Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Chapter 84: Record-breaking Copyright Fees

Chapter 84: Record-breaking Copyright Fees
"Goodbye, Director Zhou."

"Director Zhou, let's go back first."

After the film festival ended, Liu Dehua, Li Bingbing and others returned first, while Zhou Qing had to stay in Berlin for a few more days.

The most important job, of course, is to sell films.

Fortunately, "Departures" won the highest honor of the Golden Bear, which is truly a seller's market.

A large number of film producers are begging to buy it, so there is no worry about selling it at all.

Zhou Qing was not in a hurry at all. Even the small film producers looked down on him and were too lazy to meet him.

After a few days, I made appointments to talk with some reliable big film producers.

"Zhou, happy cooperation!"

“Looking forward to working together again next time.”

The final result can be said to be a happy one for everyone.

Zhou Qing sold most of the copyrights of "Departures".

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Qing did not sell the Japanese copyright of "Departures".

In other words, "Departures" will not be introduced to Japan, nor will it be released in Japan.

After all, the Japanese film adaptation rights of the novel have already been bought by someone else.

After Zhou Qing adapted the film, he did not have the rights to release it in Japan.

However, given the great momentum of "Departures", there is no need to lack the box office revenue in Japan.

What's more, even without the Japanese version, "Departures" still sold a full 6.2 million US dollars.

If converted into RMB, it is about 50.84 million!

"More than 50 million... Holy shit."

Even Zhou Qing, who had expected this, was slightly surprised by this number.

The investment for this movie was 13 million, and the net profit was over 30 million.

With Zhou Qing's 65% share plus the director's salary, it would be no problem for him to get million.

Remember, this is the case even though the movie hasn’t been released yet!
This movie "Departures" also made a lot of money.

"good."

Zhou Qing was in such a good mood that he happily boarded the plane back to Beijing.

"Director Zhou!"

Although he had been very low-key, Zhou Qing was still surrounded by a group of reporters as soon as he got off the plane.

It was so crowded that no one could get in.

Zhou Qing had no choice but to accept the interview.

"Departures won the Golden Bear Award in Berlin. Some people call you Director Zhou the fourth best director in mainland China, on par with the three great directors Zhang, Chen, and Feng. What do you want to say?"

"Thank you for your praise. Zhang, Chen and Feng are all excellent directors. There is a lot I can learn from them."

"You are the only director after Zhang Guoshi to win both the Golden Bear and the Silver Bear. Everyone thinks it's only a matter of time before you surpass Zhang Guoshi. How long do you think it will take to surpass Zhang Guoshi?"

"I will not surpass any director. If I do, it will be myself."

"Although your 127 Hours is an art film, it has also achieved great success at the box office. So what are Director Zhou's expectations for the box office of Departures?"

"Departures is more exciting than 127 Hours and will definitely not disappoint you. The movie will be released on May Day. I hope you will like it."

"Since Departures won the Golden Bear, the overseas copyright must have sold very well. Director Zhou, can you tell us how much it sold?"

"It is true that the overseas copyright of "Departures" has been sold. As for how much it was sold for, that is a commercial secret. I'm sorry I can't disclose it."

After being stuck in traffic for twenty minutes, Zhou Qing finally got rid of these "enthusiastic" reporters.

Returned to his studio.

"Congratulations to Director Zhou for winning the Golden Bear Award!"

Wow!
It was obvious that this had been discussed in advance. Everyone gathered around and gave Zhou Qing warm applause and blessings.

"Happy together."

Zhou Qing responded with a smile and a wave of his hand.

"Since you guys are good at flattering me, this month's performance bonus will be doubled."

In a good mood, he once again made a very willful decision.

Having just made so much money in Berlin, Zhou Qing didn't mind rewarding his men.

"Long live Director Zhou!" "Long live the boss!"

The cheers from all around almost blew the roof off the house.

"Okay, let's go get busy."

Zhou Qing waved his hand.

The girl at the front desk, assistant Xiao Liu and others returned to their respective jobs.

Each of them is like a chicken with endless energy.

Director Zhou is such a good boss.

Zhou Qing ignored everyone else and walked leisurely to the wall of honor.

He took out the Golden Bear Trophy and placed it on the grid that Huang Bo had mentioned before.

"Indeed, it would be more pleasing to the eye to place a golden bear here."

After looking at it carefully for a while, Zhou Qing couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Director Chen, come here for a moment."

After returning to the office and answering some calls that needed to be returned, Zhou Qing called Director Chen over.

I discussed with the other party some domestic related matters during my stay in Berlin.

After dealing with all these miscellaneous matters, Zhou Qing returned to Beijing Film Academy.

"Well done Zhou Qing, you really brought back the Golden Bear."

"Congratulations, Zhou Qing, for winning the highest award in Berlin and bringing honor to the school."

I went to talk to the head teacher and then sat with the school leaders.

Needless to say, Zhou Qing received great praise and commendation.

Of course, I also took a lot of photos.

The Golden Bear Trophy is also a way for Beijing Film Academy to show off.

Especially the Golden Bear trophy won by a sophomore student from Beijing Film Academy.

Only after all these miscellaneous matters were dealt with did Zhou Qing ask his assistant to book a flight back home.

"Qingzi, you're on TV again."

"The Zhou family's children are amazing. They are in the news again."

"Now he's a director, making movies."

Thanks to the popularity of the Golden Bear Awards, Zhou Qing was once again the center of attention when he returned to the village.

Each of them pulled Zhou Qing to chat for a long time before letting him go. They were all from the same village, so Zhou Qing couldn't act pretentiously.

It took me more than half an hour to get home.

The father stood at the door, watching his son being surrounded by neighbors, the smile on his face was so bright.

My son has really made great progress.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

When he arrived at the door of his house and saw his parents who were eagerly waiting for him, Zhou Qing couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."

My mother looked relieved.

"go in."

Dad waved to Zhou Qing.

The family went into the house chatting and laughing.

"Qingzi, this Golden Bear Award must be more powerful than the Silver Bear Award, right?"

Dad also asked about Berlin's award.