Those who can mix in the entertainment industry, except for their backgrounds, are not simple people, but whenever there is a little wind and grass, the sensitive sense of smell can smell it.And "Batman", which Li He asked Tang Qianqian to prepare, was no exception, and people with a heart soon learned the news, and it suddenly caused a wave of changes.No, Cheng Zhiwen quickly came to the door, and he came to Li He to discuss a major matter, which was related to the next strategy of DreamWorks Studio.Penguin Pictures has always wanted to buy DreamWorks Studios, and Sima Zhao's heart is already known to passers-by, but Li He has been dragging it out, using Light Pictures as a shield.In fact, the trend of acquisitions is inevitable, and in the era of capital in the entertainment industry, no one can resist capital operation.Li He also understands this, don't look at those star studios in full swing, but in fact, those stars are only small shareholders of the studio, and the real shares are in the hands of capital, otherwise why would capital help those stars promote hype?
Li He's goal is simple, that is, to fight for a greater voice, preferably on the board of directors of Penguin Pictures.If you can't, it doesn't hurt to drag it out any longer, anyway, Penguin Pictures doesn't invest, and some people invest.The only problem is that other investment injuries may not give Li He so much autonomy."
My requirement is to be on the board of directors of Penguin Pictures, which is the most basic requirement, and nothing else is to be discussed."
Li He said to Cheng Zhiwen.Cheng Zhiwen nodded and said: "I understand, but the equity exchange must be agreed by the group company." ”Although Cheng Zhiwen is the CEO of Penguin Pictures, he can't make the decision when it comes to equity, to put it bluntly, Cheng Zhiwen is also a part-time worker, at most a little more advanced."
It's okay, you can talk slowly, I'm ......not in a hurry," Li He said quietly.Of course, he is not in a hurry, as the director of the first single box office and the first total box office of Chinese films, some investors cooperate with him.It's different now than it was in "The Talented Gunslinger", when he needed Penguin Pictures, and now Penguin Pictures needs him.What is certain is that if Li He turns his head to other film companies, then Penguin Pictures will suffer a major blow, and Cheng Zhiwen's position as CEO will be achieved.Cheng Zhiwen's trip was just to ask Li He's intentions, and it was good to have this meaning, and the rest could be discussed slowly.hurriedly said goodbye and left, and when he left, he saw the vice president of Light Pictures coming to visit, Cheng Zhiwen Bai, and now Li He is undoubtedly a hot item, especially since he has not yet made the studio bigger and stronger.Li He also wanted to turn DreamWorks Studios into a first-tier large company of DreamWorks Pictures or DreamWorks Media, but when he thought of the complicated affairs after the establishment of the company and the suppression of competitors, Li He felt that his head was big.Maybe you can ask Tang Qingshan for help, but don't forget, Tang Qingshan is a businessman, and his brother still knows how to settle accounts!
If there is no return of commercial interests, Tang Qingshan will not help for no reason.Therefore, Li Hecai thought about cooperating with the film company in the form of a studio, so that he would be escorted by a large company, and he would develop with peace of mind.Another advantage of starting a company is that you have a great say in your own film projects, which is incomparable to joining a company.Even if the studio is acquired in the future, Li He will ask for equity, without which his interests cannot be guaranteed.So, let's talk!
The more companies that come, the better, so that he will have greater capital and confidence.Approaching the completion of the crew, there are countless high-level executives and directors of various film companies who come to visit the crew, and even Feng Dacang, who has always had an opinion on Li He, has also been a lobbyist for Huayi Brothers Pictures.Li He thinks that no one will consider Huayi, as the leading boss of private entertainment companies in the mainland in the last decade, Huayi is undoubtedly very good.But after entering 2010, Huayi Brothers is slowly going downhill, celebrities and artists have left, the company's strategic decisions have failed frequently, and the glory of the past has long been gone.The current leader is Light Pictures, behind Penguin Pictures, Bona Films, etc., Huayi can no longer be found in the top ten companies.So Li He decisively rejected Feng Cannon, Feng Dacang left with a blue face, when he came, he happened to see Yu Dong of Bona Film talking to Li He, at that time Li He said that he had to think about it, and he didn't even think about it when he came here.Li He is currently inclined to delay, drag until the release of "The Martian", preferably until the release of "Batman", in communication with Yang Xuewu, Li He asked her to talk about a few more companies and strive to maximize benefits.Yang Xuewu is a veteran, so she naturally knows how to do it."
The Martian" finished filming its last scene at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in August, and it was immediately announced.Post-production began at the beginning of the film's project, because Li He used a lot of live shots instead of special effects, so the special effects work was not particularly difficult to do.Although the top special effects production digital field from Hollywood is not cheap, the quality is still guaranteed, and ILM Studio has learned a lot in the future.Now Industrial Light & Magic is completely supported by DreamWorks' funds, and special effects are burning money, plus preparing "Batman", DreamWorks' capital chain is gradually unable to hold up.At this time, Li Hecai decided to let Penguin Pictures and Light Pictures join the investment, and the two companies quickly invested in it, and Tang Qianqian's preparatory work has accelerated a lot.An executive of Penguin Pictures also suggested that Cheng Zhiwen use this as a threat to force Li He to agree to the acquisition, and was reprimanded by Cheng Zhiwen.is still the same sentence, Li He's film project, you don't invest in it, some people invest, because Li He is now a golden signboard, and investing in his movies is simply a sure win.After the completion of "The Martian", Li He was busy with post-production, and at the same time took over the preliminary preparations for "Batman: Time to War".It was only at this time that Li He felt very tired, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was looking for his own guilt!
.If you want mainland audiences to accept Batman, Li He must localize Batman, and at the worst is Hong Kong Island.At this point, Lee Hyuk and Sha Da have done a lot of work on the comics, such as Gotham City, which is similar to the design of Hong Kong Island.Lee Hyuk set Gotham as a colony to return to his homeland, but because of historical problems, the city is rife with corruption and countless violent criminals.The government has always wanted to vigorously rectify it, but the city's problems are even more serious than those on Hong Kong Island, and it was not until the appearance of Batman that it ushered in a slight turnaround.As a government, he definitely doesn't want a vigilante like Batman, but he needs to fight criminals so that he can buy time for himself to transform the city, which is also a question that Lee Hyuk wants to discuss in the movie version.In his previous life, Nolan's movies had insinuations satirizing the image of the American government, which Li He definitely could not copy.You have to establish a positive image of the government, otherwise the big scissors will click off for you.