"Hey, York, I'm Bosh, did you see a movie trailer on Fox? Wow, it's just wonderful. An excited voice came over the phone.

"Of course, I also went to their blog page and the trailer on it was full and looked even more enjoyable." York also got excited.

"Haha, why didn't I watch it, it's just that the trailer is too short, I don't know when I will see it in theaters when it will be released?" Bosh's resentment is also very deep, he and York are college classmates, and he is also the founder of an action movie fan club with thousands of people.

"Don't worry, I guess you will be able to see it soon, such a wonderful movie, as long as the managers of those film companies are not stupid pigs, they will definitely rush to get the distribution rights." York swore by it.

"That's right, that's it, hang up first, I'll inform the rest of our fan club, we can't be the only two of us who are worried, we have to suffer and everyone suffers together, hehe." Bosh laughed unusually sly.

At the same time, in the United States, there are many people like York and Bosh, as a popular series on Fox Radio, "Dr. House" has exceeded 10 million viewers, because it is a fight clip carefully selected by Lin Yuquan, and its wonderful excitement can be imagined, at least millions of people have entered the blog page at this moment.

For people who like action movies, "Huo Yuanjia" definitely has a fatal temptation, as long as you have watched the trailer, I believe there is no one who is not fascinated by it, and with the subsequent rave reviews of word-of-mouth publicity, in just one week, more than 12 million people have watched the movie warm-up promotional film, and nearly 25 million people have watched the video in less than a month.

Naturally, there are people from film companies, and after watching such a wonderful trailer, this phenomenon immediately attracted the attention of major Hollywood studios.

Meghan is the director of the distribution department of New Line Film Company, and at this time he was anxiously looking at the president Wallace sitting opposite him, he saw the trailer of "Huo Yuanjia" because of his daughter's introduction, but unlike his daughter's fascination with Lin Yuquan and the wonderful action scenes, although the movie is indeed very shocking, but

At the first glance, when he saw that "Huo Yuanjia" was seeking information about the release and distribution in Europe and the United States, he was keenly aware of the opportunity, and immediately prepared to persuade President Wallace to win the distribution rights.

"Hey man, is this a movie from China?" Wallace asked, holding his glasses.

"Yes, sir, it's from China, it's a really good kung fu movie, and unlike Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Hero, it's more like Bruce Lee's style, with Lennox in it. Lewis, Muslim Abdulaev, Isao Machii and other professional athletes, but I think it's even better than "Enter the Dragon", and this movie has seen its trailer on the Internet by more than 20 million people, as long as half of them are willing to go into the theater can have a box office of 70 or 80 million dollars, sir, we must take the distribution rights of it. Megan gushed.

Kung fu movies, Wallace's eyes shine, although there are currently several Chinese movies released in North America every year, but except for a limited number of movies such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero", the box office results of other films are very dismal.

However, this does not mean that there is no market for Chinese-language films, it can only be blamed that the movies do not tap the audience's preferences, most of the Chinese costumes and comedies seem hollow, blunt, with ambiguous and complex themes, and do not conform to the routines of genre films, which are of course not attractive at the box office.

In fact, really good works, or really good-looking movies, should transcend national borders, just as we can enjoy European and American movies, Westerners can also understand and like Chinese movies.

And China was first known by European and American audiences because of kung fu movies, therefore, Chinese action movies have also become the "favorite" of the mainstream market in the United States, if it is a wonderful kung fu movie that is accepted by North American audiences, of course, there is no problem.

"You say there's a trailer for this movie online?"

"Yes, sir, they put a trailer in the blog." Megan nodded.

"You open it and I'll take a look and then make a decision." Wallace said dryly.

Ten minutes later, Wallace clenched his fists, his face flushed, and his eyes showed a deep joy: "Contact the other party, and win the other party's distribution rights at any price, and you must do your best." ”

Speaking of this, Wallace glanced at the screen on the computer with some unsatisfied eyes.

Of course, Meghan and Wallace are not the only ones who have this idea, and in the past half a month, there have been many filmmakers who have seen the trailer.

Beware of being preempted by others to take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Hollywood studios such as Columbia, Disney, Warner, New Line, Universal, Lionsgate, Fox and other Hollywood studios have made decisions in the fastest time, and then can't wait to get in touch with Shuguang Films, expressing their desire to get the North American distribution rights of "Huo Yuanjia".

At present, almost all domestic films are screened at major film festivals and sold to filmmakers in other countries.

Lin Yuquan is also very excited, his strategy really works, the facts once again prove that martial arts opera can impact the mainstream American market more than literary drama, and judging from the posture of major film companies, his "Huo Yuanjia" does not need to be sold cheaply like other Chinese movies.

Time is pressing, Lin Yuquan first adopted the method of black-box operation to let the other party give the cooperation conditions of their respective distribution within one day, creating a situation of intense competition, and striving for the best cooperation conditions for themselves, and after receiving the conditions offered by major film companies, he discussed with Ding Wei and others, which lasted three days, and finally chose Fox's independent production company Fox Searchlight among the film companies.

Fox Searchlight and 20th Century Fox are the two major signature companies of the Fox Group, and 20th Century Fox is mainly responsible for the shooting and production of films, Fox Searchlight, which was only listed in 1996, is responsible for the production and production of Fox Stone Guò non-mainstream small films, specializing in the distribution of low-cost independent films or wonderful films with selling points in other countries.

Although it has not been established for a long time, it has achieved quite good results in these years, the most successful case of which is the British comedy film "One Got Rid of the End" released in 97, also known as "Six Heroes of Light Pigs", a comedy film with an investment of only $3.5 million, under the operation of 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight, achieved a brilliant result of 257.9 million US dollars, and finally won the Oscar for Best Score.

To be honest, Lin Yuquan didn't expect the other party to give such good conditions, and the current domestic movies released in North America are basically bought out of the copyright or guaranteed buyout, without any part of the movie.

He thought that after he proposed box office sharing, Hollywood film companies would at most be willing to give 13% of the box office revenue of imported blockbusters like China Film, but he didn't expect that none of the Hollywood film companies had a box office share of less than 20%, and even two of them gave a 40% box office share like Fox Searchlight, which is a treatment that only domestic American films can enjoy.

Not only that, in terms of distribution copies, Fox Searchlight is also in accordance with the way of local films, and does not let Shuguang Film Company bear the cost of processing and printing film copies, for Lin Yuquan, this condition is very generous, after all, as a mature and traditional film market, 70% of the nearly 40,000 screens in North America still use the film projection mode, if "Huo Yuanjia" is a large-scale release, this cooperation method can undoubtedly save a lot of costs.

And relatively speaking, because of independent production, its own output is small, and when Fox Searchlight arranges the release, it can give "Huo Yuanjia" a better treatment for film scheduling, and will not deliberately reduce the number of screenings and theaters of "Huo Yuanjia" because of the release of its own movies.

Of course, given such good conditions, Fox Searchlight is not an idiot, they do this, naturally there is a reason to do so, although in this way, after deducting the cost of promotional copy, they may not get much revenue in terms of box office sharing, but the profit point of a movie is not only the box office.

As the world's No. 1 box office market, in addition to the box office, North America is also very prosperous due to the deep awareness of copyright and film culture, and many people have the habit of buying DVDs to watch or collect at home, and such an excellent kung fu film as "Huo Yuanjia" is bound to be sought after by many action fans after its release, and the sales of its audio-visual products must be very considerable.

This piece alone can bring a huge return to the Fox searchlight.

Secondly TV. Video-on-demand can also bring in a lot of revenue.

Speaking of which, they are just less greedy than other film companies, and because of their sincerity, Lin Yuquan simply distributes and television audio and video products outside the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The video-on-demand is licensed to them, and the two parties share the profits fifty-fifty.

Considering the current popularity of "Huo Yuanjia" in the United States, Fox Searchlight also hopes to strike while the iron is hot, so it also agreed to Lin Yuquan's request very simply, promising to arrange for "Huo Yuanjia" to be released in the United States on December 13.

After the contract was signed, Fox Searchlight organized representatives of theaters to test the film, and after the film was tested, they contacted the theater chain and worked out the necessary fixed expenses and sharing ratios for this period, as well as the number and time of screen screening.

Subsequently, with the contract of the North American release, the staff of Shuguang Film Company signed theaters with Germany, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and other places one after another, so that "Huo Yuanjia" will be released simultaneously in 11 countries and regions including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, the United Kingdom, Russia, North America, Germany, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, etc., which is really surprising.

And I believe that after the film is successfully released, it can be released in other countries and regions one after another.

However, this also exposes the current problem of Shuguang Film Company, that is, the lack of excellent distribution channels and employees, of course, the road has to be taken step by step, the meal must be eaten in one bite, and the distribution problem needs to be slowly improved.

As the release date is approaching, the main creators of the crew of "Huo Yuanjia", in addition to Lin Yuquan, who needs to maintain a sense of mystery, such as Zhen Zidan, Xu Jinglei, Wu Jing and others began to frequently shuttle through major variety shows and news media interviews, and then talked about Lin Yuquan's topic and interesting things during the filming process.

And Lin Yuquan himself went back to study at the Kyoto Film Academy, and he didn't talk to anyone about making movies before except for Jiang Yan, Wang Luodan and other friends and a few college leaders, so after not showing up for a long time, others only thought that he, an auditor, gave up to listen to the class, and didn't care much.

But with the media reports, the news that Lin Yuquan, an auditor, served as the director and directed and starred in a movie with an investment of tens of millions quickly spread in the film academy and became a hot topic among students.

Affected by this, when Lin Yuquan appeared in the classroom again after a few months, it caused a huge sensation without accident, and what made him a little uncomfortable was that quietly, everyone's attitude towards him was very different, and even many people did everything possible to come over to talk to him, and the students of the acting department were particularly enthusiastic in this regard.

Of course, Lin Yuquan knows the thoughts of these people, nothing more than hoping to climb friendships and make good connections, but his life has not changed in any way, in addition to occasionally dealing with company affairs and meeting friends, he is still the same as before he made a movie, he is devoted to learning, and he is hungry to absorb the knowledge of directing, and after the actual shooting of "Huo Yuanjia", theory is linked to practice, and his progress is becoming more and more amazing.

In this way, the time quickly came to December 13th.