...

received a call from Jiang Hongfei asking him to send someone to negotiate with distributors in various countries about the overseas copyright buyout of "Heart Labyrinth", and Wang Lei didn't pay much attention to it at first.

Among today's Chinese directors, there are only two who dare to pat their chests and say that my film will not lose money and will definitely make money - Zhang Guoshi and Ma Dacang.

It can be said that there is only one director who can really rely on the domestic film market to recover and even make money, and this person is Ma Dacang.

Even Zhang Guoshi does not have this strength.

So how can Zhang Guoshi ensure that the movies he makes will not lose money and make money?

The answer lies in the overseas market.

Zhang Guoshi is very powerful, he can win awards for anything he makes, and then sell it at a good price in the international market, many of his movies, just by selling overseas copyrights, can already return to the capital, and how much is sold in China is profitable.

In fact, it is not only Zhang Guoshi who survives on overseas copyrights, but for many directors now, overseas markets are the basis for their survival.

This also leads to the fact that many directors will make some small-budget films that are more artistic, more realistic, and more reflective of the dark side of society for the film festival.

Because the relatively low cost of the movie, as long as it can win an award, it can often be sold at a good price.

Many independent directors in China, their films have not been released in China, but their lives are very nourishing, and this is the reason.

But then again, for independent filmmakers, it's nice to have an award-winning film selling point for overseas rights, but for a distributor who can only get seven percent of the distribution fee, that's not much fun.

Let's put it this way, even if the overseas copyright of "Heart Labyrinth" can be sold for one million US dollars, the brother company can only earn 600,000 yuan, not to mention, in Wang Lei's view, the overseas copyright of "Heart Labyrinth" cannot be sold for one million US dollars at all, and it can have 3.5 million US dollars, which is a lot.

And yet—

Then again, mosquito legs are also meat, not to mention that it is not difficult to make this money.

Therefore, Wang Lei picked up the phone and called Chen Fu, the director of the Asian production department of Columbia Pictures, who was in charge of the development and production of Chinese films.

As soon as the phone was connected, Wang Lei asked, "Lao Chen, are you in Estonia now?"

Chen Fu said: "Well, I'm here to purchase films. ”

Wang Lei listened, and got straight to the point: "That's just right, save me from sending someone over, let me tell you, a movie released by our company, I heard that the response was good at the Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, you went over to help me sell it, the old rule, the distribution fee is half per person." ”

Chen Fu said casually: "Okay, which movie?"

Wang Lei said: "Heart Labyrinth", directed by Jiang Hongfei. ”

Although Wang Lei is not optimistic about the overseas copyright of "Heart Labyrinth", he feels that "Heart Labyrinth" is indeed a rare and good movie, and the key is that Jiang Hongfei is very unusual and worthy of his relationship, so he instructed Chen Fu again: "Jiang Hongfei is my friend, don't sell his movie cheaply." ”

Hearing Wang Lei say that he was selling the overseas copyright of "Heart Labyrinth", Chen Fu was stunned at first, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Wang is getting more and more atmospheric now, and even the overseas copyright of a high-quality movie like "Heart Labyrinth" is willing to give me to me, okay, then I will accept Mr. Wang's favor." ”

When Wang Lei heard this, he sensed that something was wrong, so he asked, "That...... Lao Chen, how much of the overseas copyright of "Heart Labyrinth" has been opened now?"

Chen Fu said: "In terms of Xiangjiang, Jiang Qiang opened 1.7 million Hong Kong dollars (about 1.5 million R yuan, 200,000 US dollars). In terms of Taiwan bends, Qunxing Ruizhi Art can open 475 Taiwan dollars (about 1.3 million R yuan, 180,000 US dollars). Gaga, one of Japan's largest film distribution companies, has offered $580,000 to buy the Japanese rights to the film. CJ Group, one of South Korea's largest film distribution companies, wants to buy the Korean rights to the film for $450,000. I'm ready to buy the European and American rights to Heart Labyrinth for $1.7 million. Coupled with the rights in other regions, it shouldn't be a big problem to sell for $3.5 million, and if "Heart Labyrinth" wins Best Film at the Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival, it is possible to sell for $5 million. ”

"What?"

When Wang Lei heard this, he stood up violently!

Five million dollars!

That's more than 40 million R coins!

Even if it's only seven percent, that's about three million!

But just because he misestimated the overseas box office of "Heart Labyrinth", he lost 1.5 million in one sentence!

Wang Lei is not short of this 1.5 million, but the problem is that this is not only a matter of money, but also a matter of his vision, what he can't accept is that he has lost his eyes!

However, the matter has come to this point, Wang Lei can't swallow back what he said, right?

Wang Lei could only skillfully resolve the matter and said, "Lao Chen, how did you think about the matter of coming over?"

Wang Lei had just given him more than one million, and Chen Fu couldn't refuse Wang Lei in one bite, so he was silent for a while and said, "Let me think about it again." ”

Wang Lei said: "Okay, it's still the same thing, the position of the director system, our brother has always kept it for you." ”

......

20 December, the last day of the Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival, is also the closing ceremony and award ceremony of the Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival.

At the awards ceremony, "Heart Labyrinth" swept thousands of troops, not only won the Best Film Award and the Best Director Award, but Li Jian also won the Best Actor Award!

"Heart Labyrinth" is on fire!

Distributors from various countries waved checks to Jiang Hongfei to buy the overseas distribution rights and audio-visual rights of "Heart Labyrinth".

At this time, Jiang Hongfei and Chen Fu had already come into contact.

Unlike Jiang Hongfei, who is not familiar with the rules for selling overseas copyrights, Chen Fu, who has been traveling among distributors in various countries all year round, is very good at selling overseas copyrights.

After Chen Fu took over, he soon sold the copyright of Heung Kong to Jiang Qiang for 240,000 Hong Kong dollars, the copyright of Taiwan Bend to Fox International Productions (Greater China) for 5.6 million Taiwan dollars, the Japanese copyright to Gaga for 770,000 US dollars, and the Korean copyright to showbox for 630,000 US dollars.

As for the remaining overseas copyrights and audio-visual copyrights, they are still under negotiation.

But—

Chen Fu said: "It is conservatively estimated that the remaining overseas copyrights and audio-visual copyrights should also be able to sell for more than one million US dollars." ”

In this way, the overseas copyright and audio-visual copyright of "Heart Labyrinth" can be sold for at least 5.4 million US dollars, which is converted into more than 43 million R coins.

In other words, the overseas box office alone not only made Jiang Hongfei and Fan Bing return to their original capital, but also made Jiang Hongfei and Fan Bing make a lot of money.

Fame and fortune!

This is definitely not a double gain of fame and fortune that is not mixed with any water!

Looking at Jiang Hongfei, who not only made her famous, but also made her earn more than 13 million just by selling the overseas copyright and audio-visual copyright of "Heart Labyrinth", how Fan Bing likes it, how she loves it, how she likes it, she even likes and loves it so much that she can't wait to jump into Jiang Hongfei's arms in public and have a passionate kiss with Jiang Hongfei!

In such a state of mind, Fan Bing begged Jiang Hongfei to change the ticket originally scheduled to leave on the evening of the 20th to leave on the morning of the 21st, in the name of wanting to breathe the air of the holy land of washing the lungs.

Jiang Hongfei couldn't resist Fan Bing's plea, so he could only let Fan Bing take a good breath of the best and most comfortable air in Tallinn on the night of the 20th......

......