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Hotel entrance.

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

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

"Hello, Ms. Deng Wendi."

Fang Ziheng took two steps forward, gently hugged Deng Wendi shoulder to shoulder, then turned around and stretched out his hand to Jiang Zhiqiang, smiling and saying: "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 also want to congratulate you. "Edge of Tomorrow" is a good movie and deserves to be recommended to audiences around the world."

Jiang Zhiqiang was in high spirits. While praising, he put his hands up and shook Fang Ziheng's hands.

Yu Dong and Deng Wendi exchanged a few words, then laughed out loud and said: "Director Fang, let's talk inside."

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

Fang Ziheng nodded lightly, and he did as he pleased.

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

The door opened, and there were dozens of people gathered in the banquet hall, including a few Chinese colleagues working hard in the Hollywood film industry, and the rest were all whites and blacks.

"Papa pa pa"

"Papa pa pa"

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 gift, and under Jiang Zhiqiang's introduction, he got to know some important people one by one.

As the overseas promoter of Li An and Lao Mouzi's films, Jiang Zhiqiang has a very good network of contacts in Hollywood. Almost all the eight major film giants have many acquaintances.

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

Hollywood is very realistic and only cares about the same interests.

Having been in Hollywood together for many years, this group of Chinese people naturally learned the essence of it.

In their view, Fang Ziheng has been able to produce movies that sell well all over the world, and his status is no less than that of 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 or saying a word.

Time passed and the banquet was halfway through.

Fang Ziheng, Andy, Deng Wendi, and Jiang Zhiqiang left the crowd and came to a small conference room.

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

"Director Fang, 20th Century Fox Film Company wants to purchase the full copyright contract for TV on-demand, digital broadcast, home theater DVD, peripheral toys, etc. in North America for "Edge of Tomorrow."

Jiang Zhiqiang took a stack of documents from his assistant, handed it to Andy, and looked at Fang Ziheng.

"As long as the price is right, I am very willing to cooperate with Fox again."

Fang Ziheng smiled softly, took out a cigarette and handed it to Deng Wendi, who was smiling without saying a word, indicating that she would make an offer first.

If the other party did something like this today, it is very likely that they want to lower the price.

Full copyright is really profitable in the United States, and it's the kind that makes a lot of money.

Not counting the overseas box office revenue of "The Big Four," 20th Century Fox earned no less than $30 million from the sale of peripheral rights in North America alone.

30 million!

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

Including the box office revenue of "The Famous Four", 20th Century Fox earned at least US$70 million in net profit.

However, "Edge of Tomorrow" is signed for a share, and 20th Century Fox Film Company, as the overseas distributor, accounts for 15% of the distribution ratio.

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

This time period is when the North American film market is at its peak.

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

Of course, for very popular movies such as "Avatar" and "Transformers", the proportion will be relatively higher, and the revenue from the sale of copyrights once reached two or three times the box office.

In the 17 days since "Edge of Tomorrow" was released, the total box office in North America exceeded US$120 million.

It dropped 30% in the third week, not a big plunge, and is expected to have a box office of US$25 million.

However, as a foreigner, "Edge of Tomorrow" cannot be released for six weeks like local movies.

It will take about 30 days at most to start painting!

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

According to the share ratio signed between 20th Century Fox and theater chains, "Edge of Tomorrow" can earn 50% of the total box office revenue.

Taking the minimum of 150 million, there must be 65 million US dollars surrounding the copyright.

65 million refers to the total revenue from the copyrights that can be sold. Fang Ziheng has no channels in the United States and can only rely on 20th Century Fox.

Based on a 20% channel fee, the net income that can be obtained is US$52 million.

Fang Ziheng doesn't like to eat alone. His psychological price range is US$35 million to US$40 million, and the profit margin is US$12 million to US$17 million.

At this price, neither party will suffer!

Hengyu Media can realize funds promptly by selling copyrights, and 20th Century Fox can earn at least US$25 million from a resale by charging channel fees and Fang Ziheng's profits.

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

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

Of course, it is impossible to get the profits back in one go. TV on demand, DVDs, and toy guns are all long-term and continuous transactions.

"Director Fang, "Edge of Tomorrow" is a rare and good movie, and I won't be fooled. It costs 20 million U.S. dollars and has full online and offline rights in America!"

Deng Wendi spoke calmly and raised two fingers with a confident look on his face.

Finished.

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

The full overseas copyright she refers to here refers to the overseas global copyright fees after the movie is released, not just North America.

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

The most important reason why Chinese-language films in the early years could sell overseas copyrights, apart from foreigners enjoying costume films and kung fu films, is that Hollywood film giants are indeed capable of selling various copyrights of films to countries all over the world.

Full overseas copyright!

Fang Ziheng smiled and could not deny Deng Wendi's words.

The ambition and courage of this 'legendary woman' are indeed extraordinary. It's really easy to deal with someone like this!

To be honest, he really hopes that the other party can become the helmsman of 20th Century Fox, or even become the core executive of News Corporation.

If this is the case, at least there will be another way for Chinese-language films to be exported overseas in the future.

Um..

I need to have a good talk with Director Han about this when I get back!

Thinking of this, Fang Ziheng raised a hand, stretched out his fingers and made a fist: "One price, 50 million U.S. dollars, full overseas copyright fees!"

His voice was low, but his tone was very firm. His eyes were focused on Deng Wendi across the conference table, confident and charming.

quiet..

very quiet.

No one was talking in the conference room. Andy lowered his eyes and carefully read the legal documents on the document.

She has no worries about Fang Ziheng.

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

Across the conference table, Deng Wendi silently lit the cigarette that Fang Ziheng had just handed over, lost in thinking and calculation.

Fifty million U.S. dollars is not a small amount, and she needs to reassess the proportion of profit.

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

Young man, you really dare to raise a price, you look even more aggressive than Wang Zhongjun back then!

Fang Ziheng flicked the ashes from his cigarette and smiled at Jiang Zhiqiang.

There's nothing he wouldn't dare to buy, and the price isn't high in the first place.

"Edge of Tomorrow" is not "Famous" and it won't sell many toys. The alien fighter planes, battleships, and exoskeleton mechas in the movie will definitely become best-sellers overseas.

a long time.

A smile appeared on Deng Wendi's calm face. She did not respond to Fang Ziheng's offer, but instead asked another question.

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

High!

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

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

This woman is really not that simple!

Using Fang Ziheng's sixth film to promote the copyright negotiation for his fifth film is almost invincible.

"Papa.."

Fang Ziheng smiled while stroking his palms, and sighed quietly: "Ms. Deng, you are the best business talker I have ever seen."

"Forget it, I might as well tell you about my sixth project, a fantasy film about exploring and robbing tombs!"

"OK!"

Deng Wendi smiled brightly, slapped the table and stood up, staring at Fang Ziheng and saying: "Director Fang, fifty million is fifty million. I only have one request. Twentieth Century Fox has priority in purchasing the distribution rights of your sixth film and Full copyright rights for overseas surroundings!”

"make a deal!"

Fang Ziheng stood up and looked at Deng Wendi and smiled.

“Happy to work with!”

“Happy to work with!”

Then, both parties sign a new contract!

"Edge of Tomorrow" was priced at US$50 million, and all overseas online, offline and peripheral copyrights of the film were sold to 20th Century Fox Film Company.

From the date of signing the contract, the 50 million copyright fee will be credited within 7 calendar days.

After settling everything, they returned to the banquet hall.

When some unknown white female celebrities saw that they had finished talking, their eyes lit up, and they took the initiative to approach Fang Ziheng, ogling him frequently.

These female stars may have thought that after the success of "Edge of Tomorrow", Fang Ziheng was planning to come to Hollywood to develop.

Needless to say, these female celebrities have really good figures. They are all bulging forward and backward, and they are extremely hot.

Fang Ziheng was too lazy to talk to them. He couldn't stand 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, so she entered the room and kissed him directly.

"Sissi, you are playing with fire."

While Fang Ziheng was enjoying it, he slapped him shamelessly.

Liu Qianqian let go of her pink lips, pushed him to the bed, reached out to hook his chin, and continued to seduce him from a high position.

"Playing with fire, is that right?"

"Your relatives haven't left, so don't make trouble."

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

really.

The young lady gave him a charming look and slowly lowered her noble little head.

hiss.

the next day.

Fang Ziheng and his party came to New York and, under the arrangement of Deng Wendi, visited three movie theaters.

Four representatives, Liu Ye, Liu Qianqian, Deng Chao and Hu Jun, met and took photos with hundreds of American moviegoers.

In the next week, the four of them had to visit more than 20 movie theaters to help 20th Century Fox promote the movie.

Just like "Four Famous Catchers", the itinerary is not much, and it is all about traveling around, promoting and browsing the scenery at the same time.

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

Only characters like Uncle Long and his unique fighting style can attract fans all over the world.

"Edge of Tomorrow" is a group drama. Except for Liu Qianqian, a beautiful woman with short hair and a delightful ship-cutting knife, the other actors, including the leading actor Liu Ye, don't have many substantial fans.

Andy stayed in Los Angeles and continued to discuss film matters with Deng Wendi.

The small company acquired has completed its name change, Hengyu Media's US branch.

It's said to be a company, but it's actually a movie studio.

The main purpose is to invest in movies reasonably. A small company like Hollywood can only have 8,000 yuan or 10,000 yuan.

The studio has two people in charge, one is a stationed employee from Hengyu, who is responsible for copyright and production, and is responsible for filming the film.

A manager of the original company is responsible for the operation of the studio and managing all aspects of relations.

Fang Ziheng brought over two scripts this time, both of which were small-scale projects worth US$20 million.

Deng Wendi originally looked down on this kind of project, but when she learned that the production funds would be provided by Hengyu, and that she would only be responsible for organizing the team to shoot, and would enjoy 20% of the film share, she agreed without a second thought.

Fang Ziheng's idea is very simple, that is, while the relationship between the two countries is still good in the past few years, he can make as much money as he can.

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

He knew clearly in his heart that Hengyu's main battlefield was always the mainland.

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

January 30th.

New Year's Eve is two days away.

When Fang Ziheng and his party came out of the airport, Lin Feifei, wearing a thick down jacket, and her driver Fang Zhongxin came to greet them.

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

In terms of box office revenue alone, "Edge of Tomorrow" has already caught up with "Avatar".

Especially after the CCTV news, many departments and units arranged internal bookings, so that the box office trend in the third and fourth weeks remained stable, with a total box office of 500 million yuan.

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

In addition, after getting the key to "Edge of Tomorrow", there are still 22 days left based on 50 days of release.

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

In the North American market, after being well-received in the first two weeks, it took in US$26 million in the third week. In the fourth week, it plummeted to only US$12 million, a drop of as much as 50%.

There are still five days left for the movie to be released, and the total box office is approximately US$160 million.

Asia and Europe also experienced sharp declines, with sales of US$12 million in the third week and US$8 million in the fourth week.

The painting time in both places is the same as in America. There are still five days left, so there is not much oil and water left.

Xiaodao briefly mentions foreign plots and won’t describe them in detail.