"Hey!
Brother Jing, what's the matter?
”Li He took the phone and asked.Wu Jing on the other end of the phone said gratefully: "Xiaohe, I called to thank you for giving me such a good opportunity." ”Li He smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite Brother Jing, this is what you deserve." ”"No, no, no, I still want to thank you, if it weren't for your support at the beginning, I would definitely not be where I am now."
Wu Jing This is the truth, and now Wu Jing has a tendency to become a Chinese superstar after his eldest brother Cheng Long with the global success of "Source Code".As long as this momentum is stabilized, maybe he and Wu Jing can enter Hollywood.No matter how developed the Chinese-language entertainment industry is now, the world's entertainment industry is still in Hollywood.All outstanding directors and actors dream of going to that land, and Wu Jing is no exception.In order to repay Li He, Wu Jing even decided to appear with zero pay, but Li He stopped him.Li He's films are not short of investment, and they are not bad for that salary.Moreover, Warner Bros.
Pictures soon came to the door because of the big sales of "Source Code" in North America, and they made a request, which was to participate in the investment of "Batman".Jack Wells' term has expired and has been transferred back to headquarters, and the new Warner Pictures Greater China is a blonde and blue-eyed named Jaena Cruz.In the conference room, Li He sat at the end of the tea as always, never took the initiative to express his opinions, he knew his own ability, and this kind of professional business negotiation was better left to professionals.After intense negotiations, several major producers agreed in principle to Warner Pictures to join the investment, but some details, such as revenue sharing, copyright, peripheral interests, etc., had to be discussed.Warner's participation in the mainland market will definitely require the income of the mainland market, and there will also be requirements for copyright.And Cheng Zhiwen and Wang Changtian will definitely demand an increase in the global box office share ratio, and DreamWorks Studios will not give up the benefits they deserve.The two sides negotiated fiercely all morning to no avail, and after lunch, they continued to argue.Seeing that there was no progress in the negotiations, Jaanna Cruze suddenly asked Li He: "Bryant, what do you think?"
”Bryant is Li He's English name, Tang Qianqian gave it, Tang Qianqian is a loyal fan of Kobe, so Li He was given such a name.Li Hezheng was wandering out of the world, and was suddenly Q in some directions, so he had to say: "Miss Cruz, I didn't hear what you just said, please say it again." ”Jaanna Cruze was a little helpless, this terrifyingly young director was obviously distracted just now, so he had to say it again: "If you are willing to give Warner Pictures the lead of the project, Warner Pictures will promote the "Batman" series around the world, just like "Harry Potter".You can even join the DC Universe and form a Justice League with Superman and Wonder Woman.All of you, "The Avengers" has been a huge success, don't you want to replicate the success of Marvel Studios, or surpass him?
”The prospect depicted by Jaanna Cruze was indeed very tempting, which made the Penguin Pictures executives and Light Pictures executives present a little excited, and even Yang Xuewu, the head of the DreamWorks studio in charge of the negotiations, asked Li He with his eyes.Li He listened carefully, and when he heard Warner Pictures ask for the dominance of the project, his brows furrowed, and he felt that things were not simple.Now that the project is in charge, the next step is to install the producer, and then the next step is to empty the right of the director.Then the actors auditioned, the script was changed and a series of actions changed "Batman" beyond recognition.If he, the director, doesn't do what he is asked to do, Warner Pictures will even replace him as the director.Li He has no doubt that Warner Pictures will make such a move, because there are many such things, and Warner Pictures has a lesson from the past, the famous "Harry Potter".You can ask J· K.
Rowling, see if the rights to the little wizard are still in her hands.Thinking of this, Li He replied resolutely: "Miss Cruz, it is okay to invest, but I will not agree to such an unreasonable request. ”Jaanna Cruze was stunned, with such good conditions, a young director from the wild land of China still dared to refuse, didn't he know the prestige of Warner Pictures?
Don't you know that Time Warner is one of the top three media companies in the world?"
Mr.
Bryant, please don't make a hasty decision, you might as well think about it......"
Before Jaanna finished speaking, Li He interrupted: "Don't think about it, my opinion is very clear, investment is okay, but if you want to meddle in my crew, there is no door." ”What kind of international jokes, I am in charge of my movies, when will it be the turn of a group of outsiders to point fingers, let alone a group of foreign devils, Li He thought in his heart.Jaanna Cruze didn't expect Li He to refuse so firmly, shook her head and said, "Boy, don't be so impulsive, so be it!"
Give you a few days to think about it, and we'll talk about it then!
”Jaanna Cruze took the Warner Pictures people to leave, and the other executives saw that the negotiations were deadlocked, and looked at Cheng Zhiwen and Wang Changtian, who were sitting at the top.Wang Changtian said: "Lao Cheng, tell them to break up first!"
”"Hmm!"
Cheng Zhiwen nodded: "Let's dismiss the meeting......"
"Disperse and disperse ......"
A group of executives went out in a sparse manner, leaving Li He, Tang Qianqian, and Yang Xuewu, the three giants of DreamWorks.Wang Changtian was spinning a lighter in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking, Cheng Zhiwen was silent for a while, and asked Li He: "Xiaohe, why did you refuse such a good condition from Warner just now?"
”Although Penguin Pictures and Light Pictures are both the main producers, Li Hecai has the lead in the project, so if you want to reach a cooperation, you must have his nod."
The conditions are really good, Warner Pictures' conditions for promoting 'Batman' globally are very tempting, and the prospect of joining the Justice League is also very good, but they want to take the lead in the project, which I can't accept."
Li He said.Cheng Zhiwen and Wang Changtian are both veterans in the industry, and their experience and intelligence are first-class, but they were tempted by the cake thrown by Warner Pictures just now.Now that Li He mentioned it like this, he also came to his senses."
It seems that these foreign devils are not well-intentioned!
Sure enough, things are not that simple......"
Wang Changtian said angrily.Cheng Zhiwen nodded and said to Li He: "It seems that although Warner Pictures has done research, they don't know that the core of your movie is always yourself, and only you can play "Batman". ”In fact, Nolan can play this movie, but it's a pity that he is not there, so Li He can play it."
It's just that Warner Pictures seems to be very determined, and if we don't agree, maybe they won't release 'The Martian' to force us to comply."
Wang Changtian said worriedly."
It doesn't matter, if Warner Pictures really does that, we'll work with another company, and then find Weinstein Pictures for distribution."
Li He said."
Well......"
Several people agreed with Li He's words, is it still called a Chinese-language film if the dominance of Chinese films has been taken away!
Apparently not.At this time, Yang Xuewu made a suggestion: "My former Hollywood friend, who now works at Paramount Pictures, has asked me about the global distribution of "The Martian", and I can contact him to start negotiations and put pressure on Warner Pictures." ”A few people nodded, and Cheng Zhiwen even said: "Just do it, the penguins and the light will fully cooperate with you, so be it......"