Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Romance -> Rebirth of dreams

Volume 1 Chapter 296 Hot-headed Sony and the promoters behind it

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    "I'm also thinking that Sony has given up on making movies by itself and is focusing on distributing movies!" Shen Zhenghui said, "Or have they come up with another money-burning idea?" "You can't say that," Mitsumi Fukuda responded.  , "It still makes its own movies, one every year, or one every two years." Then she curled her lips and said, "Okay, but he has a hand in many movies, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha"  "If you don't tell me, I will forget about this movie. When will it be released?" "I guess you have to wait until Christmas," said Fukuda Mitsumi, "Aonuma Tomaki didn't tell you when to go to the cinema.  She?" Shen Zhenghui pretended not to hear this, "Yeah, maybe we can see the sequel of "Yakushiji Ryoko's Strange Incidents" in the cinema in advance. I mean, if we dare to promote the movie while Gong Li is  If it has been filmed before." "This is a blockbuster film, so Sony and Columbia are very cautious in choosing the release time." Mitsumi Fukuda replied.  "So they were quite casual when they helped me choose the release time." Shen Zhenghui continued.  "That's because they think your fans don't need to choose the time to watch your movie." Mitsumi Fukuda replied, "And this is a movie that needs atmosphere." "Ha, I personally think that watching action movies also requires atmosphere.  Okay." "Since your movies are doing well at the box office, it means they have been quite successful in choosing the schedule." "If I think about the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha" in turn, do you think they have considered the schedule well?  It¡¯s too serious. In the end, it might turn out to be" "Huh?" "Hollywood has accumulated a lot of good movies in December, such as "The Magic Kingdom of Narnia", "King Kong" and "The New Money-Stealing Couple".  Yes, Colombia is even engaging in a fight between left and right," Shen Zhenghui said.  Fukuda Mitsumi frowned and rolled her eyes.  ""Memoirs of a Geisha" is a literary film," she said. "It is obvious that the audience for this type of film has no conflict with the audiences for the films you mentioned, and there is no competition for the box office." "Then when we started filming this  The movie is wrong." "Okay, stop." Mitsumi Fukuda raised her hand, "I know you want to ridicule the box office of this movie. You don't need to say so, I understand."  "I will tell you only if you understand. Otherwise," he turned over his palms, palms facing up, "Who do you want me to tell it to." "Obviously not to Tomoaki Aonuma." Mitsumi Fukuda smiled.  stand up.  "Speaking of which, I haven't seen her for a long time." "Oh, she is busy filming a new movie during this time!" Mitsumi Fukuda said, she glared at Shen Zhenghui, "She may not like her current life. But  This is what she wanted when she climbed into your bed. "Now it was Shen Zhenghui's turn to roll his eyes, "Okay, what are we talking about? The box office of "Memoirs of a Geisha" or Sony?  , I think "Memoirs of a Geisha" may bring her a Oscar nomination. "Is it just a nomination?" Shen Zhenghui replied, "But for a Japanese actor, a nomination.  That's enough." "Yes," Fukuda Mitsumi raised her lips, "Donggang is planning to remake the movie "The Sinking of Japan". "Is it Aonuma?" Shen Zhenghui asked.  .  "Of course, they gritted their teeth. They can also afford Aonuma's salary." "Just kidding, how much is her salary?" "Of course, they hope to persuade you to direct, but the salary is another matter." "Ha.  "Is it necessary for me to direct it?" "They think you, as a Chinese, can direct such a cruel movie." "Nonsense, the Japanese are cruel enough to themselves. Of course, they are the most cruel to themselves."  Shen Zhenghui curled his lips and scratched his hair again, "Let's go back to the original topic." "Yeah, speaking of movies, I heard that Zhou Xingxing and Columbia were discussing the sequel to "Kung Fu". It seemed very unpleasant!  "Mitsumi Fukuda easily changed the topic again.  "No, they should have just been in the honeymoon period." Shen Zhenghui blinked.  "Zhou Xingxing himself has too many ideas for the sequel, which is beyond what Columbia can bear." Mitsumi Fukuda replied.  ¡°You¡¯re kidding, this is a movie with a global box office of 350 million US dollars.¡± Shen Zhenghui disagreed.?Did they come to us for advice?  " "Zhou Xingxing requires an investment of US$100 million for his next film. Can you accept this condition?  "Fukuda Mitsumi asked rhetorically. "The investment increased to five times the original amount. Shen Zhenghui thought for a moment and shook his head. The risk was too great. If this was the world after 2008, he could directly agree to this condition. After all, with the mainland's market  "Columbia asked us if we would split the investment in half with them, and the distribution would be between them and Sony. Do you think I should agree?"  " Shen Zhenghui licked his lips. If these Hollywood companies include the cost of publicity and distribution, even if the box office this time is still more than 300 million, it is estimated that they will not make any money after the final release, and they have to rely on DVDs.  Forget it about sales. ¡°The exchange they gave us was that we would distribute it in Asia.  Mitsumi Fukuda continued to ask, "What do you think?"  " "Forget it, it's not necessary.  Shen Zhenghui shook his head, but he still asked curiously, "Why did the production cost suddenly become so high?"  " "Because Zhou Xingxing himself has to get two remunerations from the director and the actor," Mitsumi Fukuda spread his hands, "At the same time, he also wants a share of the box office. Columbia is unwilling to pay the share of the box office, so in the end his salary reached 50 million.  US dollars.  " "Colombia completely regards us as being taken advantage of!  "Although I am a fan of Zhou Xingxing, from Shen Zhenghui's point of view, I still can't have a good impression of this kind of person who makes such a harsh offer, especially when the other party makes an indirect offer to me. "I think we have already given it to him.  With enough benefits, it is necessary for him to go out on his own and hit a wall for a few years and suffer for a few years.  "Mitsumi Fukuda's expression seemed a little dark. "Then he could realize who was good to him.  " "We still maintain a cooperative relationship with him, and we support his independent production!  Shen Zhenghui replied, "In the future, our main energy should be spent on TV stations."  " "What about "The Magic Apprentice"?  "The topic finally returned to the beginning. Shen Zhenghui slapped his forehead, then put down his hand and stared at Fukuda Mitsumi, "What on earth is going on with Sony?  ¡± he asked, ¡°Do they think such a story can really be put on the big screen?  Where can we find a boy who is so handsome when he puts on women's clothes?  " "You can just use a girl.  "Fukuda Mitsumi suggested. "Enough is enough.  "He pressed his hands. "I admit that I have also had the idea of ??turning "The Magic Apprentice" into a movie, but even I think this idea is too radical. After all, this is a very long novel. If it is made into a movie,  There may be three prequels, three main sequels, and three sequels.  Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent. I personally feel that establishing the project is a gamble. Sony actually" He stopped suddenly and turned to look at Mitsumi Fukuda. "What are their conditions?  " "They said they expected this to be another version of Harry Potter.  "Fukuda Mitsumi said, "Of course, I think they may mean - the adult version?  " Shen Zhenghui patted his face and asked a little unconfidently, "Do you think you can do it?  " Mitsumi Fukuda stood up and walked to Shen Zhenghui. "Maybe you don't know the situation very well," she said. Then she walked quickly around the room, "Since your cartoon became popular in Europe.  After the re-importation to Japan, a wave of craze started.  "Shen Zhenghui noticed that Mitsumi Fukuda's expression was serious at this time, "You have no idea how popular this animation is in Japan right now.  "However, Shen Zhenghui still doesn't have enough intuitive feelings about this. "So," he said, "Sony believes that it is enough to rely on the Japanese box office.  " "Look.  Now you are missing the point.  Mitsumi Fukuda shook her finger, "What conditions must be met for this anime to become popular in Japan?"  ¡± ¡°It¡¯s also popular in Europe, of course I know that.  Shen Zhenghui replied, "But I think this is not enough at all."  " "This is the disadvantage of not looking at financial statements.  "Fukuda Mitsumi shook his head, buried his head in front of the desk, and after a long time he pulled out a stack of paper and handed it to Shen Zhenghui. "Look carefully.  "She said. "The novel has sold 60 million copies so far?  " "Yes, the main reason is that we control the progress of publishing.  Mitsumi Fukuda said, "The Japanese version will be released faster, and it is estimated that it will be completed within this year. The English version and other versions will be much slower, and it is estimated that they will be completed in the next two to three years."  The progress of cartoons is a little slower than Japanese novels.  " "Ha, I thought it had been published in one go!  "Shen Zhenghui frowned hard."How is the result of 60 million copies?" "How is it? This is simply a phenomenal result." Mitsumi Fukuda's eyes widened, "Kadokawa Bookstore is so anxious that they want to call this person Aojing  The Japanese version rights of all the works of the author have been signed, and the comic adaptation has already begun." "Huh?" Shen Zhenghui blinked, "I know all of this!" "No, you don't know, "Magic Apprentice".  The word count is more than 2.6 million. When we published it, we consciously controlled each chapter to be about 200,000 words. As you said, three prequels, three main sequels, and three sequels can make nine movies.  After revision and correction, it is exactly the same as the "Harry Potter" series. " Seeing that Shen Zhenghui still seemed a little confused, Fukuda Mitsumi continued, "It seems that you have no understanding of what you are doing.  You don't seem to believe it yet. I have to say that you chose the right time. Just when the "Harry Potter" series began to become popular, you chose such a film that is very close in subject matter, structure and setting.  A very complete work was released at this time. The most important thing is that you released the cartoon first and then the novel, so that people can easily accept it. They unconsciously compare this work with "Harry Potter".  It is obvious to compare it with "Harry Potter", but in fact this work is very different from "Harry Potter". It is not so much written for those who have a longing for magic.  "It's for people who like fantasy" "You might as well say it's for adults." "It's definitely for adults." Mitsumi Fukuda emphasized the word, "But because of the subject matter.  It is so related to "Harry Potter", so to a certain extent, we are taking advantage of the fame of "Harry Potter", so because it is so similar to "Harry Potter", but also not close to it,  That¡¯s why it became popular.¡± Shen Zhenghui closed his eyes hard and then opened them again.  "Okay," he said, "I get it, so Sony is out of their minds and thinks this novel might replicate the miracle of Harry Potter?" "You can't say it's out of your mind," Fukuda said.  Guangmei picked up the paper with various data written on it, "Because in reality, it is indeed possible to replicate the miracle of "Harry Potter"." "So they want to buy the copyright?" "Of course they want to buy the copyright.  , not just them. "Many people want to buy the copyright," Fukuda Mitsumi replied, "As far as I know, Toho and Toei are very interested in its copyright." "Nani?" "They also have production theaters.  The ambition of the movie." Shen Zhenghui suddenly didn't know what expression he should use to face this matter, "So Sony" "Of course Sony found me first, hoping to open a breakthrough from me," Mitsumi Fukuda said matter-of-factly.  , "So I asked him, why don't you immediately invest in making it into a movie and see the effect?" Shen Zhenghui looked like he had seen a ghost, "So they agreed?" "Of course not." Mitsumi Fukuda answered.  road.  Shen Zhenghui breathed a sigh of relief.  Who knows? Fukuda Mitsumi continued.  "They thought about it and felt that the risk was too high. They discussed with me that the two of us would jointly invest and even introduce other partners." Shen Zhenghui's face looked like he had eaten shit.  "So you agreed?" "Of course I won't agree so simply." Shen Zhenghui breathed a sigh of relief again.  "Of course, all subsequent investments must be negotiated, and at least one principle must be discussed." Mitsumi Fukuda's words gave Shen Zhenghui a blow in the chest, "You still expect to really make three prequels,  Three main stories and three sequels? "Why not?" Mitsumi Fukuda asked.  "I think this kind of thing is quite fun." Shen Zhenghui sat down, licked his lips, and looked at Fukuda Mitsumi in a daze.  "I remember you once said that you wanted to make "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" into a movie. I think this movie is much simpler than "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes"." Shen Zhenghui patted his cheek, "Do I have to do this?  "Of course you don't have to do it. If you have other things to do," Mitsumi Fukuda said, "In fact, Sony is very hesitant to let you shoot this movie. After all, you have never shown that you are interested in this kind of movie."  The ability to grasp the overall situation, their idea seems to be to let Peter Jackson direct this film in the future, because in terms of style, he fits it very well. "Shen Zhenghui felt his heart pounding, and suddenly, he  He fell into a certain inevitable choice.  He stoppedHe stopped, sat down, and began to think crazily about what his next work focus should be. Countless thoughts came over him, but the story of "The Magic Apprentice" seemed to be clinging to him like a nightmare at this moment.  of his soul.  Shen Zhenghui stood up again, paced back and forth in the room, and began to make excuses for himself, "ATV is not on the right track yet. It is not sure whether "The Voice of Asia" will succeed in the end. The production of my TV series and documentaries has just begun.  , I still have to keep an eye on those guys, lest they become worms in the company, embezzlers of the group, and traitors who betray me" "You are overthinking," Mitsumi Fukuda said, "I really want to make this movie.  If so, you will have at least ten assistant directors." She raised her eyebrows, "Are you the one who has been handling the actual affairs of the company for so many years?" This sentence directly brought Shen Zhenghui back to his original form, although he could argue that he had his own ideas.  and vision were realized through his own men, but in front of Fukuda Mitsumi, the specific operator of many affairs, Shen Zhenghui really couldn't show off his ideas and vision.  "No," Shen Zhenghui shook his head vigorously again, "If we let Sony and Columbia distribute it, we will lose too much. In the most important North American market, they can do too many tricks. For Hollywood, we have always been  Foreigners, they can do whatever they want to do to us, no, this won't work." Shen Zhenghui raised his finger, "Let's wait until we gain a stable fulcrum in Hollywood before we consider the filming of this movie." Shen Zhenghui.  He took a breath and said, "This is a shooting plan with a cycle of more than ten years. I have too many thoughts on my mind. I'm afraid I'm not focused enough." Shen Zhenghui didn't realize that of course he had accepted the shooting plan from his heart.  , a glimmer of light flashed in the corner of Fukuda Mitsumi¡¯s eyes.  "I forgot to tell you," Mitsumi Fukuda said, "If we accept Sony's cooperation plan, we will be able to obtain part of Columbia's shares. In fact, I have already obtained part of the shares." She continued, "There is a  The big shot is also interested in transferring Columbia's shares to us. According to my estimation, Kasuga will be able to control Columbia in the next five years. " "Huh?" Shen Zhenghui was stunned, "Who is that?" "  "I know you," Mitsumi Fukuda replied, "Mr. Nick Anderson." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report