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Chapter 561 I really didn't plan to make an inspirational film! (Seeking monthly tickets)

At this time, Hao Yun was playing World of Warcraft in the office and was beaten up by several Alliance pigs in Tarren Mill.

Wu Laoliu came with Dong Ping.

"Uncle Dong..."

Hao Yun raised his head and gave Dong Ping a brilliant smile.

This guy is the producer of "Whiplash".

After Hao Yun came back, he stayed there to sell films. Now he has returned to China to find Hao Yun, which must mean that the overseas copyright of "Whiplash" has been secured.

"Just call me Old Dong." Dong Ping shook hands with him.

I don’t know why, but I just felt that Uncle Dong sounded very uncomfortable.

When they first met, Hao Yun was a rookie, and it was only because of Jiang Wen's consideration that Dong Ping became the producer of "Heart Labyrinth".

At that time, Hao Yun called Jiang Wen "Uncle", and because he and Jiang Wen were brothers, he also called him uncle.

But with Hao Yun's current momentum of development, he feels that this title is too hot to handle.

If nothing unexpected happens, as long as Hao Yun keeps producing an award-winning film every two or three years, he will be the next Jiang Wen by the time he is in his thirties or forties.

Let Xiao Jiangwen call him uncle?
In addition, Hao Yun no longer allows him to be the producer of some of his films. If Dong Ping still regards himself as an elder, he may drift apart in the future.

Therefore, lowering his posture appropriately is an effective way for him to return to Hao Yun’s core circle.

"How can this be? Uncle Dong, you have helped me so much. Now that I have made some money, I am calling you Lao Dong. That would be too inhumane."

In fact, Dong Ping was just overthinking it. Hao Yun really didn't take titles like uncle and brother seriously.

If Li Jiacheng can give him 10 billion, it’s okay to call him Second Master Li Jiacheng.

"No matter what your name is, don't call me Uncle Dong. I don't feel at ease..." Dong Ping was very persistent. He was just a broker, and he had some skills in selling films.

However, as Hao Yun's fame grew, the role he played became smaller and smaller.

What sells films now is no longer his connections and experience, but Hao Yun’s hardcore publicity that keeps winning awards.

"What's so unreliable about this? Then I'll call you Mr. Dong." Hao Yun was speechless.

It's too impolite to keep nagging. You see Uncle Jiang doesn't have such worries. If I change my name to call him Brother Jiang, I will definitely be beaten up.

"Okay, you can call me President Dong or Mr. Dong. I mainly want to talk about two things today."

Dong Ping also knew that Hao Yun was quite busy after returning, so he stopped beating around the bush and took out the information and introduced it:
"…These companies plan to jointly acquire the overseas copyright of Whiplash, and the bid is 3.5 million US dollars…"

"Uncle Dong... Mr. Dong, what do you think of this price?" Hao Yun thought it was okay.

The cost of making Whiplash was only RMB 2006 million. At the beginning of 1, 7.9718 US dollar was exchanged for RMB, which means that one million US dollars could earn back the cost of Whiplash.

The other two hundred and fifty is all earned.

The eight producers will share the money, and each will receive RMB 3.5 million (RMB 1 million in capital + RMB 2.5 million in profit).

"It's unlikely to be higher. The European and American copyright of 'The Thousand Faces' was sold for 8 million US dollars, but that was because of Fang Long. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been sold for 1 million. 'Shaolin Soccer' was only sold for 1.5 million US dollars."

Dong Ping has done his best. Even if the price is higher, the difference will only be a few hundred thousand dollars at most.

The most important thing is that Hao Yun’s previous film “Maze” did not make much money for overseas distributors, so the new film naturally could not be sold at a high price.

And he hurried back for other things.

"Then 3.5 million US dollars is OK, let's do that." Hao Yun made the final decision. His principle is that as long as he doesn't lose money, it's fine.

“Then there was the remake rights, and there were quite a few film companies interested, so I sold it for a million dollars.”

Dong Ping paused and added, "In 2003, Warner Bros. Pictures won the auction for $ million and bought the rights to remake Infernal Affairs. The movie they made is called The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon. It has been completed and will be released around the middle of the year."

"One million, that's pretty good." Hao Yun's eyes lit up.

Last time, the overseas copyright was only sold for 100 million US dollars, and the adaptation rights were 20 US dollars.

This time the overseas copyright was sold for 350 million and the adaptation rights for 100 million, which can be said to be a surprise.

450?
350% return on investment!

Got rich.

Three consecutive movies were profitable, and Hao Yun felt that his parents had given him the right name.

"If you agree, you still need to sign these two documents, and there is another very important thing..."

Dong Ping took out the documents and he was also one of the investors.

He worked with Hao Yun on three movies that were released, with amazing returns, making him worth tens of millions.

"What's the matter?" Hao Yun asked while signing.

"I'm curious, why did you decide that Whiplash would be a box office failure?"

Dong Ping hurried back just for this matter.

Several producers of the film were looking for him to discuss it and asked him to find Hao Yun to confirm the matter. "Because the subject matter is music, and it is a drum set, if I had chosen the guqin or guzheng at that time, it might have been better."

Hao Yun thought about changing his instrument, but the system rewarded him with a complete set of music, which he would not be able to use after changing it.

Moreover, many details of the script provided by the system are based on musical instruments such as drums.

In order to avoid causing any discord in the plot, Hao Yun had no choice but to keep the film as it was, giving up on the box office results and pinning his hopes on overseas copyrights.

It turned out that Hao Yun won the bet.

If it is a guqin or guzheng, the overseas copyright may not be sold at such a high price.

"I found some reviews on the Internet, put them together and printed them out. You can take a look." Dong Ping took out another document, which was full of movie reviews, movie viewing impressions, and some complaints found on the Internet.

Hao Yun took it and wondered if there could be any twist in this matter?
The script given by the system is obviously a foreign script, and the protagonists are also foreign names such as Andrew and Fletcher.

In addition to the theme of drums and jazz, Cao Yuanzheng's abnormal character creation, and the depressing atmosphere throughout, Hao Yun judged that the box office would not be very good.

It's better to crawl all over the floor when you're dirty: I've learned to play drums for several years, and today I saw the movie "Whiplash", and I was filled with emotion. It was filmed so well, and the soundtrack is also very nice.

Qian Doudou: Are you sick? The cinema here has two shows a day, one at 7:30 in the morning and one at 10:30 in the evening. How the hell am I going to take my kids to watch this?

I feel uncomfortable without conspiracy Ski: The movie is a good one, but there are too few screenings. It is only available in the biggest cinema in our city, and there is only one show. I haven’t even got a ticket yet.

Dushupochaxiang: I made a date with a girl. After watching "Huo Yuanjia" and before it was time to check into a room, I watched the movie "Whiplash". After watching it, I went back to play drums. It turns out that it was girls who influenced my improvement in my skills.

Tai Chi Kaka: If I had met a teacher like this when I was in school, I would not have failed the entrance exam to Peking University.

I hate that ice cannot turn into water and rain: I took my son who is in his senior year of high school to watch it, and he cried.

……

From hundreds of comments, Hao Yun obtained some useful information.

First, the movie is good, and perhaps because Dong Ping deliberately selected it, the audience’s feedback on the movie itself is generally positive.

The story is not difficult to understand. Although everyone is not interested in drum sets, we do have drums.

If you don't understand any of that crap jazz, just treat it as a drum, it won't affect the viewing experience.

Second, most viewers viewed the film as an inspirational film. Many comments said that they took their children to watch the film. Some regretted that they had never met such a strict teacher, while others were grateful for the strictness of their teachers during their school days.

People like to watch inspirational stories and watch movies, not because they expect to see people achieve success through hard work. That can only be defined as a fairy tale.

Instead, I want to see the protagonist’s perseverance and resistance, and gain strength from it.

There is only one kind of heroism in the world, and that is to still love life after knowing the truth of life.

This foreign script, which Hao Yun considers to be a foreign script, is actually not entirely American culture. Instead, it has many overlaps with Chinese-style education.

In the movie, Cao Yuanzheng's high-pressure tactics include but are not limited to extremely strict requirements, verbal abuse without any bottom line, violent smashing of objects and a high-intensity teaching pace.

Foreigners think it is torture. When the film was exhibited, the English name was decided to be "whiplash", which itself means "whipping".

However, in Confucian culture, we identify with "Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents, and Teachers."

Teachers are at the same level as parents and emperors. In traditional culture, teachers and parents are both right. This statement runs through thousands of years of Chinese history.

Many people may have the impression that when their parents sent them to school or met their teachers, they always kept emphasizing that the teachers should not be polite and should beat them hard and beat them to death (this is definitely a polite remark).

From the middle of the film, blood continues until the end.

Is blood just a symbol of hard work? No, it also represents the price of greatness.

China recognizes this "price", and there are too many famous quotes to repeatedly explain it.

Even in modern society, when quality education is advocated in various ways, there are still many parents who use their own personal experiences to hope that their children can encounter stricter teachers.

Hao Yun has repeatedly emphasized that "Whiplash" is not a purely inspirational film, and he does not advocate Cao Yuanzheng's teaching methods.

I said it during an interview in mainland China, and I said it at the Berlin premiere. I said it over and over again.

But his parents just ignored him.

Anyway, everyone who watched the movie on February 2.19th said that it was very inspiring and very suitable for watching with children.

Then everyone watched this movie as an inspirational film.

Third, because Hao Yun was not valued as a director, the producers did not take the box office too seriously out of trust in him. Therefore, even though there were producers like Han Sanping and Wang Zhongjun, the film had very few screenings.

Smaller towns or cinemas don't have copies at all.

In larger cities and cinemas, even if there are screenings, they don't schedule movies during prime time, so some parents have to get up early and take their children to the cinema to learn from Brother Shen Yun.

Misjudgment!
Hao Yun scratched his head, feeling a little annoyed.

He was angry that he had made a wrong judgment, which cast a shadow on his image as a wise and brave Hao Batian.

He was also angry that the audience did not take him as a director seriously and brutally distorted what he wanted to express.

I really didn’t plan to make an inspirational film!
(End of this chapter)