Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

Chapter 279 Cultural Invasion
"Mr. Chen, how much money do you think you need to invest in the project "The Calamity of the Python"?
How much will Time Warner vote? "

At twelve noon, in the China Film Office.

Han Sanping, the person in charge of film investment and operation of China Film Group, looked at Chen Qiming on the opposite side.

"1000 million! Qiming Film and Television has calculated that the minimum is 1000 million!"

Chen Qiming raised a finger and said.

"1000 million? Mr. Chen, are you kidding us? You brought in Time Warner, and how many of us invested 1000 million?

With all due respect, if it is only an investment of 1000 million, I think there is no need to talk about it, we can invest 500 million in China Film Group! "

Hearing Chen Qiming's words, Han Sanping's expression turned ugly.

He felt like he was being tricked.

With an investment of 1000 million, Chen Qiming still engaged in such a big battle, inviting so many film and television companies to jointly invest, isn't this just for fun!
To tell the truth, with an investment of 1000 million, with Chen Qiming's reputation, as soon as he opened his mouth, China Film did not need to hold a meeting, and he could invest directly.

"Manager Han, what I'm talking about is not Hong Kong dollars or RMB, but U.S. dollars!"

Chen Qiming saw that Han Sanping had misunderstood and explained.

"Dollars!"

Hearing the dollar, Han Sanping stopped talking.

1000 million U.S. dollars, converted into RMB, is basically equivalent to more than 7000 million RMB. In Hong Kong dollars, it will be close to [-] million. This is indeed a big production.

"What are your plans for this project?"

After a little silence, Han Sanping, who was a little embarrassed, changed the subject.

"This is the plan that I sent over just now, everyone can take a look!"

Chen Qiming didn't answer by himself, but directly handed over the proposals in front of him to several people.

The production plan of a film cannot be finished in just a few words, so Chen Qiming just asked Qiming Film and Television to pass the plan that was originally prepared by computer.

"The protagonist is a foreigner?"

After watching it for 2 minutes, Han Sanping couldn't help frowning.

What is the purpose of the establishment of China Film?It is to promote the development of Chinese films.

Now, the films invested by China Film Group actually have to be cast by foreigners, which makes him a little uncomfortable.

"The real protagonist is not the foreigner, but Chen Ming is the protagonist.

Although the characters are all foreigners, most of them are going to die. "

As he spoke, Chen Qiming scanned the crowd, "Everyone, the cultures of Europe and the United States are very different from ours.

Just like when I release a record, if I release a pure Chinese record over there, no one will pay attention to it 100%.

Even though my songs are very good, cultural differences lead to most people not buying my records.

But it will be different if I release an English record.

You should have seen that I successfully opened up the European and American markets with an English record, and made these foreigners recognize me.

And let my record sales get good results.

The same goes for movies. "

Smiling, Chen Qiming looked at Zou Wenhuai who had been silent all this time, "Mr. Zou should know this best!"

Hearing this, Zou Wenhuai nodded.

"Indeed, European and American cultures are very different from ours, so it is very difficult to really expect to achieve good results there with our films."

"Yes!" Chen Qiming continued: "So, if you want our drama to achieve good results in Europe and the United States, it is inevitable to use foreign actors."

After a pause, Chen Qiming smiled and said, "Of course, I am Chinese, not American, so I must have selfish motives.

I have an agreement with Time Warner, and the film is in my hands.

With dominance, you should understand what that means.

That means I can mix a lot of things into it.

For example, add something to change the audience's perception of our China, or add some relatively simple Chinese culture!

These are very easy to do.

What is it called! "

Chen Qiming stood up and knocked on the table, "A few days ago, the media in the United States spread that I was engaging in cultural invasion.

Since they all say so, then I'll just do it. "

"Cultural Invasion!"

Han Sanping's eyes flickered.

What Chen Qiming said was very cryptic, and it was not clear to people, but Han Sanping still roughly understood what Chen Qiming meant.

What Chen Qiming means is that he will mix some private goods in the movie, just like Yankees always like to promote the spirit of freedom in their movies.

With this opportunity, they can also convey some simple Chinese cultural thoughts to the audience with the help of movie characters.

Even, to a certain extent, it can subconsciously change these foreigners' impressions of China.

"It's a very good idea to promote Chinese culture. I support it very much. We Golden Harvest are willing to invest 200 million US dollars!"

At this time, Zou Wenhuai stood up directly and said solemnly.

Hearing this, Chen Qiming couldn't help but shudder.

This Zou Wenhuai is worthy of being a fine man, it's easy to see what people say.

To tell the truth, Zou Wenhuai may not even have the idea of ​​promoting Chinese culture.

The only thing he cares about is whether the show can make money.

From the perspective of the plan, this project is undoubtedly a good project.

If it is really as stated in Chen Qiming's plan, inviting foreign actors and foreign production teams to join, maybe it will really make money.

Therefore, in order to let China Film Group join in and share the risk, Zou Wenhuai was the first to stand up and express his willingness to invest.

"We don't have too much capital, but we can still invest 100 million!"

Director Liu of Shanghai Studio looked at Chen Qiming, then at Zou Wenhuai, raised his hand and said.

"How much will Time Warner vote?"

Han Sanping did not follow the crowd, but looked at Chen Qiming.

"100 million, Time Warner invested 100 million. However, because the publicity in Europe and the United States will be handed over to them, the publicity fee should be around 100 million, so they will take [-]% of the share!"

Chen Qiming said.

"So, there are only [-]% left?"

Han Sanping frowned.

"Almost!" Chen Qiming nodded.

"How about [-]% of our China Film Group?" Han Sanping looked at Chen Qiming.

"This..." Hearing this, Chen Qiming frowned.

China Film Group accounted for [-]%, while Qiming Film and Television had only [-]%.

Taking the lead through hard work only accounted for [-]%, which was a bit small for Chen Qiming.

"Twenty percent, our Qiming Film and Television can only account for [-]%, but the copyright of the film can only be Qiming Film and Television."

Chen Qiming said.

"No, VCD income is now the bulk of film income, Mr. Chen, you can take away the copyright income of VCD for 200 million US dollars, that's impossible!"

As soon as Chen Qiming finished speaking, Zou Wenhuai immediately refused.

VCD is now one of the bulk of film revenue.

Even, to a certain extent, this income may be more terrifying than the movie box office.

In addition, there are various other peripheral copyrights.

With such a huge benefit, how could Jiahe give in.

"But I am the leading party, the script of the film is mine, and the production is produced by Qiming Film and Television. Qiming Film and Television should get the compensation it deserves!"

Chen Qiming confronted each other.

"Remuneration? What Mr. Chen said is wrong, you can get a screenwriting fee as a screenwriter, and you can also get a film salary as a starring role!

Even every employee in your company is paid, so why not get paid? "

When it comes to interests, Zou Wenhuai immediately showed a human face, not giving an inch.

"Then there is no need to talk about it. Whoever wants it, I can only kick it out of the ranks of investors. At worst, Qiming Film and Television will bear this risk alone!"

Seeing that Zou Wenhuai disagreed desperately, Chen Qiming waved his hand and said directly.

"Chen Qiming, you are so shameless, I..."

"You two, I don't think you need to quarrel about it now. This project has not even started, and you have started to fight for your own interests. What kind of talk is that!"

Han Sanping interrupted their argument and looked directly at Chen Qiming.

"Mr. Chen, I remember that Qiming Film and Television does not have a VCD distribution channel. Even if you hold the VCD copyright in your hands, you still have to sell it in the end.

And the reason why we invest in this movie is that the VCD income is also one of the things we value. If you take away the bulk of the income, wouldn't it be a waste of money for us to invest? "

Chen Qiming didn't say anything, it was true.

The current VCD market is too hot.

Many companies with film libraries have made a lot of money because of this.

Take Golden Harvest, whose VCD film distribution income was even higher than the film investment box office income last year.

This also makes many companies attach great importance to the copyright of movies, especially the copyright of VCD.

"In this way, I can share the VCD income with everyone.

But the copyright of this film still belongs to Qiming Film and Television, what do you think? "

Chen Qiming took a step back and said.

"Have you received any news about copyright appreciation?"

Hearing Chen Qiming's words, Zou Wenhuai couldn't help looking at Chen Qiming, staring straight into his eyes, trying to see something from his eyes.

"No, but I am very optimistic about the appreciation of film copyright in the future! You can see it as my investment!"

Chen Qiming smiled and said without hesitation.

Movie copyrights will appreciate, which is the consensus of almost all filmmakers in the past two years.

After all, VCDs have only just made a fortune for the companies that own the movie rights.

It's not impossible for this to happen again in the future.

It's a bit like real estate, though.

Everyone knows that real estate will rise, but when and how it will rise, everyone does not have a clear understanding.

Therefore, although film copyright is valuable, it is actually that.

"OK! The copyright of the movie belongs to you, but the distribution of VCD income is still based on the investment share."

……

After some conversations, several parties finally confirmed the investment share of the project "The Calamity of the Python" and their respective proportions.

After talking about the shooting of the project in general, and after agreeing that the money from several companies would be sent to Qiming as soon as possible, they dispersed separately.

After leaving China Film Group, Chen Qiming took a car to the rehearsal room for the Spring Festival Gala.

"Mr. Chen, you are finally here, I have something to discuss with you!"

As soon as Chen Qiming came to the rehearsal room, this year's Spring Festival Gala director Zhao An immediately approached him.

"Director Zhao, what's the matter?"

Chen Qiming asked the guide in doubt.

"It's the singer who sang "Lucky Come". I hope I can ask you some questions about singing this song."

Zhao An whispered.

Hearing this, Chen Qiming nodded. Although he also had to rehearse, he was not in a hurry.

While talking, the two went to another rehearsal room led by Zhao An.

Here, Chen Qiming met the singer.

"Mr. Chen, nice to meet you!"

The person Zhao An hired to sing the song "Lucky Come" was not alone.

It was a group of people, five in total.

From the mental state of the other party, Chen Qiming could clearly see that these people were all from the art troupe.

Art troupe, you have to admit that this is a place where great gods gather. Many tenors and sopranos in China come from here.

After some introductions, Chen Qiming got acquainted with several people.

These few people are indeed from the elites of the Communist Party of China.

Chen Qiming still knew two of them, of course they were in the memory of the dream.

These two people are Zu Hai and Chen Sisi who will be the four young folk singer Huadan in the future.

Especially Zu Hai. Originally, "Good Luck Comes" that Chen Qiming produced was her song.

Because the song "Good Luck Comes" is not a solo song, it requires a huge team of backup dancers.

The more people there are, the more time there is to rehearse, and they need to rehearse.

So Chen Qiming didn't stay long.

Chen Qiming could see it.

The reason why he was called here was not that these guys wanted to ask him for advice.

The main reason was that these few newcomers from the Wen Gong Tuan wanted to meet him.

Yes, these few are actually his fans.

So, after a few people got together, they asked Zhao An to find Chen Qiming on the grounds that they were not very familiar with the song.

Regarding this, Chen Qiming was not only funny, but also very helpless. In the end, he could only sign a few names for several people one by one, and then left. .

……

Back in his rehearsal room, Chen Qiming withdrew his thoughts and began to rehearse his own songs.

After practicing for two hours, when the time came to around seven o'clock in the evening, he stopped rehearsing, walked out of the rehearsal room, and planned to go back to the hotel.

"Amin!"

As soon as he walked out of the rehearsal room, the door of the next rehearsal room was also pushed open, and someone came out. After seeing Chen Qiming, he couldn't help calling him, and walked over.

"Brother Hua! Are you here?"

Seeing the person coming, Chen Qiming couldn't help laughing, it was actually Andy Lau.

"You are allowed to come, but I am not allowed to come!"

Hearing this, Andy Lau patted him on the shoulder angrily.

"I heard that you were so bullied by those three from Moyan Records that you didn't eat for a few days?"

Seeing Andy Lau, Chen Qiming couldn't help making fun of him.

"You fart, I don't care at all!"

Andy Lau couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"Ha ha……"

Chen Qiming didn't expose him either.

Don't care, it's impossible.

Just like Chen Qiming himself pays close attention to the media, so does Andy Lau.

He also takes his reputation very seriously.

The story of the Three Heroes of Moyan against the Four Great Heavenly Kings was widely spread, and he didn't believe that Andy Lau didn't know about it.

This guy may not have slept for several nights.

"Although that guy has a stinky mouth, there is one point that makes sense, and I can't go on like this.

I'm going to write my own songs, do you have any guides? "

The two went out together, while walking, Andy asked Chen Qiming for advice on songwriting.

(End of this chapter)