The Liar Who Invaded the Entertainment Industry

Some things are like this. On the surface, they have the support of the majority, but they are only the minor majority. In fact, they anger the important minority, and the outcome may not be optimistic.

"Fatal ID" is doomed to fail the trial and missed the mainland theater. Mai Xiaoyu has already learned this from Liu Xiaoli.

The couple traveling in Cannes was not the navy he found, and the article was not inspired by him, it was entirely self-published.

Mai Xiaoyu didn't care about the consequences, let alone blame the couple.

Instead of working hard to cut "Fatal ID" to pieces to please the domestic "lords", it is better to concentrate on cutting ready-made wool.

This time in Cannes, the number of lambs entering the pen was beyond his imagination.

A total of seven foreign small and medium-sized distribution companies contacted him actively, intending to represent the overseas distribution rights of "Fatal ID".

It’s just that these lambs are very unlovable, and their attitudes are okay, but the overweight is unreasonable | No | Wrong | Novel www.[qul][ed] means!

Weak countries have no diplomacy, and this sentence is also valid in the film industry.

Nowadays, the mainstream output of Chinese-language films are ancient costume martial arts films with beautiful pictures and grand scenes, as well as fashion action films represented by Cheng Long.

Although China has also won awards for small-cost literary and artistic films at the International Film Festival, businessmen are seeking profits, and distributors only value the release of the film, whether it can create profits!

According to the different regions of the agency, the issuers set out the conditions for the buyout, and the price is mainly between 100,000 and 300,000 US dollars.

This is the practice for the overseas distribution of most Chinese-language films. Gather the sand into a tower, gather the arms into a fur, and trade at a low price, and finally realize a return on costs or a profit.

Take "Fatal ID" as an example. If Mai Xiaoyu agrees to their price, it will not be a problem to recover the investment cost of 3 million yuan, and there will be a slight profit. Moreover, the movie goes to the world, and after returning to China, it can still be blown up | Force, if Xiaoxing Xi is shameless, he can also be crowned with the title of director "in line with international standards".

However, the advantage of scammers is not easy to take advantage of.

Mai Xiaoyu came to Cannes to play the game. He didn't hesitate to play in person. He didn't want to be an "International Lei Feng" and let overseas publishers **** blood. Instead, he wanted to cut the wool of overseas publishers!

"Split the accounts!"

"impossible!"

"Then keep the bottom line and split the accounts!"

"Less likely!"

The bottom line of these seven overseas publishers is the same as the previous one. Only willing to buy out the issuance, not accept the box office splitting model requested by Mai Xiaoyu.

However, their attitude is more kind, and they also cited a lot of reasons for guest officials.

"Fatal ID" is not a kung fu movie, and it cannot drive foreign audiences to have a sense of mystery about Chinese Kung Fu; secondly, there is no lineup of big-name celebrities, and it is hard to say whether overseas Chinese and foreign students will buy it.

These two groups of people are just a strong guarantee for the overseas box office of Chinese films. "Fatal ID" does not have all of them. They are very risky in agency distribution.

Moreover, the overseas distribution of low-cost Chinese films is almost always in this way. This is a convention established by everyone, and it should not be broken or undermined the harmonious environment in which Chinese-language films are in line with international standards.

The reason is very tall, but Mai Xiaoyu doesn't buy it. He never sticks to conventions, and whether Chinese-language movies are in harmony with international standards is a matter of his ass!

The word "benefit" is not so direct in China because of the inherent cultural expression of thousands of years, but in Western countries in Europe and America, it has always been the mother who has the milk and the milk.

So he never hesitated to shame the foreigners.

That was the case at the beginning, and the same is true for the seven publishers now!

"Our cute person is a small company. I am also a relatively stupid person. I don't understand the principle and only recognize the stupidity. Apart from splitting the accounts or guaranteeing the bottom of the account, other methods are not accepted."

The publisher is not happy.

In the past, they and China's film producers were almost in a strong position at the negotiating table. In order to seek overseas distribution, many Huaxia filmmakers have demonstrated Huaxia's traditional virtues of tolerance and tolerance. Even if they are trapped, they often choose to regress in terms of benefit distribution.

It was the first time they encountered hob meat like Mai Xiaoyu.

You say that, do you still want to play happily?

We don’t distribute your films as an agent to make the most money, but if you want to be so unreasonable, you may not even make a penny of investment!

"Haha, thank you for your concern. However, someone from Fox contacted me a few days ago. They are interested in the film and intend to distribute it as an agent. Am I waiting for news from them?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chu who was in the audience told Mai Xiaoyu to lie.

A few days ago, the publisher had contacted Mai Xiaoyu, but it was not Fox, but an eagle-eyed nose. Asked 200,000 euros to buy out the European distribution rights, Fox never contacted him.

But Ye Chu didn't intend to say anything wrong. Seeing Mai Xiaoyu's words to fool these foreign film distributors, he felt an unspeakable sense of pleasure.

The two parties broke up. When the staff of the issuing company left, he asked Mai Xiaoyu with a little excitement, are you worried about leaking? "

"Playing leaks? Oh, you said Fox, they wouldn't go to Fox for verification, right? There are many words in Wurong Novel Network. On the second night of the screening, Fox senior manager MacDonald and director Frederic appeared The bar, after watching the film in its entirety, someone saw it."

Negotiation is to play psychological warfare. Just like a liar, you must first understand the other party’s heart and demands.

If the risk of releasing "Fatal ID" is really that great, why are they both hard and soft?

No one in the business field is Lei Feng, everyone is for profit!

Ye Chu nodded thoughtfully. Now I understand a little bit, Liu Tao chose you instead of me. "

You and I are not on the same level at all, okay!

Mai Xiaoyu didn't say anything about it, and it was a face to Ye Chu. Anyway, the Cannes travellers helped a lot.

He patted Ye Chu on the shoulder, and comforted that with your family background, you would definitely find a good girl to your heart's content. "

"But I can't forget Liu Tao."

"roll!"

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The main competition unit selected various awards, and the award-winning stars and filmmakers were unparalleled. However, when the Cannes Film Festival came to an end, the stars dimmed a lot at the closing ceremony.

The closing ceremony red carpet quotation within the public relations company also proved this in disguise.

In the past two days, the issuing company of "Fatal ID" seemed to have negotiated, and did not contact Mai Xiaoyu. It seemed that he was dissatisfied with Mai Xiaoyu's sitting on the floor and gave up all.

At first, Ye Chu was worried that the film would end up in Mai Xiaoyu's hands. He came back empty-handed when he came to Cannes this time. However, on the day of the closing ceremony, a new issuing company approached Mai Xiaoyu and almost shocked his jaw.

Fox is really here!

However, MacDonald, who represents Fox, is even more ruthless, fully embodies the ugly face of the evil American emperor's indestructible heart: US$500,000 buys out the distribution rights of the Americas and the adaptation rights of "Fatal ID".

Mai Xiaoyu immediately refuted: Your food looks too ugly!

It is already too much to buy out the distribution rights in the Americas for $500,000, and it is even too much to want the adaptation rights of "Fatal ID".

Even Ye Chu, who continued to observe, frowned. Maybe Mai Xiaoyu agreed?

In this regard, Fox gave a more sufficient reason, which sounds very tall.

The rules of the game for global movies are: This is a social international film scene where American English is rampant.

Overseas distribution and international cooperation of Huaxia Movies have always been a hot topic.

Huaxia Movies wants to go global, and there are some outstanding ones. However, in addition to a few fixed themes of film types, even if other types of movies are gratifying at the domestic box office, they may face the dilemma of not being able to find a US distributor.

Even in the United States, which has gone through twists and turns to land in the world's largest box office market, it is often shown in theaters in the Chinese district, and the box office is bleak.

There are many reasons for this situation, such as insufficient film marketing methods, inaccurate judgments on overseas markets, scarcity of overseas distribution channels, cultural discounts, and so on.

Among them, cultural discounts are fundamental.

For Huaxia movies to be successfully distributed overseas, the content must comply with local laws, and the issues of customs and religion must be taken into account before it is art.

To give a detailed example: in American movies, the first action of the character after getting on the car is to wear a seat belt, but this detail is not in the Huaxia movie, and suspected of illegality prevents the United States from introducing Huaxia movies.

They are willing to release "Fatal ID" in the Americas, taking huge risks. Not to mention the lack of box office guarantees, they have to invest a lot of publicity costs before the release, and they need the adaptation rights of "Fatal ID" as compensation.

And the high price of half a million dollars is enough to show their sincerity.

Coax the ghost!

You throw up a maximum of one or two hundred thousand dollars for publicity. What you really fancy is the right to adapt "Deadly ID"!

Don't ask Mai Xiaoyu to be so sure, can he say that this movie in his dream is an American film through and through?

"Separate accounts, or separate accounts with a guaranteed bottom line, and the price of the right to reorganize will be negotiated separately."

Mai Xiaoyu's firm attitude led to a deadlock in the negotiations.

Afterwards, MacDonald took a half step back and said very angrily. We are willing to add another hundred thousand dollars. A total of six hundred thousand dollars, which is a lot. I heard that for some reasons, it is no longer possible for this film to be shown in theaters in your country, right? "

Fuck, no matter what time, Nima is not short of traitors!

Lao Tzu was in Cannes desperately negotiating with the foreigners in order to make foreigners' money. These traitors sold out Lao Tzu's old friends at home!

To firmly believe that there are traitors?

Mai Xiaoyu can't, with the American head, he can understand some of China's unspoken rules that can only be understood and cannot be explained.

In fact, McDonald has only appeared now and he has done his homework. He found someone to understand the awkward situation of "Fatal ID" in China, and also learned that the producer Mengren Film and Television is in China, just a small company that has been established for a few years.

In the first-class foreigner's second-class official Huaxia, as Fox's representative, it is not too easy to understand these materials. Some are people or film and television companies, in order to increase the relationship between "borrowing flowers and offering Buddha."

Fortunately, Mai Xiaoyu's "borrowing" skills are already at full level. When I decided to come to Cannes, I had already given up on the domestic market, so the information you inquired was worthless. In addition, I have been in contact with several issuing companies these days, and the discussions have been relatively pleasant..."

Before, he bluffed Fox's tiger skin and bluffed the other seven small and medium-sized distribution companies; now, he borrowed the names of those seven small and medium-sized distribution companies to fool Fox.

Fox is one of the six major Hollywood film companies with amazing distribution capabilities. However, there are seven or eight films with a mere investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is easy to recoup the investment and you don't need to hug Fox's thighs.

"I need to think about it."

MacDonald was gone, and Mai Xiaoyu arranged for Xiaoxing Xiaoxing, Zhang Xiaoquan, and Shen Fei to return to China and stay in Cannes to continue negotiations and prepare for a protracted battle.

When negotiating things like this, anyone who is anxious will fall behind.

The next day, MacDonald visited again and offered a new price.

Fox is willing to distribute the film in the Americas with a guarantee of $200,000. In view of the risk factors, they have to get the right to adapt "Fatal ID" as a guarantee.

The negotiation has progressed, but it is not perfect. Mai Xiaoyu insists on using the movie box office as a factor to measure the right of adaptation and does not agree to give it away for free.

On the third day, MacDonald made new conditions.

The price of film adaptation rights can be determined according to the box office, but he wants the film’s international sales agency rights instead of distribution rights.

Nima, really think that the Chinese filmmakers are all clubs?

International sales agency and distribution of movies are two concepts.

The role of distributors is mainly to target specific distribution areas and distribution platforms to help films obtain distribution rights in specific channels such as theater chains and DVDs.

The role of international sales agents runs through every stage of the entire film project. They act as agents for the film and help the film as far as possible to obtain a variety of distribution agreements from different distribution regions around the world.

To put it bluntly, the two are a bit like the relationship between agents and distributors.

If Fox gets the international sales agency rights, they will be fully responsible for the global distribution of the film, and the film will be released in a hurry. The box office of hundreds of thousands will be ugly and ugly, and the price of the adaptation rights can be kept extremely low!

Fourth day...

The fifth day...

Sixth day...

Mai Xiaoyu spends every day in bargaining with MacDonald. Ye Chu, who was watching the show, convincingly calls him the No. 1 profiteer in the Chinese film industry~www.readwn.com~ The more we talk later, the slower the progress until before. Several small and medium-sized distribution companies discovered that they had been hanging around with Mai Xiaoyu for more than a few days without seeing him in a hurry. They heard that Fox had come, and finally couldn't sit still. Bilateral negotiations evolved into multilateral talks.

Mai Xiaoyu finally waited for the moment when the water was mixed, and automatically activated his best "fishing" rhythm.

Ledger distribution, distribution area, box office share ratio, public screening...

After a week, the dust settled.

A number of oral agreements for the overseas distribution of "Fatal ID" reached an agreement. Among them, the producer Mengren Films enjoys 15% of the overseas box office share, Fox gets the distribution rights in North America, and the adaptation rights are determined by the North American box office.

The official signing was given to Liu Xiaoli. The latter received a flight to Cannes, and at the same time, through Mai Yingxiong's relationship, invited a number of well-known foreign lawyers who are familiar with relevant laws. Complete the details and confirm that there is no problem with the contract, and then hold a small press conference to sign overseas distribution contracts under the witness of domestic and foreign media...mainly domestic media.

Mai Xiaoyu, who established the situation in one hand, flew to the United States with Ye Chu as early as Liu Xiaoli arrived in Cannes and took over the negotiation work in an all-round way. Under Ye Chu's introduction, he contacted many large publishers in the United States to discuss the publication of "Twilight".

At the end of June, after spending two months in a foreign country, Mai Xiaoyu, who had achieved a good record, flew back to Yanjing by plane.

When he got off the plane and stood on the territory of the motherland, he decided to settle the accounts first.

Tossing about two months of accounts abroad can no longer be delayed!

"Hey, Cao Ji, Ning Shibin is there now?" (To be continued.)

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