"The intention to cooperate has been reached, but the specific details have yet to be negotiated. The idea was that it would be better to bring "Oprah Talk Show" over, but she was not optimistic about it, which would be tantamount to forcibly changing the viewing habits of those loyal viewers of the past decade or so. She intends to create a new TV show, which will also be a talk show genre, but with a different name. At the same time, the video rights to Oprah's talk show from the past 20 years will be ported, and her royal editor, Lisa Esparme, will be the creative director of the new channel. ”

Obviously, David Saslav is looking forward to this cooperation.

Oprah's influence in the United States is so great that co-founding a new TV channel with her is even more valuable than a partnership with The New York Times.

Donn doesn't get involved in specific business management, but he doesn't have a sense of Oprah, and it's hard to imagine that a chubby black woman can be more popular than female stars like Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman.

"By the way, I heard that you are cooperating with the Chinese side?"

That's Donn's focus.

Friendships and connections are accumulated little by little.

The more cooperation between New Global and the Chinese side, the more likely it will be to win the Modu real estate project.

Disney is a formidable rival, and Disneyland's popularity and audience breadth far surpass that of Universal Studios.

If you want to beat Disney, you have to do your homework.

David Saslav said helplessly: "We have made great efforts to enter the Chinese market. It's a pity that China's regulatory policy on overseas TV channels is very strict, and News Corp failed to do it back then, and even the Hong Kong government's Phoenix Satellite TV only obtained a landing broadcast permit in three-star hotels and foreign-related communities. ”

Don waved his hand, "I understand the situation over there, the TV station ...... Don't think about it, let alone foreigners, even if they are natives, they can't run TV stations. You can start with the content aspect. ”

David Saslav laughs: "Actually, we're doing that. The content cooperation is bilateral, we can provide selected program content for some local channels to make our content available to ordinary Chinese audiences in the form of program sections, and on the other hand, we can actively explore the production of documentary programs about China and bring these programs with Chinese characteristics to the global Discovery and Communication TV network. ”

Tang En looked at him with a smile, "Pushing Chinese culture to the world?

In order to promote Chinese culture and national self-confidence, China invests huge sums of money overseas every year.

The Discovery Channel is willing to launch a TV program on Chinese culture to the world in the form of a documentary produced in this way, and it is conceivable that the Chinese side will definitely pay a large amount of promotion fees to Discovery Communication.

This is by no means a reciprocal transaction.

David Saslav said helplessly: "This is normal market behavior. The Chinese market is huge, but piracy is everywhere, which makes us lose too much intellectual property and copyright revenue. Even national television stations are blatantly stealing our programs. In this way, at least we can make up for some losses. ”

Don was noncommittal and asked, "What kind of cooperation is being carried out now?"

David Saslav said: "At present, we are cooperating with the Information Office of the Chinese Government Council to produce a documentary program called "Architectural Wonders of China", which will be a series, and I am personally looking forward to it. In the future, the two sides will also produce some documentary programs in the capital Olympics. ”

Don nodded.

Clothing, language, customs, and handicrafts are national characteristics that can hardly be influential in the world. If you want to really produce a program with international influence, you still need to focus on universal themes such as ancient architecture, natural scenery, and weird and strange stories.

At this time, Jeff Zucker concluded by saying, "In the past, Exploration and Communication was a big platform company, and the focus was on TV stations. At present, Exploration Communication is transforming into a large content company, and on the basis of maintaining the vitality of TV channels, it is producing more high-quality content. Content is king!"

At this time, the originally quiet restaurant suddenly made a commotion.

Dozens of people suddenly appeared and poured into the Italian cafeteria of the new global headquarters, some carrying props, some carrying cameras, and many actors dressed in costumes from decades ago.

It should have been a crew coming over to film.

This is not surprising.

Making movies in the United States is troublesome.

All the characters, houses and objects that appear in the film must be filmed only after obtaining permission, otherwise they will be suspected of infringement.

Of course, it doesn't matter if it's a big movie, there is enough energy and money to maneuver.

Small and medium-cost movies can only be dealt with so-so.

In a way, the film is not sacred at all.

The so-called remarks of excellence are just a bible for producers and distributors to fool fans.

All the movies are made to the best within the budget.

Budget can often greatly limit the quality of a film.

In fact, in the 21st century, it is already very good, and the production budget is high enough.

Push back a few decades, Hollywood movies ...... That's really looking for quality products in a shoddy model. Including classic movies such as "Citizen Kane" and "Gentleman's Friend", they can be dealt with during the filming process, and they didn't expect to be able to reap success at all, and the successful completion is the biggest success.

There may have been a hundred films of this kind at that time, and only a few of them were successful, and they became classics.

Even a lot of movies are only half filmed.

What do you mean?

Only half of the content was filmed with the participation of the actors of this film. The remaining half, which was cut from dozens of other film footage, was assembled and composited.

This is a clear act of collecting money.

Even now, the matter of assembling lenses is still widely adopted by Hollywood.

The most typical is the Marvel movie.

Many movie shots are not made on the spot, but are taken from many movies of the same type. For example, in the newly released "Spider-Man 3", 62 shots are based on the filming materials of "Spider-Man 1", "Spider-Man 2", "Ant-Man 1" and "Ant-Man 2".

Of course, the proportion of assembly is so small that it is far from being compared with that year.

Back then, it was an industry monopoly, and fans had no right to speak.

Times are getting better now.

Movie fans have too many choices, and blatant money trapping consumers is no longer possible in Hollywood.

However, budget issues are still the biggest obstacle to the film's excellence.

In order to solve this problem, small and medium-cost films will make use of all available resources around them as much as possible to minimize the cost of location expenses.

As a member of Hollywood, New Universal will definitely give strong support to the filming at New Universal's headquarters.

Even if the film is not invested and produced by New Universal's film company.

Tang En and the three of them didn't delay any longer and got up to leave.

"Donn?!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.

Donn looked back and smiled in surprise, "Reese, is this your movie?"

It turned out to be his secretary back then, Reese Witherspoon, one of the veterans of Down Pictures.

Her main career now is acting, while also working as a producer at Rose Pictures.

Reese Witherspoon wore a black old-fashioned jacket with a weird hairstyle, and said with a smile: "It's my movie, I'm just one of the producers, it's a twentieth century Fox and Rose Pictures movie, a musical and dance film." The big head is on Fox's side, and they own the rights to the script. By the way, Director Mangaard is over there, will you go there?"

"Forget it, don't disturb your work. Don shook his head, his heart moved, "You're the heroine?"

Reese Witherspoon pursed her lips and said with some smugness, "Yes, with Jaaquin Phoenix." ”

"What is the movie called?"

"Walking with the Song". ”

Reese Witherspoon lowered her voice, and it seems that the name of the movie is still being kept secret.

She is one of the producers, and of course she will know the inside story.

This time, the crew came to the new global headquarters for filming, and it is estimated that it was also her recommendation.

Tang En looked at her deeply and said in a low voice: "Perform well! Since it is a song and dance film, you must insist on singing all the songs in the movie." ”

"How?"

"We're old friends, and you're one of the veterans of Down Pictures. I'll help you out when it matters most!"

Reese Witherspoon's face suddenly showed a little shock, "You...... You mean?"

Don nodded heavily, "That's right, Oscar! This movie will be released next year, so the 2006 Oscar...... Here's your chance!"

"Donn, you...... You're not kidding. ”

Reese Witherspoon's voice trembled a little.

She is not from a professional class, her acting skills are not superb, and she has not even won an Oscar nomination.

But listen to Donne...... It seems that you want to win the Oscar directly?

Is this okay?

Don En patted her on the shoulder, calmed her emotions, and smiled, "No matter what, you always have to try, you always have to try, right?"

In her previous life, she won the Oscar in one fell swoop with "Walking with Songs".

Reese Witherspoon bit her lip tightly and bowed her head slightly.

I can't help but be moved.

Tang En smiled and said casually: "By the way, that actor ...... Joaquin Phoenix, how's he?"

"It's good, he's a genius, he's the most talented actor I've ever worked with, he's helped me a lot and taught me a lot. Reese Witherspoon said sincerely.

Don nodded, "There's a chance to probe him and ask him if he's willing to play a superhero." ”

"He's really high. Reese Witherspoon paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly, "But I think I can get him! Marvel movies are opportunities to become famous." Who wouldn't want to be a star?"

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors