The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 362

"Breaking Bad's reputation is overwhelming, and Fox Group intends to purchase the copyright for a remake."

""Extreme Escape" was released beautifully in the country, and the Asian community is very popular."

""The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" starts, Chai Zhiping: This movie will be the light of Asia."

"During the filming of "The Raid", Hong Jinbao: We want to create a completely different movie."

"Amanda Seyfried joins 'Taken,' movie set to start in June."

""Taken" aims to be released globally, and the president of Warner Express expressed his willingness to cooperate with Fenghua."

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The temperature on Hong Kong Island is already relatively high in March, and you can walk outside wearing a short sleeve.

However, Hong Kong Island is used to turning on the air conditioner indoors, and it is usually around [-] degrees, and it will be a little cold if you sit for a long time.

If you are indoors, you still have to prepare a coat to avoid catching cold.

In a tea restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui, there are people coming and going, many families are out, there are old people and children, it is a bit noisy.

Li Shengyao was dressed casually and sat in a window seat.

Jiang Zhiqiang sat opposite Li Shengyao, and between the two of them were seven refreshments, including steamed buns, rice cakes, and spring rolls.

Li Shengyao had already had breakfast, but seeing such a table of delicious food, he couldn't help but eat some.

He then brought a bowl of soy milk and drank it while watching the street outside the window.

Hong Kong Island should be the city with the most diverse Chinese population. There are many foreigners here, and you can see them everywhere.

The status of foreigners is obviously different from that of locals. They walk more slowly and their steps are smaller.

The locals are in a hurry, as if the end of the world is coming, and they have to do things quickly.

Too busy to have time to enjoy.

But being busy is also good, you won't be cranky, and you can spend those numb times better.

"Director Li, is Hong Kong Island very different from the mainland?"

"Well, it's not the same, the temperament is different."

Many people think that mainlanders are impetuous and restless.

That is because you have never been to Hong Kong Island. When you come to Hong Kong Island, you will find that the people here are more impetuous.

The waiter had a sullen face and threw the dishes and chopsticks at every turn.

The courier urged the employer to come down quickly and not delay his time.

The stall owner immediately turned his head after selling the items, unwilling to have a word with the customer.

In TVB's film and television dramas, the hero and heroine always meet some acquaintances along the way, and they keep saying hello, appearing calm and kind.

But in fact, most people here do things in a hurry, with an attitude that you don't want to delay my time.

Lee Shing Yew didn't really like Hong Kong Island very much.

Compared with other cities in China, the only advantage here is probably internationalization. There are many foreigners here.

The locals are used to it and don't know how to speak English.

Other than that, there isn't much to say about the city.

Lee Sing Yew came to Hong Kong this time to be an award presenter. Tomorrow night there will be an awards ceremony for the Hong Kong Film Awards. At that time, he will attend as a guest and present the best newcomer award, that is, he will give the trophy to Jie Lun.

In addition, it is to visit "Raid" and "Baby Project".

There is also a meeting with Jiang Zhiqiang.

Hearing this, Jiang Zhiqiang didn't continue the topic. He turned around and took out a document from his backpack, and handed it to Li Shengyao.

"Director Li, take a look at this. This is the sales breakdown of "Let's Punch, Dad" in the North American market, as well as a small bill for the right to broadcast on TV."

For Hollywood blockbusters, the real money is the peripherals and post production.

It's like the "Mission: Impossible" series, every time you invest so much, two to three hundred million dollars, Cruise still has to share.

Even if the worldwide box office is $[-] billion, it has just returned to its original capital.

But the film has been able to continue to be filmed, and it is only after the film is released that the real opportunity for the producer to make money.

The film and television copyrights of streaming media around the world, the right to broadcast TV, and the rental and sales of discs are almost pure profits.

That is to say, a little money will be allocated for disc production and distribution, but not more than 30.00%.

The disc cost is very low, often one-tenth of the selling price.

For a blockbuster movie like "Mission: Impossible", it is not a problem to earn [-] to [-] million yuan after the film is released.

And if there are peripherals, it will be even more profitable, just like "Frozen", after the movie was released, the sales volume of the heroine's dolls exceeded that of Barbie dolls, which made Disney a lot of money.

Copyright protection in Europe and the United States is still very beneficial to the producers of film and television dramas.

This is also the reason Li Lianjie can get 1000 million US dollars in Hollywood.

Otherwise, the box office of his films would not be high, pointing to those box office, the film company would have lost money long ago.

Li Shengyao unfolded the information and read it.

The distribution of "Let's Punch, Dad" in Europe and the United States and the copyright agency have been handed over to Jiang Zhiqiang.

The movie has been shown in North America, but the box office share is not so fast.

On the contrary, the income from discs is faster.

In addition, some Chinese-language TV stations in North America also purchased the rights to broadcast "Let's Punch, Dad".

The two incomes add up to a total of more than 80 US dollars. After deducting Jiang Zhiqiang's commission, there is still 80 US dollars. Although it is not a lot, it is still money.

"Director Li, if there is no problem, I will transfer it to you later."

Li Shengyao nodded, "No problem."

Jiang Zhiqiang followed up and said, "There is also some income from Europe, but it hasn't arrived so quickly."

Li Shengyao nodded, "It's okay, I understand."

He actually just came back from France.

Naturally, he went there to scout the location, and then he called on the embassy leader to express his safety concerns about filming.

The leaders of the embassy introduced him to the members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and then through the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Li Shengyao negotiated with the senior management of a local security company and made a deal.

During the three-month filming period of June, July, and August, Fenghua hired them at a price of [-] euros per month, and the security company was responsible for the safety of the crew during filming.

In the words of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, "We are all here to ask for money, don't get too deep, let these local people solve the problem by themselves."

For this view, Lee Sheng Yew very much agrees.

He has no idea of ​​improving the law and order in Paris. It has nothing to do with him whether the place is chaotic or not, as long as he doesn't disturb his filming.

It's better to pick yourself out and let the local forces deal with the mess.

A smile appeared on Jiang Zhiqiang's face, "Director Li, I used to help people distribute it. The bosses of those film companies urged me. You are different. You are a person who does big things. You can hold your breath."

Li Shengyao shook his head, "I can't, I'm just as impulsive, but I understand the rules of the game, and it's not time to split the money yet."

Logically speaking, the cash flow of theaters should be very strong.

But there is no way, the whole world is like this, when the box office is divided, the box office is deducted and procrastinated, and it usually takes one to one and a half years to divide the box office to the producer.

Jiang Zhiqiang laughed, and then he asked: "Director Li, "Taken" will be released globally, who do you plan to give it to?"

The tea restaurant is very noisy, with customers coming in and out, and children yelling.

The smell of soy sauce and vinegar wafted in the air.

The waiter had a cold face, like a dead mother.

Logically speaking, this is definitely not the place to talk about things.

But on Hong Kong Island, even rich people like to talk business in such a place.

Jiang Zhiqiang asked suddenly, and Li Shengyao took a sip of soy milk, "Warner has already contacted me and said that I can help me distribute it globally, but I haven't agreed yet."

The global distribution is lofty, but it is actually not such a great thing.

Hollywood blockbusters can be distributed globally because they have high-quality products in their hands.

Just like Warner, they used to have many good movies, which were screened in major countries around the world, and they established contacts with local distributors in those countries and had channels.

So when they have a new movie, a few phone calls can resolve distribution issues.

As for Huaxia movies, if you want to distribute them globally, if your movie is good enough, then naturally you can.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, both "The Promise" and "Red Cliff" were released globally, and they were screened in several major European countries.

Of course, the box office is not doing well, and there are not many opening venues.

You have a good movie, no one will dislike it, and there is no such thing as deliberately making things difficult.

There are too many distributors, and they are not monolithic, working together to block your movie.

For foreign films, distribution fees in Europe and America generally account for about 17.00% of the box office, and theaters take 40.00%.

That is to say, the production company can get about 30.00% of the box office.

The reason why Li Shengyao approached Cheng Long was because Cheng Long was a brand and a business card.

With Cheng Long, theaters in Europe and the United States are at least willing to give it a try. If the quality is good and they can make money, they will definitely screen it on a large scale, and no one will be against the money.

Warner did contact Fenghua and wanted to distribute "Taken", and their condition was a 20.00% distribution fee.

A bit higher than 17.00%, but reasonable.

After all, Warner is also a middleman, and he has to contact publishers in other countries.

But Li Shengyao did not agree.

He still hopes to leave this money to his own people.

Publishing is not a difficult technical job, it is actually fighting for contacts.

In other words, the quality of mainland movies is not very good. If mainland movies can be exported on a large scale like Hollywood, mainland filmmakers will naturally be able to get to know distributors in other countries.

Lee Sing Yew makes one or two movies a year, so there is no need to arrange people to go to various countries in the world to build relationships.

If he produces a lot of films, he will even set up an overseas distribution company by himself.

Jiang Zhiqiang's eyes lit up when he heard the words, "Director Li, I'll help you distribute it, 19.00% of the distribution fee."

After deducting 17.00% of the distribution fees of European and American countries, Jiang Zhiqiang earns [-]%.

This fee is a little cheaper than Warner, which is a good thing.

But there are some things that Li Shengyao still needs to clarify with Jiang Zhiqiang.

"Mr. Jiang, I asked Cheng Long to play "Taken" for the sake of large-scale screenings all over the world. It doesn't mean that every country has a small opening and screenings of [-] or [-] shows. I need large-scale screenings in all countries in Europe and the United States."

What he meant was to ask Jiang Zhiqiang to use his connections to try to get as many films as possible for "Taken".

"Director Li, on this point, I can only say that I will do my best. In the end, I still have to watch the quality of the movie. If the quality is good, then naturally there is no problem. I also have the confidence to speak. If the quality is not good, then it is impossible."

Jiang Zhiqiang paused slightly, "Cheng Long's "Myth" is also released on a small scale in the beautiful country."

Cheng Long came back from Hollywood, "New Police Story" was not released in the beautiful country, and no distributors in Hollywood were willing to release it. They didn't have confidence, and felt that the film would not even be able to earn the distribution cost.

The top distributor in the UK released "New Police Story" in the UK. As a result, the box office was only [-] pounds in two weeks, and it was a loss.

"Mythology" took advantage of the fashion craze in the mainland at this time, and was released in the beautiful country, but the box office was less than 200 million US dollars.

So after all, it still depends on the quality of the movie.

Li Shengyao smiled, but did not answer.

Jiang Zhiqiang went on to say, "Director Li, as a friend, I actually want to persuade you that Cheng Long is indeed a superstar-level actor in the world. He is now returning to Hollywood to act in movies, such as "Rush Hour 3" and "Shanghai Noon". He should be able to get 2000 million yuan in salary."

"However, movie audiences in Europe and the United States are more mature, and they attach great importance to word of mouth. Even fans are very rational. If the quality is not good, it is also difficult to make money."

"It doesn't mean that with Cheng Long, you can make a lot of money."

As the most powerful independent distributor in Asia, Jiang Zhiqiang's analysis of the global film market is indeed very keen.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, except for Brother Cruise and Little Lizi, the box office has been very good for decades.

Even after Downey Jr. played Iron Man and became popular, there is still a movie of Waterloo.

Same goes for Captain Johnny Depp, and there's a movie that goes out of its way.

In terms of watching movies, European and American audiences must have higher requirements than mainland audiences.

Li Shengyao nodded with a smile, and then said affirmatively, "Mr. Jiang, I have confidence in this movie."

He took another sip of soy milk, and found that the air conditioner here was too cold, and the soy milk cooled quickly, making it not so delicious.

Li Shengyao pushed the soy milk away, picked up a small steamed bun with chopsticks, and put it in his mouth, a stream of hot soup flowed from his throat into his stomach, making him feel much warmer.

He smiled, "Mr. Jiang, there is no problem with the quality of the film, and I will release it on a large scale all over the world."

"As long as the quality can keep up, I can guarantee a large-scale release."

Li Shengyao nodded, "When the time comes, discs, as well as streaming media film and television copyrights, and TV broadcasting rights, you need to do more work."

The income of Hollywood blockbusters includes three aspects, one is the movie box office, the other is streaming media film and television copyright, TV broadcasting rights, and disc rental, and the third is movie peripherals.

Like "Avatar 2", the box office of the film is 14 billion, which has just returned to its original cost.

Later streaming media copyrights, TV broadcasting rights, and disc rentals earned a total of [-] million dollars.

The next [-] million is almost pure profit.

Li Shengyao also pointed out that "Taken" made a lot of money after it was released. He believed that with the reputation of "Taken", it would be no problem to make a hundred million dollars in the later stage.

This money will not be distributed to Cheng Long and China Film, it belongs to him alone.

Jiang Zhiqiang chuckled, "Director Li, since you trust me, I won't let you down."

(End of this chapter)