Chapter 191 Reconciliation, Box Office Boom
"Congratulations!"
At the closing celebration banquet of the Venice Film Festival, Du Qifeng found Zhang Ran and came over to congratulate Zhang Ran with a glass of wine.
Zhang Ran felt a little embarrassed, but he still said, "Thank you."
"It shouldn't be you thanking me, but I thank you!" Du Qifeng said with a smile, "They are not from the same place as me, and they are indeed doing all their morals. I have wanted to scold them for a long time. If I don't consider the position, I think you did the right thing and did a good job."
"But you also know that people are in the world and cannot help themselves. Now we are still friends? If so, then just talk about business, not position!"
Du Qifeng came here to say this, and it would be impossible not to look for Zhang Ran. Du Qifeng was worried that the lack of the "outside" box office market in the mainland, so his Galaxy Image would have no money to continue to invest in filming.
"Detective" has exploded in the mainland box office, allowing Du Qifeng to see more things, more about business, and the future.
In addition, Du Qifeng also took the time to learn about Zhang Ran. Du Qifeng found that Zhang Ran didn't have to rely on the Xiangjiang film market at all, nor did he care about the movie box office in Xiangjiang and Wanwan.
In short, they can’t threaten Zhang Ran when they are boarding!
Now that the mouth is hard, the group of corrupt bones will eventually give in.
Although he was dealing with Zhang Ran, he didn't fight much. He just wanted to live his life safely. If Zhang Ran could understand and continue to cooperate with both sides, it would be the best.
If you really can't cooperate, there's nothing you can do.
Du Qifeng can only admit that he is unlucky.
Fortunately, Zhang Ran also understands that cooperation is the mainstream of the film and television industry.
Du Qifeng's movie is too special, and he is self-confessed and stays in his own small circle. Zhang Ran doesn't mind opening up Du Qifeng.
Of course? The real method? It’s nothing more than pulling a group of people and fighting a group of people. Does Zhang Ran mind losing both sides? But if the enemy can be divided? It’s better to reduce resistance.
And working with Du Qifeng? You can make money, why not do it?
After the Venice Film Festival, there are also a large number of European film manufacturers who also come to seek cooperation, as well as a few Beimi film manufacturers, including the Huana brothers who want to reconcile.
"When a Monster Knocks the Door" Beimi copyright is in the hands of the Huana brothers, but the European copyright is not there.
The Beimi copyright of "The Sword of Yue Girl" has not been sold yet? So there is a lot of room for negotiation next.
There is no need to do anything for the second master? In the end, the copyright of Beimi in "The Sword of Yue" was sold to the Huana brothers, and this time it was sold for $6 million.
Although the box office of "Sword Rain" in the United States is only 4 million US dollars, it has a basic viewing foundation. This time, the box office of "The Sword of Yue Girl" will be higher.
In addition, the last time the Huana brothers released "The Sword of the Yue Girl" in Europe? They also made millions of dollars, not to mention the income from DVDs.
Beimi often sells and rents DVDs and rents higher than movie box office, so the Huana brothers will definitely not lose money if they pay 6 million.
After the Huana brothers obtained the copyright of "The Sword of Yue" in Beimi? They also told Zhang Ran that they would use "The Sword of Yue" to participate in this year's Golden Globe Awards next.
In previous years, the Golden Globe Awards had a great influence in Beimi? But after the Beimi Screenwriters Association went on strike on November 5 last year, this Golden Globe Awards became embarrassing? Some even speculated that this Golden Globe Awards would be difficult to produce.
The embarrassing moment of the Beimi Film Festival? It was the time for a foreign film carnival.
The movies expected to participate in the Golden Globes this year are mainly foreign (outside the United States). In addition, the Hollywood labor-capital conflict has not been completely resolved, and most people are self-protection and will not participate in the Golden Globes, so basically only the organizers of the Golden Globes will come out to announce the awards.
It costs money to hold the Golden Globe Awards, and it costs a lot. There are no stars or famous figures participating in the Golden Globe Awards. Then commercial advertising and sponsorship will leave the Golden Globe Awards.
In other words, the organizers of the Golden Globe Awards are very short of money now, and maybe they can win a good award for only a few hundred thousand US dollars.
Movies themselves are commodities, so how much integrity do you expect from filmmakers? Not to mention that they are filmmakers in capital society.
Generally speaking, after the awards of "The Sword of Yue Girl" are promoted, they will be released in Beimi.
Zhang Ran and others don’t have to go to Beimi to run for publicity, and the rest of the matter is the responsibility of the Huana brothers.
What Zhang Ran still needs to contact the Huana brothers is the various problems that need to be solved when "When Monsters Come Knock on the Door" is released.
"When Monsters Come Knock on the Door" is also about to be released, and the United States is initially scheduled to be released in late October.
In China, it is basically the National Day holiday. If the United States is the first to release it, domestic pirated resources will be unable to control.
It will definitely be the first to be released in China. As for the same period of global releases, it is not possible to do this these days.
Having said that, the Venice Film Festival ended, and Zhang Ran and others were not in a hurry to leave Europe.
The copyright of "The Sword of the Yue Girl" in Europe was not handed over to the Huana brothers. After the Venice Film Festival, Zhang Ran had an agreement with the European champions and also sold the copyright of Danmai and Billy.
The combined revenue of copyright buyouts in the five countries exceeded 6 million euros, while the final box office of Yidaili was 1.8 million euros.
Basically, the box office results in Europe can exceed 10 million euros.
In this way, the global box office of "The Sword of Yue" has exceeded US$70 million, and if the box office of Beimi can reach 10 million.
That has basically met Zhang Ran’s expectations for “When Monsters Come Knock on the Door”.
That's right, it's "When a Monster Comes Knocking the Door"!
"When Monsters Come Knocking" costs $38 million. If the global box office can be $80 million, you can basically ensure that you don't lose money.
Now Zhang Ran has won 80 million US dollars in martial arts films that are difficult for foreigners to understand. So after "When Monsters Come Knock on the Door", a more Western-oriented story, will probably bring more surprises to Zhang Ran in the box office.
However, the copyright of Goryeo and Beimi in "When Monsters Come Knocking" is gone!
At that time, Zhang Ran will be under great pressure to make a comeback on "When Monsters Come Knocking". After deducting the investment of Showbox and Huana brothers, Qunying Film and Television and Shanghai Film will invest as much as US$25 million in "When Monsters Come Knocking".
Zhang Ran didn't expect that there would be more box office in China. It would be good if the box office could exceed 100 million yuan.
But in this way, the remaining 10 million US dollars depends on whether Europe and Japan can contribute to Zhang Ran.
The promotion of "The Sword of Yue" in Europe ended, and Zhang Ran returned to China with honors from the team of "The Sword of Yue" and "When Monsters Come Knock on the Door".
At this time, "The Sword of Yue" and "Red Cliff" have fallen into pieces, and the box office results of the two films were 314 million and 141 million respectively. "The Sword of Yue" was twice as big as the box office!
For Zhang Ran, the good news is more than that.
With the fall of the two blockbusters, "The Sword of Yue" and "The Red Cliff", a new trend has begun in the off-season of the movie in September.
"Lost in Thailand 2" seized the opportunity to be released first, and it immediately occupied the hot spot for the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies after the Olympics. In addition, the audience base of "Lost in Thailand", "Lost in Thailand 2" had a box office of 130 million in the first four days of the first weekend, which was higher than "The Sword of the Yue Girl".
As soon as the box office of the first weekend came out, everyone knows that Qunying Film and Television will have another big movie with a box office of over 300 million yuan.
At this time, the promotion of "When Monsters Come Knock on the Door" also began!
Chapter completed!