Chapter 37 Overseas Copyright

Chapter 37 Overseas Copyright

Chapter 37 Overseas Copyright
Imperial Capital, West Third Ring Road, Beike Building, which is also the headquarters of Enlight Media
Knock, knock, knock~~
There was a knock on the door, and then the glass door of the president's office was pushed open from the outside, revealing the secretary's pretty face.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Chen Guofu from Columbia is here to visit."

As the words fell, Chen Guofu appeared at the door.

Chen Guofu is now the production director of Columbia Asia.

Wang Changtian stood up immediately and said, "Mr. Chen, what brings you here?"

Chen Guofu at the door smiled and shook hands with him: "I hope I won't disturb Mr. Wang by visiting him without any hesitation."

"No, no, please take a seat."

Wang Changtian smiled and asked Chen Guofu to sit down. Although the two seemed familiar with each other, it was actually the first time they met. However, they were both in the same circle and knew each other well.

After the secretary served the tea, Wang Changtian asked, "I wonder why Mr. Chen came this time..."

He and Chen Guofu did not know each other before, so his sudden visit must have something going on.

Upon hearing this, Chen Guofu took out a newspaper, pointed at it and said with a smile: "I came here this time because I was attracted by you."

"Oh?"

Wang Changtian looked at the newspaper and found that it was a news about "Dark Invasion".

"Haha, Mr. Chen is interested in this movie?"

"Yes, as you know, my last movie, 'Double Vision', was a horror thriller. The movie released by Mr. Wang seems to be of the same type, and it has good reputation. I became interested in it, so I came to see you, Mr. Wang."

"Okay, okay. Mr. Chen wants to see it. I'll arrange it right away. I happen to have the master tape right here."

After that, Wang Changtian led Chen Guofu to the projection room and sent someone to notify Dong Jianqiang downstairs.

Celebrities like them usually don't go to the cinema to watch movies. If they are photographed, they will get into trouble like Fan Binbin.

If it is a rival's movie, it would be even more embarrassing, as it would be tantamount to aiding the enemy.

So each company has its own screening room. If you want to watch something, you can just copy it and watch it directly.

When Dong Jianqiang got the news, he immediately rushed to the screening room with the master tape. Enlight Pictures and its headquarters are both in the Beike Building, but not on the same floor.

Not long after, Dong Jianqiang arrived, nodded slightly to the two bosses, and the screening began.

The screening room gradually fell into silence, with only the sound of the movie remaining.

In the darkness, Chen Guofu was watching very seriously with his eyes fixed on the screen, while Wang Changtian was guessing the reason why the former came over.

Chen Guofu is also a director. Two years ago, the thriller "Double Vision" which he wrote, directed and produced was released. In less than three days, it earned nearly NT$4000 million, breaking the box office record for thrillers released in Taiwan during the same period. It also received five nominations for the 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards and three nominations for the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.

Now that we see a similar type of "Dark Invasion", we are probably excited and feel a sense of sympathy for each other.

In addition, Wang Changtian speculated that Chen Guofu, as the production director of Columbia Asia, has the task of selecting films every year. Judging from his attitude, he probably took a fancy to "The Dark Invasion" and came to see the quality of the film. Chen Guofu did not hide it: "The pace is fast, the emotions are well laid out, the plot is thrilling, the story has selling points, and it has an all-female cast. There are many commercial elements. It is a good work."

Since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon became a big hit in North America, Columbia has set its sights on China, hoping to find the second Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in China. As a result, it has bought a lot of Chinese film copyrights, and Lu Chuan's "Looking for the Gun" was bought under this circumstance. After 83 minutes, the film was finished and the lights came back on. Chen Guofu did not hide anything and said straight to the point: "Mr. Wang, please name a price. Columbia wants the overseas copyright of this film."

"It seems that Mr. Chen is very satisfied with this film~"

Hearing Chen Guofu's evaluation, Dong Jianqiang next to him had a bitter look on his face. When the box office figures for the first weekend came out, he wanted to get his hands on the overseas copyrights, but was clearly rejected by Zhang Chen.

Wang Changtian was much more cunning. He remained expressionless, as if he was thinking. After a while, he gave a number: "Two million US dollars, what do you think, Mr. Chen?"

"Boss Wang, this is our first cooperation, you shouldn't ask for so much, right?"

Wang Changtian was not annoyed when his thoughts were exposed, and continued to smile: "What do you think is appropriate, Mr. Chen?"

"80 US dollars. I have inquired about it. The cost of this film is only 200 million Chinese yuan. You still made a lot of money."

Wang Changtian shook his head and said, "Too low, Mr. Chen. The cost of 200 million is good, but that's because the producer is from Beijing Film Academy. All the prices are internal prices. If it were put outside, a film of this quality would not cost less than 400 million."

"Mr. Chen, please think about it again. There is no cultural difference in horror movies. I believe Mr. Chen has also seen the potential of this movie. It will definitely be a big hit in any country you take it to."

"That's not the case, Mr. Wang. Just because they are all newcomers, it would be risky for me to take this film back. Besides, 80 is not a low price. How about this, I'll increase it a bit, 100 million?"

Wang Changtian laughed and said, "Mr. Chen, one million US dollars is not a high price. With the domestic box office backing, this movie will have no problem doing well at the box office in any Southeast Asian country.

In fact, looking at the style of this film, I think it would not be out of place even if it was set in Europe or the United States. How about this, since this is our first collaboration, I'll give you a base price of $120 million, how about that? "

"Since Mr. Wang said so, I will also make Mr. Wang my friend and buy all overseas copyrights of The Dark Invasion for $120 million."

"make a deal."

"make a deal."

After Chen Guofu left, Dong Jianqiang reminded him worriedly: "Boss, you sold the overseas copyright, but the overseas copyright is not in our hands."

Wang Changtian was not worried: "Who said I sold it? I just helped negotiate the price."

"What you mean is..." Dong Jianqiang vaguely understood what his boss meant.

"Enlight Pictures has just been established. If we want to develop, we must make friends with potential stocks like Zhang Chen. We won't make a penny from the overseas copyright of "The Dark Invasion". Isn't Zhang Chen going back to Beijing on Friday? You can inform him in advance. If he doesn't object, we can arrange the signing on Friday. The price of 120 million US dollars is still fair. He may not be able to negotiate this price on his own."

At this time, Dong Jianqiang had completely understood what his boss meant and made friends with Zhang Chen.

Sure enough, ginger is still spicy.

Enlight Pictures currently only has distribution business, but sooner or later it will involve in the production field.

Whether it is distribution or production, it is necessary to have good relations with the group of directors.

But good directors are a scarce resource and have long been tied up.

Zhang Yimou has a new picture, Feng Xiaogang is with Huayi, and Zhang Chen is a newcomer, so he definitely hasn't been tied down yet. Lao Wang is eyeing him.

(End of this chapter)