Rebirth 1983: Starting From Taking Back the Family Property Chapter 547

Chapter 547 Overseas Film and Television Copyright

Nie Zhan said: “With the quality of this film, overseas sales should not be bad.”

This film may not be sold well in Europe and the United States, but it should be popular in Southeast Asian countries.

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile: "Now the three theaters want to buy overseas licenses. I ask them to bid, and the one with the higher price will be given."

“Not for sale if the amount is less than 5 million green coins.”

“My goal is 10 million green coins.”

Lu Jiaxin paid 10 million green coins for the overseas film and television rights to God of Gamblers. Because it was a buyout, she felt the price was not high. It's just that the highest bidder among the three theaters was Jiahe, with 9 million green coins, and they were not willing to pay any more.

Tian Pengyu said: "Boss, this price is already very high. Many movies in Hong Kong City lose their money when they are released abroad, and no one can guarantee whether they will be a hit or not."

Last year, Princess Bao was only willing to pay two million green coins for the company's "Legally Blonde", but Jiahe didn't bid, so she was obviously not optimistic about it. At this price, Lu Jiaxin felt that she was losing money, so she didn't agree to sell it. The overseas film and television rights are still in the hands of Wanjia Film and Television.

Lu Jiaxin thought for a while and agreed. Although she knew that Jiahe must have made money by buying out the 9 million green coins, others did not know. Like Jiahe, they think this price is too high internally, and they have taken a lot of risks. And she didn't want to limit it.

Tian Pengyu was very happy to see her relent. The estimated box office of this movie in Hong Kong is 35 million, while the overseas copyright is 70.2 million (fixed green dollar/Hong Kong dollar exchange rate 1:7.8). The 35 million will still be divided with the theaters, and the overseas copyrights will be taken back to the company.

After the contract was signed, Jiahe transferred the money to Wanjia Film and Television's account. There are basically no secrets in Hong Kong, especially in the film and television circles, and the news was quickly reported.

Hong Kong City Movie Box Office will not distribute the money until after the screening, but as soon as the overseas copyright is received, Tian Pengyu gave Wang Sanri a 3 million share (deducting taxes and other expenses) in accordance with the contract.

Wang was so happy when he received the money on the third day. You must know that his screenwriting fee and director's salary combined are not as much as this amount of money! The movie made him five million.

Because the rewards are so generous, Wang Sanri wants to make a second film while the iron is hot. This movie is a project of Wansheng Real Estate, and it is impossible to do it alone. Otherwise, he would not be able to survive in this industry.

Of course Tian Pengyu also hopes to make a second film, but this matter is not something he can decide: "Director Wang, as long as the script you write is approved by the boss, we will film it immediately."

The boss has come up with three scripts so far. Pretty Woman and God of Gamblers have both been huge hits and made a lot of money. The Famous Family is still being filmed, and he has visited the cast a few times, and he feels that the ratings will not be bad.

Wang responded in three days.

When Nie Zhan goes out to socialize, people close to him will mention Lu Jiaxin, saying that he has good taste, and then ask when they will get engaged.

Nie Zhan's tone has not changed regarding this type of issue, saying that Lu Jiaxin is still young and will not talk about the engagement in two years. But when Mr. Nie asked, he was not vague.

Nie Zhan said: "Jia Xin said she wants to see how I perform. If I perform well, I will get engaged at the end of next year. Grandpa, please get well and come to host my engagement party then."

Mr. Nie smiled and nodded in agreement: "Your mother shouldn't let her attend, so as not to disturb your engagement party."

At first he was a little dissatisfied with Lu Jiaxin because he and his grandson had been dating for so long without even visiting her. But when he was sick, Lu Jiaxin came to visit him several times, peeling apples for him and chatting with him. After several contacts, Mr. Nie knew that Lu Jiaxin was also a dedicated person in relationships, and his previous worries were gone.

Seeing him mention Nie Manlin, Nie Zhan said: "Mommy is currently raising a baby in the hospital. 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 staying with his mother solely because the Nie family is rich. This child was born just for money. How could Mr. Nie not know this man's purpose as he has become a man of old age? He said: "I gave you all the shares in my hand. As for the stocks and collections in my hand, I have already made a will, and you four brothers will share it equally."

Nie Zhan said very straightforwardly: "I hope that the half of the private house that my great-grandmother left for mommy will be left 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 is no need to beat around the bush, mommy gave birth to three children, and now he is the only one who can keep these antique jewelry. If grandpa really cares about mommy, he will keep them for him; if he doesn't give them to him, don't force them. Anyway, the family fund will give them to him every month. Provide living expenses to members so that they cannot starve.

Mr. Nie never thought of giving these things to Nie Manlin: "Okay, I will deliver these things to you after I am discharged from the hospital."

After chatting for more than an hour, Nie Zhan went back. Before leaving, he also consulted the doctor and made sure that Mr. Nie was recovering well and could 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 it was Lu Jiaxin's treat, and the movie became a hit and made money.

Su Heyuan said: "You made 90 million from God of Gamblers, right? I didn't expect that making a movie could be so profitable."

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile: "It hasn't been released yet, and we don't know the exact box office yet. The ratio of theaters is now 4:6, and the box office is calculated as 30 million, which means only 18 million will be allocated to us. The overseas copyright is 70.2 million, minus the cost." Taxes and various fees should make more than 60 million."

Su Heyuan thinks it's already a lot: “A garment factory with thousands of people has a profit of less than 60 million a year. I don't know how many people are envious of making so much from just one movie.”

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 Film and Television lost more than 20 million."

Nie Jingting really loves acting and has been studying with his teacher for a year. He didn't come back during the winter and summer vacations, so he went to work on various production crews. Because I have a big boss taking care of me, I don't have to worry about not getting a job, but I have to rely on my family for money.

Su Heyuan said with a smile: "So you are lucky! In the past, Wanting Film and Television was a joke in the circle. Some people said that the company's feng shui was not good. Where the company's feng shui is not good, it is clearly the boss who brought it down. Look, when you Take over and the company starts making money.”

Although other films did not make much money, Jia Xin did not put any more money into it after taking over, which is a big improvement. They also always say that he is superstitious and that this girl is destined to bring wealth.

“So much? What, 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'm going back to the mainland next Wednesday. Do you have anything for me to bring to Ms. Gu?"

It's okay to buy stocks and speculate in foreign exchange or futures, because there are risks, and whether you can make money depends on your luck. But the movies produced from the scripts written by Jia Xin were all hits. This was not an investment but a direct distribution of money. This kind of thing cannot be done.

“What are you going to do when you go back?”

“Thank you for the old man's seventieth birthday. I have to go back to celebrate his birthday.”

Lu Jiaxin only found out today: "Then bring me a gift."

"good."

(End of this chapter)

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