How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 451 Han Sanpin: It has to be you!
Inside the crew of [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron 2].

"This is capital!"

Zhang Nan looked at the newspaper in his hand that promoted the death of the clown actor and couldn't help but sigh.

Time came to July.

Looking at the summer vacation in June, the competition is so fierce.

Sony, Columbia Pictures and Warner Pictures did not dare to relax and began to vigorously promote [Superman Hancock] and [Batman 2].

Logically speaking, [full name Superman Hancock] should be stronger here.

After all, [Full Name: Superman Hancock] stars Will Smith, a big star, and he also plays the role of Superman in this Superman movie.

There is still a lot of booing in North America at this time for a black man to be a superman.

But I can’t stand the bad guys in [Batman 2]!
Directly focus the promotion on the deceased actor who played the Joker - Heath Ledger.

Although there is not much tradition in North America that the deceased is the most important, there are dead painters in North America, and the idea is that paintings are valuable only!
For a time, everyone in North America was informed by Warner Pictures that Heath Ledger, the actor who played the Joker, had passed away.

But the problem is - Heath Ledger, who played the Joker, passed away in January, and it's now July.

The whole thing is so spectacular, it’s all just hype!
Peter Jackson on the side planned to call Zhang Nan to come over for filming, but when he heard Zhang Nan's emotion, he said indifferently: "Zhang, you should have known what capital is!"

Zhang Nan had nothing to say when he heard this. After all, he couldn't refute what Peter Jackson said.

Then during the silence, Zhang Nan's cell phone rang.

Zhang Nan raised his hand to signal to Peter Jackson, then got up with his phone and found a place where no one would be disturbed.

……

The call is connected.

The caller was Han Sanpin, and the purpose was very simple. It was about the North American release of Wu Baige's "Red Cliff".

Zhang Nan really doesn't want to take over the North American distribution of this bad movie.

The total box office in North America of US$62.7 is not as high as the single-week box office of "Blackjack" which has been released for several months now.

If you take over its issuance, it will definitely be a loss-making result.

So Zhang Nan asked Old Luke to deal with it several times because he was busy at work. Now that the call came from across the country, it was daytime here, but it was late at night there. It was really unavoidable and he had no choice but to answer the call. , otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing.

"Mr. Han, it's not that I won't help you with this, it's just that you set this schedule. In mid-July, it's a bit too embarrassing to add it between [Superman Hancock] and [Batman 2].

In your own words, which of these two movies can "Red Cliff" beat in North America?
One of them is a black man playing the role of Superman, and the other is bringing out all the dead people for publicity. What is there in [Red Cliff]?
You shouldn't be counting on Liang Chaowei and that guy named Kim Sung-oh to have box office appeal in North America, right? "Zhang Nan explained truthfully into the phone.

Han Sanpin on the other side of the phone was silent when he heard this, especially after hearing Zhang Nan's words about bringing out all the dead people for publicity. But after Zhang Nan mentioned Liang Chaowei and Jin Chengwu, he quickly replied: "Then No."

"Then do you think Wu Baige has box office appeal in North America?" Zhang Nan continued to ask.

Han Sanpin fell silent again when he heard Zhang Nan's words, because these words revealed his original idea of ​​making this movie.

Seeing that Han Sanpin was silent, Zhang Nan continued to explain: "Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart, even if [Red Cliff] is not sandwiched between [Superman Hancock] and [Batman 2] ], I didn’t really want to take over the North American distribution of [Red Cliff].

Mr. Han, the current popularity of costume blockbusters is clearly visible to the naked eye. Zhang Yimou’s movies are no longer popular overseas. Can you still count on Lao Wu? Han Sanpin on the other side of the phone grinned at a loss, "What should I do? I have to publish it. If I just rely on the mainland market, I don't know what to do!" "

Not sure?

This is what it should be!

If you invest 20 million yuan in a movie called "Red Cliff", it will have to earn at least [-] billion yuan at the box office to make it back. In other words, this movie "Red Cliff Part [-]" will need at least [-] billion yuan in box office to make it back. Who cares? There is no way to know the bottom line.

Zhang Nan was silent.

As soon as Zhang Nan fell silent, Han Sanpin over there became even more unsteady, and started to express various emotions in such a hurry that Zhang Nan couldn't stand by anymore.

After all, Han Sanpin will not retire from Huaying until 2014, which is still six years away.

"Let's do this, you give me the editing rights of the North American version of [Red Cliff], and then if you need to reshoot, you have to arrange for people to reshoot according to my requirements." Zhang Nan said in a somewhat embarrassed tone.

When Han Sanpin heard that reshoots were still required, his scalp felt a little numb, because the total investment in "Red Cliff" had reached 6.8 million yuan, and he couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Do you still have to reshoot?"

"I guess it's necessary, but it won't cost much." Zhang Nan explained.

Han Sanpin gritted his teeth and agreed.

After hearing Han Sanpin's agreement, Zhang Nan took advantage of the situation and said, "I've done you such a big favor. Please see if you need to give me some benefits. I don't want more. Just give me [ How about selling me the neon plus Korean distribution rights of the "Red Cliff" series? I bought it for US$200 million."

In the original time and space, "Red Cliff" was very popular in the mainland, but in the end it only took in a box office of 3.21 million yuan, which is equivalent to a box office of approximately US$4413.7 million.

But in Neon, it made a box office of 5241.8 million U.S. dollars, and in South Korea it took close to 813.9 million, with a box office of [-] million U.S. dollars.

The combined box office of the two places was more than 6000 million U.S. dollars, accounting for almost half of the global box office of "Red Cliff" of 1.3 million U.S. dollars.

If you buy it with 1000 or two million US dollars, you will definitely not lose money.

Han Sanpin initially wanted to hang up the phone when Zhang Nan asked for benefits, but he stopped when he heard that Zhang Nan was willing to pay 1000 to [-] million U.S. dollars for the rights to "Red Cliff" in Neon and Korea. action.

Because the buyout price offered by Neon and the Korean film and television company together was only US$800 million.

Of course, Neon and the Korean film and television company also offered a proportional cooperation method, but after Han Sanpin saw the completed film, he was not very optimistic about this cooperation method.

But now that I see Zhang Nan's attitude, could I be mistaken?

"Anan, are you so optimistic about the box office of [Red Cliff] in Neon and Korea?" Han Sanpin asked, somewhat undecided.

Zhang Nan guessed Han Sanpin's thoughts, but didn't care, and replied: "I can't say that I am optimistic about it. It's not because you are so anxious about [Red Cliff] that I know that there is a high probability that this film will cost you, and I want to help." You give me a hand, and I still have some foundation in these two places, so at this price, I can barely break it or make a profit!"

Regarding Zhang Nan's words, Han Sanpin listened to them from beginning to end.

Then I thought about it, and it was indeed true.

When "Rebirth 2" was released in Neon and South Korea, the top actresses in those two places wanted to do their best on TV to encourage people to watch it.

Damn it, if Zhang Nan is as romantic as she is, there is no one left!
"It still has to be you!"

(End of this chapter)