After talking about the matter, Yu Dong was about to go to the restaurant for dinner, so he said to Jimmy: "You can rest, I'm going to the restaurant."
"I'm not going to rest anymore. I'm just taking advantage of the meal to chat with White and see if I can get a feel for their Disney background from him."
"It's just a movie. There's no need to work so hard. I think you should rest. Your health is important."
Jimmy smiled: "It's not that exaggerated. I'm just a little sleepy. It's not to the point of affecting my health. In fact, this is not about a movie. As far as I know, Disney intends to build a park in Hong Kong. If it comes true
It’s done. Our cooperation with Disney this time will definitely affect our future layout in Hong Kong. It’s best if the movie can make money. If it doesn’t make much money, as long as you participate, we can also target this later.
Click to spread the word."
Hearing Jimmy's words, Yu Dong couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
As a reborn person, he should have thought of this matter earlier than Jimmy. Yu Dong knows better than Jimmy about Hong Kong Disneyland. If nothing goes wrong, it will definitely happen this time.
In a few years, a new Disneyland will be built in Hong Kong.
While Jimmy was getting dressed, he looked at Yu Dong. Seeing that Yu Dong was in a daze, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Yu Dong smiled and shook his head, "I didn't expect that Disney would build a park in Hong Kong."
"Is there anything unexpected about this? Xiangjiang has a developed economy and a developed tourism industry. The most important thing is that it is close to the mainland. Now it has returned. In the future, wealthy people in the mainland who want to go to Disneyland do not need to go abroad, they can go directly to Xiangjiang. Moreover.
, this project will most likely be handed over to a company from mainland China."
Yu Dong only knew that a Disneyland was later built in Xiangjiang. As for who built this park, he didn't know.
But what Jimmy said makes sense. Now that Hong Kong has just returned, the two sides really need to strengthen cooperation and exchanges. The construction of Disney is a good opportunity.
Jimmy, even if he doesn't develop in the entertainment industry and engages in other careers, he will most likely become famous. His brain is so lively, especially in business, he can always think of things that others can't think of.
At this time, Jimmy had already put on his clothes. He smiled and tugged on Yu Dong's arm: "Don't think about it. Just concentrate on your creation and leave the other things to me. Let's go eat."
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When Yu Dong and others arrived at the restaurant, many people had already arrived, including Hollywood directors such as Harold and Joe Schumacher, as well as representatives from film and television companies such as Disney's White and Industrial Light and Magic's Cahill.
There are famous actors like Matthew McConaughey.
Not to mention science fiction writers, Chinese and foreign science fiction writers gathered together. As soon as Yu Dong entered the restaurant, he saw George Martin standing among a group of science fiction writers talking.
At first, everyone was talking to each other, but when Yu Dong and Jimmy came in, everyone looked at them.
Yang Xiao came over with a smile on her face, "Yu Dong, Jimmy, you're here, we just spent a long time chatting with you."
Jimmy smiled and said: "Sister Yang, you didn't say anything bad about us, did you?"
"Don't worry, I usually only say bad things in person. I was chatting with Kara just now and talked about the movie "The Martian". Did you say that the filming location of the movie has been determined?" Yang Xiao said with a smile.
Jimmy nodded: "It's confirmed."
"Where exactly? I asked Kara and she said it was kept secret."
Carla is Spielberg's director assistant. During this time, the two movies "The Mask of Zorro" and "Saving Private Ryan" were about to be released, so Spielberg couldn't leave, so he asked Carla to represent him at Galaxy.
Award presentation ceremony.
Kara and Yu Dong are also old acquaintances. When filming "Men in Black", Kara was the one who led Yu Dong and the others.
The filming location for "The Martian" has been decided. Previously, I had people take a lot of photos of the filming location. Spielberg fell in love with Mangya at a glance and even organized people to go on a field trip.
The result of the investigation was that the landform was indeed very good, but it was too remote and the transportation was inconvenient.
After these issues were fed back to Deep Space, Deep Space issued another evaluation document, listing the advantages and problems of Mangya, as well as solutions, which finally convinced Spielberg.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the role played by Yu Dong and Jimmy in this matter. Spielberg is more concerned about their reputation and investment in deep space.
Kara said she wanted to keep it a secret, but Jimmy smiled and said: "There is nothing to keep secret. The filming location is over Mangya, Qinghai Province, and now our company is going through the process."
"What process should be followed?" Yang Xiao asked.
While talking, Tan Kai, Feng Xiaoning and Kara also came over. They also heard Jimmy's words. Tan Kai then asked: "Does this kind of shooting require special reporting?"
"After all, cross-border countries also need to report, but these are secondary, the main thing is the engineering process." Jimmy said with a smile.
Tan Kai nodded with a smile, "That's right. When you get to the place, you will definitely need to set up a scene. You need to report it, but this should not be a problem. I know that the side of Mangya is very deserted, and the scene setting will have no impact. What you have to do
Just be careful not to affect the local landscape... Oh, by the way, the traffic there should be not very good."
"You're right." Jimmy said with a smile: "The scenery setting thing is easy to pass. The process we are going through now is to solve the traffic problem. We hope to build a road of about one hundred kilometers there."
"This..." Yang Xiao and Tan Kai looked at each other, and then asked: "Build the road? Do you want the government to help repair it, or..."
"We fix it ourselves."
Hearing Jimmy's words, Yang Xiao and the other Chinese people took a deep breath.
They couldn't associate the two things of making a movie and building roads together. They often repair something when making a movie. They knew this. For example, after the filming of "No One Left Behind" by Zhang Yimou, which will be released this year, was completed.
Deep Space built a new school there.
But that's just an elementary school, and it can cost hundreds of thousands at most.
Now they are talking about a road, and it is not a country road, but a road of about one hundred kilometers.
Yang Xiao and the others did not know the cost of the road, but they also knew that it was not an easy task to build a road of about 100 kilometers over Mangya, and the money spent was definitely not a small amount.
Feng Xiaoning couldn't help but ask: "How much will this trip cost?"
Jimmy shook his head: "I'm not sure at the moment. The process has just been completed. It's still undecided whether the superiors agree or not."
"I will definitely agree." Tan Kai clenched his fists and looked a little excited: "It's impossible to disagree with such a good thing. Let's not talk about the impact of building this road on the local area. Such a big project can
The financial revenue it brings is real.”
In fact, Jimmy also knew that this matter would definitely not encounter any resistance, but he still behaved very modestly, "We still have to listen to the organizational arrangements."
Hearing this, the corner of Yu Dong's mouth twitched. This was outrageous to say from a foreigner, but what was even more outrageous was not this. What was even more outrageous was that Yang Xiao and the others had no reaction at all when Jimmy said this.
nothing.
They didn't find it strange. Maybe in their minds, they had already ignored the fact that Jimmy was a foreigner.
"Ahem." Yu Dong coughed lightly and said, "In addition to the roads, we are also planning to build a Mars base at the shooting site. It should be quite interesting. Sister Xiao, you can go and have a look when you have time."
"Look, you must go see it." Yang Xiao said, stroking his hands: "Not only am I going, but our club will also organize all science fiction authors to go there together. "The Martian" is in our "Science Fiction World", and this will be the way to go in the future.
Once it is built, we can proudly tell others that this is a road built for the novels in our magazine, as well as a base... Will this base be demolished after the filming of the movie is completed?"
Jimmy smiled and said: "Not sure, we'll see what happens when the time comes."
He said that it depends on the situation in many aspects. On the one hand, it depends on the maintenance cost and difficulty of the base. On the other hand, it also depends on the opinions of relevant departments. This kind of base can not only be open to civilian use, but can also be handed over to the public.
Relevant departments that study Mars will provide them with research conveniences.
"If you can help it, it's best not to tear it down. When the time comes, I have a gracious request. I hope to create a small area inside to display our "Science Fiction World" magazine."
Yu Dong made a decision directly, "No problem, I will leave a special place for you when the time comes."
Yang Xiao said happily: "Then I would like to thank you in advance. I have even thought about it. When the base is completed, our "Science Fiction World" must make a column to follow up and report on related things. I believe that China's
Thousands of science fiction readers must also be very concerned about this matter."
"Yes, this is a grand event for Chinese science fiction." Tan Kai said.
Seeing the longing looks on their faces, Yu Dong also laughed. It seemed that the filming location was in China, which was more inspiring than he imagined.
Seeing Yang Xiao's excitement, the other guests around also came over with curiosity.
When they heard that Deep Space was going to set up the filming location for "The Martian" in China and build a 100-kilometer road for the filming location, all the Chinese people present were very excited.
They all know what this matter means to China.
To save face, having Hollywood blockbusters filmed in China is always a matter of pride, and it is also a good opportunity to promote China.
Li Zi, if such a high-investment movie is now shot in China, it will definitely boost the local economy and increase the local GDP.
Regardless of whether it’s face or pride, China has made a lot of money.
"Brother Dong, Mr. Ji, don't worry. If the movie is released in China, I will invite all my friends to watch it. I will never let you go to waste." He Hongwei said loudly.
Yu Dong also smiled and said: "Hong Wei, let me tell you, even if this road is not built, you still have to bring your friends to watch such a good movie, otherwise it will be your loss."
When he said this, everyone laughed.
No one would have a problem with his confidence.
With the collaboration between Yu Dong and Spielberg, this movie is unlikely to have any surprises. It will definitely sweep the domestic box office by then, and may even achieve the effect of "Titanic".
In April this year, "Titanic" hit the Chinese film market and quickly caused a sensation. It didn't take long for "Her Eyes" to break the box office record that had just been set.
In addition to breaking the box office record in Chinese film history, "Titanic" also successfully exceeded one billion US dollars at the box office in March this year, becoming the second movie after "The Second World" to have a box office of more than one billion US dollars.
Tian has surpassed "The Second World" and won the top spot in global film history, and is further and further away from the second-placed "Second World".
A few days ago, when Jimmy and the others were talking about the box office performance of "Titanic", they were also very disappointed. They never expected that this movie would have such a trend, it was simply crazy.
Jimmy has been in the industry for so many years, but he has never seen any movie that can have such an impact.
Even movies like "The Second World" have not reached this level.
It makes sense that He Hongwei and the others would compare "The Martian" with "Titanic".
Although Jimmy doesn't think that the global box office of "The Martian" can reach the height of "Titanic", he really hopes to compete with "Titanic" in China.
Compared with "Titanic", "The Martian" has two advantages in China.
First, the original work is a Chinese novel, which has a huge readership base in China.
Second, movies are now shot in China, and there is also the matter of road construction.
If Deep Space is properly promoted, domestic audiences will definitely support the film.
Not only the audience, but also relevant departments, cinemas, and companies will definitely support "The Martian" unconditionally, so the starting box office of "The Martian" should be 100 million yuan.
There is a special phenomenon in China, that is, various units like to organize people to go watch movies together.
For "Titanic" to have such box office success, various units also contributed a lot.
After "The Martian" is released, this situation will only increase, not less.
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Yang Xiao looked at everyone's excitement and couldn't help but sigh. In just a few years, deep space has already developed to such an extent.
If this road construction is successful, Deep Space Company will be holding an iron ticket to avoid death in the country from now on. As long as Deep Space does not do anything treacherous, it will definitely be able to run amok in the country.
In fact, even if this incident had not happened, Yang Xiao still believed that there would be no deep space rivals in the domestic cultural and entertainment industry.
The development ideas for Deep Space are too clear, and there are too many copyrights in hand.
Chapter completed!