This is true. American blockbusters are easy to sell, and many capitals have begun to invest in American studios...

And it is a purposeless follow-up.

Even if they didn’t know the specific situation of the project, they heard that it was made in Hollywood, so they paid for it!

Let me put it this way, many funds found David and asked about the investment situation. They took the initiative to find him...

It's really outrageous...

Of course, David won't waste opportunities - Hollywood is short of money, even Bren House projects rarely take risks with their own money...

No matter how bad it is, he can bring the money and make a second investment platter!

Chen Mengxi knew that Guoying Fund had announced that it would invest in 10 co-productions for US$200 million, with the maximum investment of each co-production of about US$50 million.

The Wachowski brothers and sisters, co-directed by Tom Tickway, just made a name for themselves at the Cannes Film Festival, and its second investor comes from New World.

In the past few years when hot money has poured into the film and television industry, it has become a trend for Chinese companies to invest in Hollywood blockbusters. From investing in single films to investing in film orders, from joining funds to simply independent acquisitions, the gameplay has been continuously upgraded.

On the Film Festival, Hua Hua claimed to invest in the $1 billion film investment in Paramount, but it failed in less than a year.

Radio and Television Media claims to invest $1.5 billion to 50 movies in Lionsgate. How much did it execute in the end, and what the profit and loss situation are gone.

"They are all in pediatrics, what is the ability to follow up? If you have the ability, learn to be a Brun House, S Studio..."

"…They have money. I heard that Wanda is plotting to acquire a large Hollywood studio!"

"You know all this?"

Li Yiping rolled her eyes: "Everyone with a brain knows it!"

Yes, Wanda acquired AMC and mastered the theater channel. It must extend upwards and master the content...

This is called media layout, there is no possibility of exception...

Chen Mengxi sighed: "I should have been engaged in real estate development back then, and it is too gambled on movies!"

"Come on..."

...

Mengxi special effects are the general name. Xiangshan has established eight special effects companies, and all the names are available.

These eight special effects companies are basically supported by Mengxi's business.

Starting from "Painted Skin", Mengxi Company has more than two major projects every year. Later, when Tang Ren went public, Chen Mengxi simply bought these special effects companies.

In fact, the standards of these companies are not too bad. They are responsible for 70% of the special effects of "Walking with Gods".

The remaining 30% were outsourced to other domestic special effects teams.

When it comes to "The Great Wall", half of Xiangshan's special effects companies? The other half are responsible for overseas companies...

Just work overtime...

Is it very complicated to make special effects? Not done every second? But frame by frame. The movies we watch are actually composed of paintings? The reason why they look moving is because they put more than a dozen pictures or even more in a second? People's eyes can't tell it out? So they look moving.

A movie in a second can have more than a dozen pictures or dozens of pictures, and the more it looks smoother.

For example, one of the purely special effects explosion shots only 5 seconds? This shot took 6 people a full month? This is the production time after spending 2 months to overcome the technical difficulties in advance... Needless to say, the rest.

The total cost of "The Great Wall" is 88 million US dollars, which is nearly 60 million US dollars in special effects. There should be an additional $15 million in the future...

It's so expensive!

It is based on the fact that the labor cost of Chinese special effects companies is 1/3 overseas!

Later, Xu Jian, the person in charge, told Chen Mengxi: "It is expected that our part will be completed by November this year!"

“…Hurry up, I have to edit and put it on the US market…”

Catch the Bowl!

30 seconds of advertising? The price is about $5.5 million - this is the rule, do you have to prove that your movie is a blockbuster? Then you have to put it in the Super Bowl!

"Mr. Chen...had you heard about it?"

"What did you hear?"

"The Pony acquires the Digital Kingdom!"

“…I heard.”

"Why don't you acquire it?"

Chen Mengxi glanced at him and replied: "No need? I don't want to deal with irrelevant people!"

Xu Jian nodded embarrassedly: "...I understand..."

...

Scott Ross, the founder of Digital Kingdom, is also the founder of Industrial Light and Magic!

Impact wants to operate independently? Lucas refused - Impact has always been a subsidiary of Lucasfilm...

Scott Ross left Industrial Light and Magic? Then he and James Cameron and Stan Winston, the most famous makeup specialist in the world? The three of them jointly founded Digital Kingdom and created two masterpieces: "The True Lies" and "Titanic"!

Later, James Cameron was fired by the United Board of Directors...

But, the special effects company exists based on the film project!

There is no other channel for income.

The six major Hollywood companies have their own special effects companies, so there is no need to cooperate with Digital Kingdom again...

The Kingdom of Digital is slowly no longer keeping up...

The economic crisis in 2008, the digital kingdom has various debts...

In fact, powerful film special effects technology companies are dominating the entire industry with their patented technical expertise.

In other words, if a company has technological advantages, its business methods will only be richer. The so-called economic crisis will not only not threaten its survival, but will also help it take the opportunity to merge other companies and achieve expansion.

The current situation of Digital Kingdom Company just shows that it can only be considered a second-rate and third-rate special effects company in the United States. Last month, Digital Kingdom entered the countdown to bankruptcy. Pony Pentium American Company joined hands with Indian media giant Reliance Media to jointly invest 30.2 million US dollars to acquire Digital Kingdom, which caused a sensation in the Chinese and American film industry!

It's really sensational!

Digital Kingdom, in the early years it was the world's top special effects company as famous as Vita Digital and Industrial Light and Magic.

It was acquired by China's Pony Pentium!

Too sluggish!

Then what?

It should be next year, Xiao Ma will sell the Digital Kingdom to the Aurang Group in Hong Kong...

Why?

Being cheated!

Who cheated?

Mr. Che - a Hong Kong businessman who was investigated by relevant departments in 2015, and the son-in-law of the former central bank president;

Xiaoma’s plan is to acquire some so-called “cost-effective” film special effects technology companies in the United States, and then introduce them to the country, making film and television special effects processing one of his new core business.

China is relatively cheap and rough commercial films have little demand for special effects, so they can be dealt with using second- and third-rate technologies.

If other domestic companies make movies, they will come to him to do some low-level synchronous or post-production special effects.

The problem is, no money...

Mr. Che provided financial support - it is said that Mr. Che not only promised to contribute capital, but also reached other consensus and agreed to jointly build a film and television special effects industry base, grow rapidly, and make money on the market as the ultimate goal.

Unfortunately, the acquisition was completed and Mr. Che repented. No one in other domestic film and television companies would look for Xiaoma’s Digital Kingdom to do any special effects under such uncertainty.

In the end, Xiaoma had no choice but to sell the newly acquired Digital Kingdom to Mr. Che's Aurang Group.

Aurang's original business content was scrap metal recycling that was barely related to the concept of "environmental protection" and some real estate properties in Hong Kong. Mr. Che put the Digital Kingdom into the shell of Aurang and directly renamed it "Digital Kingdom" to be listed in Hong Kong.

The concept of "visual special effects" caused Aurang's stock price to rise sharply. Before Mr. Che's accident in the summer of 2015, it rose to HK$0.95 per share. After the news that Mr. Che was controlled by relevant state departments came out, it fell sharply again.

This trick is somewhat similar to Li Xiaocucumber's Yingke back then. When playing with concepts, you can toss whatever you want. Cyberport, telecommunications technology, visual effects, 3D, and there is actually hollow experience inside the shell...
Chapter completed!