Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 750 Reaching Cooperation
"It is reported that Xingchen Films is suspected to be cooperating with Tencent to jointly develop the "League of Legends" movie..."

"Yesterday, the vice president of Tencent appeared at Xingchen Film and Television Company. The two parties are suspected to have reached a new cooperation!"

"According to relevant sources, the two sides are currently deadlocked over the project share..."

When the media reports came out, celebrities in the circle did not react much. After all, many people don’t play games at all and don’t know what "League of Legends" is.
But for the majority of game fans, this is undoubtedly good news.

"League of Legends is going to be made into a movie? Oh my goodness, can you give Sona a role? Her big..."

“Whether it’s a live-action or animated version, let Fan Binbin play the female role. After all, she has enough material. Refer to “The Empress of China”. Dog head!!!”

"You don't even have a championship, and you're still making a movie? Isn't that embarrassing enough..."

There were many comments from netizens and game fans, but at the moment Gu Wei was not in a hurry at all. He waited quietly for the Tencent representative to come again.

After all, the film industry is not something that can be played with just money. Just like the current Ali Pictures, its real influence in the film market cannot be compared with that of old film companies such as China Film, Bona Film Group, and Huayi.

Ali Pictures has shouted many slogans from last year to this year, and has carried out countless fancy operations, but there are almost no actual projects. It only recently cooperated with Huayi and Shanghai Film Group to prepare to launch "Grave Robbers' Chronicles 2".

As for Penguin Films, there is no need to mention it. In the original time and space, this film and television company was not established until September 15. At that time, Tencent was interested in the film industry, but did not have much ambition.

In other words, if Gu Wei had not completely bought out the film and television adaptation rights for "League of Legends", it would probably take a few more years for this game to be adapted into a movie, or even not at all.

At this time, Tencent headquarters was also holding a meeting on the cooperative development of the film and television adaptation of "League of Legends".

Similar to what Gu Weibai guessed, after discussion, Tencent executives felt that a 30% share was not bad.

After all, worldwide, adapting games into movies and TV shows is a very difficult task. Several major Hollywood film studios are unable to do it, and Tencent doesn't think they will have the ability to do so in the future.

"30% is 30%, let's do it according to the other party's request." Mahua Teng, who was sitting in the first seat, made the decision. Seeing that there were still people with doubts on their faces, he continued:
“Everyone, the rights to the film and television adaptation of League of Legends are currently in the hands of the other party, and we have no choice but to accept it.

In other words, even if we have the copyright, I think if we want to adapt "League of Legends" into a film or TV series in the future, the company may not have the ability to produce independently and will have to find someone to cooperate with.

Since the best choice is Xingchen Films, we might as well let them have a try. If the adaptation fails, we will just lose some investment at most. There are only a few successful ones in the world anyway.

If Xingchen Films can really make a good animated film and balance the viewing needs of game fans and passers-by, then it will also be a good promotion for this game, and the revenue it brings will be much higher than the box office..."

“Mr. Ma is right, but we should add one more condition. Tencent must have the priority right to invest in the subsequent League of Legends,” Vice President Li added.

"That's right, and the company should set up a film and television company to facilitate future cooperation with other film and television companies." An executive suggested.

Mahua Teng was also thinking about this when he heard this. Currently, the domestic Internet has become saturated, and Tencent should indeed consider entering other industries.

However, Mahua Teng believes that Alibaba’s approach will not work. After all, professional matters should be left to professionals, and the company only needs to participate, invest and make profits.

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Star Film and Television Company.

Two days later, the vice president of Tencent came again, but this time it was Song Ge who was in charge of the negotiations. It was impossible for Gu Wei to keep an eye on these things all the time.

Finally, the two sides reached a cooperation agreement after negotiations.

1. The "League of Legends" animated film has an investment of 100 million yuan and is expected to be launched after the new year.

Second, the animated film is led by Star Films Company, and Tencent is not allowed to interfere in the production process.

Third, Tencent owns a 30% stake, invests million yuan, and is also responsible for some subsequent publicity work.

Four,……

A dozen or so regulations scattered here and there...

However, the contract stipulates that Tencent has the priority investment right for the series of films, but the share is not fixed.

That is to say, once the "League of Legends" animated film or live-action movie becomes a hit in the future, Tencent can only invest in it first. However, because the number of participating companies may increase, Xingchen Film and Television Company cannot guarantee that it will continue to give the other party a 30% share.

Tencent's vice president was helpless about this, but there was nothing he could do.

On the way back, Vice President Li showed a bitter smile. He wanted to participate in the investment of "The Battle of Nantianmen" but failed. He did get the priority guarantee of investment, but it seemed meaningless without the guarantee of share.

"Well, it seems that capital is not omnipotent in the entertainment industry. At least it can't handle a company like Xingchen Film and Television!"

………To be honest, there are countless domestic actors.

Some are big names, some are good at acting, some are fierce, some are kind, some are domineering...

There are indeed not many people who can be remembered by audiences and netizens just by playing supporting roles, making guest appearances, or even just showing up.

The person on the stage before us is one of them.

The famous actor Feng Yuanzheng became the childhood nightmare of countless people for his role as the domestic violence man An Jiahe in "Don't Talk to Strangers" in his early years. He also scared the audience across the country at that time. How embarrassing is this for domestic horror movies today?

Teacher Feng is known as the "only actor of the Grotowski School of Acting" in China. This school requires actors to eliminate their inner selves and fully display their bodies in order to achieve the purpose of merging with the role.

Therefore, Feng Yuanzheng's acting skills are beyond doubt. The only reason why his acting range is limited is that he played the domestic violence man so well. So many people think of beating Mei Ting and "Be serious, we are robbing!" when they mention him.

In the entertainment industry, if those who act in movies look down on those who act in TV dramas, then those who act in TV dramas naturally look down on those who act in broadcasting and hosting.

Then the National Theatre of China is the performing arts temple in the minds of many star artists, but in Gu Wei's opinion, the National Theatre of China is not so perfect. Whether it was taking the lead in opposing the "banning of bad artists" or its internal self-contained and rigid thinking, it proves that it is not so sacred.

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei took some time out to come and watch a play. In fact, Gu Wei likes drama very much. He had been to Broadway many times during the post-production of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and also watched "The House of Justice" starring Scarlett Johansson.

In fact, it's not just Scarlett Johansson. Hollywood stars including Meryl Streep, Luke Evans, Natalie Portman and many others all come from acting in dramas and stage plays. It can only be said that the reason why Hollywood movies are popular all over the world, in addition to their special effects production, is also largely due to the acting skills of their star artists.

The reason why the two came to the People's Art Theatre was naturally because Liu Yifei wanted to study.

On the stage, the drama "Teahouse" had just ended. Gu Wei felt his cell phone vibrate. He took it out and saw that Song Ge had sent him the word "Done".

A smile appeared on Gu Wei's lips, and he immediately stood up and went backstage with Liu Yifei. Pu Cunxin, vice president of the National Theatre of China, came out to receive them, and there were also many veteran artists who were performing today.

Gu Wei is not very familiar with Pu Cunxin, as the two have never worked together before. However, the other has played many classic roles, the most classic of which is Sun Ce in the old version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Pu Cunxin, born in 53, is 61 years old this year. He has served as vice president of the People's Art Theatre for eleven years since 03.

In terms of seniority in the domestic entertainment industry, Pu Cunxin is definitely much better than Gu Wei, but in terms of status, even though he is over 60 years old, he doesn't dare to put on airs in front of Gu Wei.

"Director Gu, is this your first time to come to the People's Art Theatre to watch a drama? It's rare that you young people are interested in this." Pu Cunxin said with some emotion as he looked at the young and great director in front of him.

"Drama is a national cultural treasure. I was busy making movies abroad and had no time. Now that I have time, I naturally want to come over and learn. Haha." Gu Wei secretly raised his hand. Although there are many messy things in the People's Art Theatre now, he still respects the old artists.

Hearing this, even though he knew that Gu Wei was just saying polite words, Pu Cunxin still had a smile on his face. Feng Yuanzheng next to him also had a smile on his face. He was already surprised that a big director like Gu Wei would come to watch the play, and the other party's attitude made him even happier.

Nowadays, domestic entertainment is becoming more and more prosperous, but traditional culture is indeed in serious decline. During the most difficult years for the People's Art Theatre, even tickets for performances could not be sold. Even though the situation has improved now, it is still not profitable.

Under such circumstances, more and more backbone members of the National Theatre of China choose to go out and join drama crews. After all, relying solely on the income and subsidies from the National Theatre of China, their lives will not be very good even if they don't starve to death.

For example, Hu Jun is a typical example of someone who left the People's Art Theatre. There are also some celebrity artists who work at the People's Art Theatre but only come a few times a year.

The arrival of Gu Wei and Liu Yifei gave hope to the people in the People's Art Theater. If this great director helps to promote it, I believe the drama will definitely be revitalized.

So, the scene backstage became that Gu Wei and Liu Yifei were surrounded in the middle, and a group of veteran artists came over to say hello, and everyone was chatting happily.

Not only the old artists were excited, some young people not far away were also chattering.

There is no need to mention Gu Wei. Almost everyone who is engaged in the entertainment industry knows about the achievements and gains made by this great director.

The person they talked about the most was Liu Yifei next to them. With two Best Actress awards in her hands and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, any one of these awards was beyond their reach.

"Xiao Song, what do you think Director Gu is doing here? Is he preparing to select actors?" The person who said this was Wang Lei, who had been in the People's Art Theatre since graduating in 04, so he was considered a veteran.

Next to him is a fair, young and beautiful girl named Song Yi. After graduating 10 years ago, she was admitted to the People's Art Theatre and is a true newcomer.

"I don't know." Song Yi shook his head. "I haven't heard from the vice president and the director. Maybe he just came here out of interest."

As a newcomer, Song Yi was not very worldly-wise and naturally couldn't understand some of the twists and turns.

But veteran Wang Lei had a lot of experience, and he could tell at a glance that Gu Wei's visit was definitely not just to watch the performance. This big director is usually so busy, and his wedding date is approaching, so how could he have the time to join in the fun.

"There must be something wrong, but it should be a good thing." Wang Lei muttered to himself.

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(End of this chapter)