After work in the afternoon, Miranda and I went to watch a movie. After that, Miranda took the initiative to take Chen Feng to visit the beautiful scenery of Fog City, mainly the Fog City Tower and Fog City Bridge.
The two had dinner together at around seven o'clock in the evening. Chen Feng sent her to her accommodation, which was an old apartment. Miranda was not from Fogdu. She came here after graduating from high school three years ago. She went to Fog City and worked part-time while trying to become an actress. Then she met Emily, who was also an actress, and rented this old apartment together.
This is a beautiful woman who is self-reliant and self-reliant. Chen Feng appreciates this very much.
Downstairs in the old apartment, Miranda had no intention of letting him go in and sit for a while. However, before leaving, she kissed Chen Feng's cheek. Although it seemed to be polite, it was very useful to Chen Feng.
After watching Miranda enter the apartment, and then waiting for her to light up the lights in her room and wave to him at the window, Chen Feng left with some reluctance.
In the taxi, Chen Feng called Edward. Edward told him the specific address of the club.
When we arrived at this club bar, we could see that the decoration and signboard outside were quite old. It was not far from the Kelly Hotel, just in an alley, and you could see the Kelly Hotel building when you looked up. Compared with the splendid Kelly Hotel, This bar is like being in a ghetto.
However, the security here seems to be pretty good, and a person of color did not suddenly show up to rob someone with a gun.
When we arrived at the door of the bar, two bald men stood on the left and right.
Chen Feng wanted to walk in, but they stopped him with their hands. He said that he had to show his membership card because their bar only entertains members.
I originally wanted to call Edward for help, but after thinking about it, I took out the US dollar bills. This is a universal pass. Each person got one Franklin, and they entered the bar smoothly. However, look at these two The bald man looked surprised, and Chen Feng knew that he had given too much.
I can only comfort myself by thinking that I am not short of this little money now.
Entering the bar, it was different from what Chen Feng expected. There was no mess inside, it looked very clean, the lights were bright, and there were booths. When Chen Feng entered, the booths were basically full. There was soft music playing in the bar. No one was making any noise.
When Chen Feng hesitated to call Edward, he had already seen Chen Feng. He came over and pulled Chen Feng to a booth to sit down. Then he introduced the two people opposite to Chen Feng. Well, a black man named Jamie came from America, a white man named Howard comes from Australia.
"These two are the director, starring and screenwriter of "The Man from Earth", Chen Feng."
Edward introduced Chen Feng very solemnly. Both of them were very polite and took the initiative to shake hands with Chen Feng and hand them their business cards. Chen Feng also took out his own business card. Then the two parties started a formal conversation.
"Edward just told us about you. For example, the overseas copyright of your movie has not been sold yet. I am very interested in it. If you are willing, you can leave all your overseas copyright to me. , I can definitely bring you enough benefits." Jamie spoke first.
Howard then laughed and said: "Jamie, your appetite is too big. Do you know what it means to be fully responsible? Chen's movie is a very good movie, and I believe many countries are willing to introduce it. At least there are Can you eat dozens of countries in one bite? You look very unprofessional." Having said this, he turned to Chen Feng, "Chen, I am willing to be responsible for the copyright agency in Australia and the United Kingdom. The price is absolutely affordable. You are satisfied."
Jamie was of course a little unhappy when he heard what he said, and said coldly: "Howard, don't forget that the company behind me is Lionsgate. It has a very mature set of procedures and channels for the overseas distribution of movies."
Howard shook his head and said: "Jamie, if you want to hand over Chen's movie to Lionsgate Pictures, I don't think Chen will agree. Otherwise, he wouldn't be here today."
Jamie looked at Chen Feng and said: "As long as you believe in my professionalism and that of Lionsgate Pictures, I will definitely be able to bring you enough benefits. It is very unreliable for you to go to each country to promote it yourself.
Why not package it all and hand it over to me and Lionsgate Pictures behind me? This will save you a lot of trouble, and you can rest assured about the price, we will definitely give you the most suitable price."
Chen Feng smiled and said: "Then tell me, what price do you plan to give me for this movie?"
After Jamie thought seriously for a while, he said: "If you hand over all your overseas copyrights to me and Lionsgate Pictures, we can give you a package price of US$5 million."
Chen Feng was certainly dissatisfied with such a price, but he was not angry either. After all, Shangyan Shang was asking for prices all over the place, and it was natural for him to bargain on the ground. He just shook his head and said: "What I want is not a one-time buyout.
It's in the form of box office sharing. You don't even have to spend much money at the beginning? One or two million US dollars in licensing fees will do. As long as the box office is good and you make more, of course I will make more. Sharing is the best for both of us.
Fair."
Jamie shook his head directly and said: "This is impossible. You have to know that very few foreign movies get a share of the box office when they are released in the United States. What's more, if your movie is a hit in your country, it may not be a hit in the United States. So,
The package price is also very safe for you. Otherwise, even if you share it, you may not be able to get so much money by then."
Chen Feng smiled and said: "You said there are very few, but that's true. As far as I know, many movies from European countries have a share of the box office when they are released in the United States. Besides, the package price you just mentioned is for my movie.
All overseas copyrights of the movie include not only the United States, but also at least dozens of other countries. My movie has already made tens of millions of dollars in box office less than a month after it was released in our country. What do you think overseas?
Wouldn’t it be released in dozens of countries and earn tens of millions of dollars at the box office?”
Jamie frowned and said, "You're wrong in that calculation. The process for overseas distribution of a film is very complicated, and it involves many links and things like laws, regulations and taxes. You can't personally negotiate it for each country.
This is almost impossible for you. And in terms of box office, even if there are tens of millions of dollars in dozens of countries combined, the amount allocated to you may not necessarily be five million dollars. You
If you don’t believe it, you can ask other people. I’m not lying to you.”
Seeing the fat black man in his forties pretending to be sincere, Chen Feng wanted to punch him. But in the end, he held back and just shouted back.
In comparison, Howard seemed much more honest and said with a smile: "Chen, I am very sincere. I am willing to sign an agency agreement with you."
"Oh, then how much share do you plan to give me?" Chen Feng asked calmly.
After Howard frowned and thought for a while, he said solemnly: "I can give you up to 30% of the bill."
Chen Feng couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard this. As far as he knew, the share of Hollywood movies in his country was only about 25%.
At this time, Jamie broke the story and said: "Your 30% share of the account is just the lowest standard. Our Hollywood movies in Europe and Australia can basically get 40%. In addition, the account book is in your hands, how do you guarantee this account book?
Is it right to be open and transparent?”
Chen Feng suddenly fell silent. This operation really happened. He had seen the news in his previous life. Those Hollywood movies that sold well at the box office were not optimistic about their final profit situation. I heard that there were still losses. The inside story was when the accounts were divided.
The accounting books are falsified. Excessive accounting has been done on expenditures, especially on publicity and distribution. Most people really can’t find any flaws.
Howard's expression suddenly changed and he yelled angrily: "You are slandering me. Do you think I am the kind of person who falsifies accounts?"
Jamie smiled and said: "That's not necessarily the case."
Howard was so angry that he was about to fight. At this time, a person suddenly came over and greeted Chen Feng: "Chen, it's really you. Why are you here."