The investment negotiation of "China Partner" went very smoothly, both sides had a tacit understanding in this regard, and there was a Tang An in the middle.

Wang Zhongjun previously arranged for someone to announce the movie in advance, which can be regarded as a trick for Tang An, and he will definitely compensate for it.

After all, Tang An signed a labor contract with him, not a director contract, and he had no obligation to make a movie.

As long as you clock in and out on time every day, you fulfill your obligations as an art director.

The two sides also reached an agreement after accounting for the cost of the film, and the production + publicity cost was 50 million.

Huayi invested 90%, or 45 million, accounting for 70% of all revenue shares.

The distribution fee has also dropped by 1 point from 8% of "Amazing Demon Thieves" to 7%.

This is already the lowest issuance fee in China, and only Zhang Yimou is eligible for this treatment.

The level of distribution costs largely determines how much the distribution company attaches importance to this film.

If you are not optimistic about a movie, the distribution fee is too low and there is no money to be made.

And there are many movies that are destined to be a big hit, and the company is rushing to release them, even if the cost is low, it is more profitable than ordinary movies, so it is natural to reduce the distribution fee.

Tang'an Studio invested 10%, that is, 5 million, accounting for 30% of all revenues.

30% is also the highest share that Wang Zhongjun and Tang An negotiated at the beginning, and it would rather let you pay less than allow you to occupy too much share.

Tang An's studio has no resources, and it takes at least 35% of the investment to get a 30% share.

In other words, Tang An's director's salary offset 25% of the investment.

It's only 12.5 million, which seems to be less, but the 12.5 million can be exchanged for three or four times the income at that time.

The strongest is still Hollywood's top director, Nolan took a base salary of $20 million plus 20% of the global box office dividend in "Dunkirk".

You will definitely not be able to get this figure in China, at least no one can get it now, otherwise the production company will have to pay for it.

The country is not comparable to Hollywood.

Hollywood has all kinds of copyrights, peripherals.

There is nothing in China, it is good to sell more than 10 million copyrights for various copyrights, and overseas copyrights still depend on the type of movie.

And Hollywood superstars only participate in the box office share, unless they invest themselves, otherwise other income has nothing to do with him, but Tang An is the world's all revenue share.

After finalizing all the details, Huayi began to go to the optoelectronic record and waited for the approval of the review.

Tang An is also continuing to make storyboard scripts, and after producing some scenes, he will hand them over to the production team to divide the script, and then each producer will prepare them in order.

October has passed, the National Day has also passed, and this year's National Day file has a relatively lively year with the addition of "Painted Skin", and the total box office is higher than any time in previous years.

The box office of 243 million ranks fifth in the history of Chinese films, second only to "Shocking Demon Thieves", "Red Cliff", "The City Full of Golden Armor", "Assembly Number", and "The Wind".

is even 40 million higher than "Casting Names" starring the three superstars and "Yangtze River No. 7" directed by Zhou Xingchi.

It can be said that "Painted Skin" has challenged the nerves of many people in the entertainment industry since its release, and the super high box office has made everyone dumbfounded.

The box office is more than 10 million higher than the original version, but this is almost the limit of the National Day file, and it is not something that can be affected by manpower.

If you want to break through the limit, unless there is an epoch-making blockbuster like "Avatar", which is technically several notches above today.

However, it cannot be filmed in China for the time being, and the cost of time, manpower, and material resources is too great.

In fact, the special effects of "The Great Wall" are still good, at least reaching the second-rate level of Hollywood, much stronger than the previous "Dragon Quest".

In addition, Zhang Yimou's photography and art skills, including the ink and wash pictures, and the lens composition of the whole film are still good.

However, it was still sprayed into Xiang.

Xiao Xianrou, a certain eldest lady, and Zhang Yimou's reputation that was slowly overdrawn basically made the audience skeptical from the beginning of the release.

Tang An reminds himself all the time not to make bad movies.

Every time you make a bad movie, you are overdrawing your reputation, and after a long time, when you are mentioned as a person, the first impression is that it is a bad movie, and there is no help.

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November is coming, and the Lunar New Year is about to begin.

November happens to be Halloween in the United States, and the Christmas file in December is also a popular schedule that is not inferior to the summer file, and a large number of movies will be released.

"Shocking Demon Thieves" was also released the day before Halloween, and under the operation of the lions, it appeared in the mainstream theaters of the United States.

Although there are few films, it is not as good as some medium-budget films, but it is of great significance.

$3 million for 3 days on the first weekend, with a good attendance, audience ratings and good reputation on Rotten Tomatoes.

In the second week, the film schedule increased, and it got 5 million box office, and more than 15 million US dollars in the first month of release, ranking 5th in the North American box office list of Chinese films.

The $13 million copyright was sold at a loss, and the Lions made a small profit this time.

However, Tang An is not unhappy, and if there is a loss in business, there will be a profit.

I made money this time, and I will definitely be able to sell it for a good price next time.

Just like Zhang Yimou's several blockbusters, "Hero" made a lot of money for the rice film company, but the subsequent "Ambush on All Sides" basically didn't make much money, and "The City Full of Golden Armor" was even more at a loss.

The movie leading the Chinese New Year in the mainland is "007: Quantum of Solace", which was released on the 5th, and got a box office of 54 million in the first week and 5 days, 40 million in the second week, and 100 million in 14 days.

"Peach Blossom Luck" starring Ge Wei exceeded 30 million in 10 days after its release, and "Witness", which was released at the same time, was not popular, and only got 5.5 million box office in the first week.

"Love Call Transfer 2" gathered more than a dozen stars such as Deng Chao, Fan Wei, Lu Yi, Su Youpeng, Huang Lei, etc., and the effect was not bad, and it got a box office of 20 million in the first 5 days.

"Tough Guy" starring Liu Ye was released at the end of the month and got a box office of 6 million in three days.

Deng Chao and Liu Ye have just starred in the two movies "Shocking Demon Thieves", and the box office has increased significantly compared with the original.

November has passed, Tang An has also completed all the storyboard scripts, and the crew in Tianjing also completed the early exterior layout in accordance with the shooting order.

The split of the script is also carried out by a third, and it will soon be ready for filming.

Not only him, but the crew of Wu Ershan's "Sword and Smile" is also ready, and today they will rush to Yizhou County, northern Hebei Province to start filming.

Before leaving, Tang An also held a start-up press conference for him and attended it in person.

Although the limelight has been overshadowed by Tang An, he is also the director who made a box office movie with a box office of 200 million, and there are many reporters on the scene.

"I will no longer be the producer of this film, the film will be completed by Director Wu from preparation to post-production, I believe he will take the audience to a movie that is not inferior to "Painted Skin"!"

At the press conference, Tang An swore that he would not interfere with any of Wu Ershan's actions, and let him toss by himself.

Wu Ershan is also high-spirited, no one is watching behind him, and he has the final say in the entire crew.