"Okay, you can rest assured about making movies, I won't do it if I'm not sure. "Li Fangcheng is feeling more and more pressured now.

I thought that I would trust myself very much for the team I pulled out single-handedly, but at present, it seems that it is really hard to say.

Even insiders have obvious opinions on the issue of making films, and that's on the outside......

Ay!

With Li Fangcheng's sigh, Tang Zekaiyan was also a little embarrassed, and could only be embarrassed: "Mr. Li, I didn't mean that, I just ...... Is that it...... I think it's better to be cautious......"

"Okay, I understand, but now there is a problem, which is the problem of the theater chain. Li Fangcheng is still distressed by this problem.

"Cinema ...... It's not easy to do. Tang Zekaiyan shook his head.

This problem is not just Li Fangcheng's distress.

Most of the world's current cinema chains are in the hands of Hollywood's seven major film companies.

Paramount Pictures, MGM Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Disney Studios.

There is no doubt that Paramount, as the boss, has occupied the leading position so far.

Paramount's logo is the stars surrounding the snow-capped mountains, in fact, the top of the mountain is also a very appropriate metaphor for Paramount's position in the film industry, in the first three decades of its existence, the company has many stars, high-quality films, theater chains throughout the United States, and even later, has been sitting on the throne of Hollywood.

From the '60s to the '90s, Paramount's real power changed rapidly, but that didn't affect the quality of the company's films, whether it was Robert Evans, Barry Diller, or Shirley Lansing, the company was always able to produce films like "The Godfather," "Weekend Night Mania," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Forrest Gump."

But when it comes to the first, others don't know, but in Li Fangcheng's heart, there is a company that has not yet collapsed, and is strong, filming one of the best films in film history, "Gone with the Wind", creating the enduring screen classic movie 007, creating the immortal cartoon image of cat and mouse, initiating the establishment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and launching the Academy Awards, which is the source of the Academy Awards as we know.

The Academy Awards, one of the pinnacle pursuits of countless actors around the world, not to mention for the time being, just that series of achievements, any one of them, can make this company immortal, not to mention several myths in one. The symbol of the country is the eagle, and once in the country, the lion logo of this company was once regarded as the symbol of the country! Its star-studded superstars once created the myth of a movie released every week. It is this company with thousands of glory in one, called MGM.

Columbia Film Industries was founded in 1924. Columbia Pictures produces more than 30 films a year, with recent products including the Spider-Man series, Mouse Kids, Thunderbolt, Kung Fu, The Da Vinci Code, and the first 007 film series, 007 vs. Casino Royale, among others.

Warner Bros. was founded a year before Columbia, but interestingly, it was really a company of four brothers.

It was founded in April 1923 by four brothers, Harry Warner, Albert Warner, Sam Warner, and Jack Warner.

At that time, the headquarters was located in New York, and the studio was located in Burbank, near Hollywood. Warner Bros. began the distribution and projection of films in New York in 1917, and the establishment of Warner Films was an expansion of the business. In 1925, he took over the production of Vitagraff Productions, and in 1927, he produced and distributed the first sound film in the history of cinema, "The Jazz Singer", so that Warner Company entered the ranks of the eight major Hollywood film companies in the early 30s.

Universal Pictures, founded on June 8, 1912, was the second most senior of the eight Hollywood companies and became the most powerful film company in Hollywood in its founding years, but because its founder, Carl Laimer, ran the company with only his own funds and did not have a strong theater chain, by the mid-twenties, it had given up the number one position to the newly established MGM Company.

In the decades that followed, Universal Pictures became a second-class citizen of Hollywood, as the company had little money and few star signings, and was adept at making low-budget horror films like "The Mummy" and "Frankenstein," as well as Westerns, popular dramas and series that small-town audiences would enjoy.

The overlord of this period, after MGM, is Universal Pictures.

Another company that exists in name only, founded in May 1935, was formed by the merger of Fox Film Company, a large company in the silent film era, and 20th Century Film Company, which is one of the eight big Hollywood film companies in the 30s and 40s, the name is 20th Century Fox Film Company, in 1981 the big oil merchant M. Davis bought this company, and later it was acquired under Murdoch's News Corporation, due to the wiretapping scandal, News Corp. was spun off into News Corporation and 21st Century Fox, which is now part of the 21st Century Fox Group, is one of the mainstream studios in Hollywood, in fact, this company has rarely made movies, the real masterpiece is Li Fangcheng's "Titanic" that he is filming now.

Originally, there was also a company called Luen Mei Pictures, which was also one of the eight giants of Hollywood, but it was acquired by MGM in 1981.

These seven companies have a lot of theaters on hand.

Once these companies have a movie to be released, needless to say, the time slot must be arranged by themselves, and some are even closed to the public.

But how important is the cinema chain!

Cinemas are the main entrance to movie consumption!

All actors, directors, producers, promoters, etc., in the end, if they want to realize profits, they all rely on the box office revenue collected by the cinema to share.

The theater chain can't decide which movie everyone watches, but it can decide how the movie is scheduled. It can be said that if a movie depends on the box office, after entering the film market, it must start with the theater first.

"The current cinema ...... Do you want to make a small fuss, or do you ......" Tang Zekaiyan, as the CEO of the distribution company, is of course no stranger to the world's industry giants, and immediately associated with this crucial step.

"No, I wouldn't have spent so much resources on this...... So ......"

"So you want to use the theater chain under the Big Seven?"

Without waiting for Li Fangcheng to finish speaking, Tang Zekaiyan blurted out.

"That's right. Li Fangcheng admitted frankly.

"......" Tang Zekaiyan was speechless for a while.

It's light to say, but, making a movie, releasing a movie, these two things add up...... This is simply moving the cake of the Big Seven!

"Don't worry, don't look so scary, we are just a small company, and our assets are the same as the seven giants...... Well, in fact, if you do the math carefully, it's just the Big Six, and we're ...... with them That's not comparable, not only do we know that, they know it. In other words, at most, they treat our movies as a ticket, and they don't pay attention to it, you see that "Castle in the Sky" has also achieved good results in the world, do these giants mean something?" Li Fangcheng took the city in the sky as an example.

"Hmm......" Tang Zekaiyan nodded: "It's unbelievable even for ourselves, not to mention those giants, our behavior is estimated to be the nature of playing tickets in their eyes." ”

Such speculations are not unreasonable.

In so many countries in the world, there are people who want to develop in the film industry, people who have money, and there are many examples of making movies.

If everyone has to take precautions, this is something that no one can do.

What these companies have to guard against is the film companies.

And the Age of Miracles......

I'm sorry, but the people who make games come to the movie industry, and the seven giants don't bother to watch it.

"So, after thinking about it a lot of times, I think...... It's up to you to deal with this matter. Li Fangcheng smiled like a demon: "I'll just wait for your good news." ”

"Poof!what?, I said, Mr. Li...... I may have gone to the wrong place today, what did I say, I was going to the café, I went wrong...... Excuse me, I'll go first. Tang Zekaiyan stood up, straightened his tie, finished speaking calmly, and walked towards the door.

"Oh, you're leaving, it's a pity...... It's a pity that my new game ......" Li Fangcheng also stood up and said: "Let's go, I'm going to leave too, I'm going to see how the new game is tested." ”

Tang Zekaiyan's hand, which was originally opening the door, froze instantly.

"Uh...... Mr. Li ......"

"Well, I don't know how long it will take to finish it, after all, it will take a lot of time to play two or three games. Li Fangcheng passed by Tang Zekaiyan's side, said lightly, opened the door and walked out.

"Don't! What's that...... I'm going to try a new game too!"

If it's a new game, maybe you can put up with it, and there are two or three new games at once......

"Hmm, aren't you going to the café?" Li Fangcheng glanced sideways at Tang Zekaiyan.

"Yes, did I say it? Mr. Li, I think you've been working a little too hard lately, and you're ...... auditory hallucinations," Tang Zekaiyan said curtly.

Li Fangcheng looked at Tang Ze Kaiyan with great disdain, where did the righteous words just now!

sighed softly and said, "Yes, I've worked a lot, what about the theater...... I'd better go back to sleep......"

When Tang Zekaiyan heard this, he couldn't wait to slap himself twice!

Say something bad and go back to this question!

"I ...... I'll solve .......," Tang Zekaiyan said with a frustrated face.

"Really? Are you sure you can do it? If you can't do it, or else, I'll go back and think about it first......" Li Fangcheng said softly.

"Yes!" Tang Zekaiyan gritted his teeth and said, "The premise is that you take me to see a new game." ”

"Deal, let's go. Li Fangcheng hurriedly turned around and held back a smile, this 30-year-old person is still so funny, it is rare.

(End of chapter)