Hollywood New Century

China, SH City.

Simon took a helicopter and circled over the outskirts of Shanghai's PDX district before returning to the World Financial Center Building in Lujiazui, PDX district.

The Shanghai World Financial Center is currently the second tallest building in China, second only to the Taipei 101 skyscraper.

The Park Hyatt Shanghai is on the 79th to 93rd floors of the World Financial Center Tower, and Simon has stayed here since he came from Beijing.

Not only Simon came, but also brought Zhou Lixian and Adam Root and others.

"The place we just looked at is the land that the SH city government is going to sell to Disney to prepare for the Disney Resort?" Simon asked while sitting on the sofa in the living room of the hotel suite.

Adam Root nodded. After all, he had had some dealings with the SH city government before.

"SH city government values ​​Disney's international brand effect and its ability to improve SH city's economy," Adam Root said helplessly.

"Moreover, the SH municipal government doesn't seem to be optimistic about the movie theme park plan proposed by our Xinghai Entertainment. Even if there is support, it will not have as much support as Disney."

Simon nodded and said, "Of course I understand that the land is huge, and it is a good land. Compared with the tidal flats or valleys in RB or other places, the sincerity of SH City is full. "

After all, RB's Disneyland or Universal Studios are all seaside tidal flats that need to be reclaimed. In terms of land, it can't be compared with SH City at all.

"At present, the movie-themed resort that can be compared to Disneyland is the brand effect of Universal Studios," Adam Root said again. After all, building a large-scale movie-themed resort requires a lot of capital, and the brand effect is what attracts capital. main event.

It is impossible for Xinghai Entertainment to directly spend tens of billions of dollars to build it by itself.

"Disney!" Simon said while tapping his fingers on his knees. Marvel was in his own hands, and Disney's current film and television business was supported by Pixar.

Live-action movies are in a mess at the moment, and a bit of a threat is the live-action movies adapted from Disney animations.

Do they really have such great confidence in developing Disneyland in China?

"Simon, it won't be so fast. It will take a long time to build a large-scale resort of this scale. Even if we sign a cooperation intention, as long as the funds are not in place, we will have a chance," Zhou Lixian explained.

"Well, I understand that Disney relies on animation to conquer the world. For so many years, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck have indeed been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people," Simon said, his eyes lit up, thinking,

"It seems that we have to make official contact with General Electric as soon as possible, and Vivendi can't let it go."

NBC Universal needs to take ownership as soon as possible to feel at ease.

At this time, Adam Root said: "When I was in contact with DreamWorks Animation, Paramount, Warner Bros. personnel in charge of movie resorts, and China Overseas Chinese Town Group and other capitals, the Chinese side supported several of our companies in the construction of Guangdong. The regional government will also fully cooperate with the movie-themed playground.”

"In the south of China, isn't Hong Kong Disneyland over there? Except for tourists from Hong Kong and Macau, it is heading for Southeast Asia. The population of mainland China is a future dividend. Singapore in Southeast Asia also has Universal Studios, but don't worry. "Simon doesn't want to build a movie theme park in the south. After all, Hong Kong has Disneyland and Singapore has Universal Studios.

In the future, China has developed, and a large number of tourists are still the population of mainland China. Therefore, Simon values ​​Shanghai and Beijing, two world-class cities.

"By the way, Li Xian, if you have time, help me buy a house or two in Shanghai," Simon said suddenly.

"In Shanghai? Simon, don't you have a property in Beijing?" Zhou Lixian asked in surprise.

"Compared to Beijing, I seem to prefer Shanghai. Find a single-family villa with a quiet environment and a good view. If you have a good high-rise mansion, you can buy it." , and you can still live in Shanghai in the future.

"Okay, there are some top-level European-style single-family large villas for sale in Sheshan Scenic Area, which opened last year. The environment is quiet, the scenery is beautiful, the transportation is convenient, and the supporting living facilities are also very complete." Zhou Lixian thought about it and felt that Sheshan Shimao was The side is not bad, very similar to Beverly Hills in Los Angeles.

"As for the high-rise villas, I'll pay attention to you in the BJ area." Zhou Lixian is in Hong Kong most of the time anyway, and he often comes here from Beijing, Shanghai and other places.

"Okay, over there in South Korea, you go over and prepare first. Adam and I will also go there in a few days," Simon said and turned to look at Adam Root. This time I went to South Korea not only to see Xinghaiying In the film distribution industry in South Korea, at the same time, it is also necessary to buy some careers.

In the evening, after Zhou Lixian and Adam Root left, Tong Liya came over.

"I'm going to South Korea in two or three days, and then I may go back to the United States. Just call me directly if you have any important business here, or you can go to the United States to play," Simon said while holding Tong Liya.

Tong Liya nodded and said with a smile: "I know, by the way, Xinghai Qixing Pictures is not a remake of the RB movie "The Faithful Dog Hachiko" is about to premiere on RB, why don't you go and watch it?"

Simon shook his head and said with a smile: "Small budget movies, no need!"

"Will it be released in China?" Tong Liya asked again.

"Yes, it is a warm and touching sincere emotional film, suitable for Asian culture, and there will be no market in the United States," Simon responded. After all, the protagonist is not Richard Gere, although he can't make a component account or approve the film. It's okay to show.

This kind of small-budget film, the moving box office will not be high, and the main market is still the RB region.

Xinghai Pictures will not turn this film into a European film to break into China's split film market, nor will the 14 spots for American films and 6 spots for non-American films be wasted on this kind of film.

"Hey, the current "Thor" has a good box office in China, and it is about to get over 100 million yuan at the box office." Tong Liya also understands the distribution rules of some movies. The Chinese market still likes Hollywood blockbusters.

Even if "Thor" won 100 million yuan at the box office in China, only 13 million people will be allocated to Xinghai Pictures, which is about 2 million US dollars in box office revenue.

Therefore, of course, Xinghai Pictures did not let any of the main creators come to promote it in mainland China, but RB, a big market director, starring, etc. all came to participate in the promotion.

"It's still early. In a few years, I believe that many distributors will pay attention to the promotion of movies in China. Now our main purpose is to increase the awareness of Chinese audiences about our Xinghai Department." Simon is not worried, But I also hope that Xinghai Pictures can be as well-known as other major Hollywood distributors.