Hainer's desire to make his own Hollywood movie is no longer a matter of a day or two. Yang Dongxu had such a method when he first entered Hollywood. At that time, he knew that there were countless popular movies that could be a dark horse and he could run wildly.
But in the end, these films all became Heiner's investment and money-making goals, and none of them were completely Heiner's movies. Basically, they are the type of people who get into a car, have sex, and then walk away with a lot of money after the movie is a hit. Don't even think about the movie rights, and you can't invest in sequels or anything like that.
There is a way of overcoming obstacles in Hollywood, only to find your way out. But if someone else builds a train track to make money, he doesn't think it's a big deal.
And just because I haven't made my own movie, the most important thing is that it's stuck in theaters. Heiner's entry into Hollywood at that time can be said to be ambitious.
Not only is it in the Asian record market, it is inextricable from Sony, Warner, and Universal, the three world giant record companies. While entering Hollywood, I feel like I want to surpass these people and start a war in the United States.
As a result, coupled with Westerners' prejudice against Chinese people, it naturally encountered Waterloo, and finally relied on variety shows to force a wave of success. However, although variety shows have regained momentum, the film side has been unable to open up the situation.
The reason is that several giant companies used their personal connections to not arrange theaters for Heiner's movies. In other words, your movie is made, but there is no place to show it, and no one will show it even if you don’t need money.
Movies are made to make money, even if Yang Dongxu goes there for more than just money. He is willing to lose money in order to build up Haina's reputation, but what are you going to do if the theater chain doesn't arrange movies for you?
Therefore, as an investor, it is no problem to invest in a movie. If you want to make a movie, it will be no problem even if the project is approved, but if you want to have it screened, there will be no problem. In the past few years, Haina's relationship with several major TV stations has become better and better.
As most of the movies he invested in were hits, he had his own brand and some connections in Hollywood. I accumulated this capital, so I had the courage to shoot my own movie this time.
However, an opportunity is needed to break the current deadlock, and Bieber is the opportunity that Jos found. With Bieber's endorsement, Hollywood can be considered as having a powerful person speaking for Hainer.
In this way, if the movie is really of good quality and can make money, then the theater chain will give Bieber some face. What is particularly important is that the Chinese film market has begun to gradually rise in recent years. The films that the United States has sent over here in a common sense have done well, and it can be developed into a box office place.
But Haina is undoubtedly a tiger that dominates the entire Asian market. If he wants to go to China to make money, he will not arrange a theater chain for you. Do you believe it? So the interests of all parties were put together, and the businessman, who was not going to struggle with money, smiled and expressed his willingness to screen the film shot by Heiner.
"How did you come up with the idea of making a movie of this type for "The Da Vinci Code"?" Yang Dongxu asked in surprise as he looked at the selected script in front of him in the spacious and bright meeting of Heiner.
He had never seen the movie "The Da Vinci Code", but the name sounded familiar. It was probably a very popular movie. After all, in his previous life, he was a poor boy from the bottom of society. If this movie was not a hit, he, a person living at the bottom of society, would never hear this name.
Although he knew that this movie should be good, he had not seen it and it turned out to be a thriller movie. This made him hesitate.
After all, although thriller movies have performed very well in the TV market in recent years, more of them have failed. Especially in China, comedy is actually more popular.
“We don’t have Marvel, we don’t have magic like Harry Potter, and we don’t have much comedy material. So now we can only start looking for entry points from thriller movies, and thriller movies have always done well at the box office in the European and American markets. "Jose explained.
"What do you think?" Yang Dongxu looked at Bob and Peter next to him. Joss moved quickly. The script hasn't been chosen yet, let alone the actors and director, and the investment deal has just been arranged with Bob.
Bob, who has collaborated with Yang Dongxu, naturally has no objections. Besides, he has made a lot of money by investing in movies with Haina in the past few years. So I also wanted to see if Heiner, a lucky boy from Hollywood, would be so upset this time that he could double his investment, so I was very happy to receive an investment invitation from Jos.
Yes, Hollywood currently regards Heiner as a lucky boy, like a homeless man who suddenly won the lottery. It's just that Hainer clocked a few times too many times.
"The material of the movie is very good. The same name is very popular in the European and American markets and has a certain audience, so as long as the filming is not too bad, at least the small profit will not be lost." Bob said.
It's a generous investment, but Bob still has to be careful about which movies he invests in. Wasn't he a fool who threw money into the water? That's why Jos chose this script. He did market research, so he is more willing to invest now.
"In the past few years, there have been no masterpieces of thriller movies in the European and American film markets, and I have never heard of anyone making a large-scale thriller movie. So based on the large amount of investment this time, the effect should be good. Moreover, the material and content of this movie are very good. Maybe you can even win a prize if you take the photo." Peter said.
Bob looked at the problem from the perspective of a businessman, while Peter considered it from the perspective of a director.
"Then let's decide on this. Do you have any recommendations for actors and directors?" Yang Dongxu said.
Apparently Peter's words that he could win an award moved him, although thriller movies are not as popular as literary films. But compared to commercial films, it is indeed easier to win awards.
Of course, under normal circumstances, movie box office and awards are also directly proportional. If a movie wins awards, especially some important awards. The movie is likely to be a big hit again because people are curious.
There are always many people who want to see with their own eyes what is unique about the movies that can be selected by the film industry. This is why many movies have been released, but after the awards ceremony, the video tapes can sell a lot. Coupled with peripherals and various advertising effects, the film company can steadily make another wave of profits.
So for some film festivals are held on the eve of those film companies. Don’t be surprised by the public relations of stars and directors. Some public relations are to increase the value of newcomers and make their own money trees grow faster by winning big prizes.
And some of it is because the money spent on public relations at this time will be earned back after the movie wins awards, or even doubled, and there will be no loss at all.
"As a director, I recommend Ron Howard. He has made great achievements in shooting thrillers. In 2001, he filmed "A Beautiful Mind", which won him the Best Director and the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture.
Moreover, Lang and I had just met before. When we were talking about movies, he was very interested in the book "The Da Vinci Code". He also said that if he had time, he would find some good screenwriters and see if they could Come up with a movie script. "Peter said.
Not everyone in a director's circle is a director, but there are definitely a lot of directors in a director's circle, and many of them are even good friends. It's common to sit down together to drink and talk about movies.
"Then let's decide on him. Where's the actor?" Yang Dongxu nodded.
To be honest, he is not familiar with many directors in Hollywood, that is, he knows the names of several well-known directors such as Cameron, or directors like Ang Lee who are highly exposed in China.
Among others, if Peter was talking about Ron Howard, he should be considered a great director based on his tone, but Yang Dongxu had no impression of him.
But here in Hollywood, sometimes the director is more famous than the star in the movie, and the environment is different and he still needs to be able to attract box office.
In China, apart from those directors who are bombarded in the media every day, they can be recognized by people. Even if the movie is a hit, what the audience can remember is basically that the hero and heroine of the movie are confused as to who the director is.
"Let's wait until we talk to Howard. He is a great director of thrillers. Since I have also thought about turning this film into a script, I guess there are suitable candidates for several of the roles.
So we should meet with Howard to discuss it first. If he is confirmed to be the director, we can ask his opinion on the selection of actors. "Jos said.
He knew what his big boss meant as soon as he spoke, and he obviously wanted to settle everything that could be settled while he was still in the United States.
However, the script is easy to finalize, and it won’t be a problem if my boss is not short of money for filming. But the director and the actor can't be decided in just a few words, especially since the actor has to go through several rounds of tests, even if Howard really comes to direct the movie. He may have several candidates for that role, and he needs to think about it on the spot before making a decision.
"Okay, let's wait until the director is decided. Is there anything else?" Yang Dongxu asked.
Joss rolled his eyes, and Bob suddenly felt that his investment this time was a little too reckless. Why does it feel like Yang Dongxu is not that concerned about this matter and just handles it casually?
"The company has basically made an internal decision regarding the variety show script. Now we are looking for a director and inviting guests. This seems to be more difficult than expected." Jos said with some helplessness.
He originally thought that variety shows could be copied just like talent show variety shows, but after watching the samples brought by Yang Dongxu, he realized that there was no suitable person in the United States to do it, whether it was the stage, the host, or the game content.
"I will say hello to Heiner and ask him to assign you a few people who are familiar with these variety shows and have experience to be producers. But my opinion is still, if there are suitable ones in the United States, look for them here. .
After all, everyone’s humor and preferences are different. Things that are popular in China cannot be brought to the United States by mechanical means. They must be localized. For example, something that makes Americans laugh will be boring to Chinese people, and vice versa. "
"I know this, but you have to find someone with experience to make the work go smoothly, right? As for the variety show content and guest games, there will be a meeting to discuss how to localize them," Joss said.
"That's fine." Yang Dongxu nodded, "Is there anything else?"
Joss was speechless. Didn't you just disappear when you first came to the company? Why do you always feel like running away? Is the company incompatible with you? Do you really not want to stay?
"I have a small party over there tonight. Charlie and Jimmy also said that they can bring a female companion." Seeing that Jos seemed to have nothing to do, Jos said.
When I heard about Charlie and Jimmy, Yang Dongxu immediately thought of Weta Digital, because these two people are also shareholders of this company. However, I heard Peter say that he could bring a female companion, so he probably wasn't talking about any important company matters, but just a simple get-together.
"I know, what time is it?"
"At Bob's house at seven o'clock in the evening. He just bought a new house in Los Angeles." Peter smiled and looked at Bob.
Then he thought about Bob's new house and seemed to have thought of something, and a different look couldn't help appearing on his face.
"Okay, I'll be there on time." Yang Dongxu didn't know about Bob's new house.
But he knew everything about Bob's divorce. To be honest, in a big dyeing vat like Hollywood. Except for people like Yang Dongxu who often work in China and stay away from home.
Whether it’s the CEO of a film company, a big star, or a big director, some of them are more emotional than you can imagine. For example, Bob is divorced for the third time.
It stands to reason that for a diamond king like him, not getting married is the most correct choice. But every time he felt that he had met true love, so he happily got married.
Then a few years later, I discovered that I was not really in love with my current wife, but that my true love was someone else, so I divorced and paid alimony. Start being with your true love, then get married, and repeat...
You could call him a playboy and a scumbag. Every time he got married or divorced, he distributed his property to the woman. You say he is infatuated, but his true love will always be next...
