Chris Bander's party was also in Beverly Hills, so they were quick to get there.

He Fang picked up his mobile phone and checked Chris Bender, this check was shocked, it turned out that this guy is still a well-known producer.

He has produced famous movies such as "American Pie 1, 2, 3", "Death is Coming", "Cats and Dogs War", "Butterfly Effect 1, 2" and other famous films, and is a well-known producer.

It's just that these movies he made are difficult to release in China, and now to enter the Chinese market, those blockbusters have to queue up every year, not to mention small and medium-sized films like them?

He Fang was not sure, so he looked at the time, it was more than seven o'clock in the evening, which happened to be more than ten o'clock in the morning in China, so he made a phone call to the team father.

"Dad, what are the restrictions on the introduction of films now? Can we get the introduction index for Lake Shadow? He Fang asked He Ben.

"Introducing films? We haven't operated this before, isn't it, are you going to introduce movies? He Ben asked.

"That's the case......" He Fang explained the situation, which means that he thinks that this producer is worth long-term cooperation, so he will see if he can help them introduce the film to China.

"Where, this kind of imported films can't be done, first, whether the movies with this kind of theme and this kind of production cost are willing to give indicators or not, and more importantly, the box office share of imported films is not high, only 13%."

"Ah, is there any other way?" He asked.

"Are you confused? Didn't you just make a "Invasion of Wall Street" in the form of a co-production? It doesn't matter if the co-production is made, not only can it enter the domestic market, but it can also get 43% of the box office. He Ben reminded.

"Oh, I'm a little short-circuited, yes, how did I forget this." He Fang slapped his head fiercely.

"However, the co-production Changsha Tuanhuo must be funded, and there must also be a Chinese starring role, preferably in China, and it is necessary to apply for a "shooting permit" in China, which can be called a co-production."

"However, it's okay to play a little bit of sidekick now, after all, it's not strictly checked. It's okay to have Chinese investment and Chinese leading actors who don't shoot in China, and that's how we helped you with your last "Invasion of Wall Street". ”

"Okay, Dad, I know how to talk about it, then I'll hang up the phone."

"It's night in Los Angeles, drink less."

"Got it......"

hung up the phone, and found that if he used the name of a co-production, wouldn't he be able to do a lot of things?

He hadn't even imagined this, but they had already arrived at the place.

Chris Bender was quite enthusiastic, and stood at the door of the villa with a group of actors, a middle-aged man with the body and characteristics of a southern European, with brown eyes, a thin face, and slightly curly hair.

"Hi Johnson, welcome." Bender gave Du Chunsheng a big hug.

Du Chunsheng's English name is Johnson Du.

"Ha, Bender, good evening." Du Chunsheng responded enthusiastically, "Come, I'll introduce you to ......."

“. No, this year's new Palme d'Or director, I know for sure, dear Mr. He Fang, welcome to my party, my name is Chris Bender. Bender gentleman's hand.

He Fang stepped forward to shake hands with him, "Ha, I have known you for a long time, "American Pie", "Cats and Dogs War", "Death is Coming", I have watched all these movies, and I like them very much. ”

"Haha, thank you for your like, come, let me introduce you to a few of my good friends. This is Mr. Jason Sudeikis, and if you've seen Saturday Night Live, you're sure you're familiar with him. Bender introduced.

"Hello, Mr. He Fang, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hello, Mr. Sudeikis."

"Come, meet this one, Miss Emma Roberts, one of our four little girls."

He Fang looked at Emma Roberts, who was only 20 years old, Emma Roberts was still very tender and belonged to the range that could make people move.

"Hello, Mr. He Fang, it's a pleasure to meet you." Emma Roberts warmly shook hands with He.

"I'm glad to meet you, beautiful Miss Emma, too."

"Hah, this is ......"

"I know, beautiful Ms. Jennifer Aniston, I love your role in Friends."

……

He Fang got to know everyone one by one, and then went inside, took the wine and chatted with everyone.

"He, I heard Johnson say that you have a way to get a small and medium-budget film like us into the Chinese market?" Chris Bender asked.

He Fang shrugged his shoulders and took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Chris Bender, "Chinese tobacco, flue-cured tobacco type, not mixed flavors, do you want to try it?" It's going to be a little choking. ”

"Oh, is it? Then I'll give it a try. Chris nodded.

"He, can you give me one?" Emma Roberts asked.

"Of course, who of you wants?" Who gave one to each of those who needed it?

"Cough, cough, cough......"

"Wow, it tastes good." Chris took a puff and nodded, "It's more fragrant, and the tobacco smell is charming." ”

"Haha, yes. As you said, it's hard to get small- and medium-budget films into the Chinese market. Because there is a limit on imported films in China now, basically those that can enter are those blockbusters that are produced at a large cost. ”

He Fang said this, Chris was a little disappointed.

"However, you can go in if you want, but it comes at a cost." He Fang changed again.

"Oh? At what cost? Chris asked.

"Like the 'Invasion of Wall Street' film we made in Hollywood in June, becoming a Sino-US co-production will not only allow us to enter the Chinese market, but also get a much higher box office share than imported films."

"Uh-huh, how much taller?" Chris was clearly trying to weigh it up.

"Now Hollywood blockbusters can only get 13% of the box office when they enter the Chinese market, but after becoming a Sino-US co-production, the proportion of box office revenue is 43%."

"Wow, a full thirty points higher?" Chris Bender was stunned, he didn't expect it to be so much taller.

"Yes, it's so much higher, because Sino-US co-productions have the same status in the Chinese market as Chinese domestic films." He Fang nodded.

"So how do you become a co-production?" Chris was intrigued.

"There are several conditions, one is that more than one-third of the film investment is Chinese investment, the second is that at least one or more leading actors in the film are Chinese actors, and the third is that the filming must be Chinese. Fourth, and the most important condition, that is, the content must be reviewed and approved by China's review department before it can be released. That's it. ”

He Fang spread his hands after speaking.

Chris shook his head, deeply disappointed.

"The investment is acceptable, and Chinese actors can reluctantly accept it, but it is too difficult to film in China and accept Chinese censorship. I've heard that Chinese censorship can't even kiss scenes, let alone show fierceness, and the legs have to be tightly wrapped. Oh, if that's the case, no one will see the movie when it comes out in North America. ”

Chris spread his hands, but He Fang laughed.

This shows how deep this misunderstanding is, and how seriously the US media smears China.

"Haha...... No, no, no, Bender, not what you think. In Chinese censorship, as long as there is no dew point and direct snapping shots, everything else is allowed. He Fang made a few gestures to indicate where.

Bender looked confused and surprised, "Is it like this?" It's not that ...... Ahem, that, sorry, he, maybe I misunderstood. ”

"If that's the case, that's acceptable. However, how to solve the problem of Chinese framing? ”

"It's simpler, our company only needs to make an application. It's still relatively loose, but if it really doesn't work, you can cut the green screen. He Fang spread his hands easily, and then took a sip of the wine glass in one hand.

"Does that mean you only need to have one-third of China's investment, and a Chinese actor, and a Chinese censorship?"

"Yes, China's censorship department is not as terrible as you think, and if you think about it, so many Hollywood blockbusters every year are basically uncut."

"As long as there are no dew points and direct pornographic scenes, and there can be no excessive bloody violence in it, and then there can be no plots that insult Chinese culture and people, and of course there can't be plots that attack our system and characters, the rest will basically pass." He Fang and Bande explained China's censorship.

"Well, it's not difficult, our movies rarely have these contents. Okay, he, I'm excited about what you said, do you have any intention of investing in our new film? A comedy without any excessive plot and shots, except for kissing. ”

Chris Bender asked formally.

"Well, I have to take a look at your script, production plan, and cast. There's no way I'm going to invest in a movie that I don't even know about, don't you think? ”

"Haha...... That's for sure, so I'll send this information to your mailbox tomorrow, how much is your mail? ”

……

Next, a few people briefly chatted about the plot of the movie, asked He Fang to listen to the general story, and asked if they would recommend Chinese actors to participate.

He Fang first determined whether a male or female actor could participate, Chris was suddenly asked, he really didn't think of what role he could give a Chinese actor.

And what he said is that it must be the main role, the protagonist is the best, and it must be the main supporting role if it cannot be the protagonist.

This has a strict classification in Hollywood for the protagonist, main supporting role, secondary supporting role, small supporting role, special guest, and group performance, so once the relevant commitment is made, the corresponding role must be given.

For example, the protagonist, what is the protagonist? That is, the plot in which the protagonist participates accounts for about 70%-80% of the whole film.

What about the main supporting characters? That is, the plot in which the main supporting characters participate in the whole film, accounting for more than 50% of the scenes, can be regarded as the main supporting roles.

How many secondary supporting characters are there? 5%-49% of the scenes.

What about the supporting characters? 1-5%。

Special invitations and cameos are actors who appear a limited number of times in a minute or a few minutes and have lines, and the kind with a scene of less than 5 scenes is a special invitation.

Needless to say, group performances, right?

It is precisely because of this indicator that once the cooperation agreement is signed with the actor that it is the main supporting role, the role will be stipulated, and if it is not reached, it will be a breach of contract.

This is also to ensure that the interests of the actors are guaranteed, and it is also to ensure that the initial script is not greatly modified or deleted in the later stage.

This often happens in China, where an actor obviously signs the contract of the protagonist, but it turns out to be a supporting role.

Of course, this is not bad, the most hateful thing is that someone obviously participated in a certain TV series or movie as the starring role, but in the end, after cutting it out, the entire character's role was taken away, and he became a redundant actor.

This is very embarrassing, so did the actor act or didn't act in this play?

Among them, there is an actor who directly brings the screenwriter into the group in order to ensure his own interests, or to expand his own interests, and then talks to the producer and director to change the script.

In the end, the roles of the strong actors were changed by the screenwriters brought by the actors, which accounted for most of the space, and the rival scenes were directly deleted and disappeared.

This is most common in the field of TV dramas, of course, it is also in the field of movies, but it is not as serious as in the field of TV dramas.

For example, the quarrel between Zhen Dan and Zhao Wenzhuo was because Zhen Dan changed the script with a click, which caused Zhao Wenzhuo to be very dissatisfied.

Therefore, Chris said to think carefully about this, how can he understand, after all, it is the main character.

Now that the basic framework is settled, it's time for the real hiatus.

Emma was waiting there in a hurry, her eyes were constantly sweeping around everywhere, and the desire in her was about to overflow.

Who called Americans like the strong? If you are strong in filming, the actor will like it.

The others also took their glasses and went to other places to chat, and in the end, He Fang and Emma were still sitting here.

"Hey, Ho, your smile is so charming......" Emma, this is really not the words to talk to?

Of course not, that's how Westerners talk to each other.

(End of chapter)