Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

It's quite normal that they're now facing resistance from the six major Hollywood studios, and even being blocked by them.

Actually, it all started when the group agreed to collaborate with Wu Yang, leveraging Wu Yang's scriptwriting and directing abilities to enter the film and television industry.

They were already prepared to fight the six major Hollywood studios, but they didn't expect that their first step would be met with a joint attack from Paramount and SpaceX.

Unless we're not shooting a science fiction film and don't need the technical support from Aerospace Chrysanthemum, we have to bite the bullet and take the plunge.

Moreover, judging from Yuhangju's intentions and actions, there is still a high probability that she will not be able to overcome this obstacle.

Just when both Williams were at a loss, upon hearing Wu Yang's words, President William's eyes lit up.

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Three months have passed since filming wrapped up at the end of May for "Journey to the West: The Love Story of a Fallen City," and post-production is only about 10% complete.

The post-production of special effects movies is generally slow at first and fast later. In the early stages, fine-tuning is done little by little based on the modeling. In the middle stages, adjustments are made little by little to match the plot. After the style and modeling have been tested in the early and middle stages,

It will speed up later on, and will only slow down again towards the end.

Therefore, Wu Yang did not stay in the United States, but returned to the capital with Liu Yifei and Simon.

The next day, he took Simon to visit Master Han and Wang Ju, explaining the situation and the amount of sponsorship.

Wang Ju immediately agreed and told him to contact Yu Hangju to apply.

However, Master Han wanted to invest in the film under the name of China Film Group and turn it into a co-production.

However, neither Wu Yang nor Simon could make this decision; Simon had to contact William, the American.

Wu Yang then called Zhang Qiang and asked him to take Simon to the Rainbow Mountains scenic area for scouting.

With the initial start-up capital, Wu Yang, with the help of Shunyi Fenju, obtained a loan of 6 million yuan from the bank for renovation costs.

The film and television theme park is now one-fifth complete and is expected to be completed and put into use in the fall of 2014.

A few days later, William flew from the United States to the capital to meet with Wu Yang and Han Sanye for a detailed discussion.

The final result was that China Film Group invested $30 million, accounting for 3000% of the investment.

Everything else remains unchanged, and the sponsorship fee for Huaxia Aerospace Chrysanthemum will still be included in the overall investment.

Meanwhile, Simon was completely captivated by the colorful Danxia landform and sent many photos to Wu Yang's email every day.

Of course, the Martian surface cannot be described as a rainbow-colored Danxia landform, but there are some brown Danxia landforms on the outer edge of the rainbow-colored Danxia landform in Zhangye.

There are enough locations for framing, and as for the shooting location, a photography studio can be set up on-site.

Construction of the Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdu began at least last year, and the main structure has now been completed.

Only industrial equipment remained, and then special effects equipment entered the set.

Wu Yang had told Han Sanye about Digital Domain's situation as early as last year, and later also mentioned it to Wang Changtian.

So when Digital Domain experienced a financial crisis this year, Wang Changtian traveled to the United States to negotiate an acquisition.

With China Film Group as a backer, Wang Changtian made great progress and completed the full acquisition as early as mid-July.

The publicly announced acquisition price was $4500 million, $500 million more than Wu Yang remembered, and he received all the equipment and the developed software.

Among them, Guangxian holds 30%, China Film holds 30%, Oriental Movie Metropolis holds 20%, and Aifei Film & Television holds 20%.

Wu Yang also invested $1000 million in this project. After deducting the $900 million acquisition price, the remaining $100 million was used to compensate departing employees.

Sixty percent of the original Digital Domain employees agreed to work in China, while the remaining 40 percent chose to leave.

The severance pay for 4% of departing employees was exactly $500 million.

Because it was a full acquisition, it also eliminated Indian consortia and domestic companies like Pony.ai from the competition.

The relocation will be quick, and the facility is expected to open for business in the Oriental Movie Metropolis in September, retaining the name Digital Domain.

They also secured a $2500 million deal for them, which is the upcoming film "The Martian".

WMN Group initially approached another special effects company, and the negotiated price was $3000 million.

Now that Wu Yang is considered a small boss of Digital Domain, he can naturally enjoy certain discounts, hence the asking price of $2500 million.

The latter would achieve the same result, saving $500 million in budget, which the WMN Group would not refuse.

Digital Domain will not lose money either. $2500 million can be exchanged for 1.5 million RMB. After deducting personnel expenses and equipment wear and tear, the net profit can reach more than 7000 million RMB.

This is just once the business becomes profitable. If Wu Yang's subsequent films, as well as the special effects for the films of the other three partners, are all handled by Digital Domain.

With a stable job and income, as long as expenses are managed properly, a company can be listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) within three years.

With everything going very well, Wu Yang has been walking with a spring in his step these past few days; good things always bring joy!

Even the battles at night were a series of victories!

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2012 8 Month 12 Day.

China Film Group held a press conference, and because it was announced in advance last night, there were a large number of social media users present today.

At the very beginning of the press conference, Han Sanye signed an investment agreement with William in front of the media.

The host will then announce all the confirmed information on the spot, including the investment projects, proportions, director, male lead, and female lead.

In fact, readers who have read the published book "The Martian" or those who have read the script know that this film is a one-man show, with only a male lead and no female lead.

As for the captain's role, she is at most a major supporting character, since she doesn't have many scenes and only appears a few times in the show. Her highlight moment is rescuing the protagonist in space.

However, once it was confirmed that Liu Yifei would play the role of the team leader, as the director's wife, she naturally had to show some respect.

At least in the eyes of the domestic media, this female captain should be positioned as the female lead.

Without disrupting filming, both Han Sanye and William were willing to give Wu Yang face.

Although Matt has agreed to play the male lead, he hasn't yet set off for the capital due to time constraints.

So at this press conference, besides Han Sanye and William, only Wu Yang with Liu Yifei and Simon were present.

After Han Sanye and William took a photo together, the host announced that everyone could raise their hands for an interview.

Whenever there's a press conference held by China Film Group, the first media outlet mentioned is always Princess 6's movie channel.

"Director Wu, I heard that the male lead in this movie is played by Hollywood A-list star Matt Damon?"

"Yes, it's an honor to work with Mr. Matt."

Because it was a formal occasion, although there were entertainment reporters among the media present, they dared not ask questions casually.

Moreover, some smaller media outlets also don't get interview opportunities because they are controlled by professional hosts.

The time and number of interviews are limited, so naturally we should prioritize the most well-known media outlets.