ALL NOVEL Chapter 271 Overseas Release, VAM Agreement
Chapter 271 Overseas Release, VAM Agreement
After arguing with the foreign ladies, Xu Mu was finally able to take a break.
If he doesn't rest, he will collapse.
After all, it wouldn't be tiring for one person to deal with so many women.
After leaving these women, Xu Mu began to make friends with some upper-class people abroad under the leadership of Richard.
Among them, there is his favorite film distributor.
Xu, this is William from Global Pictures. He is in charge of purchasing and distributing overseas films of Global Pictures.
Mr. William, this is Mr. Xu Mu, the creator of Flight of the Bumblebee and To Alice, and he is also a director.
Before the buffet reception started, Xu Mu asked Richard to introduce him to some people in the film and television industry.
After all, that was the purpose of his visit to Venice this time.
Hi Mr. William.
Mr. Xu Mu, hello.
Under Richard's introduction, both Xu Mu and William shook hands and greeted with smiles.
The two looked at each other with great interest.
Xu Mu was interested because the other party was in charge of purchasing and distributing overseas films.
William was interested in Xu Mu's talent.
After all, the man who created Flight of the Bumblebee and Fur Elise.
That is definitely a talented pianist.
In the next twenty minutes, Xu Mu and William had a friendly chat.
From the piano at the beginning, we gradually talked about the later movies.
Mr. Xu Mu, I just heard from Richard that you are still a director?
When talking about Xu Mu's identity as director, William was obviously a little surprised.
After all, how could a pianist be a director?
This unscientific.
That's right. Xu Mu nodded and admitted.
Oh, Mr. Xu Mu, what movies have you made?
Well, there are Manslaughter, Detective Chinatown, Shaolin Soccer. By the way, there is also Ip Man.
Ip man?
That's right.
When William heard Xu Mu introduce his film works, William had never heard of any of them at first.
Although these movies are relatively popular in China, they are only in China.
Not to mention going to the world, even Asia has not gone out.
Therefore, it is not surprising that William has not heard of these.
However, when Xu Mu mentioned the last movie Ip Man, William finally responded.
He knows the movie.
Mr. Xu Mu, do you know that kung fu, Wing Chun?
When William said Wing Chun's name, he made two gestures on purpose.
A little bit. Xu Mu replied affirmatively and modestly.
Oh, that's right. Wait, Xu Mu, Xu Mu, why is this name so familiar? William suddenly whispered Xu Mu's name a few times, as if he suddenly thought of something.
Suddenly, he turned his head to look at Xu Mu, stared at Xu Mu with wide eyes and said, You, are you the Chinese who defeated Tai Lin?
Um, yes.
Xu Mu was also taken aback at this moment, he didn't expect the other party to think of this suddenly.
So, he had no choice but to nod again and admit it.
At this moment, William was completely excited.
If the piano can still allow him to communicate with Xu Mu gracefully, then the topic of Wing Chun will definitely make him crazy.
Because, in his eyes, Huaxia Kung Fu is definitely a fascinating existence.
After all, these foreigners all admire strength.
And Xu Mu's defeat of the world boxing champion Tai Lin was explosive news at the time.
Even for a time, Huaxia Kung Fu became an invincible existence in the eyes of these foreigners.
Richard on the side was listening to the conversation between the two, and he was at a loss at the moment.
When did Xu Mu become a kung fu master again?
What is his identity?
Piano master, kung fu master, director.
How come he has so many identities all of a sudden?
Richard looked at Xu Mu in a daze, he was completely confused about the person in front of him.
Of course, if Richard knew that Xu Mu was also a consultant of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, a professor of the Huaxia National Institute of Archeology, and a world football genius, I don't know how he would react.
Because of the existence of Wing Chun, the next chat between Xu Mu and William went more smoothly.
As for film cooperation, William also said that there is no problem.
However, he has to watch the movie before making a decision.
After all, although he respects Xu Mu very much now.
However, business is business.
Xu Mu was very satisfied with this result.
Moreover, he believed in the movie Sea Pianist.
After all, this movie is considered a classic movie in the world.
Especially in foreign countries, it is also highly sought after.
domestic.
Xu Mu was attending the reception, but the Internet in China had already exploded.
Because Xu Mu's performance at the world-class piano exchange meeting was really against the sky.
In just tens of seconds, a new piano piece can be created on the spot.
As far as this creative strength is concerned, it is definitely a monstrous existence.
You know, it often takes several years of hard work to produce a good piano piece.
And Xu Mu created a new piano piece in just a few dozen days after the birth of Flight of the Bumble Bee.
This is enough to stir up the entire network.
【Shock! Xu Mu turned out to be a hidden genius pianist! 】
[An existence against the sky, Xu Mu has only been studying piano for a few months, and he has become a world-class piano master! 】
[At the world-class piano exchange meeting, Xu Mu created a new piano piece To Alice. 】
[The pride of China, the piano master Xu Mu shines in the Phoenix Theater! 】
A piece of relevant news quickly appeared on the Internet, and quickly attracted the attention of netizens.
After all, this is Xu Mu's news again.
Not only that, Xu Muxin's identity was exposed.
Just this topic is enough to attract crowds of onlookers.
Moreover, the key point is that Xu Mu's performance at the world-class piano exchange meeting is still at the level of heaven.
How can this prevent netizens from coming to watch?
After all, this can be regarded as winning glory for the country!
Holy shit, Director Xu is amazing, Director Xu is amazing, and Director Xu is definitely not easy for me!
Good guy, by accident, Xu Mu became a piano master again.
Xu Mu shined brilliantly at the world-class piano exchange meeting, and Xu Mu is indeed a Chinese!
That's right, Xu Mu is the pride of our China!
I have listened to Fur Elise. Although I don't know the piano, I think this piano piece is very nice!
Nonsense, that's a piano piece approved by many pianists in the world, can it not be nice?
Wait, I have a question, who is this Alice?
I don't know, could it be Xu Mu's friend abroad?
I don't know, I don't care, all I know is that Xu Mu is doing too much good for our country this time!
Congratulations to Xu Daoxi for his new identity as a piano master. Now, counting, Xu Dao already has five or six identities. The key is that each identity is so awesome.
Yeah, I really doubt whether this guy is really a director.
Xu Mu's wonderful performance at the foreign piano exchange meeting shocked domestic netizens again.
After all, this matter is indeed long-faced.
With the blessing of huge popularity, the box office of the movie Sea Pianist also rose slightly.
Of course, it turned out to be a small increase.
After all, the release time of the movie is not short.
Therefore, there are not as many people who want to watch this movie as in the beginning.
Moreover, it is only a few days before the movie is released.
Yanjing, a certain hotel.
Have you read the online news? That Xu Mu is on the headlines again.
I see, I didn't expect this kid to be so talented at the piano.
Yeah, he actually made such a big news this time. Now, in the piano world, his reputation has risen.
Unfortunately, his movie is about to be released. No matter how hot it is now, it's useless, and it won't turn the tables in the end.
That's right, I heard that his total investment for this movie is 500 million yuan, but now the box office seems to be less than 800 million yuan. In other words, he will lose money this time.
It's time for him to stumble. How can someone make every movie without losing money?
that is.
When several directors of Tianyu were eating, they naturally talked about Xu Mu.
Everyone was shocked by Xu Mu's commotion in the piano circle this time.
However, their mentality soon relaxed.
Because this time, no matter how loud Xu Mu's noise is, it's useless.
Because, it's too late.
This time, his movie is doomed to lose money!
So, when it came to the end, there were happy smiles on everyone's faces.
After all, they felt happy from the bottom of their hearts when they saw Xu Mu fall.
Venice.
After the piano exchange meeting, Xu Mu stayed in Venice for a few days.
Because, he was talking with William about the overseas release of The Pianist on the Sea.
Generally, if Huaxia movies are to be released overseas, they basically buy copyrights at a low price.
Even so, though, very few films make it out of the country.
Unless, domestic film distributors are willing to spend a lot of money to promote it.
However, this rarely happens.
Unless, they are very optimistic about the movie.
And this situation still happened frequently in the era of Hong Kong films in the 1980s and 1990s.
Because, at that time, Hong Kong films were all the rage in Asia, unmatched.
Xu, for your movie Sea Pianist, we can only bid up to 20 million US dollars to purchase all overseas copyrights.
Mr. William, can't we cooperate by sharing the box office?
Sorry, Xu, this is impossible.
William shook his head firmly and refused.
Although he likes the movie The Pianist on the Sea very much, this movie has not yet reached the box office sharing cooperation method.
No, it's because Xu Mu doesn't have the qualifications to reach this level.
After all, Xu Mu is not a well-known director.
His fame is still very small in the world of directors.
If he has won a few awards at international film festivals, he may still be eligible to discuss the cooperation method of box office sharing.
But now, it's impossible.
William, is it really impossible?
Xu Mu is also unwilling to give up the cooperation method of sharing.
After all, he has always followed this cooperation method in China.
Moreover, Xu Mu is very confident in the overseas box office of Sea Pianist.
At least abroad, there are definitely more people who like this movie than in China.
In this regard, Xu Mu is quite confident.
Sorry, Xu. We are friends, I can't lie to you.
If you were not my friend, I would have left here by now.
Because of kung fu and piano, William has already regarded Xu Mu as a friend.
If it wasn't because of his status as a friend, how could he talk to Xu Mu so nicely now?
If it were any other director, if the other party didn't agree to his conditions, William would have slapped his ass and left long ago.
The price, can you raise it a little more?
No, Xu, this price is already very high. We usually purchase your Huaxia movies at two million to three million dollars. Your price is already quite high.
William still refused Xu Mu's request for a price increase.
Is it possible that if the box office exceeds a certain amount, it can be transferred to a guaranteed profit?
You mean the gambling agreement?
Well, that's right.
Xu Mu nodded, while William looked at Xu Mu in surprise.
It seemed that he wondered how the other party had such confidence.
William also learned about the current box office of Sea Pianist in China.
It stands to reason that Xu Mu should not have the confidence to say this!
This is fine, but the purchase price will be much lower, are you sure?
William hesitated for a moment.
Can.
Xu Mu nodded again.
He calculated that even if the other party spent 20 million to buy the overseas copyright of his movie, if Xu Mu got it in the end, he should still suffer a small loss.
After all, even if the final box office is 1 billion, it is still a loss.
Because, don't forget that you have to pay taxes after the money is split in half!
Therefore, Xu Mu insisted on the cooperation method of box office sharing.
After all, give it a go and turn your bike into a motorcycle.
Wouldn't it be better if there was hope?
Finally, Xu Mu and William decided on the way of cooperation.
The purchase price is 5 million, and then a box office betting agreement is signed.
If the box office in China is excluded and the global box office exceeds 200 million US dollars, it will be converted into a box office share, and Xu Mu can get 30% of the box office.
This is already the most box office share that Xu Mu can get.
Unlike domestic films, foreign films have a lot of operating expenses.
Moreover, Xu Mu is not yet eligible for a 50-50 split.
However, Xu Mu was still very satisfied with the result.
So, Xu Mu stayed in Venice for a few more days, and finalized some details of the gambling agreement with William.
After all, the first cooperation must be clearly discussed.
Moreover, Xu Mu also believes that this is not the last cooperation between them, but the beginning of cooperation.
In the future, there will definitely be many opportunities for cooperation.
After talking about the film's overseas release, Xu Mu finally embarked on a journey back to China.
In China, the movie Sea Pianist is just released.
The final box office was 937.5 million.
Sure enough, if it ended with this box office, Xu Mu would definitely lose money.
And after the movie was released, the notification sound of the system reward also came on time.
Ding, congratulations to the player for successfully filming and releasing the movie Sea Pianist. The remaining system rewards have been distributed, please check.
Ding, congratulations.