China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 77 Set the angle!

Cheng Long was dumbfounded.

This is temptation!This is definitely tempting!
I just took a rough look at a few scripts, including revenge-type action movies, adventure and treasure-hunting action movies, and movies about top navy pilots.

And some of these action movies are series.

It was impossible for Cheng Long to finish reading these scripts in one hour, but he read the synopsis, flipped through the climax, and had a general understanding of the contents of the script.

Cheng Long knew that these scripts could be said to be tailor-made for him!

Every character has a fatal attraction for him.

Cheng Long has been in the entertainment industry for many years, what kind of scene has he not seen?
Which director would yell at him?

When the gangsters in Hong Kong threatened him to star in a movie with one-tenth of the salary, dozens of people blocked him in the hotel, but Cheng Long didn't even frown.

If you don't stay here, you will have your own place to stay, so I turned around and went to Hollywood.

He also didn’t give any face to the underworld.

But Cheng Long has never seen this scene today!
"These scripts...were all written by you, Director Guan?"

"Yes, it has been registered in Hollywood and also in China. These scripts are now mine." Guan Ling nodded affirmatively, "And that's not all."

Cheng Long was stunned.

The detailed content of the script, the descriptions of some storyboards, the superb use of spoken English and slang, and the details that Americans can understand, these scripts are all top-notch.

Therefore, before watching "2012", Cheng Long still looked at those scripts eagerly. Compared with this script with a messy name,
Scripts such as rescue, express delivery, mystery, and Lingyun seem to be more suitable for him.

Apart from anything else, when talking about cooperation, do we have to be sincere?
Does it mean that one code must be returned to one code?

But Guan Ling didn't. Guan Ling just put those ten scripts aside and handed over this "2012".

The meaning is obvious. Cheng Long has to offer a stepping stone when he comes to the door.

"Director Guan, I know I'm expensive, but I can lower the price. Let's talk about those scripts. I can lower the price for those scripts."

Cheng Long smiled bitterly, "I've known that Director Guan is talented for a long time, but I'm still scared when I sit here today. Please forgive me, Director Guan."

"If you want to lower the price of those scripts, of course it would be best." Guan Ling said,

"But for this one, you definitely have to lower the price, because too much of the $[-] million is spent on special effects. Moreover, this movie is also the basis for my complete entry into Hollywood."

Guan Ling is very serious.

It will take almost six or seven years for the box office of the domestic film market to take off. This time is too long. Even if Guan Ling uses "2012" to let the country realize the potential of movies, this time will be shortened, and it will still take at least two or three years.

Doesn’t it take time to build a cinema?
In the past two to three years, many Hollywood movies may not lose money when released in China, but they will definitely not make a lot of money.

It is even more difficult for Chinese-language films to occupy super high box office revenue in North America.

If you want to make money, you still have to go to North America, go around the world, and use British words that everyone around the world understands.

This is limited by the times and cannot be decided by Guan Ling alone.

If Titanic had been filmed in Chinese, would it have made so much money around the world?

cannot.This is a topic that doesn't need discussion.

Therefore, Guan Ling is bound to go to Hollywood.At least for a few years.

In this way, "2012" is very important.

Promote his position as a director.

It would definitely be better to use a newcomer as the lead actor than Cheng Long.

Those scripts were a means to lower the price for Cheng Long, but let’s decide whether those scripts will lower the price again in the future!After all, they will all be great directors by then!
Guan Ling has the ability to bring together China Film, Shanghai Film, his own company and other private companies to collect US$[-] million, and he can leverage investment from the six major Hollywood studios. This is his ability.

But "Hearing Girl" cannot elevate his status as a director. If "2012" succeeds, that's it.

Many people have a misunderstanding of Hollywood, thinking that rebirth can kill Hollywood. However, in fact, the survival of independent producers in Hollywood is very muddy.

Independent producers generally have only three ways to make profits from movies.

First, sell distribution rights to Hollywood distribution companies. Behind most of these distribution companies are the shadows of the Big Six. That's what "Hearing Girl" is.

Second, for the six major Hollywood studios and their affiliated studios to invest, they first need to review and approve the project. They also need to judge whether it is commercial or not, and finally decide whether to green light the script.But the investment rights are zero.

Third, when looking for second-tier distribution companies with good distribution channels, you still have to get people to invest. At this time, you can talk about shares, but you can’t talk about much.

The production company can have you, but the distribution company has to use someone else.Therefore, people will definitely take a share of the product.

Then it is necessary to promote the celebrity, because the bigger the celebrity, the higher the director's fee and the higher the box office share, and the production only requires a fraction of it.

Although when the profits are finally divided, those other production companies will share the profits, but this is inevitable and unavoidable.

Eating alone in Hollywood?He will be killed immediately.

Hollywood studios receive 15000 scripts every year, but only about [-] get investment in the end.

Once it is a blockbuster, the Big Six can directly increase the share ratio to theater lines and require the theater lines to increase their share. In the previous life of "Iron Man 3", Disney asked North American theater lines to increase the share ratio to 65%. This is their confidence.

These box office shares account for approximately 40% of the global box office.

The box office share in China is approximately 22%.

This is explicit income, and then there is a series of subsequent copyright income and derivative income, which is the biggest part.

When independent producers seek distribution from a company, they will only be stymied by the distribution buyout price.Or, don't even think about enjoying the North American box office.

These are the rules of the game in Hollywood.

The sixth one is at the top, looking down at the people below.

Even Nolan, who directed "Dunkirk" and had so many improvements on his previous films, could only get a director's fee of US$2000 million and 20% of the global box office dividend.

For some big names whose box office and DVD revenue are comparable, there will also be DVD revenue sharing, as was the case with Cheng Long before.

Therefore, Guan Ling needs to raise his status as a director to the point where he can negotiate prices with some second-tier companies under the seven major studios in the shortest possible time before he can be considered successful.

"Hearing Girl" is not up to par.

Cheng Long opened the script handed over by Guan Ling.

Guan Ling actually made some adjustments to the script of "2012". The first is to highlight China's image more positively.

There was controversy in the past life that saying that China could build large ships was a mockery, but Guan Ling believed that this was not the case.

Guan Ling has perfected these places, turning the People's Liberation Army into an image of truth, goodness and beauty that saves everyone regardless of blood or race.

Even on the question of why China can build big ships, Guan Ling affirmed in his lines the national mobilization power for flood prevention and rescue in 98.

And with the help of white people, this behavior was highly praised.

Before Cheng Long read the script, he was looking forward to other movies. As a result, from the beginning of the exciting lines, he quickly became immersed in it.

Another half hour.

Cheng Long closed the script and said, "I accepted this movie. I don't want to talk about anything else. I'm used to seeing the United States saving the world in Hollywood, but this scene of China saving refugees is really my first time."

"That's it, I, Cheng Long, have to support me no matter what."

On the level of patriotism, Cheng Long is indeed a model of both virtue and art.

(End of this chapter)