You promised to make a bad movie, but your box office exceeded 10 billion?

Chapter 232 Happy Cooperation
Beautiful Country, The Weinstein Films.

"As expected, he got into trouble with Warner Bros. of Japan. That little guy is really aggressive!"

In the office, Harvey was confident, sitting on the boss's chair with a proud face, and said to his younger brother Bob, "Next, let them go dog-eat-dog, so he won't have time to deal with us."

"In Chinese terms, this trick is called driving away tigers and wolves!"

It can be seen that they really want to enter the Chinese market. As bosses, they are also studying Chinese culture seriously.

There is no doubt that the promotional plan for "Rurouni Kenshin" was his bad idea for Warner Bros.

When facing a powerful opponent, the best way is not to defeat him head-on, but to find another opponent for him to distract him, weaken him, make him tired of dealing with it, and then secretly take advantage of him. He was very cruel.

Bob was a little disapproving, but said with some dissatisfaction, "Isn't he just a young boy, does he need to take him so seriously?"

"They don't know our next plan at all, and they can't do anything even if they want to target us."

"What's more, our next film is an animated film. With China's current animation level, do you want to compete with us?

I even wanted to reveal this news to him on purpose. I was actually looking forward to them trying it out with us on this track. "

As he said, there is almost no animation film in China now. If Xihong Film and Television really wants to challenge him on this, he will be happy to avenge "The Three-Body Problem".

"Didn't we lose badly enough last time?"

Harvey stopped smiling and looked at his brother Bob seriously, "Why do we want to enter the Chinese market?"

"Is it to fight with that kid?"

"If that's the case, then you should tell Xihong Film and Television that we are going to be in the cartoon now, and we will be ready to compete with him on this track."

“But if we are here to make money, then we must exclude any factors that may lead to losing money!

Even I know that the chance that they can beat us on the cartoon track is very slim, but even if there is only one in [-] chance, I don’t want to take the risk! "

His brother's seriousness made Bob put away his playful smile, and then nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I'm just talking. I won't do such stupid things."

Bob also understands the priorities of the matter. They have already suffered huge losses on "The Three-Body Problem". If the cartoon loses money again this time, investors and audiences may lose confidence in them, forming a vicious cycle.

Over and over again, this decline may not be able to be stopped, or it may collapse like a mountain and collapse thousands of miles.

"Bag, Bag, Bag!"

Bob would not do such a stupid thing, but in Japan, the two unlucky guys were gnashing their teeth and cursing.

These two people are the heads of Warner Bros. Japan branch, Ryuichi Hanai and Daisuke Tanimoto.

Originally, they promised "Rurouni Kenshin" to gain traffic by touching Chinese martial arts films because the Weinstein brothers promised them that if Xihong Film and Television made any moves, they would be responsible for handling it.

In other words, they expected that Su You might make a martial arts film or kung fu film in response to their previous conflict.

According to the agreement, Weinstein Pictures will also compete with Xihong Films with a martial arts film at this time, so that everyone's attention will only be on Weinstein Pictures and Xihong Films. Warner Bros. is completely You can make a fortune quietly.

However, they were clearly manipulated by Weinstein.

When "Ip Man" was released, there was no movement from Weinstein Pictures.

For a time, "Rurouni Kenshin" was naturally pushed to the forefront. These days, Warner Bros.'s reputation has reached an extremely bad level. Originally, the "Rurouni Kenshin" manga also had many fans in China. I also want to make more live-action movies to make money.

After this incident, the box office success of their sequel can be imagined.

Even now, there are many voices mocking them in Japan. If they touch porcelain, they will be slapped in the face. There are also many people who are laughing at the joke.

"Since they are unkind, don't blame us for being unjust."

At this time, Daisuke Tanimoto, who had been silent, seemed to have made up his mind and suddenly spoke.

At this time, Hanai Ryuichi also stopped scolding and looked at Daisuke Tanimoto, "What do you mean?"

"That's right!"

Daisuke Tanimoto nodded firmly.

"But……"

Hanai Ryuichi hesitated.

Although Warner Bros. is considered a giant in Hollywood and is more than one level higher than Weinstein Pictures, after all, they are only the person in charge of the Japanese branch of Warner Bros.

Coupled with Harvey Weinstein's unique ability to operate Oscar awards, they also don't want to offend this Oscar regular.

"They dare to play tricks on us so blatantly, don't they just think that we are going to throw a tantrum at them?"

Daisuke Tanimoto snorted coldly, "If we don't respond at all, I'm afraid they will only get worse in the future, thinking that we are easy to bully."

"What's more, they didn't block the information strictly and it was just known by their opponents. What does it have to do with us?"

The hesitation on Hanai Ryuichi's face disappeared. Obviously, these remarks had moved him. As Daisuke Tanimoto said, if they really didn't respond at all, I'm afraid everyone would think that they were easy to bully. So what happened this time , it might happen more often in the future.

……

Xihong plays the role of Film and Television, Li Mingyue is in a good mood while eating potato chips and singing.

"Ip Man" has also been offline one month after its release. The domestic box office exceeded 7 million and the overseas box office also exceeded 6000 million.

Although the overseas box office has not exceeded [-] million US dollars, this result still ranks among the top three Chinese-language films in the overseas box office. As for the top two, they are "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "The Wandering Earth"...

The domestic box office is nothing compared to Su You's other two films, but this box office is already a level that many directors cannot reach in their lifetimes. The reason why Su You's resume seems mediocre can only be blamed. His previous movies were too perverted.

[Film and television investment rebate system "Ip Man" settlement document]

[Profit conversion ratio 100:1, loss conversion ratio 1:10]

[Settlement time: Settling in progress]

[Investment: 1 billion]

[Profit: 3.74-1=2.74 million]

[Conversion of personal assets: 274 million]

After giving up hope on the movie losing money, Li Mingyue suddenly felt that making money was not unacceptable. Although he watched the system funds increase crazily and he could only drink some soup, this soup was actually not acceptable. not enough.

Of course, this is not the reason why Li Mingyue is in a good mood.

[Settlement document of film and television investment rebate system "The Legend of White Snake"] [Profit conversion ratio 100:1, loss conversion ratio 1:10]

[Settlement time: Settling in progress]

[Investment: 1000 million]

[Profit: 891-1000=-108 million]

[Conversion of personal assets: 1080 million]

Huangtian paid off, and with her unremitting efforts, she finally achieved a loss again.

Although there were some twists and turns in the process, and although it did not result in a huge loss of 1000 million as she had originally thought, at least it really lost money, and the income from filming a small drama was already equivalent to five "Ip Man" films. Got it!

Li Mingyue was very satisfied when she saw more and more zeros in her account balance.

Although there is still a long way to go before 300 billion, at least she has seen hope!

At the same time, in the name of developing surrounding areas, she spent two small goals to buy the filming location of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", which is the castle where Wang Duoyu lived.

The castle was originally a resort hotel.

She has already inquired, and the annual turnover of that hotel is only more than 4000 million yuan. After excluding the operation and maintenance expenses, it would be good to have an annual profit of 2000 million yuan. In other words, it will take ten years to get back the capital.

The settlement time given by the system this time is one year!
This is already the longest bill that Li Mingyue has encountered to settle, but it doesn't matter, this time Li Mingyue is sure of winning, it only takes a year, she can afford to wait!
Sometimes Li Mingyue really feels that she is extremely witty!
At this time, Su You received a call from Sun Huaizhong, general manager of Penguin Pictures.

"Director Xiao Su, long time no see."

Sun Huaizhong sat in the office and said to the phone with a smile on his face.

It can be said to be a bit difficult for him these days. As Su You's fame grows and his influence becomes more and more terrifying, one movie after another is almost sweeping the market, just like a factory assembly line. The more he was photographed, the more worried he became.

He has never seen a director who can produce works of such high quality and speed. The quality is superb, and the output is even more outrageous. Almost every film can earn billions in box office, and can still maintain reputation. The cumulative results accumulated in this way Reputation is very scary.

Although they were fighting side by side a year ago and were comrades-in-arms, and in the subsequent "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and "Ip Man", Su You did not leave them behind. It seemed that he could rest assured.

But he hasn't forgotten that he teamed up with Brother Chen Kai to set up Qianda. If that old guy Li Guanghong wants to take revenge, he has no idea whether Penguin Pictures can sustain it.

For Sun Huaizhong, who was living like a year, it was naturally a long time since he saw him.

"I wonder if Mr. Sun has any advice?"

Su You could probably guess Sun Huaizhong's little thoughts, but he didn't give him a good look. I agree with you that you can be aware of the outside world, but it doesn't mean that I recognize your character.

Although penguins in China may not be beaten by everyone, they are right to do all kinds of bad things.

"There's no way to talk about it."

Sun Huaizhong didn't feel embarrassed even though he had a hot face but a cold butt. He smiled and said, "I just got some news. I think Director Xiao Su will be interested."

cough cough.

"I just got news that Weinstein Films is preparing to produce an animated film to be released during the Spring Festival."

Sun Huaizhong was also used to talking like this, but he soon realized that by saying this, he was suspected of raising the price. If Su You hung up the phone on the spot, he would suffer the consequences, so he quickly took the initiative to say it Got this news.

There is no doubt that this news was revealed to Penguin Pictures by Warner Bros. of Japan. After all, the two parties have cooperated before, so it is more convenient to contact them. Otherwise, if they contact Xihong Film and Television directly, they might be regarded as a liar.

"How about it, do you want us to join forces again? You are responsible for the publicity on the surface, and we will do the dirty work behind the scenes. We work together, openly and secretly, to let these foreign nobles know that they are cheating us Chinese people. It’s not that easy!”

Sun Huaizhong was still a little proud when he spoke.

When it comes to publicity on the surface, they may not be as good as Su You now. After all, with Su You's current reputation, it is not serving the country to say that he responds to everything he calls.

But when it comes to pouring dirty water secretly, stirring up trouble and so on, then they are clear, which is something Su You can't compare to.

Therefore, as long as Su You faces the enemy head-on, and they attack from behind, use evil tricks, and make mistakes, Weinstein will definitely lose when he fights in other places.

"A cartoon?"

Su You murmured to himself.

"Don't worry, Director Xiao Su. Although you have never made an animated film, we at Penguin Pictures have a lot of talents in animation film production, many of whom were poached from Hollywood. With Director Xiao Su's talent, plus Even if their technology and experience are inferior to Weinstein's cartoons, they will not be our opponents in China."

Sun Huaizhong had obviously thought about it a long time ago. He believed that after this cooperation, Su You would be able to understand the background of their Penguin Pictures and use this as an opportunity to promote subsequent in-depth cooperation. He would no longer have to worry about Su You leaving They have Penguin Pictures.

Su You smiled dumbly. Sun Huaizhong obviously misunderstood. After filming The Wandering Earth, he has been recruiting talents from all walks of life. Today, Xihong Film and Television's talent and experience reserves in this aspect of film are probably not as good as those of Penguin Film. How different the karma is, even stronger!

"Okay, then let's play with them some more!"

Su You agreed directly. He had never been a generous person. If Weinstein Pictures was playing tricks on them, there was no need for him to be polite. He would naturally do it for them if he had the chance.

“But let’s forget about the talents of Penguin Pictures!”

Hearing Su You's words, Sun Huaizhong was shocked. Could it be that he was planning to leave Penguin Pictures and go it alone?
No, now that he is facing a formidable enemy, shouldn't he unite all the forces that can be united?
"When the time comes for publicity, I will rely more on Mr. Sun."

After hearing Su You's next words, Sun Huaizhong breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, he frowned again.

Su You has never made an animated film before. Without the help of Penguin Pictures, it would be difficult to say how good the final product would be.

When the time comes, don't let the two of them join forces in a big way and end up with a defective product that will lose to Weinstein Pictures in terms of local operations. Penguin Pictures cannot afford to lose this person.

"Director Xiao Su..."

Sun Huaizhong was about to say something, but suddenly thought of Su You's achievements over the years.

And even if they mess up, it will also be the reputation of Xihong Film and Television that will be ruined. As long as they don't bring Penguin Pictures with them when promoting, and do good things without leaving a name, then even if their reputation is bad in the end, they don't care about Penguin Pictures. thing.

If the filming is successful, it won't be too late for them to come forward and claim the identity of a partner.

Moreover, if it really messes up, it may not be a good thing for Penguin Pictures.

As soon as he thought of this, he made a sharp turn and said, "Well, happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

Su You smiled and hung up the phone.

(End of this chapter)