Ran Keqing's high-profile confession of love made Mr. Ran a laughing stock in the circle.
Before, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the rumor was just for movie promotion, so people didn't take it too seriously. But now that the movie has been taken off the screen and she's still admitting her relationship, everyone thinks Ran Keqing is serious.
If Ran Keqing found a capable movie star or superstar, she would not be laughed at. It is not difficult for top celebrities to earn tens of millions of Chinese yuan a year. The man's ability to make money alone is better than that of many companies. Being with Ran Keqing is not marrying up!
But the person that Ran Keqing publicly admitted her love for was Luo Hao, who has no representative works.
What’s wrong with young people nowadays? They have poor stomachs at such a young age and can only eat soft food?
Luo Hao is scheming, and Miss Ran is stupid enough to actually turn her fake play into reality with him.
Everyone in the circle thinks Ran Keqing is stupid.
Some people were originally considering becoming relatives with Mr. Ran, but they immediately backed off.
It doesn't matter if she has several boyfriends in private, but if she is in such a high-profile relationship with an incompetent gigolo, if any son wants to marry Ran Keqing, wouldn't he be giving the gigolo a chance to take over?
Mr. Ran's family affairs were a laughingstock, but he still had to focus on his work. After all, his daughter was already irritating enough, and if Mr. Ran didn't make money, it would be a double blow.
Ran Keqing was unwilling to ask Wen Ying to buy the script, so President Ran sent other people in the company to ask.
Yuan Fenghui was very surprised: "Mr. Ran is really a person who can let go..."
“That’s what businessmen do.”
Wen Ying was not surprised: "As long as there is money to be made, they don't mind making friends with their enemies."
Mr. Ran is indeed a big shot, but Wen Ying has no intention of cooperating with him. 'Tianjiao' and 'Liansheng' have officially signed a contract to cooperate on the new project "Teenage Idol".
A week before "Shendu: Youth" was released, "Tianjiao" and "Liansheng" held a press conference together. The launch of the new project also attracted a group of audiences to "Shendu: Youth". In the end, the total box office of "Shendu: Youth" was settled at 341 million.
The total box office revenue has to be divided and taxed, and the production costs have to be deducted. The final profit that goes to "Tianjiao" is 30 million.
Yuan Fenghui felt it was a bit too little.
"Filmmaking takes time and effort, and TV dramas don't make as much money."
"Teacher Yuan, this isn't how you calculate the bill, right?"
Wen Ying suspected that Yuan Fenghui was in Versailles.
Ordinary companies cannot make as much money as "Tianjiao" by producing TV series. "Tianjiao"'s TV series have to be big hits to be sold at a high price.
"Shendu: Youth" had such a huge box office, but Tianjiao only earned 30 million, which seems too little. The main reason is that the film was not produced independently by Tianjiao. Liansheng took on a greater risk than Tianjiao, so it should share the profits after the box office success.
What’s more, this is just the box office share of “Shendu Youth” in the mainland!
The distributor is actively promoting the overseas release of "Shendu Youth".
There are quite a few Chinese-language films released overseas, but the overseas release of most films is just a gimmick and is released on a small scale, so the overseas box office is naturally not very high.
To date, the highest-grossing overseas Chinese-language film still belongs to Lin Wenxuan's films. Lin Wenxuan mentioned the overseas release in his film review, saying he felt the story of "Shendu Youth" was well-suited to overseas audiences—love, revenge, and a princess and a (fake) prince were all elements that appealed to overseas audiences!
Lin Wenxuan's evaluation gave Wen Ying great confidence. When she heard Yuan Fenghui say that "Shendu Youth Journey" only earned 30 million for "Tianjiao", Wen Ying immediately expressed her opposition.
Yuan Fenghui chuckled, "I was just teasing you, seeing how anxious you are!"
Even without an overseas release, "Shendu: Youth" remains Tianjiao's most profitable project. Sometimes profits aren't reflected in the financial statements; it's important to consider the long term. "Shendu: Youth" truly opened up Tianjiao's path to film and television production. Furthermore, Tianjiao used this film to promote its own artists, who in turn brought significant revenue to the company.
Yuan Fenghui understands better than Wen Ying.
We can look forward to the overseas box office. Anyway, the mainland box office has already earned 30 million for "Tianjiao". No matter how much the overseas box office is, it can be regarded as "windfall".
With this mentality, Yuan Fenghui was unwilling to sell the overseas release rights at a low price.
Many Chinese-language films operate this way these days, selling out the film for whatever they can get. Very few Chinese-language films opt for a revenue-sharing model based on overseas box office revenue. Firstly, these companies lack the confidence to choose a revenue-sharing model; secondly, few Chinese-language films have achieved impressive international box office results, leaving little room for negotiation with overseas distributors.
For most Chinese-language films, it is good enough if overseas film distributors are willing to buy the copyright. If they insist on choosing a box office profit-sharing model, overseas film distributors may simply give up on the film.
A bird in the hand is worth many in the bush. Most Chinese-language film producers are not stupid, but they do not have more choices.
What if the producers had a choice?
Everyone wants to earn more!
Wen Ying, like Yuan Fenghui, didn't want to sell out the rights all at once. "Even if we split the box office revenue, the percentage would be very low. But regardless, it's better to choose a split-revenue model. Once we stick to this, everyone will know that the rights to Tianjiao films won't be sold out all at once."
"Shendu Youth" is just a test.
The "Tianjiao" and "Liansheng" upcoming collaboration on the "Teenage Idol" project is still an experiment.
Only by accumulating experience through such training can 'Tianjiao' be able to leverage larger projects - such as launching the film and television adaptation of the Jiuding series in the future!
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