The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 90 "Fatal Identity" will be screened in North American theaters

The fact that the Film Bureau selected six young directors to "study abroad" did not attract much public attention, only some serious media mentioned it, summarizing it as the "Westernization Movement" of Chinese films.

The first stop of the "students" was Columbia Pictures, and Columbia staff greeted them as soon as they got off the plane.

The leader was a bald man, walking straight towards Chen Jing.

"Hi Mr. Chen, you are younger than you look in the photo, I am Edward Birch."

Chen Jingxing felt a little baffled by the unusual warmth of the bald man. The welcoming staff in Colombia were so enthusiastic?
Edward Burch said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, I am the representative of Columbia in your film copyright negotiation. Mr. Zhang and Mr. Xu have left a deep impression on me."

Chen Jingxing understood. To be honest, he almost forgot that the copyright of "Fatal Identity" was sold to Columbia, because it has not been released yet. Anyway, the copyright is sold out, and the money will be fine.

"This gringo knows Xiao Chen?" Xiao Yang asked casually.

Chen Sicheng sighed: "Their films have won awards in Orlando. Isn't the Orlando Film Festival the largest film trading market in North America? Is it strange to know each other?"

Guo Fan interjected weakly: "Didn't Columbia buy the overseas copyright of "Fatal Identity"?"

Ning Hao also suddenly remembered: "It seems that "Fatal Identity" hasn't been released in North America yet?"

After Edward Birch greeted the six directors and the accompanying translator one by one, he took them into four cars and drove to a hotel under the guidance of the accompanying staff who came with Chen Jingxing and others.

Edward Birch pulled Chen Jingxing into the first car, and just got in the car, he looked at Chen Jingxing solemnly and said, "Chen, I am not going to pick you up this time, I have something important to talk to you about." Let's discuss it."

Chen Jingxing immediately had a guess: "Is "Fatal Identity" going to be released?"

"That''s right, but you know, it's been a while since the Orlando Film Festival, and our publicity plan might have a better effect with your cooperation."

Edward's words carried a pleading tone. After all, Chen Jingxing had already sold out the distribution rights of "Fatal Identity" to Colombia except for the Asia-Pacific region, and the buyout agreement did not require the main creator of the film to cooperate with the promotion of the North American region. , neither Huanshi.com nor DreamWorks has distribution interests in North America.

"Of course, you can tell me directly if you need my cooperation."

Although "Fatal Identity" won't give him a dime no matter how well it sells at the box office in North America, and it won't lose him a penny if it hits the street, but Chen Jingxing is of course willing to contribute to the film's promotion.

The films he will make in the future still want to continue to sell at high prices, and even want to co-release with Hollywood distributors in North America, so this first film must be well-started.

Although "Comet" is popular on the Internet, it is not a theater movie after all. If "Fatal Identity" does not do well at the box office and even makes Columbia lose money, then no matter how good Chen Jingxing's next movie is, if he wants to enter the North American market again will become very difficult.

Chen Jingxing's affirmative reply made Edward Birch very excited: "Chen, your help will give us great support."

Chen Jingxing said with some complaints: "Mr. Birch, if you hadn't procrastinated until now, I'm afraid you wouldn't need my help."

It is not for nothing that the Orlando Film Festival is called a window for foreign films to enter the North American market. Its exposure is quite amazing. If the residual heat of the Orlando Film Festival was used to release it in theaters while the iron is hot, it would have a greater impact on the box office. s help.

Moreover, Chen Jingxing's "Defeated General", "Shadow of the Wind" and "Moon Night Fantasy Talk" were released one after another after the Orlando Film Festival, and the distributor of "Shadow of the Wind" was also Columbia. unsatisfied.

Edward Birch looked helpless: "Chen, North America is the largest film market in the world. It is too crowded. "Shadow of Wind" and we have actually signed a distribution agreement in North America long ago. We just took into account the rules of the Orlando Film Festival. It’s just not announced, and "The Shadow of the Wind" has set a box office record in Spain, and it will be released on a large scale in Europe as soon as the film festival ends. We must ensure that the release in North America cannot be too slow compared to Europe. In addition, there is another film in Colombia. Self-produced films will be released in February, and the release schedule is really difficult to allocate."

"Okay, I can understand, what exactly do you want me to do?"

Chen Jingxing accepts it when he sees it. After all, the North American market is indeed the top of the pyramid. It is very normal for foreign films to enter here and be suppressed and cannot be released. Guoshi's "Hero" was delayed for a year and a half before it was released in North America. Knowing that it was the copyright purchased for more than 2000 million U.S. dollars back then, this amount is rare among foreign films introduced to North America, and at the time when martial arts was in full swing, "Hero" was treated like this, he already counted it Good luck.

"Well, it's actually not complicated. After the premiere, we will hold a creative... er director meeting in the theater, and... maybe you will be required to appear on a TV show." Edward Burch explained: "You know your "" Comet is very famous on the Internet, and you are also the first Asian director to win the Orlando Golden Spruce Award, so you have some fame here, compared with other foreign directors or foreign stars."

"Do you want to be on a TV show? A talk show?" Chen Jingxing wasn't surprised by the meeting with the creators of the premiere, but... a talk show?

Chen Jingxing was a little nervous and suspicious: "I'm not a star, will anyone watch me on TV?"

Edward may have seen his nervousness, and he smiled and comforted him: "Don't doubt yourself, you have media value, your "Comet" has caused a huge Internet topic, and young people are discussing your work at the hottest time. Movies, your second film won the Orlando Gold Award, but you are still a director from Huaguo on the other side of the world, you are only 22 years old, curious, the audience must be curious about you, as long as you show yourself in the media , it will definitely inspire and satisfy the curiosity of many audiences, especially young audiences."

"Okay, when will the movie premiere?" Chen Jingxing also had vanity, what's wrong with being famous?
"The day after tomorrow, on March 3th, the film will open in 4 theaters." It seemed that Chen Jingxing would be dissatisfied. After all, he knew the achievements of "Fatal Identity" in China. Edward Birch added: "You You know, the rules of North American cinemas have always been like this."

(End of this chapter)