Chapter 662: Adventure
At London Heathrow Airport, a delegation from the Ministry of Culture of China stepped off the plane to greet the British Minister for Culture, Media and Sport. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Britain has a cabinet system, and ministers are similar to the ministers of China, and they are senior officials of the government.
Lin Zixuan followed everyone to shake hands with British officials.
This is not the first time he has come to this country, and he is not a stranger to Britain, although Britain is still one of the world powers, but it is not as powerful as before, and it has become a follower of the United States.
China and Britain have had wars and conflicts in history, including the Xiangjiang issue.
With the return of Xiangjiang, the relationship between the two countries has eased, and economic, trade and cultural exchanges have increased.
There were a lot of British media at the scene, and there were also some Chinese students in the UK.
Mu Zhiyuan talked a few words with the international students, and after a simple welcome ceremony, everyone went to the arranged hotel.
The visit will take about a week.
Lin Zixuan does not need to be involved in the whole process, just attend a cultural seminar, visit Buckingham Palace, and give a speech.
Mu Zhiyuan is going to be busy, all kinds of official activities, and the itinerary is very full.
A year later, when there was a change of office in China, he happened to retire, and the old and the new were replaced, which was an organizational practice.
At this point, he didn't have many ideas, he just wanted to make some achievements and leave a good name.
Lin Zixuan contacted British publishers and agents before he came, and arranged to meet with the heads of several film companies, and British filmmakers were very interested in "Little Snow's Big Adventure".
Unlike Hollywood, which focuses on profits, the British also have a kind of vanity while focusing on profits.
Three days later, the delegation visited Buckingham Palace, where the British royal family lived, and did not see the long-reigning queen, but her son and grandson.
Although the royal family has no real power in Britain, it has a lot of influence among the people.
Lin Zixuan gave five signed Chinese copies of "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure" to eighteen-year-old Prince William, who took the book and smiled at the media.
"I love the story, the characters in it bring me a happy time. Prince William commented.
Four years ago, Princess Diana died in a car accident, which became a major international event that year.
The media has been overwhelmingly reported, judging the royal family, and maliciously speculating.
This had a great impact on Prince William, and during that time, he hated the media, considered it a murderer, and his personality became rebellious, causing a lot of right and wrong.
Now that he is about to graduate from high school and is preparing to go to college, he has matured a lot in the face of the media.
At least on the surface.
This may be the result of royal education, after all, he is most likely to become the future king of England, representing the image of England, and cannot be rebellious forever.
Lin Zixuan didn't think that establishing a friendship with this prince was an official event.
What's more, as long as the queen does not abdicate, the prince will always be the prince, and there is no way to be the master of the house.
The British media is very interested in the royal family, and so is the public, just as domestic audiences like to watch historical dramas, especially the story between the emperor and his concubines.
Although I can't be the emperor, it's always good to talk about royal gossip and fantasize about having a good time.
The news was reported in the British print media, on television and online.
Especially on the web, the news spreads fast.
The Internet penetration rate abroad is very high, and Prince William holds the picture of the Chinese version of "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure" in the social circle.
Book lovers feel that they have something in common with the prince, and even if they are not book lovers, they have become interested in the novel.
This is not only the spontaneous behavior of netizens, but also the driving force behind the scenes.
Bloomsbury Press was involved in the campaign, and most of the news spots were artificially created to attract the public's attention.
After two days of fermentation, Lin Zixuan and several British film companies held a press conference.
He announced that he would work with a British film company to adapt "Little Snow's Adventure" into a series of films, with an investment of up to 80 million pounds in the first part.
According to the current exchange rate, it is equivalent to 100 million US dollars, 820 million yuan.
Even in Hollywood, it's a big production.
The company will invest 40 million pounds, and the rest of the funds will be raised by British film companies, and the writing of the script and the casting of the actors are underway.
The news quickly made headlines in the British entertainment media.
Lin Zixuan only announced the project, and the specific matters were not disclosed, and many things are still being negotiated.
"The British characters in the film are all played by British actors. Lin Zixuan assured.
This guarantee won the favor of the British people and satisfied their vanity.
Lin Zixuan doesn't care whether he is played by a British actor or an American actor, since the Hollywood film company is hesitant, it is better to lean towards a British actor.
As for the 40 million pounds invested, he didn't want to pay it himself.
The Good Dream Company can't come up with 400 million yuan, and the investment in "Hero" is 150 million, and it has to be filmed in a joint venture with Columbia Pictures in the United States.
At present, it is no problem for the company to come up with 20 or 30 million yuan, but 400 million is absolutely impossible.
Lin Zixuan's plan is to borrow money from the bank, this project has received the support of the state, the advantages can not be wasted, with a good dream company as collateral, about two to three hundred million loans.
The rest of the funds are financed by the Dream Company, which is then financed by domestic film and television companies.
For example, Huaying Group, Han Sanping should be interested in this kind of transnational cooperation.
It is equivalent to Lin Zixuan taking everyone to play a risky game together, those who are unwilling to take risks are out, and those who are willing to take risks form an alliance and earn money together.
He prefers to take out loans over financing, and there is a big difference between the two.
The loan only needs to pay the bank interest, and the bank cannot participate in the revenue sharing of the film, no matter whether the film is ultimately profitable or lost, the bank has no risk.
Participating in financing becomes an investor, there are risks, and at the same time, there will be benefits.
Lin Zixuan is playing the trick of the white wolf with empty gloves, first building the project in the UK to create momentum, so that everyone feels that this is a big money-making project, and they will naturally invest in it.
He played this when he was filming "Beijingers in New York".
At that time, it was $1.5 million, now it's $50 million, and if the project fails, Good Dreams will become an asset to the bank.
This is the reason why Yu Dong dissuaded Lin Zixuan.
invested 800 million yuan to make a movie, raised 400 million by himself, and gambled on the company for this.
At this time, Lin Zixuan is so similar to those entrepreneurs who have an inflated mentality and take risks, which is called adventure at best, and crazy at worst.
If you succeed, it will be a legend in the film industry, and if you fail, it will be a joke.