Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 383 The other side of the ocean also needs readers

In the quiet corridor, Secretary Li came to the outside of Chen Shiping's office with a cup of coffee.

Hearing the laughter inside, a smile appeared on her face as well.

When the leader is happy, their work becomes easier.

At least you don’t have to worry about being scolded.

In the office, Chen Shiping smiled and said to Shi Nansheng: "Let's not deal with the European Art Theater Line for now, but we must deal with Harvey's side."

At this time, Secretary Li pushed the door open and put the coffee in front of Shi Nansheng.

After thanking him, Shi Nansheng smiled and said, "I had discussed cooperation with him before I came back. He is willing to distribute Uncharted 2 and Frozen, and he also wants to buy the remake rights of the Museum series."

After hearing this, Secretary Li finally understood why Mr. Chen was so happy.

It is indeed a cause for celebration that the film can be released overseas.

Otherwise, it would be a big loss if someone else bought out the copyright.

Chen Shiping crossed his legs and said with a relaxed look, "There is no rush for the copyright issue of the Museum series. Let him release Uncharted and Frozen first.

It will be shown in 1,200 theaters across the U.S., let me see his strength.”

Shi Nansheng nodded and said, "That's no problem. I will talk to him about it, but he has high requirements for the profit share."

"It doesn't matter. The most important thing is to get out and how to get out."

Chen Shiping couldn't help but light a cigarette and said, "Buying out the copyright and participating in the profit sharing are two different things. One is begging on your knees, and the other is making money standing up. How much money you make is not important, but standing up is important!"

Shi Nansheng admired Chen Shiping's vision, but he also felt sad.

After all the busy work, all we want is equal dialogue and communication, but even that is so difficult.

Oh, it’s so difficult.

Chen Shiping took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Don't feel wronged. I'm also blocking them. Our situation is nothing. Other fields are blocked even more. But being blocked is not a problem. What I'm afraid of is having to kneel down and beg for food."

"Yes, standing is more important than anything else."

Shi Nansheng now suddenly felt fortunate that Chinese films had a hard-line figure like Chen Shiping.

Otherwise, today’s Chinese-language films would either be kept behind closed doors for their own amusement, or be guided by Western ideology and worship foreign countries as king.

If it were just simple toughness, it would not be difficult and many people could do it. The key was that Chen Shiping had the ability to get things done and lay a solid foundation bit by bit, forcing those people abroad to pay attention and treat him equally.

Shi Nansheng feels very honored to be able to make some contribution to the Chinese-language film industry.

As for fame and fortune, they are secondary.

What Chen Shiping just said is very right, you have to make money while standing.

Making money is not important, standing is important!
After Shi Nansheng and Chen Shiping chatted for a while, they took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

Chen Shiping sat in the office drinking tea, feeling extremely happy.

He really doesn't care whether the movie makes money or not.

He felt great after being collectively targeted by Hollywood and then breaking through Hollywood's blockade.

Ten years later, the mobile phone industry will be targeted, and fifteen years later, the Internet industry will be targeted.

But now, the film industry will first enjoy the joy of being sanctioned.

Being targeted just shows that Hollywood is nervous and that Chinese-language films have stood up.

Hollywood has actually done a lot of things like this to interfere with the market.

European films used to be great, but later on the nobles were praised as art sanctuaries and art paradises every day.

In the end, their status was set so high that they couldn't bring themselves to make commercial films.

Europe is trying its best to shape its own artistic style and spares no effort in organizing the three major film festivals.

It has indeed been successful in the field of art films.

However, most of the talents cultivated were taken away by Hollywood, and the money was also earned by others.

In the end, only three major film festivals are still entertaining themselves.

But what's the use?

How many people actually go to watch these art films?

No matter how loudly it is blown, it still cannot affect ordinary audiences.

American-style freedom and indulgence flooded in all at once.

To give you a simple example, Paris used to be so white.

But when the ideology of ordinary people was influenced and black became the mainstream, Paris became dark and chaotic, men were unwilling to get married, and social problems increased.

What Hollywood likes to do most is to export awareness through film and television dramas. Even short films are promoting genetic advantages.

Take out 20 centimeters, how many people can compare with it?

Men feel inferior, women envy them.

When you watch American TV series and movies every day, and see people indulging themselves in freedom, firing guns everywhere, partying, drinking and getting high, and emphasizing the worship of black money, young people will naturally learn from them.

Some people even regard finding black friends to fire at as a symbol of freedom and peace.

Whoever opposes is discriminating against others!

There are traces of problems that can be traced in many European countries.

Who told you to make art films that no one watches every day? Mainstream films and TV series are all made by others.

If you see more, you will learn naturally.

In the 1980s and 1990s, there was a craze for traveling abroad in China, and 90 percent of people were influenced by Western films and TV shows.

After seeing so much, I knelt down and couldn’t stand up again.

If Chen Shiping had not intervened, two years later domestic directors would have fought over the spots for Oscar-winning films.

The fact that a film can win an Oscar becomes a standard of recognition for moviegoers across the country.

He will be the envy of all directors.

Actors will be proud to have been to Hollywood and will be promoted immediately when they come back!

The pay increased directly from one million to twenty million!
Are Hollywood movies actually much better than domestic ones?

It’s nothing more than that the technology is more advanced, but in fact, the story and core are not as exciting as those in China.

Why can they output right next to you? It’s because they don’t have the strength and they don’t respect you.

When your market size is large enough, Hollywood will take the initiative to show goodwill, but will also be more wary of you.

When a country becomes stronger, you can even see in movies big beautiful satellites having their solar panels taken down, and see Navy SEALs being chased like rabbits.

Even though he is being targeted, Chen Shiping is still not satisfied.

I am also waiting to see more Asian faces in Hollywood movies, just to reach the Asian market.

This time, the six major Hollywood companies will be anxious regardless of whether the film is good or not because Harvey is distributing it in the North American market.

If they cannot be contained, they will come forward to cooperate.

Of course, they may also put in more effort to get Harvey to cancel the cooperation and completely block the market for Chinese-language films in North America.

But in that case, Chen Shiping would be able to stop them.

It depends on whether they are willing to give up.

Shi Nansheng acted quickly and reached an agreement with Harvey two days later.

The North American distribution of Uncharted 2 and Frozen was successfully negotiated.

In addition to this, Harvey also offered to publish Zhang Yimou’s Heroes.

Because Li An's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon premiered in Cannes and received very good reviews, Harvey felt that this was an opportunity. Kung Fu and martial arts still have a certain market in North America.

The first Uncharted film received very good responses when it was released in Europe and the United States, and Harvey also realized that there was a market for these movies with oriental characteristics.

Now that Uncharted 2 has been released and the director is still Zhang Yimou, don’t miss out on Heroes.

Let's take them together, and save some publicity costs.

Now that the buttons on overseas distribution have been opened, Chen Shiping has also given appropriate leeway when it comes to importing films.

Give Hollywood companies a signal and let them take the initiative.

Don’t wait for China Film Corporation to introduce your films. If you still wait in a high-handed manner for them to be introduced, then they will never be introduced in your lifetime.

I will introduce the movies of whoever takes the initiative!

The introduction of China Film Group represents tens of millions of dollars in box office revenue, which means tens of millions of dollars in revenue.

How could those companies not be tempted?

Sooner or later you'll take the bait.

However, after thinking about it for a long time these days, Chen Shiping also plans to organize a film exchange meeting between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau.

When the time comes, I will discuss it with Hong Kong and Taiwan and try to block some Hollywood movies.

The mainland market will also actively lean towards local films from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

You import Hollywood movies, but local movies can't go to Hollywood, so you might as well join me.

Let's all work together to strangle them. Even if it can't help local films, at least we can increase the share a little bit.

After Chen Shiping handed this matter over, he was busy preparing for the series of films about the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

Making a movie is a big deal, fuck it!
While Chen Shiping was busy, China Film also announced that Uncharted 2 and Frozen would soon be released in the European and American markets.

Harvey also began promotion in the United States, promoting the two films in several mainstream newspapers and magazines.

It even paid for Time magazine's film selection, which named Uncharted one of the 20 best films of the th century and ranked it in the top ten.

Anyway, let’s brag about it first.

Just build up a reputation!
Several Hollywood companies are confused. When the hell did you get in touch with China Film?

Harvey is a man with strong public relations skills and is very decisive.

Now that we're cooperating, let's get started.

Why not make money if you can?

Chinese-language films are gaining momentum right now, and if we can become China Film's only overseas distributor, the benefits in the future will be huge.

The most important thing is that Harvey also wants to compete with the six major Hollywood film studios.

His company was acquired by Disney and is now on the verge of collapse.

Harvey has been an independent film producer since the beginning, and he naturally does not get along with the Big Six in Hollywood.

The Big Six in Hollywood have been squeezing the living space of independent film producers and want to completely monopolize the European and American markets.

Harvey is a thorn in the side. His company has always been known for its tough stance, and its goal is to break the control of the six big companies.

Chen Shiping was also willing to help him. When Harvey started promoting Uncharted 2, he also took the initiative to introduce several independent films from Harvey's company.

Some are released as theatrical films, such as Beyond Providence, which they just finished filming this year, starring Matt Damon.

Some movies are released on DVDs and broadcast on movie channels, such as Cyrus and Life is Beautiful.

Harvey will only continue to go against the Big Six if his partners are strong and can provide benefits to him.

When the six major companies saw that China Film Group acquired the copyrights of more than a dozen films from Harvey in one go, they became very anxious.

Damn it, it was they who contributed to China increasing the number of imported films!

Now that Harvey has taken advantage of them, who the hell can tolerate this?
Chen Shiping didn't care about them and was still looking for independent film producers and independent films in the United States.

You guys know how to support me, and so can I!
Support more independent film companies to compete with the Big Six!
As long as you make a movie about negative social issues in the United States, China Film will pay you and bring it back!

American independent film producers are all very happy. This is so embarrassing.

How wonderful it is that someone gives them money to support their art!

Isn’t this what the three major European film festivals do?

Each film festival has an independent film support fund, which is used to invest in foreign art film directors.

Make art films for me! Make backward and dark things for me!

Chen Shiping is just following suit now.

Anyway, many independent films have low costs and the investment is not a big deal. If they win awards, you can earn a lot of money in copyright fees.

It's a win-win situation, and it can also disgust the Big Six in Hollywood.

Chen Shiping’s strategy is very simple: he would use half of the profits from films released in Europe and the United States to support independent films.

Europe and the United States earn money and spend it in Europe and the United States. There is nothing wrong with that.

In fact, Chen Shiping can only support these independent films and he can't get involved in anything else.

But independent films are good. Independent filmmakers are all artistic and stubborn!
It's just going against the mainstream. There is no shortage of angry young people in every country.

There are always people who like to criticize.

Chen Shiping did not have the opportunity to publish a magazine in the United States, but the same could be said for supporting independent films.

Readers are needed on the other side of the ocean too.

When Shi Nansheng was looking for independent filmmakers in the United States with money.

Harvey has been approached by Disney.

"Xavi, what you did disrupted the group's plan. I hope you can cancel the cooperation with China."

Harvey looked at the Disney people, curled his lips and said, "Impossible, I've already spent a lot of money on publicity."

"Don't forget, your company has been acquired by us! We have the right to decide the company's development strategy!" The Disney people became tough.

Harvey said nonchalantly: "Hey, don't forget, the management rights are in our hands. As long as it does not harm Disney's interests, I can do whatever I want."

"You have now damaged the interests of the group!"

"Where's the evidence?"

Harvey waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "By the way, I have something else to tell you. I am planning to quit Miramax.

Do you still want my shares? If not, I will sell them to someone else. The Chinese seem to be very interested.”

The people at Disney never expected that Harvey would want to leave and sell his shares to the Chinese.

“You can only sell it to us!”

"Then bring the money. You are just the priority, not the only one. I will sell it to whoever pays the most."

The Disney people were so disgusted that they just walked away angrily.

Those who make independent films are all stupid!
Sooner or later they will go bankrupt!
Let’s go back and kill MGM, the largest independent film company!

Teach these independent film producers a lesson! Let them see the power of capital groups!

Harvey looked at the Disney people as they left and laughed disdainfully.

He also knows how to play the game of capital. It is impossible to make him obedient!
However, he did get a lot of benefits from cooperating with China Film this time. After the successful release of Uncharted 2 and Frozen, he got the money and left.

Then become an independent distributor and continue to stir up trouble in Hollywood!
I just don't know whether China Film Group will still provide him financial support when the time comes.

Harvey was thinking about how to use their conflict to gain greater benefits.

(End of this chapter)