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    (Accident, it¡¯s really an accident. I didn¡¯t expect that today¡¯s first chapter has not been released yet. Zongheng¡¯s automatic publishing is indeed a big problem. I also ask all readers, old and young, to be considerate, collect it, and give some rewards.  Thank you.) "Except for MGM, the former boss, Li Mingbao and the others only have five partners left.  The reality is that there are actually fewer Hollywood giants who can really cooperate with Li Mingbao and others.  Under Jiang Zhiqiang¡¯s explanation, Li Mingbao knew that even if it was a cooperation, the film giants in Hollywood might not be willing to negotiate with companies like Li Mingbao.  Film companies like MGM are definitely not the only one among Hollywood film giants.  ¡° Paramount, the actual big boss in Hollywood now, will definitely not cooperate with Li Mingbao and the others at this time.  This is not just Jiang Zhiqiang's judgment, but that he has contacted people at Paramount before. Even the little people who sell old movies know what Paramount does, so Paramount  , Jiang Zhiqiang doesn¡¯t need to be considered.  As for Paramount at this time, it was really booming, with countless directors contributing to it. Although Paramount lost some theaters due to the antitrust bill decades ago, its recovery in the past few decades has again  Let Paramount sit firmly on the throne.  It not only has high-quality films, but also has the most high-quality theaters.  Under such circumstances, Paramount can¡¯t even screen its own movies, so how can it possibly cooperate with outsiders?  Maybe in a few years, after this guy Murdoch poaches people from Paramount, during that period of downturn in Paramount, we can consider the issue of cooperation, but it will be two or three years before Murdoch takes action, and now  , Paramount is still booming.  If Paramount doesn't work, there are actually only a few major Hollywood companies left, including 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Columbia, and the last one, Warner Bros., and this last company is the most familiar to everyone.  .  Of course, there is actually another company that can be called a Hollywood giant in these years, and that is Disney.  But for this company, let alone Jiang Zhiqiang, even Li Mingbao has no intention of cooperating with Disney.  Disney¡¯s main business direction is cartoons, and Li Mingbao¡¯s movie is not a cartoon, so it has nothing to do with it.  Cooperating with Disney is simply lowering the IQ of both parties.  Therefore, Jiang Zhiqiang did not propose this direction of cooperation at all, and Li Mingbao did not foolishly ask.  For the remaining four Hollywood giants, the one Li Mingbao is most familiar with is Warner Brothers.  Of course, this familiar feeling is not Li Mingbao's current memory, but the memory of the big boss.  I remember that the big boss was very prosperous in mainland China. He had good cooperation with Warner Brothers, which was called Time Warner in those days, and the relationship between the two parties was very good.  But the memory of this cooperation is completely useless now.  To show off the stories of characters thirty years later from thirty years ago is simply to show off the lower limit of IQ, and it has no meaning at all.  Of course, with this wonderful memory, Li Mingbao is still very concerned about Warner.  Because Warner's investment direction has not changed, they will also invest externally in these years. Although they still cannot change the nature of capitalists, there are still prerequisites for cooperation. They will not be like MGM and Paramount.  The thought of cooperation will not arise, and it will be a waste of time.  "But Jiang Zhiqiang didn't give much favorable comments to Li Mingbao's idea.  In terms of understanding of Warner Bros., at least in today's Hollywood, Jiang Zhiqiang is definitely better than Li Mingbao.  Warner does seem to be a good partner because they will cooperate and invest with outsiders and do not have a discriminatory view like MGM.  But the reality is not as beautiful as imagined. Indeed, Warner will cooperate and invest, but their investment direction is now, which is investing in large-scale productions, such as adapting heroes in Marvel comics into movies. Such large investments,  Only then can Warner appreciate it.  Even in the future, Warner's investment direction will be closer to big investment. After all, for Warner Brothers, big investment will bring big returns, and they also have money, can afford to make the investment, and have always been lucky. In this regard,  They have made huge profits, and they will also invest in the future "Harry Potter".  Under such circumstances, Li Mingbao¡¯s small-budget film is really not Warner¡¯s investment direction, because they have already been filled up by big investments, and Li Mingbao¡¯s small-scale production is not attractive to them.  Therefore, even if Warner has a non-discriminatory vision that is rare among Hollywood movie giants, it is not a good partner for Li Mingbao. At least until Li Mingbao makes a blockbuster, Warner's cooperation does not need to be considered at all.  Of course, that doesn¡¯t mean Warner doesn¡¯t offer anything to outsiders at all.Just like Chen Long's movie "The Killer", which was released in Hollywood last October, was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.  Boss Zou also has a good cooperative relationship with them.  But the prerequisite for Boss Zou to cooperate with them is that Boss Zou is willing to throw money.  As I said before, Warner's appetite has always been for large-scale productions, and if Boss Zou can cooperate well with them, it will naturally be a large-scale production, and the cost will be sufficient.  In 1979, Boss Zou announced in Hollywood that he would use US$60 million to bring Chen Long into Hollywood.  ¡°It is because of Boss Zou¡¯s remarks that Warner is so easy to talk to and makes a movie for Chen Long.  What they value is not whether Chen Long can succeed in Hollywood. This is not very important to them. What they value is actually the 60 million US dollars thrown out by Boss Zou.  For the sake of US dollars, Warner is naturally easy to talk to, but if Boss Zou asks for 60 million Hong Kong dollars, Warner may not even be willing to open the door for Boss Zou.  Although US$60 million is not too much compared to Warner's other investments, it is even more pitiful when spread over each film produced, and it cannot be considered a real big production.  But no matter how small the mosquito¡¯s legs are, it¡¯s still money.  The total transaction amount is 60 million US dollars, which is actually quite good. If Boss Zou didn't start talking about the total amount, but the shooting price of each movie, maybe Warner might not be so concerned.  Boss Zou is rich and easy to do things. Although Li Mingbao also has tens of millions of dollars at this time, the production cost of the movies he invests in is actually less than one million dollars. Warner can appreciate such a small production.  That's weird.  Even if Boss Zou is with Warner, he is at best like an enemy. If there is any special friendship, it is nonsense.  Excluding Warner, Columbia is actually not that suitable.  Colombian films are basically investing in film production at this time.  The films that are attractive to Colombia are all made by directors who are well-known in Hollywood.  If this is just the case, it is not impossible for Li Mingbao to cooperate, because Columbia does this for the quality of the film and the appropriate content.  Under the supervision of Li Mingbao, the quality of "Home Alone" will not be too bad, and the content is also very good, in line with the mainstream of Hollywood.  But for Columbia, cooperating with those directors to make films is actually not the focus. The point is that basically every film they collaborate with is funded by Columbia itself.  At this point, Li Mingbao's film does not meet Colombia's requirements in any way.  Even if Colombia reluctantly agreed, when the competition between Li Mingbao's movie and their biological son was competing for screening time, everyone knew that Li Mingbao would not have any advantage, even if Li Mingbao's movie would make Colombia profitable.  Hope, even in the United States, it is rare for a biological son to be robbed of his position by outsiders. If Li Mingbao wants to hope for such a situation, he can only hope.  In the end, after Jiang Zhiqiang¡¯s explanation and Li Mingbao¡¯s own analysis, if Li Mingbao¡¯s new film wants to get a good schedule and be able to cooperate well, among the Hollywood movie giants, there are actually only two choices. One is  20th Century Fox, and the other one is Universal.  You must know that grabbing a slot in Hollywood is completely different from that in Hong Kong.  In Hollywood, there have long been two terms: summer season and Christmas season.  In Hong Kong, Li Mingbao can still take advantage of the loopholes, but in Hollywood, it is better to give up such thoughts as soon as possible.  There were two choices left, one of the two answers. When this situation was placed in front of Li Mingbao, Li Mingbao became distressed.  Because the situation of these two companies is not very different for Li Mingbao.  Both Universal and 20th Century Fox have a very good foundation for cooperation. These two companies are generally very tolerant of foreign films.  This tolerance is not just talk.  Just like Golden Harvest entered Hollywood and wanted to bring Chen Long into the Hollywood market, Boss Zou has sought help from these two companies. Both 20th Century Fox and Universal have distributed Hong Kong movies.  Not only can they do distribution, but they can also do production. As long as you pay them, their service attitude is very good.  It is very important for Li Mingbao to be able to look at his own movies from a normal perspective.  Therefore, Li Mingbao has considered both of these two film companies.  Regarding this film, Li Mingbao is actually more inclined to let 20th Century Fox distribute it.  After all, the movie "Home Alone" was originally a work of 20th Century Fox, but it was nine years later.  But it cannot be denied that they already like this type of movie, otherwise they would not make this series of movies in the future.  And 20th Century FoxThe company has always been very stable in Hollywood, and the potential meaning of stability is equivalent to the people who are optimistic about this type of movie nine years later, maybe now in Twentieth Century Fox.  Under such a natural bonus situation, Li Mingbao naturally prefers 20th Century Fox.
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