Chapter 182 Sony's Big Mouth
The distribution method of "Clue" is the same hunger marketing as "Hero".

The same is true for the upcoming "Hero". Zhang Weiping, who has shown extraordinary talent, has been constantly hyping him up since the casting stage.

Some actors are played around like monkeys, and the heat is kept high.

It was also the time when Zhang Weiping began to formally participate in film casting and other publicity work.

It was extraordinary from the start and created a huge buzz. Once the large-scale casting started, the whole country knew about it.

Unlike Chen An's "Time Clues", which started to be promoted after the release date was set, his work became known nationwide from the very beginning.

He also used the excuse to convey Zhang Yimou's words. It's hard to say whether it's true or not, but he said it in front of the media.

Although the title of the first domestic blockbuster has been taken by the scheduled "Time Clue".

But what about the largest domestic film investment, breaking the box office record of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", inviting the biggest stars to star in it, etc.

He was the only one talking anyway.

As soon as the news came out, it almost overshadowed Chen An’s new film.

However, Chen An didn't care about these. Instead, Han Sanping felt a little unhappy after seeing these. Chen An comforted him and he let it go.

"Brother Han, our main problem now is that we have to keep an eye on Fang Long's new movie. If it becomes a big hit and sells for a good price, we will have to negotiate with the cinema chain."

"Is it scheduled?"

"It's about profit sharing. The profit sharing of producers nowadays is too low. It doesn't even meet the minimum standard of Hollywood. It's not even 40%."

Chen An expressed his thoughts. Now China Film Group Corporation still has to take 1%-3% of the distribution fees, so the box office share must be increased.

This will allow more people to make big-budget films, and not everyone can penetrate the overseas market.

As for Chen An, he was not as ruthless as Zhang Weiping. He directly asked for a 43% share. Moreover, with the other party around, he only needed to make an opening and he would take the blame from behind.

Han Sanping fell silent after hearing what Chen An said. After all, China Film also has its own cinema chain.

But it is indeed as Chen An said, the box office share of today's producers is too low, which is not conducive to the development of the industry.

Today, China Film Corporation’s responsibility is to support the development of the domestic film and television industry. Now that even distribution has been liberalized, it is natural that they have to help.

Nodding, Han Sanping knocked on the table, "This is indeed not a good idea, but are you sure you want to be the first to take action?"

Although there are only a few points, the cake involved is huge, and it must be difficult to be the first to stand out, just like Han Sanping did not want Chen An to copy "Titanic" in the first place.

He supported this matter, but he didn't want Chen An to do it. Compared with last time, more people would be offended this time.

"Someone has to take the lead. Since I'm the first one to do something this big, let me take the first step." Chen An, who was sitting on the sofa and smoking, said slowly.

He had made this decision after careful consideration, mainly because of the support of this genius Zhang Weiping.

Although they have done a lot of immoral things, they have indeed been of great help to the development of the film industry.

Just as Wang Shuo changed the income situation of domestic writers from charging by the word to sharing sales, he also increased the share of domestic film producers.

Moreover, he was not afraid of offending theaters. After increasing the box office commission for the first time, he continued to try again and again. The share of "Curse of the Golden Flower" was increased to nearly 50%. He really dared.

With him taking the blame, Chen An felt that he wouldn't have any problems.

"Okay, I'll go with you then." Han Sanping nodded and agreed.

The casting for the much-anticipated "Hero" has finally been finalized.

The film attracted Jet Li to star in it by offering him 100 million RMB, which immediately increased the popularity of the film.

There are also various Hong Kong superstars, Liang Chaowei, the Cannes Film Festival winner, and Zhang Manyu, the Berlin Film Festival winner, forming a screen couple. Zhang Ziyi, the actress of Zhang Mou, and Chen Daomin, the hottest star in China, form a super strong film lineup.

It is also the film with the largest investment and the largest cast shot by Zhang Yimou.

However, Gong Li, the first generation of Zhang Yimou's girl, did not participate in it, and this muse of Zhang Yimou has not participated in Zhang Yimou's movie for six years.

Gong Li naturally saw such exciting news and often read the newspapers she received from the filming crew.

But today, after staring at the newspaper closely, I was actually a little absent-minded, and my mind gradually became a little confused.

But it was only a brief moment of silence, and then he recovered.

What’s past is past. Habit is a scary thing. It can make you accustomed to having something, or accustomed to having lost something.

While the crew of "Hero" was filming, Van Loon's "Rush Hour 2" was officially released in North America!

On August 3rd, the summer movie was released strongly. After several previews and film festival screenings, it was directly released on a large scale.

With 3118 theaters, it grossed million in the first week, shocking the entire Hollywood!

Fang Long's commercial value has risen again and has reached the level of a top-tier superstar.

At this time, Warner, Sony, MK2 and some other film producers had been invited by Chen An to come to China Film.

Together with Chen An, Han Sanping and several investors including Huayi, Xiying and Shanghai Film, they watched the finished film.

The innovative science fiction presentation and the suspenseful structure with several twists and turns gave these people a good impression.

Especially since this movie is directed by Chen An and starred by Fang Long, both of whom are hot directors and actors in the Hollywood market today, so it has the potential to be a big hit.

Very funny.

After the screening, all the film buyers applauded. It was worthy of the fact that the script was written and directed by Chen An himself. The completion was very high and the rhythm of the film was very appropriate.

Jerry, the buyer of Warner's film, couldn't help but say, "Oh Chen, if this is what you shot in Hollywood, we can make a lot of money again."

"Jerry, I am a Chinese director after all. I have to shoot some in China. I can't take all the films to Hollywood."

Chen An certainly knows that there is a bigger market for filming in Hollywood, but China is his base. Although he is currently making money in North America, China is still more important.

"Then the film buyers who have received the invitation can start making offers, and of course they can go back and think about it, but I can't guarantee that its distribution rights will be sold by then."

After chatting with Jerry, Chen An spoke directly to the film producers who came to purchase the film.

Sony's film buyer, Fok, was very wealthy and said directly, "Chen, since your production cost is 20 million US dollars, I will pay 20 million US dollars to get the distribution rights outside of China and the audio and video disc rights."

"Fok, stop kidding. Twenty million dollars is more than what Jackie Chan and I get for our movies, not to mention that Jackie's Rush Hour 2 grossed over $ million in North America in a single week. He's now a top-tier superstar."

Chen An refused without even thinking about it. Two thousand dollars for the publication and audio and video copyright, do you think you are just browsing the second-hand market?

Fok disagreed. "Chen, this is a Chinese film, not an English film. The audience in Hollywood doesn't like to read subtitles."

"Even so, Jackie and I both had good results in Europe. They are not like Hollywood. Moreover, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was also very popular in Hollywood. I was also in Hollywood at the time. And your offer cannot include the copyright of the audio and video disc."

Fang Long's discs have been circulated in Europe since early years, and Chen An has won many awards there, and the box office has been good every time.

"That's right, Chen. Our appetite is not that big. We at MK2 are willing to spend 2 million US dollars to obtain the European distribution rights." The film buyer of MK spoke directly.

Although it is not as powerful as the Hollywood giants, MK2 can fully capture the European market share and can go online as soon as possible, taking advantage of the popularity of "Rush Hour 2"!

(End of this chapter)