"Director Li is really young and promising. ”

Although he had known that Li Qian was only 23 years old, Zhang Hao couldn't help but sigh when they met.

Young and promising, Li Qian doesn't know how many people he has heard and how many times he has said it.

Say hello with a smile.

"Hello Mr. Zhang, you are an old-timer in our film industry. ”

"I was born a few years early, and I just ate a few more bowls of rice. ”

Zhang Hao waved his hand, he has been in the industry for more than 20 years, and he did distribution in the West Film Studio in the 80s, and he has struggled for more than 20 years to get to where he is now.

On the other hand, Li Qian, 23 years old, graduated from university for a year.

In just two months, he has achieved much better results than he has achieved in the past two decades.

There is no shortage of executives from large companies like him in China, and there are many in major state-owned studios.

However, there are only a handful of directors who can sell well.

I secretly sighed in my heart, and then talked about business.

The two sides can meet here, and they don't know each other's thoughts, so there is no need to beat around the bush.

Zhang Hao said directly, "Director Li, an excellent director like you, the big screen is where your talent can be displayed, and we want to invite you to be the company's art director." ”

"After the first round of financing, we have plenty of money to invest in film and television production, and all departments of the company will fully support your new film. ”

Artistic director?

When Huayang poached Chen Guochang from Columbia, he gave him two positions: art director and director of the production department, and all the projects of Huayang Media were under his control, and Ma Xiaogang was no exception.

But art director is a nice title, and it's useless to come.

As for the director of the production department, he didn't want Li Qian, so he didn't have the spare time to take care of Berner's projects.

Li Qian nodded, did not answer, but said to himself, "Mr. Zhang, the previous cooperation model between Berner and Poly was produced by the other party and distributed by you, I think we can also cooperate in this mode." ”

Zhang Hao was slightly stunned, but before he could speak, Li Qian continued.

"My own film, I'm going to lead it. ”

"I can accept a part of your company's investment, and the film will be distributed by you. ”

"However, I don't want you to interfere in the whole preparation process and the filming process, but you can send a producer into the team to oversee the finances. ”

There is no beating around the bush, as long as you have enough strength, you don't need to engage in those twists and turns.

Intrigues, hypocrisy and snakes or anything, there is no need.

Zhang Hao didn't expect Li Qian to be so direct, and couldn't help frowning.

Their purpose is to bind Li Qian, a potential director, but listening to his thoughts, it seems that he is not going to hang himself on a tree.

But things come step by step, pull people over first, and talk about it later.

Zhang Hao nodded and agreed, "Of course you can, Director Li is professional in making movies, we can naturally trust it, and we will not interfere in the process." ”

Li Qian continued, "I need this year's Chinese New Year file, at the end of December, before New Year's Day, and at least 200 film copies will be put in initially. ”

Li Qian is in charge of these two conditions, he is in charge of his own films, the guarantee of schedule and distribution scale, and he does not have much requirements for others.

However, this condition made Zhang Hao difficult.

"Director Li, can you ask about the type and approximate cost of your new movie?"

"It's still suspense-oriented, but it's not a simple suspense film, it will be mixed with some other elements, and the production cost is about six million. ”

The low-cost suspense genre opens with two hundred film copies.

Zhang Hao smiled bitterly, "Director Li, even if we have a relationship with the printing factory, a copy will cost at least 8,000 yuan, and 200 copies will be 1.6 million, and with such a distribution scale, the publicity and distribution cost we will pay in advance will be at least more than 2 million." ”

Li Qian said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, this 3.6 million is just the publicity and distribution cost paid in advance, and there is no risk for you if you do not participate in the sharing." ”

The major companies basically produce, distribute and publicize by themselves, and some directly include the publicity and distribution fees into the cost, participate in the sharing, and then claim that the cost is more than 100 million.

There are also production and publicity and distribution are not one, just calculate separately, the publicity and distribution fee is paid by the distribution company, the box office pays the tax, and after the theater chain and theater are divided, the distributor must first take away the advance payment of the publicity and distribution cost.

Even if the final share is not enough to return the cost, the distributor must first take its share of the publicity and distribution costs, and then take the distribution share proportionally, and the rest is the producer's money.

In this model, the risk is avoided, unless the final share cannot even be recovered.

That's why Berner was able to get to where it is today by relying solely on the distribution business.

Most of the distributors are sure to make a profit, but with this model, the box office hit will not get more money.

Although the scale of this publicity is too large compared to the cost, especially the number of film copies.

However, it is also within the bottom line, if the box office is not optimistic in the early stage, and then reduce the investment in copies, anyway, the production and delivery channels of copies are in the hands of Berner.

However, Zhang Hao couldn't agree to this schedule.

"Director Li, this year's Ma Xiaogang's new movie "Assembly Number" has been confirmed to be on the Lunar New Year, and our own participation in "Casting Names" will also be released in the Lunar New Year, accommodating two blockbusters at the same time, it is already the limit of the Lunar New Year, otherwise how about vacating the next summer file for you?"

"The summer vacation is half a year late, the longer the movie cycle, the greater the risk, Mr. Zhang will not know it, and the summer file is also full of blockbusters, and it will not be much better than this year's New Year. ”

Li Qian shook his head, "Chinese New Year blockbusters usually start to be released in the second week of December, and I will be released at the end of the month, after half a month, it will not have much impact." ”

"But at that time, the audience had already been consumed by "Casting Names" and "Assembly Number", and the market was so big, there was not much left for you. ”

"The year before last, there was "Wuji" in the Chinese New Year file, and "King Kong" at the end of December and "Huo Yuanjia" in January still had a large number of audiences, as long as the movie is good, I don't think it's a problem. ”

......

After persuading for a long time, he failed to persuade Li Qian to give up the New Year stalls.

Zhang Hao is also a big head, and one of these directors is stronger than the other.

When he was in the West Film Studio, he also worked with Zhang Yimou and Cheng Kaige when they were young.

They were the same at that time, except for the old director Wu Tianming, sometimes the temper came up, and it didn't work if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu came.

Li Qian is not only tough, but can even be said to be a little arrogant.

Zhang Hao can't be the master of this matter, "Vote for the Name" is Berner's most important project this year, and all the energy of the Chinese New Year file is on it.

Put the two movies together, Li Qian's new film will definitely be crushed to the ground, and there will be no scum left, not to mention that there is also a Ma Xiaogang.

He could only say that he wanted to discuss it with Yu Dong and give Li Qian an answer in the evening.

......

Li Qian also knew that his request could be said to be excessive, no matter the scale and schedule of the announcement, no company would easily agree.

After all, "Casting the Name" is a super blockbuster directed by Chen Kexin and starring Li Lianjie, Liu Dehua, and Jin Chengwu, and "Assembly Number" is Ma Xiaogang's new work, which is all films that want to go to the annual box office record.

However, Li Qian still wanted to touch these two famous directors.

The barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, he is a newcomer on the big screen, and there is no pressure. Afraid of a hammer.

As long as you don't lose money, you don't lose!

Moreover, Li Qian also has memories in his mind for the film "Casting a Name".

It's too depressing, depressing from beginning to end, this kind of movie is likely to be difficult to sell.

Even tragedy has something touching about people.

The heroine in "Casting a Name" died, and the three protagonists all died in the end.

Many classic movies will kill the protagonist, but the death of the protagonist is usually moving, such as Jack in "Titanic".

And in "Casting a Name", the deaths of the four protagonists are too aggrieved to be moved at all.

Watching uncomfortable movies, whether at home or abroad, it is difficult to sell well.

Half a month after the release time, and the Lunar New Year file is enough to accommodate two blockbusters, Li Qian believes that his big-screen Virgo will not let him down.

Moreover, competing on the same stage with a great director is exciting to think about!

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