Global release and global simultaneous release are two different concepts.

Even if Wu Jianye's ability is not what it used to be, it is impossible to achieve a global simultaneous release, and the European market and the North American market are still not something he can control.

And without participating in the film festival, even if he once won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, the investment of "The Last Emperor" is as high as 21 million US dollars, it is still impossible to sell it at a high price in the European market.

As for the American market, although Phantom Entertainment has its own endorsement, Phantom Entertainment still does not have its own theater chain in the United States after all, and without gimmicks, it is impossible for North American theater managers to give "The Last Emperor" a better film scheduling rate.

Therefore, Wu Jianye's first preparation is to release it in China and Southeast Asia.

It is also a test of Fengge Entertainment's cinema layout in Southeast Asia.

"Xiao Wu, we have already watched the film, there is no problem, when are you going to release it in China?"

Medium Shadow.

The big leader Luo Chi (in order to avoid river crabs, this is fiction) looked at Wu Jianye with satisfaction, this film took two years from preparation to shooting and post-production, and today I finally saw the finished film.

Satisfied!

Very satisfied!

All the people who watched this film couldn't help but applaud the success of this film, there are not only detailed character portrayals in the film, but also magnificent big scenes, plus the story of the whole movie is not stiff at all, it can be said that the smoothness of the whole movie is beyond their imagination, three and a half hours long, so that they do not feel the slightest torment, but a kind of enjoyment.

Wu Jianye already had a plan in his heart for the release of "The Last Emperor", so when Luo Chi asked, he immediately replied.

"Leader, it can be released in China first, and then Xiangjiang, as for the release time in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States, I think it can be released after the end of the Cannes Film Festival next year!"

Luo Chi's eyes lit up, "You mean you want to send this film to Cannes for the film festival?"

Wu Jianye nodded: "Yes, although this movie already has a group of original readers, compared to the entire movie-watching group in Europe and the United States, whether it is this subject matter or I am unfamiliar, so I think only with the blessing of the film festival can this movie achieve a more successful box office in Europe and the United States." ”

"Are you so confident that this film will win an award at Cannes?" Luo Chixiao looked at Wu Jianye and asked.

Wu Jianye smiled: "Try it, what if you win! Besides, even if you don't win, it's gold-plated." ”

"Haha, okay, you must have already said hello to Phantom Entertainment on this matter!" Luo Chi laughed.

Wu Jianye said: "No, you are the first leader, as for the Phantom Entertainment, when you decide, I will discuss it with them!"

Luo Chi said meaningfully: "It seems that Phantom Entertainment respects your opinion very much!"

Wu Jianye: "Actually, it's all for profit, the investment in this film is so large, they naturally want to maximize the benefits of this film, and participating in the film festival is a good way." ”

"Okay, we don't care about the release of Europe, America and Southeast Asia, this matter will be handled by you, as for the time of the domestic release, I think it will be set on November 18th!" Luo Chi said.

"Okay!" Wu Jianye nodded and continued: "Leader, there is one more thing I want to report to you!"

"Say, if there is anything you can say directly, you don't have to be so polite. Luo Chi said with a smile, the more he watched this Wu Jianye, the more he liked it, not only was he capable, but he also did not have the arrogance of those directors when dealing with his superiors, and he knew how to advance and retreat very well, such a person would not like it without a leader.

"There are only a few awards that have the greatest impact in Southeast Asia, one is the Xiangjiang Academy Awards, the other is the Wanwan Golden Horse Awards, and then there is the Tokyo International Film Festival that RB just established last year......

"You also want to sign up?" Luo Chi looked at Wu Jianye in surprise.

Wu Jianye shook his head and said: "Forget it all, at least Wanwan's Golden Horse Awards, I want to participate in the Xiangjiang Film Awards and the Tokyo International Film Festival, the Xiangjiang Film Awards start in April every year, and the Cannes Film Festival starts in May, if "The Last Emperor" can win some honors in these two awards, then it will have a very big role in promoting the box office of the film in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States." ”

"As for the Tokyo International Film Festival, although it is held in November, when the film has already been drawn, it is also an indirect benefit to promote the sales of video tapes. ”

Luo Chi said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you win the award or not, anyway, you will be plated with a layer of gold!"

"Haha. Wu Jianye laughed, and then said: "It's still the leader who is smart!"

"Okay, everything will go according to your ideas, although this movie has the addition of our China Film, but everything abroad is in charge of Phantom Entertainment, you can communicate with them yourself!" Luo Chi said with a smile.

"Hmm!"

"By the way, after the movie is drawn, you make a report on the global box office record of the movie, if you can, we hope that you can get the profit report from Phantom Entertainment!" Luo Chi suddenly said seriously.

Wu Jianye's heart was happy, at their level, it was naturally impossible to keep an eye on the profitability of such a movie, and the meaning contained in this was likely to be something deeper, and this kind of deep-seated thing was also what Wu Jianye had been pursuing.......

"A good leader will definitely live up to the expectations of the leader!" Wu Jianye said immediately.

.......

Since the film's partner in China is China Film, not other studios, that is to say, China Film will pay great attention to this movie, and the initial stage is that one hundred copies have been prepared, ready to be sent to major cities across the country for release, and the follow-up copies will also depend on the release of the film.

As for the sharing with Tangting Culture, Phantom Entertainment, and Fengge Entertainment, it has also been negotiated, and it is still calculated according to the number of copies.

The previous investor did not have Fengge Entertainment, but later in order to facilitate the film to participate in the Xiangjiang Academy Awards, Wu Jianye joined Fengge Entertainment's investment.

China Film, Tangting Culture, Phantom Entertainment, Fengge Entertainment, and the division of the four have also been negotiated at the beginning.

This division is divided into two parts, which are the share of domestic interests, because the domestic box office is not shared with the theater chain, so the profit of the copy is calculated.

Among them, the sales profit of copies is 0.05% according to Tangting Culture, 0.05% of Fengge Entertainment, 50% of China Film, and 49% of Phantom Entertainment.

You read that right, although China Film didn't take a penny, it can still get half of the domestic interests, because a lot of invisible investments are from China Film, and China Film also represents the support behind China in these four investment companies.

Of course, it is impossible to get much profit from the domestic copy interests, so Wu Jianye will not care about this.

Based on the previous 100 copies, the court culture behind Wu Jianye, Phantom Entertainment, and Fengge Entertainment can only get 600,000 from time to time, which is almost negligible compared to the investment in the entire movie.

The largest number of copies produced by China Film in China before was only 365 copies, which was only 4.38 million when converted, of course, these copies were only sold by China Film, and did not include the copies of the provinces and cities' own theaters.

As for the foreign box office benefits, it is another way to share them.

The investment of the whole film is 21 million US dollars, Phantom Entertainment invests 20 million US dollars, accounting for 79% of the share, Tangting Culture and Fengge Entertainment each invest 500,000 US dollars, each accounting for 0.05% of the share, and China Film will account for 20%.

After China Film took over the release of "The Last Emperor" in China, Wu Jianye was idle again, this time is not like later generations, a few months before the release of the movie, the director will take the leading actors to start a roadshow, and now there is not even a normal premiere, let alone a roadshow.

So in addition to accompanying Zhu Yan at home these days, Wu Jianye is busy with his next movie "New Dragon Gate Inn" in Tangting Culture, and occasionally goes back to school to give some lessons to the students in the advanced class.

Now Wu Jianye has a lot of things to deal with every year, but he still finds some time to go back to school, but this time is indeed gradually decreasing because of the increase in his workload, so now he can go back to class less and less every year.

If Wu Jianye was just an ordinary teaching assistant, if he dared to do this, he would have been expelled from the school a long time ago, but now staring at the title of the fifth generation of directors in the country, the Yenching Film Academy no longer regards Wu Jianye as a simple teaching assistant, but more to make him a living signboard of the Yenching Film Academy.......

After giving a lecture at school today, Zhang Huijun and Mu Deyuan, who had not seen each other for a long time, returned to school with Wu Jianye.

"The movie is about to be released, Deyuan, this is your first time as a cinematographer, why don't you be nervous!" Zhang Huijun joked with Mu Deyuan.

After the filming of "The Last Emperor" ended, Mu Deyuan returned to school and continued to serve as his teacher, much more dedicated than Wu Jianye.

Mu Deyuan smiled lightly: "What do I have to worry about, the director is Lao Wu, and I still have Xiao Feifei above me, which has nothing to do with me!"

"Deyuan, you're shirking your responsibility!" Wu Jianye showed a dissatisfied attitude.

Mu Deyuan smiled: "Hehe, now I'm not your soldier, come less!"

Zhang Huijun laughed when he saw this.

Wu Jianye said helplessly: "How about it, are you interested in coming to my company as a photographer, and maybe you can be a director if you have the opportunity in the future!"

Mu Deyuan and Zhang Huijun are still a little different, although Mu Deyuan's main business is still a teacher at the academy, but he also wants to be a director, which Mu Deyuan has already said when they worked together.

But Zhang Huijun has now completely abandoned the idea of being a director, according to his own words, I still be an honest gardener!

"Okay, since you, a capitalist, are willing to donate generously, I have no opinion!" Mu Deyuan said with a smile.

When the three of them were chatting happily, a few more people came to the court culture.

"Mr. Wu, I heard that your new film is about to be released, and you have to give us a ticket for the premiere when the time comes!" Before the person arrived, the ruffian's voice had already come in.

"Who is this?" Zhang Huijun looked at Wu Jianye curiously.

Wu Jianye smiled and said: "When people come in, don't you know!"

As soon as the words fell, someone pushed the door in, it was a strange combination, a girl who was not good-looking, a man who looked like a dog, a foreigner, and a tall and handsome man.

These four people are, Hong Huang, Shanzi, MIKE, and Chen Kaige.

Chen Kaige's arrival made Zhang Huijun and Mu Deyuan feel a little curious, although everyone is a student who graduated from the 78 class and the relationship has always been very good, but Chen Kaige has always given people the feeling of being out of the crowd.

"Director Chen, I haven't seen you for a long time!" Zhang Huijun's accident was only fleeting, and then Chen Kaige's joke was made.

Chen Kaige smiled as elegantly as always: "Haven't you been busy with the shooting of new movies, I also just returned to Yanjing, and I heard that Mr. Wu's film has been post-produced, so I came here to learn from it." ”

In the past, Chen Kaige always thought that he was the most talented director in the 78 class, so he also had a trace of pride in getting along with his classmates, which is why everyone felt that he was always outside.

However, after watching "The Red Lantern Hangs High", Chen Kaige had to admit that Wu Jianye was a very talented director.

And the most important thing is that director Wu Jianye's first film won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, while his first film "Yellow Earth" only won the Silver Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival.

This also made him hold his breath all the time, wanting to surpass Wu Jianye.

Now he is nervously filming his new movie "The Child King", in order to be able to make this movie well, he even called his old classmate Gu Changwei to serve as a cinematographer.

Now that I heard that Wu Jianye's new movie has been post-produced, I naturally want to come to Yanjing to see the situation of the new movie, and it is precisely like this, through Shanzi's introduction, he also met Hong Huang.

The two have not happened yet, after all, Hong Huang is now married to MIKE, and at this time Chen Kaige has just ended his first marriage.

Later, Wu Jianye introduced Hong Huang and Shanzi to Zhang Huijun and Mu Deyuan, and Mike was introduced by Hong Huang himself.

What I didn't expect was that Zhang Huijun and Mu Deyuan had heard of Hong Huang, it turned out that Hong Huang had already had some fame in Sijiu City at this time, and the so-called fame came from her family, and then her literary style.......

The arrival of Chen Kaige and others made the court culture more lively, Chen Kaige proposed to see the post-production room of the court culture, and Wu Jianye naturally had no opinion on this.

After watching it, Chen Kaige couldn't help but say: "Lao Wu, my movie is about to be finished, can the post-production be done in Tangting Culture at that time?"

Wu Jianye smiled: "No problem, you can come directly when the time comes!"

Chen Kaige hurriedly smiled: "Exquisite!"

.......

As for the premiere ticket for "The Last Emperor", it is actually just a joke by Hong Huang.

Because at the premiere of "The Last Emperor", Wu Jianye and others came to the screening room of Yan Film Studio, which is not open to the public, but the people who came were very weighty!

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