If a movie wants to make money, the local box office is only a part, and the most important thing is to sell it to foreign ports, especially in a small country like South Korea, if you only rely on the domestic box office, it is estimated that half of the people in the film and television industry will be starved to death.

Nowadays, in Asia, the Korean Wave is the general trend, and it is not very difficult for Korean films to enter foreign markets, such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries, the current Korean Wave is on the rise, and the locals are also very fond of Korean movies.

However, if you want to make money, the best venue is still South Korea's close neighbor Japan, but Japan is also an entertainment powerhouse, especially in terms of movies, Japan is obviously ahead of South Korea.

If Korean films want to be sold in Japan, the only way is to find those middlemen who have a way, commonly known as second-class dealers, to sell the right to screen the film in Japan to each other at one time.

The previous "Little Thing of First Love" entered the Japanese market in the same way, selling a total of 3 million US dollars, which seems to be a big profit, after all, the total investment in that movie was less than this number.

However, compared with what the middleman earned, NRG is not even enough to take the lead, you know, "The Little Thing of First Love" caused a sensation when it was screened in Japan, with a total box office of 6.7 billion yen, or more than 50 million yen when converted into dollars.

When Lee Jun-hee signed the contract with the other party, he thought that the Japanese audience favored this kind of small and fresh type of movie, although the people of that country were collectively obscene, it did not prevent them from enjoying this kind of film with a relaxed and freehand style.

But even if he knew that "The Little Thing of First Love" would be a success in Japan, Lee Jun-hee couldn't refuse the other party's conditions, who made NRG not like giant companies like S.M, DSP, JYP and YG, have their own business channels in Japan.

In order to enter the Japanese market, Li Junxi could only grit his teeth and agree to the other party's one-time buyout conditions. But this time it's different.

"The Little Thing of First Love" has already made a name for NRG in Japan, and now "Those Years" is a big hit in South Korea, with similar genres, which is destined for the potential of "Those Years" in the Japanese film market.

If the other party still wants to obtain the agency rights of "Those Years" in Japan on the same terms, it is simply wishful thinking.

But it turns out that the Japanese really like to daydream and are better at this field than the Koreans.

"Director Lee Jun-hee! We have had a successful partnership before, and this time, we are very sincere about working together again. I don't know if you have the same idea! ”

If it weren't for the previous contact and being slaughtered by the other party, just looking at his warm smile, Li Junxi would really regard this representative of Saigo as a good person.

Lee Jun-hee smiled and said, "Of course, our company also hopes to have a fixed partner in Japan who can promote the films produced by our company to Japan, so. If the conditions you put forward can satisfy us, of course we are willing to cooperate with old friends! ”

If the same situation had been placed last year, Lee Jun-hee would definitely not be so calm, and everyone would have changed. In Lee Jun-hee's current position, he is also forcing himself to mature and get closer to a superior person.

When Saigo Guijiro heard this, his eyes flashed with a gleam. "Of course, I'm very interested in your company's latest releases, and the previous films have proven your company's strength. So, this time, we are willing to raise the buyout fee to $5 million, I wonder if this condition can satisfy Director Lee Jun-hee!? ”

I'm satisfied with your uncle!

When Li Junxi heard this, he almost couldn't help but pick up the coffee on the table, and poured a face, $5 million, you old turtle is called Hanako.

Li Junxi held back his anger and smiled: "Is this your sincerity?" ”

Saigo Guijiro was stunned for a moment, and also smiled: "Does Director Li Junxi think that this condition still can't reflect our sincerity?" You must know that the movies produced in your country, even if they are large-scale productions like "Tai Chi Flag Flying", will not be sold at this price, of course, I have no intention of hurting your national pride, I am telling the truth! ”

Lee Jun-hee is not as fragile and sensitive as ordinary Koreans, and the so-called "national pride" is boring: "I admit that this is a fact, but if this is only the condition you put forward, Representative Saigo, I don't think there is any need for negotiations between us to continue!" ”

When Saigo Guijiro heard this, he frowned slightly: "Director Li Junxi!" If you feel that the conditions we put forward are not satisfactory to you, then please explain your company's requirements, as long as it is not excessive, we will consider it! In addition, I would like to add that the buyout fee of $5 million is already very high! ”

There is a sentence in the back, Saigo Guijiro didn't say it, but his meaning is already obvious, don't be ignorant of lifting!

Lee Jun-hee can also understand the reason why Saigo Keijiro is so strong, although in recent years, the Korean Wave has also swept towards Dongying, S.M Company's Heavenly Tomoki, TVXQ, and the newcomer group SJ, which just debuted last year, have gained a lot of popularity in Japan, making the Korean people generally believe that the Korean Wave has conquered Japan.

But only people in this circle know that Hallyu is indeed booming in Japan, but it is not Koreans who really make money, but those agency companies in Japan, Ai Hui and Sony.

And if you really want to be more serious, the Japanese entertainment industry is the teacher of the Korean entertainment industry, and many things in the Korean entertainment industry are learned from the Japanese, such as the trainee system, the only difference is the name, South Korea is called trainee, and Japan is called a slave.

This is especially true of Korean films, which have many similarities with Japanese films in terms of shooting techniques, and in terms of international influence, Korean films are even more than 108,000 miles away from Japanese films.

Korean films want to enter the Japanese market, all the conditions are buyouts, and Korean film production companies charge a small part of the buyout fees, and then they can only watch the Japanese make a lot of money in the Japanese film market with their films.

In this regard, Lee Jun-hee just wants to say that this TMD is not fair! (To be continued......)