Chapter 1445: Lobbying
After continuous transfers, Bai Ningyuan finally stayed at the Beverly Hills Hotel with Tang Yinglun and his security team.
Arguably the best and most famous hotel in Hollywood, and also the favorite meeting place of the world film industry, this 12-acre hotel is spread out along the palm-shaded Sunset Boulevard in a strip of pink, and is known as the "Pink House" in the industry.
It's almost common to see some of the biggest names here.
And the price of $2,000 a night is enough to show its unique style.
After a brief rest, Bai Ningyuan and Tang Yinglun, accompanied by the security team, headed towards Paramount.
Although Hollywood has always claimed to be the film kingdom of the United States, and has always been synonymous with American blockbusters, in fact, today's Hollywood has long been gone. Although it is still home to many post-production factories, film technical support companies and several major record labels to support many crews, only Paramount is still in Hollywood after the major film companies that once single-handedly laid the foundation for Hollywood's glory.
The vast majority of the industry's wealthiest and most successful creatives left Hollywood decades ago for something bigger.
Of course, it was precisely because of Paramount's conservatism that Bai Ningyuan and his party were able to come to this legendary place again.
Previously, Tang Yinglun had already contacted Paramount's side, so Bai Ningyuan and his party did not encounter any obstacles here, and the whole process of dividing the money could be said to be very smooth.
Taking advantage of the accompanying financial staff and lawyers to review the relevant details given by Paramount, Bai Ningyuan also communicated with a person in charge here.
"Transformers 3" has swept $1.1 billion at the global box office with lightning speed, once again confirming the value of this popular IP, so don't look at the previous propaganda repeatedly emphasized that this is the last part of the Transformers series, but no matter the suspense at the end, people can't help but look forward to whether there will be the next one.
In fact, within Paramount, this issue is also full of controversy, after all, Transformers are too profitable, and it is difficult for them to give up such a piece of sweetness.
But the story has already been told, and if you want to shoot the next one, you must first have a logical explanation or something.
What's more, the directors of the first three parts have made it clear more than once that they will no longer direct and shoot the Transformers series, and he, known as the "Explosive Shell", is still very interested in Paramount's high-level appetite in terms of directing style, especially various explosion scenes, in their opinion, no one can be more suitable than him for the director of the Transformers series.
So under various conditions, it seems that the hope of filming the fourth part is becoming slim.
"Actually, you don't need to care about the opinions of those film critics, they can't represent the audience, what the audience likes to watch is explosions, all kinds of visual effects scenes, as long as the plot is reasonable, they will be willing to pay for it, I can't say to the audience in the United States, at least in China, if the Transformers series continues to have a sequel, I think they will still be crazy. Bai Ningyuan said in proficient English to the Paramount executive in front of him.
In fact, it is the same, Transformers 4 is a relatively recent movie before Bai Ningyuan's rebirth, but he remembers that because of the influence of various Chinese factors, this movie has frantically plundered nearly 2 billion box office in the Chinese market, not to mention that it has strongly exceeded the box office in North America, not to mention, it has contributed 1/3 of the global box office, which is jaw-dropping, and once again confirms the huge potential of the Chinese market.
If you can find a way to invest in this film and even distribute it in the Chinese market, it will be an incomparably rich meal for Lo International.
"You know, now Huaxia's contribution to the global economy is increasing, the Chinese market has become a part that cannot be ignored, and for the American people, bombing the White House and bombing Washington and the like, they are tired of seeing crooked, give them a little exotic scenery to stimulate their desire to consume, if the funding is more difficult, this time we can still invest, with the last happy cooperation, I am still very optimistic about the next project. Bai Ningyuan continued to say with a smile.
In recent years, Chinese elements have appeared more and more in Hollywood movies, starting from "2012" released two years ago, these movies with Chinese elements have finally won a good box office, which is seen by everyone in Hollywood, so Bai Ningyuan's words can't help but be considered by the top management of Paramount in front of him.
"What's more, now you also need some more profitable works to ensure your status, after all, the 'lonely emperor' is 90 years old, his physical condition is not as good as day by day, and a lot of power struggles have begun to surface gradually. Bai Ning approached him and whispered.
After saying that, he also winked slyly at the high-level in front of him.
At this time, the face of that Paramount executive suddenly became serious, and he stared deeply at Bai Ningyuan in front of him, and Bai Ningyuan didn't care about his eyes, and looked at him with a smile, but he didn't lose half a point in terms of momentum.
"Well, I don't know where you got this information, but we'll consider your opinion carefully. After a while, the senior executive of Paramount finally opened his mouth and said to Bai Ningyuan, but now he has become more cautious.
Obviously, Bai Ningyuan's words had a considerable impact on him.
"The situation of your current company can be seen with a simple analysis, after all, in terms of this kind of palace fighting skills, we Huaxia people are at the ancestral level, so I will wait for your good news. Bai Ningyuan always had the same smile on his face, and as he spoke, he stretched out his hand to the other party.
At the moment, the relevant projects for Transformers 4 have not yet been determined, and all he has to do is to leave the other party with the influence just now, and as for being able to smoothly insert into this project in the end, it depends on luck.
Just when Bai Ningyuan finished communicating with the Paramount executive, here, the relevant details of the payment have been reviewed, Bai Ningyuan signed his name, and in the next few days, all the next work will be completed by a special person, and he just waits for the last count......
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