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When he was resting in the hotel at night, he had a rough outline of Lin Zixuan and the Good Dream Company in his mind.

As the saying goes, hearing is false, seeing is believing.

The box office data taken out by the Good Dream Company is easy to verify, and the mainland media will have relevant reports, and it is unlikely that it will be faked.

In addition to Lin Zixuan, Feng Xiaogang and Ge You, there is also the Beijing Television Art Center.

This unit produces hundreds of episodes of TV series every year, has strong strength, and also invests in the film industry and film and television bases.

These are the assets of Good Dreams, and Lin Zixuan has ample funds to invest in commercial blockbusters.

It can be seen from the conversation at the dinner that Lin Zixuan has a good relationship with Han Sanping, the director of Beijing Film Studio, and the two are not like the relationship between superiors and subordinates, or the relationship between one party and the other.

It is a relationship of equal cooperation.

From the speech and demeanor, it can be seen that the strong side will be more reserved and put on a show, and the weak side will be cautious when speaking.

Han Sanping and Lin Zixuan talked with an equal attitude, on the one hand, the two have worked together for many years, and Mu Zhiyuan is already the vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, so there is no need for Han Sanping to put on a show.

In the capital, everyone knows the roots, and they all know what attitude to use.

Jiang Zhiqiang feels that Lin Zixuan is a well-connected person, or he can mix well, and he will encounter various difficulties when filming in the mainland, and Lin Zixuan is needed to get through the relationship.

What he saw and heard in the past two days made Jiang Zhiqiang dispel his doubts and recognize Lin Zixuan as a partner who could cooperate.

Even so, the next negotiations could not be said to be smooth.

Since Lin Zixuan and Li Yan reached a consensus, this negotiation did not involve the issue of adaptation copyright, but the terms on adaptation copyright should be written into the contract.

For example, Li Huan must not interfere with the creation of the movie, and Li Huan and relevant investors must be notified before filming the sequel.

Hollywood and Hong Kong are places with relatively sound judicial systems.

You often see in TV dramas that someone is in prison, and the first thing they say is, "I won't say anything until my lawyer comes."

It's not just a TV series, it's a reality, and they rely a lot on lawyers.

After Jiang Zhiqiang and Lin Zixuan finished talking, this contract needed to be signed by Lin Zixuan and Li Yu before it could take effect, and then he took this contract to negotiate with Hollywood film companies about the broadcast rights.

U.S. companies pay more attention to the terms in the contract, and there will be a lawyer to review each clause, so each item must be written clearly.

For this reason, Jiang Zhiqiang specially invited a lawyer from Xiangjiang to come over, and Lin Zixuan also found a lawyer in Beijing who was proficient in film law, and everyone discussed it together.

Moreover, Hollywood, Hong Kong and the mainland have different laws on films, which requires careful communication.

For example, Hollywood and Hong Kong movies will be classified, and the mainland does not adopt a classification system, but a one-size-fits-all system, but it is stricter than Hollywood and Hong Kong.

"This is internationalization, it's all legal terms, it's strange to be able to understand it. Lin Zixuan looked at the stack of contracts and said speechlessly.

"It looks troublesome, but there are many benefits, and it is clear who is responsible for what happens, and it is convenient for everyone. Yu Dong responded.

Yu Dong was in charge of following up on the negotiations and understanding the whole process, which he was very interested in.

"Shouldn't the company set up a legal department?" Lin Zixuan pondered.

At present, Good Dream only needs to sign labor contracts with employees and acting contracts with actors, and these contracts are basically the same, the only difference is the salary.

Even if you cooperate with other film and television companies to film, you just need to find a lawyer to represent you, and you don't need to set up a special legal department.

However, with the entry of Good Dream into the international market, it may be necessary to hire a professional lawyer who is proficient in the film-related laws of various countries.

Although the terms of the contract have to be written one by one, things are not that complicated.

In the project "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Lin Zixuan needs to take out 10 million as a start-up capital in the second half of 98, and an additional 15 million in the future, which is equivalent to an investment of 3 million US dollars.

During the filming period in the mainland, Good Dream Company provided various support to the crew.

Jiang Zhiqiang took the contract to find a distribution company in Hollywood, persuaded the Hollywood distribution company to sign the distribution contract, and used these contracts to borrow the remaining $7 million from the bank.

This needed to be completed within a year, and filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was not expected to begin until the first half of 1999.

Jiang Zhiqiang also had to find a production team for Li Yu in Xiangjiang, including a photographer and costume designer who were familiar with the production of martial arts films.

The most important thing is to find a martial arts instructor, which is the key to a martial arts film, in Xiangjiang, there are various martial arts classes, such as Cheng Jiaban, Hongjia class and Yuan Jiaban and so on.

They each bring a group of martial artists, which is the foundation of Xiangjiang martial arts movies.

Lin Zixuan suggested contacting Yuan Jiaban, it is much more convenient for Jiang Zhiqiang to talk about these things, they are all from Xiangjiang, they are easy to communicate, they know the details, and they will not ask for a price.

In terms of choosing actors, Jiang Zhiqiang is not as insistent on using Xiangjiang's big stars as Li Yu.

He knows that the salary of big stars in Xiangjiang is very expensive, and if he invites two big stars for a play, half of the investment will be removed.

He agreed to hire some more well-known supporting actors, the price was negotiable, and it was not troublesome.

Big stars often have tight schedules and may not fully cooperate with the crew's shooting.

This is the difference between a director and an investor, Li Yu, as a director, naturally wants to use big stars to attract the audience, Lin Zixuan and Jiang Zhiqiang are investors or producers, and they think about how to spend the least amount of money to achieve the maximum effect.

Of course, the final choice of actors still has to listen to Li Yu's opinion.

In the second half of the year, the framing and audition of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will be carried out, and Li Yu will make a decision through the audition.

Agree on the main issues, and the details will be easy to talk about.

Jiang Zhiqiang is in charge of the affairs of Hong Kong, Lin Zixuan is in charge of the work in the mainland, and when negotiating with Hollywood studios, the Good Dream Company must participate in it and have the right to know.

That's pretty much it.

At this time, news came from Hollywood, USA, that at the Oscar ceremony, "Titanic" won eleven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Cameron shouted the phrase "I am the king of the world" at the awards ceremony.

It can be said that a commercial film director has achieved this level of infinite scenery, which makes Feng Xiaogang, who is also a commercial film, quite envious.

However, the two are still different, Cameron makes high-cost commercial films, and Feng Xiaogang makes low-cost commercial films.

Taking advantage of the Oscar craze, "Titanic" is about to be released in China.

The reporter interviewed the relevant person in charge of Huaying Company, who said that "Titanic" passed the review and was not cut. (To be continued.) )