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Chapter 457 Misreading

"We are working together and making progress together." Huang Ze smiled and did not take the credit for himself.

In fact, there is no need to do so.

Even among Hollywood movies, many have flopped. How many can remain popular forever?

Sooner or later, Jackie Chan will also encounter box office failure.

There’s even a 99% chance that the next film will be able to achieve the same box office as “The Sixth Sense.”

By then, whether it is Jackie Chan or anyone else, they will clearly understand who deserves the credit.

Who is the most important person in a box office hit?

"Hey, that's right."

"Did you make your final choice?" Huang Ze asked curiously.

"without!"

Jackie Chan smiled shrewdly, "With The Sixth Sense as a foundation, I don't need to be so anxious. I plan to try making another Chinese action comedy."

"Whether you succeed or fail, you will still have the chance."

"Yeah!" Huang Ze nodded, "Come on."

"Come to think of it, this kind of drama is quite interesting to act in." Jackie Chan smacked his lips and said, "Director Huang, if there is a suitable opportunity in the future, please find me!"

"Don't worry." Huang Ze did not refuse.

If not him, who else can I look for?

For now, Li Lianjie is more suitable for action movies and those that are more literary. Let's wait until he's a dozen years older.

Zhen Bullet?
He doesn't have the temperament to become a global hit.

He looks too much like a villain.

When he was popular in his previous life, it was only after he got older, had a little more fat in his cheeks and looked less fierce that he made a comeback with "Ip Man".

just now.

Still too young.

As for the others?
Still needs to be honed.

……

More than a month later.

"The Sixth Sense" has successfully exceeded 280 million.

Harvey also made a special call to Huang Ze.

"Hahaha, Huang, I have a feeling that this year's box office champion might be yours."

"Titanic's first weekend box office was not ideal."

"Looking at this trend, it would be great if it could break 100 million."

"Hey? Huang, why aren't you smiling?"

"Hey, hey hey..." Huang Ze could only smile bitterly.

He wanted to smile normally, but he couldn't!
What does it mean that the first week box office is not ideal?

The first week wasn’t good, so the second week should go down, right?

This is indeed the case with most films.

but!
"Titanic" He is not one of the majority!

"Huh? Huang, what's wrong with you?"

"Are you still worried about that movie?"

"Kind of."

"Don't worry, it's okay."

"Okay!" Huang Ze could only curl his lips.

As it turned out, Harvey, who always had a good vision, was wrong this time.

"Titanic" bucked the trend and rose in the second week.

The box office of "Titanic" also pushed the box office of "The Sixth Sense" down to a lower level again.

Only a few hundred thousand were left a day.

Whether it can reach 300 million is another matter.

Harvey did not have the overseas distribution rights, so he had no motivation to buy it for 300 million.

Huang Ze didn’t have any either.

The North American box office did not reach 100 million, which had a huge impact.

But the difference between 280 million or 290 million and 300 million is not that big.

If you buy it yourself, it will be useless except that the number looks a little better. Then, you can start selling it at this box office number.

Huang Ze called George, who had been calling Huang Ze non-stop in recent days, "Hey, let's talk about the overseas distribution of The Sixth Sense. I'm in Hong Kong Island."

"I'll be there right away!"

……

On the third day, Huang Ze met in a restaurant.

After seeing Huang Ze, George had an indescribable resentment on his face.

"Huang, if The Sixth Sense was distributed by Warner Bros., the box office would be even higher, maybe even 300 million in the end!"

"Hahaha, don't be anxious." Huang Ze comforted him and sat down.

"Don't you guys still own the overseas distribution rights?"

"In fact, I didn't expect that my film would get such a high box office." Huang Zeyan said insincerely, "At the beginning, I just wanted to make an award-winning film, and the box office expectation was only 50 million US dollars."

"If I had known it would sell so well, I would never have handed it over to Harvey!"

"It must be you, my old friend!"

"Then you must come to me next time. The salary we offer at Warner is also quite good." George did not doubt Huang Ze too much.

This movie may not be in the $50 million category.

But everyone predicts that the maximum is only 100 million.

No one expected that it would achieve such good results.

Therefore, Huang Ze’s words cannot be completely considered as lies, he just said a little bit.

George couldn't get entangled with him over such a small matter, as it would seem that his old friend was too unkind, so he just let the matter go.

"Let's talk about the price of the overseas distribution rights for The Sixth Sense."

"Old rules?"

"No, no, no, new rules!" Huang Ze smiled, "Except for the copyrights in Southeast Asia and the mainland, 90 million US dollars."

“Is it too high?”

"No, not high at all." Huang Ze shook his head.

“It’s different from ‘Chicago’!”

"The story of The Sixth Sense is obviously able to appeal to most of the world's values. Such a film will not only be popular in the United States."

"Moreover, as far as I know, the overseas box office of Hollywood's top-grossing films is generally higher than that in North America."

“So, what will be the overseas box office of The Sixth Sense be?”

"Three hundred and fifty million? Four hundred million?"

"Or five hundred million?"

"You can recoup your costs just from box office revenue."

"Brother, you made a fortune!"

"But Southeast Asia and the mainland are also big markets."

"Are you sure? If I remember correctly, you can only get about 10% of the revenue in the Mainland, right?"

"Hey..." I don't know if Huang Ze's sale of "The Sixth Sense" to Harvey gave George and Warner some other ideas. In short, the negotiations were not very long this time.

In just half a meal, George agreed to Huang Ze's price of 90 million US dollars.

"Pleasant to work with."

"But I hope you will consider me more next time you sell a movie! My brother."

"Well, I have a chance now!" Huang Ze said.

"Hmm?" George's eyes lit up and he retracted his outstretched hand. "What opportunity?"

"cartoon."

"You wrote the script?"

"I provided some input, and the script was largely written by the director of Lilo & Stitch."

"No problem!" George agreed immediately. "Publish it, right? We'll do it based on the profits from Lilo & Stitch."

"I guarantee that there will be no less than 2,500 cinemas open."

"You don't even plan to watch the movie?"

"I believe in your vision!" George said, "I believe this movie will be great."