Hong Kong Stubborn - Chapter 154

On June 14th, “I Am a Legend” ended the real-time shooting and began to enter the stage of CG shooting and post-production. The relevant crew members will go to the special effects base in South Korea.

Before leaving, Junyan Luo received a fairly pleasant news that Apple Computer split up shares again, this time also splitting shares at a 1:2 ratio.

The 11 million shares of Apple Computer stock held by the Wind and Snow Giants Trust Investment Fund will become 22 million shares after the 20th. Luo Junyan feels that more shares will take advantage.

Sister Army was too lazy to explain to him the pros and cons of stock splits and the impact on major shareholders. Luo Junyan thinks that more shares are good, and it’s not bad to have this idea, so he doesn’t need to think about the detailed knowledge, it’s rare to be confused.

When the crew arrived in South Korea only two days, Hu Xin ran over from Xiangjiang to see Luo Junyan. Hu Xin couldn’t remember her boss when she was not in business. For a woman who was about to 40 years old, her biggest interest was crazy purchasing. Her mantra: mine should belong to me.

Sure enough, Hu Xin came to ask Luo Junyan to untie her. This year, the Snow Knight Publishing Company introduced “The Spy of Life and Death” to Xiangjiang. Hu Xin had been eagerly looking forward to it, but in the end the box office was only 5.97 million Hong Kong dollars, and the issuing company almost lost money.

She now controls the Snow Country Entertainment Investment Company plus Snow Knight Distribution Company, and the balance of funds in the account is over 100 million. Although Hu Xin needs to plan the theater, it requires slow work and meticulous work. The money on the account is idle and it makes her feel unbearable, so she plans to return to her old business and buy the rights to the Hollywood movie.

Luo Junyan really doesn’t want to introduce Hollywood films to hit Hong Kong’s local production, but if you don’t introduce someone, they will introduce it. This is a shopping mall, and you have to talk about actual benefits. Luo Junyan thought about it again and again, the plan did not change quickly, the construction of the theater line may have to be postponed, then Hu Xin will definitely trouble him, it is better to fulfill her wish this time.

In the end, Luo Junyan agreed to Hu Xin to return to his old business, but the rules remained the same. The three films were capped, and he faced the wall when he lost money. After bargaining, it was finally determined that the Snow Knights Distribution Company could buy out the rights of the four Hollywood films to be shown in the Xiangjiang Market every year. Hu Xin promised to be obedient in the future, and would never regenerate resentment and temper tantrums.

At the same time, Hu Xin also reported on the situation that Yongsheng reached a cooperation with Yahoo! Networks in the United States and began to play movies on the Internet. In this case, the planning and construction of theaters must be carefully reconsidered. Who can guarantee that network screening will not impact theater screenings?

When Hu Xin was sent away, Luo Junyan knew that the planning of the theater was not going to come soon, and building things slowly would not make it easy to buy things. At the same time, he also had to pay attention to the intelligence of the film being screened online, and invested a huge amount of money. As a result, the audience’s way of watching the movie changed. It was really regrettable.

This matter needs to be discussed with Brother Cheng and sister army after returning to the United States. Luo Junyan has always been a staunch conservative when he pays out, unless the money helps the company quickly complete the layout.

The production process of Gemini Digital Special Effects Company is the same as that of American Special Effects Company, which allows Hollywood crews and actors to show good adaptability.

Qixi Raulz is becoming more and more interested in Luo Junyan. This Asian film superstar seems to have too many resources to tap. You must know that not everyone can build such an A-level special effects company.

There is also the academy that trains celebrities all over Asia. Chihi Raulz swears that she saw several Indian artists in the physique training center.

In short, the shooting of the interior special effects went very smoothly, and on July 20th, “I Am a Legend” was announced. Luo Junyan stayed alone in South Korea to complete post-production. The others followed Bian Sicong to return to the United States. Qixi Raulz had to leave Luo Junyan’s private phone number before leaving.

Luo Junyan focuses on the post-production of “I Am A Legend”, which can be said to be deaf to the outside world. But the outside world is not so peaceful. Since “The Spies of Life and Death” hit the box office, the local production companies in South Korea have been in the same situation as the situation after Xiangjiang released “Junior Brothers”.

At the beginning of the year, another local production “Common Security Area” was released, which won a box office score of 583 movie viewers. Everything is so similar, and all parties in the Korean film circle believe that if Hong Kong was the same back then, the prosperity of Korean local production would begin.

However, Silver Snow Throne Entertainment stopped investing in new films after taking back the box office of “Life and Death”, which made South Korean independent production companies wait very eagerly. Although you can still seek investment from South Korean chaebols, Silver Snow Throne Entertainment is undoubtedly the best choice.

Because Silver Snow Throne Entertainment only invests money and does not participate in any creative process, it is at most picking individual actors and requesting the distribution rights of the film. Compared with the requirements put forward by the chaebol, this is simply too loose, and it can even be said to be incomparable at all.

Moreover, Luo Junyan respects the reputation of directors and entertainers. Everyone in the entertainment circle knows that actors are OK when they make a good film. There is no need to be humiliated. Filming can finally have nothing to do with the sheets.

Therefore, after learning that Luo Junyan is currently filming in South Korea, a large number of independent production companies and share-holding film companies began to approach Jin Zhehe and asked to meet Luo Junyan for investment.

Many companies contact Jin Zhehe through their artists. After all, most Korean artists have the experience of studying at the Asian Star Training Academy. No matter where they meet Jin Zhehe, they must bow and respectfully call Jin Zhehe.

Jin Zhehe couldn’t hold back the waves of visits, so he bit his head and reported the situation to Luo Junyan. Luo Junyan still holds that point of view. Korean film production is currently in the stage of picking up money. It’s not that there is no opportunity to make money. It’s just that the snowman system has developed to this stage.

But it must not chill the hearts of people in the Korean film industry. This is the prestige cultivated by investing real money. Therefore, Luo Junyan decided to take the time to see several visitors selected by Jin Zhehe, so he could only vote for two movies and keep his image.

Guo Jae-yong is the first Korean director to meet Luo Junyan. This guy has an idea, he wants to remake “My Savage Girlfriend” starring Luo Junyan, which can only be regarded as a small cost production.

When Luo Junyan was filming “My Savage Girlfriend”, many details were rough, and the male and female protagonists’ performances were also relatively green. This idea of ​​Guo Zai Rong interested him very much. He promised to invest 3.5 billion won on the spot, and the copyright of the film’s adaptation was transferred to Guo Zai Rong at a price of 1,000 won.

Director Guo Zaiyong can get 10% of the box office share without any investment, which means that the producer can only get 30% of the box office share, but he has to bear all the risks of the film.

The artist signed the contract on the spot without saying a word. After the script adaptation is completed, almost 3 million US dollars will be immediately transferred to the special shooting account, and the film will be distributed by the Snow Knight Film Distribution Company.

The news spread immediately, and the Korean film circle was boiling in an instant. After talking for less than half an hour, the investment of 3 million US dollars was obtained, and Guo Zai Rong didn’t have to take any risks, and he gave away 10% of the box office share for nothing.

The second person to meet was also director Yin Jijun. The director made his debut by a screenwriter in 1999. He is a newcomer in the circle, but he has a lot of ideas. This time it was obviously prepared again, and he showed Luo Junyan the script of “The One with the Head and Master” and explained it in very concise words.

Luo Junyan understood, isn’t it just the campus version of Young and Dangerous, with a lot of comedy elements in it. After reading the script, Luo Junyan likes the rhythm inside, simple but not pale, and the overall coherence is very strong.

So 3.5 billion won was paid out, and director Yoon Ji Kyun also left a 10% box office share, almost identical conditions.

That’s it. Luo Junyan finally left Jin Zhehe with an investment opportunity, and it was enough to do his favors. If you don’t make a gesture, you can’t do it. The Asian Star Training Academy is now like a money-making machine. Among the big customers, Korean entertainment companies and Korean artists have to maintain a good relationship.

But if you vote again, he will really become an internationalist fighter, and he will come to South Korea not far away, and then,,,,

At this point, other people who came to the door were dissuaded. These people can only admire Luo Junyan, and can’t complain. 10 billion won was thrown out, and people didn’t ask for anything. If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for being late, and you can only wait for the next chance to squeeze your wool.

Luo Junyan settled the battle in a long time, and those who have already bet 50 million dollars, would they bother to consider how much money is in the wallet they picked up? This is the relationship between the original and the last.

On August 10th, “I Am a Legend” was finally completed. Luo Junyan was desperately robbing time this time. The post-production only took less than 20 days, so she must not go to the Christmas stalls in the North American market.

Afterwards, he immediately rushed to the United States to meet with Brother Harvey. First, let Harvey have seen the sample, and then according to Harvey’s opinion, make the final editing and trimming of “I Am Legend”.

Brother Harvey is still very dedicated and put forward his own opinions after watching the film. Harvey’s opinion is that he really likes the vampires in the film, and I believe American male audiences will feel the same. As for zombies and Daofa? It looks cool, maybe someone will try to find teaching materials online.

Finally, Brother Harvey said, dear Luo, your lens works well.

Since there is no enlightenment from Harvey, let’s test it on the market. Luo Junyan expects that the visual effects can stir the emotions of North American audiences. Now it is pure fantasy to control audiences’ emotions throughout the process.

The remaining more than 5 million U.S. dollars from the production of the film was all invested in the promotion of the North American market. In order to determine the theme of the promotion, I really took a lot of brains, and finally took the path of the oriental magic giant and the legendary hero. The poster is based on the image of Luo Junyan in the film, holding five attack effects in his hand.

“I Am a Legend” is scheduled to be screened on September 1, and 40 canvases are arranged on the theater line. The order of the screening is to test the audience’s response, and then determine the number of canvases allocated for the official screening.

There are a total of six films released at the same time as “I Am A Legend”. The summer season has just passed, and the competition is not very strong.

These five films are “Challenger 4: Ultimate Battle” also released for Miramax Pictures, “Death Tracking” produced by Universal Pictures, “Nurse Betty” produced by Columbia Pictures, and Sony Pictures “Urban Legend Ending Edition” produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, “Pet Contest” produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and “Road to Fame” produced by DreamWorks.

It is not easy to make a hype in the American market. Newspapers and magazines will not be your tongue. It is nothing more than paying for advertising, because Luo Junyan is not yet a Hollywood star. Luo Junyan also simply dispelled the idea of ​​hype, not to mention that it was troublesome to operate, and it was easy to be caught by others.

At this stage, in the North American market, Luo Junyan has nothing to do except waiting. Of course, the United States is well-developed information, Harvey has rich experience, and the $5 million in publicity expenses can still generate a few waves.

The information is passed to the potential audience, as for the box office results? Harvey didn’t think that after the summer break, there would be a box office black horse running out, and the possibility of Luo Junyan’s return to his original job was slim.

Taking advantage of this free time, Luo Junyan discussed with Brother Cheng and sister army about the construction of the theater.

Brother Cheng hopes that Luo Junyan can lay out the video website in advance. The risk of building a theater is definitely greater than building a video website. Although the current streaming media technology is not mature, it represents the future trend.

Sister Army thinks that since he hesitated, she just stopped. Maybe she would think of the best of both worlds. And since Luo Junyan has decided to focus on the production business, it really should not be distracted.

Luo Junyan decided to temporarily stop the plan to rebuild the theater chain. The production business has already made him feel very stressed.