But as long as there are Chinese filmmakers, there is no one who doesn't want to make American money, this is a very peculiar emotion, to put it simply, an outsider goes to their one-third of an acre all day to make money, and if he makes a lot of money, his family will naturally not like it, so he thinks about going to the other party's house to make a profit. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Over the years, there have been many Chinese filmmakers who have had this idea, and many have put it into action, but there are not many who can really gain something.

Zhang Yimou's "Hero" can be regarded as a vote, but what about the real situation!?

The box office results are really good-looking, and Zhang Yimou has suddenly become the flag-bearer of Chinese films touted by many media, but is this really the case with the implementation!?

The overseas distribution rights of "Hero" were actually sold to others, no matter how much the box office was, there was nothing new about the picture, they just took the buyout fee, as for the box office, it was used to brush their resumes, and the benefit was that they didn't fall behind!

Song Zheng naturally doesn't want to be the big wrongdoer, and the Columbia company wants to buy the follow-up copyright of "Hurricane Rescue", so it naturally sees that the movie with this theme will be popular, otherwise, people will have nothing to do when they are full.

Now that he knows the other party's thoughts, Song Zheng is not in a hurry, he has opened the conditions, whether the other party agrees or not is the other party's own business, the United States has the ability to act as an agent for distribution, and it is not Colombia, as long as the film is good and has box office potential, he is not afraid that no one will come to the door.

Song Zheng was full of confidence, but Wang Zhongjun didn't have as much heart as him, and he was startled first when he heard that Song Zheng opened his mouth and asked for a 25% box office share.

But since Song Zheng said it, as a collaborator, Wang Zhongjun naturally couldn't help but consider Song Zheng's attitude, so he could only let Wang Zhonglei make an appointment with the representative of the Columbia company to meet tomorrow.

"Twenty-five percent, you kid will do it!"

The next day, Huayi Brothers, in Wang Zhongjun's office, Wang Zhongjun met Thomas Doug, the representative of the Columbia company, when the two companies cooperated to shoot "Big Names", the representative of the Columbia company was this Mr. Dog.

Thomas has been in China for many years, like a China expert, and after meeting Wang Zhongjun, he does not remember to talk about business, he knows that the habit of Chinese to talk about things is to talk about things first, just like the British will chat about the situation after meeting.

At first, Thomas was not used to it, thinking that it was a complete waste of time, but then he gradually got used to it, Wang Zhongjun didn't say it, he followed the ritual, and the Beijing film was very slippery, if you don't look at his skin color and hair, no one can tell that he is a foreigner.

"Mr. Wang, the weather in Yanjing has been really hot recently!"

Wang Zhongjun smiled and nodded: "Yes! This is what we Chinese often call the three volts, Mr. Doug has lived in China for so many years, he should get used to it!"

Thomas laughed, "It's okay! It's just that a place with a lot of people can't stand it." ”

After talking for a long time, Wang Zhongjun finally took the initiative to speak: "Mr. Doug, I have already discussed the matter we talked about last time with our company's partners!"

Thomas smiled and said, "Oh! What about the result, Mr. Wang asked me to come over today, and I am also looking forward to a good news!"

Good news!

After listening, don't jump up and ask for bones!

"Mr. Doug, I'm sorry that my partner doesn't approve of your proposal!"

When Thomas heard this, he was really a little surprised, and said: "I don't approve it!?why!?The conditions we offered are already very generous, you know, the original "Heroes" can't talk about this kind of conditions!"

Wang Zhonglei listened to it and felt unhappy, although he was at odds with Song Zheng, but when it came to the interests of the company, he would never be swayed by personal feelings: "Mr. Doug, listen to what you mean, do you think that "Hurricane Rescue" is not as good as "Hero", I think Mr. Doug should know that "Hurricane Rescue" has just refreshed the mainland box office record of domestic films!"

Thomas shrugged his shoulders and said: "Of course, I have always been paying attention to this excellent work and its achievements, but, Mr. Wang, these are two different things, first of all, compared with the investment of "Hurricane Rescue" and "Hero", it can only be regarded as a small-budget movie, and the two conditions offered by our company, no matter which one, you are all earned!"

When Wang Zhongjun heard this, he was also a little unhappy: "Mr. Doug, I invite you to come over today, just to convey my partner's opinion, in the matter of cooperating with your company, the partner's opinion, I must respect!"

"Okay!Okay!Mr. Wang, you're embarrassing me!" Thomas said helplessly, "What about the follow-up copyright required by our company, as well as the adaptation rights of this movie!?"

Wang Zhongjun looked at Thomas's anxious appearance, and felt very happy, he was completely led by the nose by the other party when he cooperated with "Big Names" before, at that time, domestic movies were in decline, and there was no way to do it, but now it is different, it is he who occupies the initiative, thinking about it and laughing: "I also told my partner about this matter, because the copyright is in his hands, so I can't call the shots!"

"What!?" Thomas was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Mr. Wang, you shouldn't be joking! Huayi Brothers, as the producer of "Hurricane Rescue", actually has no copyright!?"

The copyright of "Hurricane Rescue" is actually not in the hands of Huayi Brothers, which is unimaginable in Thomas's view, is it so disregard for copyright by Chinese?

Wang Zhongjun couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, he really forgot about it at the beginning, but with his understanding of Song Zheng, even if he mentioned it, Song Zheng would not agree.

"It's a bit complicated, Mr. Doug, if your company wants the adaptation rights of "Hurricane Rescue", as well as the follow-up copyright, you can only go to my partner, let's talk about agency distribution today!"

Thomas shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said, "Okay, Mr. Wang, since you are all dissatisfied with the plan proposed by our company, I want to hear what your opinion is!?"

Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei glanced at each other, and finally gritted their teeth and said Song Zheng's request.

As Wang Zhongjun thought, Thomas jumped up when he heard this: "God! Mr. Wang, is your partner crazy? Why didn't he grab the 25 percent box office share?"

Wang Zhongjun couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Mr. Doug, I can tell you with great certainty that he is not crazy, in fact, I was also taken aback at the time, but after thinking about it, I think this condition is not too much, on the contrary, it is the plan proposed by your company before, which is more like a robbery!"

Wang Zhongjun showed the side of a businessman, he is not stupid, since Song Zheng put forward that condition, it proves that there is room for negotiation, and he also found some relevant information last night, and found that although the box office share of 25% is high, it is not so high that it is outrageous.

On the contrary, many films produced in European countries can be distributed in the United States and get a higher box office share, and some can even hit 35%.

In other words, the profit that the company that acts as an agent for distribution can end up in its hands is only 5% to 7% of the box office, which depends on how much of the theater side has a share.

Knowing this, Wang Zhongjun felt that he was a big fool, the previous cooperation with the Colombian company "Big Names", the Colombian company not only had to take a part of the mainland box office, when it was released in Europe and the United States, the publicity costs were shared by the two companies, but Huayi Brothers also paid a box office guarantee of 3 million US dollars, that is to say, if it loses money after the release, Huayi Brothers' 3 million is the Colombian company.

Come to think of it this way, isn't it stupid to be stupid!?

In the movie "Big Shot", Colombia did lose money, and Huayi Brothers barely managed to save their capital in the end, but that was mainly recovered in China, otherwise, the box office guarantee fee of 3 million that was not seen could let Wang Zhongjun be used as pants.

Wang Zhongjun now understands that these American companies have seen the psychology of Chinese filmmakers who are eager to kill the American market, so they continue to reduce prices.

Anyway, what Chinese filmmakers want is to go to the United States to prove themselves, as long as the box office results are good, and people don't care about other interests or anything, so it's strange if they don't get hacked!

Thomas was stunned by what Wang Zhongjun said, and wondered in his heart, when did the Chinese become so smart!?

No, it should be said that it is a Chinese filmmaker!

In the past, he has also dealt with many Chinese filmmakers, and those filmmakers have a completely pilgrimage attitude towards the release of their works in the United States, but at this moment, facing Wang Zhongjun, he feels that this is more like talking about business, although this is the right way, but he feels awkward.

"No! No! No! Mr. Wang! Your asking price is too high, our company can't agree, yes, it's impossible, 25 percent, sell Gada! Mr. Wang, I have to say, you are too greedy!"

Wang Zhongjun has been in business for so many years, and he has long been cultivated, and Thomas's little Taoism is not enough in his eyes, and when he sees Thomas's reaction, he has a bottom in his heart.

"Mr. Doug, I think our request is very reasonable, in fact, your company basically doesn't have to do anything, that is, the publicity cost of "Hurricane Rescue" in the United States, which is also shared by both of us, how much do you think this needs to be invested!?

Thomas was speechless by Wang Zhongjun, he had to admit that in an agency distribution business like this, their Columbia company did nothing to buy, although they had to invest part of it during the publicity period, but with the quality of "Hurricane Rescue", these investments could be easily recovered, and they could make a profit.

The main reason why Columbia values "Hurricane Rescue" so much is because this movie is very much in line with the taste of American audiences, and the plot, rhythm, and many aspects of the setting of the whole movie are Western, which is even more attractive than "Hero".

Although there is no depth, it is about the kind of very cliché routine of heroes defeating bad guys and saving beauties, but if you think about it carefully, it is not very vulgar, because in the setting, the father-daughter relationship is added, and it becomes a heroic father rescuing the kidnapped daughter, which will be more attractive.

This time, the headquarters of the Columbia company asked Thomas to win the agency rights and adaptation rights of "Hurricane Rescue" anyway, and it is best to win the follow-up copyrights as well.

The Americans are obviously more experienced in making a series of films, and they can see at a glance that the subject matter can be made into a series, a very classic series.

Thomas made a military order at that time, saying that he wanted to win the agency of "Hurricane Rescue", and the copyright was very easy, because in his opinion, Chinese filmmakers are a group of naïve and simple guys, they are very in awe of Hollywood, and there is no need to hesitate to see their own things valued by Hollywood's big companies.

However, the reality does not seem to be so!

Of course, the Americans don't know what the military order means, but if he can't get what the head office wants, it will be difficult for him to keep his position.

"Mr. Wang, you are an admirable negotiator, but I still want to say that your requirements are too high, far beyond what we can accept. ”

There's a door!

Wang Zhongjun was secretly happy in his heart, but on the surface, he remained silent, and said in a deep voice: "Then Mr. Doug, what is the highest condition you can give!?"

"Seventeen percent! That's a lot!" Thomas tentatively quoted a price.

When Wang Zhongjun heard this, he couldn't help frowning, this price was obviously a lot worse than what Song Zheng said, and said: "No! Mr. Doug, this is not good, it is too far from what we requested, even if I agree, my partner will not agree!"

Thomas hurriedly said: "Mr. Wang, maybe you can help me to convince your partner, I mean, if you can convince him to accept this condition, Huayi Brothers will become the main partner of our Colombian company in China!"

I'll your grandma!

When Wang Zhongjun heard this, he almost scolded him, Yazhen took him for a fool, and he wanted to make them obey when he drew a big cake that he couldn't eat in his mouth, which is too beautiful, right?

"Mr. Doug, these words of yours make me very sorry and very angry, I am a reputable businessman, I will not sell the interests of my partners to earn benefits for myself!"

I'll go!

Thomas was depressed, and seeing Wang Zhongjun's calm face, he hurriedly said: "No! No! No! I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, I take back what I just said, and swear to God, I don't mean to insult you at all, let's ~~~~ continue to talk!