Chapter 480 The overseas copyright of "The Wandering Earth" sold for 1 million US dollars!
"Dumpling Director!"
"Dumpling Director!"
The movie "Nezha" made the previously unknown Jiaozi an overnight sensation and made him famous in the circle.
"Nezha" is still showing in theaters and various investors have come to invest in it as if they were free.
Everyone was as humble as possible and was eager to give money to Jiaozi.
We are all aware that the ending of "Nezha" is obviously not the end, and there will definitely be a sequel.
The first part of "Nezha" grossed 50 billion yuan, so how could the second part's box office be worse?
Even if it can't reach the heights of the first part, but twenty or three billion or something, isn't that just as easy to do?
Who would want to miss out on this kind of project that is destined to make money?
It’s a pity that it’s too late!
Jiaozi will indeed make the sequel to "Nezha", but the partner will still be Director Zhou and no one else.
First of all, Zhou Qing was indeed very kind to Jiaozi.
Secondly, Zhou Qing is the investor who only gives money and does not interfere in anything else. He is definitely the investor that all directors dream of.
How could the dumplings be replaced?
What's more, long before "Nezha" was released, Jiaozi and Zhou Qing agreed that the two parties would continue to cooperate on the sequel.
So considering all these circumstances, Zhou Qing is not worried at all about the sequel to "Nezha".
In order to reassure himself, Jiaozi even called Zhou Qing and told him that he would continue to invest in the sequel.
"Please take some time to come to my place and sign a supplementary agreement."
"Nezha has such a good box office, it's not appropriate for you to take such a small fixed salary."
Zhou Qing took the opportunity to say this to Jiaozi.
Even though "Nezha" has such a high box office now, Jiaozi, as the director, actually doesn't make much money.
It's just a fixed salary of a few hundred thousand, less than one million.
This means that all of the tens of billions of yuan in revenue from Nezha was earned by Zhou Qing.
Although the money was indeed earned in a reasonable and honest way, it is indeed a bit unreasonable that others helped you earn tens of billions but you couldn't even get one million.
Of course, it makes sense that even if Zhou Qing doesn't continue to pay dividends to Jiaozi, there is nothing wrong with that.
But Zhou Qing still planned to do so.
He has made so much money now, and his net worth has long exceeded 10 billion. Money is just a string of numbers to him.
Therefore, Zhou Qing is unwilling to be the kind of person who only cares about money. It is better to be a little warm when warmth is needed.
After listening to this, Jiaozi, who was on the other side of the receiver, was moved to tears.
Director Zhou is such a good boss.
It's really rare that he would actually think of sharing some of the money he earns with himself.
Jiaozi felt more and more fortunate that he was so lucky to be appreciated by a boss like Director Zhou.
Director Zhou is definitely a noble person in my life!
However, as for the sequel to "Nezha", Jiaozi plans to take a break for a while and continue developing it later.
The first part of "Nezha" took him four years to complete, so he needed to relax and unwind.
Otherwise I really can’t bear it.
Zhou Qing naturally had no objection to this. He was not the kind of black-hearted capitalist who only wanted to exploit the people below him.
The development of "Nezha 2" is entirely up to Jiaozi to arrange independently, Zhou Qing will not interfere.
I will not rush you.
Whenever Jiaozi decides to develop, he can just take advantage of the other party's express train and make a fortune.
Everything else is unimportant.
As for now, let’s sell the copyright of “The Wandering Earth” first.
It was pretty much as expected. Because of the subject matter of a science fiction blockbuster, international film producers were generally very interested in "The Wandering Earth".
In addition, Zhou Qing’s “The Martian” sold very well worldwide last year.
The total global box office is more than 3 million US dollars, not including various revenues from other channels.
It can be said that those film producers who bought the copyright from Zhou Qing made a fortune.
As for Zhou Qing's second science fiction blockbuster, people are even more impatient.
So when they received the news that the post-production of "The Wandering Earth" had been completed and the film could be watched, everyone was very enthusiastic.
I rushed to Zhou Qing Pictures as quickly as possible and watched the movie.
"Director Zhou, just give us the North American rights to The Wandering Earth. I don't think we need to negotiate with anyone else."
"Director Zhou, we at Columbia are very optimistic about The Wandering Earth. I think we can have a good chat."
After watching the film in detail, everyone became more optimistic about "The Wandering Earth".
This is not surprising.
Compared to "The Martian", "The Wandering Earth" has a more grand narrative and more grand visual effects.
It is also very much in line with Hollywood's personal heroism, with people shouting slogans like "saving the world" all the time.
But in "The Wandering Earth", not only the world was saved, but the entire earth was saved.
Under such circumstances, the copyright sales of "The Wandering Earth" are still very optimistic.
All major film producers have given relatively positive offers.
Considering the current situation, Zhou Qing feels that the regret that "The Martian" failed to break 100 million yuan in box office may be made up by "The Wandering Earth".
"Director Zhou."
"Director Huang."
In addition to selling films, Zhou Qing also has another extremely important task: the early preparations for "Changjin Lake".
When he was busy with the post-production of "The Wandering Earth", this work was mainly handled by Huang Jianxin.
Now that Zhou Qing has temporarily freed up his hands, he will of course participate at a deeper level.
If you prepare a lot of things in advance from the director's perspective, you can indeed save a lot of trouble.
In addition, Zhou Qing has the advantage of foresight, which makes the process more efficient.
It is worth mentioning that because "Changjin Lake" itself is relatively large in volume and has a special nature.
That is not something that Huang Jianxin alone can handle, even though Huang Jianxin is the most experienced producer.
Up to now, the production team of "Changjin Lake" has grown to five people, which is an extremely luxurious lineup.
Huang Jianxin has connections with China Film Group, and Zhou Qing, as the chief director and main controller, also sent in his own producer.
In addition, producers also came in from the August 1st Film Studio.
The famous filmmaker Shi Nansheng also participated as a representative from Hong Kong Island.
As a movie with special significance like "Changjin Lake", it will definitely be open to Hong Kong Island as well.
Simply put, the production team of "Changjin Lake" is composed of well-known figures in the industry.
Normally, it is impossible for them to cooperate with each other to prepare a movie together.
To put it bluntly, if we replace him with an ordinary director, he wouldn't be able to control the situation.
China is generally a director-centered system, but it also depends on the situation.
Some big producers can definitely compete with directors, or even surpass them.
The most typical example is Zhang Jizhong.
The TV series produced by this guy are not director-centered at all, but producer-centered. If the bearded man is unhappy, the director can just turn it off!
Fortunately, Zhou Qing’s current rank in the circle makes him a big shot among big shots, absolutely the best.
Even if a big-name producer comes, he still has to behave himself.
In addition, Zhou Qing joined the production work with the advantage of foresight, and his remarks were often sharp and to the point, which made him increasingly admired by major producers.
Especially since Zhou Qing took out the script so quickly, Huang Jianxin was even more impressed.
"The script was written so quickly. Director Zhou is worthy of being the best screenwriter in Chinese entertainment."
Huang Jianxin looked at Zhou Qing with great admiration.
How long has it been since the original 13-word script was handed over to Zhou Qing?
Zhou Qing actually completed the modification?
Or are you still busy with the post-production of "The Wandering Earth"?
I really can't help but accept it.
If anyone else did nothing else but streamline the script, it would take several months.
I can only say that when it comes to screenwriting, Zhou Qing is indeed a god-level figure.
In particular, after quickly reading the script, Huang Jianxin found that the quality of the script was as high as ever, and he almost bowed down in worship.
It’s not an exaggeration to call Director Zhou the God of Screenwriting!
"But Director Zhou, the scale of The Battle at Lake Changjin is really too large and the filming is very difficult. It is impossible for one director to finish it in such a short time."
“So we discussed it and decided that we might need to form a director team, with multiple directors filming at the same time.”
Huang Jianxin finally spoke to Zhou Qing with a serious face.
As a reborn person, Zhou Qing already knew this problem.
Even if he was not a reborn person, as a director, Zhou Qing could also see it clearly.
Therefore, Zhou Qing had no objection to adding two more directors to the filming.
In the original time and space, "Changjin Lake" was filmed simultaneously by three director teams: Chen Shishi, Xu Laoguai and Lin Chaoxian.
Even these three directors were divided into Group A, Group B and Group C, and a total of 16 groups were working on the entire film simultaneously.
Zhou Qing fully accepted this.
If it weren't shot this way, it would be impossible to finish filming both parts of "Changjin Lake" within a year.
Even for Zhou Qing, a reborn person.
However, as for the specific mode of cooperation, Zhou Qing plans to make some slight changes.
Because he didn't want to work with other directors.
Every director has his own style. Even though Zhou Qing is the chief director, he is the one who truly controls the overall situation.
But once other directors get involved, the unity of the film will definitely be destroyed.
No matter how great Zhou Qing is, it's impossible for him to perfectly combine the styles of different directors, right?
What's more, even if Zhou Qing is the number one director in Chinese entertainment, Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian are also famous directors.
It is impossible to just follow Zhou Qing's orders and just shoot however Zhou Qing says.
The three of them will definitely need to get used to each other, which means Zhou Qing needs to make a certain degree of compromise.
Zhou Qing must avoid this kind of thing.
The solution is actually simple.
In the original time and space, these three directors jointly shot the first film, but the second film, "Watergate", was shot by Xu alone.
Zhou Qing also planned to do the same, but in a different order.
I shot "Changjin Lake" alone, and the second one, "Watergate Bridge", was left to Dante Lam and Tsui Hark.
You just need to grasp the general direction when the time comes.
Zhou Qing had already planned it out.
When Huang Jianxin and other members of the production team mentioned this issue, Zhou Qing took the opportunity to put forward his own ideas.
The film is divided into two parts. I directed the first half of the script alone, and I led a team of directors to direct the second half.
This is the opinion of Zhou Qing, the chief director. Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with it. Producers such as Huang Jianxin will naturally have no objection.
Everyone began to discuss enthusiastically which directors to include.
The final result of the discussion is no different from the original time and space.
The other two directors have been confirmed to be Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian.
This was agreed upon.
There are many other related miscellaneous matters that have also been finalized one after another.
The production team started working on the plan that was discussed.
In addition to taking time out from work, Zhou Qing also devoted his energy to handling the sales of "The Wandering Earth".
As for the specific results, we are still very optimistic.
When all the copyrights were sold at the end of September, Zhou Qing did a statistics.
Wow, the global copyright of "The Wandering Earth" was sold for 1.1 million US dollars.
Over 100 million!
It finally broke 100 million.
Over the years, Zhou Qing's overseas film copyrights have finally exceeded the 100 million US dollar mark.
There is no doubt that this is definitely a new record in the history of overseas copyrights in Chinese film entertainment.
If it were to be exposed, it would surely shock everyone in the circle.
However, considering that Zhou Qing Pictures is already enviable enough, Zhou Qing still chose to keep a low profile.
There is no way to hide the box office data, but it is better to keep the copyright sales situation secret.
I won't stimulate anyone's feelings and make them jealous.
What's more, Zhou Qing couldn't take care of such things right now.
There is no other reason. "The Wandering Earth" is scheduled to be released in November, so all-round publicity and promotion work must begin now.
As the director of "The Wandering Earth", Zhou Qing cannot be absent.
They quickly gathered together the main creators including Zhang Zifeng, Zhang Wanyi and Wu Jing, and started a hardworking roadshow across the country.
"Director Zhou Qing's second science fiction blockbuster "The Wandering Earth" will be released next month. Are you ready?"
“Following The Martian, Director Zhou Qing once again brings us the sci-fi masterpiece The Wandering Earth!”
As for the specific promotional effect, it is extremely good.
Firstly, although "The Martian" has hyped up the domestic science fiction market, there is not a single capable director in the country.
Science fiction films are not something that anyone can make well just because they want to.
Take "Shanghai Fortress", which was highly anticipated by the industry. Despite its luxurious team, it suffered an epic failure.
Fortunately, the film company had previously boasted that it was comparable to "The Martian", but in the end the total box office was only 1.24 million!
You read that right, just one hundred million is enough.
It became a complete joke.
Everyone wants to find another science fiction movie to watch to satisfy your craving, but sorry, I can’t find one!
Under such circumstances, how could Zhou Qing not arouse everyone's expectations when he brings another sci-fi blockbuster?
Furthermore, The Wandering Earth also has Liu Cixin's fan base, so the popularity will naturally increase by three points. (End of this chapter)