The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 75 President Han’s Cooperation
"Someone is looking for me?" Zhang Chen looked puzzled. Since returning to China, he should have met all the people he was supposed to meet. Moreover, the other party was looking for him through his principal, which made him even more curious.

Full of doubts, Zhang Chen followed the principal to his office, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw someone he had met once.

"Mr. Han?"

"Haha, Zhang Chen, you won't blame Uncle Han for coming uninvited, right?" President Han stood up with a smile on his face, walked up to Zhang Chen and patted him on the shoulder.

"How could that be? But is President Han looking for me?" Zhang Chen did not call President Han by his self-proclaimed name. He always felt that the other party came with a purpose.

"Hey, don't be so distant. Come and sit down." President Han enthusiastically pulled Zhang Chen to sit on the sofa in the principal's office.

"Mr. Han, you guys chat, I'm going to take care of other things." The principal tactfully found an excuse to leave the office. He knew why Mr. Han came, so he would not get involved in this matter, so as not to be caught in the middle and be unpopular on both sides.

"Zhang Chen, are you working with Hollywood on a movie?" Seeing that there were only two of them left in the room, President Han couldn't wait to ask.

"How could that be possible? I just sold the film adaptation rights." Zhang Chen flatly denied it.

That's true. What was reported in the news was that his American company was cooperating with Warner, but he was not the apparent head of the company. If one wanted to track him down through equity penetration, with the existing consulting transparency, as long as he didn't let the company go public, few people would know that he was the boss behind the scenes.

"This is already on the news. Look at what it says." Mr. Han said as he actually took out a newspaper.

Warner's move this time was huge. Almost immediately after the project was launched, it began extensive publicity. It was said that the nationwide casting in China alone caused quite a stir.

In addition, Warner Bros. really put the deal between them and Zhang Chen in a prominent position in various news reports:
"Warner exchanged the digital copyrights of all its film and television drama songs for one dollar from singer Zhang Chen for the film adaptation rights of the novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The investment in the film is expected to exceed $1 million."

This is the topic that has been hotly debated in major news media recently.

"Mr. Han, look at this news, I only got a bunch of useless stuff." Zhang Chen complained to Mr. Han.

"Don't fool me. Didn't you say before that you wanted to cooperate with Hollywood to shoot a movie?" President Han still remembered the interview with Zhang Chen before he went abroad last month.

"That means the cooperation didn't go through. People looked at me because I had no experience and no connections, so they were unwilling to cooperate with me. I was powerless." Zhang Chen refused to admit it. If he admitted it, it would be very troublesome.

"Really?" President Han looked at Zhang Chen suspiciously, his expression didn't seem fake.

"Really not!" Zhang Chen shook his head firmly.

"So that's how it is. I had been thinking that our own film and television company could go international, and I was also wondering if there was any chance for us to reach some other cooperation possibilities with them." President Han shook his head with some regret.

Hearing what Mr. Han said, Zhang Chen cursed him in his heart as an old fox.

"Ah? What is Mr. Han's plan?" Zhang Chen decided to ask if there were any substantial benefits.

"You also know that there are some formalities for bringing foreign films into China." Mr. Han drank his tea slowly. "Yes, I have learned about it." Zhang Chen nodded. He knew some of the procedures for foreign films to enter China.

He also knew that in the next month, relations between the mainland and the United States would become extremely tense, which would make it more difficult for American films to enter the domestic market.

The situation can only be resolved by the end of the year when the other party apologizes. Although it is not certain whether this will happen again, the film has not officially started shooting yet, so Zhang Chen is not in a hurry.

So now Zhang Chen will consider what Mr. Han said, but he also needs to think it through before making a decision.

"We originally thought that this film could be released almost simultaneously in China and around the world." Mr. Han explained that when introducing foreign films into China, we need to look at the box office and reputation of the film in overseas markets.

This is also a common practice in many countries. On the one hand, it prevents bad films from entering the market and occupying valuable screening resources. On the other hand, it is also a selective introduction of the best ones, which can promote the development of the film industry and increase the total box office of the country's films.

If China Film arranged for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" to be released simultaneously with the rest of the world, it would accidentally affect a large number of movies that would be released during this period, which would be an offensive thing.

"Mr. Han, this is none of my business. Whether this movie can make money or not has nothing to do with me." Zhang Chen figured out the details and after thinking it over, he decided to distance himself from the matter.

"You should have only sold the adaptation rights for the first part, right? There's a sequel, why don't we do it together?" Seeing that Zhang Chen really didn't seem to be lying to him, President Han came up with the idea of making a sequel.

"Mr. Han, this is a Chinese film, and the author requires that all Chinese actors be used." Zhang Chen felt he needed to remind Mr. Han.

"It's good to be able to invest, but Zhang Chen, you have to take care of our own people." President Han still has great expectations for the "Harry Potter" series.

In fact, for Zhang Chen, introducing domestic capital is also beneficial. The first point is that this film can be defined as a "co-production".

You should know that before there was a standardized definition of "co-production", many foreign production companies simply mixed in some Chinese elements and dared to call them co-productions, enjoying the same box office share as domestic films.

If the Harry Potter series of films were made into co-productions, they could get more box office revenue in China. However, compared with the total box office revenue of the entire film, distributing a portion of the investment would dilute the total revenue.

This requires a trade-off, or a different contract that prevents China Film from participating in the global box office revenue sharing.

However, this is obviously an act of cheating, and I don't know whether President Han will agree to this way of cooperation.

"Mr. Han, it's still unclear whether Warner can make money from this movie. If they lose money, are you still willing to invest in the sequel of this movie?" Zhang Chen used the unpredictable word to evade Mr. Han.

It is better to keep it secret for now. When the movie is officially released, President Han will probably come to me again. That time will be around 02. By then, the time will be ripe and Zhang Chen will be able to ask for some benefits he deserves.

"You're right, but if the film makes money, more people will be interested in the sequel." President Han smacked his lips, feeling a little regretful.

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