Reborn Entrepreneurial Giant.

Chapter 43 Bigger Goal

Qu Li discussed with his team for a long time in Yangcheng, but they were not professionals in the clothing and textile industry. The shortcomings in this area must be solved, especially in textile raw materials. During the rise of Uniqlo, Toray provided this company with They offer an exclusive service that virtually integrates R&D and production processes, which is particularly rare in the world.

With good new materials, there will be exclusive advantages, which is competitiveness. The reason why Samsung and Huawei stand out in the Android camp is not because they have their own solutions for core components and have unique competitive advantages?

"The material problem cannot be solved in a short time. If there is no better choice, choose cotton, and hemp!" If you look it up casually, you will know that cotton is the king of fabrics, and hemp has huge potential and is more eco-friendly. , with the large-scale lifting of bans abroad, hemp is an excellent textile material, and this industry is destined to flourish.

Qu Li discussed Wan Heihei's future in Yangcheng. "Comet" ended its domestic screenings. The final box office reached an astonishing 4800 million, surpassing Dragon Tiger Gate starring Donnie Yen and becoming the 2006 box office second only to "Huo Yuanjia". 》domestic movie.

This is undoubtedly a great benefit for Huayi. Not only was it a box office hit, but it also gained two outstanding directors. Even excluding Qu Li, there is also Ning Hao. Last year, the Wang Jinghua artists experienced a collective exodus. This year When you have unexpected gains, of course you want to celebrate.

Not sure whether he would make a movie in the future, Qu Li didn't want to offend Huayi, so he rushed to Yanjing before the celebration party to discuss overseas distribution with Huayi.

"Colombia is a very good platform. Vice President Chen Guo was the director of Asia before." The Wang brothers wanted to save trouble, but Qu Li didn't want to be so wasteful.

"How about we make a promotional video dubbed in English and put it on YouTube. This website now has a lot of viewers. Maybe some American filmmakers will pay attention."

"It's not that I'm dissatisfied with Columbia, but it's hard for them to give a reasonable price. There is almost no cultural barrier to "Comet". Even if they remake it, it will only have this effect. It is better to find professional dubbing actors and let it be released in mainstream theaters." Released online." At this time, Qu Li remembered "The Man from the Earth," a science fiction movie that had no special effects and was driven by conversation. It had earned 3.5 million in box office worldwide. "Comet" was even better than it, and it may not be unable to have good results. Global box office.

"Do you want it to be released in mainstream theaters in North America?" Wang Zhongjun knew Qu Li's idea, and he agreed with Qu Li's words. However, if a Chinese-language film without the support of a big-name star was released in mainstream theaters in North America, it was hard to think about it. It's ridiculous.

"This film has a low cost, low investment, and a rare opportunity. I don't know that there will be such an opportunity in the future."

After "This Man Came from Earth", there seems to be no soft science fiction movie in North America that has a box office of over [-] million. It can be said that "This Man" is the swan song.Some people say that "Comet" is equal to "This Man" plus "Terror Cruise". It is the anchor of brain-burning movies. If it works properly, it may create miracles.

Moreover, Qu Li made some changes to "Comet", reducing the foreplay time and giving more hints. It is relatively easy to understand, but you can't see it if you don't look carefully.Judging from the feedback from domestic audiences, the effect of the changes should be considered relatively good.

"Colombia doesn't look down on such low-budget movies. You can look to Lionsgate, Summit and Weinstein Pictures." Although Columbia's Asia director is not a big deal, Chen Guofu knows the rules of the game in Hollywood better.

"Do you want to sell the copyright all at once, or go the route of distribution through an agent?"

"It is best to issue through an agent. If there is sufficient control capacity, it is acceptable to pay part of the publicity and distribution costs in advance."

"It costs a lot of money for publicity."

"I don't know if it's worth it, but this kind of film without cultural barriers is probably rare."

Because it is a low-cost film and it only took a week to shoot, Huayi only wanted the domestic distribution rights for "Comet". Now it is willing to participate in overseas distribution. It is interesting enough. You have to know what overseas distribution domestic film companies can ability?There is no need to give Huayi a share if it sells overseas copyrights directly.

However, the risk of overseas distribution is very high, and the two parties have not reached an agreement, but the celebration banquet will still be held. On this occasion, Qu Li will not say anything depressing, and will accept all kinds of congratulations relatively calmly.Through this movie, he once again completed his identity transformation, from entrepreneur and actor to now being truly recognized as a director. The whole process is full of fantasy.

The crew of "The Night Banquet" came to congratulate them. They were about to start promoting the film. Director Xiaogang didn't feel arrogant at all, but he didn't have much enthusiasm either.

"Your movie is good, but your own level is a bit inferior..."

These words were so direct that Qu Li felt uncomfortable at first hearing it, but this is a fact. If an outsider can make a movie that surpasses the original version, he has done a good enough job.So Qu Li was not discouraged at all, let alone angry, and his mentality soon became calm.

"What Director Xiaogang said is that I will work hard in the future." But the direction of hard work may not be to become an excellent director.

Other actors will not be as rude as Director Xiaogang. Whether a movie is good or not is not a matter of whether the box office is high or not, which is the reflection of an actor's commercial value.After two consecutive hit movies, Huang Bo and Xu Zheng became famous, and Sun Honglei seemed to have become a new first-line actor in the country. The beauty of Xiao Taohong in a vest was astonishing, and Qu Li was not the only one to benefit.

Being able to star in such a movie is a dream opportunity for the younger generation of domestic actors. The most direct manifestation is that the salary will increase many times, which is a real benefit.

Some actors come to him to talk about movies, some come to him to talk about their company, and some just want to get to know each other and form a good relationship.There were also a few unknown young actors who gave him room cards. You said whether he should eat or not, of course he wouldn't. Qu Li was not that hungry.In other words, he does not have the ability to resist risks yet, and cannot eat casually when he is unclear about the situation.

"This is a science fiction movie without cultural barriers. Two of my science fiction short stories have been played 1000 million times on the American YouTube video platform, and the third video has been uploaded more than 50 times not long after it was uploaded. If I publish a "Comet" "The promotional video should have more than 100 million on-demand views."

"This video website called YouTube in the United States already has 2000 million users and hundreds of millions of views every day." Qu Li continued to add that he did not expect YouTube's dividends to be reaped so easily.

Maybe it’s because there aren’t many high-quality videos nowadays. Chen Shijun, the founder of YouTube, even sent him an email to encourage him, and the relationship was established.