Chapter 1118： Chinese should be self-improvement

Tang En has a lot of work to do in China, of course it is impossible to spend too much time chatting with women.

Since Miss Zhang recommended and Da Tiantian was interested, there was no need for Tang En to delay.

Accept what should be accepted.

After confirming the relationship, Dunn was about to get up and leave.

The itinerary was already arranged, and Barry Osborn and the staff also communicated well.

In the afternoon, Dunn is going to visit China Film Group!

China Film is the only foreign film distributor in the mainland, and all Hollywood films have to pass this level.

In addition to 20 blockbusters, there will be about 30 buyout films!

Compared with the 13 box-office share of the split film, the buyout film is even more pitiful.

It's completely the Chinese side's asking price.

not for sale?

Then don't buy it.

Every year, China imports about 50 foreign films, and the quota is limited. If you don’t sell, some people will sell them!

This results in very low prices for buy-out pieces!

For example, the action blockbuster "The Expendables", which Stallone has painstakingly created for many years, has assembled the best group of action stars in the world today, and the cast is very large.

But this film is not from the big six in Hollywood, but a little-known small company.

The lack of operational capabilities of small companies has made it impossible for blockbusters like "The Expendables" to get 20 credits. If you want to enter the mainland market, you must buy out the film.

Buyout price...$500,000!

As a result, the mainland box office of the film was 21.5 billion yuan, plus the related copyrights of TV and the Internet, the net profit of the buyout party was 35 million US dollars!

This is really bullying.

The buyout price of a blockbuster at the level of "The Expendables" is only $500,000. It is conceivable how low the prices of other buyout films are.

This is the power of market monopoly.

Stallone was desperate to pull in the investment, and he called all his old friends to help out, so he worked so hard to make a "The Expendables". As a result, the monopoly party uses power to plunder the wealth frantically.

Tang En knows China too well. This is not a market society, but a personal society.

Establishing a friendly relationship with China Film will clear a lot of obstacles for New Universal.

Dunn's status is too high, and he has a pivotal influence in the international arena.

Mr. Han from China Film came forward in person and came to greet him.

No way, in a few days, Dunn will even hold talks with the top leaders of China to discuss the cooperation between New Global and China from a more macro perspective.

Mr. Han definitely can't care for the big at this time.

As soon as the two sides met, Mr. Han took the lead in apologizing for Huairou's accident during the filming of "Mulan".

Tang En naturally laughed and explained to him the importance of the film "Mulan" to the comprehensive cooperation between China Film and New Universal.

In addition, it also focuses on the Kung Fu-themed cartoon "Kung Fu Panda" that will be released this year, which is the first Chinese-themed big movie that New Universal has shot in the true sense.

"The essence of art films is the reflection and satire of social reality, while commercial films are the dissemination and presentation of national culture. If China wants to enhance the country's international image through films, it must be a more secular commercial film. Heroes, House of Flying Daggers, and Kung Fu are all very good. However, China’s efforts alone are not enough, and New Universal is also willing to provide some help. Kung Fu Panda and Mulan are just the beginning.”

Dunn visited the headquarters of China Film with his hands behind his back, and chatted while visiting.

The Chinese he speaks is not a Hong Kong accent or a Taiwanese accent, but a very standard Mandarin, which makes all the accompanying Chinese staff naturally feel a sense of intimacy.

Mr. Han said convincingly, "Mr. Walker, what you said is really good! In the past 20 years, our art films have achieved surprising achievements internationally, but the market for art films is too small after all. Entering the 21st Century, my biggest wish is that Chinese commercial films can also go to the world!"

Tang En frowned and shook his head, "It's very difficult. Art knows no borders. No matter the subject matter, genre, language or style of art films around the world, these external conditions will not restrict the spread of films. A good film is a good film, as long as it is made in China. If the artistic value of the art film is high enough, it will definitely be able to go to the world. But commercial films are different, the national culture and national values ​​in commercial films will severely restrict national boundaries. Even in the big film countries such as France, Britain, India, and Japan, it is difficult to Make a commercial blockbuster that sells all over the world.”

Luc Besson's Europa Film Company is in France, and his films also sell well all over the world.

But is he making a French film?

Obviously not. He used English and Hollywood techniques to make Hollywood movies in France, and was spurned by the French film circle.

Just like Ann Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it is indeed a classic.

It is an oriental martial arts kung fu film made with Hollywood methods.

Essentially, this is also a Hollywood movie.

This also shows the greatness of "Hero".

Although the form and style of the film are more westernized, all the film's technical colors, lens movements, scheduling and value concepts are obviously oriental.

This is the only non-Hollywood commercial blockbuster with a strong national character that has sold all over the world in the past few decades!

Far from being comparable to the Hong Kong films that dominated Southeast Asia at their peak.

Hollywood will respect Laomouzi so much that even when Variety magazine listed the 20 greatest contemporary directors, Laomouzi was named and praised him as the best Asian director after Akira Kurosawa.

He has a solid track record.

Mr. Han smiled and glanced at Tang En intentionally or unintentionally, but he couldn't see through him.

Some words are enough, are you serious?

"Ahem, "Mulan" has been filmed, and I can't wait for the next cooperation." Mr. Han led Tang En into an office with many staff members to visit the digital cinema film master that China Film is developing independently. production system.

"The next cooperation?" Tang En raised his eyebrows and hesitated for a while, "The cooperation in film should be delayed rather than urgent. However, there is a chance for cooperation in TV series."

"Ah? TV show?"

Mr. Han was stunned.

This is a Chinese film company that does not make TV dramas.

Moreover, compared to the estrangement in movies, the cultural differences in TV dramas are even greater.

"Capital People in New York" is very popular in China, but no one is watching it in the United States. The hit "Band of Brothers" in the United States also received poor ratings after it was broadcast on CCTV.

Sino-US co-production of TV series?

It can't be!

Tang En glanced at him and said with a smile, "It's true, do you know Starz? We plan to make a TV series related to Chinese Kung Fu, um... It's a big investment, and the budget for the first season should be between $30 million and $50 million. between."

starz station?

of course I know!

Mr. Han was very interested in this. "A TV series related to Chinese Kung Fu? Can you tell me in detail?"

Tang En said, "At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a group of Chinese people could not survive in the country, so they went to San Francisco by boat to pan for gold. At that time, the United States...was very bullying. Not only blacks and Indians, including Spaniards, French, Mexicans, Portuguese People, they were all severely suppressed and survived in death and struggle. All other ethnic groups compromised, only the Chinese rose up to resist, formed a bond and established their own Chinatown. This force is getting more and more amazing, It is so powerful that it shakes the dominance of the Americans, even at the expense of introducing the "Chinese Exclusion Act" to restrict them."

Mr. Han sounded a little silly.

The accompanying staff around him also widened their eyes, as if they had heard a heart-warming story.

There are many Chinese in the United States, and they all know that it has the largest Chinatown in the world.

But they did not expect that the history of Chinese struggle in the United States would be so magnificent!

Chinese should be self-improvement!

Really excited!

Mr. Han expressed his disbelief, "Don, do you really want to make a TV series like this? This... I'm sorry, I don't know much about the environment in the United States. Will such a TV series have ratings in the United States?"

The Chinese are united to fight the suffering, but the Americans are the negative figures.

American audience can accept?

Tang En said with a smile, "Of course ordinary TV stations can't, but starz stations can. The purpose of starz stations is to broadcast high-quality American dramas, ignoring the ratings. Of course, the subscription fees of starz stations are relatively high. Usually, users who can subscribe to starz stations, Personal quality and acceptance are also relatively strong.”

starz doesn't win by ratings. There are a total of 35 million American users, and even the single-season viewing group of an American drama of the level of "The Walking Dead" is about 10 million, and the first season of "Warcraft" is only 4.5 million.

For other ordinary TV dramas, it is very good to have a viewership of 1 million 100 million households in the United States, 35 million subscribed to the sta TV network, are rich people.

Rich people who stay at home and watch TV all the time?

In addition to prime time, not many people will watch starz TV in other time periods.

Ratings really don't matter!

What matters is audience word of mouth and media reviews.

The reputation is good, the reputation is great.

The fame is big, and the next DVD sales and overseas copyright sales will have a way out. This is the profit model of starz.

From his own point of view, Mr. Han finds it hard to imagine that New Universal will make an anti-American TV series from a Chinese perspective.

This is the same as shooting a TV series that invades China from the perspective of Japan. Isn't this courting death?

No matter how good it looks, it will be sprayed like a dog!

But looking at it like this, Dunn didn't seem to be joking.

He's coming for real!

"I know starz TV, the blockbuster TV series...the influence is no less than that of Hollywood blockbusters." Mr. Han took a deep breath.

Tang En said confidently, "If this TV series can invite a martial arts star like Jet Li as the male protagonist, its international influence will not be lower than that of "Mulan"."

Mr. Han pondered for a while and said, "China Film does not make TV series, but I can help you contact CCTV, if you need..."

"CCTV?" Tang En suddenly smiled, "It's a coincidence, tomorrow morning, my schedule is to go to CCTV."

Mr. Han laughed and said, "Then I'll join in the fun too!"

At present, the most important thing for China is to develop the economy and improve its international image. He does not want to miss the opportunity to cooperate with Hollywood.

Starz TV's TV series are similar to movies, right?

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