Who says Beijing Film Academy has no great directors? (2002)

Chapter 96 Capital Reaps the Rewards

One must eat one bite at a time, and Chen Yan cannot become fat overnight, so he plans to use the money from the cinema to support the special effects company first.

Wanda has just started developing cinemas, and all of them are 2D screens.

Chen Yan knew how huge the 3D market would be in the future. Not only would domestic special effects blockbusters be produced, but also various foreign 3D masterpieces would plunge into the blue ocean of the domestic film and television industry like a giant whale.

The subsequent blockbuster can easily gross billions or even tens of billions at the box office, provided that the producers don't feed the audience history, otherwise the audience will vote with their feet.

Chen Yan has already selected several locations for simultaneous development in three first-tier cities: Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. This kind of 3D cinema simply cannot follow the strategy of "encircling the cities from the countryside."

Otherwise, I'll kill myself in a heartbeat.

Zhang Jincheng told Chen Yan that Tencent wanted to buy "QQ Love" as promotional music for QQ.

"Name a high price. Tencent, that big spender, has plenty of money." Chen Yan remembered that at that time, Tencent always had over 25 billion yuan in its accounts, making it a walking cash cow.

However, at this stage, this major player is still focused on developing its user base and building its own portal website, and has no intention of using its money to enter the entertainment industry.

But judging from his constant observation of industry trends, he probably already has ideas about getting involved in the film and television industry.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ma from next door has already partnered with Feng Xiaogang's "A World Without Thieves," inserting Taobao's GG into the film. Both giants are eyeing the lucrative film and television industry.

Not to mention Chen Yan's early entry into the industry, which brought the film to a new level, and the film and television industry now looks like it's thriving.

But the next day, Zhang Jincheng told Chen Yan about Tencent's offer, and Chen Yan laughed when he heard it.

They are only willing to pay 100 million, and that is to buy out the distribution rights across all channels and subsequent ringback tone revenue.

"Heh, the richer you are, the stingier you are, huh? Tell them to get lost." Chen Yan had no interest in arguing with them.

Do they think they're stupid? This amount is enough to buy out a hit song from an individual, but Chen Yan Films is no longer that big. Using this tactic is just insulting.

During the peak period of ringtone downloads, this song was downloaded approximately 50 million times, generating nearly 100 million RMB in revenue.

Even if the operator gets 55%, Chen Yan can still pocket 5000 million.

Giving him 100 million? Do you really think Chen Yan is doing charity?

As expected, QQ updated its offer again in the afternoon, offering 500 million for a buyout.

Chen Yan was truly exhausted. "Don't ever offer me this kind of price again. Just reject it. I can't possibly sell the entire copyright of this song."

Zhang Jincheng replied, "Understood, boss."

Chen Yan hung up the phone, lay down on the sofa, and suddenly wanted to ask Liu Hanhan what she was doing, but it was still early, and Liu Yifei was probably still flying around the film set.

Filming for "The Return of the Condor Heroes" has been underway for over a month. According to Zhang Jizhong, if everything goes smoothly, Liu Yifei will have to stay on set for at least six and a half months before filming ends.

"Sigh." Chen Yan sighed, got up and continued working. It would be best if "So Young" aired in February next year.

Because it happened to be Valentine's Day, and youth campus romance films are undoubtedly the best choice for couples, it would actually be better during the summer season, but this film should not be shelved for too long.

Therefore, Chen Yan needs to finish editing the film early and then schedule its release in February.

When Chen Yan rushed to finish the film and went to China Film Group to choose a release date, he found that it would clash with Xiao Yanzi's "A Time to Love" and Zhou Xun's "Beauty Remains", and he could also squeeze in Gu Changwei's "Peacock" in late February.

This was a win-win-win situation, and Chen Yan immediately made his decision, telling Han Sanping, "It's going to be released in February, no changes!"

Han Sanping hadn't actually seen any of Chen Yan's films, but he could tell from the title that it was a youth campus film. Wouldn't such a film be destined to be cannon fodder if it were released on Valentine's Day?

He was about to say something, but when he looked up at Chen Yan's confident and arrogant face, he swallowed his words back.

Forget it, nine out of ten people who make this kind of film would die, but Chen Yan is really hard to say, this guy is too weird.

Finally, he just urged, "Chen Yan, hurry up and start making new movies, big ones. Stop making these low-budget films that only earn a pittance. It's meaningless."

Chen Yan lifted his foot: "Chairman Han, don't look down on our low-budget film. You never know, it might be a pleasant surprise."

Han Sanping remained noncommittal, saying that the upper limit of this kind of subject matter was already there, and could they possibly come up with something new if they continued to make films about it?

"I don't believe it. Jiang Wen is considered decent, right? His movie 'In the Heat of the Sun' only grossed 50 million at most, and that was after it aired for four months, including three months of prime time."

"Wait a minute, that film won an award at Venice! Xia Yu won Best Actor, and Ning Jing was nominated for Best Actress at the Golden Horse Awards. Your low-budget film isn't just aiming for awards, is it?!"

Han Sanping slapped his thigh, looking extremely regretful.

Chen Yan lowered his head and chuckled twice.

"No, this film of mine can't win Venice; it's just a melodramatic teen drama." Back then, Little Swallow became a rising star director in the industry thanks to this film.

He was nominated for the Golden Horse Award, won the Golden Rooster Award, and even beat "The Grandmaster" to win Best Director at the Hundred Flowers Awards.

Chen Yan wouldn't even dare to dream of this. It's much easier to win big awards abroad. If he took this film to the Golden Rooster Awards, those old guys would definitely criticize him mercilessly.

Chen Yancai didn't want to join in the fun; he just wanted the film to achieve high box office numbers.

Besides, he has already won the Huabiao Award, which is more prestigious than the Golden Rooster or Golden Horse Awards.

Upon hearing that this wasn't an award-winning film, Han Sanping immediately changed his tune.

He replied casually, "Then it's up to you. I reckon you'll lose money on this movie but gain publicity. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. You've risen too fast, and now a lot of people are jealous of you."

"Lu Chuan?"

Han Sanping hissed, "Hey, just know it, don't say it out loud."

Chen Yan pursed his lips, he hated this kind of bureaucratic talk the most. It was half-hearted, even if you knew the whole story, you couldn't tell it all, you had to say half and hide the other half.

Han Sanping, in particular, has two completely different standards for himself and others. If it were him, Zuo Shandiao would definitely have gone up and kowtowed to him.

"We're openly enemies, why would I be afraid of this?" Chen Yan didn't care at all.

Lu Chuan, that good-for-nothing, is finished. Once I have some free time, I'll give him a hard time and make sure he gets kicked out of the entertainment industry.

Now, everyone inside and outside the industry knows that the two are irreconcilable enemies and fight whenever they meet. Feng Xiaogang is even considered a lower-ranking official.

However, industry insiders generally believe that Lu Chuan has already backed down. This time, he chose to hide, and after the incident, he went straight home and dared not come out. Huayi was left to handle the rest of the "Kekexili" project.

Wang Zhonglei was so angry he could have a toothache.

Han Sanping waved his hand impatiently, starting to shoo people away: "Alright, alright, you're getting more and more frivolous. Once you've made your decision, hurry up and leave. Remember to go back and think more about making big-budget films, instead of always being stingy and making those low-budget films that cost a few million."

Chen Yan didn't say anything.

Then we'll pound Han Sanping's eyes at the box office, and see if he still looks down on my small production worth a few million.