Chapter 520: Heart-Touching Cooperation

Light Times and 20th Century Fox jointly produced the film, which means that the two companies will account for at least two-thirds of the investment in "Alien Prequel".

In terms of production status, the two companies should be the same.

But in terms of actual rights and interests, Light Times can enjoy normal profit sharing, but it does not have much power in casting.

The male lead, female lead, male second, female second, and other important roles were all cast by 20th Century Fox, and Light Times had no right to intervene.

The only thing they wanted was the casting rights for two non-important supporting roles.

Obviously, this is an unequal cooperation, but the cooperation between small and medium-sized companies and large companies is like this, and there will always be some losses.

Zhang Yimou is just speaking up for Wu Yuan.

In his opinion, Wu Yuan paid the same amount of money as Fox, but the production rights he obtained were far less than Fox, and he obviously suffered a loss.

"I will never cooperate with Hollywood unless they treat me equally."

"Director Wu should focus more on his career in China." Zhang Yimou said to Liu Yifei earnestly: "It's different now than before."

"The domestic film industry is thriving now. I believe that in five or ten years, it will not be a problem to catch up with Hollywood."

"If Director Wu can withdraw more funds and resources from Hollywood to China, I believe that the domestic film industry will develop faster and better, and the benefits he will get will not be much less than in Hollywood."

"Besides, we are the ones who make the decisions in China, which is better than being looked down upon by those white people in Hollywood." Much better."

"Xixi, you should persuade Director Wu more."

Faced with Zhang Yimou's seemingly earnest words, Liu Yifei had to accept it with a smile, but she said: "Director Zhang, I have never been involved in my senior brother's career, and I don't understand these things."

"I will pass on your suggestions to my senior brother."

Zhang Guorong, who had been listening on the side, laughed at the right time: "Oh, Director Wu is doing company affairs, so we don't have to worry about him."

"His company in Hollywood is also quite big, with a bunch of white and black people working for him, so he must develop it."

"Light and Shadow Times has done very well in China. We just made two IMAX 3D special effects blockbusters, purely domestic."

"One of them is directed by me, Director Yimou, you must come to the premiere when the time comes."

Zhang Yimou's attention was successfully attracted by Zhang Guorong. He is still very interested in the novel movie presentation method of IMAX 3D, and soon chatted with Zhang Guorong.

Liu Yifei and Gong Li looked at each other, both frowning.

Only Chen Daoming was confused, not knowing what was going on.

After finishing a day of recording, Liu Yifei returned to the hotel and told Wu Yuan about the content of the chat with Zhang Yimou today.

"Is this what Director Zhang meant?" Wu Yuan frowned, "I don't think so."

Based on his understanding of Zhang Yimou, Zhang Yimou is not a person who likes to meddle in other people's affairs.

"I guess some people are not willing to tell me in person, please ask Director Zhang to take a roundabout route."

Wu Yuan sneered.

The cooperation between Guangshidai and 20th Century Fox has now been made public, and it can be said that it has touched the hearts of countless people.

The investment cooperation plan for 20 films in 10 years.

This conservative estimate also involves at least 1 billion US dollars in cooperation.

Whether in Hollywood or in mainland China, it cannot be said to be a small number.

How much profit is there here, how much cake will be produced, and how much impact will it cause?

Not only Hollywood is paying attention, but countless people in the mainland are also paying attention.

After all, although Light Era is a pure Hollywood independent film company, its boss Wu Yuan is a Chinese with Chinese nationality.

"Light Era has invested a lot in China, right?"

"Last year, the company spent more than 300 million yuan on film and television production alone."

"The company's theater brand is constantly expanding theaters every year, and it has spent a lot of money to build IMAX 3D theaters since the year before last."

"With such an investment, there are still people who are dissatisfied and think that I have not contributed enough to the development of the mainland film and television industry?"

Wu Yuan looked ugly and was in a very unhappy mood.

In his opinion, Zhang Yimou's sudden words on the casting of "Alien Prequel" in the mainland were just a message for some people.

The domestic film and television industry has indeed been expanding rapidly in the past two years.

In other words, the film and television industry has been in urgent need of hot money in the past two years.

In 2007 and 2008, it was the hot money from coal bosses that helped the first wave of China's film and television industry to take off.

But when the time came to 2011, 2012, and 2013, the funds of coal bosses alone were not enough to help the film and television industry market grow to tens of billions or even hundreds of billions.

The Chinese film and television industry urgently needs more funds to push the industry to a higher level.

This is also why the Internet industry will gradually enter the market in the next few years.

On the one hand, the policies issued by the top are increasingly supporting the film and television industry, and on the other hand, after the film and television industry has become bigger, it is indeed possible to make a lot of money.

The bosses saw that his company in Hollywood was very rich and had cooperated with the six major Hollywood companies such as 20th Century Fox. They probably judged that he had a lot of money and hoped that he would use it in the domestic film and television industry.

Wu Yuan could understand.

The bosses used Zhang Yimou to pass on the message in a roundabout way, which made him feel okay. At least it was more comfortable than talking to him directly.

His brows relaxed again, and Wu Yuan reached out and patted Liu Yifei's junior, "I know about this."

"Better Days is about to be released, you will be busy again, right?"

"Xixi, thank you for your hard work, you have to run promotion again."

"Better Days" is scheduled for August this year, and it is already early July.

Some variety shows and interview activities now need to start recording in advance, so that they can be broadcast during the release of the movie and increase the exposure of the movie.

Liu Yifei can't stop recording "Actors Please Take Your Place", so she will be very busy next. She has to record the show and promote it everywhere. She can't do it in two places.

"How about this, I can find a substitute for you?"

Wu Yuan smiled and said, "I'll let Yang Mi come to take your place on "Actors Please Take Your Place", so you don't have to run back and forth."

"Yang Mi?" Liu Yifei tilted her head in confusion, "Aren't you going to let her go to "Alien Prequel"?"

"She is the only actress in the company who is internationally famous besides me, right?"

Yang Mi is still well-known in Asia because of the TV series "Goblin".

In Liu Yifei's opinion, if she wants to choose an actor from the company to go to Hollywood, Yang Mi is definitely the most suitable.

"She can't." But Wu Yuan shook his head, "Let Jinsha go."

"Jinsha is the actress who has worked hard for the company. There is no reason not to give her this opportunity."

"As for Yang Mi, after a few more years of training, she will have the opportunity to go to Hollywood to gild herself."

With the cooperation with Fox in hand, Wu Yuan has plenty of opportunities to send the company's actors to Hollywood to gild themselves.

In his opinion, whoever contributes the most to the company will go first, not whoever is more popular.

Does he care about the popularity of the company's contracted actors? (End of this chapter)