Therefore, in order to satisfy the original intention of cooperation between old friends, it is inevitable to have to give up most of the interests. Perhaps relying on the influence between season members, one or two movies can be resolved through friendship, but if you want to make it last long, you must Release investment rights.
However, beneath the surface of difficulties, it is not without any advantages.
As far as the current membership structure is concerned, they belong to different film companies. As we all know, the competition between the major film companies is extremely cruel, but the projects under the name of season are very cleverly used by their respective companies. With his seniority, he found a potentially convenient channel.
Once their project can be successfully scheduled for release, it means that it will not be deliberately blocked by major film companies.
Of course, these must be established by each company, and on the premise that there are no key projects released at the same time. Fortunately, the number of people in this team is limited and they cannot produce one or two works a year.
Moreover, they will apply to cooperate with film companies on certain high-investment projects, so once their works are released, they will not be targeted by the eight major film companies.
This is very important. If there is no corresponding blockage, it will be supported by more reasonable theater quotas.
There is another point that cannot be ignored, because any of them teaming up for filming is actually what the capital side has always wanted to do. Unfortunately, because everyone’s worth is too high, coupled with the competitive relationship between film companies, this For a long time, the way of partnering has only remained in imagination.
Now that this situation has been solved by themselves, that is, they are willing to exchange their own value for a part of the investment, which is equivalent to a few people helping the film company to take the initiative to remove the barriers before cooperation.
In this way, even if the film company's share of a certain project is much smaller, most of the market risks are avoided. The film company can only respond positively instead of creating obstacles.
So this combination took advantage of this gap between channels to get their projects recognized or tacitly approved by major film and television companies.
As for the emergence of those tacit approvals, it is inevitable. After all, such a big-name partnership has a huge impact on market appeal. Only companies related to the previous project can get a piece of the next project if they do not try to obstruct it.
Liu Qingshan had planned this before, but he never expected that Martin would take the initiative to think of a similar solution, and with his influence, he would receive a positive response from the four legendary veteran actors.
This is because he is an outsider, and only in this way can he be blocked by the smallest local forces, and this blocking behavior below the water is absolutely inevitable.
Using this model to implement his script is his first step to bypass the eight major film companies. If this step is not taken well, the pace of establishing his own entertainment dynasty will be much slower.
It just so happened that Martin helped him solve the initial problem of getting his qualifications recognized. Later, as his scripts become more and more influential in the market, the obstacles he is about to encounter will become smaller and smaller.
In short, this is a chess game with a huge layout, and there is uncertainty between every move. The emergence of the season combination helped him to develop a solid defensive foundation at the right time.
This may not be Martin's deliberate move, but the fact that the two people have never discussed this topic does not mean that the other party does not understand his entire development plan.
However, he and the Martins had long been as close as a family. At least in his opinion, Martin's willingness to take this step was not entirely motivated by career ambitions, but contained some personal aspects.
As for the other four elders, the same is true. At least they know that if they can be tightly tied to Liu Qingshan, at least there will be no problems with their own health, because the older people get, the more they understand the value of life.
In fact, Martin and the others called season a group rather than appearing directly as a company, in order to win the common recognition of the major film companies. After all, it is not easy to survive in the narrow gap between them.
No film company will allow the emergence of new opposing forces, which is why Hollywood has always retained only eight major film studio forces, unless the number "8" changes, and whether it is Season or Liu Qingshan, it is Wait for the opportunity for this number to change.
However, this balance of forces that has existed for decades cannot be broken by them. This is a matter of principle within the industry and a consensus among major capitals.
Halfway through today's lunch, Martin and his group arrived in a hurry.
It stands to reason that with their current status and age, they do not need to participate in such a fashion celebration, but since it is Liu Qingshan's project, these older generation people will go to all the trouble to make this trip.
This is the unspoken rule in the industry and the basic condition for forming a network. It is not a complete form of walking, but a way of expressing a supportive attitude.
Just like the star-studded premiere of "Kung Fu" before, it was actually Liu Qingshan announcing the birth of a new force belonging to him. It is the same this time, except that the venue and the market targeted have changed.
The only difference is that the previous time it was his initiative to invite, this time it was the other party's initiative to respond.
It can be seen that Liu Qingshan's overseas influence has been realized in just a few trips to Europe and the United States. This is quite terrifying, and it also indirectly proves that his appearance is not only about personal abilities, but also about interests. Community reasons are the core of this huge network of relationships.
To express it concretely, you only need to hear Martin's first words after meeting: "Shanzi, "The King's Speech" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" have officially ended, "Chicago" is touring the world, "The Irishman" " has been scheduled for release, and even "Avatar" is in the post-editing process. When will you come up with the script we need for the season?"
Liu Qingshan had already made preparations for this, but he gave a different answer: "Hasn't your filming of "The Old Man" also been completed?"
"The copy of the film is currently being polished in London. The specific release time must be staggered with "Avatar". This is also the opinion of the company. But we old guys can't be idle, right? We finally got together, and we have something to do. Only by doing this can some people’s mouths be blocked!”
Martin's words have a origin. These people in the group can get together in exchange for their respective companies.
Nowadays, they are older, but they are not yet ready to take a back seat, and the value of their cash cows in their respective companies is far from being abandoned.
Not all senior executives of various companies agree with their departure, so whether they have anything to do now becomes the most reasonable reason to call them back.
"We'll wait and see, but I can provide the script first, but my suggestion is not to rush into it, but wait until the final box office data of "Chicago" comes out and "Avatar" is officially released!"
"You mean to wait until each company sees the real benefits of your script?" Robert couldn't help but ask, "The script is just an excuse to shirk them?"
Liu Qingshan smiled and nodded: "Of course Mr. De Niro, this is just my personal suggestion. I think only by letting them see the box office can the release of your first work of the season get the best theater support." Only then will they be more actively involved in the projects that come down the pipeline!”
Martin's eyes lit up: "Yes, the greater the investment outside, the less pressure we old guys will bear. Shanzi is putting himself in our shoes. Now I think it is necessary to delay!"
Unexpectedly, the impatient Robert De Niro stretched out his hand directly towards him: "The script is here. I was thinking about it. I didn't sleep well on the plane when I came here!"
Liu Qingshan nodded slightly to Fan Shengyang, who walked up to him with a smile and handed over a thick stack of scripts.
Liu Qingshan laughed softly and said: "Since this book is based on the sequels of "Ocean's Eleven" and "Ocean's Twelve", it is best for Warner to take the lead in the distribution this time. The reason why I did not hand it over directly to Warner , just to ensure my right to speak in certain roles, Uncle Martin, when you go to talk to them, you'd better make this clear in advance!"
The Arhat series is not solely the copyright of Warner Bros., but is a blockbuster co-produced by several Hollywood entertainment companies in the 1960s.
This one also uses a star-studded approach, and Season’s actual participating status has also been changed from a producer to a pure producer.
Regarding this point, we had already discussed this before the initial establishment of season, and we would not stick to a certain fixed identity to participate. The reason why we asked Warner to be the producer of this century is because this company just established it a few years ago. Remade "Ocean's Eleven" and "Ocean's Twelve".
The main reason why Liu Qingshan decided to produce this follow-up movie was based on the record-breaking high box office of the original version.
This is particularly important for season. The emergence of a new creative team is not only about artistic achievements. There is no need for the team to continue to survive in the future.
The characters in front of them all knew the secrets inside, so just after hearing Liu Qingshan say the name of the script, their eyes showed understanding and approval.
But the key depends on the quality of the script. It doesn’t matter whether it follows the trend or not. At least this type of plot has a huge public base in the first place.
For the members of the group, it does not matter whether they perform a certain type of work for the time being, because they all know that the original intention of the group is to survive first.
If there is not enough box office guarantee, the support from other film companies will gradually disappear, so it is necessary to have a blockbuster movie in the early stage.
