Rebirth 2010: I'll be a big shot

Chapter 155 Technology that subverts the film industry

Author: This month once Teru Furukawa

Chapter 155 Technology that subverts the film industry

"Mr. Jiang, talk about your conditions."

Chen Heyu leaned on the back of his chair with a calm expression, wanting to see the chips in the opponent's hand.

"Le An wants 40% of the overseas box office revenue of "The Wandering Star". In addition, I can help Shanhai Film and Television handle the film review, publicity and promotion, and the number of screens in the first week of release."

Jiang Zhiqiang said slowly.

The implication is that he will be responsible for BeiBerry's publicity and distribution expenses.

Movie producers (including distributors) in the beautiful country can get profits ranging from 45% to 70% of the total box office, depending on the film's investment, type, and box office performance.

Jiang Zhiqiang's proposal is equivalent to taking more than half of the movie's overseas income, which cannot be said to be greedy.

"How much money does Le'an plan to invest in publicity?"

Chen Heyu frowned slightly, but he didn't immediately get angry because the other lion opened his mouth.

"$10 million."

Jiang Zhiqiang answered quickly, obviously he was fully prepared before the visit.

"The production cost of "The Wandering Planet" is 140 million U.S. dollars, and the publicity fee is 10 million U.S. dollars. I want to take away most of the profits. Mr. Jiang is really good at calculating."

Chen Heyu shook his head and flatly refused.

With this production cost, Haolaiwu is considered an A-level blockbuster, on the same level as "Batman" and "Star Wars".

10 million funds, that’s the standard for promoting a B-level movie!

"Mr. Chen, in the Northberry market, the best box office prospects for Chinese-language films are martial arts and kung fu films. Foreigners don't think that Chinese people can make excellent science fiction films.

For $10 million, I also took a certain risk.

If you think it’s less, I can offer you $15 million and adopt a package buyout cooperation model.”

Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile.

His previous rhetoric was just a means to attract Chen Heyu. The real purpose was to buy out the overseas distribution rights of "Wandering Star".

Chen Heyu said silently, the total overseas box office of the previous "Wandering Planet" was more than 10 million US dollars.

Jiang Zhiqiang is willing to give 15 million U.S. dollars, which is conscientious, but he is certainly not doing a good deed. In addition to box office revenue, a movie also generates income from DVDs and television.

Generally speaking, you can earn 100 million at the box office, and the income from TV programs will not be less than this number.

The other party has a gambling cost, but there is a high probability that he will not lose money.

"We will pay for the publicity and distribution expenses. We will only use Le'an's channels and resources. Mr. Jiang can give us a reliable distribution price."

Chen Heyu thought for a while and asked.

"The Wandering Earth" is Shanhai Film and Television's first real blockbuster. For this reason, he did not hesitate to adjust the research and development direction of Moss Research Institute.

Let more advanced artificial intelligence video effects come out.

The ultimate goal cannot be met by just tens of millions of dollars!

"15%."

Jiang Zhiqiang replied.

Chen Heyu's reaction was beyond his expectation. He was stronger than Zhang Yimou. In front of him, he could only accept the buyout of the contract.

"10%, otherwise I would rather acquire a film distribution company in a beautiful country. You have to understand that I have the strength."

Chen Heyu refused directly.

The charging standards of general issuing companies are basically between 8% and 15%. Jiang Zhiqiang charges top-notch prices, and he is obviously regarded as a novice.

“A pleasure to work with.”

After Jiang Zhiqiang thought for a moment, he agreed.

In his opinion, "The Wandering Earth" is a high-quality film project. Obtaining the distribution rights is just a matter of making more money or less.

"Mr. Jiang, happy cooperation!"

Chen Heyu stood up and shook hands with him.

"Mr. Chen, are you so confident in this movie? You know, there are only a handful of Chinese-language films that can achieve good results in beautiful countries."

Jiang Zhiqiang asked curiously.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has a NorthBerry box office of US$128 million, and "Heroes" has a NorthBerry box office of US$53 million. Going further down the line, most of them are just over 10 million US dollars.

They can't even make back the cost of publicity and distribution, which is why the vast majority of overseas film studios and distributors are only willing to pay the buyout price.

“Some things have to be done by someone.

Since Mr. Jiang wants to hand over the special effects business of "Monster Hunt" to Future Technology, I would like to take you to see the level of Moss AI so that I can know the gap between us and Haolaiwu Special Effects Company."

Chen Heyu smiled slightly and motioned to Zhang Nan to make arrangements.

"What an honor."

Jiang Zhiqiang said cheerfully, with a hint of imperceptible embarrassment flashing across his face.

"Monster Hunt" was a cover for him to open up the topic. It was impossible for him to hand over such an important business to a fledgling special effects company.

Of course Chen Heyu was aware of it and said this deliberately.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Jiang, you two follow me."

Zhang Nan pushed open the conference room door and led the way.

Then, everyone came to a work area. A large display screen was hung on the white wall. Below were complex electronic instruments and an operating computer.

"Demonstrate the functions of Moss AI special effects in character modeling and physical simulation."

Chen Heyu ordered.

"Yes, Mr. Chen."

The technician nodded, skillfully set the parameters, and based on the keywords, created a mythical figure with a bull's head and a human body.

Moreover, a simple action and lines were written for the video clip.

A few minutes later, an image similar to the Bull Demon King appeared on the screen, holding an iron mixing rod and saying with a melancholy face: "When one day you find that you like someone you hate, this relationship is the most fatal."

"Mr. Chen, are you sure there is no fraud?"

Jiang Zhiqiang couldn't believe it and asked in a deep voice.

This is completely created out of thin air, and is an era more advanced than the special effects of Hollai House!

"All 5,000 special effects shots in "Wandering Earth" will be completed by it. This is the source of my confidence."

Chen Heyu said with a smile.

"Tomorrow, I will ask my assistant to contact your company. I hope Mr. Chen can give me a preferential price."

Jiang Zhiqiang came back to his senses and realized that given the identity of the other party, he had no interest in deceiving him.

Future Technology's Moss AI is truly far superior to other special effects production companies in terms of rendering speed and creativity.

So, there is nothing wrong with leaving the special effects production of "Monster Hunt" to the other party.

“Don’t worry, it will definitely be lower than other companies’ quotes.”

Chen Heyu smiled contentedly.

After the Moss AI special effects system was successfully developed, the biggest expenses were only maintenance and hardware storage. For a movie with a special effects budget of several hundred million, taking on a few projects every year is enough to cover the cost.

Winning the special effects business of "Monster Hunt" is not his core purpose. It is exciting to open up the market situation of Mos AI special effects.

Especially the other party is Jiang Zhiqiang, who is known as "the most successful producer in Yazhou". He has personally certified that there will be no shortage of orders in the future.

"Try physical simulation and get ultra-realistic footage of the decomposition of the moon."

Chen Heyu continued to propose new instructions.

He wanted to impress Jiang Zhiqiang at once and leave a deep impression on him. When there was a need for special effects production, he would immediately think of future technology.

After hearing this, the technician operated directly in the background, called up moon-related videos, mixed a series of clips of mountain explosions, and began to rapidly iterate and evolve.

Almost ten minutes later, the system saved a fifteen-second video, looking up at the entire galaxy from an overhead perspective.

The moon appeared in the center of the picture, and there was only a "bang" impact, and huge meteorites fell on the moon's surface.

The strong impact caused the moon to begin to decompose.

Terrifying cracks instantly opened up on the earth. Dust filled the sky, rocks flew, and the cracks gradually expanded until the moon split into two halves.

"This! Only takes ten minutes? The rendering speed is too powerful!"

Jiang Zhiqiang said in surprise.

"Now it's just for demonstration, and the video resolution has been reduced. If we want to achieve the image quality required for movies, the rendering speed will definitely be more than ten times slower."

Chen Heyu explained.

"No, no, no, this is already very advanced. Mr. Chen, this technology of your company is likely to subvert the film industry."

Jiang Zhiqiang praised.

Then, according to his own ideas, he asked technicians to operate on site, and every video generated surprised him.

A few days later, Lean and Future Technology signed a business cooperation, and Future Technology will be responsible for the special effects work of "Monster Hunt".

The order amount is 260 million!

This is what Jiang Zhiqiang is most satisfied with. He has asked several domestic and foreign special effects companies, and the minimum is 300 million Chinese dollars, and most of them require 350-400 million Chinese dollars.

This step saved him tens of millions, even 100 million!

"Future Technology won the right to produce the special effects of "Monster Hunt", once again proving the strength of domestic high-tech!"

"The special effects of "Monster Hunt" are undertaken by future technology, and it is expected to present even more shocking visual effects!"

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In the field of film special effects production, the most powerful disruptor has finally arrived.

(End of chapter)