Night, Los Angeles. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It has been 24 hours since the Oscars, and Hollywood is undergoing a new round of power reshuffle. At the entrance of a private club in Angel City, an Oriental man and his female companion got into a Lincoln car, and another white man closed the door himself, and then said a few words to the driver and watched the car leave.

After participating in the Oscars, Chu Qing and his wife decided to spend a few days in the United States, first, to see the first cut of "Detachment", and secondly, to receive a lot of invitations. Tonight, it is the vice president of Summit Entertainment Company, who chats and laughs with him throughout the whole process, with an inexplicable low profile.

So much so that Fan Xiaoye looked back and saw that the man was still standing on the side of the road, she felt weird, and asked, "Hey, what do you mean by him?" ”

"I haven't figured it out, so I shouldn't......" he frowned.

Summit Entertainment, a small company that was only established in 93, barely gained a foothold with "Twilight" and "Bomb Disposal Unit", but it can't be compared with the Big Eight.

In addition, Ya also holds invitations from six companies such as Telescope, Lakeshore, and New Line, all of which are small and medium-sized forces in Hollywood. If they want to get an import quota, then they should be self-aware, and they will definitely not be able to grab the eight giants.

So Chu Qing is very confused, what is the purpose of finding himself? The vice president didn't point it out, only said that he was friendly and friendly, and he would come and go later.

"Tsk!"

He smacked his lips and simply didn't think about it, focusing instead on the car. And he looked at it for a moment, suddenly looked very interested, and asked, "Dude, what kind of car is this?" ”

“Navigator！” The driver answered.

Fan Xiaoye understood the meaning of the navigator and asked, "Do you like it?" ”

"Well, it feels quite stable, and there is a lot of space."

"Then go back and buy one, just in time to replace your broken car."

"Okay, go back and buy one."

He agreed very quickly, and it seemed that he really liked it. After a while, the car arrived downstairs at the hotel, the two of them went upstairs, and the driver returned to the club - this was the dude's private car.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, the buddy invited him to dinner again, and this time he said the purpose: I hope to reach a long-term cooperation in the batch of film transactions.

What is a batch of films? At present, there are three main types of domestic imported films:

1. There are 20 account-sharing blockbusters per year, of which there are subdivisions, 14 are American films, and 6 are non-American films. Among these 14 films, they are basically controlled by the eight giants, and they can share 13% of the box office profits.

2. About 30 batches of films per year are to buy out the copyright and take it to China. The price is low, often the same as wholesale, and foreign companies do not participate in dividends.

3. The decision was only announced at the beginning of this year that some 3D and IMAX films do not account for the proportion of account sharing and are imported as "special films".

Compared with account-sharing films, the batch film market has always been very bad. For example, if a private company buys the copyright of a film, it must first send it to the General Administration for review, and then send it to China Film to get a screening license.

The quality of these films is uneven, there are too many levels, and the buyer can't guarantee the benefits, so they are very neglected.

But last year, "The Expendables", which won 210 million box office in China, is a genuine batch of films. The buyout price of $500,000 and the box office of $210 million have made many people think about it, and they seem to see the direction of picking up leaks.

Sure enough, the guy used "The Expendables" as an example to increase the chances of success in the negotiations.

Then, Chu Qing was hehe, foreigners really don't understand the national situation.

"The Expendables" is a special case, with Jett Lee behind the scenes! Of course, it's not enough for him to see it on his own, but don't forget, his relationship with Ma's father is well known, and the two signed a cooperation plan in 08, and they visited Master Wang Balabala together...... Ah, I don't know anything!

But the foreigner doesn't understand, he thinks that making money is making money. Peak produces a large number of independent films every year, and it is better to earn some copyright fees if they are released.

After Chu Qing thought he was transparent, he didn't refuse immediately.

Then, he spent a few days in Los Angeles meeting with executives from several other companies. Not surprisingly, it's all about the intention of cooperation in batches.

He replied uniformly, saying that he should consider it, but in fact, he was very happy.

Fortunately, the Yankees reminded me, otherwise I really ignored it. In the past, I always wanted to send my own movies out and earn overseas dividends, but in a different way, take overseas movies in and distribute them yourself, that's completely OK!

There are so many good films every year, there must be something missing from China Film, the 30 batch indicators, depending on the relationship between yourself and China Film, it is not a problem to get 1-2 films.

And he learned about the buyout price, it is really cheap and scared to death, you must know that the batch of films is not limited to countries, and Britain, France, Germany, the United States, and Japan can all be bought and distributed......

In the hotel, he sat on the sofa and thought silently, the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Fan Xiaoye took a bath, and when he came out, he saw her husband's virtue, and couldn't help but say, "What are you stupid about?" ”

"Treasure, we should set up overseas offices in the future......"

He had to stretch his waist, and his daughter-in-law became more and more disgusted, sat on his lap, and said, "What kind of mess, what are you thinking?" ”

Chu Qing said simply, Fan Xiaoye was also very happy, and said casually: "Ha, the Yankees are also quite stupid, and they are in a hurry to send us money." ”

"Heh, those people are ......"

He was stunned suddenly, and the lower half was blocked in his throat, and his daughter-in-law's words reminded him that no one is stupid, especially a businessman.

"You get up first."

He hugged his daughter-in-law over, tore up a note casually, lined it up at one, two, three, or four, and then stared at it.

This is Chu Qing's thinking habit, write down the most basic rules, and then find clues from them. Fan Xiaoye is used to it, and obediently goes to play with his mobile phone.

According to the law of the film market, when a road is hot, it is usually the buyer who moves first. He is sure that within half a year, those domestic companies will be crazy about the batch of films, which used to be 100,000 US dollars, and may soar to 1 million in the future.

But now, it's the seller who takes the initiative to contact, which is a bit of a problem.

He pointed to the paper with the tip of his pen and whispered to himself: "20 partial accounts, 30 batch films, special films, special films...... Partly 3D, and IMAX, partly ...... Syllable! ”

Chu Qing dropped the pen and almost jumped up.

Filmmakers all over the world know that 3D is the big trend of the future, and this kind of thing has no specific data, but vague "parts".

There will be no official mistakes in this matter, there is only one explanation: the specific data is later!

In other words, from the first part of the account film "The End of the World" in 1994, until 2000, the share of imported films in China has always been 10. In 2001, when China joined the WTO, the film market was forced to open up, increasing from 10 to 20 films.

During this period, the two countries have been wrestling, and Hollywood wants to invade the domestic market, and the official resolutely resists. Before, the domestic market was weak, and Hollywood didn't care too much, but now it's different, who doesn't want to eat the big cake?

What's more, we still have fatal wounds, the 15-year protection period of the WTO is coming soon, and you have to open up even if you don't open it at that time. This year, after many negotiations, the two sides will sign a "Memorandum of Understanding on China-US Films" early next year.

Among them, it is clearly stated that:

On the basis of the 20 part of the account, 14 special films (all of which are American films) will be added, and small and medium-sized Hollywood companies will also have more distribution opportunities in China.

The U.S. box office share rose from 13% to 25%;

Increase opportunities for Chinese private companies to distribute imported films.

What's more, the deadline is only five years, which means that by 2017, the two sides will have to negotiate again. The goal of the United States is not to "expand quotas", but to "eliminate quotas".

Back then, the Taiwan market was fully opened, and the theaters were all occupied by Hollywood, and there was no limit to the number of copies. As a result, in just a few years, Wanwan Movie was completely hung up.

However, we still have a good program, and it is absolutely impossible to cancel quotas, and further liberalization cannot be saved. 34 may become 44, or more, and the batch market is even hotter - even movies like "Iron Man 3" will be released as batch films.

Chu Qing couldn't foresee it, and he really didn't know about this history, but with so many years of experience and familiarity with Hollywood, he had a clear concept: Hollywood must have big moves, and it is the kind that has risen to the level of capital and politics.

After pondering it in this way, the train of thought is straightened out.

The active friendship of companies such as Pinnacle and Telescope must pave the way for the future. (To be continued.) )