"Why, the evil hand of capitalism is finally reaching out to the motherland?"

Guo Muzhou had just come back from outside and heard their words, laughed, took off his suit and handed it to the housekeeper, and sat opposite the boy, waiting for dinner.

"Where have you been, the contract has only been signed now?" asked Han Xuan.

The old man also spoke: "What kind of evil hand, I am helping them create jobs and stimulate economic growth, without foreign investment, it will take many years to complete the economic transformation by relying on their own accumulation." ”

The boy's grandfather nodded in agreement: "In the past, movies such as "The Sound of Music", "First Blood" and "Break Dance" have entered China, but they have directly purchased the broadcast rights from the film company.

Recently, the government is in contact with that side, and an agreement has been reached that Time Warner's "The Outlaw" will be released in China in the second half of the year, and it will be in the form of account sharing.

Hollywood reacted violently, and the films that were allowed to be imported had requirements for plot and quantity, and they were almost divided up by several major film companies.

China's population is close to 1.2 billion, and when the economy improves, the scale of the tertiary industry will be terrifying.

By the way, there is one thing I don't understand, Huaxia's box office revenue in 1991 reached more than 200 million US dollars, and the average person watched movies more than 10 times a year, but in 1992, why did it decline. ”

"It's not that piracy is to blame, and TV shows are also abundant, but the population base is too large, and a small number of people support genuine versions, and the number is also terrifying.

The movie can't be played, but the supporting facilities can be done, and now the market is small, partly because of the limitation of the number of movie theaters, the land price is now very cheap, and the appreciation of land is a good investment.

In recent years, the mainland's economic growth rate has remained at about 13 percent. After the residents have money in their hands, the cultural industry will rise quickly, and the layout will be arranged in advance to seize the opportunity, before the eight major film companies, the reputation of Dimen Pictures will be beaten, and the share of imported films will be expanded over there in the future. There will be no small benefits. ”

Han Xuan wiped his mouth after eating, and secretly said that it is difficult to prevent thieves day and night, and this sentence is himself, understanding the future trend of the country, and he can easily dig his heels.

But there is nothing to blush, rather than letting Hollywood, which is controlled by Wall Street, conquer the market, it is better to cheapen his own "own family" who is in Cao Ying's heart and Han.

"Let's see if there is time next, if I have time, I will go with you, no one has taken care of the ancestral grave at home for nearly a hundred years, go back to the pillar incense. Tell them that they are doing well in the United States, and that they have not come in vain. ”

Guo Muzhou sighed with emotion, and then looked at Han Xuan: "The contract has already been signed, and director Luc Besson also brought a literary film over, and found a movie theater to watch it, which is much worse than "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", so I didn't buy it."

Later, I was given a script that was quite interesting, it was about science fiction. The estimated cost is $50 million, and I and the French investor, Bastien, will invest half of it. Hanging under the banner of Dimen Pictures, discussing it until now, starving to death......"

It's almost time to take a break.

After talking for a while, Han Xuan went upstairs to wash up first, and made a phone call to his mother before going to bed, and after a tired day, he fell asleep quickly.

A good night's sleep and good sleep. The curtain slowly opened on the morning light.

There was a long queue at the roadside newsstand early, and a teenage boy with pimples on his face said anxiously to the boss: "Why haven't you come yet? Didn't you say seven o'clock?"

"The other books were shipped in advance, and Random House Publishing House didn't give it this time, what can I do. The boss covered his mouth. He dozed off and said, "Don't worry, I ordered 100 copies this time, and I definitely have your share." ”

"But what about them?"

The newsstand owner looked along the boy's finger, and in a matter of minutes, the line doubled in an instant, and there were definitely more than a hundred

Yes, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third Harry Potter book, is on sale today.

The first "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" began to be sold in European countries as early as October last year, from the beginning of tepid, to gradually accepted, and then word of mouth fermented, won the European sales champion in the first two quarters of this year, and its reputation also spread to the United States.

Han Xuan heard the mobile phone ring in his sleep, connected it and put it to his ear, and said, "Hey, who?" ”

"Please speak English or German, I don't understand Chinese." Angelica's voice came out: "Still sleeping? The book is on sale today, why don't you go and read it?"

"Today?" Han Xuan picked up the phone and looked at it, the screen showed August 24th, and then put it back to his ear: "I forgot, let's get up!"

"I don't care at all, I've only been in touch once during the whole summer, or I'm calling you, go out and have a look."

I'm next to the newsstand in downtown Providence, and there's a queue of forty or fifty people, and if there are other books on sale, or big news, they're ready to buy your book, congratulations......"

In March this year, Han Xuan authorized Angelica, and Random House Publishing began to sell it on the American continent half a month later, and the first and second parts were released at the same time.

The regular version costs $12.99, the hardcover book costs $22, and the first two regular editions combined sold more than 21 million copies in the United States and more than 800,000 copies in the hardcover version over five months later.

The European region is now translated into French, German and Spanish, and the European distribution rights to the first Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone are in the hands of Sulkamp Press, which sold more than 16 million copies in 11 months.

With Sulkamp Publishing House opening the way, Random House in the United States easily opened the market there, and the second "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" has easily sold more than 10 million in more than 20 countries and regions in Europe in more than five months.

The average price of the "Harry Potter" series in Europe is about $15, and the share stipulated in the contract with Sulkamp Publishing House is 10%, which means that Han Xuan received nearly $25 million in manuscript fees in less than a year, and gave 4.8 million after-tax remuneration at the beginning of the year, and the rest of the part can be left with nearly $18 million after paying taxes.

Random House's remuneration for Han Xuan in the United States has become 20%, and in other countries and regions it has dropped to 16.5% due to troublesome procedures.

The regular and hardcover editions in the United States have earned him a total of about $58 million after tax, and the second part of Random House in Europe has so far fallen into Han Xuan's pocket, which should be said to be about to fall, because the money is still on the side of Random House, and he and his guardian need to pick it up in person.

Nowadays, the Internet has not risen, except for TV and movies, books are one of the few jobs that can pass the time, and the sales are quite amazing.

The two books are still generating profits, and so far Han Xuan has made more than $100 million from them, which should be something to celebrate, but he is now thinking about an Englishwoman. (To be continued.) )