Chapter 75: You Don't Have to Think About Me (5/5)
Shen Mengxi is not a good person.
For projects produced by Mengxi and Tang Ren, once there is a risk, he will introduce other producers.
"Big Man" and "Walking with God" are projects that are not very sure of the market prospects, including "The Great Wall", the main controlling investor and producer is Mengxi Media, and at the same time, it will take the initiative to invite many powerful investors...
Does Xingmei have the strength?
Of course, there is strength, and the Chinese Film Star Art Cinema Line has always ranked among the top three of the eight major cinema chains in the country, and its strength far exceeds that of Golden Harvest Cinema Line.
But to talk about his relationship with Qin Hong...
It's a bit like him and a big old man, who are both rivals and friends...
At the private level, Shen Mengxi admires the old king - Wang Changtian, not Wang Jianlin;
But if it happens in the same schedule, even if the cards in the opponent's hand are not his opponent at all, he will not be merciful!
Well, a somewhat cold-blooded capitalist!
Shen Mengxi pondered for a moment, what could Qin Hong do with him?
First of all, he can't handle the things of heaven and earth;
Then that's all left for the film business...
"The King's Feast" and "1942" were released at the same time...
"One Shot to the End" is scheduled for November 25, three days ahead.
This is something that has already been decided and it is impossible to change it.
Qin Hong is not a fool, no matter how stupid she is, she has been mixed up in the film industry for several years...
And after that, he was deeply bound to Chen Kexin, and produced a series of movies directed and produced by Chen Kexin, including "July and Ansheng", "Demon Bell", "Like You", "Young You"...
By the way, he is also the producer of "Carnival"!
It seems that the heavens and the earth have been sealed, but it has opened his mind...
Ahem...
Since it's not a film business...
What else could be the matter?
Shen Mengxi suddenly thought of the historical event that happened in the original time and space when the five major producers jointly forced the theater chain to make profits...
China Film, Huayi Brothers, Guangguang, Bona, Xingmei and other five major distribution companies jointly proposed to the theater chain to increase the distributor's box office share ratio to 45%, involving 9 films in the Chinese New Year file.
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Mengxi's current account sharing with the theater chain is all stepped account sharing, just last year's account sharing regulations, over 300 million, 500 million and so on...
Overall, according to this account, the movie produced by Mengxi will share about 44~45%...
Taking the 1.56 billion box office of "Walking with God" as an example, according to the tiered account-sharing contract, Mengxi finally got 628 million yuan - deducting 5% of the special fund for film development and 3.3% of the business tax, and then calculated it little by little...
Compared with the previous 43%, it is about 15 million higher!
But then again, it's still not 45%...
I always feel a little lost, because of the movies in the box office range of 3~500 million? 45%, 55%? More than 500 million, 800 million, 1 billion, but to give up the Li Cinema Line - more than a billion part? According to the ratio of 42:58.
When you signed this contract? Thinking that the box office is over one billion, and it is basically profitable? Give profits to the theater chain, and the theater chain will also arrange more films? Complement each other!
The brain twitched a little...
Why didn't you think that five years later? No, it should be said to what extent will the film market expand in three years?
Now, it's time to bring it up!
Of course he would...
The box office is over one billion, and one percentage point is 10 million!
The problem? The goal of 80,000 screens is written in the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Cinemas and Promoting the Prosperity and Development of the Film Market"...
Illustrate? The Film Bureau and the Ministry of Culture are all standing in theaters!
They count screen growth in their political achievements...
If the growth of the screen slows down because of the producer's reverse, then the producer is a sinner!
This kind of offending the above, Shen Mengxi will not do it!
In the original time and space, "People's Daily" published an editorial: "First, China Film and other five major film distribution companies jointly issued a statement demanding a salary increase, and then 13 theater chains such as Wanda jointly protested. 2%? It seems that the share is not much, but it has torn the faces of the two sides of the original mutually beneficial cooperation in the film market... Is the account sharing ratio just a subsection? In the case of Hollywood blockbusters at the top and domestic films rising rapidly? Instead of just staring at each other's account sharing ratio, it is better to think about how to make the entire industry bigger and stronger. ”
It seems to be from the perspective of the industry to explain the current situation? But at the end of the sentence, "Rather than just staring at each other's accounts? Why don't you think about how to make the whole industry bigger and stronger"? pointed the finger at the producer.
Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back!
How to become bigger and stronger with low income?
This incident caused Hua Yi to defect and run away with "1942" first, resulting in the collapse of the alliance of the five major distributors, and no publisher dared to argue with the theater chain after that!
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The place to meet is at a golf club...
Regular clubs, don't talk about golf and you want to be crooked!
After a few words of greeting, Shen Mengxi took the club and followed Qin Hong into the field...
After regular socializing, Qin Hong directly said the purpose of the meeting, and sure enough, it was to unite Mengxi to put pressure on the theater chain...
He said: "This year is the best opportunity, there are only domestic films in the Chinese New Year file, as long as we unite and the theater chain dares to refuse, we will refuse to release it!"
"In two months, the theater chain will lose a lot!"
"Moreover, as long as Xingmei and Jiahe agree, the two of us will take the lead, and we are not afraid that other theaters will not do it!"
Golden Harvest Cinema Line, with 900 screens, and all of them are excellent theaters in the area, ranking fourth in market share;
Xingmei International Cinemas, with 1,300 screens, ranks second in market share;
This matter is indeed a problem!
However, Shen Mengxi also shook his head: "This matter, it is not appropriate to be so decisive, you give temporary notice now, which is equivalent to pitting the producer and the theater chain against each other!"
Qin Hong: "If you don't force it, will the theater chain agree?"
"There's no more appropriate way, such as talking to the person in charge of the theater in private, it's not at all to the extent that you have to meet each other... By the way, what's the above opinion?"
"How can the above care about this?" Qin Hong shook his head: "In business, we can't count on everything, when it comes to our own interests, we still have to rely on ourselves." ”
Shen Mengxi smiled: "It's hard to say, now the film market is becoming more and more prosperous, and the potential industrial value is at least in the trillion scale, it's not a small fight, the above must be very concerned, I think it's better to have a breath with the above!"
Qin Hong pondered for a moment and felt that it made sense.
Shen Mengxi said: "I am definitely on the producer, you don't have to consider my opinion, but if there is a cinema line above..."
He shrugged...
Saying that there is nothing he can do.
Qin Hong frowned, he didn't think about it so much, and whispered, "Then I'll ask again?"
Shen Mengxi took the opportunity to ask: "Who is the initiator?"
"Huang Zhonglei's Huayi... And Bona's Yu Dong!"
"Who?"
"Yu Dong... What's wrong?"
"Tsk..."
Shen Mengxi asked him with a smile: "Do you remember? Last year, Zhang Weiping forced the film schedule, and what did he say: 'We don't increase the share of "Dragon Gate Flying Armor". It's only been a year, and the identity transformation is really fast!"
Qin Hong also smiled: "This time and that time, this also shows that the boss keeps pace with the times!"