Chapter 26 Lion Gate

Chen Tian is going to Lion Gate Film Company, and Lion Gate Film was the company that later generations spent $4 million to buy "Burning Live" at the St. Dennis Film Festival in 2010.

Yesterday afternoon, he made an appointment with Tom Odenberg, the Lionsgate Film Purchasing Manager, who was very interested in the script of "Buried Live".

Lionsgate Films is headquartered in Santa Monica, north of Los Angeles International Airport in California. Santa Monica is the most attractive coastal city in California, and the most famous is the beach.

However, Lionsgate Pictures is not an American company but a Canadian company, and originated in Vancouver.

It has only been six years since its completion in 1997. Compared with the eight film giants with a history of nearly a hundred years, this qualification seems particularly pale.

Needless to mention the whole of the United States, Los Angeles alone has gathered thousands of film companies, large and small. Countless companies have emerged in the history of Hollywood for a hundred years, but most of them have disappeared from the long river of history.

However, Lionsgate Pictures, which has only been established for six years, has successfully gained a foothold in Hollywood and has become one of the more powerful companies outside the eight major Hollywood companies.

Lionsgate Film relies on independent films, especially horror films and controversial genre films. It is precisely through this development strategy that Lionsgate Film has become the most successful independent film and television company in Hollywood business.

However, the development strategy of Lionsgate films also destined to controversy in the mainstream film industry in the United States. Chen Tian clearly remembers that the documentary "Fahrenheit 911" directed by Michael Moore next year will bring Lionsgate films to another peak.

Although Chen Tian has not experienced this era, he knows how much impact this politically significant documentary has had.

"Saw" that Wan Ziren is preparing to film is released in the later generations, and the "Saw" series has become the money tree of the Lion Gate.

The first person Chen Tian contacted was Lion Gate yesterday afternoon, not only because they bought and released "Burning Live" in later generations.

More importantly, Lions Gate and Chen Tian have the same concepts, and both focus on independent movies.

Lion Gate gained a foothold with independent films, and Chen Tian also had this idea.

After taking the bus to Los Angeles International Airport, Chen Tian took the No. 3 Big Blue Bus to Santa Monica.

It took me almost two hours to come to Santa Monica. When Chen Tian came to Lionsgate Film Company it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

After sorting out his clothes to the curtain wall of the building, Chen Tian turned around and walked towards the gate.

He looked at the Lion Gate sign, took a deep breath and walked in.

"Hello, welcome to the Lion Gate!" The white lady at the front desk showed a professional smile.

"Hello, my name is Chen Tian, ​​Justin Chen. I made an appointment with your company's film purchasing manager Mr. Tom Odenberg yesterday."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The white lady lowered her head and checked the computer. She quickly raised her head, looked at Chen Tian and said with a smile: "Yes, there is your agreed time here. Turn left on the second floor and you can see the film purchasing department. There will be staff on it to take you over."

Chen Tian nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you."

Holding the briefcase, he walked towards the elevator.

"Sorry, I'm disturbing you, please ask where Mr. Tom Oldenberg's office is. He and I have made an appointment in advance." Chen Tian grabbed a black man and asked. The black man looked about thirty years old.

"Walk straight over there and you can see it." The black man pointed.

"Thanks!"

"You're welcome."

When Chen Tian walked into Tom Odenberg, he could control his emotions. Although this was only his first stop, he hoped that the first stop would be successful.

Of course, there is another important reason for this, which is the Lionsgate's vision of selecting films and attitude towards independent films, especially the appreciation of thrillers.

Maybe other companies will buy it, but buying it is a different matter and willing to spend a lot of effort to promote and issue it, especially those big companies.

"You're Justin Chen?" Tom Oldenberg didn't expect Chen Tian to be so young. Even though he thought Chen Tian was very young on the phone yesterday, in fact, Chen Tian still surprised him at this moment.

His first thought was that he could make such an excellent script as "Burning Live" at such a young age? He even had the intention of buying Chen Tian's "Burning Live" script and then investing in the remake by Lionsgate.

"If I change the bag, don't I look like it?" Chen Tian said with a smile.

Tom Oldenberg smiled and shook his head: "No, I don't have this idea. Yesterday you said you had already filmed "Buried Live". Have you brought it now? If you bring it, we will go to the screening room."

"Take it here, will you go now?"

"Well, let's go." Tom Oldenberg stood up and walked out of the office with Chen Tian.

"Notify distribution manager Jon Filtimel, and production manager Michael Parsonneck to get them to the screening room," Tom Odenberg explained to his assistant.

"You're Justin Chen? I heard Tom say yesterday that your script is amazing and it's finished filming. I can't wait to see your work. I think it must be great."

A white middle-aged man with a big belly smiled and stretched out his hand before he could walk to Chen Tian.

"This is our distribution manager Jon Filtimel, who is our production manager Michael Parsonneck," Tom Odenberg immediately introduced.

The middle-aged man who greeted him from afar was Jon Filtimel, the distribution manager. No matter what the final result was, at least the meeting at this moment made Chen Tian feel serious, even if the other party might be a professional need.

"Thank you for your appreciation. I think I will definitely be better if I appreciate it after seeing it." Chen Tian smiled and stretched out his hand.

"You are such a confident guy, but we, Lions Gate, like young people like you." Michael Parsonneck, the production manager, said with a smile.

Chen Tian handed the film copied in his hand to the staff, and then sat down with the three managers.

This screening room is not big, it can only accommodate 100 people, but the huge screen and facilities are no different from regular cinemas.

All the lights in the showroom were turned off, and light appeared on the giant screen.

Guangliang told everyone that the film officially began. Chen Tian sat in a chair and watched the screen seriously. This was also the first time he had watched his own work on the screen.

However, the three managers who have purchasing decision-making power around them frowned because the screen was still dark.

Tom Oldenberg couldn't help but glance at Chen Tian beside him, but Chen Tian was staring at the screen seriously.

At this moment, a heavy, rapid and irregular gasp sound came and accompanied by a rough friction sound. Tom Oldenberg took his light back and looked at the screen.
Chapter completed!