Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 290 Don’t Do This

The North American box office took in $6825 million on the first day and $3 million in the first three days. Do you know how valuable this achievement is?
This result means that the 70-year-old Michael Lynn, a veteran who was kicked out by Warner, has returned to the mainstream Hollywood market!
It means Lantern Entertainment has planted its flag in Beverly!

This means that the distributor Universal Pictures has found a new source of funds!

It means Li Qiutang will become famous!!!

No one could have imagined that The Hunger Games would become such a hit.

The highest box office on the first day of opening for a non-sequel film in film history, the highest box office on the first weekend of opening for a non-sequel film in film history, and the highest box office in March of opening in film history.

Domestic movie fans may not know that Lantern Entertainment is Li Qiutang’s company, but industry bosses do know.

Last year, "Limitless" grossed over $100 million worldwide, but industry bosses were not particularly jealous.

But now it’s different. The North American box office grossed 3 million in the first three days of the week. According to conventional speculation, the total North American box office of "The Hunger Games" will be between 1.55 million and 4 million, and the global box office is likely to exceed 5 million.

From any angle, "The Hunger Games" is a super hit!
Not to mention, it cost less than $1 million!
Under the new policy, Sino-US co-production is in full swing, and Li Qiutang is now no different from Tang Seng in the industry.

"Didn't you talk about importing it before?" Li Qiutang was still wondering, Michael Lynn carried out copyright financing in advance, didn't he contact a Chinese company?

The market share for imported films is definitely gone. If "The Hunger Games" wants to come in, it can only be bought out in batches.

"No one from your company came to talk to us, so how would we know you made this movie." Although both companies were owned by Li Qiutang, the two companies rarely interacted with each other and did not know each other very well.

But then again, Li Qiutang is not optimistic about the box office prospects of "The Hunger Games" if it is released in China.

"You can buy it, but don't offer too high a price. The content of this film doesn't fit in our environment." It's his own company, but he actually asked people not to offer too high a price.

Li Qiutang also viewed the film from the perspective of content, but colleagues in the management department did not see it that way: "Just treat it as an action film, who cares about its content?"

Li Qiutang was the one who neglected it and said with a smile, "Alright, go ahead and talk. Let me make it clear in advance that I will not interfere with your negotiations. If Michael Lynn doesn't sell it to you in the end, don't come to me."

The big boss should play a mediating role and try not to directly interfere with the cooperation of his subordinates.

That being said, with Li Qiutang in the middle, we will have an advantage over other companies when discussing introduction in the fall.

On the other side, the wind that Li Qiutang wanted finally blew.

After “The Hunger Games” became a hit, countless domestic investors wanted to invest in Li Qiutang’s overseas company.

Li Qiutang was going to let go, and it would not be a problem to make 500 million or 800 million in these few days.

But he was not dazzled by the money. Instead, he carefully examined these investors.

I don't want it just because you give me money.

Qiu Qiu's main source of domestic funding should be an investment group formed by coal bosses, which is said to have a scale of tens of billions. Of course, not all of this tens of billions will be given to Qiu Qiu, and they will not put all their eggs in Qiu's basket.

But they became conservative at this time because they didn't understand overseas investment.

Li Qiutang did not require them to invest in Lantern Entertainment. It was too late for him to meet other investors now.

Li Qiutang met Tang Ren's Nazha again at a dinner with the manager of the New Film Association.

You don't study hard in class and your agent takes you everywhere. Don't you have any idea about this?

"Director, our Naza likes you very much. Can we take a photo together? She was embarrassed because we left in a hurry last time."

Li Qiutang was still able to meet the request for taking photos.

Nazha hugged Li Qiutang's arm and asked her agent to take a photo of the two of them.

"Thank you, Director." "It's okay."

"We Nazha can also act. We hope that the director will consider us if there is any opportunity in the future. We Nazha are very hardworking."

Li Qiutang nodded, indicating that he could stop here.

Not only actors came to attend the meeting, but also some bosses and managers of small and medium-sized companies. During the meal, Li Qiutang not only met people in the circle, but also listened to these bosses bragging.

It's quite coke too.

Li Qiutang didn't know that Nazha's agent went out and met with the assistant who drove him alone.

"We, Naza, admire the director very much. If the director needs anything, we are always there for him."

Li Qiutang's assistant knew her boss's character, so she pushed the gift bag away and said, "Don't do this. If you really admire the director, then act well. There will definitely be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Li Qiutang said before the show ended: "Let's talk about things in a quieter and more private place next time. This is too noisy."

Li Qiutang no longer needed to run around, he just wanted to talk about something serious and have a quiet meal.

Later, Li Qiutang was tired of being annoyed. She acted willfully and bought a plane ticket to Chiang Mai, Thailand.

"Lost in Thailand 2" started filming here.

It's still a bit cold in China now, but it's already very hot in Thailand. Li Qiutang actually likes this kind of climate.

When they learned that Li Qiutang came to Thailand to escape from the conflict, the crew of "Lost in Thailand" were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"This is a happy trouble for you," said Xu Shanzheng.

Li Qiutang did not dwell on this topic for too long.

"How was your filming in Thailand?" Li Qiutang had filmed in Hong Kong, but had never filmed abroad. "How does it compare to China?"

"It's OK, really." Xu Shan said, "It's just that their local production team is strict. The script is what it is, and it's hard for us to express ourselves freely. It's OK to change one or two words, but if we have to rewrite it on the spot like in China, or change a lot of paragraphs, they won't allow it and we have to reapply."

"I understand this. After all, they are a religious country. Who knows what we foreigners might write on the spur of the moment?" Li Qiutang expressed her understanding. "Besides this, is everything else OK?"

“The rest is fine.”

The filming of "Lost in Thailand" was very joyful. Li Qiutang and the executive director sat in front of the monitor and watched the performances of Xu Shanzheng and Wang Baoqiang on the set, and they both found it hilarious.

After watching them finish a take, Li Qiutang said to the executive director, "Baoqiang is truly a talented actor. If you replace Wang Bao with another actor, they will all make him look annoying."

The crew certainly noticed this characteristic of Wang Baoqiang. The executive director even told Li Qiutang about Wang Baoqiang's performance in last year's "Mr. Tree": "He acted really well!"

Li Qiutang also agreed and even felt that Baoqiang deserved a Best Actor trophy.

When the actors came out of the set, Bao Qiang asked, "Are you guys saying bad things about me?"

Li Qiutang said, "He said he wanted to invite you to film another movie."

Wang Baoqiang said with a smile: "Do you want to shoot? If you do, I will take it. I have very high requirements."

"Then you just wait patiently." Li Qiutang has no plans for a new play for the time being.

Wang Baoqiang said: "The flowers I was waiting for have all withered."

The clichés on the Internet are still kind of funny when told in real life.

(End of this chapter)