Jiang Zhiqiang had a meal and chatted with mainland filmmakers.

While resting in the hotel at night, he had a rough outline of Lin Zixuan and Haomeng Company in his mind.

As the saying goes, hearing is false, seeing is true.

The box office data provided by Haomeng Company is easy to verify. Mainland media will have relevant reports. The possibility of fraud is not high. You will know it after inquiring.

In addition to Lin Zixuan, Feng Xiaogang and Ge You, the capital TV Art Center is also included in the shares of Haomeng Company.

This unit produces hundreds of episodes of TV series every year, is very strong and invests in the film industry and film and television bases.

These are the assets of Good Dream Company, and Lin Zixuan has sufficient funds to invest in commercial blockbusters.

From the conversation at the dinner, we can see that Lin Zixuan and Han Sanping, the director of Jing Film Studio, have a good relationship. The two do not look like superiors and subordinates, or one party has a good relationship with the other party.

It is a relationship of equal cooperation.

From your words and deeds, you can find that the strong side will be more reserved and pose airs, while the weak side will be cautious in speaking.

Han Sanping and Lin Zixuan talked with an equal attitude. On the one hand, the two have worked together for many years, and Mu Zhiyuan is already the deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture, so Han Sanping has no need to put on airs.

In the capital, everyone knows the truth and knows what attitude they should use.

Jiang Zhiqiang felt that Lin Zixuan was a person with a wide relationship, or was able to make a living, and would encounter various difficulties in filming in the mainland, and Lin Zixuan needed to establish the relationship.

What he saw and heard in the past two days made Jiang Zhiqiang dispel his doubts and recognized that Lin Zixuan was a partner who could cooperate with.

Even so, the subsequent negotiations cannot be said to be smooth.

Since Lin Zixuan and Li An reached a consensus, the negotiation did not involve the issue of adaptation copyright, but the terms regarding adaptation copyright must be written into the contract.

For example, Li An should not interfere with the creation of the movie. Before filming the sequel, Li An and the relevant investors must be notified.

Hollywood and Hong Kong are a place with a relatively sound judicial system.

People often see in TV series that someone is locked up in prison. The first thing they say is: I can't say anything before my lawyer comes.

This is not just a TV series, but a reality, and they rely heavily on lawyers.

After Jiang Zhiqiang and Lin Zixuan had negotiated, the contract needed to be signed by Lin Zixuan and Li An to take effect. Then he used the contract to discuss the broadcasting rights with Hollywood film companies.

American companies pay more attention to the terms in the contract, and lawyers will review them one by one, so each item must be written clearly.

For this reason, Jiang Zhiqiang specially invited a lawyer from Xiangjiang, and Lin Zixuan also found a lawyer proficient in film laws in Beijing, and everyone discussed together.

Moreover, Hollywood, Hong Kong and mainland China have different laws on film and require careful communication.

For example, Hollywood and Hong Kong movies will be classified. The mainland adopts not a rating system, but a one-size-fits-all approach, but is stricter than Hollywood and Hong Kong.

"This is internationalization, it's all legal terms, it's strange to be able to understand it." Lin Zixuan looked through the stack of contracts and said speechlessly.

"It seems troublesome, but there are many benefits. If something happens, it will be convenient for everyone." Yu Dong responded.

Yu Dong is responsible for following up on the negotiations and understanding the entire process, and he is very interested in this.

"Should the company establish a legal department?" Lin Zixuan thought.

Good Dream Company currently only needs to sign labor contracts with employees and performing arts contracts with actors. These contracts are basically the same, and the only difference is the salary.

Even if you are working with other film and television companies to film, you just need to find a lawyer to represent you, and there is no need to set up a special legal department.

However, as Good Dream Company enters the international market, perhaps we must really hire professional lawyers who are proficient in film-related laws in various countries.

Although the contract terms have to be done one by one, things are not that complicated.

In the project "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Lin Zixuan needs to spend 10 million yuan as startup capital in the second half of 1998, and then add 15 million yuan, equivalent to three million US dollars in investment.

During filming in mainland China, Haomeng Company provided various support to the crew.

Jiang Zhiqiang took the contract to find an issuing company from Hollywood, persuaded Hollywood issuing companies to sign an issuing contract, and used these contracts to lend the remaining seven million dollars to the bank.

This will take you to complete within one year, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is expected to start filming in the first half of 1999.

Jiang Zhiqiang also wants to find a production team for Li An in Xiangjiang, including photographers and costumeists who are familiar with martial arts film production.

The most important thing is to find a martial arts director, which is the key to a martial arts film. In Xiangjiang, there are various martial arts troupes, such as Cheng Family Ban, Hong Family Ban and Yuan Family Ban, etc.

They each brought a group of martial arts men, which was the foundation of Xiangjiang martial arts movies.

Lin Zixuan suggested contacting Yuan Family Ban. It is easier to discuss these things by Jiang Zhiqiang. They are all from Xiangjiang, easy to communicate, know the details, and will not ask for prices everywhere.

When choosing actors, Jiang Zhiqiang is not as persistent in using Xiangjiang’s big stars as Li An.

He knew that the pay for big stars in Xiangjiang was very expensive, and he hired two big stars in one play, so half of the investment would be removed.

He agreed to invite some more famous supporting actors, the price is easy to negotiate, and it is not troublesome.

The schedule of big stars is often very tight and may not be fully cooperative with the crew's shooting.

This is the difference between directors and investors. As a director, Li An naturally wants to use big stars to attract audiences. Lin Zixuan and Jiang Zhiqiang are investors or producers. What they think is how to spend the least money to achieve the maximum effect.

Of course, the final choice of actors is still to listen to Li An’s opinions.

The filming and audition of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will be held in the second half of the year, and Li An will make a decision through the audition.

It will be easy to reach an agreement on the main issues and details.

Jiang Zhiqiang is responsible for the affairs of Xiangjiang, and Lin Zixuan is responsible for the work in the mainland. When negotiating with Hollywood Film Company, Haomeng Company must participate and have the right to know.

That's basically it.

At this time, news came from Hollywood, USA that at the Oscars ceremony, "Titanic" won eleven major awards including Best Picture and Best Director.

Cameron shouted the saying "I am the king of the world" at the awards ceremony.

A commercial director can be so glorious that he can achieve this level, which makes Feng Xiaogang, who is also a commercial film, envious.

However, the two are still different. Cameron shot high-cost commercial films, while Feng Xiaogang shot low-cost commercial films.

Taking advantage of the Oscars craze, "Titanic" will be released in the country soon.

The reporter interviewed the relevant person in charge of Huaying Company. This person said that "Titanic" passed the review and was not cut with one knife. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!