Chapter 362: Involved in "Hurricane"
After riding a horse all night, I am very tired, both the rider and the horse~
But they are all young people and they recover very quickly.
Not long after the genius turned on, while Zhang Chen was still sleeping, he felt someone sneaking up on him and automatically triggered the passive skill - Rishang Sangan.
There are two kinds of best women in the world, one is a young woman who has a girlish feel, and the other is a girl who has a young womanly look.
Blake Lively is the latter.
She is only eighteen years old, but when she smiles at you, you just feel like she is seducing you.
Zhang Chen likes girls of this age very much. He has liked older girls since he was a child.
The next day, when the two came out of the hotel, Diane was already waiting outside.
Seeing the two of them holding hands, Diane smiled and joked: "It seems you had a great time talking~"
Zhang Chen also enjoyed a bit of Hollywood's red sofa.
Behind him, Blake Lively made an 'OK' gesture towards Diane, indicating that he had successfully won.
Diane smiled.
Sure enough, Zhang Chen nodded and exchanged his acting skills all night long. Now he is sure that Blake Lively's acting skills are enough to handle the role of a female thief.
Seeing Zhang Chen's affirmative look, Diane opened the car door and asked Zhang Chen to go in. At the same time, she said to Lively in the back: "Gather at the company tomorrow, and the shooting will officially start the day after tomorrow~"
Looking at Blake Lively at this time, the double ponytail has changed back to a single ponytail. Judging from the luster of the skin, he looks well moisturized.
The preparations for "Breathless" have been completed well in advance, not to mention that except for a few shots, most of the film can only be completed in the studio.
Today they're going to take a trip to the Light to see the first cut of "A Quiet Place."
In the car, Zhang Chen behaved normally.
Diane teased him: "My boss, you don't need to take this too seriously. This is normal in Hollywood and is part of the audition process. We will produce many movies in the future. If you want this, you can always... …”
In Hollywood, this kind of transaction is not an unspoken rule, it is completely part of the rule.
Even if you say this kind of thing, no one will care. What people really dislike is Harvey's use of force.
Downstairs from New Line, Peter took the initiative to greet us.
"Dear Chen, you finally showed up..."
The two hugged each other warmly.
"Chen, have Diane told you that "A Quiet Place" has been rated very highly by New Line and up and down the line, and we think this film may make history..."
Zhang Chen is not as optimistic as them. Whether it is "A Quiet Place" or "Hold Your Breath", to put it bluntly, the concept comes first.
This type of film may do well at the box office, but it may still be far from creating a miracle.
"Follow me here, I've prepared the screening room..."
The group went to New Line's internal screening room and began watching the first cut of "A Quiet Place."
Theoretically, Zhang Chen does not have the final say.
From the moment the movie was made, it had nothing to do with him.
But Xingchen Entertainment is also one of the producers, and Zhang Chen can also have the final say on whether the film editing is good or not.
Not to mention, this project is originally controlled by Xingchen Entertainment.
After more than 80 minutes, the first cut version was played.
The post-production process has not yet been completed, and the special effects, music, etc. have not yet been synthesized. The so-called first cut version only allows you to see the graphics and rhythm.
But overall it's okay, no big differences.
When other directors shoot a movie, a scene may be shot several times from several cameras, and when editing, they will choose whichever camera has the best effect.
Zhang Chen was different here. Before shooting, he had a complete video in his mind, so there were basically no useless shots during shooting. Even if the editor wanted to cut it differently, he was not willing to do it.
"Zhang, let's talk about the schedule~"
After watching the first cut, Peter came over and they started discussing it in the screening room.
"Can "A Quiet Place" really be released in mainland China?"
This is Pete's biggest concern.
"Of course, "A Quiet Place" is a Sino-US co-production and meets all the requirements for a co-production. Moreover, it has investment from China Film Group. We also have a good relationship with China Film Group. You can rest assured about this..."
Regarding this point, he made a special trip to China Film Studio before coming here.
Han Sanping patted his chest and assured him that there was no problem.
How could there be a problem.
All the procedures for "A Quiet Place" are in compliance with regulations. In addition, China Film has been questioned due to "The Promise" during this period, and it is in urgent need of a good work to support the scene.
It is said that recently, due to the losses caused by the investment in "The Promise", China Film has even lowered the annual support fund limit, causing those directors to complain.
Not every director in the film industry is Zhang Chen. There are more directors who cannot attract investment. If they want to make a film, they need to apply for funding from China Film.
In previous years, China Film's funding was okay, about 1 million per person, but this year because of the huge losses of "The Promise", the support was cut in half.
"If that's the case, that would be great."
New Line chose to cooperate with Zhang Chen in order to open up the mainland market.
It is very difficult for Hollywood movies to enter the mainland. There is only a quota of 10 movies a year, and even the six major movies are not enough. How could it fall to a second-rate film like New Line?
If their works want to enter the mainland, they can only go through film approval.
But the approved film is a one-time buyout, and after the film is sold, the domestic box office has nothing to do with the producer.
Of course they don't want to let such a big piece of fat go to waste.
In this case, co-production is a good way.
But co-productions are not that easy to make.
It’s not like other companies have never gone through this road before, and they were deceived miserably.
Hollywood can defraud foreign funds, and in turn, mainland film companies can naturally defraud Hollywood investment, not to mention that there is an unstandardized review system.
A good movie will be wasted without a review.
Therefore, mainland filmmakers like Zhang Chen, who can guarantee that they will be able to enter the mainland, are particularly important.
"What about the schedule? I heard from Diane that you want it to be released simultaneously around the world in July?"
"No, it is too difficult to release it simultaneously all over the world. In that case, you need to find at least six major distributors, and you may be cheated. What I want is to release it simultaneously in North America, Japan, South Korea and mainland China..."
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There are too many countries in Europe, and it is not a large area, so it is difficult to coordinate the time.
If "A Quiet Place" wants to be released simultaneously around the world, it will definitely outweigh the gains and losses, and the distribution cost will be several times or even ten times higher than the original.
In comparison, it is much simpler to release the film simultaneously in North America and the Mainland.
New Line itself can control the distribution in North America.
In mainland China, it is China Film. As for Japan and South Korea, China Film also has fixed partners, so the difficulty is not very difficult.
This is Zhang Chen's attempt.
In the first part of "Hurricane Rescue", he tried the split-account distribution method for the first time. Although the payment cycle is slow, the benefits are obvious.
If successful, Star Entertainment will have completed a leap in distribution channels.
The same is true this time. If you want global distribution, you must have reliable partners around the world. This is a two-way selection process.
The bigger the partner, the better, nor the relationship, but the right one.
"In addition, Zhang, the top management of New Line are full of expectations for further cooperation with Star Entertainment in the future. We want to know if we can get more involved, such as your "Hurricane Rescue" series..."
Sure enough, these foreigners were not holding their breath.
Actually wanted to get involved in "Taken".
After "Taken" became a global hit, anyone could tell that this was going to be a hen that would lay golden eggs.
The action style of "Hurricane" is unique and is popular among movie fans around the world.
Both gunfights and fighting are regarded as classics.
Regarding its sequel, as long as it continues this style, it will be free money.
Of course New Line also wants to get involved.
In fact, not only New Line, many companies have this idea, but they can't find a way.
Xingchen Entertainment has no shortage of funds or connections. They have nothing to impress Zhang Chen.
"Pete, we are friends, so I will tell the truth. I'm afraid this will be difficult. "Hurricane" is so popular now. The six major Hollywood companies have made offers to China Film, hoping to win the investment share from China Film, but they were all rejected by China Film. If you refuse, no one will be stupid enough to give up a project that is sure to make money without losing money..."
Zhang Chen said so bluntly that Peter felt a little embarrassed, but he still persisted: "No, Zhang, maybe there is something wrong with my expression. We are not empty-handed, we will exchange the same amount with you... ”
Zhang Chen became interested: "What about for example?"
"For example, we have the "Rush Hour" series, Cheng Long's "Rush Hour", we are going to restart this project, and we will open up the investment rights to you in this series. In exchange, we want the investment in "Taken" Quan..."
Zhang Chen fell into deep thought for a moment, and it turned out that this was what New Line had in mind.
At first glance, it sounds good.
Cheng Long's "Rush Hour" system is also a very successful series. There should be two films produced in 1997 and 2001, both of which were good at the box office.
Trading such a series with Zhang Chen for "Hurricane Rescue" doesn't seem to be a disadvantage.
But Zhang Chen clearly remembers that "Rush Hour 3" seemed to have lost money, and the film was not released in the mainland.
It doesn't matter whose film it is or how big a production it is, if it fails to be reviewed, it won't work even if the King of Heaven comes.
To put it bluntly, the film and television industry is not a very powerful industry. It has nothing to do with the national economy and people's livelihood. It is understandable that the management is simple and rough.
Peter looked confident and confident in his proposal.
He was relatively familiar with the mainland and knew Cheng Long's status in the country, so he was quite confident in his proposal and felt that Zhang Chen would definitely not refuse.
Zhang Chen did not reject him immediately, but used the "drag" technique.
"Well, Peter, this level of cooperation is no small matter. I need to go back and discuss it with China Film Group..."
Foreign companies have a very stereotyped impression of China. They know China, but they don’t understand China.
Although Star Entertainment is the main controller of "Hurricane", China Film Group has a transcendent status in the country, so Zhang Chen said so, and they think there is no problem.
(End of chapter)