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Wu Mingxuan knew about this a long time ago, but he did not intend to stop it. This is a necessary sacrifice for a market or an industry to become big.
In fact, it is not a sacrifice. If the audience has never seen a truly good movie, how can they go to the cinema? Why should they go to the cinema? Just to watch some rubbish, pay for the rubbish, and let them make money without doing anything?
At the time, not many people knew Wang Jianlin's true background; even Han Sanye had only a vague understanding. But what was clear was that he was backed by someone truly powerful, perhaps even a national figure. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to directly persuade the Ministry of Commerce and the Central Propaganda Department. The General Administration of Press, Publication, and Ministry of Culture were mere junior officials, too powerless to even dare to refuse.
So, they'd summoned Wu Mingxuan to discuss this matter. Simply put, it was a joint effort to shut down the unruly Wanda. There are policies from above, and countermeasures from below. Changing the policy is your skill, but we can also use our own methods to crush you.
The most effective method would be to simply prevent domestic blockbusters from being released in your country, or to offer ridiculously low commissions, leaving you with no profit at all.
At the time, the major cinema chains weren't on the same page. After the film was finished, producers would negotiate with each company individually, each receiving a different share. While there was a ceiling, the lower limit was incredibly flexible.
This is why there are so many corrupt officials in the major cinema chains these days, with production and film companies frequently offering bribes, women, and various public relations schemes. The complexity behind this would shatter the perspectives of countless innocent young men. Of course,
they negotiated with the three major directors, but Wu Mingxuan was the current hotshot and the most profitable. Furthermore, Wu Mingxuan's connections with Emperor Entertainment Group and his support made a lot of things different.
Wu Mingxuan had naturally been waiting for them. The one who laughed the happiest when the two tigers were fighting was naturally the alpha wolf who was sitting on the mountain watching the fight. If they didn't fight, how could the alpha wolf have the chance to dominate the forest?
People are only valuable when they are being used, and only when they are valuable can they make demands. So, Wu Mingxuan is now making his own demands; this opportunity is too good to pass up!
"Support is definitely a given. I'm already a shareholder of Huayi. The massive importation of Hollywood films isn't a good thing for me. Take, for example, 'Man of Steel,' which wouldn't have been allowed in according to the previous quotas and standards. I've heard it's a great film, and if possible, it'd be best if it wasn't released in mainland China."
In reality, Wu Mingxuan wasn't sure if he could prevent 'Man of Steel' from being released successfully in mainland China, but there was no harm in giving it a try. If the film became a global hit, people would only praise him for his foresight.
Wang Zhongjun knew very well how terrible Hollywood movies were, so he immediately asked seriously, "Is this movie amazing?"
"It's hard to say about the domestic box office, but the global box office must have started at least 500 million US dollars, and this is a series. You should know how exaggerated the Spider-Man trilogy is. It's not that I look down on myself, nor is it that I, Wu Mingxuan, worship foreigners, but the fact is that we are no match for Hollywood right now.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be begging for help everywhere, and gamble the little fame I worked so hard to get on "The Monkey King", because if we don't catch up, we may really have no chance at all. "Start chasing now, catching up a little bit at a time, so as not to end up like Japan and South Korea, completely degenerating into Hollywood box office, watching others rake in tons of money."
The more pessimistic Wu Mingxuan became, the more uneasy and fearful Han Sanye, Da Wang and the others became. They knew Wu Mingxuan's ability and talent best. Although the three directors were still the most powerful on the surface, the one recognized as the most profitable, the most profitable, and the most worthy of their investment was Wu Mingxuan, a genius director at the forefront of his time.
Now even Wu Mingxuan was so pessimistic and pessimistic. Wanda was really going too far. If they had known earlier, they might as well have killed Wanda first. What was Wu Kebo? It would take only a few minutes to kill him.
Third Master Han could only say helplessly, "I've tried my best. We don't know the identity of that person yet, but he's very powerful. We can't afford to offend him. We can't do anything during our term. We can only watch Wanda grow bigger and bigger.
Now all we can do is what I just said, cut off one of its legs first. So, Xuanzi, you are a very important part of our plan. If you have any requests or help, just ask."
How could they not see through Wu Mingxuan's little tricks? But Wu Mingxuan's warnings and reminders did make them very uneasy, especially this unplanned "Iron Man". No one took it seriously at first, but now it might really become the super dark horse that fired the first shot.
Wu Mingxuan also knew that it was enough to be pessimistic enough. Not to mention now, even in the future there is no need to be completely despairing. By then, everyone can still make money by doing nothing. The market is big enough and it is still easy to make money. Especially after the Chinese characteristics continue to shine, making money is really not difficult.
"I agree with the profit sharing, but your approach is too obvious. In fact, we can refer to the sales model of domestic large household appliances and automobile manufacturers.
The profit sharing is determined by the lineup of the film's investment and creative team. It is impossible for me to get the same profit sharing for a blockbuster film with an investment of hundreds of millions as those with an investment of millions, and for Director Zhang and I to get the same
profit sharing with some newcomers who came out of nowhere. Is this reasonable?" Of course it is unreasonable, so there was the first theater chain war. This is just like the World War. It is the product of the imbalance of interests of multiple parties. Everyone has their own dissatisfaction, and everyone has the power to say "no". Is there any other solution besides the World War?
Therefore, Wu Mingxuan's final proposal is that for films he directs, regardless of investment, the theater chain will receive a 33% commission. For films with an investment of over 300 million yuan and featuring at least two A-list stars, the minimum commission is 27%.
This applies equally to all theater chains. If you refuse, then forget about showing my films. Since theaters are the most abundant thing in China, you will be the only one who suffers in the end.
On the other hand, when box office revenue reaches or exceeds 100 million yuan, there will be a rebate: 3% for over 500 million yuan, and 5% for over 1 billion yuan. This rebate only applies to Wu Mingxuan. After all, he's a big spender; there's no such thing as a small budget.