He spent the next day with Paramount CEO Brad Alan Gray, Universal CEO Sidney Sheeenberg, Disney Chairman Alan Horn, and the newly emerging Lionsgate CEO Steve Burgess...... Wait for a few Hollywood giants to meet and talk.

In general, the heads of these companies are not as blunt as they deal with Amy, and everyone basically talks about a general intention, and they don't continue to talk about where they are.

For example, Paramount talked to He Fang, and He Fang had the same conditions, he wanted to cooperate with "Ghost in the Shell", although he knew that the results of the first "Ghost in the Shell" in another time and space were not good, but he could change it.

Similarly, in addition to the high salary, he wants a share of the copyright. Paramount's attitude was not as cold as Amy's, saying that it needed to be considered and would try to convince the company's board of directors.

Why is Paramount better to talk than Colombia? It's very simple, because "Venom" is a Marvel character IP, which has great potential. And "Ghost in the Shell" is just a cartoon of the island nation, who is more valuable and who is less valuable?

Universal Pictures, He Fang chose to cooperate with them in "Jurassic World", of course, there was no copyright request, because this is a mature IP, and he can't get a share if he wants to. Even if "Furious 8" is over, it won't be able to share copyright dividends anyway, so why bother taking so many films?

He took on the film in Hollywood just to re-establish the relationship with them, and also made them think that they had tied up with Hollywood projects, so that he could reduce the production of Chinese films.

Like Lionsgate, he has a lot of conversation, because Lionsgate is mainly cult films, or B-grade films, who can work with them, let Chinese directors and actors take over some films, and then introduce them to the Chinese market in the name of co-productions.

Steve is very happy about this, of course he wills, because although Lionsgate is developing well, it is difficult for any film to be introduced to China. After all, only superhero movies are eligible, and only the big six movies are the highest priority.

In addition to superhero films and the six major films, it is too difficult for other companies' films to introduce Chinese films.

Basically, the cooperation with several major companies has been negotiated, and he is about to return to China, and the preparation of "Mekong Operation" has reached a critical period, and there are too many things that need to be approved by He Fang every day, and he is not at ease when he is not on the scene.

After all, the actions of the Mekong company are not like other science fiction films and magic films, which can be filmed in the studio and indoors, which is relatively simple.

"Operation Mekong" was really filmed on location, and the environment on location was harsh, which is no joke.

Although He Fang has reached preliminary agreements with several major companies, there is still no further news from Colombia before he returns to China, and it is obvious that they will not be able to come up with the copyright dividends of a good IP like "Venom".

If they do, they'll be scolded to death.

On August 1, He Fang first arrived in the capital, and he had to meet with the public security department first, so I won't talk about this detail......

The two-day meeting confirmed a lot of things, and also let the relevant leaders get many answers in person, which made them feel a lot more relieved.

On August 4, He Fang flew to Yunnan with the second batch of vanguards.

They are XSBNs that fly non-stop, and there will be a lot of scenes here, and according to the requirements of whom, the part that can be filmed in China as much as possible is in China. It is not safe to go abroad, even with the promise of the local government, so try not to go.

That's why I came to XSBN, there are all the villages, rivers, construction sites, abandoned factories, etc., and of course, there are some people who have to go abroad to shoot.

For example, the railway station in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, the urban area of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, the street scene and restaurants in Thailand and other places need to be taken abroad.

When He Fang arrived at XSBN, Zhang Qian and Bona's vice president Chen Yongxiong, as well as the executive producer sent by China Film, several people came to greet He Fang in Yangchang. He Fang saw that a few people were a little tanned, and knew that they had gone down to check the venue and deal with related matters in person.

Everyone greeted each other warmly, and then went to the temporary hotel of the crew and tasted the local specialties of Banna, such as fried flying ants, fried centipedes, Polo purple rice, spicy thatch fish, baoji, Dai-flavored roasted pork belly......

Sour and spicy, I like to make some lemon.

On that day, everyone just got together to understand the situation and talk to each other, and the photography, art, special effects, costumes, etc. all put forward their own ideas on what was required.

The next day, they officially began to inspect each filming location, and this time the inspection will be not careful, after all, this is a rare location such a complex shooting in Hefang.

The day after He Fang arrived at XSBN, the 30-day global release of "The Mermaid" ended, and the global box office was released.

The domestic box office reached 2.384 billion yuan, creating a record at the domestic box office, and the single-film box office rushed to 2.3 billion, and Tuanhuo Culture applied for a one-month extension, which will definitely exceed 2.5 billion.

And the North American box office is also the highest box office in North America, with 210 million US dollars, which is not easy, and there are not many single films with more than 2.2 billion in North America.

The rest of the world took $515 million at the box office, and in 30 days after its release, "The Mermaid" earned a total of $1.111 billion worldwide, the world's first non-American film to exceed a $1 billion box office, and of course it also created the history of Chinese films and Asian films.

What does $1.111 billion represent at the box office? As of 2013, the films that can exceed $1.111 billion at the global box office include "Avatar" ($2.784 billion), "Titanic" $2.185 billion, "The Avengers" $1.584 billion, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part II)" $1.342 billion, and what else?

And also? The global box office of these four films surpassed that of "The Mermaid", which ranked fifth in the world with a global box office of $1.111 billion.

So, is it a big deal?

Speaking of big, it's not even the first in the world, what's so big about it? And there are few non-Hollywood movies in the top 100 in global film history, so neither the top of the top list nor the overall basic market has any impact on Hollywood.

Say it's not a big deal? That's certainly a big deal, at least in the minds of global audiences, there is suddenly a non-Hollywood director, a non-Hollywood film choice, and Hollywood is not the only choice. Isn't that a big deal? When the audience feels that you are no longer the only one, they will slowly accept that you are not the boss in the future.

In addition to this, the whole Asian movie fans suddenly have a new understanding of Chinese cinema and Chinese culture, as well as a new centripetal force, although this force is still very weak and weak.

At the same time, some Chinese audiences are no longer looking at Hollywood movies.

So, is it a big deal? It's very big.

He Fang has already greeted the leaders of Huying, this matter must be handled in a low-key manner, and the domestic media must not be shouted, and it is necessary to keep quiet and obscure, and now is not the time to show strength.

Therefore, many domestic media and reporters wanted to make a big splash, but they were told whether to make a big splash.

But this matter is actually covering your ears and stealing the bell, if you don't report on other people's foreign countries, you won't report it? If you don't brag, people abroad won't brag?

For example, the media in Hong Kong, the media in the island countries, the media in Singapore, and the media in North America are all reporting on this incident, and they are treating it as a landmark event.

For example, Paul Mozar of the "New York Times" published another article, "There is an idiom in China called raising tigers for trouble", and then the article explained what it means to raise tigers for trouble, that is, repeatedly conniving at the enemy, leaving future troubles, and finally suffering from them.

He criticized some of the helmsmen of Hollywood, because they are greedy for the Chinese box office market, and the global appeal of the covetous party not only does not suppress him, but also cooperates with him to promote his growth, which is to raise tigers for trouble.

Although there were many opponents of Paul this time, there was a group of people who remained silent, neither supporting nor opposing Paul.

This incident began to get weird, and there were not many media criticisms and reports, and not many people came out to speak out.

Of course, some reporters wanted to cross the ocean to interview He Fang, but He Fang did not respond.

In this way, the silence continued, and at the end of August, He Fang temporarily withdrew from the preparation of "Operation Mekong", and he asked the rest of the crew to continue the preparation, while he flew to Venice.

That's right, the Venice Film Festival is about to open, and He Fang and "Dallas Buyers Club" are going to Venice to compete.

Now the media can't be silent, because they have bought a lot of press releases, which are to hype the movie "Dallas Buyers Club", and from now on, they will have to prepare for the Olympics at the end of the year.

Next year's Oscar hits that have been revealed so far this year are "American Hustle", which is currently very popular, as well as another film starring Leonardo, "The Wolf of Wall Street", and even the hyped "12 Years a Slave", and "Nebraska".

Every movie has a reason to be popular, like "The Wolf of Wall Street" is the fourth film that Martin Scorsese has collaborated with Leonardo, and both are famous celebrities and have a lot of topics.

And "American Hustle" also has a hot reason, director David W. O. Russell has made three high-quality and word-of-mouth movies in a row, "Fighter" has won numerous awards, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, and "The Happiness Line Behind the Dark Clouds" even won Jennifer Lawrence, a hot post-90s girl, to the Oscar for Best Actress.

Of course, "American Hustle" has been released, and North America has taken $150 million at the box office, which is one of the very good grossing movies among non-special effects blockbusters, and it is also highly praised by all parties.

Not to mention "12 Years a Slave......

So the film "Dallas Buyers Club", which is clearly heading for the Oscars, can't be hotter anymore, and the youngest non-Hollywood Asian director who has attracted the most global attention has just won $1.111 billion at the global box office. There is also a star Leonardo who has many years of experience in the Olympics, but has never been able to get his hands on it......

Plus, if the Venice International Film Festival can see the premiere of "Dallas Buyers Club" in advance, doesn't that drive the media crazy?

Therefore, both the West and the East have sent capable reporters to Venice, and the Venice Organizing Committee is even more smiling, they thought that this Venice Film Festival will be the most frivolous, but they did not expect it......

Hahaha...... Laugh three times.

Not only the film festival has attracted a lot of attention, but even the chairman of the jury and the jury have also attracted a lot of attention.

The chairman of the jury, Bernardo Bertolucci, swore in front of the media: "I will not take special care of them because of the fame of He Fang and Leonardo, not only will I not take special care, but I will also be particularly strict, please rest assured, this is Venice, the highest temple of art film." ”

The rattle of Bernardo Bertolucci's vows has cast a general shadow over the prospect of winning the Dallas Buyers Club.

When he came to the collapsed hotel in Venice, he smiled when he was surrounded by reporters and asked what he thought of Bernardo Bertolucci's remarks.

"I'm relieved to have Bertolucci, and I'm worried that people will say that we won the award because of fame, so we want to be treated ordinarily, and I believe that our film can conquer the judges with its strength." He Fang also released bold words.

And when reporters asked Leonardo's response, Leonardo's answer was: "Actually, I am a newcomer, I have never participated in the competition of the Venice Film Festival, so as a newcomer I have no pressure, I believe in the fairness of the judges." ”

"Haha......" The reporters laughed, Leonardo claimed to be a newcomer, and this time the report had more content.

"Why, you haven't responded to the New York Times commentator Paul Mozar's criticism of you, is there anything you want to say?" The journalists asked.

"Why do you have to give him heat? Do you see anyone responding? Why not respond? Because it's not necessary, in the face of a boring question, just respond once, does he have to respond every time he takes this boring question out and brushes up on his sense of existence? Then I guess those new journalists like this format the most, because it is easy to help them become famous. ”

He Fang smiled after speaking, and the reporters also smiled knowingly and understood what He Fang meant.

Paul was ignored by him and did not expect a response.

After answering a few questions, the reporters let go of He Fang and Leonardo, and then Alberto Barbara, the president of the Venice Organizing Committee, had a good chat with He Fang at this time.

"He, welcome to Venice again, I'm sure you'll have good luck this time, I've seen a really great movie, not only you, but also Leonardo, this time it's amazing." Alberto Barbara hugged He.

"Thank you, Mr. Barbara, I believe in our cinematic prowess."

"Well, if you need any help during the festival, please contact me, you're welcome."

"Don't worry, we're not going to be polite."

……

Sending Alberto Barbara away, He Fang slapped his hands with Leonardo, "Let's go, I invite you to have coffee and have a good chat ......"

Thank you for the reward from [Soy Sauce Party Passerby A], thank you Lao Tie for your support!

(End of chapter)