China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 233 I admit that I have gambling elements

"Boss, Facebook may go public in advance. The current market value is estimated to be approximately US$1000 billion!" David called excitedly.

Previous reports stated that Facebook's profitability is sufficient to maintain website operations. Industry insiders predict that Facebook's revenue this year will be US$13 billion.

Wall Street financiers and analysts expect Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to launch an IPO sooner than expected.

The news coming from Wall Street is nine times out of ten true. These people are so shrewd.

"It's a pity that our shares are so small!" David said regretfully.

Dream Capital provided Facebook with a high market value valuation of 120 billion last year when it was most difficult to raise funds, and bought less than 2% of the shares.

“What’s going on over there at Netflix?”

Even if Facebook IPOs ahead of schedule, it won't go public that quickly. However, Li Mu is more concerned about future streaming media.

The profits of the American film and television industry are mainly concentrated in content production and distribution.

Netflix's current strategy is to directly purchase the distribution rights of independent movies and TV series based on its platform advantages, integrating the distribution value chain of movies and TV series, and greatly shortening the time for a movie to go from theater terminal to home theater terminal.

I have to say that this move was the right one.

Home theater is the trend for the next ten years.

"Netflix plans to raise US$3.5 million this year, including US$1 million in venture capital and US$2.5 million in debt financing. The funds will be used to further expand market share, improve content supply and technical support." David Xu said, " But the current capital is a bit too much, and we may not be able to attract each other!"

"Let's get in touch first. If we can shoot, it's the best. If we can't, we'll try next time!"

The past few years have been a year of expansion for Naihe's globalization strategy, and the number of financings will not be small.

If it doesn't work, Li Mu can only wait for Netflix's next crisis to take action.

"Boss, the promotion work for "The Twilight Saga 3" has started!"

"The Twilight Saga" is scheduled to be released in June, one month earlier than "The Witches."

Crystal Pictures has released a batch of new stills, and the tangled love triangle of the three protagonists has become the main line of the story.

The heroine mainly chooses a lover between Edward and Jacob, and this choice is very likely to trigger a bloody war between the Cullen family and the werewolf tribe.

With such a bloody plot, European and American fans are already clamoring for the arrival of the third part, and they can't wait to go to the cinema to watch the emotional entanglement of the three people.

I am afraid that the pre-sale box office will not be lower than that of the second film.

There are a lot of domestic movies in April, including Tang Wei's comeback "Moon Hennessy", Hollywood 4D blockbuster "Clash of the Gods", "Du Lala's Promotion", and "Ip Man 3".
There are more than 20 movies in one schedule, which is completely different from the deserted schedules of previous years.

The American 3D bad movie is also here, "Clash of the Titans", which was converted from 2D to 3D in post-production.

It has not yet been released in China, but in Xiangjiang where it has been released, local movie fans said that the most three-dimensional part of the film is the subtitles.

The post-production work of "The Martian" was done directly by Tiancai. Only when Tiancai couldn't do it, Industrial Light and Magic was thrown over.

Han Sanping didn't know if it was because of "Future Police" that he had lost money to his grandma's house, so he called his grandma's house and asked directly:
“When will the post-production of The Martian be ready?”

"Director Han, even if I shoot in 3D, it's not that fast. It can't be a bad movie like "Future Police"!"

Li Mu joked that this sci-fi blockbuster produced by China Film Group had a box office of 600 million on the first day, but the subsequent daily box office never exceeded 600 million, and it was only less than 2500 million in the first week.

Han Sanping was silent for a while: "Is there any chance it will be released this year?"

"It's hard to say, but try your best!" Li Mu didn't dare to vouch for it. Who knows if there might be something wrong later on.

"China Film is preparing to go public. As you know from the "Guidance Opinions", China Film plans to borrow 2 million yuan from banks to make movies. If you need anything, just ask!"

"I understand, if you have any difficulties, please contact Director Han!"

Li Mu responded with a smile.

The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

"Why do you feel like various film companies are planning to go public recently?"

Liu Yifei is lying on the sofa, her beautiful and round calves are bent, stretching and contracting playfully, her short hair is scattered around her ears, and when she pulls it up, she has a delicate little face, and the pear dimples at the corners of her mouth are rippling slightly.

“Didn’t you read the Guidance Opinions?”

"I'm so busy that I don't have time to read!" Liu Yifei pursed her lips. There was a book on the sofa.

Liu Yifei seemed to have remembered something, and said in surprise: "Huayi seems to be preparing to develop online games. Why doesn't it make movies when it has money?"

Huayi is not a film and television company, which makes Liu Yifei a little puzzled!
"It's listed, and there's more money. I may not be able to use it all to make movies and TV shows!"

Either way, listing in the country is the starting point of happiness for these bosses. The money raised is spent like water, or they can be distributed as dividends and put into their own pockets.

Liu Yifei did not continue to pay attention to these things. Now she was thinking about making movies.

"Ah Mu, let me tell you how I plan to shape the style of this movie." Liu Yifei immediately sat up and said seriously.

"Oh?" Li Mu originally planned to give her some private lessons and tutoring, but he didn't expect this little girl to take the initiative.

"What I said is wrong, you can't laugh at me!"

Li Mu nodded seriously. He was a professional unless he couldn't help himself.

"In "Those Years" I planned to use sunny tones to express the little regrets of youth. By using white and several fresh and small tones as the dominant colors of the film, the protagonists in the film after the college entrance examination were playing on the beach, white shirts, light Blue water and sky, gray high walls”

Liu Yifei was still detailing her understanding.

Li Mu looked at her seriously, thoughtfully.

"A Mu, did you listen carefully?" Liu Yifei waved her hand in front of Li Mu's eyes.

"Keep talking!" Li Mu came to his senses, and the color was used well.

"In terms of lenses, we plan to use long lenses, deep-focus photography and fixed-lens photography to achieve the unity of beauty and reality, construct a realistic audio-visual style, and use MTV-style lens splicing, switching in 4 to 10 seconds. For a single shot, such as the Christmas holiday date scene between Ke Jingteng and Shen Jiayi in the film, I planned to shoot it like this, with shots of the two playing and eating snacks interlaced. This montage technique makes the film bright, smooth and highly emotional."

"How was it?" After Liu Yifei finished speaking, her eyes were filled with anticipation and she looked at Li Mu.

Li Mu couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "I admit that I was gambling before, but I didn't expect that you actually have some talent."

"Hey, Liu Yifei, let go of your mouth. Otherwise, I will be rude."

"Ah, you went to the wrong place, that's the bathroom!"

"You're right, it's right here!"

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Recently, there has been an influx of information about the start of filming of domestic 3D blockbusters. In addition to "Havoc in Heaven", Tsui Hark's "New Dragon Inn" will also be filmed in 3D.

"New Dragon Gate Inn" is Tsui Hark's masterpiece, but the 3D remake of "New Dragon Gate Inn" may be made next year.

And Huang Shengyi plans to star in the 3D version of "White Snake". Her boyfriend, Yang Zi, even made bold remarks: "White Snake" will use the production team of the movie "Avatar", and there will be no upper limit on the amount of investment, creating a movie that belongs to the Chinese people. 3D movies.

“Both people and ghosts are filming 3D now!”

"I don't have any objections to Tsui Hark's filming. Can other people really do it?"

"They directly converted it into 3D, but you thought it was real-life 3D!"

There are different opinions on the Internet. The main reason is that there are more and more 3D films that are making money. Many people rushed to watch "Clash of the Titans" without reading the reviews, and then walked out of the theater cursing.

However, this movie grossed 3 million in its first three days. This record undoubtedly won the championship last weekend. 5079D has become a golden sign at the box office, attracting major film companies to invest in it and want to take a bite.Tiancai Special Effects is even more popular in the industry, and it can't even accept orders. After this special effects company got on the right track in 3, it showed the trend of taking off in 2009.

Li Mu and Liu Yifei came to Mengying early in the morning, and Liu Yifei planned to continue thinking about the script with the screenwriter.

Li Mu now gives lessons to Liu Yifei when he has time, but this thing has to be practiced in the end.

"Let's see who owns the copyright of "To Our Perishable Youth" and buy it back in the name of Mengying!" After Li Mu came back, he immediately told Liu Weijuan.

Liu Yifei mentioned it yesterday, and he took it seriously.

Li Mu is also not sure whether the film and television adaptation rights are still in the hands of author Xin Yiwu.

"Ok!"

Liu Weijuan nodded and wrote down the title of the book!
"Mr. Li, when will Yifei's movie be approved?"

"Take your time, wait a minute!"

Li Mu still didn't put too much pressure on Liu Yifei, so he should continue to work slowly for a while.

The news about Liu Yifei spread quickly. Although Mengying Media did not announce it, and there was no news about Li Mu and Liu Yifei, some people speculated that Liu Yifei might become a director.

"Yifei Liu may turn into a director!"

"It is rumored that Liu Yifei's debut film may be a youth film!"

This news instantly shot up the hot discussion list.

"April Fool's Day? Isn't it over?"

"Really or not, I feel a bit hopeful for some reason!"

"Really? My goddess is going to make a movie?"

"Isn't this a husband and wife team?"

However, neither Mengying nor Liu Yifei responded, and the heat slowly dropped.

But people in the circle kept an extra thought in mind.

"Director?" Yang Mi felt a little unreal when she saw the news.

"Forget it, let's think about whether to go to Meiya!"

Her previous agent has long since passed away, and she is still hesitating, but the conditions offered by him are not low, which will at least help her transition to the big screen.

"Tian Tian, ​​you should focus on filming first!"

Lu Zheng also learned the news. He couldn't tell whether it was true or false.

Jingtian nodded. She had directed a music video before, but it was just for fun. She had no interest in directing. Acting was more suitable for her.

The national movie box office has also been released in the first quarter of this year. Chinese movies continue to maintain a "blowout" growth, with the national city movie box office revenue reaching 29.3254 billion.

The industry is booming, so much so that the valuations of major film companies have increased a lot.

However, the one with the highest valuation is Mengying Media, which currently has no capital plan.

After all, Mengying Media’s content creation achievements in the industry are obvious to all, and many organizations have come to inquire whether they need listing guidance.

Especially after the "Guiding Opinions" came out this year, the film and television industry began to have close contact with the financial industry, and capital has set its sights on this piece of cake.

Entering mid-to-late April, the Hong Kong Film Awards were also announced. "October Siege" produced by Chen Kexin won 8 awards including Best Picture and Best Director, becoming the biggest winner.

But those who are interested have already noticed that this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards have completely returned to the core values ​​of traditional Hong Kong films.

The films and award-winners are all from Hong Kong.

“Hong Kong people all take the Academy Awards, now it’s popular for locals to win!”

"Hong Kong Films and Hong Kong People Completely Win Hong Kong's "Golden Statue"!"

"Xiangjiang Film finds its position and sets out again!"

Some media have already criticized its boycott of mainland movies.

The Academy Awards are actually at a crossroads.

Should we stick to the local flavor of Xiangjiang and continue to safeguard the interests of "Little Xiangjiang", or should we go straight to the land of China and transform into a battlefield for Greater China movies?

Two forces in Hong Kong are fighting between being conservative and stubborn or being open and tolerant. This issue casts a thick shadow over the Hong Kong Film Awards.

At the end of April, Lu Yang finally returned after a long journey.

"Director Li, Tiancai will reserve space for my movie in the later stage." Lu Yang also learned that Tiancai's business is now booming, and he is worried that the progress of the later stage will be delayed.

"Don't worry, just do it."

Li Mu glanced at him. Is there any need to ask? His own movies are naturally ranked first.

Lu Yang immediately relaxed and then asked quietly:

"Director Li, is Yifei really planning to become a director?"

"Why are you gossiping about this!"

"No, just curious!"

People in the industry are now very curious as to whether Liu Yifei is really going to become a director.

"Go and do your late game." Li Mu directly chased this guy away.

"Got it!"

Although Lu Yang didn't get the answer directly, since Li Mu didn't explicitly say no, it probably was.

"Turn on the phone, I'll go take a look too!"

Lu Yang muttered something, and then excitedly prepared to go to Tiancai to tinker with the later stages of the movie.

"Cinema for the Blind" Mengying has been reported to Busan. Lu Yang doesn't need to worry about it. He only needs to go to the film festival.

Recently, in addition to the upcoming "Ip Man 2", there is also the launching ceremony of "The Founding of the Party". There are many ritual procedures, and Li Mu was forced to participate because the superior leaders arranged for him to speak.

"The Founding of the People's Republic of China" gave Han Sanping a big advantage. The project of a new epic "The Founding of the Party" with the main theme was started without stopping, and the script has not even been written yet.

The film is expected to start shooting in August and be completed in December, which will take four months. The film will continue to be co-directed by him and Huang Jianxin.

"How about you come and play an important role for me? This movie will cost at least 4 million yuan."

Han Sanping is very satisfied with the series he created.

"Yes, Director Li, this movie stars young leaders. Just tell me which role you want!"

Huang Jianxin also advocated from the side that with Li Mu's participation, the box office of this movie might be even better.

Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Director Han, Director Huang, do you think I look like the leader when he was young? Well, it's my turn to speak."

The content of the speech is a message to young filmmakers. In the words of the leader, no one is more suitable than Li Mu.

(End of this chapter)