Chapter 182 Overseas Adaptation Copyright, Sell It?
Six days have passed since the 12-day Cannes Film Festival.
"The Tuner" directed by Zucker is undoubtedly the most popular film in the short film competition section of this film festival.
According to incomplete statistics, the current film festival has attracted more than 97,000 filmmakers, film dealers, and tourists. In the past 6 days, more than 10,000 people have watched "The Tuner". 11% of the total.
The popularity of "The Tuner" is evident.
It is expected that after the 12-day screening, the total number of viewers of "The Tuner" will definitely exceed 15,000.
This number is still because there are not enough theaters to show "The Tuner", otherwise the number of people watching the movie is bound to double.
But don't underestimate the number of 10,000 people. So far, the film with the largest number of viewers at this Cannes Film Festival is "The Tuner"!
That's right, Zucker was dubbed the title of "genius director" by the local media and audience.
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And Christopher Nolan directed "Memento", which also attracted much attention!
"Memento" has been shown for 4 days. A total of 1,500 people have watched the film, ranking 17th on the most popular film list of this film festival;
Interestingly, 68% of the 1,500 people watched the movie for the second time;
34% of the audience viewed the movie three times;
Even more than 120 viewers watched "Memento" 5 times!
"Memento", which can allow many audiences to choose the second and third brushes, except for the brain-burning plot, no one can deny its excellence.
There is a small group of viewers who simply love director Nolan to death!
Zucker still remembers that when "Inception" was released, many fans from all over the world watched the film twice or three times, repeatedly discussing every detail of the film.
There is no doubt that Zucker has achieved the goal of being famous at the Cannes Film Festival, and then he is waiting for filmmakers from overseas to visit.
May 19.
"The appetite is almost hanging, it's time to see them!" Zuke whispered.
"Boss, although our "Memento" is popular, it is not a mainstream commercial film after all, and it can't sell for a high price; "The Tuner" not to mention, the price is lower, after all, it is only a 14-minute short film, those films After the merchants buy it, they can only sell it to the TV station in their area." Alexander reminded.
"I know."
Zucker nodded.
A few days ago, after rejecting filmmakers from some countries and regions, Zucker finally chose to meet some people and sell the copyright.
In fact, Zucker doesn't care about the price of the copyright sale!
How much can you sell?
What Zucker wants is an overseas distribution channel!
These filmmakers from various countries and regions who come to the Cannes Film Festival are all local snakes in their regions. Even if they cannot have a very strong position in Mexico like the Carlos Foundation, they should not be underestimated. The construction of overseas channels for the film industry has reduced some resistance.
Even if this effect is minimal, it is a good start after all!
In order to express sincerity, Zhu Ke chose to negotiate with them in person.
Not long after...
"Boss, let me introduce to you. The three filmmakers are Baron Tobit from England, Mr. Williams from Spain, and Miss Zhou from Hong Kong." Alexander introduced.
Zhu Ke got up and said, "It's nice to see the three of you, please take a seat."
"Mr. Wald, nice to meet you."
Under Zucker's signal, everyone took their seats in the presidential suite, and the hotel's waiter also brought in a few cups of coffee.
Baron Tobit:
He is a little old man with a hunchback and thin stature. He is an old British aristocrat. The family business capital is as high as 300 million pounds, involving water affairs, movies, finance and other related industries;
Williams Juan:
He is a middle-aged obese man in his 40s, a distant relative of the Spanish royal family. According to the genealogy, he is also the nephew of King Alfonso of Spain.
Of course, it's the more distant one.
But even so, he, Williams Juan, has a lot of strength in Madrid, running the ninth theater chain in Spain;
Miss Zhou:
She is 35 years old, from Xiangjiang, and is one of the main persons in charge of the overseas distribution department of Golden Harvest Films;
When it comes to Golden Harvest Pictures, many people's first impressions are Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and others. They have all collaborated with Golden Harvest and are its artists;
Even in these years, Jiahe Pictures has declined somewhat.
However, with the "Young and Dangerous" series and "Wind and Cloud" series, it is still one of the top film companies in Hong Kong, not to mention that it has a theater chain in hand, and its strength is also not small.
There is no doubt that these three are the overseas film companies that Zhu Ke chose to focus on in the future after careful selection.
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"I'm very clear about the purpose of the three of them."
Zhu Ke said solemnly: "It is to obtain the overseas screening rights of "Memento", or even to directly win the overseas copyright in your region."
The voice fell, and the three present nodded.
"Mr. Wald is right, and of course 'The Tuner', although it's only a short film, it can be adapted into a 90-minute feature film." Williams Juan added.
"Agreed!" Baron Tobit.
"Even if it is broadcast on a TV channel, it is definitely a good film that can attract audiences." Miss Zhou said.
Zucker shook his head and said, "First of all, I want to say sorry to the three of you. We, Wald Pictures, have signed an overseas distribution contract with Paramount, and we cannot sell the overseas screening rights of "Memento" to you."
"......"
The three frowned immediately.
To know their purpose, they came mainly for "Memento". As for Zucker's short film "The Tuner", it was just an accessory.
"However, we can sell the overseas adaptation copyright of "Memento" to everyone; similarly, there is also the adaptation copyright of "The Tuner"." Zucker added.
Hearing this, the expressions of the three people present improved a lot.
There was silence for ten seconds...
"Mr. Wald, I accept your proposal. Memento and The Tuner are both excellent films, and I believe they will be equally wonderful after the Spanish adaptation."
The first to speak was Williams Juan.
I have to say, he has a vision!
You must know that the Indian version of "The Tuner" in 2018 won the champion of the domestic box office chart in India that year, and the revenue ratio was as high as ten times.
Not to mention "Memento", which was included in the list of protected films of the Library of Congress in December 2017. The Korean version, the Chinese version, the African version, etc., adapted from it, have localized versions in more than a dozen countries, and their influence is amazing.
As Williams Juan spoke, the other two nodded in agreement.
In the words of Baron Tobit: "Two films are really good and I don't want to miss them."
After some discussions, Zhu Ke and their three representatives signed a letter of intent for copyright transfer.
Of course, the formal contract was signed, not so fast.
In some details, professional consultation is required.
In front of the three, Zucker informed them that Alexander was in charge of signing the contract.
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May 24, morning.
On the last day of the 51st Cannes Film Festival, on behalf of Zucker and Wald Films, Alexander formally finalized the copyright transfer contract with Williams and others.
The adaptation rights of the two films "The Tuner" and "Memento" in the United Kingdom, Spain and Hong Kong were officially sold, with a total price of 1.9 million US dollars;
To be honest, not much!
For a billionaire like Zucker, it's a drop in the bucket, but no matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat!
Furthermore, the main purpose of Zhu Ke's assignment of the adaptation copyright to them is not to make money, but to cooperate with them and lay a foundation for the establishment of overseas distribution channels.
Today, in the afternoon.
Zucker and Christopher Nolan, in costumes, took to the red carpet.
Man, it's award time today!