Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 130 A sure-profit business

"Boss Han, you won't believe this groundless rumor, right?"

Gu Bei behaved very calmly.

Compared to when I first entered Cannes,

This Palme d'Or not only brought him fame, but also provided him with great financial support.

At that time, if I wanted to run the Twilight project as scheduled, I had to sell everything I had, pull the levers to the maximum, and walk on a tightrope.

But now with more than 10 million US dollars in cash,

If it's just the Twilight project, funds are actually not tight.

So Gu Bei was not afraid of getting into trouble at all.

"Do you have the outline of the script for that biological disaster film you mentioned before?" Han Sanpin glanced at Gu Bei and did not go into the topic any further.

A biological disaster film?
Gu Bei was slightly stunned.
I immediately realized that this was the zombie movie he was talking about.

As expected of China Film Group, which was able to introduce the Resident Evil film. After being classified as a genre film, it sounds like it will be able to pass the review.

"It really does."

Gu Bei flipped through his laptop and found the script synopsis of "Hangzhou Trip".

Han Sanpin had someone print out a copy, which was only the size of a piece of paper.

He read the beginning: "Because of his busy work, Zhang Kun, the fund manager of Shanghai, neglected his daughter Ge Lan's campus activities. In anger, his daughter decided to go to Hangzhou alone to find her mother.

Zhang Kun was worried about his daughter's safety and had to go with the train. Before the train departed, he sneaked in and hid in the toilet with an infected person.

Afterwards, the flight attendant was assimilated by its attack..."

The script outline is only a few thousand words.
But the amount of information it contains is not small at all.

After reading it, Han Sanpin immediately thought of the Whiplash who had just won the Palme d'Or for Gu Bei.

The same brisk rhythm,

The same large number of indoor scenes,

The same complexity of human nature,

This script is obviously in Gu Bei's style.

"This film of yours will probably be even more exciting than your Whiplash!"

Han Sanpin put down the outline of the script,
It was fine before he saw it, but after seeing it, he really wanted Gu Bei to film it.

While this movie is full of Hollywood style, it also has empathy with East Asian values.
It is a purely commercial film that is very rare in China, and it will definitely attract a large number of young people to the cinema.

"Can it pass the trial?"

Gu Bei was curious.

"Let me give it a try."

Han Sanpin couldn't put the script down.

Although the script is good, it is too easy to be blocked in the review process.

After a pause, he pointed to the script outline and said, "Are you planning to shoot this movie in Hong Kong?"

Xiangdu?

Gu Bei's heart moved when he heard this.

But he quickly shook his head: "Forget about Xiangdu. Their influence in Southeast Asia has declined, and Xiangdu's domestic market is too small, and filming is troublesome."

As the declining Hollywood of the East,

Xiangdu is now shallow and full of turtles.

It would be better to go to South Korea, where Train to Busan originally aired. After all, South Korea's domestic market is still quite strong.

"So what project are you and Edko Pictures going to collaborate on?"

Han Sanpin was a little confused.

I originally thought that Jiang Zhiqiang was going to snatch the project from me, but I found out that Gu Bei had no intention of giving in. So what kind of cooperation could Gu Bei and Jiang Zhiqiang have?

"I wonder if Mr. Han has heard of the young adult fiction series called Twilight."

Gu Bei waited for Han Sanpin to ask, "I bought the film and television adaptation rights for this series and plan to release it during the summer of next year. I'm having some financial problems, and President Jiang said he could help me out a little."

What?
Han Sanpin suddenly felt that the outline of the script in his hand was not so interesting.

The Twilight Saga is a hot topic in Hollywood recently. The sales of the first two parts are also good, but they are only first-tier bestsellers. The sales trend of a single book cannot compare to Gu Bei's Star Destiny.

But I don't know why.

The Twilight series is extremely popular on the Internet.
The third book sold over 100,000 copies in pre-sales within three days, instantly becoming a unique title in the field of teen fiction.

Han Sanpin originally thought that for a project of this level, the leader would definitely be the distributor, Summit Entertainment, but he didn't expect that the leader would actually be Gu Bei himself.

And Jiang Zhiqiang actually dug up a gold mine from Gu Bei.

Jiang Zhiqiang, you deserve to die!

"If you have funding problems, you don't need to go to Anle Films, go to China Film Group!"

Han Sanpin said anxiously, "China Film Group will spare no effort in supporting outstanding Chinese directors like you!"

"Boss Han, I know you're anxious, but don't worry."

Gu Bei said soothingly, "I must make it clear that the dividends from this investment are limited to the dividends from the global distribution rights and do not involve any subsequent derivative income from the film."

Han Sanpin immediately calmed down a bit.

As expected, he came from Hollywood.

Gu Bei has learned the strength of Hollywood.
In one sentence, the most profitable subsequent derivative income of Hollywood commercial films was swallowed up.

After a while, Han Sanpin shook his head with some regret: "Gu Bei, I believe that the Twilight project will definitely not lose money even if it only takes the box office dividends.

But there are some things that private enterprises can do.
But we at China Film Group can't do that, you should understand that?"

Gu Bei nodded.

This was what he had been worried about before.
Sometimes performance is not the most important thing in the system.
The most important thing is not to make mistakes!
Like Huayi's investment in The Forbidden Kingdom, they can accept only enjoying a share of the domestic box office, and even share it with the Double Js. They don't make money just for the sake of publicity.

This includes premium investment in investment shares, which can also be flexibly adopted by private enterprises.

But China Film Group will never accept this model.

Otherwise, a hat will be put on.

Even Han Sanping, the chairman of China Film Group, may not be able to handle it.

"I have considered this, and later I came up with a solution, which is a hybrid model of stocks and bonds."

Gu Bei looked at Han Sanpin and explained, "That is, when the box office dividends are not enough to pay the China Film Investment, the China Film Investment will be converted into debt and repaid to China Film according to the agreed interest."

"You are really brave!"

Han Sanpin looked at Gu Bei unexpectedly.

How optimistic is Gu Bei about Twilight?

This model completely avoids the risks of China Film Group.
If the box office is a hit, China Film is an investment; if the box office is a loss, China Film is a debt.

For China Film, it is a business that is sure to make money.

Then Han Sanpin would have room to maneuver.

But the risk will not disappear, it will only be transferred to Gu Bei.

"If Twilight is well-made, the adaptation value of my two books will be even greater." Gu Bei gave his explanation with a smile.

Compared to Twilight's $400 million global box office,

Gu Bei is more concerned about the DVD sales of $2.5 million in North America and $6 million worldwide, as well as the subsequent home entertainment revenue.

If he could get money from China Film Group, Gu Bei could invest his own funds in a low-cost project with a profit margin no lower than Twilight.

(End of this chapter)