Entertainment: Banned for Five Years, Became the Godfather of Hollywood

Los Santos was particularly congested on Monday morning.

As the boss of Infinite Pictures, Chu Xuan basically attends the weekly meetings.

He didn't start the film company just for fun and make a few movies.

Perhaps at the beginning, the company was set up just to make films solely for the sole purpose of making films.

Later, Chu Xuan's ambition was no longer satisfied. He hoped to be able to completely control the entire chain of production, distribution, theater chain, and movie derivatives like the eight major film companies.

Only in this way can the right to speak can be in one's own hands without looking at other people's faces.

But this requires Chu Xuan to have billions, tens of billions of dollars in strength, to be able to stand at the top of Hollywood.

Now Chu Xuan has to seek cooperation for the time being.

For example, for "La La Land", Chu Xuan still has to find a publisher.

Chu Xuan has already proved himself through "Ghost Records", so this time Paramount, Universal, Columbia, Disney, Fox and other giants took the initiative to come to the door.

Among them, Disney, which is good at musicals, has the highest interest, but their minimum standard is only 25% of the box office.

All other companies require a 30% share.

And "La La Land" can't even count as their key project.

It can be seen that these traditional giants still do not quite believe that the Chu Xuan musical can be successful.

Going around, Legendary Pictures is willing to continue cooperation with a 15% share.

Joe Drake came in person and chatted with Chu Xuan all afternoon, fully expressing the sincerity of Legendary Pictures.

So Legendary Pictures and Chu Xuan cooperated for the second time.

When it comes to the release and release of the film, Legendary Pictures distribution manager Dan and president Joe Drake come to the company for a meeting.

As soon as Chu Xuan entered the door, Joe Drake said helplessly.

"Chu, why did you directly announce the set date? Don't we have to study how to avoid the Thanksgiving schedule?"

Last night, Chu Xuan directly announced the schedule on his personal twitter, which directly caught Joe Drake by surprise.

Chu Xuan asked rhetorically: "The fixed schedule does not count for my words."

"Of course it counts, but it's best to discuss whether it's not, we..."

"That's fine, I think Thanksgiving is a good time."

Chu Xuan sat directly in the main seat of the conference room, posing a posture of "whoever approves, whoever opposes".

Originally, the way of cooperation was that Infinite Pictures dominated, and Legendary Pictures only helped to distribute to theaters.

Chu Xuan said from the very beginning that he hoped to release it on Thanksgiving.

It just happened to be more than a month of post-grinding, and we continued to promote and accumulate some fans, and the time was almost in time for Thanksgiving.

There are many moviegoers during the holidays, which is more likely to generate box office.

There's nothing wrong with this plan.

But what Joe Drake is saying is, everyone thinks so, that the Thanksgiving schedule is going to crash badly.

In his opinion, it's better to hurry up and release it in the off-season before mid-November.

There weren't many good movies at that time, and "La La Land" was definitely the best.

Otherwise, it will be delayed until after the New Year, and it will stand out from the crowd after Christmas.

In short, the enemy is too strong, and if you want to make a good box office, you have to avoid the war.

"Chu, think about it carefully, Thanksgiving stalls are all monsters!"

Joe Drake said bitterly.

"Disney's animated blockbuster Full House!"

"Air Slam Dunk 2" starring Michael Jordan himself

"Lady Gaga's first crossover film, starring in "Gucci Family""

"And Disney and Marvel's comic book giant "Hulk"!"

"Sci-Fi Opera Production "Dune"!"

"These are not easy guys to mess with, Chu, you have to think twice!"

The Thanksgiving schedule is one of the most intense schedules when major filmmakers gather and fight.

The blockbusters mentioned by Joe Drake are either big productions with an investment of hundreds of millions, or starring superstars.

Chu Xuan, the cutting-edge director, plus the tepid Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, invested 30 million in the musical film.

Such a combination is not competitive by any means, and it is no wonder that Joe Drake told him to avoid it.

After fighting in the film and television industry for at least 10 years, he can basically determine whether a movie can sell well.

"La La Land" does not seem to have the potential to attract the box office.

Chu Xuan listened to him beep for a long time, but only made a faint "Oh".

"Just these movies, that's just right, the Thanksgiving schedule is pretty good."

Joe Drake was helpless, and dared to say it in vain.

Worth mentioning, anyway, they also share 15% of the box office, whether it is a loss or a profit, it has little impact.

It's just a pity that Chu Xuan's film and television company will suffer a blow just after its establishment.

30 million cost, 50 million box office is a loss, 100 million is only a small profit.

At least 200 million is required to ensure that his film company continues to operate and has the money to invest in new films.

But how can a questionable musical film survive in the Thanksgiving file of the strong like Lin?

I will be thankful to have 50 million box office by then.

"That's it, since you have decided, we will still announce it according to the contract."

"Well, it's all your hard work for this movie. After the filming of "Silence of the Lambs" is over, we'll discuss the details."

"No problem." Joe Drake is also very optimistic about "Silence of the Lambs".

At least there are actor Anthony Hopkins and well-known director David Fincher.

After the people from Legendary Pictures left, Mark Laurenson, the marketing manager of Infinite Pictures, asked curiously.

"Boss, can we really beat those movies during Thanksgiving?"

"What? Not confident?"

"No...it's just a bit difficult."

"It's difficult, and it's more enjoyable to challenge successfully, isn't it?"

"Yes, boss, what you said is that I am small."

After the marketing manager and several management staff reported, they left.

Chu Xuan stayed in the conference room to think silently.

Of course, he did not choose the Thanksgiving schedule to court death. He is very confident in "La La Land".

Take a closer look at the competitors in the same period. "Air Jam 2" is a big bad movie. Jordan, James, and Kobe can't be covered at the same time, which is not a cause for concern.

It is worth mentioning that the parallel world Kobe Bryant is alive and well.

He has no habit of flying in helicopters.

Disney's animated film "Full House" seems to be an equal opponent, all of which are songs and dances.

But the parallel world did not give birth to Pixar Studio, nor did it have high-scoring works such as "Flying House", "Robot Story", "Zootopia", and "Toy Story".

The level of their animated films is still stuck in works such as "Bug Troopers" and "101 Dalmatians".

In the past 30 years, Disney's highest-grossing animation has turned out to be "Rio Adventure".

"House of Magic"? forget it! There is no "Frozen", so what are you fighting me for?

As for the biggest devil in the Thanksgiving schedule, Hollywood has changed the "Hulk" for the first time in 20 years, and the sci-fi blockbuster "Dune".

Chu Xuan simply laughed.

Sorry, no one can fight! *