Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 88 Special Treatment
of course.

As long as there are interests, even if Gu Ming's copy in the United States does not have Chinese subtitles, Hong Kong Island and Wanwan will not be released in advance and will still be released on December 12 as previously agreed.

But after all, this kind of thing cannot be stopped at all.

On the 12th, pirated discs with Traditional Chinese subtitles actually began to appear on the market in small quantities.

For most literate people, there is no problem in recognizing paragraphs of traditional Chinese characters, with only a little discomfort.

But compared with 30 to [-] yuan, that little discomfort is nothing.

Many people cannot make this amount in a day.

Save as much as you can.

After two days of brewing, pirated discs were completely rampant.

The box office of "Taken" also quickly dropped to 200 million.

After all, Han Sanpin was not in such a good mood when he found Gu Ming.

Although the smile on his face remained, there was still some unwillingness in his words.

"[-] million in [-] days, I thought it would be [-] million. Even if it doesn't reach this number, it will at least be half of the box office of "Titanic" in our country, which is [-] billion."

"Now it seems that [-] billion is a level."

"Aren't these pirated copies coming out too fast?"

"Brother Han, don't worry."

To be honest, Gu Ming was a little surprised that he was able to block piracy for so long.

Anyway, I’ve made a lot of money, and if I make less, I won’t make much, so I’ll just treat everyone to a movie.

"It hurts so much!"

After pouring two cups of tea, handing one to Han Sanpin, and taking a sip himself, Gu Ming pushed over the box office data record of the Wanwan side of Hong Kong Island that Li Xiaoping had just sent over.

"Let's take a look. Yinghuang just contacted Daystar to report the data."

"I have to say that the gimmick of exceeding [-] million in the North American box office chart is really effective. The markets in these two places are still very superstitious about Hollywood. In addition, the main creative staff are all Chinese, which is still attractive to the audience."

"Wanwan's box office in one week is NT$2000 million, which is very likely to exceed NT$[-] million."

"The box office in Hong Kong Island is 800 million in one week."

"According to this rule, it can hit the box office of 4000 million."

"Brother Han, do you know what this concept is?" Gu Ming gave up.

Han Sanpin was startled when he heard this, and then rolled his eyes.

"You think I drink tea and read newspapers every day!"

"The movie with the highest box office in Hong Kong last year was "Mission: Impossible 2" with a box office of 3613 million. As long as you exceed this number, you will be the box office champion in Hong Kong this year!"

Speaking of this, Han Sanpin looked at Gu Ming's face.

There was a hint of jealousy in his eyes.

After a few seconds, he burst into laughter.

"You're really showing off your face. I've heard more than once that when you make a movie in the future, as long as it's not too outrageous, you'll be able to pass the review. You've got yourself a gold medal to avoid death!"

"That's right! What are your plans next?"

Han Sanpin's voice was full of expectation.

"The funeral at the end of "Taken" is obviously a lead-in for the sequel. When will you make a sequel?"

"When the time comes, let's go to the North American market again. This time, if they don't pay US$8000 to [-] million for foreign copyrights, don't even think about it!"

"Don't be so anxious." Gu Ming shook his head.

"Besides, Li Lianjie is not scheduled either!"

"I'll talk to him." Han Sanpin became more confident, "Anyone you need for supporting roles can be cast, and I'll be responsible for hiring the crew."

"Too urgent."

"Why are you so anxious to release a sequel?"

"According to the usual practice, at least we have to let the market cool down and wait until two years before launching."

Gu Ming smiled and made a hand-pressing motion, "I'm waiting for news from Sony, and then I'll go there to make a film to compete for the Oscars."

"That's fine!"

When Han Sanpin thinks about things, he doesn't always consider financial interests.

If Gu Ming's directorial work can make it to the Oscars.

Regardless of whether it wins an award or not, even if it has a few nominations, it still deserves recognition.

but……

"Don't forget about us!"

"Brother, the Chinese film market needs you!" When it came to excitement, Han Sanpin was about to imitate the ancients and reached out to hold Gu Ming's hand.

Gu Ming retracted his hand subconsciously.

What a habit!

"You don't have to worry about that."

"With such a big star like me still in China, how can I just go to Hollywood like Wu Baige?"

"I did this just because I wanted to go to Hollywood to see if I could compete for an Oscar and make some money on the way."

"Is it that simple?" Han Sanpin chuckled, "You didn't want to make a red sofa?"

"Hahaha."

“It’s not at that level yet.”

Not everyone can sit on the red sofa, so it must be someone you can name.

Otherwise, you still have to worry about getting sick.

To make a small-budget literary film, people of this level can support themselves and devote themselves to it.

Unless he can win a few Oscar-winning actresses, like Harvey.

It's a pity that it's simply impossible.

I am not a white person, nor am I a Jew with enough voice in Hollywood.

So Gu Ming didn't have that idea this time.

"Does that mean you will still do it when you reach the level?" Han Sanpin asked along the lines of the words. The two looked at each other and laughed, letting out a laugh that all men understand.

……

"Taken", the pioneer of Chinese commercial blockbusters, has an impact not only on the box office.

on June 1th.

The boss of Qujiang Culture and Tourism even visited the capital in person.

I talked with Gu Ming and Li Xiaoping personally.They will invest [-] million to build a Tangcheng in Chang'an.

If you want to, Daystar can invest in shares, as long as it does not exceed 50.00%!

What a joke.

You just asked me to invest more than 50.00%, regardless of whether I can take out the money. Even if I can take out the money, I will not invest.

Just hold a small amount of shares and maintain the relationship.

When you are a shareholder, you don’t even know what type of company the other party’s company is.

Can you keep your word once you become a major shareholder?

Innocent!

Therefore, "We Daystar are willing to invest 600 million, just a small [-]% share is enough."

"Don't you invest more? I heard that you made a lot of money from one film, and it's all in US dollars." Qujiang Cultural Tourism Chairman persuaded.

"We are also an investor." Gu Ming immediately started crying.

"You divide it, he divides it. How many more bites will come into my mouth?"

"Besides, I don't understand this either. Just invest less. Professional people should do professional things."

"alright."

He just said that casually.

It doesn't actually matter how much Gu Ming is willing to invest.

What's important is something else.

"Then Director Gu, don't forget about the TV series about Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty that you mentioned. Once Tang City is built, within three years we will waive venue fees for all the scenes that Daystar shoots here!"

"Okay, cool!" Gu Ming shook hands with the other party, "Then I will take advantage of you!"

"The more the better."

Their goal is to make Tangcheng famous.

Daystar's dramas are quite reliable in recent years, and all of them are popular.

As long as two Tang Dynasty dramas like "The Family" become popular, many crews will definitely take notice of this film and television city.

At that time, it will be time for Tangcheng's reputation to rise significantly.

It can also promote tourism in Chang'an.

Filming dramas for Daystar for free is a win-win situation.

The remaining matters are left to Li Xiaoping to follow up.

And that is on this day.

After "Taken" successively encountered "Pin Network", "Who Knows the Heart of Women" and "Cast Away", the daily box office in North America did not even reach a million US dollars, but it still stumbled and successfully exceeded the US$[-] million box office.

A pioneering achievement was achieved.

That same day, Anthony got a call.

He told Gu Ming the good news, and also told Gu Ming that the headquarters had agreed to shoot a literary film, and he would come to the capital in person to discuss the project with Gu Ming.

……

"Gu!"

"With an investment of US$1000 million, we at Sony Columbia can help this film to win Oscars."

"And this movie is all about you."

"You write the script, you become the director, you can use whichever crew member or actor you want, and the producer will also have your name on it."

"But you didn't work in Hollywood after all. We need to pair you with an experienced producer."

"Of course, he is only helping you in preparation and work! There are many laws and so on, and you may violate them if you are not careful. It would be bad to receive a summons from the court."

"You alone have the final say on everything related to the production of the film."

"The final editing rights belong to you too!"

Han Sanpin was right.

Sony Columbia expects to earn nearly $[-] million in profit this time.

It can be said that it was an extremely cost-effective business.

He was also extremely generous to Gu Ming, the person who brought them this business.

In addition to not allowing Gu Ming to invest in this film, it can be said that it gave Gu Ming all the permissions he had to shoot in the country.

Of course, literary films are originally the director's creation, and they don't really want to interfere with the filming of Gu Ming, a director who has won the top three awards in Europe twice.

For the so-called final editing rights, it is totally not worth it to have trouble with Gu Ming, who can still shoot "Tornado 2" or even the third one.

It's better to just leave it all to Gu Ming and let Gu Ming take pictures as he pleases.

"It's a very good treatment." Gu Ming smiled, "It seems you didn't mention my salary!"

"Gu, you also know that the remuneration for literary and artistic films, whether it is the director or the actor, is not high." Anthony looked embarrassed, "We can only give you a salary of 200 million US dollars, and the rest has to be used in film production. .”

"And it will cost a lot of money to compete for the Olympics. If it fails, we may not be able to recover the cost at all."

"What about the division?"

Gu Ming simply laid out his conditions.

"If the film's North American box office exceeds 3000 million, I will get 6000% of the North American box office share. If it exceeds [-] million, it will be [-]% of the North American box office. If it exceeds [-] million, I want [-]%."

Anthony actually had no objection to giving Gu Ming a share.

The greater profits for literary and artistic films still come from the disc market and copyright.

The box office won't be too high.

If the North American box office can really exceed 3000 million, the cost can almost be recovered at the box office. The larger disc market is pure profit, and it is reasonable to give Gu Ming some share.

But out of a businessman's instinct, he still wanted to bargain.

Gu Ming insisted on the conditions and refused to back down.

He didn't press any further, "Okay, Gu, I promise you, based on this condition, we can sign a contract immediately."

Sony Columbia didn't even need to review Gu Ming's script.

This is the trust in Gu Ming. With his achievements in literary films and the production cost of 1000 million, even if he went to the three major European companies to sell the copyright, he would not lose much money with Gu Ming's reputation.

Not to mention that they have global distribution capabilities and can earn much more than selling copyrights.

Even if he loses in the end, it's not bad. Since he doesn't have much money anyway, he can still take the opportunity to ask for a favor and invite Gu Ming to shoot an action movie like "Hurricane Rescue".

It’s really a win!
"Gu, we are waiting for your script." After signing a film contract, Anthony smiled and left the capital.

Gu Ming, on the other hand, was sitting on a chair, spinning the pen in his hand with a relaxed expression.

I have already decided which film to use for the Olympics!

(End of this chapter)