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Chapter 273 Negotiation of New Project
After winning the Best Foreign Language Film award, Huang Ze knew that the purpose of his trip had been achieved.

I don't care that much about other awards.

Obviously, the bigger awards, such as Best Director and Best Picture, are out of the question.

the more you hope, the harder you fall.

Of course, it would be a lie to say that I had no expectations at all.

After "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won another Best Original Score Award, when the presenters began to award the Best Director award, Huang Ze still felt a little hope in his heart.

What if?
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a one-time event.

"Dances with Wolves" won both the Best Director and Best Picture awards. Kevin Costner, who was only 35 years old, won the Oscar for Best Director in his first directorial debut, which was truly a steal.

Of course, if Huang Ze remembers correctly, his second work suffered a Waterloo. That work is also very famous in Hollywood history. It is called "Waterworld". It was produced in 94. It cost million US dollars to produce and the box office was more than million. It was a huge flop.

Ugh.

Water, children, and animals are indeed the three elements of failure!
"Brother Huang, what's wrong?" Hearing Huang Ze sigh, Li Lianjie turned his head and comforted him, "No need to sigh! I believe in you. One day you will win the Best Director and Best Picture awards. It's just a matter of time."

"Ah? Did I sigh?"

"Forget it, just consider it mine."

Huang Ze raised his eyebrows and was too lazy to explain.

Furthermore, although winning the Best Foreign Language Film award was enough, it still did not win a big award that was significant enough.

Just think of it as a sigh.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll take you to dinner later. The Oscars dinner is pretty good. It's free and buffet. You'd be wasting your time if you don't eat."

Huang Ze changed the subject.

The Oscars ceremony ended soon after the Best Picture award.

Most people came to the dinner.

"Hi Huang, congratulations!"

"Huang, congratulations, we have the opportunity to work together."

"Thank you."

Huang Ze brought the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" crew to greet everyone one by one.

After having a satisfying dinner, everyone agreed to return to their residence.

Of course, the end of the Oscars does not mean the end of the group’s activities in the United States.

As "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Best Foreign Language Film, the number of screening venues expanded again and the box office rebounded again. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is getting closer to breaking the 100 million yuan mark, and many people will send invitations to Huang Ze and his team when they hold banquets.

Then we all go out to eat and drink together.

At a celebration party held by Warner.

"Congratulations."

"Congratulations to you too."

"Cheers!" Huang Ze and George clinked their glasses.

"Huang, the Oscars are over, shouldn't we talk about something?"

"Overseas copyright of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?"

"Yes." George nodded, "We can offer 20 million US dollars, how about it?" "Except for the copyrights of the Mainland, Hong Kong Island, Taiwan and Southeast Asia." Huang Ze would never give up these places.

These places are traditional markets for Hong Kong films. Huang Ze wants to continue to build up his personal connections and make money together with local powerful people to ensure that in the face of the surging tide of Hollywood, Xinghai can still have a place to make money, rather than relying entirely on Hollywood.

As for Neon and South Korea.

Both are controlled by the United States, and they can get out in minutes once they enter.

Not to mention that Japanese cartoons may not even be as popular as Hollywood blockbusters, and South Korea is even trying to build a country based on culture, which will directly restrict the entry of Hong Kong films.

It would be better to let their American father distribute the films and just focus on making money.

"Fifteen million?" George lowered the price a little.

"Twenty-five million."

"Huh?" George was stunned. "How can the price go up?"

"I just said that I would not sell the distribution in those places, but I didn't agree to your price of 20 million US dollars, George." Huang Ze smiled, "15 million is definitely not something I can accept. It's not too long before the box office of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon exceeds 100 million."

"So, for a movie that makes over 100 million in North America, how much will it make in the global box office?"

"Even if it's not as high as the North American box office, it's probably at least 80 million, right? That means at least 80 million US dollars."

"With the success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, you don't need to put in too much effort in promotion. The box office alone will make you nearly 30 million, not to mention the income from TV broadcast rights and videotapes."

"George, twenty-five million is definitely a very conservative price for me."

"But the price is too high." George shook his head with a worried look on his face. "Huang, you don't know how difficult it is to distribute globally, and how much it costs every year. It's a huge number. Otherwise, there wouldn't be only a few companies in the world that have the ability to distribute globally."

"I swear to God, even without accounting for these staff costs, our net profit at the box office for a movie that makes $80 million overseas is not going to be $30 million."

"There's no way I'll accept 15 million anyway."

"Then why don't I go back and ask the president for instructions? You can also stay in Los Angeles for a few more days, and we can work out a suitable number together."

"Three days! I can only stay for three more days." This "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is competing for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film through domestic channels. Huang Ze must return to China as soon as possible to participate in lectures and seminars.

Although this thing has no nutrition, it does show attitude!
There is no need to appear superior just because you no longer have to rely on others.

Maintaining a good relationship will only benefit you and not harm you.

"Then I'll tell you the other things as well, so we can discuss them together when the time comes." George smiled, "We want to introduce your Xinghai Company's "The Ring" and "The Grudge" to North America, Europe, and Australia. We'll still give you 10 million US dollars for both films combined."

After the box office of Huang Ze's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" continued to rise, everyone within Warner Bros. agreed that Huang Ze's performance could no longer be predicted according to common sense.

This is a director who is getting closer and closer to his peak.

Therefore, they no longer limit their focus to films directed by Huang Ze, even films written by Huang Ze have become their target.

Even if it is a horror movie that does not seem to conform to the aesthetic tastes of American audiences.

With the success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, they felt they could give it a try.

Moreover, these two films have performed well at the box office in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, so I don't think they will lose too much in North America.

"Sure!" Huang Ze agreed directly. Excluding the biggest possible profit point, which was the remake rights, Huang Ze was too lazy to continue haggling over the figures of one or two million, so he just let them prepare the bait in advance for fishing.

"One more thing!" George smiled politely.

"We found out that you have filed a script called Speed. Is it the new film you are going to make? Warner is interested in investing. We can work together to create greater success!"

(End of this chapter)