Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 483 Chinese Capital's Counterattack on Hollywood? (24)

In Huang Zhonglei's words...

Huayi Brothers bought the mainland copyright for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" for 8000 million yuan. How much they make is their business. Why should they share the profits with Stephen Chow?
What if we lose money?

Will Stephen Chow make up the difference?
“Let me tell you, when we watched the movie, it was actually written that ‘Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons’ was directed by Derek Kwok and produced by Stephen Chow… We directly paid 8000 million to buy the rights… And during the promotion, it was touted as a prequel to ‘A Chinese Odyssey’, and that’s how it became a box office hit. Why should he get a share of the profits?”

"...But Stephen Chow also cooperated with the promotion!"

"That was one of the conditions of our buyout..."

Shen Yan was speechless…

Actually, Huayi Brothers is preparing to collaborate with China Star and 360 Games to heavily invest in developing "3D Fengshenbang"...

As everyone knows, China Star is the film company of the Heung family, and they are sworn enemies of Stephen Chow!

Moreover, Huayi also has a globalization strategy…

It's basically about investing in Hollywood!
In the original timeline, they planned to invest $1.2 million to $1.5 million in the Hollywood film company Studio 8…

He is considered a shareholder of Studio 8.

In this way, Huayi Brothers can also be considered an investor in films produced by Studio 8...

Oh, Studio 8 was founded by Jeff Robinoff. It's a pity that Huayi Brothers just reached an agreement with them, and Fosun Group got involved…

Jeff Robinoff is no ordinary person; he's the president of Warner Bros.... He worked there for 17 years and popularized the filmmaker system...

To put it simply, Warner Bros. has historically collaborated with studios led by a few directors for extended periods. A prime example is Eastwood's production company, Malpass Productions, which has worked with Warner Bros. on over forty films.

During Jeff Robinoff's tenure at Warner Bros., he brought in Baz Luhrmann, Todd Phillips, Ben Affleck, Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan, and others.

Oh, after Jeff Robinoff left Warner Bros., a bunch of directors left too, including Christopher Nolan, whose Oppenheimer was a collaboration with Universal!
然后Studio 8果断甩掉了华宜兄弟，选择了复星集团——复星国际与索尼影业共同向好莱坞影视公司Studio 8投资10亿美元（2.5亿美元股权+7.5亿美元债权）…

However, Huayi Brothers immediately invested in STX…

It's also a way of keeping up with the trend—investing in Hollywood!
Look, at this stage, everyone has the same goal—to break into Hollywood. Who has time to bother with those mediocre people in China?

Under these circumstances, Stephen Chow is nothing.

Shen Yan is nothing!
Everyone wants to hitch a ride on Hollywood's globalization strategy...

Therefore, Huang Zhonglei did not hold a grudge against Shen Yan...

Oh, the theme of this forum is 'Chinese Capital's 'Counterattack' on Hollywood!'

Wow, look at this topic: Chinese capital "makes a comeback" in Hollywood... Amazing!
Just like when Japanese capital swept across the United States—in 1989, Japan's economic expansion reached its peak. Sony acquired Columbia Pictures for $34 billion, and Mitsubishi Real Estate acquired a 51% stake in Rockefeller Center for $8.46 million. Rockefeller Plaza, located in the heart of Manhattan and long considered a "symbol of America," came under Mitsubishi's control…

There's a reason why the Shanghai International Film Festival dared to use this title:

Last year, Wanda Group offered $31 billion to acquire AMC Theatres in the United States;

In addition, Wu Zheng invested in establishing Seven Star Entertainment Group in the United States, Galloping Horse acquired Digital Domain, a top American visual effects company, TCL sponsored the Hollywood landmark Chinese Theatre, and Huayi Brothers also acquired GDC, a leading international digital projection company…

A series of big moves certainly give the impression that Chinese capital is making its way into Hollywood!
However, Huang Zhonglei denied the 'comeback' theory, saying cautiously, "I think Chinese capital has a long way to go before it can enter the US market, especially the mainstream film industry... Although many of our film and television companies have cooperation with Hollywood, almost none of them have a dominant position. Moreover, it is basically impossible for you to acquire a mainstream Hollywood film company!"

Zhong Lifang stated, "It's only a matter of time before Chinese capital enters the six major Hollywood studios through equity participation. The Chinese film industry is in a phase of rapid development, and Chinese capital 'going global' is an inevitable trend; Hollywood will always need funding, but the US capital market is currently not doing well. In the past, Hollywood sought funding in Europe, but now it will inevitably seek funding in China. Therefore, Xiao Ma will consider more international factors in the production process!"

Shen Yan really wanted to ask, is this why you rejected "Lost in Thailand"?

I'm too embarrassed...

After all, this is a public occasion…

Keep listening to their bragging!
Yu Dong remarked with emotion: "Ten years ago, the total box office revenue for mainland films was less than 900 million yuan, but during the recent May Day Golden Week, the box office revenue reached 930 million yuan in just one week. It is estimated that the total box office revenue for this year will exceed 20 billion yuan."

Based on its current growth trend, China's annual box office revenue will surpass that of North America within the next five years, reaching $10 billion. This is a rapidly growing market full of potential!

Ye Ning of Wanda Cinema said: "For film production, funding and market are the two most important aspects. Once China becomes the world's largest film market, Hollywood will have no choice but to cooperate with China. However, we must see reality clearly. Hollywood will always need money to support its system, but all operations will follow its established culture and established model... They cannot produce Chinese films specifically!"

“Yes, we need to figure out whether the influx of Chinese capital into Hollywood is a ‘comeback’ or just ‘giving away money’... This is very important!” As he spoke, Yu Dong looked at Shen Yan: “Shen Yan has led Hollywood film projects, so he should have the right to speak on this. Let’s hear what he has to say!”

Shen Yan picked up the microphone and said, "I only make independent films, the kind with a budget of no more than $500 million...not mainstream Hollywood blockbusters...and I don't have any big capital, nor have I acquired any companies..."

"Then tell me what movies you invested in."

“Just two, ‘The Purge’ and ‘Dallas Buyers Club’…” He paused, then added, “‘Dallas Buyers Club’ is adapted from a news article from 1992… This project had several production teams assembled, but none of them succeeded. I saw the news and thought it looked promising, plus the budget was only $5.5 million, so I invested! Big commercial films all have a minimum budget of $100 million, which I can’t afford…”

By the way, here's a synopsis of *Dallas Buyers Club*: it's about Ron Woodruff's battle against HIV after being diagnosed with the disease, and his struggles with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

Yu Dong asked with a smile, "Are you hoping to find a bargain?"

"It's not like I stumbled upon a lucky break... I just felt this story deserved to be made, especially since the budget wasn't high. Most importantly, it would give me some experience in preparing for awards season..."

"You mean this movie is aiming for the Oscars?"

"Of course, it's not for the Oscars; Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won't be in it..."

(End of this chapter)