"I actually like your "The Last Battle" the most!"

Lucbesson was a little surprised: "Why?"

"The Last Battle" is Luc Besson's debut work, definitely not his representative work. "This Killer Is Not Cold", "The Blue Sea and Blue Sky", "The Subway", and "The Fifth Element" are his representative works!

"Although the film is a bit rough in production, it has a strong personal style and is particularly imaginative. What's more important is that I can feel the enthusiasm of a young director."

Zhang Junsheng gave a little compliment.

Of course, it's also true!

For the director, the most unforgettable thing is definitely his debut work, just as many men always feel resentful of their first night...

Although the performance is imperfect, it is definitely a treasure deep in memory...

"Hey, when I first filmed "The Last Battle", I was full of enthusiasm for the movie and wanted to make a unique movie..."

Lucbesson is 49 years old and made his first feature film at the age of 24...

His directorial journey was very smooth.

"I heard you want to go to Hollywood?"

“…it probably won’t be there for the time being.”

"Crazy Stone" won the Palme d'Or, and "A Chinese Ghost Story" was a hit in North America. There are indeed many Hollywood studios who want to invite Zhang Junsheng to North America.

"Many people think that the Hollywood environment is good, but Hollywood does not need Chinese movies. No one will be better at making Chinese movies than Chinese. China has rich cultural heritage in many aspects, not only architecture, clothing, and cooking skills. Only Chinese people can shoot these well. Development in China is the right way!"

Luc Besson was very disgusted with Hollywood.

He thinks Hollywood is too commercial and conservative.

Well, compared with the French film environment, Hollywood is indeed a bit harsh. Most of the colonized America were Puritans, and the conservative values ​​of Puritans have always influenced the United States. They are more conservative about sex, same-sex marriage, abortion and other issues than Europe...

Therefore, the Ivy industry in the United States has always been weaker than the four major European studios. Of course, in recent years, the Japanese have begun to rule the San Fernando Valley. They have brought more advanced shooting methods, added plots and interactive modes, and are no longer the same as before, which is the same as before, and they are so hard to operate...

"But, Hollywood's business model is very powerful!"

Hollywood's global development strategy is no longer something that any company can compete with...

"…yes!"

Lucbesson sighed...

"So, I have to have my own distribution channel!"

"…You're going to the UK?"

"Yes, Gao Meng, Baidai is too expensive, I can't afford it!"

"Good luck!"

"Thanks."

...

Zhang Junsheng’s plan B is to acquire a British film company!

Why not Germany?

Well, German films have relied entirely on the government and TV stations in recent years, and there are no particularly famous film companies. Since the 1990s, the German film industry has been declining, and German audiences are really not interested in "German-made" movies. According to statistics, the number of viewers of German domestic films accounts for only 10% of the audiences of theaters, and the survival of cinemas is basically maintained by American blockbusters.

Without the support of the audience, it is a dream to develop local movies!

British films, including Rank Company and London Film Company in their early years, have now declined.

In recent years, Global and Anchor Bay have developed well, and all of Europe have their own distribution channels!

The British film and television industry began to recover from the end of the last century. In terms of investment, many British film and television dramas are currently co-produced. In addition to Hollywood, the biggest partner is the European continent!

Because of the United States market!

Therefore, British movies have never fallen behind, and Zhang Junsheng’s goal is See-Saw or Working Title!

Both companies are in London.

Working  Title has produced "Dancing Life", "Hot-Blooded Detective" and "Pride and Prejudice", and is a very powerful local British film studio;

See-Saw, very young, was founded the same year ago. It is a company specializing in film distribution and has branches in Australia and Europe...

Of course, Zhang Junsheng prefers Working  Title, because it is very complete, not only has production, production, and distribution, it also has a TV station - WTTV, which mainly produces comedy...

However, Tim Bevin and Eric Fener, the owners of Working Title, have been in the film industry for more than 20 years, and it has not been so easy to convince them to sell the company!

The most important thing is that Working  The Title is too big, with more than 4,000 hired workers. After initial contact, they offered 1.5 billion pounds, and Zhang Junsheng was scared away...

Then, Emil Sherman was found.

Mainly attack See-Saw.

Emil Sherman has been in North America before and is considered a well-known producer. He has produced an independent film with a good reputation in "The Road to Home" and "Opin Dream"...

With almost ten years of sales experience, he has accumulated a number of connections in Europe, so he is very comfortable to start distribution work.

What Zhang Junsheng lacks is a capable manager like him. After chatting for a long time, the two agreed to cooperate.

A new issuance company was established, mainly responsible for the European copyright sales of Dingfeng Entertainment. By the way, Zhang Junsheng specifically reminded him to build the new company in France.

The reason is very simple, Brexit...

In the future, after Brexit, the British film and television industry will be greatly impacted...

The relevant cooperation frameworks must be re-discussed, including the recognition of co-production films, tax policies, etc.

At the same time, the budget for most film and television drama production is in US dollars or euros. The decline in the pound will also increase the cost of film distribution!

However, Emile Sherman was biased against France, and this...is a historical reason, and the British couldn't stand the French.

After compromising for a while, I finally decided to set up my new company in Ireland...

Emil Sherman will build the general framework with an investment of 30 million US dollars in the early stage, but offline and surrounding channels will be difficult, and this thing is purely just for money.

No hurry, when Yuehua goes public, Zhang Junsheng has abundant capital flows, let’s talk about it!

You can't become fat even if you eat it in one bite.

Haven’t you seen Wanda acquire Nordic Cinema Group, the largest cinema chain in Nordic, for £921 million, and then?

As the domestic secondary film and television market enters a cold winter, Lao Wang loses like his grandson. The total debt of AMC and Nordic theaters Group is about US$4.2 billion - if the rental obligation is included, it will be US$4.9 billion.

What to make up for the gap?

Lao Wang had to sell off his projects and demolish the east wall to repair the west wall...

From a global perspective, theaters belong to the sunset industry. With the advent of the 4G and 5G eras, VR movies will surely become a reality. At that time, cinemas will become history...

With the continuous upgrading of home audio-visual entertainment equipment, cinemas have no longer the advantage in picture scale.

The dispute between Netflix and Cannes represents the gradual concession of traditional cinema screenings...

Today, people can watch a large number of 4K high-definition video works on Netflix, and their technical standards even exceed many low-cost theater movies. This means that today's audiences can see clearer pictures on larger home display devices, thereby obtaining a viewing experience close to the theater environment.

Such a movie viewing experience can be achieved in the 4G era, so what about 5G?

Movies are unstoppable penetration into people's private spheres, and the form, subject matter and narrative rules of the film will also change accordingly.

If it is not for the fastest establishment of North American distribution channels, why should we acquire Lucas Cinemas?
Chapter completed!