When deciding to adopt the multi-tiered buyout plan, Xiao Qian was most worried about the five companies in the first tranche.
After all, they are required to pay the most, and if they don't agree, it's a big deal.
Unexpectedly, when the price of seven million was offered, these five companies were content with it.
Based on this alone, Xiao Qian knew that this price did not touch their bottom line.
If they take the film back, it will definitely make a lot of money at the box office.
Once you get the first level down, the rest will be easy to handle.
There are still five companies in the second bracket, Zhejiang Province, Fujian Province, Shandong Province, Henan Province, and Shu Province.
These five provinces are economically less developed areas with large populations, so they cannot be given any advantage. Xiao Qian offered a buyout fee of 5.7 million, which was quite ruthless.
"Mr. Xiao, your price is too high. Our Henan province is poor and there are not many viewers."
Xiao Qian didn't give him a chance at all.
"Your Henan Province is a province with a large population, and these are all potential viewers. After we sign the buyout agreement, as long as you cooperate with the unified screening time, you are free to promote the rest."
After hearing this, the representative of Yu Province stopped talking.
Xiao Qian was not wrong.
Although Yu Province is located in the Central Plains, it seems that its economy is not developed enough. However, because of its large population, its purchasing power is not bad.
You must know that China's first comprehensive shopping mall appeared in Henan Province, and its efficiency has repeatedly hit new highs.
If the founders were not ambitious and blindly expanded, perhaps there would be nothing left to do in China’s retail industry later on.
When they take the film back, they can not only show it in big cities, but also travel to rural areas below to show it.
Even if the fares in those places are cheap, they still make money no matter how much.
The third-tier buyout price begins to show a gap.
Hunan Province, Hubei Province, Guizhou Province, Liao Province and Qin Province are in the third tier, with a buyout fee of 4.5 million.
The fourth tier includes Heilongjiang Province, Yunnan Province, Hainan Province, Hebei Province, and Anhui Province, with a buyout fee of 3.8 million.
When you reach the fifth tier of provinces, the price will be $2 million.
When this plan was announced, all the heads of provincial distribution companies present had no objections.
In this case, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Xiao Qian immediately ordered his subordinates to sign a buyout agreement with them.
"I've done the math for you. According to your plan, you will make a profit of 127.8 million. This is an amazing achievement!"
At noon, in the lounge, Li Jianguo was filled with emotion.
Xiao Qian was furious and had nowhere to vent.
"We could have made more!"
An investment of nearly 100 million and a revenue of 120 million are definitely not considered profitable in the film industry.
Although Xiao Qian's results this time were extremely dazzling compared to the original version of "The Opium War" in his previous life, it still made him unhappy.
The investment for the original version in the previous life was similar to this time, but the global box office was only 79 million, with a loss of more than 80 million.
It was this disastrous failure that made Xie Qi, the leader of the third generation of directors, come to an end and his career was bleak.
"Don't worry, you are the only one who can sell 100 million domestic movies now. Just this alone is worthy of celebration."
After becoming the Minister of Culture, Li Jianguo really made up for his mistakes, and his understanding of the film industry was almost complete.
"Let's take a look at the negotiations with Hong Kong and Taiwan this afternoon."
This is another gratifying place.
The original version in the previous life had a global box office of only 79 million, but this time, it sold 120 million in mainland China alone.
As for Hong Kong and Taiwan, we can't talk until the afternoon.
An Junxi was very helpful and brought in all the reputable publishers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
"Mr. Xiao, this is the distribution manager of Broadway Pictures."
Broadway Pictures is the largest cinema chain company in Hong Kong. It is well-run and always sits on the top spot.
Zhuo Zhuo is also young and promising. He is in his thirties, lean, and wears gold-rimmed glasses. When shaking hands, he kept looking at Xiao Qian.
"Mr. Xiao, I have long admired your name."
"Manager Zhuo has worked hard to come far away."
"This is Kuang Zhixun, the manager of Sunbeam Cinema"
"Long time admiration."
"This is Yao Yutian, the manager of Kaidu Cinema."
"Long time admiration."
Xiao Qian looked around and found that this time An Juanxi had invited all the theaters in Xiangjiang.
It's a pity that once-splendid film companies such as Golden Princess, New Arts City, Debao and others have disappeared. Otherwise, we would have witnessed the most glorious scene of Hong Kong films.
But it is possible now. Jiahe Cinema Chain, Broadway Cinema Chain and other large and small theater chains have sent people here, which shows that they are very sincere.
"Mr. Xiao, in the morning, we saw that you and the mainland publishers signed buyout agreements. We discussed it and found that we can accept such a plan."
Zhuo Zhuo's Mandarin is not very good and the pronunciation is unclear, but the meaning is very clear.
Xiao Qian couldn't help but roll his eyes.
You fucking want to eat shit.
"Everyone, I think everyone has overlooked a reality. We have signed buyout agreements with mainland distributors because the current film market in mainland China is not mature enough and supervision is difficult. But in Hong Kong and Taiwan, this problem does not exist. I
I think, for the common interests of both of us, it would be better to adopt an account-sharing agreement."
During this period, the film market in Xiangjiang was far more prosperous than that in mainland China, and Xiao Qian had long regarded it as the largest box office.
Seeing that Xiao Qian was not fooled, everyone in Xiangjiang was discouraged, but their depressed mood soon passed.
They just wanted to give it a try. If Xiao Qian was stupid and agreed, then they would make money.
If Xiao Qian discovers something fishy and rejects the buyout plan, he can just renegotiate the profit sharing.
In the previous life, "The Opium War" was said to have a global box office, but in fact, outside the mainland, the box office was almost zero.
Jiahe invested a huge amount of money, but they were not optimistic about the film at all, so they didn't care about its distribution in Xiangjiang. Moreover, the film itself was not good-looking and could not attract any audience at all.
But things are different now. "The Opium War" has become a blockbuster comparable to Hollywood. It has the qualities to be a big hit, and the film producers in Hong Kong pounced on it like evil wolves.
It's best if you can buy out, but if you can't, it's acceptable to split the accounts. The difference lies in how to calculate the ratio of the accounts.
For any penny, these businessmen will pay every penny.
"May I ask Mr. Xiao, when is the expected release date of this movie?"
Xiao Qian didn't hide it from them.
"The tentative release date is May 1 next year."
Oops...
An Juanxi and others were horrified. When they looked at Xiao Qian again, there was a hint of awe in their eyes.
They are not fools. Of course they know what Xiao Qian wanted to do by choosing to release it at that time period?
They have seen the movie and know exactly what kind of sensation it will cause.
However, during this time, everyone's hearts were filled with doubts.
"Mr. Xiao, if it's May Day, it won't be on the four major schedules. I'm afraid the box office won't be good."
Kuang Zhixun started with the schedule, which was a bargain.
However, he was not wrong, Xiangjiang Movies indeed attaches great importance to the schedule.
Spring Festival, Easter, summer and Christmas are the four most popular time periods at the box office for Hong Kong movies.
However, Xiao Qian chose May 1st, which has nothing to do with the four major schedules.
This will definitely affect the box office.
Xiao Qian does not deny this.
"Everyone has watched the film. It is obvious that such content cannot be released in the Spring Festival or Christmas time. In the summer time, the time is not allowed. As for the Easter time, a Western festival is obviously not suitable for our movie. I hope everyone can understand this.
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Everyone couldn't help but nod, knowing that what Xiao Qian said made sense.
But you still have to negotiate the price.
"In addition to the schedule issue, the influence of the actors is also slightly insufficient. The audience in Hong Kong attaches great importance to the appeal of actors. Although we are very optimistic about this film, we cannot guarantee how it will actually be."
The film producers in Xiangjiang laid out all the difficulties and problems, and then collectively looked at Xiao Qian, waiting for him to deal with it.
When the critical moment came, Xiao Qian was also a little uneasy.
He looked at An Juanxi first.
In today's negotiation, although An Junxi is also a member of the Xiangjiang Film Company, his status is very special.
He is also an investor in "The Opium War".
Therefore, An Junxi's attitude towards the film must be different from others.
At critical moments, An Juanxi can be an undercover agent.
Sure enough, when Xiao Qian looked over, An Juanxi gave him a sunny look.
It seems that the conditions acceptable to film producers in Hong Kong are quite generous.
