Rebirth In Hollywood

Apart from the Pentagon side, the 'Automobile' studio is also negotiating with China Film Group, if possible, the crew wants to shoot in Shanghai, and the studio is negotiating with a computer manufacturer and a milk producer from China, and no Unexpectedly, the trademarks of these two companies will appear in "Transformers 2".

The success of "Transformers" has attracted a large number of sponsors for the next movie, especially its performance in breaking all box office records in China, which has made many Chinese companies target the placement of advertisements.

Nowadays, the box office market of Chinese films is growing rapidly at a rate of more than 25% or even 30% every year, which makes more and more Hollywood producers choose to shoot scenes in various parts of China.

For example, James Cameron's "Avatar" in preparation has been confirmed to go to Zhangjiajie, China to shoot.

Some Chinese companies, after occupying a dominant position in the domestic market, also want to use the global influence of Hollywood movies and Hollywood stars to expand the international market.

For example, Natalie received an endorsement invitation from a Chinese company, and the other party offered 15 million US dollars to let her associate with the world.

"Ryan, you know China better."

Walking over from the set machine, Natalie sat beside him, "What's the reputation of this computer company?"

"It seems pretty good, doesn't it?"

Taking Natalie's cup from the table, Ryan poured coffee for her. "It is said to be a partner of next year's Olympic Games. Didn't they acquire a division of IBM in North America some time ago and realized a snake swallowing an elephant."

"I see." Natalie raised the cup and thought for a while, "I'll tell Pat to get in touch with them."

"Don't worry." Ryan helped Natalie fill up again, "If next month's "The Hunger Games 2" sells as well as the first one, Disney will definitely give you about 20 million for your next movie The US dollar salary, when you enter the 20 million club, the other party will definitely offer a higher price.”

"Leave it to Pat." Natalie didn't care much. "I have to finish the post-production of "Black Swan" and cooperate with the promotion of "The Hunger Games 2", and I don't have time to think about it so much."

"Are you sure you're going to the Venice Film Festival?" Ryan also knew Natalie's plan.

"Yes." Natalie nodded, "When the film started shooting, Scarlett and I submitted an application to the Venice Film Festival and passed the review of the competition unit. I am also confident that all the films will be completed in August. post-work.

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"Dear." Ryan suddenly laughed, "Pixar and I also received an invitation from the Venice Film Festival."

"So." Natalie immediately remembered the animated feature film being produced by Pixar Studio, "Ratatouille finished?"

"Yeah, it's done." Ryan took a sip of his coffee. He said casually, "I heard John Lasseter say that the Venice Film Festival seems to be giving out a special award to Pixar Studio."

"It seems that they are also making some market-oriented reforms." Natalie immediately thought of the meaning behind it.

"The Venice Film Festival is getting weaker and weaker." Ryan made a gesture that you understand. "If you don't reform, maybe one day it will become a self-entertainment film festival."

"Then Ratatouille will be released this year?" Natalie asked again.

"Thanksgiving." Ryan pointed to the cup Natalie put down, and seeing her shaking his head, he said, "It was originally scheduled for summer, but at the beginning of this year. Disney completed the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation Studios, so that As a result, two animated feature films, Tangled and Kung Fu Panda, will be released in the summer, and Ratatouille can only be pushed to the second half of the year."

"Your animation empire is finished." Natalie teased deliberately.

"It's ours." Ryan held out a finger. Emphasized, "Dear, don't forget that you are also one of the shareholders."

"Just a small retail investor with less than one percent of the shares."

As soon as she finished speaking, Natalie laughed herself. "I heard that the Oriental DreamWorks is about to be established?"

"When "Kung Fu Panda" is released in China, it will be officially announced to the public." Ryan tilted his head, "This will be good for the film and Oriental DreamWorks."

"There's been a lot of media talk lately about you and Jared Katzenberg wanting to relocate DreamWorks Animation Studios to the Far East."

Hear the grapevine from Natalie. Ryan couldn't help shaking his head, "Do you think this is possible, Nat? The purpose of establishing Oriental DreamWorks is to use China's relatively cheap technicians, and DreamWorks Animation Studio will also hand over some China-related content to Oriental DreamWorks. Made, but moved as a whole..."

Having said this, he shook his head vigorously, "The reason why Hollywood movies are popular all over the world is that apart from attracting film talents from all over the world, the most important point is that we have an absolutely leading film industry."

"Although I like Chinese culture very much." Ryan continued, "But to put it bluntly, China does not even have a sound film industry foundation, and Oriental DreamWorks will only be able to do some marginal work in the future, not to mention DreamWorks Animation. The studio is to relocate Pixar Studio and Industrial Light \u0026 Magic as a whole, and in China, which lacks a sufficient film industry foundation, now there is only one way to fail.”

The film industry, like other industries, is not a problem that can be solved simply by relocating equipment and personnel.

After chatting a few more words about the differences between Chinese films and American films, Natalie ended her break and continued to work on the post-production of "Black Swan" with the editor. Ryan left Disney Studios and returned to his own headquarters at Disney. 's office.

As soon as he entered the office, the secretary came to inform him that Roland Emmerich, who had made an appointment with him, had arrived.

"Hi, Roland." Ryan stood up and shook hands with the disaster film director. "Long time no see, have you finished your inspection?"

"Yes, I'm done with my expedition."

Greeted by Ryan, Roland Emmerich sat across from the desk, "According to the script, I visited many overseas regions, and even went to the Highland, which is indeed a mysterious and magical place. land."

Seeing Ryan nod, he continued, "But the environment and climate there are too harsh, and it will be difficult to shoot on the spot. I think it would be the best choice to choose another location in China."

"Touchstone Pictures has set up a dedicated studio for the film."

To be honest, Ryan still admires Roland Emmerich a bit. After getting the script, in order to consider the possibility of shooting on the spot, he went to the roof of the world in person. "Funding, equipment, manpower, and publicity, they will I will do my best to assist you."

"I'll go to Touchstone Pictures to meet with the producers afterwards." Roland Emmerich seemed to be impatient, and stood up to say goodbye to Ryan, "That's it for now, Ryan, I'm looking forward to destroying it with Disney. worldwide."

After staying for more than ten minutes, Roland Emmerich said goodbye and left, which also announced that the film with the end of the world as its selling point was officially under preparation.

Originally, Ryan wanted to return to Disney Studios, but received a call from Nicole from London.

She went to London to attend a charity dinner held by Wendi Deng. One day after the banquet, she received official invitations from the British royal family and Prince William.

The royal family invited her and Ryan to a royal banquet in July, while Prince William invited the pair to a commemorative concert at the new Wembley Stadium on July 1.

As for the object of remembrance, it is naturally William's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

July 1st is Princess Diana's birthday, and this year marks the tenth anniversary of the death of the Princess of Wales. Although the media have hyped up Diana's scandal and lover countless times in the past ten years, even if she dies, she will not be welcomed by the royal family, but in the UK People still have a special place in their hearts.

He and Nicole are both former friends of Princess Diana in the eyes of the media and the public, and naturally they will not refuse an invitation from William.

In fact, in the past ten years, the two of them are more like the best friends of the Princess of Wales than the close friends of Princess Diana.

Most of the people who have friendship with Diana have jumped out to make money in the past ten years. Only a small number of people, including him and Nicole, will remain silent when facing media interviews and inquiries from others. They never tell the public about their personal affairs.

Last year's "Queen" almost pushed Diana's behavior of making money into a ****.

Prince William not only invited him to participate in this commemorative concert, but also implicitly expressed to Nicole that he hoped that he could sing "Farewell, Roses of England" to kick off the concert.

However, Ryan asked Nicole to refuse the other party's request. Not to mention other aspects, he has thrown away music for so many years. If he sings live, I am afraid that there will be unexpected situations such as broken or out of tune...

Then, after Ryan called Tyler, he informed Nicole that Tyler could be recommended for the opening overture...

According to Nicole, the concert, co-sponsored by Princes William and Harry, was broadcast live to 140 countries around the world and was seen by an estimated 1 billion to 1.5 billion viewers.

Now, his short-lived identity as a pop singer is almost forgotten, and this opportunity is left to his sister who is devoted to developing in pop music. Presumably Prince William will not refuse Nicole's suggestion.

The royal family's invitation to the royal banquet is also estimated to be related to Princess Diana. After all, last year's "Queen" not only won Helen Mirren the best actress, but also allowed the film to win more than 50 million in North America with a very low investment. dollar box office.

For a group of mercenary filmmakers in Hollywood, themes related to Diana and the British royal family will definitely not be missed in the future.

If the British royal family asks for something in this regard, Ryan can only guarantee that Disney's various labels will not produce and distribute related films, but can't do much. After all, Hollywood has the right to produce freely. Since "Ge", he has been calling for it. (To be continued..) ()