Chapter 136 Export to Domestic Sales
Chapter 136 Export to Domestic Sales
Buying the first house in his life is such a big thing that Wang Hao naturally couldn't make a decision casually.
So after paying the down payment, he still said something to his old man.
The reason why he only told his old man was because Wang Hao's mother had died of cancer when he was in junior high school.
After that, Wang Hao's father became obsessed with academic research and so-called literary creation. At the same time, he found a female student who was much younger than him, and the two lived together.
Because of this, Wang Hao lived in his grandfather's house during junior high and high school.
So for Wang Hao, a time traveler, whether it is the original Wang Hao or the current Wang Hao, this father named Wang Dingguo is just a familiar stranger.
Sure enough, Wang Dingguo didn't say much when his son called. Even though his son became a big director and even though his son made money and bought a big house, the professor of literature just said a few bland words and then hung up the phone.
In contrast, his grandfather was very happy about his grandson's achievements, and he also supported Wang Hao's choice to vigorously develop film special effects technology and shoot science fiction movies.
But as they were talking, his grandmother started talking about work and then moved on to relationship issues, which forced Wang Hao to hang up the phone in embarrassment.
After all, if they continued chatting, his grandmother might arrange a blind date for him.
As for the matter of finding a partner, Wang Hao decided that he did not want to step into the grave of love too early at such a young age.
After all, you are in the colorful entertainment industry. You have finally been reborn, so you have to experience more.
Talking about this, Wang Hao remembered that he seemed to have not contacted Miss Wan Qian for many days since they had slept in the same bed together.
However, this thought only stayed in his mind for a short time before it was squeezed out by the chaotic work.
There was no other way. After all, Galaxy Interactive Entertainment was still just a small company, and it was very short on both personnel and talent. This meant that the boss Wang Hao had to do many things himself.
For example, after buying the house, he approached director Liu Meng and talked with him for a long time about the project "I Am a Special Forces Soldier". He told him about the science fiction movie universe and the "Three-Body" series, and agreed to let him write a personal novel for Leng Feng.
After that, he went to Huaying Group and contacted Mr. Han Sanye to discuss the remaining repayment of the box office share.
Regarding this matter, it mainly depends on the closeness of the relationship.
The money is in the hands of the cinema chain. If you have a good relationship with them, the cinema chain will give you the money earlier. Otherwise, it may take half a year or even a year to pay you.
Therefore, the big brother like Huaying has to step in and talk to the theaters about this matter.
But things are different now. Huaying’s influence in the cinema chain is no longer as effective as before.
This is mainly because after 02, the mainland officially implemented the cinema chain system, and a large number of private cinema chains began to appear. This is different from the method before 94, when Huaying bought out movies at a fixed price and then distributed movie copies to various provinces.
At that time, cinemas all over the country begged Huaying to screen their films, but it is different now.
Regarding this matter, Wang Hao has also considered whether it is necessary to get involved in the cinema industry.
However, after thinking about it, he finally gave up.
Cinema chains are asset-heavy in themselves. Even though the cinema chains get 60% to 70% of the movie box office revenue, that money is just a drop in the bucket when it comes to building cinemas, maintaining venues, paying staff salaries, and updating equipment.
Wang Hao wants to industrialize the film industry, which requires a lot of funds. How can he get the money to get involved in theater chains?
So after careful consideration, he decided to focus on content production first, and as for the rest, he would find someone to cooperate with when the time comes.
As for this cooperation, Mr. Han San also talked with him for a whole day.
This was mainly because the "tribute trilogy" suggestion he had made to Han Sanye had been approved by the relevant departments above, and it was said that the leaders of the relevant departments attached great importance to this matter and urged Han Sanye to make sure it was done well. So Han Sanye approached Wang Hao, wanting to bring him into the project and give him advice.
Of course Wang Hao declined the offer. He had a lot of things to do in his own company. The "Three-Body" series is now in its infancy and there are many complicated things that need his attention.
Moreover, participating in the "Tribute Trilogy" project can indeed help him build connections in the entertainment industry, but the main character of this project is still Han Sanye, and he has no room to perform in it, which is undoubtedly a waste.
So Wang Hao directly told him about the first phase project of his science fiction movie universe and successfully diverted the attention of Mr. Han San.
Mr. Han Sanye is also very interested in the project "The Three-Body Problem".
He already knew the name of this project when "Fatal Call" was launched. Later, at the celebration party of "Fatal Call", he and the Wang brothers of Huayi also pulled Wang Hao aside to discuss the follow-up matters.
But it was not until today that he truly understood the details of the project.
Among the four projects, "Lost on Journey" is a low-budget one and "I Am a Special Forces Soldier" is a TV series. Naturally, Mr. Han is not very interested in these two.
As for the remaining "Wushuang" and "Source Code", Mr. Han San is still somewhat interested.
But after reading the script of "Wushuang", he frowned slightly.
"How did you come up with the idea of filming a counterfeit banknote? This might be a bit sensitive."
After Wang Hao heard what Mr. Han San said, he was stunned for a moment, then asked back:
“Wouldn’t it be okay to put it in Hong Kong?
For this film, I plan to work with actors from Hong Kong, and the story will also be set there, and will not involve the mainland.”
"Hong Kong is also Chinese territory!" said Mr. Han San indifferently.
Wang Hao was speechless after hearing this, and could only ask: "What about Southeast Asia? Or Australia or Canada?"
"Any crime-themed movie is difficult to handle, and the key point is that the male protagonist of your movie escaped at the end, which is even more inappropriate."
Master Han shook his head and sighed. Wang Hao was still a little unwilling, but fortunately Master Han really liked the script of "Wushuang", so after hesitating for a while, he said:
"If you really want to take a photo, it's not impossible, but this..."
"Just what?" Wang Hao asked.
"But I'm afraid the share ratio won't be that high."
Mr. Han San said after careful consideration:
“As you know, we at Huaying currently hold the rights to introduce foreign films.
Since you are shooting forged U.S. dollars, it would make sense if it was shot by a foreign company."
When Wang Hao heard what he said, he suddenly understood.
It is easy to understand what Mr. Han Sanye meant. He simply wanted him to try a trick of converting exports into domestic sales.
First, a shell film and television company was set up abroad to shoot "Wushuang" abroad, and then China Film Group was responsible for bringing the film back.
So what does it have to do with China if foreigners make their own counterfeit money movies? Even if the criminals are not caught, it doesn't matter, after all, it's because the foreign police are incompetent.
(End of this chapter)