The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 511: Advantages Are in My Hands, Equity Transfer

“Did anyone actually notice this Easter egg in my movie?”

Everyone was stunned when they heard Zhang Chen himself admit this plot in the movie.

They were also thinking that this conversation would make Seb's "stubborn" character in the movie more solid.

After all, the dream of the male protagonist Seb is to make jazz popular again.

But if you want to make a declining genre flourish again, you must make greater efforts.

Seb is not a rich second generation who has no pressure to survive.

Without financial support from family, sticking to a music genre that doesn't make money.

This clearly shows that Seb's love for jazz has reached the point of disregarding his own survival.

This directly solidified Seb's persistence in pursuing his dream.

But words like "the bank gave us a loan with zero down payment to buy a house" seem a bit too deliberate to be put in a movie.

Without this conversation, the conversation between Seb and his sister would be more lifelike and would make the plot of the entire movie smoother.

So when many directors saw this plot, they felt that Zhang Chen did not handle it well.

Because they felt that this plot was superfluous and a bit too much.

Now Zhang Chen's answer directly confirmed their guess.

They looked at Zhang Chen in confusion, wanting to know why the director of this film designed such a plot.

But Zhang Chen did not do as they wished.

"Everyone." Zhang Chen looked at everyone with a half-smile, "Aren't many people curious about why I can make so much money?"

Everyone perked up and opened their eyes wide.

"Want to know?" Zhang Chen continued to ask.

Everyone nodded in unison.

Zhang Chen laughed: "Then think carefully about the Easter eggs in my movie."

"Oh, right." Zhang Chen seemed to have remembered something and said meaningfully, "After watching this movie, remember to watch The Pursuit of Happyness again. You will have an unexpected gain."

After saying that, he gave a thumbs up to the reporter who had asked the question: "Your question proves that you have the potential to make a fortune."

The reporter was stunned by Zhang Chen's praise.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he nodded excitedly and sat down.

"Why did Leon praise you?" asked the colleague next to him curiously.

The reporter shook his head.

"Oh, please tell me! I'm so anxious. Why did he say that you can get rich? Is it related to your question just now?"

The reporter nodded but did not explain.

He already understood, but didn't want to tell anyone else.

The more people know about the opportunity to make money, the more likely accidents are to happen.

This is a smart man's game.

Only those who understand can make money from this opportunity.

"You can buy a house with zero down payment? The price of houses in the United States has increased many times over the years?" The reporter's colleague's eyes lit up, "I understand!"

The reporter shook his head with some pity.

It seems that part of the money I earn in the future will be contributed by my colleagues.

"Okay, let's end today's premiere here. Thank you all for taking the time to support my movie today. I am very grateful!"

Zhang Chen stood up with all the main creative staff and bowed deeply to the audience.

Today's premiere was of a very high standard.

Logically speaking, he should entertain these guests coming from all over the world.

But he had something on his mind right now and couldn't care less about outsiders.

When the time came to reap the rewards of years of planning, he could not afford to slack off even a little.

After saying goodbye to other unexpected guests, Zhang Chen went directly to the company building.

It is already past eight o'clock in the evening, but the company is still brightly lit and the employees inside have no intention of leaving get off work.

"Boss, this is the latest data."

After entering the office, Xue Yining followed immediately.

Zhang Chen took the report and began to read it carefully while walking towards his office area.

This is a report from the world premiere of La La Land.

It has been three hours since the movie was released, and Zhang Chen is now looking at the statistics of his own Morning Glory Cinema Chain.

The other theaters will have to wait until tomorrow to compile the data.

Although the main market of Morning Glory Cinemas is in China, thanks to Zhang Chen's heavy investment over the years, the development of Morning Glory Cinemas in China can be said to be smooth sailing.

As of the end of 2006, there are 35 cinema chains, 2018 theaters, and 5901 screens in the country.

Compared with 05, the number of screens increased by 871, of which 807 were contributed by Morning Light Cinemas.

As of now, the total number of screens in M&G Cinema Line’s theaters and its franchised theaters is 2912.

In other words, the Morning Light Cinemas currently occupies 49% of the total number of screens in China, just one step away from occupying half of the country.

Since "La La Land" chose to be released in March, which is not a popular month, it has no competitors at all.

In addition, since it was their boss's movie, Morning Light Cinemas directly gave it an outrageous 80% screening rate.

But even with this screening rate, the attendance rate reached a terrifying 78%.

What we are considering now is to increase the number of screenings rather than lower the screening rate.

Although other theaters did not give such an outrageous screening rate, considering Zhang Chen's strong attitude and the pre-sale situation of "La La Land" on "Tao Piaopiao", each theater also gave an average screening rate of more than 60%.

This is unique in the world.

It can be said that "La La Land" has all the factors that make a movie a box office hit:
1. As for topics, with Zhang Chen, who has been the world's topic king since the Grammy Awards this year, there is no shortage of exposure.

In addition, it controls the two major world public opinion bases of Weibo and Facebook, as well as the support of the world's mainstream media backed by Hollywood capital.

It’s hard not to be reported.

2. The cast. Not to mention how terrifying the fan base of director Zhang Chen is around the world, the declaration of Katie Winslet, the heroine of "Titanic", to surpass her own peak is enough to make the audience look forward to it.

In addition, Avril Lavigne, the queen of European and American music, has joined the musical film.

There is also Liu Yifei, the "little queen" who surprised the world at the Grammy Awards some time ago.

The most important thing is that Zhang Cheng is currently the youngest Palme d'Or director in the world and the most creative pop musician in the world.

Such a combination is used to make a musical and dance movie.

3. The plot and picture of the movie, with the blessing of money, have made Cameron, Spielberg, Zhang Yimou and other big-name directors admire it.

As long as everyone's feedback is released in real time after the premiere, it will definitely attract more fans to watch the movie.

4. Fan base. The fans of the film’s main creative team add up to billions around the world.

5. Cinemas are optimistic. In China, there is the Morning Glory Cinemas, which controls half of the market. In addition, the "package ticket" has tied together major cinema chains around the world. Both parties are in a honeymoon period.

There was also the pleasant surprise of pre-sale results, which made it difficult not to schedule the film.

6. Audience optimism, media optimism, and premiere reviews. These three are closely related to the previous items. Judging from the situation at the premiere, there was nothing wrong.

7. To put it bluntly, issuing strength means spending money, but what Zhang Chen lacks the least is money, and he is not afraid of losing money.

Other producers also have to consider the quality and box office performance of the film to decide whether to increase publicity and promotion funds to allow more theaters to screen the film.

But Zhang Chen directly allocated the maximum amount of funds for this part from the beginning.

With a production cost of $2 million and a publicity and distribution cost of $2 million, it is enough to beat any other movie.

The main reason here is that Zhang Chen paid himself an outrageous "salary" of 5000 million US dollars, which caused the production costs to be somewhat inflated.

However, since we control most of the world's publicity channels, we have been able to reduce some of the publicity costs. After offsetting the two, we still save a lot.

As for distribution capabilities, with the existence of Disney, currently the world's number one distribution company, it is not difficult to use its distribution channels to distribute films to theaters around the world.

The main purpose is to prevent "sneak shots", which requires a large number of personnel to monitor many theaters, which is the bulk of the distribution costs.

8. As for cinema scheduling, under the influence of Tao Piaopiao and other factors, more than 60% of the scheduling in North America and more than 70% of the scheduling in China are rare in the world.

9. There were no competitors. In March or even the first half of April, there was no big production to grab the schedule and compete for the box office.

Even the sequel to Spider-Man chose to be released in late April because of the outrageous publicity and strong strength of La La Land.

So considering all the conditions, "La La Land" is the best of the best.

No movie has ever gotten the treatment that La La Land has before.

To say that this movie was born with a silver spoon in its mouth is not enough to describe it.

It is now a foregone conclusion that this movie will be a box office hit.

Whether it can really reach the heights of "Titanic" or even surpass it to become the world box office champion in history remains a bit suspenseful.

But no matter what, Zhang Chen has spent countless efforts in the past two years to reach the current level.

I almost lost my life.

Now he will not allow any mistakes in this movie.

"Boss, do you want a road show?"

Xue Yining asked Zhang Chen a question that gave him a headache.

However, thinking of his experience in Lin'an last year, Zhang Chen shook his head firmly: "No!"

Xue Yining picked up the pen and wrote down Zhang Chen's decision without asking any more questions.

In fact, if Zhang Chen decided to go on the roadshow, she would advise him not to go.

Too dangerous!

In the "feast", Xue Yining was one of the few people who understood the general situation.

She was really worried about her boss going abroad because she didn't know how many eyes were watching him outside.

She doesn't want her boss to have an accident in the United States.

After all, it was a magical place where even the big boss of their village could have his imagination opened up.

If Zhang Chen went there in this situation, he would definitely "have an accident".

However, if Zhang Chen doesn't go out, it doesn't prevent others from coming to the door.

Nearing midnight, a group of unexpected yet reasonable visitors came to Zhang Chen's office.

"My Lord, you are in a good mood. You are in a good mood to come to my place in the middle of the night. What can I do for you?"

Zhang Chen looked at the man in front of him who was the same age as Liu Yifei and smiled happily.

"Zhang Chen, I am here on behalf of our people to complete the final handover with you."

Zhang Chen looked at the other person's flushed face and knew that he had no idea what he had been doing recently.

Seeing that the other party had sat opposite him, he directly signaled Xue Yining to take out the documents that had been prepared long ago.

Zhang Chen read it carefully and handed it to the other party: "Sign it."

The other party did not take the document from Zhang Chen directly, but looked at Zhang Chen in surprise: "Are you willing to do so?"

No wonder he was surprised.

Today is the day when Zhang Chen’s movie is released, and it is a foregone conclusion that this movie will be a big hit at the box office.

If Zhang Chen can surpass Cameron's box office record of "Titanic" with this movie.

Then Zhang Chen’s reputation will be greatly enhanced again.

If on that day at the Grammy Awards, when Zhang Chen stood on the throne of the world's number one singer, he was still worried whether Zhang Chen would regret it.

But when Zhang Chen really asked him to sign the "Share Transfer Agreement" without any reluctance, he still didn't understand.

The situation is very good now. It is foreseeable that the several listed companies under Zhang Chen's control will take off on the spot because of Zhang Chen's "star effect".

Is Zhang Chen really willing to let him take away the fat meat in his hand?
Facing the other party's doubts, Zhang Chen sighed deeply and said, "I'm already exhausted abroad, and I don't want to have more hostility from a group of people like you in China."

The person opposite Zhang Chen stared at Zhang Chen sharply for a long while before he picked up the document and signed it slowly.

Before he finished, he reminded Zhang Chen: "You are a smart man."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows.

The other party answered Zhang Chen's question while reading the document: "You should know my dad"

"I know, and then what?" Zhang Chen interrupted.

"Good to know." The other party chuckled and continued, "So if you want to enter our market, you have to choose a good place. After all, we don't want to have too many conflicts with those people. You can save a lot of disputes by choosing this."

Zhang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly: "So you have been prepared for a long time?"

"That's when you don't cooperate." After signing his name and stamping the document with multiple seals, the other party looked up at Zhang Chen, "That's why I said you are a smart person."

Zhang Chen nodded silently and said nothing more.

Seeing that Zhang Chen had no interest in continuing the conversation, the other party did not stay any longer.

After all, I got what I wanted, although the price I paid was a bit high.

But he felt that what he gained this time was definitely more valuable than what he exchanged.

Exchange land that cannot generate income in the short term, as well as some minerals and precious metals for stocks that are about to take off.

Definitely worth the money!
Zhang Chen looked at the other person's cheerful footsteps, almost jumping up when he went out, and curled the corners of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)