Chapter 70: Discussion of the Release
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After Wang Jing added the opening credits, this pseudo-documentary film is completed.
They had not slept all night, but by this time they were full of spirits, and each of them had taken some bread and milk, and began to eat it while looking at the slices.
At first, they didn't care, they watched it while eating, chatted, and discussed which film company the film would be released to.
But after a while, they gradually stopped talking, and then they stopped eating.
Three pairs of eyes stared at the screen, and as the plot unfolded, I felt that my scalp was numb, and my heart was depressed!
But after all, they are all familiar with these scenes and plots, and they are not scared to scream!
By the time they finished watching it, it was already dark, and the three of them were confident in their films.
Horror movies, if they can scare people, it represents initial success!
The three of them washed up and continued to discuss the issue.
In the past few days, they have also deliberately looked at the witch Blair and collected some relevant information.
"The Witch" is distributed by Yijiang Entertainment.
As the first company to boldly release a movie shot on a portable home DV, Wang Jing was more curious about it, what kind of company it was, and how dare to do it, the first to eat crabs!
He prefers to put the ghost shadow also released by Yijiang Entertainment.
But Liu Dehua has a different opinion, because although Yijiang Entertainment has achieved shocking success in publishing witches, the company has a bad behavior.
The box office promised to be distributed to the "witch" team, although it was written into the contract, but Yijiang Entertainment actually didn't give it, from the beginning of the year to the present, the two sides are in full swing of lawsuits!
ββAccording to the information Lin Ze found, this lawsuit will not end until 03.
was originally a miracle recorded in the history of film, but it ended in a court of action between the two sides!
I have to say, this is really embarrassing.
Liu Dehua is wary of this, the Americans are still in default, not to mention that their side is Asian?
When Liu Dehua heard the news, Yijiang Entertainment Company was first blacklisted by him.
Wang Jing and Liu Dehua argued a few words, but no one could convince anyone.
Wang Jing said that Yijiang Entertainment has experience in distributing this kind of pseudo-documentary film, and the box office must be considerable!
Liu Dehua said that if it is released, no matter how high the box office is, what does it mean if he can't get it?
Lin Ze saw that the two of them were arguing with a red face and a thick neck, and wanted to persuade him, but he couldn't intervene.
Suddenly, the two stopped.
Liu Dehua looked at Lin Ze and said, "Aze, you say, can it be issued by Yijiang?" β
Wang Jing also looked at Lin Ze and said with a smile: "Aze, when you return to Hong Kong, I will introduce my daughter to you, and you will talk about it after you think about it." β
Lin Ze rolled his eyes.
Liu Dehua sneered disdainfully: "Aze likes to be Ziwei Gege, you better save it." β
Wang Jing shrugged and said, "Lin Xinru? What about Lin Xinru? They are not married, who knows in the future, besides, even if they get married, they can get divorced! β
Lin Ze wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said in his heart that you two are really good at, what are you doing!
"Hmm~" He thought for a while and said, "I'm biased towards Brother Hua~"
Liu Dehua smiled: "Sure enough, good brother! He raised his eyebrows at Wang Jing.
Wang Jing laughed disdainfully.
Lin Ze continued: "As for the release, I think we should be able to try it at Palamon. β
"Paramon?"
When the two of them heard this, they were slightly surprised, this is Hollywood's big brother!
Before 1949, Paramount was the hegemon of the American film festival, integrating production and distribution, and achieving a monopoly on the market.
But...... Happiness gives birth to sorrow, prosperity and decline.
On December 31, 49, Paramount was split into Paramount Pictures, and United Paramount Cinemas, which already owned 1,500 theaters and nearly 20,000 screens! Now, 50 years later, it's hard to imagine how big it is.
Lin Ze's "try to go to Palamon" naturally refers to the United Paramount Cinema.
It's just that such a big existence as Paramount will put their tens of thousands of dollars in movies in their eyes?
Liu Dehua and Wang Jing frowned, expressing their worries.
Lin Ze actually didn't count it in his heart.
The ghost was originally released in 09, although the distributor is Palamon, but God knows if Paramon will be released in 99!
While they were discussing, the sky was getting brighter, and the birds outside the building were chirping.
Zhu Liqian, Fang Jian, Liu Qiang, Wei Gang, and Chen Aihua came out one after another.
After washing, everyone gathered around, and they ate casually and joined in the discussion.
Everyone thinks that if it can be released in Paramount, of course, it will be the best, but ......
Chen Aihua took a bite of bread and suddenly said, "Andy, Fa Ge has been in Hollywood for many years, why don't you ask him to help?" β
Liu Dehua was stunned when he heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands and smiled: "That's right!" As he spoke, he stood up, thought about it, and said: "Brother Fa and Director Wu Yusen are familiar with each other, haha, it would be better if I could ask these two to help!" β
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Wu Yusen.
In 93, he went to Hollywood to develop, and in the same year he directed his first film "The Ultimate Target", after the film was launched, the "Los Angeles Times" made him the front page character, and the film received about 30 million US dollars at the box office in the United States!
In 96, he directed the 20th Century Fox film "Broken Arrow", which achieved a box office of more than 70 million US dollars!
In '97, he directed Lamont Pictures' "Changing Face", which invested $100 million and was released in the United States on June 27, 97, winning the American box office champion in July!
In 99, Wu Yusen directed and filmed the Lamont movie "Mission Impossible 2", which was released on May 14, 2000, and grossed more than 100 million in the United States......
In 02, he directed MGM's "The Wind Whisperer", which cost $120 million in production, but this time he suffered a Waterloo, and in three weeks of release, he only received more than $33 million at the box office, and the box office failed miserably, MGM executives were forced to resign, and MGM was also auctioned because of losses!
As a result, Wu Yusen was not allowed to Hollywood, and later returned to country Z for development.
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mentioned Wu Yusen, Lin Ze instantly searched for his information, this is the time when Wu Yusen is brilliant, if he can be invited, the film will be released in the Paramount Theater, it will really be a little more possible......
Just do what he said, even though Liu Dehua turned over his brother's contact number and called it, it took a long time for someone to answer.
Liu Dehua had to be supported by Fa Ge, so he respected him very much, and after speaking humbly and solemnly for a while, Liu Dehua hung up the phone.
Lin Ze and the others heard their conversation, and they had already guessed seven, seven, eight, eight.
Unfortunately, Fa Ge is not in the United States, he is in country Z and is making movies.
Lin Ze searched and knew that Fa Ge was filming the 2000 released movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" at this time!
Despite this, Fa Ge still agreed to help.
At this moment, Liu Dehua's mobile phone text message rang sound.
Hurriedly opened it, Fa Ge sent Wu Yusen's contact information, he is in the United States, and he is in Hollywood, he is filming "Mission Impossible 2"!
Fa Ge is quite righteous, he not only told Liu Dehua Wu Yusen's contact information, but also said that he would immediately talk to Wu Yusen on the phone and say hello.
Although Liu Dehua has the title of a king, this is to call his status in the Asian music scene, and of course his status in the film industry is also very high.
But this is still Asia, not Hollywood!
In Hollywood, Liu Dehua is almost like a newcomer!
Of course, he is also very famous in the Chinese circle of country M, which is probably an advantage for him over the unknown newcomers!
Liu Dehua got Wu Yusen's phone number, and was about to dial to make an appointment, but the phone suddenly rang, and it was Fa Ge calling.
Liu Dehua took it, and the two said a few more words.
It turned out that Fa Ge had a phone call with Wu Yusen just now, Wu Yusen was filming "Mission Impossible 2" at this time, and he was in a hurry and couldn't spare time.
However, Wu Yusen also knew Liu Dehua, believed in his acting skills, and had Fa Ge to help him speak, so he contacted the person in charge of the film purchase department of Palamon Pictures and said hello.
Although there were some twists and turns, it was quite smooth.
Fa Ge finally reminded Andy Lau that he should be mentally prepared in advance, and if he breaks into Hollywood for the first time, he will definitely suffer a loss in terms of income!
Liu Dehua hung up the phone, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "So, let's go to Palamon Pictures now?" β
Lin Ze frowned slightly, he wanted to go to Lamont Pictures? It will inevitably be slaughtered by it, if you can bypass it and contact the Upper Ramon Cinema directly......
This thought flashed in his mind, and then he sighed, don't say that they are not familiar with Hollywood, they are local producers in Hollywood, and if they want to release a film, they can't bypass the developer!
The reason for this......
Take Paramon, for example.
Although Paramount Pictures and United Paramount Cinemas are two separate companies, they also have a big boss...... Media giant Viacom Group!
Paramount Pictures and United Paramount Cinemas participate in the sharing of the film at the same time, in fact, it is the Wellcome Media Group that takes two shares of the money.
If we had bypassed the role of Palong Pictures as a distributor, wouldn't it have cost Wellcome Media Group one less money?
The thin arm couldn't twist the thigh, and Lin Ze said, "Okay, I agree." β
Liu Dehua, Wang Jing, and Lin Ze went out, and everyone knew that Lamont Pictures was in Hollywood, and the three of them took a car and immediately rushed there.
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After getting out of the car and arriving at the entrance of the Lamont Pictures Company, the three of them looked up at the majestic multi-story building, a large Palamont logo, dazzling in the sun.
Wang Jing smacked her lips and said: "It's really worthy of being a Hollywood overlord!" β
Liu Dehua is also envious, compared with this building, his Tianmu still rents a commercial building as an office space!
And they also have a special shooting base......
This gap is simply a heaven and an underground!
Lin Ze's heart was slightly hot: Lamont Pictures is only the tip of the iceberg of the media giant Viacom Group!
The ** fire in his heart couldn't help but burn again!
Keep cheering for yourself in your heart: Lin Ze, you don't have to be envious, in the future if you don't want to, you will have countless capital, you can invest in China, invest in those network companies, invest in theater construction, invest in film and television production......
You can also build your own media empire!
Viacom Group, which is involved in other retail businesses related to film, television, publishing and entertainment, has a market value of more than $60 billion, and owns MTV Global Television Network, Paramount Pictures, 19 television stations, thousands of movie theaters and other industries.
In China, for political reasons, television and radio stations cannot be privately owned, and Lin Ze has no ambitions in this regard.
But he knows that the upcoming network industry has actually fully possessed the functions of TV stations and radio stations!
For example, Tencent QQ, such as Sina's Weibo, has hundreds of millions of users, and its communication ability is better than that of TV stations!
In the cyber realm, this is where he drooled from the beginning!
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Liu Dehua touched Lin Ze's arm and asked, "Aze, what do you want, so engrossed?" β
"Huh? It's nothing. Lin Ze came back to his senses from his dream, and saw that Liu Dehua and Wang Jing were looking at him strangely, so he said, "Let's go in!" β
The three of them entered the company, and at the reception desk, Liu Dehua said to a delicate, tall and sexy young white woman: "I am Liu Dehua, and I made an appointment with Mr. Daniel from the film buying department." β
The woman laughed a little, told them to wait, and then called to ask.
After a few words of confirmation, she smiled again: "Sorry to delay the gentlemen, you can go up, Mr. Daniel is waiting for you in the office." β
The three of them said thank you, asked for the specific address, and left.
Daniel's office is located in the innermost room on the third floor.
When the three of them arrived, they found that the benches on both sides of the corridor in front of the door were full of guests, black, white, and yellow, and at a glance, there were dozens of people.
Wang Jing said: "They won't all recommend videos from themselves, right?" β
Liu Dehua said: "Obviously, this is the case! β
Wang Jing swept them, "We're going to line up too?" β
Liu Dehua sighed, and was also a little uncertain.
This is in the United States, not in country Z.
If according to Chinese rules, if an acquaintance has greeted you, then you can naturally knock on the door and go in directly.
But here, if you cut the queue in, if you don't get it right, it will provoke the anger of the public!
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At this moment, the office door suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man with a depressed expression walked out, and it seemed that his recommendation was rejected.
The man passed by Lin Ze and the others.
A young white man near the door stood up and was about to enter.
Suddenly, a white woman in a blue uniform came out of the office, the woman swept out, stopped her gaze on Liu Dehua's face, and asked, "Is it Mr. Liu Dehua?" β
Liu Dehua was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes!" The three of them walked over.
The woman glanced at the three of them.
Liu Dehua said: "We are together." β
The woman nodded and smiled, "Those three come in with me." β
Three people are happy, it turns out that in the United States, you can also cut the queue!
The woman entered the office first, and Lin Ze and the others were about to enter.
Suddenly, it was blocked by an arm!
It was the young man who had just stood up.
The three of them paused at their feet, and saw the young man's expression angry.
White people are generally taller than Asians, and this white young man is much taller than Liu Dehua and Wang Jing, but Lin Ze is about the same.
"Yo, have you met someone who doesn't have long eyes?" Wang Jing chuckled, mocked in a low voice, and told Liu Dehua and Lin Ze.
He spoke in Chinese, and the man didn't understand, but looking at his expression, he could guess what he meant.
The man's eyes widened, and he was even more annoyed, but his lips were pursed but he didn't say anything, as if he was holding back his anger!
Lin Ze's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with a smile: "Hey, buddy, you stop us, if you make Mr. Daniel wait for a long time, it will not be good!" β
The woman who had already gone in and walked a few steps suddenly stopped when she heard the footsteps behind her, turned around in confusion, and just heard Lin Ze's words.
Lin Ze's English is very standard, just like the locals!
She was slightly startled.
Seeing a young white man outstretching his arm to stop them, he asked him sternly, "What are you going to do to block Mr. Daniel's guests?!" β
The white young man's eyelids twitched slightly.
Lin Ze observed, the corners of his mouth hooked, and he looked at him with a smile.
"Humph!" With a soft snort, the white young man reluctantly lowered his arms, got out of the way, and then sat down in the nearest seat to the bench at the door.
β¦β¦ He's cut in line!
Dozens of pairs of eyes watched, and a few people flashed anger and dissatisfaction in their eyes, but more of them were indeed numb and envious!
"It turns out that human nature is universal."
"The actual situation is not as rosy as it is advertised."
Lin Ze walked at the end, and the moment the door was closed, he reflexively glanced at everyone, taking in their expressions, and couldn't help but think in his heart.
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