496, mediation, backstabbing, watching a play, going down, scolding...... This stepping horse is the real leading brother!
On the morning of the 20th, according to the requirements of the bureau, Chen Fei appeared at the door of the film bureau at nine o'clock sharp.
He should have come relatively late, as soon as he got out of the car, he looked at it and was crowded!
"Director Chen, why are you here so late?"
"Mr. Chen......"
Jiang Wen and Wang Changtian greeted one after another, and many people were just about to move, but after thinking about it, they still didn't move.
Chen Fei's identity is a little embarrassing in the current situation.
He represents both the producer and the theater side, and he has not clearly stood in line from beginning to end, so many people can't figure out his thoughts.
If he is on the producer's side, it will definitely be a heavy blow to the theater side.
But if he stands firmly on the theater side, then the producer will have to start having a headache again......
"Why don't you go in?"
Chen Fei glanced at the crowd at the scene with some confusion, and looked at it, all the leaders of various production companies standing outside were the top directors and producers of commercial films in the industry.
And what surprised him was that the top leaders of the nine major theaters were not present!
At this time, Wang Changtian gave him the answer: "Zhang Weiping and the representatives of those theaters were called in, we have to wait before we can go in." ”
"Oh, that's it......"
No wonder I didn't see Huo Qigang, it turned out that he went in early.
"So, what's the situation now? How far have we come? ”
Chen Fei pulled Jiang Wen to the side, and very skillfully took out a handful of melon seeds from his pocket.
"Hey? Give me some too! ”
Jiang Wen first asked for a handful of melon seeds, and then said: "Zhang Weiping's request to increase the minimum ticket price, increase the proportion of account sharing, and also put forward the requirements for film scheduling, which can be described as a lion's mouth......
Domestic theaters generally set Tuesday as a half-price day, and the lowest ticket price refers to the ticket price on Tuesday.
Zhang Weiping asked for the minimum ticket price to be increased by five yuan, which also means that the full ticket price has been increased by a full ten yuan!
For example, if the minimum ticket price of the theater of Pan Asia Cinema Line in the first-tier cities is increased to 40 yuan, then the full ticket price is 80 yuan, and then the theater will actually increase the ticket price slightly according to its own grade and scale.
As a result, the ticket price of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" is approaching the 100 yuan mark!
You know, it's just a 2D movie.
Nowadays, even if it is a Hollywood 3DiMax special effects blockbuster, the ticket price is only 110-130.
It can be seen from this how big Zhang Weiping's appetite is!
Don't think about it, if this news is exposed, the eighteenth generation of Zhang Weiping's ancestors will definitely be pulled out by fans to pay tribute in turn.
increased the score and offended the theater chain.
raised ticket prices and offended fans.
That is, Zhang Yimou is here, otherwise Zhang Weiping's operation will definitely be stillborn.
Chen Fei couldn't help but sigh: "Harm others and benefit yourself!" ”
"Not really." Jiang Wen shrugged his shoulders and said in a slightly mocking tone: "In his words, the screening time of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" is nearly 50 minutes longer than that of ordinary movies, can the price be increased if the amount is increased?" ”
"Can the theater chain agree?"
"Some are strongly opposed, but some don't mind much, anyway, there is a profit anyway, the difference is just to earn more or less."
"That's just as well."
The two chatted for half an hour, and after swallowing several handfuls of melon seeds, someone inside finally came out and called them in.
Patting the debris on his hands, Chen Fei followed unhurriedly.
It's so good to die, Wu Kebo suddenly said when he entered the door: "Mr. Chen is preparing to stand on our producer today?" Or is it standing on the cinema line? ”
As soon as these words came out, the scene was suddenly silent, and everyone turned their heads to look at Chen Fei.
In fact, when it comes to the candidate of the leading big brother, Chen Fei is more suitable than Zhang Weiping, just by virtue of his box office appeal and status in the circle, the theater party definitely has to give him this face.
What makes everyone helpless is that he is also the major shareholder of Pan Asia Cinema among the nine major cinema chains in China.
It's embarrassing to step on a horse!
Faced with Wu Kebo's sudden attack, Chen Fei smiled at him: "Mr. Wu wants me to stand over there?" ”
Wu Kebo immediately replied: "Of course it's the producer, aren't you the director?" ”
"Huh!"
At this moment, Chen Fei's acting skills suddenly exploded, and after sneering at him, he gave him a mysterious look.
In an instant, Wu Kebo fell into an ice cave, and countless bad thoughts flashed in his heart.
"It's going to be bad!"
And the CEOs of other production companies also changed their faces at this moment, and their eyes were full of anger when they looked at Wu Kebo.
You're sick, aren't you?
Why are you provoking this master?
If he makes two random moves from the perspective of Pan Asian cinemas, who of these production companies in the circle can withstand it?
The group soon entered the large conference room, and then found a scene like "the boundary between Chu and Han".
Tong Ju sat in the middle, Zhang Weiping sat on the left side of the conference room, and representatives of the other nine cinema lines sat on the right side.
Chen Fei saw Huo Qigang and Ye Ning who were whispering.
After seeing him come in, the two of them gave him a special look.
Chen Fei patted his pocket and showed understanding.
Today, he is purely a melon-eating audience, as for whether he wants to participate in the next stage, let's see the situation first.
Tong Gang glanced at the people who entered the conference room and said, "Take a seat." ”
As soon as the words fell, the crowd suddenly divided into two columns.
Production companies, industry directors, and producers led by Guangguang, Huayi, and Orange Sky have gone to the left.
And those representatives of the cinema line from various provinces and cities went straight to the nine cinema lines.
After seeing this scene, Chen Fei didn't even think about it, went straight to the middle seat, and chose to sit face to face with Tong Gang.
At this moment, both sides were a little confused.
What is this operation?
However, before everyone could figure it out, they heard Tong Gang, who was sitting in the main seat, say: "I won't talk about the superfluous, the reason why I asked you to come over today is mainly to mediate the matter between "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" and the theater party. ”
There was silence in the conference room, and everyone was waiting for his next words.
Just now, Zhang Weiping and the nine major cinemas entered in advance, and they must have reached some kind of agreement, otherwise they would not have been called in.
A large number of people does not mean that the mediation can go smoothly, and again, all the games are decided by a small number of people.
Sure enough, in the next second, everyone heard the follow-up words:
"Before you came in, I had already spoken to representatives of the theater chain and the producer, and they expressed their willingness to accept mediation."
"What ???"
There hasn't been any movement on the theater side, and the producer can't sit still.
As the "leader" in the production industry, Wang Zhongjun suddenly got up at this time and asked in a deep voice: "What is the content of the adjustment?" ”
Chen Feiqiang resisted the urge to take out melon seeds from his pocket and looked at Zhang Weiping with interest.
Since he came in, he has been paying attention to Zhang Weiping's various small actions.
At this moment, I saw Zhang Weiping suddenly touch the tip of his nose, and his eyes kept spinning, as if he was thinking about how to fool people.
"The minimum ticket price of all theaters in the country can be increased by five yuan, and if the account is divided, the box office of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" can be divided by 45% within 500 million, and the part exceeding 500 million will be divided by 41%."
"That's it?"
Wang Zhongjun was stunned for a moment, this was not the result he wanted.
Tong Gang asked rhetorically: "Isn't this what you are looking for in the near future?" ”
When the words fell, everyone on the producer's side turned their eyes and stared at Zhang Weiping!
Their appeal is to increase the proportion of account sharing in all aspects, not just for one "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins".
If it is not a matter of personal interests, why do they support New Picture and Zhang Weiping?
But now?
This "representative" coerced the entire circle of producers and theaters to fight against him, but in the end, he only satisfied his own selfish interests and abandoned all allies!
However, they could only glare angrily at Zhang Weiping at the moment, and they couldn't say anything superfluous.
Because when everyone shouted slogans, they really only took out "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling".
And all the words that Zhang Weiping said in private were compressed into farts by him personally and given to those who supported him.
At this time, there are still many people on the side of the theater chain who are unwilling to accept this mediation plan.
Within 500 million box office, 45% is divided, doesn't this mean that tens of millions of dollars will be lost in vain?
"I disagree!"
Yu Dong took the lead in standing up: "Tong Bureau, he didn't do this, think about it, how many times has he changed it?" If we accept this time, and the next time he continues to ask for a change in the account sharing ratio, will he agree or disagree at that time? ”
Zhang Weiping's rebuttal followed: "What you said about stepping on a horse is complete!" The theaters are making money left and right, but our filmmakers have to take risks, and they also have to bear the costs of copying and publicity, so what's wrong with increasing the proportion of point sharing? ”
"You're farting......"
For a while, Yu Dong and Zhang Weiping stood up directly and sprayed wildly, not giving in to each other.
"Quiet!"
A loud shout suddenly sounded, which directly made the two of them dumbfounded.
Tong Gang's face was gloomy, and his right hand knocked heavily on the table: "The mediation plan is there, if you are willing to abide by it, then let it go, if you don't want to, then refuse to let it go, it's as simple as that, understand?" ”
The two of them didn't say anything more, just looked at each other, and there seemed to be sparks exploding in the air.
Obviously, this is not the end of the story!
But the above tone has been set, and the nine major cinema lines will definitely abide by it, and the rest are just small contradictions, which can't set off any storms at all, and there is no need to work it.
"Does anyone have a problem? If not, that's all for today's meeting......"
"Tong Bureau, I still have something to say."
After swallowing too many melon seeds, Chen Fei unscrewed the mineral water on the table and took a big sip before slowly standing up.
For a while, both the producer and the theater line looked at each other.
"You say?"
The gloom on Tong Gang's face quickly dissipated, replaced by a pleasant expression.
This is the real acting school!
"Ahem." Coughing lightly twice, Chen Fei held back a glance at Zhang Wei's comment, and then said, "What I just heard from you mean that this plan belongs exclusively to the "Thirteen Pillars of Jinling", right?"
What about us? In addition to the new images, what about the films made by our companies? Is it still according to the previous account sharing ratio? ”
As soon as the words fell, many production company bigwigs who were still glaring at Zhang Weiping were all shining in front of them at this moment.
This horse is the leading big brother!
In contrast, what is the difference between him Zhang Weiping and the "Song Jiang" in the Water Margin?
As for "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" and Zhang Yimou, what are they in front of Chen Fei?
Whether it is commercial value or literary level, if Chen Fei shouts that he is the second in China, who in the circle dares to call himself the first?
The first European director with three gold medals in the mainland, holding two Oscars for Best Director and two Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, plus the domestic box office record holder, the global total box office record No.2......
Such a person is worthy of the title of "dragon head"!
At the same time, Yu Dong, who was still frantically facing Zhang Weiping, suddenly fell silent at this moment.
As for the representatives of the nine major cinema lines, their faces were even more bitter at this time.
They dared to confront Zhang Weiping on the Internet, but they didn't dare to confront Chen Fei on the spot.
In recent years, the reason why domestic cinemas have been able to develop so fast is completely inseparable from Chen Fei.
"Mulan", "Heart Flower Road", "Painted Skin 2", "Inception", "Gravity" ......
If it weren't for these high-quality commercial blockbusters, how would their theaters make money?
Chen Fei glanced at the side of the theater line, and saw that a group of people unconsciously looked away, and then said happily:
"The total box office of "Gravity" in the mainland is 1.657 billion, if it is also calculated according to the 45% account sharing ratio, then I should be regarded as an indirect loss of hundreds of millions, right?"
Chen Fei kept talking and continued: "Also, "Pacific Rim", with an investment of up to 650 million, will be completed at the end of this month, and it will be released next year at the latest.
The "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" series that director Ning Hao is preparing for is expected to invest about 4 billion yuan in total for six films.
The investment amount of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" is just enough for 600 million, and it is required to increase the proportion of account sharing, so how to arrange my "Pacific Rim" and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"? How much is the theater going to raise the account sharing ratio for me?
I won't mention the small cost of "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage", and I plan to make the "Kung Fu Panda" series into a co-production in the future, and there are many big-budget scripts that have been preliminarily formed, and it is expected to be promoted in the form of a co-production every year, how to calculate the proportion of these films......"
Chen Fei's words didn't stop for a moment, and directly threw out the film plan for the next three years.
The people on the production company's side were all smiling, and they all looked at the theater with provocative eyes.
My eldest brother has spoken, how do you answer?
On the other hand, on the side of the cinema line, except for Huo Qigang, who was sitting in danger, the heads of the rest of the cinema companies all frowned.
It's really hard to answer.
offended Zhang Weiping, but they didn't coax it much.
But if you lose Chen Fei, the director of commercial films, it will really hurt.
The most important thing is that he also has a pan-Asian cinema chain under his hands, so he is not worried about being jointly suppressed by other cinema chains......
It's hard to step on the horse!
Tong Gang was also slightly stunned at this time, and he didn't say anything for a long time, obviously stumped.
He couldn't help but secretly imagine in his heart, if Chen Fei also followed Zhang Weiping's example and asked for an increase in the proportion of account sharing, how should the theater chain respond?
It's hard!
He subconsciously turned his head to look at the side of the theater, and just met Huo Qigang's gaze.
In the next second, as if he had received some kind of instruction, this kid actually got up directly and said: "Mr. Chen, your situation of flying film and television is a bit special, and it is more suitable for Hollywood's 'ladder box office sharing'."
As long as the box office of the movie is higher, the proportion of account sharing can also be gradually increased, as for how to calculate, we can negotiate slowly in private, what do you think? ”
As soon as these words came out, the representatives of the other eight major cinema chains and those representatives of small and medium-sized cinema chains all nodded in unison.
"Indeed, the tiered box office split can also be applied to this ......"
"It's the equivalent of an alternative VAM."
"It must be a film with a production cost of more than 600 million yuan, otherwise this method is not applicable......"
Many theater companies said a word on behalf of you, and I said a word, and it didn't take long for them to negotiate a relatively rough framework for movie box office accounting.
Chen Fei just looked at them and let them improve on their own.
His purpose has been achieved, and as for the later operations, some people are willing to complete it for him.
For example, Han Sanping.
The third master will stare at the side of the theater with his eyes shining, and it seems that he has already figured out how to squeeze them.
Although China Film also has a cinema chain, because of the special nature of state-owned enterprises, Han Sanping is also in the producer camp at this time.
Movies such as "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and "Pacific Rim", China Film also occupies a certain share of investment in it.
The higher the proportion of box office accounts, the more eye-catching his performance will be!
"Okay, okay, you can talk about these in private, today is mainly to mediate the dispute between "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" and the theater party."
Tong Gang suddenly shouted to stop the theater parties who were discussing by themselves, his eyes stayed on Huo Qigang and Chen Fei for a moment, and he muttered secretly in his heart: "These two boys are really good enough, one sings and one ......."
In order to prevent subsequent incidents, he stood up and announced directly: "The mediation of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" has been completed, just do what you have to do, don't put this quarrel aside." ”
……
As the "mediator" left, a group of people got up and walked towards the outside of the film bureau.
Huo Qigang gave Chen Fei a look, and then left the scene quickly while others were not paying attention.
If he was stopped by other representatives of the theater who suddenly woke up, it would inevitably be another period of entanglement, after all, he had just sung a harmony with Chen Fei, and directly pitted the theater party into it, so that they subconsciously accepted the "ladder box office sharing".
Chen Fei didn't slip away directly like him, but greeted the other producers and theater representatives cordially, and then walked out slowly.
By the way, he also took out the last handful of melon seeds from his pocket, ready to wait to see the last good show of the day.
"Zhang Weiping, you are simply a shameless and obscene person when you step on a horse!"
Wu Kebo scolded Zhang Weiping fiercely, spat at him again, and left angrily.
In the previous confrontation between the producer and the theater side, Orange Sky can be said to be the number one fighter under Zhang Weiping!
And now, with Zhang Weiping's backstabbing, there is inevitably a gap between Orange Sky and the cinema line.
The former leading brother won, but the younger brother was miserably pitted, no wonder Wu Kebo scolded regardless of his image.
On the other side, Yu Dong also stared at Zhang Weiping with cold eyes, as fierce as a snake and scorpion facing its prey!
It's not over yet!
Others can endure this, but Bona will never bear it!
Since the beginning of "Hero", Zhang Weiping has repeatedly touched Bona's bottom line, picking on his family to target, if he continues to endure it, then where will he put his old face in Yudong?
"Click......"
A melon seed was easily bitten open by Chen Fei, and he happily looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly felt that he didn't have enough melon seeds.
"Looks like there's a lot of good things to watch next?"
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