$1.8 million!

That's already a high enough price!

The films that are exported to foreign countries every year, even if those literary films are added, there may not be ten films that can reach this number.

And the cost of the film is only 10 million, and the overseas copyright alone is enough to make a profit.

However, Tang An was not satisfied with the price.

Tang An glanced at Han Sanping, and then said, "Mr. Chen, it is said that "Shark Beach" has brought more than $7 million to Colombia, and it is a bit inappropriate for you to offer this price again this time!"

"Where are there more than 7 million!"

Chen Guochang waved his hand, "Channels, labor, publicity, public relations, costs, everywhere you need money, it's good to have half of it!"

Tang An smiled and said, "We are not laymen, Mr. Chen, don't fool me, the copyright in Asia and Europe has earned 1 million, and the North American box office is not high, but the videotape, TV station, and online on-demand have sold more than 6 million, and the videotape will still bring income in the next few years, such a high investment-to-income ratio can also make Mr. Chen's performance look better this year!"

"Shark Beach" was initially screened in some rural and community theaters in North America, and the attendance rate reached 30% in the first few days, but it was also crowded with some horror movie audiences, and the scale of the screening gradually expanded to the whole of North America.

However, the mainstream cinema chain is only one cinema in each region, giving two or three screenings a day.

No matter where the film scheduling arrangement is, it has its own set of mechanisms, this kind of Chinese horror film, there are no stars and no famous directors, no matter how high the attendance rate is, it is impossible to get more films in mainstream theaters.

People are not stupid, the audience is so small, it is already saturated.

Relying on the long-term screening of 3 months, the North American box office reached 840,000 US dollars, and the results were not good.

That's enough time to spread word of mouth, with TV on demand and online rights plus videotape sales so far reaching $6 million.

All major Hollywood companies have their own video cassette manufacturing plants, and the channels and distribution of goods are also completed by themselves, which can directly sink to the distributors in various cities, and the cost is very low.

The sky-high asking price, the landing to pay back!

Tang An roughly estimated that with the copyright in Europe and Asia, "Shark Beach" could bring at least nearly $5 million in profits to Colombia, and he also had a bottom on his bid.

"3.5 million, it's still overseas full copyright!"

Tang An reported a number and looked at Chen Guozhang with a smile, "Mr. Chen, what do you think!"

Chen Guochang immediately shook his head, "Impossible!"

What are you kidding, $3.5 million for a low-budget horror film, he doesn't have this permission.

"Director Tang, if you replace Xu Jinglei with Zhang Ziyi, maybe there will be some discussion, 3.5 million is too risky, I can only pay 2 million at most, and then up, it's not for me to decide!" Chen Guochang smiled bitterly.

Zhang Ziyi...

I'm so sick that I go to her!

$5 million salary, what to get back!

"Mr. Chen, you have also watched the movie, looking at the whole of Hollywood, it is difficult to find such an excellent horror movie in the past two years!"

Tang An began to lay out the facts and reason!

"Horror films have a fixed audience, as long as the quality is excellent, with Colombian channels, it is not difficult to make a profit at all. There are no cultural differences in my film, and I don't have to worry about adapting to the soil!"

"And in addition to the audience of horror films, it is also a rare masterpiece for those audiences who like brain-burning movies, whether it is the box office or the videotape, it can have a good income"

......

Tang An seems to have returned to the time when he fooled investors later.

Although Chen Guochang is not so easy to fool, Tang An only needs to put all the good side in front of him, and smart people naturally know how to choose.

But 3.5 million is not a small amount, and when converted into RMB, it is 28 million, which is enough to buy a medium-sized film and television company.

If you take a step back, I will take a step back, and if you add 100,000, I will lose 50,000, and negotiations sometimes have to grind slowly.

In the end, Han Sanping also spoke, and he said with a smile, "Otherwise, I see that the two of you will each take a step back, and it will be 2.6 million, exactly 20 million yuan, how about taking a whole number!"

China Film invested 4 million, which was divided in the same proportion, not only did it recover the cost, but it could also earn another 4 million!

Tang An quickly calculated in his heart that if the domestic box office could have 60 million, it would be 12 million to him.

The overseas copyright of 20 million can also be divided into 12 million, which is 24 million, plus the copyright of mainland TV, video tape, and the 3 million cash that the studio can use.

The funds he can use for his next film are 30 million.

Tang An nodded, it depends on Chen Guozhang's attitude.

"That's $2.6 million, congratulations to Director Tang and Mr. Han!"

In the end, Chen Guochang still agreed to this price, which was almost the upper limit of the price he could decide.

The headquarters can also accept this price, after all, Tang An's last movie earned more than $5 million, and now the price of a movie of the same type is not too high.

After signing the contract, Tang An took out a USB flash drive and handed it to Han Sanping.

"Han Dong, this is a promotional video specially cut out by me, and now there is still a month and a half before the release, I think the publicity side can follow up!"

Han Sanping nodded and took the USB flash drive, "The propaganda department is already making plans, I will let them get ready within a week, and officially face the national propaganda at the end of the month, TV stations, print media, and online media will follow up!"

"However, on the TV side, only the movie channel will insert two promotional videos in the interval between the programs, and there will be an exclusive interview two days before the movie is released, and you will take the crew to it!"

After discussing publicity matters again, Tang An left China Film, and a month before the release of the movie, he had to take him on a trip to major cities across the country.

A week later, the long-awaited audience finally waited for the first promotional video to air.

In the center of the homepage of the entertainment edition of Xinlang News, there is a big headline "Travel becomes a tragedy, and the sudden appearance of a cruise ship is salvation or a disaster!"

The anxious audience didn't read the article and clicked on the link directly.

The salary wave of conscience did not insert an advertisement at the beginning of the trailer.

At the beginning, a yacht appeared on the sea, and as soon as the camera turned, Xu Jinglei woke up from the bed and picked up the sticky notes on the wall, which said that today was the day to go to sea with a few friends.

The camera flashed again, Xu Jinglei and Lu Yi were talking there, looking a little anxious.

Switching the screen again, Xu Jinglei is stuffing a large package into the trunk of the car!

The first 20 seconds are fragmented shots.

The title of "Horror Cruise" flashed by, Xu Jinglei, Lu Yi, and Deng Chao went out to sea on a yacht.

The sail rises high into the sky, and the camera slowly follows the sail upward, blue sky, white clouds, and seagulls gliding by.

The wind and the sun are beautiful, and everything looks so beautiful.

What the heck?

What about a good horror movie?

Where is the horror?

The director came out and explained, I have a baby for you to see!

At the same time, in the Internet café, at home, in the office, in the dormitory, the fans who have been waiting for a long time are confused, no matter how you look at it, it can't match the horror movie!

Ask for collections, ask for recommendation tickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!