NABC Chapter 76 "Sword Rain" Benefits
Chapter 76 "Sword Rain" Benefits
Chapter 77 "Sword Rain" Benefits
While Tang Long and Wang Zuxian were having a passionate encounter at the Shangri-La Hotel, the outside world was in an uproar.
Of course, it wasn't about the two of them, but rather the fact that the negatives of "All's Well, Ends Well" were almost stolen, which was reported by the media.
Unlike actors and stars who are forced to film, this is blatant robbery.
More importantly, this is not targeting the artists, but the film companies.
Capital is not so easy to mess with.
Several major newspapers reported on the incident at length, exaggerating the harm the gang had inflicted on the film industry.
It weighs very little without being weighed, but once it is, it may weigh over a thousand pounds.
Not only did the media report that Raymond Chow, Roger Chow, and the two owners of New Treasure Cinemas, Chan Wing-mei and Fung Ping-chung, jointly pressured the Hong Kong Police Force.
Roger Cheng, needless to say, was a party involved in the incident.
Besides the sentiment of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold," Zou Wenhuai also harbored resentment towards those who did not follow the rules.
Jiahe was recently humiliated by Cai Ziming, and has been holding in a lot of anger ever since.
Chen and Feng, the owners of Xinbao Cinemas, are no longer just cinema operators; after establishing themselves, they began to get involved in film investment.
Otherwise, where would Xinbao Cinema get its film sources?
The Hong Kong Police Force took this matter very seriously and assigned a special task force to carry out a special operation.
The security situation improved after the operation, but it did absolutely nothing for the film industry.
The situation remains the same as before.
The situation of celebrities has not improved in the slightest.
But nobody would dare to steal film negatives anymore.
This incident not only alarmed the police, but also prompted the Xiang brothers of Win's Entertainment, Deng Guangrong of Shadow Entertainment, and even Cai Ziming of Fu Yi Films to privately declare that anyone who dares to steal the film negatives will face their combined attack.
Both the legitimate and criminal elements acted simultaneously.
Tang Long was completely unaware of these circumstances.
He stayed at the Shangri-La Hotel for three days before coming out.
He was absolutely captivated by Wang Zuxian's long, straight, and beautiful legs.
Wang Zuxian, perhaps venting her frustrations or perhaps simply enjoying the experience, spent three days going crazy with Tang Long.
She couldn't take it anymore and fainted five times in three days.
Although she was captivated by the feeling that reached the depths of her soul, she felt that if she continued, she might not only faint, but also die.
With her agent constantly calling to urge her on, she had no choice but to leave the Shangri-La Hotel, her legs trembling.
Although he completely defeated Wang Zuxian, he also expended a great deal of energy.
He rested at home for two days before coming to the company.
Compared to when there were only a few cats and kittens when they first moved in, Tangde Film Studio now has a full complement of staff in all departments, and the offices are all full.
Tang Long went straight to Cui Baozhu's office and saw that the documents almost covered her head.
Tangde Film & Television now has so many businesses?
Cui Baozhu was somewhat surprised to see that the visitor was Tang Long, and immediately got up to make him a cup of coffee.
"Sister Baozhu, does Tangde Film Studio have so many jobs?"
"You don't care about company matters at all. Aren't you afraid I'll drain Tangde Film Industry dry?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Long's face flashed with embarrassment, but he quickly replied with a smile, "How could that be? I have absolute trust in Sister Baozhu."
He wasn't completely ignoring everything, he just hadn't been paying much attention to company matters these past few days.
Moreover, he personally appointed people for some key positions, including Tang Jia, who was placed in the company as the art director on a temporary basis.
He doesn't need to manage things, but he can manage anything; his main job is to keep an eye on the company for him.
Cui Baozhu stopped joking and explained, "The distribution of the film 'Reign of Assassins' outside of Taiwan is handled by our Tangde Film Company. These days we've been negotiating the distribution rights price with those Taiwanese and Nanyang Film Studios."
Do we have distribution channels outside of our local area?
"No, but we don't need to go out and develop them. Those institutes and businesses come to us on their own, even more proactively than we are."
This is an opportunity for our company, not just for this one collaboration, but also for establishing connections with them. Even if the market isn't as hot in the future, at least we'll have established distribution channels outside of our local area.
"How did the copyright negotiations go?"
The box office revenue of "Reign of Assassins" in Hong Kong arrived in the account the day after the film's theatrical run ended.
Thanks to the influence of the four investors, Golden Princess Cinemas did not default on any payments.
After deducting 10% entertainment tax from the HK$27 million box office, the production company will receive 40% of the total box office revenue, which is HK$10.8 million.
This is not even enough to cover the total investment cost of the film. Production cost ten million, and subsequent marketing and distribution cost another three million.
However, a film's profits never come from domestic box office revenue; they mainly depend on revenue from other regions. If a film can break even domestically, it is considered a great success.
"Everything has been agreed upon; all that's left is to sign the contract."
"Oh? How are the profits from other areas?"
"The Taiwanese side is still collaborating with Scholar Films, and they have contributed eight million Hong Kong dollars."
In Southeast Asia, they collaborated with Shaw Brothers, who bundled the film distribution rights for the entire Southeast Asian region for a package price of HK$15 million.
Three million units were sold in South Korea, but none have been sold in Japan yet. After the contract is signed, I'll contact Golden Harvest to see if they're interested.
In Hong Kong, apart from Golden Harvest, other film companies sell out distribution rights directly to other regions.
The same applies to large companies such as Win's Entertainment, film studios, and Siyuan.
Even New City, in the past, still cooperated in the Southeast Asian region by selling out the distribution rights.
This kind of cooperation reduces disputes and allows for faster capital recovery.
Of course, this will definitely earn less than if Golden Harvest directly distributes the profits.
However, everyone still prefers to sell the copyright outright, and with such a good market, they naturally hope that funds can come in and out quickly.
Tang Long wasn't in such a hurry, but he didn't want to deal with so much trouble. Splitting the accounts was too complicated, and without enough connections, the money could easily be embezzled through accounting manipulation.
Moreover, the buyout prices offered by out-of-town medical institutions are already quite substantial.
Just like "Reign of Assassins," the distribution rights for the three regions of Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and South Korea alone sold for 26 million.
The vast majority of this is profit; many listed companies don't even make that much profit in a year.
With 26 million, plus 10.8 million in box office revenue from Hong Kong, and over 3 million from other copyrights such as DVDs, on-demand services, and original soundtracks, Tang Long and his three partners could share a total of 40 million in profits.
Tangde Film & Television holds a 30% stake and will receive 12 million.
Tangde Film Industry invested less than four million yuan, and only put out more than two million yuan in real money, but made a profit of nearly ten million yuan.
"Golden Harvest isn't pushing hard. Martial arts films don't have many audiences in Japan and the US. They prefer Jackie Chan. Apart from him, very few other films can sell well in Japan and the US. Golden Harvest won't offer a high price."
After the incident with Jet Li, his impression of Golden Harvest worsened significantly, and he became less willing to deal with them.
Even a small mosquito is still meat; it's free anyway.
"You handle it. Once the contract is signed and the payment is received, transfer the money to Director Xu and the others as soon as possible."
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