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After Antonio finished his work in China, he did not leave immediately, but got in touch with Hu Yifei under the guidance of Han Sanpin.

As soon as Antonio met, he showed a superior gesture: "To be honest, Warner is not willing to buy and sell for a small investment movie in foreign Chinese. But this sci-fi film, I still want to give it a try. Bought out its distribution rights in North America and Europe for $1 million, and bought out its video distribution rights in North America. ”

Hu Yifei smiled and got up to see off the guests, "Mr. Antonio, I hope you have a good time in China." ”

Although he didn't expect a share, he is now a million-dollar figure and doesn't care about the million-dollar buyout price.

He will definitely go to the American market, but he doesn't want to go in this kind of money transaction that he can't participate in. There are many film festivals all over the world, and if the Shanghai Film Festival is not good, then go to the Toronto Film Festival or the Sundance Film Festival. This movie came out seven years earlier than the original, and I believe that there will always be distributors with good eyesight who will take a fancy to it. Warner's family has a big business, looks down on small foreign language films, and is unwilling to give high prices, so naturally some people are willing to do it.

"Hu, you really don't think about it?" Antonio frowned.

Hu Yifei said: "Mr. Antonio, you have been in China for some days. I don't know if you've heard of one of the hottest TV series in China at the moment. ”

Antonio shook his head, "Prison Break? I've heard of your work but haven't seen it, I can't read Chinese. ”

Hu Yifei said: "Maybe you have been away from the United States for too long. I didn't know that my TV series had signed an import and broadcast agreement with CBS, and the broadcast season would officially start in September this year, and I would not be unknown in the United States by then. Coupled with the quality of "Source Code", $1 million is more than that, even if it only sells videotapes. ”

He lied, and CBS only printed the pilot.

Antonio was very surprised, he didn't know whether it was true or not, and he increased the buyout price to $2 million, but Hu Yifei still refused. In this regard, Antonio reluctantly told him that two million dollars was the highest price he could give. He loved the film, but any more would require board approval.

As soon as Warner left, Min Suyuan led Jiang Zhiqiang to come.

"Mr. Jiang, do you have a distribution network in the United States?"

"It's very difficult to do distribution in the United States without a distribution network."

Jiang Zhiqiang analyzed: "Although we have launched "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it is also dominated by Colombia. The sale of "Hero" to Miramax completely delayed the screening, and many people have seen the disc. In the end, it was Quentin Tarantino who was willing to 'lend' his name to help promote the film before it was released. ”

"Other Chinese-language films are mostly shown in some Chinese communities. Movie theaters in the Chinese community cost between $50 and $200 for a movie because of their low operating costs. Based on the price of a movie at $2, the average movie needs 70 viewers to recover the cost. But these cinemas are too small, the maximum is only about 500 seats, and the smallest theater is only 200 seats. After deducting various taxes and expenses, based on a 500-seat theater, even if the audience is full, we can only record a maximum of $500 at the box office. ”

Hu Yifei was puzzled and said, "What about the cost of screening in large movie theaters?" Is it possible to rent a cinema for the screening. ”

Jiang Zhiqiang said: "At present, the total cost of screening a movie in large movie theaters in the United States is about 500 US dollars. It is unrealistic to rely on renting theaters to play, and the Daxing movie theaters in the United States are basically under the banner of several major theater companies. Whether others are willing to rent is one thing, and after renting, you have to publicize and invest. Monthly rents for two range from $6 to $100,000 per theater. For a 500-seat theater, the daily rent is more than $1,600, with an income of $350 per show, and just $1,750 for five shows a day, just enough to earn 150 yuan. This is based on the fact that the movie theater is full. So the best way is to sell to the Americans and earn your own share. ”

How does this Hu Yifei not know.

If the distribution company in the United States is asked to help with the distribution, the distribution company alone will have to share 30% of the box office, and then remove the theater chain and theater share and taxes, and he can get 17% of the price of conscience.

But Hu Yifei has no foundation in the American film industry, and these grandsons have eaten him, even if they can't make money, they are not willing to open a share. Some other American companies have also been in contact with some, and they are willing to give a share, but TM even has to pay for the publicity expenses, and after deducting all kinds of expenses, he can get a maximum of 10% of the box office. More unreliable than a buyout.

And "Source Code" is just Hu Yifei's test of the waters, because even the original box office in the United States does not seem to be high. His goal is simply to figure out the distribution model in the United States, and it is best to establish a stable relationship channel with American film companies. sighed: "It seems that it is better to simply sell it to Warner." ”

Min Suyuan suddenly said: "Boss, in fact, it's not impossible to share, Warner's audit is indeed a bit strict." The reason why Antonio can't be the master is that I must give feedback to the above I still know some people, and I will have a good talk with Antonio before making a decision? ”

“…… That's good! I'm sorry for you. ”

Hu Yifei and Jiang Zhiqiang negotiated the release in Asia, Jiang Zhiqiang is becoming more and more confident in his film, and this release is likely to achieve simultaneous release in many countries and regions in Asia.

I don't know what Min Suyuan talked to her former boss, but early the next morning, Antonio came to visit Hu Yifei again and brought the latest offer from Warner Bros. Pictures.

"It's a pleasure to see you today, Mr. Antonio, and I think you'll have good news for me!"

Antonio smiled all over his face, winked at Hu Yifei, and said, "Hu, as you think, I have good news for you, our Mr. President has approved me to be solely responsible for negotiating the release of your film with you. ”

"Wow! That's great news, Warner Bros. is one of Hollywood's top six studios, and I'm thrilled to be working with you! Hu Yifei secretly clenched his fists, laughed happily, and finally let go of the last big stone in his heart.

Because of the general contempt of Chinese films by American distribution companies, even if it is difficult for his films to get a share of the box office in negotiations, then they can only fight for a higher buyout price as much as possible.

In fact, how much money is secondary, and the more important thing is to have a relationship with Warner.

And the real reason for Antonio's change of attitude is that Min Suyuan visited him yesterday and told him about Hu Yifei's worth a lot of money, as well as the news that "Prison Break" has long been popular in some geek circles in the United States. Finally, leave him a few bags of English translations of "Prison Break" for him to think about.

Antonio immediately called his colleague and asked about it, and it just so happened that the colleague had seen "Prison Break" and said a few nice words. Even American colleagues have watched "Prison Break", so it can only be really good. The so-called three people talk about tigers, everyone said that they were good-looking, which also made him nervous, and he watched a few episodes of "Prison Break" overnight before he had to admit that this drama did have the possibility of popularity.

In addition, "Source Code" is the film he values the most, and he thinks that this movie will definitely be fine if it is released in theaters, and he is not good at predicting the box office, but he thinks it should not be difficult to exceed five million dollars. And this kind of sci-fi tape with a distinctly personal style has always been one of the hottest genres in the videotape market, and according to comprehensive estimates, he believes that the value of this film may be at least more than 10 million US dollars, which is completely worth the high price of the company.

He took out a contract, handed it to Hu Yifei, and said, "This is our plan, you can take a look." ”

Hu Yifei nodded, took the contract and put it on the table, carefully looking at the contents inside. His English is still good, and the contract given by Warner Pictures stipulates that he needs to permanently hand over the film distribution rights of "Source Code" such as North American distribution rights, overseas distribution rights except Asia, video cassette distribution rights, and TV channel distribution rights to Warner Pictures, and in terms of remuneration, Warner Pictures will give a one-time $4 million plus 10% box office share.

Originally, according to the practice of some American companies, they directly bought out the film rights. But because "Source Code" may be able to make a sequel in the future, Hu Yifei has clearly told him that it is impossible to buy out the film copyright.

The $4 million buyout fee Warner paid off the buyout fee in a lump sum, which is equivalent to 30 million yuan after deducting taxes, "Mr. Antonio, I have no opinion on the issue of giving up the rights of the TV channel, but I can also agree to the North American box office." It's just that at the overseas box office, I want at least 20% of the overseas box office share, plus 20% of the disc share. ”

Hu Yifei probably already knows that Warner Bros. Pictures is not optimistic about the overseas box office of his film, but they are optimistic that it may have a double in the videotape market. Some movies are like that, and they have a hard time getting released or even if they are qualified to be released in theaters, they don't have much to do at the box office. However, this kind of work was unexpectedly popular with audiences who like to hunt for curiosity, and thus succeeded in the video tape market. The vast majority of horror films or sci-fi and cult films with unique styles are not popular with mainstream theaters due to various problems, but in the disc market, these movies will always be one of the best-selling genres.

"Source Code" has created a global box office of more than 100 million in its previous life, and it has also made great achievements in the disc market, so Hu Yifei still wants to fight for it.

As soon as this condition was mentioned, Antonio's face was a little unpleasant, "Hu, you know that it took me a lot of effort to persuade the company's top management to make concessions on copyright, and it is difficult for us to make concessions on other aspects." And overseas distribution will only be considered if the film does well. ”

But he muttered for a moment, "Well, if you must, we can make some more concessions on certain issues." At the overseas box office, we will give up to 10% and 5% of the discs, but the purchase capital will be reduced to $3 million, which is the biggest concession we can make! ”

Hu Yifei nodded after a little thought, he didn't have much bargaining chips with Warner Bros. Pictures, he was at a weakness in negotiations, he couldn't ask too much, and the other party wouldn't agree if he asked. Moreover, the most important film copyrights, sequel copyrights, name copyrights, etc. all belong to him, which is already a rare victory, and he naturally accepts it when he sees it.

He shook his hand at Antonio on the other side and said, "Mr. Antonio, happy cooperation." (To be continued.) )