Regarding the screening of "Police Story", the two sides had a good discussion. Shaw Brothers Cinemas 16 theaters, Christmas schedule full line screening Chen Ping'an's "Police Story"! However, the two sides disagreed on the box office share.

In the current Hong Kong film industry, the box office of a movie, after deducting taxes, the production company and the theater company are divided according to 3.5:6.5, and the famous production company can reach 46 shares.

Fang Yihua initially proposed a 3.5:6.5 sharing ratio, which means that the box office of "Police Story" reached 10 million, and Chen Ping'an only got 3.5 million, because Dark Horse International is really a new independent film company that cannot be renewed, and it has no fame.

Chen Ping'an definitely did not agree, and he asked for fifty-fifty shares of the tax to be borne together. Fang Yihua definitely didn't agree to such a request, she still had to explain to Shao Yifu! In the end, Fang Yihua took half a step back and treated Chen Ping'an with reference to the treatment of large companies, and the box office share ratio was increased to 40%.

Even so, Chen Ping'an still disagreed, and he insisted on asking for fifty-fifty shares, which eventually annoyed Fang Yihua.

"Andy, 40% of the box office share is already very high, young people should not be too greedy."

"Aunt Fang, it's not that I'm greedy, but my movie, which is worth fifty-fifty shares. The box office of this drama is at least more than 20 million, and 10% is 2 million. Aunt Fang, you know that my family has a thin background, and the money for filming is still from Jiahe, two million is a drizzle for you, but it is a huge amount of money for me! ”

Of course, Fang Yihua knew that Chen Ping'an's "Police Story" was completely funded by Golden Harvest, and all aspects of labor, equipment, and framing were also provided by Golden Harvest. If it weren't for the fact that the release of "Police Story" would embarrass Golden Harvest, she would not have been interested in meeting Chen Ping'an at the beginning.

"Twenty million? You've got a lot of mouth. What if it can't go up to 20 million? ”

"Then according to the first share ratio, how about I only need 35%?"

If that's the case...... Fang Yihua thought for a moment, weighed the gains and losses, and finally nodded: "Okay, according to your conditions, 20 million is a level." The box office exceeds 20 million, according to 55 percent, if you can't reach it, then you can only get 35%, do you dare to agree? ”

What is there to dare to do!

Chen Ping'an remembers very well that "Police Story", which was supposed to be released next Christmas, has a box office of more than 26 million in Hong Kong, and even if the price increase of movie tickets is removed, 20 million is still easily guaranteed.

Besides, he made certain revisions to "Police Story", and the wonderful Cheng dù will only be higher than the original work, and some time ago he also made so many free publicity and hype for this drama, how could the box office not reach 20 million?

To put it mildly, 20 million is just the lower limit, and the gambling contracts with Wang Jing and Zhang Manyu are all based on this number. And this drama has higher ambitions in his heart, and the sentence of sitting three and looking at one is not a nonsense thing that he said with a low level of education!

The two sides finally reached an agreement on the box office share, and decided on the share ratio with 20 million as the threshold. This brings us to the next topic, overseas distribution.

Shaw Brothers has been established for many years, although the box office in Hong Kong is shrinking, but after decades of operation, a strong overseas distribution network has been established. The Hong Kong box office can't recoup its costs, but with overseas distribution and peripheral products such as video rights, most films are still profitable, but the profits are smaller.

"Overseas distribution rights ......" Chen Ping'an hesitated, "Aunt Fang, don't be angry, to be honest, I haven't considered overseas distribution for the time being." ”

"How's that going to work? Andy, running a company is not simple, everything must be considered. For each movie, the local box office is only a piece, and the overseas box office cannot be ignored. There are many movies that have a higher overseas box office than the local box office, how can you not consider it? ”

"Thank you Aunt Fang for reminding me, I said not to think about it, not because I didn't think about the overseas box office, but because I wanted to wait for the Hong Kong box office to come out before deciding to release it overseas."

How could Fang Yihua not hear Chen Ping'an's plan, he was obviously full of confidence in his own drama, and wanted to wait until the box office came out to sell at a price, so as to strive for better conditions for overseas distribution!

In Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers is not the only one with the ability to distribute films overseas, and after years of development, Brucelee's Golden Harvest overseas distribution capabilities are no worse than those of Shaw Brothers; There is also Princess Jin, although it has not been established for a long time, Lei Juekun, the boss who has entered the film industry in a big way, has been working hard, and now he also has a certain overseas distribution ability.

As for whether Golden Harvest will strive for overseas distribution rights in the future...... Not to mention that Chen Ping'an insisted that the box office exceeded 20 million, even if it was only 10 million, Golden Harvest would throw an olive branch again! In Zou Wenhuai's dictionary, there is never a concept of not eating back grass!

And the golden princess ...... If you have money to make, why not fight for it?

It seems that he is really optimistic about this drama, is the threshold of 20 million set too low? Fang Yihua regretted a little in her heart, but as a strong woman, she valued word of mouth and credibility more for this small profit.

"The overseas distribution rights of the drama "Police Story" are covered by Shaw Brothers, and if you don't agree, I can only say that I regret it."

Threat, the threat of the red fruit. If Chen Ping'an does not agree with Shaw Brothers' agency for overseas distribution rights, then Fang Yihua will not agree to release "Police Story"!

"Aunt Fang......"

Chen Ping'an looked embarrassed, hesitated for a long time, and finally said reluctantly: "Aunt Fang is worthy of being a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows go, she is amazing, I admit defeat." But the distribution rights in the United States have to be left to me, otherwise I would rather have it released in the United States. ”

Fang Yihua knew that Chen Ping'an came back from the United States, and thought that he had a distribution channel in the United States, so he did not force it. Originally, Shaw Brothers valued the Asian market the most, Taiwan, the Nanyang region, and Japan and South Korea, but they are all ticket warehouses!

"That's right, that's a win-win situation, and we can build a long-term cooperative relationship. But don't worry, I will definitely give you the best conditions, and I won't let you suffer. ”

"That, Aunt Fang, you see that I have made such a big concession, can you compensate me a little?"

"Oh?" The corners of Fang Yihua's mouth curled slightly, "What compensation do you want?" ”

"Aunt Fang, you also know that my company has just opened, and there is an urgent shortage of talents in all aspects of my small business, can you make me a director?"

"Which director do you want?"

"Mr. Huang Taylor?"

"Mr. Chu Yuan?"

"Mr. Zhang Jianting?"

"Mr. Liu Jialiang?"

……

Chen Ping'an observed Fang Yihua's expression and carefully reported out the names one by one. The people he proposed are all veteran directors of the Shaw Brothers, who have achieved remarkable results, and are the pillars of the Shaw Brothers, how could Fang Yihua agree?

After Chen Ping'an finished speaking, Fang Yihua asked lightly: "Andy, do you think it's possible?" Even if I agree, do you think they will join your company? ”

"Ugh." Chen Ping'an sighed in annoyance, "I don't know." A big director will definitely not succumb to a small company like me, but I really lack manpower! Otherwise, there seems to be a person surnamed Guan in the screening room just now, so it's good for him. ”

"Guan Jinpeng?"

That's right, it's Guan Jinpeng, this is Chen Ping'an's real purpose!

I haven't considered what overseas distribution rights are for the time being, and he is ashamed of what Fang Yihua is a heroine, it is all a smokescreen, used to cover up Chen Ping'an's true purpose - to sign Guan Jinpeng from Shaw Brothers!

Kwan Jinpeng, who joined TVB in 78, sat up from TVB to assistant choreographer, and switched to Shaw Brothers in 79 as Xu Anhua's assistant director, and now he has not directed his own work in Shaw Brothers for five or six years. Although Fang Yihua is sure of Guan's talent, Guan Jinpeng is far from Zhang Jianting, Huang Tailai and others.

Before forcing Chen Ping'an to make concessions in terms of overseas distribution rights, she was also willing to give the other party a little benefit.

"Xiao Guan, if he agrees, there is no problem on the Shaw family's side."

"Okay, whoever makes my temple small, it's better than nothing, but he's also familiar with filming." Chen Ping'an babbled a lot, his tone was annoyed and he looked like he was at a loss, which made Fang Yihua believe that Chen Ping'an was not interested in Guan Jinpeng.

"Don't say that, Xiao Guan is actually pretty good. He is in Shaw Brothers because there are few opportunities, but I still know his ability after honing his ability for so many years, and it won't take long for him to be in your company. ”

Of course I do. But are you sure you know what you call "Xiaoguan"? Chen Ping'an hit the snake with the stick, and made another request: "Aunt Fang, didn't you say that you wanted to introduce me to a girlfriend at noon?" ”

"What, who do you have a crush on?"

"That, that......"

"Why did you suddenly get squirming? Isn't it Joey? ”

"Hehe, Aunt Fang is really wise."

Who is Fang Yihua? She has a strong control over the Shaw Brothers, and Chen Ping'an's strolling on the set at noon has long been heard. There is no need for Chen Ping'an to say, she knows that Chen Ping'an stared at Wang Guxian for a long time at the crew of "Goodbye Seven Days of Love" at noon today, which made her suspicious. However, Chen Ping'an suddenly mentioned Wang Guxian now, which made her think that Chen Ping'an was really a hormonal problem.

"Joey is a newcomer we are ready to support, and there can't be any scandals at the moment, so Andy, you better bear with it."

What kind of newcomers are ready to praise, isn't there just not enough exchange of interests? Chen Ping'an didn't want to win Wang Guxian today, but just gave Fang Yihua a blow first to pave the way for the future. "Okay then, but please Aunt Fang help me keep an eye on it, don't let anyone get ahead of me."

"That's fine. You have a lot of requests, and you can say anything at once! ”

Chen Ping'an was not polite: "I still want to use the stage." ”

Lee Stage is a noble entertainment performance venue in Hong Kong, although the Hong Kong sister finals are held on Lee Stage every year, but Lee Stage is from the Lee family, not Shao Yifu's, nor does it belong to Shaw Brothers Cinemas!

Fang Yihua frowned: "Give me a reason?" ”

Chen Ping'an said a bunch of reasons, these reasons fully considered the contradiction between Shaw Brothers and Jiahe, and Fang Yihua was a little moved. However, it is still the same sentence, the Li stage belongs to the Li family, and Shao Yifu doesn't even count what he says, let alone her.

"I can't decide this."

"Aunt Six, you tell Uncle Six, as long as Uncle Six comes forward, the Li family will definitely agree."

"What do you call me!"

"Aunt Six." Chen Ping'an began to sell cuteness, "Am I calling it wrong?" Mr. Shao is called Uncle Six, is it wrong for me to call you Aunt Six? ”

Fang Yihua was moved: "You, I'll listen to you again." ”