You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 87 Layout of domestic theaters (2, one hundred monthly tickets plus more)
After finishing work at noon, Lafite sat across from Wang Quan and handed over the invitation letter. Wang Quan glanced at it and found that it was in traditional Chinese characters.

"what?"

Lafite laughed, "There is an event that invites you to be an award presenter!"

Wang Quan took it over and took it apart for a look, "Xiangjiang Film Awards."

"That's right, this is an invitation letter from Wen Juan, chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards. I hope you can attend as the award presenter, and you will be paid!"

"The pay for this kind of work is definitely not high, and look at the time, April [-]th, I was filming at that time."

"Isn't it the weekend?"

"I don't need to accompany my girlfriend on weekends, and it's tiring to fly so far."

Lafite received the invitation letter and said with a sneer, "I thought you would be very happy with the invitation from your motherland for the Golden Statue Award."

"It seems that you are equating this Academy Award with an Oscar."

"Ah, isn't it? It said that the guests include Cheng Long, Xu Ke, Zhou Jielun, etc. They should all be your top superstars in China."

Wang Quan gave him popular science, "The Hong Kong Film Awards are only an internal award for Hong Kong Films. They are only for Hong Kong-produced films or joint venture films with Hong Kong Capital, and they are far from representing Chinese films."

"Then what award can represent Chinese films?" Lafite asked curiously.

Wang Quan shook his head, "No, Huaxia still doesn't have an award that is as dominant in a country as Oscar."

Then he talked to Lafite about China's three gold awards, one mainland award, which only encourages mainland films, and one Xiangjiang award, but accepts Xiangjiang films, and one bend award, which focuses on film artistry, is the only one of the three awards that is not restricted For regional awards, as long as it is a Chinese-language film, even a film from Singapore can be nominated.

As for Huabiao Hundred Blossoms, it is even less competitive.

From this point of view, the Golden Horse Awards have the most potential to become China’s Oscars, but Wang Quan discovered from the film and television library that since a certain year, there have been no mainland films and filmmakers in the Golden Horse Awards, so it can basically be announced that the Golden Horse Awards Awarded the death penalty.

Seeing that Lafite was frustrated because he couldn't earn the commission of this deal, Wang Quan comforted him, "When I finish filming this movie, there will be a gap in the middle, you can take on some commercials and MV jobs for me."

"Really, I'm afraid that a film director like you won't like it."

"It's making money, it's not shabby," Wang Quan asked again, "By the way, Ma Ling and I went to find Julie yesterday. Why are you husband and wife not at home? You two are too big-hearted."

"You have wronged us. We are looking for an adoptive family for Julie's child."

"Oh, have you found any reliable ones?"

"There is a couple with very good conditions, but they are boyfriend and girlfriend, and they are not married yet."

"If you haven't married and adopted any children, what if you break up in the future, what if you get married and have your own children in the future?" Wang Quan asked again and again.

After all, this kind of thing is not unheard of. A certain Chinese-American actress has done this kind of immoral thing. She adopted a child thinking she could not give birth, but later gave birth to her own child and gave up the child.

Lafite, "This is also where we struggle, but the other party's conditions are really good, and both of them are developing in Hollywood. When the time comes, if you want to see the children, you don't need to go through them. You can just turn to the entertainment news to see them. How easy it is."

Oh, it's not easy for these two people to be able to see the children directly from the entertainment news.

Wang Quan didn't ask any more questions, after all, this was his family's business. In the end, he just reminded Lafite that he remembered the private work he had entrusted to him.

Accumulating copyrights needs to be started now. Big copyrights are unaffordable, and it is not bad to buy small ones. Coupled with original scripts, it is enough to cope with the output of the dragon.

After Lafite left, Wang Quan made another call, "Hello, Uncle Tao."

"Haha, Xiao Wang, why did you think of calling me?" Tao Weilong who was opposite asked with a smile.

Wang Quan, "I want to ask you something, have you seen any new faces from China in Chinatown recently?"

Tao Weilong, "There are a lot of tourists here every day, and there are many new faces. Are there any characteristics?"

"A small watch with a big gold chain, a big head, a big neck, a big back, and very shiny hair, like a dog has licked it, but he is very white and handsome." Wang Quan recalled his father's stalwart image, "Oh , Also, he speaks a mouthful of Beijing movies, and can speak a few sentences in Cantonese."

Tao Weilong, who held the phone between his necks, was stunned, and then looked down.

The middle-aged man under him snorted comfortably, "Master Tao, use some strength, I'm a tough guy."

"Good boy, so it's you!" Tao Weilong subdued the mass of white meat under his body for massage, with his hands behind his back, and then he asked, "Xiao Wang, I've already caught him, what is this guy?" What's the situation?"

Wang Quan, "Oh, he's my dad."

After finishing work today, Wang Quan drove to the Weilong Medical Center in China Town. He thought he could exchange names with the Shouxitang Martial Art Museum next door.

Wang Qiankun thought the same way. He didn't expect that his son would find out that he was doing a massage casually, and the old man had his arm removed. It still hurts now.

After being discovered, he originally wanted to leave, but Tao Weilong was entrusted by the royal power to keep him, so he blocked the door and asked, "Do you want to stay here standing up, or go out lying down."

Wang Qiankun was very sensible, "Brother Long, you are too serious."

When Wang Quan came in, the two had already chatted happily, and Tao Weilong even took out the tonic wine he had collected.

Wang Quan hurriedly stopped him, "Uncle, my dad is getting old, and he can't make up for it."

"You're an idiot!" Wang Qiankun was not happy about it. How could a son who hadn't seen each other for more than a year call Lao Zi an idiot when they met.

Wang Quan, "You're right, so many beautiful aunts around me didn't make me a younger brother or sister."

"Nonsense, of course it is to leave all the family property to you. I am good to you."

Wang Quan sat opposite him, "Tell me why you secretly came to the United States behind my mother's back and without telling me. I'll tell you in advance that prostitution in California is also against the law."

Tao Weilong hurriedly taught Wang Quan a lesson, "Xiao Wang, why are you talking to your father?"

Unexpectedly, Wang Qiankun said, "What, that's not what the agency that arranged for me to go abroad said!"

Tao Weilong, "..."

When Wang Qiankun calmed down, he finally told the truth, "Qiankun Pictures knows."

Wang Quan, "Your new company?"

"That's right!" Wang Qiankun said, "I opened a film company, and I came this time to introduce your "No. [-] Cloverfield Road"!"

Wang Quan heaved a sigh of relief, after all he wasn't outrageous enough to want to introduce "The Love of Inflatable Doll".

But he still shook his head, "This movie hasn't been released in North America yet, you won't succeed."

"You're right," Wang Qiankun sighed, "I'm going to find Paramount. They told me to wait until next year. Next year, the daylily will be cold!"

There are only 20 quotas for the introduction of Hollywood blockbusters in the Mainland, and such low-budget films will definitely not be available.

If you want to enter the mainland with such a small cost, you can only take the film approval route. The cost is very cheap, because it usually has to be delayed for a year and a half, or even two or three years.

"Why are they so stupid, they can't let me introduce at the same time, I have already agreed with my friends in China Film." Wang Qiankun was depressed.

The introduction of approved films also needs to go through the two state-owned enterprises, China Film and Huaying. You can ask them to help coordinate after you like the movie like Lao Wang, or you can wait for the two companies to wholesale a batch at a time with low cost, and then let the domestic distribution The choice of the company can sometimes make a little profit, but it may also lose money.

Wang Quan explained, "Anti-piracy, piracy in the mainland is too serious now, and the risk of simultaneous release in the mainland is relatively high. There are piracy in our country, and the United States can also see it."

I say I have copyright awareness, but don’t forget that there are poor people in the United States, and the poor also have the need to enjoy spiritual culture, so they will also look for pirated copies.

Unless it's a blockbuster film, which has to listen to China Film and Television, they have their own schedule arrangements.

Wang Quan said again, "Actually, there is another way, and that is to spend money. The money you paid is definitely not enough. If you don't believe me, if you pay 100 million dollars, see if they will sell you."

Wang Qiankun snorted, "One million knives, that is nearly 100 million RMB, even if there is no publicity expenditure, not counting translation, copying and other costs, it will take more than 800 million to pay back. Last year's film with this score was "Initial D". , sixth in the year."

For these box office figures, Wang Qiankun, who has worked in theaters for decades, is very familiar with them. Even though he is blindly confident in his son, he doesn't think his son can match Jay Chou's box office appeal.

The main thing is that the current share of imported films is too low, only 13%, and the box office of 1000 million, the US side can only get more than 100 million, which is more than [-] million US dollars, which is really meaningless.

If you only look at box office revenue, Hollywood probably doesn't pay much attention to the mainland market, mainly to spread its influence and cultivate Hollywood movie audiences. After all, the share ratio cannot always be 13%, which was not what it said when it joined the WTO.

It can be said that relevant departments have been under international pressure to delay the development of domestic films, otherwise Hollywood films would have launched a massive attack.

Wang Quan asked Lao Wang, "How much did you plan to pay for it?"

"10 knives." Wang Qiankun's tone was poor.

Wang Quan laughed, "You are still planning to make money from your son."

"I don't have to make money, I also admit losses, so my bottom line is 50 knives, but when they heard 10 knives, they immediately invited me out."

"I'm not wrong. You told Paramount $[-]. Isn't that a beggar?"

At this time, Tao Weilong had already set up a table of food and wine, and the three of them chatted while eating in the medical hall.

Wang Qiankun sighed, "Forget it, I'll visit your production crew, and then I'm going to go back."

Wang Quan had a drink with Wang Qiankun, "Dad, have you ever thought about setting up a theater chain for fun?"

In 02, the reform of theater chains was implemented in China. Each movie theater had to choose a theater chain to join, and the distributor directly communicated with the theater chain. Currently, there are more than 1300 movie theaters in China belonging to 37 theater chains, most of which are local theater chains. , Those who can cross provinces are a minority.

At this time, the top three theater chains in China are Shanghai Film Group's Shanghai Magic City United Theater Group, Beijing Film Group's Xinyinglian Cinema Group, and China Film Star Beauty Cinema Group's China Film Xingmei Cinema Line.

Wang Qiankun's Dawang Cinema is a franchise store of the New Film Federation and one of the leading theaters of the New Film Federation.

However, as of June this year, the first round of contracts for the theater chain system expired, and theaters around the world will have to re-choose where to go. (Note 1)

Wang Qiankun originally thought of continuing to cooperate with New Film Federation, but now his son suddenly said such a sentence, which immediately touched his heartstrings.

But before making a decision, he had something to ask King Quan, "Son, are you still planning to return home?"

Wang Quan, "Of course, if I don't go back to my country, I will go back."

"Then I can do this theater chain!" Wang Qiankun patted the table excitedly. When his son returned to the country, his family had a film company, a theater chain, a film bureau, and Quan'er and his sister-in-law. Hey, he was invincible!
And from the bottom of his heart, he hoped that his son would return to China and teach those filmmakers in China a good lesson. If Wang Quan didn't return to China, Wang Qiankun would not be short of money, so he wouldn't be bothered to bother with it.

Since Dad is willing to be a theater chain, Wang Quan has to give him advice.

"Dad, if you want to be a theater chain, I suggest increasing the proportion of digital projection equipment, which is the future development trend, and you should build a movie theater yourself, or buy a movie theater and renovate it. Be careful, try not to rent a house!"

Because King Quan knew that in a few years, there would be a catastrophe on the earth, and the movie theaters would also be hit hard. Those movie theaters that needed to pay rent were far less resistant to shocks than those who opened movie theaters with their own real estate.

"Ah, but the cost would be too high." Wang Qiankun knew how expensive movie theaters were.

Wang Quan, "That's the way to do it, because real estate will definitely be very, very hot in the future, especially in first-tier cities. You can introduce capital, and you can control it yourself."

Wang Quan has watched a TV series called "Snail House" in the film and television library. From the perspective of civil housing, domestic real estate is bound to be hot in the future.

"Are you very optimistic about the future movie market?" Wang Qiankun asked. Last year, the box office in the mainland was only 20 billion. If he spent tens of millions to build a theater, it would take years to recover.

Wang Quan, "Of course, let's put it this way, we can see the total box office increase tenfold in a few years."

If nothing else, it was 2013.

The wine in Wang Qiankun's cup almost spewed out, "So confident?!"

"The fortune of the country is prosperous, and it is on the momentum of taking off. That's how confident it is."

Wang Qiankun rubbed his fists, and finally said sternly, "You have been to college and have a lot of knowledge, I will listen to you, do it, do it when you go back!"

Anyway, my own money will be left to my son in the end, even if the toss is gone now, it is for my son's career, it is worth it!

"Don't be in a hurry to go back, Dad, I'll show you around Los Angeles tomorrow." Wang Quan clinked a glass with his old father, narrowing his eyes~
the next day.

"Son, why did you bring me to the cinema? Watch a movie. Your movie hasn't been released yet."

"Take you to investigate, hello, here are two tickets for "Ice Age 2", I want this hall~"

　(Note 1: Except for a few theaters such as Wanda Cinemas, most of the cinemas and theaters are only affiliated, and at most cinemas are occupied by theaters.)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)