As we all know, in the Chinese film industry, the movie with the largest investment is about 500 million at most, and no matter how much, it is six or seven billion, for example, the super blockbuster "The Great Wall" that will be released by the great director Zhang Yimou this year, this drama is produced by "Legendary Pictures", the whole Hollywood production team, Zhang Yimou directed a fantasy and magic type of 3D action film, by Hollywood actor Matt? Damon, William? Dafoe, Pedro? Pascal co-starred in the film with Chinese actors Andy Lau, Jing Tian, Zhang Hanyu, Peng Yuyan, Lu Han, Lin Gengxin, etc.

"The Great Wall" tells the story of an elite army that staged a life-and-death battle on the world-famous Great Wall to defend humanity.

The lineup of this drama is definitely very strong, and it also brings together Chinese and foreign stars, with an investment of more than 600 million, so that Legendary Pictures has to tighten its belt and shout hard, for fear that this drama will lose money.

Compared with the drama "The Great Wall", there are still many false investments in many so-called blockbusters, but a real investment of 1 billion yuan like Yin Tianyou is absolutely earth-shattering.

You must know that although the Chinese-speaking market is developing rapidly, and the annual box office has exceeded 40 billion, there is a certain proportion of investment and profit. In particular, this drama is oriented to the Hollywood market, and if Hollywood does not accept it, it will directly lose a lot.

Can Yin Tianyou afford it, can Wang Jie? Can other companies do it?

In the end, helping friends will become harmful friends, which Yin Tianyou never wants to see.

After Wang Jie understood what Yin Tianyou meant, he took a deep breath, thought about the stakes in it, and finally said: "Tianyou, since I can find it, I have made the worst plan." If you want to take the lead, how can you not take risks? I still know this, so. You don't have to worry. “

Yin Tianyou smiled, "Since that's the case." I don't want to say anything more, it's just that I'm a very stubborn person, either I don't do it, or I do it best. “

Either don't do it, or do it best, this sentence faintly aroused a certain complex in Wang Jie and made him excited. He has been working hard like this, but the result of his efforts is that the mainland entertainment market is changing more and more. His own companies can never catch up with those giant companies, and his efforts are not widely recognized, but in today's situation, he still makes unimaginable efforts, and many of them are eager to be recognized as the best mentality.

Before meeting Yin Tianyou, Wang Jie had always been in this mood, but after meeting Yin Tianyou, he suddenly found that he could use Yin Tianyou's ability to develop his company. Dream big with him.

has worked hard in China Entertainment for many years, and is used to seeing ups and downs, Wang Jie knows it deeply. Without the help and support of friends and the support of strong capital, even if your company can prosper for a while, it can only be short-lived, and it will not last at all. For Yin Tianyou's long-standing appearance, he sees it in his eyes, Tianyi Media has formed such a scale in just one year, which is unimaginable. If Yin Tianyou still needed his help in the past, then the current Yin Tianyou stood on top of him in turn. has the ability and strength to carry him.

However, after listening to Yin Tianyou's words. Wang Jie's doubts disappeared completely, Yin Tianyou, still the same Yin Tianyou.

Sincere, reliable, can be trusted and made friends.

"Alright, it's okay." Wang Jie said with a smile. felt as if he had put down a thousand catties of boulders in his heart, and Wang Jie was extremely relaxed. "With your words, I will no longer be afraid of anything, and from now on, my company will only look forward to you."

Yin Tianyou saw that Wang Jie was relaxed, so he smiled and said: "Although this matter has been decided, we still have to think about it in the long run, and we will discuss the specific cooperation content slowly." ”

Wang Jie wanted to sign a contract immediately, but thinking that Yin Tianyou was cautious, he agreed.

Before Wang Jie left, Yin Tianyou said very strictly: "Since we are cooperating, then I will explain some things first, this drama determines the future plan I made, so it is inevitable that I will be arbitrary when cooperating, and I hope Brother Wang will forgive me." ”

This is called talking ugly about the front, so as not to make trouble when you get it.

Of course, Wang Jie understands this truth, "I only care about making a lot of money, and you can take all the rest." It is equivalent to not interfering with Yin Tianyou's decision in the slightest.

They are all smart people, and they don't need to say too clearly, Wang Jie understands that he has a few pounds and taels, so he naturally accepts it with an open mind.

Looking at Wang Jie's back, Yin Tianyou was wondering if he should pull the other three major companies on this chariot so that he could buy insurance to reduce possible losses.

But he eventually shook his head and gave up.

For him, the fewer people who get a piece of the pie, the better.

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To deal with reporters, Yin Tianyou naturally has a set. He stepped forward, and all the reporters were welcomed to a conference room. Yin Tianyou hasn't sat down yet, and everyone has already asked questions, and the most asked questions are, of course, which company Tianyi Media wants to cooperate with and how much money to invest.

Yin Tianyou sat upright and replied seemingly casually: "Noon Sunshine Media and we are old buddies, and this time we decided to join forces together, and the investment amount is about 1 billion." “

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused a sensation.

After all, it is unique to invest 1 billion movies in the mainland, and Noon Sunshine is not a super big name company, why would Tianyi Media choose to cooperate with it, but ignore the light, Wanda and Huayi?

Yin Tianyou was able to sue them because he was afraid that these companies would be too powerful, and he would not be able to seize the initiative, and it would be easy to work in vain in the end. I can only tell everyone very apologetically that I am a person who attaches great importance to friendship, and I attach great importance to human feelings, and Wang Jie is my old friend, so I chose it this way.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, they immediately resonated with everyone, and the humane impression of Five Yin Tianyou also became brand in everyone's minds.

Immediately afterwards, the reporters asked about the movie. It's better to talk about what technology this drama intends to use to shoot, you must know that there are not many magical themes adapted from games in the mainland, for example, last year's "Warcraft" lost its reputation in special effects, which made Warcraft fans all over the world scold on the Internet, and almost scolded the poor director to death.

Therefore, everyone is interested in what technology Yin Tianyou will use to control this kind of game-rich movie.

Yin Tianyou seems to have expected such a professional problem.

To be honest, he really didn't know how to answer, so he said the truth, "This is a very professional question." The big guy should ask Lucas, the director of this play! “

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There's no denying that when it comes to movies, Hollywood is the undisputed boss. In terms of quantity and quality, it is not something that other countries and regions can compete with alone. But as the world's fastest-growing film market. Chinese-language films have already made their mark and are expected to become the world's largest box office.

But will it challenge Hollywood?

Yin Tianyou is well aware of these situations, and deeply feels that in order to challenge the authority of Hollywood, it is necessary to start from strengthening oneself, not only to have good actors, but also to have a system that is not inferior to Hollywood, when the two are combined. in order to make an impact on Hollywood.

But that's easier said than done. First of all, Hollywood's large-scale zuò films are not something that Asian films can compete with. Not to mention whether you can invest so much money in a movie, just thinking about whether you can recover the cost can already scare off a lot of people.

In terms of technology, first of all, animation technology is not comparable to the Asian film industry. Even the Korean special effects that are as strong as they are are still very weak in the face of Hollywood special effects.

As the owner of an entertainment company and a Chinese-American star with huge influence, Yoon feels that he should be capable of making Asian films. did something for Chinese films, but how to proceed, he has never had a plan.

Until he established Tianyi Media. After successfully completing the two plays "Touching the Golden Captain" and "Journey to the West", he can be regarded as finding a way, that is, to take advantage of the situation!

With the help of Hollywood's power to open their own doors.

And the most crucial part of it is to invite the great director George Lucas to shoot this film.

Through guò last year's table, Yin Tianyou's popularity in Asia has reached a certain height, and there is no longer a need to pursue the number of shots in order to expand his popularity, the important thing is to produce high-quality products to consolidate his position. That's why Lucas was invited at all costs. I have watched all the movies made by Lucas, Yin Tianyou, which is a typical Hollywood blockbuster style, magnificent and majestic. This is exactly the kind of ability that Asian directors lack. Maybe it's because I'm used to making small things, even if I give money. It's also hard for Asian directors to make movies that are as bold as Hollywood. Yin Tianyou invited Lucas, but he also had no trouble.

Yin Tianyou chose Blizzard Games' "Diablo" as the first drama to hit Hollywood. It's not without reason, first of all, except for the male protagonist, most of the others in this script are Westerners, which is easy for Westerners to accept, and it also uses Western supporting roles to set off Yin Tianyou's status, which can be regarded as a test of the Western film market.

For Yin, even if the attempt fails, there is not much to lose, and with his influence in Asia, at least 60% of the cost can be guaranteed to be recovered in the future.

However, whether it can succeed or not depends on what the next step should be.

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George Lucas, the American superdirector, the masterpiece "Star Wars", can be said to be the first person in the world to use computer special effects in movies, so he is known as the godfather of special effects and a pioneer of movies, but the big guy prefers to call him the bearded Lucas.

It's not the first time Lucas has come to the mainland, but it's the first time he's been invited to be a director like this.

When Lucas came to the mainland, Yin Tianyou specially led his subordinates to pick up the plane, which can be said to have given this bearded man enough face. There were also media from all over the world, who took pictures one after another, which was even more grand than receiving the President of the United States. The place to stay is also a super five-star luxury hotel, with a full supply of food and clothing, and even a personal bodyguard and secretary for Lucas. The specifications of the arrangement are also the highest ever.

Yin Tianyou's choice of Lucas was carefully screened, because he was familiar with the operation of Hollywood, and he was definitely a first-class figure in terms of directing, and he was ready to make this "Diablo" completely in the style of Hollywood, as a stepping stone for his own impact on the international market. Moreover, because of Lucas's own fame, even if this play is played by an actor who is not famous, it can still be a gimmick in the world film market.

Lucas himself, in fact, doesn't want to come, he is still busy preparing for the Star Wars series of movies, especially the special effects of his own movies are getting more and more perfect, completely above many Hollywood directors, which makes him inevitably look at the top, but it is very expensive to do special effects, especially for people like Star Wars, don't look at him He has earned a lot of box office, but most of them have been carved up by the film company, and what he left behind is pasted on the special effects research and production, and after a long time, he is a little unable to make ends meet.

Of course, according to Lucas's fame, he can accept the help of many film companies, and even as long as he is willing to speak, a large number of people will immediately pour out to send him money.

But Lucas also knows that these people's money is not easy to take, and how much you eat now, you will have to vomit later, or even more. As a technology fan, special effects control, Lucas also doesn't want his research to be robbed by those insatiable American companies, so he has always paid for his own research, like protecting his children, protecting his special effects technology.

But now he is really short of money, and Yin Tianyou's bid also satisfies him, so in the end, he should come here to perform in the cave, ready to deal with this film casually, and make some money. Just like most Americans, they always think that they are the center of the world, not to mention that Lucas is a super director, and that arrogance in his bones cannot be hidden.

Yin Tianyou doesn't care about this, directors who have the ability are generally a little tempered, but they are worried that others will feel unbearable.

But Yin Tianyou is too worried, first of all, as veteran superstars in Hollywood, Stallone and Schwarzenegger are definitely talking and laughing in front of Lucas, although they are not tearful when they see their fellow countrymen, but they are also very affectionate. And big-name Asian stars like Chow Yun-fat, Donnie Yen, Choi Min-sik, and Lee Byung-hun also showed enough respect when they saw Lucas. Even if this bearded man is a little arrogant and a little stinky fart, everyone can bear it, who makes the family famous.

As the investor, starring actor and company boss of this drama, Yin Tianyou naturally doesn't like Lucas's domineering attitude, but he does everything quietly, not to mention that this is a qiē plan arranged by him, and there is no reason to destroy it himself. So as long as that Lucas isn't too excessive, he'll turn a blind eye.

When Lucas saw this, he was even more proud, and even the filming crew he brought over were more or less self-righteous, but after getting along with Yin Tianyou's crew for a few days, although there was friction, it was not a big contradiction.

Of course, these are only temporary - (to be continued.) )