Witness of the film and television world

Chapter 106 The film market is vast

After a lingering night, Peyton was still sleeping soundly today. She stretched her waist and stepped out of bed gently like a normal person.

She started putting on makeup soon, and she had a host run in the morning.

Ever since Life is Beautiful became popular, Elizabeth's schedule has been full under the arrangement of her agent.

She also specifically reminded that in the near future, it will be mainly arranged near Washington, otherwise there will be more.

She is so popular now that every event is paved with money.

For example, the host of the ceremony of Jiahua Jewelry in Washington today costs [-] US dollars for one morning, which is her original salary for two films.

This kind of hot money, if you don't make money, you don't make money!
As a financially independent woman, while attached to Peyton, Elizabeth also has her own insistence.

Peyton only felt the cat beside him jumping away gently in his sleep, but he couldn't care less, he was so tired.

It wasn't until ten o'clock that Peyton woke up, tidied up, and started today's work.

Glancing at the entertainment newspapers on the desktop, they were generally reported by "Life is Beautiful".

Perhaps it's been too long since there has been any major entertainment news, the arrival of a beautiful life has solved the reporting task of this month for the reporters at once.

During the film's release, there is no shortage of enthusiasm. Unless there are major international news, it is difficult to lower the topic.

He also listened to the assistant's itinerary.

Peyton nodded: "Go down!"

"Yes."

Alone again, Peyton began to count.

The popularity of Life is Beautiful, breaking box office records one after another, was completely beyond Peyton's expectations.

It is undeniable that this is a high-quality work, but it is absolutely unreasonable to achieve such a hot box office!
Peyton can only say that the Jewish foundations in various parts of the Federation have too much power, and it is only possible to achieve such a hot result in conjunction with Israel's ten-year celebration at the right time and place and large-scale publicity.

As far as Peyton knows, many local Jewish foundations and associations are in official public relations agencies, all in the name of anti-globalism and celebrating World War II, and conduct private promotions.

Many Jewish bosses also mobilized their factory workers and company employees to pay for this "gift to Jews all over the world".

It has to be said that these Jewish bigwigs are very insightful about public opinion propaganda. For them, how much money can a movie become popular.

But how much is it worth to create an image of a "persecuted, compassionate Jew"?

How valuable is this image and the good business environment it brings to the world?
In the previous life, a series of movies such as "Singler's List", "The Pianist", "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", etc., have brought much positive improvement to the overall image of the Jewish people?
All over the world, there are Jewish funds supporting programs for this series of films.

The euphemistic name is: "Don't forget the cruelty of war, let people cherish the peace of the world."

In comparison, what is the cleansing of the godfather?
They have never been whitewashed individually, they have risen to the overall level.

Moreover, they almost never intentionally distort the facts and concoct "the joke that the Mafia does not sell drugs". They almost shoot everything according to the real history.

These films focus on depicting the cruel facts suffered by Jewish civilians during the war, arousing people's sympathy for the Jewish people as a whole.

But these upper-class Jewish capitalists ask themselves, have you suffered these hardships?

You have done a lot of things that are hated by others. You have attracted hatred all over the world, and there are enthusiastic people everywhere who want to hang you to death.

But except for a very few unlucky people, most of them run the fastest before the crisis comes.

Isn't it the most tragic for the bottom-level Jews who attract hatred and pay for them?
Even after death, these unfortunates will become tools for whitewashing.

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Of course, the popularity of Life is Beautiful, although it has the blessing of Jewish capital, but it has to be admitted that with the large-scale development of the economy in recent years, people's demand for the entertainment industry has also become higher and higher.

In the past two years, the overall scale of the film market has risen rapidly, and the box office of leading works can generally reach 3000 million or even a little over 4000 million, and the overall trend is obvious, increasing year by year.

"I remember that in the early 60s, Elizabeth made a Cleopatra film with an investment of 4000 million yuan. Although she lost everything in the end, the daring to make this investment has already shown that the level of the first film at that time could reach the billion-dollar club. , otherwise, the production company is not a fool."

"In this way, the film industry has a lot to do!"

It was also unintentional to have Liu Chengyin!
Because of future generations, Payton has never paid much attention to the film market.

After all, this industry is risky and the market is small, and one family can't swallow it.

But in this era, film is still an emerging industry, and the future is promising!
At least, with a small and big, you can quickly accumulate wealth for Payton.

Moreover, the risk can be controlled to a certain extent!
As for how to control?

If you do your own project and other people invest in it, then there is no risk.

Even Elizabeth's transformation problem can be solved together.

As for projects, what Payton lacks most is projects.

Moreover, these projects have been verified in later generations and belong to low-risk projects.

……

Peyton was walking the high-class banquets in the Washington area, and he was looking for a partner!
In other words, he is here to solicit funds!

Film investment!

The just-released "Life Is Beautiful" broke federal box office records one after another, and achieved a worldwide success.

With a small fortune, the billionaire Payton, who once again made a lot of money, has undoubtedly become the main force and core figure of the film's success under the exaggeration of the media!

Otherwise, there have never been golden boys and girls on the screen in the past.

An ordinary middle-aged director, his previous works have not even made a splash.

I searched all the crew members, except for Peyton, the rest of them don't look like the main contributors to the success of the movie.

Interested people even found the words of director Bill when "The Poet's Secret" was released last year: "Payton is an excellent screenwriter. His scripts and scenes are vivid and specific, just like a picture. Many times, With his script, you will find that the director doesn’t have much room to play, everything is done according to the script, and a qualified work can be shot.”

This is an obvious commercial exchange!

But the media forcibly added the good box office results of last year's "The Poet's Secret" to Peyton, as if to verify his magic movie golden hand.

For these advantages, Payton naturally easily controls them, and these buffs are of great benefit to him in raising funds.

Of course, Payton will not show it when it comes to raising funds, he still looks calm and calm.

A leader must have the attitude of a leader!

Although it is Party B, it is necessary to assume the posture of Party A to some extent.

I'm here to bring you money!
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Sitting on the Washington Post Company, and "Life is Beautiful" made him a big hit, Payton is like an upstart here, and he has attracted countless people's attention since he walked into the lobby.

A number of well-known ladies, regardless of their reserve, surrounded him and listened to him tell some stories about Hollywood.

Although their backgrounds are not low, they are obviously full of longing and longing for the Vanity Fair in Hollywood, which is full of spotlights!
The strict constraints at home often become the reason for their rebellion.

There were also some bold girls who quietly handed some cards to Peyton. Peyton looked at the girl's appearance and figure, knew it well, and quietly put the cards in his hand into his bag.

Every moment, someone comes out from an unknown corner and introduces himself to Peyton.

Several filmmakers who didn't know how to get in told Peyton about their "high-quality projects". After being rejected by Peyton one by one, they turned their heads proudly and looked for the rest of the investors.

These self-important filmmakers have no shortage of investors in a hot film industry these days.

Since Peyton does not have this vision, then look for the next Bole.

Of course, at this time, most of the gentlemen who were interested in investing in films gathered around Peyton and asked some questions about film investment.

Peyton exchanged business cards with them one by one, and knew everything.

In his opinion, these are good leeks in the future, and it is better to be cut by himself than to be cut by others.

After all, film investment is inherently risky, leading them by yourself greatly reduces the risk.

"Gentlemen, I must say one thing. Film investment is a high-risk industry. Among all the films produced by the Federation last year, no more than 20% of them could be profitable from the box office alone."

"The beautiful life I invested in, I wrote the script and looked for directors and actors, because I am the creator of the whole story, and I know exactly what I want to express."

"At present, it seems that the investment of less than 200 million yuan has such a huge harvest. I have indeed made a lot of money, but there are too many factors of luck in it."

"Risk! To make a movie, you must emphasize risk!"

"Of course, if you ask me how to reduce the risk of investment, I can indeed dedicate a little experience to the gentlemen."

"First of all, understand the entire film process, including shooting and release... If you don't know how to do it, don't enter it. This is the foundation of all industries."

"Secondly, find a suitable script, as well as corresponding excellent directors and popular actors, and control the market well..."

Payton talked eloquently, seemingly talking about a lot of experience, but actually said nothing.

Again, the movie itself is a high-risk industry, and there is no fixed number.

Unless they, like Peyton, have a pair of eyes that can see through the future, otherwise, it's all useless.

Even if Payton can find classic blockbuster movies from later generations, whether he can adapt to the audience of this era is a risk in itself.

It's just that this kind of risk is greatly reduced in comparison!
The crowd heard Peyton's remarks, some frowned, some smiled, and no one knew what they were thinking behind the mask.

After a while, the banquet was over, and Payton was just about to leave.

Several gentlemen stopped Payton immediately: "Mr. Chris, please wait."

Peyton turned around and found that they were all the leeks that were very active in speaking and asking questions just now, and were highlighted in his mind.

Clover said suddenly: "Mr. Chris, I don't know much about the film industry, but my investment experience tells me that no matter what industry you invest in, you invest in people."

"Random House is betting on Mr. Chris, and now it is the First Federal Publishing House."

"Pedamon beat Mr. Chris. Last year, among the major Hollywood production companies, he also had the best-looking financial statements."

"Even Congressman Chris, because of Mr. Chris, has a great chance to become the governor of Alabama next year."

"I have learned that Mr. Chris is currently in the film industry and has not established a production company, and the cooperation with Paramount is not systematic."

"I don't know if Mr. Chris has considered setting up a special film production company. The few of us hope to become Mr. Chris's investment partners."

Peyton blinked, this leek is so active?
He originally planned to have a few days to gradually release his film financial management concepts, and then attract investors.

This is the first day.

Moreover, it seems that this person has also learned about himself in detail.

It seems that someone has already been eyeing him!

That's right, the rich income of a beautiful life always makes some gentlemen who can't find investment direction, excited.

Pull funds?
Do not!
They should rush to give themselves money!

In an instant, Payton's mentality changed dramatically, and he made a pensive expression.

After thinking for a moment, Peyton slowly shook his head and said, "No, the production company is a very complicated industry."

"The most important thing in a production company is people, directors, actors, logistics, editing..."

"I cooperate with Padmon, and each takes what he needs. I bring projects and funds, and he provides me with all the talents I need."

"With all due respect, you have nothing, and entering the market rashly is not a wise choice."

Several people looked at each other, and finally Clover smiled easily: "Isn't this simple? We have the funds, and if we buy a production company, don't we have people?"

"We can't win the large-scale productions of Paramount, and they may not sell them, but is it difficult for medium-sized production companies?"

"The problems that money can solve before are not problems!"

Hearing this person's "big breath", Payton decided to go back, so as to test the confidence of these people and see if they are qualified leeks.

"I don't know what Mr. Chris will do?"

Peyton pondered for a moment: "Let me think about it. To be honest, I am very happy to cooperate with Padmon for the time being."

Not pretending to be deep, he decided that it was impossible to agree to this, and he could only be the dominant one.

The acquisition of the studio can only be done by him!
Investors have to show the attitude of investors. Apart from paying and dividing accounts, there is no need to point fingers.

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(End of this chapter)