Hotel entrance.

Under the leadership of Fang Ziheng and others, they met the overseas publisher of "Edge of Tomorrow", Deng Wendi.

Along with it, there is also the president of Anle Pictures, Jiang Zhiqiang.

"Hello, Ms. Deng Wendi."

Fang Ziheng took two steps forward, gently hugged Deng Wendi side by side, then turned around and stretched out his hand to Jiang Zhiqiang, and said with a smile: "Mr. Jiang, we meet again, thank you and Ms. Deng for your support and help in "Edge of Tomorrow". ”

"Director Fang is too modest, I want to congratulate you, "Edge of Tomorrow" is a good movie, and it is worth recommending to audiences all over the world to watch."

Jiang Zhiqiang's face was radiant, and while admiring, he put his two hands up and shook Fang Ziheng heavily.

Yu Dong and Deng Wendi exchanged two sentences, and laughed loudly: "Director Fang, let's talk inside." ”

"It's okay, I just got off the plane, and I'm still a little hungry."

Fang Ziheng nodded lightly, and the guest was as he pleased.

Under the guidance of the waiter, the group came to the banquet hall on the second floor.

The door opened, and dozens of people gathered in the banquet hall, a few Chinese colleagues who worked hard in the Hollywood film industry, and the rest were all white and black.

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

When Fang Ziheng walked into the door with Andy, Liu Ye, Liu Qianqian, Deng Chao, and Hu Jun, there was warm applause in the banquet hall.

The creator of "Edge of Tomorrow" was welcomed by outsiders abroad for the first time.

Although this banquet was very small, it was specially organized by Deng Wendi.

Fang Ziheng returned the salute, and under the introduction of Jiang Zhiqiang, he got to know some people who had weight one by one.

As the promoter of Li An and Lao Mouzi's movies overseas, Jiang Zhiqiang has very good connections in Hollywood, and almost all the eight major film giants have many acquaintances.

The Chinese present were also full of curiosity about Fang Ziheng, with a somewhat friendly attitude.

Hollywood is very realistic, only talking about the same interests.

has been in Hollywood for many years, and this group of Chinese has naturally learned the essence here.

In their opinion, Fang Ziheng can make a movie that is a global hit, and his status is no less than Lao Mouzi, who went abroad, and Li An, who is trying to make a comeback.

Fang Ziheng had a calm attitude, with a faint smile, and greeted him without humility.

Time passed, and the banquet was halfway through.

Fang Ziheng, Andy, Deng Wendi, and Jiang Zhiqiang broke away from everyone and came to a small conference room.

Yu Dong took Liu Ye and others to be a bridge to the mainland, chatting with the people in the banquet hall about Chinese movies and overseas exports.

"Director Fang, Twentieth Century Fox Film Company wants to buy the full copyright contract of "Edge of Tomorrow" in North America for TV on demand, digital broadcasting, home theater DVDs, peripheral toys and other full copyright contracts."

Jiang Zhiqiang took a stack of documents from his assistant's hand and handed them to Andy while looking at Fang Ziheng.

"As long as the price is right, I'm more than willing to work with Fox again."

Fang Ziheng smiled lightly, took out a cigarette and handed it to Deng Wendi, who was smiling and silent, indicating that she would quote first.

Today, the other party is doing such a show, and it is very likely that he wants to reduce the price.

This thing is fully copyrighted, and it is the kind that really makes money in the United States.

"The Four Famous Catches" does not count overseas box office revenues, and Twentieth Century Fox earned no less than 30 million US dollars from the sale of peripheral rights in North America alone.

30 million!

You must know that at that time, Deng Wendi bought all the overseas copyrights for 20 million.

Counting the box office revenue of "The Four Famous Catches", Twentieth Century Fox made at least 70 million US dollars in net profits.

However, "Edge of Tomorrow" signed a share, and Twentieth Century Fox Film Company, as an overseas distributor, accounted for 15% of the distribution.

Without box office sharing, Deng Wendi naturally wants to win the North American peripheral copyright of "Edge of Tomorrow".

This time period is the peak of the North American film market.

The ratio of movie box office to TV broadcast, home theater DVD, digital broadcast, and toy peripherals is roughly 1:0.4 to 0.45.

Of course, very popular movies such as "Avatar" and "Transformers" will have a relatively higher proportion, and the income from copyright sales once reached two or three times the box office.

"Edge of Tomorrow" was released for 17 days, and the total box office in North America exceeded 120 million US dollars.

The third week fell by 30%, there was no big dive, and it is expected to have a box office of 25 million US dollars.

However, as an outsider, "Edge of Tomorrow" cannot be released in six weeks like a local film.

It will take about 30 days at most!

As a result, the total North American box office of "Edge of Tomorrow" may fall from $155 million to $160 million.

According to the share ratio signed by Twentieth Century Fox and the theater chain, "Edge of Tomorrow" can get 50% of the total box office revenue.

Take a minimum of 150 million, and there must be 65 million US dollars around the copyright.

65 million refers to the total income from the copyright that can be sold, and Fang Ziheng has no channels in the United States, so he can only rely on Twentieth Century Fox.

With a 20% channel fee, the net income that can be obtained is 52 million US dollars.

Fang Ziheng doesn't like to eat alone, and his psychological price is 35 million US dollars to 40 million US dollars, and the concession is 12 million US dollars to 17 million US dollars.

At this price, neither side will suffer!

Hengyu Media can realize funds in a timely manner by selling copyrights, and Twentieth Century Fox can earn at least 25 million US dollars by collecting channel fees and Fang Ziheng's concessions.

This is still calculated based on the minimum profit ratio, and the real situation will only be higher.

If the publicity is in place and the operation is good, it can easily exceed the copyright profit of "The Four Famous Catches", and it is possible to reach 50 million US dollars.

Of course, it is impossible to recover the income at once, TV on demand, DVDs, toy guns are all long-term and sustainable transactions.

"Director Fang, "Edge of Tomorrow" is a rare good movie, and I am not vain, 20 million US dollars, full copyright online and offline in the Americas!"

Deng Wendi let out a faint sound, raised two fingers, and looked confident.

After speaking.

She didn't wait for Fang Ziheng to refuse, pointed to the document in Andy's hand, raised a smile and spoke again: "If Director Fang is willing to sell the full overseas rights of the film, the price will be higher, I promise not to disappoint Director Fang!" ”

The overseas full copyright she refers to here refers to the overseas global copyright fee after the release of the film, not just North America.

As Hollywood's leading film giant, Twentieth Century Fox is backed by the Big Buddha of News Corporation, and is fully capable of laying channels to countries around North America and reselling movies to Europe, Africa, and Australia.

In the early years, why Chinese films could sell overseas copyrights, in addition to foreigners eating costume films and kung fu films, the most important reason is that Hollywood film giants do have the ability to export various copyrights of films to countries around the world.

All rights reserved overseas!

Fang Ziheng smiled, and he couldn't deny Deng Wendi's words.

The ambition and courage of this 'legendary woman' are indeed extraordinary, and dealing with such a chicken is really trouble-free!

To be honest, he really hopes that the other party can become the helm of Twentieth Century Fox, or even become the core top of News Corporation.

If this is the case, at least there will be an additional way for Chinese films to export overseas in the future.

Well..

I have to talk to Han Dong about this when I go back!

Thinking of this, Fang Ziheng raised a hand, stretched out his five fingers and clenched his fist: "One price, 50 million US dollars, overseas full copyright fees!" ”

His voice was not high, but his tone was very firm, and his eyes were condensed and he looked at Deng Wendi on the other side of the conference table, confident and charming.

Quiet..

It's quiet.

No one was talking in the room, and Andy lowered his gaze as he carefully read the legal paperwork on the papers.

For Fang Ziheng, she was a hundred relieved.

As long as it's about movies, she won't intervene.

On the other side of the conference table, Deng Wendi silently lit the cigarette that Fang Ziheng had handed over just now, and fell into thinking and calculating.

$50 million is not a small amount, and she needs to re-evaluate the proportion of profits.

Jiang Zhiqiang twisted his neck and looked at Fang Ziheng with a surprised gaze.

The young man really dared to make a bid, looking at how he was more tiger than the original Wang Zhongjun!

Fang Ziheng flicked the cigarette ash and smiled at Jiang Zhiqiang.

There's nothing he doesn't dare to drive, and the price isn't too high.

"Edge of Tomorrow" is not "The Four Famous Catches", it can't sell many toys, and the alien fighters, battleships, and exoskeleton mecha in the movie can definitely become bestsellers overseas for a while.

Long.

Deng Wendi's calm face showed a smile, she didn't respond to Ziheng's opening of the house, but asked another question.

"Director Fang, may I ask what theme you are going to shoot for your sixth movie?"

Tall!

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Zhiqiang immediately understood, and cast an admiring look at Deng Wendi.

Andy was also stunned, raised his head and looked at Deng Wendi again.

This woman is really not simple!

used Fang Ziheng's sixth movie to promote the copyright of his fifth film, which is simply invincible.

"Bang bang.."

Fang Ziheng stroked his palms and smiled, and sighed faintly: "Ms. Deng, you are the most business-friendly person I have ever met. ”

"Well, I might as well tell you about my sixth project, a fantasy movie with the theme of exploring tombs!"

"Haha, good!"

Deng Wendi smiled, stood up with a slam of the table, stared at Fang Ziheng with burning eyes, and said: "Director Fang, 50 million is 50 million, I only have one request, Twentieth Century Fox has priority to buy the distribution rights of your sixth film and the right to buy all the copyrights of your overseas periphery!" ”

"Deal!"

Fang Ziheng got up and smiled at Deng Wendi.

"Happy working together!"

"Happy working together!"

Then, the two parties sign a new contract!

"Edge of Tomorrow" was priced at 50 million US dollars, and sold all the rights of the film's overseas online, offline, and peripheral to Twentieth Century Fox Film Company.

From the date of signing the contract, the 50 million royalty will be credited within 7 natural days.

After everything was done, the group returned to the banquet hall.

Some white female celebrities who didn't know each other saw that they had finished talking, their eyes lit up, and they took the initiative to come to Fang Ziheng and frequently flattered them.

These female stars may still think that after the big hit of "Edge of Tomorrow", Fang Ziheng is ready to come to Hollywood for development.

Not to mention, these female stars are really in good shape, all of them are convex and backward, and they are extremely hot.

Fang Ziheng was too lazy to take care of them, he couldn't bear the red chairs and red carpets in Hollywood.

After the dinner, everyone went upstairs to rest.

Liu Qianqian was very satisfied with his performance just now, and entered the room and offered a fragrant kiss directly.

"Sissi, you're playing with fire."

Fang Ziheng enjoyed it, and at the same time shamelessly beat a rake.

Liu Qianqian let go of her pink lips, pushed him to the bed, reached out to hook his chin, and continued to tempt condescendingly.

"Playing with fire, is that so?"

"Your relatives are not leaving, don't make trouble."

Fang Ziheng took a breath, stared at her pink lips, and refused insincerely.

Really.

The young lady glanced at him and slowly lowered her noble little head.

Hiss.

The next day.

Fang Ziheng and his entourage came to New York, and under Deng Wendi's arrangement, they rushed to three movie theaters.

Liu Ye, Liu Qianqian, Deng Chao, and Hu Jun were the representatives to meet and take photos with hundreds of moviegoers in the United States.

For the next week, the four of them had to wander around the 20-odd movie theaters to help promote Twentieth Century Fox.

Like "The Four Famous Catches", there are not many trips, all of them are traveling, and they browse the scenery while promoting.

How to say it, they are outsiders after all, even if "Edge of Tomorrow" is a big hit, it is impossible to have many fans in the United States.

Unless it's characters like Uncle Long, and his unique martial arts style, he can attract fans all over the world.

"Edge of Tomorrow" is a group drama, except for Liu Qianqian, a big beauty, with short hair, and the joyful ship chopping knife, other actors, including the actor Liu Ye, will not have many substantive fans.

Andy stayed in Los Angeles and continued to negotiate with Deng Wendi about the film.

The acquired small company has completed the name change, Hengyu Media's U.S. branch.

It is said to be a company, but it is actually a film studio.

The main purpose is to rationally invest in films, and a small company like Hollywood has not ten thousand, but eight thousand.

The studio has two persons in charge, an employee of Hengyu station, who is responsible for copyright and production, and follows the group of film shooting.

A former manager of the company, responsible for the operation of the studio, and the relationship between all aspects.

Fang Ziheng brought two scripts this time, both of which were small projects made with 20 million US dollars.

Deng Wendi originally didn't like this kind of project, but when she learned that Hengyu had the production funds, she only needed to be responsible for pulling up the team to shoot and enjoy 20% of the film's share, she agreed without thinking about it.

Fang Ziheng's idea is very simple, that is, taking advantage of the fact that the relationship between the two countries has been okay in the past few years, he can buy as many beautiful knives as he can.

He has no plans to develop in Hollywood, nor does he have the ambition to open the company in the United States and learn from Wanda to become a multinational film giant.

He has a clear heart in his heart, and the main battlefield of Hengyu is always the mainland.

No matter how full the moon is in a foreign country, it is just a short scenic journey.

January 30th.

There are two days left until Chinese New Year's Eve.

Fang Ziheng and his entourage came out of the airport, and Concubine Lin wore a thick down jacket and came to greet her with the driver Fang Zhongxin.

As of today, "Edge of Tomorrow" has been released for 28 days, and the total box office in the mainland has exceeded 1.16 billion, creating a record of 20 million in a single day for 25 consecutive days.

Judging from the strength of the box office harvest alone, "Edge of Tomorrow" has caught up with "Avatar".

Especially after the CCTV news, many departments and units arranged internal chartering, so that the box office trend in the third and fourth weeks was still stable, and a total of 500 million super high box office was hit.

Compared with the previous two weeks, the decline was only 100 million!

In addition, the key to "Edge of Tomorrow" is in hand, and there are still 22 days left according to the fifty days of release.

According to the data trend chart compiled by China Film, the final box office of the movie has great hope of surpassing "Avatar".

After the first two weeks of hot screenings in the North American market, it got 26 million US dollars in the third week, and it plunged in the fourth week, only 12 million US dollars, a decline of 50%.

The movie has five days to be painted, and the total box office is roughly 160 million US dollars.

Asia and Europe also ushered in a big decline, with $12 million in the third week and $8 million in the fourth week.

The painting time in the two places is the same as in the Americas, and there are still five days, and there is not much oil and water to fish.

The plot of a foreign country is brushed over by the grapevine, and it will not be described too much

(End of chapter)