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Chapter 410 "The Killer" is scheduled for its global premiere!

"Okay, Ryan, I'll definitely be there on time!"

Chen Jin spoke to Kavanaugh on the other end of the phone.

The first screening of "Killer Dragon" has been scheduled for 3 pm on June 10th. The timing is a bit rushed, as it's impossible for all theater managers to attend.

Therefore, we can only get a few major theaters involved first, and once we confirm that the first batch of theaters is okay, we can start the film's promotion and distribution.

This involves holding screenings to negotiate with more theaters that will release films first, while simultaneously conducting operations in the global market.

Two paths are being pursued simultaneously.

Two months is definitely a tense timeframe, but it doesn't mean there's no opportunity.

Kavanaugh has just finalized a release date with Chen Jin, which will be August 17th, just over two months from now.

Although the summer vacation will be nearing its end, there will still be a two-week rush period for release.

The potential of a film can be seen in its opening weekend in North America. It can usually capture 60-70% of the box office within two weeks, although this timing is actually quite good.

Kavanaugh will try his best to make this happen, while Chen Jin is preparing to set a release date in China.

Once the two main box office markets are secured, it will be easier to discuss releases in other countries and regions.

This electronics company has no advantages, but the six major Hollywood distributors are located all over the world, so Kavanaugh can think of a solution.

Chen Jin's main task is to handle Southeast Asia.

"domestic……"

Chen Jin hung up the phone and immediately dialed Chen Su's cell phone.

"Brother Jin, what's the explanation?"

He is currently in charge of all of CETC's domestic business.

"Send me all the phone numbers of movies going to be released this summer. Our 'John Wick' is coming out!"

The film title "The Killer" will definitely be different in China and abroad.

While the original title "John Wick" can be used abroad, the domestic title "John Wick" sounds better. Obviously, the movie title needs to be modified accordingly in different regions based on the public's acceptance.

"Haha, finally going to go on?"

"Summer movie season? So soon..."

Chen Su was clearly surprised. Although he knew that the post-production of "The Killer" was completed, he did not expect Chen Jin to be so decisive and start setting a release date right away.

Actually, he initially thought that Chen Jin would release "The Killer" during the Lunar New Year holiday season.

It seems everyone was wrong.

There are actually quite a few movies that CETC has scheduled to release this year, but no one would have expected that Chen Jin's own film would be released first; everyone actually guessed that the second half of the year would be the time for CETC to make its move.

Needless to say, the Double Eleven period is completely China Electronics Technology Group Corporation's (CETC) home turf, and they will definitely be releasing a film there.

"Love is Not Blind 3: Ex-Files" is ready to be released.

As for the Lunar New Year film season, "American Dreams in China" is basically a done deal, so Chen Jin doesn't want to clash with a film produced by her own company; as for the Spring Festival season, that's even more impossible.

It's not a matter of timing, but rather that "Lost in Thailand" and Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West" have already saturated the entire Spring Festival film market.

Adding another film would only further reduce the box office revenue and the audience.

If any film other than "Lost in Thailand" is bad, Chen Jin will choose to have two films as insurance, draining all the traffic during the Spring Festival season. After all, she was the one who first opened up the Spring Festival season.

But "Journey to the West" is indeed a very strong film, so let "Lost in Thailand" take on that opponent.

Adding another one wouldn't really be necessary.

After much thought, the only thing left is the summer movie season, and there aren't any movies that CETC (China Electronics Technology Group Corporation) is going to release.

Chen Jin is confident in "The Killer," which has fired the first shot in making CETC the number one film company in China.

This debut work can be said to have been the culmination of his entire ambition.

"Then I'll have the marketing department prepare. The next two months are definitely going to be another tough battle!"

After listening to Chen Jin's analysis, Chen Su still had some concerns.

However, Chen Jin is both the director and lead actor in his own film, so he must be confident to choose this release date. All he can do is complete the domestic promotion and distribution of this film.

"Thank you for your hard work. Send me the list of competitors for the summer movie season so we can set a suitable release date!"

"Let China Film Group help us!"

"it is good!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Su quickly sent the names of the companies that had already been scheduled for release, as well as the potential competitors that had not yet been scheduled, to Chen Jin's email address.

Meanwhile, Chen Jin was also browsing through the system for information on film releases in the coming months.

The summer of 2012 was destined to be an extraordinary period.

Compared to 2011, even without Chen Jin's butterfly effect, the films released in the following months showed a stronger momentum than last year.

Last summer, movies like "Transformers 3," "Kung Fu Panda 2," "Fast & Furious 5," and "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" dominated the market share for the entire summer.

Hollywood movies have raked in nearly 40 billion RMB at the box office!
In light of this, the government has decided to implement a summer vacation protection month. Hollywood films can be released during the summer season, but they have already been scheduled for the period from May to the end of August. The prime time slots in between are all for supporting domestic films.

Therefore, this year's summer movie season is particularly lively, with various domestic films being released one after another, all vying to capture the hottest and most profitable extended movie season in China.

"Last summer's domestic films were truly embarrassing!"

"Only 'The Founding of a Republic' served as a fig leaf; otherwise, the combined box office wouldn't even reach 3 million!"

This is the current state of Chinese films.

Forget about going head-to-head with Hollywood, they don't even have the courage to fight back; they can only rely on the country for help.

This is still the impact of Chen Jin's butterfly effect on last year's domestic film box office; in the original timeline, this summer was actually even worse.

The Lunar New Year film season is currently dominated by Chinese-language films, while Hollywood films are indeed strong in the summer season.

The government introduced a protection month, which made many film companies realize they had the ability to operate independently. Little did they know that without the intervention of higher authorities, they wouldn't even know how they died!

"Painted Skin 2..."

Chen Jin immediately saw the potential of Wu Ershan in the summer of 12. Without Hollywood as a competitor, the market perceived Wu Ershan as a commercial film director, which led to several major surprises in the future.

Without Hollywood, "Painted Skin 2" was originally scheduled to be the first major film to be released during the summer season at the end of June, which gave it a good head start and helped it gross 700 million yuan at the box office.

In this iteration, without competition from other companies, the box office would only be higher.

"Should we snipe them?"

Chen Jin smiled, but a month was still too short a time.

Setting the domestic release date for "Hitman" in July is clearly unwise. No matter how much you prioritize home advantage, you should allow enough time for promotion and distribution, at least two months or more.

"Fine, I'll let you off the hook!"

Chen Jin wasn't an impulsive person, even though Hua Yi and he didn't get along.

But there's no need to schedule a game with such a "seed player".

The market is diverse and vibrant. No matter how much you dislike Huayi, there's no need to create a special time slot for a competition.

"Harmony brings wealth," Chen Jin thought. Even if he really wanted to get rid of the other party, he knew that ruthlessly eliminating malicious competition was definitely going against money, and the government would intervene.

Going too far would be unseemly, especially with the summer movie season lasting two months. Releasing your film alongside it will only raise suspicion. These days, there aren't many domestically produced films, and even fewer blockbusters, so a summer vacation is definitely enough to fill your schedule.

Unlike in the future, everyone knows that the summer movie season is profitable, and they want to release several movies in a week. They fight tooth and nail for a release date, with things like withdrawing previews, moving up the release date, and postponing the release date.

Every week is a battle.

"Ice Age 4...an animated film, at the end of July?"

This was somewhat unexpected for Chen Jin.

The month is designated for protection, but Hollywood animated films are not. The reason is simple: there is no fertile ground for animation in China. It wasn't until "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" that Chinese animation began its comeback.

During the summer holiday season, when students flock to the movies, animated films are a natural market.

If we don't have it domestically, then we have to import some from abroad.

You're a bastard who doesn't make money.

This summer's animated films are all about making money. Even though this particular film doesn't have a very well-known IP in China, it still made over 4 million yuan.

Then, it seems there weren't any really good players this summer.

"The Silent War," a powerful collaboration between Tony Leung, Alan Mak, and Felix Chong, is scheduled for release on August 7.

"The Four Great Constables" is a martial arts epic starring Liu Yifei and Deng Chao.

Chen Kaige's "Caught in the Web"!
……

These films have all been heavily promoted, but their final box office is only 1-2 million yuan, which Chen Jin frankly doesn't care about at all.

Meanwhile, Hollywood's strongest rival, The Avengers, was released in May.

"The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" won't be released until August 27th.

So far this summer, apart from a slightly tight schedule in July, the films scheduled for release in August are not enough to compete with Chen Jin.

"Let's say it's a week earlier than overseas!"

The domestic market is different from the international market. At the end of the summer season, it doesn't actually attract much box office revenue.

Just look at "Black Knight" and "Spider-Man," one of them ultimately grossed 3.38 million and the other 3.1 million. Not to mention compared to "Transformers 3," which made a fortune last summer, they can't even beat "Fast & Furious" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."

This was a year ago. You should know that China's box office film market has increased by 50% this year.

Last year it was 40 billion, this year it should be 60 billion to be normal.

But in reality, the total box office revenue of Hollywood movies in China over the entire 12-year summer season was only around 15 billion yuan, a decrease of 70%!

This is the power of the Protectorate Moon.

Therefore, the summer movie season in China must be fully booked.

If you're abroad, two weeks is actually more than enough.

"August 10th, perhaps!"

After analyzing for a long time, Chen Jin finally determined a domestic release date for "The Killer".

It was released in the same period as "The Silent War," but three days later.

There is also another movie in this release window, "The Bullet Vanishes," starring Nicholas Tse and Sean Lau!
These were all Hong Kong films, and by this time they were already on the decline.

The difference between having one more or one less film scheduled for release will not have a significant impact on the box office performance of these two movies.

Those who enjoy Hong Kong films will naturally support them, while those who don't will not be bothered by how well the films are made.

"On August 10th, you need to coordinate with China Film Group!"

"I'll hold an internal screening beforehand, and I'll tell Third Master!"

Chen Jin sent the release date information for "The Killer" to Chen Su. Chen Su had actually been researching it just now, and when he saw the date, he was unexpectedly relieved.

He was genuinely afraid that Chen Jin would act on emotion and try to generate some buzz, so he chose early July.

This puts it in line with "Painted Skin 2".

Moreover, many film studios actually want this day, because the summer movie season has just begun, and who wouldn't want two months of high viewership?

The first day of the Lunar New Year film season and the first day of the summer vacation are both crucial battlegrounds for film studios!
Huayi was no exception.

Chen Jin didn't do that mainly because she was confident.

It has a certain market appeal, and it's also the first collaboration between Hollywood and China, making it even more talked about; unlike "Painted Skin 2," which had to rely on constant promotional bombardment to lure audiences to the cinema.

The two are inherently very different.

"Then I'll start promoting it as soon as I set the release date!"

Chen Su replied very readily.

"Okay, I'll take care of North America, and you take care of China. Keep in touch anytime if anything happens!"

"it is good!"

After discussing the details, Chen Jin went to sleep.

Meanwhile, Chen Su in China had just woken up.

***
June 10, 2012, the first screening of "Killer Dragon" in North America.

After having lunch with Cheng Long, Chen Jin went straight to the Beverly Hills Cinema. Film screenings are usually held at cinemas, and many theater managers bring their teams to watch the movies.

The commercial viability of the film is discussed and evaluated to determine whether or not it should be released.

This is a completely enclosed space. In the past few days, Chen Jin has been busy finalizing the schedule for "The Killer" and enriching the script for "Hong Kong Trip". She meets with Jackie Chan almost every day.

This time, I took the opportunity to invite him to the screening, not only to show him my directorial debut, but also to indirectly get Jackie Chan to support me.

In Hollywood, it's common practice to increase one's leverage.

This shows that you do have connections.

"Wow, Chan, when you told me that Jacken would be coming too, I really couldn't believe it!"

Kavanaugh was also dressed to the nines today, and he was very excited when he saw Jackie Chan.

The two hugged tightly before entering the theater.

"Were there many theater managers present?"

Chen Jin couldn't help but ask.

"Several major cinema chains have sent representatives. If we can secure all of them, launching in 1000 theaters will be no problem at all!"

Kavanaugh spoke confidently, while whispering in Chen Jin's ear, "This time, I'm betting the reputation of the Theory of Relativity. Don't think I'm just taking the money and not doing the work, buddy!"

"Ha ha!"

Chen Jin had listened to Kavanaugh's complaints to him several times in the past few days.

In short, what he was implying was that he had really gone to great lengths this time, all to make Chen Jin feel that he had put in a lot of effort for this matter.

But isn't this what you're supposed to be doing?
Otherwise, why would I ask you to cooperate and then give you a share of the profits for free?

Despite her complaints, Chen Jin said some nice things. The group sat there, waiting for the arrogant theater managers to arrive!

(End of this chapter)