China Entertainment 2000.

Chapter 261 A stroke of genius

To strengthen the confidence of partner Lionsgate, Fairman.

In addition to using interests to deeply bind, Jiang Liu also showed his strength to the other party in a timely manner.

The next day, he first invited Fehrman to visit Yixin Company, which was temporarily located in the 798 Art Factory.

"Those are energetic faces."

Earning a moderate comment from Fellman, the minibus rushed to its next destination.

Although the technical level is not as good as that of Hollywood special effects companies.

However, the number of employees and the scale are no less than that of Yixin Video and the special effects department of the top special effects technology company in the West.

There were hundreds of dedicated computers in a row, and various visual effects pictures in progress were on the computer screens. When Fellman saw this, he was visibly shocked.

He had never heard of Yixin Special Effects Company and doubted whether Yixin Special Effects Company could make a profit every year.

Wenjun's hint of winning was obvious, but Jiang Liu was still not interested.

Jiang Liu held another dinner party, and specially invited Yu Chu, Mr. Han, and a group of bosses from Huaxia Cinema to help accompany him to show his connections, so Feilman got on the plane with satisfaction.

The board of directors of Lionsgate Pictures unanimously agreed that Lionsgate Pictures and Yixin have reached a series of cooperation agreements.

He Jing signed a contract with Lionsgate Pictures on behalf of Yi Xin at the end of May.

"Hey, Boss Jiang!"

"Hello, who are you?"

"I am Wen Jun, chairman of the organizing committee of the Hong Kong Film Awards. I exchanged business cards at the Directors Association of the Mainland of China and the Mainland before the Spring Festival. The Hong Kong Film Awards invited Boss Jiang to attend the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony. "Monster" was nominated for the top prize. Best Asian Film Award."

After ending the call with Wenjun, Jiang Liu immediately turned off his phone and finished editing "Orangutan" in one go. Only then did he keep his phone open 24 hours a day.

It was the third day of Fairman's stay in the capital, just before he left for home.

Jiang Liu didn't hesitate for a second and refused to attend.

After Lionsgate Pictures will acquire 750% of the rights to "Saw" at a low price of US$50 million, it will fully assist Yixin in distributing "Apes" in North America.

Under construction, the magnificent Yixin Industrial Park is placed in front of Fellman. It clearly tells Fellman and Lionsgate that Yixin's film and television production is not just a matter of changing places for fun. Yixin's strength There is no doubt about it.

Jiang Liu spent the whole time in Beijing Film Studio, editing materials day and night.

The busier he got, the more things he had to do. After many people learned that he was in the capital, they sent invitations to dinners and various events.

At this moment, Yixin's ambition and strength are fully exposed.

The Academy Awards do not have the influence of the Oscars. Winning awards cannot increase the box office. He is not a star and is too lazy to increase his presence.

"Apes" is going to be released on the summer vacation.

Moreover, they will continue to invest in John Woo's "Red Cliff" with a small amount of investment, only US$500 million.

Jiang Liu smiled slightly and invited Fellman to board the car and go to the last location - Nancheng No. 1.

"Sorry, I really don't have time. I'm still editing the film in the editing room at the moment."

In the lazy, warm April day, news came from Fellman from across the ocean.

She will also temporarily stay in North America to discuss various promotional matters with Lionsgate before "Apes" lands in North America.

Jiang Liu made a request to her, which made "Orangutan" the first Chinese film to have its global premiere simultaneously.

The release date is set for Friday, August 2005, 8 in China.

Jiang Liu imagined everything very well.

It's an alternative science fiction movie, with the protagonist being an orangutan. It premiered around the world, half holding a pipa and half covering one's face. The movie was released with a lot of high-minded talk, and I guess the box office will be good.

He was imagining that the movie would be a global hit and Yixin would officially enter North America, but the review gave him a big blow.

There is a problem with the movie, a serious problem.

Entering the gate of the General Administration, Jiang Liu asked Yu Chu with a puzzled face: "Yu Chu, what's the problem? You sound very serious." Yu Chu patted Jiang Liu on the back: "I'll accompany you to the children's bureau office. , He personally tried it, and we will talk about it when the time comes."

"Is it that serious?" Jiang Liu frowned and walked deeper into the corridor.

There are more than 30 film reviewers, and Tong Bureau is one of them. Under normal circumstances, he rarely participates in review.

"Xiao Jiang, sit down, there are some minor flaws in the movie, and I need to communicate with you personally."

Jiang Liu had a good impression of Tong Ju.

At the Directors Guild meeting two years ago, he was able to apologize in front of so many directors and explain why it could not be classified for the time being, which fully shows that this person is relatively pragmatic.

Sitting down on the sofa with Yu Chu, Jiang Liu asked curiously: "Tong Bureau, which part or the whole movie is problematic?"

"The film's promotion campaign has been ramped up, and it is also preparing for its world premiere. Yixin and several management companies really can't afford it."

Director Tong nodded and said, "I understand very well and am very considerate of you filmmakers."

"A movie can easily cost hundreds of millions of dollars, involving many people and companies. I am so eager to ask you to come over. There is only one problem, the protagonist's name is Caesar."

"It's a name that would be harmless in a normal movie."

"But after all, "Apes" was filmed in China, and the story inside also takes place in China. And given the direction of the story of your movie, the name Caesar is easy to conjure up people's imagination."

Jiang Liu's political consciousness may not be high.

But he also instantly understood Tong Bureau’s true thoughts.

The orangutan is named Caesar, and Caesar has the same name as the Western Roman tyrant Caesar many years ago. Then this animal orangutan Caesar led a group of orangutans on a rampage in China.

Let’s talk about the ending of the main film. Is this the case of escaping to the mountains to recharge and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback?

After thinking about it like this, Jiang Liu was a little dumbfounded.

Caesar's name appears throughout the entire story, and it was too late to change it. I wanted to reshoot the scene, but the helicopter prop blew up.

The props in the garden of the bungalow on Gaolan Road have long been packed and put into Yixin's prop warehouse, making it difficult to restore them.

The dubbing was re-dubbed, and the mouth shape and subtitles don’t match.

Change the subtitles, and the subtitles and dubbing don't match up either.

Jiang Liu felt sweat beading on his forehead.

This matter is too big, the movie will not be released, and nine companies, including Yixin, will lose more than 100 million yuan overnight.

Including the publicity funds that were squandered, the loss could reach as high as 1 million yuan.

If the income and time cost generated after the movie was released were also included, he couldn't imagine what a big loss this was.

And the hope of going to North America will be completely dashed.

Why didn’t you change your name when you wrote the script?

Jiang Liu frowned and thought for a moment. He didn't change the name because when "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was released in Taiwan, the Taiwanese film studio translated the protagonist's English name into Caesar.

But in fact, the literal translation in English should be called Xi Sa.

Jiang Liu thinks Caesar is very good. If the movie is released in North America one day, it will use the pinyin kaisa instead of caesar.

There is no conflict with the protagonist's name in the previous "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", or even with the novel, and the script did pass the review.

But at this moment, he was confused by the name.

He failed to predict the situation and knew in advance that the reviewers would think very far.

As for whether the audience will think so after watching the movie, it is still unknown.

For a moment, the river flow was like sitting on pins and needles, like a light on the back.

He stood up and walked around as if there was no one around him. When he was helpless, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, his eyes lit up, and he said cheerfully: "Tong Bureau, you are mistaken. Caesar is a nickname. For example, my name is Jiang Liu. Many times my parents and friends Call me little celebrity."

"Caesar's surname is Yang, and his full name is Yang Caesar. This will be specially noted on the movie poster."

(End of this chapter)