China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 142 Follow-up plans
The fact that the copyright of "Ip Man" was purchased by Little Japan was also intentionally exposed.

This is something that can be shown off, and Han Sanping wants to pretend to let it slip.

This year's performance has been much better.

Donnie Yen recently became a hit with "Ip Man", which wiped out all the poison at the box office.

Recently, the media interviewed Donnie Yen about whether he would make a second part of "Ip Man".

Donnie Yen directly shouted: "As long as Director Li is willing, I will be free at any time. I look forward to the second part!"

Li Mu glanced at these reports and didn't care.

"Ip Man 2" doesn't need to be so fast. Starting next year, the domestic box office will show a visible growth rate, which is the best time to make these movies.

Recently, many Southeast Asian countries have inquired about the copyright of "Ip Man". These places have a high degree of recognition of Chinese kung fu films.

It's a pity that the box office in these places is too low, and the royalties that can be given are pitiful.

Basically, the royalties are hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is better than nothing.

Han San Ping recently held another "China Film Day", which was called "China Film Day" to analyze and discuss the dilemma and development direction of Chinese films, and strongly invited Li Mu to participate.

Although many guests have been invited, in Han Sanping's view, none of these people can solve the dilemma of being attacked by Hollywood, let alone how much development they can achieve.

He is now full of confidence in Li Mu.

However, Li Mu still refused, and David asked him to come over to discuss the follow-up development of Crystal Pictures.

As the boss, Li Mu naturally has a responsibility.

In the office, David reported on various matters in the past two years, including all film expenses, income, etc.

Crystal Pictures' horror films are already well-known in the industry, and fortunately they are only released on Halloween every year.

Otherwise, other companies that specialize in horror films will have to surrender.

Li Mu naturally wanted to maximize profits by doing this. He only has so many horror film series, and Halloween is the time when horror films have the best box office.

The atmosphere at that time gave horror movies their own filter.

Last year's "Saw 3" cost less than 1000 million to produce, and took in more than 8000 million U.S. dollars in box office in North America, and the global box office exceeded 1.64 million.

This profit-making speed has amazed all the film companies in the industry.

You must know that hundreds of Hollywood movie companies close down every year, and hundreds of new ones are born. A movie company goes bankrupt almost every day.

You can imagine how fierce the competition is here.

Crystal Pictures has also established a foothold in the industry with its horror films and several blockbusters it has collaborated with Warner Bros., and is slowly becoming an independent film production company.

"Boss, how about we get a seat for the MPAA?" David rolled his eyes a few times after reporting.

Li Mu took a breath when he heard the English abbreviation. Damn, this fat guy really dares to think about it.

"Why don't you go to Marvel or DC to get some superhero rights for Crystal?" Li Mu was not polite, this guy was just whimsical.

As soon as he heard about MPAA, Li Mu knew what David had in mind.

This guy actually wanted to use distribution channels. Even Spielberg's DreamWorks was eventually acquired. Crystal Pictures was destined to perish if they did this. Li Mu couldn't find another way.

Sony spent billions of dollars in its previous life, but in the end it was eliminated in despair.

The issue of distribution is no longer a problem that money can solve.

This is about the struggle for ideological and cultural discourse rights.

"Don't think too much. There are some things that we can't get involved with, not to mention that my status doesn't allow it. It seems that one distribution channel is close to 5 million US dollars now."

Li Mu thought about it, and it seemed that a company went bankrupt last year and sold one.

"4.8 million, small and medium-sized distribution channels."

David knows the industry very well.

"As long as we take this path, let alone MPAA seats, even if we have common interests with Warner, we will be ruthlessly suppressed. This is the consensus of the six majors. The classification system alone can kill Crystal Shadows. Industry."

Li Mu said earnestly that he had considered releasing it in North America before, but in the end it was still unrealistic.

If you have this time to invest in China, it will come faster.

"Crystal will follow the path of independent film production." Li Mu set the final tone for Crystal's development.

David nodded, he also had illusions, but this illusion was immediately broken by Li Mu.

"Boss, shall we continue to produce horror films this year?" Now that he is heading towards independent film production, David has begun to think about the future of the company.

Horror movies are Crystal Pictures' current signature, but "Insidious 2" has been filmed and is just waiting for this year's Halloween.

The "Twilight" series has not yet been released, and we still don't know the final result. This American version of the small era has not yet bloomed as brightly as it should.

Li Mu hesitated for a moment, he was also thinking about this issue.

"Boss, I picked one of your previous scripts. Take a look." David looked at Li Mu's hesitation and quickly took out a script and handed it to Li Mu.

This was sealed by Li Mu before.

When Li Mu saw the script, he glanced at David and instantly knew what David had in mind.

"You have good vision! It seems that you have already thought about it."

The MPAA is just a cover to get him to make movies. David sat next to Li Mu with a playful smile. Fortunately, the sofa was big enough, otherwise it wouldn't be able to support his fat body.

"Boss, this is the most suitable one for independent production, and the investment is not high."

David pointed to the script in front of him without hesitation, "This script is very suitable for Crystal Pictures to create another theme in the industry. This script is simply the joy of middle-aged men."

David seemed to really like the script.

Li Mu can also understand, after all, this is a comedy, it can even be said to be a road comedy, which is similar to Ning Hao's "Blissful Heart".

Just changed the country.

It's normal for men like David to like it. It was originally a movie made for people of their age.

"It's okay, but it's not suitable for me to shoot." It's not that Li Mu doesn't like this movie. This is a series that has harvested nearly 15 billion U.S. dollars for generations to come. It's a perfect harvester of U.S. dollars.

The most important thing is that it is low-cost. The production cost of the first film was only 3000 million.

Compared to those blockbuster movies with production costs of several hundred million dollars, the profit rate of this movie is somewhat astonishing.

"Then we have to ask the director."

"First go to the Directors Guild to see if there is anything suitable." Li Mu actually wanted Ning Hao to give it a try. After all, this guy has a strong talent for road comedies.

However, there is still a big gap between road comedies in this beautiful country and domestic comedies.

Ning Hao may not be able to grasp the beautiful country's style.

It's better to go to the labor union and find a tool director first.

"By the way, boss, a man named Neill Blomkamp found Crystal and wanted us to invest in his movie."

"Huh? Have you ever filmed any movies?" Li Mu's memory is not that good yet, everyone remembers it.

"A complete newcomer, he has only made science fiction short films "Aliens from Johannesburg" and "Temporary Employees". However, his "Temporary Employees" won the Best Film Award at the Global Short Film Festival."

David will share the information collected one by one.

There are too many people looking for investment in Hollywood, and there is an endless stream of people looking for investment in Crystal Pictures. After all, everyone in the industry knows that Crystal Pictures has money to invest.

Li Mu knew that since David specifically talked about such a person, there must be something special about him, so he immediately asked: "Have you seen these two science fiction short films? What do you think?"

"Hey, boss, you really know me, that alien short film
That guy's imagination is so powerful, I feel like he's got the idea, but he's very stubborn, so he has to be the director of the movie. "

David directly introduced the stories of the two short films in detail, and also gave an evaluation along the way.

In these years in the industry, David has not been in vain, at least his taste in reading scripts has improved a lot.

Only then did Li Mu realize which movie it was from later generations. No wonder he was looking for investment at this time.

The movie was nicknamed by later generations of netizens as: "Millions of Prawns in the Burrows", and its original name was "District [-]".

This movie was once called a science fiction masterpiece by many netizens, but the image of the alien is a bit disgusting.

It was supposed to be next year when Jackson, the director of The Lord of the Rings, gave him the opportunity to see the film come to life.

After all, no company is willing to spend $3500 million to let a new director try his hand at will, even if he is really talented.

At this time, Blomkamp was still looking for company investment, intending to make "Aliens from Johannesburg" into a feature film.

"Make an appointment to meet him tomorrow." Li Mu tapped his fingers on the table, still thinking about something.

"By the way, prepare 1 million U.S. dollars and wait for my notification before transferring it."

Li Mu specifically explained that this money should be enough in the early stage, but before this money enters the country, it must be reported in advance.

David nodded and did not ask about the use of the funds. The layout of China's side had nothing to do with his side.

The next morning, Li Mu met the Canadian director Neill Blomkamp at Crystal with a stack of scripts in his hand.

With a slicked back hair, suit and leather shoes, it was obvious that he had dressed up specially today.

Li Mu briefly communicated with him and then read the script he brought.

The name of the script was indeed "District [-]". After a long time, Li Mu slowly put down the script.

"There are some flaws, but it is indeed a good script."

"I am very happy to receive your approval. I have watched your film "The Intouchables" three times. It is really an amazing idea. This artificial intelligence seems to be the future."

Blomkamp talked eloquently and seemed to be a fan of Li Mu's movies.

During the conversation with him, Li Mu also learned that this was a science fiction fan who could tell a thing or two about all science fiction films.

"Crystal can invest, but we will pay you the screenwriter and director fees according to market standard prices. You have to know that Crystal also took considerable risks for this movie."

Li Mu did not hesitate. Since it was delivered to his door, he would take it.

But in terms of conditions, this new director will naturally suffer. After all, Crystal Pictures is not doing charity.

Blomkamp didn't think much about it, and currently only Mizuki is willing to invest in him as a newcomer and let him direct.

The other companies were only willing to let him participate in the script, but did not give him the right to direct.

"Happy cooperation!"

(End of this chapter)