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Text Chapter 139: Wu Fa¡¯s Thoughts (Part 2)

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    ps: I want to hear more of your voices and receive more of your suggestions. Now search the WeChat public account "qdread" and follow it to give more support to "Time Travel to 1980"!  "You will appoint the director and main crew members?" Li Xuechu never expected that Wu Fa would make such a request.  ¡ü "So how much money will be invested in the crew?" "The specific amount cannot be calculated accurately yet, but I think if I save a little, twelve million marks should be enough." 'Human Bear' is very considerate.  ¡¯ Di reported a budget that he thought was favorable.  "Hiss~~" Fatty Tang took a breath like a toothache: "Mr. Schiller, this is too expensive. I object to this proposal." "Tang Sheng is right, this will seriously overrun the budget. 50 million Xiangjiang  There are not enough coins." Li Xuechu also shook his head.  Seeing that his boss supported his opinion, Fatty Tang breathed a sigh of relief.  Twelve million marks, which can be converted into nearly 4 million U.S. dollars, and converted into Hong Kong dollars, is almost 30 million. What a joke.  "Mister Li, I think this price is appropriate. You know, it's almost halfway across the world from Hong Kong to Europe. If the salary is too low, no one will come." Don't look at the low box office of European movies, the company  It often loses money, but its production costs are not much lower than those of Hollywood.  ¡®So I didn¡¯t even plan to let you participate in the production before. All you have to do is invest money.  ¡¯ Li Xuechu could only curse these words in his heart, but it was difficult to say them outright.  "Mr. Schiller, if the crew alone has to spend so much money, our budget is not enough at all. The special effects cost 30 million. We don't have the extra budget to hire such an expensive crew and director." This price  It's not outrageous in Europe, but it's almost sky-high in Hong Kong.  "Mr. Schiller, you also know the market situation in Xiangjiang. I don't want to pay an extra 20 million." Li Xuechu has no intention of using his movies to train European rookies.  "Regarding this issue, we also have some issues that we would like to discuss with your company." 'Ren Xiong' said with a smile: "It seems that the production funding issue in Xiangjiang is different from what you said before, Mr. Li." "Uh. The thing is.  There will be changes." Li Xuechu hesitated and tried to get by.  In the past, in order to raise prices, Li Xuechu often boasted about Xiangjiang's film production costs. However, as European companies slowly turned their attention, the previous nonsense naturally fell apart.  After discovering that he had been deceived, Wu Fa selectively forgot about DreamWorks' dishonesty out of self-interest.  As long as there is money to be made, many problems will not be a problem, and conflicts will only occur after losses.  But now, Ren Xiong has 'thought' about this matter.  "Mr. Schiller, business is business. I won't be interested in things that are obviously losing money. I don't think your company will be interested either, right?" Li Xuechu spread his hands.  'Human Bear' hesitated for a moment and said in a consultative tone: "Mist Lee, as a film company, of course we also know that rising production costs will bring greater pressure to the company. But we insist that we have more choices.  It is still necessary for European filmmakers to join the production process" "You must know that the European market is much larger than Asia, and a large part of your company's profits come from Europe. Of course, your company's achievements in Europe are admirable.  . However, if your company wants to continue to consolidate and strengthen its market share in Europe, it is very necessary to cooperate more with local filmmakers. After all, we have a better understanding of the aesthetic habits of European audiences, and at the same time, this can also better please the audience.  Maybe this makes you feel unhappy, but I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s the truth.¡± Li Xuechu couldn¡¯t refute this.  DreamWorks' films have performed fairly well in Europe.  But Li Xuechu also knew that if the faces in the movie were replaced by white people.  The results will undoubtedly be much better.  Europe and the United States are not the hot spots for openness that some people tout, at least not in the 1980s.  Otherwise, there would be no need to enact such a strict anti-racial discrimination bill.  Many concepts are deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the enactment of laws and government guidance will not have much effect within 20 or 30 years.  Many people just choose to pass when they see Asian faces in movie posters. No matter how good some people say, they don¡¯t have much interest in watching it.  Of course, the situation is similar in Asia. It took Hollywood nearly half a century to break through the cultural barriers in Asian countries, which is fair.  "In that case, it would be a better choice to choose artists to join. The audience can't see the crew and director." Li Xuechu still chose to refuse.  Seeing what the 'Man Bear' wanted to say, Li Xuechu waved his hand and said: "Mr. Schiller, DreamWorks' movies do not show obvious cultural discomfort in Europe. We have done a good job in this regard. If Mr. Schiller, you  If you want to introduce some European artists to join, I would welcome it, butAs for the crew, I'm sorry I'm not interested.  " "Mist Li, don't you think about it anymore?  If you are worried about funding, we can consider increasing the budget unilaterally, so please don¡¯t worry too much.  " "Then our share will be reduced.  " "We can also consider appropriately increasing your company's share.  "Ren Xiong continued to add more money. Damn, this guy is determined to force the director and the crew to come in. Seeing how determined he is, Li Xuechu's alarm bells rang loudly. "Mr. Schiller, if you use the Xiangjiang crew, two million is enough.  .  If Wufa Company insists on using a European crew, the budget will only be discounted by two million, and you will be responsible for the excess.  "Li Xuechu used his trump card. If these conditions are agreed to, he really can't stop them. "Of course, if the production level of the movie does not meet our expected requirements, we have the right to fire the crew, which will cause  You also need to bear the losses.  If Wufa agrees to both of these requirements, then I have no problem with it.  " "Mist Lee, are you serious?  "Ren Xiong's face turned ugly: "No company will agree to such a request.  " Tang Jingnian glanced at Renxiong nervously, then turned to look at the boss. Although he opposed this proposal, it would not be a good thing if he and Wu Fa fell out because of this. There are still many things that he has to rely on. Wu Fa  As a film distribution giant in Europe today, it is really not easy to offend. Although there are many distributors in Europe, the real big ones are only two or three in Britain, France and Germany. If they really break up with Wufa, then Europe  The road suddenly became very narrow. Li Xuechu was unmoved: "Mr. Schiller, I am a businessman.  If there is not enough reason to convince me, I don't want to pay an extra penny.  Please stop talking about cultural differences. DreamWorks has put a lot of effort into this aspect and has achieved some results.  Obviously, we're doing a good job.  I have no idea why Wufa has been discussing this matter with me for so long." Renxiong moved his butt uncomfortably: "Mr. Li, I insist that only Europeans can better understand the needs of European audiences.  "Obviously, European audiences prefer to watch American movies. Your own movies do not have high box office, and many movies are not even as good as ours at DreamWorks."  Otherwise, Mr. Schiller, you wouldn't have come to Xiangjiang, would you?  "Li Xuechu said with a smile. "Chi Guoguo's slap in the face made Renxiong's face turn red. "I have no intention of looking down on my European colleagues. On the contrary, I respect them very much."  There are many respectable filmmakers in Europe, and many of their works can simply be called art.  I have great respect for these directors.  "It seemed that he had gone too far, and Li Xuechu quickly made amends. " Renxiong showed a smile that looked like he was crying. "The situation in the European film industry is somewhat similar to that in China. He regards himself as an 'artist', and at the same time he has a disdain for commercial films.  Envy, jealousy, and hatred. Europe is being bullied by Hollywood, and China is being suppressed by Hong Kong movies. The attendance rate of other people's commercial movies with "no depth and content" remains high. When their own movies are released,  The theater was so empty that even rats dared to walk around. But the film industry is not monolithic. At least many distributors have long been resentful of the self-proclaimed local filmmakers. What I want is not tmd art, what I want is money, you.  Why do you keep making movies that no one sees? I invest money in you for profits, not for the trophies that are kept in the cabinet to show off. For businessmen, art is just for showing off in certain situations.  The pursuit of money never stops. If you can¡¯t make money, you won¡¯t be happy no matter how many prizes you win. ¡°Well, Mister Lee, at least our interests are the same. There is no need to argue about unnecessary things.  .  I think we should talk about it calmly.  " "Yes, I still hope that our two companies can have a happy cooperation.  "Li Xuechu said with a smile. "I am not uneasy. (My novel "Time Travel to 1980" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Get it now  Open WeChat, click the "+" sign in the upper right corner and "Add Friend", search the official account "qdread" and follow it, hurry up!) 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