China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 585 From Chinese Director to International Director
Li Yu's tough attitude also made the other party feel troubled.

Li Yu was afraid that they would cheat him, and they were also afraid that Li Yu would cheat them.

They acknowledge that Li Yu is an extremely capable and professional director, otherwise they would not actively seek to work with Li Yu.

But it is a fact that Li Yu has never come to Hollywood to make a movie.

The final editing rights were given to Li Yu, but they thought it was very dangerous. What if the version edited by Li Yu only suited the tastes of Chinese audiences, but not those of North American and European audiences?
They approached Li Yu in order to expand the Chinese market, not to dive headfirst into the Chinese market and then abandon other markets.

They will not do such a deal that puts the cart before the horse.

Eventually the negotiations ended here.

The other party said that they would study the issue carefully internally before giving Li Yu a reply.

Ross, who was responsible for entertaining Li Yu, told Li Yu that Li Yu was highly valued within their company.

However, the conditions proposed by Li Yu were a bit too shocking. In Hollywood, there are only a handful of directors who can hold the final editing rights in their own hands.

Judging from Ross's attitude, Hua Na still very much wants to cooperate with Li Yu.

After all, the benefits that Li Yu can bring to them are too great.

The movies Li Yu made in China all grossed tens of billions or even hundreds of billions.

Converted into RMB, it would be two or three hundred million.

During the days that Li Yu was waiting for Warner's reply in Burbank, Ross treated Li Yu to delicious food and drinks, and also took Li Yu to many places in Burbank, such as Disney's headquarters, Warner's film and television production base, and the Burbank Art Museum.

Finally, Li Yu went to Mount Knok to experience the thrill of paragliding and overlook the beautiful scenery of the city from the air.

After landing, everything was fine except that my legs felt a little weak.

After playing here for a few days, Warner finally made a decision and they would only give half of the editing rights.

If Li Yu is not satisfied with the version they edited, he has the right to raise objections.

If Li Yu was not satisfied with the previous two times, he would participate in the editing for the third time. Finally, the two sides compromised through exchanging opinions and edited a version that both sides could accept.

"Mr. Li, we really value you very much. We have made the greatest concessions, and we hope you can understand our difficulties.

Your achievements in China are unquestionable, and you are one of the best directors in the whole of China.

But here in Hollywood, you haven't proven yourself yet.

If you can prove yourself with Aquaman, then the next time we work together, perhaps I can give you the final editing rights with complete confidence.”

The other party took a half step back, and Li Yu also took a half step back. He accepted this plan.

He also knows how difficult it is to have the final editing rights in Hollywood.

Wu Baige and Li An at their peak were representative Chinese figures rising in Hollywood.

Whether the two of them have the final editing rights is a controversial topic.

Some reports say yes, some say it is not accurate.

This was Li Yu's first time coming here to make a movie, so it was pretty good for him to get half of it.

Finally, Li Yu and Huana reached a cooperation and signed a contract.

Warner Bros. hired Li Yu as the director of DC's latest superhero film "Aquaman" with a director's salary of 10 million yuan.

The production cost of "Aquaman" was increased from 1.6 million to 1.8 million.

Li Yu's joining means that "Aquaman" will have great success in the Chinese market, which provides an additional market guarantee and increases Huana's confidence.

In addition to the 5 million euro salary, there are some additional conditions in the contract. If the global box office of "Aquaman" exceeds 3 million euros, director Li Yu can get % of the box office dividends.

The global box office exceeded 10 billion US dollars, and the dividend ratio reached 5%.

The global box office exceeded 15 billion US dollars, and the dividend ratio was 10%.

The last 10% is just empty promises from Huana.

The highest-grossing film in DC history, "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises," grossed 10.82 billion US dollars.

15 billion, what a joke? If they had 10 billion, they would have opened the champagne to celebrate.

When promoting to the outside world, Huana gave Li Yu a lot of face, mainly for marketing purposes.

When they were promoting it to the outside world, they made it clear that they hired Li Yu to direct "Aquaman" in order to enter the Chinese market.

In order to make the news more sensational, they said that the final editing rights were given to Li Yu.

Li Yu became the first Chinese director to get the final editing rights when he came to Hollywood to shoot a movie for the first time.

Anyway, it’s not false advertising if they say so.

They really gave the final editing rights, but only half of them.

Doesn’t giving half count as giving?

"This is a major decision for Huana," Huana said.

At the press conference, Li Yu also told reporters from the United States: "This is also an extremely important decision in my career. I will make the movie "Aquaman" well and will not disappoint DC comic fans."

In the United States, DC movie fans, comic fans and ordinary netizens have mixed opinions on Li Yu's directing of "Aquaman".

"Does Hua Na have no one else to use? Earlier, they released news that they were looking for Wen Ziren, and now there's another Chinese director, Li Yu. Don't we white people have a director who can shoot this film?"

"I've seen this guy's "Ready Player One". Objectively speaking, it's a first-rate director's work. You can look forward to it."

In short, in the United States, there are many people who are optimistic and pessimistic, and the proportion of pessimistic people is larger.

The news was transmitted back to China.

There is a huge difference between public opinion in China and that in the United States.

Both Li Yu’s fans and ordinary audiences were extremely excited.

Even those public intellectuals and black fans who previously mocked Li Yu for being able to dominate only in a small fish pond and not daring to venture out to the international stage have nothing to say now.

There was no way. They really couldn't blacken him this time. It was the Americans they admired who invited Li Yu to come. They couldn't scold the Americans they admired, right? They didn't have the courage to do so.

"Awesome plus, Director Li is so awesome, no wonder all the main actors of the live show "The Storm" were there but he didn't show up.

I thought Director Li’s filming was too realistic, like he was invited by a gangster to have tea, but he ended up running to the U.S. to give everyone a big job without saying a word.”

"A few days ago, everyone strongly suggested that Director Li make a movie as his next work. Well, it really came true. Director Li not only wants to make a movie, but also wants to make it in Hollywood."

"Director Li got the final editing rights on his first trip to Hollywood to make a movie. I'm uneducated, so I can only say it's awesome."

In addition to movie fans and ordinary netizens, domestic media also reposted and reported this incident.

"xx Entertainment: Li Yu, another Chinese director who has made it into Hollywood."

"Celebrity News: Hua Na held a press conference, Director Li appeared at the press conference, and it has been confirmed that Director Li will serve as the director of "Aquaman"."

"Film and TV News: From a famous Chinese director to an international director, Director Li is moving rapidly in this direction."

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