"There is no precedent for this, and the investor of this film is Hua Na, and the final share is not something that we can decide at Legendary Pictures. Denzel argued.

"Don't fool me, Bix of Time War, can agree to let you release the film he decided to invest in. I'm sure I've already sold you the rights to the movie. I can't think of any other reason other than that. Peng Yichen said with a smile.

Denzel looked at Robinov through the screen, suspecting that this guy had told Peng Yichen the inside story.

Indeed, the reason Legendary Pictures got the distribution rights to the film was that they agreed to buy the rights to the film for $20 million.

Bix still looks down on Peng Yichen, a young Chinese director, from the bottom of his heart, and being able to earn 5 million without any risk is a very good choice for Bix.

Moreover, this movie is just a test for Peng Yichen, no matter who releases it in the end, it is enough for Hua Na to only look at the final box office results.

Bicks never expected to make a lot of money with this movie.

Of course, these behind-the-scenes deals, neither Bicks nor Robinov thought to tell Peng Yichen.

But now, Peng Yichen guessed it at once, and there is no need to hide the matter anymore.

Indeed, the copyright of this film is now owned by Legendary Pictures. Robinov nodded to Peng Yichen.

"Director Peng, although this is already a film from Legendary Pictures. But I'm still not the one who can call the shots and give you that much of it.

I know you are the No. 1 director at the box office in China, but Hollywood has Hollywood rules. You also know that if you are given a share of all the proceeds, even with the influence of Mr. Robinov, I am afraid that it will not be able to help you convince the company's top management to agree......"

Denzel airway.

He didn't expect Peng Yichen to be so ambitious, and when he first came to Hollywood, he wanted to get the privilege of all revenue sharing.

You know, in Hollywood, it's the prerogative of millions of club directors and actors. (Club of 10 million: directors and actors who earn more than $10 million for a single film)

The Star Banner Nation is a cruel business man, and if you can create benefits for them, then they will be praised as gods.

But if you don't prove your worth, you're worthless.

If Peng Yichen hadn't won a single film with a box office score of more than one billion in the Chinese film market, he would not have been able to get even 10% of the box office. Not to mention that now he still wants to share all the proceeds.

Compared with those Chinese-language movies released in Star Flag Country with a box office of less than one million, "Double Treasure Fighting Demons" still has Emma Rowe, a slightly famous child star, but it is still not enough.

Denzel felt that Peng Yichen's proposal for all revenue sharing was really a bit overwhelming.

"What if our company would provide all the publicity costs for the film review?" Peng Yichen suddenly made an offer that surprised Denzel.

This is the bargaining chip that Peng Yichen wants to get all the revenue sharing power of the movie.

For Chinese films, the biggest difficulty in releasing them in the North American market is precisely the lack of publicity channels and publicity experience.

Most Chinese movies are released in North America, that is, they are promoted in a small range of Chinese circles, and then they are released casually.

The box office certainly won't be good in the end.

North American distribution companies have a serious lack of enthusiasm for the promotion of Chinese-language films.

For example, in 2002, after Xing Ye's "Kung Fu" was released in North America, it received more than 50 million US dollars.

It has become one of the very few Chinese-language films that can get more than 10 million box office in North America.

But in fact, few people know that the film achieved such a good result in the Star Flag Country because of the Columbia company's investment of up to $8 million in publicity costs......

However, when Denzel heard Peng Yichen say this, he thought in his heart again, Peng Yichen's movies are indeed well divided, and this time Legendary Pictures has to discover his movies because they want to establish a connection with the Chinese film market through him.

Since he is willing to pay for the publicity costs himself, then Legendary Pictures does not have to bear more costs and risks, and if the income of this movie is good, it is not impossible to give him a share.

If the revenue of the movie is not good, Peng Yichen can't blame Legendary Pictures for not doing a good job in publicity.

In this way, in the future, Peng Yichen can be used as an intermediary to establish more relationships between Legendary Pictures and the Huaxia Film Market, and help Hollywood's traditional filmmakers to recover their disadvantage with Wall Street.

Thinking of this, Denzel's tone softened, and he reminded:

"Director Peng, you have to know that the cost of film distribution in North America is very costly. I'll tell you the truth, this is a project that Mr. Robinov has taken special care of, and we are very confident in your film. So we planned to invest $10 million in "Double Treasure Fighting Demons" as the budget for publicity......"

In fact, Denzel's promotion cost for "Double Treasure Fighting Demons" is 5 million US dollars, and if this figure is exceeded, the risk of the film's failure is too great.

There is no market for non-kung fu Chinese movies in the Star Flag Country, and no one will be stupid enough to invest a lot of publicity money without reading the market feedback.

If there is such a large amount of publicity money, why not support English films in the UK or Australia?

Denzel said that he had prepared 10 million, but he was actually scaring Peng Yichen.

As long as Peng Yichen is willing to spend more than 5 million yuan on publicity, Denzel has enough chips to convince the company's management. Give him the right to share all the proceeds.

Peng Yichen glanced at Trison, who drew a number of 550 on the table with his finger, which means that we should pay $5.5 million, and we should be able to let Legendary Pictures hand over "Double Treasure Fighting Demons" to accept the sharing contract.

Trison, an old fritter who is very familiar with Hollywood's discovery methods, can probably guess what the bottom line is acceptable to Legendary Pictures.

Peng Yichen nodded, thought about it, and said in a deep voice: "En...... This time, our Chenjing Film Company took out 10 million US dollars as the publicity cost of "Double Treasure Fighting Demons".

I will hire a financial company from the Star Banner Country to supervise the use of publicity funds and ensure that every penny is used for the promotion of "Double Treasure Fighting Demons"......"

1000…… Ten thousand?

Denzel was stupid when he heard it, he just blew it, but he didn't expect Peng Yichen to admit it immediately.

He hurriedly confirmed: "How much, Director Peng, are you talking about 10 million US dollars or Huaxia coins?"

Trison also listened, and was also very surprised, dragged Peng Yichen, and said softly: "I wrote 5.5 million?"

"Really?" Peng Yichen deliberately pretended to be confused, and just smiled: "I thought you wrote 5.5 million pounds." ”

After speaking, he turned to Denzel and said: "Of course it's 10 million US dollars, but the film share obtained by Chen Jing Film Company cannot be 10%."

According to the calculation of the investment of 15 million in this movie, you will not buy the copyright more than 20 million at most. And my original director and actor share is 10%, which can be counted as an investment of 2 million. Now we've come up with another $10 million. Then it is equivalent to us investing 12 million.

So our company has to share 37.5% of the total revenue of the film. ”

Denzel was stupid, in his impression, the Chinese people have always been known for respecting the small and cautious.

Many Chinese in the Star Banner Country don't even want to trust the bank and will keep cash at home.

How could Peng Yichen be so confident and dare to make such a big bet on his first movie to enter North America.

Originally, according to the ordinary distribution model, Legendary Pictures was responsible for all the publicity expenses, getting 90% of the box office revenue and 100% of the other revenue of the film.

Now Peng Yichen has to bear all the publicity costs and has shelled out $10 million.

Want to get 37.5% of the total revenue of the movie.

This is a very tempting condition for Legendary Pictures

Do the math, "Double Treasure Fighting Demons" must reach a box office score of more than $3,000 so that Chen Jing Film Company will not lose money......

But this box office is almost impossible for a Chinese horror movie.

Denzel only felt his brain flutter for a while, and wondered if all the classic movies I watched were made by a madman?

How could he know that for Peng Yichen, this was a battle that could not be lost.

The right to get a share is only a small purpose, and what Peng Yichen ultimately wants is to gain the capital and influence to gain a foothold in the North American film market.

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