Chapter 964: Entering Hollywood
Michael Pictures' business covers the entire American film industry, including not only film distribution but also film investment. Michael Rose is an outstanding producer. In the past 30 years, he has led his company to produce and distribute a large number of classic films. The films he participated in producing or distributing have been nominated for more than 200 Oscars for various awards, and he has won more than 50 Oscars. There are countless other large and small film awards - although he may not be the direct winner, these honors are enough to prove his strength.
In recent years, Michael has gradually shifted his focus to film distribution. As he gets older, his style of doing things becomes more conservative. Spending a little money to introduce foreign niche films is relatively small in risk. If there are unexpected surprises, he can make a lot of money, such as the Korean movies that sold well last year.
But this does not mean that Michael will not invest in movie production at all. The only movie he is still investing in is a series called "Mr. Billionaire". As the name suggests, this movie is Americans' favorite theme of individualism plus superheroes. The plot is passionate and heroic. Several main characters are passionate young boys and girls, full of vigor and heroic spirit. Set against the backdrop of the future, the universe, and science fiction, coupled with a compact plot, grand and heroic scenes, and realistic special effects, it would be strange if movie fans don't buy it.
Four "Terminator" films have been shot so far, and all of them have been box office hits. The first one was the most popular, with a global box office of 2.4 billion US dollars. Although the box office of the three subsequent films was not as good as the first one, and the box office has been decreasing year by year, even the fourth film, which was the most criticized, had a global box office of nearly 1.2 billion US dollars when it was released the year before last. Such huge profits have allowed Mike Films to insist on updating one film every other year.
They are about to start filming "Terminator 5" in the second half of the year. This is also the last film in the series and the finale. According to the normal schedule, the fifth film should have been released this year. However, the unsatisfactory box office of the fourth film caused Mike Films to stagnate its business in this area. It has been delayed for two years and cannot be delayed any longer. Even if the audience does not like it, they would rather have a bad ending than no ending at all.
Micheal's purpose of meeting He Lushen was to pass a message to Liu? through him - he wanted to give Liu? a role in the matter.
Liu? thought he might have heard it wrong, and asked He Lushen in disbelief, "I...participated in "Future Heroes"? "
The "Future Heroes" series is also very popular in China. Every time it is released, it can firmly occupy the top three positions in the domestic box office of the year. Liu?'s former owner likes this movie very much and went to the cinema to watch all four parts. What impressed Liu? the most was that the protagonists in it were all Hollywood superstars, and each of them had explosive acting skills. They each had a huge fan base from all over the world. Even if they starred in a movie alone, they would not worry about the box office, let alone a blockbuster production of a powerful combination. The "blockbuster production" here is a real blockbuster production, much more powerful than Cai Henian's "Cang Yun Sword"
"It's absolutely true. There is an Asian female character in the script of Future Heroes 5, and he hopes you will play this role," He Lushen thought Michael was joking at first, but Michael said that this was a decision he had carefully considered and discussed with several shareholders and investors.
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As the heir to an entertainment company, He Lushen understands the current situation of the domestic and Hollywood film industries better than anyone else. It is very difficult for Chinese actors to participate in Hollywood movies.
The earliest Hollywood movies with yellow faces all had them playing villains or lowly roles. This was the mainstream image of yellow people in Hollywood movies, carrying with it irony and racial discrimination. Later, kung fu stars emerged, creating a niche for Chinese actors with their hard fighting and physical resistance. However, this desperate way of working did not change the status of Chinese in Hollywood.
Even so, many Chinese film actors still work tirelessly to enter Hollywood as their grand goal. Nowadays, Chinese faces and Chinese elements can often be seen in some Hollywood movies. Has the status of Chinese films improved?
No, they just want to make money from the Chinese. American film practitioners have discovered that China's huge market and huge population base are a blue ocean full of gold, and they want to be gold diggers.
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