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During the meal, Taylor, who came as a guest inexplicably, also chattered and asked what was going on just now, what did Li Donglai use to break the branch?

Li Donglai just smiled and didn't say anything, Emma and the others saw that Li Donglai was in a bad mood, and guessed that something must have happened just now, and they were smart not to ask. Taylor got bored and asked them to go shopping in the afternoon.

"The Hunger Games" has an interview arrangement in the afternoon, and Li Donglai naturally won't go, and Guo Biting, who is also a part-time secretary of Li Donglai's life, naturally has to accompany him. Suzy and the others don't want to go shopping either, so go shopping with them, is that still called shopping? can only be treated as a little follower, they are not stupid.

As a result, Emma was the only one with her, and she didn't really want to go out, but she didn't want to snub her friends.

Before leaving the house, Emma asked Li Donglai when he would return to China. Li Dong said that it was supposed to be tonight, and depending on the situation, he couldn't leave today, so he could only change it to tomorrow. Emma's eyes rolled, and she suddenly said with interest: "Help me book a plane ticket, I haven't been interested in China yet." Then he went out in a hurry

Li Donglai was stunned for a while, what else could he say. In this way, there is another "uninvited guest" in the group that returned to China.

The final ending of "Harry Potter" is a two-part consecutive, and "Ha 7" (II) will be released this year, but the filming has already been completed. So now that Emma is out of Harry, she can start trying to make movies on Xìng Street that don't have Muggles and wizards.

In fact, Li Donglai knows that she has already taken over "Wallflower Boy", and there are still many scripts waiting for her to choose, and there will not be much leisure time this year. Go and go, though with her. It will definitely make Li Donglai promote the theme of the movie.

Li Donglai gave Meng Jia a card and told them to go shopping casually to buy some gifts, and then take the plane again. He's so generous. The girls are not far behind, and Suzy is even clamoring for a promise that he must blow up his card!

……

Lionsgate finally withdrew from the competition for the rights to the adaptation of the "Hunger Games" novel after the Phantom increased its price to $8 million. The two companies competed for the land, and before the film even started shooting, it had already spent 8 million. Naturally, such news is inevitably reported by the media.

Lionsgate's producer, Louis Rosner, complained to the media angrily. "They're just a bunch of crazy people bidding crazy to get the right to adapt regardless of the cost, which goes against the principle of healthy cinema. I'm expecting them to meet Waterloo. ”

At the same time, he turned the finger at the author of the novel, Susan Collins. "That guy is a vampire, he originally negotiated a contract with us, and when he saw someone competing, he blatantly asked the two to raise the price. She is good at reaping the benefits of fishermen. I've never seen such a cheeky writer. She won and made eight million. ”

The Phantom was naturally not to be outdone, and the newly appointed director of the Propaganda Department, Gebling, was like a chattering "goblin", and when he made an appointment with the Los Angeles Times, he had a verbal battle with Lionsgate.

The two dúlì production companies fought, and all kinds of offensive discourse emerged one after another. After people realized Lionsgate's unwillingness, they also began to recognize the character of Geblin.

He swears without spitting out a single dirty word, but his mouth is full of "dirty words", which is breathtaking. A message was released today. The Hunger Games will invest more than 100 million dollars, and The Phantom wants to make it the second Twilight series. A few days later, another message was released. has negotiated with Emma Watson's agent and plans to invite Emma, who has ended her witch journey, to join the film, and then Li Donglai will cooperate with Emma for the first time.

The media was buzzing and hurried to consult Emma's agency. But Emma's agent responded, "I just received a phone call, Emma's schedule this year is very full, and she has no intention of participating." What's more, if you really want to invite Emma, Li Donglai can just tell Emma at home, and there is no need for a publicity director to come to her. The implication is to reprimand Geblin for using his boss and future boss as tools to fry together.

In this regard, Li Donglai smiled and did not take it seriously. After a few words of encouragement, I warned Geblin a little that he could be hyped up in the future, but if she was a woman, forget it. Because of his woman's problem, it's a mess at all, and with the unbridled media screaming, good things can also become bad things.

All in all, Geblin succeeded in shifting the focus of attention from the war between the leading production companies to the films that had not yet started filming, making the preparation for The Hunger Games a hot topic in the off-season.

Many media have recognized the power of Geblin's mouth, and they no longer pay attention to what he argues about later. They began to know that the Phantom might have found a good propaganda minister.

Companies such as Warner, Paramount, and even Fox have also become interested in The Hunger Games because of this popularity. I specially sent someone over to ask if there was a possibility of a fit.

Sean tactfully declined the invitations one by one.

And then people knew that it must be a lucrative business. Because the real blockbuster works, no one will give the cake to others unless it is necessary.

It's like Warner Bros. developing the Harry Potter series; Sony just ruined Men in Black, but then Spider-Man; 20th Century Fox has "Star Wars Prequel", as well as "X Battle Jǐng...... Dúlì Film Company also has its own magic weapons, and the new line has "The Lord of the Rings" and "Rush Hour"; Dimen has "Screaming" and "Screaming", and is ready to hold on to "Very Little Spy"...

The Phantom has also had a record of co-productions over the years, "Inception" has a small part of Warner's investment, and "The Social Network" has participated in nearly half of the investment in Colombia. Even Paramount's cake "Iron Man 2" was dug up by Li Donglai, and the phantom participated in part of the investment.

But their big-money movies, like the "Hangover" series and now the "Kung Fu Panda" series, these goldmine movies have always been self-funded and wholly-owned.

If it weren't for the fact that the investment share of "Inception" was too large and Li Donglai didn't have so much money, I believe they would never ask Warner for the 50 million investment. Now "The Hunger Games" is another blockbuster series with an investment of more than 100 million, if it is wholly owned. How much will there be in the future?

The whole company has great confidence in it and the chairman of the money-grabbing board, and has even discussed the second part.

Although the sequel to the series of movies has not yet been released, it can be relied on works such as "Source Code", "Due Date", and "Inception". Phantom's performance this year is already very scary; Especially "Kung Fu Panda", it made the Phantom really realize how profitable the peripheral products are in the later stage. Even more than the periphery of Inception.

The advertising cost of the horn image alone made the phantom make a lot of money. Those animal dolls are even more money-making opportunities. Every month, tens of millions of dollars in rebates are returned to the Phantom's funding account. The pace of this rebate is not expected to decrease in the next year. That's at least another $100 million in revenue.

If a sequel can be released this year, that number will increase.

"The Phantom movie is like a gambler who has gone crazy with a gamble. They always have a strong confidence, they don't come in to invest in others, and they pay for it themselves every time. Here's what you need to know. A film with a budget of 10 million usually has more than three production companies. The Wall Street Newspaper.

This is the kind of topic that has been discussed many times in business newspapers such as The Wall Street Rì, because the Phantom movie makes a lot of money every time, and many people are waiting to see when it will fall hard. But waited a few years. It's getting better and better; A lot of investors and institutions are waiting to buy shares in Phantom Films, but it hasn't been listed yet.

At the end of the year, the company distributed the first stock to employees, so that some old employees, key employees, and even signed actors have more sense of belonging to the company. Now many people are looking forward to the company going public.

Li Donglai has been thinking about this matter recently, but he has taken a bite and eaten it.

With the help of Godie and Sean, Mr. Lee hires a little-known young investment group on Wall Street, headed by a Middle Eastern woman named "Messiha." Li Donglai knew the name "Messiah". In the Arabic language, it means prophet, and it feels a bit mysterious. I specially asked her to meet once.

Unexpectedly, Messiah was only 25 years old, which was a bit too young.

Her nationality is Saudi Arabian and she believes in Islam, but she graduated from Oxford University in the United Kingdom and received a Western education. And this is Los Angeles, and she doesn't have to wear a mask or scarf to live.

"Can I leave my property to you to take care of?"

This was the first thing Li Donglai said to her.

Messiah's answer is just as interesting, "I'm the best...... But you certainly don't believe it. So in the first year, I plan to listen to the employer's request, give you our professional advice, and gain your trust. Once you've made money, I'll ask for more administrative privileges. ”

Li Donglai thought for a while, but still stretched out his hand to her, "Happy cooperation!" ”

In addition to taking care of Li Donglai's financial management tasks, Messiha's team will also help set up the Phantom and Clippers and form a new finance department. Because these are Li Donglai's property.

The company personnel all know that the newly established finance department must be preparing for the listing of the company after rì.

……

To be honest, buying the film and television adaptation rights of a novel at a price of eight million, Li Donglai is also very painful!

The film adaptation rights of "The Hunger Games" are definitely not worth the price.

Even if it sold tens of millions of copies in North America, it wouldn't be worth the price. Because its influence is only in the United States, not many people overseas have heard of it.

The Phantom suffered a bit by doing this. And this money will definitely be calculated in the investment of the film, which will cost more out of thin air.

Fortunately, because of the war with Lionsgate, "The Hunger Games" has gained enough attention before filming has started.

At present, the casting of the movie has come to an end, and the final selection of the heroine still needs Li Dong to make the decision. It wasn't until he walked into the interview office that he was still thinking about how he could make "The Hunger Games" a success overseas.

The reason why he is willing to spend 8 million to buy it is because he has recognized that the key to the movie is not in North America, but overseas. In other words, North America will definitely make money, and how to make a lot of money when it is released overseas is what he needs to consider.

"Boss, can you start?" Sean saw that Li Donglai was a little distracted, and reminded him.

"Oh...... Let's go! ”

…… (To be continued......)