Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 1013: With resources, you can do whatever you want
"Boss, we're about to take off. The pilot told me that the flight will take about 3 hours."

After arriving in Guangzhou safely, Liu Qianqian got off the plane.

Not reluctant at all.

Didn't even look back.

Xiang Yang, who was on the plane, actually wanted to see them off, but unfortunately his private jet was fully fueled at the Bangkok airport.

Stay time is limited.

"Hoo hoo~ Liu is finally leaving." Before Xiangyang could say anything, little John shouted with joy.

He could go to Xiangyang's house to eat and drink again.

"Xiang, why don't we ask uncle to come along tonight."

"Boss, I just received a call. Mr. Han from China Film and Mr. Yu from Bona Film Group want to pick me up at the airport."

There was no doubt that Bea Schaeffer had interrupted Little John's joke on purpose.

"They are looking for me?" Xiang Yang first looked at the assistant, then at Little John.

"I don't know." Little John spread his hands.

Just now he was sitting quietly on the plane and doing nothing.

"Mr. Yu said that he was worried that your schedule would be too busy and you wouldn't have time to communicate," Bi Shaffer explained.

"Oh, I see." Xiangyang nodded slightly.

If Yu Dong and Han Sanping want to communicate with him, it is probably about movies or film festivals.

"Little John, have you been paying attention to Director Zhang's "Bloody Battle of Wenshankou" recently?" he asked.

"No."

Little John shook his head.

He has not paid much attention to this movie, which is said to have an investment of more than 4 million yuan, since Hermes Film Investment Company failed to get a share.

There is no money to be made from following.
He pondered for a moment and asked, "Could it be about the acquisition of DMG Media? Do you want me to call New York?"

"Okay, let me ask." Xiangyang frowned.

Xiao Wuge and Han Sanping have a good personal relationship, so who knows what other connections they might be using.

This is very normal in China's society where favors are important.

Before, didn’t Yu Dong help to introduce them to each other and they met a few times?

"How's the movie they're shooting going?" Xiang Yang decided to ask more questions out of caution.

"." Little John grinned.

Do you think I am someone who would care about "Summer Fun"?

I am the CEO of Hermès Film Investment Company, and the projects I manage are all...
Don't worry, I'll call right away.

After being glared at by Xiangyang, Little John quickly took out his cell phone from his pocket.

Soon, he gave the answer.

The trial will begin in June.

Moreover, the outcome in court may not necessarily be favorable to VisionChina.

In New York, it is clear that it is helping the defendants, Tree Capital and Gobi Investment, hoping to facilitate the two parties to reach a settlement agreement before the trial.

This result did not surprise Xiangyang at all.

To put it bluntly, Hermès may not gain any advantage by going to New York to sue.

But they are going to sue, and no matter what the outcome is, it will not affect Xiangyang's acquisition of DMG Media.

Perhaps, after hitting a wall, China Media Group will turn around and sell DMG Media to HYS at a lower price to reduce further losses on the books.

So it is beneficial to delay it a little longer.

"Then let's talk about it when we meet at the airport." Xiangyang thought about it and decided to meet and see each other first.

Perhaps, it is really as Yu Dongrangbi Shaffer relayed.

Real Madrid's president Florentino flew to China to participate in the "Hundred Teams Cup" event, as well as the first road cycling race around Beijing.

Both of these activities involve high levels of leadership.

Those who are in charge of sports will definitely show up.

This is also international practice.

Whether it is the opening day of road cycling events such as the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia or the Vuelta a España, the prince here, the prime minister there, or even the king or something like that will attend the unveiling.

It would be strange if no senior officials from the capital showed up.

In such an occasion, neither Yu Dong nor Han Sanping was good enough.

After all, it’s not the same circle or level.

But they came all the way to pick me up.
Three hours later, Xiangyang appeared at T3 airport and met the two people as scheduled.

It was different from the time when she was greeted with flowers as soon as she stepped out of the Bangkok airport, and it was also different from the time when Liu Qianqian was greeted by fans as soon as she stepped out of the arrival hall of Baiyun Airport.

Han Sanping and Yu Dong, who picked up Xiangyang and Xiaoyouhan at the airport, were very low-key.

Well.
The four people did not receive as much "attention" as Bi Shafer did in front of the passengers who were welcoming and seeing off.

"Mr. Xiang, long time no see." Han Sanping was still so polite when they met, and he took the initiative to extend his hand.

"It's been a while since we last met." Xiangyang shook hands and said with a smile.

"Mr. Wang didn't come back with you guys?" Han Sanping asked inquiringly.

Xiang Yang explained with a smile: "He has things to deal with in Bangkok."

Before coming back, he invited Wang Changtian to go back to Beijing with him, but Old Wang didn't feel comfortable taking advantage of him.

"Oh, so that's how it is." Han Sanping let go of his hand with a smile.

He also thought that with Wang Changtian's current relationship with the Hermès Film Investment Company that laid golden eggs, he would definitely find a way to come back together.

Unexpectedly, Wang Changtian did the opposite.

"Why don't we talk in the car? Dinner has been booked." Putting the issue of light aside, Han Sanping still stated the purpose of picking him up at the airport.

You'll have to tell it sooner or later, there's no point in hiding it.

And this matter is really inseparable from Xiangyang.

If the reason why Yu Dong was dragged here to look for Xiang Yang and Little John was to blame on DMG Media, it would be somewhat relevant. "Co-production? What? Is China Film Group making a big move?"

Three cars.

Xiangyang, who was riding in the same car with Han Sanping, heard the reason as soon as he got in.

It turned out that because of the Beijing Film Festival, the authorities attached great importance to the development that could be achieved by "co-production films".

This is the means and cross-cultural communication strategy for Chinese films to go global in the context of global communication.

This is like fully supporting co-productions with Hong Kong Island.

From 2003 to the present, the rapid development momentum of Chinese films has been obvious, but what the public does not know is that from 2006 to 2010, the top 10 films in the Chinese film box office list were basically co-productions.

What is more important than this data is that 90% of the box office revenue of the films exported by China every year comes from co-productions.

How to transplant the success of co-productions with Hong Kong to cooperation with other regions will be very important in the next one or two years.

Otherwise, the "China-US Film Cooperation Forum" and "China-US Film Cooperation Seminar" would not be held so frequently.

You know, in Hollywood, reports involving the prospects of Sino-US co-productions have caused a sensation, and many media outlets have rushed to report on them.

And the content is contrary to the norm, very positive.

"Mr. Xiang, to be honest, the most important thing I'm looking for you for this time is actually a script handed over by the Weinstein Company, which has been cooperating with our China Film Group, and I would like to ask you to help me with some advice."

"That's absolutely no problem." Xiangyang had no objection.

Just be an advisor.

It has always been an important strategy for the company to use the Beijing Film Festival to enable Hermès Film Investment Company to achieve better development in the Chinese film market.

We also need to do things under the banner of promoting cultural exchanges.

But Weinstein has always had close cooperation with Chinese filmmakers, so it is not John Jr.'s turn to help in this matter.

With a hint of doubt, Xiang Yang frowned and asked, "Boss Han, what is the specific project? Can you tell me?"

“It’s a TV show.”

"TV series" Xiangyang's frown deepened when he heard it.

This really is
"Oh, I know the TV series that Mr. Han is talking about, The Equalizer. Weinstein, who acquired the copyright of this TV series several years ago, has always wanted to bring it to the big screen."

The car didn't drive for long.

As soon as Xiangyang sat down in the private restaurant specially arranged by Han Sanping and Yu Dong, Little John's words reassured him.

It turns out that Liu Xixi was not asked to cooperate with Weinstein, the old guy who would be disgraced in the future.

Rather, Weinstein wanted to use the copyright of "The Equalizer" to fish.

As for what fish they were fishing for, it was of course the fish that the two people who had just sat down in front of them had caught.

But, on second thought, this makes sense.

China Film Group made a lot of money from "The Karate Kid" last year, and Bona Film Group is doing well on Wall Street thanks to its cooperation with Hermès Film Investment Company.

Huaxia is now generously supporting Sino-foreign co-productions.
"Why haven't I heard you mention it before?" Xiang Yang asked casually.

"You didn't ask." Little John shrugged innocently.

In Hollywood, there are many projects that want to cooperate with Chinese film companies, and he often hears some news.

But I'm not your assistant.
I also have to report everything to you.

But when it comes to "The Equalizer," a movie Weinstein is planning to develop, John Jr. is not particularly optimistic.

It’s not that I’m not optimistic about the movie, but that I’m not optimistic about the collaboration.

You know, this TV series is a crime series broadcast by CBS in 1985.

As for the content, to put it bluntly, it's not much different from movies like "The Bourne Supremacy".

Developing it into a movie is also a common practice in Hollywood.

With screenwriters in Hollywood frequently going on strike, remaking classic TV shows not only saves a lot of time and creative costs, but also reduces marketing costs by leveraging the TV show's audience base.

Forget about the TV series at this point.

Even cartoons were not spared by Hollywood.

For example, "The Croods", which was delayed due to production progress, was adapted from the 20s animated series "The Flintstones".

Speaking of "The Croods", the copyright of 20th Century Fox is really expensive this time.
"Then I understand what's going on."

While Little John was talking, Xiangyang tried hard to recall whether he had seen the movie "The Equalizer".

Well.
The impression is not very deep.

"You know what 'Taken' is? The second film is going to be released this year. I guess Weinstein's script development may be very similar to it."

Little John, noticing that his friend knew nothing about this, suddenly felt a little proud.

What does "Every profession has its own specialization" mean?
You know nothing about movies. You were invited here simply because the seats are too big and there aren't enough people.

“Taken.”

Xiangyang blinked subconsciously and looked towards Bi Shafer.

Just a glance and Xiangyang instantly felt less embarrassed. His assistant, Bi Shaffer, also looked confused about this movie co-produced by France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

On the contrary, when Han Sanping and Yu Dong heard "Taken", they looked at each other.

Xiang Yang and Bi Shafer didn't quite understand, but as filmmakers, they knew it very well.

This film has also been released in China.

The global cumulative box office has exceeded 2 million US dollars.

The box office is secondary, the key is the plot.

If Weinstein were to film "The Equalizer" based on the plot of "Taken".

Because of the investment from China Film Group and Bona Film Group, the filming location was set in China.
Just as they were feeling relieved, they called Little John to discuss the matter.

At the dinner table, Xiang Yang suddenly said: "I think this direction of cooperation is quite good."

Is there any big difference between spy movies like "The Bourne Supremacy", "Mission: Impossible", "Taken", and "The Equalizer" and "First Blood", "Die Hard", "The Rock", and "True Lies"?

After all, aren't they all heavy industrial commercial blockbusters that use intense plots and thrilling gun battles as gimmicks?

How did the lead actor of Wolf Warrior say it?
Hollywood film producers want to make money by leveraging the support resources of co-productions.

Then why can't Chinese film production companies imitate their script designs to find a breakthrough in the co-production market?
People can film a kidnapping in France.

If we can't go to France, we can always go there.
(End of this chapter)