China Entertainment: Return to 2007

Chapter 69
“First, you and I will each contribute half of the funds.
RB’s local box office and subsequent revenue are equally split.

In addition, all profits from Daxia Pickles, including copyright, belong to me, and all other regions belong to you. "

"Okay." Xinhai City nodded in agreement.

"Your Name" is a local Japanese film. Based on past experience, local revenue will account for as much as 90%.

Waifu's income is just a supplement, only giving up the income of Daxia and Pickle in exchange for the income of hundreds of other countries and regions. In Xinhai City's view, he still took advantage.

"Second, for this production, I will send Yang Yu as my company representative. He will lead a team to Tokyo to supervise and participate in the entire animation production.

You must cooperate fully and must not engage in any improper behavior such as cheating, cutting corners, or falsely reporting costs. "

"No problem. Don't worry, Xu Gejun. I will fully cooperate with Yang Yujun." Although Xu Ge's behavior is suspected of stealing from his master, he has saved others. If it were Xu Ge from Xinhai City, he would definitely do the same, so he was not surprised.

From Xin Haicheng's point of view, animation is easy to learn but difficult to master. Without superior talent, even if you teach it step by step, it will be of no use.

In particular, animation in the early days is mostly based on hand-painted original paintings, which places more emphasis on talent than Cg technology.

Yang Yu could only learn some craftsmanship by stealing from his master, but it could not shake Xiaoli's dominance in East Asian animation.

"Third, in order to verify your company's distribution capabilities so as not to shame "Your Name" due to unfavorable distribution,
I want to test the water first,

If the test is successful, everything will be easy to negotiate. Otherwise, I will have to find another partner. "

"Xu Gejun, I wonder what you mean by testing the waters?" Xinhai City asked in confusion.

"It's very simple. Release "Bottom Hot Girl" for me in Japan and ensure that it will be released simultaneously in 2 theaters on the first two days of its release, so that its box office will exceed [-] million yen!" Xu Ge said lightly.

Xinhai City: "..."

Baga, you Daxia people are really greedy!
Do you know how excessive your request is?
The country's conditions are special in these small days. Compared with the huge number of 1.2 million people and the world's third largest economy, they only have more than [-] movie theaters.

Under such circumstances, movie theaters are quite powerful.
A small film, let alone being shown in [-] theaters at the same time,

Being able to test the waters with twenty or thirty companies is a great honor and shows that the issuer is very capable.

Many small films, especially foreign films other than Chou,
There are countless people who want to go to the cinema and wait in line for more than half a year.

If he hadn't really liked "Your Name" so much, Xin Haicheng would have wanted to go up and give Xu Ge a slap in the face, and then walk away.

"Xu Gejun, please forgive my incompetence in making this request..."

"Xinhaijun, wait a minute," Xu Ge smiled and interrupted Xinhaicheng. He took out a manuscript from the table and handed it to Xinhaicheng: "Please take a look at this first, and it's not too late to draw a conclusion."

Xinhai City: "..."

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"Xu Gejun, I will try my best to release "Bottom Hot Girl" for you,
But I can't guarantee the box office.

I hope you will keep your word and send over the complete script of "Your Name" afterwards so that we can work together to develop it. "

"Don't worry, Mr. Xinhai, as long as you can follow the agreement and successfully launch "Bottom Hot Girl" in RB's mainstream theaters in June,

And ensure that it can be screened in hundreds of cinemas at the same time in the first week of its release.
No matter what the subsequent box office is,

I will cooperate with Shinkai-kun on "Your Name" as agreed today. "

"Hi! Then please leave it to Xu Gejun! I will do my best!"

Watching Xinhai City go away, the corner of Xu Ge's mouth curled up slightly.

Yang Yu was dumbfounded. When Xinhaicheng left the company,

He sincerely admired: "Director Xu, you didn't give him ecstasy, did you?" "Get out!" Xu Ge laughed and cursed angrily: "I am very cunning in my childhood. If there is no absolute Interests, do you think he can obey?

Compared to what we got, what "Your Name" can bring to him is definitely beyond your imagination. "

There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests,
This diplomatic saying by Xu Ge has always been regarded as truth.

In the previous life, "Your Name" grossed US$2.8 million at the global box office, surpassing Spirited Away and becoming the number one box office masterpiece in Xiaoli film history.

As a result, Makoto Shinkai was officially declared a god, and his status was only lower than Hayao Miyazaki.

"Xu Ge, what exactly did you give him just now? Why is there such a big difference in his attitude before and after?" Yang Yu asked curiously.

"Nothing, I just spent a few hours drawing specific images of the main characters such as Taki and Mitsuha on the draft paper, and also registered their copyrights in advance."

Yang Yu was shocked: "You can also draw comics?"

"Have a rough idea." Xu Ge said modestly.

Isn't it a trivial matter in the Ganges for someone who studies art and is a time-traveler to draw a few images based on memories of past lives?
"Xu Ge, the longer I stay with you, the more worried I become."

"worry about what?"

"I'm worried that one day you will show off some shocking talent, which will make me appear unprofessional at all and look like a fool."

"Brother Yu, you are worrying too much." Xu Ge comforted: "Your worries are simply unnecessary."

Yang Yu took a long breath: "That's good, that's good."

"You are not professional to begin with. As for the nickname fool, it sounds much better and easier to remember than Jiaozi."

Yang Yu: "..."

A mouthful of old blood almost spurted out. Facing Xu Ge, a pervert, Yang Yu wisely changed the subject: "Xu Ge, when are you going to give him the complete script?"

"There's no rush, at least we have to wait until the "Bottom Hot Girl" project gets paid," Xu Ge waved his hand and explained: "Brother Yu, if you want to really make "Your Name" successful, the investment will be at least 5 million. The production cycle also takes two years.

Nothing can be rushed. If this project can be officially launched by the end of the year, it will be a blessing. "

"Then what have I been doing for the past six months?" Yang Yu asked impatiently, "I can't just eat idle food here every day, right?"

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements." Xu Ge smiled mysteriously: "You go back and recruit talents first, and then help me organize two small projects..."

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"Xu Ge, drink some soup."

In the evening, in the editing room of the crew, Xu Ge worked overtime again,
And Ni Ni, after receiving good feedback from her last soup delivery, turned into a virtuous little daughter-in-law and came alone to deliver warmth every night.

"Oh, it's Cistanche deserticola, lotus seed and mutton bone soup? Erni, what are you hinting at me?" Opening the thermos box, Xu Ge put his arms around Ni Ni's waist and kissed her.

"Don't be ridiculous, this is a serious stew, don't think nonsense." Ni Ni patted Xu Ge's head with a look of helplessness on his face.

"Feed me." Xu Ge crossed his legs, acting like a gangster.

"You are beautiful." Ni Ni glared at Xu Ge. Seeing Xu Ge's rogue face, she smiled helplessly, picked up a spoon, took a spoonful of mutton soup, blew lightly, and carefully put it into Xu Ge's mouth.

"No, no, no," the soup was delivered, but Xu Ge shook his head and refused, taking Ni Ni into his arms. He turned around and fed Ni Ni a mouthful, and did not wait for Ni Ni to swallow it.

Suddenly, he lowered his head and sucked it in...

(End of this chapter)