Chapter 67: Buy Wen Ziren at a Low Price
Tim is proficient in English and French. It is a bit difficult to speak Chinese, but he can understand it.
As soon as they met, Tim recognized the young oriental man in front of him as the Chinese director who had just won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
“Oh, Li, it’s hard to imagine that you are more handsome than in the photo.”
When we met, Tim seemed to have known each other for a long time, flattering him first.
It's a pity that Li Chen doesn't accept this trick. He knows whether he is handsome or not.
His face is definitely not comparable to that of celebrities, but it’s not like you can’t find him in a sea of people.
"Tim, there's no need to talk nonsense. You must have guessed why I'm looking for you." Li Chen said straight to the point.
Tim smiled awkwardly.
I couldn’t help but murmur in my heart: Don’t all Chinese like to compliment each other?
"Help me make an appointment with James Wan. I want to meet him."
"No problem, Li, will we meet today?" Tim agreed happily.
With Li Chen's current reputation, it is not difficult to meet Wen Ziren, who has just emerged.
"Well, the sooner the better, I have something to do tomorrow." Li Chen nodded.
Tim is very efficient.
In the evening, Li Chen and Wen Ziren met at the Peninsula Hotel.
They are all Chinese, but Wen Ziren does not speak Chinese.
But with Tim beside him, Li Chen didn’t need to speak English.
In the café of the Peninsula Hotel, after a brief exchange of greetings, the two got down to business.
Wen Ziren looked at the man in front of him who was younger than him.
But its reputation is not inferior to that of any well-known director with an oriental face.
He couldn't help but guess why the other party was looking for him.
Li Chen didn’t waste any time and took out the script directly from his bag and handed it to Wen Ziren.
“Take a look at this script first.” Tim translated for Li Chen.
“Latent?” Wen Ziren muttered silently.
He thought to himself that he was indeed asked to make a movie, but isn't he the director himself?
But in an instant, Wen Ziren figured it out.
The other party is already a Palme d'Or winner, so some films may not be suitable for filming.
Wen Tsairen initially had a disapproving attitude. Not everyone can play horror movies.
But the more I look at it, the more it changes color.
This potential is comparable to Saw.
After closing the script, Wen Ziren could not hide his joy: "Li, this book is very good, can you sell it to me?"
Li Chen laughed and said: "You are so interesting. Wen Ziren.”
“I’m not short of money, so I’m looking for you to direct this film.”
Wen Ziren smiled awkwardly, and the other party was right.
Although I don't know the opponent's strength, but with the opponent's current reputation, there is definitely no shortage of investment.
Hollywood has never been short of money or actors, only good scripts and directors.
Wen Ziren only thought about it for a few seconds before nodding.
"Li, I agreed, how are you going to produce and distribute it?"
The corners of Li Chen's mouth turned up slightly, as if he had expected it.
Although Saw brought attention to James Wan, he was still not taken seriously.
The most realistic thing is that he no longer needs to direct Saw 2. Lionsgate let him do the behind-the-scenes job.
If Darren Lynn was put in charge of directing, it would be just like that.
Li Chen smiled and said: "Wen Ziren, since the Lions Gate has replaced Darren Lynn, why do you still hang yourself on a tree?"
"The Chinese have a saying, Ask people to move them alive, and move them to death.”
"Come to me, I will set up an independent production and distribution company in Hollywood and let Tim take care of it."
"Mainly focus on horror movies, Insidious will be a brand for us."
Tim was so stunned that he didn't bother to translate the last sentence.
"Li, you, you mean, you want to open a company and let me take care of it for you?"
"What? Are you unwilling or incapable?"
"No, no, no, Lee, I do, no, boss, I do." Tim stood up excitedly.
He is a native American and has been in Hollywood for almost ten years.
I have seen too many independent production and distribution companies start from scratch, and then go from scratch to nothing very quickly.
Li Chen had already planned it in his mind.
It is not difficult to open a company, just buy a small company and change its appearance. B-category horror films like the Insidious series don't need a lot of advertising to promote them.
After all, the production cost is only over one million US dollars.
Once the theater poster is up, just show a few exciting trailers.
With the addition of a gimmick written by Li Chen and directed by Wen Tsai-ren.
Tim is completely qualified, otherwise Hollywood would have really fed the dog in the past ten years.
Tim felt like he was kissed by Lady Luck today.
Li Chen ignored Tim's excitement.
"What's up, Wen Ziren? This lurking is also a series." Li Chen released another bait.
“You said Insidious is a series?” Wen Ziren was surprised.
“Of course, I wrote it with Saw as the imaginary enemy.”
Wen Ziren was completely tempted now.
In Hollywood, making movies is not difficult.
Equipment can be rented, people can be hired, and distribution can be done by a qualified large company.
Such as Lions Gate, New Line, Summit, Lake Shore and more.
As long as there is a good script and director, and there is no problem with funding, it is not a problem.
The production of Chainsaw, which he collaborated with his classmates on, took just twenty days from preparation to completion.
What's more, Hollywood directors, especially big directors, can get a share of the movie box office.
When making Saw, Lionsgate wanted to pay him a director's fee, but he didn't ask for it.
But it was a wise choice to share the box office share.
The extremely high rate of return after the release also proved that he made the right choice.
Wen Ziren knew that the script should be kept secret without Li Chen's instructions.
Sending Wen Ziren away, Li Chen asked people from Warner to help find a professional lawyer and accountant in Hollywood.
Then the three of them signed a contract with Tim.
In this way, the three of them restrain each other and are only responsible for him, the boss, so that they can rest assured.
Then Li Chen asked Tim to take the script he had prepared to the guild and register it first.
This includes Insidious, The Conjuring series, Inception, etc.
Tim is very motivated and promises that as long as the funds are in place, buying a small company can be done in minutes.
Because there are too many small companies like this in Hollywood.
You can buy it for one or two million dollars.
Further down, you can actually choose a personal studio.
But Li Chen couldn't afford to lose that person, he was the Palme d'Or director after all.
Tim was very professional and did not ask the boss about the source of funds.
After returning to the hotel, Miss Liu called.
"Go online, I want to video chat with you" and hung up the phone after saying that.
Li Chen turned on the computer and connected to the video.
Miss Liu wore a pink headband and a white waistcoat. She held up the Palme d'Or and shook it slightly.
Smiling like a flower, she said: "I received the gift."
"Yang Siwei, this little girl, is not active in other things, so trying to curry favor with you is like pretending to be a scud. "Li Chen laughed and cursed.
"Why, you don't want to?" Miss Liu said in feigned anger.
“How dare I, I just have an inexplicable sour feeling.”
"Obviously I am her boss, why do I feel like you are more like me?"
Ms. Liu laughed unladylikely.
“Sissi, don’t laugh. If you laugh again, I’ll take a photo with my phone and post it online.”
“Let netizens see what their fairy sister is like on a daily basis. ”
Miss Liu’s appearance changed instantly: “How dare you!”
"By the way, when will you come back? I heard from Yang Siwei that you are going to Hong Kong Island."
"How about I go find you?"
"No, you are coming. "What do you think, auntie?"
"I can't stay in Hong Kong for two days, I will go back soon."
After hanging up the phone, Li Chen thought about the showdown with Liu Xiaoli. .
There is no need to hide it anymore, Liu Xiaoli must also know it.
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