China Entertainment: The happiness of being a director is as simple as that

Chapter 93 Brother's Happiness, Bashu Production Center ([-]th update)

After landing in New York and exiting customs, I looked up and saw David who was picking me up from the plane.

David knew that Lu Pingan was coming to Laomei, so he took the initiative to pick him up.

David's suit is sharp today, which is very different from his previous appearance. Now he looks like a Wall Street elite.

"Boss, here, haha, we meet again!"

David laughed happily when he saw Lu Pingan.

"I heard that you became famous at the film festival. How does it feel to be famous?"

Lu Pingan asked him with a smile.

David was very happy when he heard it, and then stretched out three fingers silently: "They all took the initiative."

"Be careful of getting sick."

"Boss, don't worry, my career has just started, and I will never do stupid things!"

David has a confident face. After all these years, he still has some ideas in his heart.

After getting into the car, David talked about the film festival in vivid detail:
"Lu, few people watched our movie at the beginning, but on the second day, do you know, from the second day on, our movie has the most viewers every time!"

"Do you know what I like to watch the most? Some audiences who don't know the truth go in, sit down, the movie starts, and then the mouth grows slowly, and the timid ones are frightened and the popcorn is scattered all over the floor, hahaha..."

David's spirits were running high.

Lu Ping'an was also very happy, the movie had a good prospect and he could make money again.

The two then transferred to Utah.

The Saint Denis Film Festival is held in Park City, Utah, and tomorrow is the closing ceremony and awards ceremony.

After a while, the two boarded the plane.

A few hours later, Lu Pingan dropped off his luggage at the hotel and then arrived at the film festival.

Didn't see Wattsberg because he's talking to the organizers and some publishers right now.

"Chain Saw" received a very good response at the film festival, so the release must be stepped up.

This is just right, Lu Pingan can go to the film festival.

"Boss, let's go to the movie theater. There should be a screening now. I promise, you will be very happy after seeing the audience's reaction."

David suggested from the sidelines.

Lu Pingan nodded in agreement, he also likes to watch this kind of thing.

It's just that before he took a few steps, a white man recognized him and came up to chat.

"You're Lu, right? Hello, I'm William from Lionsgate."

William handed out his business card as he spoke.

Lu Ping'an's eyes brightened. Lionsgate is very famous, and it will be the boss of independent film companies for a long time to come.

"Hi William."

Lu Pingan took the business card and responded politely.

William smiled and continued, "Lu, we invite you to join our Lionsgate Films. If you are interested, you can come to our company to chat. Our strength is not great, but it is still much better than the top. We can meet your wishes. Unexpected resources, if your "Source Code" was handed over to us before, the box office would definitely not be as low as it is now."

"Okay, we can talk later."

Lu Pingan did not refuse.

This is a good opportunity for offer testing.

"Chain Saw" is a Hollywood film, and "Source" was released before.

At this time, the involvement of money is already very deep.

The future plans for Hollywood films will certainly not be limited to these two.

So it's time to decide whether to add Wattsberg to the bag.

As for whether to accept Wattsberg or not, Lu Pingan already had a plan, that is, to see more suitable candidates.

Now that Lionsgate is here, it is an opportunity for testing.

This company is good.

If you really take people under your command, it will indeed be more appropriate than taking Watts and taking advantage of the peak.

Of course, the premise is to investigate first. If William is a young man, it will be meaningless.

Then it seemed that William from Lionsgate was here, and saw him chatting with Lu Pingan, a yellow man, so someone soon recognized that it was Lu Pingan, and then other filmmakers and film and television company bosses came over to talk to Lu Pingan Chatting, there are eight big ones, such as Sony.

And the topic inevitably mentioned "Source Code" and now "Chain Saw".

Apparently, as a director, Lu Ping'an has become a favorite after producing good works and good results.

Lu Pingan did not refuse this at all, and accepted the business cards one by one, and began to probe after going back to investigate the situation.

After chatting for a while, I received more than [-] business cards and watched another movie.

After seeing the audience's reaction from David's mouth, Lu Pingan met Watzberg.

Wattsberg's face was also flushed now, and when he saw Lu Ping'an, he said, "Lu, this movie is more popular than I thought."

Lu Pingan said with a smile: "It looks like you can make money again."

"Oh luh, this topic hurts my heart."

"Watts, you have to think about it this way, you just pay 20, and you may earn millions, which is equivalent to picking it up for nothing, so you won't feel much better."

"You're right, but I can't convince myself."

"Then make it back when the series works."

"That's what you said."

"Of course, the premise is that the film is a success."

"Don't worry, many theaters and distributors have already contacted me. As long as we are willing, the first step can be at least 1500 big screens."

Watts said, and began to introduce the release plan.

Through the two films "Tune" and "Source", Wattsberg has already convinced that he can be bolder in dealing with Lu Ping'an's films.

And now that "Chain Saw" has received a good response, it is indeed worth taking a gamble on the opening of a large-scale release in order to maximize profits.

After talking about the release, Watts talked about another thing.

"Lu, you will definitely develop in Hollywood in the future, right?"

"Almost, I will continue to make movies in Hollywood in the future."

Lu Pingan nodded frankly.

After hearing this, Watts asked: "Come to our company, Lu, I formally invite you to join, and the terms can be negotiated."

Winning Lu Pingan to become the director of the company is Watts' next plan.

He was convinced that no one in Hollywood could ask for more.

Lu Pingan didn't refuse either: "Okay, let's discuss it in detail later."

Whether you join or not will not affect the use of the offer. No matter who is locked by the offer, it will be his secret line in the future, so Lu Pingan agreed quickly.

"it is good!"

Watts was delighted.

Things went better than he expected.

It seems that Lu is indeed a standard Chinese, nostalgic.

Afterwards, the two went shopping again. In the evening, after making an appointment with Watts for the awards ceremony, Lu Ping An returned to the hotel after talking about all the business.

That night, the organizer of the Saint Denis Film Festival called and invited them to participate in tomorrow's awards ceremony.

This is expected.

It's just that why does the Saint Denis Film Festival follow the example of the three major European films?
Or is it like this all over the world?
In doubt, Lu Pingan fell into a dreamland.

The next night, as the host of the film festival called out Lu Ping'an's name.

"Chainsaw 1" won the Special Jury Prize.

Not a jackpot, but not bad either.

Lu Pingan came to the stage amidst applause.

The scale of the audience is not comparable to the three major European players.

After all, the Saint Denis Film Festival is not a large-scale film festival, but a native of the United States.

But Lu Pingan was still happy.

After all, this is also the first time his feature film has won an award.

After receiving the trophy, Lu Pingan stood still in front of the microphone, looked at the audience and said slowly: "I want to say sorry to the cleaning staff of the film festival hall. All over the place, I'm sorry, it has increased the burden on your work."

Hahaha.

The guests at the scene laughed in unison.

Lu Pingan continued: "I will give feedback to the film festival and give you some salary increases. If you don't agree, then he will be tested like a torment when he passes each level (chainsaw lines)."

The laughter was louder this time.

The effect is good, it seems that everyone has seen it.

And amidst the laughter, many people also showed surprise in their eyes.

Lu Pingan on the stage seems to be different from the Chinese in my impression.

No, it seems to be about the same.

Because the big man who came to the United States to play seems to be so humorous.

Are all Chinese people like this?
so interesting.
"Thank you, thank you Saint Denis Film Festival, thank you for your love!"

Lu Pingan also accepted it as soon as it was good.

Then he exited with warm applause.

After the film festival ended, Lu Pingan received a lot of business cards.

After accepting some interviews, Lu Pingan and Wattsberg sat down to chat about business.

The first is the benefits of this "source code".

"Source Code" was actually screened in five weeks.

There were only 100 screens in the first week.

The next four weeks are 1000 yuan.

In the first four weeks, "Source" won a box office of 4200 million US dollars.

In the last week, it won another 850 million, so the total box office of "Source Code" in North America reached 5050 million.

In terms of account sharing, it is a step-by-step account sharing model.

The first two weeks will be 70%, the third week will be 40%, and the fourth week will be 20%.

So the last 850 million US dollars, Lu Pingan can get negligible.

So, after calculating all the accounts of "Source Code", minus the publicity share of the top, the final figure is: 1462 million US dollars before tax.

After tax, half of Laomei's side also has to pay legal fees and supervision fees.

The final after-tax total was $680 million.

Otherwise, in accordance with the contract.

The box office exceeded 5000 million U.S. dollars, and Wattsberg waived the right to adapt it automatically.

In addition, if the box office exceeds 3000 million U.S. dollars, Wattsberg will pay Lu Pingan 500 million for the disc copyright. This is also before tax, and it will be less after tax because it is an overseas copyright transaction.

So the total is about 1000 million US dollars.

"I will pay you the copyright fee first, and I will pay half of the payment first, and I will pay the final payment after the first payment is made."

Wattsberg said.

Lu Pingan smiled and said with emotion: "It's so straightforward, it's a bit beyond my expectation."

Wattsberg also laughed: "I can play the Hollywood game, but not now, and not to you."

"You are very sincere."

"Thank you."

"Okay, then let's talk about "Chain Saw"."

"no problem."

After "Chain Saw" won the award at the film festival, the process is the same, that is, the distribution rights transaction.

That's the best thing about Laomei's side. Let's talk about splitting accounts first, and then talk about selling out.

The right to speak is great.

Of course, "Chainsaw" has to split the bill.

Of course, some places cannot avoid selling out.

In addition, "Chain Saw" is an R-rated film, which cannot be screened in many countries, so the range of sales will be smaller than that of ordinary movies.

In the end, "Chain Saw" first determined the distribution of accounts in 12 countries and regions, and negotiated a release buyout with 11 countries and regions.

The total buyout price is $80.

Not high, but not bad.

What matters is the split.

Then the file time was also set, and it was placed on February 2.

There are no big movies in this period, and the space is relatively large, which is suitable for high damage.

As for the summer film or other popular films, it can definitely be decided, but as a low-cost film, there is no capital to negotiate with theaters.

A blockbuster, high-cost, big cast, or a famous director's work, no matter how poor the quality of the actual finished film, it still has the first say.

It's realistic, but that's how the game works.

Things are finalized.

Wattsberg said firmly: "This time, I must make "Chain Saw" a hit!"

"Wish us success!"

The two clinked glasses of coffee.

Finally, there is the issue of Lu Ping'an's work.

This is easy to talk about.

Lu Pingan signed a brokerage contract with Dingfeng, and their respective works have two-way priority. In addition, Lu Pingan will produce at least two films within three years, and the copyright will be shared according to the investment ratio. It's as simple as that, very loose.

The most sensitive thing is copyright, but it's no problem for Lu Pingan.

He can shoot works with low copyright value.

And if he wins Wattsberg with an offer, or buys a stake in Summit later, these will not be a problem at all.

　If the article does not match the title, don't be surprised, because it has been revised and will not affect reading.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)