Chapter 603: Baldness, Lies, and Tapes
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Living room.
Bald, plaid shirt, jeans, carrying a school bag, sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed.
Scold.
The more I look at it, the more I look like a man who is tinkering with computer science and engineering. There is a fable in the computer world: you get bald, you get stronger! You take off your hat, you don't need an interview!
Rise.
Black-rimmed glasses hung on the bridge of his nose, shrewdly and cautiously examining the two people who walked not far away.
Harvey, he's familiar.
The owner of a miniature film production company, who said it was a film company, actually had a total of four or five staff members. The main thing to do is to buy some inferior foreign movies and make the difference.
The other one looks ...... It should be John Wu.
"Trouble come with me, sir. Su Liyao walked over and said.
"Okay, thanks. The bald man stood up and tidied up...... plaid shirt, carrying a schoolbag, walked towards Wu Xiaozu and his party.
……
Director Wu leaned on the sofa casually with his legs folded, fiddling with a cigar cutter in his hand.
"Brother Zu, the whiskey you wanted. ”
Li Ruotong, who was wearing a dress and showing her delicate calves, obediently held the tray, stood beside her, secretly glanced at Wu Xiaozu, and glanced at the inexplicable rest of the ghost fat man who mingled with the 'brother-in-law' opposite.
I don't know what to talk about, the two fat men chatted very excitedly.
"Thank you, your perfume today seems to make me feel the fruity harvest season of autumn. ”
Wu Xiaozu stood up with a smile, stared at the little dragon girl, and the other party blushed when he saw it, "This perfume was chosen by Sister Qingxia for me~"
"Really?"
Wu Xiaozu smiled, wiped his body from the side of the little dragon girl, lowered his head and sniffed, "You can try a fresher fig perfume." Qingxia's perfumes are more suitable for more mature women. If it's inconvenient, I'll bring it to you from Hong Kong Island next time. ”
Li Ruotong's face turned red.
Director Wu felt that he had molested the little dragon girl, and the thief was excited! He didn't have any lewd thoughts, he just thought it was funny.
I'm used to it~╮(╯▽╰)╭.
"Steven~~~~"
Harvey changed his attitude of not caring just now, looked at the bald man who came over, stood up enthusiastically, and took the initiative to introduce, "This is Director John Wu, you should have heard his name." This is Jack Rowe, this is Alexander Lee~
This is Steven Soderbergh!"
Hearing the sound, Director Wu's eyes changed.
The first impression of the name is that of a Jew. Like Spielberg and Weinstein, Soderbergh is a typical Jewish name.
Thinking that Harvey introduced the other party to himself, it should be more because of the Jewish circle. In the North American entertainment industry, to be precise, Hollywood on the West Coast, Jews are very powerful.
However, when he saw the other party and heard the other party's name, he looked up and down, and Wu Xiaozu suddenly knew who the bald man in front of him was.
The famous golden boy of Hollywood ~ the famous director in later generations. The series "Never Compromise", "Drug Network", and "Ocean's Eleven" are all written by him, and he can be regarded as a first-line director who has made achievements in both commercial and literary films.
Star actors are not counted, if you really choose a young and adult Hollywood director, except for the genius of Spielberg, it may be the bald man in front of him who is a real blockbuster.
The age of the other party should be almost the same as Wu Xiaozu.
But director Wu's first "Butcher on a Rainy Night" is a fart. Wu Xiaozu also filmed a few dramas, so he grasped the context. The first film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes!
In fact, although Wu Xiaozu has always thought that he is worthless in the North American market at this time, he is actually famous among many movie fans. The art style is quite popular with young people.
Soderbergh liked Wu Xiaozu's movies very much.
"Mr. John, it's a pleasure to meet you. Just call me Steven. Soderbergh's stereotypical face melted instantly, and he smiled and stretched out his hand.
"I've had the pleasure of seeing your films in Europe, and I especially like your 'Dying is as natural as living' and 'suspect'!
The latter is a work of art, calmly, appreciably, pale and serious in the analysis of human nature. At the same time, it enriches the heart of the whole task with details, and the contradiction between the objectivity of the appearance and the heart constitutes the desperate struggle of human nature in the distorted quagmire, which is really a great work!"
"Thank you for liking my work. ”
Wu Xiaozu was not too modest, smiled, and took the initiative to invite the other party to sit down. film
"I just heard Harvey introduce you, too. Don't be inhibited, we're all young people, and I like to talk to each other about the inclusive art of film. It's a pleasure to meet you. ”
"It is my pleasure, sir. ”
Soderbergh bowed slightly, with a German seriousness. At the same time, it also shows the other party's good home education.
For the appearance of the bald man in front of him, Wu Xiaozu really had a windfall. The other party can be regarded as a valuable genius. Although he fell into a trough after a blockbuster and almost disappeared from everyone, he was able to make a comeback in the future, which also proved the ability of the other party.
Wu Xiaozu looked at each other, and suddenly felt that the Wu family's disciple plan was also time to start a sect in the United States!
Bald, it's you! North American brother, you deserve it!
Wu Xiaozu knows that if you want to eat well and become famous in North America, in addition to having collaborators, you must also have your own cultivated 'disciples' to blow the conch to yourself~ Especially this bald man is still a purebred Jew, which is very suitable for being a big disciple in the United States!
Especially since the other party is bald now, it is obvious that the combat power is very high!
"You're welcome, just call me John. It can be seen that Steven, you have your own aesthetics and opinions on movies. It's very rare. Wu Xiaozu gave appreciation.
Steven's previous documentary on rock and roll was nominated for a Grammy for Best Music Video. His short films are well-known in the industry. Harvey took the opportunity to interject.
"It turned out to be like this~ It seems that Steven, you also like movie shooting very much~" Wu Xiaozu smiled and chatted with this topic.
"Yes, videotape movies are very popular in the United States these days?" said Fei Cheng.
"Videotape movies have improved a lot now, and a lot of celebrities have started to shoot videotapes with music. Michael Jackson's videotapes, in particular, sold more than best-selling movies throughout the year.
Video tapes are now also one of the favorite forms of entertainment for American families, second only to television and movie theater consumption. It's just that video recorders are too expensive nowadays, and I think if the price of video recorders drops, the profits of video tapes will far exceed the box office of movie theaters~
Video has brought about a huge change in people. Steven Soderbergh said sternly.
It's like a German officer, with a rigidity and shrewdness that doesn't match his age...... Worthy of being bald.
"Videotape ......"
Fei Cheng's eyes suddenly became restricted, as if he thought of the woman he loved, and smiled, "Video tapes will also become one of the favorite entertainment methods for young people!
"Wow~ This makes me feel like I'm going to move. Harvey was on the sidelines.
Obviously, the two of them got together just now and didn't hold back any good fart.
"Videotapes will indeed change people's living habits, but have you ever wondered if with the popularization of videotapes and handheld video recorders, will it involve personal privacy? I think this should be a good subject. Wu Xiaozu knocked on the side to guide.
"That's right!"
Steven Soderbergh leaned forward with a bright eye, then took out a box of videotapes from the schoolbag behind him, suppressed his excitement, and looked at Wu Xiaozu, "Director John, this is a short film I shot." I'd like to ask you to take a look at it this time. I heard Harvey say that you have the heart to invest in movies in the United States......"
Seeing Wu Xiaozu looking at him, Harvey shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be innocent.
In his opinion, Wu Xiaozu is not just a film agency partner, but the most important thing is that the other party may become an important partner in overseas financing.
Hong Kong Island is rich.
He also has access to film and videotape distribution channels in Asia, which is very important to him.
"I think it's not a bad thing to try to enter the North American market. Nowadays, Hollywood is growing faster and faster. But there is also a growing demand for foreign capital. So I decided that now is a good time. Harvey smiled at Wu Xiaozu with ulterior motives.
Wu Xiaozu glanced at Steven Soderbergh and Harvey Weinstein, smiled slightly, and took the tape.
"I'm going to take a hard look at this tape. ”
This gave Steven Soderbergh a rare hint of excitement. He ran dozens of film companies, and none of them wanted to invest. Even his father's old friend's company politely refused.
Harvey Weinstein told him that there was a filmmaker from China who happened to be the director of "Dying is as natural as living" and "suspect".
Although these films have not yet been released in the United States, many of the videos have actually made their way to the United States.
Soderbergh was also a dead horse and a live horse doctor, and he came to try his luck.
This is nothing to lose for Harvey!
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Wu Xiaozu stood in front of the villa and watched the other party drive away.
"Big guy, do you really want to invest in making an American movie?" Fei Cheng said, "I'm afraid this is not a very good idea." We're not familiar with the production environment here~"
"Always take your time. Aren't you still interested in the San Fernando Valley? It's better to find a professional investigative team, and I don't think that's hard in Hollywood. If it's convenient, help us set up a company here to operate. ”
Wu Xiaozu thought for a while and added: "Even if I invest, I will grasp the final editing right of this film and operate the film at the same time." ”
In a previous life, many people said this: without Harvey's personal editing, Soderbergh's film would not have impressed the Cannes jury.
Harvey's grasp of the jury and the festival's pulse is truly extraordinary. His clips are brilliant.
To a certain extent, Harvey does have an extraordinary artistic aesthetic.
Even though he's a jerk.
But character and ability should always be viewed separately.
At the very least, if Wu Xiaozu wants to make a difference in Hollywood, he will inevitably have to deal with people like Harvey Weinstein.
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