In the confused eyes of Li Yuan and Huang Jiaojiao, Fenderman from Paramount finally revealed his purpose: "Li, Lisa, in fact, we at Paramount can provide excellent film projects with well-made production and generous returns.

.I have a big production here, starring Tom Hanks, who just won this year's Oscar winner, with a total production of 40 million US dollars. I wonder if you have seen "Philadelphia Story"? In that film, Tom Hanks

Chris has extremely superb acting skills..."

Li Yuan was even more confused.

Of course Tom Hanks knows that. He is one of the few top acting stars in Hollywood. He has won the Oscar for Best Actor three times. But is this even more impossible?

You know, Hollywood movie projects are also divided into levels. For example, big-scale productions from the top seven, or films with top famous directors and stars, these have no worries about investors. There is no need to go outside to trick them. In the small circle

There are no longer enough fruits to divide the fruit. As soon as they appear, they will be snapped up by related households.

Because these projects have great potential to be profitable.

Film and television projects have always been relatively metaphysical. Except for some people who are reborn and time travel, no one dares to guarantee it 100%.

But as long as the probability is high enough, is it also a hot commodity? Because as long as there is profit, film and television projects have always been very profitable. Return rates of 30, 50 are not unusual at all, and even doubling the profit is commonplace. There are also many people who use small profits to make big things.

Fairy tales.

So, Paramount’s big production starring Tom Hanks?

Li Yuan is still a bit worried. If this project is indeed real, if he queues up like this, it won't be his turn, right?

Suddenly, Li Yuan became extremely curious: "Sorry, can I ask what kind of movie this is?"

""Forrest Gump. I wonder if you have heard of it? It is adapted from a once best-selling novel..."

In fact, when he heard "Forrest Gump", Li Yuan no longer knew what his expression was. He used all his strength to hold back his laughter.

Li Yuan couldn't help but look at the little Xiangzhu next to him. Zhuzhu, you should be the one cheating!

Damn it! That's "Forrest Gump", a masterpiece that can also be included in the 100 classics! It once swept the Oscars and represents one of the highest achievements in film history?

For a film like this, do you still need to seek investment from outside? You can actually detect leaks yourself?

Li Yuan couldn't help but wonder, what's wrong with this world? It seems a little magical?

In fact, Li Yuan didn't know that in 1988, five years ago, Warner Bros. had the opportunity to produce "Forrest Gump". But in the end, it felt that the theme was somewhat similar to "Rain Man", especially Dustin Hogan.

Fuman's wonderful acting skills were too classic and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so I gave up in the end.

This time Paramount picked up the project again, but encountered the same problem - the subject matter was mixed, and the people were criticized.

Even if he can perform a flower, can he compare to Dustin Hoffman? And only five years later, the audience has not forgotten "Rain Man."

Another factor is the high cost of the film. Since "Forrest Gump" contains a large number of historical event fragments, it is necessary to use the latest CG technology to intersperse the characters into the historical documentary.

Everyone should know that the latest gadgets are definitely expensive. Moreover, the original budget cannot support it at all, and additional investment will definitely continue to be made.

This is also the case. Just because I am smart and have no confidence... let alone transcendence, as long as it can be comparable to Dustin Hoffman. How many actors in Hollywood can do it?

Don’t be afraid of comparing goods, but be afraid of comparing people. Don’t compare yourself and end up in a car accident? You could have enjoyed a good life in Hollywood, but ended up in a mess?

The other thing is the investment. It is still 40 million US dollars now. However, in the original history, when all production was completed, it became 55 million US dollars?

Of course, it is better than the original "Titanic". In order to prevent director Cameron from increasing investment, the producer was forced to jump into the sea on the set!

Really jumping into the sea! The producer was indeed driven crazy!

We should all know that for any new thing, the one who pioneers must be a genius, but the second one who imitates is often a fool. Therefore, "Forrest Gump" "imitates" and "Rain Man", Hollywood film critics are almost It's one-sided - this piece of shit is basically already booked for the Golden Raspberry Awards. As for the box office? Haha!

Coupled with the risk of adopting the latest CG technology? The budget cost is difficult to control, and there will definitely be a huge overrun?

All of these factors add up, and the "Forrest Gump" project becomes awkward.

Because of this, the project of "Forrest Gump" has been stumbling ever since it was approved. Several famous Hollywood directors declined the project one after another, and even the starring actors originally scheduled for the project also declined.

That's right, it wasn't Tom Hanks at the beginning, Paramount contacted other actors.

Don't tell me, Paramount still has some skills. Even under such circumstances, they were still able to fool Tom Hanks. Not only did they agree to take over the role, but they also agreed to star in it for free?

Even in the end, in order to complete the filming of the film, Tom Hanks and the director decided to pay for it out of their own pockets when faced with a huge cost overrun by the crew?

By the way, it is still common to hear that you get zero pay for your favorite works. But bringing your own dry food? This must be extremely rare, right?

Of course, later due to the huge sales of "Forrest Gump", Tom Hanks' personal dividend alone was more than 40 million US dollars. It seemed to prove his good vision.

However, when you get zero pay and bring your own food, you can basically be sure that it is not about money. After all, Tom/Hanks are both Hollywood veterans, and he will never be such an idiot.

The real reason is that he just wants to win the Oscar for Best Actor again, and even wants to compete with Dustin Hoffman to compare their acting skills.

That's out of the pride of a top acting actor!

But having said that, if Li Yuan knew these inside stories about "Forrest Gump", he would definitely laugh out loud.

"Forrest Gump" not only received great reviews, but also had an astonishingly high box office, even ranking among the top three at the annual box office!

And the theme of "Forrest Gump" is completely different from that of "Rain Man".

The protagonist of "Rain Man" is an idiot genius. The theme of the film is family love.

Although the protagonist of "Forrest Gump" is mentally retarded, it describes the stubbornness, persistence and hard work of the little people... and the American dream!

It’s not that family love is not touching. But at least in terms of theme, it has been improved to several levels.

The other thing is the enjoyment. For idiot geniuses, most of the audience has a pity and curiosity. At most, they can sigh, Dustin Hoffman's acting skills are amazing.

But the stubbornness of a small person? Later, there was also a phenomenon-level TV series in China called "Soldiers Assault". Needless to say, there is no need to say more about Xu Sanduo in it, right?

It is particularly easy to get the love of the audience.

"...Li, I still have a quota of 10 million US dollars here. The opportunity for such a good project is very rare, and it will allow Hollywood to completely accept you. That is to say, we at Paramount can do it, and those independent films can completely

No. This is the real ticket to Hollywood..."

Li Yuan secretly laughed in his heart. Did you decide whether to cut it? The previous "Pulp Fiction" was a quarter, and the current "Forrest Gump" is also a quarter?

Holding back his laughter, Li Yuan asked calmly: "Findelman, you should also understand that I only accept a share of the box office?"

"Of course there is no problem. We are very generous to our friends. What about the sharing ratio?"

"I'm ready to invest 5 million!"

"Okay! Let's..."

In fact, there is nothing to bargain with. According to the previous ratio of "Pulp Fiction", "Forrest Gump" can get 3% of the North American box office and 0.75% of the overseas box office.

However, Paramount still has to maintain the seven-digit standard. They also gave all the rights to Greater China. But when it is released in Hong Kong theaters, Paramount can get 20% of the box office share. Other regions will be calculated separately.

The conditions are a bit more symbolically favorable than those of Pulp Fiction.

Seeing that he had succeeded in digging a hole and obtained 5 million US dollars from Sheep, Findelman seemed very happy: "Li, Lisa, I heard that you have a film and television company in Hong Kong? You also have your own theater chain?"

Huang Jiaojiao on the side was equally excited: "Yes! Our Yuanshi Cinema Line has 18 large screens and 6 cooperative cinemas. Although it is still under construction, it will be put into use before the end of the year."

Okay! In fact, the 18 big screens are two small theaters. One is slightly larger, with 11 big screens; the other is smaller, with only 7. As for the 6 cooperative cinemas? Those are all

It's a cinema chain owned by Yindu Institution. Apart from being able to pull off the big banner, it doesn't count at all.

"So would you be interested in getting exclusive rights to all of Paramount's films?"

The exclusive agency rights mentioned here, of course, refer to the Greater China region.

Li Yuan and Huang Jiaojiao couldn't help but look at each other. What a good thing.

"Don't get me wrong. I heard that you have a TV movie program in the Mainland, and you also went to Blockbuster to acquire the rights to a number of old movies." Fenderman explained with a smile, "We also have many excellent ones at Paramount.

Old movies. Five-year exclusive rights. How about 1 million?"

Of course, Paramount wants to open up the huge market in Greater China. Moreover, they have given the agency rights for another five years, and the copyright is still in their own hands.

However, agency rights are quite rare, right? You should all know that Paramount also has many excellent works, such as "The Godfather," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and later "Transformers," etc.

And just 1 million US dollars? It seems... I can’t make it back within five years!

But as long as we have a good start, will the future still be far away?

Li Yuan smiled slightly: "Findelman, I need the priority to renew the contract and the right to match. As you know, the possibility of making a profit within five years is not high. What I need is long-term protection."

"Of course it's no problem." Fenderman agreed.

This one million US dollars was like picking it up for free. It was originally a whim of Fenderman, and he had a chance to play. Unexpectedly, this Li actually agreed to it? He is indeed a big fat sheep from the East!

At present, the core of Hollywood's global copyright development is the Five Eyes Alliance. Europe is also the exclusive territory of Hollywood. In addition to Benzi Bangzi and his sons and grandsons, the rest are dispensable areas.

After the negotiations were settled, Fenderman politely said goodbye and left.

At this moment, Li Yuan suddenly thought: In fact, as a rebirth, you don't need to know anything about the entertainment industry, nor do you need to know anything about movies and television.

As long as you can have a vague memory, if you can still have the slightest impression of those movies and TV shows decades later, or even just remember a name, then it must be a good project, and almost all will be guaranteed, with your eyes closed.

Blind casting is no problem.

So, it seems quite easy to be an entertainment tycoon, right?

It turns out that the correct way to open a rebirth cheat is to go to Hollywood and act stupid, pretending to be a big fat sheep?

Li Yuan was thinking wildly, and Huang Jiaojiao beside him was dissatisfied again: "Hey, Li Yuan! You just vowed not to invest randomly again? Why did you invest another US$6 million in the blink of an eye? Do you have too much money?

If you want to spend money, can you give me flowers? Huh!"

Li Yuan chuckled, feeling that he was indeed at a loss. He quickly changed the subject: "It's not much money either."
To be continued...