Chapter 797: The Power of a Great Power
Facing everyone's shocked eyes, Han Sanpin nodded to several assistants behind him, and several of them each took out stacks of documents from their briefcases and put them in front of the shareholders of Warner of various times. [Full text reading]
"Two weeks ago, the Film Bureau and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television officially approved the regulations of the new type of Sino-US co-production, stipulating the following, you can see for yourself, as long as Director Gu plays the Joker, then "The Dark Knight" is fully eligible, and China Film will be responsible for the simultaneous distribution of the film in China."
Han Sanpin's voice was not loud, but it buzzed like thunder in the ears of everyone in Warner......
What does this mean, everyone knows that in the future, as long as it is a film in which Gu Xiaofan of Black Feather Studio participates, you can directly enter the mainland market, and you don't have to worry about the quota at all!
Warner, Black Feather Studios, and China Film have joined forces, and the entire huge Chinese market will become their box office......
It's a tangible benefit, and it's right in front of the shareholders, and everyone is excited.
The people who were secretly determined in their hearts just now that they would never let Gu Xiaofan play the clown began to waver.
Abel finally felt the appearance of Han Sanpin, a heavyweight, and the situation began to tilt, but he said in a deep voice: "Chairman Han is really joking, do you mean that we should damage the interests of the North American box office with a total box office of 10 billion a year for the sake of China's total box office market of only 1 billion US dollars a year?" β
Abel is reminding everyone here that even if "The Dark Knight" is released in the mainland, how much more box office will it have? 700 million RMB? That's just a $100 million box office, and this can't make up for the brand loss caused by Gu Xiaofan, a Chinese who plays the Batman Joker.
In contrast, the North American market is obviously much more important than the mainland market, and it is not necessary to lose the habit of sesame seeds.
"Yes, Mr. Abel is right, the Chinese film market is only one-tenth of that of the United States, and in the eyes of your Time Warner, it is really not worth mentioning." Han Sanpin's gaze swept over the people present unhurriedly:
"However, have you ever thought that the Chinese film market has exploded at an annual growth rate of 40% in the past five years, and what is the growth rate of the American film market? I remember last year it was 2 percent, right? β
Saying that, Han Sanpin showed a rare domineering spirit, looked directly at Abel, and said slowly:
"Mr. Abel, there are 1.3 billion people in China, our annual GDP growth is more than 7 percent, our country will become stronger and stronger, more and more people will go into the theater, now I am one-tenth of yours, what about ...... in five years? What about ...... in 10 years? What about ...... twenty years from now? β
Every time Han Sanpin said a year, his tone increased by one point, and the translator translated a paragraph, and each time the momentum became more and more amazing, and everyone present was a little out of breath.
Abel was also shocked by his momentum, and he was speechless for a while, if Han Sanpin said anything about movie data, with his eloquence and understanding of the industry, he could still fight back.
However, Han Sanpin is now talking about the general trend of the future from the height of the national strength of China, a country with a population of 1.3 billion, and now the entire United States and Europe are in an economic crisis, a downturn, and only China has a strong development momentum.
The wheel of history is turning forward, the general trend is unstoppable, China's huge giant has begun to emerge, and everyone knows that the next few decades will belong to this big eastern country with a long history.
Abel felt that he was facing Han Sanpin, and the feeling of powerlessness did not come from him personally, but from the huge country behind him......
This also means that now Gu Xiaofan is playing the Joker, which means that it is not only Black Feather Studio, but also that Warner has opened a gap in the Chinese market, no matter how important the Batman series is, it can't compare to this market with huge potential!
"Okay...... Ikarn, the major shareholder of the two factions, finally spoke for the first time today:
"I think everyone already understands the situation of this project, so let's start voting by show of hands."
After the white-haired Ikarn finished speaking slowly, he took the lead in pressing the mouse of the computer, and then the major shareholders of the era around him also slowly clicked the mouse with their wrinkled hands.
On the large screen at the very front of the hall, a green light was displayed on their names, and the major shareholders who had already shown their votes had all voted in pass.
The shareholders of other subsidiaries also expressed their stance that about half of them pressed the green light, and the others were red or abstained, although the number of green lights did not exceed half, but due to the unanimous approval of major shareholders such as Ikarn, the results of this project have been obvious.
Abel had a gloomy face and didn't say anything again, today he tried his best to plan and cleverly arrange, but in the end he felt that he was a loser, and Gu Xiaofan didn't even make any arguments from beginning to end, and he got the result he wanted.
Abel already felt that Gu Xiaofan was completely different from the young appearance that came to talk to him about cooperation a year ago, when he seemed to be just a somewhat naΓ―ve and hot-blooded young man, and now, he is already a strong opponent who can be equal to him.
At the end of the meeting, everyone in Warner Bros. didn't think they had anything to lose, the trap they set at the beginning, Gu Xiaofan did jump in, even if he got the important role of the Joker, "The Dark Knight" still had to face "Avatar".
While packing up his things, Alan got up and left with Abel, and in the corridor of the corridor, he couldn't help but ask suspiciously:
"Why did he prevent Gu Xiaofan from taking over the role of a clown at the meeting? Didn't we plan to let him touch "Avatar" at Christmas? β
"Don't you see that?" Abel looked at his son with a solemn face: "Didn't you see the expressions of Gu Xiaofan and Nolan?" The last time I saw someone look like this was Rick Roth, the writer of Forrest Gump, and Robert Zemeckis, the director...... At the time, I thought they were crazy...... But what is the result? (Note: Warner Bros. gave up Forrest Gump in 1988 because it felt similar to Rain Man (1988).)
Allen felt that his wise father was making a bit of a fuss, and frowned slightly: "Do you think they can win Avatar?" β
"Of course not under normal circumstances...... But what if? Abel took a deep breath:
"You thought that if they did, then we really wouldn't have any room to manoeuvre! I'm afraid that even Nolan will be won away by that Gu Xiaofan......"