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

"I heard that you seem to be in contact with Harvey. Be careful with that guy. He is much greedier than he appears on the surface, and..."

Lorenzo paused, a look of hesitation flashed across his face, and then said: "Not only did he offend the people at Disney, but in fact the entire Big Six in Hollywood didn't have a good impression of him. It's best to keep a distance. "

Being able to say this was his greatest kindness to Xu Jia.

"I understand, I just asked him to help with a small project, so I won't get too involved."

Xu Jia has gained a little more trust in Lorenzo. It would be difficult for anyone else to dissuade him like he did.

"That's good. The complexity of Hollywood is dozens of times higher than that of China. If you want to enter the overseas market, try to be more careful. Even if I am in Hollywood, I dare not say that I can completely see the situation clearly." Loren Zuo reminded.

He didn't want the Chinese financial leader he just met to be tricked by others in the blink of an eye.

You know, these guys in Hollywood are masters who don't even let Wall Street off.

"I know this very well. The failures that Chinese film businessmen and even film businessmen around the world have experienced in Hollywood are enough to alert me."

Xu Jia knew this well, not to mention that Jiaxing had not yet become a true overlord in China, so how could he have more energy to focus overseas.

The reason why he sets his sights overseas is more because he can accurately select good projects and make a fortune from them.

This is only after he carefully selected some independent productions to intervene.

He wouldn't even think about it being a comic book movie or a sequel to a series, unless he wanted to be treated like a fat sheep by Hollywood people.

After all, how box office dividends are calculated is in the hands of others.

Even if a movie has a huge box office, if you take into account the loss and damage expenses, promotion expenses, etc., you will be in the red in a matter of minutes, and you may even have to pay for it.

This is not a joke, it actually happened. It is an old routine of major Hollywood companies.

The two chatted for a while.

Xu Jiacai got to the point: "How is the editing of "The Meg" going? Does Warner have any plans?"

"The finished film has been released, and Warner has held viewing parties internally. The senior management believes that the potential is limited and plans to put its hope in the global market." Lorenzo said.

For Hollywood giants like Warner, as long as the box office can recover its costs, it is a profit.

Because they can continuously collect revenue from other channels, such as broadcast rights, discs, etc.

The reason why Jiaxing roped in Jiaxing and agreed to cooperate with an outsider like Xu Jia, and even agreed to Xu Jia's harsh conditions, was because China's vast market would make it easier to recover costs.

Focusing on the global market is actually focusing on the Chinese market.

This is contrary to Xu Jia's previous instructions. He is more optimistic about the North American market: "Even your executives think that the box office potential is limited, so why can it improve in our Chinese market? This kind of shark-themed movie has no solid audience in China. Base."

"There are not just one or two film projects co-produced by China and the United States. You have also filmed "The King of Kung Fu" before. This does not mean that cooperation between the two countries will definitely gain the trust of the audience. Yang Mi's fan base can only ensure that the film will be popular in the initial release. , whether it can form a snowball trend depends on the movie itself. Even if I haven't seen the finished film, I don't think "The Meg" can reach the level of a blockbuster."

Americans are frightened by sharks because they can actually see them and have time to go to the beach.

In China, if you have any flesh, you will be groped and killed by big guys. How can you still be afraid?

It's like Jurassic Age, without the realistic graphics and special effects.

Do you believe that if the dinosaurs were really released into China and had the effect of nourishing yin and replenishing yang, they could be eaten to extinction?

The same is true for sharks, which have some economic effects. When you see them, your eyes will only shine.

Regardless of what they are afraid of, the Chinese people still have a certain respect for gods and ghosts, but this thing cannot be released in China.

The results of "The Meg" in the previous life show that it is okay to treat China as a supplementary box office, but if it is used as the main ticket warehouse, it will be difficult to recover the money.

"But the group's senior management doesn't think so. Those guys never listen to suggestions." Lorenzo shrugged his shoulders. Even though he was a producer, he didn't think he could influence Warner's decision.

"Then you tell them, if the North American film market doesn't give them enough publicity, I can't guarantee that the Chinese film market will accept this film. I want to see their actions and their sincerity. Otherwise, I would rather throw this money into the water and listen to the noise."

Xu Jia waved his arms, making Lorenzo clearly aware of the firmness in his heart.

He can only use the Chinese market to threaten Warner. This is actually a kind of sorrow for the weak. He can only try to hurt others by hurting others and not benefiting himself, so as to make others compromise.

Seeing Xu Jia's fierce reaction, Lorenzo's face was tangled for a while, and he hesitated: "Then I can only feed your response back to them to see how they will make a decision, but I don't recommend that the fight ends in a dead end. To the point where it’s a loss for both sides.”

As the lubricant between Jiaxing and Warner, he naturally does not want the two sides to fall apart.

In that case, the producer of this project will definitely suffer the biggest loss.

"Of course, I don't want to see that situation. After all, in business, everyone wants to make money and not lose money."

Xu Jia smiled and said, "Lorenzo, are we friends?"

"of course."

Lorenzo said without thinking.

Who are you kidding, even if it wasn't, it has to be now.

"We are grasshoppers on a rope. Warner doesn't care about your or my profits, it only cares about their profits. It gave up the announcement of the North American ticket warehouse, which is a loss for you and me, so this matter is not just What's my business is also your business." Xu Jia emphasized.

There is no way he can charge in front and let this guy get the best of him without exerting any strength.

Lorenzo's expression changed again and again, and finally he gritted his teeth and said: "Based on my understanding of the senior management of the group, after receiving your reply, they will seriously consider your protest even if they feel that it has hurt their self-esteem. , as you said, they are businessmen first and they must ensure that their own interests are not damaged."

"So as long as you persist and let them see that you have the ability to harm their interests, I think they will compromise sooner or later."

He really wanted to be a middleman who could watch the fire from afar, but Xu Jia dispelled his fantasy with a few words.

There is only one consequence for not taking sides, and that is to be treated as enemies by both sides.