Chapter 310 First arrival in Los Angeles
At Los Angeles Airport, Peng Yichen, who had just gotten off the plane, enjoyed the morning view of Los Angeles in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows of the real terminal.
The two people standing next to him were lawyers and assistants from the company's legal department who followed him to the Star Flag Country.
The assistant was on the phone at the moment to contact the consultant and guide they had hired in advance in Los Angeles.
The person who was arranged by Hua Na to pick up the airport had already been taken away by Peng Yichen, and he didn't want to meet Hua Na's senior management so soon.
Peng Yichen looked up at the sky, it was almost evening, he was still in Kyoto in the morning, and then he took a plane for more than ten hours, and when he came to this city of angels, it was only evening.
The huge time difference between the two places is nothing for people like Peng Yichen who have lived in the Star Flag Country for many years, but the two people he brought with him are already very tired because they came to the Star Flag Country for the first time.
Taking a deep breath of the California air and looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside the airport, Peng Yichen was very curious about this movie mecca Los Angeles Hollywood, which he had been looking forward to in his previous life.
In the next two days, he will be here to discuss with Warner the preliminary preparations for the small-budget film.
According to Hua Na's idea, although this movie is only a low-budget movie, the crew and cast must also be a mix of Xingqi and Chinese.
In addition to testing Peng Yichen's directing and acting skills, the most important thing is to accumulate experience for filming co-production films with large investment in the future.
Therefore, Peng Yichen rushed to Xingqi Country this time, in addition to providing Hua Na with the script of a small-budget movie that he had prepared in the past few months, he also told Hua Na about his requirements for the crew and actors.
It is convenient for them to organize the relevant personnel and send them to Huaxia to participate in the filming after the film is officially approved.
Peng Yichen, who has experience in his previous life, wants to take this opportunity to understand the internal power composition of Time Hua Na Company, and lay a good foundation for his future acquisition.
Peng Yichen just thought about his opportunity to acquire that company, and he felt very happy, he wanted to gain a foothold in Hollywood, and wanted to bring Chinese films to the world, but it all depends on the results of his cooperation with Hua Na.
Therefore, he attaches great importance to this contact with the senior management of Hua Na.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a thin middle-aged white man walk in from outside the waiting plane, the man was about forty years old in a suit, but his hair was gray, and he had been wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Hello, are you Professor Trison?" Peng Yichen waved loudly.
"Hello, Mr. Peng, I am Trisson, an international film and television business consulting company, as your business consultant in the Star Flag Country, I will provide you with the best quality business consulting and services throughout the process. ”
This skinny white man has the appearance of a typical Star Banner countryman.
But he speaks Mandarin very fluently, with a distinctly Bay Island Chinese accent.
"Hello, I'm Peng Yichen. Forgive me, why do you speak Mandarin so well?" asked Peng Yichen with some surprise.
"Haha, when I was in college, I used to live in a dormitory with an international student from Bay Island. And I, as a person, am an avid Xiangjiang movie fan, so in order to watch more Xiangjiang movies, I learned Chinese Chinese with my roommate. But after I learned it, I found out that the original Hong Kong movies were in Cantonese. I still don't understand what Zhou Yunfa and Jackie Chan say in the movie!!" Professor Trisson explained with a self-deprecating smile.
"Now what's our next schedule?" Professor Trison. Peng Yichen asked.
Before coming to Xingqi Country, Sun Yizou found someone to contact a high-end Hollywood business consulting company in Xingqi Country, and the consultants provided by their company all have deep backgrounds and connections in Hollywood, and they are well aware of the situation of various Hollywood companies.
Therefore, although the company's services were very expensive, Peng Yichen chose to hire one of the best consultants in their company.
That is, this Professor Trison, in addition to his role as a consultant, is also a working professor of film and television at the University of California.
Many directors, screenwriters, and actors in Hollywood have listened to his courses.
This is also the reason why Peng Yichen called him a professor as soon as they met.
"Let's go, let's get in the car first. I've booked a hotel near Beverly Hills. ”
The group followed Professor Trisson to the airport parking pad, in his car.
After the car started, Professor Trison continued to say to Peng Yichen: "Tonight, I will give you a general overview of the current internal power structure of Hua Na.
In this way, when you talk to Hua Na at the senior level tomorrow morning, you will be able to have some psychological preparation.
As for what kind of cooperation agreement you have reached, it depends on your own efforts.
Of course, I know that you certainly didn't hire me simply to know what's going on inside Hua Na. After all, this kind of news can be obtained by Hollywood insiders with a little connection.
So, if you have any questions, you can always ask me. I will give you the corresponding service according to your payment. ”
Garrison's words are very direct, but this is the rule of the Star Flag Nation, how much money can do as much as you want.
This is a place where you can do anything as long as you have money.
Of course, for Peng Yichen, the current internal situation of Hua Na is a black eye, and it is very important for him to have someone like Trieson to guide him.
At the same time, Garrison's guess is quite correct.
Peng Yichen spent so much money to hire Garrison, it is certainly impossible for him to just gain access to Hua Na's internal power structure.
With the memory of his previous life, Peng Yichen knew that next year, the top management of Hua Na would experience a major upheaval and change.
But how to use this opportunity to achieve his own goals depends on the guidance of this Professor Trisson.
Soon, Professor Trison drove Peng Yichen and the three of them to the hotel where they had booked rooms.
At dinner time, after the three of them had washed up, they met up again with Trisson in the hotel restaurant.
After ordering their own food, Garrison takes the initiative to introduce Hua Na to Peng Yichen.
"Among the Hollywood studios, there are only seven that can be called giants. Among them, MGM, the old Hollywood studio, has now declined.
The remaining six are Hua Na Brothers Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 21st Century Foucus Pictures, Sony Columbia Pictures, Didshny Pictures, and Global Pictures.
Among these 6, Warner is the dominant one. From 2000 to the present, Warner Bros. Pictures has been able to win the championship of the total box office revenue of Star Flag Country Film Company almost every year, which shows the success of Warner Pictures.
And what you will meet tomorrow morning is the current chairman and CEO of Time Hua Na, Jeff Bix, who is also the key person who can decide the direction of the cooperation between Hua Na Pictures and you. ”
"Isn't Warner's current president named Jeff Robinoff?" Peng Yichen's assistant asked curiously.
Apparently he had done a lot of homework before he came.
In 1990, Time acquired Warner Bros. and renamed it Time Warner. Therefore, Hua Na Pictures is currently a subsidiary of Times Hua Na. Jeff Bix, the president of Hua Na in this era, is the one who can really make a decision. Trisson explained with a smile.
Peng Yichen heard this and asked curiously: "I heard that the CEO of Xingqi Country is just a senior worker, and the people who can make decisions are often the major shareholders of the board of directors and the representatives of the consortium. With such a large group company as Time Hua Na, will the person who can make the final decision be a major shareholder on the board of directors?"
"If you think this way 50 years ago, you really wouldn't be wrong. However, the shareholding structure of large group companies in Star Flag Country is very complex.
Few shareholders have control over the majority of the company's shares.
So at present, among the large companies in the Star Flag Country, the power of the CEO is very large. There are even many CEOs who are themselves major shareholders. ”
Trison looked at Peng Yichen, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile: "And you should have also heard that many Hollywood companies are controlled by Jewish conglomerates.
Jeff Bickers, the current CEO of Time Warner, is one of the important figures of a Jewish consortium in the Star Flag Country. His power in Time Hua Na is almost unshakable.
Let's put it this way, if Time Hua Na is the government of the Star Flag Country, then Bix is the president. Sometimes, his power in the Time Warner Group is even greater than the power of the president in the government of the Star Banner Country. ”
"You mean, as long as we get this Jeff Bix, then any cooperation we want to reach with Hua Na can be completed. Right?" Peng Yichen asked thoughtfully.
"Yes. Trisson said this, kindly reminded Peng Yichen, and said, "But Director Peng, I want to remind you one thing." Nowadays, there are a lot of internal instability factors in Hua Na Pictures, and it is best for you to maintain cooperation with them only in terms of film investment and distribution. If the cooperation is too deep, it is likely that in the next one to two years, you will suffer serious losses due to major changes within Hua Na......
Hearing his words, Peng Yichen's heart moved, he knew that he himself had the experience of his previous life, and only then did he know that Times Hua Na would have a high-level reshuffle next year.
However, this Trison, with his own observation and judgment, had a premonition of the crisis within Hua Na, and this person's understanding of Hollywood film companies has far exceeded Peng Yichen's expectations.
It seems that if you want to successfully complete the goal of entering the North American film market with your own film, this Trisson may become his biggest help.
Thinking of this, Peng Yichen's attitude towards Trisson became closer.
This is a real world, and the realization of dreams requires a material foundation and an environmental foundation.
Peng Yichen himself has little interest in business, and his energy is all focused on filmmaking and acting.
Therefore, he must rely on the help of Sun Yizou and Trisson, who are very proficient in business and management, in order to better realize his pursuit in film.
In Huaxia, Sun Yi and Zou took care of Chenjing Film Company in an orderly manner, so that he could shoot classic movies without worries.
And in the North American film market, he also needs such a person to take care of various business and management aspects for his film career.
And Professor Trisson is his best choice at the moment.
Of course, Peng Yichen didn't say what he thought immediately.
He and Trisson have known each other for too short, and both sides need to get to know each other and get acquainted with each other.
And this cooperation with Hua Na is Peng Yichen's test question for Trisson.
In order to test Peng Yichen, Hua Na asked him to shoot a movie to prove himself.
In order to test Trisson, Peng Yichen dared to hand over the cooperation with Hua Na to Trisson.
And whether Trison is willing to follow Peng Yichen also depends on whether Peng Yichen's potential in the process of cooperating with Hua Na is enough to make him tempted.
This is the law of the real world, to get what you want, you always have to prove that you are better than others.
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