Although "Dreamspace" was somewhat popular in the United States, it was not as popular as "Saw".

Judging from the popularity on the Internet and various data, there is indeed a big gap between "Dreamspace" and "Saw".

Top analysts at major theater companies felt that even if this movie was given the same treatment as Saw, it would only gross a maximum of $30 million.

How many Hollywood movies have grossed $30 million?

They can give a share of Saw because they see crazy profits and Lu Yuan's sudden rise in influence in Hollywood...

This in itself will be of great help to them in the future.

But……

"Dream Space" is pretty tasteless.

Under normal circumstances, spending a few million dollars to buy out the broadcasting rights for this movie would be something you could consider.

After all, you can still make some money.

but……

You mean profit sharing?

And it’s still four or six?

What a joke!

How can you make money with this, and how much money can you make?

There are many Hollywood movies with a box office of 30 million US dollars. Is this one missing?

After hesitating for a long time, the major theater companies finally gave up the idea of ​​sharing the profits with Joaquin.

At the same time, although they continued to cooperate with Lu Yuan, they also openly and covertly condemned Lu Yuan's violation of the unspoken rules of the theaters online. There were even many Internet trolls who scolded Lu Yuan badly, saying things like "Lu Yuan get out of Hollywood", "Lu Yuan is trash", and "Migos Cinemas accepts all kinds of trash movies"...

After hearing this kind of scolding, Lu Yuan was not angry, but felt like laughing.

Especially when he saw such brainless comments as "Lu Yuan doesn't deserve to be in Hollywood, Lu Yuan only favors the Chinese!" "Lu Yuan, please restore order in the film industry!" "Lu Yuan, come out and apologize!", he instantly burst out laughing!

Favoring the Chinese?

I am a real Chinese citizen, a pure Chinese!

I don’t favor the Chinese, who should I favor?

Are you still biased towards people from other countries?

Apologize?

What am I apologizing for?

I own my own cinema chain, I can show whatever movies I want, what do I have to apologize to you for?

Am I like everyone else who can't tell my own side in the media and says ambiguous things to please both sides?

I get a share of the profits, so who am I bothering?

Are you theaters dissatisfied?

What else can you do to me if you are not satisfied?

Are you coming to bite me?

After Lu Yuan finished laughing, he felt inexplicably unhappy.

When Hollywood movies enter China, Chinese theaters are generally welcoming. Although there is some resistance, as long as it is not a problem with the movie itself, basically there is no problem.

But……

Why are there so many complaints after Chinese films entered Hollywood?

This uncomfortable feeling lasted for a moment before finally returning to calm.

Lu Yuan had no choice.

In fact, there is indeed a huge difference between Chinese films and Hollywood films at this moment.

There are endless excellent Hollywood movies. Even though Lu Yuan's "remote" entertainment has been at the forefront of the film and television industry and has won once in the battle with Hollywood movies, it still cannot change some of the current situations.

Many times...

Chinese films need a victory.

A thorough and truly crushing victory.

Is this a chance?

There will definitely be a chance!

But this takes time, and even Lu Yuan himself doesn’t know how long it will take.

July 16th.

Lu Yuan took a day off and went to the VIP room of his own cinema to sit down and watch "Dream Space" carefully.

I specially brought Liu Chen from the special effects company with me.

It seems that after filming the movie "Dream Travelers", Shen Lianjie suddenly got it.

Lu Yuan suddenly discovered that this "Dream Space" was actually less impetuous, and at the same time, the production of all aspects was gradually becoming more sophisticated.

Although the plot of "Dream Space" is not amazing, but rather a very ordinary second-rate story of aliens invading the earth and the earth coming out to protect it, the compactness of the plot and the control of details are so great that Lu Yuan actually feels that the movie "Dream Space" is a step up from "Dream Travelers".

Very detailed shot.

Of course, the selection of actors is also quite good, and they didn’t specifically pick those young and handsome guys to act in this movie.

It can be seen that Shen Lianjie really calmed down to make movies, and he also knew that quality is the key to success, not young and handsome actors supporting the box office...

When thinking of this, Lu Yuan suddenly remembered the movie "City Fortress" again.

seem……

Should we thank Han Lu and the city fortress for these things?

After watching "Dream Space", Lu Yuan and Liu Chen walked out of the cinema.

Lu Yuan stopped and looked up at the blue sky in the distance.

"Brother Liu..."

"Mr. Lu..."

“What do you think of the special effects in Dream Space?”

"Boss Lu, do you want to tell the truth?"

"Um."

"I can't say it's bad, but in my opinion, the special effects of this movie are not that good..." After Liu Chen finished speaking, he looked at Lu Yuan's expression. Seeing that there was no other change in Lu Yuan's expression, he felt relieved.

In fact, in his opinion, the special effects of "Dream Space" are really not that good, and many places are a bit awkward.

"If you were asked to do it, how far could you go?"

"I can probably... do a lot better than him. For example, the special effects in the scene where the aliens enter the earth are very poor. In my opinion, this kind of special effects tends to be 50-cent special effects. It can be seen that the special effects team was lazy. And the scene where the protagonist saves the world is particularly embarrassing in my opinion. The special effects are definitely lazy. Of course, these things can be forgiven. What makes me speechless is... if I were to do it, I think..."

Lu Yuan discovered that Liu Chen, who was usually very timid, could talk a lot after talking about movie special effects.

Although Lu Yuan couldn't understand some of what Liu Chen said, he felt that it made sense.

Experts look at the details, while laymen just watch the excitement.

"Brother Liu..."

"Mr. Lu...I...did I say too much...I'm sorry, I...I couldn't stop myself for a moment..." When Liu Chen saw Lu Yuan's thoughtful expression, he was frightened and quickly lowered his head, his face starting to turn red again.

He looked very uneasy and timid.

"Brother Liu, that's not what I meant. What I meant was, if Hollywood has no movies to consider for the time being, should we consider some Chinese movies first?"

"Huaxia?"

"Yes, that's right. Many special effects companies in China are at this level, and most of them are not as good as this "Dream Space". Of course, although there are investment constraints, there is still a gap in hard power."

"Mr. Lu, I have also considered China, but... we are not famous in Hollywood. Even if we return to China, we can only take on second-rate films at best. For the rest... we are not qualified enough..." Liu Chen shook his head, and was a little at a loss for words for a moment.

'It's going to get better'

"Brother Liu... these are not a problem in my opinion." Lu Yuan suddenly shook his head. "I know a few Chinese directors. I'll contact them and ask..." Lu Yuan patted Liu Chen on the shoulder. "Brother Liu, it's okay. We are the best. As long as our quality is good, we can have a job anywhere. We just lack an opportunity, and now, we should have no shortage of opportunities."

"ah……"

"Hold on."

"oh."

On the busy street.

Liu Chen watched Lu Yuan take out his cell phone and dial a number.

Liu Chen was in a state of confusion for a while.

Then the call went through.

"Director Li? Yes, I'm Lu Yuan..."

"In Hollywood? Haha, I'm not doing so well in Hollywood. By the way, Director Li, I remembered that you were planning to shoot "Blood War 3". I wonder how the preparations for "Blood War 3" are going?"

"Hmm? Already in the middle of filming? Oh, by the way, how is your special effects team being found?"

"Are you preparing the previous special effects team? By the way, Director Li, have you signed a contract with the previous special effects team?"

"Not signed yet? Oh, that's good. Director Li, actually, I saw a pretty good special effects team in Hollywood. I thought about it and wanted to share it with you..."

"Ah? You... Director Li, how did you know that I bought it? This has to be kept secret..."

"Okay, okay, I'll let Brother Liu contact you later..."

"Yeah, okay."

In the sunshine.

Liu Chen's eyes were dull.

The bustling crowds moving about should have been noisy.

But Liu Chen found that he could not hear any sound.

"Brother Liu, Director Li Mingrui's "Blood War 3" is expected to cost 200 million RMB. This is a big production, and a lot of money must have been spent on special effects... I told him, this is Director Li's number, you can contact him later..."

“…”

Liu Chen opened his mouth.

I don’t know why, but I felt like I couldn’t hear anything and I felt inexplicably suffocated.

Two minutes...

Yes!

Just two minutes.

Then……

Is that it?

"Brother Liu, what's wrong?"

"Oh, I'll contact you right away..."

"By the way, Brother Liu, I heard before that Director Zhang is also preparing a movie with an investment of 40 million yuan. I don't know how it's going. I'm quite familiar with Director Zhang and we have a good relationship. If you need any special effects, it shouldn't be a problem to just give him a heads up... Wait! By the way, speaking of relationships, it seems that Joaquin has some connections as well, it seems..." When he was halfway through his speech, Lu Yuan's eyes lit up inexplicably.

He suddenly thought of Xu Cancan.

right!

Joaquin’s current head of the family, Xu Cancan and Lu Yuan, also thought they could get in touch.

"Hello……"

"Hello, Mr. Xu, I'm Lu Yuan..."

"right!"

"Yes, today, I want to recommend you a very good special effects team in Hollywood. If your company needs to make a movie in the future, you can find this team. All the people in the team are Chinese..."

"right!"

"Ah...Okay, to be honest, this company is indeed mine. Well, if you need anything, you can...wait, need something? The company is planning to make a fantasy action movie with an investment of nearly 200 million? Okay, okay! I'll ask him to contact you later."

“…”

"Brother Liu, another movie has probably been negotiated. Mr. Xu from Joaquin wants you to show them the sample film..."

“…”

In the sun...

Liu Chen swallowed.

He looked at the time.

Five minutes.

Two movies that grossed over 200 million.

Just like that…

Got connected?

…

Joaquin.

Xu Cancan hung up Lu Yuan’s call.

The beautiful face is full of complexity...

She looked out the window.

This guy... set up another special effects company?

What does he want to do?

Does he really want to try every industry in the entertainment industry?

This ambition is no longer the ambition of running an entertainment company.

This is so...

Simply inhuman?

This moment...

Even someone like Xu Cancan, who had seen the world, was confused after answering the phone call.

"Boss Xu... is this Lu Yuan's call?"

"yes……"

"Lu Yuan, he founded a special effects company?"

"Um……"

"this……"

Shen Lianjie, who was standing next to him, opened his mouth.

Then……

He suddenly didn't know what to say.

…

Hollywood.

Another two days passed.

All major cinema chains suddenly realized something very bad.

That is...

The movies of Migos Cinema are suddenly sold out, and the ratings of Migos Cinema are rising higher and higher in the reviews of major cinemas...

They even reintroduced the standing tickets that had been abolished before.

this……

After they analyzed the situation, their bad mood improved a little.

Although Chinese films have always been marginal and not given much attention in Hollywood.

but……

Scarcity makes things valuable.

Only one cinema is showing the latest Chinese movies. Isn't this a gimmick?

and……

There are indeed quite a lot of Chinese people in the United States, and the movie can only be watched in Migos Cinemas. At the same time, Migos is not a very large theater chain. Considering these reasons, the movie is sold out seemingly reasonably?

Even if it is full, how much money can it make?

All theaters nodded.

But……

I don’t know why…

However, there is always a weird feeling in many cinemas.

Everyone feels that...

Some are very unhappy!