Chapter 662 Adventure
At London Heathrow Airport, the Chinese Ministry of Culture delegation took off the plane and came to welcome the British minister in charge of culture, media and sports.
The UK implements a cabinet system, with ministers and ministers of China similar to those of China and are senior government officials.
Lin Zixuan followed everyone to shake hands with British officials.
This is not the first time he has come to this country, and he is not unfamiliar with Britain. Although Britain is still one of the world's strong powers, his strength is not as strong as before and he has become a follower of the United States.
China and Britain had wars in history, with constant conflicts, including the Hong Kong issue.
With the return of Xiangjiang, the relationship between the two countries eased and economic, trade and cultural exchanges increased. This is an era of globalization, and win-win cooperation is the mainstream.
Many British media came to the scene, and some Chinese students in the UK.
Mu Zhiyuan talked with the international students for a few words, and after a simple welcome ceremony, everyone went to the arranged hotel.
This visit will take about a week.
Lin Zixuan does not need to participate in the entire process. He just needs to attend a cultural symposium, visit Buckingham Palace, and give a speech.
Mu Zhiyuan is going to be busy, with various official activities and the itinerary is very full.
A year later, the domestic leadership of China changed, and he happened to retire, and the old and new were alternating. This was an organizational practice.
At this point, he didn't have many ideas, just wanted to have some achievements and leave a good reputation.
Before coming, Lin Zixuan contacted the British publishing house and agent and arranged to meet with the heads of several film companies. British filmmakers are very interested in "Little Snow's Big Adventure".
Unlike Hollywood that focuses on interests, the British also have a sense of vanity while paying attention to interests.
Three days later, the delegation visited Buckingham Palace where the British royal family lived and did not see the queen who had been in power for a long time. Her son and grandson came forward.
Although the royal family does not have real power in the UK, they have considerable influence among the people.
Lin Zixuan gave the five signed Chinese version of "Little Snow's Big Adventure" to the 18-year-old Prince William. The young prince took the book and smiled at the media.
"I like this story, and the characters in it bring me a happy time," Prince William commented.
Four years ago, Princess Diana passed away in a car accident, which became a major international event that year.
The media has overwhelmed the media and made malicious speculations about the royal family.
This had a great impact on Prince William. During that time, he hated the media, believed that the media was the murderer, and his personality became rebellious and caused a lot of trouble.
Now he is about to graduate from high school and is preparing to go to college, and he is much more mature in the face of the media.
At least on the surface.
This may be the result of royal education. After all, he is most likely to become the king of Britain in the future, representing the image of Britain, and cannot continue to rebel.
Lin Zixuan never thought that establishing friendship with this prince would be an official event.
What's more, as long as the queen does not abdicate, the prince will always be the prince and cannot be the master of his family.
The British media are very interested in the royal family, and the same is true for the people, which is just like domestic audiences like to watch historical dramas, especially the stories between the emperor and the concubines.
Although I can't be the emperor, I'll talk about royal gossip and fantasize that it's always good to have fun.
The news was reported on British print media, television and the Internet.
Especially on the Internet, the news spreads very quickly.
The Internet popularity abroad is very high, and Prince William is constantly reprinted and commented in social circles with the Chinese version of "Little Snow's Big Adventure".
Book fans feel that they have something in common with the prince, and even if they are not book fans, they become interested in novels.
This is not only a spontaneous behavior of netizens, but also a behind-the-scenes driver.
Bloomsbury Publishing House participated in this campaign, and most of the hot news were created artificially to attract the attention of the people.
After two days of fermentation, Lin Zixuan and several British film companies held a press conference.
He announced that he would work with British film companies to adapt "The Big Adventure of Little Snow" into a series of films, with the investment of the first one being as high as 80 million pounds.
According to the current exchange rate, it is equivalent to 100 million US dollars and 820 million RMB.
Even in Hollywood, this is a big production.
Good Dream Company will invest 40 million pounds, and other funds will be raised by British film companies. The creation of scripts and the selection of actors are in progress.
The news quickly became the headlines of British entertainment media.
Lin Zixuan only announced the project, but the specific matters were not disclosed, and many things were still under negotiation.
"All the roles involved in the British in the film are played by British actors," Lin Zixuan promised.
This guarantee won the favor of the British people and satisfies their vanity.
Lin Zixuan doesn’t care whether he is a British actor or an American actor. Since Hollywood film companies are hesitant, he should prefer British actors.
As for the 40 million pounds he invested, he didn't think he would pay for it himself.
Good Dream Company cannot afford 400 million yuan, and "Hero"'s investment is 150 million yuan, and it also needs to be filmed in a joint venture with Columbia Film Company in the United States.
At present, it is no problem for the company to spend 20 to 30 million yuan, and 400 million yuan is absolutely impossible.
Lin Zixuan’s plan is to borrow from the bank. This project has received support from the state and its advantages cannot be wasted. Using Haomeng Company as collateral can probably lend about 200 million to 300 million yuan.
The remaining funds will be paid by Haomeng Company, and then funded by domestic film and television companies.
For example, Huaying Group, Han Sanping should be interested in this kind of cross-border cooperation.
It is equivalent to Lin Zixuan taking everyone to play an adventure game, unwilling to get out of the game, willing to take risks to form an alliance, and earn money together.
Compared with financing, he is more willing to take out loans, and there is a big difference between the two.
Loans only require bank interest, and banks cannot participate in the profit sharing of the film. No matter whether the movie is ultimately profitable or loses, the bank has no risk.
Participating in financing becomes an investor, with risks and benefits.
Lin Zixuan is playing the trick of making money by making money. He first built the project in the UK to create momentum, so that everyone thinks it is a big money-making project and will naturally invest in it.
He played this way when filming "The People of Beijing in New York".
At that time, it was for US$1.5 million, but now it is US$50 million. If this project fails, Haomeng Company will become the bank's asset.
This is the reason why Yu Dong dissuaded Lin Zixuan.
He invested 800 million yuan to make a movie and raised 400 million yuan by himself. He bet on the company and made a desperate bet on it.
At this time, Lin Zixuan was so similar to those entrepreneurs who had a swelling mentality and risk-taking entrepreneurs. To put it nicely, it was called adventure, but to put it ugly, it was crazy.
Success will be a legend in the film industry, and failure will be a joke.
Chapter completed!