The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 206 "Detective Chinatown" Finalized

Even if DreamWorks claims to have established an overseas distribution network, it actually means that it has established a mature communication network with a group of local distribution companies and film companies and established a profit distribution model that everyone recognizes—this ability is actually more powerful. Rely on the brand influence of the producer.

The reason why major Hollywood companies are able to distribute movies smoothly around the world is because their brands are famous. The market recognizes Hollywood movies, and they will take the initiative to cooperate with them without contacting local companies and distributors in person, and it will take a long time. , the two parties have formed some kind of interest community, and even have an equity relationship.

In the domestic film distribution work, if you really say that there are any technical thresholds and technical difficulties, these do not exist. You have to pay when it is time to pay. Have the several major theater chains established a good relationship, or whether the cooperation model and profit distribution model between the two can be recognized by the other party.

Of course, the most important thing is whether your brand and movies have market appeal. Maybe some theaters willfully disobey the market rules, but most of them must be qualified capitalists. People also have to calculate whether the money you pay can make up for the loss of the attendance rate drop caused by the movie he insisted on supporting you.

The bigger the film market, the more difficult it is to rely on the relationship network and contacts to control the film schedule of most theaters as in the past. Asset-heavy expansion like theaters is a high-debt model, and the pressure on capital turnover forces them to be more expensive than many industries. Profit-seeking.

It can be said that the brand of Dreamworks, with the influence of Chen Jingxing's several films, especially the record-breaking performance of "Source Code", has now entered its peak period. Even if there are any defects in technology and connections, it will not affect him too much. distribution capabilities.

However, the publisher's share of the box office is still very considerable, ranging from five or six points to as many as ten points, especially after the country issued a regulation to stop all online ticket subsidies this year, this profit is quite considerable.

If DreamWorks wants to enter the distribution field to get a share of the pie, it must choose a good entry point, so that Huanshiwang, Penguin Pictures, Tianrun and United Cinemas cannot find an entry point for a rebound excuse. "Detective Chinatown" is the best Opportunity.

This film DreamWorks only contributed money and no human resources. It is purely an investor, and it is not directed by Chen Jingxing. It can be said that it has basically no strong interest relationship with partners such as Huanshi.com. The real creator of the film, Chen Sicheng, came forward to invite Dreamworks. There is no objection from anyone that the factory and the theater chain will undertake the distribution of the film.

Of course, Chen Sicheng was definitely keen on the box office results of "Source Code", and wanted to take advantage of the popularity of Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks, so he hit it off with Chen Jingxing.

Although Chen Sicheng is very confident in the quality of the movie, he is not ignorant of his own reputation. The last movie "Northern Love" succeeded in winning the box office by taking advantage of the popularity of the TV series, but it also ruined his reputation—— The content of the movie "Northern Love" and the TV series "Northern Love" has almost nothing to do with each other. Even if the film does have some good points, it is a fool's trick in the eyes of the audience who go to the TV series to watch the movie. The scam of selling dog meat.

What's more, the ratings of the movie "Northern Ireland" are not very good, and the quality is relatively mediocre.

The last movie deceived the audience. Although the box office was good, the debt will be paid off by the next movie.

Chen Sicheng can also realize this point. He did not leave a strong reputation like Ning Hao and Chen Jingxing, and the audience did not have high expectations for his next work. Fortunately, he happened to meet the box office record created by "Source Code", because it broke They broke the monopoly of foreign films on records, and their own quality is still very good, so both Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks are at the peak of national favorability.

You don’t have a sense of expectation in the movies I make, but Chen Jingxing, you always have a sense of expectation, right?And Dreamworks is indeed the biggest investor in "Chinatown"?Not only the investor but also the distributor. I said that "Chinatown" is a dreamworks movie. There is nothing wrong, right?It is not a problem that "Chinatown" is a movie of Chen Jingxing, right?

To be honest, if Chen Sicheng could have expected today, he would definitely have asked Chen Jingxing to be the producer of "Chinatown" even if he begged for it. It's just that Chen Jingxing only had one theater movie "Fatal Identity" at that time. ", with a box office of 4.5 million, but his own "Northern Love" also has 4 million.

Even though Chen Jingxing had a much higher reputation than him, Chen Sicheng had always been a very confident person. At that time, the script of "Chinatown" was almost finished. He asked himself that "Chinatown" would not lose to "Fatal Identity", and he wrote it himself. The self-directed and self-acted TV series "Northern Love" is also very popular, and the quality is very good. If Chen Jingxing hadn't turned out, he would be a rising star in the film and television industry.

Therefore, in Chen Sicheng's view, he was also the talented Chosen One, even if his status was not higher than Chen Jingxing's, the two were at the same level.

Under such a position, accepting Chen Jingxing's investment is fine, but letting Chen Jingxing be the producer is a bit self-degrading.

But the world is changing so fast, who would have thought that in just one year, Chen Jingxing would achieve a triple jump with the two films "Signal" and "Source Code". Whether in the eyes of others or in his own eyes, the two have already He is no longer a director of the same level, and he has hidden his competitive thoughts deeply in his heart. He has even begun to think about how to better gain Chen Jingxing's fame, and he believes that Chen Jingxing will not refuse. "Chinatown" The better the sales, the higher the DreamWorks income.

In fact, as early as after "Chinatown" was finished, Chen Sicheng wanted to set a summer file. After all, the market is deep enough, but the competition for the summer file is fierce and there are a lot of blockbusters. He is also worried that "Chinatown" will become a crushed little soldier. ?No matter how confident a director is in the quality of his work, he will also worry about gains and losses when it comes time to submit an answer in the market, especially for a young director like Chen Sicheng.

And after "Source Code" broke the record, Chen Jingxing suddenly proposed to Chen Sicheng, asking him if he would like to enter the Spring Festival file.

In fact, the most suitable schedule for "Chinatown" is the Spring Festival. Chen Jingxing believes that "Chinatown" is very competitive in the Spring Festival, and he is also confident that with the strength of DreamWorks, it is enough to win a good schedule in the Spring Festival. Looking at the scene of "The Mekong River" and "Spring Festival Files" killing each other in the Spring Festival file, Chen Jingxing felt very refreshed.

But Chen Sicheng still rejected this arrangement after being pleasantly surprised, because although it is only halfway through 15, there are too many heavyweight movies officially announced or very likely to be scheduled for the 16 Spring Festival. He still feels that the risk is too great. If it is "Chinatown" "Chinatown" is an original low-cost suspense comedy, which is also a very novel theme in the Huaguo film circle. He doesn't want to take too much risk. .

(End of this chapter)