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Chapter 345 Dinner

Warner is a giant in Hollywood, and even judging from its performance in recent years, it is well-deserved to call it the largest film company in Hollywood.

But meeting Huaxia...it is also quite helpless.

As the vice president of the business department, Andy can mobilize a lot of resources, but they are limited to Warner's internal and personal connections. Although he can speak fluent Chinese, he still has a lot of ignorance about the distant China.

Andy didn't immediately inform Gan Jing about the problems Warner had encountered in the release of "Untouchable", but mobilized resources and coordinated for two days before he reluctantly admitted that he couldn't handle this matter.

"Untouchable" was produced by the established French film company Gaumont, and the global distribution was jointly released by Gaumont and Warner. Warner was basically responsible for the specific execution outside of France.

As a fast-growing ticket warehouse in the entire market, Huaxia is undoubtedly a place that film distributors attach great importance to.

According to the data, in the next two years, Huaxia is likely to surpass Neon Country to become the second largest ticket warehouse in the world, and the scale will be around 25 billion US dollars by then.

Both film companies were quite surprised by the unexpected resistance to the release in China this time.

On May [-], Gan Jing received the bad news.

"Can't be released in mainland China?"

"Content review failed?"

"Maybe someone from China Film Group obstructed it?"

Gan Jing was astonished.

This script neither fights nor kills, and there is no pornographic line, he never thought that he would not be able to enter the country.

After learning about his hard work and speculation these days from Andy, Gan Jing couldn't determine which link went wrong for a while.

On business?For personal reasons?
Gan Jing felt that he was doing well on weekdays, and he spent a lot of time abroad, except that he might offend a lot of people when he debuted, so it should be considered peaceful in the near future.

He thought about this matter in his mind, and he realized that those who had a bad relationship probably didn't have the energy to obstruct the decision at the level of the quota of imported films.

He starred in this French film with all his heart. Gan Jing felt that the story was shot smoothly and the content was positive. He himself is quite optimistic about the box office and plans to recover the funds according to it. But now such a card... the loss is huge There are quite a few.

Gan Jing didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly approached Lao Chen to discuss how to deal with this situation.

Now there is no hope for Warner Bros. They have already negotiated four other films. Although it is a pity that such a French literary film cannot be delivered to China, it is not worth fighting for it-this is a matter at the film group level. Andy was helpless.

Lao Chen came in a hurry, learned the general content, and left in a hurry, and began to inquire about the reason through his contacts.

After a day, nothing.

Coming from Hong Kong, he didn't have a deep root in the capital, or maybe he was just doing business, and nothing else was involved at all.

Sitting in the unfurnished office, both Gan Jing and Lao Chen felt a little depressed.

At present, the financing of Xiaomi has been suspended, but the further financing of Uber in the United States has started. It is a time when the capital chain is tight. If the domestic film cannot be released, the return of part of the lost funds may be the first step of dominoes.

No one can say for sure about this kind of thing, so neither of them dare to be careless.

On the 17th floor of China World Trade Center Phase II, the office reserved for Gan Jing by the studio is the best location. There is a large floor-to-ceiling window to see the bustling scenery below.

At this moment, the atmosphere in this office is a bit dignified.

Lao Chen is thinking about countermeasures and changes in the studio's funds. Now that this has happened, he has to consider a series of possible changes.

"It seems..." Gan Jing's slow words made Lao Chen look up and listen, "Our studio also needs a professional financial manager."

"Uh." Old Chen was a little embarrassed. Gan Jing let him do these things before, but he specialized in surgery, and now it seems that he did not do well.

After Gan Jing finished speaking, he returned to his senses and smiled at Old Chen: "Old Chen, I don't blame you. The money spent in the studio is basically what I want to spend, buying shares, investing, buying, etc., I just suddenly I think it will be more rational to have a professional guide me.”

Aside from other things, this is what Gan Jing thinks about this matter, and he can't be too unrestrained and follow his own preferences.

After discussing the management of the studio for a while, Gan Jing made a decision after deliberation.

"Find Director Chen Kaige and treat him to dinner. He has a good relationship with China Film Group. This matter seems to fall on him."

Gan Jing didn't want to ask this director to work on this matter before, because he is very friendly, it might make him uncomfortable, but now there is really no other way, so that's the only way.

Soon, Chen Kaige agreed to Gan Jing's dinner.

Speaking of it, the friendship between Chen Kaige and Gan Jing should be very close. After all, he was the director of Gan Jing's first work.

However, no one expected that the newcomer Chen Kaige boldly hired could make it to where he is today, and at such a fast speed, so Chen Kaige also wanted to get in touch.

The next day, at seven o'clock in the evening, a private club in a courtyard in the XC district.

This place was chosen by Old Chen. Although the facade is not well-known, it has the authentic taste of the capital inside - Chen Kaige is a native of the capital, so this kind of place should suit him.

At a quarter past seven, Director Chen came for the appointment.

"Forrest Gump, it's rare for you to have a dinner." Chen Kaige joked as soon as we met.

Gan Jing smiled and shook hands with him: "I'm busy on weekdays, mainly because I don't have a chance. I heard that Director Chen is preparing a new movie?"

Stepping into the private room, Chen Kaige glanced at it, and found that the space is not too big, but it is very delicate, and replied: "Yes, I found Yao Chen, Wang Luodan and the others, but I guess it will be next year. What's the matter? You want to be the leading actor for me?"

"Success, I will give Director Chen a discount on the price, since we are old acquaintances anyway." Gan Jing laughed.

Chen Kaige waved his hands again and again: "Don't tell me, I can't afford your worth."

"Wow, no matter how rich I am, I still came out of Director Chen. Sit, sit." Gan Jing pulled Chen Kaige to the main seat.

There were only three people in the private room, and it was relatively private, so Lao Chen would give him a hand.

"What's the matter, let's talk about business. Do you want to hire an actor? Can't figure out who?" On the way here, Chen Kaige had a guess.

"I have something to do with Director Chen?" Gan Jing smiled unabated, and casually pushed the gift he had prepared onto the table, "I was filming in Paris before, and I happened to see a very good watch, so I thought about it. Who is the most suitable temperament? Hey, the first one that pops out of my mind is Director Chen."

Chen Kaige's eyes widened, and he burst out laughing suddenly. He tapped Gan Jing with his index finger in the air: "You, you, you have been here for two years, and your acting skills have become more and more proficient."

Gan Jing raised his brows, smiled at the ridicule, and didn't care at all.

Sorry, I'm an actor.

who knows?
The director knows!

(End of this chapter)