China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 286 Hongmen Banquet

"Have you seen the trailer for "Gravity"?"

"I haven't seen it... Do you believe it? You can't hide it, can you?"

"This year's Super Bowl has already passed. I bet that if we could go back two months, this greedy Chinese would have filled the entire commercial time with the trailer for "Gravity"!"

"Ha, there are 50 minutes. If you fill it up, wouldn't it mean that Americans are being invited to watch the movie for free?"

"Of course he won't give it up. He wants to steal enough dollars from us!"

"Judging from the current online public opinion, the possibility is very high, what do you think?"

"Ye...p, I have to say that this trailer is very...appealing and very popular among young people."

"I like it too, in fact I think movies like this should be movies we make, right? Astronauts drifting in space to survive, a huge space station... Why don't we make movies like this? Does China have a space station?

Does that country have astronauts?”

"The risk is too great. By the way, China does have manned space technology. Their manned spacecraft has sent people into space, but that was probably eight or ten years ago... It can be seen from the trailer

His CG level is indeed very good. If the entire movie is made of space CG shots... maybe it will cost 200 million US dollars? Who would spend 200 million US dollars to shoot an original script? Disney? It would rather spend the money on remakes of dozens of movies.

Old cartoons from years ago.”

Including the drama "Black Mirror", even if Chen Jingxing made a localized adaptation, the novel and heavy-hitting plot in the first episode triggered widespread Internet enthusiasm, but there was still no regulatory authority to speak out. Even if there were complaints from viewers, there were still

There is no following.

The current owner is Chen Jingxing.

Since you can want it all, why not want it all.

Not to mention that there are huge profits involved. For the world's largest ticket warehouse, the only question is whether you can make money, not whether you want to make money.

After that, DreamWorks also established a close cooperation with Universal. "Source Code" was distributed by Universal and received an astonishing box office of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Chen Jingxing greeted the appreciative applause of the audience and nodded to an old man with white hair.

Chen Jingxing took Tang Xin on his arm and walked into the famous Bel Air Ballroom on the West Coast under the friendly smiles of all the guests. Hollywood often holds banquets here, usually charity dinners.

I'm afraid the total funds raised for tonight's charity dinner will be less than 10 million US dollars.

"What's the idea?"

Today's charity dinner is not for himself. It is for "Gravity" and for DreamWorks' next blockbuster that will be released in the North American market. Of course it is considered a business matter. There is no reason for him to pay for it privately. It still needs to be recorded in the company.

on the account.

"Gravity" is also jointly released by Firefly and Universal. It is considered an ally of DreamWorks in Hollywood. Although this ally has a big appetite, even if the North American market is no longer the world's largest box office in a few years, Chen Jingxing will never give up easily.

, the benefits that the North American market can bring to DreamWorks, including hidden benefits, exceed simple box office figures.

"Leave it to you."

On the surface, everyone is naturally enjoying themselves. We are talking about poverty in Africa, the fight against AIDS, and global warming. Even when we talk about Hollywood and the North American market, they are all empty clichés. In short, it is like a real charity dinner.

Except when Chen Jingxing, who is the organizer of the charity dinner and the largest customer, frequently bids for the charity auction.

It's just that the general charity dinner either sells tickets, or raises money through the auction of some celebrity's personal belongings, various props from movie shooting, or some of the not-so-valuable artworks collected by celebrities.

"There you are——chen! Tonight's host finally appears!"

Tang Xin couldn't hide his excitement and nodded to Chen Jingxing, signaling him to get down to business quickly.

This is Warner's Vice President and Global Marketing Director Kevin Kroll, who is also the owner and original owner of the blue and yellow abstract painting that Chen Jingxing just photographed.

The first film of "The Matrix" that has been completed is almost exclusively produced by DreamWorks. There is no need to bring in other studios or the two shareholders, Fantasy World and Penguin Video.

Chen Jingxing looked at the blush on Tang Xin's face and felt a little nervous. He added: "...it's better to take it easy."

What Chen Jingxing organized at the suggestion of Universal and Firefly was exactly the charity dinner.

It didn't look like a lot of numbers, but what he shouted out were US dollars.

Although Qin Zhonghe, the boss of National Film Group, did not fully explain it, it was something tacitly understood.

With a decent smile on his face, Chen Jingxing took a picture of an abstract painting that he could not understand for the rest of his life. It was only blue and yellow, like two paint buckets splashing paint directly on the paper.

Jeff Miller was the one who extended an olive branch to DreamWorks on behalf of Universal after "The Signal" was released in North America in 2014. Of course, although he was rejected by Chen Jingxing, he later arranged and recommended it to Chen Jingxing.

Entry ticket to the North American market, and acquired Firefly as the distribution company of DreamWorks in North America, although it paid a high price.

"James, this is a science fiction film. You are too mean. I don't think the audience will have this perception. At least many young people may not think so. Have you heard of 'Science Fiction House'..."

The purpose of this charity dinner is Chen Jingxing's hemorrhage, and of course it is also a public relations event.

"550,000!"

"Gorillas flying airplanes... is the obscenity of a Chinese director, isn't it? At least the streamlined bullet train in "Source Code" does exist in China. Although this is indeed surprising, but space exploration, ha...

Maybe the audience will be more receptive to a polar bear making a movie like this."

This could make a movie or TV series possible.

"Bollywood dares to think that this won't change anything. American audiences are just attracted by the trailer, but when they get to the cinema they will find that the people in space are all yellow. Do you know what they will think?"

"740,000!"

Chen Jingxing has always understood that the domestic market is the foundation. However, in order to make the foundation more stable and enable his future film and television drama plans to be successfully implemented, the overseas market must not relax.

"Don't worry, I know it well, leave it to me!"

"Cultural export" is also the foundation of DreamWorks, and DreamWorks' special status is also based on this.

"I don't remember hearing any media reports...Who knows if it's a fake? China's spaceship? Ha, it's the same as the products they produce. Would anyone really dare to ride on it?"

Fortunately, this is not money taken out of his pocket, or not directly taken out of his pocket, but money that DreamWorks has to pay.

"Hey, Jeff, long time no see! This is my wife, tangxin... This is Mr. Miller, co-chairman and executive vice president of Universal Pictures..."

Obviously, the release of "Gravity" encountered some difficulties. After all, it is a highly competitive summer season. This movie from DreamWorks has touched the nerves of some people, or some companies.

"860,000!"

Even though the current registration system for online dramas does not require the same strict review as for star dramas, with the current brand appeal of DreamWorks, the zombie-themed production "The Walking Dead" that has been hyped by the media can be successfully registered and can start filming smoothly.

It's just not a simple treatment.

Although Chen Jingxing left, the charity dinner still had to go on as normal, so Chen Jingxing's bidding work naturally shifted to Tang Xin.

"No matter what, their filmmakers dare to think, invest and do it. I think maybe some media's criticism of us is justified..."

You don’t have to pay your own money. Although my husband is the majority shareholder of DreamWorks, it’s like it’s not your own money.

Although the publicity work for "Gravity" has been carried out overwhelmingly, but since some people have expressed their dissatisfaction, although it is not impossible, it may hurt both sides and even affect DreamWorks' future prospects in the North American market. With Universal's suggestion,

, Chen Jingxing still has to try his hand at public relations.

While his heart was twisting, he was wondering where these people had collected these inexplicable collections.

Benchmarking and representative companies will naturally continue to represent them.

Not to mention the land allocated by the capital to build the headquarters building, after "Source Code", DreamWorks' subsequent movies are not only "Mekong", including "The Mirage" that will be released in China soon, and the subsequent movie DreamWorks itself

They are all major distributors, which means that DreamWorks has the ability and qualifications to distribute a blockbuster movie on its own.

"Hush... people are coming!"

Although it was Tang Xin's first time to participate in this kind of Hollywood dinner, she is an executive of a domestic unicorn company. As a veteran of a startup company, her social skills, including the ability to deal with customers, are quite strong. She is not sociable.

Chen Jingxing took on the important responsibilities of communication and seemed to be able to do so with ease.

There were basically no celebrities at the charity dinner invited by Chen Jingxing this time. They were all executives and producers from major brokerage companies, the three major theater chains, and several major studios.

After Chen Jingxing showed his superb appreciation of art and charity several times, under the eyes of his partner Jeff Miller, he was about to get up and leave the banquet hall, enter the small room next door, and start talking about business.

"..."Black Mirror" is a bold attempt. Your talent always exceeds my expectations. If I had the magical walkie-talkie in your movie, I would have asked the me three years ago to immediately recommend Universal Pictures to invest in Dream

From the factory...no, I'm not joking..."

Independent production, independent distribution and even the review process have been compromised. A film company that has only been established for a few years has such capabilities in the deep waters of the film industry. It cannot be explained by commercial operations alone.

This feeling of squandering money wantonly still made Tang Xin uncontrollably excited.

A normal person would never experience this kind of experience once in his life, and Tang Xin could not not cherish it.

Chen Jingxing had already forgotten about the charity auction at this time.

In the small room next door, the "Hongmen Banquet" to determine whether "Gravity" can be released on a large scale simultaneously with China and other markets as scheduled has begun.

(End of chapter)