The Spring Festival slot was given to "Shaolin Temple".
This movie, which has made a glorious achievement in history, is now uncertain.
The two continued to study. Sufficient time should be left for post-production for "Tai Chi 2", and the same for "Orphan". If it goes to the Berlin Film Festival next year, it would be too hasty... Suddenly, the two said in unison:
“Go to Cannes!”
"Go to Cannes!"
Cannes is what Hong Kong people call Cannes.
"The Cannes Film Festival is held in May every year, so there is plenty of time. We can sell films with "Tai Chi 2", "Orphan", "Fatal Turn 2" and "Dark Invasion 2".
"Wow, after four films in one go, I can see that my strength has increased."
Chen Qi nodded and added: "But it has been postponed to May, and my payment has been slow again. I still want to continue filming, and the company's funds are tight."
"If there are difficulties, the Great Wall can..."
"No, no, I have a way. "Tai Chi" has been sold in so many regions, so it should be released in all regions, right?"
"It should be."
"How are the results?"
"I have some sporadic feedback, saying that the box office is good, what do you want to do?"
"Actually, I brought a copy with me this time. I pre-cut 5 minutes of content. Could you please invite film producers from Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia to come over, and let's take a look first."
"Who are you……"
Fu Qi was stunned and said strangely: "You want to sell movies?!!"
"No, no, I call it a trailer, it's more conscientious than a movie!" Chen Qi said with a smile.
The selling of Hong Kong movies started in the 1950s.
At that time, World War II had just ended, and the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia were homesick and their demand for films full of traditional Chinese flavor increased significantly. The supply of films produced by major Hong Kong film companies exceeded demand, and the fees for selling films came from this.
Later, the political situation in Southeast Asia was unstable, and policies in various regions changed from time to time, so the sales of films came to a halt for a while.
In the 1980s, Hong Kong films began to flourish again. First, film dealers from Southeast Asia made a comeback. In the late 1980s, the ban on Taiwanese films was lifted, and Taiwanese film dealers poured in with money, making film sales flourish again.
A teaser is not the same as a trailer, you need to be clear about this!
If you are more particular about the film, you will get a poster with photos of the leading actors.
If you're not particular, just write a note that includes the title of the film and the starring role - usually a big star, and then it's gone. With this note, you can make money from film producers in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
For example, when Wong Kar-Wai made "Ashes of Time", the film producers took a look and thought, "Holy shit, this is a martial arts movie with an all-star cast!"
Pay! You must pay!
Then there is no more...
What's the most outrageous thing? Listing ten movies at once and tricking the film producers into paying for them, usually giving a 20%-40% deposit for each movie, that's a lot of money.
Then we just drag it on. How can we finish filming ten films in the Year of the Monkey?
In the end, only three or four films were submitted, and the film producers were deceived.
The advantage of selling films is that they mobilize funds, but the disadvantages are lack of progress, shoddy production, and loss of credibility, which is one of the main reasons for the decline of Hong Kong films. So it is still a cliché, can Hong Kong filmmakers rely on mainland China?
Hong Kong movies are made by themselves!
What Chen Qi wants to sell is genuine video material. This is called a trailer, which is so conscientious.
…………
“Ah~ Hong Kong really exudes a blend of tradition and modernity!”
A few days later, Shinji Nakamura of Japan's Toho Company landed in Xiangjiang and beeped in a unique Japanese exclamation tone.
He is dressed like a typical Japanese company employee today, with a decent suit and leather shoes, a leather briefcase, and a meticulous tie. He is energetic and capable from head to toe. There is no way, Japan's economy is so awesome now that they are starting to kill their fathers.
.
Then he was pressed to the ground and rubbed by his beautiful father...
Regardless of the domestic and foreign troubles in the United States, it is still okay to beat a son. Unlike in later generations, the life and death of the dignified old Biden is unknown, and Harris is suspected of tampering with the imperial edict, which is like a third-rate palace drama.
"Tai Chi 1" was originally negotiated by Nakamura Shinji and cost 1 million US dollars.
I was scolded so badly when I went back, what was the result?
The event was so unprecedented that many theaters even temporarily increased standing tickets after they were full. The Kitano Theater in Umeda, Osaka, set a record in Japan with more than 12,000 spectators in one day.
The final box office was 3.6 billion yen. According to the profit distribution of the Japanese industry, the distributor can get 50%-60%.
Toho made 2 billion yen, which is about 9 million US dollars!
So as soon as he heard the news about "Tai Chi 2", Nakamura rushed over without stopping. He briefly rested in the hotel and then hurried to the Clear Water Bay studio. As a result, before he could see the main actor, he saw an annoying guy.
He didn't know him, but he was disgusted by his appearance.
Jin Minyong also stared at him, equally disgusted.
The three countries, China, Japan and South Korea, dislike each other, and they would mock the third country together. This is a common practice.
"snort!"
Jin Minyong defied him with his nostrils and rushed upstairs first. "Tai Chi" is also very popular in South Korea. There were 290,000 moviegoers in Seoul, and the overall box office ranked among the top ten of the year.
The two of them went up and waited for a while. Film producers from Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand also arrived.
Fu Qi didn't invite too many people, these four were enough.
After exchanging pleasantries, we went to a screening room on the set. The copy brought by Chen Qi finally came in handy and a 5-minute video was played.
Historically, Japanese people generally did not buy trailers for Hong Kong movies because they were too nonsense, and the Japanese market was very weird. Except for Cheng Long and Yuan Biao, a few people basically stopped buying them.
Yes, the Japanese like Yuan Biao very much, but I don’t know why.
Now Chen Qi took the trailer, so they saw the cloth stick of Li Lianjie fighting Zhen Zidan, the enchanting and beautiful double-faced Bodhisattva, the Madonna of the Yellow Lotus, Li Lianjie's various beatings... He took up a lot of the scene
Half of it.
Film producers are targeting him, so he has to be shown to others!
"Bah bang bang!"
The show ended quickly in just five minutes, and several people praised it: "The idea of ​​twisting cloth into a stick is great, I can't wait to see the complete movie!"
"You have added a lot of elements, I like it very much!"
Everyone communicated in English. Chen Qi no longer pretended to be in front of Fu Qi. He spoke English fluently and said: "First of all, thank you for coming all the way. I believe everyone knows the purpose of this trip. Let me stop talking nonsense. "Tai Chi 2"
"It has just been completed and is entering the post-production stage."
"We are now selling the pre-order rights for "Tai Chi 2". We are all industry insiders. Hong Kong movies generally charge 20%-40%, and there is nothing, only the title and actors. To show our sincerity, we only charge 15%."
"If you are willing to discuss it in further detail, please stay. If you want to watch the whole film in Cannes, we also welcome you."
"..."
After a brief silence, Shinji Nakamura asked: "Mr. Chen Qi, we rarely pay a deposit for a movie in advance. Why don't you negotiate in Cannes?"
"We have our considerations, but we can only say that if you give up now, we will not rule out finding another Japanese film company, or directly looking for American films to negotiate global rights."
"..."
There was another moment of silence, no one wanted to leave.
"Okay, it seems we have reached a preliminary consensus. Now we can talk about the specific price!"
(No more...
The cross talk circle is so lively recently!)
Chapter completed!