When John received Sun Yi's call, he was very surprised, he really didn't know that Sun Yi was coming to participate in this international young director exchange meeting, just like Harvey said, people who are really on the stage in Hollywood will not pay attention to such small things.

John is not a worthy person, in a sense.

In more than a year, he has been promoted from an overseas film buyer to an Asian distribution director, no matter what the reason, there must be something special about him.

And when he heard Sun Yi say that he wanted to talk to him about film cooperation, he was even happier.

The meeting place was directly made at a Disney-owned studio.

In order to see the real shooting scene in Hollywood, Liu Yifei also came with her brother.

As soon as they met, John gave Sun Yi a warm hug.

"Oh, nice to meet you, my friend."

After finishing the matter, he opened his hands to Liu Yifei on the side, and deliberately tilted his head to Sun Yi and asked, "Do you mind?" ”

didn't wait for Sun Yi to answer, but Liu Yifei next to him smiled and took the first step and shook hands with John politely.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. John."

“oh，come on！”

John shook Liu Yifei with a regretful face, as if to say.

I don't give it a chance.

After that, he turned to Sun Yi, shook his head and sighed.

"I envy you, brother."

Sun Yi and Liu Yifei glanced at each other, and they both laughed at each other.

In fact, the studio is much the same, the appearance is mediocre, no different from the general large warehouse, mainly in the height, and the difference in area size.

Of course, the larger the area, the more functional areas there are.

The studio that John brought them to today is not big, in Sun Yi's opinion, it is a simple standard studio, about 500 square meters, and many people are busy at the scene.

"What's this going to shoot?"

"Guess?"

John smirked and played a dumb riddle.

"No, it won't. It's "Fake Marriage". ”

"Correct."

"So fast!"

Liu Yifei on the side also let out an exclamation.

When John came to buy the copyright, she was there at the time, and it was still the awards dinner of the Beijing University Student Film Festival, and it was only about 2 months from now.

Filming has already begun.

She looked at Sun Yi with a puzzled expression.

Doesn't it mean that Hollywood takes a long time to prepare for a movie, and you have to do market research in advance, then review the script, and then arrange the director and actors, and then shoot?

Sun Yi also shook his head, saying that he didn't know.

John saw Liu Yifei's curiosity, and explained with a smile.

"Crystal, thanks to your boyfriend, his script is very much up to Hollywood standards, and it only took a week for us to remake it, so it's very fast."

"Hah, yes."

Liu Yifei heard that it was because of her brother's script, and her expression was a little proud.

But Sun Yi looked at the set thoughtfully, and after a while, he smiled like a little realization, and his expression was a little more calm.

In fact, John didn't say it all just now, and the script meets Hollywood standards is only one of the reasons.

The deeper reason is that Hollywood is short of scripts.

It all started last year.

In 07, Hollywood's screenwriters' union raised criticism on the personal income of its screenwriters.

According to their actual survey, they found that although the average annual income of union members is about $80,000, the vast majority of middle- and low-level screenwriter members earn less than $60,000 a year, which means that such an income condition is below the average income of American citizens.

As a result, screenwriters are calling for an increase in their salaries and shares, especially in terms of profits from new media, and the most obvious requirement is the DVD dividend percentage.

As we all know, the DVD market in the United States is quite large, and in fact, it is the main source of profit for Hollywood's major film manufacturers.

But the screenwriters' demands were not met, and several negotiations ended in failure.

The film company has always adhered to its own position, believing that such a request will lead to an increase in the cost of filming, distribution and other aspects of the film, and several negotiations have been strongly refused.

Faced with such a result, the screenwriters could not accept it, and finally a large-scale strike of the screenwriters' union broke out.

The turmoil lasted for more than 100 days, and it was not until March of '08 that it could not be over.

And the result of this strike can be said to be a lose-lose situation, and the percentage of the share that the screenwriters most want has not been significantly increased, but only increased by 0.5 percentage points, from 3 percent to 3.5 percent.

Correspondingly, the minimum standard price of a single script has been raised, that is, the script standard paid by Sun Yi to Matt, of course, this is still the highest standard movie script, if it is other such as a TV series, the standard is much lower.

The screenwriters can be said to have failed, but the film company is not the final victor.

The strike, which lasted for more than three months, had a huge impact on Hollywood's film and TV industry, with related losses amounting to $1.4 billion.

The more immediate consequence is that many TV series have been suspended, while a large number of movies have been postponed or canceled.

Similar to the "Lord of the Rings" prequel "The Hobbit", "007: Quantum of Solace" several investment masterpieces have been postponed due to the impact of the strike, "The Adventures of Tintin" is even more ruthless, the project was directly lost, in addition, there are countless small-budget films that were killed by the strike.

It is in this situation that many Hollywood film companies have to look overseas and begin to choose to buy excellent scripts from overseas.

This is the fundamental reason why John went to China to buy Sun Yi's script.

And after he heard Sun Yi say that there was a chance to cooperate in film projects, he couldn't wait to invite him to come for an interview, also because of the consequences of this strike.

Although the writers' strike has now ended, the works before the strike have been almost released, which is like the factory that produces the product has to choose to stop production because of the supply of raw materials, but the sales of the product are still hot, and after a few months of sales, the inventory is almost gone.

At this time, whoever can produce products and put them on the shelves in large quantities will be able to make a lot of money.

That is, in comparison, there will be a lot fewer movies on the market in the coming months, and the supply will be less than the demand.

So, that's a window period.

At this time, whoever comes out first and releases the project first, will make money first.

This is the reason why John's "Fake Marriage" accelerated the filming, and he couldn't wait to invite Sun Yi.

At this time, a "ACTION" came from the sound booth. ”

The scene was silent for a moment, and it was obvious that the movie had started.

Liu Yifei immediately craned her neck to look over there.

Seeing her curious, John took out a work card from his pocket and asked her with a smile:

"Crystal, would you like to take a tour?"

"Is that okay?"

"Absolutely."

After waiting for John's affirmation, she turned her head to look at Sun Yi again, her eyes were shining, and she looked eager to try.

Sun Yi smiled at the moment, nodded slightly, and then instructed.

"Be careful, stay safe."

"Uh-huh."

After getting her boyfriend's permission, Liu Yifei excitedly hung up her work card, opened the fence, and walked towards the set.

After she left, John took Sun Yi to his temporary office.

When he entered the door, Sun Yi noticed that the label on the door said the producer's office.

"Aren't you the distribution director for Asia, how did you become a producer?"

As soon as he sat down, Sun Yi asked his doubts.

"I bought the script in charge, of course, I don't have to worry about handing it over to others, and besides, I have the qualifications to be a producer."

Sun Yi nodded, indicating that he understood.

That's right, whose project is whose achievement, it's the same everywhere.

Suddenly a little annoyed, he smiled self-deprecatingly.

I didn't expect such a simple truth for a while.

It seems that I have been thinking about the current opportunities recently, analyzing the relationship between the characters and analyzing the deep-seated interests, but the most superficial truth is ignored.

At the same time, I also experienced the advanced nature of Hollywood for a while, and my mentality was a little unstable for a while.

In fact, if you think about it, why bother to be presumptuous, movies have been developed on their side for so many years, and it is inevitable that the system, experience, and technology will be more mature.

And how long we have been, it can be a fraction of a time, as long as we give a little time, we will definitely be able to catch up, or even surpass.

Isn't that what I'm trying to do now?

As long as you look for the right direction, it will definitely pay off.

"Well, my dear friend, tell me about your new project."

I'm really sorry.,It's too late to get home today.,The next chapter is going to be late.,If it's too late, I'll have to make it up tomorrow.。

(End of chapter)