Wang Zhongjun didn't expect that Ye Ming was so rude. You must know that this is the director of "Sunny Days" and one of the few directors in China who has won international awards. Otherwise, it would be impossible to attract so many people.
Invest in filming [The Devils Are Coming].
But it is said that when faced with such a person, Ye Ming did not give any face. However, Jiang Wen said with a smile: "Boss Ye still understands me. Movies are a money-burning industry.
No, now is the time for me to come find you.
Boss Dong Ping has promised to invest 8 million, which is still 12 million short of the budget. I believe that 20 million is almost enough for me to win this movie."
Geniuses have different ideas from others. Ye Ming said it so directly, but Jiang Wen was not angry. It is a fact that he spends money making movies. In fact, which director does not burn money making movies? Wang Zhongjun immediately answered the question
He came over and said, "Brother Ye, please sit down first and let's chat while we eat."
Many things among Chinese people can actually be negotiated over the wine table. And friends, if you drink a few more times, they basically become friends.
After sitting down, Wang Zhongjun, as the host, was the first to greet everyone and said: "Director Jiang has already said it. I just won't hide it anymore. The matter is very simple. Director Jiang Wen wants to make a new film."
, it is estimated that the investment will be 20 million, and there is still a gap of 12 million. Originally, our Huayi Brothers could also win it, but next year, our company will invest in some other movies.
I can't come up with that much money. Five million is our company's investment, and I hope the two of you can discuss and resolve the remaining eight million."
In fact, if you talk about it, Jiang Wen's name is quite capable of deceiving people, otherwise Dong Ping would not have given him 8 million in investment. Chen Weimin is actually not very good at this aspect of investment.
In this industry, investment is very cautious, because Chen Weimin is very aware of the cruelty of the film industry. At that moment, Chen Weimin hesitated, but still looked at Jiang Wen's reputation and said: "If the country officially approves the project, then we
The company can participate in an investment of four million."
National project approval basically means that the Radio, Film and Television Administration has approved it. Movies like this can usually be released domestically. With Jiang Wen’s reputation, if the domestic box office is not good, then the final recovery of the investment is probably not a big deal.
questionable.
This is Chen Weimin's mature and prudent investment method. At this time, when Wang Zhongjun turned his attention to Ye Ming, Ye Ming suddenly felt the pressure. "The Devil Is Coming" is a very cheating movie. Jiang Wen's filming was completed.
I went to the Cannes Film Festival without approval.
As a result, the film was released in a tight domestic market. Moreover, the investment was not the 20 million expected, but 30 million. Jiang Wen's movies are generally very expensive.
So Ye Ming didn't want to do this business at this time, but he thought about it later. The current domestic entertainment industry is like this. Several companies invest in a movie together, sharing risks and benefits. It is a rather strange model.
Already.
Thinking that Huihuang would still have to work in this circle in the future, Ye Ming said at the moment: "If you can give me the peripheral copyrights in Southeast Asia, I will have no problem investing four million."
There are too many uncertainties in this film, so under such a situation, Ye Ming himself had to be careful. At that moment, Wang Zhongjun and Jiang Wen looked at each other. Wang Zhongjun was noncommittal, but with that mocking expression
, also flashed by, as if he was mocking Ye Ming for overestimating his capabilities. At that moment, he coughed and said: "Brother Ye, Southeast Asia also includes the mainland. Our movie focuses on Southeast Asia. If so, where have you been?"
, what do our families eat?"
Jiang Wen was even more unbearable, and his face clearly turned into a dark clouded expression. At this time, Jiang Wen still hadn't learned how to hide his inner feelings through good demonstrations. He put everything on his face. At this moment, it seemed that
He had the stinky face that said everyone owed him five million. On the contrary, Chen Weimin was quite patient, and there was no change in his expression at all, as if he was quietly waiting for the next step.
At this time, Ye Mingcai suddenly thought of a problem. We have not yet joined the WTO, and movies have not yet integrated with international standards. In the future, when talking about peripheral copyrights in Southeast Asia, in general circles, mainland copyrights are set aside for separate calculations. At this time, we are talking about Southeast Asia.
The surrounding copyrights are the copyrights of other Southeast Asian countries outside the mainland.
At that moment, Ye Ming said with a smile: "Of course, I mean all copyrights in Southeast Asia outside the mainland. In order to show my sincerity, I can give up my box office share from the mainland."
This statement has to make people doubt it. Generally speaking, Chinese movies are dominated by the domestic box office. But at a time like this, Ye Ming actually said that he could actively give up the mainland box office. This has to be said.
People were impressed. Jiang Wen said in a low voice: "It's not impossible to give you the copyright in Southeast Asia. What I mean is that if I give you the copyright in Southeast Asia, can Brother Ye guarantee that there will be no accidents in the investment?"
Ye Ming was very confident about this. He nodded and said, "We can sign a guaranteed contract. Brilliant Film and Television will invest four million. Director Jiang can rest assured."
After signing the contract, things must be done according to the rules. When signing the contract, Ye Ming specifically asked: "Director Jiang, Mr. Dong Pingdong will not have any objections to the peripheral copyrights in Southeast Asia. He is
I’ve paid eight million, don’t worry if Mr. Dong doesn’t agree when the time comes.”
Naturally, this saying means to put villains first and then gentlemen. In fact, it is not just one or two people in the entertainment industry who have gone to court because of this.
Jiang Wen said very boldly: "Don't worry about this. What Boss Dong wants is the domestic copyright. The copyright in other Southeast Asian countries is still in my hands."
Now, Ye Ming was completely relieved, but when signing the contract, Ye Ming made a special note, that is, the contract actually said that Ye Ming invested four million to buy [The Devils Are Coming]
All copyrights in countries in Southeast Asia except the mainland, including DVDs and other audio and video products. Why not invest, but directly spend money to buy out? Wang Zhongjun also asked one more question, what does this mean?
Ye Ming said with a smile: "I plan to make a TV series after the Chinese New Year, and I also have a movie to shoot, so I don't have much time to take care of this matter. Direct investment buys out the worry."
Ye Ming knows that next year, Li Yu's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will start filming. This is a big production, and it is said to be a film that is destined to become famous internationally. When filming, he wanted to
I'm afraid it's not easy to be distracted by other things. Of course, Ye Ming would not say that "The Devils Are Coming" Jiang Wenhui shot to a height of 30 million, which was more than 30% more than the budget.
At this moment, Ye Ming said that he was burning money, which was not wrong at all. After signing the contract, everyone was regarded as partners. Therefore, the gap between each other was also reduced a lot. Wang Zhongjun said meaningfully: "Three of you, actually
To be honest, I also received news that the country is going to implement film market reforms and allow foreign investment in the construction of movie theaters. This matter has been widely circulated in the circle, think about it.
If film companies can master the two channels of production and distribution, then they can really make money, and it is a good opportunity for our private companies."
In 1999, two major events happened in the Chinese entertainment industry. One was the establishment of China Film and Television Group. China Film and Television Group was an industrial trust composed of eight state-owned companies, including China Film Company and Jingcheng Film Factory. It was a giant in the entertainment industry.
Wu Ba. Another big thing is the [Interim Provisions on Foreign Investment in Cinemas], which laid the legal foundation for the eight major cinema chains such as New Film Alliance, Wanda and so on.
In fact, movies were already dead by the end of the 1990s, and the limited bright spots could not save the decline of domestic movies. The key was that there were no movie theaters. In the past, movie theaters were state-owned, and whether they made money or not, it was the state that supported them.
After the reform, movie theaters have become useless, and grass can grow in many movie theaters in second- and third-tier cities.
Reform is actually an urgent matter. Both the government and private capital hope to achieve reform.
This news is very shocking to Jiang Wen and Chen Weimin. They are both filmmakers, so they naturally know what theater chains represent. In the past, no matter who filmed you, they were always called liars.
It must be handed over to the state for screening. This will virtually limit the development of the domestic film market, which is not good news for domestic film studios.
But now, it is actually said that foreign investors are allowed to invest in the construction of cinemas. This is definitely news worth remembering for domestic filmmakers. At this time, Chen Weimin finally couldn't hold back his excitement and said:
"The country actually said it would allow foreign investors to invest in the construction of movie theaters. By then, not only will there be private theater chains, but by then, the domestic movie market will be very lively."
This allowed a filmmaker like Chen Weimin to see a little glimmer of hope, and the infinite pride in his heart finally burst out at this moment. At this time, Jiang Wen also said with some excitement: "If
If foreign capital can come in and invest in cinemas, will the spring of our Chinese film industry be coming?"
At least Jiang Wen thinks this is a very good thing.