Entertainment, I just like making movies

At the dinner party, guests gathered.

Fang Ziheng socialized and brought China Film Director Han, Chen Yu, Andy, Deng Wendi, Mo Xiangwan, Wang Zhongjun, and Jiang Zhiqiang to a small conference room.

When everyone sat down, Fang Ziheng pointed out that Mo Xiangwan took out a legal document and said to Deng Wendi: "Ms. Deng, take a look. This is a new agreement for the overseas distribution of "The Secret of the Dragon". The distribution share is 12%, which is higher than last year's "The Secret of the Dragon"." "Edge of Tomorrow" dropped three percentage points!"

"12%, Director Fang is so calculating!"

Deng Wendi smiled, took the agreement and read it roughly, then took out a pen and signed his name.

Before returning to China, she was already prepared. "Edge of Tomorrow" sold 160 million U.S. dollars in the North American market and nearly 100 million U.S. dollars in other overseas regions.

20th Century Fox took 15% of half of the box office revenue, making nearly $20 million from distribution alone.

Where can I find such good things?

Fang Ziheng definitely does not want to be taken advantage of, and it is necessary to reduce the issuance share.

12% was just right at her expected price, so she naturally had no choice but to accept it.

However, the purpose of Deng Wendi's visit today was not just for the release of "The Secret of the Dragon".

The full overseas copyright of the film was also her bag during this trip.

"Famous" and "Edge of Tomorrow" made 20th Century Fox a lot of money, and also allowed her to firmly establish a foothold in this Hollywood giant company.

As for the copyright of "The Secret of the Dragon", she is bound to win it!

After signing the distribution agreement, Deng Wendi also took out a document from his bag, pushed it to Fang Ziheng, and said confidently: "Director Fang, look at this offer, I believe you will not refuse it."

oh.

Fang Ziheng's eyes were surprised, he didn't expect that the other party would come prepared this time.

Director Han, Chen Yu, and Wang Zhongjun also looked surprised and couldn't believe it.

Logically speaking, 20th Century Fox will at least wait until the weekly box office of "The Secret of the Dragon" in the North American market is released before making a decision to purchase the rights.

Deng Wendi's move undoubtedly showed his confidence in "The Secret of the Dragon".

Where does her confidence come from?

It's definitely not Fang Ziheng's fame. Two movies with over 100 million box office in North America are not enough for her to make a decision in advance without looking at the weekly box office!

To Fang Ziheng's right, Mo Xiangwan lowered his head and thought for a while, then came over and muttered a few words.

"Director Fang, the pre-sale results of "Searching for the Dragon" overseas are very good!"

One sentence clarifies the key point!

Fang Ziheng secretly said that it turns out that "The Secret of the Dragon" will be released in North America and European countries tomorrow morning. Fox Film Company started promotional pre-sales half a month ago and collected a lot of US dollars in advance.

The pre-sale results are satisfactory, and Deng Wendi certainly has the confidence to win the overseas rights of the film in advance.

Quoting in advance will definitely be lower than waiting for the weekly box office to come out.

grass!

What a shrewd woman!

Fang Ziheng quickly figured out the key. He opened the document in front of everyone, scanned the legal terms in both Chinese and English versions, and finally looked at the string of data that was hard to refuse.

$40 million!

One price, all overseas movie peripherals, home digital theater, and DVD copyrights!

10 million less than "Edge of Tomorrow".

Deng Wendi made another bet, betting that the copyright value of "The Secret of the Dragon" would be no less than that of "Edge of Tomorrow", and bought it in advance, which cost him 10 million US dollars.

If Fang Ziheng doesn't want to, she won't give up. She can wait until the overseas box office is released and make a new offer.

It was a huge hit at the box office, so she raised the price to 50 million. It was a hit at the box office, and she absolutely had to buy it. Fang Ziheng lost 40 million US dollars in vain!

"As the ancients said, it's safe to fall to the ground. Ms. Deng, you win!"

Fang Ziheng raised the corners of his mouth, gave Deng Wendi a thumbs up, and pushed the contract to Andy, who had been silent.

Andy looked calm and carefully checked the authenticity of the contract. With a contract of 40 million US dollars, he did not dare to be careless.

Finally, Fang Ziheng also signed his name on the second document.

The two parties reached a new cooperation. 20th Century Fox Film Company won the overseas distribution rights of "The Secret of the Dragon" with a 12% distribution share, and also purchased the full overseas copyright of the film for US$40 million.

Director Han, Chen Yu, and Wang Zhongjun smiled happily. China Film and Hua Yi invested at a premium, and thus enjoyed a share of the global film market.

Although they don't share the $40 million in royalties, they can earn millions of dollars more by just losing 3% of the distribution share.

Wang Zhongjun is both happy and envious. He is happy that Hua Yi is about to participate in the production of a hit movie, and the company's stock price will soar again.

The object of envy is naturally Hengyu Media.

Because of Fang Ziheng, the cost of a movie is recovered as soon as it premieres, without having to worry about risks at all.

This is still a high-risk film industry, it’s just picking up money!

No!

Faster than picking up money!

After the contract was signed, Deng Wendi raised an elegant smile and pointedly said: "Director Fang, I heard that you are planning to shoot a costume blockbuster called "The Great Wall" next year?"

Damn it!

This bitch is cumming!

Fang Ziheng was drunk, and Deng Wendi had such an appetite that he could eat everywhere!

"Yes, it will be launched after the new year!"

"However, Hengyu Media is only participating in this movie, and the main prosecutor is Wanda Film and Television. If Ms. Deng is interested, she can talk to Song Ge, the person in charge of Wanda Film and Television, who is outside."

"I will."

Deng Wendi smiled, took out a lady's cigarette and lit it happily.

After sitting for a few minutes, she and Jiang Zhiqiang got up and left. Andy and Mo Xiangwan saw them off.

As soon as the people left, Wang Zhongjun opened his message folder and said with admiration: "These tiger girls are so brave. They dared to offer 40 million U.S. dollars in royalties before the movie was even released!"

"Director Wang, you are behind on the news. The overseas pre-sale results of "Searching for the Dragon" are very good. Ms. Deng must have seen more profit margins, so she bought the copyright in advance!"

Chen Yu smiled and shook his head, telling what Mo Xiangwan had just muttered to Fang Ziheng.

Fang Ziheng let out a circle of cigarettes and chuckled: "One is willing to fight this thing, and the other is willing to suffer. From my point of view, as long as the price is not too outrageous, of course the priority is to get the money back. "The Secret of the Dragon" is worth 300 million The production cost, including publicity and distribution expenses, is at least 360 million yuan, and the mainland box office must be at least 1 billion to make a profit!"

"Haha, what Director Fang said makes sense!"

Han Dong, who had been silent and watched calmly, spoke up, with a relieved smile on his face.

He saw all Fang Ziheng's operations, striving for victory in a steady manner, walking a very steady path without making any mistakes.

"The Secret of the Dragon" is a fantasy adventure and a big production with a mysterious color. If it is good, it will be good. It is a global hit. Everyone involved is laughing and making money.

Once the subsequent box office is not strong and the influence is insufficient, the film copyright fee will definitely be greatly reduced.

The copyright price of US$40 million is not low. Uncle Long and Brother Jie’s "The King of Kung Fu" were not sold for this price!

In the last life, during this year’s Lunar New Year period, Zhang Weiping, the boss of New Picture, made a saucy move.

This guy relied on Lao Mouzi to succeed at the overseas box office, kicked out the matchmaker Jiang Zhiqiang, and signed a separate distribution contract with a film company in England, causing "The Thirteen Beauties" to fail in Maicheng.

Tsk tsk

When a movie is released in Hollywood, it does not seek cooperation with local companies, but with European film companies.

I don’t know who gave Zhang Weiping the confidence. Even when Hollywood movies enter China, they all know that they rely on China Film and Television to transfer high distribution profits to China.

Who is Zhang Weiping?

All I can say is that the death of the new picture in the previous life was not unjust!

After a while, Andy and Mo Xiangwan came back, together with Song Dai, the chairman of Hong Kong Island Yindu Organization.

Song Dynasty was already acquainted with everyone. As soon as he came in, he got straight to the point and said with a kind face: "Director Fang, the distribution share has dropped by 2 points. Hong Kong Island Yindu Agency won the "Xunlong Jue" in Asia with 8% of the distribution share. What do you think of the regional distribution?”

"Director Song has already spoken, so it has to be done even if it doesn't work!"

Fang Ziheng smiled while stroking his palms, and agreed readily.

As for the peripheral copyrights in Asia, the two of them had a tacit agreement not to discuss it. Song Dynasty was not Deng Wendi and would never purchase the copyrights in advance.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the dinner ended.

Fang Ziheng, Liu Qianqian, Lin Feifei, Zeng Li, Song Yi, Andy, and Da Tiantian returned to the duplex building.

As soon as she entered the door, Liu Qianqian started to cry.

"Come on, let's fight to the end tonight. This girl has recently achieved great success. I will kill you all without leaving a trace!"

"Hey, Sissy, have you forgotten the tuition fees you taught before?"

Concubine Lin put on warm slippers, untied her beautiful black hair and shook it, looking like a gambling goddess.

Andy pushed Da Tiantian and said with a smile: "I am partnering with Tiantian tonight. I can't stay late. I have to go to the company tomorrow!"

"Then I'll partner with Tiezi. I'm a little tired recently and want to go to bed early!"

Zeng Li took off his windbreaker, smiled and hugged Song Yi's shoulders, and also found a friend.

Suddenly, only Liu Qianqian and Lin Feifei were left among the six beauties to fight alone.

Liu Qianqian rolled her eyes, raised her jade finger to the attic, and said seductively to Lin Feifei: "Sister Feifei, how about we join forces and pull Zi Heng over to support him, and we will join forces to kill him first tonight!"

The young lady’s words made the beauties’ eyes light up.

Song Yi then came up with an idea and smiled like a little fox: "Brother Ziheng will watch the zero-point box office first. He will be in a good mood after the box office comes out. Then we will extend the invitation and he will be embarrassed to refuse."

scare..!

Everyone's eyes flashed, looking at Song Yi strangely, and they all gave her a thumbs up.

This method is great!

Fang Ziheng walked into the bathroom, unaware that he was being noticed by the beauties.

A group of goblins downstairs were sharpening their knives and thinking about how to bleed him.

After taking a hot bath, it was early morning.

The sound of mahjong machines and the laughter of beauties came from the living room. Fang Ziheng went downstairs and acted as a dog-headed military counselor for a while.

A few words of advice from this family, a few murmurs from that family, and finally they were kicked out by the beauties.

Of course Fang Ziheng was not willing to give in. He was very angry even if he was questioned by a beautiful woman, even if he was a man.

Immediately, he put down his harsh words, ‘I’ll come over and kill you later’.

After he went upstairs, the six girls giggled, and the first step of digging the hole went surprisingly smoothly.

In the study.

Fang Ziheng was holding a cup of hot tea, lying on the boss's chair, leisurely browsing the major media reports on "The Secret of the Dragon".

Two hours have passed since the premiere. The media and film critics are paid to do things, and all the news related to the movie has been released.

"The world premiere of "The Secret of the Dragon"! The CPPCC Auditorium is packed with seats!"

"China's first fantasy adventure 3D blockbuster, "The Secret of the Dragon" directed by the famous director Fang Ziheng, premiered tonight at the CPPCC Auditorium in the Imperial Capital. The film tells the story of a bold combination of three talented people, led by weird and mysterious skills. The audience can appreciate the beauty of the vast seabed of Lake Baikal."

"The much-anticipated fantasy blockbuster "The Secret of the Dragon" was released during the Lunar New Year and premiered in the imperial capital. Fang Ziheng cheered and celebrities in the entertainment industry came to support it.

Film and television company CEOs, film and television directors, film supervisors, and producers were all present and watched this wonderful super blockbuster together with thousands of movie fans! "

""The Secret of the Dragon"! The extremely real underground world, the vast and mysterious underwater caves, the half-immortal and half-Taoist cultivation paradise. Fang Ziheng is still the admirable great director who never disappoints his fans. The editor is honored to participate Tonight's premiere.

It’s so real, so shocking!

The real 3D special effects scenes, the wonderful and mysterious plot, and the outstanding acting skills of the actors. Until the end of the movie, the editor, like all the viewers, was shocked and filled with joy. Until now, I was still immersed in the movie and couldn't extricate myself! "

One after another colorful articles were uploaded to the Internet, and they immediately became hot searches without the guidance of Hengyu Media.

Below the article, there are also movie fans who have watched the screening and premiere to join in the fun.

"Produced by Fang Ziheng, it must be considered a masterpiece. This adaptation of "The Secret of the Dragon" is indeed beautiful, and it does not lose at all in the plot of the original work!"

"Haha, I heard that Tian Xia Ba Sing has joined Hengyu Media. Good guy, now he and Fang Ziheng have joined forces. "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" has a total of eight sections. We book fans will be in luck in the future!"

"The plot adheres to the formula of the novel. It is smooth and smooth and can score 95 points. Although the 3D real-life shooting does not reach the effect of "Avatar", it is 90% as good as "Avatar". The actors Liu Ye, Huang Bo, and my favorite Xiao Sister, I give Fang Ziheng 95 points for this episode of "Searching for the Dragon"!"

"Little sister, tsk tsk, brother, that's a nice name for you!"

"Honestly speaking, Fang Ziheng is really good to Liu Qianqian. They have made one big film after another. No girl can bear this kind of indiscriminate love. Anyway, I can't stand it. I will definitely like Fang Ziheng."

"Oh, this is also where I feel sad. This piece of shit Fang Ziheng really wastes resources in order to pick up girls. What a pity for my fairy sister!"

"This guy said that the box office on the first day exceeded 100 million. I think he is a little bit arrogant. 80 million is possible!"

"Upstairs, do you think 80 million is low?"

"Whether it's 80 million or 100 million, "The Secret of the Dragon" is a good movie, and the total box office will definitely not be low!"

"Ma Dan, I've already given Fang Ziheng one box office ticket, what should I do if I want to give it away again?"

"The girlfriend I just talked to likes Fang Ziheng. I have already bought two middle seats in the AIMX theater. I hope I can play tomorrow!"

"Brother, be brave and reserve a room in advance!"

Fang Ziheng drank wolfberry tea and browsed a lot of news and comments. The time soon came to 12:30.

Ding..

The mobile phone text message rang,

The China Film Distribution Department sent a data sheet with a rough estimate of the box office for zero-hour screenings.

In China’s current movie market, theater chains are not connected to each other, there is no dedicated app to connect them, and box office statistics cannot be calculated in real time.

Only the official agency under China Film Group can see the rough data in the backstage of each theater chain.

There are more than 40 domestic theater chains, and thousands of theater chains are counted together. It is difficult to obtain accurate figures in a short period of time.

The reported zero-hour box office is somewhat inconsistent.

Fang Ziheng opened his phone and scanned the numbers reported online by major theaters from top to bottom, and finally saw the total box office of zero points.

11.2 million!

On December 29, the box office of "The Secret of the Dragon" exceeded 10 million, reaching a height of 12.2 million in one fell swoop!

Another record broken!

call.

Fang Ziheng breathed out lightly.

He leaned back on the chair, his eyes dim, and secretly inoculated himself.

Can't float, can't float.

His movie path is still going on, and there is still a long way to go, so he must not drift away.

Now, his box office appeal is really terrifying!

The more the audience watches, the more satisfied they become. As long as the film maintains the standard it deserves, fans who like him will never let him down.

12.2 million!

Such a height is unmatched by other movies.

He boasted to the media on the red carpet and broke the box office record of "Transformers 3" on the first day. Now it seems promising.

Tomorrow during the day, the box office must hit at least 80 million!

At this moment, Fang Ziheng became inexplicably excited.

Kill "Transformers 3" and regain the box office record of Chinese-language movies.

Even if it’s just a first-day box office record!