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"It is written in this chapter that provincial theaters and inter-provincial theaters may be established, and the quota has been given above. The first batch of theaters will not exceed 30. There cannot be more than 3 in a province. The competition is too great. But if we can grab one, not too many, if we grab 10 theaters and 8 of them can sell tickets online, we will have a chance to squeeze in.”

Su Ya was puzzled: "Didn't it be said now that you will lose money if you are a theater chain? Audiences are not willing to go to the cinema to watch movies."

"Losing money? That's not good at operating. Of course, it doesn't matter whether the theater is losing money or not. What I value is the advantage of this film scheduling. As long as a movie earns tens of millions more, won't the loss be made up for? Alas, really It's a pity that we don't have the resources to compete this time. When the three-year theater contract expires, we will have to wait until 2005 to enter."

Wan Xiaohu, as a reborn person, knows that the domestic distribution of the bad thing is to rely on film scheduling. A film like "Little Times" can rely on the film production to rake in hundreds of millions of box office. One can imagine the power of the film production.Without their own theaters, how can they use it to fight for the advantages of film screenings? The reason why many Hong Kong films enter the mainland is because they have no film screening advantages and are unwilling to compromise, so they can only stare blankly.

In mainland China, if you want to make money by making movies, the first thing you need is promotion and scheduling, followed by the content, and the last is the stars. That's why later on, ordinary movies hit the box office like crazy, and no one cares about good movies.This is a manifestation of the immaturity of marketization, and it is also a special national condition of the country.

Wan Xiaohu's roots are in the mainland, so he naturally wants to treat the mainland market as his own one-acre three-point land, so it's not surprising that he longs for theaters.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter if you don't get it this time. The contract expires in 2005. At that time, Dandelion has definitely become a giant in the entertainment industry. Then it will be squeezed in." Wan Xiaohu exhaled, swept away his depression, and watched Look at the salt water, it's almost over, "I'm going to call the doctor to come and pull out the needle for you."

Half an hour later, the two left the hospital.

Su Ya had her IV drip, and she was obviously in better spirits. Wan Xiaohu still had plans for the evening, so she didn't continue to accompany Su Ya, and sent her back to Peking University, handed her over to Zhao, and went to Xiaosha by herself.

The next day, June 6th.Suffering from a hangover, Wan Xiaohu drove to Peking University to pick up Su Ya, and they went to a leisure club together.Today is the first dividend day for Shanda Network. "Legend of Hot Blood" has become the most popular game in the country, and the profits are endless.

In the clubhouse, Chen Tianqiao personally calculated the accounts. The final calculation result was that the total income was 3.24 million RMB, and the net profit was 1.12 million RMB. According to the 6720% share dividend, Su Ya and Wan Xiaohu received a total of 3360 million RMB. [-] million RMB per person.

All became multi-millionaires.

If you calculate the share capital of Shanda Network and Dandelion Company, there will be more.

At present, Dandelion has produced three films. "Waiting Alone" can no longer make much money. "Butterfly Effect" has not yet been released in North America, and the income is limited. With the maintenance of business, the book surplus is 8000 million RMB.

Moreover, Dandelion also owns Novels.com, Mmetime.com, Adventure Island Entertainment Company, and Flashing Star Brokerage Company. These immovable assets, with scattered calculations, both of them are about to become billionaires.

After dividing the bill, Chen Tianqiao took his wife and invited Wan Xiaohu and Su Ya to play golf.

Su Ya recovered quickly from her illness, and she was able to swing vigorously. As for Wan Xiaohu and Chen Tianqiao, they hid in the car and bragged.

"This is how to become a rich man." Wan Xiaohu straightened his sun hat, feeling a little dreamy.

0160【Start-up Ceremony】

After Shanda's accounts were distributed, Wan Xiaohu's account became full. Now "Legend of Hot Blood" has a daily turnover of more than 100 million yuan, which means that Wan Xiaohu is also a master of several hundred yuan every minute.

"If I drop money on the ground, I don't take it with me. With this kung fu, I earn more than what I pick up. The gain outweighs the loss."

Bang Dang, hitting the golf ball into the air with one shot, Wan Xiaohu proudly said to Su Ya.

And what he was more proud of was still to come. After returning home at night, he received a call from Wang Zhonglei.

"Hey, Xiaohu, I have some good news for you. The North American distribution rights of "Butterfly Effect" have been sold. New Line Films bought it. The sharing method will give us 11% of the quota."

"New line, new line under Warner Brothers?"

"That's right. Originally, New Line meant to buy out the copyright for $20, but I think the same as you, as long as you share it, don't buy it out."

Hollywood is a mature film industry system. Every year, Hollywood film companies select films from all over the world and bring them to North America for release.These films are basically two ways of cooperation. One is to buy out the distribution rights and give a basic price. In the future, the film will have nothing to do with the producer.

The other is to participate in the sharing. According to the internationally accepted account sharing model, the producer is 35%, the distributor is 17%, and the exhibitor is 48%. %) can only get a maximum of 2001% of the account, the Chinese film used to North America, there is also a floating line.

The price is negotiated based on the quality of the movie, which is basically in the range of 7% to 15%. Except for a few movies recommended by major studios based on relationships, they are often the lowest 7%. "The Butterfly Effect" can get 11% into.It can be said that it is highly valued by New Line Films.

"Brother Lei, did New Line say when it will be released, and what is the scale of the screening?"

"Well, summer time slots are unlikely, I guess. I listened to what they said, it is estimated that it will be released in the off-season of January and October, and it should not be released on a large scale. There is no way, Xiaohu, although Hollywood has copied the country Movies are hot, but we are not "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" after all, we can only follow the winks of New Line."

"I understand." Wan Xiaohu expressed his understanding.

Actually a Chinese movie.Including mainland films, Hong Kong and Taiwan films, whether it is commercial films or art films, they have been operating in Hollywood for many years and have achieved good results.

Commercial film, in 1996 directed by Tang Jili starring Long Ge in "Simple Mission".$1532 million in North America. In 1992, Long Ge starred in "Super Cop" directed by Tang Jili, which earned US$1627 million in North America. In 1995, "Red Fan District" starring Long Ge directed by Tang Jili earned US$3239 million in North America.Last year, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Li An even made $1.28 million.

In the future, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" is $5371 million, Yu Rentai's "Fearless" is $2463 million, Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu" is $1711 million, and Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" is $1105 million.All are doing well.

Among art films, there are 16 films with a box office of more than one million. It is worth mentioning that among the top 10 films, there are films that Zhang Yimou and Gong Li cooperated with.Along with the crouching of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", just last year and this year, Wang Jiawei's "In the Mood for Love", Zhang Yimou's "My Father and Mother", Zhang Yang's "Bathing", and Yang Dechang's "Yiyi" The four films landed in the United States one after another, and all of them grossed more than one million dollars at the box office.

Over the past few years, Hollywood has become popular for Chinese films, especially for Chinese films.It's a good opportunity.

But the real blockbuster treatment, there is only one "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and perhaps Zhang Yimou's "Hero" which is currently being filmed. The "Butterfly Effect" directed by Wan Xiaohu can successfully break into North America with the help of Dongfeng. Lucky.For the rest, it depends on how New Line Films arranges.

If the new line is willing to publicize on a large scale, Wan Xiaohu will earn a little more. If the show is turned off after a few screenings, Wan Xiaohu can't force it.After all, bragging at the beginning was more about giving Huayi Brothers confidence than saying they wanted to hit Hollywood. Whether they can succeed or not depends on God.

The box office is not good, but it’s nothing. There are more Chinese movies that died in North America, and there are not a few million little tigers.

If the box office is good, it is earned!

Hanging up the phone in a good mood, Wan Xiaohu started to pack his luggage. Tomorrow, he will bid farewell to the capital again and fly to the mountain city.Participate in the opening ceremony of "Crazy Stone", then go back to my hometown to deal with personal affairs, and then fly directly to Hong Kong to start filming "Infernal Affairs".

"Infernal Affairs" is an A-level production, and it is also a new height for Wan Xiaohu to challenge. He must devote himself wholeheartedly, and can no longer let trivial matters affect him.

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After arriving at the mountain city, Wan Xiaohu was pulled over by Ning Hao to drink.

"Tiger, it will start up tomorrow, so I'm a little nervous." In a small restaurant not far from the crew, several people were sitting around a table, waiting for the dishes to be served, Ning Hao said guiltily.

The few people present here are none other than the producer and screenwriter Wan Xiaohu, the director Ning Hao, the executive director Cheng Er, the assistant director Liu Yang, the photography director Chen Chong, the art director Xu Ying, the soundtrack and sound engineer Zhang Yang, and Ning Hao's assistant director. Girlfriend Xing Aina.

Wan Xiaohu encouraged Ning Hao: "Show me some confidence. I went to Hong Kong to shoot a movie naked, and entrusted the entire team to you. If you make good use of this team, you will be halfway to success. You know, we are in We have worked on several films together, you need experience and experience, you need investment and investment, and if an international director becomes your producer, there is nothing to worry about.”

"An international director, who is it?" Chen Chong asked suspiciously.

"Tiger, which international director are you going to invite to our film crew? Why didn't I hear you say it before." Liu Yang also joined in the fun.

"Is it Spielberg?" Xu Ying giggled.

Wan Xiaohu was speechless: "You guys are playing against me on purpose."

Eating, drinking and drinking, with Wan Xiaohu's encouragement, Ning Hao gradually regained his self-confidence. He didn't really have no confidence, otherwise he wouldn't be preparing to make a movie. The main reason is that he was nervous, and no one was nervous for the first time.Even Wan Xiaohu, a reborn person, was also nervous when filming "Waiting Alone" for the first time.

Drink and chat.Overnight.

The next day, Luohan Temple, where the film crew was stationed in Shancheng, welcomed the media from all directions.

Guo Tao, Xu Zhen, Huang Bo, Yao Chen and other actors began to accept media interviews early in the morning.

As a small-cost investment of Dandelion, the film was not promoted with much fanfare, after all, it still had to be produced and handed over to the distribution company for distribution.Dandelion's own channel has not yet been established.

At present, only the main creators meet with the media.

However, just Wan Xiaohu's title of producer and screenwriter is enough to attract people.Now in the mainland media, who doesn't know that Wan Xiaohu is a golden hand in business.Three of the three movies were big sellers, and all of them were written by Wan Xiaohu himself, which is enough to prove Wan Xiaohu's screenwriting ability.

It also made the media people have great expectations for "Crazy Stone".