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Chapter 202 Overseas Copyright Expansion
Overseas copyright, in this era, means a sweet pastry, an irresistible temptation.

After all, the current Chinese film market is not too high. Many people have not really made up their minds and turned to themselves. They also want to learn from Zhang Guoshi and others to make a fortune in foreign markets.

However, not everyone has the diamond, and not everyone can get the porcelain job.

And now, The Raid has its chance.

This opportunity is not small!

The Toronto Film Festival is a world-renowned film festival, and it is also the most influential and far-reaching film festival in North America. Although it serves movie fans, the business opportunities hidden in it are also amazing.

There are quite a few people who want to discuss copyright issues with the film "Raid".

"Up to now, we have received copyright purchase requests from three companies." Chen Xi was listening to people from Xiguang introduce this matter to him.

"The methods they are currently proposing are copyright buyouts!"

Hearing this copyright buyout, in Chen Xi's heart, the previous feeling of excitement and relief has actually dropped a lot... After all, after copyright buyout, it will be purely handed over to the other party for management, although it is more trouble-free , but in fact, it is also possible to cause large losses.

It's as if "Hero" was indeed well-publicized, and after it was released, it also earned a terrifying box office of 5000 million in North America. People are trying so hard to promote...

Therefore, the box office of 5000 million US dollars does not actually fall into the pockets of Chinese filmmakers.

However, if you don't sell the copyright, run it yourself... How would you run a movie in the United States, where you are unfamiliar?How should it be promoted?In fact, these are all big problems.

If you run it by yourself, there are really too many things you need in the middle...

However, Chen Xi himself still prefers to run his own movie, because it can maximize his profits and provide experience for future movies. Of course, it’s not good for a Chinese to directly say that he wants to run a movie here. It shows that Chen Xi reached a cooperation agreement with Xiguang at the very beginning and even directly acquired them, all of which are for the current strategic layout.

Of course, these things are more negotiable if someone can buy the copyright for a good price.

But what Chen Xi really saw was the copyright price, which surprised him.

"20, 30, the highest one is 40 US dollars!"

When Chen Xi saw the copyright purchase price given by these foreigners, it can be said that she was stunned.

Because these prices were really so low that Chen Xi couldn't bear it.

Of course, if the directors and producers of other Chinese-language films saw this number, they might think it was okay, not bad...

Because North America is not the main market, it is possible to get these figures.

Even if it is only 20 US dollars, according to the exchange rate of this year, it is almost more than 150 million RMB, which is enough for them.

If it is 40 US dollars, it will be even better! 300 million RMB!

However, for Chen Xi, none of this was what he wanted!What he wants is to operate the territory of "Raid" according to his own plan. Under his management, "Raid" will allow him to get the first pot of gold in the overseas distribution market, and at the same time bring Chen Xi a lot of money. With a lot of progress in soft power, more people will know him and deep space film and television by then...

Besides, if he continues to sell the copyright all the way, it will be difficult for him to recover the cost... Based on these considerations, Chen Xi must keep "Raid" no matter what.

"No, we don't need to consider these hundreds of thousands of dollars of quotations for the time being! I decided that we should try our best to do the operation and distribution by ourselves." Chen Xi said to the people who just gave a report to him: "Let them not be too busy for the time being. Already!"

This person seemed to want to say something, but after thinking about it, he nodded and backed out.

At this time, Chen Xi suddenly received a notice saying that someone came over here, and they were talking about the copyright of "Raid", so Chen Xi went to that person's side with Chris, who had already gone down before. , although Chen Xi basically doesn't want to sell the copyright now, but since there are such people, you can still take a look.

Downstairs stood a man in a well-fitting suit, about 40 years old, probably because he had a bald head. He was about 1.8 meters tall and looked like a typical American. He said directly: "You are the "Raid "Director, right? I have to say you look a little young."

Chen Xi's first impression of this man was good, and he stretched out his hand to shake hands with this man, but the man didn't intend to shake hands with him, he just said directly: "Well, I know you Chinese are more Like to talk around corners, but I'm willing to cut straight to the point, my name is Johnson, I'm from Beacon Films, I haven't seen your "Raid" before, but we saw the reviews and someone at the company did, and thought it was okay, we Going to give you a chance to buy the North American release rights and DVD rights of "The Raid"! How is it? How do you feel?"

Chen Xi's first impression collapsed a lot in an instant.

At the beginning, he thought this guy was pretty good, but when he said this, especially the superior and aggressive tone in his tone, Chen Xi suddenly felt uncomfortable.

However, it's not good to be unhappy, business is business, so Chen Xi suppressed his mood forcibly, and then said: "Okay, then how much price are you willing to give?"

After Johnson heard this sentence, the pride on his face deepened, and he said, "35 US dollars! How about it? I think this is a very generous price!"

Chen Xi wanted to pooh his face!
This price, not to mention Chen Xi's own psychological price, is not as good as even the quotation given by others before. After all, someone has already offered a price of 40 US dollars before.

At that moment, Chen Xi also straightened her face, with a cold smile in her smile: "Sorry, we can't agree to this."

Johnson seemed a bit puzzled. The meaning of this doubt obviously meant that you would refuse our request?This is really... unbelievable, or he wanted to ask why Chen Xi refused his request.

At the moment, he said: "Why, do you think the price is low?"

Chen Xi said: "I don't think the value of "Raid" can be summed up by $35."

Johnson looked at Chen Xi again at this moment, with an expression in his eyes that seemed to want to laugh: "Hey, buddy, I think you didn't understand your movie and your situation, It’s true that you have a little praise now, but Chinese-language movies have become less and less popular in the past two years, not to mention your current action genre, and few people watch it. The copyright price we give is actually already high.”

In fact, this price is not too bad, but Chen Xi's pursuit is not for this point, and this man's expression is really unbearable, which makes Chen Xi feel very upset. At the moment, Chen Xi's tone has become so hard : "But I still don't want to, so, sir, in fact, if you don't mind, you can go now!"

When Johnson heard such an expulsion order, he actually knew what Chen Xi meant. He just thought it was incredible that Chen Xi refused.

"Dude, you definitely haven't thought about it now, but well, since you turned down such an opportunity, I don't need to help you recognize the reality. The reality will let you know what it looks like!" Johnson said. Still standing here while talking, Chen Xi frowned: "Okay, Mr. Johnson, have you finished speaking? After finishing speaking, I think the more suitable way for you is to leave temporarily. Awkward."

At this moment, Johnson's face was full of clouds: "You young man who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth! Well, I really want to see what will happen to you after your movie is slapped in the face by reality. Your performance! Goodbye! Oh right, let me tell you, Lighthouse will never give you such a chance again.”

Chen Xi had already ignored him, so Johnson's footsteps left hurriedly. Looking at his back, Chen Xi even had the urge to give him a middle finger.

This guy appeared suddenly and was taken away by himself, but Chen Xi felt like running away several times during this process. Even now, Chen Xi's anger has not completely calmed down, and he felt very angry for a while.

Chris walked over, but the guy said with a look of anxiety on his face, "Dude, you did a great job just now, you should have kicked that fag's ass so hard, but, this way , we also offended him...Of course this is not a big deal, but the real big deal is that our situation is not much better than what he said. There are indeed good reviews now, but it is difficult to make a big deal. The resources on the side are not particularly broad, so our future is bleak..."

Chen Xi glanced at him, seeing his worry, felt a little helpless, but he had no choice but to say at the moment: "Have some confidence, buddy, we are not here to complain, nor are we downcast, we are here It’s about giving The Raid a path, and we’re getting good reviews right now, so that’s a start, isn’t it?”

Chris also nodded, but Chen Xi felt that his confidence was not very strong. Chen Xi also became a little worried because of what happened just now, and also because of Chris' nodding with a lot of thoughts.

Is "The Raid" still a tragedy?

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