Chapter 1175 "Mulan"?

Sure enough, when I mentioned Koji Ito's conditions to Schwarzman, he agreed without thinking, and invited RB people to the company for an interview.

At this point, Yang Cheng can finally feel at ease, 95% of the promise to Ito has been fulfilled, and there is only one last trembling left. Whether the negotiation can be negotiated can not be controlled by Yang Cheng, it depends on the little RB's own ability.

But before leaving, Yang Cheng suddenly asked, "Will Blackstone Group participate in the last round of financing for New Era Media?"

Schwarzman showed an obvious hesitation, probably because he was caught off guard by Yang Cheng's question.

However, he immediately realized that Yang Cheng was about to make a big move, otherwise he would not have conducted the fourth round of financing without the company lacking money.

"Who are you after?"

"Fox, to be precise, it is the 22 local channels under Fox." Yang Cheng said truthfully that this kind of news cannot be hidden, and there is no need for Schwarzman to hide it.

"How much financing?"

"I don't know, maybe 10 billion? Maybe 15 billion?"

Schwarzman smoked a cigar and pondered for a while, then looked directly at Yang Cheng, "The Blackstone Group can eat them all."

What he meant was that Blackstone had an exclusive share of the four rounds of financing.

What are you kidding? It's not so stupid to lead a wolf into a house.

"You know this is impossible. At most, the Blackstone Group will lead the investment." Yang Cheng took a step back. The purpose of bringing in Blackstone was because of their relationship with the White House and the Department of Commerce, and it was also a backup against Disney.

Although he had a good talk with Robert Iger, who can guarantee that the other party will not betray the water at a critical moment?

But this is just a trial, and it is still early to reach a financing agreement.

Coming out of the headquarters building of the Blackstone Group, Yang Cheng had just gotten into the car when he received a call from Donna Lande.

"Boss, I just attended the project preparatory meeting held by Disney for "Reunion 3". During the period, I happened to hear the conversation between Robert Iger and his subordinates. They seem to be planning to remake the classic cartoons of the past and create a new live-action version. Movie."

"Do you want to participate? I don't think it is very likely. This type of film is Disney's main source of profit. Robert Iger will not share the cake with outsiders." Yang Cheng knew what Donna Lund was thinking, and she hoped to continue to cooperate with Disney , but Yang Cheng was not optimistic.

"No, if it's the project "The Lion King", we really don't have much chance to participate, but another project called "Mulan", I think it is necessary to try."

"Huh? "Mulan"?" Yang Cheng suddenly recalled the casting time of "Mulan" which was so turbulent in his previous life. Disney actually wanted to add a white male lead. It's a ridiculous thing in the world. It's true that the 1.3 billion Z people are their own money. bag?

However, this live-action remake has been accompanied by huge controversy since the project was approved. As one of the few major heroine films in the world, the choice of Hua Mulan's role can be said to affect people's hearts.

I have to say that Disney’s publicity department is superb. It only made such a big noise with just one casting, and earned a lot of attention for nothing. From time to time, it releases a casting news to maintain the popularity until the movie is released. Other companies really do this trick It's hard to play, after all, not every role can cause huge controversy.

First of all, Hua Mulan is an ancient "hero" figure in country Z,

And the main market of Disney's movies is in Europe and the United States, using a pure face of country Z to please the audience of country Z? Or do you prefer European and American audiences to choose a mixed-race banana man who can speak fluent English to satisfy the appetite of the local market?

That in itself is a huge conundrum for Disney.

In addition, there are many characters involved in a movie. If it is all made with oriental actors, but the core is the model of Hollywood movies, will it become completely different and not pleasing to both sides?

Of course, the purpose of this film’s establishment is to earn money from country Z and even the global Chinese market. The box office in the western market will not be too important. Disney’s publicity has always focused on Asia. Although there are hot topics in the United States , but after all, the netizens in country Z are not as concerned.

If you think so, it seems that it is a good choice to use all oriental faces. After all, the overall rise of the film market in country Z has already achieved a box office scale that is not inferior to that of the United States. What's more, Disney's most profitable project will never be the film itself. It is the entire peripheral industrial chain brought out by an IP.

Putting away the memories of his previous life, Yang Cheng held up his mobile phone and pondered for a moment, then said to Donna Lande, "If it's "Mulan", we do have the opportunity to participate in the investment, so you can talk to Robert Iger first, and explore Find out what he has to say, as long as you don't say no, you can talk about it."

This is why Donna Langde likes to work under Yang Cheng. Not only can she be given the space to display her talents as a professional manager, but she will also carefully analyze the pros and cons of her opinions and express her support. If she can get to know her earlier, maybe the new era The film industry has long been the seventh largest giant in Hollywood.

Well, she didn't know, if she had met earlier, Yang Cheng at that time would definitely be the object she despised the most in her heart.

With emotion in her heart, Donna Langde smiled and asked Yang Cheng for forgiveness, "Thank you for your support, but I have already talked with Mr. Iger before calling."

Yang Cheng was slightly surprised, but she wasn't surprised at all. This is Donna Lande, and work is more important than anything else.

"Oh? How was the chat?"

"We have communicated in detail about the project of "Mulan". According to Disney's plan, the new remake of "Mulan" will be released in 2020. This will be a completely different story from the cartoon.

This is completely different from Disney's other live-action movie remake strategies, but I personally think it is wise, there may be unexpected new innovations, rather than blindly standing still, and it will be more pleasing to the country Z market, because after returning to the company , I deliberately found out the original cartoon and watched it. To be honest, I didn’t see the essence of oriental culture from it. It was actually a failure, but according to what Mr. Iger said, this live-action movie will be It will incorporate more traditional culture of Z country, and can show more authentic content. "

Yang Cheng couldn't help being pleasantly surprised, "If this is the case, this work has a great chance of success. The audience in country Z is very inclusive, but in some respects they are particularly 'stingy', such as when it comes to traditional culture. , this is a country with 5,000 years of glorious history that deserves anyone in this country to be proud of their culture."

Donna Round affirmed, "That's right, Mr. Iger also said that the new version of "Mulan" will be an ordinary costume movie, and this ordinary does not mean ordinary in terms of production, but ordinary in terms of content.

Disney wants to create a great war epic, and it doesn't endow it with mythology and fantasy, which would make the movie nondescript. "

Yang Cheng couldn't agree more with what Donna Langde said, "That's true. I remember that in the cartoon version, there was a dragon who would shout, 'One day I will make you a man'. God knows when I saw this, Z How embarrassing the people of the country are."

Donna Ronde laughed, "Well, I admit, it's not just people from country Z, I also laughed when I saw this when I was watching it just now, it's really easy for people to jump out of the plot, it's just poor Eddie Murphy, I didn't expect that my serious dubbing would make people laugh out loud."

"Eddie Murphy? I remember the voice of Jackie Chan in the original cartoon. His voice is very recognizable. You can tell it's him. In short, that cartoon is a complete failure and should be sent for destruction. "Yang Cheng complained mercilessly, making Donna Land laugh endlessly, "You are right, and there is one more thing I have to mention.

You know that Disney's family carnival movies always have some classic music works, and these music even become the key to promote the plot, such as "The Lion King", "Aladdin", "Beauty and the Beast" and so on, leaving countless classics piece of music.

The music in the original "Mulan" cartoon is also very good.

But this time, Disney will abandon the beautiful music and create an epic war story purely with pictures and plots, endowing the film with the core values ​​of "the battle against evil enemies and outdated social norms".

This is why I am eager to join this project, and I am optimistic about the future benefits of "Mulan".

And we have enough advantages to negotiate with Disney. Our distribution channels in country Z and Asia are far better than Disney. Our resources in country Z can better provide Disney with casting assistance. "

Yang Cheng felt that what Donna Lande said was very reasonable, "Okay, you convinced me, now you are going to try to convince Robert Iger."

After a pause, Yang Cheng finally sensed something was wrong, "Donna, you can clearly decide this matter yourself, why do you have to get my consent?"

It's just investing in a movie. As the CEO, Donna Lande has enough power to make her own decision, and there is no need to inform Yang Cheng.

"Boss, we don't have a board of directors. According to my past experience in Universal, such a large project must be approved by the board of directors, and I can only report to you. Getting your support is equivalent to getting a pass from the board of directors. "

"Is this just one aspect?" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

"Indeed, on the other hand, I hope that the company can take advantage of this opportunity to further explore the IP of historical figures or myths in country Z. The Disney family can't take all the benefits."

I'm afraid this is the main purpose of Donna Round. Although over the years, family carnival movies have been Disney's highlight and trump card, and even monopolized the vast majority of the market share, but no one said that family carnival movies can only be made by Disney, other companies want to I dare not even think about it.

Now that Donna Lande has set her sights on this lucrative big cake, she can be regarded as inheriting some aspects of Yang Cheng's desire for blood and courage to compete with Disney, which is worthy of praise.

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