After hearing what Xia Tian said, Long Meyer immediately made a statement of scrutiny, wanting to know what good news he brought.

"The first good news is that I have successfully invited the well-known French movie star Sophie Marceau to participate in the company's new film "Raw Eat". Xia Tian said immediately.

"Mr. Xia, I already know this news." Long Mayer nodded.

The summer attendance at the Cannes Film Festival was widely reported by media around the world, and it was not news. His invitation to Sophie Marceau to participate in the new film was also widely promoted, and Long Meyer, who is far away in the United States, also heard the news.

"But why did you choose Sophie Marceau?" Long Meyer asked in confusion. "There are many movie stars in the United States who are more famous and have more box office appeal than her."

Although Sophie Marceau became one of the most popular actresses in France with the "First Kiss" series, she is not well-known in the United States, let alone any box office appeal.

In fact, Sophie Marceau first participated in a Hollywood film because the movie "Brave Heart" requires a French actress to play the role of Princess Isabella.

At that time, Sophie Marceau happened to return to the route of the young girl with the movie "Fangfang". Her pure and lovely appearance shocked the European film industry, conquered the hearts of the French people again, and his momentum reached its peak for a while. Therefore, she was attracted by Mel Gibson in the Caiqueping High School.

In other words, if the movie "Brave Heart" didn't happen to require a French actress, and Sophie Marceau was popular at the time, it would not be easy for her to participate in mainstream Hollywood movies. Unless she was willing to start with a supporting role like Monica Bellucci.

Before going to Hollywood to develop, Monica Bellucci had become a well-known Italian movie star with "The Legend of the Beautiful Sicily". However, when she participated in "The Matrix 2: Reloading", she could only play the role of the third female lead and the fourth female lead.

The movie that Summer invited Sophie Marceau to star in is said to be a sequel to "Saw". When it was released two years ago, it achieved a box office of over 100 million US dollars and was hailed as a horror film classic.

Sophie Marceau, a French actress, has neither too high popularity nor box office appeal. In Long Meyer's opinion, she is not qualified to star in this film.

"Because I like her." Xia Tian said with a final say, "Do you have any questions?"

"..." Seeing Xia Tian so strong, Long Mayer immediately closed his mouth with tactfulness.

The chairman has already made the decision. What else can he, a general manager, say? Whatever he says is wrong, so let's just execute it.

...

"Okay, the second thing is that the company will invest $10 million to invest in Mr. Andrei Zulasky's "Silver Planet". Xia Tian said again.

"Mr. Xia, this director's works in previous years have been very popular but not popular. I am worried that if I invest 10 million US dollars, I will not be able to recover the cost at all." Long Mayer reminded.

"I know, but it doesn't matter if you can't get the box office, it's good to win the award." Xia Tian smiled and said, winning an international film festival award of 10 million US dollars is worth it.

Many movies with investments of over 100 million US dollars not only cannot get high box offices, but also cannot get awards. That is truly tragic.

Besides, summer has a slightly dirty thought, that is, let Andrei Zulasky be busy filming, so that he can defile the goddess Sophie Marceau. After all, it is really eye-catching to watch the goddess get mixed up with Zulasky who can be her father.

"Can't you cancel this plan? Ten million US dollars is not a small amount." Long Mayer saved it for the last time.

Columbia Pictures is still carrying a huge debt of $1.6 billion, so every cent is very important to the company, let alone $10 million, so it doesn't waste it.

"No, I've agreed." Xia Tian waved his hand.

"Okay." Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, Long Mayer had to compromise.

Speaking of which, Columbia Pictures' current funds are still provided by Xia Tian. Now that people have to spend money, what can he do to stop it?

...

"In addition, there is another drama like this..." Xia Tian smiled slightly, "The family went to France for Christmas, but they forgot their youngest son at home..."

He briefly told the story of "Home Imposses": "I'm going to invest in this movie and then release it in the Christmas season."

"It sounds like a very interesting story." After hearing this, Long Mayer nodded.

These days, warm comedy is very popular, such as "The Kramers" who won the box office championship in 1980s, "Dragon Hard Boy" who won the fifth box office in 1984, "The Seven Treasures" who won the ninth box office in 1985, "Three Dads and One Child" who won the box office championship in 1987, etc.

"Home Imperial" is also of this theme, and the story sounds fresh and interesting, I believe it will have a good box office.

"Is it just a very interesting story? You underestimate it too much." Xia Tian smiled slightly when he saw Lang Meyer not seemingly very excited.

"Home Imperial" won a box office of 480 million US dollars worldwide, claiming to be the most popular comedy movie in history. So this is more than just a "interesting story", it is simply a powerful tool to make money.

Long Mayer was short-sighted and could not see its true value. But when it was released, Xia Tian believed that he would be shocked and his chin would be taken off.

"Then what do you think it is?" Long Mayer asked a little unhappy when he saw Xia Tian's face sarcastic.

"I said it will create a box office miracle." Xia Tian smiled, "It is possible to win the box office championship this year."

"Mr. Xia, you're too exaggerating." Long Mayer shook his head.

It is undeniable that "Home Imperial" is a good story, but winning the annual box office championship is not that easy.

Disney's live-action and animated character co-starring "Who Framed Roger the Rabbit" released in June has achieved a box office of 180 million US dollars.

To win the annual box office championship, it would have to exceed 1.8 billion US dollars, but that was simply impossible.

Because in recent years, there are only a handful of movies that can exceed 1.8 billion US dollars in Hollywood, and he doesn't believe that "Home Imperial" can create such a miracle.

"Don't you believe it? Let's play a game." Xia Tian smiled slightly, "If it creates a box office miracle and wins the annual box office championship, you will lose. Your year-end bonus will be deducted and distributed to the company's employees as a benefit.

If it did not create a box office miracle and won the annual box office championship, then I would buy you a luxury house in Malibu Beach. How about it?”

Long Mayer thought about it carefully, "It's settled!"

His year-end bonus is about 5 million US dollars, and a luxury house in Malibu Beach is almost worth this amount. His winning odds are very high, so overall, he will not lose money by betting.
Chapter completed!