During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 420: Wild ideas I'm very angry now

China Film Studio, small conference room.

Taking advantage of the break of the Beijing Film Festival, the Chinese and American producers of "Pacific Rim" met here.

But Wei Jin didn't expect that as soon as everyone talked about the promotion progress of the movie in various regions, Warner proposed the idea of ​​a sequel.

Even Han Sanping was a little surprised and asked, "Paul, do you have good expectations for the movie box office?"

"Well, it's like this. Last year, we filled in a lot of content based on the rough draft of the chronicle provided by Wei, constructed a complete world view, and published a comic novel. Do you know how many copies were sold?"

"How many?"

"Currently, sales in North America alone have exceeded four million copies, and the number is approaching ten million worldwide."

When Paul said this, Han Sanping and Ye Ning, who didn't know the situation, took a deep breath.

This number is naturally insignificant compared to the world-famous best-selling novels, but you have to know that "Pacific Rim" itself is not a fan-oriented movie, but just a chronicle comic, and it can be printed in this number, which means that there are a lot of people interested in it.

According to Paul, the comics have aroused great response and expectations among young people. Coupled with the support of the summer season, the expectations for the movie box office are really great.

"So, according to our internal forecast, the global box office of the film is likely to exceed 5 million US dollars."

Han Sanping's 60-year-old brain was spinning rapidly, as if calculating the final profit, but soon he frowned.

The film cost 1.5 million U.S. dollars to produce. Even though the number of global promotional screenings was reduced due to the cast, and more online promotion was adopted, the overall promotion cost was still over 5000 million U.S. dollars.

According to the box office forecast of 500 million US dollars, the profit margin is not large, at least compared with the 30 million US dollars paid and the more than two years of recovery time.

Han Sanping whispered the question into Wei Jin's ear in Chinese, and the latter smiled and explained in a low voice.

"Mr. Han, Hollywood is different from China. The awareness of copyright protection is very strong. For this kind of mecha movie, the peripheral and subsequent development are the big money."

Wei Jin is telling the truth. Whether it is a theme park or a toy figure, this is the correct way to open a mecha movie. Unfortunately, this doesn't work in China.

After listening to this, Han Sanping nodded thoughtfully.

Although the return rate of Pacific Rim is several times higher than that of Wei and Jin films, it is a bit low.

But the film industry is a high-risk industry that can make a profit, achieve political achievements, and have a steady stream of income in the future. What the hell do you need a bicycle for?

Ye Ning had the same idea, so in the reception room, investors from all four parties looked at Wei Jin at the same time, expecting him to give an answer.

Wei Jin smiled and shook his head, "Everyone, there is definitely an idea for a sequel. In fact, the chronicle is the best proof, but it is too early to discuss this. Let's wait until the movie is out of theaters before we talk about it."

Paul was not surprised that he did not get a satisfactory answer. He shrugged and looked at the three Chinese people.

"Gentlemen, I think our previous cooperation was very pleasant. Should we take this opportunity to cooperate again?"

Paul's attitude is very sincere. Both "Avatar" and "Titanic" have proved that the potential of the Chinese film market is definitely over 2 million US dollars. Apart from North America, it has become the world's largest box office. Co-productions will be the mainstream in the future.

"Oh? I wonder what project Mr. Paul brought this time?"

Not only Han Sanping and Ye Ning, but even Wei Jin became interested. They looked at Hunter and found that the other party also looked confused. It seemed that this was Paul's sudden idea.

Seeing that the topic he raised had aroused the other party's interest, Paul felt that the subsequent negotiations should go smoothly, so he looked at Wei Jin.

"Wei, we noticed a script you registered and thought it was a good idea. Maybe we can try it?"

"Well, I wonder which one your company has chosen?"

"The Killing Cycle."

Wei Jin raised his eyebrows, he had to admit that Warner had a good vision.

"Independence Day" is also known as "Edge of Tomorrow". In its previous life, it was a science fiction movie produced by Warner and starring Tom Cruise.

This movie, adapted from a Japanese anime novel, did not perform well at the box office in its early years. Even with the subsequent DVD copyright income included, it barely made back its investment, but its reputation was quite explosive.

This means that if the release date and publicity and promotion strategy are changed, good results may be achieved. It seems that Warner has indeed conducted a detailed internal assessment.

Noticing the gazes of Han Sanping and Ye Ning, Wei Jin understood the purpose of Warner's proposal in this situation.

In a flash, Wei Jin's thoughts were racing and he soon came up with an idea.

"Paul, cooperation is fine, but I have one condition."

"What conditions?"

"I'm very interested in DC's Joker and I hope Warner can transfer the copyright."

Before Wei Jin finished speaking, Paul became excited.

"Impossible, Wei, DC's superheroes cannot be transferred."

Paul's answer did not surprise Wei Jin, although compared to Disney, Warner's development of DC superheroes was very slow.

But after "Batman", as long as the senior executives of Warner are not stupid, they should know that superhero movies have a bright future, so how could they transfer it?

This is just a negotiation tactic from the Wei and Jin dynasties. After all, the "opening window" theory is universally applicable.

Wei Jin didn't seem annoyed at all at being rejected. He smiled and stated his true purpose.

"Hey, Paul, my good friend, don't get excited, or don't transfer it, how about leasing it?"

"Lease?"

"Yes, lease. Warner leased the copyright of Joker to me for five years. If I don't develop it, the time limit will expire."

Now Paul understood that this method was similar to patent authorization and was a good choice.

After thinking for a while, Paul did not answer immediately, but asked.

"Wei, I'm curious. DC has so many superheroes, Superman, Flash, Wonder Woman, why did you choose the Joker?"

"Hey man, don't you think clowns are super cool?"

Wei Jin chuckled and said, could he tell him that the box office of Joker would exceed 10 billion US dollars?
"Okay, geniuses always have wild ideas, but I can't give you an answer for now. I need to communicate with the top management."

"Of course, I look forward to hearing from you."

Wei Jin spread his hands and said he didn't care. He believed Warner would make the right choice.

Of course, even if cooperation cannot be reached, it will not have much impact on him.

Hunter then spoke with Han Sanping on behalf of Summit Entertainment about the introduction of "The Hunger Games" and "A Quiet Place" into the Chinese market.

After some discussion, Han Sanping finally agreed that "The Hunger Games" could be released as an imported film in the second half of the year, while "A Quiet Place" could only be released as a batch film.

In this regard, neither Hunter nor Wei Jin insisted. There were too many imported films this year, and many of them had investments of over 100 million yuan. This result was already very good. After Paul and Hunter left, Han Sanping and Ye Ning looked at Wei Jin with sharp eyes.

"Wei Jin, what is the specific situation of the project "Killing Reincarnation"? "

In Han Sanping's opinion, Warner took the initiative to propose cooperation, and Wei Jin's requirements were not high, so this matter should not cause too much trouble. He is now more concerned about the new project.

"Well, this script mainly tells the story of..."

As the topic of Wei and Jin unfolded, elements such as exoskeleton, doomsday, reincarnation, and cycle stimulated Han Sanping's eyes to become brighter and brighter.

"If this project is to be carried out, I'm afraid the investment will be huge."

Looking at Old Han's expression, Wei Jin knew what he was thinking, and there was a hint of helplessness on his face.

"Director Han, if this project is to be carried out, China Film Group and, of course, Wanda Film Group will be indispensable."

When it comes to Sino-US co-productions, it’s impossible to do it alone without China Film. As for Wanda, it’s very powerful now.

Wanda is currently acquiring AMC Theaters in North America, which is the second largest theater chain in North America, with 347 theaters and a total of 5048 screens. It is also the world's largest IMAX and 3D screen operator.

Once this acquisition is completed, Wanda's influence in North America will be greatly increased, and Summit Entertainment's future projects will have to rely closely on this strong partner.

More importantly, the profit margin of this project is limited, and Wei Jin never intended to eat alone, so it is just the right opportunity to maintain the relationship between allies.

If it was a hit series like "The Hunger Games", Wei Jin wouldn't be so generous.

"Haha, then I'll be waiting."

Old Han smiled a little exaggeratedly, his term was almost up, if he made some more political achievements, maybe he could stay in office for another term.

Ye Ning beside him also nodded with a smile, "Thank you, President Wei."

After leaving China Film, Wei Jin rushed to attend the premiere of "Killing", after all, he had promised Huang Bai.

Unfortunately, it was during the film festival and there was too much news to report, so the media's attention naturally would not be focused here.

In addition, the film producers Xingmei and Yunying do not have much influence in the industry, and the director Guan Hu does not have much appeal, so not many industry insiders came to the premiere, making it a bit deserted.

Maybe celebrity Tan Hong didn't have high expectations for this film, so there wasn't anything fancy at the premiere. After an interview, the main film started playing directly.

The movie "Killing" is adapted from Chen Tiejun's novel "Child's Play Murder". In order to highlight the theme, director Guan Hu used absurd suspense and satirical techniques to highlight the style of black humor and black satire.

But in Wei Jin's opinion, the performances of both Huang Bai and Yu Nan were wonderful enough, it's just that director Guan Hu's ability was a little lacking and the story was not told well.

With such a release date chosen, the box office performance of the movie is already foreseeable.

After the premiere, Wei Jin and Huang Bai chatted for a few minutes and then returned to their villa in Yanjiao.

"Big Shot" will start filming after May Day, which will take at least more than a month. Wei Jin has to feed the concubines. Today is the day when Da Meiyuan will sleep with him.

When I returned to the room, I saw Da Meiyuan lying on the bed playing with her cell phone. Her thin silk pajamas outlined the curve of her beautiful buttocks, and her pair of snow-white legs were swaying in the air, which was very tempting.

Wei Jin walked forward, sat on the edge of the bed, and stroked the beauty's buttocks with one hand.

"What are you looking at?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan turned around and handed over the phone.

"Hey, a bunch of directors are arguing. I give Director Wang a thumbs up."

Wei Jin took it and took a look, and it was true. Chief Jia, Yang Shupeng, Wang Xiaoshuai and many other directors had expressed their dissatisfaction with this film festival on Weibo.

Chief Jia was targeting the extraordinary treatment received by James Cameron.

In his words, the organizing committee treated Cameron as a guest of honor throughout the whole process, which was too much of a flattery. It would be better not to call it the Beijing International Film Festival, but just the Cameron Film Festival.

"Xiao Jin, is it really that outrageous?"

At this film festival, Da Meiyuan was busy watching movies and had no idea what was happening on the forum.

"Well, a little bit."

Wei Jin nodded. The organizer did seem a bit fawning. Not only did they provide an exceptional reception, they even helped Cameron's team to make connections and secure a number of 3D special effects contracts.

You have to know that these movies can be promoted and hyped in the future using the gimmick of Cameron's team's 3D special effects. For other filmmakers, this is indeed quite stressful.

Continuing to read on, Wei Jin discovered that the Weibo post that Gao Yuanyuan liked was posted by Wang Xiaoshuai, who had collaborated with Da Meiyuan several times and they indeed had a good relationship.

Wang Xiaoshuai’s target was not Cameron, but the review system.

This person's words were quite pertinent. He did not ask for a protection month for domestic films, but only for some support in production themes and censorship systems. He also specifically quoted Cameron's words.

Wei Jin also clicked the like button and then posted a Weibo to express his support.

Even though I know it's useless, at least I'm doing my part.

Throwing the phone aside, Wei Jin embraced Da Meiyuan's slender waist and sniffed the body fragrance of the Hupu goddess. He felt a little overwhelmed.

Just as he was about to take action, Da Meiyuan stopped him.

"Xiao Jin, guess who I met at the scene today?"

Looking at the playful expression on Da Meiyuan's lips, Wei Jin had a bad feeling.

"Who?"

"Your goddess, Scarlett Johansson, has a really good figure, with a curvy figure. No wonder you are so obsessed with her and even write songs for her."

Wei Jin looked at the jealous Da Meiyuan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry for a moment, then he used his arms to hug the beauty and let her sit on his lap, his eyes sincere and passionate.

"Sister Yuanyuan, you are the most beautiful goddess in my mind"

Wei Jin was telling the truth. Compared to Black Widow's Western face, Da Meiyuan was completely in line with his aesthetic standards.

Moreover, after his nourishment for many years, Da Meiyuan is now at the peak of her beauty as a woman. She is a real young woman with a girlish look. She is simply irresistible.

Without waiting for the beauty to speak, Wei Jin went straight to kissing her alluring red lips. The jelly-like touch made him linger, and his hands began to fly up and down.

After a few minutes of wet kissing, the two of them were already frank with each other. Gao Yuanyuan's face was flushed, her pretty face was full of spring, and her beautiful eyes were moving. She was so pure and lustful that people could not stop.

"Bad guy, give it to me now."

Wei Jin smiled when he saw this, now the attack and defense were in a different position.

"Sister Yuanyuan, I'm really angry right now."

Gao Yuanyuan cast a coquettish glance, slowly lowered her fair swan neck, kissed her red lips, and gently wrapped Wei Jin
(End of this chapter)