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

"The initial investment was too large, and it would take several years to recoup the investment. I think we should make more money before continuing to build the amusement park. I admit that with Director Su's reputation, it will definitely attract a lot of people quickly, but the construction time is just too long."

Vice President Jiang sighed. She wasn't just arguing; she now had immense respect for Su Yi.

However, from a business perspective, this is not a good business decision, and it may even drag down the Poetry and Painting platform. Don't be fooled by the large audience and traffic of Poetry and Painting now, and the fact that it has received some subsidies. Even when shooting some works, there will be additional review.

However, the platform is now too large, and the investment is substantial, so not every TV series can break even. A monthly revenue and profit of over a billion yuan is a good ratio, but relying solely on this one platform for income seems somewhat insufficient.

From a business perspective, it is indeed not suitable to invest further.

“What Vice President Jiang said is all correct, and I think it makes a lot of sense.”

To Vice President Jiang's surprise, Su Yi actually agreed with her, which took her somewhat by surprise.

Why is everyone here for this meeting? Is it just to confirm my own ideas?

Besides, even someone without business acumen could see that.

"Actually, it's like this. This time, we plan to collaborate with Warner Bros. We'll provide the script, I'll be credited as the director, and we'll share the box office revenue. With that money, we'll gradually build this amusement park! I've already chosen our target: the capital city. Although it's a bit remote, it's large enough and the land is cheap enough. After building one here, we plan to build another one in Guangzhou... If our culture can spread throughout the world, we'll build them in various countries. Of course, that's for the future."

Vice President Jiang was somewhat surprised.

The construction of an amusement park is planned to cost over a billion yuan, and according to the blueprints Su Yi just brought, this several billion yuan is only a limited-term investment.

They are now on the right track, and there is really no need to invest such a portion of the funds. Moreover, the return on investment is too slow. Although the cultural and tourism department has promised to waive a certain amount of the funds, these are only minor expenses.

"Even if it's a collaboration with Warner Bros., they couldn't possibly generate this much box office revenue. Besides, they were the main filmmakers and investors this time. If we don't get 30% of the revenue share, I doubt we could afford to invest even if it topped the world's top 10 box office charts."

Vice President Jiang had already calculated everything, while Su Yi just smiled at him.

"Vice President Jiang is indeed a business talent. He has already thought of all these things, just to shut me up."

Upon hearing Su Yi's words, Vice President Jiang smiled somewhat embarrassedly, then quickly shook her head. She didn't mean it that way, and she knew whose the poetic and picturesque receipt belonged to.

Although Liu Shishi is the chairman.

However, the real decision-making power still rested with Su Yi. Faced with this situation, Vice President Jiang was simply fulfilling her duties diligently. She knew that Su Yi, coming from a public welfare background, appreciated those who were loyal to their posts, and he acted accordingly. Therefore, even if she said something seemingly impolite, the other party wouldn't be angry; on the contrary, they might even be given more responsibility.

However, she didn't expect Su Yi to speak so bluntly in this meeting, which made her feel a little embarrassed, wondering if she had been too direct.
After all, this is a real boss, and he has a special status, whether in the government or in business.

I was already deeply moved that they were patient enough to listen to me say so much, not to mention that they even gave me special consideration.

In fact, Su Yi's thinking was quite simple: the person in front of him was just like Xiao Li from the public welfare department—a persistent person who was very serious about his work.

No matter who it is, they will talk back when they find a mistake. Or rather, they will correct it. Anyway, Su Yi likes this kind of personality, even though it is not very popular in some workplaces.

But Su Yi's company needs such capable people, and in the future, he and Liu Shishi will definitely be hands-off managers.

Having worked within the system for 10 years, he had no desire to continue struggling in the business world. He created a poetic and picturesque platform to help Liu Shishi fulfill her dream, but it later turned into a platform for spreading Chinese culture.

"If the box office revenue share is enough, I have no objection. However, amusement parks recoup their money very slowly, and most of the money they make comes from children. At first, many parents thought the renovation smell was too strong and wouldn't let their children go. Some even waited a year before going. But these things are not absolute."

Vice President Jiang has worked in many commercial companies and has far more experience than the average businessman, which is why Su Yi hired him at a high salary.

“It’s okay. I believe that once the construction is completed, our company will not be short of funds.”

Su Yi has his own plans, and he has never been short of money. He can easily earn tens of millions in appearance fees for shooting a movie now, but he is not interested because he is not short of money at present.

"However, Director Su actually gave 30% of the box office revenue, which is too outrageous. It's even a miracle in film history because no one has ever given such a high share before."

Vice President Jiang was still somewhat incredulous. The film industry already takes a large cut of box office revenue. After all the money is factored in, you can only really take about 30% of it. And from that 30%, another 30% has to be taken. Even for Warner Bros., it seems like they don't make that much money. Of course, this is only relative.

Even after the profit sharing, their profits are still considerable. This film is aiming to break into the top 10 of the world box office; if it hadn't, it would likely have lost money, given the high investment in this film.

The Poetic and Picturesque platform was responsible for the filming in the East, and the division of labor between the two parties was clear.

Warner Bros. was responsible for filming the Western scenes, since this was a film primarily funded by Western investors, even though the plot was roughly equal in scale. Warner Bros. was also the production company, which was unavoidable given the close scrutiny of Su Yi by both the United States and the West.

If he were to provide full guidance, there would definitely be some people who would criticize the film, which would lead to numerous disasters. Therefore, it is not advisable to use the name of the Dragon Kingdom.

It is said that Warner Bros. encountered huge resistance after the two sides announced their cooperation. Although it still had a lot of influence on Friday, it still had to go through many things to resolve the situation.

When Liu Shishi first learned about this, she had some objections because if they really made the other person's movie a box office phenomenon, then the box office number one would still belong to the country of Sunday.

At that point, Su Yi would be essentially handing over his reputation to someone else.

Don't underestimate this reputation.

The director who holds the record for the highest-grossing film worldwide is a legendary figure, while the second-highest-grossing director is hardly discussed.

However, Su Yi also understood this principle.

His reason for partnering with Warner Bros. was that Disney would soon surpass his box office performance.

While the Wolf Warrior movies were a huge success initially, they never really pulled ahead and were gradually overtaken. Now, Disney is expanding its film industry presence, and the release of superhero movies like The Avengers will bring a new wave of competition to the box office.

Past achievements in film are now history, unable to replicate that glory. Only new film models can bring new box office success. Su Yi still harbors some ambitions for this collaboration with Warner Bros., and although he cannot use his own name, he remains very much looking forward to it.

The reason Warner Bros. gave such a high share was entirely because they valued Su Yi's abilities. Although he couldn't be credited as the chief director, he could still fulfill the responsibilities of one.

Su Yi received not only free dividends, but also had to contribute his personal abilities and time.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. This saying is timeless. No matter how good your relationship with Warner Bros. is, you can't just give them a share of the profits for nothing.

This time, they were completely drawn to Su Yi's market influence in China. There are currently three major markets in the world: the first is Singapore, and the second is China.

As for the third largest market, it was the market of the other previously large little devils, which has long since disappeared and been replaced by the Dragon Kingdom.

So rather than being surpassed sooner or later, it's better to make a joint venture film.

This way, they can preserve their reputation. Moreover, once the poetic and artistic platform becomes popular, some of China's ancient myths and legends will likely spread throughout the world. Only by laying the groundwork can they have a chance to reach the top.

The road ahead is still long, but Su Yi is confident that he can make it through.

"If funding isn't an issue, I personally have no interest in it."

Vice President Jiang frankly stated that she truly thought so too.

The question arose because there's a slight problem with the funds right now.

"Okay, then it's unanimously approved. Let's get ready to film the relevant content. We're still a bit nervous about this shoot. We're professionals, and so are they."

Su Yi said cautiously, "Although this time it's more about promoting Eastern culture, it's being filmed separately, so people will definitely make comparisons."

Even comparisons are only natural, because a collision between fire-resistant items will definitely attract a lot of attention, and who wins or loses will be magnified infinitely.

Therefore, when filming, it is essential to choose a superior camera and to carefully set up the shot.

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Warner Bros.

"So the director has already signed the contract, and everything is on track. The direction has been confirmed, and there are no problems with the investment methods."

Aquaman 2 was already highly anticipated even before it was released, thanks to the involvement of Chinese director Su Yi and others. This instantly attracted countless people's attention, which was practically the best form of publicity.

"This is a truly talented person. This collaboration will surely allow our director to learn from this unique and imaginative shooting style."

This time, Warner Bros. plans to have all of its contracted directors accompany the filming crew to see how Su Yi makes his films.

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged. However, I feel it might be difficult because this imaginative idea isn't something that can be filmed in one go. But it's already quite challenging, as both the Sunday Kingdom and the Dragon Kingdom have shown great sincerity."

Everything proceeded smoothly. They filmed in the West first, and then headed to the East. Actually, the matters in the East had already been handed over to Su Yi, so there was no need to worry too much.

"We've finally managed to get him to come over. We've been so busy lately, we've barely been able to catch him."

The Warner Bros. boss said with a hint of helplessness.

They extended an invitation to Su Yi when he was in Xingqi Country. They never expected that almost half a year would pass before it had just begun, and it wasn't because of funding or actors, but entirely because of the director.

This is extremely rare even in Hollywood, because there are many directors, and if one is unsuitable or out of schedule, there is always another.

"I inquired and it seems he has nothing else to do before filming wraps up. He's focused entirely on making this movie. I'm really looking forward to it; it's been many years since Warner Bros. movies have broken film records."

Diane from Warner Bros. said with a smile that she has regained power due to her collaboration with Su Yi and is now still in charge of film production.

He was also very much looking forward to filming this movie, because he knew it was an opportunity for Warner Bros. Pictures to take off.

This may be the last time I work with Su Yi, because Su Yi is currently lacking funds.

If others can produce better films in the future, why bother collaborating with them?

However, making a movie is not a simple matter; it may take a year, or even several years.

However, not all of them were thinking about writing a paper. Other directors of Warner Bros. were quite worried because they felt that if they couldn't make a splash, the entire investment might be wasted. Even with Warner Bros.' strong capital, they couldn't handle such a loss. So almost everyone was giving it their all.

……

"The news is confirmed: Director Su Yi has launched a second collaboration with Warner Bros. to film a poster series, largely set in the East. Furthermore, a mysterious force is appearing in the East, perhaps related to ancient Chinese mythology! Is DC Comics fully involved? And what about Chinese culture?"

After the news broke, many people left messages on Su Yi's blog and short videos.

"Why not film this yourself? Why collaborate with a Western company?"

"Yes, why should we collaborate with foreign companies? Wouldn't it be better to film a story about our own mythology?"

The news sparked heated discussions online. Countless people were already eagerly awaiting Su Yi's second film, "The Future Director," and this news only added to their dissatisfaction. (End of Chapter)