The headquarters of Disney, located in the northeast of Los Angeles.

It is less than half an hour's drive from the Kester Grand Hotel.

After Zhou Qiang and his entourage got out of the car, Wilson, vice president of Disney, greeted him at the door with several employees.

Disney is one of the world's top 500 companies, and sending a vice president to talk to Zhou Qiang is already a great face.

After the two sides met, Wilson invited Zhou Qiang and his entourage to the company's conference room.

Disney's corporate headquarters, unlike many large corporate headquarters, are lined with a variety of cartoon characters on the walls, such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Iron Man, Captain Rice, Zootopia, and so on.

Any IP here can be worth billions of yuan, Zhou Qiang looked a little red, Disney is really rich.

Zhou Qiang's side was attended by four people, Zhou Qiang, Wu Cheng, Fang Wenxiu, and Li Xinyi, and Disney had three people, Vice President Wilson, and two senior directors of the company.

"Dong Zhou, I heard that you only arrived in Luoshanji yesterday. Wilson asked.

"Yes, it's a beautiful city. Zhou Qiang said.

"Dong Zhou, if you want to walk around, I can be your guide. Wilson said.

"Thank you. Zhou Qiang smiled and said, "You speak Chinese very well." ”

"Our president, I wanted to receive you personally, but his Chinese is too bad. Wilson shrugged his shoulders.

Zhou Qiang smiled, it's just a matter of listening to this kind of thing, the translation is not a decoration, to put it bluntly, it is still his company, and there is a huge gap between Disney and Disney, if it is the boss of Penguin and Ali Company, Disney's CEO will definitely receive it in person.

"Whether it is me or our company, I hope to cooperate with Mr. Chou. Wilson said.

"Me too. Zhou Qiang said.

"Chou Dong, I heard you want to invest in the movie, Beast and Beautiful Woman?" Wilson said.

"Yes. ”

"Our company has a lot of big IPs, and I want to know why you are investing in this movie. Wilson said.

"If your company is willing, as long as it is your company's film, I am willing to invest in it. Zhou Qiang said with a smile.

Disney has too many best-selling IPs, and you won't lose money by investing in any of them.

"No, our company has a lot of money, there is never a shortage of investment, to be honest, if it weren't for your cinema company, we wouldn't ask for your investment. Wilson said.

Wilson is not arrogant, but he is talking about the fact that a small half of the top 10 films in the global annual box office are Disney productions.

"I love the way you talk straight. Zhou Qiang said.

"So, you haven't told me yet, why do you want to invest in this movie?" Wilson said.

Zhou Qiang naturally wouldn't tell him that he was optimistic about this movie and would definitely be able to sell it and make money, otherwise, the conditions would be very passive.

Zhou Qiang stretched out his right hand, put it on Li Xinyi's thigh, and touched it: "This beautiful young lady next to me likes this movie, so I invested in it." ”

"Oh, for Bo Hongyan smiled, Dong Chou is really rich. Wilson squeezed his eyes, looking like I understood.

Li Xinyi smiled, twisted her body, folded her thigh on the other leg, and got rid of Zhou Qiang's hand without a trace.

Wilson did not doubt Zhou Qiang's words, because Disney has several movies to be released this year, in addition to Beasts and Beauties, there are also Spider-Man: Heroes Are Back, Galaxy Trooper 2, Thor 3, the big IPs of the three Marvel series.

Judging from market estimates, the estimated box office of these three Marvel series movies is much higher than that of the Beast and Beauty movie, Zhou Qiang wants to invest in these three Marvel movies, it will be more difficult, and the share of investment will be less, and the Beast and Beauty movie can be relaxed.

"The total investment in the movie Beast and Beauty is 160 million, how much does Dong Chou want to invest?" Wilson said.

"Of course, the more the merrier. Zhou Qiang said.

"If we invest in you, our company won't be able to make any money. Wilson laughed.

"Your company, how much investment can you give me?" Zhou Qiang asked.

"I can give you two options, the first is to invest in the Beast and the Beauty, 20 percent, and the second is to invest in each of these four films, 5 percent. Wilson said.

The reason why Disney cooperates with Zhou Qiang is that Zhou Qiang's theater resources are valued, as long as there are movies invested by Zhou Qiang, the number of films will definitely be higher, so Wilson hopes that Zhou Qiang can invest in every movie, but every movie will not give Zhou Qiang too much share.

Zhou Qiang turned his head, looked at Li Xinyi and said, "What do you think?"

"I'm not interested in other movies, I just like romance movies. Li Xinyi said.

Wilson smiled, in his opinion, Li Xinyi, a woman, is a little willful, the beast and the beauty movie is a fantasy fairy tale love movie, in terms of return on investment, it is far less than three Marvel movies.

"Dong Zhou, what do you think?" In Wilson's view, it is Zhou Qiang who can really call the shots.

"I still choose, invest in beasts and beauties. Zhou Qiang said.

"If I were you, I would probably choose another option that would be of greater benefit to you and to my company. Wilson said.

"If I can increase the share of investment, of course I am willing to invest in a few more films. Zhou Qiang said.

"I'm sorry, our company, I'm afraid I can't give you too much of an investment share. Wilson said.

"It seems that I still don't have enough theater companies in my hands. Zhou Qiang said with a smile.

"Of course, if you manage a cinema chain company that can double the number, I believe that the cooperation between us can go further. Wilson said.

"Can you increase the investment share of the movie Beast and Beauty a little more?" asked Zhou Qiang.

"IMHO, a twenty percent share is already a lot. Wilson said.

"If I can't increase the share of investment, I hope to get a role and give one of the actresses in our company. Zhou Qiang said.

"The heroine has been chosen. Wilson said.

"Supporting actresses are fine. Zhou Qiang said.

"This can be considered, as long as the person you recommend is suitable, there is no problem. Wilson said.

Assigning movie roles is also one of the benefits of investors.

"Great, I can make movies in Hollywood. Li Xinyi said with a smile.

"Wait. Wilson was stunned for a moment and said, "Dong Chou, you don't want this young lady to participate in the movie Beast and Beauty." ”

"Is there any problem?" Zhou Qiang said.

"She's a Chinese, and she doesn't fit the character image in the movie, which is probably not good. Wilson said.

"Mr. Wilson, are you discriminating against me?" Li Xinyi said unhappily.

"That's not what I meant, you're beautiful and have a good temperament, it's just that in this movie, there is no character for you. Wilson said.

"Then change the plot. Zhou Qiang said.

"Dong Chou, this can't be done, if you really want to do this, the fans will have to kill me. Wilson said.

"Mr. Wilson, I'm an investor. Zhou Qiang said.

"If you insist, we'll probably have to think about working with you again. Wilson refused to budge.

"If your company does not cooperate with me, I guarantee that all the films under your company will not be more than 1% of the film schedule in Guangning Cinema Company. Zhou Qiang said.

"Dong Zhou, if you do this, it will also be your loss. Wilson frowned.

"You are not the only foreign film company, as far as I know, Super Eight, Pirates of the Caribbean, Despicable Me, Wonder Woman, Star Wars and other movies will be released, and there are also domestic movies, I can increase their schedule to make money, no matter how bad it is, it should be regarded as supporting domestic films, anyway, the share of the theater company is not high, and I don't point to the small profit of the theater company. Zhou Qiang said.

"Even buy karma. Wilson slapped his forehead, he didn't want to offend Zhou Qiang, otherwise, other Disney movies might also be boycotted by Zhou Qiang.

However, it is even more impossible for Disney to let a Chinese person participate in the movie Beast and Beauty, which does not fit the plot at all and will ruin the IP.

"Dong Chou, as long as you don't interfere in the affairs of film production, I can relax some other conditions for you. Wilson said.

"On what terms?"

"You can mention it yourself, as long as you don't break the IP. Wilson said.

Zhou Qiang lowered his head, whispered to Li Xinyi, and said, "I want a fifty percent investment share of the movie Beast and Beauty." ”

"Oh no, it's too much. Wilson shook his head.

"Mr. Wilson, since it's cooperation, it can't be all up to you. Li Xinyijiao snorted and said, "What Dong Chou said very clearly, either let me participate in this movie, or give us 50% of the investment share." ”

"Chou Dong, 40% of the investment share, OK. Wilson said.

"Minimum 45%. Zhou Qiang said.

Wilson was silent for a moment, and it was more acceptable to increase the share of investment than to change the IP.

"How much can you schedule?"

"Sixty percent. Zhou Qiang said.

"Including Guangning Cinema Line and Axon Cinema Line?" Wilson asked.

"Of course. ”

Wilson hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying:

"OK, I promised. ”

"It was a pleasure to work with. Zhou Qiang said with a smile.

After successfully signing the contract, Zhou Qiang and his party left Disney.

Zhou Qiang was in a good mood and sat in the same car with Li Xinyi.

"Dong Chou, how do I feel, you don't seem to be testing my acting skills, but like you're using me. Li Xinyi said with some dissatisfaction.

"Why do you have such thoughts?" Zhou Qiang put his hand on Li Xinyi's lap.

"Dong Chou, the play should be over. Li Xinyi pushed Zhou Qiang's hand away.

Zhou Qiang smiled: "Your attitude is not right, you should thank me today." ”

"Why thank you. ”

"First, I gave you the opportunity to show your acting skills, I am personally quite satisfied, and I will give you some resources in the future; second, you have met Wilson and are familiar in front of him. Zhou Qiang said.

"What if you get acquainted? That Wilson, he didn't give me a good look. Li Xinyi said.

"Wilson's status at Disney is very high, otherwise, he would not have asked for instructions, so he directly agreed to the conditions, as the so-called, once born, second mature, this time he knows you, next time I recommend you to participate in Disney movies, your chances will be greater, at this point, you are stronger than many domestic first- and second-tier actresses. Zhou Qiang said.

"If you look at his attitude just now, it doesn't look like he is willing to invite Chinese people to participate in the movie. Li Xinyi said.

"The operation of capital is determined by the market, with the rise of the box office of Chinese films, there will be more Chinese characters in Chinese movies, and perhaps, there will be Chinese female superheroes. Zhou Qiang said with a smile.

"Really?" Li Xinyi was skeptical.

"Of course it's true. ”

"Then would you recommend me to participate?" asked Li Xinyi.

Zhou Qiang smiled and patted Li Xinyi's hand: "Then it depends on your performance." ”