With the growth of negotiation time, the box office of "Journey to the West" is also constantly improving, and now the box office in China alone has reached 3.5 billion, and although the momentum is showing some signs of slowing down, it is not very obvious.

The overseas box office is also rising, especially with the rapid increase in the box office in Asia, the data of the overseas box office is getting higher and higher.

At the same time, it also gave Xu Shi an advantage in their negotiations.

William also knew that the longer the negotiations dragged on, the more unfavorable the conditions would be for them.

So on that day, William decided to suspend the negotiations for the time being, and he needed to consult the company's board of directors.

And Xu Shi is naturally not in a hurry, in fact, other film companies in Europe and the United States have contacted him, but Xu Shi can't be sure of the sincerity of those companies.

But these can also put a lot of pressure on William.

It is very likely that cooperating with Xu Shi will open up the Chinese market for their company, which is what they value the most.

That night, William didn't know what to say to the head office, anyway, the next day, William's face regained confidence.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, your conditions are indeed a bit harsh, so we will not sign such terms. William said with a firm face as soon as he came up.

Xu Shi and Xu Mei were stunned for a moment, is this a new partner?

Xu Shi smiled and said, "Mr. William, is this not ready to cooperate?"

William hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, no, no, cooperation still has to be cooperated, but our company has re-opened the conditions." ”

Xu Shi asked curiously, "What conditions?"

He really didn't know why William had so much confidence to say this, you must know that it was their side that had the upper hand until now.

William said with a serious face: "The cooperation of this film is led by our company, and I, as the chief director of the film, is also the highest person in charge of the crew. ”

Xu Shi and Xu Mei were a little surprised when they heard his conditions, because two days ago, William and they also lowered the conditions to be able to co-lead the production of the film with Xu Shi, why do they have to fully control the crew now?

What is the confidence that allows him to open such conditions?

Xu Shi and Xu Mei were not in a hurry, they just looked at William quietly, which made William a little frustrated, and he was ready to ask these two questions.

"Well, the condition on our side is that we can fully support "Journey to the West" to compete for next year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. William confidently said his hole cards, he believed that this condition would definitely make Xu Shi and their hearts moved.

There isn't a filmmaker who isn't interested in the Oscars.

The Best Foreign Language Film Award has long been renamed the Best International Film Award, but everyone is used to saying that.

Xu Shi and Xu Mei were also shocked after hearing William's words, but relatively speaking, they were not as excited as William imagined.

Xu Mei thought that if she could really win this award, what would be the benefit to the Jingwu Sect.

Xu Shi thought that although such an award was somewhat attractive to him, it was far from enough to make such a big concession.

William saw that Xu Shi and the two didn't seem to be in a hurry, but he became anxious.

"We are all in this industry, in fact, everyone understands the rules inside, no matter what the award, it is not so open and transparent, but relatively fair.

Especially in our capitalist society, it is already considered public, and every time it is selected, it is necessary to carry out some public relations.

And our company is willing to carry out the public relations of the Oscar for the best foreign language film for you, I believe in our strength, now the popularity of this movie is here, and the box office results and reputation are very good.

Our company is confident that it will be crowned with the Oscars for foreign language films. William thought that Xu Shi didn't understand very well, so he made things clear.

In fact, of course, Xu Shi understands that as industry insiders, how can they not know these things?

It doesn't matter which country it is, it's just that foreign countries are more open because they are capitalist.

And it doesn't make these awards lose face.

After all, they have all reached the final step, and it can be said that the nominated films basically have their own reasons for winning awards.

"We need to think about this, and your conditions are too outrageous, the reason why our Jingwumen movies are so successful is that we have our own unique style.

If everything is going to be according to your intentions, then we don't dare to guarantee the quality of the movie, and for Xu Shi, once this movie fails, his loss is too huge, and this is not something we can afford. Xu Mei shook her head and said.

After some consideration, Xu Mei admitted that she was moved, after all, once she won the Oscar, then the fame of Jingwumen would usher in a big explosion in China.

At that time, it will be very beneficial to the development of Jingwumen.

But Xu Mei also needs to admit that most of the reason why the company can have such a scale now is because Xu Shi is in charge here and can provide very good movies.

Xu Shicai is the foundation of the company, and it is impossible for Xu Mei to forget this.

Even if Xu Mei doesn't put the interests of the company at heart, then she must consider her younger brother.

Perhaps this is one of the disadvantages of family members in the company, who always need to take into account some of their family's ideas, rather than following the rules of business.

But Xu Shi just likes this feeling, how can he not know the disadvantages of the family business?

Although Xu Shi is a novice in business, he also understands these truths, but he just likes this kind of warm feeling, rather than indifferent and ruthless business rules.

This negotiation is temporarily over, and Xu Shi and Xu Mei also need to consider what kind of conditions should be offered for the Oscars.

And William's side also needs to think about some other aspects to see if he can start from the other side.

And William also chose one person, that is Cheng Guochao.

Cheng Guochao, as the director of "Journey to the West" this time, although because of some reasons for cooperating with Xu Shi before, although he really became a director, the fame he got was not as great as he imagined.

However, once "Journey to the West" wins the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, it will be equivalent to a step up to heaven for Cheng Guochao!

So far, Huaxia has only won the best foreign language film once, and that was twenty years ago.

Now as long as Cheng Guochao has hope of winning this honor, then William believes that Cheng Guochao will definitely do his best.

Judging from the specific situation, only Cheng Guochao, the director of the entire Jingwumen, can carry the banner.

Some other directors simply don't have the ability to fully direct a blockbuster.

Therefore, in William's eyes, Cheng Guochao's status in Jingwumen should be quite high, and what he said, Xu Shi and Xu Mei must consider carefully.

........

In the evening, William Yue Cheng Guochao had dinner together.

William also followed the local customs, so he began to talk to Cheng Guochao about the matter at the dinner table.

"Director Cheng, you also know the strength of our company, as long as our company is willing to do its best to help this time, then there is basically no surprise in winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. William said confidently.

Sure enough, when he said these things, Cheng Guochao's face began to change violently, excited, and unbelievable......

Cheng Guochao first poured a sip of wine, and the hot feeling let him know that he was not dreaming at this time.

Is his film really expected to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?

If he succeeds, then he has no regrets in this life!

No, Cheng Guochao was not carried away by such a surprise, he knew that since William came to him, it proved that this time the matter did not pass directly on Xu Shi and Xu Mei's side.

And there must be a lot of interest involved.

Thinking of this, Cheng Guochao gradually calmed down, although he was extremely eager to win this award, he was not stupid, he knew that there were some things that he could not decide.

Cheng Guochao calmed down and said: "You can't just talk to Mr. Xu about these things, why are you looking for me to say this?"

William said helplessly: "I also thought that this condition should make Xu Xin move, but who would have thought that he didn't seem to care much about this." ”

William was also very helpless, he didn't expect Xu Shi to be so calm.

William didn't know the reason, but Cheng Guochao knew, and when he heard him say this, Cheng Guochao suddenly smiled bitterly.

If William had said a condition that would have been beneficial to those who practiced martial arts, perhaps Xu Shi would have agreed.

"William, it's useless for you to look for me, I don't have any say in this matter, to put it bluntly, I'm just a part-time worker in the company. Cheng Guochao said helplessly.

He has completely figured it out now, William must have attached a lot of things to this condition, otherwise Xu Mei would not have been entangled.

In terms of the overall situation, Cheng Guochao still believes in Xu Mei, after all, Jingwumen can develop so fast, and Xu Mei is indispensable.

In particular, some of her operations in the past two years have more than doubled the size of the Jingwu Sect.

Hearing Cheng Guochao say this, William suddenly laughed, "Director Cheng, you are a little humble, but I know that you are the biggest director in Jingwumen, and your voice in Jingwumen is definitely not small, if you put forward your own opinions, then I believe that they will definitely consider it solemnly." ”

After finishing speaking, William suddenly began to increase his chips, "Moreover, if you can help us once, our company will definitely remember your favors, and if there is anything to cooperate with at that time, we will definitely not refuse." ”

Is Cheng Guochao excited?

Of course I was impressed!

This is the Oscars!

And it's also the top film and television company in the United States!

Neither resources nor energy can be compared to ordinary film and television companies.

But will Cheng Guochao agree?

The answer is yes, no!

Cheng Guochao actually doesn't have much ambition, nor does he have too many ambitions, or his ambitions are also in movies.

But dreams are dreams, and Cheng Guochao will not harm the interests of others, especially Xu Shi, because he wants to realize his dreams.

Over the years, the friendship between Cheng Guochao and Xu Shi has long been indestructible.

And Cheng Guochao knows that Xu Shi is a very emotional person, which can be seen from some of the company's operations.

In order to repay him for some of his previous help, Xu Shi took him to make money and helped him stand on the platform in the company.

And many of the resources in the company are Cheng Guochao's words, these are all given by Xu Shi, Cheng Guochao is not a person who is not satisfied.

So he rejected William's temptation, even if he was tempted.

"I'm sorry, I can't help with this matter, the decisions in the company are all decided by Xu Shi and Mr. Xu, and we people have no right to interfere, and it is not easy to interfere. Cheng Guochao said euphemistically.

William was immediately anxious when he heard this, you must know that he came to Cheng Guochao with great expectations, but he didn't expect that such conditions had already been offered, and Cheng Guochao still didn't agree.

"Director Cheng, if you have any requirements, just mention them. That's all William can say.

Cheng Guochao replied very resolutely this time, "Director William, let's not say that Xu Shi and I have a subordinate relationship at work.

It's just our personal relationship, and I won't be allowed to do that. ”

"Maybe I agree to your conditions to persecute Xu Shi, Xu Shi may agree, but at the same time, I will also lose Xu Shi's friendship, in my eyes, our friendship is much more valuable than an Oscar. ”

After listening to Cheng Guochao's words, William suddenly became a little depressed, knowing that what Cheng Guochao said was what he said in his heart, so it meant that there was nothing to talk about.

"Hey, I'm so envious that I can have a good friend like you. William sighed.

Cheng Guochao smiled: "Everyone actually has their own friends, but you don't care." ”

"And don't think that I'm all because of this, in fact, part of the reason is that I'm not as important as you think in the Jingwu Sect.

I may lose something if the Jingwu Sect is gone, but someone else will soon make it up, and it's not that I can't do without it.

On the contrary, if I leave the Jingwu Sect now, then I will dig my own grave. ”

Cheng Guochao has always seen it very clearly.

.........

Cheng Guochao and William's negotiation was a complete failure, so William and the others fell into passivity again.

However, Xu Shi is actually a little entangled here, Cheng Guochao can refuse William because of their friendship, and Xu Shi naturally has to consider Cheng Guochao for their friendship.

And if they really won the Oscar Foreign Language Award this time, it will also be a huge opportunity for Jingwumen.

It's just that Xu Shi didn't want to make such a big concession, in fact, he didn't want to get all the control of the movie at the beginning, because it was really too difficult.

So in the next negotiations, Xu Shi began to slowly make some concessions in exchange for William's company's support for "Journey to the West".