Beverly Hills, in the hotel where the crew of "Heroes" was checked into, many visitors came today. Everyone could not wait to congratulate him when they saw Mr. Zhang and Baimao. It is rare for a purely oriental-style film to win the box office list in North America.

"Congratulations, Director Zhang."

Jet Lee called out: "We are the box office champions now."

Director Zhang knew that Jeter Lee was more famous in Hollywood than him, and said politely: "Happy together, happy together!"

After saying a few polite words and putting down the phone, Master Zhang felt proud and could stand up very straight.

First he won the Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, and then won the North American box office championship. He is the number one director in the mainland in the East!

Although the number one person in the East is Ang Lee, Ang Lee's nationality is not an American, but it is no different from that of an American.

If the news reaches the country, it will definitely be a disaster, right?

It seems that I have to go back to China next week.

Everyone is paying attention to the attention of the country, return with honor, and bring glory to the country...

Countless words representing glory flashed through Master Zhang’s mind. How many years have it been? He hasn’t been excited by the honor brought by the movie?

Wealth and honor do not return to our hometown, it is like walking in a night of luxury!

No matter what, you must go back before the Oscars. At least you must let those in the circle understand who is the leader in the mainland director world!

Zhang Baimao knocked on the door and walked in. On Mr. Zhang's old-fashioned face, a smile that was brighter than a flower, said: "Did you see the notification from the Embassy Film Industry? We won the box office championship!"

Perhaps because of the excitement, Master Zhang walked forward, grabbed the old friend's hand tightly, and shook hands with him!

"I saw it, it's amazing!" Zhang Baimao is a businessman and values ​​actual returns more. He is far less excited than Master Zhang. He said: "I really didn't expect it to cause such a sensational effect. I just communicated with the Embassy Film Industry that the screening theater of "Heroes" will continue to expand. Next weekend, it will definitely surpass "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and become the largest Chinese-language film screening in North America!"

He knew that Master Zhang was his own support and said, "Old Zhang, you created a miracle!"

Teacher Zhang was just smiling on his angry face. Who would be unhappy at this time?

Zhang Baimao is not stingy with praise: "Director Ang Lee grew up in the United States and holds an American passport. Lao Zhang is a pure oriental director with a pure oriental background. Expression is also pure oriental. This really brings ambition to our domestic films."

While Master Zhang was smiling brightly, he still did not forget the key thing: "Domestic..."

Zhang Baimao understood what he meant and said, "Don't worry, I have sent someone to inform the major domestic media about our achievements!"

This is also a good opportunity to expand the popularity of the new picture company.

"As early as when I was filming "Happy Time" a few years ago, I realized that Hollywood movies were causing an increasing impact." Mr. Zhang suddenly became taller: "Although there are currently quotas in China, Hollywood movies are competing with Oriental movies, and the most impacted ones are Oriental art movies. So, I always felt that I should do something for Oriental movies and make a box office movie, which must contain real Oriental culture and multiple artistic elements."

He said heavily: "Hero did not disappoint our expectations! I finally did it!"

Zhang Baimao knew very well that after this "Hero", Master Zhang would inevitably become the banner of oriental films.

The director's pay, the new picture company has already paid; fame, "Hero" has achieved great success in the Oscars and North American markets.

The person opposite is really the biggest winner, winning both fame and fortune!

What about the new picture company? It has a reputation, but what about the profits?

Thinking of this, Zhang Baimao felt it was necessary to let the celebrity of Oriental Movie understand how much he and his new picture company did for each other and sacrificed it.

When Master Zhang was a little calmer, Zhang Baimao deliberately sighed and said, "I read the estimate of the most reliable company in the United States today, saying that the box office of "Hero" in North America will not be less than $60 million?"

"So high?" Master Zhang was still immersed in the afterglow of excitement and excitement. He did not notice the hidden meaning in Zhang Baimao's words. Instead, he asked excitedly: "If it is converted into soft girl coins, how many millions are there? Is there 400 millions?"

Zhang Baimao was speechless and did not answer his question. Instead, he said: "Hero has achieved such a good box office in North America, but it cannot bring any benefits to the new picture."

As soon as this was said, Master Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that except for the copyright of Dongfang, they sold all the other distribution rights of "Hero" to the Embassy Film Company!

The box office in North America may be $60 million? What about the markets in other countries and regions? The box office revenue of more than $100 million, they only sold $5 million!

This embassy film industry made a lot of money!

"Old Zhang, we were careless this time." Mr. Zhang himself had good business attributes, and said, "I didn't expect that the big end of the profit would be made away by foreigners."

Zhang Baimao stopped at the right time and said: "Fortunately, it can bring us enough reputation, and selling off copyright is a last resort. After all, we do not have the ability to publish overseas. The high investment of "Hero" also forced the new screen to use this method to repay funds."

Master Zhang nodded slightly, the old guy was really under too much pressure.

"This is the first time in the history of Oriental films. We borrowed a lot of money from the bank and were under great financial pressure." Zhang Baimao said slowly: "At that time, we only had two ideas: one was to make the movie well, and the other was to quickly recover funds without considering anything else. We must learn from the lessons of "Heroes", and try to avoid copyright selling methods and adopt a more flexible way to cooperate with foreign companies. We cannot make all the money away."

Mr. Zhang first agreed: "Yes!" and then said: "If it weren't for Harvey Weinstein's trouble, we might have sold it at a better price."

Zhang Baimao said: "That shameless liar, a despicable bastard! Compared to Ronan Anderson, saying he is a liar and a bastard are all exaggerating him!"

"You have no objection to Ronan Anderson? After all, he made all the profits away." Mr. Zhang asked.

Zhang Baimao shook his head: "I am envious, jealous, and regret not selling at a higher price, but I don't resent Ronan Anderson. In business, our negotiations with Embassy Films are all in the open. Ronan Anderson has not made any moves, but is very particular about business reputation. In such a situation that is not conducive to us, he still maintains his credit and offers a price of $5 million, which is enough to prove their sincerity in cooperation."

Mr. Zhang nodded slightly, and Ronan Anderson was really convinced in this transaction.

"Facts have proved that Ronan Anderson is a trustworthy partner and has a very good vision." Zhang Baimao smiled and shook his head. "We will cooperate with Hollywood in the future. Ronan Anderson and his company are the first choice, but the movies he likes must be sold at a high price!"

Master Zhang said: "Yes! The second "Hero" cannot be released."

Zhang Baimao said again: "And Harvey Weinstein Lao Zhang, you must have a lot of interviews when you go back this time. You told the media about the way that bastard cheated people, which will also help you get more recognition in the circle."

Master Zhang laughed and said, "I will definitely reveal the true face of that bastard in China to prevent more people from being deceived."

Why not do this kind of good thing that helps to establish a higher reputation in the industry?

"Lao Zhang, have you figured out what to shoot for the next film?" Zhang Baimao asked suddenly.

"Martial arts!" Mr. Zhang had already had an idea: "It's still a martial arts film! This is the type that you can successfully grasp."

Zhang Baimao thought so, and said, "I'll find an opportunity to have a good talk with Ronan Anderson. You should try to get out the script and production plan as soon as possible. This time, you must take advantage of the big sales of "Heroes" and sell it at a good price!"

Master Zhang pointed to his head: "Don't worry, I have already conceived the story and plot."

There was an outstanding box office foundation for the first week after its expansion. Driven by the active contact of Embassy Films, by the second weekend, the number of North American theaters of "Hero" increased to 2,680.

This has squeezed into the ranks of front-line screening scale.

No matter where the film comes from or what style it is, as long as it can bring enough viewers, it is a good movie worth investing in resources.

In the second weekend after the expanded screening, thanks to its relatively good reputation and increased screening theaters and screening schedules, the box office trend of "Hero" in North America was generally stable, down less than 50% from the previous weekend, and won another $13.67 million in North America, and won the North American box office championship again.

In addition to the previous weekdays, the box office of "Hero" in North America just exceeded $40 million.

The North American box office share was enough to get Embassy Film to recover all its investments.

This is also the second Chinese-language film successfully operated by Embassy Pictures. Many Hollywood distribution companies' eyes quietly turned to the East and focused on those Chinese-language film projects that may be sold well.

Embassy Films has not only obtained North American distribution rights, but also other international distribution rights except the Oriental Market.

While North America was selling well at the box office, this film appeared in several large overseas film markets such as Europe, Latin America, East Asia and Australia.

In Australia, "Hero" earned $2.26 million in its first weekend, the UK received $2.81 million in its first weekend, Spain received $810,000, France received $1.92 million, Germany scored $1.89 million, and Italy also earned $2.1 million.

Not counting the Eastern market, in the first week of painting overseas, "Hero" received $17.26 million outside North America.

Over time, the film will enter more countries and regions to be screened.
Chapter completed!