My Online Dating Partner Is a Celebrity - Vol 16 Chapter 330

  In the meeting room, the three people have different expressions.

Qi Xiaoyun’s face was a little surprised, but her surprise was not about the release of “Kung Fu” in the United States, but about what Zhang Yun called the “one week box office”. She didn’t understand why Zhang Yun said this.

Yi Xuebin was at a loss, with doubts in his eyes. He had no idea about the release of “Kung Fu” in the United States.

As for Liu Mingyang, he is the most exaggerated of the three. He stood up and asked Zhang Yun, “When was “Kung Fu” released in the United States? Why don’t I know about this?”

“Director Liu, Mr. Zhang asked me to do this privately, so it was not included in the company’s report.” Qi Xiaoyun helped Zhang Yun answer this question.

“Privately? What is this for?” Yi Xuebin asked with a frown.

“Ahem, I have to explain to you. The overseas copyright of “Kung Fu” is what I originally planned to enter Hollywood.” Zhang Yun coughed softly and explained to Liu Mingyang and Yi Xuebin.

The overseas copyright of “Kung Fu” was originally brought to Hollywood by Qi Xiaoyun before Zhang Yun went to Hollywood.

In Zhang Yun’s original vision, in order to have a good relationship with Mark, he was going to let Mark watch the big screen version of “Kung Fu” first, so that Mark became interested in Chinese movies. After that, if possible, he sold the copyright of “Kung Fu” to Mark.

Only when he really met Mark, Zhang Yun discovered that, as the young owner of Tulun Pictures, Mark wanted to see “Kung Fu”, and it was a 3D version of “Kung Fu”, it was no effort at all.

Since Mark had already watched “Kung Fu” and had the intention to cooperate with Zhang Yun, things became much simpler.

Finally, Zhang Yun decided to donate the overseas copyright of “Kung Fu” to Mark for free.

But Mark doesn’t care about this little money either. When signing the contract, he still purchased the overseas copyright of “Kung Fu” at a share price slightly higher than the market price.

And what is the market price?

500,000, knife music.

sounds a little weird.

A Chinese special effects film with an investment of more than 600 million, the copyright fee in the United States is only 500,000?

Sword music is not good either!

This gap is too big, right?

But in fact, it is true.

First of all, it is necessary to make it clear that there are generally two situations for copyright matters, buy-out and share.

Buyout is a one-off sale. After the copyright is sold, no matter how much money the other party makes through this work, it has nothing to do with you; the share is the other party and you get the income together, if it is more or less, it depends on the market’s opinion.

The “Kung Fu” sold to Mark by Zhang Yun is just such a split sale. New World accounts for 70% of the box office revenue, and Tulun Pictures accounts for 30%.

So, the copyright price of “Kung Fu” is only 500,000 yuan.

-But even if it is bought out, “Kung Fu” can sell for 1 million at most.

The reason lies in the old saying.

My lord, the times have changed!

In the 1990s, many excellent Chinese-language films often sold good overseas copyright fees. For example, Lao Mouzi, don’t look at this national teacher who doesn’t seem to make a lot of movies now, but in the 1990s and 1900s, every one of his films could sell more than 10 million overseas at the box office.

But now, let alone Lao Mouzi, even with the China All-Star lineup, it is difficult to sell high copyright prices overseas. Some so-called blockbusters may only buy a few hundred thousand dollars for fun.

This is not because the quality of Chinese-language movies has deteriorated (although there are more bad movies), but a change in the times.

In fact, not only Chinese-language films, but also non-Hollywood films and non-English films, its overseas promotion is becoming more and more difficult. France’s famous art films are now only popular in Europe, and they can’t be sold in other regions.

The reason for all this is that nowadays more and more intelligent mobile phones, more and more clear home theaters, and shorter and shorter windows of major streaming media platforms have impacted overseas markets.

If a movie wants to be released overseas, there will usually be a certain degree of time delay. This delay did not matter in the 1990s, but it is very critical today when the Internet is developed.

Today’s audiences in various regions, if they want to watch a non-domestic movie, they only need to easily tap the screen of their mobile phone to find the corresponding resources, even if this film and television work is not released in their home country.

Like the “Joker” back then, what does it matter if you can’t see it in the mainland? After a few days, relevant resources flowed out.

Do you want to watch it directly on the Internet, or wait until it is released in the region before going to the cinema to watch it?

This is a very easy to choose multiple choice question.

So you can understand why Hollywood blockbusters are now released at the same time in mainland China and North America, right?

If you delay a week or two, you won’t know how much you will lose at the box office.

“Fortunately, I didn’t really give the mark free of charge. Otherwise, I really don’t know how much overseas income I would lose.” Zhang Yun told Liu Mingyang and Yi Xuebin about the matter, and he was a little grateful.

“Even if the North American copyright matter is done privately, I haven’t seen this income from the New World Property?” Yi Xuebin wondered.

Zhang Yun gave him a white look: “”Kung Fu” has only been released for a week and the box office hasn’t been settled yet! Can you listen to me seriously?”

“Looking at your posture, “Kung Fu” should have a good box office in North America, right?” Liu Mingyang looked at Zhang Yun and asked expectantly, “How much is the box office in the first week?”

“I’ll say a number!” Zhang Yun deliberately started Fan’er, paused for a few seconds, and said, “13.7 million!”

“what?”

“so much?”

Hearing that it turned out to start with “One Thousand”, Liu Mingyang exclaimed. Yi Xuebin even learned Liu Mingyang and stood up directly. Qi Xiaoyun also looked surprised and stood up behind.

Should I say “all stand up” now?

Zhang Yun saw this scene, and a weird thought came to his mind.

“How can there be so many? When did Chinese movies become so popular in North America?” Liu Mingyang didn’t know Zhang Yun was running off, and he asked incredulously.

“All the overseas Chinese who went to the cinema to see, right?” Yi Xuebin didn’t believe it either.

“Of course there are many overseas Chinese, but according to data, the number of box offices in non-overseas Chinese gathering areas exceeds 60%.” Zhang Yun threw out the data.

“This…” Yi Xuebin was speechless.

“In fact, Huaxia Movies is not without a market in North America. As long as the story is good enough to meet the appetite of the Americans, they will willingly pay for the movie theater.” Zhang Yun said with a smile, “So the most important thing is the plot.

“I have confidence in the plot of “Kung Fu”. If “Kung Fu” can be released in North America earlier, the box office results may be higher.

“I am also very confident about the plots of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Horror Cruise” that the company will film next. Do you think that when these two films are released in North America for the first time, how many box offices will they win?”

“…” Liu Mingyang did not speak, he sat back in his seat again, and remained silent for a long time.

“I said that when we opposed you last time, you didn’t even say a word of rebuttal. It turned out to be waiting for us here.” Yi Xuebin shook his head and smiled. “A “Kung Fu” that has been in theaters for several months is If it can sell 10 million at the box office in North America, it seems that the box office of the next few movies will not cause any major problems.”

“So, do you agree?” Zhang Yun asked Yi Xuebin with a smile.

Yi Xuebin is noncommittal.

“Where is Sister Xiaoyun?” Zhang Yun asked Qi Xiaoyun again.

“I have always believed in you. The New World has come to this point. It’s not a big problem to be a little bolder.” Qi Xiaoyun gestured Liu Mingyang with her eyes, “You should listen to what Director Liu says.”

“Guide Liu……?” Zhang Yun looked at Liu Mingyang.

“Oh!” Looking at Zhang Yun, Liu Mingyang sighed and said slowly, “I really didn’t expect it. The Chinese movie in my heart and the Chinese movie in your heart are not the same concept at all.”

“How do you say?” Zhang Yun raised his eyebrows.

Liu Mingyang leaned on the seat back, with a slight emotion on his face: “I have also been filming TV series for so many years. The deeper I get in touch with this industry, the more I feel that China’s film and television environment is messy. That’s why, when you say When I was going to Hollywood and making two movies at the same time, my first reaction was to object.

“Because I subconsciously feel that Huaxia movies are completely unqualified to survive in an environment like Hollywood. Going to Hollywood to shoot Huaxia movies is completely dying…”

“What about now?” Zhang Yun understood Liu Mingyang’s meaning and asked with a smile.

“Now? “Kung Fu”, which can be watched on the website a long time ago, won a box office of 10 million yuan a week, what can I say?” Liu Mingyang looked at Zhang Yun and said, “Get ready to find an actor!”