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Chapter 311 He Is A Very Attractive Man
In July, Li Jingkun finished filming "Operation Red Sea" and returned to Kyoto.

Even though the film is finished, there are still many things to be busy.

The first one is the post-production of "Operation Red Sea", but the pre-rough cutting work will be handed over to the company's colleagues first.

The second is the preparation progress of "Knives Out", which also needs to be completed next year.

The third is the preparation of the TV series "Queen's Gambit".Of the three TV dramas we are cooperating with Netflix, we plan to start filming this one first. It just so happens that "Knives Out" will be prepared in the United States at that time, so it can be carried out at the same time.

Before "Operation Red Sea" was finished, Sheng Yuan brought some employees to New York to take the lead.

They rented an office, and at the same time recruited some staff for the "Knives Out" crew, and started the preparatory work.

This office will currently be the temporary office of Longqi Film and Television in New York, and they will start film and TV production here in the past six months.

In fact, these are also familiar. When I came here to shoot movies, many colleagues went here on business trips together, so now it is just basic practice for many of them.Many people also speculate that if the cooperation with Netflix is ​​successful, maybe this temporary office will become permanent...

Longqi Film and Television has long been one of the largest film and television companies in China. Needless to say, there are many branches in China, such as Modu, Yangzhou and Xiangjiang, etc. First-tier cities are all indispensable.

In the future, for business development and business needs, we will also set up some offices or branches in other countries and regions, such as this time in New York, for example, we will also set up one in Bangzi Country later.

In addition to these three most important tasks, Li Jingkun will also take a look at other company projects and take a few glances.For example, the fine-cut version of "Wolf Warrior 2" has already been released, and he also looked at it. It is not much different from the work in his impression, and he is waiting for them to finish the final version.

Guo Fan, the director of "The Wandering Earth", has already started the production. This is also a big production. It has been prepared for a long time; The protagonist Wu Jing just mentioned something to him.

In addition, he is also very busy recently, so for the time being, he will do other things first.

There are a lot of special effects in this movie, and Guo Fan and the others worked very seriously and worked very hard.

"I'm Not the God of Medicine" has already finished. Li Jingkun also took the time to watch it once before, but there are so many professional people watching, Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, etc., so the problem is not big, and it is still in the later stage make.

In addition to being responsible for some supervisory work, Xu Zheng is also preparing for the sequel movie "囧Mom".

Ning Hao also has a movie he wants to direct, and Huang Bo, Shen Teng and Xu Zheng are the three starring roles.

Baixi is also speeding up its pace. It has already submitted its application for listing. Let's see how long this process will take.

This year, Baixi has a lot of projects. "The God of Medicine", "囧Mom" and Ning Hao's new works are all Baixi Media's works. In addition, there are "Later Us", "Where Did Time Go", "Nice to Meet You" and "Xiu Chun Knife 2" - "Xiu Chun Knife 2" will be released soon!

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When Li Jingkun arrived in the United States, the first thing he did was not to go to work, but to visit Selena.

This year she suffered from lupus erythematosus, which involved organs and was so severe that she needed a kidney transplant.Fortunately, one of my good girlfriends matched her very well, so a kidney was successfully replaced.

But this is a major operation after all. Even if the kidney transplant is successful, the recovery will not be so fast. Extra attention should be paid to postoperative rejection and the state of kidney function.Previously, because the kidney was twisted in the body, another operation was performed...

At present, she is recovering fairly well and has been transferred to her home, but she still needs to stay in bed for a while and cannot move around at will.

Naturally, the family hired several medical staff to take care of her closely, and a psychologist came to her home regularly every week to provide psychological counseling to prevent her from suffering from depression and anxiety.

"I'm sorry, I've been shooting movies in Morocco before, so I can't come to see you right away."

Now that they are friends, now that a friend has such a serious illness, his life was almost on the line before, so as a Chinese, it is impossible not to see a friend when he is sick.

I was working in a foreign country a while ago, and I called her when I heard the news. Now that I have come to the United States, it is the most basic etiquette to visit.

"Thank you, I've been really in a bad state these days, I'm really surprised and happy that you can come and see me!"

Selena was really surprised and moved. It was fine to call before, but now she came directly to the door.

She really felt very comforted, and she also felt very insecure during this period, so she was really happy to have a good friend to visit her.

And Li Jingkun was really sure that he didn't come here for her money or anything like that, unlike some relatives and friends, even she herself wasn't sure whether she was treating her sincerely or for her own money.

"Rest well, recover well, your fans are waiting for you to cheer up soon."

"Haha, no problem, then when I get better, you have to write a few more songs for me!"

"No problem, you can help me earn more money if you recover your health sooner!"

"Hahaha!"

Selena smiled happily, of course she understood that Li Jingkun was joking with her - he is now a rich man with assets exceeding 41 billion dollars, how can he value the share he earns from composing lyrics and music?

Even if she starts touring, she can earn a lot of money, but he can also do this with other singers!

But now he is going to wait for her to recover before cooperating with her!

So Selena had a very happy day. Although Li Jingkun didn't spend much time with her at home, she was still very happy at night.He also told Taylor about it to visit her.

"Wow, you came a step late. If you came earlier, you might be able to meet our super rich man. Did you see the flowers and fruits on the table? That's what he brought."

"Who?"

Taylor is indeed a little curious. There aren't many people who can be called a rich man in front of her, right?
Is my big Taylor not a rich man?
"Kane Lee, Li Jingkun. He came to see me in the afternoon and chatted with me for a while. He is very comforting. I am very grateful for his visit today."

"He came to the United States? Is he coming to make a movie again?"

Taylor was indeed a little surprised. In fact, she also wanted to get in touch with Li Jingkun and get to know each other more. Unfortunately, the other party seemed to be more focused on the market in her own country, and she really didn't intend to work hard with Omi.

"Yes, it is said that it is going to make a movie and a TV series here. By the way, it is still cooperating with Netflix, that TV series."

"Netflix? Is he going to do a TV show with them? Surprises me."

"Yeah, he's had a really amazing career - but he's such a nice guy, God should have made him so successful, isn't it?"

"..."

Taylor sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her a little speechlessly.

She had been here for a while tonight, and it turned out that Selena had been discussing a man with her.

Although she herself is quite interested in him.

Netflix also exists like a giant in the United States!So what magic power does he have to keep cooperating with these big companies?
Li Jingkun, this man is indeed too mysterious and powerful, and he can really arouse women's interest!
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There is no complicated reason for Li Jingkun to visit Selena. One is because they regard each other as friends, so it is normal to visit each other according to the normal etiquette of Chinese people.

The other is because I will make more money with Omi in the next few years, so maintaining a few more powerful and influential friends is only good and not bad.

It is always right to be kind to others and help those who attain the Tao.

And after watching Selena, I also went to Shimen and Netflix the next day, although the staff of each other have been in contact recently.But he himself can meet with their high-level executives in person, and chatting with them is only good and not bad.

"Knives Out" Shimen Company is also one of the producers, but the proportion is relatively small, maybe you don't have a lot of confidence in this genre, right?
However, I am still very interested in its distribution work, so in order to successfully win the distribution rights of Omi, I participated in some symbolic votes.

Li Jingkun didn't care too much, but it would be nice for the other party to take up the name of co-production, so that he can act on his own later.

In addition to the fact that Longqi Film and Television is not short of money, there are still a lot of companies in the country who want to pay a premium to participate in the investment - they are optimistic about his influence in China and Asia, and think that even if the quality is almost the same this time, they will not hit the street - every time A big director and a big star at least have a chance to be willful, but it's hard to say the second time and the third time.

Actually refer to the greenhouse. Although the previous "Pancake Man" was relatively poor, the box office was still very high.This is because he was famous enough before that fans believed him once.

But it was just this time. The second time, the box office of "Sewing Machine Band", whose quality has obviously improved a lot, was even worse than the first time.

Fortunately, unlike other cross-border directors, the works behind the booth are better than the last; he is also a very powerful and resilient person.

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Niu Yue's office was set up before he came, and "Knives Out" and "Queen's Gambit" were also released very early, and Shimen also did some work together.Therefore, when Li Jingkun came to Niu Ri, whether it was "Knives Out" or "Queen's Abandoned Soldiers", he received many resumes from actors.

Sheng Yuan had someone send it to his computer long ago, so he looked at the actor's profile on the first day of work.

Of course, it is still the priority of "Knives Out".

The result is not bad. The competition for the main roles is quite fierce, and among the interested crowd, there are many second-tier or even first-tier Hollywood actors.

"I'm sure, now you are very famous here, and Longqi Film and Television is currently one of the top giants in China. Many of them have heard of it-now when it comes to Huaxia Film and Television Company, it is quite famous." Sheng Yuan sat opposite Li Jingkun and said with a smile.

"Ha, Wang Jianlin of Yida Films probably contributed to this, right?" Hearing Sheng Yuan's last words, Li Jingkun also laughed.

In 16, Yida spent almost one of Li Jingkun's assets (35 billion dollars) to acquire Legendary Films of the United States, which caused a huge sensation in China and Omi.

People in China think that Yida Films is going to go to heaven, and it is so steak that it is going to buy a big company in the United States?
Omi was also shocked. I don't know when Huaxia Company became so powerful?Want to enter Hollywood, want to buy Hollywood?
It's a pity that after more than half a year of turmoil, it was finally announced in August that the acquisition would be suspended.

The superficial reason is that "the environment of the securities market has undergone major changes, and it is more conducive to protecting the interests of small and medium shareholders to choose an opportunity for mergers and acquisitions."The actual reasons vary.

Many people said that they would have to pay Legendary a lot of money for voluntarily terminating the acquisition.

But the bad luck didn't stop there. The global box office of "The Great Wall", which cost 2.5 million yuan in production and publicity, was only 3.32 million yuan in the end, and it also lost a lot of money.

In March 17, Yida’s plan to acquire DCP failed; because of breach of contract, they paid DCP a termination fee of RMB 3 million.

Then in July of this year, Yida Films actually announced the suspension of stock trading...
"It's not entirely because of this reason. It has something to do with Hollywood's market environment in recent years. In recent years, there have been too few original works here. The market is full of sequels of big IPs. Basically, the annual box office rankings The top ten are all occupied by sequel works, and there are basically no original IPs.

All companies tend to adopt conservative strategies, dare not take risks, and only make easy money, so this also leads to a decline in the resources of many actors, and it is difficult to find good projects that suit them in the market. "

Sheng Yuan said a lot, which surprised Li Jingkun: "Yes, it seems that you have done a good job in the past month, and you know the market well?"

"... Anyway, I'm also the vice president of Longqi Film and Television, okay? Actually, since you started producing "Little People", Deze and I have also started to focus on the global market." Sheng Yuan couldn't help laughing, "Actually, I didn't expect to come to the United States to start a business one day."

"Ha, so you have the same feeling as I do? I just came in today and felt the same way, as if I started my own business here in the United States again."

Sheng Yuan said with a smile: "Yes, but the beginning of our business was too smooth. We just rented an office, and the actor's information came like snowflakes."

That’s right, this time it’s like starting a business, it’s like starting a business, and it’s not like it, because it’s really effortless, and a lot of people are begging to come to find jobs and cooperation.

In addition to the fact that there are not many good opportunities, Li Jingkun, Longqi Film and Television and Shimen Company are all well-known recruiters, so they can naturally attract others to come to seek opportunities.

"Are all the protagonists here?"

Li Jingkun looked at the actor's profile while chatting, and after looking around, he asked Sheng Yuan.

"It must have been screened a lot, but the second-tier and above are all here-why, didn't you see the right one? Or do you already have a fancy candidate?"

"Of course, when have you ever seen me fight unprepared?" Li Jingkun put down the information and said, "You help me send an invitation to the English actor who plays 007, and ask him if he is interested in coming here to audition for our male actor. main character."

"Daniel Craig?" Sheng Yuan was a little surprised. "Knives Out" is a suspense film, right?Is he a big hunk for the role?
"Yes, of course it's the youngest one. Could it be the one who played "British Duel" with Big Brother Long?"

Brother Long’s movie is still on the way, but after the last time “Kung Fu Yoga” ruined my reputation, will this movie have the same fate as the original time and space in China...
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"An Asian director who is planning to make an English-style movie, but it tells a story that happened in the United States?"

The next day, Daniel Craig, who got the news from his agent Ryan, was also very surprised. He never expected that someone would ask him to make a detective film, let alone the composition of this film would be so weird.

"Actually, this movie was quite famous among Hollywood colleagues a while ago, and I noticed it too, but at the time I also felt that it was completely inconsistent with your style, so I didn't recommend it to you."

"Hehe." Hearing that Ryan said that his "style is completely inconsistent", although he understood that he was only superficial and fair, he also felt a little uncomfortable, because many years ago when he was preparing to shoot the 007 series of movies, Almost all Hollywood and England fans also think that he is "completely inconsistent" with Bond.

"Even so, since the other party values ​​me so much, I have to give the other party a chance to meet, right? Anyway, I haven't had any good projects in the past one or two years!"

The landlord's family has no food left!
Daniel Craig also has the feeling of "Success and Xiao He loses Xiao He". The role of "007" made him famous all over the world, but of course it also limited some of his own development.

It is also a bit difficult to break the inherent image of an agent again. In addition, there are indeed too few original works by Holly Wu in recent years, so it is normal for him to find excellent projects that suit him.

　Thank you for the 100 rewards of Poxfish and Kitty Snooze!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)