Chapter 68 Chiyou Pictures
The next day, Li Chen asked Tim to buy him a gift.
Lest Ms. Liu’s birthday go away empty-handed.
When Tim heard about the gift that his boss wanted to buy, he was immediately surprised again. He was really rich.
“Boss, this product has only been launched this year. It is not cheap and is limited globally, so you may not be able to buy it.”
Li Chen patted Tim on the shoulder and smiled.
"Tim, there are hundreds of professional managers in Hollywood."
"Tell me, why should I choose you as my agent?"
Ti Mu was stunned, and then reacted quickly: "Boss, no problem, leave it to me."
On Thursday, the 26th, Time Magazine completely pushed Li Chen to the top.
Looking at his photo on the cover, Li Chen was quite satisfied.
It’s not like the photo of Li Yuchun winning the Supergirl title.
Li Chen felt at the time that Time Magazine was deliberately disgusting.
Thinking of this, Li Chen realized in hindsight that Super Girl was already in full swing.
I am in Time Magazine, so I guess Li Yuchun will have nothing to do with it.
When the news was published in China that night.
Exactly quoted from Time Magazine.
In the Chinese film industry, a new king is crowned.
The accompanying picture is also a picture of Li Chen holding the Palme d'Or.
Li Chen understood that it would be impossible to keep a low profile from now on.
Li Chen didn't bother to care what people like Li Min, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige thought.
There is no need to care about their opinions now.
But if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.
In the future, I will inevitably have to deal with open and covert attacks from all parties.
The Beijing circle is xenophobic and clumsy, Chen Kaige is aloof, and the Northwest circle is fighting for its own good.
No one wants to be stepped on, let alone a newcomer who has only been out for two years.
The comments online have exploded.
“I remember that the last person in the entertainment industry was the Queen of Heaven, and the sports world was last year’s flying star.”
“Now that Director Li is here, I ask for the shadow area in Director Chen’s heart at this moment.”< br>
“Upstairs, there is no solution to this question”
"If Director Li becomes emperor, then the five and six generations will become princes and kings."
"Alas, the new generation will bury the old ones, and it will be a complete mess."
"Don't just think of it as a flash in the pan. What does he compare to Zhang Yimou?"
"Other than age, Lao Mouzi still ranks first in terms of box office awards!"
There are so many popular movies on the Internet that Li Chen is too lazy to watch.
The calls came in one after another, and finally Li Chen simply turned off his phone.
I heard from Teacher Li that the school has planned to include him in the admissions brochure.
Just waiting for him to go back and 'sign and stamp'.
Wang Changtian and Cao Guowei also called to congratulate.
The next day, Li Chen left for Silicon Valley.
Silicon Valley was not originally in Li Chen's itinerary plan.
But Gu Yongkeng took the initiative to call him yesterday, which made him change his mind temporarily.
Gu Yongkeng’s wife is studying at New York University, and he himself travels around the world to broaden his horizons.
Recently, Gu Yongkeng has also paid attention to the news about Li Chen.
Especially the breaking news that appeared on the cover of Time Magazine.
Unexpectedly, we haven’t seen each other for more than half a year.
This young man, whom he was still somewhat dismissive of at the time, has achieved achievements that cannot be underestimated.
At this time YouTube has been established for more than three months.
When Gu Yongkeng mentioned YouTube on the phone.
To his surprise, Li Chen, like him, was also very optimistic about the prospects of this new video website.
The two met in Silicon Valley.
This time Gu Yongkeng was not as lonely as when the two met for the first time.
The two talked for more than two hours.
Gu Yongkeng talked about some of his experiences around the world in the past three months.
Li Chen spent most of the time listening and did not express an opinion.
Until I talked about youtube again.
Li Chen came straight to the point: "Mr. Gu has said so much, has he considered setting up a video website in China?"
At that time, Tudou and LeTV already existed in China. But Gu Yongkeng still smiled confidently: "Yes, I do have this idea."
"I still remember what Director Li said when we last met."
"If I want to start a business, Rongchen Pictures will definitely be my best choice."
"I want to know, where does Director Li's confidence come from for saying this?"
Li Chen smiled softly: "Funds and resources!"
After meeting Li Chen, Gu Yongkeng felt confident.
I didn’t expect that this young man who had never shown off before would actually have such strength.
Although the other party did not tell him how rich the funds were.
But from just a few words, he could get a general idea.
The other party only revealed the current profit of the Thief Family.
He had to admit that he did underestimate the other party.
As for resources.
As he said, he is skeptical whether China can really achieve the level of copyright protection that the United States has.
Currently on video websites, short videos have just emerged.
The era when long videos are king he said is too far away.
However, it is undeniable that the other party's vision is forward-looking.
Li Chen returned to Los Angeles.
Although the conversation with Gu Yongkeng did not result in substantive cooperation.
But it undoubtedly deepened the relationship between the two parties.
He is not alone and brave.
When he chooses himself, he is also making a choice.
Tim is very efficient. He bought a small production company with a hundred people for less than 2 million US dollars.
Li Chen remembered that in 2015, an insider set up a production company for Xiao San in Hollywood.
It cost less than 2.2 million US dollars.
Tim took Li Chen to the company for a face-to-face meeting.
A group of foreigners were puzzled and uneasy when they saw the new boss being respectful in front of an Oriental young man.
The sharp-eyed person has already recognized who Li Chen is.
There was a lot of discussion below.
“Hey, is that Lee from Time Magazine?”
“Yes, that’s him!”
“Tim is following him, is he the only one? Is he our boss?”
Li Chen changed the company’s name to Chiyou Pictures, and Tim is already going through the procedures.
Even the trademark Li Chen is ready and handed over to Tim for registration.
It is Chi You’s mount, the national treasure giant panda.
Or Kung Fu Panda.
It not only represents the Chinese people, but also has the magical style of Eastern Kung Fu and the Demon King Chi You.
Li Chen asked Tim to let some wind out and warm up Latent.
However, apparently no one took it seriously. This kind of thing happens almost every month in Hollywood.
Although you have the Palme d'Or, 'Partner' Tim is also somewhat famous.
He also won over James Wan, who had just made his mark in Hollywood.
The young audience of horror films.
I will not pay for the box office just because of the name of Palme d'Or director.
If the movie has a bad reputation, it won’t work for anyone.
However, the vice president of Warner Pictures and the senior executives of New Line, who were good friends with Li Chen, promised to come to support the company on the day of its opening.
New Line is happy to watch Lionsgate's jokes, and it belongs to Warner Bros., not to mention the origin of Big Brother Dragon in it.
On June 4th, there is one day left before the premiere of Batman in Los Angeles.
A piece of news from Hollywood spread back to China.
Sina Entertainment News
New Palme d'Or director Li Chen and famous Hollywood manager Tim Smith jointly established Chiyou Pictures.
It was also announced that it will fund the filming of Chi You Pictures' first film "Insidious"
The director is Wen Tsai-ren, the Chinese director of Saw.
Local media have been pessimistic about the prospects of Chiyou Pictures.
Director Li Chen spoke frankly in an interview with Sina Media.
The establishment of Chiyou Pictures was an impromptu idea he had after watching Saw.
It’s your first time trying Hollywood, it doesn’t matter even if you fail.
(End of this chapter)