Chapter 245: Open the movie box office
Chen Tian looked at the excited Eric Lomis and frowned. He couldn't think of who the person they longed for was.
Just then, Harvey Weinstein's voice came from outside the door, and there was another strange voice next to it.
Chen Tian looked out the door, and there were two other people walking with Harvey Weinstein, two of whom had black hair and yellow skin like him.
"Chinese?" Chen Tian muttered and walked out from behind the desk.
"Justin Chen, I've heard that your name has been a long time. Don't be surprised if you come here today."
The person who talks has a flat head and some wrinkles on his face, looking like he is about fifty years old.
Wearing round-frame narrow-frame glasses gives people a look of kindness, but Chen Tian felt a hint of power between the sang and the sang.
He has a tall and thin figure, a small mole on the lower right corner of his mouth, and is wearing a black suit.
Next to him was a man wearing a suit but looking much younger, and he looked like he was a escort and translator.
"Who are you?"
"Justin, you don't know who he is, we will definitely trouble him often in the future. Let me introduce it to you. He is Han Sanping, general manager of Huaxia Film Group, and Liu Ming, manager of Huaxia Film Import and Export Company." Harvey Weinstein said with a smile.
Listening to Harvey Weinstein's words, Chen Tian was very eager in his heart as Eric Lomis said.
As a latecomer, Chen Tian knew how important the Chinese film market in the future will be in the global landscape.
Especially after 2010, the Chinese film market became a market that countless blockbusters wanted to enter.
Huaxia Film Group is the only company in China that is qualified to introduce foreign films, and this state-owned enterprise has become the object that countless film companies hope to make friends with.
Ten years ago, in 1994, China started introducing foreign films. 10 films imported from abroad every year that basically reflect the world's excellent civilization achievements and contemporary film achievements - they are called the "10 blockbusters" every year.
Among them, the United States accounts for 1/3, Europe accounts for 1/3, and other countries account for 1/3, and then it becomes mainly Hollywood blockbusters.
It is precisely because of these ten blockbusters that Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks, Nicholas Cage and others have also become the most familiar Hollywood actors for Chinese audiences.
It was not until 2001 that China joined the World Trade Organization and the film market was further opened, and the import and sharing blockbusters increased from 10 to 20.
Then until 2012, China and the United States reached an agreement. China's annual share of imported blockbusters increased from 20 to 34 - and the 14 new places were all American blockbusters, and they were imax and 3D movies.
On this basis, the box office share ratio of American blockbusters increased from 13% to 25%. At this time, the total box office market of Chinese films also surpassed Japan and France to become second only to the United States.
Many films even surpassed the total box office in other places in China, which also made countless Hollywood companies expected to be released in China, or even simultaneously.
However, the limited quota for the account split makes countless companies only envy other videos. Now, in addition to the 20 blockbusters, there are 30 additional quotas for the batch of movies.
From the simple literal meaning, we can see the difference between the account and the film batch. The film quota of the film does not participate in the film's share of the film's box office in China, but instead the distribution company in mainland China pays a certain fee to the overseas companies that provide films to buy out the film's distribution rights.
There are two specific operations: one is to buy out completely, and the mainland issuer shall bear the profit and loss after introduction; the other is to indicate in the contract. The box office is calculated as a buyout within a certain range, and the box office exceeding this range is divided at a certain proportion agreed in advance.
Chen Tian has some knowledge about the batch of films. At that time, "The Suicide Squad" only sold 3 million Chinese coins, and most of the batches of films were very cheap.
As some excellent batches of films were sold well at the box office in China, prices also rose.
Due to the competition between many Chinese buyers, "Suicide Squad 2" finally traded from the first Chinese currency of 3 million to US$5 million, and in "Suicide Squad 3", it reached US$14 million.
However, in comparison, it is more profitable to batch films.
There is also a kind of co-production film based on the sharing of blockbusters and batch films. The benefits of co-production films will be higher, but there are also many restrictions.
However, at this time, the Chinese film market was far less than the output value of 25 billion Chinese coins in a year like later generations. Now there is only a market of less than 2 billion Chinese coins a year, and only less than 300 million US dollars.
However, if you can successfully gain popularity in China at this time, it will definitely be beneficial to your subsequent performance in the Chinese market.
Regarding Han Sanping's arrival, as Eric Lomis said.
"Welcome, welcome!"
Chen Tian did not expose his inner thoughts and directly met them. At the same time, he did not use English but directly used Chinese.
From the expression on Han Sanping's face, Chen Tian knew that the other party was shocked by his fluent Chinese.
He believed that the other party must have investigated his basic information before coming. At this moment, using Chinese can bring the relationship between the two parties closer and gain some benefits as much as possible, such as the quota for the share of blockbusters.
Now only 20 places are specifically coveted by major Hollywoods. If you can get two or three places, it will undoubtedly be the best result.
"Can I say you were scared by my fluent Chinese? I was covered with blood from the descendants of Yan and Huang." Chen Tian said with a smile.
Harvey Weinstein and Eric Lomis couldn't understand what Chen Tian said, but they knew the Chinese language Chen Tian used.
As a businessman, Harvey Weinstein naturally knew that such a communication method was undoubtedly more conducive to achieving the goal. He believed that Chen Tian knew in his heart what the company needed.
He has studied the Chinese film market and he believes that the Chinese film market will usher in a blowout sooner or later. If we establish a good relationship early, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to the company's future.
"It seems you can have a good communication, so Eric and I leave first, and we need to call us." Harvey Weinstein made a phone call gesture, "See you later, let Justin be with you now, and I hope you have a happy afternoon in Miramax."
After Harvey Weinstein and Han Sanping and Liu Ming said hello, he took Eric Lomis with him.
"I'm glad Mr. Chen still remembers Huaxia. I'm glad to hear you. As a filmmaker, I also hope that talent like Mr. Chen will appear in Huaxia.
Chapter completed!