Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 778 Cooperation
Helping is just a stepping stone, the real benefits are still to come——

Cooperation.

This is Zhou Mo's method of "united front".

As long as the interests are high enough, there is nothing that cannot be discussed.

In terms of style, Guillermo is the kind of director who can shoot in all fields, and his output is very high.

"Hellboy" and "Pacific Rim" are both works directed by him.

He was the producer of Kung Fu Panda 3.

In addition, he also participated in the production of "007", "The Ring 3" and so on.

A director like this is much easier to work with than Lao Jiang.

"Gillmor, I wonder what you think of the previous proposal?"

Zhou Mo got straight to the point and explained the deal directly.

There are still several days before the film festival, so there is still plenty of time to chat and the important thing is to get the business done as soon as possible.

"Oh, Zhou, I still can't believe that you are willing to cooperate with me on the IP of 'InterContinental Hotels'."

Gilmore smiled and said calmly: "To be honest, I would certainly like to make a movie about the InterContinental Hotel series, but as a director, I would rather have a completely new story than a sequel made by others."

A whole new story?

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows but did not express his opinion immediately.

"Can you tell me more about that?"

Gilmore felt relieved when he saw that Zhou Mo's attitude had not changed.

Since he was going to cooperate with Zhou Mo, he of course did a lot of homework on Zhou Mo in advance.

They have high demands, manage a lot, and are willing to share money.

These three labels are the general first impressions of Zhou Mo by people who have worked with him.

Gilmore actually likes collaborators like Zhou Mo who are willing to share money, but as a director, he naturally desires more autonomy.

"It's like this, Zhou, I would like to make an InterContinental Hotel movie with Mexico as the background, and the content is related to cocaine, potions and so on. Compared with other InterContinental Hotel series, this movie will be more violent and full of battles." Guillermo slowly introduced his idea.

Zhou Mo thought about it along his line of thought and felt it was not bad.

The whole world knows what is happening in Mexico.

A one-stop service for growing, making and selling flour.

The main focus is on the entire process.

There are not many countries in the world that can compare with Mexico in this industrial chain, and the Golden Triangle is one of them.

But the Golden Triangle is different from Mexico.

Due to the geographical location of the Golden Triangle, the biggest boss there can even become a local lord and establish his own kingdom.

And Mexico, because of its location, is more like a group of tough gangs with great firepower, but they live with ordinary people on weekdays.

However, it is precisely this environment in Mexico that is conducive to the development of the InterContinental Hotel's story.

Of course, the premise is that the protagonist at least stands on the side of justice.

"We can discuss this, but since you said that, I'm sure you already have a draft in mind. Why don't you tell me the general plot?"

For the next few minutes, Guillermo tells a story not unlike that of John Wick: Chapter 11.

The protagonist, a world-renowned mercenary, retired to his hometown (Mexico). Later, he encountered a villain doing evil things in his hometown. After resolving the situation, he found out that the villain was actually a relative or a capable subordinate of the local drug lord. He then fought a fierce battle with the local drug lord and finally won the victory with great difficulty.

After hearing this, Zhou Mo felt relieved.

He thought Gilmore was going to do something special.

“It’s a very reassuring plot development, very good.”

Gilmore instantly understood what Zhou Mo meant and replied with a smile: "Zhou, of course I know that the best attitude for a mature business model is to continue it.

The other films in the InterContinental Hotel series have been very successful, so there is no need to make any major changes. I am filming in Mexico just to better showcase my hometown." "That's absolutely no problem. I can promise you now." Zhou Mo made the decision straightforwardly.

So far, several areas have been opened up in the world view of "InterContinental Hotel".

Kimchi, cherry blossoms, France, America, the North.

Among them, Zhou Mo was reading the first two, and later handed them over to Fatty Wang.

For the latter three, the main person in charge of filming was Luc Besson.

But just a few months ago, Luc Besson got into trouble.

He was charged with assault.

Luc Besson responded:
"I feel sorry for my wife and children. I cheated on her, but I don't admit that I had compulsive behavior. We had a very happy conversation, and there is a lot of evidence to prove it..."

Although he has not been arrested due to insufficient evidence, it would be difficult for him to make a movie in a short period of time.

Fortunately, before this year, this guy had already finished filming the plot of the North, the one starring Ozawa, and then it could be produced by Shanhe Company in the later stage.

Guillermo was the person Zhou Mo found to replace Luc Besson.

The matter was agreed upon.

Zhou Mo and Gilmore immediately called people over to discuss the content of the cooperation.

Soon, it was nine o'clock in the evening.

The general framework has been discussed, and only a lot of details need to be supplemented and discussed. However, these are not the tasks of Zhou Mo and Gilmore alone, and can be handed over to their respective teams.

After standing up, Gilmore extended his right hand.

"Zhou, it's a pleasure to work with you."

"Pleasant to work with."

I looked at the sky and saw it was dotted with stars.

"It's already so late, why don't we have a meal together."

"of course can."

The three drove all the way to a local restaurant.

Halfway through, Gilmore suddenly said, "Zhou, I heard that you ran a streaming platform?"

Zhou Mo hummed.

"what happened?"

“I’m thinking about the possibility of cooperating with streaming platforms.”

Zhou Mo was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly reacted.

"You mean, Netflix?"

Now it was Gilmore's turn to be surprised.

"Did they contact you too?"

Zhou Mo shook his head: "No, but I know they are recruiting a lot of people to enter the film industry."

Netflix has been growing at an increasingly rapid pace in recent years. Its pace of expansion has never stopped, and it changes almost every day.

This is what it looks like to be rich and powerful.

For example, Zack Snyder, who once competed with Zhou Mo, went to cooperate with Netflix a few days ago. He just signed the contract and it is said that he will make a movie that Zack Snyder carefully produced ("Army of the Dead").

And the person in front of you, and his friend Caron, will also join the Netflix family in the future.

Now that the topic was clear, Gilmore didn't need to probe any further and asked directly:
"Based on your experience, do you think cooperating with Netflix is ​​a good choice?"

Zhou Mo shook his head.

"I don't know the answer to this question. There are pros and cons to working with Netflix, but directors will definitely make money anyway."

(End of this chapter)