Perfect Life

This time, Gail Bullock was still half an hour late.

But people still came.

A middle-aged white man in his 40s who looks very smart and capable.

A minute ago, John Dyth was still impatient and about to run away, but the door opened and Gail Bullock walked in. He immediately stood up with a smile on his face, walked over quickly, and followed the other party. Shake hands, introduce yourself, and then introduce Li Qian to him.

Gail Bullock was very enthusiastic towards Li Qian. He held Li Qian's hand and said, "Qian, myself, my wife, and my children are all fans of you and Liao! God testifies, you They are all great singers and outstanding oriental musicians!" However, he didn't seem to remember the fact that he turned down his appointment with Li Qian yesterday and was late for another half an hour today.

Or, he didn't care at all, and didn't think he had neglected the oriental musician.

To this day, the combined life experience of past and present life, coupled with his own personality, has made Li Qian almost enter the "old state" ahead of schedule.

This kind of thing can be completely flattered.

After thanking each other for their appreciation, everyone sat down.

After Gail Bullock sat down, he said to John Days: "Then, John, talk about your business! Are you thinking about it? Accept our buyout issue?"

A look of fear flashed on John Dyth's face when he heard the words, but he still showed no signs of getting angry, but with some exaggerated dissatisfaction, he said: "Hey, Gal! We've agreed, come and see Look at our copy, talk to our director about his ideas, and then we revisit the issue of distribution by Disney!"

Gail Bullock said indifferently: "John! You know, there are too many movies that want Disney to release! And we have a choice! IMHO, for an animated film made in China, we only It may be in the form of a buyout issue, and it is impossible to divide it!"

Having said that, he looked at Li Qian and said, "This is China Qian's face! We know that he is a great director, he has been recognized by the Berlin Film Festival, and he is very successful in the Chinese market!"

Li Qian smiled and said nothing.

Gail Bullock had turned his head to look at John Days at this time, shrugged his shoulders, and looked very dashing, "But you know, John, Qian has not proven himself in the North American market! Therefore, we can only give so much. !"

John Days looked even more dissatisfied than before, "Gail! This is a very unique animation work! It's very beautiful, it's very beautiful! I think you should at least watch it before you decide!"

Gail Bullock spread his hands, suddenly turned to Li Qian, and said with a smile: "Hey, Qian, man! According to the information I have, your Minghu Culture has a strong film distribution capability in China, and you have recently expanded your own banner. Cinema investment plans. So, have you considered releasing American films in China? Maybe we can talk in depth about this?”

Li Qian smiled and said, "Of course you can. But as far as I know, Disney's productions tend to focus on family fun, so the censorship of your films in entering China has always been looser and easier, and you There seems to be no shortage of importers and publishers on the Chinese side."

When Gail Bullock heard that Li Qian was interested in this aspect, and even had a prior understanding of it, he immediately became a little excited, and immediately said: "No, no, no, Qian, you don't know, the size of the Disney Group is It's very big, we have several labels in addition to our own studio, as well as Disney Animation, we're all making movies! But those labels, you know, we make all kinds of movies, but It is very difficult for those works to enter China! And our previous partners have always been skeptical about introducing those films! Because our family-friendly works have already made them feel that they are making enough money!”

Having said this, he smiled proudly and said, "So, they lack some enterprising spirit!"

Li Qian smiled, feeling that John Dyth was looking at him nervously, he turned his head to give him a look, signaling to reassure him, and then said to Gail Bullock: "So, what do you mean? , if my subordinate Minghu Culture can reach a certain cooperation with you on the matter of introducing films from other Disney labels to China for screening, you will provide everything for the distribution of my animated film in North America. possible help, right?"

Gail Bullock spread his hands, smiled, and said to John Days: "Our Chinese friends are really enough to negotiate!" But turning his head, he said earnestly: "Yes, Qian, I have to say, this It's a good deal, isn't it? You bring in Disney's work and distribute it in China, and we can take care of distributing your work in North America!"

Li Qian took a deep breath and said, "Should we talk about these things after reading the copy?"

Gail Bullock showed a very reluctant look, then shook his head and said: "Qian, with all due respect, Disney is not optimistic about your works, any of your works, the box office expectations in North America, OK Do you understand? We're not talking about a certain movie of yours, we need to provide each other with channels in our respective countries, and the issue of the distribution of your animated movie is just a small issue here! So, whether you watch it or not, or even how high artistic value your movie has, or rotten into a piece of shit, will not have any impact on our final cooperation! OK?"

Li Qian pursed his lips.

John Days protested loudly, "Hey, Gail! You can't make such an evaluation of a director's work, especially in front of the director himself! It's a respect for the art, and it's also a respect for the director, OK? You can't! This is a great disrespect to Qian!"

Gail Bullock shrugged, "OK! I apologize! I hope you understand, Qian, that I don't mean to belittle you, or to belittle your work! I'm just talking about collaborations!"

Li Qian smiled and waved at John Dyce, indicating that he was fine.

Then, he asked Gail Bullock, "So...the copy doesn't need to be seen?"

Gail Bullock shrugged again and said helplessly: "You are such a stubborn person! OK, of course you can watch the copy, and of course you can watch it! I can't release a movie without understanding what it's about! But that's Little things, that's an unimportant thing, OK?"

Li Qian took a deep breath and asked again: "If I can consider the method of buying out the distribution, will Disney arrange for me to release it on the Christmas schedule? How big is the release scale? What if we talk about other cooperation? Such a scale Will it be expanded?"

Before Li Qian finished speaking, Gail Bullock shook his head, "No, no, no, it won't be released on Christmas! No matter what cooperation conditions we reach, it won't appear on Christmas. In North American theaters, understand? This year's Christmas season, we are going to push "Wigger the Pooh"! It was a work that invested as much as 60 million US dollars and took two years to produce! We are very excited about this This animated film has high market expectations! Early market research and our years of production and distribution experience also tell us that this animated film will be very popular!"

Having said this, he spread his hands, "And if your movie is released at the same time, it will only be hit very badly, and it will not get the box office it could have gotten! Qian, I am thinking about you! We are They don't want to suffer these completely unnecessary losses, do they?"

After a pause, he added: "I was thinking, if we can reach an agreement, we may be able to arrange it to be released in March next year! You all understand that at that time, there were relatively few big-budget productions in the film market, so competition There will be little pressure! It's the perfect time for us to try something exotic!"

What he said was a bit of a dance, and he seemed to be very proud of his distribution ideas, and he kept talking, "We will release it in about dozens of theaters, and we will show it on a small scale, first to accumulate its reputation!"

"You know, Dongfang Film, an animated film from China Qian, oh my god, there will be a lot of people who are curious and walk into the cinema to contribute to the box office for us! If the film is good, they will post it on the website and various The online community will express their own opinions on watching movies, which will form our unique reputation!"

"Curiosity, everyone has it, doesn't it? Especially the young people in North America! Some of them even like to watch some bizarre things!"

"Then, we can gradually increase the size of its screenings - I mean, if it's a good point-to-point box office and word of mouth! If it's not good, then you know, it's a test of the water, right? But it will not hinder our continued cooperation in the future! Take your works, we will distribute them, take our works, and you will distribute them! Whether it’s a buyout or a share, we can talk about it!”

Li Qian smiled and said calmly: "But Gal, this is not a Chinese work that is curious. From the beginning of production, our direction has been a globalized family-friendly animated film!"

Gail Bullock shrugged and said indifferently: "That's even better! Maybe we can succeed in the off-season of the market like March and become a dark horse at the box office? Who knows! We have to try it to find out!"

Li Qian smiled, nodding somewhat in a moody way, and said, "Maybe!"

Saying that, he picked up the thing at hand and suddenly stood up.

Then, under Gail Bullock's surprised eyes, he stretched out his hand, and when Gail Bullock stood up and stretched out his hand subconsciously, he smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Bullock, thank you for meeting me! If you have time in China, please let me know. You know, the Chinese are always hospitable!"

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at John Dyce, who had also stood up at this time, and said calmly: "Let's go, Mr. Gail Bullock is so busy, it is not easy to sit with us for so long. We shouldn't waste his precious time any more!"

John Dyess shrugged helplessly.

Li Qian turned his head and smiled at Gail Bullock, who was stunned, and said, "Mr. Bullock, goodbye!"

When he was done, he turned his head and walked out.

Gail Bullock spread his hands, looked very confused, and said to John Dyce: "Hey, what's going on? Are we not talking about it? What's the matter with your Chinese friends?"

John Days shrugged, wanted to leave, but stopped again, looked at Gail Bullock, shook his head and said, "Hey, Gail, IMHO! You are too arrogant, and Disney is too arrogant! Your conditions, yes Our Chinese friends couldn't accept it, so...the negotiations broke down!"

After he finished speaking, he ignored Gail Bullock, quickly chased after Li Qian, and chased him all the way to the door, when he heard Gail Bullock scolding something in a low voice, he whispered to Li Qian: " Qian! Have you thought about it? Are we just giving up on Disney?"

Li Qian walked quickly, with a heavy expression on his face.

John Days chased after him all the way, and continued: "Although I know that they are indeed arrogant, especially arrogant, but the conditions can be negotiated slowly! We have to admit that Disney is indeed the entire The best in North America!"

Li Qian suddenly stopped, looked at him, and said, "Buyout or release? Both can be discussed! If the release scale is larger or smaller, it can also be discussed! Exchange channels with each other and distribute on behalf of each other, it is still possible to discuss. However, it is definitely not a relationship with Disney to talk."

John Days spread his hands, "Hey, Qian, we can't be self-motivated, it's business! Understand? Business! The other party is indeed very arrogant, I know, it makes you very unhappy! But it's part of business! He's not as disliked by your movies as he appears to be, understand? It's to lower our psychological expectations, to be able to keep our prices to a minimum!"

"And we have a lot of confidence in our work! So we should at least let him see a copy of the film before deciding whether to continue talking, and how to talk about it. Isn't it?"

Li Qian glanced at him and suddenly stepped forward again.

When Gail Bullock came out of the reception room, what he saw happened to be the backs of Li Qian and John Days disappearing at the corner of the corridor.

After the two entered the elevator, Li Qian calmly said to John Days: "Yes! I agree with you! But I suddenly thought that we can actually find a better partner, the kind that can really benefit each other. Partner! And Disney, the world's best animated film maker, is not such a partner! Our movies are good or bad, for Disney, they are all potential competitors!"

John Dyce thought about it~www.wuxiaspot.com~shrugged, "So..."

Li Qian's eyes were frighteningly bright, but he had a smile on his face, "So I think, this time Disney, we didn't come in vain! It at least let me know that strong people are disdainful to discuss cooperation with followers!"

After a pause, he said: "And you, John, your next task is to choose one of several other Hollywood companies! A film that is also good at family fun, but does not have its own animation department. The company and told them that Minghu Culture from China can talk to them about two-way film distribution cooperation! And they are willing to be their vanguard and compete in the market with Disney’s unparalleled animation works for many years!”

After a pause, he said earnestly: "Tell them that I brought a copy, and tell them that we invested 50 million US dollars! And we used advanced technology that Disney does not have, and talked about a globally-oriented, suitable for A family-friendly animated movie for American audiences!"

"Also, we are willing to be cannon fodder!"

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