Cheng Xiaoyu is running around in Los Angeles for the distribution, she is not idle, knowing that Cheng Xiaoyu is busy with the film distribution these days, Miss Xu is really distressed, but she doesn't know much about Hollywood film distribution, and she doesn't understand why Cheng Xiaoyu still asks others, anyway, she has money, why don't you set up a distribution company by yourself, isn't that what "Xichu" does in Huaxia?

Miss Xu was embarrassed to ask Cheng Xiaoyu again, she seemed uninformed, so she called Dong Yaohui, the person in charge of Shanghai District of Shanghai United Cinema Line, Shanghai United Cinema Line is the second largest cinema chain in China, and many properties in the Xu family across the country have rented places to open cinemas. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Dong Yaohui was very flattered when he received a call from Miss Xu, and when he heard Xu Qinning's question about forming a distribution company in the United States, he groaned and said, "Miss Xu, this matter is not ordinary....... I still have to advise you, the domestic market is very good, there is really no need to go to the United States to wade into troubled waters....... Although North America is now the largest market, the maturity is too high, and the average movie theater is only willing to amplify the production of film companies, big directors, and superstars. ”

"Of course, in addition to cooperating with distribution companies, movie theaters in the United States also let movie buyers buy movies on their behalf. Larger theater chains in the U.S., such as AMC or Luen America, have hired a group of buyers, while smaller independent theaters have specific buyers that they often work with. But the negotiation process is as complex and "dark" as a political confrontation. ”

"Distributors typically sell several films in packages to buyers, and try to balance the number of films that each theater in the same region gets to make sure that they are willing to continue working with them. To be honest, if you want to set up a distribution company, if the quantity and quality of the films in your hands are not high enough, the big theater chain will not pay attention to you at all, and the small independent movie theater can make a lot of money?....... At that time, the great director Stavin Bell also established his own film company, but because the distribution problem was not easy to solve, he finally sold his film company to Universal and turned into a shareholder of Universal...... If you want to continue making movies and return to your home country, don't you make money regardless of the quality of the film? Even if you want to become an international superstar, there is no problem, just leave it to me...... You are not famous, as long as you invest in a Hollywood blockbuster, play a supporting role in one of them first, and I guarantee that you can be the protagonist in the next one..... There's no need to go to the United States to get any distribution company, that's thankless......."

Xu Qinning didn't explain too much, her way of solving the problem was simple and rude, and she just asked directly: "Then in fact, the distribution is not the problem, the problem is the theater, right?"

Dong Yaohui replied without hesitation: "You can say so......."

Xu Qinning opened his mouth and asked again: "What are the two largest chain cinema chains in the United States?"

Dong Yaohui was originally sitting on the boss's chair very casually, but when he heard Xu Qinning's words, he immediately straightened up and said, "It's AMC and Lianmei ........"

"How much does it cost to buy one?"

There was a flat voice from Xu Qinning who seemed to be asking how much the house was, Dong Yaohui felt that Miss Xu should not really buy it, and said with a slightly trembling voice: "I don't know much about this....... But at least about $3 billion...... Miss Xu, you don't want to buy an American theater, do you?"

Xu Qinning calculated how many Huaxia coins were three billion US dollars, frowned and did not answer whether to buy or not, but said: "It's still a little expensive........

............

Xu Qinning is making the idea of Lianmei, Sony has a 20% stake, and Sony's strong strength is not only reflected in distribution, it is also a global leader in the research and development of photographic equipment, and it also has the largest studios in the United States.

Most of them were built in the 2-30s of the last century, and the latest ones have a history of decades, and they have witnessed the birth of countless classics in film history and are legendary witnesses of Hollywood.

And Cheng Xiaoyu went to the No. 3 studio where "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4" was filming, which is the tallest and largest studio in the United States, more than 80 feet (24 meters high), which was previously used as a filming set for the movie "Spider-Man" - a four-story scene was built in it for Spider-Man to fly through the walls.

The group passed by a number of studios along the way, and when they were close to Sony's No. 3 studio, Winston found a spot to park the car, and the three of them got out of the car and walked to the outside of No. 3 studio.

Cheng Xiaoyu saw that the door of the studio was heavily guarded, and it was obviously not easy to get in, so he looked at Norton with some doubts.

Norton made a gesture of waiting, walked to the side, took out his mobile phone and made a call, and after a while, he turned around and said to Cheng Xiaoyu and Winston: "Recently, Director Peter has been very strict in the security of the set, I can only bring one person in, you ........ Is it Mr. Cheng going in?"

Cheng Xiaoyu nodded, and Norton said with a straight face: "Mr. Cheng, this is also my only line at Sony, it's no problem to go in, but you must not cause a riot, if Miss Catherine doesn't want to talk to you, you have to leave with me quickly...... I don't want to get my informant in trouble for a little money......"

Cheng Xiaoyu looked at Norton's serious face but wanted to laugh a little, the paparazzi actually had an informant in the film company, which made him think it was very interesting, which reminded him of "Infernal Affairs", he smiled and said: "Okay, no problem......

Norton saw the corners of Cheng Xiaoyu's mouth curled, and felt that Cheng Xiaoyu's promise was too perfunctory, and said solemnly: "Mr. Cheng, this is really not a joke..... I can't figure out the ...... of my informant who is going to lose his job."

Cheng Xiaoyu hurriedly restrained his smile and said with a straight face: "Don't worry, Mr. Norton, I'm not such an uninteresting person, and besides, I really don't want anything to attract attention here...... Speaking of which, I ......." Thinking that the other party was a paparazzi, Cheng Xiaoyu hurriedly swallowed back what he wanted to say......

Norton smelled a hint of news with great professional acumen, patted Cheng Xiaoyu on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Cheng, if you have any valuable news about Catherine, I am willing to buy it at a high price......"

Cheng Xiaoyu wanted to explain the reason why he couldn't be overly arrogant and the process of getting to know Catherine, the former thought about it and didn't explain it better, and although the latter was not a bad thing, it was Catherine's private matter, not to mention that money really didn't mean anything to Cheng Xiaoyu, so he shook his head and said: "There is nothing worth ..... the news."

Norton smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't lack money when I see you, but Mr. Cheng, if you have a topic that you want to hype, if there is something you want it to be in the news, I can also help.....

Cheng Xiaoyu didn't expect Norton to undertake this business, and said with some surprise: "Your business is really extensive.....

Norton blinked and said, "As long as there is an opportunity to make money, I will not let it go......." At this time, Norton received a message, he raised his phone and glanced at it and said: "Let's go, let's go to the back door......."

Cheng Xiaoyu told Winston to wait in the car, and he followed Norton around the corner, along the wall of Studio 3, and walked towards the back door.

While walking, Norton introduced: "This studio originally belonged to MGM, in the early 80s, MGM first acquired Lianmei, and became the largest film company in the United States, MGM - Lianmei, but the good times did not last long, because of poor management, this acquisition became a tragedy, and in the 90s, MGM Lianmei fell into a financial crisis, and then was acquired by Sony, and MGM - Some of the largest studios in the United States owned by Luen Mei belong to Sony, and this largest studio No. 3 was once MGM's pride...... Countless classic movies have been born here, such as "Sherlock Holmes" and "Warrior of Justice......

Then Norton pointed to the studio on the right and said: "That little studio 4 over there is filming the third season of the American drama "Modern Sisters", and I am cute to death in Daisy, with long blond hair, big breasts and big buttocks, it makes people feel excited to think about it...... Wait, if you want to see her, I can take you in and have a look...... It's free......"

It's just a pity that these words didn't resonate with Cheng Xiaoyu, because for him women are annoyances now, not to mention that he hasn't watched "Modern Sisters" so he smiled and rejected Norton's kindness, which made Norton say with regret: "That's a pity, you missed a good opportunity...... To be honest, Catherine has a pretty face, but she's a match......"

Cheng Xiaoyu recalled the touch of that night, and felt that Catherine was still a little real, but she couldn't say it.

When he was about to reach the back door, Norton asked Cheng Xiaoyu to wait for a while, and then whispered: "Wait a minute, you will say that you are my cousin and a loyal fan of Catherine." ”

Cheng Xiaoyu was a little speechless, he and Norton were not of the same race at all, how could it be his cousin, and said with some surprise: "Can't I see that I'm Asian?"

Norton said rather nonchalantly: "Just give me a little explanation, you don't take off your glasses, you don't have a problem with the accent......"

Cheng Xiaoyu replied "OK!" and saw Norton pick up his phone again and send a message, and it didn't take long to see a tall and fat bearded man come out of the back door and walk directly towards the two of them.

Norton hurriedly caught up, pulled the beard aside, and didn't know what he muttered, and pointed at Cheng Xiaoyu twice as he spoke, and finally stuffed a roll of money to the beard, and the bearded man put the money in his pocket, and the two walked towards Cheng Xiaoyu.

After approaching, the bearded man said to Cheng Xiaoyu: "Hey, boy, don't run around when you go in..... Don't just talk to people...... I'll find an opportunity for you to pretend to be a staff member to take a picture with Catherine......" Then the bearded man said very sternly, "Remember my words, if something goes wrong, you really can't get out of this studio......."

"Don't worry, I won't mess around......." Thinking of the loss caused to the other party last time, Cheng Xiaoyu was still sorry even if he didn't like Peter Kopla, and this time he returned to "won't mess around" It was also very sincere and sincere.

The bearded man dealt Cheng Xiaoyu and Norton work cards, told them to hang them around their necks, and then instructed them to move in a pile of props not far from the back door first, and then turned around and walked towards the back door.....

Norton hurriedly and cautiously explained to Cheng Xiaoyu: "Mr. Cheng, don't mind Jones's impoliteness, he is not a small person, Jones is the props supervisor of the crew........ I used to be very kind when I saw me, and the reason why I am so strict now is also because the last time I was filming in Hallende, there was a bad pen..... broke into the set of Director Peter and made Director Peter furious, and now their crew is under a lot of pressure, and they are afraid that the same thing will happen again...... Actually, Jones is not that fierce..... He's just a little too worried......."

Cheng Xiaoyu didn't care about Jones's unfriendly attitude, nodded in understanding, but was a little uncomfortable with being a free laborer.

After moving the props back and forth with Norton a few times, Jones beckoned them to come along in the studio, and at the moment "Chainsaw Massacre" was filming an interior scene, all of which was built with sets and lighting.

But Cheng Xiaoyu looked at these sets so real, he walked behind the No. 2 film crew, and saw the picture on the monitor so real, it felt like the real interior of the building, but in fact, the scenery from the wall to the window was just a set... On the other hand, there are many real indoor scenes in China, but you can only shoot the feeling of the set, and the gap is not a big one....

Seeing that Cheng Xiaoyu was very interested in all this, Norton whispered in Cheng Xiaoyu's ear: "This camera is Sony's latest 4K HD camera, expensive and scary, don't underestimate this studio, there are a lot of high-tech gadgets in it, there are electrical and rain and snow effects specially used to create lightning effects and sprinkler systems, not only that, but the ceiling can also simulate the sun and starry sky......"

(4,000 words..... Ask for votes, don't think about chapter names....... (To be continued.) )