How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 309 Zhang Weiping’s top, middle and bottom strategies

Mainland, Pengcheng, Longgong Film and Television City.

As soon as Zhang Nan arrived in the mainland, Zhang Weiping from Old Picture Pictures came to visit impatiently. The purpose was very simple, he just wanted to talk to Zhang Nan about Zhang Yimou's second commercial blockbuster - "House of Flying Daggers" issuance matters.

Inside the office.

Zhang Weiping was very proud, and he kept talking to Zhang Nan about matters related to "Ambush from Flying Daggers".

"After filming [Hero], Yi told me that he had made another breakthrough in mastering big scenes, and he would try the results in [House of Flying Daggers]."

"I support Yi Mou very much, so I provided greater financial support for this film [House of Flying Daggers] than the previous film [Hero]."

"Originally, I wanted to continue to invite Li Lianjie to star, but Li Lianjie had a new project in Hollywood and the schedule couldn't be adjusted, so I asked Liu Dehua, Jin Chengwu, Zhang Ziyi... …”

Hearing Zhang Weiping's non-stop blah blah, Zhang Nan was a little annoyed, he waved his hand quickly, and continued: "I know about Li Lianlian's new project in Hollywood. It was written by Luc Besson. I have the strength to pull the thread and build the bridge."

What Zhang Nan said is true.

Ever since Li Lianlian made a comeback by starring in "Hero", he has always had the idea of ​​returning to Hollywood.

It stands to reason that with the foundation of "Hero", which has a global box office of [-] million US dollars, Li Lianlian's return to Hollywood should be quite easy.

But during that period, Chenglong's "Magic City Noon 2" was losing money, which affected some of the momentum of action movies.

Therefore, Li Lienhe, who is famous for his action movies, was unable to find a good project for a while. Finally, he reluctantly found an action movie project that suited his heart. It was written by Luc Besson, so Li Lienhe knew Zhang Nanlai to help him.

When Zhang Nan saw the name of your script - "Danny the Wolf Dog", he wanted to reject it.

Because this film is Li Lianlian's last purely starring film in Hollywood, and he has been making trouble in the Mainland since then.

But in the end, Zhang Nan's kindness failed to be sent out due to Li Lianjie's strong request. In the end, Zhang Nan still helped Li Lianjie to set up the matchmaking process.

"Weiping, I know why you came here. Isn't it just for the release of House of Flying Daggers~
I also know why you are so vague. I admit that as for the income of [Hero], I, the publisher, took the majority, and you, the producer, took the profit that is not even a small portion.

But this is all written in black and white in the contract.

And you should also know that my original intention was not like this. I just wanted to help domestic blockbusters. You should also understand this. The box office I gave was less than 6000 million US dollars, and I only took % The box office dividend of [-]% is quite acceptable when looking at the global distribution circle.

It was just a combination of circumstances that led to the current situation. Who would have thought that the box office of "Hero" could be so high, reaching a global box office of [-] million US dollars. "

Listening to Zhang Nan's words, Zhang Weiping felt mixed emotions in his heart.

Zhang Weiping believed that Zhang Nan's words were not false at all. After all, when he signed the contract, his thoughts were the same as what Zhang Nan said at this time.

But... who could have imagined that [Hero] would be so good at the box office, allowing him to go from a [-]-cent share to a [-]-cent share.

Although he still made thousands of dollars, he received a return rate of nearly [-]%.

But looking at the profit of nearly [-] million US dollars, Zhang Weiping felt itchy in his heart.

At this time, looking at Zhang Nan who was so upright and awe-inspiring, Zhang Weiping really wanted to say: You are absolutely right, but this share ratio is too low. Can it be adjusted?
But in the end, Zhang Weiping still didn't dare to utter these words. After all, he judged his heart with his own heart. He thought that if he had earned the money reasonably, he would never utter it again.

Since it was a done deal, it couldn't be changed, and the purpose of his trip was to deal with the release of the new film "House of Flying Daggers".So Zhang Weiping said with a flattering look on his face: "Yes, yes, you are right. I know Director Zhang that you are very supportive of the mainland film and television industry, so..."House of Flying Daggers" is a movie What is the distribution cooperation method?”

"Presumably Mr. Zhang had already made some plans before he came here. So in order to prevent the [Hero] incident from happening again, I will remain silent this time regarding the release and cooperation terms of [House of Flying Daggers]. Mr. Zhang will make all of them, but you have to give I have a choice, how about you make three choices for me to choose from?"

What Zhang Nan said was very pompous, but in fact, it was Zhang Nan's attitude after comprehensive consideration that he was not optimistic about "House of Flying Daggers", which only had a global box office of 1.05 million US dollars.

Zhang Weiping's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he started to flatter him continuously. Finally, Zhang Nan waved his hand to stop him, and then he stopped the flattery and called his subordinates to formulate three contracts for the cooperation method that he had previously drafted. Faxed over.

The first one is a full-share model, which gives Zhang Nan, the theater chain and distributor, 60.00% of the box office dividend. It is the best choice among the three cooperations to be optimistic about the box office of "House of Flying Daggers".

The second one is a half-share and semi-fixed model. The theater chain enjoys 50.00% of the box office share, while the publisher receives no share at all and only receives a distribution fee of 2000 million US dollars. It is considered a three-way cooperation that is neither optimistic nor negative. [ House of Flying Daggers] is a mediocre choice at the box office.

The third is a fully fixed model, which sells the distribution rights of "House of Flying Daggers" to various film markets at a fixed price to Longbow Distribution Company. The asking price is US$5000 million in Asia, US$1000 million in Europe, and US$500 million in North America... ...Wait a minute, this is the best choice among the three cooperations that is not optimistic about the box office of "House of Flying Daggers".

Zhang Nan did the math.

Based on the global box office of "House of Flying Daggers" of US$1.05 million, if you choose the third contract, you will be working for "House of Flying Daggers" for free. If you choose the second contract, you can get a profit of 7000 million US dollars. If you choose the first contract The contract can have a profit of 6000 million US dollars.

So Zhang Nan had a tendency in his heart.

"Mr. Zhang, these three contracts of yours are a bit like the three strategies of upper, middle and lower that often appear in the Three Kingdoms. You also like to watch the Three Kingdoms." Zhang Nan said jokingly.

Zhang Weiping smiled flatteringly upon hearing this, "How can you not study the four great classics? They are all the wisdom of our ancestors."

"Then I won't say anything else, just this. I guess you won't feel comfortable if you choose either option." Zhang Nan pointed to the slightly mediocre contract in the middle.

Zhang Weiping was actually quite happy when he saw Zhang Nan choose this one.

Because it is true as Zhang Nan said, he has experienced the encounter of a "hero" and knows Zhang Nan's reputation as a box office mascot in Hollywood.

Zhang Weiping felt that Zhang Nan should rank him as a "Hero", and he also had some admiration for Zhang Nan's vision.

When the three contracts came out this time, what Zhang Weiping thought was that if Zhang Nan chose the first one to get the largest share, that is, he was optimistic about the box office of "House of Flying Daggers", then he would not let go of his investment share;

But if Zhang Nan chooses the third fixed contract, he is not optimistic about the box office of "House of Flying Daggers", so he will release his share at a high price to reduce risks.

After all, the "House of Flying Daggers" project is considered the only and top-level project in the mainland today. Many film and television companies want to get involved, but they can't wait for the opportunity.

But Zhang Nan now chooses the middle contract, which makes Zhang Weiping a little undecided.

At the same time, Zhang Weiping also had some cognitive doubts about Zhang Nan's original publishing contract for "Hero".

Is it possible that Zhang Nan really wanted to support a handful of mainland blockbusters instead of taking advantage of himself through his sharp vision?

No, regardless of the idea.

But in fact, Zhang Nan made a lot of money from the [Hero] project.

(End of this chapter)