China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 100 Returning to China

Chen Jingxing had no idea of ​​the butterfly wings he had flamed, so he made a top star plan to terminate the contract and return home early.

But more and more relatives and friends and people from the film and television industry who know and don’t know congratulate him on expensive cross-border phone calls.

In addition to congratulating "The Fatal Identity" on its box office results in the North American film market, it is also testing his plans for his next movie.

However, in addition to rejecting the congratulations to the audience, he pushed all the questions about other movies to DreamWorks, or specifically Xu Wenshen.

It is said that DreamWorks' front desk has complained that in addition to receiving more and more visitors, they also have to answer various calls. DreamWorks' company phone calls are announced to the public.

Of course, this was all heard by him when he answered Xu Wenshen's complaint call.

None of this affects his happy mood, after all, the box office of "The Fatal Identity" is still rising steadily.

It received a box office of 14 million in the third week of its release in North America.

Although the number of theaters has further increased, the box office has dropped by 2 million compared with the second week. In fact, this decline is already very low. After all, "Pompeii", which was regarded as the enemy of "Fatal Identity" last week, only had a box office of 6 million this week.

And it also needs to be considered that there are two blockbusters airborne this week.

"Lego Movie", which won two weeks in a row, fell to the third place in the weekly box office.

That's right, the negotiation between Fantasy and DreamWorks and Netflix took less than half a day to reach a sell-off agreement.

"The Son of God" follows 31 million.

Coupled with the North American box office of 50 million, this means that the total box office in addition to the Asia-Pacific region may reach US$100 million.

Chen Jingxing, who had originally thought of having sex with his girlfriend who had been away for a long time, was called to the company by Xu Wenshen and Zhang Jingyan.

Colombia's business has made a lot of money, and there will be DVD revenue and TV copyrights in the future. Although the development of streaming media has greatly reduced the cake of the DVD business, it cannot be underestimated. Moreover, the movie style of "Fatal Identity" is very suitable for DVD distribution. Many North American fans are happy to collect movie discs.

And if "The Fatal Identity" had not proved itself in North American theaters, Netflix might not have been willing to bleed heavily, so this is a paradox.

10 million US dollars is actually not a small amount. After all, the movie has been released in most markets around the world. If it is not released in North American theaters, it would be possible to negotiate a higher price with Netflix, which would be less than tripled.

After three weeks of painting, the cumulative box office of "The Deadly Identity" has reached 35.5 million.

Since attending the Orlando Fantasy Film Festival at the beginning of the year, Netflix has contacted him more than once. This time, Chen Jingxing thought that he could not delay any more, because the final box office has basically been estimated, so Chen Jingxing responded negotiating immediately after returning to China.

He sent some gifts home and distributed them to his relatives, and some maple syrup to the employees of DreamWorks. As for his girlfriend Tang Xin and his cousin Cheng Jieyao, he brought some crafts from the Californian natives. He originally wanted to buy some luxury goods, but Tang Xin refused them firmly and had to give up.

Chen Jingxing has never seen a company that is so impatient to pay. Perhaps the success of the box office in North America is the stimulation of the online copyright sold to Netflix for $10.5 million. Penguin, Tianrun and United Cinemas are even more anxious than Fantasy.com. After all, the benefits of "Fatal Identity" have nothing to do with them, but they are jealous just by looking at it.

DreamWorks' next film projects can no longer be found. The four shareholders of Fantasy, Penguin Video, Tianrun Pictures and United Theater are already eager to pay for new projects.

Now even Columbia is beginning to care about Chen Jingxing's next movie. It can be said that as long as Chen Jingxing's next project is not particularly broken, Columbia will grit her teeth and buy the copyright.

Judging from the good news that has been coming one after another, the box office potential is still not bad. Columbia Pictures predicts that it may reach a box office of more than 50 million.

But the account cannot be calculated like this. The upper limit of the North American theater market and the long-term benefits that can be brought to Chen Jingxing are far beyond Netflix.

From the perspective of pure profit, if DreamWorks sells overseas copyright to Netflix and plays it directly online, it will definitely gain greater benefits.

"Fatal Identity", which received 14 million yuan, ranked fourth.

"Air Rescue" starring Liam Neeson became the weekly box office champion with a box office of 36 million.

In this way, there is no suspense that the final box office in North America will reach more than 50 million.

In addition to the good news of the box office in North America, under the arrangement of Colombia, "The Deadly Identity" has also begun to be released in Europe, Australia and Mexico one after another.

Because of the impressive box office performance in North America and the direct partying of the epic blockbuster "Pompeii" in the second week, it attracted concentrated reports from Hollywood media, so when it was released in other countries and regions, whether it was opening a painting theater or scheduling films, they were released according to the treatment of mainstream commercial films from major Hollywood factories.

After all, bargaining has to be handed over to professionals, and Fantasy Network is also the producer of the film. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be decided by yourself. Overseas Internet copyright is also a considerable amount.

In addition, streaming giant Netflix found him again.

Of course, other companies in Hollywood are not vegetarians. Many companies such as Lionsgate, Mira, and Universal are concerned about Chen Jingxing's next movie.

Lionsgate Films may have the hobby of collecting Asian directors. It is not enough to win over Lee Jung-jae. It is also planned to invest in Chen Jingxing to film "Comet 2" and "Fatal Identity 2". Chen Jingxing looked question marks and made him understand how to make new movies. What sequels are there to say about "Comet" and "Fatal Identity"?

Finally, Chen Jingxing and six other directors, who had been studying in Hollywood for more than half a month, returned to Beijing with a lot of results, including shopping results of large and small bags.

However, after reaching the agreement, Netflix also hinted that Chen Jingxing's next movie Netflix was willing to buy out for US$50 million, on the condition that it would not be released offline in countries and regions outside China.

Of course, this was rejected by DreamWorks. It was not worth offending North American theaters for $50 million. Chen Jingxing is not currently the young director of nobody cares. He has already registered in North American theaters. Many Hollywood film companies are staring at the copyright of his next movie.

If you dare to premiere online on Netflix, you will definitely be regarded as a traitor by North American theaters, which have tense relations with streaming media. You may also be worried about local directors or manufacturers. You must punish Chen Jingxing, a foreign director, and directly ban it. North American theaters are not as scattered as Chinese theaters. It is a highly monopolized industry. If the three theater giants say they boycott you, you will definitely not be able to escape.

How could DreamWorks be willing to give up such a big piece of cake in the North American market?

(End of this chapter)