Heads Up Hollywood

Of course Tang En was helping.

However, this does not mean that he is willing to pay back money to lose the interests of New Universal.

China's intellectual property protection is not good. Once the pirated mainland version of "One Bamboo Dingjin Mountain" is spread overseas, it will inevitably affect the income of the US version of "Yizhu Dingjin Mountain".

There are two solutions.

First, CCTV adds money.

Second, copyright should be distributed reasonably. After the successful cooperation of the project, the copyrights of the mainland version and the US version of "One Bamboo Ding Jinshan" will be owned by CCTV; the overseas copyrights will all belong to New Universal.

Even if there is an organization that prefers the mainland version of "One Bamboo Ding Jinshan" in the future, it can only negotiate with New Universal.

As for the DVD version...you can only use a larger scale to attract users. After all, although the mainland version of "One Bamboo Ding Jinshan" has a richer plot, the content is very healthy, and there are fewer pornographic and violent parts.

Added to this is the hassle of contracts.

Most of the TV drama actor contracts in the United States are paid by episode.

For example, Jeter Lee, if he takes over the filming of "One Bamboo Dingjin Mountain", his salary per episode will be between 1.5 million and 2 million US dollars.

Here a new problem arises.

This is the price of an episode of the US version!

What about the mainland version?

CCTV has not yet decided whether to edit 20 episodes or 30 episodes of the TV series.

They have to get the shooting materials before making a decision.

But no matter what, there will be contract disputes in the mainland version of "One Bamboo Dingjin Mountain". In order to resolve the dispute, it is necessary to separately mark "except for the mainland version" in the actor's contract.

An additional condition added by the producer gave the actor's agent a chance to renegotiate.

Chinese actors who are not unionized in the United States may not have a big problem.

However, American actors will definitely ask for more remuneration to make up for the loss of profits from more episodes of the mainland version.

This in turn increases budget planning even further.

In short, Director Zhao put forward the idea of ​​"unified filming and separate editing", CCTV must increase investment and take more money!

Otherwise, the troublesome things will not be solved at all.

Mr. Han believes that it is very important to make "One Bamboo Ding Jinshan" into a mainland version alone. The concept of "unified shooting and separate editing" will also open a new chapter for the future cooperation in film and television between China and the United States, which has epoch-making historical significance.

"Hero" can be deeply loved by European and American fans because Harvey Weinstein re-cut the American version.

If "One Bamboo Ding Jinshan" wants to succeed in China, it is also necessary to carry out a form transformation with Chinese characteristics and launch a mainland version!

Director Zhao said that a large investment needs to be approved by the CCTV committee, especially the implementation of the strategy of "unified filming and separate editing" needs to be approved by the party committee.

However, he also said that "One Bamboo Dingjin Mountain" is of great significance to CCTV, and he is confident to promote this cooperation. And the investment amount will not be too low!

"One Bamboo Ding Jinshan" is not just a TV series production.

If it was just a co-production of a TV series, he still wouldn't be able to apply for so much funding.

However, "One Bamboo Ding Jinshan" has three other meanings.

First, it can enhance China's international influence, which can apply for international publicity funds from the Propaganda Department.

Second, CCTV talents can be cultivated, and talent training funds can be applied for at CCTV.

Third, you can go to Hollywood to study, and you can apply for more advanced overseas study funding from SVA.

Add up all the money, and that's a lot.

Director Zhao vowed: "Boss Tang, I can tell you the truth. This drama... CCTV's investment will definitely not be less than 10 million US dollars!"

Tang En shook his head and said disapprovingly: "Director Zhao, you just put forward so many conditions. If the investment is less than 15 million US dollars, it really does not reflect the sincerity of CCTV's cooperation."

Director Zhao was taken aback, and then he burst out laughing, "The standing committee will be held in the afternoon. We will hold a banquet at the Wangfu Hotel in the evening... let's discuss it later!"

Tang En didn't want to go for a big drink, so he hurriedly postponed: "No, I really don't have time. I'm going to Shanghai in the afternoon, to visit the Ninetowns company, and I have to talk to the city leaders of Shanghai tomorrow."

Last year, "World of Warcraft" was acquired by Ninetowns Game Company with a 4-year agency fee of 13 million US dollars, with a 70/30 split to win the operation right in the mainland.

After limited testing and public testing, the official commercial operation was launched last week.

The results are very gratifying!

In just one week, the mainland has become the second largest market for "World of Warcraft" in the world after North America.

Because there are too many players, Ninetowns has a series of problems in operation. Blizzard specially sent an American team to help, and Twain would follow the trend.

It's mostly an attitude.

Let the city government of Shanghai City see that New Universal's investment in Shanghai City is not only the super big project Universal Studios, but also the world's number one online game "World of Warcraft".

Director Zhao failed to persuade him for a while, so he insisted on keeping Tang En for lunch.

Tang En naturally agreed.

There was still some time before noon, and the office began to chat with each other again.

The two beautiful hostesses played their roles again, with charming smiles and an enthusiastic and active atmosphere.

As we chatted, the topic changed a bit, and we talked about dirty jokes.

Zhao Taichang is easy to use, and his skills are profound.

Mr. Han blurted out, and the words came out.

What Huang Duanzi said is called a walk.

Not to mention the two leaders, the two beautiful hosts are not bad at all.

The hostess named Meng Shengnan cleared her throat, her face was bright red, she seemed to enjoy the feeling of being focused on by the three powerful men in the office, she said with a coquettish smile, "Then I'll just say one, it's not good to say Don’t laugh at me. Ahem, there was a rich woman who went to find a duck. In order to achieve the desired effect, she put cool oil on the condom. The air conditioner was turned on, and I almost froze to death, but fortunately, the room is big!"

Suddenly, everyone laughed.

Tang En was a little surprised.

Damn, the scale of this paragraph is not small!

Just now Director Zhao was at most talking about some innocuous jokes like "five women and ten men take a bath together, in all colors".

This Meng beauty is directly Xiasanlu.

Vigorous enough!

Qing Tian's pretty face was also a little blushing, and she couldn't help asking: "What is a duck?"

He laughed loudly again.

Tang En smiled and said, "Quanjude."

Qingtian pursed her lips, glanced at him, looked a little shy, nodded slightly, and said "oh".

Everyone was once again amused by her "pure" appearance.

At this time, another beautiful host, Li Hong, was not to be outdone, and took the initiative to talk: "A driver asked the passenger where he was going, and the guest replied: The end of life. The driver was puzzled and asked again. The guest said: Fuck, the crematorium doesn't even know The driver scolded in displeasure: Thanks to the fact that we are going to the end of life, if we want to go to the source of life, where should we go?"

It's Xiasanlu again, still very vigorous!

Compared with the restraint of Mr. Han and Mr. Zhao's dirty jokes, these two beautiful hosts really have a big break.

Tang En made another knife, and asked in surprise: "Miss Li, where is the source of life going?"

Unexpectedly, the host Li was quite pungent enough. Immediately, he tightly closed his legs, covered his hands with his hands, and hurriedly said in a pretended panic, "Mr. Walker, I don't have an air conditioner!"

The loudest laughter erupted in the office.

Even Qingtian, who had been holding back all this time, really couldn't pretend anymore, she smiled "puchi", both ashamed and embarrassed, and felt that their jokes were really a little too far.

I feel a little bit sad for them again, the upright and sunny hostess on TV doesn't seem to be glamorous at all.

Now it was Tang En's turn. He smiled and said, "I really don't know how to tell jokes. Once when I went to the White House, Bush Jr. told me a joke. I thought it was very interesting. You should listen to it too."

Everyone became serious.

President Bush Jr. told you a joke?

Enough!

I heard Twain say: "Back then, when Brezhnev, the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, went to Poland for a friendly visit, the secretary arranged for a painter to paint this visit and call it "Brezhnev in Poland". The subject of the painting is too big, how to draw it? The artist was in a dilemma. Sure enough, after the painting was finished, the secretary became furious and wanted to arrest him. Because there was only one bed in the painting, and there was a pair of naked men and women on the bed. The secretary asked: What is your painting? The painter replied: Brezhnev is in Poland. The secretary pointed at the painting angrily: Who is that woman? The artist said: The woman is Brezhnev's wife. Secretary Question: Where is the man? The artist said: It’s you. The secretary was furious: What about Comrade Brezhnev? The artist replied: You told me that Brezhnev is in Poland!”

This joke is much higher grade.

After laughing, you can also reflect on the history of the Soviet Union and satirize the absurd high-level politics. The content of it made Master Zhao and Mr. Han feel a little worried.

Director Zhao coughed lightly, stopped joking, and said solemnly: "Boss Tang, it is not easy for you to come to China once. Can CCTV conduct an exclusive interview with you so that we can better understand your business ideas and ideas?" The concept of cooperation with China."

Tang En frowned slightly.

This is not convenient.

Director Zhao smiled and said: "Actually, it's not troublesome, you can just record your trip. We will arrange someone to follow your itinerary in China all the way, no video or audio recording, just organize it in words later."

That's fine.

Director Zhao added: "Xiao Li and Xiaomeng are our excellent young hosts. They are capable, understand international relations, and can also speak English. In my opinion, it's better to let them take care of this job. Are you two okay?"

Meng Shengnan immediately said, "I can."

Li Hong also smiled and said, "I can do it too. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of the demeanor of the richest man in the world."

Tang En blinked, how could he not understand?

The so-called exclusive interview is only in name, and accompanying is the key point.

Sure enough, Director Zhao said next: "Boss Tang is not familiar with the place here, especially in the afternoon when he has to go to Shanghai to conduct research. Xiao Li, Xiao Meng, your task is very difficult. Not only must you be a good reporter work, and take care of Boss Tang’s meals and accommodation. Boss Tang is our partner of CCTV, so don’t be sloppy!”