"Our movie is in China. Faced with the crazy attack of "Armageddon", we did not fall, but won applause..."
"We have been questioned a lot, but we are still strong. We speak out for the unknown civilians. We will never be silent in the face of discrimination and injustice!"
"With an investment of US$200,000, we got a box office of US$120 million!"
"Six hundred times the profit!"
"This is a miracle in the history of Hollywood movies and a brand new milestone!"
"I have sought the consent of Mr. Zhou Yang and will officially announce the full version of "Saw" after the production of "Saw" is finished..."
"The so-called complete version of "Saw" on the Internet is twelve hours long, but the real movie is fifteen hours long..."
"It will be all free! The whole journey is free!"
hard to believe.
"Lambs", which was supposed to start filming last year, still hasn't started filming.
There is no trace of Christian in the plot of "Lamb".
He is very busy!
These days, he seems to have become the spokesperson for "Saw" in Europe and the United States, constantly traveling with his team to promote this work of art that he is most satisfied with.
Every time he arrived in the country, he was on the throne, with a smile on his face and passionately speaking these words. After each speech, he could hear bursts of warm applause.
He even signed up for the 79th Academy Awards at the end of February this year, hoping that "Saw" would be nominated for an Oscar.
Even though he was only an assistant director on the film...
He saw the huge popularity of this movie, and at the same time, he also saw the crazy profits behind this huge popularity!
This benefit extends beyond movies...
More on things other than movies.
Strictly speaking, although this "Saw" was distributed under Warner Bros., the production company was his Hollywood company "SKY".
Christian is both a director and a boss...
As the first film under his own Hollywood company, the effort he put into "Saw" is naturally unimaginable.
In fact, since the filming of the movie was completed, Zhou Yang began to become the most peripheral character in this "Saw".
Christian took over all the work that a director should do. Not only did he spend his own money to cooperate with Warner in promoting "Saw", but he also planned every step from before the movie was released to before and after it was released!
Netizens were shocked, Americans were outraged, Hollywood was crazy, black Congressman Olson announced the election...
Everything seems to be a coincidence, as if they are proving the old Chinese saying "no coincidence makes a book".
However, how can there be so many stories in this world about reaching the sky in one step and becoming a god in one battle?
Behind every seemingly coincidence, there is actually a superb behind-the-scenes driving force...
They calculate everything, control everything, and use the background of the times to weigh the interests and forces of all parties and launch a huge gimmick that makes the audience immersed in it and unable to extricate themselves.
And Christian is such an amazing promoter.
In the eyes of movie fans, "Saw" is a very beautiful and thought-provoking movie.
But in his opinion, it is an opportunity to make "SKY" famous in Hollywood!
Although "Lamb" is a movie that he has been preparing for five years!
But even if "The Lambs" is released now, it won't have the terrifying gimmicks of "Saw", let alone an astonishing profit of 600 times!
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"Dear Mr. Zhou Yang, we have reached a preliminary agreement with the website of Tomato for the online broadcast copyright of the movie "Saw". Is there anything else you can add? This time we have reached a preliminary agreement with the video of Tomato.
The website’s revenue is divided 50-50…”
"Not yet..."
"Oh, then if there is no problem, I will send the contract to you via email. You can see if there are any problems. If there is no problem, just sign your name?"
"Okay...Mr. Christian, can you speak a little more normally? Your voice makes me a little hairy..."
"Dear Mr. Zhou Yang, Warner asked if the script for "Saw 2" can be written quickly? In fact, I personally mean the same thing. After watching "Saw", everyone is very much looking forward to the second one.
department……"
"Mr. Christian, there is no problem with "Saw 2", but can you speak a little more normally?"
"Mr. Zhou Yang, I really want to kiss you now, do you know? You are simply my lucky star. The appearance of you and "Saw" is like a gift from God to my years of devout prayer..."
"..."
China.
Zhou Yang received a call from Christian.
Christian on the phone certainly didn't have the seriousness that Zhou Yang had when he first met him. On the contrary, Zhou Yang felt quite disgusted!
Christian was very excited and told Zhou Yang all about his plans for the amazing IP of "Saw". After finishing speaking, he even praised Zhou Yang with unsatisfactory praise.
This made Zhou Yang so nauseous that he felt a slight acid reflux in his stomach.
Think about it, a middle-aged foreign uncle said in this tone that he wants to kiss you...
Who can withstand this?
The two continued chatting, focusing on "Saw 2". Christian revealed between the lines that he wanted to direct "Saw 2", and Zhou Yang asked him what to do with "Lamb" and how the investors dealt with it.
At that time, Christian felt that it didn't matter. The worst thing he could do was return the money to those investors. As for "Lamb", he would continue to polish it slowly...
When he heard this sentence, Zhou Yang somehow had the illusion that "Saw" had taken Christian's path astray.
Next, the two talked about some future development issues. After knowing that Zhou Yang owns an entertainment company, Christian naturally talked in more depth about the future cooperation between the two companies, and even talked about a project.
"Strategic Cooperation" plan.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, let me tell you the truth, SKY Company cannot be just a simple small Hollywood film production company. Do you understand?"
"Christian, what do you mean..."
"Now it is just a production company, but in the next five or ten years, it will be a film distribution company. The eight major Hollywood studios are very powerful, but... we will one day be like them!"
"..."
On the phone, Christian spoke very seriously, without any joking in it.
Zhou Yang was a little frightened by Christian's ambition.
He originally thought that the company "SKY" was just an ordinary company that Christian registered in Hollywood to facilitate his own movie making. However, he had no idea that Christian had such amazing ambitions.
Zhou Yang was silent, he didn't know what to say, and he even heard that there seemed to be something in Christian's words.
After hearing Zhou Yang's silence, Christian on the other end of the phone seemed a little awkward.
He imagined that Zhou Yang would be shocked, amazed, and even excited after hearing the news.
but……
What does this silence mean?
"Mr. Zhou Yang, don't you believe me?"
"Mr. Christian, I think what you said is too far away for me..." Zhou Yang was silent for a long time, and then replied.
"It's not far away, how can it be far away? You have amazing talent. Whether it's "Under the Mine" or "The Crow", or this "Saw", I have seen your possibility..."
"Um, thank you Mr. Christian." Zhou Yang replied.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, why do I feel that you suddenly feel alienated from me? Are you worried that my SKY company will ignore you after it grows through "Saw"?"
"Well, I'm not worried..."
"No, you're worried, and you're so worried, I don't think you even have confidence in our cooperation!" Christian continued to reply.
"Mr. Christian, I'm really not worried..." Zhou Yang shook his head violently.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, don't deceive yourself! You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me. I know that you are a very ambitious Chinese. You seem to be sincere, serious, and take everything seriously in your eyes."
There is always a restless and unknown heart underneath. If you dig out your heart, it will be a beast that can devour people..." Christian's voice on the phone seemed to have seen through everything.
"I didn't, I really didn't..."
"No, you do. Follow your heart. I know you have wanted my SKY shares for a long time. You can't lie to me! Let's do this. I will give you 10% of the SKY shares... you originally planned to give it to me.
20% of the box office share of "Saw". If you take an additional 10% of the box office share, it will be regarded as your investment in our SKY company!"
"I don't want it." Zhou Yang shook his head violently. He felt that Christian was tricking him into joining the gang.
"Haha, Mr. Zhou Yang, I did read you right. You are really a very greedy person. So, let me give you 15%. Anyway, 20% of your box office is going to me.
, is it the same if you get another 10%? And from now on, you will get a share of all the movies under my SKY company, and you will make pure profit!"
"Christian, that's not what I meant..." Zhou Yang shook his head again. Zhou Yang felt that he couldn't do such a cheap thing.
"Twenty percent! No more. Mr. Zhou Yang. Although SKY is very small and inconspicuous now, in the future, Chinese directors who come to Hollywood to make movies can use SKY's company to produce, and the resources can be shared.
More importantly, when SKY becomes a distribution company in the future, it will be more convenient for Chinese movies to come to Hollywood in the future..."
"..."
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"Mr. Christian, I really don't understand why we must let that Chinese director invest in our SKY company? Although he seems to be talented, he is still not qualified, right?"
"Erza, when we invest in a person, we can't just look at him alone..."
"Mr. Christian, I still don't understand..."
"Mr. Zhou Yang's former boss of Huaxing Company is named An Xiao. An Xiao's family background is very mysterious, but as far as I know, she is likely to be the most eloquent person in the Chinese film industry in the future... China is a big country
In the market, no one can give up this big piece of cake..."
"ah?"
"Also, "Chainsaw" is an amazing IP with great potential. It can even be developed into games, animations and other works in the future. If Mr. Zhou Yang had not invested in our company, no one would know about the huge IP of "Chainsaw" in the future.
Will it be licensed to other companies? This is a huge loss that we cannot afford..."
"..." Elus saw Christian smiling, and when he said this in the office, Elus was a little unbelievable.
"And more importantly, when we were filming "Saw", Mr. Zhou Yang once told me about another movie. The name of that movie was "Spider-Man". Although he only talked about it in a few words, he only talked about it in general.
, but I have a premonition that this is another popular movie. If it is shot, it will be no less than "Superman". I can't see such a movie leaving me... At the same time, from occasional chats, I can
I noticed that this Chinese director has a very keen insight into the future. I have never seen this kind of insight in anyone else, even like a person from the future. I keenly realized that I need to cooperate with him. I must
We must invest in him and put the future of our company on him while he is still a small figure..."
"..."
"I see the shadow of James Bunt, the King of Hollywood Horrors, in him..."
"What if it's wrong?"
"God has always taken care of me and never let me miss it once!"
In the office.
Christian narrowed his eyes.
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Huaxing.
There was a knock on the door in Zhou Yang's office.
After the door opened, Wang Jing walked in silently with SKY company's information, including Christian's information.
"There is no problem with SKY's data. Although it was established in Hollywood not long ago, it has always been profitable. Christian has always been a single shareholder. There is no problem with Christian's own data. In the 1990s,
He has already become famous in the European and international film circles. His resume is very clean. He has never been in jail, cheated, abducted, etc. In addition, in addition to being a very talented director, he is also a person who has a good understanding of the market and human nature.
A very keen marketing genius, his first movie "Kekexili" was originally a flop, but he made a lot of profit by relying on movie peripherals and actor tickets..."
"..."
Zhou Yang opened Christian's detailed resume.
After reading it, Zhou Yang nodded.
"Sister Jing, do you mean that you can become a shareholder?"
"I need to read the other party's contract. If there are no traps in the other party's contract, then I can buy shares..."
"This is the contract."
"good!"
Wang Jing picked up the contract and read it for a long time.
After reading it, she looked at Zhou Yang: "My personal suggestion is to invest in shares, but I always feel that Christian's contract is too loose for us, and it is too simple, so simple that it doesn't even look like a normal contract."
The shareholding contract... I'd better investigate again..."