Heads Up Hollywood
Chapter 953 Female director
Sony's third-quarter financial report announced that the profit of Sony's electronic products fell again by 23%.
At its peak in 1999, Sony's stock price was as high as $157, and its market value exceeded $100 billion. Five years later, Sony's stock price has shrunk to $40.
The serious crisis that Sony encountered was exactly as Tang En had expected. CEO Nobuyuki Idei encountered great performance pressure, and the voice of stepping down became more and more intense.
The happiest one belongs to Comcast, the chairman and CEO of nbc, Steve Burke!
One step closer to his entertainment empire dream.
The worse Sony is, the more likely it is that NBC will acquire Sony Entertainment.
And all of this came from Tang En's strategy.
Steve Burke expressed great respect and gratitude to Tang En.
Tang En didn't pay much attention to it, he was very irritable now, and there was only one thing on his mind - "Mulan"!
"My own movie, I've never been so worried about it!"
In the office, Tang En slammed the table heavily.
The financing plan for "Mulan" has basically been resolved, and the total budget is 120 million U.S. dollars, excluding publicity and distribution costs. Among them, China holds 60% of the shares, Hong Kong's Media Asia Pictures 10%, Hong Kong's Emperor Entertainment and Anle Pictures each hold 5%, Legendary Pictures 10%, and Rose Pictures 10%.
Rose Films will invest 12 million US dollars, which has been carefully calculated.
The main distributor of "Mulan" will be Universal Pictures, which can draw a dividend. With "Mulan" guaranteeing a global box office of 200 million US dollars, Rose Pictures invested 12 million US dollars, which can guarantee no loss.
If the global box office of "Mulan" exceeds 200 million yuan, or the peripheral sales exceed expectations, or if the accounting operation is smoother, New Universal may even make a small profit.
After all, it is the leading party and distributor of the film, and has control.
It is too difficult for other participating parties to make money.
However, Tang En didn't care too much about it.
He didn't even think about making money from "Mulan", even if he lost some money, he would accept it.
The key is, the movie must be made well!
The reason why the movie didn't make money can be due to cultural barriers, but it can't be because the quality of the movie is too bad!
Tang En took the lead to produce a masterpiece co-produced by China and the United States. If it turned out to be a bad movie, he would lose face, and the Chinese leaders would lose face as well.
Best of all, it can still be as good as it gets.
In terms of actors, there will be no problems.
The heroine is Miss Zhang, this is indisputable.
In addition, there are generally many Chinese actors who are well-known in the European and American markets, such as Jeter Lee, Jack Chen, Gong Huang, Michelle Yang, Maggie Zhang, Tony Liang and others .
Any one of these actors can arouse the fanatical pursuit of movie fans in China.
For the large-scale production led by New Universal and China Film Group, it is not a problem at all to gather all these actors.
"Mulan" has a production budget of 120 million U.S. dollars, and it also has enough confidence.
The producer was also chosen.
Tang En will not be the producer, but he picked the best production team for "Mulan". The four major producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Jiang Zhiqiang and Barry M. Osborne.
Kathleen Kennedy was executive producer and her husband Frank Marshall was deputy, representing Rose Pictures.
Needless to say, Jiang Zhiqiang is the executive producer. He is the spokesperson of Hong Kong, and he is proficient in Chinese and American cultures. He is an indispensable bridge of communication between China and the United States.
Barry M. Osborne is also a well-known gold medal producer in the industry. He has produced films such as "Samurai", "Face Changing", "The Matrix" trilogy, and "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. With excellent experience in transnational cooperation and communication skills in different languages, the role of lubricant is extremely strong. Recommended by Legendary Films.
In addition, Boss Han of China Film Group will also serve as the producer, responsible for organizing all film operations in China.
The producer team can be described as very strong!
The biggest problem is the director!
Who do you choose?
Ann Lee was rejected. The big directors in mainland China, Director Zhang, Director Chen, and Director Jiang, are definitely good at directing, and they are also top-notch in Hollywood. It can be said that they lack knowledge of the pattern and lack of understanding of Western thinking.
The directors of the Hong Kong government are even more ridiculous. Not only do they not have enough knowledge of the layout, but their directors are also very low-level, a bunch of wild people.
"Are there any Chinese directors in Hollywood?"
Tang En shook his head again.
Tang Jili, who filmed "Red Fan District", is already finished, and John Wu is also out of date,
Both Wen Ziren and Lin Yibin are still rookies who have just graduated from school, and they don't have the ability to handle large-scale productions at all.
"Catherine is here."
"Let her in."
Then, Catherine Kennedy walked into Tang En's office resolutely. She was wearing a loose lady's suit and her hair was rolled up, showing the ability of a strong woman.
As soon as he entered the door, he said loudly: "Tang En, I think we should choose a female director!"
"Female director?" Tang En was taken aback for a moment, "You mean "Mulan"?"
Catherine Kennedy came to Tang En's desk, handed over a document, and said seriously: "Boss, as far as I know... this year's "Time Magazine" Person of the Year will still be you!"
Tang En laughed and said: "Even the CEO of Time Warner is not sure about this kind of thing. Don't forget, this year is an election year."
"So what?" Kathleen Kennedy disapproved. "Even if President Bush is re-elected and there are so many incidents, it will be difficult for him to compete with you with a positive image. This year, you have taken too much action."
Tang En pondered her words and seemed to think of something, "You mean feminism?"
Catherine Kennedy said: "Of course! This year, the several major events you have done have had a huge impact on the promotion of women's rights worldwide. This has gone far beyond the scope of the United States."
This year, Tang En promoted the establishment of the New Universal Women's Rights Protection Foundation, won the TV personality Bill Cosby, won the movie tycoon Harvey Weinstein, and won the legendary British host Jimmy Saville, It even sparked a sexual assault scandal in the sports world!
As for other major events, the closure of the MGM label, the settlement of "Fahrenheit 9/11", the acquisition of Liverpool, the promotion of film cooperation between South Korea and the United States, and the global box office of "Pirate League 2: Dead Man's Chest" exceeded 1 billion US dollars...
It can be said that Twain is the most sensational figure this year.
Most notably feminism.
Katherine Kennedy said: "Warner made "Catwoman," the first female superhero movie. Fox made "Apocalypse," the first commercial blockbuster directed by a woman. As a Hollywood Women’s rights spokesperson, you should set an example and make a big commercial production with a female director and a female protagonist!”
Tang En hesitated and said: "Catherine, you should understand that I am not sexist, but women's control over the complicated situation of A-level productions is far inferior to that of male directors."
"So, take "Mulan" as an experiment." Catherine Kennedy smiled, "This is the only film we have participated in with only 10% of the investment in the past few years, and it doesn't matter if it loses."
Tang En curled his lips and said displeasedly: "Do you think I care about the 10% investment? If you mess up this project, you will lose even more!"
Catherine Kennedy said disapprovingly: "I know what you mean, isn't it to cater to the leaders over there, so that New Global's industry can enter the Chinese market smoothly?"
"Know that you are still doing something?"
"You haven't asked me who the female director I have chosen, and you can deny me? I believe this director will satisfy the Chinese side enough!"
Tang En blinked, a little surprised, "Chinese female director?"
"That's right!"
"Don't talk about it, none of the male directors in China are suitable. Is it possible for a female director?"
It's not a TV show!
"I believe she can." Catherine Kennedy was very firm. "I read her resume, which is very good and can meet our minimum standards. I have also communicated with her, and she is very interested."
This time, Tang En was surprised.
Being able to meet the minimum standards of a Hollywood film company shows that this female director does have some extraordinary qualities and outstanding achievements.
"Who is it?"
"Joan Chen."
Tang En was in a daze for a moment, and didn't know much about the English names of these Chinese people.
He half-closed his eyes, thinking secretly.
Joan Chen...
Suddenly my heart opened up.
oh!
It turned out to be her!
Chen Chong!
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