China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 668: Princess? The one who plays mahjong? And suggestions for Warner [two in one]

"In London?"

"We're here. We're already in the hotel. Hmm~ Were you obedient this morning?"

"Of course, I ate bread and fried eggs and drank milk. How dare I disobey the Majesty's order?"

Sun Yi joked with Liu Yifei with a smile.

Sure enough, the girl's call didn't make him wait long. He woke up in the morning, had breakfast, packed up, and just got in the car to leave when he received a long-distance call from Liu Yifei.

"Hehe~"

Hearing Liu Yifei's familiar silly laughter, Sun Yi's mind immediately emerged with the silly look of the little girl with her teeth bared, revealing a row of toothy spots.

"Why are you so silly? Have you communicated with the brand? Have you made sure about the itinerary? Also, is Zhang Xin the only one accompanying you on this event?"

When Liu Yifei on the other end of the phone heard Sun Yi calling her stupid again, she immediately got furious.

"If you call me stupid again, I'll bite you!"

"Okay, come back and let you play as you please."

"Hmph, you wait."

"Okay, I'll wait."

Liu Yifei was very angry, but she also knew that Sun Yi was concerned about her, so in order to reassure her brother, she hurriedly explained.

"Don't worry, Director Guo has arranged for someone from China in advance, and they picked me up when I landed just now."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Sun Yi nodded.

I thought that as long as the company staff were following me, it wouldn’t be a big problem.

Otherwise, I would have to worry about Liu Yifei losing things in a daze.

It was originally a temporary event and people have been involved in it, so let's not make it a thankless task.

"Brother, do you know why Burberry suddenly invited me this time? Not only me, I also heard that many regional spokespersons were invited on short notice."

"How do I know this?"

Sun Yi has never paid attention to the fashion circle and knows very little about some of their practices.

"It was a normal London Winter Fashion Week. Louis Vuitton, Versace, Prada, Dior and Burberry, which I endorse, all participated normally. Except for some European spokespersons, we were not required to come. But I heard that..."

Having said this, Liu Yifei paused, and then suddenly lowered her voice, as low as if she was whispering, and she seemed to cover the microphone with her hand.

Sun Yi was very puzzled. Was there any secret behind this matter?

"I heard that Princess Kate will attend this fashion week, so she invited all of us spokespeople to come here on short notice~"

Sun Yi didn't know Princess Kate at all and didn't pay any attention to her. However, Liu Yifei's current state made him laugh out loud.

He could imagine that scene, weird and gossipy like a girl.

Liu Yifei was a little anxious.

"What are you laughing at? She really is the princess!"

"Oh~~ your idol, the one who likes playing mahjong, didn't we see him in the last Spring Festival Gala?"

"You! Are not a proper princess of the British royal family."

Liu Yifei on the phone was so angry at Sun Yi that she stomped her feet, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This isn't a person at all.
Sun Yi laughed and said to the phone:

"I don't care about the princess or the Li concubine. I only care about my Yifei."

"Hey, hehe~"

Sun Yi's sudden love words left Liu Yifei speechless, but a moment later, a burst of silly laughter came from the phone. It seemed that she was quite uncomfortable holding it back. Her happiness could be felt across the ocean.

Today's love value is at its maximum. Just with this sentence, Liu Yifei is satisfied.

Next, she asked Sun Yi about his schedule for the day and learned that Sun Yi was on his way to Legendary Pictures to discuss film and television cooperation with Warner Bros. She also reminded him to smoke less, drink more water, and get enough rest. In short, she kept giving him reminders for a long time.

It was not until she yawned and showed signs of sleepiness on the other end of the phone that Sun Yi let her hang up and go to rest.

The time difference between Los Angeles and London is about 9 hours.

It was morning for Sun Yi, but evening for Liu Yifei. Plus, the flight was more than ten hours, so sleeping on the plane would definitely not be as sound as sleeping in bed. So it was necessary to rest early and adjust to the jet lag.

After hanging up the phone, Sun Yi calmed himself down and prepared for the next negotiation.

At Legendary Pictures, Thomas introduced Sun Yi to Alan Horn, the representative of Warner Bros. Pictures and the director of the film production department.

Legendary Pictures, which had previously collaborated with Sun Yi and is also one of Warner Bros.' partners, played the role of an intermediary in the cooperation negotiations between Warner and Star Sky.

"Director Sun, nice to meet you."

"Mr. Horn, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Alan Horn wore a pair of rimless glasses, his hair was half white and half black, and he was dressed in a well-fitting suit. He looked quite elegant.

This was the first time Sun Yi saw this trait in a Westerner.

"Congratulations, Director Sun. The film has achieved enviable results again."

"No, no, it's just a little bit of luck."

"I also hope to have such luck."

"Hahaha"

The conversation between the three began with a simple joke. Sun Yi originally thought that as one of the six major film and television companies in Hollywood, the representative of Warner should be aggressive, or at least have an arrogant attitude.

He was prepared for a verbal battle.

Unexpectedly, Alan Horn is very humble, speaks slowly, is very logical, and speaks his mind.

He first admitted that he had conducted a careful investigation into the several films that Sun Yi had filmed since his debut, and found that Sun Yi was really favored by the goddess of luck, both in terms of the subject matter of the films and the timing of their release.

Moreover, the industrialization of the film industry in China also chose a good time.

Of course, the director's ability is also unquestionable.

However, Sun Yi also expressed his confusion about his success, which was why the cost of movies produced by Star Sky was so low. As an excellent manager, he must have considered the labor cost factors in China and North America.

However, the conclusion drawn does not match Sun Yi's results.

Even if we take into account the low labor costs in China, we cannot achieve this level. Just like the $5500 million for "Pacific Rim", they cannot even imagine it no matter how hard they try.

"Mr. Horn, I learned a term from Internet companies, called 'ecological chain'. For my company, in the film and television field, I am also building my own 'ecological chain'. Fortunately, it has become mature."

"From the preparation of a film, including the writing of the script, the selection and construction of the scenes, the on-site shooting, to the special effects processing and post-editing, we can complete it all independently."

"This saves a lot of time and cost. Coupled with the relatively low labor costs in my country, the total production cost of the film is thus kept under control."

Sun Yi explained it to Alan, but it was just superficial stuff.

There are many film and television companies in Hollywood that can do similar one-stop production, but the costs have not been reduced much.

This is also a problem of the industrial chain. Hollywood's film and television technology is advanced, but the entire industrial chain is already in trouble.

The film industry is also an industry.

Just like the mecha cockpit in "Pacific Rim", although it is a prop, how can a country without industry make it?

Since the beginning of the new century, the United States, under the control of Jewish capital, has been continuously exerting its power in its financial hollowing-out policy. After ten years and a global financial crisis two years ago, their domestic industrial capacity has been failing.

It’s just that now it can continue to reap the world through the tide of the US dollar, so the economy has been growing, and all the problems are covered up and cannot be seen.

An ordinary coffee cup on an airplane was priced at US$700, and a few years later the price rose to US$1200. This shows the extent of the complex industry chain.

In modern society, industry is the foundation of all industries. If the industry is like this, the film and television industry is not much better. In addition, with the continuous release of US dollars, it would be strange if costs can be suppressed.

In addition to enjoying the overall industrial dividends of the country, the biggest factor is Sun Yi himself.

After all, he is a bug.

When writing scripts, there are successful stories to refer to, and when shooting, there are ready-made cases to learn from. These two aspects are the most important and most tiring for a movie. With Sun Yi around, a lot of effort has been saved.

Of course, he couldn't say anything about this.

Alan Horn was a little confused by what he heard. After all, he was just a senior management talent in the film and television industry and could not get out of this circle.

However, there is one thing he cannot refute, that is, Sun Yi's Starry Sky can indeed complete a film at low cost and high quality.

As a close confidant of Barry Meyer, the head of Warner Bros. Pictures, Alan had certain authority, so he thought he could first collaborate on one or two medium-budget films to test the waters.

Sun Yi certainly welcomed such a proposal.

To be honest, Starry Sky has more than enough film and television production capabilities nowadays, because domestic film and television companies will not be able to reach Starry Sky's level in a short period of time.

There are both conceptual and technical factors involved in this regard.

This is also the reason why Sun Yi agreed when Mr. Han proposed to unite multiple domestic companies to jointly produce "Gravity".

It is to let these people in the country see the benefits and the future.

Now Warner's intention to cooperate can mobilize Star's idle film and television resources to maximize their utilization. Sun Yi has no reason to disagree, but he also gave Warner a suggestion.

"Mr. Horn, in my opinion, the cooperation on small and medium-budget films will not produce much effect. Starry Sky's advantage lies in special effects shooting and post-production, which is very suitable for large-scale productions."

"I think Mr. Horn should also know Marvel's "Iron Man"?"

Iron Man.
How could Alan not know that a film saved a film and television company on the verge of bankruptcy.

The sequels released in the first half of the year made them huge profits, and they broke the news that they would continue to produce such superhero movies.

"Mr. Horn, Marvel has countless superheroes. I think they will bring these superheroes together to form a brand new universe. In this way, this will be an inexhaustible big IP."

Alan Horn waited for Sun Yi's next words with a serious face, while thinking quickly in his mind.

A whole new universe that brings together all the superheroes?

Simply unheard of.

It’s possible in comics, but will it work in movies?

"Think about it, what Marvel has, Warner also has, and in terms of popularity, it is even more well-known."

Having said this, Sun Yi closed his mouth and couldn't say any more.

To be honest, in the minds of American movie fans today, the most well-known superheroes are basically from Warner's DC Comics.

Whether it is the S man wearing his pants outside or Mr. Bruce Wayne, they are both favorites of North American movie fans.

I really don't understand how Warner can play a plane with four twos and two kings.
Sun Yi's words were like a bolt of lightning, striking through Alan Horn's mind. He stood up straight without even caring about his image, which even startled Thomas who was standing beside him.

As a partner of Warner, he was very familiar with Alan and had never seen him like this.

"Director Sun, Mr. Sun, thank you very much for your suggestion. I will report it to Mr. Meyer immediately. If he approves it, I think he will approve it. At that time, I will invite you to be the director. I hope you will not refuse."

"Huh? Oh, ok, thank you very much."

At this time, it was Sun Yi's turn to be surprised. He only wanted to collect profits from the production of Warner's superhero movies and never thought about becoming a director.

But it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter what you shoot.

On behalf of Star Sky, Sun Yi signed a preliminary cooperation agreement with Hollywood's Warner Bros. Of course, the agreement stated that they would first cooperate on two medium-budget films as a trial.

Alan called him and said that his suggestion needed to be discussed within the company. After all, no one had ever walked this path before and no one knew whether it would succeed.

No company can afford to invest hundreds of millions of dollars casually.

The key is the reputation of superheroes, which must be maintained.

Sun Yi expressed his understanding. In fact, he didn't care. That was not in his plan in the first place. In other words, whether to do it or not was entirely up to Warner and had nothing to do with him.

It's nothing more than a matter of making money first and then earning money. I believe that with the start of this cooperation with Warner, once there are results, other Hollywood film and television companies will come to us on their own initiative.

After all, who can resist money?

Warner discussed it with them, but Sun Yi couldn't wait, so he arranged the editing work of "Dallas Buyers Club" again, and then returned to China with Xin Yukun and a group of staff.

Of course, Liu Yifei must have been notified. When her activities in London are over, she won't have to fly to the United States anymore and can just return to China directly.

During the time that Sun Yi was in the United States, a lot of things happened in China's film and television circles, but before he could find out more, he suddenly received a call from Zhang Qin.

The Queen Mother ordered him to go home for dinner.

(End of this chapter)