Chapter 119: Tokyo Raiders

Since it has been decided to install a beep, it must be a beautiful beep, although Liang Baoguang has a lot of funds in his account at this time, he has already decided to use it to snipe at Microsoft, so he does not have too much spare money in hand, and he will invest at most $100 million in the newly established Asian Film Fund led by the Weinstein brothers, but this does not prevent him from speaking more arrogantly, and bragging about it does not violate the US Constitution anyway. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

If you say this sentence by another person, everyone may laugh it off as a joke, but Liang Baoguang just spent $250 million a few days ago to "play in the water", and he really frightened the other guests who had been paying attention to the content of his conversation with Harvey Weinstein. Liang Baoguang clearly noticed that the area near them in the entire venue was instantly quiet, and he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, as long as he believed in him, he would be beneficial.

"You don't have to pay too much, it's pretty much a thing. It is impossible for Harvey Weinstein to agree that Liang Baoguang will contribute too much money in this fund, if he really gives half of it no matter how much other people contribute as he said, then in the end, will this film fund be surnamed Liang or Weinstein? ”

"This makes it difficult for me to do it, I have already made up my mind to come to Hollywood to work hard, and the stalls in South Korea have been cleaned up, and if I go back to Asia to make movies, it will definitely make people think that I am not good here......" The plan to go to Japan to shoot "The Sacking of Tokyo" has been in Liang Baoguang's heart for a long time, and he will definitely return to Asia at that time, but the Weinstein brothers don't know his specific plan, and if he doesn't take this opportunity to get enough benefits for himself, he will call himself a profiteer, saying that there was a stall in South Korea before is just nonsense.

Hollywood film directors are not 1,000 or 800, Harvey Weinstein, who has the title of "entertainment tycoon", as long as he ascends to the heights, hundreds of people will immediately rush over and hug his thighs and beg to be a pendant, but in his heart the director who has the ability to open up the Asian market is Liang Baoguang.

There are always huge differences in cultural feelings and ideologies between people in different regions, and it is difficult for American directors to make Asian films without being intimidated, and there are so many lessons from the past, and the Weinstein brothers will not be stupid enough to hit their heads against the south wall. Local Asian directors are also not in the Weinstein brothers' priority sequence, because in their opinion, these people are not qualified to enter the game, so Liang Baoguang seems to be just a newcomer with no roots, but in fact has an irreplaceable position in this plan.

"Paul, let's be honest, as long as we formalize the relationship, it's up to you to decide what happens in Asia. "There will be about two or three billion dollars in the Asian Film Fund, which is a bit scary to say, but in the world of movies, it is also a matter of a movie, and it may not be enough to make a film when you meet a director like Cameron, the king of the world, and the Weinstein brothers can create a huge career, so naturally they don't put such a small amount of money in their eyes, "As long as you don't spend money indiscriminately, we will definitely give you the greatest support." ”

Anyone can say beautiful words, it's not just a mouth, Liang Baoguang has deceived I don't know how many people since I was a child, where are those young people who are easy to be fooled, "To be honest, I'm a little moved, but it's impossible for me to give up the cause of the United States, and I can't even accept it if it affects the cause of the United States, so I ......"

"Don't be too busy saying no, once our partnership is established, we can run the work of Bluebird Film Studios, and if you want, you can co-distribute it. "The dragon has the dragon and the rat has the rat, having said that, after all, the small label can't be compared with the big label, and the effect of letting Liang Baoguang's own Blue Bird Film Studio push a movie and Weinstein International Pictures to push a movie is definitely incomparable, "This is much more efficient than you operating it yourself, and you must have heard of our brothers' ability to hit the Oscars." ”

No filmmaker can ignore the appeal of the ......Oscars, and even if they are recognized elsewhere, no little golden man will always seem incomplete, and this is why Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson and others have a thirst for it. Since Liang Baoguang has chosen the path of director, of course, he also hopes to be recognized by the Academy Award, just like a well-known girl idol said: "Playing games is to win!"

"Paul, there are some things you have to plan ahead, and no company can be subjected to independent films all the time, because the market doesn't allow it, and you should know this better than I do. "No matter how individual a director is, it is impossible to play independent films all the time, the famous Coen brothers, the newly famous Christopher Nolan, and the Weinstein brothers Quentin Tarantino, each of them has a similar trajectory, everyone is not abandoning their ideals, but the channel advantage of the film giants is too great.

As long as there is the support of a large company behind it, whether it is a distribution or an award, it will no longer be a problem, and Steven Spielberg is clearly divided but still clings to the thigh of his old club, not for those resources. Although Liang Baoguang has money, the Blue Bird Film Studio, which has only been built for less than two months, has no background at all, and it will be difficult to advance bravely in this world of great contention without a reliable leader.

"I agreed to the Asian Film Fund, remember your promise. The other party may not be really sincere, but Liang Baoguang is confident that few people can play him, so he agreed very happily, "Leave something on paper, otherwise it won't be clear when the time comes." ”

The specific cooperation matters cannot be finalized in a while, but the intention of the two sides to cooperate has been determined, and they are only waiting for the right time to announce it and detonate the entertainment industry. At that time, there will inevitably be another big turmoil, Liang Baoguang hopes that this matter can be made public when his "Burst Drummer" is released, which can not only help him do a wave of publicity for free, but also allow him to see what the people around him are thinking during this time.

"With you on board, our film fund will be able to make a big impact in Asia. Harvey Weinstein has a strong Celestial Empire plot, and he is a well-deserved leader among the first batch of people in North America to introduce Celestial Empire actors and works on a large scale, and he brought Fat Chow, Jackie Chan and Jet Li to Hollywood, "Your "This Man is from Earth" is super good, it is a genius work. ”

The theme of "This Man is from Earth" is not tolerated by the church in the United States, but it is right for Harvey Weinstein's appetite, as early as the Disney era, he had a conflict with Disney executives for forcibly releasing religious films, and later his brothers opened a company and became even more unscrupulous. Liang Baoguang's works are indeed impactful and full of topics, but they are much more "gentle" than Quentin Tarantino, and in his opinion, they have a unique insight and take care of the public's receptivity, and the setting is very balanced.

"Is it a genius work that only grosses five million dollars at the box office?" a tall white middle-aged man sneered.

Harvey Weinstein looked at his peers who were not much different in age with a little headache, and the people here today were all so-called elites, and most of the people who came were people from the financial world, because their Asian Film Fund was more like a venture portfolio than a film project, but there were also a few bigwigs in the film industry who came over, Tom Rothman was one of them, "This is Mr. Tom Rothman, the head of Fox Films." ”

"Are you sick, do you have any medicine?" Originally, he was chatting happily here, but suddenly a person inexplicably came out and scolded himself to catch Liang Baoguang off guard, he scolded in his heart but had to keep smiling, who made him simply respect the old and love the young with the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, suppressed all the anger in his heart, and reached out to the other party, "Hello, I'm Liang Baoguang from Jade Bird Film Studio, just call me Liang Sheng." ”

"Liang Sheng, I heard that you are very profitable, and you can easily make a lot of money in the risk market, so why bother to make a movie, not to mention that you can't make any money when it takes time and effort. Tom Rothman thought that Liang Sheng was Liang Baoguang's nickname, so he relied on the old man to sell the old and called it that, he didn't know that he was taken advantage of, and his words were also yin and yang, ironizing Liang Baoguang's "This Man is from Earth" box office hit.

A film with an investment of only $200,000 finally won more than $5 million at the box office, and the rate of return can already be included in the history of film rankings, although the numbers look a little bumpy, but no one can say that Liang Baoguang's film is a failed movie, you must know that this is still the result of Sony's classic movies playing tricks behind the scenes. Harvey Weinstein has established a partnership with Liang Baoguang, and it is impossible to sit back and watch him being bullied on his own turf at this time, "The movie has a lot of time to be painted, and if it weren't for Sony's classic movies, it would have been easy to win $10 million at the box office." ”

"The movie below is like a Christmas tree on New Year's Day, and there is no point in discussing it...... I heard that you didn't even ask for a penny, just so that the movie could be released smoothly, it seems that you are quite self-aware, if it were our Fox I am afraid that we will not schedule such a movie. Tom Rothman shook his head and left, as if he had come specifically to taunt Liang Baoguang.

Liang Baoguang has been scolded by people lately, both in public and in private, and he has become accustomed to being scolded by people, and he also knows where these people's hostility towards him comes from, and after the people left, he whispered to Harvey Weinstein next to him, "Is this Mr. Rothman a devout believer?"