Chapter 859: Move into Hollywood 2!

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Li Xue and the others didn't know about Ferrari's 5 billion US dollars. They were deposited by Swiss banks themselves and were unnamed. They are now deposited into Li Changsheng's account in Switzerland, and then transferred part of it, so they didn't know what Li Changsheng really did.

When Li Changsheng invested several scripts in a row, and the combined total exceeded 500 million US dollars, everyone except Yazi, was shocked and never dreamed that it would be such a big deal.

This is just investing in others, not starting the show by yourself. Including the show by yourself, the initial investment in film and television investment alone exceeded $1 billion. Including the acquisition of Lionsgate Pictures and the purchase of property, the North American branch exceeded $5 billion. This is really crazy. You should know that MGM, one of the eight largest Hollywood stars in the past, seems to be worth $5 billion, and has been transferred several times.

In fact, Li Changsheng is not sure whether these movies can make money. He is not so bored that he can use intra-scene predictions. He just thinks it is relatively reliable. It seems to be OK. Anyway, it just launders the money, and it doesn't matter if he loses it. At least he puts the airs first, allowing the whole Hollywood to see the strength and ambition of TVB Pictures.

The ranking of film companies in Hollywood is different from that in China. They are not the market value they look at, and the market value does not have any reference significance. The standard for measuring the strength of a film and television company here is to look at the global box office. The reason why Lionsgate is called the Top 7 Hollywood is because Lionsgate’s previous global box office could rank seventh, and there is not much difference from the Top 6 Hollywood.

However, there is a reason why Lionsgate Pictures cannot be the six major films. Just like the six major sects in the world do not allow other sects to be on par with them, the reason why Lionsgate Pictures can continue to grow and grow is that Lionsgate Pictures invested in and shot only B-level films. Once it exceeds B-level, it must cooperate with the six major Hollywood ones.

B-mvie refers to a video made on a low budget and does not belong to the commonly referred to as movie rating.

B-level films are grades divided in terms of production investment, while the commonly referred to as movie rating is distinguished from content scale and audience age.

B-level films have short shooting time and low production budgets, so the scenes are generally simple and the props are rough. The films often lack texture and do not have good quality.

On the other hand, due to the production budget limitations, B-level films usually do not have big stars participating in the performance, but they deliberately choose the types that the public likes, often select plot themes related to cowboys, lust, gangsters, horror, monsters, and science fiction, and occasionally plagiarize the popular plot modes.

Most of the B-level films are horror movies, gangster movies, and secondly soft erotic movies.

Although they are not necessarily accepted by the public, they often cause widespread discussion in subculture and still have a significant influence.

In other words, the investment in B-level films cannot exceed 100 million US dollars, and they are almost without the most popular club superstars. They are either Hollywood quasi-first-tier, second and third tiers who have not yet become superstars, or some old guys who are out of date.

This is also the reason why Li Changsheng is optimistic about the Suicide Squad, but will not give too high funds. If more than 100 million US dollars, third-party partners must be introduced. According to his previous PY transaction with Murdoch, Fox must join the group, and Fox accounts for the majority, so he naturally does not want to.

As for directly breaking the rules of the game, Sony Pictures is a lesson from the past. The Hollywood work system in the past was very stable, almost unchanged for decades. After Sony came, it broke the original rules, so it was ruined by other major Hollywood giants, almost losing money every year, so now it has become honest and has been successfully incorporated and has become one of the six majors.

The six major Hollywoods that have suffered losses in this regard naturally have higher dominance than before. Li Changsheng and TVB have not yet broken all the rules of the game for the time being, so his goal is to become the number one giant below the six majors, but in terms of box office, he plans to directly enter the top three in Hollywood, make profits the world's number one film and television giant, and make TVB Entertainment the world's number one film and television giant.

B-level films are just a little investment, without the support of top superstars in Hollywood. It does not mean that the movie itself is really rubbish. Li Changsheng’s purpose is to redefine B-level films, so that many people can see that good movies do not necessarily have to spend a lot of money on investment, but they have to burn all kinds of funds wildly. The so-called superstars are actually that way.

I had an appointment with Murdoch in the afternoon, so I and Yazi went there. You guys go and do your own business first and put the scripts I picked out as soon as possible. The test film of "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" is ready, right?

Shi Nansheng nodded and said: It’s ready, and it’s scheduled for the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. Six major and some well-known filmmakers have received invitations, and many confirmations will be held on time.

OK, you guys are busy with your own affairs.

Shi Nansheng and Li Xue nodded, looked at Liu Xiaoli, who had no intention of getting up, and could only get up and leave honestly. It was obvious that their previous actions had already aroused the dissatisfaction of the big boss Li Changsheng.

As soon as he left the chairman's office, Li Xue asked worriedly: Godmother, will we really make Dong Li angry if we do this?

Not that, in the end, it depends on the results. As long as the box office is high enough in the end, it can make a lot of money for the company. These are not a problem. The heroine in it must be your sister. You can rest assured that this will be a series of movies, and the trilogy is expected to make a total box office of more than one billion US dollars.

Li Xue nodded. If her sister hadn't been allowed to play the female lead, and it would have been a series of movies, she would not have taken such risks without seeing any chance of losing. Fools knew that the boss would definitely be unhappy, but sometimes the benefits were too great, so it would be impossible not to take the risk and take a gamble.

At least judging from the current situation, they did not lose the bet!