Warner Burbank Division.

Lorenzo wandered anxiously in the doorway.

Seeing a bright yellow taxi approaching in the distance, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stepped forward to open the door.

"I'm really sluggish, I forgot about this stubble, I should rent you a car, but after the negotiation, it's not too late to arrange another one for you to play."

"No need, you also know that since "Mulan" was opened, I have been calling constantly, and I have already booked a ticket back to Beijing tomorrow."

Xu Jia thanked Lorenzo for his kindness, and his words made the latter's face change.

Booking a ticket for tomorrow means that today is Warner's last chance.

The above may not care about the success or loss of a project, but as the producer of this project, he is directly responsible.

"Don't worry, as long as the conditions you give meet my expectations, it's not impossible to set it on the same day." Xu Jia said with a smile.

But even so, Lorenzo only forced out a smile and didn't believe Xu Jia's words 100%.

Compared with the world-famous "Mulan" of Didini and "Megalodon", which many companies are not optimistic about, anyone with a discerning eye knows which one has a good chance of success.

You must know that the latter was just published, and it was bought by Di Shini that the copyright was bought, but it was not favored before it fell into the hands of Warners.

His only hope is that Xu Jia can take the usual path.

After all, since you are willing to keep in touch with yourself, it means that you are still interested in this project.

It's just that he doesn't know how much Xu Jia's interest is left at present.

"By the way, what about Miss Yang, didn't she come?"

That's when Lorenzo realized that there was one person missing.

"She was feeling unwell and was resting at the hotel." Xu Jia said.

"Do you need me to arrange a private doctor, we have a long queue at the public hospital here, and it's expensive."

Lorenzo thought he had seized an opportunity for flattery.

"No, women are uncomfortable for a few days a month, you know."

Xu Jia shrugged, without the slightest hint of weakness.

Lorenzo nodded, but his heart sank again.

Although he didn't know if Xu Jia was lying, he knew one thing that Yang Mi, who was the original heroine, did not appear here, which meant that Jiaxing's cooperation tendency was a little less.

Xu Jia observed Lorenzo's preoccupied appearance.

Not only did he not explain, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

All the preparations he made before coming here were actually to put pressure on Warner, in addition to distracting the eyes of competitors.

Only then will these arrogant Americans back down enough to make a profit.

Enter the meeting room.

Across from sat a row of serious-looking Warner executives.

Seeing Xu Jia coming alone, he was stunned at first, and then looked at Lorenzo.

Obviously, the situation is unclear.

"Xu alone can represent Jiaxing, and his decision is Jiaxing's decision."

Lorenzo simply summarized Xu Jia's rights, and everyone suddenly realized.

It seems that the Chinese man in front of him is a strong figure like Jobs in the company.

"I don't have much time, so I'll just spread out some of the things I said."

Xu Jia sat in his place, although he was alone, he had the momentum of thousands of troops.

"First of all, I only have this afternoon to negotiate with you, and tomorrow night I will take the plane back to Huaxia, and before that I will go to Dishini to meet Robert again."

"Second, "Megalodon" can and must be led by our Jiaxing, and we have to be a co-producer, so as to bypass the regulations on imported films."

"Finally, the project that should have been negotiated a long time ago has been delayed until now due to your question, and I have reason to suspect that similar problems will happen again, so I need to have a definite answer today."

After finishing speaking, Xu Jia leaned back, and there was no room for negotiation at all.

It's not easy to get a co-production qualification.

In view of the review of co-productions in the process of project approval, the "Provisions on the Administration of Foreign Co-production of Films" not only has principled requirements for the content of the film, but also stipulates that if it is necessary to hire foreign main creative personnel in the co-production, it shall be reported to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for approval, and the proportion of foreign main actors shall not exceed 2/3 of the total number of main actors.

Since 2012, when Huamei signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), censorship of Huamei co-productions has become stricter.

The above puts forward "three requirements" for Sino-US co-productions: the proportion of Chinese investment is generally not less than one-third; It is required that there must be a Chinese actor in the main role; The film is required to be filmed in China.

"Cloud Atlas", "The Expendables 2" and so on once wanted to be released in the mainland with the qualification of co-production, but in the end they were restricted and replaced by imported films.

Therefore, Xu Jia must get the dominance of "Megalodon" in order to maximize benefits.

However, there is also an intention to coerce Warner into concessions by virtue of this provision.

There was silence in the meeting room.

Obviously, everyone couldn't respond to Xu Jia's strong attitude for a while.

Seeing this, Lorenzo cleared his throat: "Ahem, I think we should indeed show higher sincerity, this project has been established for several years, and it can't be delayed any longer, and what Mr. Xu said is also reasonable, if we want to get the Chinese market, we must bypass the restrictions on imported films, after all, not everyone can guarantee that our films will definitely become one-third or forty-fourth." ”

At this time, it's time for him to come on the court, and he has to give everyone a step down.

Even if the steps are a little steep, it's better than jumping straight down.

"Lorenzo, you went to Huaxia, how did you turn your elbow out?"

"Indeed, I deeply doubt that you have an insider deal with Jiaxing, otherwise why would you talk to them?"

"Is it that the Huaxia people have given you any benefits, and they have worked so hard to help him."

"It's a great honor that we Warner are willing to work with people in that cultural desert to shoot, and we dare to put forward conditions."

……

Lorenzo's face was gloomy, Mader gave you the steps, and you didn't go down, but climbed up.

!

The crowd was gossiping and attacking Lorenzo.

Anyway, this project is not led by them, they are just for reference.

The real decision-making power is Kevin, the president of Crowd Central.

This guy is the same as Xu Jia, with yellow skin, but he is a native of the United States.

The latter's face was calm, and he listened to the quarrel of the crowd.

Xu Jia's only impression of this guy is that when he was 19 years old, he was ousted because of a scandal because he helped an actress seek a role.

But even if Xu Jia says it now, this handle is useless.

Before the "me too" movement, the unspoken rules of the American entertainment industry were nothing at all.

Lorenzo's face was already flushed.

Although he did have a personal connection with Xu Jia, in this matter, it was really purely for the project.

He wanted to argue with reason, but unfortunately no one listened to him.

Xu Jia faintly floated out a sentence, which made the audience quiet again.

"The Mermaid produced by our Jiaxing has exceeded $400 million at the box office so far, and the focus is only in the mainland of China."

(End of chapter)