Chapter 985: Assemble the movie

"The intention of cooperation has been reached, but the specific details have yet to be negotiated. Our idea is that it is best to move "The Oprah Show", but she is not optimistic about this, which is equivalent to forcibly changing the past ten years The viewing habits of those loyal viewers. She intends to create a new TV show, which will also be a talk show type, just with a different name. At the same time, the video rights of the "Oprah Talk Show" of the past 20 years will also be transplanted, Her editor-in-chief, Lisa Esparme, will be the creative director of this new channel."

Obviously, David Suslav is full of expectations for this cooperation.

Oprah's influence in the United States is so great that a joint venture with her to create a new TV channel is even more valuable than a partnership with The New York Times.

Dunn will not intervene in specific business management, but he has no feelings for Oprah, and it is difficult to imagine that a fat black woman will be more affected than female stars such as Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman. people love.

"By the way, I heard that you are cooperating with China?"

This is the focus of Dunn's attention.

Friendship and connections are accumulated little by little.

The more cooperation between New Universal and the Chinese side, the greater the possibility of winning the Modu real estate project.

Disney is a very formidable opponent, and the popularity and audience breadth of Disneyland far exceeds that of Universal Studios.

If you want to beat Disney, you have to do your homework.

David Sarslav said reluctantly: "We have made great efforts to enter the Chinese market. Unfortunately, the Chinese side has very strict supervision policies on overseas TV channels. The Phoenix Satellite TV of the Hong Kong government has only obtained permission to broadcast in three-star and above hotels and foreign-related communities.”

Tang En waved his hand, "I understand the situation over there, the TV station...don't think about it too much, let alone foreigners, even their own nationals can't run a TV station. You can consider the content."

David Suslav said with a smile: "In fact, we are indeed making efforts in this regard. Content cooperation is bilateral, we can provide selected program content for some local channels, and use the program section to make ordinary Chinese Audiences watch our content; on the other hand, we are actively exploring the production of documentary programs about China, and bringing these programs with Chinese characteristics to the global Discovery Broadcasting TV network."

Tang En glanced at him with a half-smiling smile, "Bring Chinese culture to the world? This cooperation has taken a lot of advantage, right?"

In order to promote Chinese culture and promote national self-confidence, China invests huge amounts of money overseas every year.

Discovery Channel is willing to launch Chinese culture TV programs to the world in the form of this cooperative documentary. It is conceivable that China will definitely pay a large amount of promotion expenses to Discovery Media.

This is by no means a peer-to-peer transaction.

David Sarslav said helplessly: "This is normal market behavior. The Chinese market is huge, but it is full of piracy, which has caused us to lose too much intellectual property and copyright revenue. Even the national level The TV station is also blatantly stealing our programs. In this way, we can at least make up for some losses.”

Tang En was noncommittal and asked, "What kind of cooperation has been carried out now?"

David Suslav said: "At present, we are cooperating with the Information Office of the Chinese Government Affairs Council to co-produce a documentary program called "Wonders of Chinese Architecture". Looking forward. In the future, the two sides will also produce some documentary programs in the capital Olympics.”

Dunn nodded.

National characteristics such as clothing, language, customs and handicrafts are difficult to have influence in the world. In order to truly produce a program with international influence, it is still necessary to focus on universal themes such as ancient architecture, natural scenery, and strange stories.

At this time, Jeff Zucker made a concluding sentence, "In the past, Discovery Communication was a big platform company, and its focus was on TV stations. Now Discovery Communication is transforming into a big content company and is maintaining TV channels. On the basis of vitality, we will produce more high-quality content. Content is king!”

At this time, the originally quiet restaurant suddenly became noisy.

Suddenly, dozens of people poured into the Italian cafeteria of the new Universal Group headquarters, some carrying props, some carrying cameras, and many actors dressed in decades-old costumes.

There should be a crew coming over to film the scene.

This is not surprising.

Making a movie in America is a hassle.

All characters, houses and owned objects that appear in the film must be filmed with permission, otherwise it is suspected of infringement.

Of course, big movies don't matter, there is enough energy and money to deal with them.

Small and medium-budget movies can only be dealt with in a so-so way.

In a way, the movie is anything but holy.

The so-called "excellence" speech is just a bible for the producers and distributors to fool fans.

All films are made to do their best within the budget.

Budget can often greatly limit the quality of a film.

In fact, it is already very good in the 21st century, and the production budget is already high enough.

Push it back a few decades, and Hollywood movies...that's really about finding the best in a shoddy model. Including "Citizen Kane", "A Gentleman" and other classic movies, during the filming process, they were dealt with as they could, and they never expected to be successful. Successful completion is the greatest success.

There may have been a hundred films of this type at the time, but only a few of them were successful and became classics.

Even many movies are only half shot.

What's the meaning?

Only shoot half of the content that the actors of the movie are in. For the remaining half, footage was cropped from dozens of other film footage and assembled.

This is plain and simple misappropriation of money.

Even now, assembling lenses is still widely adopted by Hollywood.

The most typical is the Marvel movies.

Many movie shots are not made now, but are drawn from many movies of the same type. For example, in the latest "Spider-Man 3", 62 shots were taken from the shooting material of "Spider-Man 1", "Spider-Man 2", "Ant-Man 1" and "Ant-Man 2".

Of course, the proportion of the assembly is so small that it can no longer be compared with that of the past.

Back then, it was an industry monopoly, and movie fans had no say.

Times have changed for the better.

Fans have too many choices, and blatant misappropriation of money to harm consumers is no longer possible in Hollywood.

However, the budget issue is still the biggest obstacle that limits the film's excellence.

In order to solve this problem, small and medium-cost films will try their best to use all available resources around them to minimize the cost of outdoor locations.

As a member of Hollywood, New Universal will definitely give strong support to filming and filming at the headquarters of New Universal.

Even this movie may not be invested and produced by the film company under New Universal.

The three of Tang En didn't delay any longer, got up and left.

"Don?!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.

Dunn turned back and smiled in surprise, "Reese? Is this your movie?"

It turned out to be his secretary back then, Reese Witherspoon, one of the veterans of Dunn Pictures.

Her main career now is acting, while working as a producer at Rose Films.

Reese Witherspoon, wearing a black vintage jacket with a weird hairstyle, said with a smile: "What's my movie, I'm just one of the producers, this is a collaboration between 20th Century Fox and Rose Pictures. The movie, a musical. The big head is on Fox, and they hold the script rights. By the way, director Mangold is there, have you been there?"

"Forget it, don't disturb your work." Tang En shook his head, his heart moved, "Are you the heroine?"

Reese Witherspoon pursed her lips and said smugly, "Yes, with Joaquin Phoenix."

"What's the movie called?"

""Walking with the Song"."

Reese Witherspoon lowered her voice, it seems the title of the movie is still being kept under wraps.

She's one of the producers, and of course she knows the inside story.

This time the crew came to the new Universal Headquarters to shoot, and it is estimated that it was also her recommendation.

Tang En took a deep look at her and said in a low voice, "Play it well! Since it's a musical, you must insist on singing all the songs in the movie."

"how?"

"We are old friends, and you are also one of the veterans of Tang En Pictures. At the critical moment, I will help you!"

Reese Witherspoon's face suddenly showed a bit of shock, "You...you mean?"

Dunn nodded heavily, "That's right, Oscar! This movie will be released next year, then the 2006 Oscar... have your chance!"

"Dang En, you...don't be joking."

Reese Witherspoon's voice trembled a little.

She is not a professional, her acting skills are not superb, and she has not even been nominated for an Oscar.

But listen to Dunn's meaning... It seems that you want to directly win the Oscar?

Will this work?

Tang En patted her on the shoulder, soothed her emotions, and said with a smile, "No matter what, always try and try, right?"

In her previous life, she won the Oscar for Best Actress in one fell swoop with "Walking With the Song".

Reese Witherspoon bit her lip tightly and nodded slightly.

Inevitably moved.

Dunn smiled and said casually: "By the way, that actor... Joaquin Phoenix, how is he?"

"Very good, he is a genius. He is the most talented actor I have ever worked with. He has helped me a lot and taught me a lot." Reese Witherspoon said sincerely.

Dunn nodded, "I have the opportunity to explore his tone and ask him if he would like to play a superhero."

"His pursuit is indeed very high." Reese Witherspoon paused, then smiled sweetly, "But I think I can handle him! Marvel's movies are the chance to become famous. Who doesn't want to be a star? "

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