You don't understand the happiness of the director

After finishing work at noon, Lafite sat across from Wang Quan and handed over the invitation letter. Wang Quan glanced at it and saw that it was in traditional Chinese characters.

"what?"

Lafite smiled and said, "There is an event where you are invited to be the award guest!"

Wang Quan took it over and opened it and looked at it, "Xiangjiang Film Awards."

"That's right, this is an invitation letter from Wen Juan, the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards. I hope you can attend and be the award presenter. You will be paid!"

"The pay for this kind of work is definitely not high, and look at the time, April 8th, I was filming at that time."

"Isn't it the weekend?"

"You don't have to spend the weekend with your girlfriend, and it's very tiring to fly back and forth so far."

Lafite received the invitation letter and said with a smile, "I thought you would be very happy to be invited to the Academy Awards by your motherland."

"It seems that you equate this Academy Award with the Oscar."

"Ah, isn't it? It said that the guests include Cheng Long, Xu Ke, Jay Chou, etc. They should all be your top superstars in China."

Wang Quan gave him some popular science, "The Hong Kong Film Awards are only internal awards for Hong Kong films. They only target Hong Kong films or joint venture films with Hong Kong capital. They are far from representative of Chinese films."

"Then what award can represent Chinese films?" Lafite asked curiously.

Wang Quan shook his head, "No, China does not have an award that is as dominant in a country as the Oscars."

Then he told Rafi about China’s three gold awards, one Mainland Award, which only encourages mainland films, one Xiangjiang Award, which accepts Xiangjiang films, and one Wanwan Award, which focuses on film artistry and is the only one among the three that has no restrictions. For regional awards, as long as it is a film with Chinese dialogue, even a Singaporean film can be nominated.

As for Huabiao Baihua, it is even less competitive.

If we originally looked at it this way, the Golden Horse Awards have the greatest potential to become China's Oscars. However, Wang Quan discovered from the film and television library that since a certain year, mainland films and filmmakers have never appeared in the Golden Horse Awards, so it can basically be declared the Golden Horse Awards. The penalty is death.

Seeing that Lafite was frustrated because he could not earn commission from this deal, Wang Quan comforted him, "When I finish filming this movie, there will be a gap period in the middle. You can take some advertising and MV work for me."

"Really? I was afraid that a movie director like you wouldn't like it."

"You're making money, aren't you?" Wang Quan asked again, "By the way, Ma Ling and I went to see Julie yesterday. Why were you and your wife not at home? You two are too arrogant."

"You are wronging us. We are looking for an adoptive family for Julie's child."

"Oh, have you found anyone reliable?"

"There is a couple with very good conditions, but they are boyfriend and girlfriend and are not married yet."

"What if we adopt a child before we get married? What if we break up in the future? What if we have children of our own after we get married?" Wang Quan asked repeatedly.

After all, this kind of thing has happened before. A certain Chinese-American actress did such an immoral thing. She adopted a child because she thought she couldn't give birth, but later she gave birth to the child and gave it back.

Rafi, "This is also where we struggle. However, the conditions of the other party are indeed favorable, and both of them are also developing in Hollywood. If you want to have children, you don't have to go through them. You can just turn to the entertainment news and see it. It will save trouble."

Oh, if you can see the children directly from entertainment news, then these two people are not simple.

Wang Quan didn't interfere anymore. After all, it was a family matter. In the end, he just reminded Lafite to remember the private work he had given him.

We need to start accumulating copyrights now. We can’t afford big copyrights, but it’s good to buy some small ones. Coupled with original scripts, it’s enough to cope with the output of Long Head Head.

After Lafite left, Wang Quan made another phone call, "Hello, Uncle Tao."

"Haha, Xiao Wang, why did you remember to call me?" Tao Weilong asked with a smile on the other side.

Wang Quan, "I want to ask you something. Have you seen any new faces from China in Chinatown recently?"

Tao Weilong, "There are many tourists here every day, and there are many new faces. What are their characteristics?"

"Big gold chain, small watch, big head, thick neck, big back, very shiny hair, as if it was licked by a dog, but he is very fair and a little handsome." Wang Quan recalled his father's stalwart image, "Oh , and also, he speaks Beijing movies and a few sentences in Cantonese."

Tao Weilong, who was holding his cell phone between his neck, was stunned, then looked down.

The middle-aged man beneath him snorted in comfort, "Master Tao, use a little more force, I'm a tough guy."

"Good boy, it turns out it's you!" Tao Weilong subdued the mass of white flesh under his body and put his hands behind his back. Then he asked, "Xiao Wang, I have already caught him. What is this guy? What's the situation?"

Wang Quan, "Oh, he is my dad."

After finishing work today, Wang Quan drove to Weilong Medical Center in Chinatown. He thought he could exchange names with the Shouxitang Martial Arts Center next door. This didn't look like a serious medical center.

Wang Qiankun thought the same way. He didn't expect that his son would discover him while he was doing a massage, and the old man would remove his arm. It still hurts.

After being discovered, he originally wanted to leave, but Tao Weilong was entrusted by the king to keep him here, so he blocked the door and asked, "Do you want to stay here standing up, or go out lying down."

Wang Qiankun was very knowledgeable and said, "Brother Long, you've spoken too harshly."

When Wang Quan came in, the two people were already chatting happily, and Tao Weilong even took out his treasured tonic wine.

Wang Quan hurriedly stopped him and said, "Uncle, my father is old and cannot be replenished."

"You are so talented!" Wang Qiankun was unhappy. How could his son, whom he hadn't seen for more than a year, call me vain when we met?

Wang Quan said, "You are right. There are so many beautiful aunts around me but they haven't given me a younger brother or sister."

"Nonsense, of course it's to leave the family property to you. I'll be nice to you."

Wang Quan sat across from him, "Tell me, why did you secretly come to the United States behind my mother's back and without my knowledge? I'll tell you in advance that prostitution is illegal in California."

Tao Weilong hurriedly lectured Wang Quan, "Xiao Wang, why are you talking to your father?"

Unexpectedly, Wang Qiankun said, "What, that's not what the agent who helped me go abroad said!"

Tao Weilong, "..."

When Wang Qiankun stopped talking, he finally told the truth, "Qiankun Pictures knows."

Wang Quan, "Your new company?"

"That's right!" Wang Qiankun said, "I opened a film company, and I came here just to introduce your movie "10 Cloverfield Lane"!"

Wang Quan breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he was not outrageous enough to want to introduce "The Love of Inflatable Dolls".

But he still shook his head, "This movie hasn't been released in North America yet. You won't succeed."

"You're right," Wang Qiankun sighed, "I went to see Paramount. They told me to wait until next year. Next year, next year the day lilies will be cold!"

There are only 20 quotas for introducing Hollywood blockbusters to the mainland, so low-budget movies like this will definitely not be available.

If you want to enter the mainland with such a low cost, you can only take the batch film route. The cost is very cheap, because it usually has to be delayed for a year and a half, or even two or three years.

"Why are they so stubborn? They can't let me introduce them at the same time. I have already made an agreement with my friends at China Film." Wang Qiankun was depressed.

The introduction of batch films also has to go through the two state-owned enterprises China Film and China Film. You can like Lao Wang and ask them to help coordinate after you like the movie. You can also wait for the two companies to wholesale a batch of outdated and low-cost products at one time, and then distribute them through domestic distributors. When companies choose, they can sometimes make some money, but there is also the possibility of losses.

Wang Quan explained, "Prevent piracy. Piracy is too serious in the Mainland now, and the risk of simultaneous release in the Mainland is relatively high. Piracy has occurred in our country, and it can also be seen in the United States."

It’s okay to say that you are aware of copyright, but don’t forget that there are also poor people in the United States. The poor also have the need to enjoy spiritual culture, so they will also look for pirated copies.

Unless it is a blockbuster blockbuster, China Film and Television will have to listen to it. They have their own schedule arrangement plan.

Wang Quan added, "Actually, there is another way, and that is to spend money. The money you pay will definitely not be enough. If you don't believe me, just pay 1 million US dollars and see if they sell you."

Wang Qiankun snorted, "One million dollars, that's nearly 8 million RMB. Even if there is no publicity expenditure, not including translation, copying and other costs, it will still require more than 60 million to make back the money. The movie with this achievement last year was "Initial D" ", ranked sixth of the year."

Wang Qiankun, who has worked in theaters for decades, knows these box office data very well. Even though he is blindly confident in his son, he does not think that his son can compete with Jay Chou's box office appeal.

The main reason is that the current share of imported films is too low, only 13%. For a box office of 100 million, the US side can only get more than 10 million, which is more than one million US dollars, which is really meaningless.

If we only look at box office revenue, Hollywood probably doesn’t pay much attention to the mainland market, mainly to spread its influence and cultivate the audience for Hollywood movies. After all, the share ratio cannot always be 13%. This was not what was said when it joined the WTO.

It can be said that the relevant departments have been delaying the development of domestic films under international pressure, otherwise Hollywood films would have launched a massive attack.

Wang Quan asked Lao Wang, "How much did you originally plan to pay for it?"

"100,000 dollars." Wang Qiankun's tone was impoverished.

Wang Quan laughed, "Are you planning to make money from your son?"

"It doesn't have to make money, I will accept losses, so my bottom line is 500,000 dollars, but when they heard about 100,000 dollars, they hired me out immediately."

"You're right. If you tell Paramount $100,000, aren't you sending away beggars?"

At this time, Tao Weilong had already set up a table of wine and food, and the three of them were eating and chatting in the hospital.

Wang Qiankun sighed, "Forget it, I'll go visit your crew and then prepare to go back."

Wang Quan had a drink with Wang Qiankun, "Dad, have you ever thought about setting up a theater chain for fun?"

In 2002, the country implemented a cinema chain restructuring. Each cinema had to choose a cinema chain to join, and the distributor communicated directly with the cinema chain. Currently, more than 1,300 cinemas in the country belong to 37 cinema chains, most of which are local cinema chains. , there are only a few who can cross provinces.

At this time, the top three theater chains in the country are Shanghai Film and Television's Magic City United Cinemas, Beijing Film and Television's New Film Alliance Cinemas, and China Film and Television's China Star Cinema.

Wang Qiankun's Dawang Cinema is a franchise store of New Film Alliance and one of the leading theaters of New Film Alliance.

However, as of June this year, the first round of signings for the theater chain system has expired, and theaters in various places will have to choose where to go. (Note 1)

Wang Qiankun originally wanted to continue cooperating with the New Film Alliance, but now his son suddenly said this, which immediately touched his heartstrings.

But before making a decision, he had something to ask Wang Quan, "Son, are you still planning to return to the country?"

Wang Quan, "Of course, if I don't go back to my country, where will I go?"

"Then I can work on this theater chain!" Wang Qiankun pounded the table excitedly. When his son returned to China, his family had a film company, a theater chain, and the film bureau also had rights over his sister-in-law. Hey, he was invincible!

Moreover, he hoped from the bottom of his heart that his son would return to the country and teach those who made movies in the country a good lesson. If Wang Quan did not return to the country, Wang Qiankun would not be short of money, so he would be too lazy to bother with it.

Since his father is willing to do theater business, Wang Quan has to give him some guidance.

"Dad, if you run a theater chain, I suggest increasing the proportion of digital projection equipment. That is the future development trend, and you should build your own cinema, or acquire a cinema and renovate it. Be careful, try not to rent a house!"

Because Wang Quan knows that in a few years, there will be a catastrophe on the earth, and cinemas will also be greatly impacted. The ability of those cinemas that need to pay rent to withstand the impact is far inferior to those that use their own properties to open cinemas.

"Ah, but the cost would be too high." Wang Qiankun knew how expensive the movie theater was.

Wang Quan, "That's what you have to do, because real estate will definitely be very, very hot in the future, especially in first-tier cities. You can bring in capital and you can have absolute control."

Wang Quan has watched a TV series called "Snail House" in the film and television library. He can draw inferences from civilian housing. Domestic real estate will definitely become popular in the future.

"Are you very optimistic about the future movie market?" Wang Qiankun asked. Last year, the box office for the whole year in the mainland was only 2 billion. If he spent tens of millions to build a theater, it would take years and months to recover the money.

Wang Quan, "Of course, let's put it this way, it won't take a few years to see the total box office increase tenfold."

If nothing else, that was in 2013.

Wang Qiankun almost spit out the wine in his glass, "So confident?!"

"The national destiny is prosperous and is taking off. That's why we are so confident."

Wang Qiankun rubbed his fists and finally said fiercely, "You have gone to college and are knowledgeable. I will listen to you, do it, do it when you get back!"

Anyway, I have to leave my money to my son in the end. Even if I don’t have to worry about it now, it’s for my son’s career, so it’s worth it!

"Don't rush back yet, Dad, I will take you around Los Angeles tomorrow." Wang Quan clinked a drink with his old father and narrowed his eyes~

the next day.

"Son, why did you bring me to the cinema to watch a movie? Your movie hasn't been released yet."

"I'll take you on an inspection tour. Hello, here are two tickets for "Ice Age 2". I want this hall~"

(Note 1: Except for a few theater chains such as Wanda Cinema Line, most cinemas and cinema chains only have a franchise relationship, and at most cinemas have some shares in the cinema chain)