Chapter 249: Film Capital Reform
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Wang Zhongjun didn't expect that Ye Ming would be so polite, you must know that this is the director of [Sunny Day], one of the few directors in China who has won international awards, otherwise it would be impossible to attract so much investment to shoot "The Devil is Coming".
But it is said that in the face of such a person, Ye Ming did not give face at all. However, Jiang Wen said with a smile at this time: "Boss Ye still understands me, movies are originally an industry that burns money." No, now is the time for me to come to you.
Boss Dong Ping Dong has already promised to invest 8 million, which is still 12 million short of the budget. I believe that 20 million is almost enough for me to take this movie. ”
Genius is different from other people's ideas, Ye Ming said it so directly, but Jiang Wen was also not angry, it is a fact that he makes movies and burns money. In fact, which director doesn't burn money when making movies. Wang Zhongjun immediately took over the words and said, "Brother Ye will sit down first, and everyone will chat while eating." ”
Many things of Chinese people can actually be negotiated from the wine table, and friends, if you drink a few more times, you will basically become friends.
After sitting down, Wang Zhongjun, as the master, was also the first to greet everyone and said: "Director Jiang has already said it, I just don't hide it, the thing is very simple, Director Jiang Wen wants to make a new film, and the investment is expected to be 20 million, and there is still a gap of 12 million." Originally, our Huayi brothers could also win it, but next year, our company will invest in some other movies, and we won't be able to come up with so much money for a while. Five million is our company's investment, and the remaining eight million, I hope the two of you can negotiate and solve it. ”
In fact, if you talk about it, then Jiang Wen's name. is still quite able to fool people, otherwise Dong Ping would not have been able to give him an investment of eight million. Chen Weimin is actually not very good at this kind of investment, he is quite cautious in his investment in this industry, because Chen Weimin understands the cruelty of the film industry very well. At that moment, Chen Weimin hesitated, but still looked at Jiang Wen's reputation and said: "If the state officially approves the project, then our company can participate in the investment of four million." ”
The national project is basically approved by the Bureau of Radio, Film and Television, and such movies can generally be released in China. Jiang Wen's name. If the domestic box office is bad, it is estimated that there will be no major problem in recovering the investment in the end.
This is Chen Weimin's long-established and serious investment approach. And at this time, when Wang Zhongjun set his eyes on Ye Ming, Ye Ming suddenly felt the pressure, [The devil is coming] This is a very cheating movie. Jiang Wen finished filming and went to the Cannes Film Festival without approval.
As a result, the domestic tension was released. Moreover, this investment is not 20 million as expected, but 30 million, Jiang Wen's movies are generally very money-burning.
Therefore, at this time, Ye Ming didn't want to do this business, but then he pondered it. The domestic entertainment industry is like this now, several companies invest in shooting a movie together, share the risk, and share the benefits, which is a rather strange model.
Thinking about it in the future, Brilliant will still have to mix in this circle, at the moment, Ye Ming said: "If you can give me the surrounding copyright of Southeast Asia, I will have no problem investing four million." ”
There is too much uncertainty in this film, so in a situation like this. Ye Ming himself also had to be careful. At that moment, Wang Zhongjun and Jiang Wen glanced at each other, Wang Zhongjun was noncommittal, but that mocking expression also flashed, as if he was laughing at Ye Ming's incompetence. At that moment, he coughed and said: "Brother Ye, Southeast Asia also includes the mainland, our movie is mainly about Southeast Asia, if you go anywhere, what will we eat." ”
Jiang Wen is even more unbearable, his face has obviously become a cloudy expression, at this time, Jiang Wen still hasn't learned to show well to hide his heart, everything is put on his face, at this moment, it seems that everyone owes him five million. On the contrary, Chen Weimin is quite patient, and there is no change in the expression on his face, as if he is quietly waiting for the following.
At this time, Ye Ming suddenly thought of a question, he has not yet joined the WTO, and the film has not yet been in line with international standards. In the future, if you talk about the surrounding copyright of Southeast Asia, the general circle is to divide the mainland copyright out and calculate it separately, and the surrounding copyright of Southeast Asia at this time is the copyright of other Southeast Asian countries outside the mainland.
At that moment, Ye Ming said with a smile: "Of course, I mean that Southeast Asia outside the mainland is a qiē copyright, in order to show my sincerity, I can give up the box office share of the mainland." ”
This has to make people suspicious, Chinese movies, generally speaking, the domestic box office is the big one, but at such a time, Ye Ming actually said that he could take the initiative to give up the box office in the mainland, which has to be impressive. Jiang Wen said in a deep voice: "It's not impossible to give you the copyright in Southeast Asia, I mean that if the copyright in Southeast Asia is given to you, can Brother Ye guarantee that there will be no accidents in the investment?"
Ye Ming was very confident at this point, nodded and said: "We can sign a guaranteed contract, and Brilliant Film and Television will invest four million, which Director Jiang can rest assured." ”
Once the contract is signed, the matter is to follow the rules. When signing the contract, Ye Ming deliberately asked: "Director Jiang, Mr. Dong Ping and Mr. Dong will not have any opinions on the surrounding copyright in Southeast Asia, he has paid eight million, don't let Mr. Dong disagree at that time." ”
This is naturally to say that the villain first and then the gentleman, and it is not one or two people in the entertainment industry who have made trouble in the court because of this.
Jiang Wen said very boldly: "You can rest assured about this, Boss Dong wants the copyright in China, and the copyright of other countries in Southeast Asia is still in my hands." ”
At this time, Ye Ming was completely relieved, but when signing the contract, Ye Ming specifically noted one point, that is. This contract actually means that Ye Ming invested 4 million to buy the copyright of [The Devil is Coming] in Southeast Asia other than the mainland, including dVd and other audio-visual products. Why is it not an investment, but a direct buyout with money, Wang Zhongjun also asked more, what does this mean.
Ye Ming said with a smile: "I plan to make a TV series after the New Year, and there is still a movie to be made, so I don't have much time to worry about this matter." Direct investment buyout is worry-free. ”
Ye Ming knows that next year, Li Yu's [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon] will start filming, this is a big production, and it is said that it is a movie destined to be internationally famous, and when shooting, it is not easy to be distracted and do something else. Of course, Ye Ming would not say that this [devil is coming] Jiang Wen will shoot to a height of 30 million, which is more than 30% more than the budget.
At this moment, Ye Ming said that he was burning money, and this was not wrong at all. After signing the contract, everyone is considered a partner at this time, so the estrangement between each other is also a lot less, Wang Zhongjun said meaningfully: "Three, in fact, I don't hide it from you, I also got a news, saying that the country is going to implement the reform of the film market, saying that foreign investment is allowed to build movie theaters, this thing is spreading in the circle, think about it."
If the film company can master the two channels of production and production, then it is the real money, and it is a good opportunity for our private company. ”
In 1999, two major events occurred in the Chinese entertainment circle, one was the establishment of the China Xia Film and Television Group, which was an industrial trust composed of eight state-owned companies including the Huaxia Film Company and the Beijing Film Studio, and was a giant in the entertainment industry. Another big thing is the [Interim Regulations on Foreign Investment in Cinemas], which laid the legal foundation for the new film association, Wanda and other eight major cinema chains in later generations.
In fact, the movie was already lifeless by the end of the nineties, and the limited few flashes were difficult to recover the decline of domestic films. The point is that there are no movie theaters. In the past, cinemas were state-run, and whether they made money or not were raised by the state, but after the reform, cinemas became a chicken-like store, and grass could grow in cinemas in many second- and third-tier cities.
Reform is actually an urgent matter, whether it is official or private capital, it is hoped that it can be reformed.
This news is very shocking to Jiang Wen and Chen Weimin, both of whom are filmmakers, so they naturally say that they know what the theater represents. In the past, no matter who you filmed, the liar always had to be handed over to the state to screen. It has virtually restricted the exhibition of the domestic film market, which is not good news for domestic film studios.
But now, it is actually said that foreign investors are allowed to invest in the construction of cinemas, which is definitely a very memorable news for domestic filmmakers. At this time, Chen Weimin finally couldn't hold back his excitement and said: "The state actually said that foreign investors are allowed to invest in the construction of movie theaters, then at that time, there will be private theaters, and at that time, the domestic film market will be very lively." ”
This made a filmmaker like Chen Weimin see a little bit of hope, and the infinite pride in his heart finally burst out at this moment. At this time, Jiang Wen was also a little excited and said: "If foreign capital can come in and invest in cinemas, then the spring of our Chinese film is coming?"
At least Jiang Wen thinks it's a very good thing.