Chapter 259: Zhao Dashao's Hollywood Journey (2)
Zhao Shaodong is used to being beaten by the old man, if it is usual, he will bow his head and listen to it, today I don't know which tendon is wrong, Zhao Shaodong actually refuted the old man.
"Infernal Affairs" seems to have not only changed the living space of Xiangjiang Aurora culture, but also changed Zhao Shaodong's mentality.
After listening to Zhao Shaodong's words, Zhao's father shook his head, this son, he has never heard of adults' arrangements a few times since he was a child, he has always been used to doing his own thing, but his mother has always been used to it, with his mother, Zhao's father is not beating him, not beating, he has a terrible headache, and he is stunned to make the Zhao family make a playboy joke!
Anyway, his face has been lost, Zhao's father is finally satisfied with Zhao Shaodong's current enterprising mental state, and Zhao's mother called him and asked him to help connect Hollywood film distribution agencies.
This made Zhao's father, who had always been disappointed in what Zhao Shaodong was doing and didn't care much about, moved in his heart, and asked the assistant to sort out a brief summary of Zhao Shaodong's recent affairs.
Seeing that "Infernal Affairs" is in the limelight, and Zhao Shaodong's Aurora culture has a unique prospect in the Xiangjiang entertainment circle, Zhao's father is finally a little relieved, worthy of the Zhao family's species, and if you are willing to work hard in whatever you do, you can make a little situation. This made Zhao's father willing to trust the relationship to find someone.
Of course, the principal of the Zhao family is not looking for any cat or dog, but as soon as Zhao's father made a move, he found the Sony classic that flew with the Xiangjiang entertainment circle last year!
"It's up to you, but if your Aurora Culture can really become Oriental Disney, I will give you a feast in Xiangjiang, and ask the top characters in Xiangjiang to celebrate for you!"
Father Zhao shook his head and said. Now that his son is doing a good job, he will toss for a few years, the entertainment industry is not so easy to mix, the Xiangjiang entertainment industry has been tossing like this for decades, Zhao's father really doesn't believe that Zhao Shaodong can still do flowers.
Maybe it would be good when he hit a wall, Zhao's father thought.
The next day, with his assistant Huang Zhihao, Zhao Shaodong visited Tom Bernard on time.
"Dear Mr. Bernard, thank you for your reception, I am Zhao from Xiangjiang, you can call me Richard, this is my assistant Jason next to me. ”
Under the guidance of the blonde and blue-eyed beauty at the front desk, Zhao Shaodong came to Bernard's office.
Today's appointment is semi-official, Zhao Shaodong's purpose is to get acquainted, of course, if you can talk about it and let Bernard watch the "Infernal Affairs" film by the way, it will be quite perfect.
Now it is equivalent to door-to-door sales, of course, it is necessary to show the condition of the goods for the buyer to see, so that Bernard can see the goods Zhao Shaodong believes that it will definitely stimulate his interest, these people are very pure businessmen, and the first thing to consider is to see if it can bring real money benefits.
It's useless for you to blow the rest out of the air.
"Hello, Richard, I remember Xiangjiang, it was a very good place, we also have a very good cooperation with the Xiangjiang entertainment industry, I heard that you have a good film, so let's talk about the movie. ”
Tom Bernard is a practical person at first glance, and he can achieve the position of the boss of a company, of course, he does not start by small talk, but needs real performance, so after meeting Zhao Shaodong, Bernard went straight to the topic.
"Yes, Mr. Bernard, our film sold more than $40 million at the box office in Greater China alone, and if I'm not mistaken, your company's representation of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon last year was nowhere near that number at the box office in Greater China. So we're very confident that this film will also perform well in North America, if we can bring it to the North American market. ”
This kind of straightforward theme is Zhao Shaodong's favorite, if a foreigner wants to chat with him for a long time, Zhao Shaodong doesn't know what topic to talk about.
Fortunately, it seems that Mr. Bernard also hates small talk, and it is best if everyone has something to say.
"But hearing is false, seeing is believing, I have a trailer for this film here, if Mr. Bernard doesn't mind, how about we watch this ten-minute trailer first?"
Although the box office data is good, there are very few movies in Greater China that can succeed in Hollywood, and Zhao Shaodong knows that this box office data is to make the other party a little interested.
"Shaolin Football", which was popular not long ago, was also very good at the box office in Asia, but when it was brought to the Hollywood giants, it was found that it was impossible to speak.
"Okay, Richard, I appreciate the way you do things, whether the movie is good or not, let's see the content of the trailer. ”
Bernard is very appreciative of Zhao Shaodong's straightforward attitude, this Xiangjiang man who asked a friend to come to the door is said to be the second generation of a wealthy family in Xiangjiang, and Bernard originally had some prejudices.
But I really met me, and his authentic London accent and capable way of doing things left a good impression on Bernard, who is the person who is really doing things, not for his pastime and entertainment.
There was a DVD and projection in Bernard's office, and soon the content of "Infernal Affairs" appeared in Bernard's eyes.
Almost all the highlights of "Infernal Affairs" were edited into this trailer, and the Peng brothers heard that this was a promotional film ready to enter Hollywood, which was really vigorous.
Instead of doing things directly according to their usual methods, they studied them behind closed doors for nearly a week, and watched the most successful cop movies in Hollywood in the last decade or so.
waited until the time when he felt the most before he started editing, this film completely made in accordance with the style of Hollywood, so that Bernard was stunned for a while after watching the film, and then reacted that the film was over.
"I have to say, it's quite a fantastic movie, Richard, and frankly I love it all and can't wait to see the full content. Bernard said after turning off the DVD and recovering his expression.
"I heard that the dialogue in it is all in native English, may I ask if this movie is all dubbed in English?"
"Yes, we deliberately hired Hollywood actors to re-dub the film in order to reduce the barrier of understanding the film for North American audiences. ”
"Yes, your confidence is really high, but I appreciate that you have to be confident in doing things, a good work should not be greatly compromised because of the language barrier, and frankly, in terms of the film, I think it is eligible for release in North America. ”
Bernard is really fast-talking, on the one hand, he only launched a Xiangjiang movie in North America last year, which was a great success, and he was full of confidence, on the other hand, the film that Zhao Shaodong showed him just now attracted him.