China Entertainment: Let you shoot for charity and make tens of billions?

Warner Bros. Pictures.

After hearing Diane's excited report, the top executives of Warner Bros. Pictures were furious, because all the previous cooperation and co-production were led by them, and now it was a superhero movie, how could they integrate the affairs of Dragon Country?

This incident caused a huge uproar.

Some people looked at Diane emotionally, with impatience on their faces, because in their opinion this was simply nonsense.

Of course, this is only a small part. More people immediately became quiet after hearing Su Yi's reputation. Because he is the world's number one box office director. No matter whether he is yellow or black, he represents supremacy.

Even if it is an alien, they think they can cooperate as long as the goal is not to destroy the world.

"But I think you are placing too much importance on this foreigner. The dilemma facing our film company right now is not just about one film. We want to open up the market, and we have been losing repeatedly in the North American market. You know, the North American film market is our base camp, and the films we shoot are more inclined towards North American and Western audiences! Because only in this way can we go global."

Although Warner Bros. has cooperated with Dragon Kingdom a lot and has maintained a good relationship over the years, they still cannot accept the fact that they have given up the subject matter they have been good at before. They just think that the Marvel Universe has temporarily defeated them, but it does not mean that they will withdraw from this market.

Some of them cannot afford such a price, after all, the box office in North America is still very high.

Moreover, the market of Longguo was not as exaggerated as before after Su Yi retired. No phenomenal movies appeared. This made them think that only Su Yi could activate the market of Longguo, and facts proved that they were right to think so.

So when people heard that they were going to give up the North American market, everyone had this concern in their mind, but some people thought that they should make a phenomenal movie to impact the world box office rankings, just like Marvel, because even if they shot it themselves, they wouldn't be able to make a high-grossing movie.

Another group believes that trying to please the Dragon Country market will cause a backlash in the North American and Western markets, which will not be worth the cost and will not be good for future development.

"That's right. I gave up the Western and North American markets just to take care of the Mongolian market. This is undesirable and stupid. Even the movies directed by Su Yi are actively moving towards North American theaters. I don't think that represents a high-level art paradise, but North American movies cannot be ignored. If we give up these two markets, we won't be able to stabilize the world box office."

Several Warner executives spoke up, saying that they should be more cautious about this cooperation. It would be best if they only asked Su Yi to be the screenwriter or executive director, but in order not to be wronged, they could even offer a cooperation fee of millions of dollars, and Su Yi would have the final say on everything.

However, the result of this negotiation disappointed them, because Su Yi clearly stated that if they could not cooperate, they would have to wait until next time. This was a polite refusal, or even a break. They understood what Su Yi meant this time.

So they were also hesitant, because they all knew that those who had gone against Su Yi in the past had met with a miserable end, while those who had cooperated with him had tasted the sweetness of victory. They were the former winners. Whether it was the first time Su Yi came to Hollywood to shoot a movie, or the movies they later helped produce and distribute, they all made them a lot of money and received great honors, especially the Batman The Dark Knight, which could be called the number one Warner superhero movie.

Faced with such temptation, they have to be tempted, but if they really break with the North American and Western markets, that is absolutely impossible. Their base is here, and it is impossible for them to shoot movies about Dragon Country every day and broadcast them locally.

"In fact, cooperating with Su Yi will not mean we will break with the West and North America. Our base is here, and we absolutely cannot give up. But we can open some branches in Longguo. The market for Longgu is very good now. Although we cannot compare with the total box office of the West and North America, we are gradually catching up. So I suggest that some film production companies move their business to Longguo. They are more suitable for filming there, although the technology is still a little behind. But give them time, I believe they will catch up."

After hearing this, everyone else nodded, because they still attached great importance to these things.

"Are the topics we are talking about a bit too biased? When did it say that if we cooperate with Su Yi, we must give up the Western and North American markets? Su Yi's relationship with North America is indeed unpleasant now, but Su Yi did not say that he wanted to be a director. It was just an idea and a suggestion. And this does not mean that all Longguo people are rejected by the West. I did some statistics before. The movie Wolf Warriors can become the first in film history, and it is not just because of Longguo's support. It's that the shooting techniques of his movie have completely surpassed their domestic shooting methods. Both the special effects and the story are very good. Especially starting from the patriotic elements to the final anti-war ideas, it also publicizes the political inclinations and diplomatic positions of their Longguo people, and at the same time allows foreign audiences to understand Longguo's powerful military weapons... and the final tank battle and air battle are very surprising. Such a powerful country is promoting anti-war, which naturally wins the world's number one box office! All success is not accidental."

Someone gave a long analysis of Su Shi's motives. After hearing this, everyone fell silent because what he said made a lot of sense.

The world's number one box office is definitely not about luck; it is all about real strength, because they have gained recognition from most people in the world and are willing to spend money to go to the cinema and waste time watching movies. This is a kind of skill.

"I have met this Director Su Yi once. He is a very powerful Dragon Country director. At that time, he was banned from directing in North America, so he went to Mexico and Ghana to shoot a documentary called The Back Garden of the Star-Flag Country. It turned our place upside down. It is hard to imagine the power of a director! And it also makes me feel very good. Although our film company has been making money, it has not been favored by those big families. Those so-called steel tycoons, coal tycoons, and power tycoons look at us like children. I didn't expect that they would try the power of the media this time, right?"

The boss of Warner Bros. suddenly chuckled. He remembered the last time he made a deal with Su Yi. Doing business with this young man was a very refreshing thing, and everything he promised could produce unexpected results.

This time, after hearing the news Diane brought back, his first reaction was joy.

Everyone was waiting for the boss to make a final conclusion. At present, he seemed to be very interested in Su Yi, but a company could not have anything to do with friendship. Their working style was like this, only concerned with interests and not emotions. Of course, emotions could affect their concessions on interests, but the bottom line was that they would not lose money.

The wolfish law of the West has always been like this; it is ingrained in its bones.

The scene was quiet for a long time, and everyone was thinking about how to break the deadlock.

Because they are faced with a multiple-choice question that they must choose. In fact, what was said just now is correct. If they cooperate with Su Yi openly, in some ways, it means abandoning some Western audiences. Because there has never been a hero from the Dragon Kingdom in DC comics, at least not in movies and TV shows. Now, in order to defeat the fictional boss in the movie, they have to ask for help from the Dragon Kingdom. Such a plot may be unacceptable to Western audiences.
However, faced with this huge temptation, they were caught in a dilemma for a moment.

After a long time, the boss of Warner Bros. spoke slowly.

"Let's make a bet, because no one can say how high Director Su Yi can climb. He may fall and never regain his glory again."

A bet? This is a bit of a joke, but if it involves Su Yi, it must be very important. Everyone is waiting for the boss to give the final order.

"Red Star House's animated film, Zootopia, is about to be released. Previously, this film had been delayed to avoid some popular films. Now it is finally released. This time, there are no decent competitors. If Zootopia can enter the top 10 box office movies, then we will cooperate with Su Yi, because his random script and creativity can reach such a height, which is worth our changes..."

An animated film continues to enter the top 10 in film and television?

Is this world crazy or does the boss really not want to cooperate with Su Yi?
There was a look of surprise on Diane's face, because if this matter could be accomplished, it would be of great benefit to him.

If he really gives up, he will have to retreat to the second line. Retreating to the second line here probably means giving up dividends and becoming an employee. After all, he will be out if his equity is diluted. The reason why he was able to stay in the management before was entirely because of his vision. The cooperation with Su Yi in the past few years has helped Warner Bros. achieve a lot.

It was also because of this that Diane's interest in him increased. Unexpectedly, Su Yi himself did not cooperate with them, which made him feel very sorry. This time, when he heard that Su Yi came to Ghana, he even went to look for him privately, but Diane did not get the consent of Warner Bros. - but finally he bet on the right horse. Warner Bros. attached great importance to the news he brought back and had been discussing it for a long time.

"If Su Yi was in the filming name, I think it would still have such a high box office, but this is a movie by Red Heart House. Everyone knows that Red Star is nothing more than a charity done by Su Yi! The establishment of that company is entirely due to Su Yi's reputation. If we break up with Su Yi, this company may not survive until this time next year."

Someone sneered. It is undeniable that Get Out is a good movie.

But to say that escaping from the deadly town was so shocking was not that shocking.

It is a low-budget movie that aims to make a big profit. Whether it is Warner or Disney, their goal is not this because those are things that new companies make. They just want big productions and create continuous IPs so that they can make money in the long run.

Actually, this is easy to understand. There will definitely not be a second part of Get Out.

Therefore, Warner Bros. is looking towards big IPs like Harry Potter, which they can shoot continuously. From step 1 to step 10, each step can create popularity. Even if the word of mouth is not good, they can still make a lot of money from the box office.

Marvel had a very bad reputation in the early years, until it got the support of Disney, it changed its previous predicament. Before that, Marvel was even on the verge of bankruptcy, and it sold the copyrights of some of its popular superheroes to Japanese companies.

For example, Spider-Man was sold in that era.

As a result, with the investment from Disney, there was also a lot of publicity, and with the support of some previous comic fans, the film quickly recovered and became a big hit. Even the Avengers, which was broadcast some time ago, has entered the top five box office. It took a long time for Nezha 2 to surpass it.

Now two of the top five film history were shot by Su Yi, and one of the animated films was named after Su Yi, which means that three films are related to Dragon Country!

Although Batman The Dark Knight is generally considered a North American movie and has nothing to do with Longguo, the director is Su Yi!
He has been ranked first in the world box office for many years in a row, and he has almost become an unbeatable myth.

That's why Warner Bros. seems so embarrassed when faced with such a choice.

"Okay, boss! I think your suggestions make sense, but you can just reject them! If you do that, it will seem like we are being unreasonable."

When the others heard this, they all burst into laughter, obviously not believing that the Red Heart House could work a miracle.

Even if Su Yi is here, what can he do? Movies don't care about anyone's face, they only care about quality. Even if the quality of this animated film is high, it is nothing more than an animated film of a well-known company.

The production of this animation film company is very expensive, and it is not easy to succeed. When they switched to making animation films, many people laughed at them because it sounded too incredible.

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Red Star House.

"It seems that Warner is not sincere in its cooperation. They actually chose us based on something like this."

Liu Yifei's mother's face turned pale, because in her opinion, this was a rejection!

What kind of collaboration can only be achieved with the top ten films in the world box office? What kind of results can the animated film achieve without the support of Dragon Country audiences?
What’s more, the other party even said shamelessly that they look forward to cooperating with them. This is really infuriating!

"Auntie, don't be angry. I think there will be a turnaround during this period."

Su Yi shook his head gently. (End of this chapter)