Chapter 166 The mouth of the capitalist, the deceitful ghost
"Mr. Song, do you want to represent me in the overseas distribution of these four previous films?"
After listening to Song Ge's thoughts, Li Qian was also surprised.
I originally thought I was here just for "Moon", but I didn't expect that I wanted to go to the past four movies directly, including "Phone Booth" and "Jaws", two Internet movies, as well as "Jaws: The Revenge" and "127 Hours".
Six movies in total.
Of course, neither Song Ge nor Du Yang, nor Perfect Space Culture, which was established less than half a year ago, have the ability to distribute overseas theaters and DVDs.
Song Ge wanted Li Qian to authorize him, and they would negotiate with the overseas issuer and finally charge a commission. The specific amount would depend on the situation at that time.
This makes Li Qian a little confused. In fact, these movies are not in line with the tastes of overseas film producers. They usually like large-scale costume productions and some genres that are not available in the West and that make the audiences there feel novel and interesting.
As for these movies, there is no shortage of the same genre in Hollywood.
Not to mention that there are two other big network movies, which cannot be released in theaters.
So, Li Qian asked, "So Mr. Song, do you plan to release DVD directly?"
"Phone Booth" and "Jaws" are two movies that are standard for online movies. It is obviously unrealistic to go to theaters, especially the latter. The special effects worth more than one million yuan can be viewed on a computer, but they can be viewed on a computer.
You can't watch it on the big screen.
Song Ge explained, “These movies all have strong suspense elements. I think the main goal should be on streaming media and DVD distribution. After all, Hollywood’s DVD revenue accounts for a large part.
, and the two movies "Moon" and "Frequency of Life and Death" have a box office of more than 300 million, so overseas film producers should be interested. If Director Li trusts us and authorizes us to negotiate with overseas film producers, he will definitely give it to Director Li
A satisfactory price.”
"In this regard, we, Mr. Du, have been in charge of Huayang Media's contacts with Columbia, Warner, Universal, and some European film producers in the past. He is well versed in overseas distribution and marketing strategies, and he will definitely not disappoint Director Li."
"Mr. Du discovered "Kekexili" single-handedly and sold it to various European countries. I naturally believe in his ability."
Li Qian nodded and then continued, "But after many consecutive domestic blockbusters failed in overseas markets, overseas film producers' enthusiasm for Chinese-language films has dropped a lot, especially Colombia, who publicly said that they no longer believe in Chinese-language films.
, how do you make overseas film producers willing to believe that these movies of mine can bring them profits? After all, there are no actors familiar to the West, and they are all types that are not lacking in Hollywood."
Du Yang smiled and said, "Director Li, although all these overseas film producers are afraid of Chinese-language films, they have not completely given up on the development of Chinese-language films, especially Colombia, which suffered the most."
"How to say?"
Li Qian became interested.
Columbia was the first company to get involved in the overseas distribution of domestic commercial films. It was Columbia who took the initiative to talk to Ma Xiaogang and Hua Yang about the movie "Big Shot".
In the 1990s, overseas copyrights were generally bought out, but Huang Zhongjun was ambitious and wanted a global share of the rights, not a buyout.
As a result, the first week in North America was over a thousand dollars, and I don’t know if the box office was enough to copy it. Huayang basically had no income overseas.
After failing once, Colombia did not give up, especially because the jealous Miguemelas bought out the overseas copyright of "Heroes" and collaborated with Huayang on "Heroes of Heaven and Earth".
With the lessons learned from "Big Shot", Huang Zhongjun learned the lesson this time, Huayang made a fortune, and Colombia suffered a loss.
People say that only three things happen. If you fall twice in the same place, how could Colombia be so stupid?
Du Yang did not sell out, and continued, "It is true that Colombia lost money, but the more it loses, the more it wants to make back the lost money. Colombia has withdrawn its mainland offices, but it has always paid attention to the domestic market.
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Moreover, Columbia is negotiating the investment and overseas distribution of Jiang Wen's new film "Let the Bullets Fly". It has also confirmed investment in the comedy film "Jump Out" produced by Zhou Xingchi. Compared with other distributors, Columbia is more eager to recover its previous losses.
money."
Stephen Chow has been cooperating with Columbia, which is not surprising, but Jiang Wen’s new movie...
Li Qian didn't even know what to say. "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" had only been released a few years ago, and it was also starring Jiang Wen. Isn't the compensation not heartbreaking enough? Remember to eat and not fight.
As for authenticity, it’s not hard to know. Tong Liya’s agency, Happy Blue Ocean, and Jiangning Radio and Television, the company behind it, also invested in “Let the Bullets Fly.” It will be clear if you ask.
But then I thought about it, it’s not impossible. Just like the gamblers at the gambling table, many people refuse to leave the gambling table the more they lose money. They all want to win back the money they lost, thinking that they can get back their money.
No more gambling.
Unless you lose everything, you have to leave.
Capitalists can be rational even if they want to be rational, but it is possible for them to go crazy without any brains.
Now that the other party is prepared, Li Qian doesn't mind giving them a chance. Anyway, he is just negotiating with overseas film producers on his behalf. In the end, he still has to make his own decision.
And they are not the exclusive agent. If there are other overseas channels, there will be more choices.
"Since Mr. Song and Mr. Du are so confident, I will entrust you two to negotiate with overseas film producers for me. Other movies have been launched on major video websites, and the resources are available. Tomorrow I will have people put "Moon"
"Send a copy of the film copy and digital copy to Mr. Song each."
Li Qian stood up, shook hands with Song Ge and Du Yang, and initially reached an intention.
As for giving the copy to them, it doesn't matter. There are already pirated copies on the Internet, but they haven't spread on a large scale yet, probably only in the past two days.
Piracy cannot be prevented. This is a huge industrial chain that spans domestic and foreign countries. Just like some well-known pornographic websites, don’t you know that there are crackdowns on pornography and illegal activities? Some of them just can’t be cracked down.
China Mobile took measures at the end of the year to completely disconnect 626 imperial website servers from the IDC computer room, 76% of which were located abroad.
For this reason, China Mobile lost 0.2% of its traffic revenue, gained word-of-mouth, and attracted angry criticism from netizens.
But there is still no way to ban it, there are still a lot of good pornographic websites out there.
Piracy is still an unsolvable problem in China. Piracy is also rampant in Hollywood, but audiences there have become accustomed to going to movie theaters to watch movies.
As for fines, there are some. The most severe case was that one person downloaded 24 pirated songs and was fined US$1.9 million.
However, heavy fines are only rare cases, and very few people are prosecuted. Most of them are given warnings.
Piracy cannot be solved, but as long as the audience develops the habit of going to the cinema and their living standards improve, things will gradually improve naturally.
"Thank you Director Li for believing in us and giving us this opportunity."
Song Ge was relieved. It was his first time in the film industry. Even though the market value of Perfect World reached one billion U.S. dollars, and the game industry was making money... the profitability was relatively good, but the most critical thing in the film industry was the product.
In order to sell a movie to the audience, you must first have a good movie, otherwise it will be all in vain.
Being able to cooperate with Li Qian, a director with a box office of over 200 million, is a bit of a relationship, and there is the possibility of more in-depth cooperation in the future.
Song Ge shook hands with Li Qian heavily and said with a smile, "But Director Li, you also know that the price may not be too high in the current market, but if it is successfully distributed overseas this time, it will also lay the foundation for long-term cooperation in the future.
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"Then I'll trouble you two."
Li Qian smiled and sent them out.
hehe.
At the beginning, he said that the price would definitely satisfy Li Qian. After that, he said that the price would not be high, laying the foundation for future overseas distribution of the film.
Just like many students who have just left school for internships and jobs, employers often say that young people should not pay so much attention to salary at the beginning. At this time, the main thing is to accumulate experience.
And they will ask you back. At this time, the thin-skinned students will definitely follow the other person's words and say that they don't care about the salary, but hope to learn something and gain experience.
The mouth of a capitalist is a liar.
Let them represent you to negotiate with overseas films, and then forget what you said at the beginning.
We have also cooperated for a long time. A top student in thermal engineering at Qinghua University came to work in the film industry, but his majors were not suitable for him.
Of course, if I really helped Li Qian negotiate a good price, I wouldn't mind continuing to cooperate.
Being disturbed like this, I didn't have much time to rest.
After sleeping for three hours, I was woken up by the alarm clock again. After reading the news, it was almost time, so I went out and headed to the press conference location.
As for the celebration press conference, there was nothing new in that set of procedures.
The big screen scrolled and played the behind-the-scenes of the movie. From morning to early morning, I was still watching the newly developed samples at two o'clock in the middle of the night, which showed the hard work of the crew.
Then there are some highlights of the movie. I worked so hard to make it, and the movie is so exciting and it has such a high box office. Isn’t it natural?
There are also premieres, after-hours screenings, and enthusiastic responses from audiences in some cinemas. There are queues at prime time cinemas on weekend nights.
Although there are group-buying movie theaters online now, the vast majority of audiences buy tickets on site, and queuing up to buy tickets can still be seen occasionally during the summer and Lunar New Year periods.
However, this situation should not last for a few years. Li Qian remembered some movies and TV series in his mind, and a full-screen mobile phone that was bigger than a palm. Everything could be done on the mobile phone, and there was no need to make a call, just log in to an app.
As technology becomes more and more advanced, it is estimated that there will be no need to queue for train tickets in the future, and the annual queues during Spring Festival travel will no longer exist.
He also talked about the filming of the film and his journey after its release.
Along with the highlights on the screen, Huang Bo also talked about the torture and emotion of playing two roles.
Finally, the press conference must be covered by reporters, otherwise why would they be invited?
"Hello Director Li, "Moon" is your second theatrical film, and the box office has exceeded 200 million. How do you feel now?"
The reporter arranged by Guangxian, very good question.
"Of course I am happy, excited, and relieved. At least the movie I spent so much time and effort on has been recognized by the audience. For me, satisfying the audience is the most important thing..."
There's a lot of blah blah blah, it doesn't take any brain cells. It would be great if reporters were all so harmonious.
""Mei Lanfang" suffered a disastrous box office failure as "Moon". How does Director Li evaluate this film directed by Cheng Kaige?"
"The box office of "Moon" is currently the total box office of all movies released in the past month. The combined box office of the new films of Chen Kaige and Xu Ke is less than half of "Moon". It beat the two major directors in the Lunar New Year period, and
The box office continues to be strong, ranking second only to directors Zhang Yimou, Wu Yusen, and Ma Xiaogang. When does Director Li think he can surpass them?"
Beyond Nima.
There was no nutritious question all day long. We talked about life and how good we felt, and we were always sowing discord.
They didn't mess with him, so Li Qian was so full that he went to find trouble.
These media want to hype up the showdown between Li Qian and Brother Cheng Kai, but they don't look at who Brother Cheng Kai is. How is he like Ma Xiaogang? Stimulating it twice will have an effect.
Brother Cheng Kai is a man of letters, and his words are impeccable. He doesn't give the media a chance, and Li Qian won't take the initiative to look for trouble. These reporters can only make up random things.
However, not to mention, the media is really awesome, and they took the lead on Ma Xiaogang.
I was watching the news in my room before, and a well-known media person said that because "Mei Lanfang" did not do well at the box office, some people always took the opportunity to belittle or even slander Brother Cheng Kai. This is extremely unfair and immoral behavior.
He said that Brother Cheng Kai is a great director that he respects and admires. He is a very cultivated person, like an elder, and gives people the feeling of a loving father.
Steady, deep and solemn, every move of his hand and every move is always so elegant and dignified.
It's not like some directors who are arrogant, second-rate, and gangsters.
Although he didn't mention him by name, anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that the second-rate director here is talking about Ma Xiaogang.
As soon as I saw this news, I knew it was professional.
Ma Xiaogang was watching a movie nearby, and it was really difficult to get him involved before the movie even came out.
The house next door collapsed. I went to watch the excitement, but there was a bang and a loud noise from behind. My house was bulldozed. Who can I ask for explanation?
Adhering to the principle of not actively looking for trouble, Li Qianli ignored similar problems.
Don't ask, just ask to thank the audience and media friends for their support.
The noisy celebration press conference ended, and then moved to the banquet hall next door.
At the 200 million box office celebration banquet, all the prominent people in the industry were present. Han Sanping was also surrounded by some people and became the center of the scene.
Apart from the government, the most powerful person in the film industry holds half of the theater resources in the country and is a real big shot.
"Hello, Director Han."
Li Qian walked forward quickly and said hello respectfully, but did not call him Third Master like many people did.
It’s all caused by a bunch of flatterers, and in the new society, it’s not like being a master.