Duels are naturally impossible, not to mention that this kind of duel has been banned in the United States, just to say that little Alain Ryder's current age is not allowed to do anything with a good guy like Chen Ping'an.

Knowing that Chen Ping'an was the protagonist in "The Love of People and Ghosts", and the "idiot" he repeatedly mentioned, little Alain Ryder finally stopped insulting. However, his honorary status and dignity determine that he will not apologize.

"You Orientals all look the same!"

This is his interpretation, and it also represents the way most Americans perceive Orientals today. However, his mind is not blown, and he quickly reacted after calming down, there are only two Orientals in "People and Ghosts", playing the male and female protagonists respectively, isn't it for Americans' face blindness!

The great affirmation of the movie "Ghost Love" made Alain Ryder Jr. decide to personally negotiate with Chen Ping'an about the distribution - global distribution.

Chen Ping'an is not the kind of person who is in the nest, his calculations will not only target his compatriots, he is more ruthless in his calculations for foreigners.

Want to discuss the release of "Ghost Love"? No problem, let's negotiate the release contract of "True Colors of Heroes" first!

"You're bundling, I refuse!"

"Then I just have to say I'm sorry. I think Paramount or Warner would be interested in Ghost. ”

"Cunning Oriental!"

"If you say that again, I'll sue you for racism, Mr. Alain Ryder!"

Regarding the release of the two films, Chen Ping'an and Alain Ryder Jr. discussed separately. The latter felt very unhappy because the former was too greedy.

Chen Ping'an asked Twentieth Century Fox to be responsible for the European and American distribution of "True Colors of Heroes", he wanted to enjoy 20% of the fixed box office, and he was not responsible for the publicity funds, and the angry Alan Ryder almost burst his cardiovascular life.

If a Chinese-language film is sold to the United States, the distribution company will charge 30% of the box office share as a distribution fee, the theater company will get a 7% share, and the movie theater will share more than 40%, and then remove all kinds of taxes, and the producer will only be left with a little more than 10%.

The U.S. is pretty good, Canada and the U.K. have 35% of the box office and France has 40 percent...... It's different in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia, where Hong Kong and Taiwan leather makers generally get 35% of the box office, and even Japan can get close to 30%.

Chen Ping'an actually asked for 20% when he opened his mouth, and in the eyes of little Alain Ryder, this person has become synonymous with greed.

Chen Ping'an had something to say about this, he could have come according to the convention, but the insult and abuse that little Alain Ryder had just given him hurt his feelings, and he had to make amends.

Alain Ryder Jr. thought about it for a long time and finally agreed, but he asked to act as an agent for the global distribution of "The Love of Ghosts", which was the same as "The True Color of Heroes", which was twenty points. As a result, Chen Ping'an refused.

Well, the Asian market can be left to you to arrange by yourself, anyway, that's your nest, and the box office is not very heavy, but how dare you ask for 40% of the box office! Are you crazy poor or too greedy!

"Mr. Ryder, I don't think you paid attention to the company that produced Ghost."

"Isn't it the same as "The True Color of Heroes", which is produced by Hong Kong Dark Horse International? Oh Shet, damn it, it's USA! It's the same company you invested in Terminator last year! ”

In the United States, even if the film made by a small company and a small director, it can get at least 25% of the box office when it is screened in China, and some large companies and directors can get more than 50%.

As for the kind of Hollywood blockbusters that are sure to be super hot and have many stars, the producers can even get 90%. Generally speaking, the producer can get more than 60%, while the theater gets close to 10% of the net profit, and more profit comes from the theater's additional services.

Chen Ping'an's Dark Horse International, registered in the United States, is only a small company, but it is also a local film company in the United States, and the box office share is naturally not the same as "The True Color of Heroes". In addition, although "Ghost Love" does not have big-name stars to join, and the two leading actors are oriental faces, with the vision of Alain Ryder Jr., it is natural to predict that this movie will have a considerable box office.

40%?

Alain Ryder Jr. hesitated again, but this time he was not thinking about whether such a box office share was reasonable, but ......

"It seems that my previous mention is completely unnecessary, right?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said nothing, and little Alain Ryder asked again: "If my judgment is correct, the sequel to "The Terminator", you also plan to shoot it yourself, don't you?" ”

"Mr. Ryder, do these questions of yours have anything to do with what we're talking about now?"

"Of course!" Little Alain Ryder handed Chen Ping'an a Gaesba cigar, a high-quality Cuban cigar, "Let me ask you, how much do you think "Ghost" can achieve at the box office?" ”

"Global?"

"Of course."

"Four or five hundred million, dollars."

"Young people are very ambitious. In that case, you'll get nearly 200 million in the car. As far as I know, Hong Kong movies are cheap, and you will definitely not be able to use up so much money, so there will be the American Dark Horse International Film Company. Don't sue me for saying that since you invested in Terminator, you've been waiting for today! ”

Chen Ping'an smiled and played with the cigar in his hand: "Mr. Ryder, forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, don't you think we're a little off-topic now?" ”

"No, no, no, that's the point!" Alain Ryder Jr.'s expression was stern, "I can agree to your greedy request, in exchange, in the future, Twentieth Century Fox will have the right of first refusal for the distribution of films produced by Dark Horse International." ”

"Right of first refusal under the same conditions."

"No problem, as long as each of your movies can be as good as 'Ghost.'"

The two hands are clasped tightly. It is true that such conditions are equivalent to seeking a stable distribution partner in the United States for Chen Ping'an, but for Alain Ryder Jr., it is not a very low-risk venture investment. At least Ghost will be a success, and Terminator 2 is something to look forward to.

"It tastes good." Chen Ping'an took a puff of his cigar and praised. Gausba cigars have a thick shape, smooth texture, smooth taste, soft vision, clean taste, and the exhaled smoke has a kind of layered feeling, a bit like the taste of perfume.

"If you're willing to give up a point at the box office, I can give you a box privately."

"It's a nice day."

……

Alain Ryder Jr. is at the helm of Twentieth Century Fox, and it is impossible to discuss the specifics with Chen Ping'an. The two sides just finalized the release time. He is very optimistic about "The Love of People and Ghosts", and he is also impressed by Zhong Chuhong's sexy beauty and superb acting skills, the only thing that is lingering is that the actor is Chen Ping'an.

It's not that Chen Ping'an's acting skills are not good or he is not on camera, but because this movie is going to be released in the United States, and the two protagonists are both Oriental faces, which makes him a little resistant to the American superiority in his heart.

"Ghost Love" is scheduled to be released on Christmas, and the publicity costs will be shared equally between the two families, and Twentieth Century Fox will pay in advance and will be deducted from the box office in the future. As for "The True Color of Heroes", it will have to wait until February next year, and there is definitely no hope for the Christmas and New Year schedule. As for the specific details, it is up to Chen Ping'an to discuss them in detail with the distribution department of Twentieth Century Fox. Anyway, little Alain Ryder met with the department manager to say hello, and there will be no more obstacles to talking.

was thrown directly to the younger brother by little Alain Ryder, and Chen Ping'an was not very happy. But his dark horse international has just sprouted, and he can't throw it to his little brother, so he can only go to the distribution manager tomorrow to talk in detail.

That night, he invited Lucas, Cameron and Anne to a banquet, and Zhong Chuhong, as his female companion, also attended the dinner, and the five of them talked happily.

Cameron has a crush on Bao Dexi and Luo Lixian. He was amazed by the former's cinematography, and the latter's ultra-high performance and design of the explosion scene made him close his mouth for a long time, ready to invite the two to join his "Alien 2" crew next year.

Lucas and Chen Ping'an met, and they also knew "The Terminator", when Chen Ping'an tried his best to build a special effects system for Cameron to invite industrial light and magic to make special effects, and discussed the future development of film special effects with Lucas, depicting the blueprint and prospects for the future of film special effects.

With Lucas's status at that time, he didn't look down on Chen Ping'an at first, but Chen Ping'an had dry goods, and the dry goods were very solid and attractive, and he put forward many valuable opinions on industrial light and magic, and provided a clear research direction. It's been a year, and Lucas has found that his industrial light and magic has taken many detours. For example, in the movie "Young Sherlock Holmes", the computer-synthesized character "Stained Glass Man" was developed with reference to the direction provided by Chen Ping'an.

This time, Chen Ping'an came to the United States to shoot "People and Ghosts", and also hired Industrial Light & Magic to be responsible for special effects, and asked them to speed up the use of computers to generate movie protagonists and simulate real skin technology. Prepare for his Terminator 2 and other sci-fi films.

It is no exaggeration to say that at present, in the entire Hollywood, except for Lucas, Chen Ping'an values the film special effects of Industrial Light and Magic the most, and even wants to subscribe for the shares of Industrial Light and Magic at a high price, but Lucas refuses.

Chen Ping'an raised his glass: "Mr. Lucas, my "Terminator 2" is waiting for your results." ”

"You're going to shoot Terminator 2?" Anne was shocked.

"That's right, so I need Mr. Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic to help me develop a computer-synthesized liquid machine. Lao Ka, are you interested in continuing to direct "Terminator 2" in the future? ”

Cameron looked at Anne and bowed his head silently, and the latter was surprised: "Chen, how much are you going to invest in "Terminator 2"?" ”

"Anyway, it's going to cost seventy or eighty million dollars."

"Do you have that much money?"

"Not now. However, after the release of "Ghost", funding is not an issue. ”

"I admire your confidence, but I think you need to know that a movie needs more than confidence."

Chen Ping'an smiled: "So you are still Annie, and Mr. Ryder is the president of Twentieth Century Fox." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Today, Mr. Ryder and I have agreed that their company will have the right of first refusal to distribute films produced by Dark Horse International in the future. To add, it was he who took the initiative to bring it up. ”

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