Chapter Ninety-Seven: Before Returning Home
Circle culture is essentially the same, it all relies on relationships...
Of course, it's not so obvious now.
Because it is a continuous explosion of science and technology, it provides a new cake and an opportunity for newcomers.
Later, all walks of life were sluggish, the old people felt unfinished grabbing the cake, and the newcomer couldn't get the cake, so what should I do?
Some powerful people push their juniors up!
For example, Maya Hawke - her father is Yin Sang Hawke, her mother is Uma Thurman, she debuted in the new BBC version of "Little Women", the movies are "Human Capital" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", and she also acted in "Stranger Things"...
For example, Lucas Hedges, the prince of the Boston Gang, and the resources are directly top-notch: "The Grand Budapest Hotel", "Manchester by the Sea", "Three Billboards", "Moonrise Kingdom", "Miss Bird"...
In addition, although Haolaiwu rose around World War I, what really became a cultural hegemony was almost after the fall of Big Brother, plus the artist got married late, it was almost the time for the second generation to grow up...
Therefore, there are a lot of second generations in the past two years!
In fact, when he heard Joseph Blake recommend Blake to Ryverlì, Shen Xudong had already decided to let her star in "The Fault in Star Fortune".
Blake Leverley is not bad at acting, has a background, and fits well with the prototype in the story.
The most important thing is that she is quite popular now - "Summer of Jeans" has become famous, and the target audience of these two movies overlaps!
Just wanted to meet Amanda Seyfried...
After all, it is one of the four little flowers!
When we met, I felt really beautiful...
The height is also not high.
Childlike Juru?
Anyway, Shen Xudong likes it very much, and he has an urge to impart his experience in oriental art!
simply put out "Happy Death Day" and let her play the female number one, well, it started at the same time as "The Fault in the Stars"...
"Happy Death Day" is a campus horror film - college student Terri keeps repeating the story of her own murder day to find the real murderer...
By the way, you can let Zhang Hanyun or Zhao Liying play roommates...
Let's say the cost is 36 million US dollars...
One more 3...
Anyway, Shen Xudong's second phase of private equity funds got 1 billion funds!
Of course, it is impossible to give a play because he admires her beauty, and he is not a fan of Amanda Seyfried, the most important thing is to promote the artistic exchange between the East and the West, and explore...
The latter readily agreed.
Joseph Drake doesn't care... Just do two plays at the same time!
A standard B-grade film like "Happy Death Day" can be filmed in about 20 days, and it will be released in September or October...
It's just two or three weeks away from "Ghost Record".
As for "The Fault in the Stars", it is estimated that it will be released in December, by the way, the heroine chose Blake Lively, and the actor found Eddie Redmayne, who auditioned purely and had excellent acting skills...
In addition, it must be explained that Shen Xudong did not plan to study art with Blake Leverly...
But she herself had the will.
That... How can you refuse?
Giving people to people is Shen Xudong's good character all along, and art is something to communicate!
George Bernard Shaw once said, 'You have an apple, I have an apple, let's exchange it, one is still an apple; You have a thought, I have a thought, let's exchange it, one person has two thoughts! β
You have your own art, I also have art experience, communicate with each other, in order to be more harmonious, art can also be refined...
Call him an art communicator from the East.
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"Juno" ended up grossing $143 million in North America, almost $90 million overseas, and a total of 230 million worldwide...
After the screening, the first cinema split account, Shen Xudong received $32 million...
The issuance fee of the horse is 15%, and the publicity investment is 8 million US dollars...
Joseph Drake takes a 10% cut...
However, it is already good, and with the $45 million sold to 20th Century Fox, that's $77 million.
- Pure profit!
After that, the TV copyright, home entertainment copyright, DVD copyright or something, it is estimated that another 40 million can be collected...
Well, a movie directly earned back the first 500 million investment fund!
This private equity fund is counted over three years with an interest rate of 15% per annum...
It's a pity that Shen Xudong doesn't understand finance - next year's financial crisis, a good opportunity to buy the bottom!
Also, Marvel Film and Television is not easy to enter.
ββMarvel has always been a mainstream commercial film in North America, and he discussed the topic of acquiring Marvel with Joseph Drake, no possibility, not only impossibility, but even the acquisition of several IPs is difficult...
The price paid was much higher than expected, so simply think differently. Want to buy the rights to adapt "The Walking Dead"...
It's also difficult, Robert Kirkman, the author of "The Walking Dead", is the screenwriter, and he single-handedly contributed to the original "The Walking Dead"!
This is a knowledgeable person, of course, you can take it, but the price is a bit big...
Forget it, "Twilight" is pretty good, and Shen Xudong has formed a new company with Joseph Drake and a Jason Brown...
The literal translation is 'Wonderful Studio'.
Temporarily cooperating with Lionsgate, "Ghost Record", "Human Removal Plan", "Happy Death Day" including "Fault in the Stars"...
Wait for Wen Ziren's two movies to fail, and then earn him to join the gang...
Take it off, at least for the next ten years.
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At the airport, Shen Xudong received a call from Chen Xi, who said that neither Zhang Hanyun nor Zhao Liying knew English...
ββ¦ Nonsense, could it be that Zhang Ziyi was very good at English at the beginning? Learn! You arrange a teacher for her..."Happy Death Day" is a medium-budget campus horror genre film with a very funny plot... can be made into batches of films released in the mainland..."
"What kind of visibility do you want? In addition to Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Yang Ziqiong, who is well-known overseas among Chinese actresses? This kind of drama is of course our own people..."
"Who's on? You decide for yourself, decide, hurry up and familiarize her with the lines, the plot, and then take her to Chicago..."
", the movie was filmed in Chicago..."
Then Chen Xi mentioned a name - Liu Yifei...
Shen Xudong was speechless: "... Liu Yifei? How does this have anything to do with Liu Yifei? β
"I met with her mother, and her mother said that she could consider letting Liu Yifei sign a contract with our company, on the condition that she should provide good docking resources..."
Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment, and then asked rhetorically: "You know that she is about to cooperate with Huayi in "Double J Plan", right?" β
Of course Chen Xi knew, and by the way, he sarcastically said: "Jackie Chan and Li Lian are working together for the first time, who cares about her... I don't think it's a good idea! β
"An $80 million production... People's mothers think this is a good idea, and Hua Yi has made it clear that she has an idea for her, let's cut off the beard now..."
Chen Xi immediately asked, "Can't you?" There are regulations that Huayi is optimistic, so we can't do it? β
ββ¦ Did you take gunpowder? So rushed? β
"I'm just not happy... Whether it is market value or international influence, we have surpassed Huayi, why do we still think that Huayi is better than us..."
Shen Xudong was happy: "After all, people are ten years earlier than us... Don't rush, take your time..."
"What about Liu Yifei?"
ββ¦ I don't think a "Happy Death Day" female number two can impress her mother... This is a low-budget movie, and the selling point is the plot..."
"Small cost?"
"Hmm... The cost is less than $20 million, of course, I say 30 million to the outside world..."
Chen Xi... Shut up.