663 It is better to promote Yang Ming
In a luxurious hotel in Yanjing, in an elegant room.
Yang Ming, Ba Bo, and Liu Xinsheng were chatting and laughing inside.
"Manx and Mike have gone back?" Yang Ming asked Barber.
"Well, they flew back to the United States overnight. It's rare for them to come this time. The schedule is tight." Barber nodded and said.
"It seems that if it weren't for you, Mr. Barber, I don't know how much effort it would have taken to invite these two important Hollywood stars this time!" Yang Ming said with a sigh.
To be honest, he also thought that he had made the right move by inviting Barber to join Oriental DreamWorks. Otherwise, with his influence with Oriental DreamWorks or Alliance Pictures, he would have been able to invite heavyweight stars in Hollywood.
But that would definitely require a sky-high salary.
It will never be as easy as now. In a short period of time, big-name Hollywood stars who meet Yang Ming's requirements were invited.
"Haha." Barber smiled modestly, but did not deny Yang Ming's words.
He has been in charge of Pan American Entertainment for so many years, and with his connections in Hollywood, it is relatively easy to invite one or two actors.
Liu Xinsheng couldn't help but sigh when he saw Barber's calm temperament. Although Westerners were not as reserved as Easterners when facing compliments, Barber was indeed worthy of Yang Minghua's thoughtful treatment.
In the previous chat, it was confirmed that Barber would serve as the CEO of Oriental DreamWorks, but currently his focus will be on Hollywood, while Liu Xinsheng will be responsible for Oriental DreamWorks' business in Asia.
It turns out that Smith from Online Film Company is responsible for the business of Oriental DreamWorks in the United States, and for the business in Europe, Barber still needs to find the right person, but with the current strength of Oriental DreamWorks, this is not the most urgent thing.
At present, for Oriental DreamWorks, it is to expand and shoot more movies.
Therefore, after Barber returns to Hollywood in two days, he will look for a suitable script and shoot a movie. In the conversation just now, he also told Yang Ming his plan.
In the beginning, we will still shoot with a low budget. After a while, when the company has gained a certain reputation, we will shoot some movies with relatively high production costs.
Moreover, the company currently has Yang Ming's promise of one blockbuster movie every year, which is enough to support Oriental DreamWorks' early development in Hollywood.
Now Barber's focus is to strengthen Oriental DreamWorks' work in American film distribution.
"Yang, although the actors you chose are very popular in Asia, they are not popular enough in the United States and Europe. Otherwise, when "2012" is released, it will be very detrimental to the publicity!" Barber thought of something, and then smiled slightly
He said with a frown.
"Yeah!" Yang Ming nodded his head in agreement.
Since it is a blockbuster, it must be a big production, with a big star cast, to achieve the ultimate performance of a commercial film.
The production cost of "2012" is up to the standard of a blockbuster, but the cast still has some shortcomings. However, this cast is definitely an all-star cast in Asia.
Yang Chaowei and Zhou Meiling are both Golden Dragon Award-level actors in Asia. Their popularity and popularity are definitely not inferior to any of the superstars.
But the popularity of their couple is not enough in the United States and Hollywood.
If they are not very famous international superstars, it is estimated that foreigners will look at Chinese people the same as Chinese people look at foreigners. They will basically not be able to tell the difference between Chinese people. After watching a movie, the characters in it will not remember who they are.
Of course, Yang Ming is not too worried about this.
"2012" focuses on epic graphics and shocking special effects. The plot and actors are only secondary. As long as the graphics can attract Western audiences and the word-of-mouth effect comes out, there will basically be no problem.
But if the actor's popularity can be increased, it will be very helpful for the promotion of the movie itself.
Yang Ming was wondering if he should make some plans to increase the popularity of Yang Chaowei and Zhou Meiling in the West from now on?
While he was deep in thought, Liu Xinsheng seemed to have an idea on the side. His eyes lit up and he said: "Instead of trying to increase the popularity of Yang Chaowei and Zhou Meiling, it is better to increase Yang Ming's popularity in the West. He is now either in the United States or in the United States.
It is very popular among European teenagers!"
To be honest, he still has a vivid memory of how nearly a hundred Western fans flew thousands of miles to China to support Yang Ming when Yang Ming was in court!
He never thought that with Yang Ming's status at that time, he would have such a high reputation in the West.
Hearing Liu Xinsheng's idea, Barber's eyes also lit up. He suddenly became energetic, straightened his body, and said thoughtfully: "Liu is right, our young boss is known as a genius in the West, but in the minds of countless teenagers
A goal to imitate.”
"Oscar Award for Best Film Music, pop singer, Rong in "One Shot", oh, by the way, plus the identity of the creator of the recently very popular comic "Transformers" in the United States!" Ba
Bo counted Yang Ming's advantages in this area with his fingers. The more he talked, the more excited he became. Then he continued: "It can be said that there is nothing our Yang can't do, and in every item, he must be better than others.
, Yang, you can do anything!"
At the end of the sentence, Barber couldn't help laughing.
Yang Ming couldn't help but shake his head and laugh after hearing this, but he also had to admit that if he spent a lot of time promoting the male and female actors Yang Chaowei and Zhou Meiling in "2012", it might not necessarily be useful in promoting his identity as a director.
Because he has truly become a legend in the minds of young people in the West.
In this case, Yang Ming thought for a moment, was silent for a moment, and said: "What if I hold a concert in Europe and the United States respectively?"
"Concert?"
Both Barber and Liu Xinsheng looked stunned!
"Yeah!" Yang Ming nodded confidently, "I want to hold a concert that will make everyone scream!"
Liu Xinsheng was the most impressed by Yang Ming's talent in music, and he was also the one who believed in Yang Ming's ability the most.
Sometimes he even felt that Yang Ming's talent in music was stronger than his talent in movies.
However, Barber didn't know Yang Ming before, so when he heard Yang Ming's proposal, he couldn't help but show hesitation. He has been in Hollywood for so many years, so he naturally knows very well what it means for a star to hold a concert.
He was afraid that if Yang Ming's concert would backfire, it would not only fail to promote "2012", but would also have a negative impact on "2012" due to the failure of the concert.
Seeing Barber's confusion, Liu Xinsheng said to him with a smile: "Mr. Barber, don't worry, Yang Ming's talent in music is beyond doubt, and he already has several classic English songs!"
Chapter completed!