Maybe my English is a little substandard now, but after repeated conversations and constant corrections, my English will get better...
This was Lu Yuan's subconscious thought.
He originally planned to have a good anal relationship with Jenny in English. He felt that chatting with foreign friends in English could improve his speaking skills.
After all, many things are the same as in actual combat. No matter how many words you remember or how good you remember grammar, it’s of no use if you can’t speak them.
Don't ask why.
The question is, Lu Yuan wants to become a man who is proficient in English!
He thinks he has a talent for languages!
However, it was a pity that Jenny did not give Lu Yuan a chance to talk to her in English and directly spoke in Chinese.
Lu Yuan didn’t know Jenny.
But Lu Yuan knows James.
Yes, that's the one from "California Guesthouse", well, it's the director of "California Nights".
Jenny told Lu Yuan that she was Director James' assistant.
Lu Yuan could hear James dictating next to the phone and Jenny translating James' words...
James, on behalf of the company, wants global distribution rights for "The Man from Earth."
Lu Yuan learned from the conversation between James and himself that this guy has actually been paying attention to Chinese movies over the years, and his suddenly popular movie was naturally also on James' radar.
James became very interested in the film after seeing the leaked trailer of the film. He seemed to see the potential, so he specifically approached Paimon's distribution manager, hoping to get global distribution of the film.
right……
James is naturally a veteran in Paramount, and his status is certainly different from other small directors. The distribution manager immediately agreed after reading the information and understanding the film.
James' meaning is actually very simple. He wants to win the global distribution rights of this film and at the same time sincerely invites the talented Lu Yuan to come to Paramount Company in the United States as a guest.
He hoped that the two of them could sit down and talk about the development of future movies and exchange shooting techniques with each other.
He feels that this movie may be able to bring future science fiction films to a whole new realm...
He admired Lu Yuan's talent very much. In James' mind, it was definitely a good thing to have more contact with a talented young man like Lu Yuan.
After hearing this, Lu Yuan also responded to James.
It is true that the global distribution rights of this film are not given to other companies in his hands, but he has to carefully consider how to cooperate.
As adults, you naturally have to be more cautious when doing things, right?
James naturally had no objection and just sent an encryption contract to Lu Yuan's mailbox.
What he meant was that he hoped that Lu Yuan could give him a response as soon as possible. After all, there are still resources and gaps for one movie in April. In May, when other Hollywood blockbusters are released, they will not have such free control. Moreover, in May, China will
Since the movie has been downloaded, there will definitely be no sales in overseas markets.
Lu Yuan was silent for a while after hanging up the phone. Then he called Wu Tingting and asked her to come to the office.
Wu Tingting came to the office immediately after receiving the call.
She is very strange.
In her impression, Lu Yuan rarely called her to the office in the middle of the night.
"Mr. Lu, what's wrong?"
"Sit down, I have a little thing to ask you." Lu Yuan took a sip of coffee and moved his body.
The night was a bit cold in the early morning. Sitting for a long time gave Lu Yuan some back pain...
"Oh, tell me." Wu Tingting sat opposite Lu Yuan.
She was confused.
Little things?
What little thing?
Is it about the promotion of the movie tomorrow?
"Do you understand the global distribution of Chinese films?" Lu Yuan looked at Wu Tingting.
"Global distribution of China Films? Hmm..." Wu Tingting was stunned for a moment and then said seriously: "Mr. Lu, it is very difficult for China Films to achieve global distribution. Unless we are big companies like Tianyu and Joaquin, then we can
Capital is discussing with overseas companies the issue of overseas distribution rights..."
"Connector?"
"Well, yes, Mr. Lu, you are considering the overseas distribution rights of "This Man is from Earth"... Let me tell you the truth, don't be angry. This is very difficult for us. After all, these two
In 2017, our Huaxia company basically imported more Hollywood movies, and the movies that went overseas were
There were very few films. Joaquin and Tianyu did release a few, but the response was not very good. Basically, they died soon after they were released. Well, they are the type that still don’t make money even after losing the publicity expenses. Overseas companies have no regard for us in China.
Movies are generally not very popular, after all, few people make kung fu movies nowadays..."
"Oh, that's it." Lu Yuan nodded.
Is the current situation of Chinese films so miserable in Hollywood?
But it’s right to think about it.
Most of the Chinese films that go to Hollywood are acclimated, and there are some differences between Eastern aesthetics and Western aesthetics. Unless they are early kung fu action movies, it will be useless.
"Well, Mr. Lu, in fact, I have also tried to contact overseas people. Two days ago, I also asked someone to contact third-tier entertainment companies in Hollywood such as Midland and Frost, and I showed them our box office data. It was very interesting.
Unfortunately, when people hear about science fiction films, they reject us outright. Our Chinese films are really not up to par overseas, let alone science fiction films.
I guess they were secretly laughing at us for not knowing what we can do..." After Wu Tingting said this, she suddenly felt that she might have said something too shocking, so she added, "Mr. Lu, in fact, we don't lack anything else.
All that is missing is time. I believe that in five or six years our company will be able to connect with Hollywood like Tianyu and Joaquin..."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Let me ask, how does this Paimon compare to Floss and Midland?"
"Paimon...Mr. Lu, Paimon is a major entertainment company close to the top in Hollywood. In terms of strength and scale, it cannot be compared to Midland Floss...Lu Yuan, why do you ask that?"
"Okay, take a look at this contract."
"contract?"
"Well, do you think this global distribution rights contract is okay?"
"ah?"
Wu Tingting watched Lu Yuan turn the computer screen around, then clicked on her mailbox and opened an English contract...
Her eyes widened when she looked at Paimon's logo on the contract.
Global distribution rights agency contract?
this……
This is……
"Let's take a look..."
"Mr. Lu, this, this... is this... really true? You... you... who gave it to you?" Even Wu Tingting, who was as calm as Wu Tingting, was frightened by Lu Yuan's sudden operation.
She looked at Lu Yuan in disbelief.
I started to stutter a little when I spoke...
"James sent it to me. I hope we can give him a reply as soon as possible. But as you know, I have always been a very cautious person. I will definitely not sign contracts casually, so I called you here to ask you to help."
Look at this contract, well, if there is no problem with this contract, we will sign it. Although the overseas market performance of our film may not be good, mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are, right?" Lu Yuan smiled slightly.
His expression was calm.
His expression seemed to be that he was hesitating when someone asked him to sign.
The feeling of pretentiousness is so vivid...
"James is, could it be, the great director James...how do you know him?"
"Actually, I don't know James very well, so I sold him two pieces of music, a piano piece and a song... But what he said on the phone just now was really sincere, and I didn't even think about it for a while.
It's easy to refuse, isn't it?" Lu Yuan smiled nonchalantly, "It's not important, you should read the contract first... and then we'll talk about it."
"..." Wu Tingting originally thought that she was already very nervous about Lu Yuan, and no matter what Lu Yuan did, she would take it for granted.
But now...
She found herself still in shock.
"Don't look at me with that expression. Read the contract quickly. I promised James to reply to him as soon as possible. As an honest and trustworthy person, I can't let him go..." Lu Yuan smiled lightly again after looking at Wu Tingting's dumbfounded expression.
Liao smiled and reminded me.
Still...
So full of pretense...
"..."
Wu Tingting nodded deeply.
She suppressed the shock in her heart.
night……
Gradually it got deeper.
The moonlight shines into the office through the window.
Wu Tingting knew that tonight would be a sleepless night...
even……
She felt a little strange.
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The movie box office battle in April ushered in a small peak on April 8.
The Hollywood movie "My Future" officially exceeded 10 million at the box office that day, and the dark horse "Alien" also continued to hit 7 million with excitement, and the movie made back its money in almost one day. The results are gratifying.
Director Xu Qifeng excitedly sent tens of thousands of yuan in red envelopes to the actors. He was so happy...
These two movies performed pretty well, but of course some of them performed mediocrely.
While the team of "Better Alien" was too excited to sleep every day, another movie "Stray Pig" was gradually sluggish. During the eight days of its release, the box office was gradually decreasing every day. By the eighth day, they
The box office dropped by half a million, and its reputation on the Internet continued to receive bad reviews...
To be honest, the quality of the movie "Stray Pig" is not bad, at least it is much better than the other two "Youth in Paradise" and "The Flower of That Year"...
It's a pity that "The Wanderer" has the gems in front, and there are many preconceived concepts that make "The Wanderer" really have no reason to score high in the hearts of movie fans. "The Wanderer" can't compare to "The Wanderer" and even the fans are criticizing it.
Some parts of "The Wandering Pig" are plagiarized from "The Wanderer" but the essence is not copied. Instead, it feels like a tiger cannot be compared to a dog...
In this general environment, this movie has exhausted its potential. April’s movie journey is almost over.
As for the two movies "Youth Lost Paradise" and "Flowers of That Year"...
Eye-catching!
The box office was terrible, and the reputation was also terrible. Except for a few negative reviews on Tomato, this movie had no sense of existence...
These two movies were like a joke. On the seventh day of release, the number of movies was finally reduced to one movie a day, and no one went to see it...
Youth movie...
Haha, this youth art movie...
Is there a market for this movie now?
You might as well make a follow-up movie like "Stray Pig". At least they are much more popular than you, and at least they won't lose money!
And you?
It is no exaggeration to say that it was a loss to my grandma’s family.
Of course, whether it is "Future You" or "Breaking Alien", the outbreak is still reasonable and understandable.
Well, that makes sense.
But... "This Man Is From Earth" brutally and brutally hit a box office of 30 million on the 8th, with incredible results!
Yes!
You read that right!
Thirty million!
one day!
Damn...
It directly surpassed the box office of "Future You" by three times!
this……
Isn't this a fucking monster?
It’s simply unreasonable!
Is there any suspense about April’s box office title?
Completely gone!
Of course, this box office explosion is just the beginning!
Within half an hour after the box office data was released, Zhou Shuai’s Weibo was updated.
An even more shocking piece of content broke out on Weibo.
"The Man from Earth" is negotiating with Paramount Company for overseas distribution rights.
In other words, this movie might...
Going out of China!
"boom!"
This news shocked everyone like a big earthquake...
Damn it!
this……
What the hell is going on!
etc!
Why did Lu Yuan get involved with Paimon again?
When Chen Jianfeng heard the news, his heart almost stopped.
He felt a little incredible.
Hasn't Paimon been in contact with Joaquin?
This news is false!
Yes, it must be fake, it must be the smoke bomb released by the bastard Lu Yuan!
After Chen Jianfeng thought about it, he felt more and more impossible.