Chapter 63 Mr. Lu is not at home (Part 2) (5/5)
Regarding Sino-US co-production, the General Administration has "three principles": 1. Must be filmed in China; 2. The amount of Chinese investment is not less than 1/3; 3. At least one Chinese starring actor.
Of course, this is stipulated after 2012!
The first one to try it out was a DMG Entertainment Media Group, known as the "recognized leader in the Chinese entertainment industry"!
They first made movies and made movies, including "Twilight", "Mysterious Code", "Agent of the Reorganization", "Resident Evil: God of War", "Red Flame" and other movies!
I really invested in the first Hollywood blockbuster "The Ring Messenger", investing 17 million US dollars, enjoying all copyrights in the mainland...
It’s very embarrassing. The box office of "Ring Messenger" in the mainland stopped at 129 million yuan, and this deal was a loss!
Keep up the effort, the production cost of "Iron Man 3" is US$200 million, and the investment of dmg accounts for about 15%, that is, US$30 million. One of the returns enjoyed by dmg is all copyrights of "Iron Man 3" in the mainland!
It is said that Chinese actors will join the filming of "Iron Man 3", which has attracted high attention both in the media and the entertainment industry.
Liu Dehua is indeed the first actor to be loved by the film crew. The experienced Andy Lau immediately asked to see the entire script of "Iron Man 3". This request that was not realized can prevent him from getting involved in this embarrassment - the so-called Chinese actor franchise only appears in the special edition!
Then Fan Xiaopang and Wang Xueqi were cheated. They acted for twenty minutes and finally failed to appear in the film...
Disney is famous for being arrogant towards China, but it is strange that when they invest, they are very flattering...
"Mission Impossible 4" is different. First of all, it is a restart film. It has been five years since "Mission Impossible 3"!
Tom Cruise's reputation and reputation have declined in recent years.
Otherwise, they would not have invited Lu Xiaoran to join...
Of course, Orange never makes a non-cost deal. US$15 million is not a small amount. At the cost, it will have to have a box office of 300 million yuan. "Mission Impossible 3" has a box office of 82 million yuan in the mainland. Even if the number of screens triples, it is still suspicious whether "Mission Impossible 4" can get 300 million yuan.
So, ask for an actress!
And the weight should not be too low, at least it must be the heroine of the third series!
Paramount has no objection, only one requirement, he must be able to speak English...
This news should have been top secret. Lu Xiaoran and his group have been in the United States for ten days and finally gained something.
——The seven days agreed to be extended...
As a result, Chen Zhixi drank a little too much and accidentally revealed it...
There was no sound at the scene in an instant. If you listen carefully, you could still hear the sound of your heartbeat!
Wan Qian swallowed and joked, "This character must be Tangtang!"
Tangtang shook her head: "No, Xiaoran hasn't told me!"
"He didn't tell you?"
Chen Zhixi: "This condition was proposed by Sister Zhong. They were divided into two groups. Xiaoran mainly talked about cooperation projects with the Lions Gate..."
“What cooperation project?”
"Xiaoran has a special agent series of movies with a very large scale. He wants to find an American partner. We are responsible for the production and they are responsible for the distribution..."
Da Tiantian: "Agent series?"
Chen Zhixi waved his hand: "I don't know the specifics, he didn't tell anyone... Tangtang, do you know?"
Tangtang shook her head: "He rarely talks to me about these things."
“…”
Several people were full of thoughts, but no one spoke...
...
Liu Shishi suddenly thought of a topic: "Hey, I heard that "The Orphan of Zhao" steals the box office? How did you deal with it?"
This is the thing. A few days ago, a video that lasted 1 minute and 07 seconds was reposted on Weibo.
The video shot on mobile phone tells a male audience member who came to the service desk of a cinema to ask for the ticket for "The Laughing Jianghu". After the ticket seller took out a movie ticket from the cabinet, rather than the usual ticketing machine, the ticket displays the ticket as "Orphan of Zhao".
Ticket buyers repeatedly emphasized the need for "The Big Laughing World", while the waiter said: "It's okay, it's okay." As a result, the two New Year blockbusters fell into suspicion of "stealing the box office". The "laughing" film company Bona Film has reported to the relevant departments, and the "Zhao Gu" film company Xingmei Group issued a statement to investigate in depth.
Chen Zhixi smiled disdainfully: "The producer of "The Orphan of Zhao" is Xingmei. They steal box office at Xingmei Cinema. What can you do?"
"What if I steal "The Lonely Agent"?"
"Do you think we weren't stolen?"
"That…"
"We also sent a letter of condemnation. We also offered a reward on Weibo. Once we found that there was a cinema stealing box office, we could get a reward of 100 yuan if we took photos and uploaded them!"
“…100 yuan? That’s too little!”
"...A lot of them. It was supposed to be the rule in the industry to eliminate box office stealing. Now we have to pay and work hard. I feel unhappy if I think about it!"
"As the influence of self-media becomes greater, there will be fewer and fewer things like stealing box offices. After all, you have to consider reputation when making movies!"
Tangtang got up and opened another bottle of red wine, filled it with several girls, and asked casually: "Do you think Director Chen know about this?"
"I probably don't know. This kind of thing is not a good thing. Once you get involved, it will be a black material that will never be erased in your life!"
Wan Qian suddenly asked: "…when is the time in the United States now?"
Liu Yifei understands this: "Los Angeles or New York?"
"Where is Xiaoran?"
Tangtang replied: "He is in Los Angeles..."
"That should be six in the morning!"
"Send him a video!"
"Now?"
"What? You don't dare? You're afraid there's someone else in his room?"
"What's there anything I dare not?"
As he spoke, Tangtang clicked on the QQ of his mobile phone, sent a video invitation, and waited for a long time without a response...
"He should be sleeping!"
"Don't bother him, I heard that he has to meet different people every day..."
...
Teacher Lu is indeed sleeping, and he is the only one sleeping.
He...he felt a little useless.
Judging from the auxiliary, the "Quick Chase" series is very exciting, and it is also a work that is more popular than the other. Why did he tell these people that no one is willing to invest?
Lu Xiaoran's original intention was to cooperate to develop the first part first, and after gaining a reputation, the negotiations for the second part would be easier!
However, Hollywood doesn't seem to trust him very much!
Today I am going to Annapurna Films to see if I can convince Megan Ellison to invest. If it really doesn't work, he is planning to acquire an American film production company. Anyway, there are more than 6,000 film and television companies in the United States. In addition to the famous six majors, there are many Lionsgate, Stx, and of course, Annapurna Films to meet next...
According to the Husky, Megan Ellison is the largest pen in the United States, and the pen level is comparable to her younger brother David Ellison...
No, it should be said that the film company she founded is the most fantasy production company in Hollywood...
Chapter completed!