The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)

Chapter 2481 3-party transaction

Thierry’s face covered with fine wrinkles, with a gentle and confident smile, seemed to be the same as Taishan collapsed in front of him, with deep scrutiny and inquiry in his eyes, the kind of aura of a superior person, Permeating from the inside out, you can clearly feel your gestures, every word and deed.

Compared to Kevin Tsujihara and Bob Iger, Thierry is more like Catherine Kennedy, but Thierry is more proud and even arrogant in his bones. Regardless of whether he deliberately did this, or whether it was active or passive, his words and deeds revealed a lingering arrogance.

However, Lan Li will not feel offensive. In many cases, arrogance and ego are the character of every artist. Their alienation from the everyday society is precisely the source of inspiration for artistic creation—the same is true of Lan Li himself, but his edge is hidden under the mask of a gentleman. .

“You still haven’t given up, have you?”

Faced with Lan Li’s temptation and speculation, Thierry did not answer or flinch, but launched a counterattack, and his words would inevitably be contaminated with some sharpness.

Lan Li chuckled slightly, “It’s only a few months away from the Cannes Film Festival. If I change my mind now, then there is no need to spend so much effort.” Vigorously re-threw the topic to Thierry, “It’s just that I didn’t expect that we will meet again so quickly, I thought, at least we need to wait for the Cannes Film Festival next year.”

The subtext is: What is the purpose of Thierry’s visit? Is it also for the Don Quixote channel? The result of the last meeting was not optimistic, and now it’s only a few months before Thierry has changed his mind?

Even if Lan Li did not sarcasm or attack, the joking and ridicule of Mianli’s needle still made Thierry chuckled, “I have heard about it a long time ago. You didn’t like to entertain guests, but you didn’t expect that the treatment of friends would be the same. Next time I pass through New York, I will take care of myself.”

“Friends?” Lan Li raised the ending tone, expressing doubts, “I thought we were just a business relationship.”

But Thierry still refuses to give up, “Business is a colleague, a colleague is also a friend, and a nodding acquaintance is also a friend. This is my definition of a friend.”

“No wonder the friends at the Cannes Film Festival are all over the world. For business, this is obviously a good thing.” Lan Li replied unhurriedly.

Thierry claims to be a strong eloquence. He is not afraid of imposing duels and eloquent debates. However, in the face of Lan Li, he has a feeling of being unable to use his power. The invisible sense of blockage makes the atmosphere of conversation. It becomes difficult in the silence, and then the pressure slowly accumulates.

Sure enough, the rumored Lan Li was not so easy to deal with; moreover, the charm in the conversation was really hard to disgust.

“Why is Renly’s friend?” How could Thierry surrender easily and quietly, he also threw a blockbuster, “I heard that Arthur is in Tokyo, meeting with Hayao Miyazaki. , Oh, no, to be precise, it should be Hoshino Koji, that is the other side of the earth.”

Hayao Miyazaki, the great creator behind “Spirited Away”, “Howl’s Moving Castle”, “My Neighbor Totoro”, “The Wind is Up”, “Princess Mononoke”, etc.; Hoshino Koji, Ghibli The chairman of the studio. At the Oscar awards ceremony at the beginning of this year, Oscar awarded Hayao Miyazaki a lifetime achievement award.

Arthur Hall is in Tokyo and is trying to negotiate with Studio Ghibli, hoping to set up a special channel for them in the Don Quixote Channel, and win the online broadcasting copyright of all the works of Studio Ghibli in North America.

This was not Renly’s idea, nor Andre’s, but Arthur’s.

Obviously, there is no doubt that the United States loves and supports Hayao Miyazaki’s works. In the animation market, Studio Ghibli’s position is comparable to Pixar. Since Don Quixote cannot own the copyright of Pixar’s works, they at least You can try to contact Studio Ghibli.

In this regard, Lan Li is absolutely in favor of this. If it can happen, this is a good thing for the audience, because many of the works of Studio Ghibli have not been officially released in North America, and more are spread through video tapes and CDs. The group still has not been able to fully open up.

It is worth mentioning that Tokyo is not the only stop for Arthur in Asia.

It can be seen that what Sisyphus Pictures is seeking is indeed changing the entire film industry, but the mainstream North American market is still not optimistic about the prospects of online streaming. They believe that the Don Quixote Channel is just another “online rental business.” , Just like Netflix four years ago.

North America is an insider, and Thierry is an outsider.

After jumping out of the North American framework, Thierry can see the blueprint of Sisyphus Pictures. Those who think that this is the second dream factory are absolutely wrong, because their thinking direction is still the traditional film industry, but Lanli’s The perspective of thinking has stood at the level of the Internet age.

The Internet itself spreads across all corners of the world, and its transmission speed and methods are faster and more diverse than the traditional film industry.

Does this mean that Don Quixote Channel can really become an extended platform for movie theaters?

“That’s true.” Lan Li confessed bluntly, which surprised Thierry slightly, and then he could see Lan Li’s sight projected over, “Mr. Fumao, please don’t get me wrong, we did not try to hide our deeds. , Venice, Berlin, Cannes, and now Tokyo, it’s always the same.”

Renly didn’t like the allusion in Thierry’s words, as if he was doing bad things secretly. The point is that he calmly talked to Thierry about the plan, but Thierry refused, and they had nothing to do with each other; And now Thierry comes to New York with another “betrayed” appearance?

No, Lanly will not accept such accusations.

Thierry could perceive the sharpness and firmness in Lanly’s eyes, and the powerful aura hitting his face, which made Thierry choked: young people are different after all, possessing things they desire but cannot reach.

Thierry realized that he had to show something, or else this conversation would continue, and he would only get worse and worse. This is obviously the correct rule of business negotiation, but Thierry always feels that he has fallen into Downwind, the feeling of stubbornness is not good, he doesn’t like it.

“Well, are you willing to come to Cannes to serve as the chairman of the jury?” Thierry threw the first heavyweight. He could see the confusion in Lanly’s eyes, which made Thierry back a little disadvantage. Then he went on to throw a second heavyweight, “Cannes is considering signing a contract with you to allow our works to be broadcast on your platform, but it is just an idea. We need to further discuss specific cooperation matters.”

Wait, that means… Cannes is the first to extend an olive branch?

Among the three major European film festivals, Cannes is still the first to extend the olive branch. It was unexpected but reasonable, but Lan Li was even more curious:

why?

It has only been five months since the May conversation. Why did Cannes change its mind? Even if the development trajectory of the previous life has deviated from the track, according to Lanli’s estimation, it will take at least three years for the three major European film festivals to be willing to face the impact of online streaming.

So, what has changed the situation now?

“You don’t look very happy, I thought this was what you needed.” Thierry raised both eyebrows, very satisfied with the shocking effect he brought, and the initiative returned to his hands.

Lan Li chuckled lightly, “Because I know that there is no free lunch in the world. Everything has a price. I am even more curious about how much I need to pay?” Seeing Thierry, Lan Li was about to speak, and Lan Li continued. Added a sentence, “Please don’t tell me, just for the chairman of the jury, we are not so innocent. This kind of beautiful words that cover the eyes, one sentence or two is very good, too much seems stupid.”

The chairman of the jury is very important and very important. Renly is the chairman of the jury at the age of twenty-six, breaking the record of the three major European film festivals. Cannes can gain countless attention, and the commercial interests should not be underestimated, and may even affect Cannes The layout of the next five years or even ten years.

But it’s not enough, it’s still far from enough. Compared with the copyright of online streaming media, it’s far behind.

Thierry was not surprised either, showing a smile, “It seems that I didn’t explain clearly. It is not the main competition unit, but a focus unit.”

Lan Li did not speak, but listened carefully.

“A kind of concern unit every year. If you can’t find the copyright in the market during the film festival, then we will recommend them to go to the Don Quixote channel. We will not interfere in any profit distribution, but only provide a platform. The specific transaction is yours. It is up to the producer to decide whether to negotiate or not.”

Having said that, as long as Cannes is willing to give recommendations, it is equivalent to making a guarantee Don Quixote channel can also ensure a fixed source of works, which is far more than they can fly around the world to find. Appropriate works are easier and simpler, and more importantly, the quality of the works is guaranteed.

For Cannes, there is no business. What they rely on is the title halo of the “Cannes Film Festival”, but in fact they also need to face controversies and challenges from within France. All these pressures will fall on Cannes. Quixote does not need to face the arrow head-on.

Indeed, this is a reasonable attempt-for Thierry, this is a test of the waters, if it is not suitable, they can cancel the cooperation at any time.

According to such a plan, then the Don Quixote channel will lose money and spend so much energy, only to get a “a kind of attention unit”?

“Are you sure this is all there is?” Lan Li was not ecstatic, but put forward more “greedy” requirements, “There is only one unit of concern?”

“Please don’t get too far.” Thierry shook his head and refused to respond.

Lan Li pursed the corner of his mouth, “Then put it aside for now.” Lan Li said without any hesitation, simply and cleanly, and then took his coffee slowly.