lcionline Chapter 61 Test Screening 3
Chapter 61 Test Screening 3
In the screening room of Changkong Media.
Besides Chairman Han Cheng, there were also senior executives from various departments of the company. At this moment, no one in the screening room was speaking, and everyone's eyes were focused on the big screen.
Compared to Huang Min's composure.
Su Qing seemed a little nervous, but soon she was drawn to the movie "The Terror Live". She also played a role in the movie. When she was in her own role, Su Qing had a strange feeling. She felt that she was not bad at acting. She felt like a TV anchorwoman.
As the plot progresses.
Han Cheng, sitting in the chair, frowned more and more deeply.
About an hour and a half later, the internal screening of "The Terror Live" in the Changkong Cinema ended, and Gao Chengyan, who was sitting next to Han Cheng, became extremely excited.
I didn't expect this movie to be of such high quality.
This also means that I not only earned money in addition to my salary, but also made a great contribution to the company, just as Ms. Su said.
The lights in the screening room came on completely.
Su Qing's eyes revealed an uncontainable joy. After Huang Min finished the post-production editing, Su Qing had not seen the full version of "The Terror Live," so she was unaware of the film's quality.
Now that she had watched it, Su Qing felt more confident. The fact that someone like her, who only liked watching dramas and not movies, thought this movie was good meant that Huang Min's first film after his career transition was of excellent quality.
Especially the final performance by Teacher Zhou, enhanced by the background music, was so moving that even she felt as if her soul had been struck; it was simply breathtaking.
Han Cheng stood up, turned to Huang Min, and asked, "Was it really filmed for five or six million?!"
"A little over six million"
Huang Min replied.
"waste"
Han Cheng cursed fiercely, and seeing Huang Min's displeased expression, Han Cheng quickly explained, "Sorry, Brother Huang, I wasn't cursing you, I was cursing our company's director."
Several high-ranking officials did not dare to speak.
Clearly, they knew the chairman was indirectly criticizing Director Zhang. After uttering the curse, Han Cheng sighed, "You spent over six million and produced a film that looks like it cost one hundred million. Our company invested over four hundred million and only managed to gross two hundred million after seven or eight days. It makes me so angry I feel like vomiting blood."
Han Cheng patted Huang Min on the shoulder and immediately made the decision: "Brother Huang, Changkong Media will be your distribution agent for this film."
"Let's talk then!"
Huang Min did not appear overly excited.
He had prepared himself mentally beforehand, mainly by acting as a film distribution agent. For an entertainment company with distribution capabilities, there was no loss. It was just that the senior executives of Blog Entertainment and Huatian Entertainment had problems with their thinking. They weren't stupid, but the two senior executives of Blog Entertainment were lecherous.
Zhang Jianhua, the distribution manager at Huatian Entertainment, felt that this was the first film he directed after his career transition, and since he probably knew that Zhang had staked everything on this movie, he wanted to take advantage of the situation.
There is no shortage of such people in the business world.
So Huang Min changed his approach. If he continued searching, he would definitely encounter high-ranking officials like Zhang Jianhua who would ask for exorbitant sums.
Zhang Jianhua is not an isolated case.
This will be a common phenomenon, and that's still considered good. If you really go door to door, some entertainment company owners might not even want to meet with him.
"no problem"
Han Cheng nodded quickly: "Let's talk in the office. As for the rest..." Then, Han Cheng looked at Su Qing standing next to Huang Min: "Isn't this Ms. Su your agent and partner? Let her talk to our company's senior management. By the way, your next movie is definitely going to be released, right? No problem, let our company handle it again. I can also invest in it."
Judging from the film quality of "The Terror Live," Hwang Min's filmmaking skills are very high.
The key point.
This movie was made for just a few million.
This is what Han Cheng values most. There are many directors in the entertainment industry who can make movies, but without exception, they all spend too much money. Five or six million... If we let them make a film, it wouldn't even cover the actors' salaries.
Huang Min not only filmed it well, but also used a cool and restrained camera movement, making every shot very tense. In addition, the logic of the film is tight and the details are well controlled.
Especially since he wrote the script himself, Han Cheng insisted on investing in a director like him.
He wouldn't dare invest tens of millions or hundreds of millions, but these few hundred million... even if he invested in five films and produced one of them with the same quality as "The Terror Live," Changkong Media wouldn't lose money.
"We'll see how this collaboration goes first."
Huang Min neither agreed nor refused directly.
In this society, you can't go far by hogging everything. So Huang Min doesn't mind having more investors for his projects, but the premise is that these people have to show sincerity. When he arrived at the office of the chairman of Changkong Media, Huang Min took the drink that Han Dong's assistant had made and started drinking it.
In the conference room.
"Dongsheng Pictures can offer Changkong Media a 5% distribution agency fee, but you must guarantee a publicity and distribution budget of over 30 million yuan, and a minimum 5% screening rate in theaters on the first day."
Facing the business department leaders of Changkong Media, Su Qing directly stated her demands.
On the way here, Huang Min had already discussed things with her. With Huang Min's bottom line, it was easier for Su Qing to talk to him.
At the same time, we can reach an agreement as soon as possible. After all, it's already July 8th. If we drag this out any longer, even if "The Terror Live" can be released, it's impossible for it to be released a month after the summer season as Huang Min wanted.
Seeing the displeasure on their faces, Su Qing spoke again, "The script for Dongsheng Pictures' next project is almost finished, with a total investment of around 25 million. If we meet Dongsheng's requirements, Chengkong Media will continue to be Dongsheng's distributor for our next film, and Changkong Media will also participate in the investment of the next film. Also... when my boss needs it, Changkong Media will help him clear his name."
Miss Su
A bespectacled man said in a deep voice, "I admit that 'The Terror Live' is a good movie, but there are many good films in the film industry that don't do well at the box office, and besides, a movie directed by Huang Min... once the audience finds out, they will definitely boycott it."
"He could use an alias; he chose the director's pseudonym 'Nameless' for himself."
Su Qing replied calmly.
"nameless!?"
The Minister of Commerce, who had just spoken, was taken aback, thinking to himself, "This guy's a real expert!"
"The distribution agency fee is 10%, and our company will only cover 10 million in advertising expenses..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Su Qing's phone rang. She gave everyone an apologetic look, pressed the answer button, and Su Qing's voice came from the conference room: "I'm at Changkong Media right now. No problem. The internal screening is over. I'll let my boss know in a bit, and we'll head over there."
I hung up the phone.
Su Qing said directly, "Twenty million in publicity fees, and a screening rate of no less than four on the first day. This is my bottom line. No problem. Your company's legal department can draft the contract. I'll call a law firm now to take a look, and we'll finalize it directly. If there are any problems... then I'm sorry, we'll go to Xincheng Film and talk to their chairman. I'll give you one minute to consider. If you agree, we'll sign the contract immediately. If you don't agree, there's no need for us to waste each other's time."
If you haven't seen the full version of "The Terror Live".
Su Qing didn't have the confidence to say such a thing.
Since you've already seen it.
Su Qing felt that the initiative in this business negotiation should now be in the hands of Dongsheng Film Industry, which was the company she had personally registered using the materials provided by Huang Min.