But.

Mr. Jiang just took a fancy to Ren Han's hope that the higher the box office, the better, so he bargained with him, but then again, the box office of "Midnight Bell" has exceeded 20 million, although the gambling agreement and Yuanhang Film and Television lost, but they didn't really lose, the box office was high, although they couldn't eat meat, but they could drink soup with them.

Ren Han saw that Mr. Jiang wanted to make money, and he didn't want to suffer at all, if he didn't make a little concession today, it would be impossible for the other party to arrange the next theater schedule in the first-tier cities as much as possible, so he said with a smile:

"Mr. Jiang, I still said the same sentence before, it is impossible to re-sign the VAM agreement, but I can make a slight concession, before, the contract said that a total of 6,000 releases, the specified time is one month, now I don't care about the time, even if you are released in half a month, I have no opinion!"

Ren Han also kept a hand, didn't the other party arrange most of the theaters in small and medium-sized cities in order to control the box office, not to mention, it was agreed at that time that the 6,000 screenings would be completed within a month.

Right now.

Ren Han agreed, and within half a month, Yuanhang Film and Television could complete the remaining screenings.

Ren Han knows that if Yuanhang Film and Television wants to finish the next screenings within half a month, it can only be arranged as tightly as possible, so naturally, many screenings will be vacated to theaters in first-tier cities, which also achieves Ren Han's goal.

Originally, the right to use the screen for one month was said to be a good one-month screen, but now it is directly reduced to half a month, after all, January 18th ~ February 18th, just the Spring Festival is also in this gap, and it is really not good to show thrillers for the New Year, Ren Han now proposes to complete all the screenings within half a month as much as possible, this suggestion seems to be acceptable to Mr. Jiang.

"Well, Mr. Ren is unwilling to re-sign the VAM agreement, and we can also consider the formula you just mentioned!" Mr. Jiang's first reaction was to make a lot of money.

After all, the Spring Festival file is an important schedule, as long as the quality of the screened movies is not too bad, the box office appeal is not too much of a problem, and the broadcast time of "Midnight Bell" is shortened, Yuanhang can use these vacated theater sessions to play other movies.

After all, a theater will play many different types of movies in the same time period, and almost every movie wants to get more screens.

The high-budget films of other famous directors, the corresponding box office, compared with "Midnight Bell", which has been screened for half a month, must still be more cost-effective, after all, thrillers are only a niche crowd, and Chinese New Year films are the highlight of New Year's Eve for all ages. ”

However, when Mr. Jiang said this just now, Ren Han smiled, not serious at all, he was a little bottomless in his heart, and thought that Ren Han was talking and playing:

"Mr. Ren, what you just said is serious, and you really agree with us to compress the screening time, and complete the 6,000 screenings within half a month!" ”

"Mr. Jiang, none of us are children anymore, how can you see that I am joking with you, I don't have time to joke with you!" Ren Han said unceremoniously:

"At the beginning, you looked down on "Midnight Bell", I was forced to sign a gambling agreement with you in order to ask you to release my movie, and now you see that "Midnight Murder" has a bright future, so you want to modify the agreement to get a piece of the pie, if I don't agree to compress the screening cycle, will you arrange the theater as much as possible in the first-tier cities, I originally thought that Yuanhang Film and Television had a good reputation as a large company, but I didn't expect you to be so shameless, this time I admit it!" ”

Ren Han burst into foul language, he had already thought about it, he wanted to break up with Yuanhang this time, it didn't matter, after all, the previous gambling agreement, where is the black and white, even if they deliberately arranged the next theaters, they were all arranged in small and medium-sized cities, and the box office was a little less.

1000 kills, 800 self-damage.

Ren Han and Yuanhang also make less money, but one thing Ren Han knows very well is that the contract stipulates 6,000 releases, and they dare not fake the amount of data, and they can't do it if they don't release it once, and they dare to fake the court.

Ren Han just promised that the original agreed to release the number of movies released in one month, and the time was compressed to half a month, which was already the maximum concession.

But Mr. Jiang of Yuanhang Film and Television didn't believe in Ren Han's sincerity at all, which made Ren Han angry, he originally wanted to make money in harmony, but he tore his face, so he couldn't take care of it so much, and it was a big deal to find a new distributor.

What's more, in this world, the distributor of the movie is not only Yuanhang Film and Television, according to "Midnight Bell", the current influence on the Internet, the distributors who want to cooperate with Ren Han in the future will not worry about the next home at all, maybe many distributors will put down their bodies to ask Ren Han.

"Ren Han, Mr. Jiang is also for your good, he and you both want "Midnight Bell", there is a high box office, and we can all make money together, so I agreed, you and him both take a step back, hasn't he already agreed to adjust the next theater arrangements in first-tier cities as much as possible, you also agreed just now, compress the previous one-month screening cycle to half a month, and all the screenings will be played, which is not a big loss for you, why are you like pouring blood mold for eight lifetimes, and you speak so badly." The British minister's face changed, and his title also changed, and he said solemnly:

"What's more, the gambling agreement we signed with you separately, you don't agree to cancel, we all agreed, let's talk about my gambling agreement, I agreed to the first five days, as long as the box office exceeds 20 million, I will post on Weibo when I turn around, and find a way to make the hot search related to "Midnight Bell" hang on Weibo for three days, I will do what I say, and I will ...... when I look back."

"Minister Ying, do you think that without you, "Midnight Bell" will disappear from the hot search soon, do you think so!" Ren Han interrupted him directly, squinted at Minister Ying, and choked back his words.

Ren Han said this, there is a reason for him, this old guy doesn't help post Weibo publicity, and there are a few elders behind him, such as Li Jinju.

If Ren Han asked Li Jinju to post on Weibo to continue to help with publicity, this little girl would definitely not refuse, and there is a true god, that is, his wife Su Yuefei, he doesn't want to eat soft rice, he doesn't want to beg Su Yuefei for help, if he wants to ask his wife for a favor, his wife will not refuse.

Right now.

"Midnight Bell" has been released smoothly for two or three days, Ren Han doesn't care about the two old things in front of him at all, he talks about it, and pulls it down if it's not suitable.

"Mr. Ren, we are just discussing with you, and besides, we are all law-abiding citizens, even if we want to modify the agreement with you, it will be based on the principle of mutual consent, at least we will not force you, why do you say it so ugly!" Jiang always likes to be angry, and he has dealt with Ren Han more often.

Before, he felt that Ren Han was still a relatively talkative young man, but now he finally recognized that Ren Han was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and it was too difficult to touch his interests.

"I'm too much, how can I go too far, it's your voyage film and television, you guys do your own lack of morality, think I don't know!" Ren Han was not lightly angry, since he had already torn his face, then he couldn't care so much, he stared at the two old men in front of him with his eyes, and the anger in his eyes erupted, eager to burn the two of them:

"Previously, in order to hack all the box office, Yuanhang Film and Television deliberately arranged 80% of the theaters in small and medium-sized cities, in terms of propaganda methods, you did your hands and feet, two faces, think I don't know, on the surface of the positive promotion of "Midnight Bell", also ask the navy to publish some black news behind my back, you use various methods, do you want to control the box office not more than 20 million, now you are deflated, you want to go back on your word and modify the gambling agreement, I don't agree, you put the hat of impersonal affection on my head, I don't carry this pot! ””

"Ren ......"

"Ren ......"

Mr. Jiang and Minister Ying, who were scolded by Ren Han, were stunned for a while, and wanted to speak but couldn't answer, you looked at me and I looked at you, looking at each other.

Ren Han knew that the two old men in front of him were empty-hearted, and decided to strike while the iron was hot, since the skin of the face had been torn, then this time he would not fight for steamed buns and tone, and he would not make any compromises:

"Mr. Jiang, Minister Ying, I signed the gambling agreement with the two of you before, I still have several copies at home, I hope you have to abide by the contract, now it is a legal society, you weigh it yourself, I won't break with you, farewell!" ”

There are several domestic distributors and theaters, and it is a big deal to change partners in the future, "Midnight Bell" has already played a signboard, and many fans have already met Ren Han, the newly released film director, through this movie, even if this movie does not make money, the word of mouth has at least been played, and it is not too late to make money by shooting sequels or movies with other themes in the future.

"Hmph, you have the ability, but find a publisher to come over, I'm afraid that you will turn around and find a suitable distributor, and you will have to find Yuanhang Film and Television when you go back." ”

Minister Ying sneered, a person like him who made a lot of nonsense originally looked down on the so-called cutting-edge grassroots director like Ren Han, and seeing that Ren Han was speaking without taking care of his face now, his tone of voice was also unkind.

Mr. Jiang is not so direct, but he smiles more tactfully, and it seems that there is always a bad water in his eyes.

Today, they invited Ren Han over and wanted to modify the gambling agreement with him, because they felt that Ren Han was a new director who was easy to bully, after all, the connections of new directors are really not good, and it is not easy to find a suitable distributor.

Therefore, Ren Han previously asked Yuanhang Film and Television to discuss cooperation, and Jiang was always arrogant, and at the same time signed an unequal gambling agreement with Ren Han to squeeze Ren Han.

Now, Ren Han has almost won the gambling agreement, so they want to backtrack, don't they think that Ren Han He is alone in the film industry and has no strong connections to support.

When it comes to connections, Ren Han is definitely not alone.

Ren Han's current connections, whether it is Du Lei, Li Jinju, or bar owner Lu Shang, Internet celebrity singer Tian Jiachun, most of them are related to music.

As the saying goes, interlacing is like separating mountains, these people may be helpful to him in music, but in movies, these cattle people can hardly provide any substantive help, even if it was Li Jinju before, who posted on Weibo to help publicize, it only played an auxiliary role.

The two of them decided that Ren Han could not find a suitable distributor temporarily, otherwise, he would not have signed a VAM agreement with Yuanhang before, and Ren Han won the VAM agreement now, but he didn't want to make substantive concessions in terms of interests, maybe the way both sides spoke was wrong, and now that the talks have collapsed, Ren Han is unwilling to make any concessions, and plans to cooperate with Yuanhang Film and Television in the future, Mr. Jiang finally panicked:

"Okay, okay, Minister Ying, Mr. Ren, let's sit down and talk about it, don't hurt the peace."

Mr. Jiang smiled and pretended to be white-faced, for him, the interests of business are the most important, the so-called face and temper, he can make some concessions, try not to let the scene deteriorate too much, and there is no need to offend Ren Han, maybe this guy is talking angrily now, and the two sides will have a chance to cooperate in the future.

Just when Mr. Jiang was trying to ease the emotions between several people, there was a knock on the door of the reception room, and there was a banging knock outside, followed by a gentle young female voice coming in from outside the door:

"Mr. Jiang, there is a guest who wants to come in, he is now waiting in the hall of our company, he introduced himself, it is Liu Yujin, the vice president of Hengtai Film and Television, he came over and said that he was looking for Mr. Ren Han to have important things to discuss, and he also asked me to bring you a word, he wants to come to the reception room to meet a few of you!"

"Okay, it's a guest, you can bring him here!" Jiang always finished his words in apprehension, and when he heard that the guest who came was Liu Yujin, the vice president of Hengtai Film and Television, he suddenly felt like a big enemy.

Hengtai Pictures, like Yuanhang Film and Television, are both well-known film and television companies in China, and the two have both similarities and differences, and both have high appeal in the industry.

However, Yuanhang Film and Television, the development model is relatively simple, that is, it is a single fight, but Hengtai Film and Television is different, Hengtai Film and Television is a subsidiary of Hengtai Group, whether it is the shrinking film market or the season, the subsidiary can get the blood transfusion of the group, and various resources are also unique, which Yuanhang Film and Television cannot match.

As the saying goes, peers are enemies, although these two companies, there is no obvious grievance in private, but it is also in line with the well water does not violate the water, there is no intersection in private, they are ignoring the existence of each other, is it that the sun comes out of the west.

But when they thought of it, the company's etiquette lady just now said when she knocked on the door that Liu always came over and had important things to discuss with Ren Han, which made them completely panic.

The other party won't come to dig the corner, originally "Midnight Bell", Ren Han cooperated with Yuanhang Film and Television, and now the people of Hengtai Film and Television came to see Ren Han, they didn't want to have a salary from the bottom of the kettle, they also wanted to get the distribution rights of "Midnight Bell"!