How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 274 The actual situation and the specific situation are very one-sided

Columbia headquarters.

One month after its release, [Spider-Man 1] has already achieved a box office of 3.5 million US dollars in North America, and it was achieved under the competitive pressure of [Star Wars Episode 2].

This kind of terrifying record has caused [Spider-Man] to be renamed [Spider-Man 1] within Sony Columbia.

Because the preparations for [Spider-Man 2] have already begun.

It's still the original team, and this time Columbia has given a greater financial investment to "Spider-Man 2"-a production fee of [-] million US dollars.

Of course, preparations are now underway, and filming will start in 2003 at the earliest, and it will be released in 2004.

Therefore, the most important task for Columbia at present is the global release of [Spider-Man 1], which is the main reason why Zhang Nan was called here.

"Zhang, the release of [Spiderman 1] in Asia?"

Columbia's president, Clive Sander, looked at Zhang Nan, wanting to know about the distribution situation in Asia.

Zhang Nan was not stage-frightened when he heard the words. He recalled in his mind the layout of the Longbow Film and Television City and the feedback he had collected during this period of time, organized his words, and said:

"At least $6000 million at the box office."

In this situation, there is no point in directly talking about the box office coming.

So Zhang Nan didn't talk about anything else, it was the real data.

Sure enough, upon hearing what Zhang Nan said, Columbia President Clive Sander's eyes lit up.

Because the box office data of 6000 million US dollars is really beyond his expectation. This figure is higher than the Asian distribution channel he handed over [Spider-Man 1] to Columbia.

"Zhang, if [Spider-Man 1]'s box office in Asia can really reach this figure, then I can make a decision on behalf of Columbia. In the future, Columbia's film distribution in Asia can be entrusted to you."

It was not Clive Sound's whim to throw out this weighty promise.

It is true that since Neon experienced a bubble burst, the overall economy has continued to decline, and Sony has been unable to bear it until now, and Colombia, which relies on Sony to deliver nourishment, is even more uncomfortable.

Then getting rid of some sluggish film markets has become a very good operation.

Zhang Nan is naturally very clear about these things, but Zhang Nan's eyes still couldn't help but glow when he heard Clive Sound's promise.

Without him.

Columbia's distribution business in the Asian film market is not going well, because its distribution business is only its own films, and it still competes with other Hollywood giants.

Zhang Nan is different, everyone does the film distribution business.

And because of its size, other giants do not feel threatened, so they can follow the car released by many giants' movies and have a sip of soup by the way.

The most important thing is that Zhang Nan can get involved in the largest market in Asia - the mainland, and is deeply involved.

But the Hollywood giants are very clear that they can't do it.

For this point, other Hollywood giants may not see it very clearly, but Columbia was acquired by Sony, which also belongs to the East Asian Confucian cultural circle, so they saw it clearly some time in advance.

After finishing the distribution in Asia, the rest of the meeting has little to do with Zhang Nan.

So he barely sat until the end, and Zhang Nan left the meeting as soon as the meeting ended.

inside the car.

Zhang Nan told Old Luke, "Luke, in the past two days, find some people to integrate the two cinema lines I own, set up a distribution company, and then divide it into Asian and non-Asian ones. Two theater lines."

When working on "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Zhang Nan was exposed to theatrical distribution business for the first time. He was a little excited and felt that he had completed the whole process from actor to director, then to the producer, and finally to the theater Industry chain participation.

[My Sassy Girlfriend] is another attempt to deepen my own rights and strengthen the stability of my base camp when I feel that the global distribution channels are not very convenient when I release [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon].

Now that he is taking over the distribution of Hollywood blockbusters like "Spider-Man 1", Zhang Nan has gone through the distribution process of different film projects. He is also a little tired of this aspect, and wants to let go and find someone to take charge.

Old Luke knew Zhang Nan very well, and when he heard Zhang Nan's words, he guessed exactly what Zhang Nan was thinking, and then said with some embarrassment:
"Zhang, it's okay to say that the theater chain in Asia has an average background, and you can hold it down, but the global theater chain was established with the help of the Longbow Film and Television Fund, and the interests behind it are very complicated. , It is very difficult to integrate it, and you have to pull the Asian part of it into your Asian distribution channel, the difficulty..."

Listening to old Luke's complaints, Zhang Nan had no other tricks, just one sentence, "Let you be the general manager, and I will allow you to learn how to operate like in Longbow Film and Television City, name yourself, but find another person in charge .”

Hearing Zhang Nan's words, Old Luke stopped complaining immediately.

"Got it, I'll get this done."

"It's best before December. I have a big move in December. I will use the two distribution channels." Zhang Nan is preparing for the release of "Heroes".

"No problem." Old Luke gritted his teeth and said.

There were two reasons for old Luke's behavior.

First, what Zhang Nan said just now can be regarded as pointing out the old Luke's coquettish operation - working as a second landlord in the salary industry in Longbow Film and Television City.

Yes, the person in charge of Longbow Film and Television City is actually old Luke, not the manager Liu who was with Zhang Nan all the time.

Old Luke took the salary given by Zhang Nan, took part of the profits himself, and found another job.

This kind of thing is actually not very good.

Second, Zhang Nan allowed old Luke to continue to do so in the distribution company.

With the big threat in the front and the sweet date of encouragement in the back, although it is relatively difficult to integrate the two distribution channels in Zhang Nan's hands, Old Luke can only bite the bullet and do it.
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end of may.

[Spider-Man 1] has fully landed in Asia.

Needless to say, the performance of the film in Neon, Xiangjiang, Wanwan, and Kimchi Country.

These places are not only female artists, but also deeply invaded by Zhang Nan, and the film market is also the same.

In mainland China, Beijing Film and China Opera are making great efforts, and the piracy situation is very well controlled, which also makes the box office trend of "Spider-Man 1" quite impressive.

It's just that the mainland is so big that there are all kinds of birds.

[Spider-Man 1] did well at the box office, and it also drew criticism for Zhang Nan's release of [Spider-Man 1].

For example, the fledgling Lu San expressed a little bit of dissatisfaction towards Zhang Nan and [Spider-Man 1] in an interview.

Then that night, when he was bullied by Jiang Wen, the person who ran to cry and complained was given a hard education.

The reason why Lu San was dissatisfied with the impressive box office performance of "Spider-Man 1" is simple.

In May, his first movie - "Looking for a Gun" was also released.

And in the first four days of the premiere, it achieved impressive results.

Overwhelming the Hollywood blockbuster [The Lord of the Rings 1] released at the same time, and the Hong Kong films [100% Man] and [Wesley Blue Snowman].

This is a fact that cannot be faked.

But the specific situation that can’t be faked is that ——[Looking for a Gun] won a box office of 7.6 yuan in the mainland in four days.

(End of this chapter)