Duncan Jones is a commercial film director.

He was the director of "Moving Maze" that Fox openly auditioned and received.

Shen Mengxi knew him, and the reason was "Source Code"...

So, it is recommended that the production team use him...

As for the director's skills, is it possible to shoot a "Moving Labyrinth"?

The storyboard and storyboard are all designed for you, just shoot according to them...

Then, here's the problem, Duncan Jones is not a particularly awesome director, and it's not even mainstream enough - the global box office of "Source Code" is actually only 150 million...

The production cost is 32 million dollars!

Of course, it made money, but it didn't make much, not to mention compared with "Moving Labyrinth", that is, "Human Removal Project" includes two new projects developed by the North American branch of Dream Creek Studio: "Hold Your Breath" and "A Quiet Place", which are low-budget horror films that hit the box office!

Source Code can't compare!

Isn't it just in time...

You see, actors can be found from "Moving Labyrinth", and when it is released, they can also be under the banner of the cast of "Moving Labyrinth"...

The most important thing is that you don't need Shen Mengxi to pay - the Emperor, China Film, and Xijie can make up enough!

- Dream Creek Studio should occasionally produce a work with a compelling style.

If you are forced, you have to be able to make money...

Source Code is a great choice!

Actually, "Horror Cruise" is not bad, but this movie is a huge loss, with a cost of $12 million, and the box office is less than $1.35 million...

He won't do this kind of loss-making business!

......

I chatted with Duncan Jones about the script of "Source Code", and the latter was very interested, saying that he would take over the project after filming "Moving Maze 2"...

Shen Mengxi nodded with satisfaction and let David take over.

Tool man directors are really hard to find!

Most of the talented ones are very difficult to do, and if you don't pay attention to it, you jump.

People have their own thoughts, it's normal...

Some will still have the stubborn temper of a literati...

is not talented, Shen Mengxi looks down on it, and thinks that she has no ability...

A qualified tool man has to be like Wu Ershan, if there is a job for him, he will accept it, and it will be done well;

What about excellent tool people?

One step further, not only to satisfy the boss's work, but also to play a creative role...

You are like Wen Ziren, a must-have for Meiyu copies, and you are an excellent tool director!

After the filming of "Human Removal Plan 2" was completed, he also proposed a shooting plan for "Latent" - a cost of $1.5 million, David read the script, reported to Shen Mengxi, and then directly allocated funds...

The problem is that there are too few tool people like Wen Ziren!

Moreover, even Wen Ziren was not a tool man for Anfen at the beginning - that's why he ran away from the division, and then was beaten twice by Reality Ou...

By the way, the schedule of "Moving Labyrinth" is 80%, and China Film will help with it.

The box office is not far off.

It seems to have won a box office score of 23 million on the first day...

It's remarkable, but it's a box office pattern for Hollywood movies released in China: Generally speaking, the opening weekend box office accounts for more than half of the total box office...

(Inception is not included)

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Restaurant, private room.

Shen Mengxi was responsible for entertaining several people from 20th Century Fox.

After all, they are guests from afar, and Shen Mengxi has also received their warm hospitality in Laomei, so he will repay the favor!

"Shen, China Film wants to invest $5 million..."

"I suggest you say yes!"

"China Film has the right to import films, twenty films a year, the six major Hollywood films, an average of about three films per company, and if you have a good relationship with China Film, you can get a lot of places... And $5 million to buy out the rights in China is already a very high price!"

It's true, if you simply sell the copyright, you will only pay $2 million at most!

The price of the first part of "The Expendables" is $500,000...

Even if it is fivefold, it is only $2.5 million!

“... Okay, we promised!"

Lao Mei and his gang are not stupid, 5 million US dollars to buy out the copyright in China, just calculate the account, and know that it is worth it!

What's more, they all know the hegemony of China Film in the Chinese film market.

"Dune Entertainment has been providing less and less funding lately!"

“... They can't help it, the Wall Street gang has cut off the supply of funds..."

Shen Mengxi followed up and said: "The subprime mortgage crisis broke out, and Hollywood is also short of money!"

Dune Entertainment, a platter investment fund.

This is going to talk about the Hollywood Movie Foundation...

As we all know, film is a high-investment, high-risk industry, and financing is a fundamental part of it, and how much investment and how to distribute it can decisively affect a film.

The reason why Hollywood movies can continue to produce blockbusters and succeed in the global market is inseparable from the strong capital support behind them.

Since 04, Wall Street capital has flowed into Hollywood, and Relativity Management has come into being!

Committed to providing a channel for Wall Street money to enter Hollywood.

They built a model to predict the film's market success based on factors such as the film's director, starring, genre, release date, and so on!

Between 2005 and 2008, Relativity Management raised more than $2.5 billion to invest in platter investments at major studios such as Warner, Sony, and Universal, culminating in Hollywood's platter investment.

It is estimated that between 2005 and 2008, various Wall Street funds, as well as major investment banks including Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, invested about $15 billion in the film industry.

It has even given birth to a number of powerful independent studios.

It has become a major trend for investment institutions to initiate film funds and invest in film projects of a major Hollywood studio for a certain period of time.

Then, the subprime mortgage crisis broke out, and Lehman Brothers went bankrupt...

The crisis plunged Wall Street's platter investment in Hollywood into crisis.

Some investment banks have been forced to sell their stakes in film investment plans at a 3-7% discount, and have even spawned several companies that specialize in acquiring such assets.

That's when David Ellison came out and unraveled a bunch of projects - mainly Paramount's projects...

Some platter investment management companies such as Relativity Media and Legendary Pictures have also transformed into film production and distribution groups.

Dune Entertainment is the investment fund of 20th Century Fox, the counterpart of Wall Street.

20th Century Fox reached a cooperation agreement with Dune Entertainment in January 05 involving 28 films and 325 million funds, and in December, the two sides announced the addition of 16 co-financing film projects, and Dune Entertainment's additional investment of $325 million - "Avatar", "Die Hard 4", and "The Devil Wears Prada" are all planned projects.

Here's the problem!

The subprime mortgage crisis broke out, and it was difficult for these projects to be carried out in a timely manner!

This is the background information...

Of course, 20th Century Fox will definitely complete "Avatar" even if he smashes the pot and sells iron...

They don't have to smash pots and sell iron, it's a big deal to pay for it themselves...

Shen Mengxi suddenly asked: "What are your expectations for the box office of "Avatar" in China?"