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For the performance of the film "Country Teacher" in the US market, Chen Xin did not have much hope.

First, in the field of sci-fi films, Hollywood has the absolute say in the world. A sci-fi blockbuster from China, no matter how good the special effects are, it is not easy to knock on the door of the North American market. thing.

The second is the shooting style of "Country Teacher". Although it is also showing off special effects, American audiences have become accustomed to sci-fi movies in the Hollywood blockbuster mode. Can "Country Teacher", an oriental-style sci-fi film, meet American standards? Even Chen Xin himself didn't know the audience's taste.

After thinking for a while, Chen Xin decided to call Yu Shijian to inquire about the situation. He asked for Yu Shijian's new number in the United States from the staff of the horse racing gallop film company, and dialed it directly.

The phone beeped a few times, and the other side quickly picked it up: "Hello, who is it?"

Yu Shijian's voice was not loud, and he could faintly hear the noise of music and American English.

Chen Xin looked at the time. It is now [-] o'clock in the capital time, and it should be [-] o'clock in the evening in Los Angeles.

Chen Xin said: "Brother Yu, it's me, Chen Xin!"

Yu Shijian was pleasantly surprised: "Brother Chen, you came back from France? I was just trying to find time to call you! Wait a minute, my place is a bit noisy right now, I'll find a quiet place to talk first."

Soon, Chen Xin felt that the noise from Yu Shijian's side had subsided, and Yu Shijian said, "Brother Chen, it's okay now."

Chen Xin asked: "Brother Yu, what's the matter with calling me just now? Could it be that "Country Teacher" has made progress in the United States?"

Yu Shijian sighed and said: ""Country Teacher" has not made much progress. I have found many distribution companies, some of them are not willing to watch it, they just say they are not interested in Chinese science fiction movies, and some even watch it. I think it is It is a good movie, but the price is not very high. Lionsgate, the highest bidder among them, only offered 800 million dollars to buy out the distribution rights in North America, which is too different from what we thought. No answer."

The results that Chen Xin and Mu Yunshan obtained in the European region have now reached Yu Shijian's ears, but he has not made any progress in the North American region, which makes him very frustrated.

Chen Xin thought for a while and said, "Brother Yu, if it really doesn't work, let's take a break in North America. I don't believe it. If "Country Teacher" sells well in other parts of the world, Yankees won't be tempted."

Yu Shijian said: "Now it seems that this is the only way to go. Oh, by the way, today I attended a ball in Bilever Hills. Guess who I met?"

Chen Xin was slightly taken aback.Asked: "Who is it?"

Yu Shijian said: "Thomas Tull, the founder of Legendary Pictures, and Michael Ryer, the vice president and chief executive of international operations of Blizzard."

Chen Xin was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Legendary Pictures? Vice President of Blizzard?"

Yu Shijian explained: "Brother Chen, what you don't know is that Ures was founded by Thomas Tull in 2004. It is a well-known independent film production company in the United States. Its parent company is Ures. Entertainment, headquartered in Burbank, California, USA."

"But more importantly, its founder Thomas Tull has a very wide network of contacts in the rich circle of the United States. In order to establish this company, he directly raised 5 million US dollars in funds from private equity companies. Legendary Films can say It is one of the first independent companies of its kind backed by private Wall Street shareholders and hedge fund investors that can rival the big movie studios. In addition, Legendary Pictures also signed a deal with Warner Bros. in 2005 A 7-year cooperation agreement, which stipulates that in the next 7 years, the two parties will jointly fund and produce 40 film and television works, which will then be distributed by Warner Pictures. In order to get on the line of Warner Pictures, I specifically approached Thomas Tull As an intermediary, although we did not discuss the distribution rights of "Country Teacher" with Warner in the end, the other party also watched our "Country Teacher" with people from Warner, and was very impressed by the special effects technology in it."

"When I was at the ball today, I met him again. I didn't expect him to be with the vice president of Blizzard. It is said that Blizzard has handed over the adaptation rights of "World of Warcraft" to Legendary Pictures. The digital special effects technology is very impressive, and he hopes that you can participate in the production of special effects, and it is best to have an interview."

Chen Xin was stunned for a long time. He didn't expect Yu Shijian to go to the United States to promote "Country Teacher", and he could actually make such a play.

For "World of Warcraft", Chen Xin can be said to be familiar with it and cannot be more familiar with it. It is the most successful online game in the world in the past ten years, and it is also the one that Chen Xin played for the longest time in college. For online games, for the movie version of "World of Warcraft", Chen Xintong wower.

As Blizzard's leading product, as early as 2006, Blizzard announced that it would launch a movie version of "Warcraft", but unfortunately there has been no movement.

Until 2009, Blizzard found Legendary Pictures as the producer. At that time, the director of "Spiderman" Sam Raimi signed the contract, and the screenwriter was Robert, who had written "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Patriot". . Rodarte.However, due to conflicts in creative ideas, Blizzard was dissatisfied with the scripts provided by the two, and Sam Remy was also dissatisfied with Blizzard's arbitrariness, so the cooperation fell through.

These were all Chen Xin had learned before. He did not expect that after so many years, there was no movement in the movie version of "World of Warcraft", and the cooperation between Blizzard and Legendary Pictures continued.

Chen Xin thought for a while and said, "Brother Yu, please tell Thomas Tull that I am very interested in participating in the production of the film version of "World of Warcraft". I will apply for a visa to the United States immediately and call you after I book the air ticket. "

Yu Shijian said: "Brother Chen, you don't need to come here. The other party has already said just now that he can come to China to have an interview with you."

Chen Xin smiled and said, "Brother Yu, I'd better go there. I can go to the United States to experience the American style. Maybe I'm lucky and can sell "Country Teacher"."

Seeing what Chen Xin said, Yu Shijian stopped trying to persuade him. He thought for a while and said, "Alright then, tell me when you will arrive in Los Angeles, and I will pick you up at the airport."