This movie may fail in Europe and the United States, but it should be popular in Southeast Asian countries.
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "Now all three theaters want to buy overseas distribution authorization. I'll let them bid, and I'll give it to whoever offers the highest price."
“I won’t sell it for less than 5 million green coins.”
“My goal is 10 million greenbacks.”
Lu Jiaxin asked for 10 million green coins for the overseas film and television copyright of God of Gamblers, and she thought the price was not high because it was a buyout. However, the highest bid among the three cinemas was from Golden Harvest, which was 9 million green coins, and they were not willing to pay more.
Tian Pengyu said, "Boss, this price is already very high. Many Hong Kong movies lose money when they are shown abroad, and no one can guarantee whether they will be a hit."
Last year, for the company's "Legally Blonde", Princess Bao was only willing to pay 2 million green coins, and Golden Harvest did not offer, obviously not optimistic. Lu Jiaxin felt that the price was a loss and did not agree to sell it. The overseas film and television copyright is still in the hands of Wanjia Film and Television.
Lu Jiaxin thought about it and agreed. Although she knew that Jiahe must have made a profit by buying out the company with 9 million green coins, others didn't know. Jiahe, for example, probably thought that the price was too high and took a big risk. And she didn't want to push the limit.
Tian Pengyu was very happy to see her agree. The Hong Kong box office estimate for this movie was 35 million, while the overseas copyright was 70.2 million (Green Dollar/Hong Kong Dollar fixed exchange rate 1:7.8). The 35 million had to be shared with the cinema, while the overseas copyright was taken over by the company.
After the contract was signed, Jiahe transferred the money to Wanjia Film's account. In Hong Kong, especially in the film and television industry, there are basically no secrets, and this news was reported quickly.
The box office profits of Hong Kong movies will not be shared until after the film is released, but as soon as the overseas copyright was received, Tian Pengyu paid Wang Sanri a share of 3 million yuan (minus taxes and other expenses) in accordance with the contract.
Wang Sanri was so happy when he received the money. You know, his screenwriter fee and director salary combined were not as much as this money! This movie made him 5 million.
Because the rewards were so generous, Wang Sanri wanted to strike while the iron was hot and shoot the second film. This movie was a project of Wansheng Real Estate, and it was impossible for him to leave it and work on it alone. Otherwise, he would not be able to stay in this industry.
Tian Pengyu certainly hopes to shoot the second part, but it is not his decision: "Director Wang, as long as the script you write is approved by the boss, we will shoot it immediately."
The boss has produced three scripts so far, and both The Legend and God of Gamblers were huge hits and made a lot of money. The Noble Family is still being filmed, and he visited the set several times, and he thinks the ratings will be good.
Wang Sanri agreed immediately.
When Nie Zhan goes out for social events, people close to him will mention Lu Jiaxin, saying that he has good taste and then ask when the two will get engaged.
Nie Zhan had never changed his tone when it came to this kind of question, saying that Lu Jiaxin was still young and the engagement would be discussed in two years. But when Old Master Nie asked, he didn't hesitate.
Nie Zhan said, "Jia Xin said she wants to see how I perform. If I perform well, we will get engaged at the end of next year. Grandpa, you should get well soon and come to host my engagement party."
Old Master Nie smiled and nodded in agreement: "Don't let your mommy attend, so as not to disrupt your engagement party."
At first, he was a little dissatisfied with Lu Jiaxin, who had been dating his grandson for so long without visiting him. But when he was sick, Lu Jiaxin came to visit him a few times, peeled apples for him and chatted with him. After a few contacts, Mr. Nie knew that Lu Jiaxin was also a person who was loyal to her feelings, and his previous worries disappeared.
Seeing him mention Nie Manlin, Nie Zhan said, "Mommy is in the hospital now to take care of the baby. That man has been a dentist for so many years, I don't believe he has no savings, but we have to pay for the medical expenses."
The subtext of this statement is that this man is with his mother only because the Nie family is rich. They gave birth to this child just for money.
Nie Zhan said very bluntly: "I hope that the half of the private property that Grandma left for Mommy will be given to me for safekeeping in the future. If it is given to Mommy, it will probably be gone in the blink of an eye."
There's no need to beat around the bush. Mommy gave birth to three children, and now he's the only one who can keep these antique jewels. If Grandpa really cares about Mommy, he'll give them to him for safekeeping. If he doesn't give them to him, she won't force him. Anyway, the family fund will provide living expenses to members every month, so she won't starve.
Old Master Nie never thought of giving these things to Nie Manlin: "Okay, I will give them to you after I am discharged from the hospital."
After chatting for more than an hour, Nie Zhan went back. Before leaving, he asked the doctor, who confirmed that Mr. Nie had recovered well and would be discharged from the hospital in half a month at most, so he felt relieved.
When Nie Zhan returned home, he found that Lu Jiaxin was not there. He asked the housekeeper and found out that she had gone out to eat with Su Heyuan. This time, Lu Jiaxin treated them because the movie was a big hit and made a lot of money.
Su Heyuan said: "You made 90 million from this movie God of Gamblers, right? I didn't expect that making a movie could make so much money."
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "It's not over yet, so we don't know exactly how much the box office is. The current cinema ratio is 4:6. If the box office is 30 million, we will only get 18 million. The overseas copyright is 70.2 million. After deducting costs, taxes and various fees, we should be able to make more than 60 million."
Su Heyuan thought it was already a lot: "A garment factory with thousands of employees doesn't make 60 million yuan a year. Just making so much money from a movie, I don't know how many people envy it."
Lu Jiaxin chuckled: "You only see that my movies make money, but you don't know how many movies lose money. The predecessor of Wanjia Films lost more than 20 million."
Nie Jingting really loves acting, and he studied with his teacher for a year. He did not come back during the winter and summer vacations, and went to various crews to play minor roles. Because he had a big boss to guide him, he did not worry about not getting work, but he had no money and had to rely on his family.
Su Heyuan smiled and said, "So you have good fortune! In the past, Wanting Film and Television was a joke in the circle. Some people said that the company had bad feng shui. It's not that the company has bad feng shui, it's clearly the boss who brought bad luck. Look, as soon as you took over, the company started to make money."
Although other movies didn't make much money, Jia Xin didn't put in any more money after taking over, which is a big improvement. He always said that he was superstitious, and this girl was born with wealth.
"So much? Why, you want to invest in my next movie?"
Su Heyuan waved his hand and said, "I don't understand this, so I won't vote. Jiaxin, I have to go back to the mainland next Wednesday. Do you have anything for me to bring to Ms. Gu?"
It is fine to buy stocks, speculate in foreign exchange or futures, because there are risks, and whether you can make money depends on luck. But if the movies made from the scripts written by Jiaxin are all big hits, this is not an investment but a direct profit sharing, which should not be done.
"What are you going back for?"
"It's Mr. Xie's 70th birthday, I have to go back and wish him a happy birthday."
Lu Jiaxin only found out today: "Then bring me a gift."
"good."
(End of this chapter)