There is a bar in Houhai

Chapter 518 Film and Television Project 2
2014 is a crucial year for the development of Wild Fox Company. The completion of many film and television dramas has established their unshakable position in the Chinese film and television circle.If the expected results can be achieved at the sales meeting, then the 2015 Wild Fox TV drama department will become a benchmark in the industry.

Then Linda reported the many film and television dramas that the three companies will produce next year, including "Tiger Mom and Cat Dad", "Little Farewell", "Ode to Joy", "Lonely Empty Garden", "The Chronicles of Qingyun" and so on. There are also S-level projects for training artists, such as "Legend of Qingqiu", the TV series version of "Left Ear", and "The Whirlwind Girl", which Qin Mohan plans to be the producer of. Artists under the company can audition and shoot according to their own characteristics , in principle, the company's artists are given priority, and if there is no suitable artist, they can be recruited from outside.

After Linda's report, Chen Zhixi, as the director of the film production department, reported the company's film projects: "The projects we are producing are "Mermaid" by Zhou Xingxing, "Wolf Totem" by Director Niu, and "Gardenia Blossom" by Teacher He. These projects."

"Han Xiaoxiao and the others' "City in Love" is over?" Shen Fang asked in surprise.

Chen Zhixi is well aware of the several films the company has been working on: "It's almost the end, and the Hokkaido filming is waiting for a heavy snowfall."

Shen Fang said to several other people: "Although this drama is the graduation work of several newcomers, we still need to pay attention to it, especially during the publicity and release stage, and we must support them. The evaluation of these people by Professor Tian is very good. It is very high, and I hope it can become our long-term cooperation partner in the future.”

"Well, I understand." Qu Xiaoxiao and Feng Kun nodded in agreement when they heard Shen Fang's words, and marked them separately in the small book.

Chen Zhixi continued to report: "The films we will produce and shoot next year include Director Xue's "Love Letter", Director Han's "Get Out! Tumor King", and Director Guo Fan's "Hello, Madman!". Director Han is Han Yan, after meeting Han Xiaoxiao and others at the bar with Shen Fang last time, brought "Get Out!" within two days.The script of Mr. Tumor found the company.

"What about the movie "Fang Hua"?"

Zhong Lifang replied: "Director Tian's "Youth" is currently in progress. Although this film has been approved, it will not start production until the second half of next year, and because of the controversy between Director Feng and the fifth generation director, the outside world The enthusiasm for this film has been constant. I suggested to Director Qu and the others to let it cool down for a while. After all, the hype has not had much real effect now, and it will only increase our difficulty in casting. So we will wait until next year when we are ready to announce it. Fry it."

Lu Wei on the side suggested: "I heard that Director Feng has set up a film called "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" and chose Feng Qianqian as the heroine. Then you can discuss with them and hype it together."

Shen Fang has no objection to Lu Wei's proposal. There are no permanent enemies in the entertainment industry, only conflicts of interest. Feng Gangpao's spat with the fifth-generation director is also because he believes that his interests have been violated.But when "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" is released, without the cooperation of the wild fox, Feng Gangpao will bring up the current topic and re-hype it to increase topicality and exposure.

"Mr. Lu's suggestion is very good. We will communicate with Huayi Brothers' publicity and distribution department at that time." After talking about the new project, Zhong Lifang then said to Feng Kun from the distribution department: "Our company will have a difficult issue next year. Director Feng, you guys The department has to formulate a complete release plan, and if the cooperation of various departments of the company is required, the company can be notified in advance."

Feng Kun nodded, took out the materials he prepared and sent them to everyone, and began to report. In 2015, the film "Back to 20 Years Old" released by Wild Fox Company during the Spring Festival; The schedule is "The Year in a Hurry"; the Dragon Boat Festival schedule is "Why Shengxiaomo" starring Huang Ming and Song Ran; the summer vacation will be "Hong Kong Ji", "The City in Love", "Wolf Warrior" and "Monster Hunt" ; the National Day file will release "Ghost Blowing the Lantern"; and next year's Lunar New Year file will be "Operation Mekong" and "Get Out!" filmed in the first half of 7!Tumor King.Therefore, the task of the company's distribution department is still very heavy.

Shen Fang pointed to the information and said: ""Looking for the Dragon" is scheduled for the summer vacation ahead of schedule, and we will discuss with Mr. Guangxian Wang to put "囧囧 in Hong Kong" on the National Day file. I heard that Huayi and the others plan to release "The Nine-story Demon Tower" When it’s released in August, we’ll try to adjust ahead of them.”

After Shen Fang finished speaking, Zhong Lifang suggested: "Both "Wolf Warrior" and "Monster Hunt" are not suitable for August, and Huayi's "Nine-story Demon Tower" may be too crowded. Although we have a film schedule Advantages, but you can’t squeeze other films too much. I suggest discussing with Director Wu Jing to adjust "Wolf Warrior" to the Mid-Autumn Festival schedule, so that you can also harvest some box office during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day."

Zhong Lifang's proposal was approved by everyone, and Feng Kun took a pen to mark the proposals of the two leaders emphatically, and was going to confirm these things after the meeting was over.

After Qu Xiaoxiao finished speaking in Shen Fang, she looked at him and asked: "The first play we released in 2015 is "Back to 20" starring Qin Mohan, and the time is on February 2, New Year's Eve. Mr. Shen, you Let's see if Mo Han can cooperate with the publicity."

Shen Fang smiled wryly and said, "Our honeymoon time has been shortened to 20 days, it can't be shortened any more, otherwise we won't even have a honeymoon when we get married, wouldn't it be a great regret in the future?"

Shen Fang's words made several people couldn't help laughing, Qu Xiaoxiao suggested: "Your honeymoon should be the last stop in Los Angeles, Han Xiao has already received the Grammy invitation letter, and the New Year's Eve party in Times Square in New York I also extended an invitation to Han Xiao. How about you attending the Grammy Awards with Han Xiao?"

"Boss, if you and Mo Han can perform at the Grammys once, we will have a better publicity."

Before Shen Fang answered, Qu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and she very much agreed with Linda's idea: "Boss, it's settled. I'll contact the Grammy organizing committee now."

"Ah, you have to wait until I ask Mo Han for his opinion." But Shen Fang's words didn't work, and the others agreed with Qu Xiaoxiao's opinion.

"Boss, I don't just want you to perform on stage." Linda said, "Even Han Xiao is afraid that there will be a change in the Grammy this time. I hope you can write a song for Han Xiao to increase exposure. Two days ago, the Best Newcomer of the American Music Awards was won by Megan Trina of Sony's Epic Records, our power in the United States is a bit weak, and we may not be able to compete with each other."

"Sony's strength has already spread in Hollywood." Shen Fang turned to Zhong Lifang and asked: "We have obviously suffered a loss in "Fast and Furious 7" that we cooperated with Universal Pictures. Has Universal Pictures expressed anything?"

When Huo Mingda and Linda were in the United States in the first half of the year, they proposed a cooperation on behalf of Wild Fox Films and Universal Pictures. They invested a total of 8000 million US dollars in "Fast and Furious 7", accounting for 50% of the total investment, but only enjoyed 40% income, and there is no subsequent copyright income.

But after the film's star Paul Walker was in a car accident, Universal Pictures proposed to change the contract.As Hollywood giants, it is their usual style to hype dead movie stars.The death of Heath Ledger made "The Dark Knight of Batman" explode at the box office, Warner Pictures made a lot of money, and Paul Walker's accidental death also made Universal Pictures see this explosive point.

Universal Pictures proposed that it can only distribute 20% of the revenue to Wild Fox, and it is still the revenue after removing part of the publicity expenses.If the Wild Fox Company disagrees, they can return the $8000 million and pay a certain amount of interest according to the normal loan.

In the end, after several rounds of negotiations, Wild Fox Company stated that it would give up all overseas copyrights and box office revenue, and Wild Fox Company only needed all the revenue from mainland China.In the end, Universal Pictures agreed after discussion. After all, Wild Fox Company owns the largest theater company in China, unless Universal Pictures wants to give up the Chinese market in the future, it will offend Wild Fox Company to the death.

On the surface, this agreement seems to be an obvious loss for Wild Fox Company. After all, it is still unknown how much box office effect the death of a foreign star can cause in China.Universal Pictures' box office estimate for China is about 25 million yuan, and as an imported film, it only gets [-]% of the box office share, which is a tasteless thing for Universal Pictures.

In fact, it is still too early to say that it is a disadvantage, because after the Wild Fox Company obtains all the copyrights, it can declare according to the joint venture film and enjoy the box office share of the domestic film. In addition, if the announcement goes well, as long as the box office exceeds 12 billion, Wild Fox can basically protect its capital.In addition, if you count the income of the theaters, you can make a small profit overall.Of course, this is only possible if the Wild Fox Company operates
Zhong Lifanghui reported: "As compensation, Universal Pictures proposed to allow us to participate in the investment in the production of the two subsequent "Fast and Furious", the maximum investment is 40%, and we can enjoy the benefits according to the actual investment amount. The film World of Warcraft, but the investment cannot exceed 25%, they are very optimistic about the film adaptation of the game World of Warcraft.”

After listening to Zhong Lifang's report, Shen Fang said to Linda: "You can communicate with Jeff Hill of Universal Pictures. In principle, we agree with their request to change the contract, but the other party who premiered "Fast and Furious 7" It is necessary to actively cooperate, and the starring team members must come to China to attend a premiere ceremony, and secondly, for the filming of the last two "Fast and Furious", we must provide us with the right to cast several supporting roles."

Seeing Linda nodding, Shen Fang continued: "There is another point. This time, if the Universal Music Company under Universal Pictures fully cooperates with Han Xiao's performance in the United States and the Grammy Awards Ceremony, we can consider Han Xiao Let them take care of Xiao's brokerage contract in the United States."

Linda said: "I can come to discuss this, but I suggest that you best hold a party during your honeymoon in Los Angeles. Jeff Hill has admired you for a long time."

"You get ready. Han Xiao's trip to the United States should be led by you as much as possible, and you should familiarize yourself with the rules there." If it wasn't for Linda not wanting to return to Hollywood, Shen Fang would have planned to set up a company in the United States for Wild Fox Films and hand it over to her. take care of.

(End of this chapter)