Let you invest, you support half of the entertainment industry?

Warner Burbank Division.

Lorenzo hovered anxiously at the door.

He was relieved when he saw a bright yellow taxi approaching in the distance, and hurriedly stepped forward to open the door.

"It's really negligent. I forgot this. I should rent a car for you. But after the negotiation is over, it's not too late to arrange another car for you to go on a trip."

"No need, you also know that since the opening of "Mulan", I have been on the phone constantly, and I have already booked a ticket to return to Beijing tomorrow."

Xu Jia declined Lorenzo's kindness, and a word made the latter change his face.

After booking tomorrow's air ticket, it means that today is Warner's last chance.

The above may not care about the gains and losses of a project, but as the producer of this project, he is directly responsible.

"Don't worry, as long as the conditions you give meet my expectations, it's not impossible to make a decision on the same day." Xu Jia laughed.

But even so, Lorenzo just forced a smile and didn't believe Xu Jia's words 100%.

Compared with Disney's world-renowned "Mulan" and "The Megalodon", which many companies are not optimistic about, anyone with a discerning eye knows which one has a higher chance of success.

You must know that the latter was just published, and the copyright was bought by Disney, but it was not favored, so it fell into the hands of Warner.

His only hope is that Xu Jia can not take the usual path.

After all, since you are willing to keep in touch with yourself, it means you are still interested in this project.

However, he didn't know how much Xu Jia's interest was left.

"By the way, where is Miss Yang, isn't she here?"

Only then did Lorenzo realize that there was one person missing.

"She's not feeling well, she's resting at the hotel," Xu Jia said.

"Do you need me to help arrange a private doctor? Our public hospitals have long queues and are expensive."

Lorenzo thought he had seized an opportunity of flattery.

"No need, women are always uncomfortable for a few days every month, you understand."

Xu Jia shrugged, not feeling guilty at all.

Lorenzo nodded, but his heart sank again.

Although he didn't know if Xu Jia was lying, he knew one thing, if Yang Mi, who was the original heroine, didn't appear here, it meant that Jiaxing's tendency to cooperate was a bit less.

Xu Jia observed Lorenzo's preoccupied appearance.

Not only did he not explain, but the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

All the preparations he made before coming here were actually to put pressure on Warner, apart from diverting the attention of competitors.

Only in this way, will these proud and arrogant Americans give up enough benefits.

Enter into the meeting room.

A row of high-level Warner executives with serious faces sat opposite.

Seeing Xu Jia coming alone, he was taken aback for a moment, and then looked at Lorenzo.

Apparently the situation was unclear.

"Xu alone can represent Jiaxing, and his decision is Jiaxing's decision."

Lorenzo briefly summarized Xu Jia's rights, and everyone suddenly understood.

It seems that the Chinese man in front of him is as powerful as Jobs in the company.

"My time is limited, so I just spread out some words."

Xu Jia sat in his seat, although he was alone, he had the aura of thousands of troops.

"First of all, I only have this afternoon to negotiate with you. Tomorrow night, I will board the plane back to China. Before that, I will go to Disney to meet Robert again."

"Second, "The Megalodon" can only and must be led by Jiaxing. We are going to co-produce the film, so as to bypass the regulations on imported films."

"Finally, the project that should have been discussed a long time ago has been delayed until now due to your problems. I have reason to suspect that similar problems will happen again, so a definite answer is required today."

After speaking, Xu Jia leaned back without any room for negotiation.

It is not easy to get the qualification of co-production film.

Regarding the review of co-productions in the project approval process, the "Regulations on the Administration of Overseas Co-productions of Films" not only has principled requirements on the content of the films, but also stipulates that if foreign chief creative personnel need to be hired in joint productions, it should be reported to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for approval, and the foreign The proportion of main actors on a party shall not exceed 2/3 of the total number of main actors.

Since Huamei signed the "Memorandum" in 2012, the review of Huamei co-productions has become more stringent.

The above put forward "three requirements" for Sino-US co-productions: requiring that the Chinese party should generally contribute no less than one-third of the film; requiring Chinese actors to play the main roles; requiring that the film be filmed in China.

"Cloud Atlas", "The Expendables 2" and so on once wanted to use the qualifications of co-productions to be released in the mainland, but in the end they were restricted and replaced with imported films.

Therefore, Xu Jia must obtain the dominance of "The Megalodon" in order to maximize the benefits.

However, there is also the intention of coercing Warner to make concessions by virtue of this rule.

The conference room was silent.

Obviously, everyone couldn't respond to Xu Jia's aggressive attitude for a while.

Seeing this, Lorenzo cleared his throat: "Ahem, I think we should show more sincerity. This project has been established for several years and cannot be delayed any longer. What Mr. Xu said is also reasonable. If we want to get it In the Chinese market, it is necessary to bypass the restrictions on imported films, after all, not everyone can guarantee that our films will definitely become one in thirty or forty."

At this time, it's time for him to come out on stage, and he has to give everyone a step down.

Even if the steps are a bit steep, it's better than jumping straight down.

"Lorenzo, you went to China, how did you turn your elbow?"

"Indeed, I deeply doubt whether there is an insider transaction between you and Jiaxing, otherwise why are you talking to them?"

"Did the Huaxia people do you any favors and help him so hard?"

"We, Warner Bros., are willing to cooperate with that person in the cultural desert. It is a great honor, and we dare to ask for conditions."

...

Lorenzo's face was gloomy, Mad gave you the steps, and instead of going down, you climbed up.

grass!

Everyone chattered and attacked Lorenzo.

Anyway, this project is not under their leadership, they are just as a reference.

The one who really has the decision-making power is Kevin, the president of the crowd.

This guy, like Xu Jia, has yellow skin, but he is a native American.

The latter had a calm face, listening to the quarrel of the crowd.

Xu Jia's only impression of this guy is that in 19 years, he was ousted from the stage because of a scandal because he helped an actress seek a role.

But even if Xu Jia said it now, this trick would be useless.

Before the "me too" movement, the unspoken rules of the American entertainment circle were not a problem at all.

Lorenzo's face was already flushed.

Although he did have personal contact with Xu Jia, but in this matter, it was purely for the project.

He wanted to argue with reason, but unfortunately no one listened to him.

Xu Jia faintly uttered a word, making the audience quiet again.

"The "Mermaid" produced by Jiaxing has so far surpassed the box office of 400 million US dollars. The focus is only in mainland China."