Chapter 188 He agreed.
rule?
If you Americans follow the rules, how could "Raid" become "Split Police Judge"? If you Americans follow the rules, why did the whole world know who the reason is in the war? The country that was beaten can't open its mouth, and even if it opens its mouth, it will not find a place to be reasonable?
There is only one reason for businessmen to follow rules, just as Harry Sloan said, money!
Harry Sloan now looks like a dollar. Although it is only the end of 2007, Colombia is also having a hard time at this time. They basically squeezed out $10 million from their teeth to buy Source Code. Unexpectedly, it is not as fast as Colombia, and they still failed to intercept the silence. So what should I do if this $10 million is used to pay the bill? They owe the bank 2 billion. What is the use of this $10 million?
Or maybe investing in movies with $10 million? In an environment where there is no channel support, will the movies made by $10 million help MGM? No, if the $10 million is not spent, maybe the money can't even be heard after spending it, Harry Sloan would never be so stupid.
Just when Harry Sloan didn't know what to do, Shao Yingxiong came to him!
"Shao? Are you listening to me?"
Shao Yingxiong looked up at Harry Sloan, shook his head and said, "Is there any difference? The final result is that my movie has to be box office by luck, just like "Source Code", with no publicity. Sometimes I am very surprised, don't you understand the principle that a good fate may change your destiny?"
"Forget it, the words just now are my complaints. If you feel uncomfortable, I apologize. Goodbye, Harry... No, Mr. Sloan." When Shao Yingxiong got up and left, he found that Hollywood was definitely not that easy to make a living. No wonder Cheng Long was disliked by bad English when he came. No wonder Li Lianjie had to wait 40 minutes to an hour for audition when he came. This is like the capital of China. Even if you have great acting skills, extraordinary skills, and no connections, you can't move forward. I hope others can help you? Forget it, daydreaming may be a better choice.
Harry Sloan watched Shao Yingxiong walk to the door with his own eyes. Judging from Shao Yingxiong's smooth pace, he definitely didn't seem to be playing hard to get with commercial negotiation skills. When Shao Yingxiong's hand had touched the door of the office, Harry Sloan suddenly spoke: "no, no, wait, wait, Shao!"
"Is there anything else?" Shao Yingxiong looked back at Harry Sloan and said.
Harry Sloan seemed to be hesitating. He hesitated for a long time. While thinking, he bent his index finger and leaned against his mouth, and his whole body seemed to be making a decision in the dilemma between ice and fire.
"Are foreigners so foolish?" Shao Yingxiong asked the translator, and the translator was confused.
"Wait, Shao!" When Shao Yingxiong put his hand on the door handle again, Harry Sloan finally made up his mind and said, "I want to talk to you about another thing."
Another thing?
"Harry Sloan... Our hero Huayi and MGM do not seem to have much contact. This is the first time we meet. If you don't agree to my request, you will have to talk to me about another thing, that is, if you have something to ask me?"
Shao Yingxiong's mind was not slow. After listening to Harry Sloan's words, he quickly made a judgment.
"Actually I can help you... Maybe we are mutually beneficial."
"Don't!" Shao Yingxiong felt a little familiar when he heard this conversation pattern. Why did he feel that he often used it in China and was not easy to use when he came to Hollywood?
"You'd better just say something, maybe I can't help you."
Harry Sloan said with a wry smile: "I don't know if you can help me. At least please help me with more publicity stunts than any Hollywood director we find."
"That's how it is..." Harry Sloan got to the point: "Before going to the East, we learned about Mr. Shao's past. You can have your current status. It originated from success in the TV series market, right? We also know that your country's TV series ratings record has been maintained so far and no one has broken it. And we, because of the failed acquisition of "Source Code", happened to have a spare money in our hands. I wonder if we can use this money to invite you to us..."
"Make a movie?" Shao Yingxiong was stunned for a moment. Foreign companies asked Chinese directors to make movies, rather than Chinese directors to go to Hollywood. This was really new. I didn't expect that such a new thing would really happen to him!
Shao Yingxiong took a handful and said, "I don't know if I have time. How much money do you plan to invest?"
Harry Sloan said: "Of course we know that Mr. Shao has a large company to manage, and he also shoots movies and TV series in person every year to maintain the market demand in the Eastern market. However, we also learned that the financial situation of hero Huayi may not be much better than MGM."
"If we helped Hero Huayi, then Twilight would definitely get a big cake in the market. At that time, Mr. Shao would have a place in Hollywood. On the contrary, without our help, Mr. Shao would likely face a huge debt that would take several years to complete, which is exactly the same as MGM."
Harry Sloan continued: "If we can help each other, MGM will help you hype in Hollywood and use our media relations to help you improve your publicity efficiency, then after you have your own place, you will have to help us shoot a... TV series!"
"Mr. Shao, there is a reason for me to say this. You may not know the rules of the Hollywood market. Here, movie directors generally do not participate in the shooting of TV series, unless they are very poor. Even some actors will not choose TV series as long as they have movies to shoot. Most of the actors who shoot TV series are people who cannot make money on the big screen. After Mr. Shao has two blockbuster movies, Source Code and Twilight, there are probably more people who want to find you to shoot movies than "Wu Yusen". At the same time, a film director filming TV series for MGM is also a very good publicity point. At that time, this TV series will definitely make a lot of money for MGM. In this way, we will naturally benefit from this help."
Shao Yingxiong laughed, Harry Sloan made a good plan: "Harry, you are a little petty in our words. I dare say that you must be upset before you make this decision. First of all, you must earn the greatest benefit in helping the promotion of "Twilight", which will definitely not be money, because you know that even if the hero Huayi gives MGM money, it will not solve your urgent needs; secondly, you can help me make "Twilight" famous, and you can make a person with a wave of your hand.
A high-box director goes to shoot TV series for the door, which will leave you a lot of publicity costs, because you understand that the money you have in your hands is at most a small-cost movie. If you spend it on TV series, you can shoot good things; in the end, you are using me to walk the way for you! The TV series filmed by the Chinese TV series ratings record holder, the local box office record holder of China can allow you to quickly open up the channels between TV stations. With this channel, MGM can have an extra pair of crutches and stand more steadily!”
"Because you understand that MGM is terminally ill, if you don't have these crutches, you may have fallen down at any time!!!"
"I'm here to travel to Hollywood. Do you think I'm a fool?"
If Harry Sloan was not smart enough, he would definitely not be able to sit at MGM. When he saw Shao Yingxiong's furious response, he already understood that it was something that was discussed in this matter. The difference was that Shao Yingxiong believed that they did not give enough chips.
"Okay, Mr. Shao, then what do you think will lead to the conclusion of this deal?"
This time it was Shao Yingxiong's turn to be embarrassed. He never thought that Harry Sloan would make such a concession. It seemed that his previous speculation was completely correct. At this stage, it was impossible for a director who had succeeded in the big screen market to return to direct American dramas. However, American dramas are a key step to open up channels. In other words, MGM would never find someone with more gimmicks than himself except to convince himself.
"You want to help our movie promotion. When shooting a TV series, I don't want the producer to direct my work. I want absolute right to speak and editing rights. In addition, I want to bring two actors from the East, with a pay of 50,000 US dollars per episode, and I want to use the martial arts I am familiar with to guide."
Anyway, Shao Yingxiong felt that his demands were not excessive. He could not be a director of a TV series in vain, right? Since he chose to do it, why not praise the actors in his company? However, MGM actually wanted to use TV series to open up channels. This is really new. Shao Yingxiong had never heard of it, which shows how embarrassing MGM's situation was at this time.
Hollywood is a place where there are more film companies than hair salons. There are many small film companies in this kind of place that only produce low-cost TV series for TV stations when they are not alive. Some companies of this type can only have an office, and all equipment is rented... MGM has reached the point where it depends on this.... Shao Yingxiong couldn't even think about how much pressure was on Harry Sloan.
"Yes!" Harry Sloan agreed with gritted teeth: "But we have two premises. First, Mr. Shao should know that the TV series here is filmed seasonally. Then, our investment in the first season can only be within 10 million. If it exceeds it, MGM will not be responsible, and the hero Huayi will be responsible for finding ways to solve the problem. Second, you must ensure the shooting time limit. Whether your company has something to do or you have something to do, you must finish the shooting within the time limit."
Shao Yingxiong raised his head and asked, "Do you have any special effects production companies that are familiar with, have good skills, are quick and cheap to work?"
Chapter completed!