Let you invest, and you can support half of the entertainment industry?

Everyone present, you look at me, I look at you, no one dares to talk nonsense.

They cannot bear the responsibility.

"But Xu Jia clearly has a big appetite, and ordinary benefits cannot satisfy him at all. Which of you is willing to cut a piece of your body and give it to him?" the manager of Dadi Pictures sneered.

Everyone can say nice things, but the meat must be cut.

"Mr. Liu, don't you and Xu Jia have a close relationship? Can you go and intercede?" someone said.

Mr. Liu from Wanda Pictures touched the back of his head and knew someone would blame him.

He looked at the person who made the noise and sneered: "No matter how good the relationship is, when it comes to interests, how can we turn a blind eye? Not to mention fighting for unrelated people like you."

"Why are you saying this? Isn't it also for you Wanda Pictures..." The man was exposed and argued.

"Okay, don't make any noise."

The Shinkansen manager looked gloomy. If this group of people were allowed to continue arguing, they might not be able to come up with an answer until next year.

However, major theater chains have performance tasks. Small and medium-sized theaters count on attendance, and theater chains with state-owned backgrounds are also responsible for the downturn in the film market.

Otherwise, if the killing stick from above is knocked down, it will be the disgrace of one's own family.

"I suggest that we sit down and have a frank talk with Mr. Xu. It's just that we can't produce results through unilateral discussions." The Shinkansen manager said.

Everyone thought for a while and agreed one after another.

……

At this time, Xu Jia was not in the mood to care about what the theaters thought.

They had just arrived at a beach in Sanya, a tourist resort in Qiong Province.

Thousands of workers are walking on the beach, building scenes and models.

Compared with the domestic industrial system, the Hollywood team that came from Warner is obviously much smoother.

This is not worship of foreigners.

They are a team trained with real money.

Just as Xu Jia valued Guo Fan before, it is quite remarkable to be able to drive a team of thousands of people properly.

If you don’t believe me, try taking a group of 20 people by yourself. If you can lead a group well, you will be considered a gold medal tour guide.

"What are these two big boxes for?"

Xu Jia looked at the oversized water tank arranged and was a little curious, "How big must this thing be?"

"It is 56 meters long, 40 meters wide, and the deepest can reach 3 meters. It is mainly to restore the real scene on the seabed, which is more convenient during shooting and safer for the actors."

After Lorenzo learned that Xu Jia was visiting the set, he came over and introduced: "It will take six days to fill these two water tanks. The water temperature has also been heated, reaching about 30 degrees. Just heating it The water temperature costs five thousand dollars a day.”

Damn, I don’t understand clearly.

After learning about it, I realized that shooting a special effects blockbuster like this costs money every minute and every second.

Still burning US dollars.

But think about "Red Cliff", destroying a ship worth hundreds of millions of dollars, that is a big deal.

Not to mention Cameron's "Titanic", which cost 97 million U.S. dollars in to build a big ship for the actual filming.

At that time, 20th Century Fox almost went bankrupt.

At least for my own film "The Meg", with a professional producer like Lorenzo watching over it, and director Joe being an obedient tool, the budget can still be guaranteed.

"It's very good. This kind of money should be used as it should be used. It cannot be saved. The safety of the actors is the first priority."

Xu Jia nodded and asked, "By the way, where is the filming scene? Are they filming?"

"There, the actors are currently retouching their makeup and filming has not started yet."

Lorenzo wisely led Xu Jia towards the studio and reported on the situation of the crew: "Ms. Yang is very dedicated in acting. The crew all admire her. Qiao and I sometimes ask her about her thoughts on filming. Opinions, after all, new problems may be discovered from an actor’s perspective.”

"The crew's funds are within a controllable range and can be sustained until the filming is completed. However, in view of the increasing prices, I will urge Joe to hurry up and finish the filming. Warner's publicity and theater resources are being coordinated, and there will be enough theaters left by then. us."

Lorenzo is still from Warner on the surface, but his heart is already in the shape of Jiaxing.

The entire crew is made up of people from Jiaxing.

There is no way, Xu Jia was given too much. After Lorenzo made this movie, he will still have his original position at Warner Bros.

But with Xu Jia, after finishing filming, I can develop my own company.

Xu Jia's eyes are appreciative. He is worthy of being a veteran producer and his mind is quick.

He reported all the information he cared about, without any nonsense.

The previous words about Yang Mi show that Damimi has the right to speak on the crew. He and director Qiao respect each other very much, and there is no power dispute.

The following is a report on Warner's attitude. If the situation changes, Xu Jia will be able to deal with it easily.

"You just have to make this movie freely. To be honest, from the very beginning, I planned to focus on the North American box office for this movie, so I told director Joe to favor North American audiences during the filming."

"It's not that we're giving up on the domestic market, but it's just that it's hard for this kind of shark disaster movie to resonate with domestic audiences. Most people have lived inland all their lives, and sharks are rare creatures even in offshore areas. They may have some concerns about this." Fear, but no sense of empathy.”

Xu Jia gave Lorenzo some solid background. If it was too bloody, it would not pass the review. If it was not bloody, it would lose its charm.

More importantly, most people in the cinema have never been to the sea, so how can they understand the emotions in the film?

This is the incompatibility between cultures.

North American audiences like this because shark attacks have occurred frequently in the past, and there are shark movies such as "Jaws" and "Shark Tank" as the basis for movie viewing.

And later generations have proven that the real base of "The Meg" is the North American local film market.

The Chinese region is just a supplement.

Although Sister Mi is awesome, she is really not good enough to be able to carry a movie with an investment of 300 million US dollars alone.

Lorenzo frowned, his face showing some embarrassment.

In his opinion, if the North American market is enough to support "The Meg", Disney will not give up this IP.

"Don't worry, with the two movie markets complementing each other, the possibility of this movie losing money is very small. I just want you to focus on the North American market. When the time comes, you can cut it into two versions and release it, and it will be the same."

Xu Jia patted Lorenzo on the shoulder and comforted him, only to find that the two of them had already walked to the set.

When he raised his head, he saw a huge shark head appearing in front of him.

That huge mouth can swallow at least four or five people in one go.

"This is a shark head model specially designed by the crew. The visual effects team spent a lot of time studying, capturing and simulating the movements of the shark, as well as the water environment the shark lives in and how the water should move. Every small detail determines the production. Effect."

“In addition to studying real sharks, we also conducted a scientific and reasonable recreation of this prehistoric species, because the archaeological Megalodon only has partial vertebral fossils for reference, and the size of the Megalodon in the movie is larger than what people inferred from the fossils. The toothed shark is even bigger, including the megalodon's gills and skin, which were specially created," Lorenzo said.

Always let the donor see where the money is spent.

Obviously, Xu Jia was very satisfied with this place.