Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

Heiner's desire to make his own Hollywood movie is no longer a matter of a day or two. Yang Dongxu had such a method when he first entered Hollywood. At that time, he knew that there were countless movies that could be big hits and he could become a dark horse and run wildly.

But in the end, these movies became Hainer's investment and money-making goals. None of them were completely Hainer's movies. Basically, they all belonged to the type where you get into a car and go whore, and then the movie sells well and you get paid.

I think, I can’t even invest in a sequel or anything like that.

It's quite a feeling that he has to overcome obstacles in Hollywood and finally find his way out. But others are building a train track to make money, and it has nothing to do with him.

And because he didn't make his own movie, the most important thing was that it was stuck in theaters. Heiner's entry into Hollywood at that time can be said to be ambitious.

Not only are they struggling to compete with Sony, Warner, and Universal, the world's three giant record companies, in the Asian record market, but they are also entering Hollywood, and it feels like they want to overtake these people and start a war in the United States.

As a result, Westerners' prejudice against Chinese people naturally suffered a setback. In the end, it relied on variety shows to force a comeback. However, despite the success in variety shows, the film side has been unable to open up the situation.

The reason is that several giant companies took advantage of their personal connections to not arrange theaters for Heiner's movie. In other words, your movie is made, but there is no place to show it, and no one will show it for free.

Movies are made to make money, even if Yang Dongxu goes there for more than just money. He is willing to lose money in order to build up Haina's reputation, but what are you going to do if the theater chain doesn't arrange movies for you?

Therefore, as an investor, it is no problem to invest in movies. If you want to make a movie, it will be no problem even if the project is approved, but if you want to show it, there is no way. In other words, in the past few years, Heiner's relationship with several major TV stations has been getting better and better.

As most of the movies I invested in were hits, I had my own brand, and I had some contacts in Hollywood. With all this capital accumulated, I had the courage to shoot my own movie this time.

However, an opportunity is needed to break the current big deadlock, and Bieber is the opportunity that Joss found. With Bieber's endorsement, there is a significant person in Hollywood who can speak for Hainer.

In this way, if the quality of the movie is really good and can make money, then the theater chain will give Bieber some face. What is especially important is that the Chinese film market has begun to gradually rise in recent years. The United States has common sense and the results of the films sent over

It's all pretty good and could be developed into a box office location.

But Hainer is undoubtedly a tiger that dominates the entire Asian market. If you want to go to China to make money, do you believe that he will not arrange a theater chain for you? Therefore, all parties have taken a comprehensive view and will not deal with businessmen who cannot get along with money. They smile and express their willingness to show the movie.

Films shot by Heiner.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​making a movie of this type for "The Da Vinci Code"?" Yang Dongxu asked in surprise as he looked at the selected script in front of him in the spacious and bright meeting of Hainer.

He has never seen the movie "The Da Vinci Code", but the name sounds familiar, and it is probably a very popular movie. After all, in his last life, he was a poor boy from the bottom of society. If this movie is not a hit, he will

People living at the bottom of society never hear this name.

Although he knew that this movie should be good, he had not seen it and it turned out to be a thriller. This made him hesitate.

After all, although thriller movies have done very well in the TV market in recent years, they are more popular on the street. Especially in China, comedies are actually more popular.

"We don't have Marvel, we don't have magic like Harry Potter, and we don't have much comedy material. So now we can only start looking for entry points from thriller movies, and thriller movies have always done well at the box office in the European and American markets.

"Joss explained.

"What do you think?" Yang Dongxu looked at Bob and Peter next to him. Joss moved very quickly. The script hadn't been chosen yet, let alone the actors and directors, so he and Bob had just arranged the investment.

thing.

Bob, who has collaborated with Yang Dongxu, naturally has no objections. Moreover, he has made a lot of money investing in movies with Haina in the past few years. So I also want to see if Haina, a lucky boy in Hollywood, will be an upset again this time.

It doubled my investment, so I was very happy to receive an investment invitation from Joes.

That's right, Hollywood currently regards Heiner as a lucky boy, just like a homeless man who met someone who suddenly won the lottery. It's just that Heiner missed the mark a few times.

"The material of the movie is very good. The same name is very popular in the European and American markets and has a certain audience, so as long as the filming is not too bad, at least the small profit will not be lost." Bob said.

It's a generous investment, but Bob still has to be careful about which movies he invests in. Is he a fool who throws money into the water, so it was Ou who chose this script by Jos. He has done market research, so he is more willing to do it now.

Voted.

"In the past few years, there have been no masterpieces of thriller movies in the European and American film markets, and I have never heard of anyone making a large-scale thriller movie. So based on the large amount of investment this time, the effect should be good. Moreover, the material and content of this movie are very good.

Maybe you can even win a prize if you take the photo." Peter said.

Bob looks at the problem from the perspective of a businessman, while Peter considers the matter from the perspective of a director.

"Then let's decide on this. Do you have any recommendations for actors and directors?" Yang Dongxu said.

Obviously Peter's words about winning awards moved him. Although thriller movies are not as popular as literary and artistic films, it is indeed easier to win awards than commercial films.

Of course, under normal circumstances, movie box office and awards are also directly proportional. If a movie wins awards, especially some important awards, the movie is likely to become a hit again, because people are curious.

There are always many people who want to see with their own eyes what is unique about the movies that can be selected by the film industry. This is why many movies have been released, but the video tapes can sell like crazy after the awards ceremony. In addition,

With the help of peripherals and various advertising effects, film companies can steadily make another profit.

Therefore, don’t be surprised by the public relations efforts of film companies, stars, and directors on the eve of some film festivals. Some public relations are to increase the value of newcomers and make their own money trees grow faster by winning awards.

And some of it is because the money spent on public relations at this time will be earned back after the movie wins awards, or even doubled, and there will be no loss at all.

"As a director, I recommend Ron Howard. He has made great achievements in shooting thrillers. In 2001, he filmed "A Beautiful Mind", which won him the Best Director and the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture.

Moreover, Lang and I had just met before. When we were talking about movies, he was very interested in the book "The Da Vinci Code". He also said that if he had time, he would find some good screenwriters and see if he could

Come up with a movie script." Peter said.

Not all directors may be in a director's circle, but there must be quite a few directors in a director's circle, and many of them are even good friends. It's common to sit down and have a drink together to talk about movies.

"Then let's decide on him. Where's the actor?" Yang Dongxu nodded.

To be honest, he was not familiar with many directors in Hollywood, that is, he knew the names of several well-known directors like Cameron, or directors like Ang Lee who were highly exposed in China.

Among others, if Peter was talking about Ron Howard, he should be considered a great director based on his tone, but Yang Dongxu had no impression of him.

But here in Hollywood, sometimes the director is more famous than the star in the movie, is more lively, and can attract box office. The environment is different.

In China, except for those directors who are bombarded in the media every day, people can recognize them. Even if the movie is a hit, what the audience can remember is basically that the hero and heroine of the movie are confused as to who the director is.

"Let's wait until we talk to Howard. He is a great director of thrillers. Since I have also thought about turning this film into a script, I guess there are suitable candidates for several of the roles.

So first meet with Howard to discuss it, and if he is confirmed to be the director, you can ask his opinion on the selection of actors." Joss said.

He knew what his big boss meant as soon as he spoke, and he obviously wanted to settle everything that could be settled while he was still in the United States.

However, the script is easy to decide, and it is not a problem if the boss is not short of money for filming. But the director and the actor cannot be decided in a few sentences, especially the actor has to go through several rounds of tests. Even if Howard really comes to direct this movie

In a movie, he may have several candidates for that role, and he needs to make a decision on the spot.

"Okay, let's wait until the director is decided. Is there anything else?" Yang Dongxu asked.

Joss rolled his eyes, and Bob suddenly felt that his investment this time was a little too reckless. Why did he feel that Yang Dongxu was not so concerned about this matter, but just dealt with it casually?

"The company has basically made an internal decision regarding the variety show script. Now we are looking for a director and inviting guests. This seems to be more difficult than expected." Jos said with some helplessness.

He originally thought that variety shows could be copied just like talent show variety shows, but after watching the samples brought by Yang Dongxu, he realized that there was no suitable person to do it in the United States, whether it was the stage, the host, or the game content.

"I will say hello to Heiner and ask him to assign you some people who are familiar with these variety shows and have experience to come over as producers. But my opinion is still, if there are suitable ones here in the United States, just look for them here.

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After all, everyone’s humor and likes are different. Things that are popular in China cannot be brought to the United States by mechanical means. They must be localized. For example, things that can make the United States laugh.

Chinese people will find things boring, and vice versa."

"I know this, but you have to find someone with experience to make the work go smoothly, right? As for the variety show content and guest games, we will have a meeting to discuss how to localize them," Joss said.

"That's fine." Yang Dongxu nodded, "Is there anything else?"

Joss was speechless. Didn't you just disappear when you first came to the company? Why do you always feel like you want to leave immediately? Is the company incompatible with you? You don't want to stay so much?

"I have a small party over there tonight, and Charlie and Jimmy also said that they can bring a female companion." Seeing that Jos seemed to have nothing to do, Jos said.

When I heard about Charlie and Jimmy, Yang Dongxu immediately thought of Weta Digital, because these two people are also shareholders of this company. However, I also heard that Peter said that he could bring a female companion, so he probably was not talking about important things in the company, but just a simple get-together.

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"I know, what time is it?"

"At Bob's house at seven o'clock in the evening, he just bought a new house in Los Angeles." Peter smiled and looked at Bob.

Then he thought about Bob's new house and seemed to have thought of something, and a different look appeared on his face uncontrollably.

"Okay, I'll be there on time." Yang Dongxu didn't know about Bob's new house.

But he knew everything about Bob's divorce. To be honest, in a big mess like Hollywood, except for people like Yang Dongxu who often work in China and stay away from home.

Whether it is the CEO of a film company, a big star, or a big director, some of them are more emotional than you can imagine. For example, Bob is divorced for the third time.

It stands to reason that for a diamond king like him, not getting married is the most correct choice. But every time he feels that he has met true love, so he happily gets married.

Then within a few years, I discovered that I was not really in love with my current wife, but that my true love was someone else, so I divorced and took out alimony. I started to be with my true love, then got married, and then repeated...

You call him a playboy and a scumbag. Every time he gets married or divorced, he shares his property with the woman. You call him infatuated, but his true love is always next...