For Cheng Xiaoyu, although life is busy, it is fulfilling, the tasks he has set are completed one by one, and his Hollywood debut is about to officially begin, and at this moment he seems to be able to see a lot of money rushing towards him. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Yes, the post-production of his first Hollywood film has been completed, and at this moment, all the post-production personnel stood up and began to applaud, including Hu Weiqing, Zhang Shaoyang, Qin Feng, etc. from Huaxia, as well as David, Martin, Lewis, etc. from the United States.......

After the whole movie was completed, the American staff felt that the movie was unexpectedly good, although Director Cheng did not play his cards according to common sense and shot an alternative horror film in another way, but they still saw the dawn of a big hit, of course, it was only a glimmer of light..... After all, no one can pack tickets for such a thing as the box office.

Even Cheng Xiaoyu, who knew that this movie was doing well at the box office in another time and space, was not 100% sure that he would not hit the street, but what had been tested by the public, the probability of hitting the street should be much less......

In the evening, Cheng Xiaoyu invited all the personnel involved in post-production to have a big meal, arranged some entertainment programs, and went back to the room to continue working.

The next thing to do is to send the finished movie to the MPAA for review and rating, there is basically no suspense about this, most horror films are R-rated, and Huaxia's review is not a conceptual thing, Huaxia review is mandatory, but American movie ratings are not a legal requirement, you can not send them for review.

It's just that if your movie doesn't have this recognized authoritative rating, very few theaters will be interested in showing it, and even if it does, and then rate it PG-13 yourself, the audience is not at ease, especially the audience in the family unit, who knows if there will be something that children can't watch?

In fact, the film classification system in the United States is beneficial to film creation, and Chinese directors often say that they can't make good films because there is no film classification, and there are certain reasons for this, but Cheng Xiaoyu thinks that it is not the most important thing.

Huaxia is different from the United States, it is not that Huaxia does not have the conditions for the implementation of film classification, but once this kind of thing is implemented, it means that the rights of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television will be weakened, so radio and television, as the competent department, will naturally not agree, who doesn't like to make a decision?

These are all off-topic, and Cheng Xiaoyu doesn't need to worry about this kind of thing for review, the company has a special person in charge, and now the obstacle in front of Cheng Xiaoyu is the release of the film.....

Cheng Xiaoyu's films are precisely independent films, that is, films made outside the traditional Hollywood studio system, and most independent film producers can sell all the rights to the film to a large company and get an ideal amount of return, even if it is relatively successful.

But not every independent filmmaker is so lucky, and not every film has that potential. In fact, only a very small number of films can go the way of selling carte blanche to large companies.

But what Cheng Xiaoyu wants is not a buyout, he not only needs a box office share but also a large share of copyright transactions and other derivatives, such as DVD shares, and he also wants to increase his share ratio as much as possible, this requirement can be said to be even more incredible.....

The second way for independent films to distribute is to participate in major film festivals and film markets to try to find distributors.

The distribution of independent films is something that will be of interest to all those involved in this independent film project. Many of today's American independent films are also in production after finding a good distribution channel. Most independent films require a completion guarantee. A film completion guarantee company needs a film distribution company to prove on how many screens the company will distribute the film, or a certificate issued by a film sales agent that the film will be sold to a television station or television network.

Of course, it is difficult for an independent film like Cheng Xiaoyu who is not well-known and is a first-time director to do this, so film festivals and film markets may become the way to go. Film festivals and the Marché du Film offer the opportunity for independent films to be released in theaters. These are the ways for independent producers to distribute their own films, and there are many film distribution agents in the industry.

When a director takes a film to a second- and third-tier film festival, the independent filmmaker's distribution work should be carried out at the same time, and the impact of a small film festival may help with marketing, and don't forget: the Internet, TV stations need a lot of new content.

Just participating in the film festival is not the path Cheng Xiaoyu wants to choose, he doesn't have so much time to delay, waiting for others to come to the door, it is too passive.

For Cheng Xiaoyu, there is only one film distribution company to talk about, compared with other independent films, Cheng Xiaoyu has a huge advantage, he is very rich, and he can even share the distribution costs in exchange for more benefits.

In the United States, the distribution cost of a movie will not be lower than the production cost.

At this moment, the largest film distribution companies in the United States are in the hands of the eight major film companies, and Hollywood is used to saying that the eight major studios have become a common saying, referring to the mainstream studios in Hollywood, in fact, there are only seven companies that are really called Shangda, that is, the current seven members of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA): Sony Pictures (Sony), Fox (20th. Century.Fox), Disney/BuenaVista, Warner.Bros, Paramount, Universal, MGM/UA.

Among them, Sony even owns 20% of the shares of the largest theater chain in the United States, and is one of the giants in Hollywood film companies, of course, Cheng Xiaoyu will definitely not go to Sony. Even if he and Peter Koopra do not contradict, it is impossible to find a company that Sony may be a future competitor.

After sending the film to the review, Cheng Xiaoyu began the long journey of finding a distributor for his film.

Early in the morning, he sat in the office with Winston, the person in charge of the distribution of "Xichu", looking for a collaborator, Winston, a middle-aged man in his forties, cautiously asked Cheng Xiaoyu: "Boss, who will we call first." ”

Cheng Xiaoyu looked at the names on the list and picked Warner, after all, Warner also has a Chinese character.

Winston pressed the phone number of the manager of Warner's purchase department and pressed the speakerphone, so that Cheng Xiaoyu could also hear the other party, but this decision seemed to be wrong. Kopla's contradictory Huaxia director filmed it, and he didn't even arrange a meeting, so he immediately refused with a smile.

The phone hung up very neatly, and before Winston's goodbye could be said, there was only a beep.

Warner's buying manager even thinks it's a joke, what a joke, but after two months of filming, without a decent actor or a reliable director, can such a movie be brought to the big screen through Warner?

Cheng Xiaoyu was not surprised by this result, and his expression was very calm, telling the somewhat nervous Winston not to care, and asked him to dial the next call, Winston asked who to choose next, Cheng Xiaoyu said while drinking coffee: "Whatever." ”

Winston hesitated for a moment, then dialed Paramount, who was in first place, in the order of the list.

To make matters worse, Winston didn't know that Paramount's buying manager and Peter. Koopra also knew that when the other party heard that it was a movie made by the Huaxia company, which was called a Hollywood joke, he immediately laughed and asked, "Hey! What's the name of your director? ”

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoyu was sitting beside him, and Winston said patiently: "Cheng Xiaoyu, Director Cheng...... He is a director who has already grossed more than $200 million in China........"

Paramount's purchasing manager sneered noncommittally: "Then he should stay in Huaxia well!" What to do in Hollywood? We Paramount can't afford such a tyrant director....... Even if you pay the full issuance fee, we won't think about it...... Tell your boss, go back to Huaxia! Hollywood is not something that a rookie like him can do...... Movies aren't something that can be played with two stinky money. ”

Winston's face turned pale by the other party's words, and he didn't dare to turn his head to look at Cheng Xiaoyu, still thinking about whether to taunt him or go back, and show his loyalty, but he didn't wait for Winston's answer at all, and the voice had already become farther away, obviously the other party had put down the phone, but he might have forgotten to hang up the phone, so the voice could still be heard, and he only heard the other party say: "Hey! Guess who called me and wanted to ask us to release the movie......."

A cacophony voice said, "You're smiling so happily?" Could it be that the great director Michael. Finch? ”

Paramount's purchasing manager laughed loudly: "Haha! If it's Michael. Finch: I'm thankful....... It's that Chinese fool, the one who has contradictions with Director Peter....... Actually have the courage to ask us Paramount to release a movie! It's so funny........ What's his name? Journey..... also boasted that he had a box office of 200 million US dollars in China...... Why didn't he say that he had won an Oscar? ......... It's the funniest joke I've heard this year, and I'm sure I'll share it with Director Peter......"

"A $200 million box office director? Then I can also go to Huaxia to make a movie, maybe I can mix a billion box office ........."

Then there was a burst of laughter......

Cold sweat broke out on Winston's face, and he quickly pressed the hands-free off, Cheng Xiaoyu of the province was furious when he heard it, and he also peeked at Cheng Xiaoyu to see what Cheng Xiaoyu's expression was, and wondered if he was in danger of being expelled.......

However, Cheng Xiaoyu was much calmer than he imagined, and when he heard these ridicules, he was just expressionless, he stood up and motioned for Winston to continue contacting, and when there was a result, he turned around and returned to the office.......

After Winston conscientiously contacted all the big companies, he found nothing, and all the companies refused as soon as they heard that it was a movie shot by Tu Luxury Xia Ren, and they didn't even give the opportunity to audition.

Winston had no choice but to start contacting small and medium-sized companies, some of which would make their own small-budget films, such as Lionsgate. Some of them are distribution companies that mainly act as agents, such as New Line, Dimen and so on.

Most of the small companies were very surprised when they received a call from Winston, the local tyrants in China actually completed the production of a movie so quickly, and some were also cynical about Winston, but a few did not directly refuse to try out the film, but they had a prank mentality, and they arranged a time for Cheng Xiaoyu to ask "Xichu" to send someone over to see his works.

(In reality, the distribution of American films is monopolized by the big five, three small and eight manufacturers, that is, the Hollywood Big Eight, who account for the vast majority of the box office of American films.) It is also the norm in the film industry to be rejected without watching a film, after all, they are in a strong position...... Ask for a count) (To be continued.) )