He Mu didn't know what other people's reactions were, but his first reaction was to contact Jeff in the United States, and the news he got from Jeff was really not optimistic.

Because of a major investment mistake, a medium-sized film with an investment of more than 50 million yuan was finally recouped with only more than 10 million, Lionsgate suffered heavy losses, and finally decided to lay off employees, cutting nearly a quarter of the jobs in one go, and cutting the annual budget for 10 years by one-third, and many larger projects have been stopped, "Cold Heart" is one of them.

Getting this news from Jeff's mouth is naturally much more accurate than the speculation on the Internet and the media, He Mu felt lost, but it was not easy to show it, "Jeff, it's okay, I'm still young, and it's not necessarily a good thing to enter Hollywood so early, so it's good, and then I can concentrate on preparing my directorial debut in China." Although Jeff gave He Mu hope and dashed his hope, He Mu didn't want him to have any guilt, because it was Jeff's selfless help that made He Mu a little famous in Hollywood, and this help was not reciprocated.

"It's okay with you, I have a relationship!" Jeff was dissatisfied, "I suspect that Jon deliberately manipulated me, obviously the "Cold Heart" project has good prospects in all aspects, but this project was stopped, I encountered this kind of thing the first time I was a producer, I am not convinced!" ”

"So what else?" He Mu asked.

Jeff paused for a moment and said, "Actually, I have long had the idea that I will open a small film company by myself, make the movies I want to make, and no longer accept such and such restrictions." Jeff said that if he opened a film company, he was confident that he would buy the idle "Cold Heart" project from Lionsgate. His relationship with the chairman is still good.

He Mu was not surprised by Jeff's idea, Sister Xuan had told him about Jeff's ambition before. And in addition to several major film companies and well-known independent film companies such as Lionsgate, there are hundreds of unknown film production companies in Hollywood, which can also make good profits if they are run properly, as an old filmmaker who has been in Hollywood for more than ten years, it is not surprising that Jeff has this idea, after all, not everyone can tolerate being constrained in a large company.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" He Mu had an epiphany, "Cold Heart" is not just his business. At the same time, it also carries Jeff's dream, and he must not give up just by saying give up.

"You can keep the schedule and wait for me to summon you to Hollywood to film, which is the greatest support for me, wait. I'm going to talk to the chairman about it, he's a sensible person, and I'm going to ease Lionsgate's financial burden by doing so, and I'm sure this matter can be talked about. Then Jeff half-truthed. Of course, if you really want to help me, you can invest in my new company, and I am afraid that the money at my disposal will not be enough to support the release of this movie. Jeff was actually a little embarrassed when he said this, after all, he was originally helping He Mu, and now he wants He Mu to help him, but the production cost of "Cold Heart" is indeed a bit high for a newly established small independent production company. He couldn't afford it alone.

"Of course it's fine, as long as it's within my means." He Mu said briskly. At this time, he just wanted to help Jeff, and he didn't have any idea of planting chess pieces in Hollywood, but in hindsight, this is indeed a good practice, Japan's Sony has won Columbia and MGM successively, South Korea's CJ company is also actively establishing joint ventures with Hollywood giants, and Chinese capital seems to be entering Hollywood, and now we are not short of money!

In addition, Jeff also told He Mu that the actors of "Cold Heart" have basically been decided, including the most important male and female protagonists, which he personally discussed, which is why he is unwilling to give up the project. The actor is, of course, Joseph, who was determined before. Gordon, the heroine is finally determined to be the sexy and hot Scarlett. Johnson, originally one of Hollywood's four little flowers, Amanda. Seyfried is more in line with Jeff's requirements, not only the image is in line with it, but also allows her to take over the theme song and soundtrack, but after starring in the god film "Mamma Mia", which swept the global box office of $600 million, Amanda's salary has risen, and the asking price has risen higher than that of Scarlett, Jessica, Hathaway, etc. Johnson plays the amorous heroine.

"I heard that Scarlett's salary for starring in "Iron Man 2" is only $250,000, is it true?" He Mu asked, he has always had doubts about this rumor, Scarlett's status in Hollywood, $250,000 is too little, and his He Mu's Hollywood debut may not be more than that.

"It should be true, but the salary I gave is 1.5 million, which is much cheaper than Amanda, and the overall trend in Hollywood now is that everyone is reducing their salary." Jeff said.

"What's the matter, how can there be such a big difference, one is 250,000 and the other is 1.5 million, is it because we are a small production and a small company, so we have to pay more for the salary?"

"Of course not, Hollywood also talks about rules, Scarlett's salary in "Iron Man 2" is so low that even unrelated people can't stand it, but you think it's only $250,000?"

"Is there still a box office share?"

"Maybe, but that's not what I'm going to say," Jeff shook his head, "Although the movie hasn't been released yet, I also got a little bit of news from insiders, Scarlett is an Iron Man fan, and she doesn't have many roles in the film, mainly Robert Jr. Donnie is the main player, of course, this is just one reason for the low salary, and it is not the main reason, you should know that "Iron Man" and "Hulk: The Incredible Hulk" released in 08 are all Marvel anime characters, right? ”

"Zhilu Dao."

"Then do you know that the role played by Scarlett in "Iron Man 2" is also a member of the Marvel superheroes, Black Widow, do you know that in addition to "Iron Man 2" released this year, Marvel is also preparing to put their superheroes "Captain America" and "Thor" on the screen respectively. ”

"Listening to you say that, how do I feel that Marvel is playing a big game of chess." He Mu touched his chin and thought.

"It's a big game of chess," Jeff said in a deep voice, "I guess they've already started the Avengers plan, and Scarlett's self-depreciation is likely due to the promise that she'll be paid a lot to get involved in the Avengers' plan." ”

He Mu knew what the Avengers Jeff was talking about, although he hadn't watched American comics when he was a child, but later after "X-Men" became popular, he went out of his way to learn about American superhero comics.

Superhero comics in the United States are mainly produced by two companies, one is DC Comics and the other is Marvel Comics (also known as "Marvel").

DC has superheroes such as Superman, Batman, The Flash, and Green Lantern, and they later established an organization called "Justice League", which was acquired by Time Warner in 1969 and became a subsidiary of Warner Bros., so the Superman series of movies and the Batman series of movies are basically produced by Warner Bros.

And Marvel is not far behind, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Captain America and other superheroes are all from Marvel, they have a resounding organization called "The Avengers", which aims to maintain peace on Earth. Marvel was just acquired by Disney for $4.24 billion last month, and since then, the ambitious Disney has owned the rights to hundreds of superheroes and supervillains, but Spider-Man and Fantastic Four now belong to Sony Columbia and 20th Century Fox respectively because of copyright issues.

Out of his understanding of American comics, He Mu suddenly understood what Jeff meant, "You mean, they first make these independent superhero movies, and then gather them together in the name of the Avengers, and let superheroes such as Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor perform on the same stage!" ”

"That's right! Although Disney has not leaked relevant news now, and fans are still in the dark, but discerning people who have been in Hollywood for so long can see at a glance that this is really an ambitious and shocking plan. Jeff sighed.

Superheroes are an inexhaustible gold mine for Hollywood movies, and they can form a group if they are not addicted to fighting alone, each one is so earned, I really don't know how many more they can make, but no matter how much they shoot, this is not something he and Jeff can get involved in, now DC superheroes are Warner Bros., Marvel superheroes are Disney's, and what brother-in-law and brother-in-law can do is to be themselves and create their own movie brands.

After ending the call with Jeff, He Mu called Xiao Fang again and asked him to help him make an appointment with the branch president of the investment bank, he wanted to borrow more than 100 million, and his Shuimu Forest could be used as collateral. Lotus Leaf Animation, Tudou.com, and Xiao He Cultural Building have overwhelmed him before, and now he has to add the needs of Jeff's side, and only hundreds of millions of funds can make him take a breath. Xiao Fang praised He Mu for finally opening up, He Mu said in his heart that there was no way, he was forced.

After that, He Mu took Xiao Nan to drive to Chenglong Sparkle Roll International Cinema, today Brother Long's movie "The Agent Next Door" premiered in the mainland, he had already greeted He Mu, and He Mu came to cheer.

Because he didn't show up in front of the mainland media, He Mu's appearance caused a small commotion in the media, and reporters had too many questions to ask him for verification, including Zhang Zilin's pregnancy, directorial debut, and the most concerned, can Hollywood still go?

Except for He Mu's directorial debut, the rest of the questions were swept by in a hurry, and these questions could not satisfy the reporters, and they wanted to continue to pester He Mu, but at this time, a woman with a graceful posture appeared on the other end of the red carpet, and the reporters immediately turned the wind and went straight to the woman...... (To be continued......)

PS: [ps: The first watch, there will be a second watch later, I haven't tasted a monthly pass for a long time, and I ask weakly, is there still a ticket? ] 】