Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 279 was released and the profit was tripled

After confirming with Lu Guohua that future movies he shoots on Hong Kong Island will be screened at Chu Cinema.

The guy was so happy that he wanted to leave and report the matter to his family.

Naturally, Chu Qianqian would not let him go. He would at least let him see the Snake-shaped Trickster first. During the viewing, as long as you pay attention to his expression, you can basically determine how this movie is going to be.

By then, if even he feels that the movie is good, then the probability of cooperation will be greater.

As long as Lu Guohua is not a fool, he knows that the better the movies introduced to Nanyang Cathay Cinemas, the more money they will bring to the cinemas.

At the same time, it is more beneficial to him.

After stabilizing Lu Guohua, Chu Qianqian and Bai Fanyu took the guests outside to watch the lion dance.

It was busy until 4:[-], and everyone returned to the cinema again to officially watch the movie.

Chu Xiangqian said a few words to Zhang Rongfei. The guy nodded hurriedly, then sat not far from Lu Guohua, turning his head to peek at his expression from time to time.

As the host, Chu Xiangqian naturally sat in the middle of the first row, surrounded by Baifanyu, Norton, Harder Gebai and others.

Lei Luo and other detectives and some ghost guys sat in the second row on the left and right.

Chu Xiangqian, who had watched the movie several times, naturally did not focus entirely on the movie.

After the movie had played for ten minutes, he turned to Bai Fanyu and said, "Uncle, you and Ge Bai change seats, and I'll talk to him about sending Margaret to the plane."

Bai Fanyu's eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of what Chu Xiangqian had said about Margaret praising the Hong Kong Island police at the airport.

As long as Ge Bai is happy, he will naturally be satisfied with Lei Luo.

He nodded hurriedly, and instead of changing seats with Ge Bai, he went directly to the third row and sat behind Lei Luo and Bai Yuechang.

When Lei Luo, his wife, and several detectives were puzzled, they saw Chu Xiangqian and Norton say something.

Then Ge Bai did it.

The two of them whispered for a long time, then Ge Bai turned around and nodded to Lei Luo, Lan Gang and Fei Bo with a smile on his face.

Lei Luo and the other three were a little confused, but they also knew that Chu Xiangqian must have said something.

Only Yan Tong's expression slowly turned gloomy.

He secretly cursed himself for being brainless. The last time he competed in the ring, after having the guts to eat, he originally planned to have a relationship with Chu Xiangqian.

It's just that something was delayed the next day. When I think about this delay, several days have passed.

Slowly, this idea faded away.

Moreover, when Chu Xiangqian killed Lai Hao, Yan Tong's first thought was that this kid was not far from death.

But the result was that Chu Xiangqian not only had nothing to do with him, but actually fought with the Vietnamese first and then was annexed by various associations.

Only then did Yan Tong understand that Chu Xiangqian was not only a fierce dragon crossing the river, but also a man with hands and eyes that could reach the sky.

Unfortunately, at that time, not only was it too late to establish a good relationship with Chu Xiangqian, but Lan Gang and Fei Bo also took the lead.

Now when he saw Ge Bai, a ghost guy, actually nodding to Lei Luo, Lan Gang and Fei Bo with a smile, Yan Tong immediately realized that the problem was serious.

He was busy thinking about how to establish a relationship with Chu Qianqian.

Or give Ge Bai some money after watching the movie?
After Ge Bai promised to give certificates to Lei Luo and the others, he immediately whispered to Chu Xiangqian, "Chu, do you still want us to distribute this action movie in India?"

Chu Xiangqian nodded without thinking, "No problem, but the film's distribution fee, 1 pound, seems inappropriate."

Ge Bai also knew that Chu Xiangqian asked the police for help last time, so he paid the price for free and gave the futon to him and others to be distributed in India.

After thinking about it, Ge Bai said, "It's not as good as HKD 5 from India, HKD 2 from Tai O, HKD 5 from Maple Leaf Country, and HKD 2 from South Africa.

How about it also comes with free distribution in New Zealand and the African continent? "

The four countries added up to 4. In fact, not only the cost of making the movie was recovered, but also an extra 14 Hong Kong dollars.

But when I think about Futon in India, the total box office exceeded more than 10 pounds. I heard that the money distributed to people like Ge Bai was [-] pounds.

In other words, the four ghost guys Ge Bai, Blair, Charles and Hahn earned 160 million Hong Kong dollars just by contacting the theater owners in India.

Chu Xiangqian felt unbalanced.

Ge Bai saw that Chu was hesitating to move forward. After asking, he repeatedly said that making a net profit of 160 million was all outside nonsense.

"Although we have a lot of connections in India, you should have heard of Ah San's virtues. I want to share the box office with them, let alone get money in the end. I will 100% say that the movie not only failed to make money, but actually lost money." Money.

So we’ve always been straight to film.I made almost 6 pounds before and after.And this does not include the money spent bribing Asan officials. "

Chu Xiangqian believed what Ge Bai said, which was to sell movie reels instead of waiting for a share of the box office.

But the actual amount of money earned may indeed be 6 pounds, but the so-called bribes to officials Asan must have been included in the profits.

Seeing that Chu Xiangqian was still thinking, Ge Bai couldn't help but whisper, "Chu, if this movie is the same as Futon, we are willing to pay 30 Hong Kong dollars.

But this is a martial arts film whose box office no one can be sure of. With 14 in four countries, we have actually taken quite a risk. "

If anyone else had said this, they would naturally feel that Ge Bai was right.

But Chu Xiangqian knew that Uncle Long's movies were actually quite popular in Europe and the United States.

But then I thought about it, before Uncle Long filmed the popular area, he tried several times in Hollywood but ended in failure.

That killer trench almost bankrupted Jiahe.

In other words, the possibility of this snake-shaped film being a box office hit in the European and American world is basically zero.

It is said that he earned 200 million US dollars, but it is actually the income from video tapes accumulated over many years.

Thinking of this, Chu Qianqian couldn't help but sigh, and thought of it as making less money to stimulate the enthusiasm of Ge Bai and others.

In order to more proactively promote this snake-shaped trickster.

"About 20 Hong Kong dollars."

Ge Bai thought he would have to waste more words, but when he heard that Chu Xiangqian only offered 20 yuan, he couldn't help but laugh.

Although I didn't understand much about this movie, the fighting in it seemed to be the first of its kind.

Just from the fight at the beginning of the film, Ge Bai felt that someone would definitely fall in love with this movie.

Based on the population of India, if a film is sold for 500 pounds, it is 8 Hong Kong dollars, and if it is sold for a hundred, it is 80 Hong Kong dollars.

200 is 160 million Hong Kong dollars.

India has 28 states, 6 affiliated states and one capital territory, which equals 35 provinces. One province only needs 6 cinemas to purchase more than 200 films.

But in fact, in Mumbai alone, 15 cinemas purchased "Futon" last time.New Delhi also sold 12 units.

More than 30 units were also sold in Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

If it weren't for Futon and his own distribution company, which is not very famous, Futon would have sold at least 200 films last time.

However, what makes Ge Bai and others helpless and annoyed is that about a week after the movie was released, they heard that replicas had already appeared in some small and medium-sized cities.

After playing for a month, those movie theaters who bought the film also became second-tier dealers, selling the films in their hands to movie theaters in small cities.

Otherwise, the money earned might increase by [-] to [-]%.

Ge Bai felt regretful and annoyed at the same time, and asked in a low voice, "Chu, is it time to start filming the second part of Futon?"

Chu Qianqian nodded helplessly. Hearing this, ghost guys like Ge Bai were more optimistic about Fengyue Pian's financial future.

However, there is no shame in making money.

He said with a smile, "The script is already there. If nothing unexpected happens, the filming will be completed in about half a month or 20 days."

Ge Bai and Blair, who was watching from the side, became happy after hearing this, "We plan to buy out the broadcast rights for the new movie in India, Australia, Canada and South Africa for 2 pounds."

Chu Qianqian silently calculated that 2 pounds is 32 Hong Kong dollars. There is no need to consider this matter at all. If he were a free rice fish, he would basically agree.

There is still a blank market for Hong Kong films in Australia, Canada and South Africa, and developing the market is the most important thing.

However, at this time, white people were still in power in South Africa. There were at least 6 to 7 million white people living in South Africa. This market was not small.

Chu Xiangqian also understood the careful thinking of Ge Bai and others. After obtaining the broadcast rights in South Africa and Canada, he privately sent the film to other African countries.

There is also a release in the United States next to Canada. Even if you know about it, you will basically pretend that you haven't seen it.

Putting aside the fact that there is no way to investigate the issue of reproduction and piracy, just fighting a cross-border lawsuit will not only take years, but in the end, even if you win the lawsuit, you won't be able to pay much money.

It's not worth the candle.

When Chu Xiangqian thought that his movie only sold for 14 Hong Kong dollars, which was less than 1 pounds, he immediately felt a little disgusted.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian was still rational and knew that the film producers did not have the confidence to promote the first kung fu film overseas and it was indeed difficult to give a high price.

As for the overseas box office share, Chu Xiangqian thought about it for a few seconds before deciding.

Firstly, there are too many ways to cheat, and secondly, if the remittance time is delayed a little, maybe a year or two, in the end, the money may not be given.

It's better to be like Ge Bai and others, get the money first and save the worry.

And Southeast Asia is where the box office is.

The movie ended with a round of applause. Chu Xiangqian only spoke a few words to the group before he was pulled back by Lu Guohua, "Sheng Chu, how about our Cathay Cinemas buy out the distribution of this movie in Southeast Asia with 20 Hong Kong dollars?" Quan, how about it?"

Chu Qianqian smiled, and now there was no need for Zhang Rongfei to report to him Lu Guohua's expression while watching the movie.

Since this guy dared to offer a buyout price of 20 yuan, he was naturally very optimistic about the market of this movie in the Chinese community in Southeast Asia.

He pulled Ge Bai over and said, "Lu Sheng, Director Ge Bai and several partners just took away the distribution rights of Asan, Tai'ao, Canada and South Africa, and offered 14 Hong Kong dollars.

As Southeast Asia is the largest place where overseas Chinese live, I believe it will be easy for this movie to have a box office of over one million. 20 shows that the Lu family has no sincerity. "

Lu Guohua looked at Ge Bai, Blair and others in disbelief. After Chu Qianqian translated, Ge Bai nodded affirmatively.

Only then did Lu Guohua believe that these ghost guys were really willing to spend 14 Hong Kong dollars to buy the distribution rights of a Chinese movie.

"How about 28?"

After speaking, Lu Guohua hurriedly explained, "Sheng Chu, even if we cooperate to build 8 cinemas, it will take at least one year, or even two or three years, before the cinemas are completed.

And this movie can completely serve as the basis for the cooperation between the Lu family and you.Once the box office is really good, I believe that the family will take the initiative to invite you to invest in Nanyang without my having to persuade your family. "

Naturally, Chu Xiangqian would not completely believe what this guy said. To put it bluntly, once the buyout pattern was formed, it would be completely unnecessary to build a cinema in Nanyang.

However, if the box office is really good and you want to continue to buy out the company's movies in the future, the price will definitely increase.

And taking advantage of the release of this movie, we can also tell the Fu family that the Fu family will actively come to Hong Kong Island to beg them to start building a cinema.

After all, if you make money, face doesn't matter.

After Chu Xiangqian made up his mind, he didn't rush to agree and said with a smile, "How about we take a look at the box office on Hong Kong Island first, and then we decide the price of the distribution rights?"

Although Lu Guohua is indeed very optimistic about this movie, in terms of box office, it is not necessarily a hit just because the film studio is optimistic about it.

But Hong Kong Island is a real Chinese community, and the local box office is good. The box office in Nanyang will basically be multiplied by 1.5 or even 2 times.

This made Lu Guohua hesitate again.

Once the box office exceeds 50, or even 7 or 80, the distribution rights cannot be obtained with 28.

After thinking about it, Lu Guohua said, "How about 30?"

Lu Guohua originally thought that Chu Xiangqian would not agree so easily, but he did not expect that Chu Xiangqian actually smiled and said, "Okay, but I ask you to release it in all Cathay theaters within a week and broadcast it for at least a month."

Chu Xiangqian's thoughts were simple. He had realized that he had made a mistake.

The previous Futon really opened up the box office market in Southeast Asia and East Asia, letting film producers in these countries know about Baifanyu Film Company.

But Futon is a romance film after all. Film producers are willing to buy out the second romance film at a high price, but they must not have much confidence in kung fu movies just like Ge Bai and others.

Of course, without the futon, his snake-shaped trickster would not be able to attract Cathay Cinema and Lu Guohua.

Only when the box office in Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia explodes can the price be sold to island countries, South Korea and Wanwan at a good price.

Moreover, if Chu Xiangqian thought about it carefully, even in the 80s when Hong Kong films were at their peak, when Cathay purchased Hong Kong films, the price they paid was basically only the filming cost of that film.

In other words, this movie cost 500 million to shoot, and they bought out the distribution rights in Southeast Asia for 500 million.

And the movie must have big stars before they will buy it.

As for my snake-shaped craftsman, the cost is only HK$12.

The 30 buyout is already 2.5 times the shooting cost.

Including Ge Bai's 14 yuan, it means that the movie has earned 32 yuan before it was officially released.

This is already considered a very profitable return on investment.

It’s no wonder that in the next 30 to [-] years, so many companies, associations and private individuals will be eager to get a piece of the game.

Chu Xiangqian and Lu Guohua determined the price, and the rest was naturally for the general manager, Wuxianhuai, to discuss specific contract matters with Cathay Cinemas.

When Chu Xiangqian got into the car to get back on his feet, Baifanyu hurriedly got into Chu Xiangqian's car without even caring about his daughter or son-in-law.

(End of this chapter)