Let you invest, you support half of the entertainment industry?

"Understood, let's contact them now."

Zeng Jia nodded. After "Parasite" and "Sewing Machine Band", no one dared to gossip anymore.

The former has already won a global box office of US$250 million, while the latter has a guaranteed box office of RMB 500 million.

Throughout the year, there were not many domestically produced films that could make money, let alone Jiaxing, which was all profitable.

"By the way, there are also Cheng Long and director Sean Levy. Establish contact with them and try our best to get the project of "The Outlaw Player" as soon as possible. The lead actor and director have been decided, and the rest is just a trivial matter. The soldiers are very quick." Xu Jia ordered.

This film is a science fiction film that he personally promoted. Considering the domestic film market, it is best to release it before 19 years, otherwise the film market will inevitably be cold by then.

And he also wants to seize the last golden period of the film and television industry and work hard to gain the time and space for Jiaxing to survive.

For others, this may be a crisis, but for Xu Jia, it is a good opportunity to flex his muscles.

If other companies can't hold on, if Jiaxing can hold on, that's victory, and the rest of the market belongs to them.

"yes."

Zeng Jia nodded, then looked at Yang Mi aside, and hesitated: "Will the heroine of this movie be Mimi? If so, our promotion plan will start in advance."

Yang Mi had already heard about the science fiction film produced by Jiaxing and Cheng Long, and upon hearing this, she immediately looked at Xu Jia expectantly.

In her opinion, this project is much more valuable than "The Meg".

There's no way, that's Cheng Long. Which actor in China wouldn't want to partner with him.

In terms of celebrity status alone, Cheng Long is much better than Jason Statham.

"As for Sister Mi, she will focus more on her own production of "Baby," and she will be more likely to develop behind the scenes in the future. For this movie, the female lead will be a well-known foreign actress. After all, we have also considered the global market, especially the North American film market, which often accounts for the majority of box office contributions to science fiction movies," Xu Jia explained.

If both the male and female protagonists were Chinese actors, it would be too unfriendly to the global market.

In his mind, this movie is mainly supported by two film markets, one is the Chinese film market, and the other is the North American film market. By grasping these two film markets, the basic market of the out-of-control players will be stable, and the remaining Just the icing on the cake.

"Understood, I'll contact those two right away." Zeng Jia said excitedly.

This is a rare large-scale production for the company, with an investment of more than 150 million US dollars, which is almost as good as the box office of "Parasite". This is also a rare large-scale investment in China.

Regardless of whether this movie makes money or not, if Jiaxing dares to initiate the project, it means it has entered a new stage, which will be different in the eyes of domestic colleagues.

Not everyone has the confidence to gamble a billion yuan to make a movie.

This is also the only route that most film and television companies must take to become a film and television group.

Once upon a time, Huayi wanted to go through it and Chengtian wanted to go through it, but they all failed without exception.

In fact, a large part of the reason for their failure is that the domestic market is not mature enough and they can only rely on overseas markets. Unfortunately, overseas markets only follow Hollywood's rules. If you want to make money according to other people's rules, it is difficult even to kneel down.

But now, the domestic film market alone is enough to support a film and television giant.

Relying on the domestic market and then competing in the overseas film market, you have less worries and more freedom.

What Xu Jia has to do now is to let Jiaxing occupy the position of the only giant in the country. If he misses this opportunity, he will have no chance to sit down.

As for whether he could hold on while sitting on it, that was not a question he should consider now.

…

May 6th.

Cheng Long came to the capital from Xiangjiang.

Arrive in Jiaxing as soon as possible.

In addition to him, there are Sean Levy who came all the way from the United States, and Lorenzo who received the news to put down his affairs and return from Africa.

These three people are the core team that Xu Jia plans to use to produce "Out of Control Player".

Cheng Long is the star and action director, Shawn Levy is the director, and Lorenzo is the producer.

The plot of the movie is mainly based on Sean Levy, and the action is based on brother Cheng Long. Lorenzo is responsible for accounting and helping Xu Jia keep an eye on the crew.

Lorenzo is the only confidant Xu Jia can trust.

As for Brother Cheng Long, to be honest, his thinking cannot keep up with the development of the film industry. This is the most taboo thing in science fiction movies, so even though he knows that the former may be reluctant, Xu Jia still wants to support Sean Levy to give the crew creative power. The biggest one.

Quite simply, being leaderless is the most likely reason why movies fail.

"Hey, BOSS, I'm glad to see you alive. I've had enough of that hellish place. It's not a place for people to stay." Lorenzo complained for a while. As a typical Hollywood producer, when had he ever experienced such a hard life? Conditions and benefits.

When he mentioned this, he gave a thumbs up to Hu Ge, Ma Li and other leading actors in the crew: "But I have to say that all of you Chinese actors are really good. At least you are dedicated and courageous enough. They even planted seeds in Morocco. With green vegetables, it’s incredible.”

"And there is a risk of injury in many places during filming. Even if we take safety measures, the actors have the right to refuse, but they never flinch. From this point of view, there is no possibility of failure in this movie, even if I Americans can’t wait to see this movie in theaters.”

His words of praise for "Operation Red Sea" were extremely flattering, but the admiration in his words could not be faked.

"Okay, stop flattering and get down to business. I'm calling you back this time to make you keep an eye on the "Out of Control Player" project. You are more involved as the logistics manager. The main decision-making is still made by Sean Levy and Cheng Long makes the decision, and you are responsible for finding a balance between the two and trying to smooth the cooperation and relationship between them," Xu Jia explained.

He still believed in Lorenzo's professionalism, but he had some doubts about the latter's professional ethics.

After all, he was able to betray Warner and seek refuge with him, and now he can betray himself and seek refuge with others for the sake of profit.

But Xu Jia is confident that what he can give to the other party cannot be given by others. Even if it is a double-edged sword, he has the ability to control it.

In Hollywood, there is still a producer-centered system. Lorenzo used to be the leader of the project, but now he is reduced to an assistant. I don't know if he can accept this gap in his heart.

"I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will handle this balance well. Both Cheng Long and Sean have smooth personalities. I believe they won't have too much trouble."

Lorenzo showed no negative emotions at all. For him, these jobs were only temporary.

It takes time and qualifications to gain Xu Jia's trust, and he has the patience.