Chapter 106 Flying to Los Angeles
Rong Guang knew in her heart that as Wang Jinghua's agent, her most important thing should be Yuan Quan's commercial value: "Sister Hua, to be fair, does Quan Quan really have the ability to win a Best Actress Award? Has her acting skills really achieved it? Even if she can
We have no fame or connections, and we can only give out a few nominations at most. Moreover, we have no TV drama resources at all. We have no advantage in terms of capital and TV stations. How can we be a supporting actress? Suck it up and become a green leaf, and support other actresses.
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"Sister Hua, the film market is indeed as you said. Copies of domestic award-winning films cannot be sold. In Hong Kong and Taiwan co-productions, will the Hong Kong industry let us play the leading role? It is difficult to even play an important supporting role. And I and I
Even if the underground films made by other people won awards and became a hit at the overseas box office, the domestic audience would still not know Quanquan. To put it bluntly, most of the judges did not even know Quanquan. So, Quanquan wants to
If you want to become popular, there are only two ways: one is to directly win the top three movies in Europe or the Oscar winner; the other is to combine punches in stages."
"A combination of stages?" Wang Jinghua became more and more interested.
"Yes! The next movie I prepare for Quanquan will definitely be a theatrical movie. I guarantee to invite top mainland stars to warm up Quanquan and make her famous. In the next movie, Quanquan will not only be a female
The protagonist, and it’s a commercial blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million!”
"Ah?" Wang Jinghua was shocked, "Master Guang, I'm sorry, you said - over 100 million?"
"Is there any problem? The investment must exceed 100 million!"
"No. Can a movie with an investment of more than 100 million recover its cost?"
"Sister Hua, that's what I'm worried about!"
"Sorry, sorry, can I ask, what type of video is it?"
"Business secrets. I'm sorry, Sister Hua, you should be able to understand."
"This this……"
"It's okay, Sister Hua. You think I'm bragging, right? It doesn't matter, you will see it later anyway."
"Can you guarantee that?"
"Of course I can guarantee that!"
Rong Guang can understand Wang Jinghua's sudden transformation into Xiang Lin's wife. Currently, there are very few commercial films in the mainland that have exceeded 30 million, and almost none that have exceeded 50 million. We will not discuss the "Armageddon" series and "The Opium War" here.
Gift films, gift films are inherently cost-effective.
Therefore, it is simply ridiculous to say that Rong Guang suddenly launched a satellite worth "over 100 million yuan". If we only relied on the box office in the mainland, even if the film was made into a masterpiece, it would still be so popular that even my mother would not recognize it.
Of course, the publicity effect must be very good. Because this is the first commercial blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million in the three places across the Taiwan Strait! It can be said that it is guaranteed to focus on all media. With this record, regardless of whether the film is popular in the end, Yuan Quan will also
Be able to become one of the first-tier celebrities in Mainland China.
"Then...Master Guang, let me thank you on behalf of Quanquan. I have always wanted to meet you. When can we get together?"
"Let's make another appointment! Anyway, the project will be ready soon."
"What about the other characters?"
"We'll talk about it then. But Sister Hua, I don't sign artists here, do you understand?"
"I understand." If Rongguang doesn't sign artists, Wang Jinghua will have the upper hand. If she still can't grab a few roles, then it's her own problem.
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After hanging up the phone, Yuan Quan had already walked out of the bedroom gracefully and served tea with a charming eye: "Young Master, which mainland star are you planning to cast for your next film?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. Haha."
"Have you not thought about it? What about investing over 100 million?" Yuan Quan was stunned for a moment, but still had a glimmer of hope.
"With an investment of over 100 million, isn't it just US$12 million? My actor's salary is US$3 million, my director's salary is US$3 million, and the remaining US$6 million is only 450 million. Haha."
Yuan Quan was so angry that he threw the tea cup on the coffee table: "Humph, Rong Guang, so you are lying to me?"
"Why did I lie to you? You have to trust your man!"
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Others might find it incredible that the investment exceeded 100 million, but Rong Guang was not worried at all.
As long as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is released in 2000 and wins the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, as well as US$56 million in North American box office and US$213 million in global box office, Hollywood will rush to acquire the same type of Chinese movies with US dollars in hand.
Entertainment blockbusters.
Then Zhang Yimou's "Hero" became a hit again, with a total global box office of 176 million US dollars. Hollywood film producers went crazy collectively. From then on, the blockbuster era of China Entertainment Movies really began!
Rong Guang was just making a follow-up film and taking advantage of the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to go to Hollywood to make money!
And this is also the type of film that Rong Guang is best at. As for Wu Zhi, apart from Chinese Kung Fu films, how can he not master Xianxia films? Diaowei Ya, Wumao special effects, who in the world can compare with our Huayu Films
Woolen cloth?
In this case, the filming cost is 12 million US dollars, of which 6 million US dollars is the glorious salary. As long as it is sent to Hollywood studios, it can be sold for 15 million US dollars. Even if you are lucky, it will not be 20 million US dollars.
Strange.
As for the script, the main creator, the genre...? Are those things important?
Of course, Rong Guang really hasn’t thought about the previous film yet.
But this is also easy to fool - trade secrets!
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However, the most pressing problem now is that Rong Guang has no money anymore. He should sell "Lightning Chase" as soon as possible.
In early December, as soon as the post-production of the film was completed, Rong Guang immediately took the copy and flew directly to Los Angeles...
"Hello, Rong, I am Pincus, the account manager of caa." In the hotel room, a white man shook hands with Rong Guang affectionately, "I have read your "Add a Long Lens". We at caa are looking forward to working with you."
cooperate."
Upon arriving in Los Angeles, the first person Rong Guang contacted was not Harvey Weinstein, but the CAA agency.
If you are familiar with the entertainment industry, you should be familiar with CAA. But it needs to be explained here that there is no need to demonize CAA. In Hollywood, artists are still relatively strong against their agents. Of course, the 18th-tier young artists, they
There will never be human rights anywhere!
CAA is more famous for its packaging service. There are advantages and disadvantages to this business, depending on where you sit. There are also many articles introducing this aspect, so I won’t go into details here. If you are interested, you can search it.
However, what Rong Guang likes about CAA is their customized services. After all, Rong Guang will not develop in Hollywood for a long time, but he also hopes to join a crew to study, so he needs special customized services.
"Pinx, I'm also looking forward to cooperating with you caa. But I have some requirements, I wonder if you can meet them?"
Chapter completed!