Chapter 714 Butterfly Effect(1/3)
After a twelve-hour flight, Jack and Grande arrived in Los Angeles.
It was afternoon when I arrived, and it was also afternoon when I returned home.
"It should be four or five in the morning over there in China."
Eiland stretched and said something, and Jack and Jack walked out of the passage and got into the car that greeted them, and then went straight to the mountainside villa.
In the villa, the Macrons are waiting for the return of their son Jack.
As Macron's successor, the Macrons have high hopes for Jack. It is also the first time for Jack to go to China to discuss official business on behalf of Macron. Although there were phone calls on the way, they still want to meet and hear Jack's more comprehensive feelings about this trip.
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"How about it? How do you feel about going to China in person?" Old Jack asked on the sofa in the living room.
Jack put down his briefcase and sat on the sofa: "The sky is blue, Tiananmen Square is red, people are enthusiastic and normal, and the level of urban construction is almost the same as ours."
Hearing what he said, old Jack and Jones burst into laughter.
'The sky is full of smog, Tiananmen is dilapidated and gray, everyone is barbaric, and the urban construction is very dilapidated.' This is a rhetoric often used by the West in reporting and promoting China, in order to make Western citizens have a lower favorable impression of China and increase the derogatory meaning.
of mysterious color.
Jack, in turn, told such a personal experience, which is undoubtedly a mockery of what some Western media and people have done.
As capital, they are also rooted in the entertainment industry, which is closely related to the media. They have access to a wider range of information, and can naturally see through the right and wrong propaganda at a glance.
However, the global media are in the hands of conglomerates. This is the ideological situation of the West against China. They are powerless and unable to change anything. They can only make the pure and the turbid.
"What do you think of the Brilliant Era?" Jones changed the subject.
Jack thought for a while and said: "From the perspective of the management structure, Wang is just a defender at most. The real pioneer is Chu, and Liu will be added in the future."
Those who maintain the status quo can lead the force to develop steadily, but it is difficult to make breakthroughs and pioneering measures.
Pioneers can make a qualitative leap in the power, allowing the power to complete a staged rise.
After he understood that Weiyu, Longyou and the groupization of the company were mostly Chu Xuan's idea, he had such a judgment on the respective abilities of Wang Jinhua and Chu Xuan.
Liu Yifei only recently joined the Brilliant Times. Before that, she did not help the development of the Brilliant Times much. It was only after watching the industrialization of screenwriting that he learned about Liu Yifei's pioneering abilities and ideas, so he
It was said that the pioneer of the Brilliant Era was Chu Xuan, and later it was Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.
In his opinion, in the relationship structure between Wang, Chu and Liu, Wang is the one responsible for stabilizing the overall situation, while Chu and Liu are the ones responsible for innovation and creation. It can be said to be the golden triangle.
"What about strength?" Old Jack asked.
"Strength?" Jack smiled bitterly: "Guangwei Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Longyou Co., Ltd. did nothing for a year in the Brilliant Era, and could earn 100 million U.S. dollars in revenue every year. With such a capital chain, let alone the Chinese capital market
, even most of our companies in Haolaiwu can’t do it.”
As he spoke, Jack became serious: "With such a capital chain, the focus of Brilliant Times is still on the entertainment market, so they are obviously using the quick money from the Internet to lay out the entertainment market industry, which shows that they have great ambitions in entertainment.
, and their screenwriting is industrialized, which makes me think that their entertainment direction is similar to Disney, and they want to industrialize entertainment."
"Entertainment industrialization." Old Jack muttered to himself.
Jack nodded: "I can see Chu's ambition. He wants to fully industrialize the film and television industry in Brilliant Times. Now his screenwriting industry is still in its infancy. In the initial stage, he will support more than a hundred screenwriters and develop it into a complete one."
How many people are needed to write the screenplay?”
"The number of employees of Brilliant Era in China now exceeds 2,000. The service industry needs to look at the size and scale of the factory, and the special effects industry needs a huge group of technical personnel to support it. By then, I am afraid that the personnel of Brilliant Era will not have to have
Tens of thousands.”
"Globally, Disney is the only entertainment company with tens of thousands of employees. The other seven Hollywood giants are really nothing compared to Disney in terms of number of employees."
"Once Disney goes bankrupt, how many families and local industry chains in many countries will go bankrupt? Politicians from various countries will help Disney develop for votes and capital from various countries to make profits. This is the fundamental reason why Disney is firmly at the forefront and can become bigger and stronger.
In my opinion, Bright Times is also following this path.”
Jack picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, and said: "And we in the West are different from China. The United States seems to be unified, but each state has its own administrative standards. The place in Europe is obviously connected end to end, but there are dozens of them.
It is not an exaggeration for us in the West to say that the country is divided into pieces."
"As for China, it truly unifies the country in terms of humanities and administrative standards. If the Brilliant Era develops into the scale of Disney, it will be even more invincible than Disney."
"If you want to sanction Bright Times, if you want to destroy Bright Times, it is equivalent to destroying tens of thousands of families and the survival of many industry companies in related industrial chains."
"At that time, what you are fighting against is not the Brilliant Era, but the leadership of the country of China, because their leaders will definitely help the Brilliant Era get through the difficulties. This is one of the manifestations of China's national conditions."
Jack put down the coffee cup and said: "Of course, what I said is all behind the scenes. It is a speculation based on my investigation during this period of time and how it can develop smoothly in the Brilliant Era."
"It is difficult for Bright Times to develop into the scale of Disney, but Bright Times has an unparalleled advantage, and that is their huge capital chain."
"The huge capital chain means having the capital for many trials and errors, but as long as one succeeds, it will be one step closer to Disney's industrial model until it is fully developed."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jack crossed his legs and said: "Under the circumstances of Bright Times, we are the strategic partners of Bright Times and allies to help them develop overseas markets.
, it is also a win-win cooperation model for both parties.”
"The competition in Haolaiwu is fierce and cruel. No matter how much we develop, Macron will never be able to break the upper limit. Someone will always slap you down."
"Since we can't break the upper limit, and we will never be able to join the ranks of the world's top entertainment companies on our own, I think we can bet on the fortune of the Brilliant Era."
“The stronger Bright Times is, the more help it can give us. If Bright Times can really develop into a behemoth like Oriental Disney, then I, Macron, not only become the ninth largest company in Hollywood, but also can break the upper limit and become the world’s first class company.
"
Jack put down his legs and said: "What we need to do is to cooperate fully to provide resources and channels when the bright era needs it. This is why I gave Li Cong Cong the second female lead."
"It is rare for Chu to allow Liu to rise to power and share his huge wealth with Liu. The king also agrees, which shows that they are all people who value love and righteousness."
"We insist on maintaining friendly cooperation between the two parties. When we are in need, they will do their best to help us and will not just sit back and ignore it. I should not be wrong about this."
"The above is what I gained from this trip and my suggestions for Macron."
Old Jack took a puff of his cigar and looked at his son Jack with great satisfaction.
Regardless of whether Jack's analysis was correct or not, I learned the essence of his long-term strategic vision and view of human nature from him.
He is indeed my son!
"Screenwriting industry..." Old Jack exhaled smoke and said, "I heard you say something on the phone. Tell me about it carefully. I'm curious, how can they actually do this industry that Haolaiwu doesn't even have?
"
Speaking of this, Jack, as a producer, is also very interested and is very happy to share such professional news.
In this way, the father and son went from one talking and the other listening, to one saying something and the other saying something. There was no end to the situation.
After dinner, they continued to chat until early in the morning. The father and son sat opposite each other on the rooftop. Old Jack sighed: "It seems that the expenditure on resources and funds for screenwriting work has greatly increased, but once it develops, the film and television aspect can operate efficiently.
Can we learn from this?"
"You can give it a try." Jack also had the same idea.
The entertainment industry of other countries has always been the only one to imitate and learn from Hollywood. Hollywood, which is aloof and superior, always regards the entertainment industry of other countries as low-end products.
It has always been the case that other countries' entertainment companies have relied on Western capital for development. The arrogant Western entertainment capital always treats other countries' entertainment capital with an aggressive attitude of looking down on the world.
Perhaps, starting from Macron, this situation will be reversed.
The butterfly effect caused by Chu Xuan rushed out of the country this time and invaded the far west.
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The early morning here in Los Angeles is the afternoon here in China.
Zhou Jielun rushed to the capital to prepare for tomorrow's investment meeting.
"The total investment is 40 million, which is so high." Zhou Jielun, a literary company, held the investment project summary document and was slightly surprised when he saw the total investment amount.
Isn't "My Love from the Star" an urban drama? The investment is comparable to some martial arts and ancient costumes.
Li He was also present, and he was going to attend the welcome banquet together later, so he simply came over in advance to meet Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, also to have some fun.
Li He pointed at Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei and said: "The salary of the two of them is 3 million each, which adds up to 6 million. The teachers' salary and the rest of the actors' salary plus the scene rental and costumes add up to 20 million."
The filming and post-production costs are estimated to be 20 million. This is an urban drama, the shooting cycle is short, and there are no special effects in the post-production, otherwise the cost will be higher."
"The salary is 3 million!" Zhou Jielun was surprised.
He had never heard of a salary of 3 million for a TV series in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Even for TVB's popular dramas, the salary is only between 1.5 million and 2 million, and most of them make a lot of money through endorsements and other business deals.
Apart from Cheng Long, the commercial value of these break-out contestants such as Li Lianjie, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei is truly unique in the entertainment industry.
Zhou Jielun pointed at himself: "When I filmed "The Golden Armor", my salary was only 500,000."
Chu Xuan bent down in front of the water dispenser to receive water and said: "You are a new actor, and your salary of 500,000 yuan is very high, right?"
Zhou Jielun said "tsk tsk" twice: "Strongly request the radio and television to issue a rules and regulations to specifically limit the remuneration of top actors like you. This is too outrageous."
After Chu Xuan received the water, he straightened up and turned around: "Jielun, you still have to thank me. You must know that my salary as a director is only tens of thousands of yuan, otherwise the investment would be several million yuan."
"Hey." Zhou Jielun joked: "You, a new director, can get tens of thousands of yuan in remuneration. Don't worry, this is the most reasonable."
"Hahaha..." There was laughter from the teachers.
The mutual hostility between these two buddies made everyone present a lot of fun.
Liu Yifei was also interested. She picked up her phone with a smile and checked the time. She found that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon and it was time to go to the hotel for the welcome banquet. So she said: "Let's go, it's four o'clock."
To be continued...