China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 290 Universal Laws of the World
"Is there nothing the company can do?" Yang Mi asked unwillingly.

Zeng Jia shook her head apologetically. No one wanted to offend Chen Hong and Brother Chen Kai behind her.

"Are they that powerful?"

Yang Mi panicked, why didn't she just stop the show?
"At least in Beijing circles, there are people who can talk to them, but we can't get in touch with them."

"You think someone can talk to them?"

Yang Mi reacted immediately. She was still repeating this sentence. She had been so panicked these past few days that she didn't have time to think.

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Zeng Jia was a little confused.

"In that case, Director Li can definitely do it."

Yang Mi murmured to herself.

"Director Li? You mean Director Li Mu."

Yang Mi nodded.

"He can certainly do it, but he won't help us. Do you know him?"

Zeng Jia didn't hear Yang Mi mention that she and Li Mu were familiar with each other. If they were familiar, it wouldn't be like this.

Yang Mi directly picked up the phone and went to the next room.

"Maybe there is only one chance. I will bow my head as long as I can in this life. I admit it."

Yang Mi looked at the number on her phone. She hadn't called this number for many years, but she didn't expect it to be for such a thing.

Just when Li Mu and Liu Yifei were chatting with each other, Liu Yifei's cell phone rang at an inappropriate time.

"What a broken phone, turn it off."

Li Mu felt that the ringtone was particularly disappointing. What the hell, if it doesn't ring early, it won't ring later.

"Really, why are you blaming the phone?" Liu Yifei struggled from Li Mu's arms and looked at the incoming calls on the phone, feeling a little surprised.

"Yang Mi?"

"She? I probably know what happened." Li Mu said lightly.

"I know that too, I'm not stupid."

As the two of them expected, Yang Mi was calling in the hope that Liu Yifei could help her.

"Is it because of the friendship we had when we both acted together in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"? Or because you are a junior sister from the same school?"

Li Mu asked nonchalantly.

Liu Yifei shook her head: "I never thought she could ask for help in such a humble way. I was a little panicked when I heard her voice."

"Do you want me to help her?"

Liu Yifei asked subconsciously.

"Look at yourself. In fact, this matter must be Yang Mi's fault. After all, there are rules in the industry. My rules are the same as those of Brother Chen Kai. Playing with others will cause you to be unable to concentrate on playing that role. This is not allowed. .

But it's not a big deal, of course it depends on who it is.

Although Chen Hong has not fully spoken yet, everyone in the industry will sell her face. After all, there are too many replaceable actors. You see, they immediately used Wang Luodan, a new actor who just won an award."

Li Mu didn't pay much attention to these little things. Maybe for Yang Mi, the sky was falling, but for Li Mu, it was nothing at all. Maybe one day Chen Hong would forget about this person.
"If you want to help her with this matter, just give Chen Hong a message. She should relax her tone. After a while, it won't be a big deal. Just say goodbye in person."

Li Mu thought for a while and gave Liu Yifei a little suggestion to prevent this silly girl from running directly to communicate with Chen Hong.

"Well, let me think about it."

"Don't worry about her, let's get down to business first."

Li Mu said with a smile, and the man rushed over instantly.

"Keep your hands calm." Liu Yifei said shyly and angrily.

"How long has this been happening? If it's still at peace, you might as well chop it down."

"."

Early the next morning, representatives from the eight major theater chains who jointly boycotted the "price increase" of "The Thirteen Hairpins" arrived at the screening.

Zhang Weiping is full of confidence.

The two parties talked for a whole morning, and Li Mu had already learned the news. "Thirteen Hairpins" was finally set at the 5 million mark. Within 5 million, the producer would receive 45%, and the part exceeding 5 million would be 41%.

Although Zhang Weiping failed to talk about 7 million or even higher, looking at his expression when he was photographed by reporters, he was still satisfied.

"Yu Mo's acting skills are superb. As a newcomer, Yu Mo's expression and posture are on point."

"The post-production special effects were done very well, especially the scene where Tong Dawei fought with the Japanese army was particularly shocking and tragic."

"It feels very good and shocking. I even feel that I should be sure to win this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, because its power of humanity is rare in the history of Chinese films in recent years."

The theaters that have reached an agreement have already begun to boast. After all, it will be released next month, and it will make "Thirteen Hairpins" more box office, and they can also make more money.

Subsequently, the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television officially issued the "Guiding Opinions of the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television on Promoting the Coordinated Development of Production, Distribution and Exhibition."

The first article of the opinion states that in order to balance the level of interest distribution between film producers and distributors and exhibitors, and in accordance with international practices, in the future, the bill-sharing ratio of movie theaters for the first round of screenings will in principle not exceed 50% (the current film bill-sharing ratio is 57% for movie theaters). 43%, the film producer [-]%)!
This opinion gave the producers a lot of confidence.

"Director Li, your suggestion is a good one."

Wang Changtian is very excited. As long as the opinions are settled, there will always be opportunities to achieve them later.

Li Mu was also very satisfied with the General Administration’s response:

"The road is still long, take your time." Yang Mi has been very nervous since making that phone call, because she couldn't be sure whether Liu Yifei was willing to help her.

She didn't dare to look for Li Mu anymore.

"How's it going? Did you reply?"

Zeng Jia looked at Yang Mi nervously. At this time, she was at a loss. The company had no choice but to rely on themselves.

"I don't know, just wait."

Yang Mi felt like she was in jail. Although the previous film contract she had signed was not broken, she could no longer take on the follow-up ones.

"If I can survive this disaster, I will definitely become a capital."

Yang Mi showed a determined look at this time.

Li Mu didn't ask Liu Yifei if he had sent a message to Chen Hong. Instead, people from the investment promotion bureaus of the Imperial Capital, Chengdu and other local governments called him one after another.

Li Mu smiled bitterly, "Good guy, I want him to help be a lead."

"what happened?"

Liu Yifei was a little confused when she saw Li Mu's state.

"DreamWorks has a China plan, but it hasn't settled yet."

Liu Yifei suddenly understood.

Because the Magic City Disneyland project has gone through many twists and turns, and finally got off the ground, it involved billions of investments. When Disney first settled, major cities had already competed for it, and eventually it was taken over by the overly powerful Magic City.

Now DreamWorks is not to be outdone, and the amount of investment will definitely not be small. No wonder these people are very nervous.

Who doesn’t want DreamWorks’ project to land in their own city? This is a political achievement.

In the past two years, Hollywood giants have accelerated their entry into China.

This year Legendary Pictures announced the establishment of a joint venture with Huayi Brothers, hoping to co-produce Chinese-themed films.

Even domestic actors are attacking Hollywood one after another. It seems that they are full of confidence in China's film market and want to make money. Of course, this can indeed promote the development of the domestic film industry.

"Jeffrey!"

Li Mu thought for a moment and called Katzenberg directly to say hello.

"Li, your call was really timely. I just arrived in the Imperial City, and you guys are so enthusiastic. Many people have already called me."

Katzenberg smiled.

Nonsense, you brought dollars to invest, how can you not be enthusiastic? Look at how many people care about you when you are just promoting a movie.

Li Mu complained slightly in his heart.

The two chatted for a while, but Li Mu didn't ask which city DreamWorks Animation planned to settle in. After all, it was someone else's business secret.

The next day, Li Mu was summoned by the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the State Council Information Office and other industry authorities.

The leaders of the Ministry of Culture were most satisfied with "Kung Fu Panda" and mentioned this animated film one after another.

"The collaboration between Director Li and Mr. Katzenberg on "Kung Fu Panda" has a huge role in spreading Chinese culture."

"DreamWorks attaches great importance to cooperation with China. After cooperating with Li, DreamWorks has a deep understanding of Chinese culture. We sincerely hope that this kind of cooperation can change the pattern of the global animation industry."

Katzenberg used one set of clichés after another. In the State Council Information Office, he used a different set of clichés, and also borrowed the most fashionable sayings at the moment.

"I want to help China 'go global'."

And the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television said: "The Chinese film industry is developing rapidly and we hope there will be opportunities for further cooperation."

"Sure enough, it is a universal law that applies everywhere."

Li Mu secretly lamented that he also said a lot of clichés one after another that day.

"Li, I'm going to the Magic City. The "Kung Fu Panda 3" you mentioned before may be settled there."

Katzenberg suddenly said while eating with Li Mu.

"Then I'll wait for your news."

Li Mu smiled and said that he was not very interested in DreamWorks' plans in Magic City. Anyway, there would be no difference whether it was Crystal or Dream Shadow in "Kung Fu Panda 3".

Katzenberg looked at Li Mu with some surprise. He thought Li Mu would join CMC and invest in this project together.

But this was Li Mu's own decision, and he didn't say much. After all, whether to participate or not was Li Mu's private matter.

Katzenberg flew to Shanghai the next day. It seems that this city is still attracting foreign investment.
Li Mu guessed that it might have something to do with Disney.

It's well known in Hollywood that Katzenberg didn't want to lose to Disney.

In the past 20 years, Katzenberg's feud with Disney has rewritten the history of the Hollywood animation industry.

In 1994, when Welles, the original president of Disney, died in a plane crash, Katzenberg, who was unparalleled in the Disney department, was considered the most likely to succeed Wells.

In the 20s and 30s, Disney started with animated characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Snow White. For a long time, Disney did not surpass previous animated characters until the arrival of Katzenberg, and Disney entered history. the "golden decade".

During Katzenberg's tenure, the Disney production company he worked for launched a number of blockbuster animated films, including "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", which are familiar to Chinese audiences. And of course, there's "The Lion King," which rewrote box office history.

During Katzenberg's tenure, the stock price of Disney Production Company soared nearly 10 times, and its prestige was very high.

But because of this, Eisner, the Disney boss whom Katzenberg had followed for many years, ultimately did not choose him. After receiving an astonishing $2.8 million in breakup compensation, Katzenberg left Disney.

Disneyland China has just started to launch, and Katzenberg has begun to accelerate its entry into the domestic market. It is obvious.
"This is for fighting in the ring."

Li Mu ignored Katzenberg's incident in Shanghai. At this time, Guo Fan's "Passengers" was about to be released.

The two trailers, coupled with Mengying Media's unremitting promotion, ignited the atmosphere of the upcoming New Year.
(End of this chapter)