September 8th.

The Jumanji crew moved to Los Angeles.

Of course, there is no such thing as Shen Ming, his scenes are all in the jungle.

Arriving in Los Angeles, he dragged director Jack Kasdan, producer Matthew Tomazi, and one of Universal's top executives, Harris Wilson, to a local restaurant.

For no other reason, I want to know the specific news of the release in China.

Also, if there is a sequel, is it possible to make a co-production?

Or, does Universal have any projects that could be taken up and made into a co-production?

After "Megalodon", Lao Mei and the big studios have a new understanding of Sino-US co-production-it turns out that co-production is not necessarily a loss, no, it is not necessarily out of line!

"Megalodon" is really a blossom between China and the United States, the mainland has won more than one billion box office, the North American box office has exceeded 150 million US dollars, and the global box office has successfully exceeded 500 million, with a cost of 130 million US dollars, and it is easy to make a profit...

And the periphery of "Megalodon" has also begun to be developed, and if this project is shameless, it can be continued!

"Sharknado", "Deadly Two-Headed Shark", "Deadly Three-Headed Shark", "Deadly Five-Headed Shark", "Shark Sea"... It's more.

Add a Chinese, control the cost below 20 million US dollars, and you will definitely make money!

The world is very eye-catching...

After thinking about it carefully, I felt that it was necessary to seriously cooperate with Chinese film and television companies.

In fact, "The Richest Man in Xihong City", Universal got a licensing fee of $1 million through the authorization of "Brewster's Million Windfall".

It's just that I didn't expect the Chinese box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" to be so high, 2.7 billion yuan, close to 400 million US dollars!

……

"The Chinese market, I believe you should also know how much box office the Chinese market has contributed to Marvel's layout in recent years!"

"The number of screens in China has exceeded 500 million, and it is still growing, and no one can explore the potential of the Chinese market..."

"Megalodon provides a successful model for Sino-US co-production of blockbusters, which shows that as long as you shoot with heart, the audience will accept it!"

Shen Ming was almost emptying his vocabulary inventory, and Harris Wilson stretched out his hand to interrupt him: "Sorry, Shen, we know that the Chinese market is very vast, but we are not sure about the tastes of Chinese audiences!"

Matthew Tomazzi added: "Transformers 5, Fast and Furious 8..."

"We Chinese audiences pay attention to feelings, as long as it is a series and the quality is acceptable, we will definitely go to watch the movie!"

"Why?"

“… I don't know. ”

Shen Ming is also very strange, obviously there are a bunch of sequels that are actually under the slogan of making money, and Chinese audiences are still happy to buy it, but he can still find a reason: "Mainly, there are only a few "Hollywood blockbusters" allowed to be released in movie theaters, there is really nothing to pick, and the movie-going population base is too large, just look at the box office for hundreds of millions..."

Harris Wilson nodded: "That's true, we thought you guys liked Chinese elements, so..."

"What you think is a Chinese element is not the same thing as our Chinese element!"

It's not that a few Chinese actors are called Chinese elements!

Filming in China, inviting Chinese movie stars to participate...

What's the use?

The Chinese box office of "Pacific Rim 2" is not as good as the first one!

It's really not necessary to deliberately please!

“… So how much do you think "Jumanji" will have at the Chinese box office?"

Shen Ming thought about it seriously: "It's hard to say, this movie is a brand new series for many Chinese audiences, and I don't know if they can accept it!"

"Shen, what if we put the premiere in China?"

“… This is not a problem with the premiere, the IP power of "Jumanji" is not big enough, if you can, it is better to delay it for half a month before it is released in China. ”

"Why?"

"Look at the reflection of the North American market..."

Harris Wilson frowned: "Shen, we chose you because we value your appeal in the Chinese market!"

“… I understand, but Battle for the Jungle is a game that's too simple and not as exciting as I thought..."

"Then how much do you think the box office in China can have?"

"At least 800 million!"

"OK, we're already satisfied!"

“… I'm talking about the yuan. ”

"I know!"

"Then how many Chinese actors will I say after that?"

Matthew Tomazzi glanced at Harris Wilson before answering: "This depends on the follow-up box office and word of mouth..."

“… OK！”

Everyone has said so, what else can Shen Ming do...

However, Harris Wilson proposed that a Chinese actor could be added to "A Dog's Mission 2"...

It's also a reward.

In recent years, with the control of capital outflows, the frenzy of deals between China and Hollywood has subsided, and Hollywood no longer focuses all its interest on China, which is somewhat of a relief.

There are so many investments that are illusory, like the Hollywood investment frenzy of the neon years, and now that things have subsided and normalized, it is time to go back to the simpler things and tell good stories.

Many Hollywood producers also realize that China is different from other countries, and that China's history is part of human history, but the Chinese are currently concerned about China itself.

This country is not at the stage where they want to be integrated into the history of human civilization, and they want to emphasize that they are unique in the history of human civilization.

In particular, the failures of "The Great Wall" and "Beacon Fangfei" have made many people realize that Chinese audiences do not care about these stories about foreigners in China.

Because in the real course of China's history and culture, hardly any foreigner has done anything that has fundamentally changed China!

Not to mention a foreigner pilot, even if you make a biography of Situ Leiden, it is estimated that there is not much market!

So, you either invest directly in Chinese directors, or replace them with high-quality projects, don't always think that the Chinese market is stupid and has a lot of money...

……

Back at the hotel, Karen Gilan knocks on the door.

Long legs...

What do you want to do?

Unspoken rules...

It's impossible, Lao Tzu is not a director, producer, or an actor...

"Do you have time to talk?"

“… Of course!"

Shen Ming followed out in confusion, and the two went to a bar.

Karen Gillan gave him a strange look, "You don't drink?"

“… If I don't drink it, I'll have to lose weight!"

“Why？”

"Joker!"

"Didn't that drama only shoot in December?"

“… I lost weight gradually, not overnight. Waving his hand, Shen Ming took a glass of juice handed by the bartender and took a sip: "Is there something wrong?"

“… You have a good relationship with the people in focus?"

"Can't find a distributor for your film?"

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