Looking at Xiao Qian, most people have complicated thoughts.
Although he is so young, he may not be as old as his own children, but the career he has done has made many great men feel ashamed.
Now, this young man who made them feel complicated was standing alone on the stage, but he was not humble at all, but glowed with high spirits.
"Everyone, how was the movie?"
There was laughter below, and no one answered, but the laughter said everything.
This is definitely the most shocking blockbuster in Chinese film history, even after these people have watched Hollywood blockbusters.
Anyone who knows the industry knows that some of the technologies used in the movie are not even available in Hollywood.
A first of its kind in history, this title represents many meanings.
"Now that everyone has agreed, we have to have a serious discussion. Everyone's opinions are also very important on how to distribute this movie."
Someone spoke.
"Mr. Xiao, won't the government and various enterprises and institutions reserve the venue for this movie?"
If you dare to call Mr. Xiao behind your back, you will show your cowardice in front of you. Human behavior is always so realistic.
Xiao Qian looked over and found that he was the representative of Qin Province.
"This is an act of the government, and I have no control over it. But it can bring box office revenue to everyone, and I believe everyone likes it, right?"
Everyone laughed again, but there was also sadness in the laughter.
In the past few years, many movies have relied on this method of renting out theaters by enterprises and institutions. Otherwise, the cinemas will lose money.
This is not Xiao Qian's purpose.
"I don't care about booking the movie theaters, and it's not in my plan. I just want to ask everyone, this movie will be released directly into the theaters, not counting movie theaters, will the audience... like to watch it?"
The words were so loud that the scene fell into silence.
Everyone is thinking carefully and cautiously, after all, it is related to their own interests.
Everyone has to admit that "The Opium War" already has the potential to become a hit. Even without government support and relying solely on the market, the box office will definitely not be bad.
It’s not that the audience these days doesn’t have money in their pockets, it’s just that they don’t want to spend money to suffer.
Otherwise, why are Hollywood blockbusters so popular?
Xiao Qian's voice was loud and clear.
"In order to shoot this movie, our Starlight Film and Television and Xiangjiang Jiahe Company jointly invested nearly 100 million yuan, and also used popular actors such as Bao Guoan and Shen Jue. The director is also our representative figure in Chinese movies, Mr. Xie Qi.
I believe that this kind of lineup and this kind of quality can definitely earn a huge box office."
His eyes scanned from left to right.
"Everyone, do you have any plans to buy movies?"
When it came to the real chapter, everyone was extremely serious.
Li Jianguo and other leaders also sat quietly, waiting for them to come up with a result.
Running a film distribution business these days is an extremely painful thing.
Many times, after a film company finishes filming, it needs to go from province to province to negotiate with local distribution companies.
After all, a product like a movie is nothing until it is released in theaters.
The key to determining whether a movie can be released lies in the hands of these distribution companies.
Nowadays, there are no private distribution companies, they are all public institutions. Behind them are the cultural authorities in various places, which have great power and completely monopolize the film distribution in a place.
Without going through these distribution companies, there is no way for the movie to be released.
That is to say, Xiao Qian is different. Because of his relationship with Li Jianguo and the fact that he is the main theme of the film, he is able to summon distribution companies from all over the country to the capital without having to travel everywhere.
However, even so, it is not that easy to get the movie distributed.
"Mr. Xiao, I would like to know what the plan is for this movie? As you know, the movie market is sluggish nowadays. Audiences don't like to go to movie theaters. It's hard for us to make money."
Some people began to complain, and their voices were full of emotion.
Immediately someone responded.
"It's too difficult for the film industry to operate now. According to statistics, only a quarter of our theaters in Yunnan Province were able to break even last year, and most of them were losing money. If the film companies take too much of the share, it will be too difficult for us.
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"Mr. Xiao, give us a way to survive."
The discussion below was boiling, and Xiao Qian sneered again and again.
Although he had never been in the movie industry in his previous life, he didn't want to pay too much attention to the intrigue surrounding the movie box office in those years.
It can be said responsibly that these distribution companies and theater chains in various places bear a great deal of responsibility for the chaos in the Chinese film industry.
They made too much money during the movie's release.
Using the power and resources in their hands, they force film companies to reduce their share of the profits, steal the box office, conduct screenings privately, and many other behaviors.
Xiao Qian looked at the crowds of people below and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.
Although Li Jianguo is sitting below, he will definitely support him fully.
But can he handle these distribution companies in various places and ensure that the movie box office is open, transparent and fair?
Xiao Qian knew very well that he couldn't do it.
No one in China in this era can do it.
China's territory is too large, and transportation is too inconvenient. Issuing companies in various places cover the sky with one hand and lack a strict regulatory mechanism. Therefore, there are too many places where things can be hidden.
Of course Xiao Qian wanted to win more box office for "The Opium War". After all, Starlight Film and Television invested more than 20 million yuan and took so long.
But looking at these greedy publishing companies, Xiao Qian immediately understood.
If you don't force it, it won't achieve any effect except making yourself angry.
However, even so, these distribution companies still want to make a fuss about box office distribution and want more.
Stop the loss in time, Xiao Qian thought of this instantly.
"Everyone, this movie has a huge investment and a heavy burden of publicity, so during the distribution process, it is better to be simple than complicated."
The expressions on the faces of the people below were instantly wonderful, and they all savored the connotation of his words.
Li Jianguo was quite surprised, but when he noticed the fire in Xiao Qian's eyes, he could only sigh.
"Mr. Xiao, if you have any suggestions, we will just follow them."
Xiao Qian didn't believe a word of this.
Xiao Qian feels sour inside, but on the outside, people don't see the truth.
"In order to cooperate with the country's publicity and to provide colleagues with a generous distribution environment, I have decided to use a buyout method to cooperate with everyone. I wonder what your intentions are?"
Xiao Qian decisively abandoned the split account model and adopted a simple and crude buyout method.
The advantage of this is that it's a one-stop deal and there are no follow-up worries. Whether the movie is sold or the box office is good has nothing to do with the producer.
Whether the box office is high or low is left to the distributors and theaters to argue.
Of course, with this sales method, the producer will inevitably lose a lot of revenue due to valuation.
But compared to the split account model, the buyout method is actually better at stopping losses.
Because in this era, distribution companies and theaters are so serious about concealing box office sales.
It was clear that the box office was 10 million, but they were able to conceal it as 3 million. More than 7 million was hacked, leaving the producers to do nothing.
It's not like the producers in the previous life didn't think of ways to solve this problem. They sent people down below to check the accounts, supervise the box office, etc., and they were very busy.
What was the result?
All I can say is that it’s a waste of time and there’s nothing you can do about it.
No matter how many people there are on the production side, no matter how hard they try, they can't stop these rampant behaviors.
It can be predicted that "The Opium War" will be a hit movie, and the box office may be able to set a record for Chinese movies. If the method of splitting accounts is adopted, more people will be hacked.
Xiao Qian took a step back, so he could ask for more in terms of the buyout price.
Sure enough, when they heard that it was going to be a buyout instead of splitting accounts, the representatives of the issuing companies below all showed happy faces.
But they were happy too early, Mr. Xiao was not helpless.
"For this movie, our producer has its own publicity plan, so there is no need for investment from various distribution companies in this regard. So, in terms of buyout fees, we hope to get a reasonable price."
Without giving everyone a chance to react, Xiao Qian quickly came up with his long-planned plan.
"Based on the box office records of movies in various provinces in the past five years, our producers have formulated a plan to prepare a phased buyout plan."
"Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Jiangsu Province, and Guangdong Province, which are in the first tier of box office, are in the first tier, and the buyout fee is 7 million."
There was a commotion below, and the representatives from these places had uncertain expressions, but they did not object.
The buyout price is certainly high, but they all have real local box office data. Judging from the quality of the movie, even if they pay a buyout fee of 7 million, they will still make a lot of money.
The most important thing is that Xiao Qian made it clear that publishing companies like them are not needed to be responsible for publicity.
This saves a lot of money.
Compared to the split-account model, where they do everything possible to avoid the supervision of producers and all kinds of bullshit, it's actually better.
Since they could accept it, these five families chose to remain silent.
