Su Yu did not leave the United States; instead, he planned to wait a day or two before departing.
After this interview, he felt that many interested entertainment companies would contact them.
However, Su Yu never expected that film and television companies would visit them early the next morning, and two of them at that!
One was from Disney Pictures, and the other was a representative from MGM!
Su Yu knew that Tianxing Entertainment had collaborated with Disney Pictures before, so their visit wasn't surprising, but what was up with MGM? Were they sticking to them?
Nevertheless, since they were guests, Su Yu and Wang Tianfeng received the representatives from both companies.
Disney's representative also didn't expect to see MGM's people there, but they didn't take MGM seriously.
This former Hollywood giant had long lost its glory and could barely be considered a second-tier entertainment company now.
What kind of competitiveness could they have?
So, Disney's representative completely ignored the other party and, after seeing Su Yu and Wang Tianfeng, spoke first with a smile.
"Wang, our cooperation has not been once or twice, and it has been very pleasant! Since Mr. Su Yu needs an actor, why didn't you contact us immediately? I only learned about this information after seeing the news! You're really not much of a friend! This hurts me greatly!"
Allen, Disney's representative, looked at Wang Tianfeng with a resentful expression after sitting down; it was clear they had met before.
"Allen, Su Yu is also a shareholder of our Tianxing Entertainment. In fact, I didn't even know about his casting in Hollywood until last night. I'm truly sorry! However, given our relationship, if possible, I still hope to cooperate with Disney!"
Wang Tianfeng's ability to lie with a straight face was as proficient as ever.
While answering Allen, he was actually revealing Su Yu's identity as a Tianxing Entertainment shareholder to Allen.
Otherwise, Allen probably wouldn't have taken Su Yu, a lyricist and composer, too seriously.
He would most likely have assumed that Su Yu was just a contracted artist under Tianxing Entertainment and had to obey the company in everything he did.
Upon hearing this, Allen's expression towards Su Yu indeed changed.
And Parker, the somewhat awkward MGM representative next to them, also looked at Su Yu with a shocked expression.
Good heavens, it turned out this young musician was actually one of Tianxing Entertainment's shareholders!
Was he that powerful?
One should know that Tianxing Entertainment's market value had already exceeded 30 billion chinese yuan.
Even in Hollywood, it only ranked behind the current Hollywood Big Six.
"Mr. Allen, Mr. Parker, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Su Yu spoke at this moment and extended his right hand.
After shaking hands and formally getting acquainted with the two, Su Yu continued: "I'll get straight to the point. This time, my film will be directed by Hao Ren of Tianxing Entertainment, with Tianxing Special Effects responsible for special effects technical support. The total budget is roughly between 30 million and 40 million chinese yuan. What I need now is a male lead who satisfies me! The acting must be excellent, fame can be slightly less, and the actor's salary should not exceed 1 million chinese yuan! Do either of you have suitable actors to recommend?"
Su Yu knew that the cooperation these two companies expected was more than just this, but he could pretend not to know!
Instead, he directly stated his film's requirements.
What the hell kind of actor recommendation?!
They didn't come here to recommend actors! Such a minor matter was not for them to discuss.
They wanted to participate in this film.
"Mr. Su Yu, the actor issue is easy to resolve. As long as our cooperation is achieved, you can choose any actor from Disney Pictures, provided they are available and willing to accept. I actually came here to discuss in-depth cooperation!"
Allen didn't know if Su Yu was acting or serious, but he felt it was best to be direct.
His time was very precious, and he didn't want to waste it.
So, after attracting Su Yu and the others' attention, his voice continued: "I heard that Mr. Su Yu's new film wants to be released in the United States, and we at Disney have the strongest distribution capabilities! We can be responsible for distribution tasks outside of China, of course, on the premise that Mr. Su Yu's new film accepts our Disney investment! In addition to distribution fees, our Disney investment must account for at least 30% or more! Of course, for cooperation, Tianxing Entertainment can also invest in one of our Disney projects this year; the project list will be sent to you after this cooperation is reached."
Allen stated his terms and demands.
Disney was very familiar with the Chinese film market and naturally knew the current dominance of Tianxing Entertainment, or rather Su Yu, in box office performance.
So, they put aside their arrogance and sat down to discuss investment and equity in the new film with Su Yu.
As for letting Tianxing Entertainment invest in Disney's projects?
They certainly wouldn't offer the most profitable projects for Tianxing Entertainment to invest in; instead, they would offer some projects they themselves weren't confident in, letting Tianxing Entertainment share the risk!
After all, in films, how can there be a guaranteed profit?
After hearing Allen's terms, even Wang Tianfeng was a little stunned.
He hadn't expected Disney to offer such "reasonable" terms.
Initially, his prediction was that the other party would be responsible for distribution and offer a seemingly high overseas buyout price.
Now, they actually wanted to actively invest?!
How much did they think Su Yu's new film could make money?
In fact, a month ago, Wang Tianfeng's prediction was not wrong at all.
However, with Su Yu's growing fame in Europe and America, even a giant like Disney began to change its mind.
They had no doubt about Su Yu's box office appeal in the Chinese region.
And with their distribution in Europe and America, the box office would also be guaranteed.
At least it wouldn't be a loss.
Ultimately, what they wanted to earn was the box office share from the Chinese region.
And with the first collaboration, there would be more collaborations later.
1.3 billion, in their view, was clearly not the upper limit for a single film's box office in China! It might be even higher in the future.
And through their analysis, from 2011 onwards, the total box office of the Chinese film market entered a period of rapid development.
In 2010, it was only 10 billion chinese yuan, in 2011 it was 14.5 billion, and in 2012 it reached 20 billion!
They estimated that in 2013, which is this year, the total box office in mainland China might exceed 25 billion!
And such growth would clearly not stop in the short term; they expected this growth to continue until 50 billion.
At that time, China would become the world's second-largest film market, with unlimited potential.
Therefore, early layout of the Chinese film market was a strategic task for Disney Pictures during this period.
As for MGM, they clearly didn't think that far ahead; the task before them was how to struggle to survive!
So, after Allen finished his demands, Parker also spoke, stating the cooperation terms they offered...
