The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 250 You Cheat Dog (4K)

Shen Zhenyi walked out of the office building of Pengcheng Venture Capital, regardless of the paparazzi behind her, and boarded the nanny car home with her manager.

Almost as soon as she got in the car, she took off her high heels and slumped on the car seat without any image, "I'm so exhausted!"

The filming of "Fury Road" has long been over, but Shen Zhenyi, as a producer, has to participate in post-production, which makes her unable to take a vacation to adjust after finishing a movie as usual.

This is not over yet, becoming a partner of Pengcheng Venture Capital is basically a foregone conclusion. If she wants to make achievements in the business field, she cannot do nothing.

So, she has to find time to receive business training - not required to be proficient in everything, but not completely crippled.

"I've never seen a more ambitious female star than you, and you're producing and starring in a film - while also recharging your training sessions?"

Manager Yu Li sighed and said, "It's abnormal not to be tired."

"Tired is tiring, but the feeling of learning new things is actually quite refreshing."

Shen Zhenyi straightened her sitting posture and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I used to think that business negotiations were a group of men and women in suits and ties with high salaries arguing behind their desks, but now I know it was a big mistake."

Shen Zhenyi stretched her legs, a bright smile appeared on her slightly tired face,

"In fact, the person sitting behind the desk is just doing a facade job; the real negotiation and confrontation are all done under the skull, in the shady phone call, or even in the silent conversation in the air... "

"It sounds like the bosses are fighting." The manager shrugged.

"Yes, a business boss." Shen Zhenyi's tone was deeply touched, "Conversing with such a business boss is far more stressful than social conversations. I don't feel so tired when filming..."

For example, when she came into contact with some partners of Pengcheng Venture Capital, their conversations were very exciting for outsiders. She realized that "real negotiations are completed through silent conversations"-because for them , if you need the other party to explain, then you are not qualified to talk to them.

Shen Zhenyi needs to cultivate an instinct - how to disassemble the information released by the other party, how to maintain her own rhythm under the pressure of the other party, and recognize her own advantages... This is the purpose of her "recharging".

"Actually, these commercial trainings are also very helpful for me to grow into an excellent producer."

Shen Zhenyi raised her head and sighed,
"An excellent producer needs to find a screenwriter, read the script, find a director, choose actors, and even determine a publicity strategy... If these have something in common with the actor's identity; he needs to understand capital better than investors, and better than the market. If you don’t understand marketing better, this is not what you can train as an actor.”

"...You must be an excellent producer!" The manager couldn't help but sigh.

However, when it comes to movies, the agent has more to say.

"Thanks to your boyfriend, next year's entertainment industry will definitely be full of wind and clouds!"

"I've also watched a lot of movie invitations for you during this time, but, to be honest, none of them will make you 'overwhelm the crowd' in the next year or two."

Shen Zhenyi was shocked, "Overpowering others? I don't have such a big heart."

I also want to know that next year's competition, whether it is the competition of directors or the competition of actors' resources, will become more and more fierce.

After all, in such a turbulent year, "getting out" is more valuable than ever. Even first-line stars have to fight for it.

Although Shen Zhenyi is in the front line, there are not only three or two first-line actresses in the industry who have a stronger foundation than her; what's more, it is not only domestic actresses who are famous, but even female stars all over the world.

"We can fight for it to some extent!" The agent paused, looked at her with a smile, and expressed his real intention, "Why don't you ask Wang Wei to help you write a good book and fight for it?"

She is Menerqing. Several directors under Dunhuang have received scripts written by Wang Wei himself. In order to help her clients win roles, she has read them all through her relationship. I have to say that they are all good scripts.

After giving her a blank look, Shen Zhenyi narrowed her eyes, "You said before that we can't rely entirely on Wang Wei."

"Isn't it that I don't know that the things in his head seem to never be exhausted; don't you know how many good things are left without shaking?"

the broker grumbled.

Shen Zhenyi didn't open her eyes, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, but she said, "Don't think about it for now, he is working on a script for the North American subsidiary, and he is not free!"

"North American subsidiary, no wonder..." The manager was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a clear expression.

Not many people in the circle paid attention, but she did.

Lion King Films, which was acquired by Dunhuang in North America, has just released its first film after the acquisition, and the results are not bad.

——As of now, the North American box office of "Chain Saw" is close to 6000 million US dollars.Although limited to the genre characteristics of horror films, the box office trend has declined to a considerable extent, but overall, it should be no problem to increase another 3000 to [-] million.

In fact, whether it is a horror film or an off-season box office, such a box office curve is quite abnormal.

——Although after entering the 90s, it is not as rare for the box office in North America to exceed 80 million yuan as it was in the [-]s, but it is not something that can be achieved by just a movie.

However, a horror film like "Saw" has a chance to hit the [-] million mark at the North American box office. It can only be said that Wang Wei moved a suspenseful and horror-style work to a Hollywood horror film, which is still dominated by plasma. age, forming an obvious generation difference advantage.

This is like using a stealth, high-speed, high-maneuvering fourth-generation aircraft in modern air combat to hit a second-generation aircraft that doesn't even have complete radar.

Of course, the agent had no idea about this, but she realized that with the success of this movie, Dunhuang may have opened up a new model to break into Hollywood.

——Previously, domestic capital had a lot of interest in knocking on the door of Hollywood.It's just that the five big guys are too big and too eye-catching, so they are waiting and watching cautiously; investors are often unknown in the film and television circle.

In terms of investment methods, whether it is investing in monolithic films, film lists or small companies, most of the time domestic capital plays a passive role.

The development, shooting, production, and final cutting of films are all dominated by the Hollywood team. Therefore, among the films that lose the most money in Hollywood every year, films invested by domestic capital have repeatedly made the list.

This is also normal. American capital is in a similar situation in China's entertainment industry - good projects that can be opened to foreign capital are rare, and who is more stupid than the other?
However, Dunhuang seems to have embarked on a different path-not "transfusion" from China, but to export "creative ideas", handed over to the US team for production, and let the acquired subsidiary produce blood on its own.

Although, it was only a successful film, and because the scale of Lion King Films is too small, not many people in the industry even know that it is a subsidiary of Dunhuang.

But the agent smiled and expressed his conclusion: "Dunhuang may be the first company to successfully break into Hollywood!"

Shen Zhenyi opened her eyes upon hearing this, but turned her eyes to look at the driver's seat.

The eldest sister of the driver is driving without squinting.

This is a female driver specially assigned by her team, and she has signed a strict confidentiality agreement. There is no need to hide many things, of course, you can't hide them.

The manager understood what she meant, and said with a smile, "They are all my own people, and I won't blaspheme outside; besides, with the current scale of Lion King Films, not many people believe what I say, right?"

Shen Zhenyi nodded slightly, "Although it's not top secret, it's best to avoid attracting the attention of the Big Five at the moment—whether it's the Big Five in China or the Big Five in Hollywood."

The manager nodded and thought to himself, that is, it would be better if no one paid attention to it!
——She still wants to wait for Lion King Pictures to develop and grow, relying on the advantage of being close to the water, to develop her brokerage business to Hollywood!
The more stars you have, the higher the status of the agent and the greater the power; no matter how bad it is, the clients under the agency will also have the opportunity to snatch Hollywood film contracts...

There was a gleam of ambition in the manager's eyes.

Of course, all this has to wait until Dunhuang really breaks into Hollywood.

As for now, let's develop obscenely first.

——Although she felt that the Big Five in Hollywood really didn't take Lion King Pictures seriously.

……

However, Yu Li guessed wrong.

At the very least, Frank, the president of the Huaguo region of Hollywood Universal Pictures, is also paying attention to the release of "Chain Saw".

——Although after the co-release of "The Silence of the Lambs", Dunhuang's subsequent films are not suitable for introduction to North America, this does not affect Frank's attention to Dunhuang in the slightest.

On the one hand, he also saw the suppression of Dunhuang by China Entertainment's top five, and even secretly hoped to join forces with Dunhuang to enter the China Entertainment circle;
On the other hand, compared to the conservative traditional forces, he feels that new companies like Dunhuang are more creative—not only in the Chinese entertainment industry, but also in Hollywood.

"Saw" seems to confirm this point.

"The lowest total box office hit is 8000 million U.S. dollars? What a dark horse!"

Frank called an old friend in the department, and after learning the latest box office of "Chain Saw", he opened his mouth wide.

——This is not only a good performance, but even so good that it can blind the eyes of most Hollywood film practitioners.

You know, for many medium-budget films, the total box office in North America can reach 9000 to [-] million US dollars, which can already be called a big success;

And "Chain Saw" easily reached this level, and then think about how much this movie cost?

This price/performance ratio is obviously very different!
It really makes people drool with envy!

"As long as the production cost is well controlled, the prospect of this series is still very good, and it can become a stable small treasury for Lion King Films." A friend said on the phone.

So, by the way, he snatched the overseas distribution rights of the film—although Lion King Pictures has distribution channels in North America, they still have nothing to do with overseas markets.

Frank nodded and said, "That's right, with this series in mind, the fault tolerance rate of Lion King Pictures' corporate strategy will be much higher."

"If they come up with a couple of blockbuster low-budget collections, it's going to be a big deal."

Speaking of this, Frank suddenly felt familiar.

——By the way, isn’t this the road to the rise of Dunhuang in China?
As soon as Frank had this thought, he was interrupted by his old friend on the phone.
"Hahaha, the profit rate of a small-budget movie is countless times lower than that of a big-budget movie. You are lucky to have a successful series. How many more do you want?"

Frank also laughed dumbfounded when he heard this.

Indeed, a film project is actually like a gamble from its establishment to its introduction to the market. There is no established and scientific calculation formula, and no matter who does it, it is all guesswork;
It's just that some people guess more accurately, and some people have less luck.

Dunhuang, as well as the young Huaguo director, were very lucky, but it was impossible to win with just one gamble.

It's a pity that Mr. Frank doesn't know that someone will cheat every time he "gambles"!

……

If Frank saw the two scripts on Wang Wei's table at this moment, he might just want to shout out—you cheating dog!

Well, without the experience of another time and space, no one knows that this guy cheated.

In short, Ducat, the acting president of Lion King Films, after talking to Wang Wei for a long time, tentatively asked if there was a suitable script, and Wang Wei answered in the affirmative.

It's not that Wang Wei is responsive to his requests, but that he really takes control of the company through this.

——Dunhuang did not send people from China to the management of Lion King Films to oversee the operation of the company. Naturally, it was not because of 100% trust in Ducat and others, but because the Hollywood circle was very exclusive, and foreigners who were not familiar with Hollywood's operating rules People rushing in will only cause turmoil in the management.

It is easy to acquire a company, but it is not easy to truly control a company, and personnel issues are also the most prone to accidents.

But not sending people does not mean that the will of the parent company cannot be penetrated.

To some extent, exporting ideas is also a rather alternative way of control - so alternative that only Wang Wei can implement it.

Quite simply, if an idea cannot be guaranteed to be developed, it cannot be executed accurately and without compromise by the subsidiary.

The first script that Wang Wei gave to Ducat was "Scary Laughter".

It's a continuation of Lion Pictures' dominance of making horror films -- though this series isn't too scary either.

The "Scary Movie" series was called "the 21st century spoof epic" in that time and space. The spoof of North American pop culture symbols, the exaggerated satire of some phenomena, the parody and "tribute" to classics can be called unlimited;
However, in terms of commercial operations, the "Scary Movie" series is definitely a successful brand. Each film only makes profits and does not lose money. It is a model of "low investment and high output".

Another script is also a model of "low input and high output"-"The Hangover".

This is a typical American-style free-breathing R-rated comedy movie. The plot has no integrity at all, full of vulgar jokes, funny plots and cheap dialogue;

But as a low-cost movie, the dark horse of this R-rated comedy can be described as black and shiny.

From the script Wang Wei produced, it can be seen that Dunhuang has only one requirement for the current Lion King Films - to harvest the highest possible box office at the lowest cost!

As for losing money?
It cannot be said that there is no such possibility, but the small cost has only one advantage-even if you lose, you can't lose much.

Of course, it's more likely - if this can be compensated?What's the use of Lion King's management?

……

　It is still a day that cannot break through 4K characters~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)