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The other party briefly introduced the situation of the domestic film exhibition industry. Based on the domestic situation, two kinds of films have the most market benefits. One is blockbuster films produced by Hollywood, especially the sequels of blockbuster films that have passed the market test. The domestic review department can basically make a lot of money if it is put in, and this is based on the fact that most of the benefits are taken away by the copyright owner; Even if the word-of-mouth is not very good, by the time the word spreads, most people have already watched it. There is no way, the domestic market is too big, even if some people go to the theater to watch it, they can still earn a lot of money. The bowl is round.

In the end, after negotiation, the two parties decided to test the waters with a film first, to see if they could create a successful model, combine the advantages of both parties, and then promote it to develop a long-term profit-making effect.

The domestic market and audience are so obsessed with foreign blockbusters. On the one hand, the blockbusters produced by Hollywood are really well-produced and well-acted. The reason why stars have appeal is indeed related to their professional quality, unlike many domestic stars It was hype.

Therefore, in the cooperation agreement reached, the production, props and special effects of the movie are all provided by the US side, and even the shooting is done in a way that is shared by both parties, and the most advanced technology is used to form multiple versions, including the [-]D version.

As for the lineup, it is also jointly provided by both parties. Superstars cannot afford to be hired. It is not a problem to invite two or three first-class stars who are slightly out of date in the United States. Of course, it must be under the creative artist management company. A few stars are also provided. Added together, although there are no superstars, the quality is not enough to make up the quantity. The star lineup alone looks quite bluffing.

The film's investment was funded by Stephen's offshore investment company, which obtained the status of American capital. At the same time, the Lianxin Brothers company in China also contributed a part of the funds. Sometimes, many film promotions have a certain level. There is no harm in exaggerating. Of course, since a lot of resources from the United States are used, this film just wants to save money, but it can't save much. In terms of investment scale, although it is incomparable with those super blockbuster films , but enough to bluff.

In Hollywood, there are so many good scripts written and no one shoots them. The Creative Artists Agency quickly recommended a book to Stephen. It is a story about a group of expedition teams exploring and stealing treasures in the ancient eastern country. There are Chinese and Westerners in the team just now. , in line with the investment requirements, and the investment of this kind of adventure and robbery movie is not big or small, it is also very suitable for Stephen and their requirements, and finally decided to adopt this script, and then contacted the script author, let him follow the film Further revisions were made according to the requirements of the film, and at the same time, suspense was left at the end of the film to prepare for the second part.

Of course, this approach is not to make people feel that the movie is not over after watching the movie, but that the plot is completely over, and what remains is only an introduction. This is the end, maybe someone will notice this introduction, but the general audience will not care about it. If the response is good and it is worth starting the second part, then start with this introduction, and then start the second part.

Today's screenwriters are already familiar with this method. After the script was sent to China, it was quickly approved by China. The general manager of Lianxin Brothers also came to the United States to meet Stephen once. On the other hand, although the other party looked very gentlemanly dressed, there was still a reckless aura in his bones, but this made it easier for Stephen to deal with such a person.

After the official signing of the cooperation agreement, the funds were quickly in place, and then the props immediately started preparations. Since the market was relatively optimistic, the two parties for the cooperation had already been confirmed. Even if the first part did not respond well, As long as it's not too bad, so bad that you can't even get back the principal, the second part will definitely be shot, so the props must be prepared extra strong.

In this way, although the investment in the first film is a bit larger, it will drop sharply in the second film, because the props are very important, and it involves the realism of the film. The reason why those super blockbuster films are so popular is because they look Very real, which requires high-quality props and a large investment in post-production, which has long been reflected in the budget.

Unlike the prop masters in China, most of them are not professionally trained, and some of them are even related to investors or directors. The preparation of props is done in whatever way you can save money. It is understandable that elements that should not appear in this era appear from time to time.

For this film, Stephen needs to spend about 2000 million U.S. dollars and use his own various influences. When it was publicized, it was 5000 million U.S. dollars, and Lianxin Brothers also paid 5000 million U.S. dollars for the samples. Of course, the same It's also nominal, and the cash investment is not even as much as Stephen's. Of course, they will get a correspondingly smaller share of the subsequent income.

In the past, Lianxin Brothers' films rarely had such a large investment. Because of the influence, many expenses can be paid after the film is shown, but this time because many projects need to be paid in advance, otherwise the United States will not start work at all. , they didn't have that much cash, so they had to reduce their share, although they were also very optimistic about this movie.

At present, the publicity work has been carried out in China. Since this movie is originally aimed at the Chinese market, of course, the global market will not give up, but the global market has nothing to do with Lianxin Brothers. Stephen will cooperate with other companies. If the projection company cooperates, they only have a small dividend right.

The investment in this film is placed in the global market, which is naturally not considered a large investment, but it is considered a large investment in China, and it is a joint venture between China and the United States. Based on the calculation of expected income, even if the global market is ignored, it is only The Chinese market is also enough to obtain a return of [-] times the income. With such an input-output ratio, Stephen will also focus on businesses such as restaurants.

Stephen firmly believes that as a rapidly developing country with such a large population and such a large territory, China must have more opportunities to make money than the United States. With this kind of detached status, if you have a good relationship with high-level officials, you don’t have to worry about official interference. The Huang family’s incident was just an accident, but the same thing, if the Huang family is a powerful family on the American side, there is no need to worry about it. It can be dismissed so easily.

Fortunately, there are no super families on the west coast of the United States. Like the big cities on the east coast, they are basically the sphere of influence of various consortiums or powerful families. The reason why industries like Microsoft, Apple, and Hewlett-Packard can develop and grow on the west coast, if they are within their sphere of influence, they will be gradually infiltrated and invaded by those consortiums. They do it a lot.

So Stephen didn't plan to develop any physical industries in the United States. The economic development here has reached a relatively mature stage, and it is impossible to make huge profits, unless it is an industry such as arms and finance, which ordinary people cannot enter. , everyone knows the country.The orders of the Ministry of Defense make money, you can try to get it, John F. Kennedy is an obvious example.

Although research on the reasons for his assassination has developed into an industry, and a large number of media make a big fuss about this incident every year, trying to find something new and different, but many people know that this incident has become an issue. The eternal mystery of the unknown, those who do it are not like some national archives that have a declassification period, they will just rot in their stomachs.

There are currently two most convincing reasons. One is that John F. Kennedy ran for president with the support of the Boston Consortium and the Rockefeller Consortium, and then gave the big finger's arms order to the industries of these two families, which attracted Morgan The consortium and the First Citibank consortium were dissatisfied. They could not stop John F. Kennedy in other ways, and in the end they could only resort to assassination.

Another reason is also related to these arms giants. After John F. Kennedy entered the White House, he focused on promoting the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam. Naturally, this also seriously offended the arms consortium. However, John F. Kennedy has huge popularity in the country, and they cannot regret John F. Kennedy. position, had no choice but to make the worst move.

Eight years later, John F. Kennedy's younger brother, Robert Kennedy, was assassinated in Los Angeles while running for president, because everyone knew that if he became president, he would definitely push for an investigation into his brother's death.

Sixteen years later, Robert Kennedy's son, David Kennedy, was found guilty of a sea overdose.Lowe died, and his younger brother Michael Kennedy died skiing 16 years later. Two years later, John Kennedy's youngest son, John Kennedy Jr., died in a plane crash. The continuous heavy blows finally made the Kennedy family lose their active political power. courage.

In the United States, if a child from an ordinary family wants to get ahead, he must first go to a private school, so as to guarantee his academic performance and be able to be admitted to a university. If he goes to a public school, basically don’t expect to go to any Ivy League school. It is not bad to be able to go to some state universities or social universities. You must know that public schools even go to prisons to hire some educated criminals to teach because of the lack of teachers. However, the education methods of most schools are to fully indulge students. The reason is to cultivate Students' imagination does not pay much attention to students' grades.

So for ordinary people, unless your family can sacrifice all living expenses for you and wholeheartedly support you to go to school, otherwise, you can only go to public schools, and those good private universities will never be with you in this life Don't worry, you don't want to go to work in those well-known international large companies. Although in theory, these companies don't have any hard conditions such as academic qualifications, but the hidden restrictions exist all the time.

Well-known public universities have strict requirements for grades, and private universities have requirements for tuition fees. With these two items, children from ordinary families are isolated from the outside. Take the University of Southern California as an example, and the standards can be lowered in terms of grades. , but the tuition fee is absolutely indispensable. After a year, even the tuition fee and living expenses will cost more than [-] US dollars. This is still very economical, and the average family can afford it.

Therefore, the University of Southern California, except for those overseas students, most of the family conditions are relatively superior, so they have the money and time to learn so many talents. Of course, the international students who can enter the University of Southern California are basically either rich or expensive. I really can't find one from a poor family, but if you want to be in the Hollywood circle, you have to have the University of Southern California brand.

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public university, but it costs at least [-] to [-] US dollars a year, and the requirements for grades are very high. As for Harvard University, Yale University is not to mention.

Think about it, the United States, which has always been known for its aggressiveness and openness, and the American dream as the benchmark of life, is still the same, let alone the stagnant European side. Stephen has only been there twice, and there is nothing wrong with it. I don't have a good impression, I'm just living on my laurels, and as for the opportunity to make money, don't even think about it, if you invest there, it's good not to lose money.

All countries in South America are very vigilant against foreign capital and spare no effort to protect their domestic industries. Therefore, if they want to make money, it is still in Asia. As for Africa, arms sales may have been a relatively good business in the past, but Stephen has no interest in being an arms dealer. .

So even if the Huang family incident happened, Stephen did not intend to give up his plan to invest in China, because only in China can there be so many opportunities. Compared with other countries in Asia, domestic policies are relatively continuous, and the economic environment is still relatively stable. Be active.

When it comes to making money, Stephen has always grasped the general direction instead of paying attention to those skills. Stephen has no urgent need for wealth growth. As for owning a team after retiring, it is just a goal, formulated for fear of lack of motivation Target.

Stephen's biggest goal is still in basketball. The current first goal is to win this year's championship. As for other honors, Stephen doesn't care anymore. If he wants to win this championship, he can't rely on himself alone. To complete, the help of his teammates is still needed. Seeing that the relationship between Yao Ming and Durant has become so harmonious, Stephen is only happy in his heart, and nothing else.

Other players can be replaced, but the troika of Stephen, Yao Ming, and Durant is not so easy to replace. Yao Ming is okay, and there is a substitute like Coupard, who can replace Durant He is the most sure finisher on the outside line. More than [-]% of Stephen’s assists are provided by Durant to Stephen. Most of the balls Stephen passes to the outside line are in Durant’s hands. .

Moreover, the existence of Durant has reduced the defensive pressure facing Stephen a lot. Now that other teams double-team Stephen, most of them are double-teamed by point guards, unlike before, they are all double-teamed by forwards and guards. The players on the front line came over, so Stephen's pressure was relieved a lot.

Yao Ming is the player with the most confidence in the inside offense, and Durant is the player with the most confidence in the outside offense. The two of them are one inside and the other outside, and Stephen's chances are even better. Don't look at the decline in Stephen's scoring data this season. On the one hand, the team does not need Stephen to score like that, and Stephen also wants his teammates to get a chance to exercise; on the other hand, Stephen wants other teams to relax their vigilance, so that they can stand up at critical moments.

As long as the troika is normal, even if the players in other positions have changed, it will not harm the team as a whole. You can see what happened to Kurt Thomas. Without him, the team quickly adapted to it and replaced it without Duran. Let's try, who can take over his [-]-point offense without taking up the ball.

If Yao Ming is absent, Coupard can still attack. Although the inside offense will be affected, as long as Stephen increases his shots, he will naturally be able to make up for it. Durant's offense is not so easy to make up for. .

Regarding Durant's psychological state some time ago, although Stephen didn't know much about it, he could feel the alienation between Durant and himself. To accuse him of something, of course, with Stephen's personality, naturally he would not lower his figure, and ask Durant what happened. If a person cannot clearly understand his own value, he needs others to help him understand it. That's called a failure.

Durant is very important, but not so important that Stephen needs to change something for him. Stephen feels that what he has done is good enough, and he has already reduced so many shots, so what else can he think.

After the training, Durant and Yao Ming took the initiative to find Stephen and talked about investing in the restaurant. Stephen gave them some advice from the standpoint of a customer, and at the same time expressed that he hoped their restaurant business would start early. Waiting to take care of their business.

Stephen is not too interested in Durant's Spanish barbecue, but if Yao restaurant opens in Seattle, Stephen will take care of their business for a long time, otherwise, there will be no fixed place to eat every day, Stephen also feels inconvenient, and he is too lazy to do it Do it, the general Chinese restaurant Stephen doesn't think it's exquisite.

The next day, the Sonics decimated the Washington Wizards at the Key Center, Gilbert Arenas was injured after signing a $20 million contract, and Caron Butler, one of the Three Musketeers, This game can not play, just one Antoine Jamison, that is the opponent of the well-organized supersonic team, and it is understandable that they lead by more than [-] points in the end.