[In the misty rain season, the fragrance of spring is full, and the wet clothes are stained on the road. This scene is the color of fragrant grass, repaying the spring light and nectar. - Guyu Peony]
There must be some questions here. Ye Ming did not continue to ask. Some things in the entertainment industry are actually like this. Once everyone knows it, it will be fine. If you want to be careful, please tell me some things like this.
If so, then a problem like this is that it is somewhat inappropriate.
There are some things that cannot be done without knowing it. For example, Zhang Yimou, he doesn’t know if he can get greater benefits if he cooperates at this time?
Zhang Yimou is actually very confident in his movie, but at this time, it does not mean that you are confident, this matter is something you can decide. For example, Zhang Yimou knows that his hero is very good.
In the future, even the international box office will definitely be the same.
Making movies like this with international film producers is a long-term business. As for being cheated, just like Ye Ming said, just find a good lawyer.
But this movie does not actually mean that he can take charge of the matter. After all, at this time, Zhang Weiping is the real boss of this movie. And Zhang Weiping needs some money for working capital, and it means that Zhang Weiping needs some money to make working capital.
Other investors seem to want to get their funds back as quickly as possible. Therefore, in such a situation, selling out is actually a relatively good option.
There are some things he knows but he has to pretend he doesn't know. Once he says it, the cooperation with Zhang Weiping will probably come to an end. Therefore, Zhang Yimou cannot say anything casually, even when facing the media.
We must stand on Zhang Weiping's side and speak for Zhang Weiping. This is an issue of win-win cooperation.
Ye Ming shrugged his shoulders and said: "Well, understand, actually I just said that I feel a little pity. If Mr. Zhang has other plans, just pretend that I didn't say anything. However, it's not easy to come across such a movie that can be so interesting."
It has the qualification to win some good box office internationally, but in the end, it was lost to foreign distribution companies. This is just a bit unwilling. In the future, I don’t know which movie will have such an opportunity.
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Listening to Ye Ming's words, it seems that he is quite optimistic about this movie. Zhang Yimou said without thinking: "Mr. Ye is so optimistic about this matter. You said, at this time, our movie is not at the international box office."
How much is more appropriate?"
In fact, not only Zhang Yimou doesn't know this, but even Zhang Weiping doesn't know it. The domestic box office is already not very easy to estimate.
Regarding such a question, if we talk about the international movie box office at this time, it is also difficult to estimate, and it is even more difficult to estimate than the domestic box office.
Therefore, Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "If I said that the international box office of Hero will be close to 200 million US dollars, can you believe this number?"
Zhang Yimou certainly didn't believe this number. He simply didn't believe there was such a big figure.
In fact, even Ye Ming doesn't really believe it, but this is a fact. Hero is indeed underestimated. In fact, Universal bought out the copyright of Hero in the United States, which is about two million. The copyright of Hero seems to be sold all over the world.
The total box office of Heroes around the world is more than 20 million, but the total box office of Heroes around the world is 1.7 billion. Even if the domestic box office is not counted as 400 million, the international box office is about 1.3 billion.
If it doesn’t have 200 million U.S. dollars, it’s almost the same. But this money has nothing to do with Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping. You must know that the investment in this movie is 30 million U.S. dollars. The domestic box office can be divided into less than 200 million U.S. dollars, that is,
Over 30 million U.S. dollars, including some international copyrights, audio and video products, etc., the final recovery of this film is more than 60 million U.S. dollars, and this profit is only half.
It seems like a lot, but you have to remember that this is a movie. This kind of investment-output ratio really cannot be regarded as making more money. Crazy Stone invested 3 million and the box office was 23 million, which is basically three times.
More or less than four times the profit, this is the result of Crazy Stone not having a large-scale production selection. Thailand's investment is 30 million, but the box office is 11.1 billion. This is almost the highest input-output ratio in the country
One of the movies, or maybe one of them was removed. Although the movie Hero earned fame and money, it was not all made by Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou.
This is somewhat of a pity. In fact, it is very simple. Even Zhang Yimou himself did not expect that his movie would be so profitable. At this time, Zhang Yimou said with great certainty: "It's impossible. With such a high box office, what is there in China?"
Help investors, won’t you go crazy investing in movies next year?”
Even the director doesn't have much confidence in his own movie. So on this issue, you can imagine how Zhang Weiping views this movie.
Ye Ming said helplessly: "Do you think this is impossible? In fact, if your movie is really successful, someone in China will definitely imitate it. I dare say that Lao Chen may not be the first to imitate it.
But they are definitely among the top three who will imitate you in making blockbuster movies. You can wait and see whether Lao Chen can do this or not?"
Ye Ming's words are also an understanding of Brother Chen Kai. A person like this is not convinced by what Zhang Yimou has done. He thinks that what Zhang Yimou can do, he, a director from a genuine artistic family, can do it even better.
But what is the actual situation? The actual situation is that Lao Chen’s heart is higher than the sky in the end, and his destiny is not very good anyway.
Lao Chen just rests on his laurels.
Fortunately, there are people in China who are really willing to invest in Lao Chen. Some of the big money in the Shanghai stock market have done very well in this regard. Therefore, the herd effect is still very powerful when it comes to such an issue.
Zhang Yimou was very open-minded about this. After all, he said that this was a fact.
Therefore, he said with a smile: "I am used to this matter. Anyway, Hero is the first to make a movie with this model, isn't it? At least we are the first in China to do this.
Did it.
We do this because of the need from above, and also to allow domestic films to have another development path. Therefore, whether others imitate or not has no impact on me. Otherwise, then
After Xiaogang's New Year's film, no one else in China can make a New Year's film.
As for Lao Chen, I guess there is a high possibility that he is the second one, I know this person better."
Others, or Zhang Yimou, don’t know him very well, but he knows Brother Chen Kai very well. After all, in such a matter, Brother Chen Kai has known him for more than a day or two, dozens of times.
Over the years, everyone has become more familiar with each other's personalities.
Therefore, it is almost certain that Brother Chen Kai will make blockbusters. After seeing off Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping, at this time, someone from the company called and said that Alexander came to the door, and he seemed to be quite anxious.
Alexander picked up the phone over there and said: "Mr. Ye, I came with the intention of the company. I hope to have an interview with you. There are some things that may not be clearly stated on the phone. Therefore,
At this time, it would be better for you to come to the company."
Alexander had just contacted Raymond. At this time, he actually came to the company, and he was still mysterious. Ye Ming directly called the company. At this moment, Alexander had been waiting in the conference room for a long time.
Ye Ming said with a smile: "Alexander, if you come to see me for anything at this time, you can't say it on the phone. You must go to the company to say it."
Alexander stood up and shook hands with Ye Ming and said: "Mr. Ye, actually I can't do anything about such a thing. What the company is asking is whether this movie can be released as soon as possible. It means that it is best to
The special effects work here should be done faster." Ye Ming was stunned and said: "Our department has a contract, I think, in fact, if it is released during the Christmas period, it will be a good result.
This is actually the goal I have been working towards.”
This was almost a goal that Ye Ming set at that time. After all, doing something like special effects cannot be done in a day or two.
Unless Ye Ming's special effects for Fast and Furious are all 50-cent special effects, otherwise, the system will have to be used. But the system is Ye Ming's biggest secret, and he will not expose it casually. But the 50-cent special effects
Special effects, this is even more impossible. After all, Ye Ming is not an investor in this movie. If Fast and Furious failed because of special effects problems, then on such a problem, things will appear
The comparison is inappropriate.
Ye Ming himself can't explain this. Madoff was not very in charge of this movie, except for the financial staff.
Basically, this guy actually has the attitude that I'm just laundering money. But he doesn't care about it. The premise is that you, Ye Ming and Universal, don't seek death.
If it is said that Ye Ming and Universal use special effects for 50 cents in order to keep up with the schedule, then in such a matter, it is actually an act of seeking death.
Apart from anything else, Madoff just said that he would definitely not want to see something like this happen. Therefore, at this time, it was impossible for Ye Ming to do special effects for 50 cents, both emotionally and rationally.
At this time, Alexander shrugged and said: "It's not a matter of schedule. This matter is certainly not a matter of schedule. We have a contract, and we must do things according to the contract.
The reason why we want you to do the special effects on Fast and Furious faster is because we have other movies and want to use your film company's special effects team.
People at the company also read the information you gave us and thought it was a very good special effects team. As you know, Universal basically invests in various movies every year, and some movies are in great need of special effects.
To support, even if it is just a few shots of special effects, it may not necessarily be the same as Star Wars, Terminator and other science fiction movies that generally use a lot of special effects shots, but the special effects shots of some movies are the finishing touch.
For example, the special effects scene in ET, in which one rides a bicycle and flies over the moon under the night sky, is a classic among classics.
Therefore, sometimes the special effects of a movie are very important to a movie. There are several movies in our company that need this kind of special effects. In the past, we used to look for industrial magic or something to do it, but
After the company saw your special effects results, it thought that if the work was left to you in this matter, it would be a pretty good result."
Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "In this matter, if the Fast and Furious thing goes smoothly, our company can accept some other commissions.
But you also know that we mainly focus on Fast and Furious, and the rest are just extra things. By the way, what kind of movies are these that require our company to do special effects?"
As long as it's not a direct accelerated release of Fast and Furious, then this issue and everything else are negotiable.
Therefore, Ye Ming has become a lot more relaxed at this time. If Universal really wants to release the film in advance, Ye Ming may not really have the intention to fight with Universal at this time. After all, everyone makes money by getting along with each other. At that time,
Ye Ming could at most just let industrial magic step in and do the special effects.
If two families were to come up with such a special effect, then for such a thing, the release date of The Fast and the Furious would be greatly advanced. Fortunately, Alexander did not bring such news, but
It was said that it brought news that Huihuang Film and Television wanted to continue doing business at this time. Since it was about doing business, then this was something that could be discussed.
Alexander did not answer directly, but said: "If this matter is in accordance with the company's regulations, then I still have no way to talk about it now. After all, this is a rule, so please forgive me for letting it go. If
It means that your company has signed a contract with us. You will naturally understand what kind of movie it is, but now, it is impossible to tell you the name."
Rules are rules. Without rules, there would be nothing. Therefore, at this time, Ye Ming actually just said that he was curious about what news Universal would send. However, for some of Universal's movies, Ye Ming did not say that he knew everything, but at least he would
I roughly know what movies Universal will send if they want to send it this time.