Chapter 56 Meet at the bar (Additional chapter for the big boss who placed the order for the top grade product. This is my last ripple~)December 1998, 1. Lunar New Year’s Eve. In a courtyard house in the capital, Chen An was having New Year's Eve dinner with his parents. This year's Spring Festival Gala was playing on the newly bought TV. "We all have a home named China. There are many brothers and sisters, and the scenery is nice." "Greater China", sung by Andy Lau, Zhang Xinzhe and Mao Ning, is full of festive flavor. Both parents liked it very much, but Chen An's voice sounded a bit old. Especially when the princess and Nayoung came on stage and sang together: "Come, come, meet at 98, Come, come, let's meet in 98,
Meet under the silver moonlight, Meet in warm affection." The Mickey Mouse version of the princess had an ethereal and pleasant voice, and Chen An knew that this song would immediately become popular all over the country. Today, the Spring Festival Gala is a must-see program for many people. It is also a good place to become famous overnight. The importance of the Spring Festival Gala is self-evident. "Hello, can you be on the Spring Festival Gala?" The mother, who was addicted to watching the show, thought that her son was so talented, so she wondered if she could see him on the Spring Festival Gala as well. Although Chen An knew that his mother didn't really understand what he did, and only knew that he was a celebrity, he was still a little confused: "Mom, I'm a director, I can't act." "Is it necessary?" "No, I'm arranging for others to perform." Chen An only knew how to explain his own nature to her, and he gave a rough comparison. "I was wondering why no one came to find you when I was so good at hiding things. It turns out you're even more powerful." Although my mother didn't understand these things, when she heard that you were in charge of people, she thought it must be even more powerful. Chen An is just watching the Spring Festival Gala for fun. If you want him to be the director, you might as well kill him. It will be more troublesome than making a movie. It’s enough for me to just make movies, I don’t want to do anything fancy. After the Spring Festival Gala ended, the three of them chatted for a while and then went to bed. After the Spring Festival, Chen An had some free time, so he took his parents to visit the capital during these few days. They had never left their hometown in their entire lives, and this time Chen An took them to have a good look around. I visited Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace and some other places. Chen An has a car so it is convenient for him to travel. It was not until the 16th day of the first lunar month, after the reunion dinner, that Chen An sent the two elders on the plane. "Mom left some food for you at home and made a lot of dumplings. You have loved eating them since you were a child. Eat more and don't starve yourself." Before leaving, the mother kept talking about Chen An.
Before, when she had some time, she cooked a lot of dishes for Chen An, including making a lot of dumplings and glutinous rice balls, which were Chen An's favorites. Before boarding the plane, he kept talking to Chen An, and Chen An listened patiently until he passed security and got on the plane. The old father was still speechless. Before leaving, he just patted Chen An on the shoulder and told him to take good care of himself. He didn't say anything more, but Chen An could understand some of the unspoken words. 1997 has passed and 1998 has officially arrived. Not long after, Chen An also started school, and the last semester at Beijing Film Academy officially began. He also has to start preparing his graduation thesis, but Chen An still has it relatively easy. I plan to write a film analysis paper on "Run Lola Run", and I'm definitely good at it. I can write whatever the hell I want, it's my own movie after all. Instead, I was stumped by the graduation film. You said that just shooting it casually would not be in line with my current status. The short film won the Golden Lion Award for Best Short Film in Venice, and the feature film won the first Best Director award for a Chinese-language film at the Cannes Film Festival. The domestic box office has also been a success. For a famous director who is currently on the rise, wouldn't it be a bit perfunctory to just make a random graduation film? Just when Chen An was worried, his understanding alma mater had already learned about his troubles. After all, he was a well-known and outstanding student in his school, so he should be given more care. He simply waived Chen An's graduation film and only required a thesis. However, although the school wants to waive it, you are a famous director after all, and it would not sound good to tell others about it. So, let's both take a step back and find a compromise, and postpone the film for now, so that you can slowly incubate and think about it. All you need to do is to continue your doctoral studies and save the videos for later, and the problem will be solved perfectly. Not only will you get a direct place, but tuition will also be waived. As for other miscellaneous things, the school will take care of everything for you. Chen An was very touched and asked, "How can I not read it?" Next, Chen An wants to concentrate on developing the film industry. He not only wants to be a producer but also a distributor. He has also studied English for almost two years. If you want to go to Hollywood to earn US dollars, you definitely don’t have the time. The school also kindly said, get lost. You don’t have to come in person, but you must read. Chen An could only passively accept this choice, and the dean's face began to become kind and friendly! After finishing the work, Chen An drove home and received a call from Han Sanping in the car: "Brother, Little Days has also been taken off the screen. It took two months in total and cost 37 billion yen!" Chen An was also shocked when he heard this number. He didn't expect that Xiao Rizi really liked this movie so much. Before "Hero" was released, the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie was Jet Li's "Shaolin Temple", a magical movie that grossed million yuan when the ticket price was only one cent in mainland China. With 37 billion, it is also the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in Xiao Ri Zi, breaking the previous record of "Shaolin Temple" and ranking first!
Is this the power of converting exports to domestic sales, Chen An thought unconsciously. "Okay, okay, I'm driving. Let's talk when we get back. I'll call you then." Chen An was driving unruly and his relatives were in tears. He planned to go back and talk again. Han Sanping on the other end of the phone: "Okay, I'll hang up first." Then he hung up the phone, looking very anxious. Chen An, who was driving and putting his phone away, looked at the busy traffic in front of the car window and murmured unconsciously: "It's sent." The domestic box office revenue of million yuan was first paid as 5% special business tax and special fund for film industry, and the remaining % was the net box office revenue. It's time to start splitting the profits. The cinema chain has to take 67% first. Cinemas are so corrupt nowadays. Until the release of "Hero", Zhang Weiping fought hard against the cinema chain and won a 43% share. Now the remaining 33% belongs to Chen An and Beijing Film Studio. Generally speaking, Beijing Film Studio also needs to charge a distribution fee. However, after discussing it in advance, Chen An did not ask for the director's fee, and Beijing Film Academy did not ask for the distribution fee, and the two parties split it in half. Chen An can get a little over 450,000, and he will need to pay taxes before he can get more than 3 million. However, because the film was released in two parts, the box office revenue of the first part has already recovered the cost, so this split is pure profit. Of course, this is only the box office revenue of the movie, and other copyright aspects are not included. It’s just that the contract was signed in advance, and the copyright belongs to Chen An, and Beijing Film Studio only enjoys 50% of the dividend income. The same is true for Run Lola Run. In Hollywood, if the box office is high, the production company can take 60%, which is also due to the strength of the Big Six. Of course, if the box office is not good, they can only take 40%. The range is floating, and profit is the top priority, between 40%-60%. On the contrary, it is an easy life, with the box office revenue shared equally with the cinema chains. Although it is not as good as Hollywood, it is stable. 37 billion yen is equivalent to nearly million RMB, which is six times the domestic box office! The distributor takes 20% of the total box office revenue, and gets even less because it is not a local film. That is several times the domestic income. Both Chen An and Han Sanping can get more than 20 million RMB before tax. Not to mention making huge profits, this is simply robbing a bank! The total cost is only three million, which means one and a half million per party. More than ten times the profit! Originally, Chen An thought that if he didn't lose money, he would make money. Unexpectedly, he made a huge profit, although it was not as much as the revenue from "Run Lola Run". But it cannot be compared. The right time, right place and right people are all indispensable to make this possible. If it weren't for Chen An's youth, the epoch-making innovation of Run Lola Run, and the fact that the Cannes Film Festival dared to give the award to the 20-year-old him, it would have been impossible. There is almost no chance of this kind of opportunity coming again. But this time, Little Forest has really fought hard to earn so much from the box office, and it was funded by itself! Ask for votes
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