Chapter 764: Co-Investment? We disagree!
"Invest 30 million?" Goyle was pleasantly surprised.
"Yes, if your company has no opinion. I'll get Columbia Pictures ready to sign you on. Lin Yu said. ,
"Gower, Lin is right, but I didn't expect to collide with the Korean guest invited by Victor. I am not a member of the board of directors of the company, nor am I an officer of the company, and it stands to reason that I have no right to interfere in the affairs of the company. But as a director, I think everyone in the company would like to hear my opinions. I hate to say that, but I have to tell you that Lin gave me a lot of inspiration in Terminator 2, and I'm going to shoot this part as well, and of course, it will take very little money. However, I am very dissatisfied with today's events, and I think that a Samsung Group that is far away overseas and Columbia Pictures in Hollywood must be able to distinguish which is more important. James Cameron said.
Lin Yu smiled and said, "A little thought." I'm also very happy to have your approval from Cameron. Cameron, to be honest, I have a hunch that you will be an indispensable shining star in the history of human cinema, guiding and driving the future of cinematic art. And being able to leave my mark on your way forward also left me with capital for bragging in the future. Maybe ten years. Twenty years from now, I can proudly proclaim to all Americans that you are the best directors. I also participated in the creation of his script back then, which made me also addicted to pulling tiger skin to make a banner.
The people present couldn't help laughing, of course they didn't know that these words were Lin Yu's heartfelt words, if it weren't for rebirth, I'm afraid he would only have to look up to Cameron's light.
"I'm sure you all know that a good movie doesn't have a strong budget to make it. That's not impossible, but it's hard. Cameron's script wants to be perfectly expressed on the movie screen. A large number of special effects shots are required, and each special effects shot can be said to be piled up with money. As far as I know, the special effects of "Terminator 2" were made very rough because of the lack of funding. Of course, this roughness is only relative to the best. But Mr. Cameron is the kind of person who strives for excellence, so I don't want a film that could have become a milestone in the history of cinema to have any flaws due to a lack of budget. I hope that when the American people watch this movie, they will remember it with an unforgettable heart. Until ten or twenty years later, once someone brings it up, they can still talk about the plot with relish. So here I am, and I'm willing to pay $30 million to complete what is destined to be a milestone in the history of world cinema! ”
Lin Yu stood up and looked around at the people present: "I once said a word to Cameron, and now I repeat it to all of you here, I hope to pass a movie." Announce the dawn of an era to filmmakers all over the world
As long as you can imagine it, then the movie stunts can be shown! ”
The three of Gore were enthusiastically boiled by Lin Yu's words, and they never expected it. Lin Yu was so optimistic about "Terminator 2" that he couldn't help but stand up. They applauded. James Cameron was even more agitated and couldn't help himself.
"Wait a minute!" Victor's voice came from the door of the conference room.
With the voice, Victor took Li Yuancheng and Li Zhijun to the conference room with their faces sunk into water.
"President Gower. Why wasn't I notified when I voted? Victor said angrily, "Don't you mean I'm not the vice president of the company?" Am I not a shareholder of the company? ”
Goyle looked at Victor a little inexplicably and said, "Victor, what do you mean by that?" We didn't take advantage of your absence to make any votes! ”
Victor, who was full of anger, poured cold water on his head like a basin of cold water, and looked at the others present in surprise. The other two vice presidents of the company also looked at him with a confused expression, they were just inspired by Lin Yu's words, stood up and applauded him, and did not make any votes at all. Not only has there been no vote, but the agenda has not even been raised.
Victor was also concerned about the chaos, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw everyone standing and applauding in unison, but the person who received the applause was the Oriental man. The possible liar in his heart, in a hurry, did not think about it carefully, the three of them were only a few steps slower than Goyle, and in this little time, the two sides did not even have enough time to exchange terms and understand each other. How is it possible to vote?
Victor's face flushed, how could he have made such a low-level mistake.
Goyer looked at Li Yuancheng and Li Zhijun behind him, since everyone had already come, and Lin Yu had already known about their arrival, could it be that he had to coax them away? And the Samsung Group. It didn't make her feel any pressure, though. But people, always thinking that more is better than less. Look at James Cameron. There is a frame that she is going to sign the contract today, and among the people present, no one knows her ex-husband better than her. If you can't give him a convincing reason, this one can definitely make a decision to leave the Emerald Bird with something.
Although he is not a member of the Emerald Bird now.
What's more, in the hands of Lin Yu, there is also the film adaptation rights of Michael Clayton's new work. This is a chance for him!
Now the company has successively had several films that can be guaranteed, and in Hollywood, a local company's exhibition is either advancing or retreating, and if it continues like this, it may not be long before Emerald Bird Film Company will completely become a third-rate company. This is unacceptable to Goyer, who regards the company as his heart. This is also the most important reason why Gower must invite James Cameron to direct "Terminator 2" himself. She is convinced. As long as he is given enough support, he will definitely be able to make "Terminator 2" like "Alien 2" break the cycle of the sequel being inferior to the first episode, and win a double harvest of reputation and revenue for the company.
And without Cameron, Goyle doesn't think that among the directors the company can hire, who else can be as talented as Cameron and can make a movie like "The Terminator".
"I'm sorry that Victor didn't inform us of your arrival in advance, so I couldn't go to meet you. On behalf of Emerald Bird Films, I would like to apologize to both of you. Gower motioned for Li Yuancheng and the two to sit down. Only then did he speak: "Mr. Lin, the two Mr. Li, to be honest, the negotiations should be carried out separately, but Mr. Lin's time is limited, and Cameron wants to determine some things as soon as possible, so I can only negotiate here at the same time between the three parties." As the president of the company, it was the first time in many years that I had encountered such a situation. I am sure that all of you have come to the company with great investment sincerity. But is the investment we need limited, or are you okay with co-investment? ”
Under normal circumstances, they will naturally not accept co-investment, which will likely cause a lot of trouble both when the film is being shot and when the income is settled in the future. But in today's situation, perhaps co-investment can reduce some unnecessary troubles.
"Gower, I don't think there's any need to co-invest, "Terminator 2" is only short of the cost of publicity now, and it's useless to give me by the way." James Kajilong was the first to cry out.
"We don't accept it." Lin Yu has not yet spoken, and Li Zhijun has already clearly expressed his opinion.
They invested in this film, although they have the idea of obtaining some income through it, but more importantly, they want to use this film to expand the influence of Samsung Group in the United States. If they can get 30 to 40 percent of the investment, then the plans of the Samsung Group planners can be proposed to the director, if it is only less than a third of the total investment, then these proposals will inevitably be vetoed by both Gower and Lin Yu. In that case, it would be useless to invest in Terminator 2.
Moreover, now that "Terminator 2" has been filmed, only publicity is left, but sometimes the cost of publicity is not much worse than the cost of filming, such as "Terminator", the investment is only a few million, but the publicity cost alone is million.
However, the filming funds of "Terminator 2" are almost hundreds of millions, and the publicity cost will not be less than 10 million US dollars.
In this way, you can get one-third or one-quarter of the amount by investing 20 or 30 million, which is still very cost-effective.
And they have already discussed it, they don't think that this Huaxia person has the ability to raise up to tens of millions of dollars. Perhaps the state-owned capital in China that relies on monopoly to make profits has such ability. But judging from Lin Yu's age, he can never be the head of any Chinese state-owned enterprise. And judging by the intelligence they know. The Chinese government will never allow any state-owned enterprise to invest such a huge sum of money in American films. So they think that maybe they still have a gap to force this Chinese young man to retreat with financial pressure.
"There's so little information about him!" Li Yuancheng wailed in his heart. Koreans naturally understand the truth that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can win all battles, so the capitals that Victor came into contact with. They all knew something, and they had thought of ways to deal with it, but Lin Yu was like jumping out of a stone, so they couldn't find any usable information at all. Naturally, there is no targeted approach. Therefore, we can only hope to win this victory by relying on the pressure of funds.