Johnny asked this, but he didn't actually want to ask investors for help. After all, he is the protagonist of the movie and has some privileges. He can do ordinary things by himself.
Excessive things will definitely be detrimental to the investors. If Yang Dongxu really invests in the second film, he will definitely not be willing to harm his own interests to satisfy Johnny's demands. After all, the relationship between the two people has not reached that stage yet.
Johnny only asked this because in the past two years, Hollywood movies have been continuously sent to China for second screening and they have made a lot of money.
He knows that Yang Dongxu is very powerful in China, so if he is the employer. Then it will probably be much simpler for the second part to be released in China, so that the box office can be more popular and he can share more money.
Yes, after the first movie became a hit, the irreplaceable actor who played the pirate captain was the soul of the movie. Johnny's salary not only increased significantly, but he also received a share of the box office from superstars. The better the movie sells, the more money he gets.
Moreover, he is quite well-informed in Hollywood and knows that in order to open up the Chinese market, Hollywood's attitude towards the large Chinese capital has changed.
In fact, a long time ago, Hollywood did not have much opposition to foreign film and television producers, including Chinese film and television producers. Of course, there must be unfairness and hidden rules.
After all, you are making a living on someone else's territory, so you will definitely be exploited by the other party. However, even if they are squeezed, some Chinese filmmakers can still survive in Hollywood, such as Jack Cheng, Jet Li, etc. With all his hard work, he has achieved certain success in Hollywood.
But the Hollywood side of Haina Film and Television is extremely wary, because both Jack Cheng and Jet Li are actors, and even if they become international superstars, they are just actors. No matter how much money an actor makes, it is not as much as capital. At the same time, actors must listen to the advice of Hollywood film company giants.
Heiner is different. From the beginning, Heiner went to the record giant and the movie giant. It not only wants to come to Hollywood to make a living, but also wants to be one of the rule makers. How can you get the current rule makers in Hollywood to agree to this?
Being targeted so miserably, you broke through the first blockade through variety shows, and now with the help of the Chinese market, Hollywood has to continue to loosen the second blockade. If you don't take action desperately from the beginning, why don't you go to heaven?
However, the ultimate goal of everything is profit. If Hainer becomes a Hollywood giant, it will bring greater benefits to himself. For example, if we completely open up the huge market with more than one billion people, this matter is not non-negotiable.
"Some time ago, Disney people talked to Joes and said that they wanted to work together to shoot a movie. I think it should be about the investment in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2". I just came to the United States a few days ago, and this aspect The matter is not yet known in detail," Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
Disney rarely invited Heiner to join the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" because it wanted to open up the Chinese film market. There are also some reasons. For example, the investment in the second part is as high as US$250 million. Although Disney knows that the chance of losing money is very small, Disney still found some partners to share the risk.
Of course, what's more important is that Little Jack was pulled over by Yang Dongxu, which affected the Disney Film Company in some ways. It also affected the rapid change in Hollywood's attitude towards the blockade of Heiner Company.
Otherwise, given the current huge film market in China, there must be some people who are unwilling to give up and will try other channels to enter the Chinese film market. Even if it ends in failure, the final compromise will definitely be a compromise in which everyone gives in through various negotiations. Rather than changing as quickly as now.
Of course, there is another reason why Disney Studios was so happy to ask him to invest this time. That is, the Disneyland in Xiangjiang will open for operation this year.
Disneyland has the idea of opening a Disneyland in China, and several localities have chosen it. For example, Guangdong, Magic City, or Yanjing are all very good choices. At this time, Disneyland also needs a strong partner from Mainland China, so it took the initiative to show its goodwill this time.
"That's great. If I go to China for promotion, please take care of me." Johnny said with a smile.
"Whenever I have time, I will take you to visit China."
"That's perfect. I'm full of curiosity about China. It's a very mysterious country in my mind. I also have an idea to learn Chinese." Johnny looked even more excited to get the answer he wanted. and happy.
After talking for a while, Johnny got up and left, and a tall girl came over holding a wine glass. In fact, there were several girls who had been observing here from a distance just now and wanted to come over to say hello and get acquainted.
If they were still hesitant about Yang Dongxu, a stranger with a Chinese face, they would only treat him as an alternative dessert. When the party is about to end, if there is no suitable target, then choose to make contact.
The chatting and laughing with Johnny, the current popular hottie in Hollywood, instantly raised his status to a higher level. Especially for these young and beautiful women who need a chance to enter Hollywood, the attraction is rising.
After all, since you know some of the biggest and most popular stars in Hollywood, you have resources in Hollywood, right? He is no longer just a rich fringe person before. If he can get involved with Johnny through this Chinese face, that would be...
It's a pity that when Johnny was there just now, they didn't dare to step forward. After all, they are having a good conversation, and if you step forward and interrupt like this, you are not looking for an opportunity for yourself, but you are offending others. Even if they really want to get to know Johnny more, they can't be so blunt.
Finally, when Johnny left his side and had a chance, he was suddenly overtaken by a woman. Especially when the woman was still a Hollywood actress, those who were ready to make a move remained rational for the time being and did not come to tear their hair out.
You have to look for opportunities, and you have to be polite to stars who have become famous in Hollywood. Otherwise, just a casual word from someone may make your efforts and dedication go to waste.
"Okay, there's no one here." Looking up at the person, Yang Dongxu felt familiar, but for a moment he didn't expect it to be the female star.
"Thank you, hello. My name is Anne Hathaway, you can call me Anne." The girl sat down and introduced herself to me.
"Yang Dongxu, you can call me Yang!" Yang Dongxu smiled and raised his hand, and was motioned to have a drink with him.
The girl in front of her should be a Hollywood female star, but Yang Dongxu couldn't confirm which movies she had starred in. After all, he has heard more Hollywood movies than he has seen them. Except for those real superstars, he is really not very familiar with the stars in Hollywood.
But Anne Hathaway, with her black hair, made him very fond of her. Especially with a tall figure, three-dimensional facial features and such black hair, it gives people an indescribable elegant and intellectual temperament, which makes it impossible to feel bored.
This was when he vaguely matched the Anne Hathaway in front of him with a Hollywood movie in his vague memory - "The Devil Wears Prada", also known as "The Devil Wears Prada".
He had seen this movie somewhere vaguely, and he had a very deep memory of beautiful men. Although I had no illusions about female stars in Hollywood at that time, it was too far away after all. However, some memories still remain.
"Are you a Chinese actor in Hollywood? I heard that the pool of Chinese actors in Hollywood movies is being expanded recently." Annie asked.
The first step in Hollywood's invasion of Chinese movies was a very conventional means, which was to include some Chinese faces and characters in the movies.
This trick can be said to be very good. Hollywood movies that entered China early, except for those big productions. Otherwise, low-budget movies that want to steal chickens and cut leeks basically use this trick.
It is undeniable that the United States is a superpower, for many Chinese people who still have low self-esteem. When they see the commotion of Chinese people messing around abroad, most of them feel that they still feel proud.
This is also the reason why many women are keen to attend red carpets in foreign film circles. They always feel that they will look taller that way. However, Chinese people are not fools after all, and they will learn to be smart after being deceived too many times.
These junk movies, which were obviously money-making, quickly lost their market in China. The ones that really get the box office are the really good films.
This is similar to the situation of future discourse movies. In the beginning, all kinds of emotions, stars, and other routines could be made into movies and attract a lot of money in movie theaters.
Later, the audience stopped buying the trashy movie, and a group of so-called filmmakers jumped out and yelled, saying that the audience didn't have the level of appreciation to watch the movie. In short, everyone has learned a lot and is no longer as easy to fool as before.
"No, I came to the United States to make some investments. I am a partner with Peter." Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
It is said that foreigners have poor skin. If you look closely, you will see enlarged pores. In fact, this is completely nonsense. Whether it is a foreign woman or an Asian woman, as long as a woman is young, her face is full of collagen.
As for why there always seems to be such a big gap in the photos, it’s actually all due to makeup and beauty. The first thing that highlights foreign women’s makeup is the styling, while the first priority for domestic women is to cover up freckles and bumps on their faces, apply layers of foundation to make the skin delicate and flawless, and then talk about makeup.
Coupled with the popularity of beauty in later generations, photos are synonymous with "photo fraud" in China. In foreign countries, both men and women generally like to take pictures without makeup, or they don’t know how to retouch pictures even if they wear makeup.
Retouching is something you only pay attention to when taking posters and publicity photos. Usually, you don’t pay so much attention to it. I don’t want men and women in China to take photos for one minute and retouch them for two hours. So intuitively speaking, foreign women generally have poor skin, while Asian women are more delicate than the other.
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