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Chapter 297 Final Destination is released

A beam of light hit the screen, and after some horrific hints, Brad Pitt's face appeared on the screen.

"The male lead is quite handsome." George said.

"Handsome men and beautiful women, isn't that what the audience likes?" Huang Ze actually thinks that Pitt's looks are quite elegant, but his big cheeks are not really very handsome. But who can blame Americans for thinking that this face is handsome? George's words made Huang Ze feel that he had made the right choice in this male lead.

"Yeah!" George smiled and continued watching the movie.

The protagonist and a group of classmates boarded a plane to Hong Kong Island.

The protagonist and the class beauty changed seats. Just as they sat down, they found that the screws of the dining table were broken. It was a bit bumpy during takeoff, but it stabilized after a while.

But before long, the plane began to shake violently again, and a hole appeared in the fuselage.

Then, a huge explosion engulfed the entire plane.

"Hmm?" George glanced at Huang Ze subconsciously.

Is this a disaster movie?
The Alex just now wasn’t actually the protagonist?
Otherwise, how could he die so quickly?

But George didn't ask any more questions and continued to watch attentively. The next second, the protagonist was awakened in sweat, and just happened to see the class beauty and her best friend who came to ask to change seats.

The protagonist realized something and immediately ran to the seat he had been to in his dream. He twisted the screws of the dining table, but it was still broken.

"Oh……"

George understood something.

Foreknowledge of danger!

A sense of satisfaction came over him, making him eager to see what the protagonist was going to do.

The other viewers were also slightly delighted.

Although there haven’t been any overly scary scenes so far, the opening setting is really good.

I wonder how many people want to foresee the impending danger...

More than an hour later.

The film ends abruptly with Carter's death.

Of the entire group of protagonists, only the male and female protagonists are still alive.

"Clap clap clap."

The audience applauded.

"This movie is quite creative." George, who is familiar with Huang Ze and can even be called a friend, does not have too many concerns and will not deliberately lower the price to lower the price. He speaks the truth, "This is a horror movie type that has never appeared in Hollywood before. It is quite innovative."

"It just feels more like your Eastern horror movies, which give the audience a sense of terror psychologically."

"Of course, it can be seen that the setting of those bloody scenes is the director's attempt to mix Eastern and Western horror films to satisfy American audiences."

"Oh, maybe it was set up by the screenwriter." George looked at Huang Ze with a smile, then stopped clapping and stretched out his hand to Huang Ze, "We need to go back for a meeting, so don't give it to others for now."

"Sure, we are friends after all." Huang Ze smiled, "But I think the conditions for coming to Warner should not disappoint our friends, right?"

Maybe it’s because Huang Ze is so amazing at turning decay into magic.

They are full of confidence in the film written by Huang Ze.

It may also be to maintain his friendship with Huang Ze, a director with a strong momentum.

After only one day of negotiation, the distribution contract was successfully finalized.

The conditions are similar to those in Pulp Fiction.

The commission is 28% from the box office, 50% from videotapes, 20% from television broadcast rights, and 50% from derivative products.

This may seem like a high rate, but in fact it is something that many companies, especially many overseas film companies, dream of but cannot get. For overseas film companies, Hollywood's practice has always been to take a 40% commission on distribution.

Forty percent of the total box office.

After giving away nearly half of the revenue to cinemas, the film and television companies can get a little more than 10%.

Therefore, Huang Ze was quite satisfied with the conditions for a film that he did not direct himself.

Anyway, we can still negotiate the terms when we shoot the sequel.

That's it for now, what else do you need a bicycle for?

"It's a pleasure working with you!" Huang Ze shook hands with George, who was in charge of this matter.

"I have two more suggestions for you."

"Tell me."

"I hope it can be released before March 15th."

"A very cold time slot." George nodded. "No problem. Compared with mainstream Hollywood horror films, this movie is somewhat out of place. We don't dare to put it in the Halloween time slot."

"It's a good idea to accumulate word of mouth during unpopular periods."

"Also, if it's March, we should be able to get this film to open in at least 1,500 theaters simultaneously."

"That's great." Huang Ze nodded, "The other one is suggestions on distribution."

"I've heard of many people who escaped a disaster but soon died in another disaster or accident."

“That’s also what inspired me to write this story.”

"You can use these things for propaganda, or even make up stories about people from small European countries. Most people probably don't even know where those countries are!"

"For example..." George thought for a moment and smiled, "Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Uzbekistan..."

George read out the names of nearly a dozen countries in one breath.

"I can guarantee that most American viewers may not know where these countries are, or even whether the protagonists of your stories are in those countries."

"Oh, George, your joke is so damn cold!" Huang Ze made a shivering gesture.

Just a month ago, on December 12, when Huang Ze was filming an explosion scene, the giant red bear in the north also exploded. With the announcement of an old man with a birthmark on his head, it completely split apart.

The giant red bear that once shook the entire world has completely disappeared in the vast river of history.

What George was talking about were the components after it split apart.

"Hahaha!" George laughed out loud.

Huang Ze knew what he was laughing at.

Just like the Mei Lian Zong laughed at Ye who was laughing so hard that he couldn't straighten his back.

Huang Ze could only sigh slightly to this giant bear who was once his big brother, wanted to be his father, and turned against him, "Rest in peace."

……

Warner Bros.' distribution capabilities are definitely among the strongest in North America.

What George said was indeed true. "Final Destination" opened in more than 1,600 theaters during this unpopular period.

It will begin showing in theaters across the United States on the evening of March 3th!
There was even a premiere held in a theater that could seat nearly a thousand people.

Huang Ze, the man who can be said to be the biggest selling point of the film, was naturally pulled over, and then he once again lived the life of an autograph tool man.

When it was time for the film to start, Huang Ze hurriedly finished signing and, like the audience, focused his eyes on the screen.

(End of this chapter)