Chapter 183 Copyright sales, early profits!
They are all buyers of the film, so no one needs to give face to anyone else. Besides, what MK2 wants is the European distribution rights.

But the European bid of US$10 million alone made Sony's offer a joke.

Jerry couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh. You are really brave to buy all the overseas distribution rights of Chen An's movies for 20 million, and also the audio and video copyrights.

Then he said directly: "Twenty-five million US dollars, Chen, I only want the distribution rights for the whole world except China."

After hearing Jerry's offer, Chen An nodded and thought about it. His original expectation was to only sell the distribution rights outside of East Asia.

But when they saw this offer, everyone around them was quite satisfied.

In other words, these people have not considered the overseas market much and are only targeting the domestic market for the time being.

Right now I just want to recover the costs as quickly as possible.

Seeing that Chen An and the others were silent, Jerry originally thought that he had won the game, but Fok gritted his teeth.

Currently, Chen An’s movies are very popular in Hollywood, Europe and East Asia, and the results are very good, especially in Hollywood, where three consecutive movies have exceeded 100 million worldwide, and the last two have reached 200 million and 300 million respectively!

In addition, Van Loon is very popular in North America now. Now that Van Loon's movie has only been released for a week, it is definitely possible to make a lot of money by expediting the promotion and release.

In fact, Sony has always wanted to cooperate with Chen An.

However, Chen An’s current partner in Hollywood has always been Warner, and all three films have made huge profits.

His partner is also Jerry, who helped him win the Best Picture award this year.

As a company also in East Asia, Sony has always considered Chen An to be an excellent partner, and has made a lot of money from helping him distribute movies before.

Just when Chen An saw that there was no other expression, he was ready to agree. As long as it did not involve the audio and video rights, 20 million would already meet Chen An's expectations.

But Sonyfk, who had been thinking for a long time, suddenly spoke up, "Chen, we have cooperated with each other several times before. Several of your films were distributed by us Sony before. I hope it will be the same this time. I will pay 29 million US dollars to get the overseas distribution rights except China!"

After thinking for a long time, Fok finally made the decision and said that he wanted to obtain the distribution rights.

Even Jerry was a little surprised to hear the offer. It was really generous, worthy of the wealthy Sony Pictures.

Upon hearing the other party's offer, Chen An nodded immediately. There was no need to think about it anymore. The East Asian distribution rights and other hooks were all useless!
"No problem, Fok." Chen Anhao agreed to the offer without any doubt.

This price is higher than the offer for Hero and does not include the rights to the DVD videotape.

But Fok didn't bid so high for nothing. "But Chen, I need to have the priority to purchase the audio and video copyright. The highest price cannot exceed 30 million within the global box office of 200 million US dollars."

Movies like Chen An, which have a suspenseful atmosphere, generally have very good sales in the disc market.

Chen An also accepted this, and stood up, shook Fok's hand and said with a smile: "No problem Fok, happy cooperation. This is our fourth cooperation. I hope we will have a pleasant cooperation."

"I believe your film will continue to be successful, and I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in Hollywood. Sony also has a huge distribution channel and production strength that is no worse than Warner, and we at Sony are more welcoming to Chen Ni, a director from Asia."

Fok, who spent money to get this cooperation, also said happily.

He directly expressed his intention to poach Jerry in front of him.

Chen An smiled and didn't say much, but Jerry's smile was stiff.

You're saying these things in front of me, right? You're just a nouveau riche who has nothing but money.

Now that the discussion was complete, it was time to sign the contract, which had already been prepared. Chen An pulled Fok out of the screening room, patted Jerry on the shoulder before leaving, and asked him to wait for him.

Jerry agreed and said that Chen was still thinking about him. Did he have any plans for a new film?
The film buyers who were called over all brought large professional teams, and the contract signing was completed quickly.

As a guest, Fok was also invited by Chen An to have a meal. Considering that the other party was a beautiful Chinese, he chose a nice Western restaurant.

The other team was present at the dinner table, including Han Sanping from Chen An's side, as well as the two brothers from Shanghai Film Group, Xi'an Film Group, and Huayi.

Fuk didn't eat much of the meal, but instead dragged Chen An to drink a lot of wine.

Sony kept saying that it wanted a chance to work with Chen An, which showed that Sony was very optimistic about Chen An.

I hope to have the opportunity to try cooperation in Hollywood. Production funds are not a problem. A-level big production is also fine, or something like "Million Dollar Baby".

Each can invest and help with the issuance.

I usually only see Chen An’s outstanding achievements in Hollywood in newspapers. This is the first time I feel how popular Chen An is in Hollywood!

Fortunately, Chen An had a good alcohol tolerance and did not agree to anything rashly. He just said that he would consider it, and Sony has always been a promising partner for him.

After Han Sanping sent someone to send the other party away, Chen An sat down in his seat, took off his suit jacket, pulled off his tie and threw it on the seat, then let out a long sigh of relief.

Having drunk quite a bit of wine, he felt a little hot all over.

"It's all thanks to Director Chen's superb ability that even Hollywood giants want to work with him. He made a lot of money from the sale of copyrights this time. I toast to Director Chen." Huang Zhonglei, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but pick up the wine and drank a glass.

Although Huayi’s US$4 million cost has not yet been recovered, the two brothers were originally prepared to incur a small loss in order to seek a cooperation opportunity.

Who knew that they would get 2900 million US dollars for the overseas distribution rights alone, and directly recoup 290 million of the investment. The box office expectations for the movie were all around million, which basically allowed them to directly recoup the cost and possibly even make a profit.

Besides, the overseas disc copyrights have not been sold yet, so even the two brothers can make a lot of money.

Not to mention the other three parties, they have already made direct profits.

Shanghai Film Studio and Xi'an Film Studio had already made a profit of US$90 before the film was released.

Han Sanping and Chen An earned more with 20% and 50% respectively.

Even Han Sanping couldn't help but pat Chen An on the shoulder and said, "I rely on you now. With such a huge investment, you helped me earn 180 million US dollars before the movie was released. This is also the largest profit since the establishment of China Film. You are worthy of being an international director."

"I say this so that everyone will believe that I dare to invest. Naturally, I cannot let you down. Besides, I am the one who earns the most, so there is no need to say this." Chen An was telling the truth.

I am the one who made the most money. I exchanged 8 million US dollars into 14.5 million now, and earned 6.5 million US dollars, almost doubling my money.

"Hahaha, you're too modest, Director Chen. If it weren't for you directing, it wouldn't have been possible to sell it at such a sky-high price this time. This time it's all thanks to me. Since I took office, I have made the factory a bit more successful." Director Zhang said with a smile.

This is what it feels like to work with Chen An. Han Sanping, you're lucky!
Director Ren also said, "That's right. It would be impossible to sell it at this price without Director Chen's participation. Don't worry, we at Shanghai Film will do our best to distribute the film and ensure that all distribution in the south is available, so that this film can create another miracle!"

Chen An nodded in thanks, and after lying down for a while, he said, "Thank you very much. Everyone should be satisfied this time. I'll leave first. Jerry from Warner is still waiting for me. I have something else to do, so I won't stay any longer. You guys continue."

No one present tried to stop him. Chen An looked at his watch, shouted, and waited outside for Zhao Xiong to drive away.

(End of this chapter)