Chapter 981: Disney’s Backhand

When he arrived at the office, Chairman Liu asked Ye Ming to sit down and did not let the secretary come in. Some things are better if fewer people know about them. Even if it is a secret skill, it is best not to let them know it. Chairman Liu brought two cups of tea, one for each person. The fragrance was overflowing with West Lake Longjing tea. Suddenly, the office was filled with the alluring aroma of tea.

At this moment, Ye Ming was also slowly sipping tea and said: "Dr. Liu, what are you doing here to come to me? Isn't he just here to drink tea with you?"

Of course this is not the case. No matter how it is, Chairman Liu is not too busy to have tea with Ye Mingkai. Obviously, drinking tea is just an excuse.

There must be something very important that cannot be said directly. Therefore, Chairman Liu meant to visit Ye Ming, but Ye Ming, who is a better person, came directly.

Therefore, Chairman Liu felt that he was very proud, and Ye Ming came in person. This was something worth showing off in the circle. After all, Ye Ming had reached this point. In the Chinese entertainment industry, only a few people could do it with their qualifications. Suppress Ye Ming's.

Chairman Liu said very seriously: "I have just been notified of this matter, so I am busy contacting you to see how to deal with this matter. The release date of Pearl Harbor has been determined.

And I also heard that your movie is going to confront Pearl Harbor head-on. It has spread throughout the entertainment industry. There's nothing wrong with that, right? "

This is the first thing that Chairman Liu must determine. Of course, if Ye Ming said these words in public, he would definitely do what he said, otherwise he would not say it in front of reporters. But Chairman Liu still had to hear Ye Ming's confirmation before he dared to say anything.

Hearing Chairman Liu's question at this time, Ye Ming said simply: "There is no problem with this matter. It is indeed going to collide with Pearl Harbor, but this is not what I wanted, it just happened to happen. .

To be honest, for an urban movie or a war movie, the audience is basically divided into different levels. This does not mean competing for the audience. "

Ye Ming just said this. People in the circle are very clear about why Ye Ming arranged the same schedule as Pearl Harbor. Doesn't it mean that Han Shanping has determined that Ye Ming will confront Pearl Harbor head-on. In fact, in this case When I was a child, if the two films Pearl Harbor and Ye Ming's Slumdog Millionaire were a direct confrontation, then the outcome of the struggle was related to the issue of China's film quota.

If Ye Ming is talking about victory, it means that domestic films have made progress and this protection is effective. The country must continue to protect domestic films. However, if it is talking about victory at Pearl Harbor, it means that the country has made progress at this time. The protection of Chinese films is ineffective, and the number of imported films will increase.

Therefore, with this level of consideration in mind, Ye Ming's film and the confrontation with Pearl Harbor will attract everyone's attention.

After hearing the news from Ye Ming himself, Chairman Liu said with great regret: "I guess you won't be aimless. In fact, the news I got is that by then, your movie shares will be the same. , the starting share is all thirty, this is considered fair competition.”

The starting quota is actually the proportion of movies that are initially shown in cinemas. For example, if a cinema has ten movie halls, the proportions of domestic movies and imported blockbusters will be different. If the two movies are released at the same time.

For two blockbusters, due to domestic protection regulations, the price is generally 30 for domestic production and 20 for import. In other words, three will show domestic movies, two will show imported movies, and the rest will naturally be divided among other domestic and imported movies.

This is the unspoken rule of starting quota. Of course, this may not be accurate, but generally speaking, everyone releases domestic blockbusters and imported blockbusters at the same time. Generally, domestic blockbusters are about 10% higher than the starting share of imported blockbusters.

At this time, Ye Ming was a little annoyed: "The same starting quota, this matter is against the rules. Doesn't it mean that the starting quota of our domestic films is generally higher than that of imported films?"

Basically, this is considered bullying. Is it strange that Ye Ming is not angry? Chairman Liu said with a very helpless look: "It's really hard for me to explain why. This is a decision from above, and I just received the notice.

Moreover, not only me, but also many movie theater chains have received the same notice. Therefore, it is estimated that your two movies will have the same starting share by then. But you don’t have to look for it. I got the news and asked a friend about it. They said that someone from Disney had lodged a protest with us.

Since everyone is fighting against each other, there must be a fair environment. At a time like this, it must be shown in the same cinema. Therefore, the leaders above decided that everyone should be 30%, which is considered very fair. "

Ye Ming patted the table and said: "Do they have the nerve to say this is fair? This is clearly bullying. How much does our movie cost? Two dollars is more than 10,000 but less than 30 million, but how much is Pearl Harbor? It’s almost one billion Chinese yuan, and they have the nerve to say it’s a fair competition like us, but the leaders above are also out of their minds, so they’ll make a similar decision.”

At this time, Chairman Liu quickly waved his hand and said immediately: "Don't say that, let's just talk about it in private. There is nothing more to say, but if you say this on other occasions, , it is somewhat inappropriate. Leaders have their own considerations. Therefore, in such a situation, we will make such a decision. You have to understand the difficulties of the leader."

Ye Ming knew that once such a matter was decided, under such a situation, he would definitely implement it seriously.

Maybe some things in China are delayed, but only the things ordered by the leaders are done very quickly. Ye Ming is very clear about this. He himself is a person within the system. Therefore, It was very clear that he could not change this matter.

Ye Ming hesitated for a moment and said, "It was the third master who said this. He was embarrassed to tell me, so he came to you directly to tell me and see what my reaction was."

Chairman Liu is really a scapegoat. Therefore, when he heard that Ye Ming guessed this matter, under such a situation, he immediately took it out and said: "Well, there are some things that you know in your heart." , you should do things for the leader. In fact, even if you go to the leader, this matter cannot be changed, because Disney has already been notified. It is just a starting share, at least in the eyes of the leader Not very important."

Ye Ming said helplessly: "Chairman Liu. Conscience of heaven and earth, you are also an old man in the circle. Why is film protection? Isn't it just to protect our domestic films? If this matter is in our country. I myself If you can’t be taken care of, then what else can you protect?”

If people in the circle know this news, they must know that Ye Ming has suffered a loss.

Moreover, Ye Ming is also a director of the New Film Alliance. According to their agreement, if Ye Ming's movie is released, the theaters of the New Film Alliance will take special care of Ye Ming's film. On this point, Ye Ming also tasted a lot of sweetness.

But this time, he definitely didn't expect that no one from the New Film Alliance would dare to tear up the contract and confront him, but a word from the leader above made his efforts come to nothing. At least in this regard, Ye Ming was at a disadvantage.

If the starting shares are the same, then Ye Ming is at a greater disadvantage. How could Ye Ming be willing to suffer like this? Therefore, after he came out, he directly contacted Scola.

Scola was drinking in a French winery at the moment. After seeing Ye Ming's call, he answered the phone with a smile and said: "Dear Ye, you haven't called old Scola for a long time. I thought Have you forgotten me, an old man?"

What he said was naturally impossible. Ye Ming would not call Scola casually if there was nothing wrong. This time, he actually wanted to ask this old Hollywood filmmaker about this issue.

Ye Ming said with a smile: "Mr. Scola, you are too polite. I can smell the attractive aroma of wine from such a distance. It seems that your wine is indeed quite good. I don't know When will I be lucky enough to drink your red wine?"

Scola, who was very fond of red wine, was really interested. He said very politely: "This is easy to say. If you want to drink it, I will send you two boxes of top-quality red wine right away. What do you want to do? If you want my help, just ask."

Scola is an old fox. Knowing that Ye Ming is calling him from this kettle, there must be some unsolvable difficulties.

Ye Ming was not pretentious and said immediately: "This matter, speaking of it, makes me very angry. What is this? You should know about Pearl Harbor, right?"

Scola held the red wine and looked at the sunset. He squinted his eyes and looked at the afterglow of the gorgeous sunset. After the last ray of brilliance burst out, the sunset finally disappeared on the other side of the mountain impatiently.

Scola only answered at this time: "Pearl Harbor? A blockbuster film shot by Michael Bay, with an investment of 1.5 billion, or 1.4 billion? I forgot. At that time, he also wanted me to be the director. Yes, but bullshit, after seeing the script, I knew that this movie was destined to be a hit, so I simply ignored it and threw the script out."

Ye Ming laughed loudly and said: "Do you also think that a movie like this is a relatively rubbish movie? I also think that if it weren't for the support of Disney, no fool would dare to give Michael Bay such a A lot of money to make movies.

But this film will come to our country, and you also know some things. Our country has film protection, which is a protection for our nascent film industry. Therefore, at this time, let imported films and domestic films confront each other.

This time one of my movies will be a direct confrontation with Pearl Harbor, but originally our domestic movies were given a 10% starting share discount when they were screened. However, people at Disney thought that since it was a confrontation, that was Let's start fair.

As a result, my movie will be on the same starting line as Pearl Harbor. How can I be willing to do this?

Therefore, at this time, I was very depressed. How should I fight back? Since the people above were bewitched by Disney and determined that the two movies would have the same high starting share, that would never change. "

This matter is actually a question of protection or not. Ye Ming meant to ask for an explanation.

At this time, one of the questions that Ye Ming really thought about was what they would do if they encountered similar problems.

As a Scola who has been working hard in Hollywood for half his life, he should be very familiar with such a thing.

At this time, Scola pondered for a moment and said: "This matter is not the work of Michael Bay. He does not have such great ability. Likewise, he does not have such influence. This is the work of the Disney Company. They We have directly lodged a protest with your country. Since your leaders have decided on this, it is not easy to change your side.

Of course, if we think of a solution here in the United States, we can also recover some losses. This, I think, should be easier. "

It is naturally difficult for ordinary people to understand what these words mean. However, as the parties involved, Ye Ming and Scola actually understood what was going on very quickly after hearing the news about Angzi.

Ye Ming immediately said: "I understand. What you mean is that in China, you can't change this. Then everyone is competing fairly. If my movie is to be released, the United States must have the same starting share." , isn’t it?” This is a direct calculation that has reached the United States. They've been tricked; they're in their nest.

Regardless of whether an idea can be realized or not, if you have such an idea, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can think of on such a matter. Scola's idea is indeed The thoughts of ordinary people are different. You will never understand the world of geniuses.

Fortunately, under such a situation, Ye Ming can be regarded as a genius. At least he can understand that Scola's move is called removing the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron.

Directly reaching the United States, Disney had to defend itself in embarrassment. (To be continued)