Chapter 212 Wen Ziren (3/5)
Lu Xiaoran came to participate in the Golden Globe Awards and invested in several projects.
Then, he was greeted by a group of bigwigs...
There is no way, Lao Wang made a lot of money to give Chinese capital a prefix of being stupid and having a lot of money.
Acquisition of amc theaters for US$2.6 billion!
In fact, except for Wanda, the early cooperation between Chinese capital and Hollywood started with co-producing a single project.
Xinyuanye invested in "Cloud Map" for US$10 million, becoming the second largest shareholder among the film investors and obtained the issuance rights in mainland China.
Later, "The Ring Messenger" and "Iron Man 3" participated in the investment by dmg Entertainment Media, "The Expendables 2" joined by LeTV, which was in full swing at that time, and "Transformers 4" participated in the Chinese Film Channel were released one after another, setting off a wave of co-production films at that time.
Although these films were ultimately not released as "co-production films" and could only obtain a 25% share ratio in the form of imported films, these films have indeed become a way for Chinese capital to go global and participate in the Hollywood industrialization system. Therefore, Chinese film companies have been able to gain a glimpse of the operating model, rules and experience established by Hollywood for more than 100 years.
However, due to the differences in Chinese and Western cultures, the integration of Chinese elements is rough, which has led to the fact that most of the co-productions are not suitable for the local environment, and most of the co-productions have poor reputation and box office in China.
"Mission: Impossible 4" is an exception. Generally speaking, this kind of A-level production is unlikely to give outsiders a share of the pie, but Lu Xiaoran invested 15 million US dollars, as long as the profits in China are...
After a slight sum, several investors agreed to - 15 million US dollars. According to 13% of the accounts, the mainland box office would require 115 million US dollars to recover the cost.
At that time, the "Memorandum of Understanding on Sino-US Films" had not been signed...
Fosun International and Sony Pictures are also getting back and forth…
Huayi and Bona both have intentions...
Ah Li and Teng Xun all plan to enter Hollywood!
Why do Internet people make movies?
Because they have users!
Directly convert users into content payers and continue to make money.
Regarding the North American market, Lu Xiaoran’s idea is to invest and make money. Don’t think too much. Thinking too much is just fantasy!
...
Global is short of money!
They are going to develop the Dark Cinema Universe.
Perhaps it was because of his jealousy that Marvel made a lot of money in the market. Not only Warner's DC, but Universal also launched the movie universe plan: they will launch at least 5 movies in the next three years, including "Invisible Man" starring Johnny Depp, "Incarnation Doctor" starring Russell Crowe, "Frankenstein" starring Javier Baden, and "Frankenstein's Bride" which has not yet been confirmed to star.
Of course, the first part is called "New Mummy", and Tomco was invited to restart the "Mummy" trilogy...
Global has been very close to Tom Tom in recent years.
"Operation American" and "The Lost War" have both found Tomko to star in it.
However, Lu Xiaoran is unlikely to invest in Global unless they are willing to take out "Fast and Furious" and "Jurassic World"...
Therefore, there is no interest in the platter investment proposed by Jeff Hill.
He came here to make money, not to do charity!
...
Orange Image - North American branch is located in Santa Monica, north of Los Angeles International Airport, and is the most attractive beachfront city in California.
The headquarters of Lionsgate Pictures is here, and Orange Image Lionsgate is only two streets away.
"American houses are so cheap. Such a large place is only $6 million!"
“…Do you think $6 million is very small?”
"Compared with Beijing, you know how cheap it is to buy a three-story building worth $6 million!"
"Human Purge Plan, Hold Your Breath, Happy Death Day, Fifty Shades of Grade, Do you like R-level very much?"
“…No, but these movies are easier to make money!”
Sitting in front of Lu Xiaoran was Wen Ziren.
His Orange Image North American branch is Wen Ziren, and his artistic director is Wen Ziren. In addition, Wen Ziren holds 20% of the shares...
In order to tie Wen Ziren to this boat, Lu Xiaoran also calculated a lot of strength...
"You're so optimistic about the thriller movie?"
"You watch Marvel every day, and you're tired of it. I think the next few years will be the world of R-level movies!"
Wen Ziren nodded: "However, our issuance power is too weak!"
"...There's no way. After all, I'm an outsider, so I still have to rely on the Global distribution team..."
The issuing companies have broad publicity channels and strong distribution capabilities. There is a reason why Hollywood's six majors can stand at the top of the industry. It is not that simply acquiring a company with issuance rights can achieve the level of six majors or even second-tier issuers in publicity and distribution.
The distribution problem is difficult to solve, otherwise Pixar Studios and DreamWorks Animation Studios would not go to find publishers everywhere. The former is depressed by Disney, while the latter even wants to sell itself to publishers...
If you want to establish your own distribution channel, you must first sign a contract with theaters to produce 10-15 movies per year...
Do you think it's easy to produce 10 movies a year?
Once you lose money, just finish it!
You have to pay the issuance fee yourself!
MGM failed in three consecutive movies and declared bankruptcy directly...
Why can the Six Majors stand firm?
Behind them are large groups, which can implement the Great Falls model - producing more than fifteen works every year...
"Okay, I brought more than $100 million this time, and all these movies can be started... By the way, has Warner agreed to transfer the copyright of "The Joker" to us?"
"…No, they are very determined... they should also have plans to create horror movies."
"That's it, by the way, I'm going to Silicon Valley later, you can go with me!"
How can things in the world be perfect? "The Joker Returns to the Soul" is a very famous IP, and Stephenkin's works have always been of development value.
He asked Wan Ziren to open the price to $35 million, but they just didn't sell it...
“…Silicon Valley?”
“Talk about an investment!”
"Then I won't go..."
"Let's go together and talk to me about your fraternity!"
Wan Ziren has been in Hollywood for more than ten years, so he naturally has his own circle: Horror Movie Brotherhood SPT Pack!
This is a film group that advocates shooting "modern-style brutal horror genre films".
Darren Lynn Boussman, Eli Ross, and of course Ray Warner, Gary Doberman…
The latter two are Wen Ziren's gay friends...
If Wan Ziren is not famous at all, why would there be so many high-quality horror scripts put into Orange Company?
"You can develop more of the "Soul Conjuring" series, maybe it can be a movie universe or something!"
"Aren't you going to film "Kill God"? You also said that is the foundation of the company!"
"...I'll just talk about it, and I'll shoot it in the second half of the year!"
"Why do you need the second half of the year?"
Chapter completed!