise their own value. When selling overseas copyrights, they often do not ask for their own value, but ask for a high price.
As a result, many movies that have done well at the domestic box office have actually failed to be successfully released abroad. A large part of the reason is that the producers do not want to lower their prices and always hope to seek a higher price, which has been delayed for a long time.
, the popularity of the movie has passed, and some overseas distribution companies are no longer interested.
Therefore, Hu Shuo's straightforward reaction was beyond Wang Qi's expectation.
Wang Qi picked up the teapot on the tea table and helped Hu Shuo fill up the teacup: "Mr. Hu, let's have tea instead of wine and wish you a happy cooperation."
"Well, it will definitely be pleasant."
Hu Shuo picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Mr. Hu, since you have no objections to the cooperation model and the share ratio, can we sign a contract?"
Putting down the teacup, Wang Qi asked.
"certainly."
Hu Shuo nodded.
"Okay, I have a contract template here, please take a look at it, Mr. Hu."
Wang Qi said as he took out a folder from the briefcase he carried with him and handed it to Hu Shuo.
This is just an ordinary overseas agency distribution contract. Hu Shuo read it carefully and found that there were no pitfalls.
"Yeah, no problem."
After reading the contract, Hu Shuo put down the folder.
"Then let's sign the contract now?" Wang Qi really didn't expect that things would progress so smoothly. Less than half an hour after he arrived at Hu Shuo's office, the two of them had already started studying the matter of signing the contract.
"sure."
Hu Shuo nodded, took the signature pen, and signed the contract in duplicate.
Seeing this, Wang Qi quickly took over the contract and signed his name.
"Mr. Hu, happy cooperation!"
“Happy cooperation~!”
After officially signing the contract, the two shook hands.
However, due to the tense situation, things went too smoothly. After signing the contract, Wang Qi didn't know what to say.
"Mr. Hu, can I take the liberty to ask why you decided to cooperate with our Star Factory so quickly? There are many overseas film distribution companies. "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was so popular at the box office. I believe I have found your overseas distributor.
There are quite a few companies.”
After a moment of silence, Wang Qi asked curiously.
"Of course I think you, Mr. Wang, are reliable."
Hu Shuo replied with a smile.
"Well……"
"Ha ha……"
Wang Qi laughed, of course he knew that Hu Shuo was speaking politely.
"I can only say that Mr. Hu is really good at judging people!"
“A lot of people say that!”
Hu Shuo shrugged, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and then said: "If I guess correctly, Star Factory really hopes to enter the Chinese film market, and we at Chuangshi Entertainment are also interested in trying the North American market.
Let’s test the waters, so Mr. Wang thinks, is there any possibility of cooperation between the two of us?”
As soon as Hu Shuo said these words, Wang Qi immediately understood why the other party so readily agreed to hand over "I'm Not the God of Medicine" to their Star Factory for distribution. Obviously, Hu Shuo was seeking greater cooperation opportunities!
"Haha, Mr. Hu is right. Our Star Factory does attach great importance to the Chinese film market, so of course we have the possibility of cooperation."
"Actually, one of my other tasks when I return to China this time is to promote our Star Factory's actors in China as much as possible and increase their popularity. This will also be good for the movies produced by our Star Factory to be released in China in the future."